by PJColando | Aug 26, 2025 | blog post
“Where did you get that?” The manager of Pelican Hill, the restaurant at a posh golf course near our home, demanded. He’d apparently been summoned by our waiter after we’d asked if our personal bottle of wine could be uncorked for us. The...
by PJColando | Dec 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
We have a highly quotable friend. So, full disclosure, this is a phrase of his: “Drink red to be contemplative, white to get wild.” Knowing John, he does either well. At least he used to. We know each other a lo-ong time. Age has wrought physical changes...
by PJColando | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
I was seated in the prime spot, 180 degrees opposite the double glass entry door, which afforded great light from a final summer day. I had just ordered a flight of Remarkable Reds, paying a premium for the privilege to sample three wines along with a platter of...
by PJColando | Sep 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you moved Sideways across America from California, from the ‘left coast’ to the right, you’d trip over Indiana on your way to Maine. The winds of change would have to blow you a bit north, or else you’d wind up in Jackson, Mississippi. Which...
by PJColando | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Happiness is craved, for me as much as anyone, I confess. In search of evermore accurate ways of quantifying human happiness, researchers at the University of Vermont have tuned into Twitter. Seriously, the Hollywood hype forum has come under academic scrutiny. Must...
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