Obama "Gets It" on High-speed Rail & Other Necessities
As the snow swirled around me this morning, I got a lot done here in my office alone. It’s funny because I used to think of how sad I was that Cindy before she had her assistant, would have to be by herself in the office. Today Í love it, […]
Chip Tracks Down the Dog Owner and the Realtor
I love my routine on the ‘Net, the same as my regular route in newspapers. Saturday I usually look at the Recorder to see if Chip Ainsworth has a column…he did yesterday and it was a beaut. He starts off at a Red Sox spring training game, and mentions all […]
Facebook Crushes Myspace, Which Once Ruled
Uh oh. The trade press is buzzing over the possible demise of once-powerful Myspace. Below is a snip from Jason Lee Miller, staff writer for Web Pro News, and his thoughts echo my own. I used to update a Myspace page, now I hardly ever bother to go there. Facebook […]
The Johnny Cash Show: He Deserved the Accolades
I got invited at the last minute by Marc for some steaks and salad at a big house in Florence. Then we repaired to the basement where on a giant flat screen, we popped on a DVD. It was “The Johnny Cash show”, a musical variety show that ran from […]
From Kentucky Come Photos of Redneck Things
My friend and ex-wife Kathryn once lived and worked in Kentucky. That’s why she is now a source for incredible and hilarious redneck photos. She sent these today. We have here a Redneck cat carrier and a redneck bbq grill. Yeehaw!
The Churn Continues…Help Wanted at the Cafe
I talked on the phone the other day to a nice woman who asked me for a job reference for one of our employees. I told her that I’d miss her terribly, and that she should hire her. Bam! Now we’re back to needing more people! Turnover is an integral […]
An Ancient Lady In a Mink Beefs About Her Travel Writing Career
I got an email from a traveler named Diane Letulle, who attended the NY Times Travel Show. She recalled a funny incident at the travel writing seminar we gave there. It’s from Eight Million Stories, a New York city website. My day at the Travel Show ended in a writing […]
Trying to Give the Mom a Little Time to Sleep In
I met fierce resistance early this morning as I tried to be a helpful grandpa and give my daughter Kate a little more time to sleep. As often is the case, I heard my grandson Nathan thrashing around in her bed in the room next door and heard that familiar […]
Going to Mobile, Alabama to See What I Can See
Another snowstorm has come and gone, today we are left with the glimmer, shine and colder temps that make it all even more beautiful. I had a busy day yesterday in the office, making plans to travel to Atlanta to the Travelcom show and finalizing my trip the week before […]
Eastern Flicker Chows Down on Suet in Holyoke
This is an Eastern Flicker, a great big bird with a spotted chest who surprised us today on the snowy feeder. He liked the suet and came back repeatedly, we found him in our bird book.
Working Less Brings Many Benefits
Yesterday I got a chance to watch an excellent movie and read almost the entire NY Times. Watching movies on Sunday afternoon is far more enjoyable than falling asleep during a nighttime screening. Among the interesting articles in the Times was a piece in the Week in Review about the […]
The Naked Men Converse on Worldly Topics at the Y
Saturday afternoon at the office, and once again I’m here. I can’t stay away from this place, what with so many things to worry about, get done, and piles of papers to file or throw away. I managed to get a good workout in, early up at the Greenfield Y. […]
What About the Coachman? He’s SIC, and OK
I’ve always been fascinated by trucks, buses and railroads. Something about these giant moving things draws me in, and I always read stories about truckers, railroaders and coachmen. I remember once on a trip to Hungary with Kent. I kept asking, ‘what about the coachman, where will he eat…what will […]
Twitter Websites To Sate Your Love for All Things Twitter
I found this info on a website called Linkbuildr.com . Wise guy with good ideas on how to make Twitter go farther. Here is an excerpt he wrote. “Twitter Search Engines:There are a number of Twitter search engines out there and they are a great way to find people that […]
We Love To Bash the Papers….But Be Careful of What We Wish For!
Deborah Saunders writes in the SF Chronicle today about a favorite American pasttime–bashing newspapers. But she makes some excellent points, since most blogs and on-line news sources rely on flipping through the newspapers they bash for story ideas. “I wonder who will be around in five years to cover stories. […]
The Whirring Bubbling Continuum Sweeps By
Today was a testy day. A day of annoyances, flashes of temper, and weariness from the many tasks that lay before the cafe owner and web publisher. First, taken to task about sloppiness in my kitchen duties. Then, told by a prospective hire, ‘hey, I’m worth way more than you’re […]
Wild Rose Small Means Crack Pipe in Stores
Crackpipe. You know those little vials you can find in most convenience stores, little rose on the side? Those are for drug users to turn them into crackpipes.
A Mile-Long Parked Train that Cuts a Town in Two
There’s a problem, you see, a problem in River City…a problem that extends throughout this great big land of ours. It’s railcars. I read today in the WSJ that many small towns are battling a new scourge: miles and miles of unused, stored freight train cars that cut many communities […]