Boxing The Compass

Thank you, friends.

This week, Andy Touchstone died at 51.  I got the news from my friend at Maxminimus and it dug my heart out as it did to anyone who knew hi...

A fellow blogger recently emailed me and asked whether or not I planned to come out of hibernation and resume the blog.  I responded by sa...

I have been overwhelmed by spam lately through this blog.  Today, my account got hacked and the majority of photos have disappeared.  If ...

In the Los Angeles and Irvine area on light business, playing squash everyday.  One club didn't offer squash, but they let me and my ra...

None of it in jest Photos, phrases offered up Oh my. Serious. There is  a sinking feeling one gets the moment you realize that the b...

About a year ago, I posted about Windsor Button, a relic of a shop in Boston where brass blazer buttons sat in bins by the mile and a relia...

I'd prefer to tell you that the racket broke from a diving save on a fast volley, or at least an epic tantrum following a heated...

Around the globe several times.  Almost a million domestic miles.  This LL Bean bag was my sidearm/briefcase/work horse for about s...

"Coming around" on an issue is  can be the product of: 1. Careful skepticism with diligent observation 2. Intellectual ...

Vineyard Vines is generally overpriced for my tastes, as I prefer the strategy of waiting it out until clearance opportunities arise. Like...

Happy 2013.

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As readers may know, I enjoy providing the blogosphere with invaluable and cutting-edge information that is relevant to every single second...

Sitting on the train this morning en route to a meeting, I saw this article.  Have we really devolved this much?  Are we so absorbed in ...

A client and I were enjoying sushi together the other day when this arrived at the meal's conclusion.  Said client pointed out ...

I sat and stewed about whether or not to write anything about Dave Brubeck for a day or two, and then decided to give it a try.  I...