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Save the Gadget; Drink Better Wine

by rodney on December 11, 2009

I just purchased a Canon Powershot G11 digital camera.  It takes great photographs but I haven’t become a better photographer.  I also recently acquired a beautiful handcrafted wooden pen with a Hauser rollerball.  It is a pleasure to write with but sadly, it has not made me a better writer.  Even though I am not any closer to winning awards using either of these items, I receive continuous enjoyment because each is under constant use.

How much enjoyment do you receive from opening a bottle of wine?  How long does it last? (Not the wine.  The act of opening it.)

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Green(er) Wine

by rodney on June 24, 2009

vinho_verdeDuring the last month, I have consumed more than my fair share of green wine, or Vinho Verde as it is called here in Portugal.  You’d be hard pressed to find a greener wine than a Vinho Verde (unless you’ve sampled a Cabernet Sauvignon from the North Fork of Long Island — inside joke and topic for another post).  All this green wine reminds me of a conversation about a different kind of green that I had with a colleague in Boston.  The Environmental Green

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