A speck in the sea

by | Jan 4, 2014 | General

Great story and well worth a read. Looking back, John Aldridge knew it was a stupid move. When you’re alone on the deck of a lobster boat in the middle of the night, 40 miles off the tip of Long Island, you don’t take chances. But he had work to do: He needed to...

Meditation visa

by | Nov 28, 2013 | General

Overheard in the visa queue at a consulate. But which country? Is there a different form? These are all for tourist or business visas. I need a meditation visa. Indeed there was a different form.

The ocean is broken

by | Oct 30, 2013 | General

Must read, if anecdotal. Depressing as hell. Sorry. What was missing was the cries of the seabirds which, on all previous similar voyages, had surrounded the boat. The birds were missing because the fish were missing. Link:...