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You can hear a sonic boom when a jet exceeds the speed of sound. But have you ever seen one? I think these photos, sent to me by Eric Jayne, are indeed the real thing. He’s the type of guy who understands these things.

I always relish the chance to sit down with the latest issue of Wired Magazine. This month’s issue, with a new redesign that I’m not wild about, did not disappoint–I read about underwater logging in British Columbia. Back in 1954, Ootsa Lake was created to power a hydroelectric dam for […]

I wrote a letter to a local newspaper to complain. We get a stack of the local weekly newspaper here at the cafe, and every time someone goes to pick one up, a sheaf of ugly ad inserts falls out. There is no way around it, they always fall down […]

I am glad to know I’m not the only one who has this experience. I walk into my local Costco store to stock up on cafe supplies and often emerge with some huge extravagance that I had no intention of buying. Today’s NY Times had a story about ‘the Costco […]

Yesterday I grabbed a paintbrush and changed the color of my bedroom to an olive “GoNOMAD” shade of green. Francisco, my sturdy son-in-law, did most of the work but I helped turn my crappy white walls into a terrific new shade. Today we tackle the harder part of doing the […]

So much goes on in this little office, it is like a whirlwind….people coming and going, old friends and acquaintances saying hello, and all sorts of interesting calls and emails coming in from around the world. *We’re working on a plan to provide travel content to a Dubai-based magazine about […]

Last night in the NY Times William Grimes reviewed a book by an improbable hero named Stanley Albert, an assistant federal attorney in New York City. One night, on Albert’s birthday, he was strolling down a street and struck up a conversation with an attractive woman. But behind him lurked […]

Google Video presents, "Two Very Angry Women Crashing Cars." The two women wind up crashing their cars into each other and finally go into a head on collision. The expressions on the two women are priceless.

AOL told us about the Beagle B&B in Cottonwood, Indiana. “You enter the body of the beagle, nicknamed “Sweet Willy’ from a private, spacious second story deck. Inside and up another level in the head of the dog are a loft room for additional sleeping accommodations and a cozy reading […]

AOL polled its readers and asked them to name their favorite coffee and their favorite coffee they make at home. Below are the results of more than 89,000 votes. Shudder. What’s Your Favorite Home Brew? Folger’s 30% Maxwell House 20% Eight O’ Clock Coffee 11% Gevalia 8% Kona 8% Chock […]

Stuff happens at the cafe that continues to amaze and delight me. This morning we got a call from the NFL. Yeah, the National Football League’s Michael Davis wanted to speak with the owner. It seems that a promotion they do with Wal-mart that provides stickers for sale for local […]

Reuters reports today that there is good news for newspapers—their blogs are being read more and more. Unique visitors to blog sites affiliated with the largest Internet newspaper sites rose to 3.8 million viewers in December, according to Nielson/NetRatings. “This is the first time we’ve really drilled down into the […]

A few months ago, I roared with laughter at a little brochure that was folded inside of my copy of Wired. It was VW’s “Official Back Seat Driver’s Guide,” providing straight-faced tips on how to manage life behind the guy who’s driving. It had that classic look of a manual […]

It’s positively freezing out, and almost everyone I know is thrilled about that. Funny how getting such warm and unseasonable weather makes us all yearn for the ‘real winter.’ The Daily Hampshire Gazette published a section about health yesterday, including an article about the power of coffee. “The good news […]