N'Dini

Time to jam with a little world sound. Here is N'Dini from Nickodemus. Enjoy and happy Friday!

A four second lesson

Well, not quite, but here is a trick from the deceased Alexis Bespaloff, ex-wine columnist for New York magazine and also the author of numerous wine books, most notably the “Signet Book of Wine,” to cool down a too warm glass of wine.

It's Monday

And we all know what that means. Time for another MOTW, Manager of the Week. This next manager is memorable in one's career by the void he/she created.

MOTW: Silent Manager

Constantly withholds information. Never speaks, only stares. Makes one doubt whatever one has previously said. Leaves one wondering about one’s self-worth.

Weekend Haiku

Wading through it
her feet muddied
the spring current.

Buson (1716-1783)

Penfolds

Lettie Teague of the WSJ meets with Peter Gago, head winemaker at the Australian winery and samples some of his wines, including Penfolds' flagship offering, Grange.

It's Monday

And we all know what that means. Time for another MOTW, Manager of the Week. Sigh, what can we say about this next manager except that we ran into too many of them in our career.