December 2007 - Posts

• Are New Year's Resolutions really neccessary?

  As the New Year approaches, I'm feeling pressured to come up with a New Year's Resolution. The thing is, I'm a little stumped. I don't need to lose weight. I'm not a smoker. I like my job, even. That doesn't mean that I don't Read More... Posted Saturday, December 29, 2007 4:39 PM by NHLife | 0 Comments Filed under: Holiday, Resolutions, New Year's Eve, dreams

• James Friel - the Principal who made a difference

  I can’t think of a better Christmas story than the story of Morgan Corliss and her high school Principal, James Friel. Friel is a Principal at Franklin Middle School. He has spent 24 years in education, trying to make a difference in the lives of Read More... Posted Sunday, December 23, 2007 10:11 PM by NHLife | 0 Comments Filed under: Christmas, Franklin Middle School, Franklin, Morgan Corliss, kidney transplant

• The Secret Santa Society, Larry Stewart's Legacy

  This Christmas, I keep coming back to the story of Larry Stewart. Stewart was known as the “Secret Santa”, a once-homeless millionaire Kansas City businessman who sought out people that needed a financial boost and anonymously gave out cash Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:50 PM by NHLife | 0 Comments Filed under: Christmas, Larry Stewart, Secret Santa, Giving

• Baseball's black eye

  I may not be much of a football fan, but I am a baseball fan. And this steroid scandal has me seriously questioning the players and their now sullied records. It's just mind-boggling to think that players like Roger 'The Rocket' Clemens, who Read More... Posted Saturday, December 15, 2007 5:07 PM by NHLife | 0 Comments Filed under: Red Sox, Baseball, Mitchell Report

• The Pine Grove Christmas tree?

  I have to say it. I'm a little disturbed that the Parks Department felt that it was okay to pluck a perfectly spry spruce tree from a cemetery - yes, a cemetery - to use as a Christmas tree in downtown Manchester. Not just any cemetery, mind you, Read More... Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:52 PM by NHLife | 0 Comments Filed under: Christmas, Manchester, cemetery, tree

• Strawbery Banke's Candlelight Stroll

  I've always wanted to go to Strawbery Banke for their Candlelight Stroll. Maybe I'll give it a try this year. The event just reeks of a "Yankee" Christmas and I love the sound of it. I couldn't think of a better location to wander Read More... Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 6:02 PM by NHLife | 0 Comments Filed under: Kids & Family, Christmas, Seacoast, Winter Fun

• Now we have to worry about earthquakes?

  I can see it now. "Did you feel that?" "No, what?" "I think it was an earthquake." I bet you never thought you'd have that conversation in New Hampshire. Blizzards, yes. Summer hailstorms, maybe. The ocassional tornado? Read More... Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:28 PM by NHLife | 1 Comments Filed under: Seacoast, Portsmouth, Weather, earthquakes

• New England sports: their year, or just another year?

  I'm not much of a football fan, but the Patriots have me tuning in at odd hours of the night just to see the point spread. I'm wondering if they might possibly hold on to their "undefeated" moniker for the entire season. And that possibility Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:02 PM by NHLife | 0 Comments Filed under: sports, football, New England Patriots

• Let it snow

  It's always nice to have a bit of snow on the ground at this time of year. I'm not one for long cold winters full of ice storms, wind chill factors and snow banks that you actually have to climb. But if you've ever been south of Virginia during Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:05 PM by NHLife | 2 Comments Filed under: Christmas, Winter