Lost weekend

Actually it's the last weekend for me here in NY. In a few days I'll pack it up and go back West. I've done so much since I've been here and will try to cram what's left in by Wednesday. I never made it to the Mets or Yanks, or to the Hamptons, but I love it here anyway. I gave up baseball for this season since my Giants are taking the season off... This experience has taught me not to sweat the small stuff b/c it doesn't matter (ain't no time, got to survive, catch the train, find my way), and to be a little tougher so I can push back.

New neighborhood is killer, Stonehome Wine Bar in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is worth checking out. Where's the Columbian bakery though?

One more test to go and after that I'll have completed 3 different wine programs out here, then off to an attempt at making the stuff in Napa.

Just as the grapes are going through their final ripening phase, veraison, so am I. Sweetness is rising as the grapes are getting their color and ready to be picked to express their true, full flavor.