Tis the Season again and still and I must remember that

I really feel off the blogger's wagon last year as far as this blog site goes. But I really have gotten carried away posting away here: www.alfabb.com hopefully with some helpful advise.

Just read this article in Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greggfairbrothers/2011/12/17/this-is-the-season-3/ While not in business I find my monkey wrench advise I share about Alfa Romeo wrenching sometimes takes over my life.

Front Royal Road Trip and Winery Report

Drove up the Front Royal, VA Friday morning to install two sinks and a elder friendly high rise twolet in my Father in Law's house. After a full day doing sink installs we had steak dinner at Joe's Steak House with her dad. It was a super meal Today after finishing the installs, Mary Lee and I took a Winery Recon Ride this afternoon. Headed east on Route 55 out of Front Royal. Lots of winerys in VA and we drove by a bunch today and chose two to visit. First one was Barell Oak Winery (BOW) a dog friendly place. They have a Bow and a Wow tasting of 10 wines. I chose the Bow tasting and tried 6 of the 10 and chose to take home a bottle of BOWHaus White 2010. Their Chocolate Lab dessert wine was super, too. Next we went to MiracleValley Vineyard and tried 7 and bought 3 - Cobbler Mountain White, a 2008 Merlot and Sweet Michelle. We finished off the day with dinner date to Casteriana's Italian Restaurant in Front Royal. I had a superb Shrimp Primavera with fresh veggies in white wine sauce. ML had Tortellini Michelangelo with chicken and ham in a sherri cream sause. Tomorrow home again to VB.

New Book on Blue Angels

Click here: A Unique History - Phantoms and Angels: Blue Angels F-4 Phantom Teams

http://www.phantomsandangels.com/a-unique-history.html

Hi Guys,

Noel Rodriguez the author sent me my signed copy the other day. He did leave a T out of my name on the acknowledgements page but did get it right further on in the book. It was a lot of fun interviewing and emailing with him for the project.

tiny dancer

THIS IS ONE TINY ENGINE:

http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/

Pete's article about my 164B

Peter Vack interviewed me back in 2005 about my beloved Alfa Romeo 164B so here is a link to the originale article:

http://www.velocetoday.com/cars/cars_74.php

I still have this car I bought new in 1991. Have a couple more, too.

Tis the Season again and still

Interesting article in December Forbes: Not really just Customer relationship management (CRM)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greggfairbrothers/2011/12/17/this-is-the-season-3/

Where has the time gone?

Winter and spring gone since I last wrote. Now we are in a summer heat wave with the 4th of July just around the corner. Afternoons are now tropical hours here in VB and time for doing some reading.

Recent June 19, 2011 Parade Magazine featured an article by the late Tim Russert's son Luke.
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2011/06/luke-russert-lessons-from-my-father.html

Sunday at church I just happened to see a copy of Tim Russert's book Big Russ & Me in church library so it is my first summer reading program book.

I remember back in the 50's as a preteen how many times I went to library during the summer to get books to read. Russert's book about him and his date growing up brings back lots of childhood memories.