I wouldn’t change one stupid decision For another five years of life. – LCD Soundsystem George and Lee walked into Charlie O’s the night before University of Rhode Island’s class of 2011 graduation. The entire week leading up to graduation had been filled with nightly events for seniors all across Narragansett and the surrounding areas. …
(Originally Posted Sept 21, 2014) I was re-reading Bart Giamatti’s “Green Fields of the Mind,” the other day and it was almost too fitting that, playing in the background, was the Derek Jeter ceremony at New Yankee Stadium. It was great to see all these old faces, his old teammates, family, friends all in suits …
(Originally written Aug 12-15, 2016) Although fall is my least favorite season, something continuously draws me to the Rhode Island autumns that I secretly miss and long to be a part of once again. Rhode Island—and the rest of New England for that matter—in the Fall is one of those distinctly American times and places …
(Originally posted Nov 2, 2017) There used to be a ballpark, where the field was warm and green And the people played their crazy game, with a joy I’d never seen And the air was such a wonder, from the hotdogs and the beer Yes there used to be a ballpark, right here. Brooklyn, New …
(Originally posted Dec 3, 2015) As far as I know, Henry David Thoreau wasn’t a practicing yogi. That doesn’t necessarily mean that some of his beliefs and writings don’t align with the practice that millions around the world participate in every day. It may seem like a stretch, but the similarities between some of Thoreau’s …