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Wannabe Winemakers Come Out of the Closet 2007-04-27 00:37:17 Much like the passionate wine lovers over at Wannabe Wino, I've closeted a longtime fantasy of owning a vineyard and producing my own mouthwatering vintage. Realizing the immense costs involved in this fantasy, I chose to set it aside until recently when I discovered Crushpad, a San Francisco winery that allows it's members to be the winemaker. I have often... Read more:Closet
I Heart The Blogsphere 2007-04-24 20:20:49 Taking inspiration from Seth Godin's post entitled Ego, I have chosen to place a handful of my readers front and center on One Man's Highway for a much deserved mention. This is not a ploy coaxing you to stand in the middle of the highway to be splattered by a semi truck. It's my way of expressing appreciation for your... Read more:Heart
Paris Hilton Gets All Crabby Over Gossip Fueled Art 2007-04-23 09:02:19 The real story are the brilliant original paintings by San Francisco based artist 14 as she chooses to go by. Her blog Gallery of The Absurd is a fantastic site fueled by paintings featuring celebrity caricatures inspired by popular tabloids. The back story is that 14 created a recent parody of The Simple Life Goes To Camp featuring ParisHilton
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My Great Chocolate Typo Disaster 2007-04-22 09:02:00 How many websites does it take to spell the word chocolate wrong? The answer is 42,800 according to Google. If you search for dark chocloate you will find 12,000 websites that contain a typo of the word chocolate spelled incorrectly as chocloate. I am sheepishly willing to admit that you will find Mr. Besilly neatly nestled in at number (4)... Read more:Great
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Treasure The Journey 2007-04-20 21:02:00 Before you sacrifice everything to reach the top, ask the people there if it's really worth the climb. The fall is always faster than the journey it takes to get there. I encourage you to treasure the journey. This of course does not apply if you're falling down a bottomless pit. That could take a really long time. photo by:... Read more:Treasure
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The View from Bill Maher's Ivory Tower 2007-04-18 07:17:30 While Bill Maher
, host of HBO's Real Time, appeared on the popular morning show The View to voice his opinion on all religion, a gunman on the Virginia Tech Campus killed 32 people and then took his own life in a matter of a few short hours. Bill Maher climbed down from his ivory tower to broad brush all religion... Read more:Ivory
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what we flee from flees from us 2007-04-14 10:46:08 A young boy stood near the shore captivated by his own reflection cast before him in the tranquil water. With great caution he approached his image in the perfect light, careful to spy if anyone near by could see what he could see. He felt fear and quickly fled the truth he found squandering his courage to the wind. He...
Don Imus: Job Security 101 2007-04-13 02:44:56 We can all glean a simple but invaluable truth from the Don Imus incident that took place on Imus In The Morning on April 4th. If you choose to use racial slurs in the workplace, expect to be fired. Ray Basilewatch video read more...
Feeling A Bit Cranky? 2007-04-13 00:23:16 I recently stumbled upon a cranky age-relevant search engine and Web site, targeting baby boomers and seniors. Cranky.com was designed for the 50-plus crowd with the emphasis on simplicity, attempting to narrow search results to a relevant but short list. If you're not in that growing group you will quickly find yourself a persona non grata when you try to... Read more:Feeling
The Emperor's New Robe 2007-04-10 10:00:00 I'm certainly not an Emperor
, but I do feel like royalty in my new Hotel Living bath robe. I'm wearing it right now as I write this post. Frightened yet? Please indulge me for a brief moment as I pontificate. Twice in the past few months I have had the opportunity to enjoy a day spa experience, once on Valentine's...
New Meaning at First Light 2007-04-08 15:01:00 The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. Mitch Albom... Read more:Meaning
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Support Your Local Lemonade Stand 2007-04-06 09:13:00 On my way home today I passed my local lemonade stand operated by the neighbor girl at the end of my street. There she was with her best-est friend holding up their big signs, with big smiles and even bigger energy. I was witnessing the American dream in it's most simple form through the efforts of two eight year old... Read more:Support
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All You Need is LOVE 2007-04-04 08:09:18 I was reluctant to purchase The Beatles Love CD inspired by the Cirque du Soleil show of the same name. It has taken me sometime since it's release to finally give-it-a-go. I quickly conceded that this latest release surprisingly transcends the recordings from the original Beatles albums. From the opening a cappella notes of Because I knew I was in...
Apple-EMI Offer Premium Quality Downloads Without Protection 2007-04-02 16:13:51 Omitting digital rights protection on premium downloads will come with a small price on iTunes. EMI said almost all of its catalog, excluding music by The Beatles, is included in the new deal. Higher-quality music files, which will play on any computer and any digital-audio player, will not replace the copy-protected EMI music currently sold through iTunes. Rather, they will... Read more:Apple
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Dwelling On The Past 2007-03-31 08:24:11 If you have found that you can change the past by dwelling on it, then continue doing so until you meet your desired goal. Otherwise, I encourage you to learn from it and let it go. Ray Basile Photo by: Eric M. Gustafson...
A Blowing Bubbles Day 2007-03-29 17:00:23 I was returning from an afternoon walk heading down an out of the way trail that passes by a small baseball diamond. I saw children in the distance and I could hear that distinct wall of noise that comes from a little league game. As I glanced over into the tall grass alongside the trail, I was taken by the... Read more:Bubbles
Ideas Are Like Rabbits 2007-04-30 03:01:21 Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck I will always be a recovering idea guy. Creative ideas are the life blood that keeps me forever young. The most difficult part of having new ideas is knowing which ones to cultivate and which ones should...
Holding Onto Dreams 2007-05-01 04:30:00 When you let go of your dreams it can take the better part of a lifetime to catch them again. It makes more sense to never let them go in the first place. Even If they eventually pass away, at least they were yours to hold onto all the while. Better is one day with an impossible dream planted firmly... Read more:Dreams
Drunken Pirate of the Caribbean: At Wit's End on MySpace 2007-05-04 09:53:42 In the summer of 2003 a drunken pirate burst onto the big screen in the form of Captain Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Depp in the highly anticipated release of Disney's Pirate
s of the Caribbean
: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Captain Jack became an instantly beloved character that not only found his way into the hearts of America's youth,... Read more:MySpace
Who Moved My Cheesecake? 2007-05-04 04:12:17 Since reporting for work at my new job in Seattle back in October of 1999 I have survived two company mergers, three bosses, four administrations, a bankruptcy and the resulting sale of the company to new ownership. Amazingly enough I emerged with my own leadership role in tact along with the bulk of my creative team firmly in place. In... Read more:Cheesecake
Tracing Back Scars 2007-05-06 20:38:51 Today I found myself tracing back my scars, recalling the events that left a lasting imprint on my skin, sticking out like a road sign pointing me back to my childhood. Those of us who grew up with siblings understand the kind of flesh wounds that can be inflicted from the summers of our youth. Each scar carries with it... Read more:Tracing
Shrek Battles Make Believe Obesity 2007-05-09 06:15:00 When it comes to make believe diets, I'm putting McDonald's at the top of my list. At the same time that Shrek
is being unveiled by McDonald's in their new campaign to promote salads, milk and apple slices as a healthier alternative for kids, Shrek will also be promoting products like MM's chocolates and Kellogg cereals, such as Froot Loops... Read more:Battles
About Life 2007-05-12 09:01:06 Life is a four letter word.Life is what I'm living right now.Life, worth everything I put into it.Life is what I wake up for.Life, one change at a time.Life, catch up if I start moving too fast for you.Life, I want more of that.Life don't fail me now. Today a friend who works as a life coach lead me in...
Expect Change 2007-05-11 08:31:10 Change is the unavoidable consequence of carrying around large bills while making small purchases. In this case change is inevitable. Expect
change. Ray Basile... Read more:Change
Amy Winehouse Crosses The Pond 2007-05-15 08:33:10 British import Amy Winehouse
has hit the states with an unmistakable thud on her second album Back In Black. Right from the opening beat of You Know I'm No Good, I was captivated by this pint sized soul, jazz and RB singer songwriter from North London. Her new record is clearly a throw back homage to some of the greats... Read more:Crosses
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We Live By Encouragement 2007-05-17 09:01:00 We live by encouragement and die without it - slowly, sadly, angrily. Celeste Holm The one person that I have the most trouble encouraging on a regular basis is me, myself and I. Each morning I find myself standing right in front of the mirror and still manage to walk away without saying a word. Can you believe that? I'm...
Creativity: The Horse Without The Cart 2007-05-21 18:42:20 We are a culture obsessed with taking our place in line and following the rules. That methodology works well at the Department of Motor Vehicles and at Target stores, but it doesn't work when it comes to creative expression. In the creative space radical individuality wins. The best and brightest ideas move to the front of the pack where your... Read more:Creativity
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Brett Dennen is So Much More 2007-05-20 08:03:09 As the end drew near on an amazing episode of House entitled Family, a song started playing which is typical in most episodes of House. I heard a solo acoustic guitar followed by a voice with a nasal quality that sounded oddly familiar, much like Tracy Chapman but clearly it's was not her. I heard the lyrics; There ain’t no... Read more:Brett
Old Friends 2007-05-24 01:45:28 I never imagined us growing older together, we were so caught up in being young. Our hearts were strong, our heads were even stronger. There was no way to convince us that we didn't know it all. The hours we shared pushing ourselves so close to empty will forever be etched upon my heart. The most memorable days of my... Read more:Friends
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The Sugar Shack, Hiding In Plain Sight 2007-05-26 18:35:59 There's a unique little restaurant called The SugarShack
hiding in plain sight on Main Street in Surf City USA. I found this local hot spot during my last trip down to Huntington Beach, Califoirnia determined to make an encore appearance to sample another amazing breakfast on my trip this week to So Cal. The Sugar Shack is located just... Read more:Plain
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