Save the puppies!

Got your attention?

On Saturday, 2/11 I will be spinning with a team from my gym in the MSPCA’s 9th Annual Tour de Pooch.  All money raised will go to support the operation of MSPCA’s Nevins Farm in Methuen, MA.  Nevins is a major local animal shelter and the only one in Massachusetts capable of [...]

Censored

This blog is joining thousands of other sites across the Internet today in urging you to call your congressmen and senators.  SOPA/PIPA as currently proposed would be a serious threat to your rights as an Internet user.  It would allow the government to shut down any website without due process and with very little [...]

Professional strength?!

I’ve mentioned in these pages before that I am an inveterate reader. I read books and magazines like a normal person. I also read elevator permits, cereal boxes, and the backs of menus. I read fine print.    You would be amazed at the obscure things I learn.    Today I had occasion to do [...]

Ducking my responsibilities

I had a great post planned for tonight, but then life intervened. I’ve been entertaining relatives from out of town, cleaning the attic, and eBaying stuff. A quality post needs more time and energy than I have this evening.

NaBloPoMo has run for 29 of 30 days, so this placeholder will have to do for [...]

Grown up

Indian summer Open sunroof on a warm night brings memories of youth Stars, moon, brisk dark air Open roads no curfew But now I have reasons to be home

NaBloPoMo

Things have been a bit slow here at NfMH of late. Life has been busy, and my heart hasn’t been in writing. I want it to be, though. Spurred on by The Social Medic, I’ve taken on the National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) challenge. I intend to post something here every day for the month [...]

Situation Ready

Many years ago I watched a volunteer firefighter climb down from the cab of his ladder truck in nothing but shorts, boots, and a helmet. He took a portable radio and went to investigate a box alarm. I was embarrassed — for him, for his agency, for the fire service in general and myself by [...]

Around the Blogosphere – September 22

Presented for your enjoyment and/or enlightenment, a random assortment of things I’ve found interesting recently. Like everything else at NfMH, AtB will run irregularly at my whim.

For openers, Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man presents the ultimate collection of playground FAIL. Peter runs a very enlightening blog and was the inspiration for Around the Blogosphere. [...]