If Reading Makes You Happy…

If Reading Makes You Happy…

…then reading about happiness should be even better, right? So maybe take a look at Happiness on the Blue Dot by Lisa Marranzino. When the author first contacted me, I was afraid that it might be one of those psycho babble, feel good books about the search for,...

FALL FOOD FESTIVAL UPDATE

After eight wonderful, enjoyable, and successful years, it appears that the Fall Food Festival (www.restaurantandfoodexpo.com) has come to an end. The Academy Hotel, a great venue for an event of this type and where the event has been held, has decided not to make the...
Belize is…Un-Belize-Able

Belize is…Un-Belize-Able

Whether it’s visiting a howler monkey sanctuary, enjoying a long river boat ride to out of the way Mayan ruins at Lamanai, learning how to make corn tortilla from scratch, or jet boating over to Caye Caulker for snorkeling, bike rides, and beach time, Belize has...
I’m Still a Coors Guy, But…

I’m Still a Coors Guy, But…

Without going into lengthy detail, on a recent trip to Europe I mapped out my own beer tour. I found some wonderful beers in Belgium, at various towns all along the Rhine River in Germany, a few in France and Switzerland. Upon my return I decided that I would expand...
Toes in the Water, Ass in the Sand

Toes in the Water, Ass in the Sand

If you are going to spend anytime in the Dominican Republic, then you, like me, probably did what the Zac Brown song, TOES, suggests: “I’ve got my toes in the water, ass in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand. Life is good today, life is good...