Who The Hell is John Bolton?
This from a lobbying website “The Center for American Progress” I found on google… “He has been called a “treaty-killer” and a “guided missile.” He is known as the “undersecretary for chads” and the “anti-diplomat.”[ii] Recently he called concerns over how many nuclear weapons North Korea possesses “quibbling.” [iii] And, […]
Hail the Cancer Vixen
The NY Times told a tale that included a long horizontal photo of Marisa Acocella Marchetto at her apartment. The story was about her reaction to breast cancer. “The New York-based illustrator was dressed to turn heads one recent afternoon at Da Silvano, a downtown Italian restaurant frequented by the […]
Too Cheap to Fly to Europe
The Providence Journal ‘s Jack Coleman reports on a controversy about the proposed Cape Cod Wind Farm, found on poynter.org today. “NEVER LET IT BE SAID that The Cape Cod Times is stingy. Unlike many newspapers its size, the 50,000-circulation Times has sent reporters to chase stories in South Africa, […]
Watching the Chef at Black Eyed Susans
Nantucket is a famous culinary mecca, with great chefs opening expensive eateries and each season coming up with new and higher standards for dining….with the clientele that comes ashore from multimillion dollar yachts and sprawling summer homes, this is a place where prices can soar and smiles will still greet […]
Long Long Lost
Saying goodbye to a favorite television series next week will take longer than ever. The hottest show on ABC, Lost, will feature a two-part final season episode that will last for three hours, says AOL News. Early rumors about “Exodus” had it that one of the castaways would die during […]
Stanley’s Literary Larding
Alessandra Stanley used to be a foreign bureau chief and high ranking reporter for the New York Times. Now she’s the TV critic, and Broadcasting and Cable magazine recently had fun looking back at the obscure yet precise literary references she loves to lard her columns with. Below are a […]
James Taylor at the Fenway Park Home Opener
Watching television in the hotel. Laptop enabled, high speed connection, bright sunny day, out visiting customers on Nantucket island with Todd. So many friendly people out on this isle 29 miles at sea. Sun glinting off the water. The Sox game is on and James Taylor sang the national anthem. […]
Driving in a Very Cool Car to ACK
We drove out to Hyannis to ferry across to Nantucket for a few days. The vehicle was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. A 2005 BMW 6 series, sharp and full of space age gadgets…like the navigation system that shows you the map of the road, even showed the ocean […]
