When my wife asked Brian McKenzie, co-founder of Finger Lakes Distilling,“Why did you start the distillery?” His answer was simple, “Because I LOVE whiskey!” To many his answer doesn’t make sense. There are a lot of things that people like – but that doesn’t...
A visit to Ketchum, Idaho in Sun Valley, final resting place of writer Ernest Hemingway, sparked conversations at the Brain Brew Beach Bar. Papa as he was known – was a larger than life figure – writer – adventurer – drinker and a...
One morning recently as I sipped on a fine cup of our Brain Brew Coffee, I was flipping through music and clicked on the song, BE THE CHANGE, by Lennie Gallant from his album If We Had a Fire. Lennie’s lyrics capture my mindset these days… “Nothing can be done,...
Hemingway’s quote spoke to me today. “Live the FULL LIFE of the mind, exhilarated by new IDEAS, intoxicated by the ROMANCE of the UNUSUAL.” I live my life intoxicated by the romance of the unusual. I believe I may well be genetically wired to reject the same old...
As an author, I’ve found that when I do something worth writing, I end up with a book that is worth reading. As we journey together through the rebirth of the season – of Spring – of Easter – of the hope that comes with vaccines – lets...
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