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Not much to report thus far today (Monday, October 29, 2012). The rain has fallen as a heavy mist/light rain since last evening. The wind which was a steady breeze yesterday and this morning is now a constant low growl outside the window. Almost all schools were cancelled today. The…
Read More »A robocall from Asst Supt Jay Lang at 540 pm announced no school in Lowell tomorrow, October 29, due to approaching storm.
Read More »After losing power for five days after last Halloween’s snowstorm, I vowed to get a generator before the next major weather event. I procrastinated a bit but last week, well before any talk of Hurricane Sandy, is began serious shopping. Here’s a photo I took at Lowe’s on Chelmsford St…
Read More »Last evening the Angkor Dance Troupe celebrated its 25th anniversary with the world premiere of Apsara Dancing Stones, an interpretive dance that combined traditional Khmer dance with contemporary elements. The 900 plus people who filled the Lowell Memorial Auditorium saw a fantastic show.
Read More »Brickhouse Wrestling and Fitness, Lee Street, Lowell MA. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »My father, Marcel R. Marion, was an enthusiastic observer of American politics and world affairs. He never ran for anything except union steward when he worked in a textile mill in Lowell in the 1940s. He was a wool sorter, meaning he classified types and quailty of wool by examining…
Read More »This is from Bob Dylan’s memoir “Chronicles: Volume One” (2004). Thanks to Jim Cook for the tip. We know all these guys by one name: Dylan, Bono, Kerouac, . . . and Cook. . “One night, Bono, the singer from U2, was over for dinner with some other friends. Spending…
Read More »Thanks to the Lowell National Historical Park’s Facebook post for reminding us a bit about the history of the Lowell Connector. This citation comes from bostonroads.com: The Lowell Connector was opened officially on October 24, 1962. However, the ramps to I-495 did not open until one year later, when the…
Read More »Congresswomen Niki Tsongas sponsored a screening of the “The Invisible War” last night at the Lowell National Park visitor center. This 2010 documentary explores the incidence of rape and sexual assault in the military (the Department of Defense itself estimates that in 2010 alone, there were more than 19,000 violent…
Read More »I went deep into the vault for this poem that I wrote more than 20 years ago. I thought about the poem around 5:30 p.m. today, when I was walking Ringo-the-dog on the South Common in perfect October weather. The scent of dried leaves was all around. The air was…
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