How Many People Read This Blog
I’ve added a new counter to Readuponit, so if you ever wondered if you are the only one who reads this blog, now you can see who else has been here.
Oodles of Noodles for Turtles in Bangladore
We drove over to Barnes and Noble today, with the grey skies threatening a Sunday afternoon shower. After looking over many books, I settled on Thomas Friedman’s new “The World is Flat,” and am now deep into reading about Bangladore India’s 24/7 Company, where outsourcing comes to life. “A bottle […]
Airlines Dump their Pension Costs on U.S.–that’s Us!
Pensions are in the news, and is a ticking time bomb, says George Will in today’s NY Post. Pension plans are underfunded by an estimated $450 billion. Who will bail them out? Taxpayers beware. The judge who recently allowed United to bail out on its billions in pension debts said […]
If Bush Won’t Do Something, these Mayors Will
Today’s NY Times reports that132 mayors from all over the country are defying Bush by agreeing to the rules of the Kyoto Treaty. Seattle’s mayor Greg Nickles, leads the way, and many others are coming on board, seeing that if the Feds don’t do something, they’ve got to act. “The […]
$2000 worth of Advice
From Duncan Pollack, webpro veteran from Niagara Falls, Canada…on how a website should market itself on the web. Here is some sage advice for a florist’s website: “1. Educate your florist about the realities of search engine positioning. Money is probably the least important factor, save for paying for a […]
The Top Entries–and the Winner of $500 from GoNOMAD
This morning dawned sunny despite the weatherman’s warnings. Last night we had a wonderful time reading and judging the 50 entries for the GoNOMAD travel awards. Having Lisa here, who grades papers and AP exams for a living, helped a great deal. We read through each one and gave each […]
A Strong Little Guy
While at lunch at the BBA Polish Deli in South Deerfield, I picked up a copy of the Recorder. Front page news told of a brave or foolish 61-year old gas station attendent, who thwarted a would be robbery with his bare hands yesterday. “Fazal Elahi was working alone at […]
Drowning Woman, Depressed Man
May’s issue of Men’s Journal had quite a few beauts…including this one by Paul Theroux, famously grumpy travel writer. He describes an incident while he was in Equador looking for a drug to help jump start his book. “Sitting on the riverbank, I saw three gringo women from our group […]
Picking the Winner
Friday is going to be a fun evening. That is the night that Kent and Lisa St. John and Cindy Bigras and I will be judging the first winner in the GoNOMAD.com travel awards.We came up with this idea back in January, that we would award four winners a $500 […]
Your Husband is Dead–Now Let’s Have Sex
Today’s NY Times front page includes a frustrating story that helps explain why one out of every five people in Malawi have the AIDS virus. It is a tradition of male relatives and others having “cleansing sex” with widows after their husbands die. Just as the wife is recovering from […]
Spoofed…The Intern Didn’t Send The Diss
We were had. It started on Wednesday, as any of you regular readers would know, when I posted here about being rudely told off by the intern who didn’t want to come work with us after getting a better offer from National Geographic. After a more careful look at the […]
Relaxing in the California Desert–For Research!
The hot tub, where everybody hangs out, at the nude resort. This is one of the windiest places I’ve ever been, I was there in 2005, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve already installed a wind turbine and solar panels. I often think back and wonder what has changed […]
Get Him Out of Here…Then We’ll Talk
Newsweek in the May 2 issue had this exclusive on the embattled nominee for the UN. Since Northwest Airlines doesn’t include any meals or movies, there was plenty of time to peruse the magazines. Here is the gist of their report. In early 2003, the British were negotiating with Mohammar […]
Driving the Dakar: Muddy and Deadly
Jonathan Miles writes beautifully in the new issue of Men’s Journal about the Dakar Rally, a brutal, deadly, overland race from Barcelona to Dakar Senegal. The punishing terrain, over 3′ tall camel grass, or sand dunes, or through raging rivers grinds down both car and driver. Their modified Kia Sportage […]
Riding a Rocket of Regret
Kellen Winslow had it made. A second year player for the Cleveland Browns, he had a huge contract and the playing time any linebacker would dream of. Today the starter lies in a hospital after sustaining serious injuries from an motorcycle accident. NFL player’s huge contracts come with many conditions. […]
Nathaniel Javier Cosme–Welcome Grandson!
Sunday morning in the California desert. The winds are gone, and the Mother’s Day is peaceful here. Early Saturday morning I got news that tops anything I can think of to write about this resort. My daughter Kate, a nurse in Miami, gave birth to her first child, and named […]
Livin’ the Nude Life
Warm temperatures brought many more sun lovers to DeAnza Springs, and the day also saw a party for the 85-year-old Clara, who has been at this park forever. She arrived at the party wearing a white bra and a huge smile, she was moved by the outpouring of love from […]