Wishful thinking must be the number one cause of fraud and abuse. I went looking for a sign before I began searching for a rented room in earnest. I’m disconcerted…

The “fountain of the belle eau” was the retreat of kings for about 800 years. And I just learned, showcased the beginning of the modern age in France. Two rulers of…

Making room for one more person looking for the good life. You can only go west from here a little more, less than an hour by car, until you run…

Janet and I are riding out a real Nor’easter on Fire Island right now. Floyd Bennet Field’s toilets closed yesterday, after the showers three days ago, so I decided to…