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Duckhorn Vineyards Review
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Regions: Napa Valley AVA. Reviewed: January 26, 2013 by James Houston. Published: February 1, 2013. In late 2007 I got a job at a fancy wine retailer in New York City. New hire training included tasting Corton-Charlemagne, Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir. And other wines way above my pay grade. I learned I was entitled to a not-insubstantial employee discount. That very night, I went home with a bottle of Duckhorn Merlot. After entering, I’m handed a glass of Sauvignon Blanc 2011, a wel...
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What Are The Ideal Getting Things Done (GTD) Contexts? – Layman's Terms
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Books, grammar, usage, copywriting, productivity. April 17, 2014. What Are The Ideal Getting Things Done (GTD) Contexts? I’ll skip a never-funny-always-in-poor-taste Kool-Aid joke and just say:. If GTD is a cult, sign me up. Reading David Allen’s book earlier this year was like stumbling on a full, cold Brita after days of crawling through the desert. My brain had been so burdened by trying to remember everything I needed to do, all the open loops, that I’m surprised it worked at all. These account for m...
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Book Review: “The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Getting Your Shit Together, Volume One” by John Carlton – Layman's Terms
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Books, grammar, usage, copywriting, productivity. April 22, 2014. April 22, 2014. Book Review: “The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Getting Your Shit Together, Volume One” by John Carlton. This book was my introduction to John Carlton, one of the most respected and accomplished sales copywriters in the world. As befits a sales genius, his title is irresistible. How many entrepreneurs don’t get a weekly (if not daily) case of “I really should get my shit together”? The really priceless stuff is on topics like:.
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Living in a Material(ized) World – Layman's Terms
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Books, grammar, usage, copywriting, productivity. March 27, 2014. Living in a Material(ized) World. When something “materializes”, what happens exactly? If I’m on the spot, I’ll say something goes from a state of being invisible or nonexistent to visible or existent. But there are a lot of gray areas there… magical, even spooky stuff. There’s a nice fat usage note on “materialize” in the. American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition. Let’s break it down:. What have we done since then? 8220;Some critics h...