Routine and Romance

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Larry Dority, owner of the Paris Vineyards in Paris, Texas, gave the best description of wine I've ever heard: Sometimes wine is routine; sometimes it's a romance. I said, "Just like a marriage." After the big chuckle from our little group, he agreed and said that if you never have the routine, it's really hard to tell when you're having the romance!

This weekend, Sarah, Janette and I took Todd and Rachel to Paris to taste some wine and to look at the Eiffel Tower Texas style.

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Yes, that's a big red cowboy hat on top of the tower. It's rather small. I was sort of expecting a bigger version... not like the real thing in France, of course, but you know... Texas always brags that everything's bigger here. It's just ain't this.

We cooked steaks on the grill Saturday night and it was a very nice time of relaxation in the backyard. They left this morning, but it was very nice to reconnect over the short period they were here.

Determination

I'm all by myself tomorrow, but I'm very excited about it. I'll have the chance to prove myself even further. I did work ahead last week, and so now I'm concentrating on the tasks at hand this week. I have an exciting appointment on Tuesday with a young man who's a mechanic and classically trained pianist. Check Caleb Hogan's website out. I'm excited about the future.

Issues

You know, things that are happening in my life are important. I think things that are happening in all our lives are important. But I also think the issues are really important to. Issues like the war or NASA's dirty little secrets lately and the most recent launch of the space shuttle. I would like this blog to be more issue-oriented. Now that I'm contemplating this new adventure, expressing my concerns or thoughts in a bold way, everything just fell out of my head.

I guess I just want to start making a more conscious path to talk about other important things.