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Columnists for Friday, January 04, 2008
It’s New Year’s Day, a time for hangovers, resolutions and lucky foods. Have you taken care of all three yet?
It may occur during your return drive from the snow-covered Sierras or as you carefully box up the last tree ornaments in preparation for next year’s trimming.
Air is both the blessing and the curse to wine.
On a recent evening our two best pals, grandsons Robbie, now 11 and Phil, all of 7, were seated at grandma's large kitchen table in grandma's kitchen. After the prayers were said, we began digging into grandma's delicious pot roast, gravy and noodles.
There is a bird of prey that frequents my back yard. It is fairly large in size, with a red-brown chest and black tail feathers with horizontal white stripes.
Who would have ever thought that wine would be a better investment than the stock market?
The view from my desk at The Register is mostly of computers and those who type into them, yet if I cock my head I can see downtown Napa’s future.
Probably most of you do not have a pet redwood tree growing in your garden, even though redwoods are native to the Northern California coast.
What do we demand from our government?
At press time, the Iowa caucus -- and the official start of the 2008 election -- will be 24 hours away. We know what to expect over the next few months. Some of it will be inspiring, most of it predictable -- and far too much of it, trivial.
Dear Len & Rosie, My mother died three years ago. My father is still alive. We are trying to upgrade the house. My father granted me the right to the property, but when I tried to apply for a loan, the title company told me that my mother still owns one-third of the property. The title company suggested that we have to do a probate since my mother died without a will. Is it necessary to do probate, since my father is still alive? And what will be the easiest and inexpensive way of clearing title?
We have been through tremendous changes as a county and as a world, and it seems like the speed of change is increasing. Now when I think about Christmas, I think about how even something that was once so stable, so familiar and comforting, is going through its own changes.
Republicans continue in disarray over which candidate to put into nomination. That's because there is something major that is wrong with all of them, so no clear choice has emerged. As Hillary looms on the horizon, it is time for Republicans to get serious and factor in who can really beat her.
Back Room Wines moving to First & Main
Back Room Wines, the wine shop and tasting bar on Franklin Street in downtown Napa is moving to a larger space at First and Main streets.
It's almost over. 2007 is about to be history. How did you do? Was it a productive year? Is there much you'd like to change? We all get another chance. It's called 2008 -- a new page, another crack at perfection or at least another crack at improving.
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