I just traveled to Europe and had a great time. I got lazy before going.  I figured with my smart phone I wouldn’t need any maps or a translation book. Wrong. I did setup a data plan for Europe—it ain’t cheap. The fact that I was quite limited in my data made me use my Read More

My 2001 BMW 530i was having some overheating problems. I thought it might be the thermostat or a problem with the electric auxiliary fan. After a little research I discovered that it is not unusual to have a radiator fan self destruct. So I took a look…yep, the fan was missing multiple blades. After some Read More

Previously I wrote a post about what I view as one of the big problems with the men’s tennis “farm” system. In the Wall Street Journal recently, there was an interesting article about how colleges are trying to make tennis a more interesting spectator sport. That there is a belief that tennis needs to be Read More