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This site has an eclectic purpose. Not many are old enough to remember the radio show from the 40's and 50's, "Fibber McGee and Molly." The show made frequent use of a sound gag that always elicited listener chuckles, and eventually led to a catchphrase of the American vernacular, "...like Fibber McGee's closet." Invariably when Fibber opened his closet door to look for something, an avalanche of "stuff" would cascade down on him in a cacophonous tumble. That's what this site is about.
Mask Facts, Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD
A curation of information for the AAPS (Association of American Physicians and Surgeons) https://aapsonline.org/mask-facts/ by Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD www.marilynsingletonmdjd.com …
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The Washington Foreskins
I wish I knew who authored this email Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune, so as to give him attribution …
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Tor Diaries, May 26, 2020
Tor wines are among my favorites; I buy them every year, often enjoying their annual release party in August as …
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Dr. Cody, You Owe Us Answers by Paulette Altmaier
In last week’s San Jose Mercury News, this was a full page ad, subtitled “Open Letter to Dr. Sara Cody, …
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There Is No Evidence Lockdowns Saved Lives, William Briggs
William M. Briggs website contains the following brief resume: I am a wholly independent vagabond writer, statistician, scientist and consultant …
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From Reason Magazine, The ‘False Debate,’ Lives vs. Livelihoods
An excellent article published April 13, 2020, about a New York Times forum ‘highlighting the moral implications of suppressing economic …
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COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California
This medRxiv study released April 14, 2020 attempts to add meaningful data to the discussion, by measuring the seroprevalence of …
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Michael Fumento #4: After Repeated Failures, It’s Time To Permanently Dump Epidemic Models
In this April 18, 2020 article from Issues & Insights, Micheal Fumento makes the case that epidemic modeling should be …
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The High Cost of a Political Hijacking of Insurance Companies to Pay COVID Business Interruption Claims
It is well-known among insurance professionals, that until a loss occurs, most business owners care more about price than coverage …
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The Unequal Cost of Social Distancing
This article titled “The Unequal Cost of Social Distancing” was published March 30, 2020, under the auspices of the Johns …
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A New Study Focuses on Risks of COVID-19 Death Under the Age of 65
This study from MedRxiv, analyzes the likelihood of death from COVID19 for the under 65 age group, posted April 8, …
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Smartphone Virus Tracking–Benedict Evans,
Benedict Evans publishes a free newsletter about technology. This is from his latest letter No. 331, April 13, 2020 Smartphone …
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Liberation From Lockdown Now–David Henderson
This article by David Henderson in AIER.org, April 13, 2020, should be the rallying cry for those who think the …
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COVID Pandemic–An Overview
The purpose of this category is to provide information about the current pandemic from sources not always highlighted in the …
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John Ioannnidis: A Fiasco in the Making?
This article by John Ioannidis came from STAT, March 20, 2020. John P.A. Ioannidis is professor of medicine and professor …
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Michael Fumento #3: Sweden’s Semi-Lockdown: A Middle Way that Won’t Crash Their Economy
Another article by Michael Fumento, dated April 8, 2020, published in the American Conservative, this time more focused on the …
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Michael Fumento #2: Coronavirus Death Predictions Bring New Meaning to Hysteria
Mike Fumento, An update on his view of the virus, from Realclearmarkets, April 1, 2020. You’ve heard the apocalyptic claims …
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Michael Fumento #1: Panic Never Helped Any Pandemic and Won’t Start Now
My first introduction to Michael Fumento is this article from Issues & Insights dated March 17, 2020. His explanation of …
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Perspectives on the Pandemic, Dr. Knut Wittkowski
Let’s begin with this provocative article: Perspectives on the Pandemic II, A conversation with Dr. Knut Wittkowski, a transcript from an …
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Grandson of an immigrant
Boys, here’s another perspective—I’m the grandson of an immigrant. My GPa was a “Volga German” from Russia, who emigrated to …
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Thanksgiving 365
As we enjoy another Thanksgiving Day, signaling the arrival of the “holiday season” and the obligatory “where did the time …
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HBR: How to Practice Mindfulness Throughout Your Work Day
A Harvard Business Review article by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter, dated March 4, 2016 Some practical and mindful tips …
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The Pony Joke
From a blog of Greg Hake (www.greghake.com), he retells one of Ronald Reagan’s favorite jokes. “The joke concerns twin boys …
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A Special Evening at the Plumed Horse
Saturday night, November 22, 2014, Chef’s Table Room at the Plumed Horse, with an awesome lineup of wines provided by …
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Napa Earthquake
Tim Fish in Wine Spectator: “Can a Napa Icon be Saved?” Sept 17, 2014 Jeff Quackenbush, North Bay Business Journal: “Napa …
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Wine Facts
One ton of grapes makes 2 barrels of wine, at 60 gallons per barrel. One barrel of wine makes 25 …
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The Strangest Secret
Long ago as a young man, I was introduced to the “Strangest Secret” by Earl Nightingale. It was a short, …
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Food Republicans and Trickle Down Kitchens
Interesting thoughts by Michael Bauer, SF Chronicle food writer, in this article from Inside Scoop SF, “Why Everyone Should Care About …
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The Nicklaus Way
By Bob Greene, Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2014, “The Nicklaus Way of Golf–and Life” His theory of golf–and life–was …
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January 28, 2014
Wines of the Week (WOW): 2008 Calafia, Napa Cab 2005 Delgadillo, Napa Cab 2010 Keever, Napa Cab 2010 Emerson Brown, …
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Best Napa Valley Winery Map
From The Napa Valley website, www.visitnapavalley.com. My favorite map of the valley and its wineries, best printed on 8 1/2 x …
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What to Feed a Cold, Heidi Mitchell, Wall Street Journal
In the Health and Wellness section of WSJ, December 17, 2013, “What to Feed a Cold.” She discusses the myth …
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Tim Fish, What is Meant by a Wine’s ‘Finish’
From Tim Fish post from Wine Spectator, When people talk about a wine’s “finish,” they’re referring to the impression that …
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Nuts to you!
Jane Brody, New York Times article, “Snacking Your Way to Better Health,” December 9, 2013 Since I have gone from …
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La Vista Vineyards, from Wine Write
Ken Riding, owner of La Vista Vineyards in Paso Robles, has been my guide to the exploration and enjoyment of …
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Hyper-decanting
Wine: Decanting in a blender?, from Jessica Yadegaran San Jose Mercury News post, Oct 28, 2013. Jessica cites Nathan Myrhvold…the …
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Clos Pegase, Napa Memories
From the Digital Journal, August 21, 2013, “Vintage Wine Estates Purchases Clos Pegase Winery.” And in the Wine Spectator, “Napa’s …
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Tim Fish On Best Temps for Wine Drinking
Tim Fish as Dr. Vinny, blogpost on proper serving temperatures of wine. I’m apparently drinking my reds too warm and …
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IntoWine, “Top 100 Most Influential U.S. Winemakers”
Recent post by Michael Cervin published on IntoWine.com. Some surprises, and of course, subjective calls. For example, I love both …
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65 Years of “Weddedness”
From the Tracy Press, June 20, 2013 This notice of my parents’ 65th wedding anniversary celebration appeared recently in the …
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A CEO Crossfit Regimen
From Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2013. This guy is 52, the typical age for Crossfit athletes to get hurt …
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Fay Vincent, Fatherly Advice
From Wall Street Journal, Friday, June 14, 2013. I love his advice about work, If your boss or employer is …
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Dr. Vinifera on Opening Older Wine Bottles
From Tim Fish of Wine Spectator, as Dr. Vinny, June 2013 Quick answer: careful and skillful use of the Ah-So…if …
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Study: Another Reason for Daily Wine, by James Hamblin
From the Atlantic Magazine, May 2013. Key Points: The full study, “Soda and Other Beverages and the Risk of Kidney …
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If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter…
I’m always amused by this saying, and wondered to whom to give it attribution… While many famous names are mentioned, …
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Cut to the Chase
from Wikipedia, “Cut to the chase” is a saying that means to get to the point without wasting time. The …
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“Optimal Music for the Gym”
From WSJ, April 2, 2013, in the section on ‘Your Health.’ discusses music for your workouts. At the right tempo, …
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Ichiro Suzuki’s Secret Gym, Wall Street Journal
This Wall Street Journal article from March 5, 2013, adds some interesting information about the definition of “fitness” particularly as …
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Who Is: Jean Hoefliger
GM and Winemaker for Alpha Omega www.aowinery.com Consulting Winemaker for Audace Wines Sunshine Valley Wines Virage Clark-Claudon The Debate Red …
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Who Is: Michel Rolland
From a recent bio provided by Artisan Wine Depot, Michel Rolland is arguably the world’s most famous consulting winemaker; he …
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Tribidrag to Zinfandel, the Nobel History–Jon Bonne’
From the March 3, 2013 article in the SF Chron, Jon Bonne’discusses the historical lineage of California’s favored grape. I …
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Beethoven to Foos
Mom’s note to me about my piano lineage. I was the first in the family, and she had the energy …
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Recommended Wines
February 4, 2013, from Jennifer Hagan: Recent trip to Duckhorn Winery, enjoyed a bottle with a black label called “Discussion” …
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Golfer’s Dilemma–What would you do?
This brief video is 78 seconds long, and will bring a smile to a golfer’s face! …
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Wine Spectator, Feb 2013
James Laube: Vintage ratings matter less today than they ever did. Advances in viticulture and winemaking, along with selection, have …
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I Don’t Want No Stinkin’ Problems!
From across the cubes, “Corrie, we have a problem…,” then dead silence. This type of pronouncement drives me crazy as …
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Formal Fridays
As an old fogie who has grudingly acceded to the casual Friday epidemic which began in Silicon Valley two decades …
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Robert Parker 2.0…Maybe only 1.5?
Wall Street Journal article, Dec 10, 2012, “A Wine Advocate Hands Over Reins”. Unfortunately, You may have trouble viewing the …
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How Sick Do You Have To Be To Skip Going to the Gym? –Alina Dizik
Another good piece on exercise when not at your best. Cold okay, Flu–not so much. Also, if you have the …
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Giants Surpass Dodgers, by Bill Plaschke
As a life long Giants fan who listened live to the 1962 World Series, Game 7 line drive game ending …
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Tom Verducci, SI.com, on the Future of the Giants
Today’s article in SI.com by Tom Verducci, was highly recommended by Murph & Mac on the KNBR Morning Show …
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A Ski Vacation
My friend Jack Connell said he just returned from a ski vacation…”Spending the Kids Inheritance” I like it! …
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Unlimited Time Off
SF Chron article by Douglas MacMillan, a Bloomberg writer, on Unlimited Paid Vacation. “Pioneers including electronics retailer Best Buy and …
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To be honest with you…
When someone precedes a comment with “To be honest with you…” do you ever wonder if you should be concerned …
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Six Ways to Relieve Arthritis Naturally, Moshe Lewis
From the SF Chronicle, July 19, 2012, good article on arthritis relief …
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The World’s Top 50 Restaurants
Just published list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2012. A few interesting things… US has 8, 2 in …
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Drink! Your Income Depends On It!
Most of my friends understand my sense of humor, always trending to the facetious. I couldn’t resist passing this one …
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Doing One Thing at a Time
Today’s HBR Blog Network, article Tony Schwwartz. I first became aware of Mr. Schwartz as co-author of an HBR article …
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Restaurant Recommendations in Napa
From Feb 2013 Wine Spectator James Laube recommends, Angele’, 540 Main Street, Napa, CA, www.angelerestaurant.com Morimoto Napa, 610 Main Street, …
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Who is: Philippe Melka
This article from Food & Wine magazine and this bio from Vintner’s Collective will introduce you to Melka. He has his thumbprint on …
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Recent trip to Paso Robles
As I tell others, Paso has become my second favorite wine region in California, behind only Napa. The day after …
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Wine Tasting Scoring Sheets and Rating Forms
These PDF’s provided by www.winecountrygetaways.com are useful for tasting and rating wines at a blind tasting. Easy Wine Rating System …
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Education begins at 60!
I recently came across this passage by Mortimer J. Adler, an author and former Chairman of the Board of Encyclopedia …
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Great Quotes
“When all was said and done, more was said than done” — Anon “The road to success is always under …
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Wine Without Food, Laurie Daniel
Laurie’s latest article has pegged me pretty much the way I have come to view myself–an unsophisticated rube, who cares …
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Ode to Golf
In all my years of hacking around golf courses, I’ve had “good” days and ones that weren’t up to my …
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Mark Twain–
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see …
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Don’t Rely on Emails for Good Communication
I was given the following data by a good friend and business consultant, Ron Crough. 6% of the information in …
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Should you exercise during a cold?
I have been on a roll recently, and am loathe to miss a day of exercise. I was recently overcome …
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Ralph Waldo Emerson–
It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion. It is easy in solitude to live after …
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Passion and Soulfulness, Nathaniel Branden
This Branden essay is a great inspiration for everyday living. He writes, Every day, it’s important to ask and answer …
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Who Is Nathaniel Branden
With a PhD in Psychology and a background in Philosophy, Nathaniel Branden is a pioneer in the field of self-esteem …
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Eleanor Roosevelt–
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people …
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The Right Kind of People
Poem by Edwin Markham, 1832 – 1940 A few years ago while perusing a book of American Poetry, I happened …
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If, by Rudyard Kipling
Always an inspiration: If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on …
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