Archive for the ‘Health and Wine’ Category

Nov 8, 2007

Beezelbub Comes To Utah?

You have to admit, it has to be one of the funniest and weirdest anti-alcohol laws in the country: No Alcohol will be served or available for purchase on election day or when the polls are open. Yet leave it Utah. But wait the spawn of the Devil is on his way to rectify the situation and bring Satan back in control of Utah. State Senator Scott McCoy thinks this law should be repealed: "This whole notion of not being…

Oct 12, 2007

Where Healthcare Meets Wine Shipping

I admit to being entirely curfuddled (sp?) by what we’ve come to call the "healthcare crisis" here in America. Basically, all I know is that I’m probably going to die because I don’t have healthcare coverage that will pay to have my head removed from my ass or pay to have the correct procedure administered when I need to be treated for Emuthropopolititus – aliabosisalia…or something like that. But, folks are working on the problem. Those folks are usually presidential…

Oct 2, 2007

Babies Like Wine Too

Doesn’t it seem like their is an attitude of zero tolerance for the idea of placing minors even in the very proximity of alcohol? Many schools will send a child home or make them wear a school sweatshirt if they come to class with wearing winery schwag. We are constantly told that if any amount of alcohol hits the lips of a person under 21 they will die a terrible death and take others with them. Hell, the very idea…

Aug 27, 2007

Razor Blades & Drinking

I’ve always been a "Gillette Man", thinking their razors are far better and more effective than the Schick variety. This last Saturday would have been the perfect opportunity to test out my preference. Had I possessed one of each variety, I would have happily tested them on my wrists as I sat through eight hours of Traffic School. My ass and head still ache from sitting on a hard chair for the day as I listened to a middle aged…

Aug 3, 2007

The Future of Wine Labels–What Fun!!

It appears that the future of wine labels may include a hefty dose of Ugly. A little "ugly" never hurt anyone, but a hefty dose of ugly is just down right….ugly. It appears there is a serious move to force nutritional labels on alcohol bottlings, including wine. It’s a Bush Administration proposal that is supported fully by The Center For Science in the Public Interest…the folks who spent time particularly in the 1990s explaining to us all why we will…