Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Football has the Smoltz to Sell Adult Beverages at the Championships

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     I find this article to be very interesting, in that when the control of the championships is taken away from the NCAA, the profits from...
Monday, January 12, 2015

January Beach Day at Bahia Honda State Park

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     With all of the singe digit temperatures on the news today is sure nice to know that we have a place here in America immune from all of...
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Starting 2015 with a Beautiful Sundown from Key West

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     The beauty of the evening looking out from my "back porch" never ceases to amaze me.  The colors of the sky along with the sh...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

The Serious Problem of Binge Drinking Being Addressed

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     Binge drinking here in America is becoming a serious problem affecting more that a few of the younger people.  There is a large gro...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Sherry and Rum: New Cocktail Partners

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      " Sherry is more than just your grandmother's drink for so long that the conceit itself seems old enough to be your grandmo...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

What Cost Freedom?

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Cuban Chug Lying Inverted on the Sand Bar      Another little break from daily life in Key West at Bahia Honda State Park today.  Walkin...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The Mojito: A Cuban Classic

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     The Mojito is traditionally a cocktail that consists of five basic ingredients: white rum , sugar , or sugar cane juice, lime juice ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

A Little Drinking at Work Could Actually Make You Better at Your Job

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     I find so many interesting concepts that I hope that you can enjoy and I feel that sharing them with you is fun.  Living in Key Wes...
Monday, January 5, 2015

The New Year Brings Rum Festivals

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     The advent of 2015 brings the beginning of the rum festivals all around the tropics.   The year starts off with three very fine events ...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

When the Land Meets the Sea

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      There is always something new that appears in front of me as I wander around one of the Florida Keys.  Usually it relates to the bi...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Heavy Demand on the Cooperages for Barrels

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     With the current growth in the demand for bourbon whiskey, there has been a huge growth in the demand for new "American Oak" ...
Friday, January 2, 2015

Americans Drink More During the Winter Season

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     I ran a cross an article the other day about the drinking habits of Americans.  It seems that we do more drinking during the winter mon...
Thursday, January 1, 2015

2015

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Colorful adventures ahead of all of us      Here we go again, starting a new year and all of the adventures that are ahead for us.  I al...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

2014 The Last Hurrah!

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     2014 has been a very interesting year for me.  I have not traveled as much as I would like to have, but obligations too a fair amount o...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Rum: Casting Off its Party Image with Super-Premium Expressions.

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     Over the past few years, the rum industry has suffered at the hands of other categories, due in part from the image of pirate swagger o...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Bahia Honda: Flowers, Butterflies and Birds

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     These past few weeks I have had the pleasure of "camping" at Bahia Honda State Park, here in the Florida Keys.   This park ...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Surrounded with a Swirling Pod of Fish

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     Sitting in the marina looking down at the fish pod that has shown up at the Side of Lil' Sanity here at Bahia Honda Marina.  Very i...