Sure, laugh it up, but sometimes the joke is on you
“Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief,” sang Hoagy Carmichael back in the 1940s, and that phrase (despite it not being politically correct) has come to signify a type…
An apology is not a sign of weakness.
The bar was starting to fill up. And it wasn’t even 4 pm. I was aware of that because my shift ended at 4 pm. Special…
Time for a wet February with new Marin products
January is over, and you know what that means? Time for the wet weather. Ian Fleming put the following words in James Bond’s mouth in the…
The quest for tolerance can sometimes lead to intolerance
“Hi there, how are you?” I asked the couple as they sat down. “Two glasses of Riesling,” they said in response. In the service business you…
Barfly Podcast Episode 7
What works and what doesn’t with Luigi and Felicia Petrone of Piazza D’Angelo’s in Mill Valley https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/2628466-season-2-episode-7-what-works-and-what-doesn-t-with-felicia-and-luigi-petrone.mp3?blob_id=8804644&download=true
Holiday stress can be costly–literally
Holiday stress can be costly, literally. I woke up in the middle of the night gasping for breath. I have a touch of asthma and a…
The tariffs are coming and your favorite booze might be affected by them
If you are one of those Bay Area types that likes to drink Fernet Branca, or a cocktail aficionado who enjoys a Scotch manhattan (a Rob…
You can believe what you want to.
I was busy mixing up martinis and manhattans like they were going out of style. I don’t think they are, and they probably won’t be, seeing…
Barfly Podcast Episode 6: with the Pacific Sun’s Tanya Henry
https://www.buzzsprout.com/169913/2516734-season-2-episode-6-talking-change-with-tanya-henry.mp3?blob_id=8311411&download=true
Smallness can sometimes dwarf the big picture
I thought I recognized him when he sat down. But when you meet a lot of people, and have done so for a very long time,…