By Bob Deakin Photographs by Joseph Dolen Christmas Eve is the time to see your people. The little things don’t matter on this day, the...

By Bob Deakin I’m out on a run yesterday and take longer than usual since the weather is so good. I’m listening to my George Harrison...

By Bob Deakin Through researching tech companies specializing in data science and services, I’m intrigued by those who work low-profile...

By Bob Deakin   AI Series Part IV May I have a word with you after class, Mr. Deakin?  A student may suspect they are in trouble if they...

By Bob Deakin   Is there a more ungraceful word than blog? I write two or more of them each week and I’ve never liked the term. However,...

AI Series Part III By Bob Deakin   Whether you like them or not, AI bots are our new neighbors and we should get to know them better....

AI Series Part II By Bob Deakin   Is it real or is it AI? You enjoyed that story online about weather patterns, but was it written by a...

By Bob Deakin AI Series Part II As the trending buzzword, AI has taken on added muscle as the Holiday season approaches. If it has...

By Bob Deakin I recently watched a documentary about The Hollies . While I’m not their biggest fan, I bought their records in the 80s when I was living in the 60s. I liked “Bus Stop,” thought “ The Air That I Breathe ” was incredible when I was about eight, and knew that “ He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother ” was a masterpiece the moment I heard it. That said, “ Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress ” perseveres as the song I continue to rediscover year after year. The staccato gui

By Bob Deakin F or security purposes, please enter the one-time verification code  to confirm your identity. It ’s a time and effort...

By Bob Deakin This one’s different. There hasn’t been a Happy Father's Day in Connecticut in a few years, but now Mother’s Day rings...

By Bob Deakin The power of the hands-clasped walk cannot be underestimated. After thousands of years of humans using a hands-clasped walk...

By Bob Deakin What are they doing in there? We’re all used to seeing parked cars everywhere, but remember when they used to be...

By Bob Deakin Leave it to John Coutinho . To remind you, John (JC) illustrated my book, Unruly Mix: Tales of Music, Artists, Misfits,...

By Bob Deakin All gas stations suck. Is it written into the business plan of every one of them that you neglect your business and make it...

By Bob Deakin My Virginia experience has been good so far, other than the blown transmission and end of the life of my car 750 miles...

By Bob Deakin I lost my car in the Blue Ridge Mountains this week. It wasn’t my idea, quite the contrary. My transmission decided to off...

For two years, Covid stood in its way, denying the good folks of Bridgewater their annual rite of innocent country joy

Who would have thought I’d become friends with a lizard? It’s hard to come by true friends in Florida, but I think I’ve found one.

I keep hearing it buzzing but can’t find it. Where's that bug?