So I Blew It!

On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. My second year trying to do NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and I came up short. Real short. The goal was to post every day for a month. But winemaking and Thanksgiving got in the way. Actually that’s no excuse. Although November is the official month, you can take the pledge every month. Sort of like AA. In fact, I have...

The Great Fermentation Face-Off: A Battl...

UC Davis yeast revving up before being added to our grapes. If you don’t make bread, beer or wine, you probably think of yeast as something slightly icky. But for those of us who depend on it for the outcome of our products, yeast is a beautiful thing. And we’re always looking to use the best. UC Davis, one of the world’s foremost centers of winemaking expertise, has...

The Harvest Goes Ever On and On

Jeez, you know you’re blogging too much when you write a post, but forget to hit the “publish” button. Is it Blogging Alzheimers? I’ve only really been blogging for a year, so I must be too young to be getting that affliction. I just hope this momentary blogging lapse doesn’t get me thrown out of NaBloPoMo a mere four days in. Well, until I’m...

We Will Resume our Regularly Scheduled P...

I keep signing up for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) which allows you to retake the pledge every month to put up a post a day. Some months are better than others. Even though I wasn’t going to make it for July, I really fell off the rails as of Wednesday. Blame it on a mega Spanish test that had me using my computer only to cram in as many audio sessions as I possibly...

Confessions of a NaBloPoMo Delinquent

Not even half way in and I’ve blown NaBloPoMo. (In case you don’t know, NaBloPoMo is a group project where bloggers try to post every day for a full calendar month. I made it in November, which was official National Blog Posting Month.) No post yesterday. I won’t try to give my excuses, I don’t have a doctor’s note. But I’m not going to be a...

Resolutions and a Big Old Reality Check,...

Still basking in my sense of accomplishment from completing NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month — a commitment to post every day for a month), I’m now searching for other areas of my life I can revolutionize by committing to a 30 day program. After all, there is something magical about that number or thereabouts. I once heard a life coach swear that it only took 28 days...