“A foreign experience,” The Week in Wine: October 2-8, 2017.
This week was… weird. One of those experiences where the things you think you know turn out to be half-truths, the things you depend upon evolving all around you, certainty […]
Category Archives: Stories and such
“Put a bow on it.” Locations P4 Review
Getting to Friday night was a heck of an accomplishment. After a week of teaching days and nights, meetings, covering for absent teachers, coaching, and all of the rest of […]
“Something old.” The Week in Wine, September 25 – October 1, 2017
As wine goes, this was a pretty amazing week. As life goes, it was even better. Zooey smiles at me every time she sees me, and nothing could make me […]
“Something a little different.” Locations E5 Review
I don’t drink a lot of Spanish wine. Spain is one of the few western European countries I have never visited, sadly, and while I hope to remedy that, my […]
The Wine Cellar Chronicles, Part V: “Let there be light!”
I think I mentioned in a previous post that, of late, our household budget has come under review. In general, this means less money for things like building the wine […]
Thank you!
When it comes to writing, success can be defined in many ways. One of the more common, and one that matters a lot to me, is whether or not anyone […]
“Please Join Me for the Omaha Charity Wine Auction in Support of the Omaha Public Schools Foundation”
One of the thing I’ve always admired about the people in the wine industry is their generosity. This is not a universal truth, of course, but the fact is that […]
“Ode to my Coravin”
Last night, Sonja and I heartily agreed on the fact that we both wanted a glass of wine, but our solidarity ended there. Sonja wanted a white wine, and I, […]
“In no way settling.” Locations WA4 Review
John Wesley, the Methodist minister, once said “If I die with more than ten dollars in my pocket, you should call me a liar.” I have always felt similarly, lived […]
The Wine Cellar Chronicles, Part IV: “But, wait… WTF… help!”
I’m a self-confessed luddite with something of an agenda when it comes to technology. The short version of it might be that if it weren’t for Vivino, I’d get rid […]
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