It’s been an interesting week here in The land of Brady. As promised, I increased my training, and started to get serious. I had a short three mile run from Schoolhouse Road to the end of the sidewalk and back, […]
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The Outside Story
The Outside Story: Spider silk
By Rachel Sargent There is an all-natural material, produced at room temperature, that can be used to build homes, to make protective coverings, to hunt and trap, and even to swing through the air. It’s hypoallergenic, antimicrobial, and waterproof. On […]
The Movie Diary
The man of the hour
By Dom Cioffi Toru Iwatani loved arcade games, especially pinball machines. In fact, he loved them so much that he spent all of his time studying their construction and design. He became so accomplished that at 22 years old he […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with Hiroya Tsukamoto
Submitted Hiroya Tsukamoto If you’re free on Saturday night then you must head to Brandon Music at 7:30 p.m. to see Hiroya Tsukamoto. It’s a show not to miss. He is a guitarist and composer from Kyoto, Japan who now […]
The Movie Diary
Carpe diem!
By Dom Cioffi It happened on the evening of May 16, 1983; one of those events that was burned into my mind as well as the minds of millions of other people around the planet. It took only five minutes, […]
The Outside Story
The Outside Story: Living on the fledge
By Carolyn Lorié On a recent afternoon, I was driving along my road in Thetford when I saw a baby ruffed grouse about the size of a pincushion scurry into the bushes. I had the same impulse I did as […]
Generation Y
The late addition
Why is the new judge on “Masterchef” so annoying? For anyone who doesn’t know, “Masterchef” is a reality TV show and amateur chef competition—billed as the quest to find America’s best home cook—that has aired on Fox since 2010. Each […]
Looking Back
Rutland Band Concerts
It’s not too often that an event I enjoyed as a child in the 50s can still be enjoyed today. But the Rutland City band concert in Main Street Park continues to delight those who attend. You will be pleasantly […]
VT Beers
Craft beer pilgrimages
Vermont has been referred to of late as the Bavaria of New England, a state to which people travel to enjoy its mountains and scenic beauty, its high-quality foods, like cheeses and sausages—and its beer. To a large degree, the […]
Altitude Sickness
The calm before the next storm
So another uneventful week passes in the “Brady Training Camp.” I am doing maintenance work, some running, some cycling, some walking. Nothing of extraordinary length or difficulty — I’m not running Killington Road nor riding East Mountain Road. I’m not […]