T. Boone’s Still Serous About His Windfarm
Daniel Whitten reported on Bloomberg about one of my favorite oilman…wind-power promoter T. Boone. “Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens said today that he is delaying, not canceling, a $10 billion wind energy project in Texas.” The so-called Pampa project will be postponed until 2013 when Texas is expected to complete […]
At Harpo’s Bar, Getting Ready for Trivia
I got out on the bike tonight, first time in a long time….and I thought about how if you don’t jump when the call comes, you’ll settle back into the lazy route. So roused as I was by Steve’s promise to depart from his house, I set off and soon […]
The Boat Is Lifted Out of the Water by the Whale
We splurged and bought the Sunday NY Times yesterday. Splurged because it’s all on my iphone, but my parents were visiting and they like that big printed copy. I read a fascinating piece about how whales are so well attuned to other creatures. The focus was different whales of the […]
Venus & The Cellar Bar: Worth the Wait
The last time I wrote about Venus & the Cellar Bar, I got many comments from people interested in this new Easthampton restaurant. I have been wanting to go back and sample the cuisine, and tonight was a grand occasion to do so–my parents were visiting. Here is my earlier […]
I Always Admire a Persistent Salesman
I’m on the phone with a very persistent guy from Switzerland. He is trying to convince me that we should fork over $2 grand a month and he’ll give us all sorts of content like video, news feeds and articles. The deal is that they collect all sorts of travel […]
July, July, Will Summer Really Arrive?
Back into the daily groove, things feel good. We just might be past the season’s unending, maddening rain, I’m thinking about a caprese salad of tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil for Friday night. Here are the oysters we slurped up last week on Carteret Beach. Wow, I can still taste […]
The Sox Sell Out, But Scalpers Left With Tickets
I joined 35,475 other Red Sox fans at the 503rd consecutive sell-out at Fenway last night. Despite the impressive record, I was surprised at how many desperate looking ticket scalpers greeted me along Yawkey Way. I held an extra ticket myself, and didn’t think I’d be able to unload it […]
One Man’s Way to Save the World
I read a story at the end of the day, handed to me by editor Steve Hartshorne. This is a great way to end the day, to read about Will Allen and how he thinks we can save the world. It starts with his ‘small but remarkable’ farm in the […]