In Vino Veritas

Two of my classes are 5th level classes (meaning you should be graduating soon). In my last class we were told to get in groups of four or five for discussion. The professor then asked four questions. "In non-psychbabble, meaning just use your own words, answer the following... 1) How did Psychology come about?  2) Define Psychology. 3) What were some major turning points in the creation of Psychology as a study? 4) Why do we study the history of…

  I’m sitting at a café, surrounded by inane conversation: “When I look at this, I think: bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter. I look at you and say: ‘You don’t taste anything like you look!’” “I need that one.  Whatever that one is, I need that one.  Find out what that one is, ‘cause I need that one.” “I love it. It’s something different.” “He doesn’t like little, cherry tomatoes. Anything that squirts in his mouth, he doesn’t like…” Then there are those that spend the…

    Sometimes I approach the world of wine in a light and fluffy manner. I try desperately to engage everyone and to not alienate anyone. This is inherently impossible given the diverse nature of the human race, and the fact that I toe the line of what is dignified with my verbose, sometimes crass, and neurotic babbling. That said, please note that if you do not like one post that…

If you like big, fruit forward, easy drinking, affordable wines then look to Sicily (Sicilia), Italy. Back in the day, before Italy really started regulating wine, Sicily was doing some shady stuff. They would ferment wine in large quantities, and then pipe the wine directly from the tanks into tankers. These ships laden with big juice would traverse the waters to Northern Italy. This was before the shift in temperatures that…

I did something yesterday.. something pretty intense. I ran the Long Beach Marathon. Aside from the giant sea serpents, a kraken, and a few sand monsters it was a pretty tame race. Rumor has it that the first Marathon was when a Greek messenger ran from Marathon to Athens to proclaim victory over the Persians in 490 BC. He ran the entire length (guessed at approx. 25 miles), shouted that they won, did a victory dance, and then dropped dead. Fast forward 2,503 years.…