Jul 02
FINlosdaily life
It is one of my goals in life to taste as many wines as possible. I love the experience of corking and sipping a new bottle from a brand that I have never tried before. Of course, the experience is not always a pleasant one, especially since the wines I try tend to be on the cheap end of the aisle. But hidden amongst the bargain bottles are some gems. In this series of reviews, I will share my experiences with wine, all coming from bottles that will never cost more than fifteen smackers.
I’m not a professional wine taster so I’ll do my best to avoid as much as the jargon as possible. The rating is not intended to reference to a standard wine scale, but rather my perception of the value offered by the taste in relation to its cost.
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Mar 28
FINlosdaily life
As my wife and I were making our final preparations for our trip this afternoon, I received an automated phone call from the airline informing us of a delay. This delay (of course) caused a cascade of consequences: we are now flying into Madrid through Paris, as opposed to directly from Atlanta; We will be arriving in Madrid in the afternoon rather than the morning which means we will be missing a very important appointment with a lawyer. But this delay has also caused an existential situation worthy of some of the better episodes of Start Trek. Thanks to the wonders of technology and moderately helpful travel agents, we are now booked on two different flights at roughly the same time. Have we inadvertently just caused a rift in the temporal flow of space-time?
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Mar 25
FINlosdaily life
My wife and I will be leaving soon to Spain almost two years since our last visit to her homeland. This is usually about the time that the nervous excitement kicks in, the so-much-to-do anxiety. While those apprehensive and anticipative jitters are there, there is also something different about this trip that neither of us can do anything to prepare for.
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Dec 06
FINlosdaily life
My wife and I have very specific dietary needs, you may have read about them. So the prospect of traveling is always something of an ordeal, and an understanding that difficult times and upset stomachs might be in our futures.
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Oct 01
FINlosdaily life
A while back a friend of ours came to visit. She told us about a new diet she was on. After a few minutes of description I began to realize that she was not on a diet, she had changed her diet.
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Jul 23
FINlosdaily life
As my undergrad studies drew to a close, I scrambled to prepare for postgraduate life. I intended to continue my creative writing career with a Master’s of Fine Arts degree. I registered, took, and earned a decent score on the GRE, the test required for most grad schools. I filled out my application for the writing program, collected samples for a portfolio, requested the necessary letters of recommendation, and got everything turned in one day before the deadline. Then I coasted for a couple of months. I expected to get in. I felt I had made a positive impression on my instructors, enough to give me an edge in the esoteric process that selection committees go through to choose the elite members of their graduate programs. I didn’t even consider applying to another school. As the summer progressed and I went about my quiet routine, I didn’t really think about it much. I simply figured that I would receive my acceptance letter, request my financial aid, and go about my business as I had for the previous four years.
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Jul 16
FINlosdaily life
In the second foreword (there are three) to this book, Stephen King says:
“This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit. Fiction writers, present company included, don’t understand very much about what they do- no why it works when it’s good, not why it doesn’t when it’s bad. I figured the shorter the book, the less bullshit.”
Say what you want about King, about his writing, or about his standing in the literary world. When it comes to the bullshit, he’s right.
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Jul 06
FINlosdaily life
My wife is a notorious party planner. Whether it’s a grand affair like a birthday or something smaller like a movie night, she never fails in getting things just right. And it’s not just decorations, it’s theme. And then she decorates to match the theme, and the food matches the theme, and the activities match the theme. She is the party master.
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Apr 11
FINlosdaily life
And the day started so well. Wait, no it didn’t.
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Apr 04
FINlosdaily life
Growing up, music was a very important part of my life. Every member of my immediate family contributed to what would become my own particular taste in music. But it was not just about listening, we played.
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