The turn of the corkscrew
I believe most wines should be bottled under screwcap, but I love corks and, in turn, corkscrews. Here are some words of... Read More
On carmenere, botany and gym shoes
So I’ve been culling and collating some material from interviews and gatherings, recent and semi-distant. In the process I found quite a... Read More
A notable, quotable guy: Clinton Fadiman
In most of my (ostensibly) pithy roundups of quotations, the wit and/or wisdom comes from well-known folks. Today, I turn to someone... Read More
Linkin’ logs: 8-27-13
They used to commonly refer to it as “the World Wide Web,” and this week’s culling is truly global, including two appalling... Read More
Linkin’ logs: 8-15-23
Fewer words, more pictures as we run down the latest from Webland: • I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that wine doesn’t... Read More
Screen gems
Some swell quotes from stars of stage and screen, some actually portraying a character and the others “in character”: • “F**k the... Read More
Proverbial wisdom
I have been wanting to read the Bible start to finish for a while now. But maybe I should start instead with... Read More