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 […]
I met a big man named Bill at a tavern on Nantucket. Broadcasting loudly across the bar, he was hard to ignore. He had acres of tattoo ink up and down both of his beefy forearms and wore lots of gold jewelry. When he laughed, he pushed you at the […]
The Village Voice’s Anya Kamenetz recently wrote a piece on the experience of being a rich ‘trustafarian’ in today’s world. “Some people do treat me differently when they learn I have money. Doesn’t really matter, I guess. It’s not like I’ll be buying drinks for everyone!” He shares a $1,400-a-month […]
Paul Krugman argues in the NY Times that national health care has become a big factor in where Toyota decides to build auto plants…and they recently chose Ontario, Canada over the US because of this and the level of education of the workers. “There has been fierce competition among states […]
Suzanne D’Amour once had it all. She married her boss, dentist Robert D’Amour, after meeting him on her job as a dental hygenist in Springfield, MA. After years of marriage to the man 22 years her senior, she got bored and met Alex Rankins, a beefy, black Springfield bar bouncer. […]
Summer nights can be brutal for those of us who live in un-airconditioned houses. Covers wet with sweat, tossing and turning; no wonder Lunestra is the new drug of choice. Last night, again, racked with an inability to stay asleep, I woke up at 2 and headed downstairs to the […]
Reuters reports that Brazilian police arrested 10 people on Thursday accused of selling drugs using Google’s international social networking site Orkut, which is hugely popular in the Latin American country. “We’ve nabbed 10 so far, but there may be more,” he added. The ring distributed mainly ecstasy and marijuana. Orkut […]