A few weeks back I wrote that my co-habitant and I were about to embark on a weeklong Caribbean cruise aboard the Margaritaville-at-Sea (MAS) Islander. It never occurred to me that someone from MAS might read that column, but just before we left I received an email from Maria Hayworth, ...
I’m going on my first cruise in October — to the Caribbean aboard one of the “Margaritaville at Sea” ships associated with the late singer Jimmy Buffet. His followers are called “Parrotheads.” I was never one of them but, on vacation, I can behave as badly as any concertgoer. My ...
Let me assure you that I — not A.I. — wrote this column. I feel this statement is necessary after reading a New York Times article titled, “What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?” Writer Dana Goldstein begins with this sobering paragraph: “After years of studying how ...
They used to be called “Stage-Door Johnnies,” a term coined in the 19th century to describe the young men who huddled outside stage doors at theaters in hopes of meeting actresses or chorus girls. If they became too aggressive or otherwise obnoxious, the theater’s bouncer would give them ...
I was sitting in my shoebox-sized apartment, pumping up the tires on my bike and snacking on crickets, when I heard that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDoT) is going to make bike riding more dangerous. According to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, giving bicyclists dedicated ...
Celebration of America’s 250th birthday now safely behind us, let’s see how much attention you’ve been paying to other world events. Each question below has at least one correct answer. 1. After unveiling the refurbished Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, President Trump claimed ...
