Best Weekend Reads & Wines

November 1, 2013

Dept. Of You DON'T Have To Let Traumatic Shit In Your Life F$#%^k You Up!

Key Takeaway: Radical nonpharmacological approaches to treating pathologies like post-traumatic stress disorder, other fear-based anxiety disorders, and even addictive behaviors are here NOW…via memory consolidation. If you have a loved one struggling to overcome emotional trauma or addiction…send them THIS story right now!

Stephen S. Hall – Repairing Bad Memories

Message to Parents with College Aged Kids: Wake Up!

Key Takeaway: We have a number of wonderful young women in our lives that we care deeply about.  Both these articles make important points: 1) PLEASE convince your daughter that binge drinking with young hormone throbbing dudes late into the night IS friggin dangerous and stupid risky. #2 1.5 million jobs in computer science created in the next decade…wtf are young women NOT taking advantage!

Ruth Marcus – Real-World Advice for Young Women

Catherine Rampell – I Am Woman, Watch Me Hack

Dept. of How to Get Your Kid With an MBA OUT of Your Crib

Key Takeaway: Your kid with an MBA and no job has run out excuses!

Erin Zlomek – Why Hire an MBA When you Can Rent One?

Dept. of History Is Important Dammit!

Key Takeaway: The war to end all wars…WW1…is important for all of us to have a glimmer of understanding about. Why? Read this dammit…and eat your spinach too!

Max Boot – If Only One Knew

Dept. of Trees Do NOT Grow to the Sky Indefinitely

Key Takeaway: If you do business in China you need to know that because the population saves 40% of EVERY RMB they earn the country is NOT going to have economic crash…but it WILL slowdown big-time.

Josef Joffe – China's Coming Slowdown

Dept. of Apps I Can't Live Without

Key Takeaway: I love valuable apps, and when I am on the road I can't live without OpenTable and I like Tastemade for foodie restaurant reviews from foodies I trust!

Bryan Miller—Mobilize Your Meal

Dept. of You Better Get To Know This Kid

Key Takeaway: Ronan Farrow is simply the most amazing kid I have met in a LONG time…I'd even watch MSNBC to see his new show!

Ronan Farrow – the Youngest Old Guy in the Room

Dept. of Digitalia – In Praise of Laziness!

Key Takeaway: In a world of digitalia dependence…doing less and thinking more is RIGHT!

In praise of laziness

Dept. of Fed-X Food I Love

Key Takeaway: If you love REAL BBQ from the best Que regions of the United States, ship it to your house!

Larry Olmstead – Almost Like Being There

Dept. of Gadgets I Can't Live Without

Key Takeaway: With this digitalia, you'll never kill an expensive plant you love again

Michael J. Burlingham – Gardening, Internet-Style

Dept. of Belly Laughs Are Good!

Key point: One belly laugh a day keeps the demons away.

And this poor anchorwoman never realized she was being pranked:

Lastly, here's a good one from the Onion on Obamacare.

Wine Find of the Week

In Napa Valley there are some great retail wine establishments.

One is 750 Wines in St Helena  run by a great couple, David and Monica Stevens. I met them at their old place, Acme Wines...which I loved. IF you love California Cabs…I mean, love enough to taste and collect ones you have NEVER heard of…visit them next time you are in St. Helena.

Years ago David introduced me to Behrens Family Winery…to my great joy and financial ruin. They own no vineyards…instead, they buy from the great ones all over wine country…and Les Behrens is a MASTER and crazed blender of wines.

The Knockout is a 90% Cab/105 Petite Sirah blend…you won't find that anywhere. I love the licorice and soft crème de cassis finish…no kidding! NOT cheap...but as tasty as Cal Cabs I have tasted for 2X the price

Ask for Robin and taste these when you get to Napa Valley…tell her Toby and Marjorie sent ya!