After more than two years with the same theme, and about a year and a half of talking about changing it, I finally got my act together and spent some time working on it. I know, some bloggers switch themes every time they change their clothes, but I’m, um, especially challenged when it comes to… Continue Reading
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My mother always said I was special…
…as did my guidance counselor, while dissuading me from pursuing anything ambitious in life. Now, apparently the San Francisco Chronicle thinks so, too — see, it’s right there next to the byline: “Special to the Chronicle“. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, almost as warm as the new St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram I wrote… Continue Reading
The Advertising-in-the-Comments-Section Rant
Regular readers — please excuse me for a moment. As traffic to this site has grown over the past few years, I’ve apparently come up on the radar of a number of companies that have products to sell. Most of these products are somehow related to drinks or mixology, and as a longtime booster of… Continue Reading
Hellooooooo, Boston!
Just a quick word of greetings to folks following the link over from the Boston Globe. As every self-respecting cocktail geek knows, Boston is one of the most vibrant cities in the current cocktail renaissance. Which makes it all the more flattering to see the short piece in today’s “Online Finds” column titled “A Drinking… Continue Reading
A Slow Start
I thought I should chime in with a hearty “Happy New Year” before the first of the year rolls right on past (I’ve still got an hour or so to go here on the West Coast), and give thanks to the many folks it was my pleasure to interact with in 2007. But first, what… Continue Reading
