Catching ‘the big one’: A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of...
Fishing. What better way to spend a day than devoting oneself to the pursuit of a reason to tell heroic stories of man's battle with "the one that got away"?
The first thing, of course,...
Cutting wood: A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sanity
There's something about cutting wood that warms the soul.
Here I am, chainsaw in hand, walking across the field at 6 a.m. or so, heading for the woodlot. In the distance a red pick-up truck,...
Letter: Fired USDA workers helped Burrillville residents to preserve town’s rural character
What do we all love about living in Burrillville? Driving down a country road past fields and forests and lakes, watching the seasons change, planning and planting and harvesting our gardens, hunting and fishing,...
Letter: de la Cruz’s ‘Mouse trap’ metaphor was cruel, dehumanizing
On February 24th Senator Jessica de la Cruz posted on her official Facebook page "Mice die in mouse traps because they don't understand why the cheese is free. It's the same with socialism." I was...
Man-eating bears: A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sanity
I never actually saw a man-eating bear near the house when I was growing up, nor any other kind of bear for that matter, but I knew they were out there.
My older brothers constantly...
Find that special someone: A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of...
So, it is almost Valentine's Day. Looking for that special someone?
Good Luck. Through extensive research in the most reliable source available on the subject, namely the internet, I have uncovered a wealth of hints,...
Am I happy? A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sanity
I'm trying to figure out if I'm happy. It used to be easy, I am told, but now we need an indicator, a psychoanalytic thermometer; a form to fill out in Time magazine, which will tell...
