In the bright LA sunshine I bought a copy of the Los Angeles Times and read a story about hybrid tug boats. This is an initiative not many are aware of; along with vehicle tailpipe emissions, the EPA is after trains, ships and planes to also reduce their emissions. In […]
Last night we went up to Greenfield to the People’s Pint. It was four of us, four old guys in a good mood ’cause it was Friday night. The joint didn’t disappoint–full of happy beer drinkers and a spirit in the air. Maybe it was because it was Friday and […]
Today I’m again behind the counter at the cafe…but that’s a good thing. Business has really taken off this week, I think it might have to do with the new neon OPEN sign as well as the nicer weather and of course, our great sandwiches! But it is inspiring to […]
The NY Post is famously anti-democrat. But today even I was surprised to read on Horse’s Mouth, by Greg Sargent, that the editors there actually rewrote an AP story to smear Dems. The wire service story had this headline and lead: Democrats Challenge Bush on Iraq Bill A historic veto […]
America held back a collective sniffle tonight, as the most popular show on TV went into charity mode, and showed scenes of desperation in Africa and poor folks in Louisiana. It shows the way that fundraising has so radically changed. It’s just much easier…the web, the easy enabling of credit […]
Tonight on PBS I learned about how dogs evolved from wolves…Ray Coppinger, a Hampshire College professor, said that it happened much faster than we’d think. He said it had to do with the ‘flight time,’ how long it would take a wild wolf to get to a food source like […]
Relaxing during a slow moment at the cafe, I picked up the WSJ. There a headline made me do a double take…No Virginia it’s not true. “Going Online Isn’t a Must Move for All Entrepreneurs.” Firms flourishing wihout a site say the Work Isn’t Worth It. Harumph! But I had […]
I met billionaire Phil Anschutz a few years ago, when I attended the European premier of the CS Lewis movie in Belfast. I remember how the waters parted when the slightly built man entered the reception, and I chatted him up about the next seven movies he’d like to make […]
Reading the NY Times today in the mid April sunlight, I learned about a guy who sounds like the coolest man who ever roamed the earth. His name is Andre…and he holds hip after-parties for artists and other ‘in’ people. He was profiled by a fawning Julia Chapin. “Mr. Saraiva, […]
We had a lazy brunch at a placed called B’Shara’s next to Rte 5 in West Springfield today, and I got a chance to read the NY Times. A story about food aid provided an interesting twist…and in the piece former President Bill Clinton admitted to having ‘never thought of […]
Last night I went again down to the big city. It was time to meet Cindy and some other pals at a bar I’ve never been to, but I’ve always admired: The Dirty Truth. This place was originally built as a Pan Asian joint. But they went out of business, […]
India is a magical place, I’ve been told, but also a place where the Malthusian images of overcrowding can be pretty scary. I found out this morning when I read a story in the Wall St. Journal by Eric Bellman about the crowded and deadly commuter trains of Mumbai. He […]