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Simpleton at the Symposium

By Daedalus Howell | January 22nd, 2010
Conferences and conventions are a superb way to pretend one is working when one is actually not. I’m not sure what actually occurs at conferences apart from the formation of ad hoc drinking clubs and complaints about crappy wi-fi. Certainly some business is getting done, that is if business is charting an up-tick in one’s [...]
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Protected: Inside Sonoma, Episode 7

By Daedalus Howell | April 30th, 2009
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Presidential Pairings: Obama is Pinot, McCain is Merlot

By Daedalus Howell | November 1st, 2008
“Sommelier to the Stars” Christopher Sawyer has made a successful sideline pairing wine with – not cheese – but film (as seen on MSN, NBC, ABC and CNN and in USA Today, Redbook, Maxim, National Geographic Traveler and – breath – Esquire). Some might dismiss this skill as merely a parlor trick, and in part [...]
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