Retirement Planning If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $40.00. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000.00. With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left. If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49.00…
Last night, one of my best friends and I were sitting in my living room and I said to her: I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug. She got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out…
The day after Christmas 2008, we found ourselves in Florence, Italy for one week as a result of having found an outrageously low airfare offered on the Internet. This time my wife and I took the opportunity to introduce another couple, who had never been to Italy before, to Tuscany during the 2009 New Years…
A reader sent me this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/dining/reviews/04wine.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 and commented: It’s hard to imagine any region outdoing Santa Barbara for the sheer variety of chardonnay styles it offers. I told him that I had always preferred Santa Ynez Chards to Santa Barbara but I will now be researching the Santa Rita Hills area…and seeing what our…
Dragonfly is glad to be a part of the newly forming Santa Clarita Vintners and Growers Association. This group of winemakers and growers really know their craft and are not only all very good friends but inspiration to each other as well. Dragonfly couldn’t have taken the next step without the involvement of this group…
When you marry a firefighter you learn that all that all of the “events” don’t actually occur when they are on a 24 hour shift. Valentines Day, birthdays, OTBN don’t take place when your loved one is blissfully laid back in a vinyl recliner in front of a 56 inch screen TV with nothing but…
We are lucky in Santa Clarita to be blessed with many sushi bars offering all forms of spicy rolls to match with hot sake in the winter; cold sake in the summer. But there is only one here that boasts a wine list with not only over a dozen Sakes, champagnes, dessert and port wines,…
Host and Certified Sommelier instructor, DiMaggio Washington, is announcing his wine tasting classes at TPC Valencia for 2009. Lunch is provided, class runs 10 a. m. – 3 p.m. and events cost $84 / per day: “At TPC we are offering informal wine classes for anyone wishing to sharpen their understanding of wine. These classes…
Cabana Cranberry Cosmo (Created by Anthony Dias Blue) 2 parts Cabana Cachaça1 part triple sec1 part fresh lime juice1 part cranberry juice Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Pour into a martini glass. Garnish with lime. Cranberry Spice (Created by Dominik Chrzaszcz) 1 oz Domaine de Canton½ oz Cabernet Sauvignon½ oz Chambord2 oz Cranberry…