Did the San Francisco Gold Rush really happen? Are you sure? Because I’m starting to wonder if I didn’t dream it. I know there are stories, but a recent encounter in Chinatown has me rethinking the validity of the events in California in 1849. If it really was as important an event as we’ve been […]
Chinatown
That’s Italian
Nine days in New York City will give you a new insight into the ethnic makeup of this country. For example, if you live in the Midwest or Connecticut or Montana and you think there’s a nationwide immigration problem and it’s Mexicans sneaking across the border, stay in my hotel in Chinatown and tell […]
When I Said ‘Say Cheese’ I Didn’t Mean Limburger
I just went through the trauma of sending my first-born son off to live on the other side of the planet. He is moving to Changchun, China, which, if you dug a hole in my back yard and went straight down, you’d resurface about two blocks from where he’ll be working. You would be […]
Crazy Like Fox
Finally, something to blog about where the blog just writes itself. I was getting my car “maintenanced” this week and spent about 90 minutes in a car dealership waiting room. This is a new experience for me. I normally ignore the large print that says you should take your car into the dealership […]