By BRIAN REA MARCH 21, 2019 My mother-in-law wouldn’t tell us what our wedding gift would be — only that we’d have to travel to a forest, on an island, in Sweden, to receive it. The Voyages Issue Rick Steves Wants to Save the World, One Vacation at a Time The Mystery Gift at the End of the World It Was Just a Kayaking Trip. Until It Upended Our Lives. There Is No Reason to Cross the U.S. by Train. But I Did It Anyway. The Voyages Issue By BRIAN REA When my wife and I were married, my mother-in-law told us she had a special gift for us. I wasn’t sure what to expect. She didn’t tell us what the gift was, but she did tell us where it was. In Sweden, on an island, in the forest. As with all magical places, getting to the island in Sweden requires some effort (particularly as my wife, son and I live in Los Angeles). After the plane, the train and a car ride to the countryside, a boat ferries us across the lake from … [Read more...] about The Mystery Gift at the End of the World
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How Jack Roush paved his way to NASCAR Hall of Fame
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 6:03 AM EST Feb 1, 2019 Jack Roush’s aunts and uncles didn’t love him. All right, they loved him. But they didn’t like him very much when he visited their homes between the ages of 5 and 10. “I had a screwdriver in my pocket and I would take their clocks apart,” he said. “And sometimes I got them back together and they worked, and sometimes they didn’t.” Not much changed about Roush, 76, in eight decades. Taking things apart and putting them back to together. Building things. Often from the ground up. Figuring out what makes something tick. A clock, a car, a man. Even himself. [ Matt Kenseth comfortable with multifaceted role at Roush Fenway ] That is Roush. The engineer. The teacher. The business tycoon. The racing icon. The Cat in the Hat. And, on Friday, the NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee as the all-time leader with 322 victories across three national series. “He was blazing a … [Read more...] about How Jack Roush paved his way to NASCAR Hall of Fame
Destinations with views that are out of this world
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By Peter Kujawinski The New York Times Fri., Dec. 21, 2018 After 30 hours of bumping along on planes and buses, at long last I stood in the darkness and gazed upon an immense night sky. My long journey seemingly had brought me to the shoreline of interstellar space rather than the high-altitude plateau that is Chile’s Atacama Desert. It was the first night of a month-long journey to visit astronomy observatories in Chile, Los Angeles and Hawaii. Whether designed for professional use or for the general public, observatories nurture humanity’s explorations of the cosmos. They spark wonder and discovery, but even before I set foot inside the first one, I was seeing outer space in a spellbinding new way. That first night in the Atacama, arguably the best place in the world to see the night sky, the Milky Way proved true to its name: a milky-like smear stretching from horizon to horizon. The Southern Cross shone bright as candlelight. Both the Large and … [Read more...] about Destinations with views that are out of this world
VIEWER’S GUIDE – An hour-by-hour preview of Election Night 2018
Election 2018 is finally here, as months and months of partisan battling will unfold in front of the nation on Tuesday evening. When should you start looking for meaningful returns? What races should you be watching? What states are important, and when? This viewer’s guide will give you thumbnails on what seats might flip in the House and Senate, what time you should look for results, and as you will notice – some story lines will be repeated again and again in the race for control of Congress.First, let’s start with the basics: Republicans cannot lose more than 22 seats in the House. If Democrats have a net gain of 23 or more, they take charge of the House in January 2019. In the Senate, Republicans can lose one seat, and keep control in a 50-50 split. Democrats need a net gain of two seats to take over the Senate in 2019.What time should you eat? What time should you park yourself in front of the TV, radio or … [Read more...] about VIEWER’S GUIDE – An hour-by-hour preview of Election Night 2018
How Tidal Vision grew a corporation out of crab shells
Updated 2:12 am PDT, Saturday, September 29, 2018 In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Zach Wilkinson holds a chum salmon skin that's ready to be tanned and made into leather for a salmon wallet at Hooked Seafood Company in Juneau, Alaska. The company started by making salmon leather wallets in Juneau in 2015. Those wallets funded the company's foray into a multi-billion dollar chitosan industry. (Kevin Gullufsen/Juneau Empire via AP) less In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Zach Wilkinson holds a chum salmon skin that's ready to be tanned and made into leather for a salmon wallet at Hooked Seafood Company in Juneau, Alaska. The company started by ... more Photo: Kevin Gullufsen, AP In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Zach Wilkinson, left, of Tidal Vision sorts through salmon skins with and Brad Robbins, owner of Hooked Seafood Company Alaska in Juneau, Alaska. The company started by making salmon leather wallets in Juneau in … [Read more...] about How Tidal Vision grew a corporation out of crab shells