As a public service I would like to point out that the President elects first name spelled is: Barack not Barach not Barak not Barry and I am told not to mention that he has a middle name Apparently h...Read More
This is a panorama shot of Valles Caldera near Los Alamos taken by Paula B. She is a great photographer and has all of the super equipment....Read More
My brother Matt sent me these two pieces of wisdom from his recent tour of the USA. He is a US citizen but has pretty much always lived in England so he has a refreshing and enlightening view. As ...Read More
“How are we?” is one of the phrases that agitates me like fingernails on a blackboard. A few weeks ago we went with Randy and Gretchen to dinner at the newly opened Roy’s in Pasadena...Read More
This picture is from Rebecca in Hackettstown, NJ. It would be unremarkable except that it was taken on Tuesday the 28th of October. It snowed three or four inches that day two months earlier than u...Read More
About a year ago Gary David my very good friend died. I wish that he were still here to argue with me about the presidential election and the state of baseball. Both could use his wisdom. I was ho...Read More
We went to see the movie The Duchess over the weekend. The most important thing I learned was that Duchess does not have a “T”. I had always spelled it “Dutchess”. Maybe ...Read More
I’m reading Trust by Marek Kohn. I started it to try and understand why our financial system which is based on trust and a year or two ago had a trust surplus now has none. The book covers m...Read More
Last month the Weizmann Day School, where I am privileged to serve on the board, sponsored a concert to honor the memory of Daniel Pearl. More Pictures Pearl a WSJ reporter was beheaded by terrorists ...Read More