Porn Pop-Ups Explode a Conn. Classroom
Julie Amero has lived a computer pop-up nightmare. Now she’s been convicted of unwittingly exposing her students to pornography after a storm of sexual images flooded the screen in a classroom computer. You can imagine how it must have felt, not being able to stop the awful pictures one, another, […]
Hard for GE to Look Green as They Fight Smog Rules
John Fialka and Kathryn Kranhold write in today’s WSJ about GE’s credibility gap. The company is fighing stricter standards on smog, while they push their image as a ‘green company.’ One ad shows a GE locomotive pulling a train through a rainforest and smokefree eden. They say the EPA’s push […]
Bagging Bartiromo–and Paying Dearly For It
Michael Lewis writes on Bloomberg.com about the rise and fall of Todd Thomson, who was once the wunderkind of Citigroup’s Global Wealth Division. Thomson was fired last month after reports surfaced that he commandeered a company jet to fly CNBC anchorbabe Maria Bartiromo to a conference, and used his marketing […]
An Impressive Roster of GoNOMAD Blogs
I have enjoyed blogging immensely since I first began more than 1414 posts ago in November 2004. Kent quickly followed suit, after reading mine and seeing how much fun I was having, in January 2005, Be Our Guest joined the GoNOMAD blog team. Then about six months later, my associate […]
My God It Might Snow!
Snowstorm headed for Bay State, people rejoice in New England’s streets! Chris Choate took this photo in Scriba, NY. Anita Davis and Michael Givins wrote in today’s Boston Herald about the good news we’ve all been eagerly waiting for: IT’S GONNA FREAKIN’ SNOW! While plow drivers have been cursing the […]
A Tree Grows in Niger–Hope for the Future
It is nice waking up in the cold winter morning and reading some good news about Africa in the NY Times. “Recent studies of vegetation patterns, based on detailed satellite images and on-the-ground inventories of trees, have found that Niger, a place of persistent hunger and deprivation, has recently added […]
Say Hello to the Smartest Dog in the World
Born January 1st 1994, in Echo Bay, Canada, Chanda was a Champagne Toy Poodle who caught the attention of the Local, National and International Press. Afghan hounds may be the dummest dogs in the world, but experts say Poodles come in at number two.Meet Chanda-Leah, the smartest canine who ever […]
Sixty Days to Porn on King
The Daily Hampshire Gazette came through with a great one on this frigid day. Watching people walk against the wind, our Open flag is flapping in the breeze. This was the headline, ohmigod it’s happening. Porn is coming to King Street. A big ole Porn emporium, in the former car […]
Boldness Makes the Cafe Expansion Happen
Snow fell in tiny flakes when I woke up this morning, gearing up for an early shift at the cafe. We’ve been busy planning the next phase of the cafe…making the whole place bigger and opening up so we can add more tables. Georgi from the restaurant next door came […]
I Know Isabella Bricker, So I’m Famous Too!
On Tuesday night we huddled around a fire and watched American Idol. Who can resist those god-awful hopefuls who can’t sing and make such fools of themselves? But the special treat of the night came at a commercial break. Suddenly, on the screen was Isabella Bricker, Cindy’s beloved god daughter, […]
To a Blogger in Cairo, that $25 Google Check Rocks!
The Christian Science Monitor ran a story recently about how Google’s hidden payroll called Adsense helps out both middle class Americans and especially, the poor around the world. “But it is Web entrepreneurs in the developing world who are reaping the greatest benefit from the program. Because Adsense earnings can […]
Jane and Karl Found Their Way to the Inn
Today’s bitter cold made it a good day to sit in the cafe windows and read the Gazette. There I found a story about one of our customers, Jane Sabo, who with her husband Karl has run the nearby Deerfield Inn for 20 years. The story reflected on their decision […]
Meraki Brings the Net the Final Ten Yards
This morning I decided to open the cafe to just Cindy and me. Despite a regular customer who popped by wanting a coffee, “Sorry, we’re closed,” we have the cozy cafe all to ourselves, and we made omelettes, read the NY Times and enjoyed lattes and good music from the […]
Writing Talent is in the Genes
After the season’s first real snowfall, New England woke up with a smile on its face. Hunkered down in Green Lane’s basement, I read the Wall St. Journal account of how a new novel will be marketed. I saw the same book featured in the Costco magazine, so this title […]
Wal-Mart Pushing the Green Tipping Point
Today’s Wall St. Journal included more evidence that yes, Wal-Mart is going green. This might be window dressing for the behemoth corporation that faces bad press over wages, but I think this is the beginning of a paradigm shift in how people view the environment. In a speech in London, […]
A Beef about Bardwell Goes Nowhere
Today I’m up a little earlier than usual for a morning shift at the cafe. The light outside is golden, the air is chilled. I picked up the Gazette and found a story about a dog at work. This brings back memories of E-S Sports, where Frank Suher used to […]
Whoa, Look Out, It’s a Traffic Camera!
I read about traffic cameras in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal in a column by Holman W. Jenkins Jr. He writes that the American Automobile Association has turned against them—it’s because these ubiquitous cameras, placed in the beginning to help police against muggings, have turned into money machines for governments. One […]
Sonic Boom II
These sonic boom photos are by Andreas Zeitler, Flying Wings, and published on airliners.net.