The writer Chrisopher Hitchins participated in a water boarding session to truly understand the techniques used by the American government at Guantánamo and elsewhere.  You can view the video here, courtesy of Vanity Fair magazine. If you’ve spent any time in New York City then you’re probably well aware of the NY / NJ Port Authority; they run the Hudson […]

The NY Times ran a profile piece on co-Facebook creator, Chris Hughes this morning, including his new position with the Obama campaign as “online organizing guru.” Hughes set up Obama’ web site, which is a social networking wet dream, including tons of interaction points focused on email, text messaging, donate, and the ubiquitous Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, etc. calls to action. Obama […]

If you were lucky enough to view the Wimbeldon final this weekend, you most likely watched the most epic, modern day, tennis match of all time.  The match lasted a record 4 hours and 48 minutes (the match started at 9AM EST), including two 25 minute plus rain delays. Nadal took the first two sets and Federer won two tie-breaks […]

Every once in a while I have a realization about how well, for the most part, we live as American citizens.  Sure, I understand that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer (with the income gap growing each year) and that wages adjusted for inflation haven’t grown in well over 30 years, but when compared to […]

Pork tenderloin is like chicken breast, it can easily be ruined but if it’s prepared well it can be quite good!  Here’s a simple recipe.  Purchase about two medium sized pork tenderloins from your local butcher and season with: salt & pepper test paprika garlic salt chili powder oregano At the same time get your outdoor grill going and place […]