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The proudest Americans Dinner Date CJ Fitzwater America is a land of unique cultures and individuals, and it has been that way even before the Pilgrims settled in Plymouth 404 years ago with many native tribes maintaining distinct cultures that set them apart from one another. In the late 18th century, the term “melting pot”…

Ghosted in Ipswich Dinner Date CJ Fitzwater I find the word “jaded” too elegant sounding for the harsh meaning it carries – tired, bored or lacking enthusiasm. Is there a word that could sound less beautiful than jaded to describe something as unattractive as that definition? At some point in our careers, hobbies or marriages,…

Ghosted in Ipswich Dinner Date CJ Fitzwater I find the word “jaded” too elegant sounding for the harsh meaning it carries – tired, bored or lacking enthusiasm. Is there a word that could sound less beautiful than jaded to describe something as unattractive as that definition? At some point in our careers, hobbies or marriages,…

Ghosted in Ipswich Dinner Date CJ Fitzwater I find the word “jaded” too elegant sounding for the harsh meaning it carries – tired, bored or lacking enthusiasm. Is there a word that could sound less beautiful than jaded to describe something as unattractive as that definition? At some point in our careers, hobbies or marriages,…

Dinner Date: CJ Fitzwater On a Tuesday, I was looking for a dinner date after the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. I serve on the board with a great group. Drew Dana, one of the other members, claims we’ve been voted the best board for three years running. Our now five-member group also includes T.J.…

Do you know someone who always makes you feel good every time you see them? Someone who always has a kind word and inspires you? You leave them feeling better about who you are as a person. I call them uplifters. My wife, Nina, and I both lead our companies – I run an auto…

Curious Traveler:CJ Fitzwater Was it just last month that they dropped the docks in at the marinas on the Merrimack? It seems like only last week we were welcoming home our favorite snowbirds, George and Judith Burtch, and Anthony Montasanti? and was it just yesterday that we were celebrating the graduation parties of Skylar Colburn,…

Originally Published on April 4th 2024 I have the privilege of joining my friend Jim Pollard for breakfast a few times a week at Connie’s Stagecoach. Alongside his coffee, Jim is given a shaker of cinnamon – an old-school approach to adding flavor without resorting to sugar. Did he learn that from his mother, Helen,…

Originally published April 19th 2024 I’ve pledged (to myself) to write 52 columns this year. Dave Rogers, the avant editor of The Daily News, first presented me with this chance last fall. I’m grateful for his generous offer to a novice writer who’s somewhat conservative, a tad long winded, and carries a few extra pounds.…

Curious Traveler: CJ Fitzwater On June 19th 2020, in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C., a group of Black Lives Matter members protesting the murder of George Floyd gathered with ropes and chains, intent on removing the 11-foot statue of Albert Pike. Pike was the former Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of…