About that Sleigh Ride …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” wasn’t written in the winter. It wasn’t even a Christmas song. But let the composer tell it in his own words.
Read More About that Sleigh Ride …A musical legacy
Reading Time: 2 minutes A bit of serendipity brought us the opportunity to visit the home of composer Leroy Anderson, now open as a museum in Woodbury, Connecticut.
Read More A musical legacyNo days like snow days
Reading Time: 2 minutes When I was a lad, the most anticipated—and appreciated—holiday was the unexpected and unpredictable snow day. But the times are a-changing.
Read More No days like snow daysMartin Luther King’s Birthday
Reading Time: 2 minutes The slain civil rights leader’s legacy remains controversial, even today. But I admire his vision. We should concentrate on things that bring us together.
Read More Martin Luther King’s BirthdayWeek in Review: Week 2
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the end of my second week of “Living Here Together,” a look back at what I’ve learned and where we can go from here.
Read More Week in Review: Week 2Foul: Ad Hominem
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a speech this week, President Biden said those who oppose the election bill are racists. Did he learn personal attacks from Donald Trump?
Read More Foul: Ad HominemA victory for religious liberty
Reading Time: 2 minutes This Sunday is Religious Freedom Day. This is the story of one family’s two-year battle to worship as they pleased in colonial New Netherlands.
Read More A victory for religious libertyOn ex-parrots
Reading Time: 2 minutes What is it with Brits and dead birds? On three nights, from “Masterpiece” to “The Vicar of Dibley,” we encounter birds that ceased to be.
Read More On ex-parrotsPlowing into trouble
Reading Time: 2 minutes As much as I tease about Mailbox Roulette, I feel for snow plow operators. The job ain’t easy and a good one is hard to find.
Read More Plowing into troubleOn playing Mailbox Roulette
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why cuss and stomp your feet in the snow when the plow smashes slush into your mailbox? You can make a game of it!
Read More On playing Mailbox Roulette