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My friend and neighbour Paul Brasset has been a winemaker in Sonoma County for over thirty years. Over those thirty years, he has won the Sonoma County Sweepstakes award for his Chardonnay (more than once). He has recently started selling wines from his own cellars, but has started with only Syrah and Zinfandel. I asked …
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all your yesterdays are disappointed For lack of cookies. Out, out, filtered coffee! Life is but a mere shadow of sallow youth, That struts and frets for lack of a wee sweet treat. …
My new colleague and friend, Peugeot Hugo, is from Britain. This blog entry is dedicated to being British. London Underground. For commuters everywhere. Pick a spice. If you were a Spice Girl, who would you be? www.jcb.com. A multinational family-owned company that shares my initials. More from the Friday Project. Caution: contains some very rude …
Here are some new words and phrases that have recently come into my vocabulary. I went snowboarding one weekend in February with my friends and neighbours: Carol and Jimmy. These new words are from Bob, Carol’s father. lubo (noun): Pronounced lube-oh. To be a stupid, silly fool. For example, you might be driving along the …
In no particular order and being a work-in-progress…..one of my first blog entries EVER. Originally published 26 April 2005. Choose life. Choose a lifestyle. Choose your friends. Choose family. Choose your future, your career, your adventures. Choose how you spend your days. Choose spending your nights in a different place for six months. Choose the …
This is Sam the Cat. He used to own our deck. I used to think that he was a stray cat, but it turned out that he actually belonged to one of our neighbours. I thought he was a stray cat because he always had fleas. I adopted him as an outside cat and used …
Mr. Mundy, you asked me a question today: Why do nice guys finish last? Here is my answer: Because the history of any species is that females are attracted to alpha males. Most times, he is the alpha male in the group of like (cut to a scenario at our favourite place). Alpha males also …