If you’re of a “certain age,” as my mother was fond of saying, then you are well aware of what a “romance novel” is—even if, like me, you’ve never read …
Today’s lesson: read the fine print. While readying myself and That Dog Named Gidget to head out to the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) in Narrowsburg last weekend, I was distracted. The …
As I sit at my desk, delirious with cold, chills and a fever—I’m almost positive that I’ve used the above column title before, and with a quick check via the Google, my query was …
Wednesday, January 29
Dear diary: I have dragged you out from an old trunk in the basement because I had you stored away there since acquiring my first computer (1991) until just now. But between my first computer and my …
Wednesday, January 22
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. Brain cell connections and the cells themselves degenerate and die. Age is the most significant …
Wednesday, January 15
It wasn’t long ago that I had read of SUNY Sullivan shuttering its theater department—which, from what I gathered, was mandated in an effort to keep the school afloat financially in the …
Wednesday, January 8
Full disclosure: I’m a little out of it. Now that the holidays are behind us, I’m able to pay attention to a show that I took in at the Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) which I …
Wednesday, January 1
I’m not entirely sure how the song title above became a Christmas staple, but it has. Aside from “raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens” there are, of course, references to …
Monday, December 23, 2024
Having grown up celebrating Hanukkah, the whole “Christmas miracle” thing is slightly familiar, yet foreign, to me. I’ve oft heard it mentioned, yet never experienced one myself. …
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Ever since moving to Sullivan County many years ago, I’ve been peripherally aware of Lucy Ann Lobdell. While it was my understanding that Lobdell lived in Sullivan County during the 19th …
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
It started out as a very simple premise: I attended three different events over a three-day period last week, and as usual, scratched my head over a headline for this week’s column. So I sat …
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
I’m tempted to end that sentence with “here comes Santa Claus,” but having recently learned that there are no fewer than 14 different religious holidays in the month of December, I …
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The headline above is the title of an old song that I expect very few will recognize. I’m not even sure why I know it, but the music and lyrics have been kicking around in my head for days. …
