Category Archives: France

The Artic Gold Rush

Not all that many years ago, we’d take a summer trip annually to the Oregon coast to cool off. I mean, really cool off. In fleece and windbreakers, we’d forget for a time that Portland was undergoing temperatures in the … Continue reading

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San Francisco, Minneapolis and Infrastructure

All I can say is, people, you get what you pay for. You enjoy those tax cuts until one day, driving that Lexus Hybrid SUV across a bridge, you might feel a wobble. Of course there is blame to throw … Continue reading

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MI-5

We watched season 4 of one of my favorite TV series ever (disclosure: I don’t watch much on the boob tube), MI-5 ,or “Spooks” as it is known in the UK. The first three seasons were brilliant. Dazzling, laser sharp … Continue reading

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Restoring the travel experience?

After making it plain all summer they deserve the same fate as the US auto industry, the US airline industry is going to be facing some overseas competition. I, for one, am delighted at the arrival of Virgin America. First, … Continue reading

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Scary Thoughts

It occurs to me to say something I have not heard before. It came to my mind this afternoon after reading Senator Kit Bond’s letter to the editor in the New York Times. Bond is vice chairman of the Senate … Continue reading

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