The 10 hottest trends in wine

Do you want to know what is fashionable in the world of wine? Here are the top 10 trends: 1. Rosé wine 2. Grower’s Champagne 3. Metropolitan Wineries 4. Natural wines 5. Fruit Days, Root Days… 6. More wine drinkers in America 7. Screw caps and box wines 8. Low-alcohol wine 9. Biodynamic and organic wine 10. Dessert wine, port […]

What is the best tea for stress and anxiety?

If you are a regular tea drinker, you should know that this magical infusion is perfect for combating stress and anxiety. Drinking tea is anti-stress, dear friend. You can take it guilt-free, it will relax you, help control anxiety, and generally help you feel better. Obviously, tea does not have the same effect on all people. But if you need […]

For me, the essence of liberty and freedom

I will never forget first reading Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s words in my ninth year away from the World Book Encyclopedia just west of Tyler, Texas during the year 1960. They struck a chord with me. “Freedom is the soul’s right to breathe.” During my fifth year as a curious and inquisitive young man, after my dear mother taught me […]

Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2009

We’ve all heard the old adage, “it’s always darkest before dawn.” But exactly when can we expect things to lighten up? There is so much paranoia and mistrust with a stock market in the tank and so many companies already filing for bankruptcy or preparing to file for bankruptcy, that as we peer in the dark, we see less than […]

Is fake news a security risk?

Fake news and security So is fake news a security issue? Let’s take a look at a recent news story that is quite revealing. Facebook held a press conference to explain what it’s doing to remove fake news from its pages and therefore from our feeds. CNN’s Oliver Darcy was waiting to ask a direct question about one of the […]

Cities held hostage by sports owners?

I usually only care about baseball as it relates to young players, coaches and parents. I leave the bigger philosophical questions to the big guys like ESPN and the like. I admit that I am as guilty as anyone else for only paying attention to what concerns my hometown MLB team, my beloved St. Louis Cardinals, but reading an article […]