The Lonely Milkmen Wait, With Nothing to Do
It’s frustratingly cold, snow is on the lawn, and we’re heading to VT for a surprise 50th birthday. But I still had time this morning to read a few nuggets in my favorite newspaper, the WSJ. In India, there are milkmen who punch in to work every morning at the […]
Apple Breaks the Rules of Niceness–and Wins
I quickly finished reading the April issue of Wired last night. The cover story was about how Apple does well by going against all of the cooperative, sharing, and caring principals that have made other Silicon Valley businesses successful. They hide from the press and play hardball with anyone who […]
Black Funeral Directors Do Battle Every Day
Outside I am watching two ducks attempt to mate, splashing around on a half-frozen pond. Ahh, spring! Even little bunny hop has made an appearance, so, despite the threat of a snowstorm tomorrow, spring is coming along. We have brought back ice coffee and coffee ice cubes at the cafe, […]
Just Then Another Lady in a Bikini Popped Out
Scott Huler wrote a book about the trail of Odysseus, called Öne Man’s Odyssey, and we published an excerpt on GoNOMAD. Here is a nugget I enjoyed. A Single WordHeading towards a beach camping area that I thought might provide at least some shade and perhaps a public toilet, I […]
Bamboo, the Wiley, Impervious and Destructive Weed
Matthew Rose wrote a piece about fighting bamboo in today’s WSJ. Had me laughing outloud as I sat on a stool at the cafe watching cars drive by in the cold. The story follows the many ways people try to foil the bamboo plant. Specifically, the running bamboo that is […]
This Is How You Keep Your Shoes Organized
Cindy once told me the reason she wanted to buy a digital camera. You see before you the reason, it’s in her very organized closet. An enviably organized woman who has no equal in her quest to keep everything in order. I love it! (And her!)
A Depression? In 2008? Not So Fast
It is the first day of spring but it’s still not even forty degrees. Last night we had dinner with friends in Holyoke and one of them told us that she heard a TV report that 2008 would be the year of another great depression. That’s with a d, not […]
A Wry and Realistic View of Dating at Sixty
Today I had a delicious lunch in the cafe, our havarti and ham melt special. Then I had a chance to read an essay by Andree Aelion Brooks, who proved herself a witty, saucy and clever woman when it comes to men. Her point? That at her age, it’s best […]