The Rotary Calls
I was invited to speak at the Springfield, MA Rotary luncheon on Friday. An associate, Paul MacDonald, at a company I work with saw the article in BusinessWest magazine, and decided that I had what it takes to stand up in front of 100 or so businesspeople and talk. So […]
Are you an Owl or a Lark?
Vladimir Putin wakes up each morning at about 11 am. George Bush, a lark, wakes up at 5 am and goes to be no later than ten each night. Today’s New York Times styles section includes a story about early risers and what that all really means. In the story, […]
The War Ain’t Over and Recruiting is Tough
Today’s New York Times included an article about how tough it is to be one of the army recruiters now that the war has put so much death and injury in the news. “Recruiters said falling short often generates a barrage of angry correspondence, formal reprimands, threats or even demotion. […]
From Fort Apache to Little House on the Prairie
We went to a big swish party last night, it was the fifthtieth birthday of a neighbor of the friends we were visiting in Westchester County. It was a grand time; there was a raw bar with briny, plump little necks, and delicate crab cakes passed by staff. I met […]
Kifaya Echoes in Egypt and Lebanon
William Safire writes in the New York Times magazine about words, and he picked up on a new one floating around Egypt. The country is ruled by a dictator named Hosni Mubarak. He wants his son to replace him, and the Egyptians are finally saying “Enough!” There was a protest […]
Podcasting Goes Mainstream
I have written before about our interest in developing podcasts, short interviews with travel writers to reflect and add depth to stories they have published on GoNOMAD. I envision a wonderfully synchronous new feature, that you could load on your little Ipod and listen to while on the airplane headed […]
Waiting for the Easter Mouse
In Australia, farmers and others HATE bunnies. That’s because these creatures decimate the farmland and eat everything in sight. Because of this popular hatred, when it comes to Easter icons, the rabbit is out. Now it’s time to celebrate the Easter Bilby. Rabbits, according to today’s Wall Street Journal, are […]
Reporters Call–And We Answer!
Today began with a meeting with our new bookkeeper who is going to organize us and show us how to use the wonder that is Quickbooks. Her name is Bonnie, and she has climbed big mountains with the famous outdoorsman Phil Buck. Buck is known for his voyages, among them […]