Monthly Archives: February 2012
Happy 4th, Travvy
Before he died Rhodry was very clear that I had to get another dog. So was I. After he died I was even clearer, all the more so when doglessness began to seem normal. How to find a dog? I … Continue reading
Remembering Rhodry
My Rhodry died four years ago today. I saw him and his littermates born on December 17, 1994, and in the following days and weeks I spent many hours with the puppies. Around week 3 little Han Solo (all the … Continue reading
The Pit Stop Goes Legit
The Pit Stop is official! On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen approved Don Muckerheide’s application for a business and entertainment license. The venue’s grand opening is a two-night extravaganza that showcases the diversity of the island’s … Continue reading
The Doom Is Lifted
Zion and Sensi, the two young Akitas who have killed many chickens and several geese in a total of five escapades, are no longer on death row. For background on the story, see my earlier blogs “Doomsdog” and “Doomsdog Update.” … Continue reading
Are You a Meeting-holic?
My previous blog, “Meetings,” inspired Dan Waters to write the following. Dan, poet, artist, and musician, is also a trustee of the West Tisbury Free Public Library and very, very involved in its renovation and expansion plans. In other words, … Continue reading
Meetings
An islander who knows whereof he speaks recently noted that for some people the Vineyard off-season is one long meeting. In the last eight months I’ve been to a bunch of meetings. Not all that many compared to what, say, … Continue reading
Facebook MV
Anything any Facebook junkie says about Facebook has to be taken with a few grains of salt, for the same reasons that no junkie can be trusted where junk is concerned. Everyone’s the hero of her own story, and most … Continue reading
Doomsdog Update
I went to the West Tisbury selectmen’s meeting this afternoon. After several items of new business — from road repair to a benefit bike race — up came the old business, which is to say the dog business. The dogs’ … Continue reading
Doomsdog
We take dogs seriously on Martha’s Vineyard, it’s often said, and this is true. Many, many people have at least one dog. Dogs go to work, not only on construction sites but also in some shops and offices. Dogs are … Continue reading
Midweek Brass
Summer people are chronically curious about what we year-rounders do in winter when — as I’ve been told more than once — “there’s no one around.” “We manage,” I like to say, trying to give the impression that it’s tough … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 