Richard Wiseman, a professor of psychology, performed a study that examined some of the behavioral differences between people who were lucky and those who were unlucky. The study noted that one trait of the “unlucky” people was that they tended to focus on certain things to the...

Four weeks ago, in this space, we put on our flying scarves and took a jetsetter’s look at the phonetic alphabet. We wound up by noting that “Zulu,” the phonetic term for the letter “Z,” is also shorthand for Greenwich Mean Time. GMT is rooted in the...

If the world has ended, or if a rogue wave has blown Saipan into Polynesia, I wouldn’t even know about it. I’ve spent the past week unplugged. That’s because I plunged into yet another road trip through the Old West. This time around it’s pleasure, not business. Anyway, as is...

As the summer travel season gets rolling there will be the inevitable discussions about how much, if any, work should be taken on vacation. It’s cool to read a novel poolside; hey, that’s not work, unless maybe you’re a novelist. On the other hand, if you’re combing through a...