Suzanne Bertrand, Health and Living
Just like every one else, I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on 9/11 when the day’s tragic events unfolded and the World Trade Center towers came tumbling down. I can also remember my first thought at the time, clear as day. “Here comes the Europeanization [...]
Archive for July, 2008
The Europeanization of America
Posted in Health and Living, Style and Entertainment, tagged 9/11, coffee, Europe, gas, price of oil, starbucks, transportation on July 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Antiques Roadshow
Posted in Style and Entertainment, tagged antiques, antiques road show, appraisals, appraiser, appraisers, collectors, pbs on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fred Bayone, Style and Entertainment
Life is full of guilty pleasures. Mine is Antiques Roadshow.
I am sure that most of our readers will have channel surfed right past this jewel of a TV show on Public Television in favor of Wheel of Fortune or Law and Order SVU when it airs each Saturday night. For those [...]
Letters to the Editor
Posted in Letters to the Editor, tagged chris chichester, christian gerharts reiter, clark rockefeller on July 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
July 14, 2008
Re: “Call Your Doctor”
Sirs:
As a practicing physician, I can say without hesitation that your recent piece called “Call Your Doctor” is really out of bounds. I have never prescribed, nor do I know of a single colleague in the medical profession as well who would prescribe, medication for the sole reason of a [...]
Are You Talking to Me?
Posted in Science & Technology, tagged bluetooth, cell phones, ear piece, hands free, starbucks on July 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Adam Bomb, Science and Technology Correspondent
First, a multiple choice quiz:
You are standing in line at Starbucks and the woman ahead of you, who is completely alone, is declaring in a loud voice that she “has had just about enough and is sick and tired of hearing this b.s!”
Question: She is:
Upset at the trainee behind [...]
