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Today I am feeling happy–happy and clever. Last week faithful readers may recall that I had to get a root canal…and ouch! The worst part was paying the bill. But of course, modern dentistry doesn’t just end after this four-figure expense. There is first, the temporary, and then the final […]
Yardena Arar writes about a sentimental fav–like me, his first computer was a 1982 vintage Kaypro. When first released, the Kaypro II cost $1795 and, like the Osborne, came with all the productivity software (word processor, spreadsheet) most people would need. Encased in grey and blue metal, the Kaypro was […]
Paul Boutin writes in slate about how convergence, this vaunted soon to be here concept, has stalled out on the runway. It’s all about 2 feet and 10 feet, the respective space allotted to the PC and the TV. “I asked Harry McCracken, the gadget hound who edits PC World, […]
Anil Dash responded a few months back to a long editorial criticizing Craig’s list published by Tim Redmond in the San Francisco Bay Guardian. “And live up to the standard you’ve set, Tim. You say “And he puts nothing back into the community: He doesn’t, for example, hire reporters or […]
Niraj Warikoo, of the Detroit Free Press, writes about another rush to judgement against American Arabs. “It may seem unusual for someone to buy hundreds of cell phones at a time, but metro Detroiters of Middle Eastern descent say that practice is part of a long tradition of entrepreneurship in […]
Today’s a wonderfully cool August day, as Steph works her first morning shift. “I like working mornings,” she said brightly. “It’s nice being so busy.” The Recorder had a story about my favorite lunch spot in town: the BBA Deli and Market, on Thayer Street, South Deerfield. The BBA is […]
A long, long day is finally coming to an end. Relaxing at 9 Mountain Rd. after a day working at the cafe and doing all kinds of things. I got a call at about 4 from Kevin McCarthy, he does a travel radio show in St. Louis. We traveled together […]
I made Larry Parnass‘ day today when I called him with a plum assignment: travel to Switzerland and write a story for GoNOMAD. I think he’s going to enjoy the trip, and the tourism board was pleased to hear we could send a writer and publish a story on GoNOMAD. […]
This cool weather has brought in so many new customers at the cafe. Our business has never been so great since we opened in March. We still see many folks who set foot in the cafe for the first time. One senior citizen came by with a local theater program […]
Mike Wallace, 88, has retired but just scored an interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Here’s some of what he noticed about this villianized leader. “He’s actually, in a strange way, he’s a rather attractive man, very smart, savvy, self-assured, good looking in a strange way,” Wallace said. “He’s very, […]
Cindy came and alerted me while I was in the shower this morning, urgent news about another travel bummer….but this time fortunately, not a tragedy. It seems that we all must now remove all liquid items from our carry-ons, because some wackos in the UK tried to blow up 21 […]
I was at a meeting of travel writers last November in Niagara Falls, and there was a man at lunch who was talking about being at Burning Man. This festival of weirdness, drugs, sex and nudity takes place a week before Labor day in Nevada’s Black Rock desert. I wanted […]