Monday Morning Blues: The Big Let-Down

More snow than we’ve seen in the past 75 years, headed our way, the news reporters scream over the television. An anxious anticipation spreads throughout the city. Grocery stores are packed with city dwellers preparing for the natural event. I even thought twice about not going to a friends going away party Saturday night for fear of being caught out in the flurry of large white snow flakes sure to bring the city to its knees right before my eyes. But as the party ensued that night, nothing. When the last of the party goers rolled out of the restaurant at three in the morning there was barely a flake in the sky. [...]

Before You Raise Your Glass

On the eve of a new decade, as folks gear up to act upon or find excuses to avoid their New Year’s resolutions of 2010, I find myself reflecting on the last (and very climatic) year of the most tumultuous decade since the 60′s. [...]