Chris Carosa

Have you ever wondered where some of those ubiquitous internet stories you read come from? It seems like they’re all over the place, each with its own little iteration. This is true of the much told “

Are you frustrated because you’re not measuring up to someone else’s definition of success? There might be a very good reason for that. It’s a reason you might find empowering. What is it? Read this week’s Carosa

That gnawing feeling, do you remember it? Do you still have it? You know there’s something you’re meant to do. It may not be headline-grabbing – it doesn’t have to be – but it’s something that will mean a lot

Do you remember this popular ad for frozen pizza? If you’re worried about getting stuck frozen in time, spinning your wheels doing the same old thing, do you know what you can do to get out of this rut? Read t

Here’s an idea. Keep doing things the same way forever, even when the playing field changes. The sweet truth lies beyond the dimension you’re so comfortable with. When you break that mental barrier, how should you

It never hurts to try. Trying has the benefit of making you feel better. In fact, it might just do more than that. It might just make a real difference in your life, your children’s lives, and your g

Did you get that Emergency Broadcasting Beep on your phone the other day? It announced the arrival of a white-out snow squall. Did you drive through it anyway? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Adventures In Whi

There’s a way to forecast weather that’s nearly foolproof. Unfortunately, no one really cares about it because offer no practical reality, except for one specific case. What is that one specific case? Read thi

As in most things, people ask a lot of questions, but rarely ask the right question. What’s the right question here? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “How To Be A Successful Writer (In Five Easy Steps)” and you

It’s not our differences that matter, but our similarities. Can this idea be civility back to our national discourse? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “This Is More Important Than Being ‘Tolerant’” and discove

Did you ever get something stuck on the edge of your mind? You can barely see it in your head, but your know it’s there and you know it’s important. It’s your Lifetime Dream. How do you achieve it? Read this week’

Sometimes, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks and beating your side, it’s critical you go out and, though victory may be unreachable, continue to give it your fullest fight. Why i

*If there is ever a question as to whether or not something might be experienced differently by someone else, shouldn’t we be respectful of that? Is the name of a primary school so important that it outweighs t

You go through life learning to never sweat the small stuff – and it’s all small stuff – and, for the most part, it works. Then, something happens that triggers something inside you. All of the something, you l

Are you ready for a big birthday party? Imagine all the fun you can have celebrating this birthday. Whose birthday is it? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “ Let’s Party Like It’s 1786!” and discover why Decem

While area towns and villages were certainly buffeted by the winds on Saturday, December 11, thankfully there were not wide-spread outages.

Mendon Town Supervisor John Moffitt said on Monday (December 13) that

It’s a movie we watch every Christmas. It’s become a family tradition. But the real question is, did Frank Capra knowingly – or subconsciously – model It’s A Wonderful Life’s Bedford Falls after the real-life S

There’s a choice that needs to be made, and it needs to be made soon. Ultimately, it will be in the citizens’ hands. What is it? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Just Say ‘No!’ To Drugs” to see where you mig

It’s a common fallacy. And you see businesses disappear from the landscape all the time on account of it. It’s like a drug they can’t get enough of. And, like all addicts, the habit becomes uncontrollable until

The problem with all businesses is that don’t know when enough is enough. But more on that later. For now, know that storytelling is a business. And, sooner or later, the author succumbs to the temptation to t