Wine and Life
Life is goodWine is goodLife is short and you only get oneWine is plentifulSo is wine better than life? In Bordeaux in August I took a lot of photos of grapes. This is the best one.
Travel
Conversation
“Conversation and information do not directly correlate.” When the tide is out there is no fishing from this town in Bordeaux. The quote is the result of a conversation between Gene B and I about guests. Lots of conversation is not informational it is anecdotal or worse.
Postcard of the Week
Queen Elizabeth II Long Live the King I remember Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. We got at least two day off school. On one of them we went up to Gloucester Road and watched as she and Prince Philip drove past. We all waved and I had the clear impression that Prince Philip waved directly at me. I bragged about it for years. My brother Tom won a prestigious science award and met the Queen. I’m hazy on the details. I have a photograph (pre-digital) of my… Read More »Postcard of the Week
An Adventure
Apple in the advertising for their new Apple watch use the tag line “Adventure Awaits.” At the beginning of the month we got back from a trip to Europe which included a river cruise that also included the tag line “Adventure Awaits.” Since then I have been trying to define adventure. I know I want adventures but I’m not sure what exactly what they are and how you find them. Websters calls it “an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity.” This definition would… Read More »An Adventure
Art
“A good espresso is like a work of art.” Italian folk saying I know the photo is of a very artistically made cappuccino not an espresso. The broader point is that simple things done well are works of art. Consider a well made bed or well ironed shirt. Photo is from a coffee shop in Santa Fe NM in 2013. Time flies.
Tap and Pay
The use of Tap and Pay in the UK particularly and Europe in general is far ahead of its usage in the USA. The implication of doing transactions entirely without money are enormous. It make things like a subway or taxi ride seem free until all of your credit is used. (An Apology) To see the photo you will have to click on the title and go to my blog page until I solve the curious fact that photos are no longer being attached to… Read More »Tap and Pay
Solutions
“There are no solutions; there are only tradeoffs.” Thomas Sowell, American Economist Photo is from Green Park in London looking north from Buckingham Palace.
Depletion
The copper mine in Bisbee Arizona closed when all of the easily obtainable ore was mined. Nobody much cared. The miners moved on and a future Ghost Town was created. The Oyster fleet in the Chesapeake used draggers to catch most of the easily obtainable oysters and the area and the nation went into a paroxysm of worries and “solutions” to the problem. Why is one a problem and the other an event. My friend, Mark V, introduced trees as another resource that we attempt… Read More »Depletion
Very Little
“Some people take a long time to say very little, and even longer to say nothing at all.” Attributed to Gene Brogdon This one of the famous Chesapeake Bay Lighthouses. They are in various states of repair and many are gone. Like covered bridges they have attracted quite a following of aficionados.