The Biggest thing that never happened on Long Island So
News spread pretty quickly that the Shell Oil LNG platform destined for Long Island Sound sunk back into oblivion last week, likely forRead More
Occupy Greenwich Avenue? Remember money just makes you
I’ve been trading everyday phone calls and emails with the developer that built our new family home. The experience hasn’t been perfect, fromRead More
And you? Kids? Insha’allah…
I was deep in the desert of Wadi Rum, sharing a pile of sand and a starry night while a curry dinner was cookingRead More
Been a Spencer all my life. And the situation is likely
Back in the day, commoners would from time to time approach the lord of the manor and “claim kin”, hoping to reap someRead More
Let’em crash: Unsolicited advice on being a kid,
I learned a few things about entrepreneurship from my buddy Dave Buckenheimer and my RollFast Wing bike — but bear with me first: this isRead More
A very expensive week: Megan makes me think about healt
Not long ago, I was in the animal hospital with the last and most lively of my Rottweiler gang, Megan. She was closingRead More
Let the tide take you… KFAC comes ashore again
I was sitting on my porch, listening to the water gurgle peacefully in the pool as it does when I don’t changeRead More
Is it heroism when you save yourself? Is poor geography
Legends die hard in the Spencer family, especially when they are based oceans away and told by grandparents that are beyond questioning. ARead More
Teaspoon of Good.
A uniformed military officer is approaching me quickly in the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia airport thrusting an A-4 envelope in the air and speakingRead More
Fields of Gold & Gypsy Moths above Duxford AFB
I’ve made another breakthrough identification of key interlocking components of the cosmos: rapeseed. I was in the back of a cab hurtling throughRead More