This morning I updated the WordPress installation on my old Letters to Lost Friends site and ended up listening to the final episode that I’d recorded in July of 2008 – nearly three years ago! It got me thinking about my life back then, about my life now, about friends, and about making things that …
Taken at the Roger Williams Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. It was cold, and rainy, but still damned spectacular and I was glad I went. Thanks Jen for taking me! You can see my full set of pictures from the night here This, however is one of my favorite pumpkins of the night: If you are in …
Real life is not as aesthetic an experience as the movies. I mean, I know that. You know that. We all know that. Certain events, however, create an expectation that something more than real, something movie-magic making, might, indeed, happen to us. Events like weddings, first dates, proms, funerals, or reunions are supposed to provide life-altering …
(Photo by indi.ca) This is a commercial. Of sorts. A good friend of mine runs a game store in Kingston, RI called “Games Less Ordinary.” I’ve known Anne for almost 20 years now, and we’ve gone through a lot, and I am so incredibly proud of her for starting her own store and running her …
When in the world did I become “Pete” to any number of people? Yes there have always been a few people who called me that, mostly my brother, my father and Jon R., but lately it seems that everyone I know from high school and have been reconnecting with since I got on Facebook and …
Leaving my family in RI today was harder that I expected. I don’t remember previous times when I chocked up and got a bit weepy as I was leaving to go onto the next phase/place of my life. But as I was driving down Holly Road I was was holding back a tear or two. …
Happy Birthday Toni Arruda.Wherever you are.
Happy Birthday Kerissa Roderick. Wherever you are.
She has a new cd out and you can listen to the full album at her site: JenniferMinuto.com You can then buy it in MP3 format from Digstation.com encoded at 192 kbps VBR and that includes album art and liner notes.
In the spirit of “88 Lines about 44 Women” I’d like to offer a small memorial to a number–22 to be exact–of people that I have lost along the years. Honestly, these lines are not brilliant, and some of them are not even good, but I have tried to communicate at least one essential element …