Scuttle or Move Your Fleet, Or We Will Sink It
Out on the porch at 8 am, and the sun is just starting to broil. We readjust our chairs to get out of the strong rays, and I am reading a letter to the editor of the Wall St. Journal about World War II. Letter writer Elliott Hinkes MD, from […]
The MV Island Home Rolls into the Sea
Oh oh oh, it is sooo nice to be on vacation on the very familiar island of Martha’s vineyard. Everything here is what I’m used to, this little cottage with all of the same age-old knick knacks, and the front porch where we lazily read and sit and watch the […]
Press Trip Tales
Travelwriters.com asked a question “What was your most embarassing moment on a press trip? Here is an answer from “Lush.” “Once upon on a time in a Novotel in Australia, I met the local tourism board PR before I checked into my hotel. “I’ve left you a special welcome package […]
Who’s Who Squatting in our Edgartown House
The heat is on, and our cafe AC is pathetic. Sweltering as these machines hum full blast, something’s gotta give. So we’re going shopping tonight. We’ve found some great new prospects for the cafe position, and soon we’ll be at full strength once I return from Martha’s Vineyard. Next week […]
Fat Matt Finally Walks the Plank
“Fat Matt Amorello was a complete boob to the bitter end,” writes Howie Carr in today’s Boston Herald website about the embattled head of the Mass Turnpike’s Big Dig. “Two weeks ago today, he had a deal on the table that would have paid him through the end of the […]
The ‘Unstealable Cars’ that Are Being Stolen
Last night I had trouble sleeping after taking a well deserved nap in the afternoon. There I was, 2 am, tossing and turning while Cindy slept like a dead person. So I got up and read the latest copy of Wired, which as usual provided fascinating material. Apparently there are […]
Saveurs’ Fact Checker Checks In about Pancakes
Today is another busy day at the cafe, with the weather heating up and the people streaming in for smoothies, ice coffee and to use the computers. I was in a meeting with a web designer from Greenfield named Maria when I got a call from Saveur Magazine. It was […]
In Moscow, the Showers are Cold This Time of Year
Back in the cafe today, I sent Alan home early about 2:30. No sense watching him sit around waiting for customers when I can do it myself. I got a chance to read the Recorder, and found a story from the Baltimore Sun. This story made me glad I don’t […]