Dec 11, 2009
In The Bunker
THAT'S ME, IN THE BUNKER…IN KAUAI.
Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
Nov 30, 2009
On Five Years of Wine Blogging
Time is the enemy. Time always moves faster than we think it will and in the end it more than anything else is responsible for dashing hopes, destroying lives, ending strong bids and shutting the door on alternatives. But what makes Time that really sneaky devil dressed in a cool white dress is that for a while it is the primary source of wonderful developments. I don't have to describe how this might be where wine is concerned do I?…
Nov 17, 2009
I Should Have Drunk Bad Wine
I think it's one thing for America's alcohol wholesalers to selfishly and arrogantly take control of state legislatures and cripple consumers' beliefs that their demand is honestly assessed by suppliers and met for the sake of consistency with basic economic laws, all for the sake of multiplying their power, wealth and control of a huge swatch of the American economy. After all, that's business…of a sort. But no matter how ugly the state-mandated three tier system can get, it's not…
Nov 9, 2009
The Return of My Wine Sniffing Nose
A big concern of mine when I chose to stop smoking two weeks ago was that sometime about now I'd find myself balled up in the corner of my office, sitting on the floor combating withdrawals. My biggest concern was that I'd give in and start smoking again. Turns out neither of those things have happened. But something has happened on the way to Ex-smokerdom. I got my sense of smell back. Or at least my nose's last few forays…
Oct 30, 2009
The Choices We Make
Most people understand the cost of smoking. These costs tend most often to be measured in years taken off a smokers life. For reasons I think you can understand, I prefer not to think of the costs of my 20+ years of smoking in these terms. However, there are ways to appreciate the cost of smoking that not only I but my wine loving readers CAN appreciate: The financial outlay. Let's assume I'm cheap and buy a pack and a…