I lost two dear friends last month.  They were friends from another chapter in my life, when I lived and worked in New York more than a decade ago.  They were boon companions to so many adventures, and I truly loved them.  Both died of cancer in the lungs, and spent their final days in the same hospice in the Bronx.  I only learned of their terminal diagnoses wit

“Think globally, act locally” is a sound guideline for living, and I was recently reminded of just how interconnected we all are.  Our neighbor Giorgio came to dinner last weekend.  He is part of an interesting microcosm on our block that includes a Greek flute maker, an early music cellist/gamba player, a ship builder, and Giorgio, a carpenter from Italy who restores amazing antiques for private coll

The Main Event
March 28, 2008