Thursday evening I had an unexpected treat as a friend of mine was able to get complimentary tickets to the New Jersey Devils hockey playoff game.Three of us piled into my car and we drove to the Continental Airlines Arena in the Meadowlands to watch the Devils take on the Ottawa Senators. Since this post is [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Watching a Playoff Game … LIVE !
Posted in Sports, Thoughts on April 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Upper Class Behavior in Britain
Posted in Observations, Thoughts on April 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Recently, Prince William and Kate Middleton ended their five year romance and of course the English tabloids were all over it. Rumors galore.One rumor has it that the Palace was less than happy with the plebian background of Kate’s parents. Her father is a former airline pilot and her mother, Carole, was an airline hostess before [...]
Only Twelve Perfect Moments ?
Posted in Thoughts, books on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was reading a Swedish mystery ( The Return by Hakan Nesser, very good). In it one of the characters opines
“ This second of absolute and perfect happiness _ one of ten to twelve that comprised a whole life and was possibly even the meaning of it….
Or so he understood it. If you have twelve [...]
Noodleburgers, Sweetburgers and Pizza Cones
Posted in Food on April 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When it comes to food, the Japanese are a curious people…… mostly traditional but sometimes wildly innovative. Where but in Japan can you find Noodleburgers ? Or Pizza cones? Or Sweet burgers?
A red van in Yukuhashi( Fukuoka Prefecture) is the home of the Kan-nana Noodle Burger. It consists of a roast pork filling in a mass of ramen [...]
Hat Tricks and Their Degree of Difficulty
Posted in Sports, Words on April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night Michael Nylander scored three goals as the N.Y. Rangers cruised to a 7-0 playoff win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Madison Square Garden. When Nylander scored his third goal the Garden fans showed their appreciation for his hat trick by throwing their hats on the ice. Two questions immediately arose in my mind.
One: [...]
The Mystery of Dick Francis
Posted in books on April 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As most of you know, Dick Francis was a champion jockey before he became a mystery writer. His racing career came to an abrupt halt when he was riding the Queen Mother’s horse, Devon Loch, in the 1956 Grand National . He was close to winning the race when the horse stumbled and fell. Francis was seriously [...]
The Intelligence of Birds
Posted in Life, Observations on April 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A Wall Street Journal column says that ” Experiments Suggest that Birds may be Capable of Planning Ahead”. In one experiment, ravens were put on a perch, with a food treat suspended on a string tied to the perch. To get the treat, the ravens had to pull up the string , then step on it, pull [...]
Rich Goodlooking Men Need Not Apply
Posted in Life on April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Conventional wisdom has held that women are attracted to rich, goodlooking men. Perhaps so, but recent research seems to indicate that women steer clear of successful , handsome men when it comes to choosing a life partner. Instead, they are drawn to less successful men who are more likely to be faithful and will be [...]
Who buys all those books ?
Posted in American Scene, books on April 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Everytime I read about an author getting a million dollar advance, I can’t help wondering .. who buys all those books ?
Some years ago, a poll disclosed that two-thirds of all Americans don’t read even one book a year. And last week, there was a TV segment that said that almost 40 million Americans were [...]
Sports Predictions.. Yankees to win 110 !!?
Posted in Sports on April 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, has predicted that the N.Y. Yankees will win 110 games this year and dominate the baseball scene.He bases his prognostications on a computer program that he has been perfecting for the last 6 years. The program is being used to predict the outcome of baseball [...]
