In all of our individual avocations, there are people who shine brighter, and sometimes pull out a twingeof envy as they seem to be able to say it better, get it published in bigger outlets, and just have a sort of star power that dazzles. I never stop giving props […]
My days are much simpler now, and it’s amazing how the fog and fear has lifted. I felt positively joyous upon my return from a stellar press trip up in Montreal. While it might have been all of that endorphin-inducing bike riding through the city streets, I think it was […]
The Jetboating trip was scheduled while our lunch was still being prepared, so some of our group rushed off to catch it, while we took a more leisurely approach and delayed until the next departure, at 4 pm. If I had known what was in store, I would have ordered […]
One of the best parts of a group press trip are the people you end up getting to know, who sit with you at the table, take the tours, and join you in the many activities that are packed into the full schedule. This is the first time I’ve been […]
You’re Bashar al-Assad and it wasn’t supposed to turn out like this. Your dad spent decades confounding the Americans and he sent you away to London to become an eye doctor…and now here you are, the ruler of your country since 2000 and no matter where you turn, things are […]
We waited a long time for our chance to take off down the 20 kilometer course that wound its way through downtown and through Montreal’s docklands. It was almost 8:30 pm, and more than 17,000 riders would follow this course, on streets blocked off and staffed by green-shirted volunteers, who […]
“Let me begin by dispelling a few myths about Montreal,” Ruby Roy, our confident and Montreal-born guide told us, as we stood in front of our bus about to depart for the city’s Old Quarter. First, it’s not just French, it’s more than 100 nationalities, and people here speak a […]
I will never forget the time my mother rhapsodized to me in the 1970s about a drive she and my dad took through the New Jersey Meadowlands, en route to New York City. What stood out and what amazed her then was how lovely that dreadful scenery looked to her […]
I’ve got the itinerary in front of me and a new composition book to fill up with notes. I have stocked up on business cards, printed out my Google Map, and remembered to charge my devices. I have nothing here to worry about, and I’m happy to report I’ll be […]
I chuckled as I read a very long account of how Goldman Sachs lost 98% of the money invested by Libya’s sovereign wealth fund, at the very start of the financial collapse in in 2008. A story in the WSJ revealed how the firm tried to compensate Ghaddafi and his […]
I am proud to say that I like to lead. By that I mean, I am willing to be bold and venture into the new areas of publishing, travel, business and commerce that others may hestitate to move into. One venture that I’m pleased to report on this morning is […]
Who’s gonna beat Bill Dwight in the race for city councilor at large? Nobody! It was evident tonight as I joined a throng who gathered at the Florence Community Center to kick off his campaign to get back the office he once held, along with his regular gig working in […]