A Christmas disaster examined
I am sure all of you have favorite Christmas songs on your playlist, but my purpose here today is discussing–not a favorite–but possibly the dumbest holiday song of all time….
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A nice, quiet Thanksgiving at Nana’s, and a podcast that should be mandatory for all
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will be heading to church for the first Sunday in Advent. Thanksgiving is behind us and Christmas and New Year’s ahead….
Attending the annual Sports Hall of Fame dinner is a treat, a Sunday with Smetana and a few good reads
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the family is planning an outing to Tonn’s Marketplace where Smetana, the food truck featuring Eastern European fare run by Bristolite Nick Valenta, will…
Election winding down, an old friend passes on and a high school reunion
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, most of the national elections will have been decided, but not all of them. Locally, Bristol has several new representatives, Joe Hoxha (R) and…
Yes, you are hearing it first here, get out and vote! Then, there is that podcast where teenagers clean up social media!
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the clocks will have been set back an hour, back to Eastern Standard Time, not Daylight Savings Time, and I will be fine with…
A difficult week as fall arrives and we move ahead to winter
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will have had time to stop and reflect about the previous week. Each time, I saw a police car, either zipping up the Avenue…
Vigils and prayers in the wake of tragic events
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the city will be reeling from Wednesday night’s tragic shooting, leaving two Bristol police officers dead, one injured, and two others, one dead and…
Drying out an iPhone and getting up to speed for the campaign season
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will be waiting to see if my iPhone has dried out after it slipped out of my pocket and dropped, where else, in…
TBE at Farmers’ Market, Hurricane Ian and a new blog
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the remnants of storm Ian will be in the air, whipped up winds, some rain fall, cooler temperatures. One of the events that has…
Making friends at the Mum Festival, and possibly gaining new members and volunteers
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, TBE will have completed a full day at the Mum Festival where we had a booth and met a bunch of people who signed…