Va, Va, Va VOOM: Japan’s Women Get Curvy
Today’s WSJ had a story by Amy Chozick that caught my eye. That’s because it was about the new curviness in Japan’s young women. Apparently, the stores and designers there have caught up with the US, and the old style of kimonos that flatten the bosom are being replaced with […]
A Good Sunny Day for a Drive
Today’s a gorgeous day with the resulting smiles on all the faces of people I’ve seen. I took a road trip on a long and winding Route 9 all the way to North Brookfield. I passed sad little towns on the periphery of the world, towns like Ware and Brookfield […]
A Tiny Light in My Life Turns Two Today!
Today is a big day for a little guy named Nathaniel Javier Cosme. He turns two years old, and this is the day of his big birthday celebration! This little guy has been a light in my life, making me feel so happy to be blessed with his formidable presence. […]
You Choose the New Seven Wonders of the World
You have probably heard of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Well in July, a Swiss organization will announce the results of the election to determine the New 7 Wonders of the world. I found out about this on ETurbo News, which reported on the Egyption government’s refusal to […]
A Ten-Year Journey of Over 500,000 Miles
Don’t you love it when you have a great book to read? A book that you look forward to every time you pick it up? I have such a book that came to me from our friends at Motorbooks. They publish a huge catalog full of books on all sorts […]
Start Your Own Cafe
This beautiful little espresso maker is for sale. To a good home. We used this Bezzera for one year til we upgraded to a two-headed Mazza machine. So stop by and see what you can buy to make espresso at home.
Sites That Take Two Different Approaches
Ahhhh the blog. Did you ever wonder how I write so many of these things? Well….you’ve gotta be excited about the content…and that I usually am. I really am interested in the details behind things. So today I found a story in the WSJ about the French election. It’s a […]
Expanders Don’t Make Happy Users
I am blogging from the street, outside the GoNOMAD Cafe. The temps are sort of warm, not embracing, yet the sun is shining. I had a moment of solidarity today, corresponding with Sean Keener of Bootsnall about a type of ad that was proposed to run on our site. They’re […]
A Print Magazine for People Who Eschew Print
Troy McCullough writes in the Baltimore Sun about a new magazine for an unlikely audience. “An old-fashioned trade publication for bloggers? Seriously? The new Blogger & Podcaster magazine – “for aspiring new media titans” – has met with a tepid response from a lot of those titans. Some were sure […]
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s a Honda Jet!
A favorite customer of ours at the cafe named Tim drops by his copy of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association magazine, called the AOPA Pilot. I have always been intrigued with flying and with aircraft, so I gave it a skim. Very light jets are the new buzzword in […]
Wondering If I Just Got the Hottest Stock Pick
Last night we had a ‘progressive party,’ where we had three courses at three different houses in the neighborhood. It was a fun way to get a chance to see each house, chat at each table, and have something different to eat at each venue. One of the guests was […]
The Big Foam is Coming from Sacuzzo Coffee
Today’s another Monday at the cafe…full of people working and our new electrician Dave busy down in the musty cellar. He’s installing a big new 220 volt circuit to accommodate….drum roll please…our New Huge Deluxe Cappuccino maker. Tomorrow Marco from Sacuzzo Coffee, of West Hartford, will arrive with the behemoth […]
Have You Ever Heard of Hybrid Tugboats?
In the bright LA sunshine I bought a copy of the Los Angeles Times and read a story about hybrid tug boats. This is an initiative not many are aware of; along with vehicle tailpipe emissions, the EPA is after trains, ships and planes to also reduce their emissions. In […]
A Brewer Admits Regrets About the Booze Biz
Last night we went up to Greenfield to the People’s Pint. It was four of us, four old guys in a good mood ’cause it was Friday night. The joint didn’t disappoint–full of happy beer drinkers and a spirit in the air. Maybe it was because it was Friday and […]
The Pace of GoNOMAD Staggers, Yet Pleases Us
Today I’m again behind the counter at the cafe…but that’s a good thing. Business has really taken off this week, I think it might have to do with the new neon OPEN sign as well as the nicer weather and of course, our great sandwiches! But it is inspiring to […]
The NY Post Rewrites AP Story to Hit Dems
The NY Post is famously anti-democrat. But today even I was surprised to read on Horse’s Mouth, by Greg Sargent, that the editors there actually rewrote an AP story to smear Dems. The wire service story had this headline and lead: Democrats Challenge Bush on Iraq Bill A historic veto […]
Idol Goes into Charity Mode
America held back a collective sniffle tonight, as the most popular show on TV went into charity mode, and showed scenes of desperation in Africa and poor folks in Louisiana. It shows the way that fundraising has so radically changed. It’s just much easier…the web, the easy enabling of credit […]
From Wolves, It Was a Quick Jump to Dogs
Tonight on PBS I learned about how dogs evolved from wolves…Ray Coppinger, a Hampshire College professor, said that it happened much faster than we’d think. He said it had to do with the ‘flight time,’ how long it would take a wild wolf to get to a food source like […]