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The Informant -- Chapters 1 - 10
Prologue – The Informant Boston Seaport, 1994 The wind off the harbor carried the salty bite of low tide and the hollow clang of loose...
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Oct 337 min read


The Listener -- Chapters 1 - 10
Prologue – The Opening Lead Downtown Peterborough, NH / October 19, 12:15pm Late-October wind whipped oak leaves that skittered along Pine Street, chasing Catherine Primrose from her door. She tugged the brim of a Peterborough Food Pantry cap low, strode into the chilling headwinds, and scanned the sidewalks. Noon bells tolled up the block. Crossing Pine to Main, she quickened over the bridge, the river’s muted roar underfoot. She darted across the street, forcing two cars
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Oct 337 min read


20 Minutes with Arnie
Interesting story for you. I was delivering coffee to Nancy at the Peterborough Library the other day when I noticed an older gentleman...
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Aug 35 min read


Retired, but NOT done!
So yes, I am officially retired from the work a day world! What better way to start it off than having Achilles surgery and being unable...
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Feb 34 min read


Medal Awards
Unabridged version of article I submitted to paper in August during Olympics season - unfortunately wasn't run - so posting here. New...
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Sep 2, 20243 min read


What's My Number
I’m a bit of a numbers geek. It probably started early with my love of collecting baseball cards and looking through all of the...
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Jun 14, 20243 min read


One Third of the Way!
One Third of the Way! What comes to mind when you see “⅓”? What’s there or what’s not there? What’s been accomplished or what’s...
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Mar 9, 20244 min read


Good time for a Health Check
In my Information Technology role at work I go through an assessment of how things look within our system’s environment on a quarterly...
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Jan 23, 20245 min read


Running vs Jogging
I have a good buddy (let’s call him Bob) that I’d often go out for lunch time runs at work with who’d joke that we should co-write a book...
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Nov 10, 20234 min read


Looking Back on Merrimack
If you live in New England you can relate -- here it is a weekend, and it's raining ... again. We've seen rain every weekend for the...
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Oct 21, 20233 min read


Another click along the way
Here we are, another year has passed by on life's oldometer. For me it serves as a time of reflection as well as a time to think about...
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Jun 2, 20233 min read


Whole30 Reset
The time is right - the time is now. I've been feeling sluggish and lethargic. While I believe my increasing AFib episodes have...
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Mar 2, 20233 min read


By the Numbers
Here we are nearing the end of January, 2023. By this time, on average, two of three people who made New Year's resolutions abandon them....
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Jan 24, 20234 min read


Running (or not) with AFib
Each of us face a variety of challenges and obstacles that stand in the way of what we want and like to do. For example, there is no...
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Dec 24, 20223 min read


One Year Anniversary
It's official - one year ago, on November 14, 2021 I took my first steps towards connecting all 234 incorporated towns in New Hampshire...
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Nov 14, 20227 min read


Sullivan County Trek in Review
Here we are in late October, 2022 and have traversed through all of the 16 towns in Sullivan County. What better time, while there are...
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Oct 21, 20224 min read


On the Run - Tilting at Windmills
One of the things that's become apparent on this running odyssey is there's lots of driving and thinking. Driving back and forth over...
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Sep 30, 20223 min read


Man's got to know his limitations
I'm a data geek and I do love my smartwatch. I enjoy reviewing all the data captured for running and overall health. There are times,...
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Aug 21, 20223 min read


What I've learned from Cheshire County .... so far
Part of my self written challenge is to traverse New Hampshire town by town one county at a time. Starting in Dublin on 11-14-21, nearly...
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Jul 8, 20224 min read


Whodunit?
During COVID Nancy and I got into a pattern of watching British TV mystery shows. We burned our way through all 22 seasons of "MidSommer...
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May 16, 20224 min read
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