Craig’s List: Do Laundry for Sex
I spent time late tonight poring over Craig’s list, and was intrigued by this amalgamation of people’s points of view. Particularly noteworthy was the “Best Of Rants and Raves section,” where in the true folksonomie tradition, readers voted for their favorite rants. One woman got right to the point. She […]
Amazon Mashing the Media Together
From John Battelle’s Search blog tonight. “Amazon.com Inc. plans to broadcast on its Web site an original show hosted by Bill Maher and featuring performers and authors touting new releases — which, not coincidentally, will be for sale at the online retailer. The 12-episode Webcast series, which will begin airing […]
A Bummer of a Hockey Game
I heard a sorry story over breakfast with Cindy. A work friend of hers came into the office with blue stitches on his bald head. He explained. “I took my son to see the Boston Bruins. We had really great seats, right up front, front and center. During the first […]
Creating a Cozy Cafe
Designers know how to make things look right. I decided that I needed one as we moved forward on creating the inside look of the new GoNOMAD Cafe. I found a woman with a good eye and an understanding of what we’re doing here in Jill MacFarlane. She has done […]
Cringeworthy Blogs I Love
I read somewhere that there are more than 22 million blogs created every year. Wow! But in my world, there are only about five or six that catch my attention and merit a daily spin. One of them is K, a stranger who lives in the midwest. K’s blog is […]
Learning About the Presidents
Last night we had take-out from Boston Market. We still call it Boston Chicken, my kids ask me why, I tell them that “back it the day,” it was called that. Television brought forth “Presidents,” a look back at the first few dudes who held the highest office, in the […]
Saying NO to Wal-Mart–and Thriving!
Fast Company recently ran a profile of Jim Wier, the head of Snapper lawn mowers. It is a tale of wisdom and shows that in some cases saying no is the wiser choice. From The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman. “What struck Wier first, as he entered the Wal-Mart vice […]
Web Surfing in the Produce Aisle
This is either really big news, or another example of the Internet going too far. Stop and Shop supermarkets have announced that they will be installing Wi-Fi, (wireless internet) first in their Dorchester MA store and eventually throughout the 360 stores in the chain. I am having a hard time […]
The Six Pillars of Blogging: Naked Conversations
An Excerpt from Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel: Bloggings’s Six Pillars: There are six key differences between blogging and any other communications channel. You can find any of them elsewhere. These are the Six Pillars of Blogging: 1.Publishable.Anyone can publish a blog.You can do it cheaply and […]
Getting a Good Web Address for Baby
Luke Seeley, 22 months, has two Web sites of his own, including lukeseeley.com, a domain his father purchased soon after an ultrasound showed that his first child was a boy, four months before the baby was born. Sarah Kershaw writes in the NY Times Style section Sunday. “Carter and Luke […]
A Heroin Addict’s Life in Tehran
Kevin Sites goes to the world’s “Hot Zones,” and reports for Yahoo News. “In the unforgiving world of heroin addiction, 43-year-old Ali of Tehran, is a model of self-restraint. Anybody that is still alive after doing smack for 22 years — an endless cycle of searching, scoring, shooting — must […]
Bachelet Blazes the Trail for Women in Chile
When I was in Chile, I heard and wrote about the candidate for president, Michelle Bachelet. Today Bloomberg has the story of her victory and new role as first woman preident of Chile. Bachelet will take office more than three decades after, as a 23-year-old medical student, she was arrested […]
Easily Pleased Shows the Way on Sprouts
Started out my web surfing today reading a link on Budget travel on line, where Kent and Sony’s blogs were mentioned and linked. Then I began reading Kelly Amibile’s and Erik Olsen’s entries on Gadling, and finally ended up reading a comment by “Easily Pleased,” who runs a fun food-based […]
A Day at the Javits
We worked hard today at the Javits and now are enjoying some wine in our 24th floor room of the Marriot Marquis NY. We are returning to our old favorite restaurant, Osteria Gelsi, on Ninth Avenue, with Sony, Paul, Kent, Lisa, Cindy, Joe, Cathie, all celebrating the GoNOMAD brand as […]
Getting Ready for the 300 Millionth American
In 1967, when the population reached 200 million, Life magazine dispatched 23 photographers to locate the baby and devoted a five-page spread to its search. Instead of deciding on a statistically valid symbol of the average American newborn, the magazine chose the one born at precisely the appointed time. The […]
Napping Sounded Like a Good Idea
We walked and walked, for blocks and blocks, the way you often do when you are in New York City. The mild weather and anticipation of the show made it a fine day to stroll. We finally reached Via Italia, and had chicken parmesan by the window. I kept thinking […]
Late the Interview, Late to the Job?
Today my daughter Kate is handling the interviews for servers at the new GoNOMAD Cafe. We lined up about five candidates, and so far one sounds like a keeper, and the second one who didn’t show up, she’s not. “Late to the interview, late to the job,” said Kate. I […]