Not Your Mother’s America’s Cup

Not Your Mother’s America’s Cup

This ain’t paint drying sailing.  This is Formula 1 on liquid.  Watch them in this fleet race as they turn downwind on the first mark.  You just don’t see boats accelerate like this every day.  (Given the heads you can see in the foreground, you can tell that I didn’t need any great telephoto to… Continue Reading

Rich & Tasty: The Aspen Food & Wine Classic

Rich & Tasty: The Aspen Food & Wine Classic

I followed two lanky, attractive woman into the tasting venue. One turned to the other and said, “Should we get drunk or buy stuff first?” You just have to love being young, attractive, rich and carrying no baggage of responsibility. These are my kind of people. Well not really. I had little in common with… Continue Reading

Cutting Edge Pants Technology

Cutting Edge Pants Technology

You have to love the humor and spunk of this San Francisco-based clothing company, Betabrand.  For example… Specious science for their horizontal corduroys: Disco shorts?  Why not? A smoking jacket?  Every man should have one and when I grow up, I will. Dress sweat pants?  The true wear everywhere pants…. Continue Reading