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The Feast 2012
We have just a few days left before the biggest event of the year – our Annual Movable Feast. This year’s theme: The Rat Pack and a throwback to Vegas. The front of the Chateau will come alive with costumes, music and decor – in all the glorious, if not a bit tacky, splendor of [...]
I’m Back!
Ok, after a couple months off (and no, I wasn’t “off”), I’m now back on the blog. Over the last few months, we overhauled some of our computer systems, and now that the work is complete, I’m able to blog again. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure I’d continue because I was not sure [...]
New Years Resolutions; Better Late than Never
Well, I’m off to a dubious start already on my New Year’s resolutions. 1st Resolution: Be on time with my commitments. Ok, so my first blog of 2012 is a week and a day late. Not good. 2nd Resolution: Go to the gym at least 3 times a week. I’ve been once since Jan 1 [...]
Technology: Blessing or Curse?
Well, for my last blog of 2011, I’m gonna rant a little (ok, I guess a lot). I’m not gonna chat about wine – sorry, if you’re looking for words of wisdom for what to drink on New Years, you should have that figured out already. What I’ve reflected on lately is the curse of [...]
Time to Impulse Buy
For those of you on my Christmas shopping list, a word to the wise: resist my constant requests to give me your Christmas wish list. If you give me your list, you’ll get something predictable. But if you don’t, you’ll stress me out and I’ll keep thinking about an ideal gift, wait until the last [...]
Tis the Season; Really?
Is it me, or has this holiday season crept up with a vengeance? I usually have more time to mentally prepare for it, but before I knew it, Thanksgiving was here. Now, it’s nearly Christmas. I’m trying to wrap myself around it; all indications and not so subtle hints have been here. It’s cold…very cold. [...]
Procrastinating Doesn’t Pay
For those who waited till the day before an exam and then crammed – it didn’t work, did it? If you waited till the last day of a clothing sale, you’ve probably often found the inventory to be limited to sizes of except Small and XXL. Well, it works that way here too! With a [...]
Back from Vacation
I just spent a week on vacation after finishing another high season here at the Chateau and it was just what the doctor ordered; Thanksgiving in Boise, Idaho with some of my closest friends. I often get a funny reaction when I tell people I’m going to Boise for vacation. The consistent reaction I get [...]
Thanksgiving is Here?
It just doesn’t feel right that Thanksgiving is next week. We’re just not in the holiday mode yet (despite the fact that the weather, tv commercials and retail stores are already getting Christmas into our heads). I remember back in the days when it used to be after Thanksgiving that we saw the holiday transformation [...]
A Whole Lotta Nothin’
So that’s my topic for this blog post – no theme, just random thoughts and maybe a little tribute to the late Andy Rooney…”ever wonder why…”. I’ve been awol for a couple weeks. In my line of work, I take days off when I can; it just so happened that the last 2 weeks that day [...]
