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What life brings us is wonder.Fri, 18 May 2012 06:21:26 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2Large Numbers in Wiki and Bar Bills in Abkhazia
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http://icewinetales.com/2012/large-numbers-in-wiki-and-bar-bills-in-akbhazia-420/#commentsFri, 18 May 2012 06:19:25 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=420This is fun. While some of my friends from around the world were mugging it up on Facebook about Greek debt, monetary vs. fiscal US policy, Italian bonds, Euros and other economic news of current interest, I was hiding in another part of the... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2012/large-numbers-in-wiki-and-bar-bills-in-akbhazia-420/feed/0Skunk Season in Niagara
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http://icewinetales.com/2012/415-415/#commentsThu, 17 May 2012 22:30:54 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=415All right. I’ve had just a little too much Icewine at my friend’s guest house, but what’s a guy to do? In sleepy Niagara-on-the-Lake attwo a.m., leaving the car where it is and walking seven blocks is the right thing to do. It’s a safe... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2012/415-415/feed/0The First Signs of Intelligent Life in the Morning
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http://icewinetales.com/2012/the-first-signs-of-intelligent-life-in-the-morning-405/#commentsThu, 17 May 2012 14:48:47 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=405I rarely recall the very first thought of the day. For most of us, the day begins in routine. Wake early, check the Blackberry for email and messages and the all important Facebook. These are the things that are important in life; the... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2012/the-first-signs-of-intelligent-life-in-the-morning-405/feed/0Dr. Suzuki and Dad Weigh In on Mortality 1
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http://icewinetales.com/2012/dr-suzuki-and-dad-weigh-in-on-mortality-1-392/#commentsMon, 14 May 2012 15:37:54 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=392Class and Mortality A lot of things come together when someone says no to something you are passionate about. This made me feel great, although it was a bit of tough train of thought and the kindness of a stranger that helped me help me pull it... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2012/dr-suzuki-and-dad-weigh-in-on-mortality-1-392/feed/0Easy and Stunning Appetizers for Wine Tasting
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http://icewinetales.com/2012/easy-and-stunning-appetizers-for-wine-tastings-335/#commentsSun, 06 May 2012 22:07:00 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=335Tyler Philp of North of 9 Fine Wine shared an article on wine tasting that got me wondering: how could I create an appetizer that paired with almost any wine. The dish looks great, is colourful, evokes fragrance, texture, taste, and is... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2012/easy-and-stunning-appetizers-for-wine-tastings-335/feed/0Amorphophallus titanum Comes of Age
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http://icewinetales.com/2012/amorphophallus-titanum-comes-of-age-367/#commentsSun, 06 May 2012 01:02:46 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=367It was pretty exciting. And it didn't smell as bad as I thought it would, and it was more beautiful than I had expected. The Amorphophallus titanum had bloomed on May 4, 2012. Here are a few... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2012/amorphophallus-titanum-comes-of-age-367/feed/0The Birth of Amorphophallus Titanum
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http://icewinetales.com/2012/the-birth-of-amorphophallus-titanum-363/#commentsSat, 28 Apr 2012 22:59:54 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=363“It is really going to stink up the place”! Niagara Parks manager Joan Cornelius is excited about the Amorphophallus Titanum plant that has grown more than 2 meters in just 30 days. “It grew 6 inches in a day but now it is slowing down,... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2012/the-birth-of-amorphophallus-titanum-363/feed/0The Pragmatism of Business in Old Russia
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http://icewinetales.com/2011/the-pragmatism-of-business-in-old-russia-207/#commentsWed, 27 Apr 2011 00:16:26 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=207I met Joseph Smith in 1998 or so, in a first class seat doing a red eye flight from Calgary to Toronto, back in my Natural Gas executive days. We didn’t talk for the first hour and then I decided that Harvey Mackay was right, “Never Miss a... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2011/the-pragmatism-of-business-in-old-russia-207/feed/0Icewine and Innovation in Niagara
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http://icewinetales.com/2009/icewine-and-innovation-in-niagara-193/#commentsMon, 19 Oct 2009 20:21:31 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=193I was looking at the table wine grapes being harvested now in Niagara and wondered whether to hazard a guess at what the Icewine harvest might be like when January, or February comes. Then I thought about how wrong we would all have been to take... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2009/icewine-and-innovation-in-niagara-193/feed/0A Side Trip to Cinque Terre
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http://icewinetales.com/2009/a-side-trip-to-cinque-terre-184/#commentsMon, 14 Sep 2009 01:15:37 +0000Phil Cheevershttp://icewinetales.com/?p=184I found the unkindest words from a wine writer in one of those long forgotten big coffee table books. In the Italian wines section there was a simple entry about Cinque Terre wines. I also recall that Icewine and wines from Canada... Read more]]>http://icewinetales.com/2009/a-side-trip-to-cinque-terre-184/feed/0