Thomas Friedman‘s column is so logical and simple, it is almost hard to bear. Why can’t some of these ideas make it on the political agenda? “During the 1973 Arab oil embargo Brazil was importing almost 80 percent of its fuel supply,” notes Mr. Luft, director of the Institute for […]
During vacation, I still gravitate to my old habit of thinking about work. So I came back to the cool circular newspaper reading room of the Edgartown Public Library to indulge. Here they had the WIFI connection, the electric plug and even a comfy place for a mouse and pad, […]
Lifeboats, coastguards and police turned out off of Hollicombe beach, near Devon, England, when screams were heard from a rubber dinghy – only to find a naked couple making love. A walker on nearby cliffs thought their shreaks of delight at 8 a.m. were calls for help and dialled 999 […]
On the ferry over to Martha’s Vineyard, I got a chance to read a long NY Times story about King Fahd, the just deceased leader of Saudi Arabia. The story included a glimpse into his younger, wilder days, when he was just a prince waiting for his chance. Fahd got […]
Today we went to a funeral in New Jersey for my Uncle Kim. As we all age, and time marches on we notice that we go to more and more of these. Seeing family meet their ends brings me to think about Nathan and Greta and the other babies who […]
Sarah Boxer writes in today’s NY Times Sunday Arts section about dogs, cats and blogs. “This is her story. Last month a woman let her dog relieve itself on the subway in Seoul. She was caught, by a cellphone camera, doing nothing about it. Within days, her picture, her identity, […]
Friday’s Wall Street Journal included a story about the difference between how Hong Kong and US port authorities screen containers for bombs. The Chinese have developed a screening method that takes every single container through the detector, leaving nothing to chance. The technology is expensive but there is no doubt […]
Last night I joined two old pals at an upscale restaurant bar in South Deerfield. It was Chandler’s and the walls were lined floor to ceiling with bottles of American wines. The light came through the glass and created a warm atmosphere. The place was empty as we took our […]
NY Times Style section includes this nugget about a rich apparel company owner. “Even under the murkiest of he-said, she-said circumstances, Mr. Dov Charney’s management style runs counter to American cultural and business norms and has left him vulnerable to the kind of claims he faces now, workplace experts and […]
“The 1999 Acura Integra coupe was the most-stolen vehicle last year and Integras from other model years weren’t far behind, likely the targets of street racers who want their fast engines, according to a report released July 19, 2005. One out of every 200 registered 1999 Acura Integras was stolen […]
Erik Gauger puts out an online email travel publication and website called Notes from the Road. I admire his balls-on, descriptive and reverant approach to travel. “I tried pitching my stories to an online magazine called GORP, which I admired for their lack of annoying advertising, commercialization or pop-under ads […]
Rob Sheppe writes in Sportfishing Magazine included this scary tale today. “The Schultz family – Bob, his son Stephen, and 20-year old daugher Allison – were on a fishing trip off the coast of Panama. Bob had taken his children to Panama for some quality time away from the demands […]