PinnedAndy GoldblattHelp WantedThe pharmaceutical companies should be knocking my door down, because nothing has stronger anti-viral properties than something I’ve…Jul 11Jul 11
Andy GoldblattSo You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance?For the last month I’ve been feeling more existential dread than usual. Much of it is the standard noise of advancing age: Willie Mays and…5d ago5d ago
Andy GoldblattSwiss Travelogue: The Cigarette Butt ChallengeThe Fabulous Wife and I travel internationally to have fun, see new things, and break our routine. But we also travel to learn. We do not…Jul 9Jul 9
Andy GoldblattSwiss Travelogue: GenevaGeneva is Switzerland’s westernmost city — so far west it’s surrounded on three sides by France. It’s also just forty minutes from…Jul 5Jul 5
Andy GoldblattSwiss Travelogue: LausanneYou know you’ve reached western Switzerland when the train announcements come in French first, then German. But the change is more than…Jun 29Jun 29
Andy GoldblattSwiss Travelogue: MurrenWe’d spent half the trip approaching the mighty Alps. It was time to meet them! We boarded a standard gauge train in Luzern and rode it…Jun 22Jun 22
Andy GoldblattWillie Mays, The Seven Tool PlayerWillie Mays, arguably the greatest baseball player ever, passed away this afternoon. As a kid I was a huge fan of his. As an adult I had an…Jun 19Jun 19
Andy GoldblattSwiss Travelogue: LuzernLuzern (better known in the US by its French name, Lucerne) sits in the middle of Switzerland above the Gotthard Pass, for centuries the…Jun 15Jun 15
Andy GoldblattSwiss Travelogue: Sargans and Liechtenstein“If we’re going to be that close, why don’t we see Liechtenstein?” The Fabulous Wife suggested as we planned our trip to Switzerland. That…Jun 10Jun 10
Andy GoldblattSwiss Travelogue: BernOur first foray beyond Zurich was a day trip to Bern, Switzerland’s capital. We had rail passes, so after breakfast we boarded the first…Jun 5Jun 5