Beckie, from 1968
I came across a collection of Polaroids from the ’60s of women who were applying for jobs at strip clubs. They are charming and evocative of how women looked back then. Fascinating!
Huck: "Aren’t I Great for Not Playing this Ad?"
Dana Milbank writes about New Year’s Eve on the campaign trail in Iowa in the Washington Post. Here he zeroes in on the GOP front runner. “Huckabee was the lone candidate to defy his image; the GOP populist who rails against the country-club set scheduled his early-evening party at, uh, […]
It’s Almost Noon–Time to Fire up the Videos
Lunchtime is prime time for web viewing, according to a story in today’s NY Times. Cube dwellers browse videos on websites all of the time but they ramp up viewing at this golden hour of noon. Marketers have found that people who watch products videos at noon are 30% more […]
Early January at the GoNOMAD Cafe
Saturday at the cafe: A man meets a woman from a dating service. It looked like they enjoyed their coffee, but, no match. Then old pal Bill comes in, a regular. We sat for a coffee and then it was time to update the website we maintain for him. We […]
Thinking of Orchid Island When It’s 4 Degrees
Last night with a sigh of relief I published my article about Vero Beach FL. I have tried to stick to a rule of publishing articles within a 30-day window after I return from a trip. I got back from Vero in late November, so this one was just about […]
Brotherly Slide
It may be cold outside, but for Carlo and Nathan Cosme, it’s time for sledding on Beacon Field in Greenfield. This photo appeared in the Republican Newspaper yesterday!
Melting Salt to Create Electricity Just Makes Cents
I got a chance to read the WSJ last night and found another example of how industry is charging ahead with fantastic new ways to generate power using the sun and wind. It’s happening right near here at Hamilton Sundstrand, a division of United Technologies located in Connecticut. This company […]
What If You Hosted a Party and it Snowed?
We woke up on this first day of 2008 to a dribbling of snow, which has now turned into a torrent. Bummer, because today is our Open House at One Green Lane, and we’ve invited 30 people over to sip wine and nibble a spiral ham. Ugh! As I sit […]
Video Vigilante Catches the Tears of a Hooker
I was up early watching the snow fall and had a chance to fall back in bed and read the latest issue of Wired. There was a small story about a man in Oklahoma City who films prostitutes and johns in action and posts them on YouTube. The story included […]
Helen, Dear, How Can I Help You Today?
On the trip back up from NJ to South Deerfield, I found a Christian radio station in New York that featured shows about medical topics. One show was called Urology and You, and was hosted by a jolly Indian named Dr. Zafar Khan, and a guest OB/Gyn named Dr. Zuckerman. […]
An Assemblage of Siblings Relaxing in Jersey
When I bought my Nissan truck for the cafe, I didn’t realize that it was purely a short-radius vehicle. It’s great for popping back and forth from the house to the cafe, and sometimes for a jaunt down to Holyoke or Costco. But last night I took the rig on […]
George Washington’s Single Act Saved the US
Today’s WSJ came with a op-ed piece by Thomas Fleming, an excerpt from his new book called “The Perils of Peace: America’s Struggle for Survival After Yorktown,” in which the author credits George Washington for a single act that he says saved the US. It was difficult time, at Christmas […]
The Anger of a Taxi Dispatcher on a Rainy Night
Last night I had a job to do at 1o:55 pm. I hate having to stay up that late, and as I sipped wine at 7 pm I thought that I’d better not have another since ugh, I have to drive to Northampton to meet the bus. My son Sam […]
Congregation Amazes Itself after $50 Gifts
My eyes were misty when I finished reading an AP story by Helen O’Neill about a pastor who both stunned and challenged his congregation by handing out $50 to all of them with a caveat: They had to use the money to raise funds for the church. The parable of […]
Cats Prowl the NYC Bodegas and Keep Rats Away
The New York Times today had a piece about working cats who help out in delis and small bodegas all over NYC. The store owners say they’re invaluable, patrolling the aisles looking for rats and mice. The problem is that the health department has laws against keeping cats and other […]
What Makes a Really Good Party?
What makes a party? What is it that makes you talk about it excitedly the next day? I think you can tell it’s a good party when you hug everyone who walks in. Like each person is worthy of that level of affection, they’re the ones you’ve missed, or haven’t […]
Tor Tells the World About Malmo’s Bo01 Area
Today I met a man who spends his days meeting with people and officials from all over the world. He’s Tor Fossum, the Project Manager of the City of Malmo’s Environmental Department. He talks again and again to visitors from the UK, China, the US and others from around the […]