Gossip Flows as Freely as Wine in Napa Valley

Month four, job two since I moved to Napa Valley and things have changed a lot. I've found a wonderful new job that I really enjoy and I'm learning tremendously much. I've recovered from Napa Valley Sticker Shock Syndrome and blithely shell out fifteen bucks for a burger. And though chances were iffy at first at best I can honestly say I'm now happy.

When I registered for my first certification course they sent me a rectangular object. It had pages in it but I soon found out it was only thinly disguised as a book. In reality it was fact after fact after fact with a few token phrases tossed in. They could have skipped the niceties, sent me a stack of flash cards and kindly told me to have at it.

"What is saccharomyces cerevisae?" Wait a minute. Don't tell me. I know I know the answer to that! It seems the only thing I need to know for the exam is the answer to every question ever asked by man since time as we know it began.

Here's the month in review:

Best interview question I was asked while seeking new employment? "What would your ultimate wine dream job be if you could do anything you wanted to do?" ME: "To travel all over Europe buying cases and cases of wine!" A much more prudent thing to say? "To work for your winery and your winery alone for forever and ever and a day!"