I’m an unapologetic narcissist, as most of my writing here will attest. I write mostly about myself and my experiences. Yet for a long while…
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I’m an unapologetic narcissist, as most of my writing here will attest. I write mostly about myself and my experiences. Yet for a long while…
Now that school’s back in session and my daughter’s back in daycare, I’m back to riding on the Jeff Davis bike path each morning on…
I look to houses and buildings for signs of our progress — or lack of it. People are more important than buildings, of course, but…
I wanted to write something here about how to enjoy a book, novels in particular. I’ve touched on this before, but I wanted to expand…
Tales of the Cocktail is over. But there are a few more things I wanted to mention. I really liked the way Tales handled media…
I’m taking this week off work to get some things done around the house. My main objective is to repaint the porch. As I noted…
At Tales of the Cocktail this year, media types like myself were guaranteed access to five seminars. I had exhausted my five — but there…
How does one spend Sunday morning at Tales of the Cocktail? How about a seminar on “Religious Spirits”? This session was conducted by Garrett Oliver…
The world loves vodka, you may have noticed. Not me. I’m not a hater by nature, but I get tired of always playing the nice…
I confess I didn’t know who Dale DeGroff is. I was probably the only person at Tales of the Cocktail who didn’t recognize his name.…
My palate has shifted over the last year. I know this, because at Tales of the Cocktail 2009, I had my first taste of Amaro…
The first seminar I attended at Tales of the Cocktail this year was called “Prohibition & Gin” but I think perhaps a better title might…
Toast by Editor B Tales of the Cocktail kicked into full gear today. The seminars on this first day are all “professional track,” geared toward…
I was leafing through Lagniappe today and came across an article by Doug MacCash, about a guy named Charlie Bishop who noticed a hunk of…
We went to a release party for the new issue of The Trumpet last night. I remember attending some of the first meetings of the…
I’m sure my parents will be proud to know I’m now the number one result for mandatory ejaculation on Google. Or rather, one of my…
Sometime a few months ago this slipped past me: I’ve now spent a quarter of my life in the city of New Orleans, a quarter…
Many months ago, we booked a condo in Panama City Beach, Florida. (I should say, my mother-in-law booked the place. We consulted, but it was…
I recently got an invite to my 25th high school reunion, and I thought — twenty-five years? Has it really been that long? I guess…