I had to get down to New York yesterday, as the snow flew around me and reports trickled in of cancelations from the weather. I did the white knuckle dance as far as Springfield’s Chessmen Lounge, where I parked my car and hurried to board Amtrak’s Vermonter into the city. […]
For as many years as I’ve been a traveling man, I have gravitated toward certain types of music. I especially am drawn to Arabic music, that enchanting pulsing beat that comes with lyrics I can’t understand, adding to the mystique. I discovered an artist named Nasrat Ali Khan a decade […]
After so many years of visiting the New York Times Travel show this time of year, you’d think it would become old hat. But it’s still invigorating to don the badge and make my way onto the show floor to meet up with so many of the colleagues and friends […]
There is an exhilaration unlike anything else when you’ve just played music with a band–and done it well. I had a moment of triumph last night at my old friend Joe’s house when I took to the full drum set and played two tunes with a spark and precision I […]
This morning I joined three of my fellow ebook publishers for a get together around a big table at my favorite Greenfield Cafe, the Brass Buckle. Working on these projects, we tend to go it alone, so I appreciated Jeff Rutherford taking the time to get us all together to […]
Argentina is a defiant rogue in financial circles. That’s because in 2001, the country told hundreds of banks, organizations and individuals to take it or leave it. They defaulted on more than $100 million in debt, offering pennies on the dollar to the people who loaned them all the money […]
View a photo gallery from the Masterpiece Ball 2014 I think in a laid back place like the Pioneer Valley there remains an intrinsic desire to get dressed up once in a while. Enough of the pajamas on Main Street, and the casual Fridays every day. We gravitate toward any […]
Tomorrow at the bright hour of 7 am, I’ll be on the phone with my pals at WHYN-AM 560, the talk radio powerhouse out of Springfield where I often share stories of recent travels. Brad and Bo are a lot of fun, always lots of laughs and I always manage […]
It’s time for new year’s resolutions….and I hope that next year I can cross many of these off my list. 1. Push harder to bring back the golden revenues of days gone by. Make more sales calls and keep at it harder to bring more companies into the mix and […]
I have a few year end challenges that I hope I can manage to finish today. It’s still what feels like holiday time, despite it being Monday morning, so we’ve gotten a slow start. Outside is about as cold as it gets around here, 16 degrees, and inside it’s taking […]
It’s that funny week between the holidays when nothing gets done except more eating, drinking and lazing around. It’s also a time that I often get wracked with guilt, as if I should be working harder and beat myself up for not really trying. But social engagements trump any obligations, […]
It’s Christmas night, and the guests have all gone. We took a hike up the slippery mountain, cooked a big meal, sat around and enjoyed our Christmas presents by the fire, and played a card game. Now the house is empty and the cat is back where she belongs, right […]