She Just Didn’t Like that Penis
The Guardian had a story about rejection in China.“The surgical team claims the operation was a success. After 10 days, tests revealed the organ had a rich blood supply and the man was able to urinate normally. He had a transplanted penis.In 2001, surgeons were forced to amputate the world’s […]
Pipsqueak Radio Tries to Make Castro Look Bad
Carl Hiaasen is not only a novelist, he’s a columnist for the Miami Herald. This controversial column about reporters being fired for writing for Radio & TV Marti ran today. “Over the last five years, while staff reporter Pablo Alfonso wrote columns and covered Cuba for El Nuevo Herald, he […]
Woman with Itchy Feet Builds a Factory in Ghana
I picked up a copy of the Princeton newspaper called US1, and found a story about a woman who is making a huge impact in her native Ghana by opening a new factory to produce a product for the US. Emelia Etse, known as Nana, grew up in Africa and […]
Random Thoughts from a Trip to Princeton
Cindy, my father Nat and I went into Princeton today. It was a shining, clear September day, and people were out in force. We passed a children’s book author’s show in front of the library. Under a tent were dozens of writers with their books displayed in front, and crowds […]
"Attention Must be Paid" to New Orleans in 2006
Janis Turk writes with eloquence and empathy about her beloved New Orleans in a new story on GoNOMAD.com. As she says, ‘attention must be paid,” and this piece really says it well. “It was once said of James Dean that he had an “insufficient hopefulness” — a phrase that often […]
I Want the Kind of Tapes that Hold Porn
On TV tonight was the story about Sony vs. JVC. It was “Modern Marvels,” and this episode was about the technology of the 1980s. They had Steve Wozniak, who put 10 million bucks into the US festival, which was a rock show with a sideshow of geeky stuff to gawk […]
Erice, Sicily Sounds Like the Place To Be
I spend a lot of time reading travel magazines and found a story in Budget Travel about 25 unknown places in Europe. Andrew Appleyard, international sales manager of Exodus, a U.K.-based tour company writes about Erice in Sicily. “Waves of conquerors–from Phoenicians to Normans, and everyone in between–have left their […]
The Shooter Checks in from Boise
Paul Shoul checked in from Boise, Idaho by email, and as usual he was exhuberant. Our favorite shooter tracked down the local celebrity who promised to show him all of Boise’s places and secrets within the first two hours of his arrival. I’m sure his story will be a lot […]
Cannibals Explain What Humans Taste Like
Paul Raffaele is an adventurer’s adventurer. He recently went to New Guinea far up river to meet with some of the world’s last cannibals, and wrote about it in Smithsonian Magazine. “Korowai children with beads about their necks come running to point and giggle as I stagger into the village—several […]
Porn War! Hotels Facing Backlash over Skin Flicks
David Wilkening writes about a backlash in today’s TravelMole News. It’s the Christian Science Monitor’s story about how hotel chains that make big bucks from pay per view porn are facing a terrific backlash from conservative groups, who are out to ban the skin flicks in hotel rooms, favored by […]
Howie: Guv’s Race Finally Heats Up
My favorite Boston Herald columnist Howie Carrr on a recent governor’s race debate from today’s paper. “Under attack from Mad Dog Reilly, [Chris] Gabrieli pulled the political equivalent of going into the fetal position. He started talking about his family. Deval whined about “getting back to the issues.” And then […]
The Montague Reporter Has the Scoop
David Detmold came into the cafe the other day to pick up an ad for his newspaper, the Montague Reporter. This sprightly 20-page vehicle for local news is well supported by advertisers, including our GoNOMAD Cafe, and features just the kind of unique and local coverage that the newspaper medium […]
Up Late Pondering the Path to 9/11
Up late at night on Cindy’s couch, after watching two TV shows about 9/11. The first was a documentary made by two French brothers about the life of a rookie firefighter, that coincided with the attacks and put them in the lobby of the tower as the fireman frantically tried […]
Riding Through the Flats of Holyoke
I bicycled down into the Holyoke flats tonight. I began my bike jaunt up in the Holyoke highlands, these are leafy suburbs with nice old homes and people out front doing yard work. There was a nip in the air, it definitely isn’t August any more. I rode down, further […]
Theater in So. Deerfield Makes a Fun Night Out
Last night we went out in South Deerfield. That’s kind of unusual, as there is not that much going on in our little burgh. But since I had bought an ad in the program, we decided to go and see the Uncommon Player’s production of ‘Losing Patients.’My daughter Kate and […]
Beck and the Future of Music
Today I read some more of the new issue of Wired, the cover story is about the changing face of music. As usual, Wired says it bluntly: “Radio sucks, the labels are lame. Now Bands are taking over–and fans are getting what they want.” There is an interview with the […]
Nathan Fiddles with Knobs, Farmer’s Market in the Plans
Fall is in the air this morning, it was a bit cloudy as I rode my bike down Sugarloaf Street en route to the cafe. I woke up later than usual, it was nice not to rush out. I got a chance to spend some time with my grandson Nathan, […]
