Adieu, Twinkies. Au Revior HoHo. Can America consume le
Only in America would people violently trample each other for discounts, exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have. @brett summedRead More
Entrepreneur… Templar?
We recently took an investment from an angel who was graduated Cambridge and shared this tidbit: One enterprising undergraduate examined the University statutesRead More
Death and Fertility on the outskirts of Paris: Pere la
If you are lucky enough to see this place it will teach you quite a bit about the French, which is to say,Read 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
The world’s best pool.
Swimming is getting more important in the work-out mashup that is a middle-age athletic life. I used to love the pool as aRead More
The horses run backwards: observations on mes amis fran
The French will outlive us. And I have figured out why. They may smoke like chimneys, drink wine incessantly, not really exercise exceptRead More
La Boule. And what else is there, actually?
Shortly after the French bit the bullet and elected Nic Sarkozy (American lover! Immigrant not-lover! Salami eater!) over Ms. Royale (Well dressed!, WellRead More
Finding Flow in the red clay at Rolland Garros
I was lucky enough to be back in France for some beautiful early summer weather and I got to witness something truly interesting-Read More
Who moved my Fromage! … Creative destruction and
Ever wonder why some towns look like time stood still. One in Brittany named Dinard gave me just that feeling, and got meRead More