January Jan 19
12:34 pm EST-
Be Bold 101
BeBold101 from Nicholas Bate. Read. Think. Repeat.
1)solve where others complain;
2)volunteer when others look down;
3)be principled and yet flexible;
4)never give up;
5)have a plan;
6)write every day;
7)stay courteous in all circumstances
8 appreciate that which is easily taken for granted;
9)see tough times as testing-your-resilience-and-systems
10)get up in the dark and drive to that sales call and win
11) make time for what is important: family, health and plans;
See the other 90 items on the list at: Nicholas Bate
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April Apr 06
10:10 am EDT-
Wine & Food: Divorced?
A recent New York Times article on the split of wine from food had me thinking. A significant percentage of wine in the United States is not drunk during a meal, according to a new consumer survey. Has there truly been a separation of enjoying wine with food? What happened to wine pairing? Do cheeses and truffles play a part anymore? My mind is spinning and I haven’t even had anything to drink!
The more important question is: how does this change wine-making? Does the industry start making and blending wine for a palette that doesn’t have any food with their glass of vino? One good thing I take away from this article is that the number of wine drinkers has gone up. It is good to see that wine has become more accessible to a larger audience over the last few years. Hopefully, with the influx of wine bars, proprietors in the wine industry continue to strike a balance with different ways that wine can be enjoyed. In my hearts of hearts, I believe that wine and food should stand together. Maybe not necessarily full-on meals but definitely snacks, cheeses, chocolates, nuts, etc. You can try to separate wine and food but ultimately the two will always have a symbiotic relationship. To me, wine just tastes “better” paired with a complimenting bite of food. If anything, wine, when paired with an hor d’ourve, can bring out many more dimensions and notes to the experience than on its own. Sure, good wine can stand alone…but it sure is a lonely world out there.
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December Dec 06
09:06 am EST-
Measuring Life
“I guess what I’m trying to say is, I don’t think you can measure life in terms of years. I think longevity doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with happiness. I mean happiness comes from facing challenges and going out on a limb and taking risks. If you’re not willing to take a risk for something you really care about, you might as well be dead.”
-Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider-
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November Nov 10
08:45 am EST-
Greatness
“Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. When you are seeking to bring plans to fruition, it is important with whom you regularly associate. Hang out with friends who are likeminded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives. Similarly, be that kind of friend for your friends.”
-Mark Twain-
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April Apr 29
12:04 pm EDT-
Bridges
“The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.” -David Russell
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February Feb 11
18:59 pm EST-
How do you define a moment?
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September Sep 02
08:55 am EDT-
Slow Down
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”
- Eddie Cantor
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June Jun 30
08:53 am EDT-
Good Company
“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.” – Walt Whitman
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June Jun 23
12:16 pm EDT-
Life
“Maybe it’s easier to like someone else’s life, and live vicariously through it, than take some responsiblity to change our lives into lives we might like.” – Tish Grier
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January Jan 30
18:12 pm EST-
Simplifying
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”
- Hans Hofmann
Laughing is so much fun.
