Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
There’s a certain ritual that seems have played out somewhat consistently over the course of my adult life that began during my college years and continues to this day: The good friend arriving relatively late in the evening at your home for a stay and the subsequent (and immediate) kitchen table sit-down right then and there upon their arrival to catch up before any sleep is had. It’s not as though the immediate sit-down couldn’t wait until the morning when…
I often wonder about the personal dynamics a person undergoes when their prejudices bump up against a reality that puts the lie to those prejudices. It turns out I find myself in just such a position. What I’ve found is that it’s best to embrace one’s convictions and let go of long held prejudices if peace of mind is one’s goal. The prejudice: Simple Palates and Novice Wine Drinkers Like their Wine Sweet. Experienced Palates and Dedicated Wine Lovers Like…
Remember that feeling you got as a child when you walked down Disneyland’s Main Street? It was all there. Everything a child could possible want out of life. Nothing spared. You grabbed your parent’s hand and literally pulled them toward Sleeping Beauty’s Castle with visions of amazing adventures, rides and fun beyond. Eating at Cyrus in Healdsburg, California brought me as close I I think I could get to that experience…only it was a Disneyland for adults. Myself, my wife…
Can someone please explain to me how it is that I’ve not been to New York City for almost 20 years! I’ve set up countless dinners, events, lunches and media meetings for clients in that time, but I’ve never been. It’s not emberassing, but a considered a personal failure on my part. I’ll be rectifying that over this weekend as I take off to NY for business. There will be little time for exploring, with the exception of making sure…
The Art of Drinking on New Years Eve First let’s begin from the premise that New Year’s Eve is, or at least has become, an accepted excuse to indulge. Now, let’s change the traditional understanding of the idea of "indulging" from meaning excessive consumption of drink and make it mean excessive consumption of good drink. This change is meaning is important because it’s necessary to justify opening absurd amounts of very good wines and spirits and also assumes a certain…
