Sometimes the deals are all about knowing what’s right next door, and sometimes it’s worth asking, “Yeah, but does she have a sister?”
Viognier’s Pretty Stepsisters
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly
I feel bad that there wasn’t room to talk about their BFF, Bourblanc.

I was a little busy training for a very long walk, so I decided to multi-task.
Mrs. October
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly

So, I’m super sick, probably from all that high fiving this weekend. I don’t normally high five, for personal and sanitary reasons, but when a kid is carrying a sign saying, “Thanks for walking for my mom!” yeah, I think I slap the little guy some skin.
Sooo I’m browsing food sections this morning and I […]

We had some buzzwords todAy, to keep each other from bitching, and most of them had to do with people who were far more disadvantaged than us, yet powered through anyway, whether they were on crutches or SIXTY-NINE years old.
Our wonderful sponsor Craig of Betty, fed us enchiladas, fresh tomatoes and fresh guac. His […]

I’m sitting in my tent, with ice on my knee. After making fun. Of a woman releasing a blood curdling scream over a fire hydrant, I ran into a bus bench with my kneecap, Smack! Karma. Fuck.
With Spearhead in the distance and the Velodrome fired up, I still don’t think Ill have any problem sleeping. […]

oh by god, I am going to cry. I am the most cynical person in the world, but Im pretty overcome by the kindness of strangers. People at corners passing out candy and stickers and encouragement. All my favorite snacks have been represented: Carrots, string cheese, potato chips, Oreos, and donut holes. A very enjoyable […]

Ack! Aren’t they just too fucking precious?
I don’t know whether their for drinking or douching. If you say to me, “But Maggie, it’s Japanese, it’s baby blue, and it’s got bubbles,” I would normally need no more information to order 10 pounds or 100 or 2 cases or 500 shares, whatever. Double that if […]

After a life working behind bars and in restaurants (and feeling like I was pretty damn great at it), two years in wine retail just about killed me. Well, more accurately I just about killed.
Never had I seen people so uptight about something so unbelievably trivial as those that pepper the wine business. I […]