Fugitive from Justice!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 8/2006 And you thought you knew me. Bob Gillis, the writer guy from the Reporter. Active in…
Spring cleaning can be an expensive proposition
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter May, 1996 After digging out from a record 47 feet of snow, the people of Foxboro have emerged from winter hibernation. Spring…
Sharpen those Interviewing Skills!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, May 2006 and the Boston City Paper Note: Recently I have found myself interviewing, and am blessed to have found a terrific…
Get on the Spaceship!
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 9/2005 I just watched a rerun of a Simpsons Halloween special, in which Homer’s Y2K incompetence causes the destruction of the Earth.…
What happened to spring???
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 5/2005 There’s so much going on these days, that I thought I’d get right to the heart of an important issue. When…
When bad colds happen to good people
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 3/2003 I finally have a title for my new book: “When bad colds happen to good people.” Yes, I have a cold…
Finding the perfect Christmas tree
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter December 2000 and the Boston City Paper December 2006 When I was four, I tried to climb up the Christmas tree and…
Steer Clear of Cars Covered With Brown Wrapping Paper
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter5/14/1998
Laughter Remains the Best Medicine
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A treadmill for dogs?
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 1/1998 ‘Twas a few days before New Year’s, and my beloved and I were braving the early morning cold to pick up…
Handy Guide to Car Repair
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter in 1998 and the Boston City Paper 2006 Not being a member of wealthy society, my family and I all drive cars…
Elevator Woes
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 7/1997 Not one of my best for sure; and actually a variation and redress of a paper I wrote in college for…
Old Days Are Coming Back With a Vengeance (first Y2K column)
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter5/15/1997
Even Computer Geeks Are Not Immune From the Dreaded, “Bad Technology Day”
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 2/1997 Last week, I had a “bad technology day.” It started innocently enough last Saturday morning, when I decided it was time…