He checks out the lighting (intended to evoke a sunset) and stops at the bar to watch a fire-eating bartender.

FORBES: Clawing back

We see an aging parent wither under a long illness, or we lose a daughter or a husband in Afghanistan, we watch a gunman open fire in a supermarket -- and we remember how fleeting life can be.

WHITEHOUSE: National Prayer Breakfast

Guests can trek over the Highlands, go salmon and trout fishing or bird-watch, then get warmed up over a traditional peat fire.

FORBES

The capper: I don't watch commercials--except for that Gap ad with the Earth, Wind and Fire song "September" in it.

FORBES: TiVo