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You’re invited to my “October Observations”
Hi Everyone, just quick invitation to enter a free subscription to my new Substack newsletter, October Observations, where I wax eloquent (or at least try to) about books, culture, and learning,...
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“The Four Jacks”: A raw, satirical, entertaining Gen Jones coming-of-age novel
An author with his treasures (courtesy of Rich Novotney) For several years, I’ve known that fellow Valparaiso University alum Richard Novotney was working on a fictional memoir grounded in his...
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Campus nostalgia
Valparaiso University’s Chapel of the Resurrection at sunset, Fall 2016 (photo: DY). To be honest, I didn’t spend much there as an undergraduate. I spent much of last week attending a conference on...
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Transitions, sad and happy
Get togethers with Jeff often included pizza at a Chicagoland eatery. Here’s Jeff (r) with our long-time Mark (l), a bond going back to elementary school. It has been some time since I’ve posted to...
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Barcelona Dispatch
Hotel room view, Barcelona I’m writing from a café in Barcelona, Spain, having spent the last week at the University of Barcelona Faculty of Law, attending and participating in the International...
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Thirty years in Boston: A contemplation
Old South Meeting House, Boston Thirty summers ago, I packed my bags (and many dozen boxes — mostly books!) for a big move from New York City to Boston. The reason for my move was job-related. I had...
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Pandemic Chronicles #32: Is it over yet?
Enjoying cannolis in Boston’s North End with dear friends Liana and Joanne during their recent Boston visit. Here in the U.S., various pronouncements have told us that the pandemic is, in essence,...
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Pandemic Chronicles #31: And so, what about 2023?
On this last day of 2022, I visited Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, to see a special exhibit devoted to the rich history of Life magazine and how photojournalism shapes our perceptions of world events...
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You’re invited: “The Dignity of an Intellectual Life for All,” Oct. 21, 1-3...
The Dignity of an Intellectual Life for All Friday, October 21, 2022, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Online Format Hosted by Suffolk University Law School (https://www.suffolk.edu/law/) and...
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Forty summers ago, a first-ever trip to NYC
Forty summers ago around this time, I was packing a small suitcase in preparation for a first-ever trip to New York City. This was to be a reconnaissance mission of sorts, an initial exploration of...
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Pandemic Chronicles #30: Summer reading
Summer reading. The phrase continues to enchant me, even if summers at late middle age fly by faster than ever before. And in this third summer of the pandemic, when life has morphed into a weird...
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Pandemic Chronicles #29: Recalling the calm before the COVID storm, March 2020
Part of my initial food stash, which fortunately improved mightily during the months to come I recall vividly what it felt like two years ago, as we awaited the arrival of the coronavirus here in...
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Pandemic Chronicles #28: And now, war in Europe
She’s now preparing to use her new AK-47 against Russian aggressors. This evening, I watched Lesia Vasylenko, a Ukrainian Member of Parliament and self-described “working mom of 3 lovely humans, lover...
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Pandemic Chronicles #27: The holiday season having gone viral, I’m traveling...
The experience of a second holiday season in pandemic mode, punctuated by the arrival of the latest coronavirus variant, serves as a stark reminder of how a state of abnormality has become our new...
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Pandemic Chronicles #26: Old postcards as time travel experiences
The pandemic has prompted me to revive a boyhood hobby of stamp collecting, as I’ve shared in my new blog on lifelong learning and adult education (here and here). It has been an enjoyable and...
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Pandemic Chronicles #25: Monet, London fog, and memory at the Museum of Fine...
Monet and Boston exhibit, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (photo: DY) A greater appreciation for the cultural amenities of my home town of Boston and its surroundings has been an unintended but welcomed...
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Yeah, I loved TV dinners
Processed, chemically enhanced goodness My childhood years overlapped with an era that a twisted nutritionist might call the Golden Age of Processed Foods. Convenience was the touchstone, and frozen,...
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Pandemic Chronicles #24: Not so fast
(image courtesy Clipart Panda) In my last entry (link here), I wrote — somewhat breathlessly — that “Americans are traveling again, and I’m among them.” Although I wasn’t claiming victory over the...
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Pandemic Chronicles #23: Americans are traveling again, and I’m among them
Logan Airport, Boston (photo: DY) Although I’m not altogether confident that we’ve whipped this pandemic here in the U.S., it has become eminently clear that Americans are traveling again. Witness the...
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Nostalgia trigger: Tower Records is back (sort of)
I’m taking a short break from my Pandemic Chronicles entries to indulge in some deep nostalgia, prompted by a Facebook ad touting the online revival of Tower Records, the one-time brick & mortar...
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