The 2011 D’Olivia Olive Oil harvest is bottled, labeled and ready to sell! D’Aun set the price at $20 per 375 ml bottle, which includes a pour spout. I argued for a higher price but she’s too gracious to do that … so this is a real bargain! Please let me know if you’d like [...]
Archive for January, 2012
If you liked the video I posted with the choreographed books, you’ll probably enjoy the earliest version of the idea from the same creators. It’s fun! As always, email subscribers can see it here.
Belize Archaeology
Posted: 27th January 2012 by Roy Goble in BelizeTags: Belize Archaeology, Louis Wade, Mayan Ruins, PlusTV Belize
This is a fun video about a new Mayan discovery in Belize. I’ll be heading to Belize in April and staying near this site; it would be fun to visit! Want to go with me? By the way, the video is courtesy of PlusTV News, which is operated by Louis Wade. Louis oversees the PathLight [...]
Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #23
Posted: 26th January 2012 by Roy Goble in Book ReviewsTags: Adolescent Girls, Mary Pipher, Parenting, Reviving Ophelia
There may be no job more difficult than raising a child. I was certainly unprepared that day when D’Aun looked at me and said, “Guess what!?!” Finding out that we were about to be parents was wonderful. Of course, the overwhelming joy was mixed with a touch of fear! As with most young parents, the [...]
Handicapping a Horse Race, Junkyard Style
Posted: 25th January 2012 by Roy Goble in Apocryphal, Family, Junkyard ManagementTags: handicapping races, horse racing
This post is a complete fiction. I made it all up. Don’t believe a word of it. Because, obviously, it can’t possibly be true. My family is more respectable than this. It was in the early 70′s and my parents had just purchased the Sunol Ranch. My Dad agreed to let my Uncle George board [...]
We’re moving into a new home soon and we are creating an office layout that allows for most of our books. I say “we” loosely, since D’Aun is doing most of the work. And since she is, don’t you think she should create bookshelves that do this? By the way, if you are an email [...]
Body by Fisher … Wine by Fisher?
Posted: 23rd January 2012 by Roy Goble in Wine ReviewsTags: Fisher Body, Fisher Vineyards, Napa Wines, Sonoma Wines
There are a lot of reasons to enjoy the discovery of a new winery. Sometimes the wine itself makes you feel like you’ve found a hidden gem. Or perhaps you discover the beauty of the winery. At other times you are struck by the people involved and you feel like you’ve made new friends. But [...]
Lost Kingdom, by Julia Flynn Siler
Posted: 20th January 2012 by Roy Goble in Book ReviewsTags: Bumpy Kanahele, Hawaii, Hawaiian Sovereignty
Over a decade ago I got off a plane in Maui and stepped into a different world. Not the world of palm trees, vast beaches, gentle waves and tropical beauty, but a political, historical and cultural world of frustration and remorse. I was walking into the world of the Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement. Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele [...]