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Writing on the Fly: Fly Fishing 101
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When people know that you are a fly fisher you will inevitably get the call, it used to be a call but now it is a text. “I want to learn to fly fish and you were the first person I thought of calling.”
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Beyond the Headlines: NH’s Economy Remains Strong, but Workers Are Losing Ground
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Once you factor in inflation and particularly the rising costs of groceries, health care, and other every day essentials, a New Hampshire worker earning the average wage effectively saw a 2.2% pay cut.
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Joyful Musings: How Can I Be Helpful?
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This year, however, upon entering with my bag of donations, rather than asking people about their experiences, I offered my service as a volunteer and was scooped up faster than a Louis Vuitton bag.
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Speaking of Words: Latest News from the Hittites
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The Hittites were once a powerful kingdom that, at its peak around 1300 BCE, dominated Anatolia (now Turkey) and even reached as far south as Aleppo (now in modern Syria); they fought a major battle with the Egyptians, led by Ramesses the Great, at Kadesh in 1274
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Writing on the Fly: Spring Training with a Fly Rod
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The days of grabbing my fly rod and gear and jumping into the river are over. As Clint Eastwood said, “A man has got to know his limitations.”
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Radio Free New Hampshire: A Good Crisis
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It’s attributed to him, and he never actually said it, but it would suit Winston Churchill anyway – “never let a good crisis go to waste.”
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Whew, Here Come the Adirondack Chairs, and Color
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But now, it’s time for all of that tactile precipitation to depart, to go away, time for shovels and ice scrapers to disappear.
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Distant Dome: The State’s Inequitable Tax System Impacts Communities
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Newington, spends 29 percent of its total property taxes on schools; Sunapee, 52 percent; Newport, 59 percent, and Charlestown, 69 percent.
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Speaking of Words: Thing
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I have a thing about thing. It is a really interesting word, with a surprising history.