I got invited at the last minute by Marc for some steaks and salad at a big house in Florence. Then we repaired to the basement where on a giant flat screen, we popped on a DVD. It was “The Johnny Cash show”, a musical variety show that ran from […]
My friend and ex-wife Kathryn once lived and worked in Kentucky. That’s why she is now a source for incredible and hilarious redneck photos. She sent these today. We have here a Redneck cat carrier and a redneck bbq grill. Yeehaw!
I talked on the phone the other day to a nice woman who asked me for a job reference for one of our employees. I told her that I’d miss her terribly, and that she should hire her. Bam! Now we’re back to needing more people! Turnover is an integral […]
I got an email from a traveler named Diane Letulle, who attended the NY Times Travel Show. She recalled a funny incident at the travel writing seminar we gave there. It’s from Eight Million Stories, a New York city website. My day at the Travel Show ended in a writing […]
I met fierce resistance early this morning as I tried to be a helpful grandpa and give my daughter Kate a little more time to sleep. As often is the case, I heard my grandson Nathan thrashing around in her bed in the room next door and heard that familiar […]
Another snowstorm has come and gone, today we are left with the glimmer, shine and colder temps that make it all even more beautiful. I had a busy day yesterday in the office, making plans to travel to Atlanta to the Travelcom show and finalizing my trip the week before […]
This is an Eastern Flicker, a great big bird with a spotted chest who surprised us today on the snowy feeder. He liked the suet and came back repeatedly, we found him in our bird book.
Yesterday I got a chance to watch an excellent movie and read almost the entire NY Times. Watching movies on Sunday afternoon is far more enjoyable than falling asleep during a nighttime screening. Among the interesting articles in the Times was a piece in the Week in Review about the […]
Saturday afternoon at the office, and once again I’m here. I can’t stay away from this place, what with so many things to worry about, get done, and piles of papers to file or throw away. I managed to get a good workout in, early up at the Greenfield Y. […]
I’ve always been fascinated by trucks, buses and railroads. Something about these giant moving things draws me in, and I always read stories about truckers, railroaders and coachmen. I remember once on a trip to Hungary with Kent. I kept asking, ‘what about the coachman, where will he eat…what will […]
I found this info on a website called Linkbuildr.com . Wise guy with good ideas on how to make Twitter go farther. Here is an excerpt he wrote. “Twitter Search Engines:There are a number of Twitter search engines out there and they are a great way to find people that […]
Deborah Saunders writes in the SF Chronicle today about a favorite American pasttime–bashing newspapers. But she makes some excellent points, since most blogs and on-line news sources rely on flipping through the newspapers they bash for story ideas. “I wonder who will be around in five years to cover stories. […]