Saturday Night, I’ll be at the Intercontinental in Medellin
The hotel is in Medellin’s El Poblado residential area, the Intercontinental rests on a hillside, overlooking the valley. Paul Shoul and I should arrive there around 9 pm. Will keep you as posted as I can!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Bella Goes Under the Bed
BOOM! BOOM! That’s how Robin Jaffin punctuated her letter to the Amherst MA board of selectmen when she complained about her neighbor the farmer. In order to keep away unwanted birds, he’s been shooting off a propane-powered gun that makes a boom boom noise in frequent intervals all day long. […]
Uneasy is the Head that Is Denied the Crown
I remember once telling a woman acquaintance who had just begun a fundraising job at a local college to pursue the richest woman in Massachusetts–Abigail Johnson. She’s the scion of the Johnsons who run Fidelity, the world’s largest mutual fund. But at 45, she’s already been passed over by dad […]
Movin’ On Up–To the New York Times Travel Show
Once more, GoNOMAD reaches high and scores! We have been exhibiting at a major New York Tradeshow for four years, and every year we have gotten more out of it. While we’ve loved our January shows at the Adventure Expo, the time has come to move up. So I’m proud […]
Comings and Goings in the GoNOMAD Cafe
We’ve got some interesting events coming up in the cafe and today it was time to figure out the details. First I got a visit from Attorney Bill St. James, who lived in Deerfield before moving south a few years ago. We are working with Bill to offer a ‘Procrastinator’s […]
What’s In a Name? With ‘Gambling Men,’ Suher Gets Our Attention
At one point this morning both Cindy and I were on our laptops, scanning the local news. I asked her what she was reading and she said it was about Eric Suher’s newest purchase. I jumped over to Masslive and read that my old boss has a new scheme, and […]
Sneaking Away for A Swim in the Berkshires
On Friday it was sweltering, and I took advantage of the warm weather to play hooky. I met Cindy and we drove out to Lenox, where two friends and their daughter were enjoying a week in the Berkshires by the pool. When we first got there, dreaming of that famous […]
A Fatal Accident Last Night on Interstate 91
I passed this fatal accident last night at about 6:30 pm on Rte 91. Apparently the driver and passenger, 19 and 43, crossed the median and hit head on a vehicle driving southbound. Traffic quickly backed up for miles in the southbound lane. I snapped these shots and quickly emailed […]