Ranch Hands
Remember the Name That Barrel contest? Well, yesterday I approved a label for our private bottling of Ranch Hands! D’Aun and I are very excited about this and we are looking forward to the bottling…
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A Noisy Bottle of Isosceles
One of the best bottles of wine I’ve had was given to me by a hotel because they said it was noisy. The hotel, not the bottle. I was reminded of this story last Friday…
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You Are Fabulously Wealthy
You are fabulously wealthy. We are all fabulously wealthy. Well, okay, not all of us. But if you have a computer and internet access and live in the USA, you are almost certainly among the…
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Modern Abolitionists: What Can We Learn From Lincoln?
What can we learn from President Lincoln about combating modern slavery? I just finished The Fiery Trial by Eric Foner. The book explores how President Lincoln’s ideas about slavery evolved. It’s a good book if…
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The Other Half of the Sky
If you peruse the various organizations that combat sex trafficking, you will usually find a consistent narrative that the women and children are victims. The men are evil. Hard to argue with that. But ……
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Wealth, Work, and the World
Some of you may read this post and think, “Well, it doesn’t really apply to me…I’m not rich.” Nonsense. If you make more than $24k a year, you are among the wealthiest 10% in the…
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The Wisdom of Walt
Walt turned 98 last month. He’s the oldest employee at Goble Properties. Yes, he really is on our payroll, and he really does show up for work. Not a full forty hours a week, but…
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George Washington Slept Here
Happy President’s Day! Thought I’d share a personal reflection and a book review. General George Washington and the Continental Army spent two brutal winters camped near my forefathers home in Morristown, New Jersey. Robert Goble,…