The season of Advent is a time of anticipation, culminating in the celebration of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. Though there are other aspects to Advent, it can be thought of, in essence, as waiting for the birth of a very special baby. Our family has been waiting for the birth of ...
“Every day that Mikey is on my appointment list is a great day.” –Monica Tidrick. Mikey is a 6-year old Nashua boy who was diagnosed with autism at three-and-a-half. Monica Tidrick, a certified master dog trainer at The Unconditional Canine of Chewie’s Playland on East Hollis Street, ...
Got a few things to get off my chest. My therapist is on a Bahamas vacation that I’m pretty sure my neuroses paid for. Today, you are my therapist. I’ll buy you a drink next time I see you at Martha’s. Then you can tell me your troubles. First, my seven-month old Westie puppy was spayed ...
“You cannot blame anyone, because I want you to continue to believe in this country, believe in our elected officials, and most of all, stay together.” --Herschel Walker in his concession speech, Dec. 6, 2022 I’m writing this on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ...
We all look at the gap between Thanksgiving and Christmas in different ways, oftentimes based upon our age groups. When we were kids, the time seemed to drag on endlessly as we anxiously awaited that big dude in the red suit descending our chimneys on Christmas Eve. Some of us would even count ...
Back in the 1960s the cry “Hell no, we won’t go” echoed off the ivy-covered walls of universities and colleges during anti-war demonstrations. Today Democratic office holders, officials, activists and party members are yelling “Hell no, we won’t go” to the Democratic National ...
