Monthly Archives: May 2007

Rough Roads Ahead

Here are a few handy phrases to keep in mind while training your young person to drive: Objects in the rear view mirror are closer than they appear. So are objects in the windshield. Before you set out, do a … Continue reading

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The High Cost of Education

My eldest son graduated from High School this year and I couldn’t be more pleased.  Not that there was ever any question, it’s just that sometimes graduation seemed a long way off like a dream of a distant beautiful land … Continue reading

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Legal Warning

Author’s Note:  This is actually a piece I wrote about fifteen years ago.  It’s never been published, that I recall, so I’m recycling this week.  It’s been a busy week…what with my birthday, the Loreena McKennit concert, Les Mis at the PTC, and … Continue reading

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Annual Report

Take a new job at any company in America — from stock boy at a ‘Mom and Pop’ grocery store to janitor for the CIA’s Division of Double Secret Incarcerations — and I guarantee that within a day you’ll hear … Continue reading

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