Picking up the Loot in Brinks Trucks
A man was sitting at a table in Au Bon Pain, in Washington’s Union Station, and I sat down next to him. He was friendly, a black man with books and a backpack spread out before him. I knew he wanted to talk, he had that eagerness that strangers sometimes […]
Shiver Me Timbers, The Office Pirate is Coming!
Time Inc has a new idea for a website that they hope will reach male office workers, and they’ve hired Mark Golin, the editor behind beer-and-babes heavy Maxim Magazine for the job. the WSJ reports. “The site, www.officepirates.com, for now consists of a red-and-black page with a diamond-shaped sign depicting […]
Pentagon Bigwigs Aim to ‘Fight the ‘Net’
Reading on my laptop in the basement of the Comfort Inn in DC. BBC News reports this morning on a newly revealed report from 2003 evidencing the US military’s desire to “fight the ‘Net” using psyops tactics. The “roadmap” calls for a far-reaching overhaul of the military’s ability to conduct […]
Despite His Record, They Keep Hiring Frank
The Edgartown Yacht Club is the epicenter of the rich, connected and preppie boater world on Martha’s Vineyard. I used to work with the people there and remember hearing about one of their members, a bigwig named Frank Biondi Jr., who often called in for tennis reservations. I also remember […]
Trainin’ Down to DC
It’s been quite a while since I rode Amtrak, but it has been a pleasant surprise this afternoon as I glided through Connecticut en route to Washington. At New Haven’s Union Station, the curvy wood bences with round tops harkened back to the good old days of train travel. I […]
Going Fast and Loving it on the Way to DC
Another jam-packed day at GoNOMAD. I am leaving today at 2 to drive to New Haven, then boarding an Amtrak train to Washington DC. The office and cafe are buzzing today; my son Sam is staining our new stools, Alan is working on our menu, Joe is helping me fine […]
The Nightmare Comes When you Try to Get Off
Reading the news today about the World’s largest Cruise liner, Royal Caribbean’s new Project Genesis, which will come out of drydock at 1,181 feet, and 100,000 tons. (Aircraft carriers weigh in at only 97,000). At the end of the story, a travel agent reveals that one of his customer’s biggest […]
‘Everyone Is Afraid to Criticize Islam’
Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia where she experienced the oppression of Muslim women first hand. When her father attempted to force her into an arranged marriage, she fled to Holland in 1992. Later, she renounced the Muslim religion. The Dutch politician who was forced to go into hiding […]