A while ago I went to the North End, and came upon Goody Glover's, a bar notable for being both an Irish pub in an Italian neighborhood,...

What's all the hubbub? A still from "After the Mayflower." On Friday we watched the first episode of the PBS mini-series We Sh...

The timber rattlesnake, crotalus horridus - still found in Massachusetts? I always associate this time of year with snakes, so here's an...

Jeff, one of my faithful readers, has informed me I'm not updating this blog enough. Sadly, it's true. Work has been busy lately. I...

Cute red feathers, or ancient bloody marking? As I was walking home this afternoon, I heard a loud tapping noise. "Tap tap tap tap tap!...