Once again, our great national fear of pornography manifests itself. That guy sitting ahead of you who paid good money to use wi-fi provided on board an airplane might surf a porn site. Forgive me if I seem blasé about… Continue Reading
Today is day -2 of the Olympic Games, which means that preliminary rounds of some sports are getting started now. For instance, in women’s soccer, team USA stumbled out of the starting gate with a 2-0 loss to Norway. So… Continue Reading
Let me conjure up a visceral image for you – runoff rainwater in an alley in Chicago. Your reaction is probably “Ech.” Well, even after this program to create “green” alleys you probably still wouldn’t drink it. But at least… Continue Reading
When I’ve traveled in Europe, I’ve taken both the high-speed and regular rail systems there. Both trans-European and intra-national travel are fast, timely, and efficient. Travel between countries is priced competitively with air travel and travel on DeutscheBahn within Germany… Continue Reading
The Wife and I had dinner tonight at a new restaurant in town, called “Pars: Fine Persian Cuisine.” Leaving aside the annoying subtitle (restaurants should not have subtitles), I’d never had a lot of experience with Persian food and was… Continue Reading
It’s on my mind as I book travel for the autumn. Are we really any safer? Is all the extra money and effort put in to airline security really helping? Since 9/11, air travelers in the U.S. (and elsewhere) have… Continue Reading
There’s good eats to be had in Vegas, and then there’s really good eats. Where do the whales eat? Turns out, some of them eat here, at least, the Chinese ones do. My strong guess is that every major casino… Continue Reading
Sometimes I get some pretty silly ideas. Like tonight. I’m laying in bed, not sleeping. So I try thinking about something to let my mind drift off. I imagine that I’m riding a bicycle. I figure in my imagination, I’ll… Continue Reading
1. The scores from last night’s competition were published. My kids lost — 49%-51% out of 100 possible points between the two teams. (Another set of teams tied, 50-50.) This very narrow margin of loss suggests rather strongly to me… Continue Reading
I was very pleased to see United Airlines cut fares from Palmdale to San Francisco. It gets The Wife and I thinking that we’ll buy tickets and fly out of here instead of looking for more affordable airfare from Burbank… Continue Reading