David Cohen, a storied activist and leader on campaigns for social and economic justice, passed away at the end of last year. Between 2005 and 2007, David and I worked together at Experience Corps in Washington, DC. We shared an office for a brief time. At one point, I recall showing him the keyboard shortcuts […]
The weather for this year’s Bowdoinham Polar Bear Dip was quite a departure from last year. No ice to break up, no snow on the ground. It was nearly 50 degrees and sunny out. The upshot of all this was that I walked out onto the dock feeling waaay too cocky. The water was so, […]
50 degrees and rainy can’t stop a determined lobster bake crew. Rose didn’t let the cold slow her down either.
Last week, Google unveiled its much-anticipated social networking platform Google+ (pronounced “Google Plus”). Clearly Google wants to compete with Facebook in this sphere. A lot of details need to be ironed out before we know how successfully it will do so — including at what point people will actually get to join the service — […]
If you haven’t seen Posing with Friends, you really are missing one of the most uproariously creative things on the internet right now. A project of a good friend’s little brother, the site posts photos of people posing similarly and in the same frame as other people who are also having their pictures taken by […]
One of my good friends from college is a very talented actor who has just become Dairy Queen’s newest spokesman. It’s a funny spot, although honestly the guitar that sounds like dolphins freaks me out a little. Bravo to John Behlmann for landing and owning the role. I’m sure the world will be seeing more […]
Ever since college my one and only culinary specialty has been a little breakfast dish affectionately known as the Fat Kid Sandwich. The basic ingredients include a fried egg, fried salami, tomato and cheese, all on an english muffin. Dip it in ranch and you’ve got breakfast gold (and you know where it got its […]