Children turn to the dark side.

Children turn to the dark side. Late last summer my older son decided to sell some of our produce in front of the house. A farm stand, if you will. I picked him some beans, tomatoes and lettuce. He set up shop with relatively reasonable prices. Several minutes later...

Improvisation

Not to be all Dear Diary or anything but Tuesday went better. Lucien started his day off where he left things on Monday night, shrill. A litany of my wrongs tumbled from his mouth, namely, “Why didn’t you wake me up at six?” Uh, for this, seriously,...

Budget Battles

With the deadline for the city to get its budget in place for the next fiscal year, proposals by Mayor Domenic Sarno to balance the budget through personnel-based costs are getting the most political attention. Last night, the City Council addressed Sarno’s call...