Monthly Archives: July 2010

I just got back from a short walk in downtown LA, here for a meeting about visual factors in viewing 3D movies and other media.  Hadn’t known that the Staples Center, located right across the street from my hotel, was … Continue reading →

Well it wasn’t Steely Dan that Miriam and I went to see tonight at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood.  Yet after just a few minutes my tinnitus was reelin’ in the ears and it’ll take days if not … Continue reading →

By now you’ve surely heard of Silly Bandz, the rubber band-like wrist bracelets that were all the craze this spring and into the early summer.  They became so popular with kids (or is it kidz?) that they were banned by … Continue reading →

In July 2008 about 30,000 people gathered on Boston Common to celebrate the “Life is good” symbol.  The festival was a tribute to the line of T-shirts and other products featuring a stick figure with a French beret and infectious … Continue reading →

Each morning I indulge myself for an hour in sacrosanct reading time at Starbucks.  My favorite spot during weekends is the location on Route 35 in Sea Girt, NJ, a stone’s throw from Point Pleasant Beach.  My counter perch provides … Continue reading →

Amidst the predictable ocean of humanity today at the Jersey Shore there were patriotically clad individuals of all stripes.  Martell’s Tiki Bar at Point Pleasant Beach provides a perch from which one can view the melting pot that makes this … Continue reading →

On the 234th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from the Brits it is worth remembering that the Declaration was the culmination of the War of Independence.  Our sons and daughters continue to put their lives in harm’s way so … Continue reading →