The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal

  (Douglas Tilden's The Tired Boxer: you & me both, bro) Wow, the new computer set-up is all much, much more time-consuming & ir...

My computer died on Labor Day weekend. It was sudden but not unexpected. It was showing signs, warning signs, but of course I put off dealin...

Previously, William Wordsworth shared his thoughts on those who cannot tear their eyes away from their "smart" phones. And now Ca...

Here's something else to file under "the more things change": On Seeing Some Tourists of the Lakes Pass by Reading; a Practi...

Like everyone else, I was annoyed and irritated by Netflix's latest reduction in services: pay more, get less! It had all been so easy a...

So after being without a phone for several weeks, I called AT&T and they sent someone out to take a look. And now I have neither phone o...

The other day I received an e-mail from the Boston Symphony regarding two new releases on their BSO classics label. The first celebrates t...