Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro The Ninth Decade Most of a life happens before you arrive to witness it. This one is reconstructed from inherited anecdote. Oh boy, here we go again—it's me, Mr. Milestone, and I'm happy to share this page-turning eve... Tributes Jan 8, 2026
Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro Micro Learning, Micro Results On the limits of dimestore self-improvement. Here’s some nonsense for my facefriends…All this time and I still can’t hold a conversation in Spanish with my irl friends or beat Emily at chess. The real... Opinions Dec 3, 2025
Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro The Short Game Written for a one-day fundraiser at OTTO in Andover, October 2025. The pizza argument still stands. Hello my Andover friends. I hope this message finds you and yours well. I know we're all working on ... Reviews Oct 21, 2025
Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro The Halfway Eulogy A tribute doesn't need a death to justify it. Written for my brother's 50th birthday, and filed just before midnight. 50 years ago today, in the heart of Lowell, Mass - the home of Jack Kerouac - my b... Tributes May 15, 2023
Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro For Doug Not every tribute needs a podium, or a page. Some need six sentences. Happy Birthday Doug! It's been long time, but I've never forgotten you. You were a positive influence in my life when I'm sure I n... Tributes Dec 5, 2022
Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro An Endorsement, and a Marriage Written for my wife's 2022 run at the Andover School Committee. The campaign is long over; the argument is what I'd keep. I’d like to take a moment to endorse my wife, Emily DiCesaro, for one of the o... Tributes Mar 22, 2022
Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro A Tribute to Michael Di Cesaro Written the week my father died, in September 2021. Service details have been removed; everything else is as it was published. Over the weekend, we lost a legend when Michael Di Cesaro succumbed to hi... Tributes Sep 22, 2021
Half a Glass, Judge DiCesaro Chicago, A Farewell Written twenty-four hours before moving east, in 2013. T -24 hours to liftoff into our new life in New England. Chicago, I composed a loving and fond farewell message in my wee little brain but, alas,... Opinions Sep 6, 2013