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We drove out of the airport after arriving in Billings and the first thing we saw were a giant wall of mountains, which we learned were called ‘The Rims,” dramatic brown bluffs rising up from the flat land. The weather was bad and as we drove 65 miles to Red […]

As we drove up from Billings to Red Lodge, Montana, I asked our guide Joan about what people were talking about here in this small city of about 100,000. Two topics came up, which were familiar discussions people have been having in other states. The city of Billings two years […]

In an hour I’ll be airborne, winging my way to Billings, Montana via Minneapolis.  Today we’ll lunch in Billings and then join a  Carbon County Historical Society guide to tour the town of Red Lodge.  We are staying in a downtown hotel called the Pollard. I always opt for the […]

I can always count on Tom Devine for good links on FB. Here is the best tale of a  series of ten sad and funny stories about people who got caught, well, playing wit it, in varying degrees of embarassment. 10. Ken This is mortifying. I still shiver and block […]

Plans to build a ten-lane highway through a stand of centuries-old oak trees outside of Moscow were put on hold by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.  Rock concerts have been held to protest the plan to cut down the oak trees, and the president said “high public resonance’ about the project made […]

I often tell friends and relatives that there are other, better papers to read every day besides the NY Times. But they rarely listen, and continue to read the Grey Lady religiously. As I woke up today I pulled up NYT on my iPhone and found out about a scourge […]

Why does building an addition in the year 2010 cost so much?  I am finding this out as my addition takes shape outside of our kitchen.  First of all, a big deep hole, dug by expensive Korean machinery. Then the pouring of cement into a mold, many different men appearing […]

The song’s called Ainda Sonhar, by S-Tone Inc.On Itunes they ask people to translate the Portuguese lyrics. Here are two for this same song!  Jdolar6 4 months ago Ok, here’s the translation. Sorry for any mistakes, my English is limited and the singer’s accent is a little tricky! Look We […]

This is one of those bellweather events that will be remembered. At least, in the book publishing business, today could turn out be a very bad day.  Author Seth Godin has deleted his publisher.  A story in the WSJ said the author of a new book called “Linchpin: Are You […]

Sidney Harman thinks you’ll buy Newsweek as long as there is better quality, heavier paper. And he said he thinks that extra heft will make newsstand buyers want to take it home and read it. The WSJ’s Russell Adams wrote about the deal in today’s paper. Harman has a lot […]

Lance Armstrong is a beacon of hope to millions of cancer patients. He’s also known by team members as a headstrong egotist who shoves people out of the way to put himself in the spotlight.  Two stories from a long article I read  about the  7-time Tour de France champ bubbled […]

Last night I capped off a very long day with a few beers served up to me by the owner of a Deerfield brewery. Yes, like me, owner of the cafe, and like Nick, owner of the catering company, when events beckon, it is usually the bosses who man front […]