Through the largesse of good friends - Barbara and Ron - we have attended the Alameda County Meals on Wheels fundraiser for a few years...

Yes, it could be a patch on a biker's leathers. What's my new favorite cocktail book?  Hands down? Northstar Cocktails by Joh...

As my cousin lay dying, we talked.  We talked a lot about his life.  About his childhood in Hiawatha, Utah, his early years there with my d...

Today is World Whisky Day,  and in its honor, I thumbed through Ian Buxton's 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die .  His choices go from ...

The call came yesterday.  From Kristina's school.  The instructor's voice was a little strained, a little hurried.  Not the voice a...

This is why I love America.  I need (want) a muddler, and the best ones - PUG! Muddlers - are hand-made by a guy named Chris.  Chris Gall...

Yes, I stole the idea from Diesel , a bookstore - I hope Alison and John won't mind.  But then after the amazing Samm put the books t...