There are so many memorable scenes in the 1994 blockbuster movie, Forrest Gump, that it’s hard to pick a favorite. But, one of the most famous and oft quoted, is when Forrest offers his new “friend” on the park bench a chocolate and then imparts his mother’s wisdom to her. “My mama always said life […]
. As I perused the aisles of the beloved and newly renovated Nantucket Bookworks this week, I was reminded of Henry Ward Beecher’s words, “Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?” As my eyes darted from shelf to shelf and my fingers glanced the glossy paper jackets, I wanted to fill my […]
…. Inspirational author and speaker Martha Beck provided some encouraging food for thought when she said, “Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.” For many of the visitors and seasonal residents of Nantucket this mantra is what summer is all about…the island is the […]
…… In the inspiring theme song, “Reach Up,” composed exclusively for the 2015 Special Olympics, singer and songwriter Siedah Garrett says “the whole world is here standing for you, to witness and cheer and support you.” She spreads further sunshine and optimism as she concludes, “there ain’t nothing we can’t do, all it takes is […]
Never one to mince words, Jimmy Buffet gets right to the point in his blockbuster hit from his 1977 album of the same name, “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.” He reflects on the brevity of life as he considers taking off for a weekend to try and recall the whole year…and then wonders where […]
Merriam-Webster defines attached as “being full of affection or fondness for someone or something or being emotionally connected or joined to something.” It’s that sense of loyalty and connection that happens when you meet someone you immediately click with, have an item in your home that holds incredible sentimental value or you visit a place where […]
Remember that scene from the movie The Blind Side where Sandra Bullock, starring as the chic, but determined, helicopter mom Leigh Anne, interrupts the football practice to help “fire up” foster son Michael? When he immediately responds to her “coaching” and starts tearing up the football field, the befuddled coach Burt slides on to the […]
The famed American Humorist Erma Bombeck once said, “The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are 3 billion to one.” Those odds are now 4 billion to one on Nantucket with the much anticipated opening of the new mid-island Stop and Shop. The […]
The Beach Boys insist they weren’t braggin’ when they noted they had the “fastest set of wheels in town.” They seemed confident in both her performance and appearance as they assured listeners, “you don’t know what I got” when referring to their Little Deuce Coupe by the song and album of the same name. I’m […]
Photo Courtesy of Nicole Harnishfeger of The Inquirer & Mirror In the 1960’s TV series Batman, the superhero’s sidekick Robin cleverly expressed his shock and amazement toward any given situation by inserting the word “holy” before the subject matter of the day. From “holy jailbreak!” to “holy fork in the road!” we knew that when […]
