Boston.com always does an amazing job with its year in pictures. This round is no exception. Trust me, it’s worth it. Three segments. Here are the links … Part One. Part Two. Part Three.

So I’ve been listening these past few days as my mother in law has happily wished people a happy new year. I, too, wish people a happy new year. But, really, I’m not sure why. Does wishing people a happy new year impact the happiness of a new year? I’m

The book is due in a couple of days, and I have turned very dark. I am supposed to be spending these days with my wife and kids. But instead, once again, I find myself here, sitting in a coffee shop, an enormous stack of papers taunting me like a

Every couple of days or so CNN.com posts a headline reading something like PALIN IN TROUBLE or POLL SPELLS DOOM FOR PALIN. Today’s is: BAD NEWS FOR PALIN So what’s the bad news? Did her gun get stolen? Is she pregnant with baby No. 73? No. According to the latest

My dog Norma (the white one) has been hanging with her cousin, Mattie. They voluntarily started sleeping together. Just thought I’d share.

Considering all the bombast and arrogance from Hard Knocks, the New York Jets have sure fallen. Yesterday, after losing to a solid (but certainly not great) Chicago Bears team, New York’s players were celebrating their squeak into the playoffs. Yikes. I get the happiness, and that’s cool. But these Jets

Just saw that the Niners fired Mike Singletary. Here was an example of a man clearly not ready to be a head coach in the NFL, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that Singletary is a genuinely decent human being. Going way back to his playing days, first

A large number of NFL coaches seem to be on the hotseat right now. Here’s my take on what to do about them: • Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans: For reasons I can’t explain, I’ve rooted for Kubiak since he served as John Elway’s excellent backup in Denver. But this season

Memo to Panera: It’s December 26. Christmas is over. You can stop playing the same crappy songs we’ve all been subjected to for the last (Dear God) six weeks. Seriously, enough Winter Wonderland. No more Jingle Bells. Please, let’s return to the lame elevator music of yesteryear. Which, while sucking,

The first draft of my book is due on January 1, and I’m losing my shit. Was out working at the local diner until 3 am. Woke up this morning at 9, am now at Panera. My mind is cheese, my flow dead. So much to do, so little time.