October 2017 The Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth, MA is in trouble. It’s in poor condition and the owner, Entergy, has said that rather than spend the money to fix it, they will shut it down. Like anyone on Cape Cod, I worry about being downwind from a nuclear plant with a bad safety…
October 2017 I like to think in numbers. Today, these numbers are important to me. It is the 29th anniversary of my marriage to Kathleen Mary Bernadette Hayes of Bayshore Long Island and the 31st year of our living together. Kathy was the best decision I ever made, and I have been happier living with…
January, 2015 The New York Times Upshot section recently reported on research done over the years showing what they called “unconscious racism.” Several studies were cited showing, for example, that resumes with black-sounding names were 50% less likely to get call backs than the exact same resumes with white-sounding names. –Doctors shown identical patient histories…
October 2017 For years, as a party trick, I have asked people which city has more daylight over the course of the year, clouds aside, Miami or Boston. Very few get it, but the correct answer is that they both have the same amount of daylight. In fact, every place on earth has the…
February 2016 As most of us are aware, finding housing at a reasonable cost is a problem – not just on Cape Cod, but all over the country. And it’s getting worse every year. “Federal guidelines say families paying more than 30 percent of income may have difficulty paying for food, clothing and other necessities,”…