Everything in Moderation
All things in moderation, including moderation….Socrates The philosophers of Ancient Greece had quotes for everything. Like modern mixologists their words were meant to intoxicate the listener w...
Category: Life Comments
Tomorrow is a promise…
The power of the message. I posted this a few weeks back and still chuckle when some customers finally seize the message. Tomorrow is only a promise we diligently make to ourselves. We too often put o...
Laughter is the best medicine.
Especially when the doctors are kids. 1) NUDITYI was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! A...
A Classy Dame and Cocktail Lesson
Many years ago, in a bar, far, far away an elderly lady taught me everything I needed to know about being a mixologist. It was a slow, Sunday afternoon in the middle of a hot July. I had barely opened...
A well worn cover may cover a masterpiece
Too often judgement calls must be made when a customer walks into the bar. Before pouring a pint, building a cocktail, or pulling the tab on can of cheap beer the bartender must try and know his cus...
All in a days work…
Pool player on phone: Is there a tournament today? Petrinas: What makes you think there is a tournament? Pool player on phone: Well I read your flyer and it says there is a tournament at 11:00 Petrina...
Get our from behind the 8-ball
In the billiards world being “behind the eight-ball” refers to being in disadvantageous position on the table. Your next shot is tenuous because of where your cue ball lies. In life, t...
Surviving The Ice Storm
December 2013 Ice Storm Just before Christmas, much of the Toronto area was kneecapped by Mother Nature. I talked to lots of people about how they handled the weather catastrophe and over and over peo...
Let it snow….Pt 2
The other morning I woke to a 15cm (six inches for our US readers) of snow. Thankfully it was powdery which eased some of the stress on my aching joints and muscles – it has been a long winter a...
Investing time
The actions of gravity, running water, glaciers, waves and wind act in conjunction to shape our global landscapes – turning proverbial mountains into mole hills. Wind lashes landscapes mo...