A delightful afternoon with the IRS – by Rev. James Snyder

I do not get as many letters as I used to do, which may be due to the Internet or to the fact that I do not have as many literate friends as I used to. I still like getting a letter, as long as it is a letter and not a bill. Bill used [...]

Moonwalking with Einstein

The above titled book was written by Joshua Foer, published by the Penguin Group in 2011. This isn’t really a review of the book, which is excellent and which you should read. This is all the stuff which happened in the news and what I thought about while reading it . – Tanna Kasperowicz

The Purchase of the King Oak Hill Property

Will it be a Boon or a Boondoggle?     On Monday, June 20, 2011, the Weymouth Town Council voted unanimously to purchase the Emery Estate atop King Oak Hill in East Weymouth at the request of the mayor, the planning director and the chairman of the community preservation committee.

As the Weymouth Worm Turns, Part Four…

The following are non-verbatim excerpts of a second Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) brief I filed on May 24 in the case of Weymouth’s first-ever mayor scheming to get a greater pension than warranted. “In the instant case of Madden v. Public Employees Retirement Administration Commission and the Weymouth Retirement Board, a number of [...]

Playing chess with Shredder Lite on my iphone

by Tanna Kasperowicz Club Player (sometimes) I started playing chess again with an app on my iphone.  What a revelation! You can play with the computer, which I do, or with another human being. I  chose the computer because after all these years I’m still learning the game. Shredder Lite permits you to play a [...]

Managing Expectations After the Rebalancing of 2012

Real revolution will occur if Republicans in the Senate

Palin’s rhetoric might prove more stimulating than…

by Rod Young It seems the American brand of charismatic leadership and statesmanship has waned over our nearly three centuries. Where’s the Jefferson, Washington, Adams, or Henry? Even technocrat Hamilton was flamboyant while very impolite. The Roman Republic likewise started with towering likes of Caesar and Augustus and their huge followings, then dwindled over five [...]

Cat Dam, June 7th Hearing

Observations & Comments on the June 7, 2011 Conservation Commission Hearing on Cohasset’s Cat Dam – by Karen Quigley