I’m reading (correction: listening to) Joseph Heller’s ‘Catch-22′ and really enjoying it. I read it so many years ago and have forgotten so much — and listening to it vs reading it really provides a different experience.
While listening the other day, I wandered off in my mind to something I ’overheard in wine country’ while attending a Holiday party a few years back. The party was at Mustard’s Grill in Yountville — a quintessential ‘wine country’ dining experience. The group was a regional sales force & their significant others. My wife & I were pleasantly engaged in dialogue with the various attendees, trying to meet new friends and learn new things. One young women we spoke to told us she was in school to be a film maker. And in order to make ends meet while attending school she was bartending at a restaurant at night. She told us that she felt that it was really tough being a woman trying to break into film making. In fact, she said,
“Being a woman trying to be a film maker is a real Catch 20-20.”
Now who could argue with that? My wife & I immediately averted our eyes and quickly bit our lips. But the instant we 
were alone and caught each other’s eyes, we busted up. And to this day, anytime we talk about a situation that is a ‘Catch-22′, we call it a Catch 20-20. In fact, we use it so much, we often screw it up and say the wrong thing.
So the next time you find yourself in a completely circular logic situation, remember that it is always wise to have a clear vision of what to do.
that! Good job, Ronn.
We opted for the white zin, and let me tell you, in that situation — the beach, the sunset, the music, the girl — I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a better wine! 
Based on the cost of living in Napa County, a two-parent two-child family would need to earn $57,728 annually to be considered self-sufficient.
Seriously, there are few things I enjoy more than moving the coffee table out of the way to clear room for some seriously animated Wii bowling & Wii tennis. Tonight — I hope to achieve ‘pro’ status — with a little luck. My youngest is 7 years old and she is seriously good at these games. Her form absolutely cracks me up — actually distracts me — which may be one of her strategies. In bowling, she jumps up, throws the opposite foot out in front of her, whirls her arm around — it is comical to watch — until she ’strikes’ just about every time and beats me by about 75 points. Same goes for her tennis and that wicked ‘Ninja Serve’ as she calls it.
high school daughter) is seeing her smile ear to ear playing. At that age, it isn’t something a Dad sees that often. It is worth the price of admission to be sure.
much less than the ‘ultimate wine’? I know if I check Webster’s it mentions something like it is the ‘next to last’ meaning that it isn’t the ultimate…it is the next to the ultimate…more like…next to last. But as I learned it, it really means that it is not the top…it is one short of the top…next to the best…but not the best.
a few minutes after midnight on the 25th. Kind of cool — I’m pretty sure I’d celebrate both days…or the whole week as I do anyway!
involved with Life of Brian, and I know he was behind Time Bandits — fun stuff. I guess to me, the quiet Beatle, was maybe the most diverse…and…well, complete. I mean, didn’t he even do the ‘Basketball Jones’ thing with Cheech & Chong? How cool is that?
