Monday 10/20/25 I tell myself I'm going to stretch more, and then I just do it every now and again, usually arriving at whatever stairs I'll be running and beginning cold, but this really has to change. There's no excuse for me not to be stretching, and it's folly. I haven't done great with the stairs over the last three days, running only 3000 of them at City Hall on Saturday after much work and before I hustled out to Chestnut Hill. I did walk six miles on Friday, three on

Saturday 10/18/25 I got something here that might really be something. It's short. All one paragraph. Told in the first person by a woman who's tired Tired in Trump's America AI America Trump and AI aren't mentioned directly Cooperate America She's an exhausted single parent trying to stretch a dollar, taking care of her elderly parents with no help from her siblings and her being the asshole if she brings that up Going on bad dates, having another relationship end, failing t

Thursday 10/16/25 As we're in October, I thought I'd try and touch upon various eldritch matters in these pages--not that we need the calendar to provide a reason for that. I recently wrote a piece on 1943's The Return of the Vampire , which stars Bela Lugosi in a kind of unofficial reprise of his Dracula role from the 1931 film of the same name, which I think is the most influential horror film ever made. The 1931 film was made for Universal, of course, whereas this early 19

Wednesday 10/15/25 In first grade, the art class I was in must have fallen behind--or our teacher had fallen behind with what she wanted us to be doing--because we came in one Friday and it said "Ketchup Day" on the board, by which the teacher meant getting caught up. I'd imagine that confused some kids. But this entry will catch matters up with fitness related pursuits. I have not ran circuits of stairs in the Bunker Hill Monument since September 30. I don't know how you can

Tuesday 10/14/25 The Baltimore Ravens are 1-5. I don't mind that at all. Despite the Ravens being 1-5, they are credited with a 37% chance of making the playoffs. What do these odds makers in Las Vegas know? How are they getting that number? They must know something. Word is that the Red Sox are bringing back their 2025 coaching staff in 2026, including the third base coach. I do mind this. People have always said that Jason Varitek will be some outstanding manager, but my fe

Sunday 10/12/25 My mother had the follow-up consultation for her gall bladder procedure. All appears well. I think she's feeling better....

Saturday 10/11/25 As the title of this entry says. It's about twenty past six on Saturday morning here on 10/11, and I wanted to send you something. I've been meaning to print this out and mail it to you. Due to its length, I figured it'd be easier for you to read that way, but perhaps you have a printer handy. I also have a few others I've wanted to send you as well, and this morning I figured I'd just go ahead with this one here, and send what I send in the mail later on, a

Saturday 10/11/25 There have been a number of sports entries on here lately. Many art-related ones are coming, and also a great many...

Friday 10/10/25 Baseball fans are too quick to say, "Blow it up!" and "Everyone must go!" and "This roster could never get it done!" when...

Thursday 10/9/25 You weren't the person you should have been when you were with someone. Then after you don't know them, not only are...

Wednesday 10/8/25 I believe that people--and this includes players and coaches on teams--are too quick to think that a team has no...

Tuesday 10/7/25 You know how sometimes you're listening to something--like a podcast or a radio show--and the people doing the talking...

Tuesday 10/7/25 The 1979 "We Are Family" Pittsburgh Pirates had a banner on the top of their dugout that read THE FAMILY. Offhand, I...

Monday 10/6/25 A letter this morning from someone I've known longer than almost anyone with whom I speak. Read through a lot this morning...

Monday 10/6/25 Essentially what it says above. From yesterday. Seemed a useful, telling document so it is included here. The coals are...

Sunday 10/5/25 That was some drubbing the Boston College Eagles took yesterday on the road courtesy of the Pittsburgh Panthers. The score...

Friday 10/3/25 The Red Sox' season came to an end last night at the hands of the Yankees with a 4-0 loss in Game 3 of the Wild Card...

Thursday 10/2/25 A tough loss for the Red Sox last night, which was in large part of their own making. They still have a chance to...

Tuesday 9/30/25 Person number one is kicked out of publishing because he's a sociopath. Many within are. But this was someone whose...

Tuesday 9/30/25 Ours is a country where scarcely anyone in it is capable of understanding that it's "an NFL game" and not "a NFL game." A...

Monday 9/29/25 You have to spell Edgar Allan Poe's name correctly. People are like, "I'm so impressive, I reference Poe," but those...

Monday 9/29/25 The day that my wife at the time, Molly, left without a word or a word of warning, after imploring me to trust her, and...

Saturday 9/27/25 The Red Sox frustrated me for a lot--most--of this season. It took them a while to get going, and they played some...

Thursday 9/25/25 You write a story and you work at it. You lavish it with care. What you believe is your every thought it needs and...