A Perspective from Picasso

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Life 201

Picasso was on a long train ride, on one of those trains that has seats facing each other. Across from him sat a man who recognized him, but said nothing for a good 30 minutes, and then began mumbling to himself, “don’t like it. ….can’t understand it….shouldn’t be...

Life Is Too Short To Drink Cheap Wine

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Life 201, What Works

For 35 years, I’ve occasionally drunk wine. For most of this time, I didn’t have much of a discriminating pallet, even with a few casual wine tasting classes and visits to wineries. And then I had a chance to sample a glass of Silver Oak Cabernet. This was a $70...

The Best BBQ Chicken in the World

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Life 201, What Works

The best BBQ chicken in the world is “beer in the butt” chicken. I heard about this way of cooking chicken on a grill many years ago, tried it and was hooked. Apparently, I am not the only one. I did a Google search and found more than 16,000,000 entries for beer in...

Could this be the Ideal Breakfast?

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Life 201, What Works

A bowl of instant oatmeal with a handful of blueberries could be one of the healthiest breakfasts to eat. It’s a great trade off between low calorie, filling, quick and easy and it’s probably pretty good for you.   A study published in 2008 reviews what we know...

Fly High, Swim Deep

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Inspiration, Life 201

The signature line of Curt Hillfon, Swedish artist, 1943- “Whatever you do, do it well,” Curt Hillfon told me. “If you are a bird, fly high. If you are a fish, swim deep.” This is how he explained the unique signature he signs on all of his paintings and prints. Curt...