One of the great pleasures for me in writing The Practical Navigator was creating the two heroines, one of whom is phantasized in this advertisement. (A gifted agency is doing a bunch of ads for us, using quotes from the book....
Set to Face COVID…Or Rob A Train
A wonderful pal in Florida just sent us these home-made masks and we’re nuts about ’em. Dunno if they do any good, but we can hold our heads up when we go to the food market or get the...
Last Round
I learned two days ago that Durgin Park – the iconic Boston restaurant which has been open since 1826 (sic) and to which I have been going for seventy years – is about to close. It is a rough...
Talk, Talk, Talk
Been having fun giving lots of talks lately. A week ago Hilly and I went to a lovely spot called Amelia Island (a snappy Ritz resort) in Florida. Lord knows why these things vary but they do. This one...
CRASH…DO NOT BURN: YOUNGER NEXT YEAR, BY HEAVEN!
This is a pretty good story. Sounds a bit scary at first, but pretty good. As is known, I will be 83 in September. A pity, you could say, but I’m having a surprisingly good time, just as I...
Harry Lodge: A Personal Memoir
Many of you will have heard the dreadful news that Harry died, of prostate cancer, on Friday March 10th at the age of 58. Awful damned sad and still all-but-impossible to believe. There he is in the pic above,...
