Author Archives: len

I just read on a blog that I follow about Kai Fu Lee defecting from Microsoft to head up Google’s research labs in China. Lee’s formula for Google’s success is youth + freedom + transparency + new model + the … Continue reading →

Darlene and I took Claire to a her first puppy play group yesterday at My Wonderful Dog in Portland. Elsa Larsen, the no-nonsense trainer, quickly decided to isolate our two-pound miniature Yorkie in a protective cage which was visited by … Continue reading →

Alden Wilson, longtime executive director of the Maine Arts Commission, dropped by yesterday for a visit on the wide porch of the Hooper Cottage. I had contacted him in my capacity as chair of the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), … Continue reading →

Fifi and Claire make the most of yesterday’s evening sunlight at Ocean Park. Tweet

Tidbits found during an hour of wi-fi heaven at Starbucks in Saco, Maine: A graphic on why Robert Novak walked off the set at CNN after a dig by James Carville. News of a new way to collect customized news … Continue reading →

A shed near the cemetery of Kennebunk Unitarian Universalist Church. The church hosts an AA meeting six mornings a week in a library room lined with very old books. Today a man described a cartoon he had clipped and saved. … Continue reading →

K. Peddlar Bridges, shown here after his poetry reading yesterday afternoon at a used bookstore in Saco, has two Harvard emblems on his Harley. It turns out he took some courses at Harvard Extension and proudly claims membership in the … Continue reading →

Darlene and our new puppy arrived last night at Logan. We took time out in a hallway for Claire to stretch her legs, drink, and eat a few tiny bits of dried food. She seemed stunned in a calm kind … Continue reading →

Yesterday my father posted his first entry on the blog which I helped him set up this week. He printed out the page and brought it to his assistant, Kathy, and he read it again over her shoulder. It was … Continue reading →

I have been scouting for a place where we can try downtown Boston life, a one-month rental in September and October, when the leaves will be turning. For now, I’m enjoying the cool air and hipster music in Starbucks at … Continue reading →