Capt Bruce’s Life on the Water
Bruce Blakelock used to work for a big chemical company in Niagara, but seven years ago he made a break for the water. He’s a fishing captain and co owner of the Riverside Motel, in Lewiston NY. He took us out fishing in his 18′ boat yesterday. He said […]
Shooting Photos of Presidential Notes
Daryl Lang writes in Photo District News, about Reuters, which recently shot a close up photo of a note written by President Bush asking it he could take a bathroom break. “The news service explains why they put the photo on the wire: “Heads of state seldom attend Security Council […]
Zipping and Flexing in a Green New Way
Today’s USA Today was outside my hotel door, so I picked it up and read about car sharing. This is offered by two growing companies, Zipcar and Flexcar, and they offer a fleet of cars you can rent by the hour or the day, using the internet as an easy […]
Unsightly Niagara
We drove miles and miles over the New York Thruway. The unending fields and rows of corn were interspersed with golf courses, glimpes of deer in fields, and peeks into broken down upstate towns. When we finally exited the Thruway, after 270 miles, we drove toward Niagara Falls. The sides […]
Shuffling to Buffalo
Up really early today, thinking about where I need to go. Can you believe I am going to drive to Albany this morning then continue on all the way past BUFFALO? I am just back from my trip to Italy Sunday, but obligations call me to Niagara Falls. It is […]
The Piano Couldn’t be Salvaged
Terry Gross interviewed Sonny Rollins on her radio show Fresh Air. Rollins talked with his somber hoarse voice about lving in Tribeca and having to move out of his apartment after 9/11. “I left my piano there, ” he said, “Monk played that and Dizzy and many others.” Rollins explained […]
Cerfin’ Right Place, Right Time
In Deauville, a town hard by the Northern coast of France, they honor film and writers with a festival of cinema. One of the honorees was 90-something “ex Hollywood Prince” Bud Schulberg. He hung out with Castro in the early days, joining him for a tall vodka with Erroll Flynn […]
The Ghost Train Leaves New Orleans
Found this on little Green Footballs this morning, from the Washington Post.“[New Orleans Mayor] Nagin did not tell everyone to leave immediately, because the regional plan called for the suburbs to empty out first, but he did urge residents in particularly low-lying areas to “start moving — right now, as […]