Opinion

Cold spells, baseballs, and pesky small birds notwithstanding, an osprey’s life seems a good one.

Not so fast, boaters — the bays and harbors are still cold, with readings in the 50s, low enough to cause loss of dexterity within 10 minutes of immersion.

Speaking up for John Edgar Wideman.

When did it become so okay to be a show-off?

I wanted someone who baked cookies. My mother painted pictures.

Under the heading of “Anything worth doing at all will take at least a tiny modicum of effort” I categorize most of life’s pleasures.

We snapped to attention when a certain shingled relic appeared on the real estate market recently, priced at $3.5 million.

If it weren’t for the moon, we wouldn’t be here.

When I wake from dreams, I feel quite peaceful, like the way I felt after my last colonoscopy.

I am happily a morning person, but birds tend to get annoying as the day goes on.

How do you get from Covid to the tax cap? Consider what will be lost if sharp cuts have to be made to the school budgets in East Hampton.

Non-adventures with a sofa-loving rescue pup.