Two days ago, drove seven hours to spend weekend with son Tim at his place near Sugarbush, largest ski mountain in Maine. Pretty drive…a hair long. We are a dozen miles from Canada. Next stop, Arctic Circle. On last...
Join Me on the Rhone this June (Bike and Boat with B&R)
This June (2nd thru 9th) Hilly and I are going biking and boating up the Rhone from Avignon to Lyon with our good friends at Butterfield. Hope a couple of you will join us. They have two slots open...
Last Round
I learned two days ago that Durgin Park – the iconic Boston restaurant which has been open since 1826 (sic) and to which I have been going for seventy years – is about to close. It is a rough...
Bash Bish Falls
When I was in my late 70’s, my beloved partner and co-author, Harry Lodge, and I went for a long bike ride up here in the Berkshires, along with a heart-doctor pal of his. It was a serious ride,...
Dead Next Year: Or Life in the Deep Third Act
I’m gonna run out of time in this life. And I have more books in my head than I’ll have time to write. One of them is Dead Next Year, about my own, mostly elegant experience in what I...
Columbus, OH Talk
Chris, It was great to meet you and hear your talk about your book and staying fit and healthy. Debby and I met you alongside Matt. I’m an ophthalmologist in Columbus, and am often asked by patients how I...
