Month: April 2020

Just got back from the dump (the Barnstable Transfer Station!) pardon me… Not crowded… most people without masks (I didn’t wear one)… but one woman did step back and avoid me for sure. They have now devoted an entire bin to metal cans. This may seem like nothing to you… but it is a sign…

Years ago I met a guy at a business networking event. His business was cleaning carpets. You would recognize the company name as he became very successful. I don’t know why or how we got talking about carpets and cleaning and I asked him about the toughest stains he ever encountered in his work… He…

I live along the wild turkey trail here in this village near the sea. The turkeys roost in the trees at one end of town, and flock for food to the opposite side of town, near the woods. No matter how I try to redirect their trail by blocking the gate or flashing lights or…

My road is being repaved this week. The wizards from the highway department repaired the drains at either end of the short street and now it’s time to hide the drains and make everything look neat and tidy beneath a road of asphalt. But things have been delayed. Off and on rain has kept the…