Read Paul Shoul’s new story on GoNOMAD about Bilbao and the chefs he met there.

Cow Escapes Meat Plant, Dodges SUV, Train in Montana: The AP had this story today. “A cow that escaped a slaughterhouse dodged vehicles, ran in front of a train, braved the icy Missouri River and took three tranquilizer darts before being recaptured six hours later. News of the heifer’s adventures […]

The LA Times’ Dave McKinnen chronicled the change that has put private tennis clubs on the extinction list. “Lindborg’s story is a familiar one. During the sport’s peak in the mid-1970s, developers couldn’t build private clubs fast enough to satisfy the public’s urge to whack a fuzzy yellow ball. The […]

Horrific people exist who want to kill us. This is what it must be like in Israel, with Sharon just about dead and a mother who celebrates carnage. Bokertov.typepad.com had this. “Whatever, who is, in the words of the Associated Press, the “mother of three martyrs.” She is also a […]

I remember when I used to work for men who had to make quick decisions, and they never did. It frustrated me. Now that I am running these companies, I also have to make the quick snap judgements. Now, decide, spend, save, compare, put-out-fires. Delegate. Well I am good at […]

I had a dental appointment last week when it snowed. The doc called and we set up a later time, and I settled in for some drilling. After a while, he stopped, and went away. I asked the hygenist sitting next to me if that was it. “No, no, there’s […]

Stop reading for a moment. Flip this over. Notice that the backside of your morning newspaper is utterly unencumbered by cords, plugs, telephone jacks or USB connections. The Miami Herald had this take on newspapers today. To hell with Bluetooth technology. We were wireless long before wireless was cool.Marvel at […]

Here are some fascination prognostications by Sally Hofmeister in the LA Times today. “Google will unveil its own low-price personal computer or other device that connects to the Internet. Sources say Google has been in negotiations with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, to sell a Google PC. The machine […]

Some teenage soccer players and their parents saw more sights than they wanted when they stayed at a hotel where about 200 swingers were having a New Year’s party. The AP ran this story today, from Orlando. “Paul Camporini brought his wife, seventh-grade daughter and eighth- grade son from Safety […]

The Sun featured a big story about a brewing scandal at Lunar House, where immigrant status is greatly affected by looks. “A Lebanese girl came into the office in a foul temper asking for one of the guys who worked there. He had recently moved to another department. “She told […]

The long lunch break, the two- or three-hour siesta that typified Spanish life for centuries, has been permanently shortened for government workers, dropping to an hour to keep pace with child-care needs and schedules in the rest of Europe. Instead of working from 9am until 7 or 8pm with a […]

The Seattle Times Danny Westneat just published a column on the most popular stories of the year. While journalists would prefer to highlight their investigative work or their hard hitting corruption probes, the readers have a more prurient view. In the top five most popular stories, four concern a man […]