On the ferry over to Martha’s Vineyard, I got a chance to read a long NY Times story about King Fahd, the just deceased leader of Saudi Arabia. The story included a glimpse into his younger, wilder days, when he was just a prince waiting for his chance. Fahd got […]
Today we went to a funeral in New Jersey for my Uncle Kim. As we all age, and time marches on we notice that we go to more and more of these. Seeing family meet their ends brings me to think about Nathan and Greta and the other babies who […]
Sarah Boxer writes in today’s NY Times Sunday Arts section about dogs, cats and blogs. “This is her story. Last month a woman let her dog relieve itself on the subway in Seoul. She was caught, by a cellphone camera, doing nothing about it. Within days, her picture, her identity, […]
Friday’s Wall Street Journal included a story about the difference between how Hong Kong and US port authorities screen containers for bombs. The Chinese have developed a screening method that takes every single container through the detector, leaving nothing to chance. The technology is expensive but there is no doubt […]
Last night I joined two old pals at an upscale restaurant bar in South Deerfield. It was Chandler’s and the walls were lined floor to ceiling with bottles of American wines. The light came through the glass and created a warm atmosphere. The place was empty as we took our […]
NY Times Style section includes this nugget about a rich apparel company owner. “Even under the murkiest of he-said, she-said circumstances, Mr. Dov Charney’s management style runs counter to American cultural and business norms and has left him vulnerable to the kind of claims he faces now, workplace experts and […]
“The 1999 Acura Integra coupe was the most-stolen vehicle last year and Integras from other model years weren’t far behind, likely the targets of street racers who want their fast engines, according to a report released July 19, 2005. One out of every 200 registered 1999 Acura Integras was stolen […]
Erik Gauger puts out an online email travel publication and website called Notes from the Road. I admire his balls-on, descriptive and reverant approach to travel. “I tried pitching my stories to an online magazine called GORP, which I admired for their lack of annoying advertising, commercialization or pop-under ads […]
Rob Sheppe writes in Sportfishing Magazine included this scary tale today. “The Schultz family – Bob, his son Stephen, and 20-year old daugher Allison – were on a fishing trip off the coast of Panama. Bob had taken his children to Panama for some quality time away from the demands […]
I met a big man named Bill at a tavern on Nantucket. Broadcasting loudly across the bar, he was hard to ignore. He had acres of tattoo ink up and down both of his beefy forearms and wore lots of gold jewelry. When he laughed, he pushed you at the […]
The Village Voice’s Anya Kamenetz recently wrote a piece on the experience of being a rich ‘trustafarian’ in today’s world. “Some people do treat me differently when they learn I have money. Doesn’t really matter, I guess. It’s not like I’ll be buying drinks for everyone!” He shares a $1,400-a-month […]
Paul Krugman argues in the NY Times that national health care has become a big factor in where Toyota decides to build auto plants…and they recently chose Ontario, Canada over the US because of this and the level of education of the workers. “There has been fierce competition among states […]