Nantucket Confidential IV
Along the Jersey shore, there are probably 1,000 seagulls per mile of beach. These are the loud "laughing gulls" which screech and fight each other for food. They have stolen food right out of a sandwich I'm holding. In Nantucket, the
Nantucket Confidential III
Mitch was off last night, but I still managed my martini and continued to meet fascinating people at the bar here, one of the few places where I'm an extrovert. We then drove out to The Galley, watched Diane von
Nantucket Confidential II
Dinner at The Pearl consisted of outstanding soft shell crab in black pepper sauce and very rare tuna. We had Conundrum, one of my favorite "casual" white wines. Then I actually had an espresso martini for dessert. Once we returned,
Nantucket Confidential
Had my martini with blue-cheese-stuffed olives at the bar last night, with Mitch doing honors once again. (You can see Mitch in the August, 2008 postings of Nantucket Journal here on the blog.) We had the chef's eight-course tasting menu at Topper's which,
Nantucket Confidential
The ferry docked, we drove in first gear through the traffic snarl over cobblestone streets, then on to normal roads, and then into fourth and through the countryside. (Two gears more in case needed, unlikely on winding single lanes. I've
From Nantucket
Gatsby has arrived, the green light can be seen. -- Post From My iPhone
That Championship Attitude
Did you see where Tiger Woods lost the PGA Championship to a 37-year-old who has qualified for less tournaments than Tiger Woods has won? Y.E. Yang kept his cool and beat the greatest golfer in the world in one of
Befriending
In these days of global reach, how do you develop and keep friends? Listen to this podcast and hear Alan discuss 12 techniques to do so. [podcast]http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/wp-content/podcasts/Befriending.mp3[/podcast] and now also on iTunes Click Here for
Don’t Look Now X
"More than half the companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list were launched during economic downturns."— "The Right Stuff," by Alexander Stein, Fortune Small Business, September 2009, page 27.
The Dog Star: Maybe This Time
(The Dog Star is a symbol of power, will, and steadfastness of purpose, and exemplifies the One who has succeeded in bridging the lower and higher consciousness. – Astrological Definition) This morning, as I was eating my cereal before heading out