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Artificial Intelligence – Should You Be Concerned? The concerns about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) go back decades. And we are exposed to it every day. Whether it’s when we hear prompts when refilling prescriptions or experience an interactive voicemail system staffed with an A.I., we are exposed to it. Some ofContinue Reading

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Public Service Organizations Gardner Magazine has completed a guide to Public Service Organizations in the Greater Gardner MA area. We ask our readers to let us know about any needed additions. Greater Gardner MA Area non-profit organizations concern animals, religion and churches, land conservation, preservation of history, recreation, sports, ministry,Continue Reading

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Traffic Signs With all this talk about what to teach kids in school, we’d like to complain about something which isn’t taught enough, but your kids will surely need later in life. – Traffic Sign Theory. Now, to be perfectly honest, we haven’t exactly surveyed all the schools to determineContinue Reading

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Public Meetings Calendars Gardner Magazine has a new page highlighting Public Meetings Calendars. Most communities list all upcoming meetings in handy formats. Some communities either have few meetings or are not as comprehensive. Being aware of Public Meetings is a great way to be involved in your community.Continue Reading

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Easily find Greater Gardner Events Click on the name of a town for an EASY Google Events Search for events taking place in that community. ASHBURNHAM – ASHBY – ATHOL – BARRE – GARDNER – HARDWICK – HUBBARDSTON – NEW SALEM – OAKHAM – ORANGE – PETERSHAM – PHILLIPSTON –Continue Reading

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Easily find Greater Gardner Events Click on the name of a town for an EASY Google Events Search for events taking place in that community. ASHBURNHAM – ASHBY – ATHOL – BARRE – GARDNER – HARDWICK – HUBBARDSTON – NEW SALEM – OAKHAM – ORANGE – PETERSHAM – PHILLIPSTON –Continue Reading

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Concerts at Gardner’s Monument Park: 6/19/2021            6 pm      6/23/2021            Danny LeBlanc   Soft/Classic Rock 6/26/2021            6 pm      6/30/2021            The Green Sisters            Folk 7/3/2021              6 pm      None     Holdin’ Back        Patriotic 7/10/2021            6 pm      None     The Remedy      Pop, Rock, Blues, Oldies & Country 7/17/2021            6 pm      7/21/2021            Retro Stew         60’s/70’s/80’s 7/24/2021            6 pm     Continue Reading

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Looking to give back to the Community? Ashby Council on Aging is looking for Volunteers. The Ashby Council on Aging is looking for volunteers: Website Developer with WordPress experience (new as of 6/12/2021) Sand Delivery Volunteer (new as of 10/21/2020) Meals on Wheels Delivery Drivers Check out the COA pageContinue Reading

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Getting the Vaccine We recently completed a deep dive into the data surrounding the Covid 19 vaccine. The question: Should you get the vaccine? The overall answer is yes, but the strength of the answer varies with age. The complete post is here. The confusion lies in the lack ofContinue Reading

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Click above for easy to read large version of Covid Hospitalization vs. Adverse Reaction to Vaccine chart. Click above for easy to read large version of Covid Hospitalizations per million people (and Covid Adverse Reaction rates) Click above for easy to read large version of Covid 19 Infections, Illnesses, andContinue Reading

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Lessons About History History is often the greatest teacher, providing lessons about various topics. I’m currently working on a book, “Lessons About History” detailing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the 1920 to 2020 period. The lessons of history are often the same and sadly, we oftenContinue Reading

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My Journey as a Fat Guy I’m not sharing this now because I enjoy the public embarrassment of telling everyone I’ve been a Fat Guy. I want to help those who have a few extra pounds as well as those with many extra pounds. I still have 150 pounds toContinue Reading

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Writing Skills are Important I’m concerned about the loss of writing skills in America and in the Greater Gardner MA area, particularly among young people. I attribute much of the problem to the 21st century phenomenon known as texting with the use of frequent abbreviations. If you’re a parent, IContinue Reading

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High? Stay at Home Many people have applauded the legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. I’m not so excited about it. Frequently I’ll encounter people who are driving “high”. How do it know that? It’s apparent by the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle when they stop andContinue Reading

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Sensible Education There’s been alot of talk of various Educational Theories. I want to offer one of my own. It’s called the Sensible Education Theory. Rather than putting labels on anything, how about simply teaching students accurately about American history. Champion the values which have created arguably the greatest nationContinue Reading