Beyond the Power of Santa
(Wall Street
Journal)
- Published
as a WSJ pre-Christmas editorial. I wrote it as an alternative to the "Yes,
Virginia" that has become an insipid holiday standard. open articleWhales of Samana
(Puerto Plata
News) -
Nobody shouted, "Thar she blows." Id figured
at least one of us would sound the whalers traditional call. But we all were too
awestruck when the first whale breached clear of the waters only yards away throwing a
rainbow-hued arc of water off its sleek body and forty feet into the air. open article
Actress Features
D.R.
(Puerto Plata News) -
Audrey Hepburn, one of the greatest
movies stars from a time "when movies were movies," graced the Dominican
Republic's North Coast last week. open article
The Santo Domingo Sting
(Santo Domingo News)
-
A true story of how greedy tourists and
duplicitous con-artists on the streets of a Third World capitol city collaborate to create
a street drama worthy of a movie. open article
Six Rail Artistry
(Cigar
Aficionado Magazine) - The fat aroma of a fine cigar, the urgent
hiss of Aramyth balls across the hard nap of emerald-green Simonis cloth, the
swish/thunk of the object ball into a leather basket, all fit together like a three-rail
shot. Satisfaction is complete when the massive pool table itself, richly carved and
inlaid with exotic, rare veneers, is one of the beautiful
giants built by Swiss-born immigrant cabinetmaker John Moses Brunswick and his artisans. open article
Islands of the Gulf Stream
(Newark Star Ledger) At least three-dozen island nations, roughly two-thirds of them
scattered like a broken necklace across thousands of watery miles, are within or
along the edges of the Caribbean Sea. Together they contain millions of people speaking
dozens of languages. Each country contains at least one distinctive culture; some
many. open
article
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
(Newark Star Ledger) Let's just agree that the 2000/2001 situation offers at least
two chances to celebrate, then get on with the party . . . uhhhm . . . parties. open article
"Left at the Evening Star . . ."
(Aviation
International News) -To cynics who say, "the
bigger the boy, the bigger his toys," businessman Sandy McTaggart, owner of the rare Canadian-registered (C-FUOT) Grumman Mallard on display at NBAA Static
Site Slot No. 148, responds as a modern Peter Pan might, "Do we ever grow up?" open article
"Gambling" Banned in Las Vegas
(Convention News
Daily) - Theres no
gambling in Las Vegas. The word has all but disappeared from the local public relations
vocabulary faster than this towns late King of Rock 'n Roll ever left the building. open article
Area
51 Revealed
(Convention
News Daily) - This six-mile
by ten-mile, box-shaped site in Nevada was named for a surveyor's numerical designation on
an old map so tentative it lacked location labels. Like one of those Russian babushka
dolls, each concealing another nested inside another, Area 51 includes an even more
tightly shielded Air Force base on the "shore" of Groom Dry Lake. Surrounding
all is Nellis Air Force Base which encompasses more land than the states of Connecticut
and Rhode Island combined. open article
Dominican Republic's Free Zones are Popular, but so are Rival Sectors
(The Journal of Commerce) Depending on who is
talking, the free-zone system in the Dominican Republic is doing very well and has a great
future -- or it's stagnant and facing serious trouble. There's some validity to both
opinions. open article
Silt Threatens Port Traffic
(Business News
/ NJ) -
Location. Location. Location. Even if it's mostly water, the three rules
of the real estate mantra for value still apply. If the water happens to lie in New
York's "Lower Harbor" between the Statue of Liberty and the Verrazano Bridge,
next to one-hundred-six on-shore acres of well developed dock space . . . open article
Temp is a Four Letter Word
(Business
News / NJ) - And that's not only in the dictionary. For many a small and medium-sized
business it spells . . . open article
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New Microbrewery Rolls Out the Barrels
(Business
News / NJ) It's not surprising Hoboken should now have a microbrewery
of its own. The Hoboken Brewery Company, which started making beer last September, is
owned by the Dell'Aquila family, whose roots go back a few generations in the city. What
is surprising, though, is how long it took. . . . open article
Destination Guide to the
Dominican Republic
(American Airlines) - I wrote and
photographed the entire editorial contents of this 36-page pocket-sized guide, now in its
third edition. Sample copy available on request. |