My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.With those words, musician-actor Mandy Patinkin memorialized "The Princess Bride" for generations. Countless times throughout the film, the audience hears, My name is Inigo Montoya...I'm … [Read more]
Travel Tale: Stuck in Snow at the Grand Canyon
Six years ago, en route from Boston to San Francisco on my so-called Great American Roadtrip, I visited the Grand Canyon's southern rim.Shortly after arriving at the national park's east entrance, I spotted a sign for an off-road trail. I'd bought my … [Read more]
False Advertising?
Walking near Government Center recently, I spied this advertisement on a Boston sightseeing trolley. What Internet cafe in Downtown Crossing?I googled the address and the phone number. One meaningful link, for a company known as Internet Boutique. … [Read more]
Randomness
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak....said Greek philosopher EpictetusWe also have two eyes, so we should watch twice as much as we speak. Which begs the question between listening and seeing, which takes … [Read more]
(Not) Made in Massachusetts
One would presume that upon arrival at a parking lot, when the attendant rips a claim check, gives you half to place on your dashboard and keeps the other half for record-keeping, that the claim check would say something about the location.This is … [Read more]
To Act In a Sequel, or Not. That Is the Question.
As one thing always leads to another, especially with today's blossoming Web 2.0 interactivity, Chris Wilson predicted this summer's movie releases, which got me asking who are the highest-paid actors? Forbes came to the rescue.If I hadn't seen the … [Read more]
