Monthly Archives: February 2009

“Forgive your enemies: it drives them crazy!”
I was able to attend a couple of events at last weekend’s debut Woodstock Memoir Festival (see previous post), both of which were dominated by the larger-than-life figure of Malachy...
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February 18, 2009

I Witness
Stoney Clove Creek @ Silver Hollow Road, Chichester, February 9, 2009, 12:48pm...
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February 15, 2009

Catskills Corner Feb 13-16
Being a Holiday Weekend, there’s no shortage of activity round these parts for the next few days. The ski slopes will probably be crowded to the gills with families on...
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February 12, 2009

Wine Travels (despite what you may have heard)
DOMAINE CHABANON L’ESPRIT DE FONT CAUDE, COTEAUX DU LANGUEDOC MONTPEYROUX, 1998 I picked this bottle up when I was in Nîmes, at the border of Provence and the Languedoc, in...
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February 11, 2009

And the Grammys go to… the Brits
Frankly my dears, I don’t give a damn who wins at the Grammys. The awards have never had much to do with what’s going on at the cutting edge of...
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February 10, 2009

EXTREME Extreme Sports
New York City readers will hopefully already be aware that Red Bull, the drinks company that also sponsors a lot of sport, has installed a three-story “snowscraper” in the East...
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February 9, 2009

I Witness
Mount Tremper, January 19, 2009. Click above photo for full-size image....
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February 8, 2009

Catskills Corner Feb 7-8
The town of Catskill has gone from nowheres-ville to happenings-place in the last three years, and though the financial crisis may slow down Main Street’s otherwise-rapid progress, I severely doubt...
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February 6, 2009