Monthly Archives: March 2013
March License Plate Report
March isn’t quite over, but I’m not going anywhere. If North Dakota drives into my driveway tonight I’ll stop the presses. If it doesn’t, well — here’s March. February was such a rush that March was bound to be a … Continue reading
Remembering Tony Lewis
Word arrived earlier today that Anthony Lewis died this morning. In the proliferating obituaries, appreciations, and commentaries, you can read all about his major contributions to journalism, the law, and the intersection of the two, including his influential (and still … Continue reading
March Snow
Online some people have been threatening to do nasty things to the poor groundhog, all because snow fell after the spring equinox. Get a grip, people. Any critter who didn’t see her shadow in my town on February 2 should … Continue reading
Runners’ Field
On my recent, and still ongoing, cleaning/rearranging/excavation jag, I rediscovered my buttons. I hadn’t lost my buttons, exactly, but two bowls of them were hidden behind my old chair. I’d forgotten them. I dumped them out, thinking to dust them … Continue reading
Mediation Training
I spent the last two weekends training to be a mediator. Career change? Not quite. As the instructors and coaches, led by veteran mediator and retired law professor Ed Greenebaum, pointed out several times, we’ve all been mediating all our … Continue reading
Got the “Whaddym’I Doin’ Here” Blues
I found this in my old Bloggery while looking for something else. Posted on November 3, 2005. I’ve passed a few milestones since then but the place I’m in now looks a lot the same, even though I’m living in … Continue reading
Dumptique
At last December’s groundbreaking for the library expansion, Selectman Cindy Mitchell said that the library was the heart of West Tisbury. If she’s right, West Tisbury has at least two hearts. The other one is the Dumptique — the recycling … Continue reading
Workspace Overhaul
Amnesia has its uses. I can’t really remember how awful my back felt when I whined about it almost a month ago. I do remember how long it took to get out of bed or pull my socks on, and … Continue reading
February License Plate Report
An under-average January generally gives way to an above-average February, and that was the case for 2013. The typical January tally is over 25. This year’s was 23. The usual February take is 3. This year I spotted 6: Indiana, … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 