Of Vineyards and Dashed Dreams
January 13th, 2009
I recently came to the conclusion that my place in life was to start a vineyard and tend to it. I would care for each individual grape and produce small quantities of (hopefully) great wine. That’s not to say that I’m not hammering out a great living as a web content maestro, but I have felt the need to reconnect to the soil. Get my hands dirty.
Of course, not being independently wealthy, finances would play a role. We’re talking just a small scale operation here, no economies of scale, no mass production, no greed. I figured we’d go for production of less than 1000 bottles per annum. I’m actually in the process of house hunting, so I figured I’d look for a place a bit more remote with some suitable land for a micro-vineyard.
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Today’s Links
December 31st, 2008
I spend a fair amount of time scavenging the Internet for news, informative stuff, and so on. I know posting a smattering of links is nothing innovative, but I thought I would nevertheless post a few now and again. So here goes nothing…
The Israeli Defense Forces realize they have a major PR problem. In an, ahem, interesting move they’ve set up their very own YouTube channel.
I really wish people wouldn’t be so nasty to Steve Jobs. I think Apple makes great products. I got my first PowerBook back in 2000 and haven’t looked back. I don’t know Steve Jobs personally (far from it), but his commencement speech at Stanford a few years back (perhaps) gives a glimpse into his soul. Whatever the case may be, I wish him all the best.
I haven’t yet had a chance to fully appreciate The Dudespaper, but my first impression is that it’s pure genius. The Big Lebowski is obviously one of the best movies ever and the man in charge at The Dudespaper gives us the lowdown on the world today through the Dude’s slacker shades. On the downside, the site is pretty slow. Still worth checking out.
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All Jingled Out
December 20th, 2008
I was at Trader Joe’s today, the place where i do pretty much all of my grocery shopping. I know Trader Joe’s employees are pretty passionate about groceries, but what I didn’t know is that they (or the management) are apparently also fans of the most grotesque kind of kitsch Christmas music possible. Now I’ve got nothing against good Christmas music. As a matter of fact, when I was in high school, as part of band class, I played some pretty sweet Christmas tunes in a quartet at a local shopping center. Continue reading…
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