Fall Fashion Forward

Although we’re still milking the last few days of summer and finally just got our beach bodies, it’s almost fall. Sigh. So between the re-storage of the patio furniture and showing off the abs we had on backorder, we have to turn our attention to investing in an autumnal wardrobe. … Read More

Bud Camp

Summer winding down? Not for several hundred randy 20-something year old males off to Bud Camp. If you missed the TV spots (think Meatballs updated), Bud Camp is an annual promotion for Budweiser. Hundreds of lucky guys will be spending this weekend at a camp near Ottawa in the company … Read More

Women Who Talk Too Much

Recently, I went on a date with someone I met online. He was intelligent, creative, and charming in our email exchanges. Over the phone, fun enough to speak with the first time, but I slowly found myself replying in monosyllables as he monopolized the conversation. We finally met one evening, … Read More

Riesling Rising

White Wine 201 would fail you if it didn’t mention Riesling. The thrillingly fine balance of sweetness and acidity of this variety can have “the inevitability of great art” in the best examples. One 19th century traveler exclaimed, on tasting wine from the world’s oldest all-Riesling vineyard at Germany’s Schloss … Read More

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