Horse Walks into a Bar: My Digital Lifestyle
Posted on January 24, 2012 - Filed Under Audio, Culture, Gadgets & Cameras, Tech & Science | Leave a Comment
Looking back on past CES Shows in Las Vegas, here is a little audio fantasy I recorded back in 2007, when we were told that adopting a “digital lifestyle” was something desirable.
Beethoven, Manatees and Ringtones: A Night with LA PHIL
Posted on November 28, 2011 - Filed Under California, Culture, Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Spent an evening at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA last week, my first visit to the warmest sounding (and looking) concert hall I have ever experienced. It did justice to a deeply satisfying performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 by pianist Emanuel Ax, and managed to take the rough edges off of [...]
Read More..>>The Truth About Santa
Posted on December 13, 2010 - Filed Under Culture, Holiday | Leave a Comment
Did you know that Saint Nicholas is Baba Chaghaloo in Afghanastan? This among the factoids in my friend Georgia Hess’ history of a jolly fat man with a past. Who Was Nicholas?
Read More..>>Tweaky Travel Trends
Posted on December 6, 2010 - Filed Under Culture, Travel Biz | Leave a Comment
It is like the Eurovision Awards that gave rise to Abba. Every year I look forward to learning what tweaky travel trend the research firm Euromonitor comes up with. Each November at World Travel Mart in London it issues a report that usually defines some off-the-wall reason people step forth into this wonderful weird world. [...]
Read More..>>Evidence of Civilization
Posted on September 27, 2010 - Filed Under Culture, Taiwan | Leave a Comment
Prayer Room at Taipei Airport. It is so refreshing to travel and get a glimpse of civilization away from the rancor of the lunatics, the Elmer Gantrys of cable TV and the politicians looking for votes in dark places.
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