Turn Off the Lights. And Hand Me that Co...

I’m tickled pink. A group of Conservatives have asked me to join their blog as a Guest Liberal Commentator. Not that I’m going to become the wimpy Alan Colmes to a bunch of pitbull Sean Hannity wannabees. If I’m to be the Sacrificial Liberal Lamb, I’m dressing myself in garlic and rosemary. I wish I could say it was my informed dissertation on foreign policy...

A New Terrier for Two Terrier Vineyards

Within days, we could, at last, be up to our full quota of terriers! Since the sad death in February of our beloved Charlie from a rare cancer, Two Terrier Vineyards just hasn’t had the same feeling. While we could never replace him (and he’s memorialized in Lake Charles), you just can’t run a decent vineyard, we think, without a brace of terriers. However, as I ...

We Also Serve Who Sit and Wait

Here’s more proof that there is universal synergy. O.J. Simpson is back in the slammer, and I’ve got Jury Duty. Although getting Jury Duty, for me, is not that out of the ordinary. (Just like it’s not that unusual for OJ to be on the wrong side of the law.) Since I dutifully showed up for my first summons in San Francisco nearly 20 years ago, they call me back...

The Bottom LIne: America RULES!

There aren’t many times — especially in this day and age — when I’m prepared to take a hard line defending America. But on one subject, I’ll wave the flag all day long yelling, “America RUUUUUUULLLEESSS!” I can confidently say, in the world, maybe even in the Universe, America, hands down does bathrooms better than anyone else. It’s an...

Apple Addict

At some point I need to tally up how much of my disposable income each year goes directly to Steve Jobs. It may be somewhere between our grocery bill and our combined clothing purchases. The latest Apple gadget is the iPod Nano. Not that I don’t already have an iPod. Two, in fact. I have one of the first generation iPods that’s still functioning very well, thank you. Except that...

Cowboy Up! Or How Would John Wayne Decor...

In six months, hopefully, we’ll have a completed loft above our barn that will represent the first permanent structure for human habitation at Two Terrier Vineyards. (Currently we’re camping out in a tent cabin. In earlier days, we shared the floor of the wine cave with a Black Widow Spider, a few frogs and the occasional snake.) Our decorating manifesto for the loft is...