Tell Hotel General Manager You Won’t Be Paying Any Resort Fees
Let’s say you’re at a coffee shop and you’ve just ordered a double latte. The price on the menu board… Read more »
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Putting the Cart Before the Hors d’ oeuvres
When I was a kid, possibly the best thing that could ever happen was that we’d go to MacDonald’s– which… Read more »
Choosing The Right Club
For my Father, Sidney Wallach, June 11, 1925-February 9, 2010. I’m in the garage of my parents pink house in… Read more »
Smoke It Off The Tee
This came to me via email today– if you love cigars and golf check it out . . . And… Read more »
Rest the Meat, Don’t Shock the Fish or Fear the Chicken
24 Things I Learned at Sur La Table’s Cooking Classes This week my wife, Renee, and I have been enrolled… Read more »
A Catan-tonic State
There’s no question that I’m way too old for this, but since my wife Renee and I have no children… Read more »
The Cranky Traveler: 10 Ways You Can Make My Flight More Enjoyable
1. Show some courtesy. And cogency. If you think of my seat back like a trebuchet, and my head like… Read more »
Visiting the Books
For an author there is only one thing sadder than showing up for a reading on a book tour and… Read more »
Shanks for the Memories
This story was written on a previous trip to Maui. This is what the shanks are like: you are a… Read more »
That’s Why I’m Here: September 23, 2009
I’m not sure that anyone starts out as a youngster thinking to themselves: I want to grow up to be… Read more »
