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Robert Frost

“Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” — But, What Makes a Good Fence??

Step #1: What Are the Local Setback Requirements? Robert Frost’s line is often quoted, but seldom defined: what is it exactly that makes a “good” fence good? Here are my four criteria: One. Aesthetic. Acceptable fence materials include wood, vinyl, aluminum, chain link, wrought iron, and wire. Any of the above can be attractive — or...
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Let’s Hear it for “the Road Taken”

Commencement Speeches 2014 Leave it to Ellen DeGeneres to come up with the ultimate rebuttal to Robert Frost. If you don’t know Frost’s famous poem, here it is: Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –“The...
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