Greek Pizza Restaurant Owner Thwarts Robber
Sakalerios Vallas does not take any crap from people trying to take his hard earned money: It's something in the Greek genes: a mugger attempted to rob my grandmother as she was heading to the bank...
View ArticleIdiots!
Sunday morning, I came to my car and saw this: What happened here is that a roving criminal or criminals trolled around the garage in my apartment complex looking to steal some GPS navigators. Seeing...
View ArticleThe Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer TV Special: Bad for Children
Willing Tool of the Oppressors I've touched on this before in reference to offensive Christmas songs, but this applies even moreso when it comes to TV special which will be playing over and over again...
View ArticleRIP, SAAB (or not? See update)
Despite my earlier hopes, it looks like SAAB is dead:Auto enthusiasts across the country were dismayed by the news Friday that General Motors was planning to shut down Saab, the Swedish carmaker it...
View Article*Sob*
I left my car, the old 1996 Saab 900S, in NJ this afternoon before getting a train down to DC. It had a bit more than 181,000 miles on it, just a few thousand miles short of a full light-second...
View ArticleMIT Person Discovers Something Awesome
Once again, the brilliance of MIT people comes through to improve the world. I'm not talking about the group that discovered a method of reducing jet fuel consumption by 70%. Screw that-- something...
View ArticleReflections on July 4th
On July 4th, I think it's important to remember what America is all about and think about why our parents and grandparents came to this country, courtesy of the movie "Harold and Kumar Go to White...
View ArticleWhat you are I once was, what I am you will surely become
There was an earlier era, back when I was in college, when I used to half-humorously compare myself to the actor Carey Elwes from The Princess Bride. If that comparison was accurate, it looks like this...
View ArticleA Great Time in Reykjavik
At the moment, I am in Amsterdam, having arrived from Iceland early this afternoon, but I flew into Reykjavik on Sunday morning, which was only a 4 1/2 hour flight from JFK airport. This has been a...
View ArticleSinterklaas Comes to Amsterdam
Today I got a chance to see one of Amsterdam's more interesting Christmas traditions, welcoming Sinterklaas to Amsterdam where he arrives from Spain (he lives in Spain, you see) in the middle of...
View ArticleBrunch in NYC
If I had to describe how I usually spend my weekends, I would have to say it could be summed up by "having brunch and being awesome." I've been to enough brunch places during my various visits to NYC...
View ArticleTransitioning to E-Books is Hard
Eventually, I'm probably going to get a Kindle. I think this is inevitable. Especially when I'm travelling, it would be nice to have a bunch of books stored in electronic format on a small device...
View ArticleTravel Peparations
At the moment, I am cooling my heels here in Terminal 3 of JFK airport while I wait for my flight to Greece. I am really overdue for a vacation, which is going to last for 4 weeks. Here are...
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