A Day in the Life

Though the Worcester Centrum Centre has succumbed to the unfortunate trend toward corporate naming schemes (US Cellular Field? I don’t think so!), the popular and profitable arena and convention center covers a noticeable section of downtown Worcester. The Worcester Sharks, an American Hockey League team, will play their first game in October.

The Bijou was another one of the places that I wanted to go to but never got around to it before it closed down last year. It was primarily an art house theater that just couldn’t quite make it despite the support of a very dedicated fan base.
And some more to fill out my top [...]

My top five favorite movies, off the top of my head:
1. The Lord of the Rings
2. American Beauty
3. Moulin Rouge
4. The Straight Story
5. Minority Report
And yours?

A bicycle repair shop in New Britain, Connecticut, takes parts from old bicycles and teaches neighborhoood kids how to build and maintain them. I visited the shop while shooting for a group of church youth groups who were participating in various service projects around the Hartford area.

Several miles have been constucted and several more have been planned for the Blackstone Canal Bike Trail which will eventually wind its way from Worcester to Providence. I hope I live long enough to ride the completed trail. The current existing trail follows the new Rt. 146 construction, with the Worcester-Millbury line as the current [...]

A frozen stream crosses the Bicentennial Trail at Wachusett Mountain.

The Sole Proprietor is one of my personal favorites–not just in Worcester–but the whole world!

The white sign on the door reads, “Thanks for 3 great years.” Too bad that the return of the Edgemere Diner, located on Route 20 in Shrewsbury, was so short lived.

The first time I hiked up southwestern New Hampshire’s Mount Monadnock, it was during the prime fall foliage season. Besides the beauty of the season, I was immediately struck by two facts. First, I had never been on a trail with so many people before–it was amazingly crowded. Second, despite the crowds, I did not [...]

I went with a group of Jr Hi students from Salem Covenant Church to a winter retreat at Pilgrim Pines in East Swanzey, NH. Nate, Rachel, Jay, and Mia decide to strike a Charlie’s Angel pose. I don’t know why. Maybe that will go away soon.