Archives: October 2008
Going Digital
It’s probably safe to say that for most women mammograms are included on the I-know-I-should-do-it-but-I-really-don’t want-to healthcare checklist, along with dentist and ob/gyn visits. There’s the psychological discomfort of baring oneself to a stranger, the awkward posing to get the angle just right, the handling and arranging, the squeeze as the breast is flattened for the photos, and then the…
October Bookshelf: Mayhem & Milford
It had been voted the safest town in New Hampshire, but then Doris Gleason was found dead in her cookbook store, killed with a kitchen knife. Townsfolk figured it was Doris’ rare cookbook that the killer wanted and they soon began to suspect another of the many bookdealers in town, Tricia Miles. The mystery, written by Lorna Barrett , is…
Say What?
The latest in the alphabet soup of government – LOLIf you’re looking for some New Hampshire autumn fun before the big election, what better way than to read the Granite State’s MAIED (“Monthly Analysis of Industry Employment Data”) from one year ago this month.(All right, it was a tough summer for humor, and logic like the above is why I’m…
Blue Trout Grill – February Quick Look
Note: Sadly the Blue Trout Grill has closed it’s doors.A complete makeover for the heavy, dark pub atmosphere on the former 176 Main premises was Amy and Ryan Miller’s first agenda before opening Blue Trout Grill in Keene. Their eye for decorating is as good as their acumen in the kitchen, and the result is clean, bright, fresh and soothing,…
Granite Restaurant Quick Look
“I’ll have what Hillary had,” I whispered to Mike the bartender behind the shiny black granite bar at the Granite Restaurant & Bar in the newly remodeled Centennial Inn, 26 Pleasant St., Concord. It is a little-known secret that Hillary Clinton and her entourage, including former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea, tucked in for almost a week at the…
