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Weekly digest: Summer catch-up edition
It must be summer. The weeks are flying by. The sun is blazing. The days though seem long. Loni reminded me again this morning that…
Book Review: Nudge, Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Normally I switch between reading a non-fiction and fiction literature in succession as one tends to make me feel like I’ve eaten a healthy square…
2007 Artesa Chardonnay Carneros (91 pts, $20)
This Chardonnay is one of my two favorites Artesa wines. The other is their Pinot, just the regular non-reserve one (classic tier). At a recent…
Is Social Media a fad?
No, according to Erik Qualman. And, heads up, get used to that name. And the title of his upcoming book, Socialnomics. Must all books and…
Wildfire season begins in local wine country
With the grass so yellow, brittle and dry, it’s just a matter of time, unfortunately, that we see more Bay Area wild fires. Over the…
EPA and Department of Energy need to rethink mileage calculations
Earlier this week, General Motors announced the upcoming 2010 Chevy Volt would get 230 mpg (Mike wrote about it on SSC, Will the Chevy Volt…
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars: Lunch with Grace, Artemis and a tall tale
Both wines reaffirmed Stag's Leap Wine Cellar's placement in the Judgement of Paris.
“Dazzling show” in the sky tonight thanks to The Perseid meteor shower
I just read on the National Geographic web site, that tonight is going to be quite the show up in the skies. In fact, according…
Will the Chevy Volt really get 230 miles per gallon?
General Motors claims the new Chevy Volt will get 230 miles per gallon (yes, on one gallon!) in the city. Wouldn’t that be something, if…