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Some of the wines I tried this time around in Napa

jcabana — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:37:00 GMT

At V. Sattui I tried their zinfandel, cabernet and port for the first time. In total, I probably tasted about 12 wines. I got my tasting money back because I ended up buying 5 bottles of wine: a zin, a port, a madeira, a dry riesling, and

state of love and trust

jcabana — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:35:00 GMT

How could I go to San Francisco, visit Seattle for the first time, and not name the entry after a Pearl Jam song? Answer: I can't. I took my first long vacation since July of 2006 for the past 10 days. Going back to San Francisc

In San Francisco and Seattle April 7-15

jcabana — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:26:00 GMT

I will be in Berkeley/San Francisco through April 13. I will be in Seattle from April 13 to April 15.The conference is April 8-10. If we are friends, and you are out there, I hope we can hang out. It's been too long since I spen

New York State Of Mind

jcabana — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:16:00 GMT

I went to NYC for my second SIOP Annual Conference last weekend, which was a good time. In a time-honored tradition, I blew off chunks of the conference knowing that I'd be able to contact certain presenters and purchase an audio version i

Joe Learns Firsthand about S.F. vs. NYC Rents

jcabana — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:38:00 GMT

Joe recently posted about the difference between New York City rent and San Francisco rent. Now he knows first hand what I've been trying to get across to my friends for years: San Francisco doesn't even come CLOSE to being as expensive to

What I Love The Most

jcabana — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:54:00 GMT

"Well any man with a microphone can tell you what he loves the most."-- The White Stripes, "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"As you can tell by the above quote, I'm going to write about what I love the most.And what I love the mos

Here I Go Again

jcabana — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 05:44:00 GMT

I'm up super-late, and I just finished a fantasy football draft. You didn't think I was going to miss fantasy this year just because I am moving and was out of the loop last year, did you? If I could do it from South Africa, I can certainly do it

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

jcabana — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:16:00 GMT

THis has become a yearly routine for me. There is one person more responsible for me starting a website of my own, and that's Knoll. His birthday is today, only a few days before mine. I've known him since my freshman year at Michigan...

What will I do?

jcabana — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:38:00 GMT

Recently, some people have asked me: what will you do when you get back? What will you eat? Who will you see? Well, I think I'm close enough to departure (2 weeks!) to answer those questions. The first thing I'll do when I step off that airplane

Funny Feeling

jcabana — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:32:00 GMT

Attention: if you know of any jobs available in the States that involve organizational consulting, HR, consulting, research, training, business development etc., please let me know. I've also got a fair amount of technical skill.It feels funny to se

The Golden Gate Bridge: A Story of Love, Fear and Death

jcabana — Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:42:00 GMT

TITLE: The Golden Gate Bridge: A Story of Love, Fear and DeathSTATUS: PublishALLOW COMMENTS: 1CONVERT BREAKS: 1ALLOW PINGS: 1PRIMARY CATEGORY: CaliforniaCATEGORY: CaliforniaDATE: 10/06/2003 05:40:16 PM-----BODY:This is