Author: BostonJoe

I have always enjoyed my Sundays with the New York Times.  A big thick tome that could take all weekend to read, thrown on my drive before dawn, and picked up with great effort.  But, because of my restrictions on my...

Again, the past two days worth of news that was fit to print was just a blur to me.  I guess the main sub-plot that has my attention on this soap opera version of the media is Iraq.  The rest is just dust in the wind...

It’s been over three weeks now since I’ve gone away from blogdom and sought my news only from the NYTs.  And, I can only be sure I’ve learned one thing.  I am cancelling the NYTs subscription as soon...

As someone who has re-read George Orwell’s “1984” within the past couple of years, it is rare for me to go many days without being reminded of how well Orwell’s work predicted certain aspects of modern...

I’m more than two weeks into the experiment now, and starting to settle in and adapt to my new status in life.  Though there was no manual that came with my new occupation, I think I have at least figured out my new...