The Dog Star: Bentley
We'll begin building my fifth Bentley in a couple of months, and Ann Hutchins, the finest service manager in the history of automobiles, has provided my dog with his official "marque." I would assume he's the only white German Shepherd
A Christmas Tale
I was heading out of the house to make a deposit at the bank when my wife intercepted me and asked if I'd take her hundred-dollar bill and bring back 20 five-dollar bills. I absent-mindedly agreed and stuffed the hundred
Post-Prandial Passivity
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at my daughter's, but Buddy had too much to eat and collapsed in Alaina's chair.
Godzilla and the Crab
We're eating our way through San Francisco like a Japanese horror movie. Last night we went to church at Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, then walked the eight blocks or so through Chinatown on Grant. We had a drink later in the
The Island and the Bridge
I create global communities of bright, exciting, valuable people. Among my brands is The Architect of Professional Communities®. One of the most important common traits is the search for learning, improvement, and sharing. Below you can see Alcatraz. It's an island
Car Shopping
I have to make some decisions for 2013, so what better place to look at cars than California? I'd be interested in the forthcoming McLaren convertible, which has a hard, retractable top. The car is 1.5 tons (TONS) lighter than my
John, Redux
We returned to one of our favorite restaurants in Naples (or anywhere else), Cafe Lurcat. I've taken groups of people here, and my wife and I decided on a private dinner. We asked for John, the best server I've ever
Memories of Prague
I don't know that we'll return to Prague, but we're both extremely happy that we listened to friends and visited once. It's a fairly small city with a brilliant history, great art, wonderful views, kind people, and interstitial surprises that
Prague Escapades
We walked through a park this morning to the funicular to ascend the great hill here on the way to the monastery, with plans then to walk to Prague Palace, an enormous gothic structure that commands what seems like all