It’s not easy being "Greek ( Read more... )

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
- The Buddha

PredictionsFrom most wins to fewest wins, including postseason ( Read more... )

"Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire ( Read more... )

"I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures ( Read more... )

The precise etymology of the word "honeymoon" is a matter of some debate, but my trusty Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed., 1999) suggests that the term derives "from the idea that the first month of marriage is the sweetest." If my own honeymoon experience is any indication, the first month of marriage is also the hottest, the laziest ( Read more... )

For our honeymoon, J. and I went to Hawaii [1], a destination that combined my bride's love of tropical beaches with my affinity for American representative democracy. Our itinerary: Fly (via Phoenix) to Maui, stay four days at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, fly to Kauai, Stay four days at the St. Regis Princeville Resort, fake our deaths, ( Read more... )

PART II: KAUAI

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Day FiveA largely wasted day. We had just enough time in the morning for an unhurried breakfast buffet and our by-now very familiar packing ritual before the shuttle came to deliver us to the airport. Our schedule called for us to leave the Hyatt at 11 a.m., arrive at the airport at noon, take a 2 p.m. jet ( Read more... )

[13] This seems like as good a time as any to talk about tipping. I like to think of myself as torn between two diametrically dichotomous points of view on the whole subject of tipping.

On one side is Mr. Principle [*], the deeply righteous and discerning tipper, with an acute and finely honed sense of superlative service. Each and every tip is ( Read more... )

[27] I have to admit that the whole luxury hotel experience puts me in an uncomfortable position ( Read more... )

"When the number of factors coming into play in a phenomenological complex is too large scientific method in most cases fails. One need only think of the weather, in which case the prediction even for a few days ahead is impossible."
- Albert Einstein (Physicist and Madcap Genius)

American League:Minnesota Twins over New York Yankees ( Read more... )