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Jim Sullivan on crutches at Fenway Park

THE CAMARADERIE OF THE CRUTCH

A few weeks ago during my routine morning walk around Mackworth Island, a gorgeous island in Portland’s Casco Bay, I tripped on a tree root. Since then, I have been a bit limited in my mobility and have had to use a crutch. While I consider myself a pretty optimistic person, I admit that I

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outside view of street from office window

FINDING EMPATHY IN A DIGITIZED WORLD

I recently finished a book titled, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. In one chapter of the book the author, Sherry Turkle, interviews dozens of parents who admit their phones and laptops are taking over their lives so much so that they are not fully present during time with their children. One father heartbreakingly admitted that he took his phone along with

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