23june - the tale of the pushy salesman |
On Tuesday, my first day back to work, Alex and I were finishing lunch (Jimmy John's - 2 gargantuans & 2 BBQ chips) when we see two people approach the door. Now, this is nothing new during the l...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
27Mar - interesting NY Times article on drinking and parenting |
March 26, 2008The PourCan Sips at Home Prevent Binges?By ERIC ASIMOVPARENTS always want to share their passions with their children. Whether you’re a fan of baseball or the blues, sailing or ti...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:15:00 GMT |
21Mar- on pickled okra and chocolate covered sunflower seeds |
I take some degree of pride in having few true weaknesses, among which I suppose I should count pride. Even in the things I love I tend to be moderate, such as wine and chocolate. I’m usually a...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:58:00 GMT |
11Mar - Closed Sat 15 for St. Pats Day (same inside as bulletin) |
That information sort of slipped my mind. I suppose I took it for granted that everyone would presume we would be closed, which is a silly thing to take for granted. So, yes, we'll close up shop on S...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:12:00 GMT |
14Nov- holidayClosing (22,23,24), Beaujolais Nouveau (not Duboeuf) and more |
Well. There's some news that might interest some of you. Most importantly, everybody should be aware of our holiday closing dates: Thursday 22, Friday 23 and Saturday 24. During this time we will mos...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:54:00 GMT |
10Nov. "how to...be happy." advice from TimesOnline |
From Times OnlineSeptember 6, 2007How to... be happyThe pursuit of happiness in the workplace is as much of a holy grail as it is in life, but there are ways to make that pursuit a happier experience...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:41:00 GMT |
10Nov. a rambling text on expensive wine, the nature of generosity and so on |
"The price is, of course, quite out there but the more expensive wine I'm lucky enough to taste the more warranted these prices seem. I've never heard a bad thing about this wine and I've never had t...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:59:00 GMT |
23Mon - menu change, etc... |
hello all, So we're back from vacation (as a good deal of you seemed to notice over this last week) and with our return there are a couple of new things to mention. First, we've done some much needed...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:21:00 GMT |
25Mon - Oregon Pinot Camp - 4th in a series of incredibly self-indulgent entries |
(sadly, I'm no longer there so these and following accounts come largely from the journal I kept)seminar 3Our second day began at Penner-Ash. The bus trip there was with a different bus driver than t...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:51:00 GMT |
24sun - Oregon Pinot Camp. 3rd in a series of incredibly self-indulgent entries |
first seminarWe were assigned to buses based on which hotel where we were staying. My hotel was to be serviced by the Gold Bus. The Gold Bus would soon become synonymous with the drinking crowd. With...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:44:00 GMT |
