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Thinking Out Loud…Love the Wine You’re With!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

We all every once in a while fall into the ‘the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence’ syndrome.  I’m not immune to this at all.  In fact, just the other day I fell into a funk — the economy, the environment, my 401K performance (!) — which automatically led to [...]

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Inspired By…George Harrison…

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

“Give me love, give me love Give me…peace on Earth” As I was driving along today I heard that it was George Harrison’s birthday, and that although he often celebrated his birthday on February 24, in truth he was born a few minutes after midnight on the 25th.  Kind of cool — I’m pretty sure [...]

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Rest In Peace…Millard Fuller (founder of Habitat for Humanity)

Friday, February 6, 2009

On February 3rd, 2009, one of the most inspirational people I’ve ever had the chance to meet passed away.  Millard Fuller was the founder of Habitat for Humanity, one of the primary charities supported by Humanitas Wines. I’ve read several accounts of Mr. Fuller’s life and will attach some links for readers to enjoy.  But [...]

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Inspired by….A Whole Lotta Givin’ Goin’ On!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

‘Tis the season!  This time of year is a very active time for Humanitas.  Holiday parties, both in the office and in restaurants, are featuring lots of wine.  And because we give our profits to charity, many people choose Humanitas to serve and to give as gifts.  And the great thing is, the more we [...]

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Humanitas Hump Day Haiku…It’s a Wonderful Life!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Declarative statement:  the best Holiday movie ever is ‘It’s A Wonderful Life.’ There.  I said it.  Now go ahead and challenge me. Seriously, Frank Capra‘s classic is a glorious example of how movies should be made, and it is made even more perfect by Jimmy Stewart in his best performance.  And Jimmy Stewart at his [...]

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Goes Great With…The Election!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

There something about the Presidential election that makes me want to drink.  In fact, it inspires me to.  But I like to have fun with it by playing various roles and matching my beverages, both adult and otherwise, to those roles — it makes watching the elections more fun.  For example, at one point last night, I pretended [...]

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Inspired by….The Wine Blogger Conference

Monday, October 27, 2008

Last Friday & Saturday I attended the first annual Wine Blogger’s Conference held at the venerable Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa.  In addition to attending several tastings, meeting so many wonderful new & talented people, and finally attaching faces to the names, I had the opportunity to serve on a panel for one of the breakout sessions.  [...]

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