Michael Dobie

We were driving east on Sunrise Highway, heading toward daybreak. The sun was just beginning its ascent over the eastern tip of Long Island before its daily march west. The sky stretched out before us in all its early morning glory. Wisps of pink clouds w... See more

It was a modest piece of news, as news items go these days, but it warmed my heart and made me smile. Joni Mitchell had become a U.S. citizen. The wonderfully accomplished singer-songwriter announced the news this past week in a social media post that inc... See more

The recent death of Margaret Hamilton merited a pause. Hamilton was the head of the programming team that developed software for the onboard computers for the Apollo missions. One was in the module that transported the astronauts from Earth, the other in ... See more

The recent death of Margaret Hamilton merited a pause. Hamilton was the head of the programming team that developed software for the onboard computers for the Apollo missions. One was in the module that transported the astronauts from Earth, the other in ... See more

This place pulls and pushes like the tide What's it like to live on Long Island? It's the beaches, so many beaches and so close, with their soft sand and ocean breezes and seafood shacks, and all the water all around us for swimming and sailing and fishin... See more