All things wine…especially Napa Valley Fine Wines
I sit nestled in the easy comfort of the darkness of 3:00 AM. Funny, but I continue to enjoy this time of day. The darkness is complete. The silence broken only by the occasional muffled woofing from Napa as she relishes in some dream. This is when I give myself permission to descend into as […]
Obviously it was Halloween. We’d planned nothing out of the ordinary. My girlfriend and I had been invited to two Halloween parties; one downtown the other out in the suburbs. She’d borrowed a set of costumes for us from her aunt and I’d been informed we’d be attending those parties as Raggedy Ann and Andy. […]
MK on my mind…. “Just when I thought I had love figured out, you come waltzing in casting doubt. Now I’m crazy, and acting like a fool. Lately I’m so distracted over you.” Darden Smith I’ve always appreciated the above lyrics by Darden Smith because they perfectly capture how I felt being in love with […]
A Hole in my Soul…. The emptiness remains. The hurt unrelenting. My emotions turbulent. Four years today and I’m still reeling. Left nursing a jagged hole in my soul. The midnight we lost MK to her brain cancer was undoubtedly the worse night of our lives. I can only hope nothing ever comes closer to, […]
Book it, Danno! The leaves have changed, the first snow fallen, the boats pulled from the lake. My annual signals to move on have flashed so I prepare, but not before I extend a few necessary thank-yous for another wonderful summer. MK: Each summer, my deepest, most heartfelt thank you goes out to MK for […]
International Women’s Day: Meet the Strongest Woman of my Life I’ve been very lucky to have several strong women influence me throughout my life. My mother and mother-in-law, one particularly stellar boss, a daughter, and a daughter-in-law. Heck, even the best hunting dog of my life was a female. Each of these women made me […]