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A Life on the Lake

Posted on October 25, 2019 by admin

(So I’ve not been writing much at all, but has this one stashed away and decided to post it just to keep engaged. It means something to me, though I’m not overly proud of it to be honest.) Sam pumped … Continue reading →

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Sliding Home

Posted on September 24, 2019 by admin

(I haven’t written much for months as I’ve been traveling with Pippa, the boys, friends, fishing, sailing and starting classes again. This one is a bit namby bamby but I want to get back into the spirit. I doubt most … Continue reading →

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A Still Weary Look at the Stock Market

Posted on July 31, 2019 by admin

One of the benefits of retiring from observing the markets is you get to retire from observing the markets! Hence, my decidedly lack of such contributions to this blog. Anyway, those of you who are in contact with me will … Continue reading →

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A Winter’s Walk

Posted on May 14, 2019 by admin

It was just the two of them, trudging along for what felt like an eternity. They walked that first night and hid the next day. At some point they’d given up on trying to hide; there was no one to … Continue reading →

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Another Fish Story

Posted on April 21, 2019 by admin

The Trout Went One Way The trout went one way. Foster went another. He leapt out of the water, arching over its surface, and then diving into the depths of the cold pool. For a trout, such a move is … Continue reading →

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Err, It’s Been A While.

Posted on April 15, 2019 by admin

Posted on April 15, 2019 by admin In this new phase of my life I’ve returned to take up something that has long — and I do mean long — interested me.  That is, archaeology, specifically that of New England Indians.  It’s hard … Continue reading →

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Man’s Best Friend

Posted on March 22, 2019 by admin

Willis stumbled again. He hadn’t seen the slick root of the spruce. Anyway, he had given up trying to avoid them. He grabbed at a wet pine branch, scraping his already raw hand and getting sap on it but managed … Continue reading →

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All Those Jews!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by admin

I came across an article about how many Jews there are in the world today. Take a guess. It’s about 14.7 million, according to Haaretz. You can expand that to as much as many as 17 million if you include … Continue reading →

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Encounter in a Park

Posted on March 9, 2019 by admin

  I. The senior partner raised his glass for one final toast to the departing 3L, a third-year law student who’d come in for the Christmas Party. He’d just been offered a position to start at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Savings at the Pump? Yesteryear’s News

Posted on February 6, 2019 by admin

(This appeared on WealthManagement.com, a division of my old firm Informa.) Savings at the Pump? Yesteryear’s News There was a time when lower energy prices were considered a boon to the economy. Not anymore. David Ader | Feb 04, 2019 There was … Continue reading →

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