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My Dinner with Malcolm Gladwell (Epilogue)

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May 31 2012

Bounty hunter #1: You’re wanted, Wales. Josey Wales: Reckon I’m right popular. You a bounty hunter? Bounty hunter #1: A man’s got to do something for a living these days. Josey Wales: Dyin’ ain’t much of a living, boy. – The Outlaw Josey Wales TUESDAY: I had to come up with a plan. It had to be fate that Malcolm “Blink”ing Gladwell rolled up next to me at the Catalina having what appeared to be a cappuccino while looking nervously at his computer screen. I could leave him alone, or I could see what he was all about. This is […]

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My Dinner with Malcolm Gladwell (Part 3)

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May 26 2012

“and now…the rest of the story” Paul Harvey As soon as Gladwell was gone I took a big swig of my now very cold Rwanda and gazed up at the barista. He must have seen the stupid grin on my face because he gave me a “why the hell are you so happy?” look. Me: Do you know who that was? Barista: No, should I? Me: That was Malcolm Gladwell, one of the most important American writers in the world (realizing that was totally sycophantic before it left my mouth) Barista: Cool, I have seen him in here a few […]

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My Dinner with Malcolm Gladwell (Part 2)

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May 22 2012

…he smiled to himself, adjusted his laptop screen downward hiding his work, turned his chair in my direction and told me… MG – I find it curious how often I am asked that question..uhm…uh.. Me – Michael…(beat) don’t worry man I am sure you forget quite a few names MG – (cutting me off) No I don’t. I forget very few names and even fewer faces Me – Would you say you had spent 10,000 hours getting to that level of mastery with names? (smiling to myself as I knew I had him on that one) MG – Yes, for […]

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My Dinner with Malcolm Gladwell (Part 1)

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May 19 2012
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On Tuesday afternoon I went into my beloved Catalina coffee for an afternoon pour-over of their fabulous Rwanda coffee that had recently arrived. I had just eaten a below-average lunch at a “hot” joint on Wash-Av and needed a dose of quality in my diet to assuage the misery in my still hungry stomach. At my sad lunch I had ordered a Ceviche and a Mushroom tamale for my lunch. My server came to my table moments later with tamale in-hand and informed me that the kitchen had dropped my Ceviche and would be re-making it. I informed him very politely […]

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My Favorite 5 Blog Posts – Kind of My Greatest Hits EP

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Feb 08 2012

After the really wonderful response I have gotten lately and some very sweet comments from new friends I have decided to re-introduce some of my favorite pieces since this Adventure began in 2010. I will post a link to the piece and some “director’s notes” about what I wanted to do or with the piece or why my grammar sucked or the reason it was verbose. Keep in mind most of these are much longer pieces than what you have come to know from me and if you have a little time I am hopeful you will take something home […]

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Hugo's – Fight Gone Bad (or why I abhor Oil Monied DBs)

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Oct 27 2011

In honor of the great news from my friend Sean Beck (the amazing wine voice behind Hugo’s, Backstreet, and Trevisio) I decided to post a previously unfinished blog from one of my final evenings in Houston this summer. I was jamming to some Lady Gaga and contemplating the symbolic demise of bin- laden when I got the urge for a smoky Oaxacan Margarita from Hugo’s. This stellar Mexican restaurant on Westheimer had become our once-a-week home for ceviche (the best in Houston) and killer bar tacos.

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Why am I here?

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Jul 25 2011

I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. Joseph Campbell That particular question has driven me to write, travel, read, and think since I was old enough to remember doing any of those things. It is now once again the question that is ringing most loudly in the storm of my thoughts. Why am I here? Why am I in Colorado? Why do I want to write? It seems with writing, it is not about want, but some inner drive to create, to see things […]

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Puglia in May

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Apr 21 2011

Ca’ del Fico is available in May! Since I have been involved in Puglia my dear friend Antonello’s stunning villa (Ca’ del Fico)in the hills outside of FASANO in Puglia has never been available in May. As my readers know I fell in love with this amazing property in 2006 when I set eyes upon its’ acres of olive trees, orchards of figs, and view of the Adriatic. Now, my first year removed as owner of Southern Visions Travel, I am more enamored than ever by the region and by this stunning piece of property.

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My Dinner with Malcolm Gladwell (Epilogue)

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Apr 20 2011

Bounty hunter #1: You’re wanted, Wales. Josey Wales: Reckon I’m right popular. You a bounty hunter? Bounty hunter #1: A man’s got to do something for a living these days. Josey Wales: Dyin’ ain’t much of a living, boy. – The Outlaw Josey Wales TUESDAY: I had to come up with a plan. It had to be fate that Malcolm “Blink”ing Gladwell rolled up next to me at the Catalina having what appeared to be a cappuccino while looking nervously at his computer screen. I could leave him alone, or I could see what he was all about. This is […]

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My Dinner with Malcolm Gladwell (Part 3)

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Apr 19 2011

“and now…the rest of the story” Paul Harvey As soon as Gladwell was gone I took a big swig of my now very cold Rwanda and gazed up at the barista. He must have seen the stupid grin on my face because he gave me a “why the hell are you so happy?” look. Me: Do you know who that was? Barista: No, should I? Me: That was Malcolm Gladwell, one of the most important American writers in the world (realizing that was totally gay before it left my mouth) Barista: Cool, I have seen him in here a few […]

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