Three Wines You Need to Try

These three wines are all under twenty bucks and are very good. They are also consistently very good from vintage to vintage.

Marquis Philips Shiraz
Adler Fels Gewurztraminer
Angeline Pinot Noir

Cheers!

Writing

I have tried to write many different stories over the last few years, but I can't seem to proceed with any of them. Something in the tone stops me from going any further. These stories seem--cynical, angry, sarcastic--qualities that certainly come from somewhere deep inside me. Have I grown too old, too abraded by life, to write anything truly wonderful? Perhaps. Perhaps I've become worn down by parenthood. Perhaps I can't tolerate coffee any more--it only makes me an irritated jerk, tightens my tendons into a spasm of pain, and leaves me unable to manage my life. I'm constantly overburdened. It's hard enough just to find time to paint. At least I can sell paintings. At least that's something.

But I'll tell you something. Writing is the holy grail. It is by far the greatest of all arts.

And I can't seem to do it any more.

Otto the Opportunist (at rest)

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