Oh How the Music Affects the Mood
Ahhhhh nice music. I am fascinated by the spectrum of people’s musical tastes, and how much the choice of tunes affects my mood and the ambience of a place. I often commandeer the Pandora selection here at the cafe, and switch it to a playlist that includes Frank Sinatra, Ella […]
Each Child Must Ride to School Alone?
It was cold, and it was late, so I volunteered to take Nathan to his school, just a few blocks away. As I often do I took on a new role for our short trip, I told him I was honored to be his chauffeur. Since he was a bigshot […]
Clear Hartford Will Make Wi-Fi Irrelevant and Put the ‘Net Anywhere
I saw an ad today that was prescient…it was for Clear, a 4G wireless system that’s now available in Hartford. They offer customers the chance to pay $60 per month and get the same speed as a home Wi-Fi system anywhere they open up their laptops. Again it’s a sign […]
The Kenyan Prostitutes Asked: What Do You Think of Our Situation?
Ted Conover wrote a book called “The Routes of Man,” in which he traveled around the world and wrote about the impact of roads on civilizations. While I enjoyed the white knuckle account of life driving in Bolivia’s mountains, I am more enjoying the account from when the author joined […]
As State Street Lays off 1400 Workers, Their Profits Soar
I am in between about the most recent move by Obama to extend the Bush tax cuts. While I do believe that increasing taxes doesn’t do much to stimulate the economy and create jobs, a column by Joan Vennochi in the Boston Globe did make me pause. It was about […]
Mulling the Cafe Conumdrum: Close Earlier?
After a light dusting of snow, it really feels like December, and the Christmas season. There are so many errands to run and things to take care of, I thought about them as I walked from the house to the cafe, well protected with longjohns and with gloves. Mismatched, but […]
I’ve Blogged Since 2004, With a Few Rare Breaks
The cold has set in…every time you go outside, you will either be glad you wore your longjohns or wishing, silently, that you did. I have been running in and out of the cold, and I am not cold. Ugh, though this is a symbolic first blast for a long […]
Innovative Electric Trucks Make Companies Shine Greener
Electric cars are in vogue now, and I read with great interest about another category that’s moving even faster. That would be electric delivery trucks. The math makes sense: a diesel truck that Frito Lay uses to deliver chips around New York City gets about 10 miles per gallon, and every […]