Jim Leff's Slog

The day after the hurricane, when I learned that the majority of Puerto Ricans had NO DRINKING WATER, my face turned pale. I could not imagi...

Walking People prefer to walk in straight lines. It irritates them to deviate. The problem is you can't have a world where everyone wa...

I dreamed about that Mexican place all night last night. Had to go back for lunch today. I ordered pork ribs in green sauce with black bean...

My binge of ultra-low-budget travel continues. Upcoming in November: Singapore for $435 (roundtrip, including taxes and fees). Courtesy, as...

I just posted to Chowhound about "La Frontera Taqueria Deli" (257 Battle Ave, White Plains, NY; 914-607-7684), an astounding litt...

In part one , I described how, at a moment of extreme stress and pressure, I'd infuriated a stranger with whom I'd been kind and fri...

Loch Kelly is a spiritual teacher of the unaffected, down-to-earth sort. He's from the very interesting and little-known Dzogchen schoo...

Apple is 6% off its recent high due to a connectivity issue with their new watches. Want to make an easy 6% profit (not bad at today's i...

Sympathy doesn't exist. Empathy does exist. Empathy spurs action. It makes us help each other, solving problems. That's a thing! B...

Here's where autonomous cars will hit very bigly: campers. This sector - which does not yet exist - will one day be a phenomenal invest...