October 11, 2019 By Mickey Friedman One bird, two birds, three birds, four. Five birds, six birds, seven birds, more. More birds than I can count. I can’t imagine three billion birds. I’ve had a canary, a parakeet, and for…
Tag: endangered species
Little Penguins
September 2, 2019 Mickey Friedman Current Events. The only time in school we actually talked about what was happening in our world. These days I can’t bear the bad news descending upon us like the worst of Berkshire fogs. Enveloping…
More Faster
By Mickey Friedman February 16, 2019 Like the soon-to-be profusion of pot shops here in my used-to-be Best Small Town in America, my world, our world, changes more faster than ever. For the good in small ways, but the very…
They’re Not Here Anymore
By Mickey Friedman December 17, 2018 Many will ignore the latest reports about the climate crisis. Some, like our fearful leader, will profess: “I don’t believe.” So let’s shift the focus to some other critical things that are happening. That…
Bye-bye Black-Footed Ferret
August 10, 2018 By Mickey Friedman I have a thing about penguins, and like most of you respect our friends with fur and fins and wings. But I also have an Uncle Otis who barely manages to read my columns…