Gordon Mott's Blog Archives

May 2007

Thriller in Manila

Posted: 10:53 AM ET, May 30, 2007

You find the most interesting things in the most interesting places. I was traveling in the Philippines in November, 1986, with my wife, who was spending two weeks in Manila on a business trip for an American bank. I was living in Paris, writing and freelancing, and the opportunity to take my first trip to Asia was irresistible. Read more

No Cigar

Posted: 02:05 PM ET, May 24, 2007

My wife and I recently attended the Governor’s Ball at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, where I am fortunate enough to be a member. It’s an old, traditional country club with a golf course that was built in 1911, and a mansion/clubhouse constructed by one of the great industrialists in the early part of the 20th Century. Read more

An ‘A’ For the Ages

Posted: 02:39 PM ET, May 21, 2007

I don’t often have time to enjoy an ‘A’ size cigar. Most are nine inches long by a 47 ring gauge, and smoking one is a commitment of well over an hour, even if you’re working hard at it. But that would defeat the purpose.

A few years ago, I was heading off on a golf expedition to La Costa in Carlsbad, California with a winemaker friend of mine from Northern California. Read more

That Cigar Was Definitely More than Just A Cigar

Posted: 12:11 PM ET, May 14, 2007

In 1986, I was living in France, trying to earn a living as a freelance writer. Through some old contacts, I wrote a number of pieces for the New York Times Travel section. Read more

My First Golf Course Cigar

Posted: 10:17 AM ET, May 07, 2007

Finally, the Northeast had a golf weekend to remember, the first of 2007 (if you don’t count January 6th when it was 70 degrees). Since I started playing golf in 1995, we have never had a later start to the spring season. This weekend was warm and pleasant, although it did cool off a bit on Sunday. Read more

The End of an Era in New Hampshire

Posted: 10:32 AM ET, May 03, 2007

Due to a computer malfunction, this blog did not go live until May 3.

Live Free or Die. That’s the motto on New Hampshire’s license plates. I was there last weekend for another round of soccer in another place far from home and spent another night in another non-descript motel within spitting distance of an Interstate highway. Read more

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