This best of Virginia wine top 10 list is pulled from my experiences living in and around Virginia for the last 5 years. It includes local sources, tips from vineyard owners, top chefs, and important local critics. Enjoy! – 1. Any list has to start with the Norton grape. Widely considered to be America’s only …
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Democracy In The World
With democratic revolutions spreading from Tunisia to Egypt, I was wondering…how many democracies exist in the world? 26 According to the 2010 Democracy Index, a report published by the Economic Intelligence Unit, a division of The Economist magazine. Seventeen of them in Europe, two in Latin America, two in Asia, one in Africa, and the last …
No! Every Child Cannot Get Straight A’s
In a previous post I asked the question: Can Every Child Get Straight A’s? Oh wow, did I get some interesting responses. Every single person, except one, said no. The only person to say yes was my lady’s father, thanks Ravendad. The overwhelming outcry was that students should not get straight A’s. Or, that it …
No! Every Child Cannot Get Straight A's
In a previous post I asked the question: Can Every Child Get Straight A’s? Oh wow, did I get some interesting responses. Every single person, except one, said no. The only person to say yes was my lady’s father, thanks Ravendad. The overwhelming outcry was that students should not get straight A’s. Or, that it …
Can Every Child Get Straight A’s?
Over the weekend you missed a stellar debate I had with Amy. It started from the piece, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, by Amy Chua in the Wall Street Journal. You have to read it and then come back and tell me how deeply it offended you. The thing that got us going was a …
Can Every Child Get Straight A's?
Over the weekend you missed a stellar debate I had with Amy. It started from the piece, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, by Amy Chua in the Wall Street Journal. You have to read it and then come back and tell me how deeply it offended you. The thing that got us going was a …
Podcasts Are Saving My Life
I’m such a huge fan of podcasts that it’s insane. See I have this eye problem that prevents me from reading too much. My day job is in technology and my hobby is writing so I have no ‘good eyes’ left for everything else. That’s where podcasts come in. I can listen to them while …
Age in Relationships
I’m dating a woman a few years older than me. She is beautiful and perfect but in the world of male machismo this is a problem. I’m supposed to be older and wiser, instead I’m the puny non-breadwinner. To fully understand this dilemma we have to explore sexism, in all it’s glory. Traditional relationships involve …
Post CES Take-away: In Vegas, women are discarded like unwanted Garbage Pail Kid cards
Or at least that’s the image that’s stuck in my mind after leaving Las Vegas for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Not the cool 3-D displays I saw or the latest breed of electronic vehicles and tablets and it’s not the image of topless women I saw during my first Vegas strip club visit (yes, …
I Love Lists! The Top YouTube Videos of 2010
Weird. I woke up this morning and made a list. Something reminded me of the World Cup and how much fun that was. I couldn’t resist whipping out my phone to write down my favorite memories of 2010. Well, it appears the world agrees with me and the Year in Review is officially here. Every …
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