God on Mute
Sometimes the most interesting relationships are formed by accident. And those serendipitous connections often lead to the most fascinating insights. Such is the case last week when D’Aun and I met Pete Greig. It began…
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The Social Animal
Aloha from Hana! This is one of my favorite places on the planet, and it feels great to be here with D’Aun and two friends. I only wish we were home to see our baby…
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Ranch Hands!
Ranch Hands is here! D’Aun and I, along with our friend Carrie, drove to Calistoga yesterday to pick up our 25 cases (a barrel of wine). Thought I’d share a few pictures! We pulled into…
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What Does it Mean to be an American?
For the last few years I’ve had a crazy question bouncing around in my head. The basic idea is this: globalization is going to transform our ideas about citizenship as geographic boundaries become less meaningful….
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Ranch Hands
Remember the Name That Barrel contest? Well, yesterday I approved a label for our private bottling of Ranch Hands! D’Aun and I are very excited about this and we are looking forward to the bottling…
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A Noisy Bottle of Isosceles
One of the best bottles of wine I’ve had was given to me by a hotel because they said it was noisy. The hotel, not the bottle. I was reminded of this story last Friday…
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You Are Fabulously Wealthy
You are fabulously wealthy. We are all fabulously wealthy. Well, okay, not all of us. But if you have a computer and internet access and live in the USA, you are almost certainly among the…
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Modern Abolitionists: What Can We Learn From Lincoln?
What can we learn from President Lincoln about combating modern slavery? I just finished The Fiery Trial by Eric Foner. The book explores how President Lincoln’s ideas about slavery evolved. It’s a good book if…