The Lighthouse That Learned to Move Nauset Light—with a little taste of Cape Cod. My daughter spotted the coincidence: the Cape Cod chips she had brought along featured the very lighthouse we were standing beside. I have always thought a lighthouse was supposed to be one of the more settled things in life. It stands … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #7
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The Ocean Doesn’t Take Appointments We boarded the whale-watching boat at Hyannis with one simple objective: Find a whale. The instructions seemed straightforward enough. Go out to sea.Look at the ocean.Wait. The last part, as it turned out, was entirely up to the whale. We had cameras ready. Phones ready. Eyes scanning the horizon. Everyone … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #6
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When MIT Lets the Wind Decide MIT sailing on the Charles River There they were on the Charles River… little red sails carrying three very familiar letters: MIT. I couldn't help smiling. Somewhere behind those sails is an institution associated with equations, algorithms, engineering, artificial intelligence and people clever enough to understand things I have … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #5
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Boston and the Seagull Boston across the water A few days ago, Red Rock Park had me looking at the American flags flying at half-staff and thinking about Dolly Parton. Today, I found myself looking across the same water at Boston. Boston was there, beautifully distant. Its skyline rising across the water. Looking rather impressive … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #4
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The Lighthouse That Isn’t Quite a Lighthouse When I first saw this structure at Marblehead, Massachusetts, I assumed it was a lighthouse. But something didn't look quite right. Where was the familiar solid tower? The sweeping beam of white light? The little keeper's cottage beside it? Instead, there stood this rather elegant skeleton of iron, … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #3
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The Flags at Half-Staff I noticed the American flag flying at half-staff at Red Rock Park in Lynn. Later, I saw the same thing in other places as we drove around. I wondered why. It was in honour of Dolly Parton, who died this week at the age of 80. There was something moving about … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #2
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5:55 — The Dawn Show Hallelujah! At five fifty-five,The sky seemed determined to come alive.With the sun in full flame,It outdid every frame…A masterpiece, simply pleased to arrive. And perhaps that is nature’s quiet way:It gives us its best, whether we look or look away.Some will pause, some will pass,Some will simply miss the class…Yet … Continue reading America, One Moment at a Time — #1
