A year I did something entirely new for me: I took the month of October off work. No email, no facebook, no business phone calls, no meetings, no ministry work, no board meetings, no lots of things. I checked out and focused on God, me, and D’Aun (pretty much in that order, though I admit [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Sabbatical Revisited
Posted: 28th September 2011 by Roy Goble in Family, SabbaticalTags: Italian vacation, Olive oil, Sabbatical, spiritual renewal
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George Cadle Price, 1919-2011
Posted: 27th September 2011 by Roy Goble in Belize, PathLightTags: Belize, George Price, student sponsorships
George Price died last week. This probably means little to you, but in Belize it is major news. George Price was commonly known as the Father of the Nation in Belize. He was 92-years old and passed just two days before the 30th anniversary of Belize’s independence. For years George Price diligently worked for independence [...]
Jobs Plan
Posted: 26th September 2011 by Roy Goble in Goble Properties, Junkyard ManagementTags: deficit, government spending, Job creation
There’s a lot of talk about how to create jobs. Much of it is nonsense, and that’s true for both sides of the political spectrum. The discussion (if one could call it that) has degenerated into different visions of blurry reality. As with most divisions, there is some truth on both sides…but mostly a lot [...]
If you just came across this blog recently you’d probably think I only write about good food and good wine. But alas, man does not live by bread alone. Or wine. So to break it up a bit, here’s the list of books I’ve read the past three months. The title of each book is [...]
The Napa Valley Wines
Posted: 22nd September 2011 by Roy Goble in Wine ReviewsTags: French Laundry, Napa Valley Wines
I posted the wine list from our dinner at The French Laundry, but we tasted a lot more wines than that over the past week. I have this simple iPhone app that lets me record tasting impressions and snap a photo of the label. Some of the wines below were great, some disappointing, and one [...]
French Laundry…the wine
Posted: 20th September 2011 by Roy Goble in Family, Wine ReviewsTags: anniversary, Napa Valley, The French Laundry, Wine List
We loved the wine pairing choices that The French Laundry created for us. If you missed it, here’s the link to the dinner menu. If the photo is too difficult to read for you, I posted the wines below. Gaston Chiquet, Blanc de Blancs d’Ay, Grand Cru, Champagne MV Rudi Pichler, Grumer-Veltliner Federspiel, Wachau 2009 [...]
French Laundry
Posted: 20th September 2011 by Roy Goble in FamilyTags: anniversary, French Laundry, Napa Valley, Yountville
Seriously, there are no words….so I’m just going to post this and let it speak for itself. An amazing anniversary dinner!
29 years, 364 days…
Posted: 18th September 2011 by Roy Goble in FamilyTags: 30th anniversary, Caymus, chappellet, cliff lede vineyards, Napa Valley, taylor family foundation
Tomorrow is our 30th anniversary. As you might expect, no blog update tomorrow! But before we turn 30 as a married couple it seemed appropriate to post an update. D’Aun and I have had a great time here in the Napa Valley. It’s the perfect place to reflect on what we’ve tried to create in [...]