Admittedly, my artistic drawing ability starts and ends with stick figures and primitive sketches. My character’s faces typically have no eyes, no nose, no mouth, no ears, sometimes a head of hair, most likely a hat of some sort. So when I see a mural or piece of art painted on a wall, side of…
Read more The Mural Of The Story – An 8Unassisted Photo Gallery of Wondrous Wall Art
Did you wake up today and say to yourself, “Wow, I’m 51 years old, where did the time go?” Do you have a busy work schedule, so busy in fact that you lose track of days, maybe personal appointments? Is your weekend so busy that you have to “schedule” a date with your significant other…
Read more How To Slow Down Time – An 8Unassisted Park Bench Mindfulness Photo Gallery
Dougie Walsh had a knack for throwing strikes. As a youth baseball player, Dougie would spend countless hours during the cold New England Winters in his garage throwing baseballs at targets like empty milk cartons. Once the weather improved enough to go outside, Dougie drew a strike zone on his parent’s shed and pelted it…
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Today is March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. For many, the holiday of St. Patrick’s Day is extra incentive to go out and imbibe a nice whiskey or a tall frosty ale, whether it be 10am or 10pm. For the rest of us, it is a work day and we have to be mindful of responsibilities…
Read more A Toast To A Life Well Traveled – An 8Unassisted St. Pats Photo Gallery
Finding statues, memorial plaques, and historical landmarks has always been a priority when I travel. And I am talking about traveling to the next town over, a completely different state, or out of the country altogether. Statues and plaques help tell the story of a local hero tied to that area or sports town or…
Read more More Than Just A Statue – An 8Unassisted Photo Gallery of Statues
After testing positive for Covid-19 for a 2nd time just this past Monday morning (previous time was December of 2020) and per my work’s protocol, I am home for 5 days. Monday was a rough day, Tuesday was better, yesterday I was upright and mobile for a good part of the day, and now today…
Read more The Super Secret Road To Block Island – An Interesting Email To Share
Convince me otherwise, agree with me, debate the topic – bring it on. For my money and time and camera lens, the Galilee section of Rhode Island is the most picturesque location in the Ocean State. You have the tourist season busy-ness coupled with the off season locals coming out of the sandbars. You have…
Read more The Most Picturesque Location in Rhode Island? – An 8Unassisted Galilee Photo Gallery
For decades now, I have been traveling to Block Island (New Shoreham, Rhode Island) with family and friends. I have traveled to BI for work. I have visited for day dates and anniversary weekends with Rachel. I have scootered and biked and walked just about every tourist mile there is on Block Island over my…
Playing multiple sports, whether it is youth leagues or as a collegiate athlete, has been proven to be sound formula for athletic success. Working the same muscle groups over and over again, performing the same repetitive motion, and engaging in the same activity is not necessarily a bad thing. However, cross training your body by…
Read more The Multisport Athlete – An 8Unassisted Life Experience Cartoon Montage
Not every time, but nearly every time I drive over the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and observe the amazing Plum Beach Lighthouse, I wonder…Could a band pull off a kick ass concert right there on the cement and rocks of the lighthouse? In years passed, has a band ever traveled over to the lighthouse and set…
Read more Could A Band Pull Off A Kick Ass Concert At The Plum Beach Lighthouse?
The Rhiter - A Writer From Rhode Island 