From The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy column: “Bob Dylan’s song “Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence” was a previously unreleased cut from 1965 that first came out in 1991. Speakeasy today premieres an alternate version of the song: a deep cut of a deep cut, from the latest entry in Dylan’s ongoing “Bootleg” series.”
“Organic” and “Cage Free” Deception
Here in The American Conservative, Gracy Olmstead delivers a shocker on the real meaning of organic and cage free, including a goodie from my favored Michael Pollan: Back in 2007, Michael Pollan warned in his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma that terms such as Cage free” and “organic” could be more deceiving than you may think. […]
Buyer Beware—Organic, Farm Raised, Wild?
Confused on the labeling for fish: “organic,” “wild” or “farm raised”? You should be, because the USDA does not have organic-certification criteria for seafood. Food & Water Watch reports that any fish with an organic label is imported and is “organic” according to some other country’s standards. Here is what an “organic” label means: It […]
Your Burgundy Wine Tour
Burgundy or Bordeaux? When The Wine Questionnaire asked the “B or B” question of Daniel Johnnes, wine director for Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group, Daniel answered, “Ask anyone in the world of wine and they will laugh at the question. BURGUNDY!!!.” Burgundy and Its Wines tells readers, “In Burgundy it is the terroir—the peculiarly French combination […]
Is Elon Musk a Prepper?
According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the new Model X has a filtration system capable of protecting passengers from a bio weapon attack. The car is equipped with a button for “biodefense mode,” to go along with its previously reported “ludicrous speed” mode. The New York Times reports on these and other features here: The […]
Retirement: A Magical Find
One of the best things about retirement is being able to do the things you want to do. One of my clients spends his time seeking ancient treasures. Here’s a recent email string from him: Interesting week. We had one search for a family of four who had managed to lose the route and ended […]
Graffiti and Champagne—A Historic Link
Yesterday we visited Reims and the beautiful Champagne valley with a guide from O’Chateau, a wine bar in the heart of Paris. Dick and I had attended a wine tasting there several years ago while on a tour with David Lebovitz (davidlebovitz.com). David, former pastry chef for Alice Waters in Berkeley California and author of […]
Car Free in Paris
Yesterday—Sunday—the streets of Paris were free of the typical brutal traffic. “The car-free day comes as the city wrestles with an air pollution problem that has led the city to experiment with a number of policies to clean up the air, including turning policies to make the city more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists.” As […]
Along the Wine Route
Beautiful day and sky in Cote de Beaune. Lunch in Puligny-Montrechet, where we had visited about 5 years ago when we were on a Butterfield & Robinson bike trip. Driving or biking is spectacular through the Grand Cru Wine Route, which covers about 21 kilometers between Ladoix-Serrigny and Santenay. We drove through beautiful ancient villages […]
Remembering Breaking Bad With Badfinger
You are polishing off the final episode of Breaking Bad, ready to cry because one of the coolest series ever filmed was minutes from its end. Then comes on the finale music that would really finish you off. The perfect music to sound the closing notes for Breaking Bad was Badfinger’s “Baby Blue,” written by […]
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