To Do

Completed April 2005 I toured a brewery and a distillery. On the same day. One right after the other. First, the Guinness Brewery in Dublin. It was one of the most interesting parts of my trip to Ireland. The interactive exhibit there was designed by a branding firm called Imagination. It was absolutely fabulous. I […]

Updated May 4, 2009 Yes, I would like to be as famous as Cherry Garcia or Phish Phood or One Sweet Whirled. I think it should be the ultimate vanilla ice cream – Mexican vanilla beans, with bits of rich vanilla shortbread and maybe creamy white chocolate chips.

June 13, 2009 Champagne is a frivolous drink – it’s got all those silly bubbles, it tickles your nose, it makes you drunk really fast. Why not have a little fun with it? It’s not supposed to be serious. Dom Perignon, after all, claimed he was drinking the stars after he discovered it. How serious […]

Updated September 6, 2009 Ideally, this might happen on Independence Day, but since I do live in Southern California, there’s really no reason I can’t drink a thermos full of margaritas and watch fireworks on New Years’ Eve. This is such a simple thing, and it’d be so much fun, I can’t believe I keep […]

Sure, I’d be the most popular person in the room for the rest of the night.

Is a love potion something to drink or a perfume?

I’ve had Jack Daniel’s but I’ve never sipped it or learned to appreciate it.

Updated July 4, 2009 The bartender probably meets more people at a party than anyone else – the bartender is the first to arrive, the last to leave, and the person everyone sees – even if it’s just for a club soda. I have a hard time at parties a lot of the time. I […]

Just like a little girl having tea with her stuffed animals.

Horses, costumes, and mint juleps seem to be the best of Kentucky.