I am nervously awaiting my long-haul flight from Newark to Singapore tonight. Well, not nervous, but I have that antsy sort of feeling I get when I’m leaving on a big trip. The cafe is incredibly slow, so slow in fact that we’ll probably close at noon. Who knew that […]

Garrison Keillor is a lot of fun close up. We are heading tonight for our fourth annual pilgrimage to watch the recording of the last Prairie Home Companion show tonight at Tanglewood. The lawn picnic we prepare is usually luscious…with Bill’s strawberries and snap peas, fine chilled wines, delicacies from […]

We let the public know about our signal generosity a week ago, when the Daily Hampshire Gazette published a story about WiFi in cafes. We chatted with Rachael and talked about why giving this away to our customers makes sense. But just in case everybody didn’t see the paper, we […]

Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur are the tallest buildings in the world. I read about them in a huge packet of literature that DHL dropped off at the house. I am getting ready to fly to Malaysia on Monday night. The flight is with the best airine–Singapore Airlines. And this […]

This story needs no embellishment, in sheer level of the ultimate “cringeworthy,” read. “Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench, is on trial on charges he used a penis pump on himself in the courtroom while sitting in judgment of others. Over the past […]

I stopped by this new cafe in Hadley today. It’s called Esselon Cafe and Kitchen. What a beautiful garden they have! It’s blocked by tall conical pine trees, and they have adirondack chairs, stone tables, and a porch that seems like it belongs in a rich person’s house. Very comfy. […]

The NY Observer writes about beautiful Anderson Cooper, who has everything–looks, charm, talent, a great reputation…But there is one pesky measure of victory that Mr. Cooper doesn’t quite satisfy: He doesn’t actually win. On average, only some 630,000 viewers a night tune in to Anderson Cooper 360, to watch Anderson […]