Generosity

I describe the years in which I wandered, performed, and did wild things as my time as a Pius Itinerant. It was years afterward that I realized that it was made possible only by the generous gifts and acts of kindness of others. At the time I was doing it, I assumed it was my …

No Thanks, Once Was Enough

No thanks, not interested. I'm standing pat. Yes, when I worked as an applied anthropologist, I had the capability to turn research into exhibits, programs, presentations, and various projects. I enjoyed it, and for many years I expected to return to it. What an optimist. At some point, I conceded defeat, developed new interests, and …

The Fall Festival of Wood Is Here!

Who needs a gym when you heat with wood! Stack it. Tote it. And burn it. then there are the large hunks that need respliting. Yes! who needs a gym when you heat with wood. Reservations for the Quarter Cord Stacking Challenge now being accepted...Don't delay, supplies are limited!

Hide and Seek!

Marcus

Hi! I'm Marcus. My sister Sabrina and I have had a new hobby these past few months. It's a version of Hide and Seek. My sister and I get into a fight, and she rips my collar off. We then continue the fight and wind up hiding the collar with the name tag on it. …

Corticimancy

Bill insisted that he had thought of this one himself. He called it Corticimancy - telling the future from pieces of bark.

The Rangeley Boat

Four men examine restored wooden boat labeled Guide’s Grace

The Rangeley Boat could handle almost any challenge an adventurous 19 years old could throw at it. 

Plunkitt Of Tammany Hall

Three men in suits whispering and smiling over a table with stacks of money, documents, and drinks

My copy cost all of one dollar and twenty-five cents. I bought it in the early 1970's for a political science course I was taking at Northeastern University. It's a slender little paperback, only 98 pages in length. Published in 1905, it was George Washington Plunkitt's practical guide to how politics worked in New York …

One Liner Wednesday – 8/26/2026

Captain Kirk and Spock on the NCC-1701 Enterprise bridge

I'm on a Star Trek thing today, and this one has the real feeling of truth: “Evil Does Seek To Maintain Power By Suppressing The Truth” Spock

Vacation Time?

Two men standing on a futuristic starship bridge with crew at consoles

Although it's County Fair season in New England I could be persuaded to take a brief vacation in the United Federation of Planets. You know spend some time on the Enterprise, perhaps to meet Kirk, Sulu and the one with the pointy ears. They are a veritable triad representing the values of an enlightened, if …

Lets See…Time Tourism!

Map of Cultural Destinations, Arenas & Temporal Routes in Temporia, featuring labeled landmarks, routes, rivers, and sea

Tourism of historical events? We can make a hunk of money on this one. You know, run hot air balloon tours over Gettysburg, fill the local hotels with temporal tourists trying to get a good exchange rate on their cash with the local money changers, whatever. However, we'd better plan on a separate commissary service. …