The Stereo Magnate May Just Have Some Good Ideas
Sidney Harman thinks you’ll buy Newsweek as long as there is better quality, heavier paper. And he said he thinks that extra heft will make newsstand buyers want to take it home and read it. The WSJ’s Russell Adams wrote about the deal in today’s paper. Harman has a lot […]
Two Sides of a Very Famous Bike Racer
Lance Armstrong is a beacon of hope to millions of cancer patients. He’s also known by team members as a headstrong egotist who shoves people out of the way to put himself in the spotlight. Two stories from a long article I read about the 7-time Tour de France champ bubbled […]
You’ll Find the Bosses Behind the Taps
Last night I capped off a very long day with a few beers served up to me by the owner of a Deerfield brewery. Yes, like me, owner of the cafe, and like Nick, owner of the catering company, when events beckon, it is usually the bosses who man front […]
They’re Riding 110 Miles, Up Steep Dirt Hills. We Feed Em!
It’s t minus 15 hours and I am still a little jumpy over this huge task. We are feeding 675 bicycle riders who are coming to Deerfield to ride in a 110-mile race. On dirt roads. Up lots of hills! The cafe has partnered with the Sheep, the Black Sheep, […]
The Stuff You Find in Distillery Bathrooms
Summer is in full bloom, yet every morning I wake up with fan blowing and I”m freezing. I can tell that no, despite it being the middle of August, the chill of September is not far away. Here is a poster that I loved from Spokane. From 162_PANA
Some Chickens Just Know How to Live
In my backyard, a flock of chickens enjoys the spoils of bugs, grass and other things they stoop down to peck. The 12-strong flock is hardy and happy; they lay blue eggs and live a good life in South Deerfield. I was sad when I read a story in the […]
Do You Want to Take the Chute Too?
With her finger once again squarely on the pulse of America right now, Peggy Noonan writes in today’s WSJ about Steven Slater, the now-famous JetBlue flight attendant who cursed out his passengers, grabbed a beer, and slid down the emergency exit chute and off into the night. Her point wasn’t […]
Visiting Edison’s Laboratory of Genius
When I was a small boy, one of the highlights of growing up was a club my dad started with some of my friends. The club met on Saturdays, and each week a different dad took us out and showed us something…manly. Once we shot rifles at cans; another time […]