“Places Rated” Sweepstakes In acting, there are the Oscars, the Emmies, the Golden Globes, and the Screen Actors Guild awards — not to mention countless film festivals (Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, etc.) each awarding its own equivalent of statuettes and blue ribbons. So, too, there is now a cottage industry of publications that rank the “best” places....Read More
“East is East, and West is West . . .” It’s well-known that mnemonics — using associations to aid memory — are useful for recalling people’s names. But mnemonics are also a great way to keep street names straight. So, in Minneapolis, I remember that Park Ave. is a one way running east by thinking of...Read More
Four Ways to Tell In the history of mankind, no first-time Mother has ever under-dressed their newborn in the winter. –Manhattan Pediatrician So which pediatrician uttered the above line? Mine (and my wife’s). What prompted that comment were the 3 layers of clothing my wife had already put on our newborn son (this was 11...Read More
