Ride That Pony Fast

February 27, 2011

As threatened last week, I’ve been out there riding airplanes again. It’s a little after 6:00 AM in Europe and I’m sitting in the KLM Crown Lounge in Amsterdam where I was presenting a paper called “The Fundamental Problem in Food Ethics.”

Simply put, when food prices go up—and right now they are up, [...]

Enjoy Every Sandwich

February 20, 2011

I just spent about forty-five minutes trying to figure out how to open the package for my new Sony digital noise-canceling headphones, and before that I broke a pair of scissors trying to get my new ratcheting screwdriver out of its plastic encasement. The headphones were a Christmas present (kind of a Christmas [...]

Walk Like an Egyptian

February 13, 2011

So in honor of last week’s events, I’m devoting a few minutes to salute the forces of freedom and democracy, and I’m starting out with The Bangles. Here would be their thoughts on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s sudden about face early Friday after stalling for weeks, while growing throngs demonstrated in Tahrir Square [...]

Tax the Poor

February 6, 2011

I was sitting on the patio at Ninfa’s on Navigation last week enjoying a margarita and stuffing my face with the fabulous chips and salsa when it occurred to me how unrelentingly serious this blog has become in 2011. It was about 72° on the patio but those feisty Texans had the space [...]