School's Out for…Winter!

School's Out for…Winter!

by | Feb 17, 2011 | Leisure

It’s been a dandy winter so far—if you like to play in the snow, that is. Given some of the recent winters in which Mother Nature seemed a bit stingy with the white fluffy stuff here in Western Mass., the heavy snowfall this January was a source of great...

Of Piezoelectric Modules and Skiing Cadavers

by | Feb 17, 2011 | Leisure

Ski equipment was first depicted on rock drawings in Norway some 4,500 to 5,000 years ago. Fortunately, the equipment has evolved from the primitive wooden planks with leather straps into the easy and comfortable skis and boots we have today. Over the years, some of...

Dil-dos and Don'ts

by | Mar 3, 2011 | Leisure

When getting busy with an au naturel phallic object, you zip down that fly, assess the situation and adjust accordingly—playing towards your biological endowment’s innate size, curve, strengths and weaknesses. When shopping for a human-made, boxed phallic...
Face to Face Chess

Face to Face Chess

by | Apr 7, 2011 | Leisure

A small crowd had started to gather. Mostly men in their forties, fifties and sixties, they circled around one end of a long collapsible table and studied the board. Alexander George, cocooned within a gray cardigan, sage-colored scarf and black baseball cap, pondered...
Storming a Gorgeous Fort

Storming a Gorgeous Fort

by | Aug 25, 2011 | Leisure

In the middle of Casco Bay stands a fort defending Portland, Maine’s harbor. Built on the Hog Island Ledge, the massive fortification was designed to present an overwhelming array of firepower to any who dared to attack. No one ever did. In the absence of...