Yesterday was Picture Day at school for both girls.  Elizabeth wasn't happy.  Our third-grader was making a scene about what she should...

When bad days lead into bad nights, sometimes I want to crush something.  When that happens, I make myself a Joe Rickey.  A Rickey can be a...

My new hero is Tom Sandham.  Keyholder for the PDT bar in New York.  Jetsetter, always on the lookout for the perfect drink.  Cocktail colu...

I'm infatuated with ice.  It was that trip to New York  where Andy introduced me to my favorite bar - Booker and Dax.  And my favorite ...

After Karen got the kids buckled up and after she started driving home, she heard Elizabeth say from the back seat, Well, I can ride my bik...

Before the tequila, there was Sammy Hagar.   Mr. Hagar – the Red Rocker to his friends – had just released his autobiography .   He wa...

In the days before we left for Bermuda, we kept score on Tropical Storm Debby.  She was supposed to churn into Texas, so we rooted for tha...