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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 […]
It’s t minus 15 hours and I am still a little jumpy over this huge task. We are feeding 675 bicycle riders who are coming to Deerfield to ride in a 110-mile race. On dirt roads. Up lots of hills! The cafe has partnered with the Sheep, the Black Sheep, […]
Summer is in full bloom, yet every morning I wake up with fan blowing and I”m freezing. I can tell that no, despite it being the middle of August, the chill of September is not far away. Here is a poster that I loved from Spokane. From 162_PANA
In my backyard, a flock of chickens enjoys the spoils of bugs, grass and other things they stoop down to peck. The 12-strong flock is hardy and happy; they lay blue eggs and live a good life in South Deerfield. I was sad when I read a story in the […]
With her finger once again squarely on the pulse of America right now, Peggy Noonan writes in today’s WSJ about Steven Slater, the now-famous JetBlue flight attendant who cursed out his passengers, grabbed a beer, and slid down the emergency exit chute and off into the night. Her point wasn’t […]
When I was a small boy, one of the highlights of growing up was a club my dad started with some of my friends. The club met on Saturdays, and each week a different dad took us out and showed us something…manly. Once we shot rifles at cans; another time […]