Life Hack: If you want the whole bike path to yourself, just go in the right conditions..

Thank you, Peter!

27° and a snowpacked bike path… living the New England in January life...

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I SPOKE IN TEL AVIV WITH THE FATHER OF A HAMAS HOSTAGE. HIS SON WAS JUST RELEASED. BUT NOT HIS GRANDCHILDREN By Mark Patinkin One year ago, I was in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square as an American journalist witnessing a sad milestone. Thousands had gathered to mark the birthday of the

LONG AGO, MY DAUGHTER'S GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP INCLUDED BOYS - IT'S WHY I'M AGAINST TRANSGENDER STUDENT-ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS By Mark Patinkin It seems that biological boys participating in school-age girls’ sports has only been a major issue in recent times. But I had an

FINDING A NEW LOVE IN THEIR 90S A Valentine's Story By Mark Patinkin Bob Van Hof and Norma Stinson, who both live in the John Clarke retirement community in Newport, R.I., were just friends, of course. After all, Bob was 96 and Norma 91. Being in good shape, they had apartments

Among the Israeli hostages just released were two whose parents I spoke with in Tel Aviv while covering the conflict as author of a book now out called, “The Holy Land at War.” It’s available on Amazon, and I’d be honored to have you as a reader. Here is an excerpt – a chapter

DOCTORS HAVE BEEN ASKING ME A MADDENING QUESTION, AND IT HAS TO STOP By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal This unsettling thing has begun to happen to me at doctor’s appointments. You know how they start by asking about weight and medications? For the past few years, I’ve been hit

Huge thanks to Touro Fraternal Assn. for hosting a talk about my book, "The Holy Land at War." I'm beyond humbled by how many bought it as new readers. Thank you for letting me bring you on my journey through the Middle East. Touro is an amazing community!

MY “WHAT I DID LAST WEEK” LETTER IN CASE THE MUSK MEMO DEMAND CATCHES ON By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal Ever since federal workers were told by Elon Musk to write memos describing what they do, I’ve been panicking. What if this spreads to the private sector and my

providencejournal.com/story/news/col… HOW ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST HUMANITARIAN GROUPS - THIS ONE BASED IN RI - HAS BEEN HIT BY USAID CUTS By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal Shanna Marzilli was in her office in Providence's Foundry building when she began to get worrisome messages from

providencejournal.com/story/news/col… THE PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL’S CHIEF OF STAFF HAS NOW TWICE BEEN ARRESTED AT PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS. IS THAT OKAY? By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal You may have seen that the Providence City Council's chief of staff, whose name is June Rose, was one of

MY KIDS TELL ME I’M NOT COOL ANYMORE - LET ME COUNT THE WAYS By Mark Patinkin I just received the latest issue of AARP Magazine and am not sure which is worse – that they think I’m the demographic to be sent it, or that Drew Barrymore is on the cover. How is the 7-year-old in ET

providencejournal.com/story/news/col… PENNIES EXIT STAGE LEFT, REMEMBERING THE TIMES THEY MEANT SOMETHING… By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal The truth is, it’s not just pennies that are on the way out. We’ll soon be holding funerals for its companions, too. Rest in peace, nickel. In loving

providencejournal.com/story/news/col… THEY CREATED A HIDDEN APARTMENT IN A MALL FOR YEARS – NOW COMES THE FILM By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal Providence’s most notorious fugitive is suddenly back. Or maybe I should say “heroic” because I’m talking about the amazing artist who spent four

I SWEAR I’M NO LONGER AN AOL USER, AND YET… By Mark Patinkin Once, believe it or not, AOL made me cool. I was an early adopter during email’s stone age. While others waited for envelopes, I dialed up my modem, winced at the screech, then heard the satisfying: “You’ve got mail!”

providencejournal.com/story/news/col… THE MAD PECK – WHAT A NAME, WHAT A LIFE By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal All I knew about the underground local artist known as “The Mad Peck” is that he created Providence’s most iconic poster, and almost 50 years later, it still holds that title.