Other Curious Museums in the Pioneer Valley

The following are a selection of small, local museums we’ve either visited or have been recommended to us as being particularly curious. The list is not intended to be conclusive.The Hadley Farm MuseumRte 9 and Rte 47Hadley, MAwww.hadleyfarmmuseum.orgHatfield...
Curiosity Cabinets

Curiosity Cabinets

Long ago, in the days before the Internet, I lived with my wife in the city of Dover, N.H. As she went to grad school at the University of New Hampshire, I worked in copy shops along the seacoast. We loved our apartment in a stately old Victorian house, and the...

Penis Envy

Not much can make me jealous of you penis-toting folks. I heart my vagina–complicated orgasms, periods, hidden G-spot and all. When it comes time for a little… me time… I’ve got vibrators, dildos and hands to play with plus many more nerve...

Werewolf Rules

This is a companion piece to a review of collaborative games. Prior to the game, prepare a deck of cards which will determine the roles played. You need as many cards as there are players, with four cards being different from the rest. Take an ordinary deck of playing...
Werewolves, Pandemics and  Sinking Islands

Werewolves, Pandemics and Sinking Islands

One of the reasons Timothy Leary was so hot for folks to try LSD during the cultural revolutions of the 1960s was that he felt world peace could be achieved if everyone shared the revelations the hallucinogen had given him. Life is all a game, he had discovered. Or,...