Peggy Noonan wrote a piece in the WSJ after the death of Senator Kennedy that resonated with me, as her writing often does. It might have been a bit egotistical of her to print the text of a speech she wrote for Ronald Reagan that he gave at a fundraiser […]
You all know what the weather was last night. Rain, rain and more rain. A perfect night to go to an open air concert featuring James Taylor and Friends. We had the picnic inside our friend’s house in Lenox and headed over to Tanglewood. It was worth getting wet for. […]
Clint Eastwood is not only a powerful actor, but a powerful director too. I’ve enjoyed two Clint films in the past week, first it was Mystic River, and last night, his latest film “Gran Torino.”Torino begins with a premise…this character Walt Kowalski is a grump, and he’s carrying the world’s […]
Farouk Shami decided he’d do even better business if he made his products in the US. So two years ago he decided to bring the manufacturing for his ceramic curling irons back from China to Houston, the city where he lives. Now he’s hiring 1200 workers to make the high-end […]
Everyone I know uses Craig’s List. And almost everyone I know who used to rely on newspaper classified ads has made the switch, much to the chagrin of my friends at the paper. Today as the sultry heat waited to pour down buckets, just before I snoozed, I read a […]
Terry Teachout always has something interesting to write about. His column “Sightings,” in Saturday’s WSJ this week was about a media giant’s demise…but this one happened in 1949.Back then, everyone listened to network radio, but suddenly, everyone was talking about this new thing called television. Teachout points out that in […]
William Gillette left a famous home on top of a mountain in Hadlyme, Connecticut. He was an actor, producer, playwright and yachtsman, and the big house he built was full of 15 cats. We joined many motorcyclists on a warm Sunday to tour the big house that he called Seven […]
A man called GoNOMAD last night looking for information on renting a villa in Costa Rica. We don’t rent villas, but I promised him I’d see what I can do, and this led me to a website called Costa Rica Travel News. The lead story on about the top ten […]
Duke Riley dreams big. Really big. Next Thursday he’ll be directing a mock naval battle, Coliseum style, at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. People will don gladiator gear, spectators will be required to wear togas, and in a vacant pool, 30-foot-long Spanish galleons, Egyptian river boats and Polynesian […]
In my overflowing office email box, I got a press release for a new travel magazine called Afar. One that’s printed, and mailed, old school style. I dashed off a wise-acre reply, saying hey, send me a copy, and I wished them luck in this devilishly tough ad climate for […]
I’m a sucker for a heart-wrenching tale, and have been known to tear up during sad movies and at poignant moments. Tonight I watched a movie that brought out these same sappy tears but the message definitely bears repeating. I think this film is part of a new division called […]
I’ve got a clunker in my garage that my family would love to see me get rid of. It’s got a dead battery, needs a new catalytic converter, and now the hood latch doesn’t work so it takes pliers to open it up. You’d think I would be eligible for […]