4 January 2012
It was a balmy 53 degrees on New Year's Day in Narragansett, the perfect temperature for a Polar Bear Plunge. Global warming style, that is. I'm standing here with my son and daughter before our big race into the ocean. After pictures not available!
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19 October 2011
Seamy Side of Hedge Funds Exposed by Bronxville Novelist Norb Vonnegut at Concordia College's Books & Coffee Series The featured speaker, Norb Vonnegut, was there to discuss his latest novel,The Gods of Greenwich, which takes on the high-rolling world of hedge funds. And, lo and behold, that same day, the billionaire hedge fund mogul Raj Rajaratnam received the [...]
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14 October 2011
If you've read Top Producer, you know I'm fascinated by sharks. These predators are big and powerful. They move like the rest of the sea should drop everything and genuflect. This summer I had the good fortune to fish with Eric Swanson, who is both a friend and an incredible boat captain. We were chasing [...]
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28 August 2011
New Englanders Are Tough Souls The winds are blowing forty to sixty mph. The tide is surging something fierce. And the roads are shut down. Yet, our courier delivered The New York Times today, Sunday August 28. Thank you to our delivery person, whoever you are, for thumbing your nose at Irene. Stop by, and [...]
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27 August 2011
Narragansett Pier is hopping. Surfers are out. Restaurants are packed. The camera crews are here, and it seems like everyone is walking a dog. But visibility is the pits as you can see from the photo below. It's humid, the air thick and heavy, somehow disarming and eerie at the same time. I totally get [...]
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