Saturday, December 31 2011
Like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives
Happy New Year to all of you, my friends. May this coming year bring peace, happiness and contentment for you and all those you love.
It's traditional to make resolutions on New Year's, but I really only have one: I never, ever want to have another year like 2011 on my dance card. I don't want to be a gloomy Gus on a festive night, but a very boring and uneventful 2012 would be just what the doctor ordered (literally).
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| Posted by Tim AT 11:29PM
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Tuesday, December 20 2011
Eight of the menorah candles symbolise the miracle of how, after the temple had been recaptured, one day's worth of lamp oil lasted eight days, until new oil could be pressed and made ready for use. (The ninth is for actual fire-lighting purposes--you can't use the eight lights for that)
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Sol Invictus, Jul, Hanukkah or some other mid-winter seasonal festival, this is the time of year to reflect on the balance of the seasons and the turning of fall to winter, symbolic of death, rebirth, change and hope.
It's been exactly one month since I posted a blog entry. To people who've been waiting, I very much apologise. My personal life has unfortunately taken up much of my attention, and it's lead me to neglect my updates here. For all my friends who've been waiting to see pictures of the Limited Edition season, I'll get those up right quick, and for those looking for my particular brand of snarky disdain for the opinions of other wine writers, I've got a backlog of dismissive sneeriness to let loose, as well as some observations about modern wine thinking.
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Comments
Ruth
Posted 2 years ago
Then I wish you exactly that, a boring year, full of routine and predictable serenity.
Thanks Ruth--boring sounds just fine right now.
Dave
Posted 2 years ago
Happy New Year Tim,
Sorry to learn of your personal challenges. I am sure that after the requisite chain of three events, you will be able to move on and produce blog entries that have the usual “brand of snarky disdain for the opinions of other wine writers”. The posts containing your trademark “dismissive sneeriness” are missed by at least one reader, and likely many more.
Thanks Dave. One order of snark, coming up.