When this is all over, I will have fully replaced vodka martinis for red wine as my drink of choice. Wine is healthier and a lot more sophisticated. I downloaded an app called Vivino that has a feature where you can snap a picture with your phone of the label of a bottle of wine and it will provide you with a rating along with a recommended price. It’s great and I use it when I go to Costco to find the best bottles for under $20. I am definitely an amateur wine drinker, but I am starting to appreciate how it pairs with food especially cheeses and filet mignon. I’m amazed at how large and complex the whole wine culture is. I doubt I’ll ever acquire any real expertise, but at a relatively late age, I am starting to appreciate wines in a way I never have.
Regardless of political persuasion, most people think the rhetoric of politics has gotten out of control. If you believe that, as I do, there IS something you can do about it. You can ask yourself whether you are helping or hurting the situation. I like to say that there are two types of people in the world: people who add stress and people who relieve stress. I think similarly, some people are adding to the political spectacle in the country, and others are at least trying for something better.
Gary's Blog will return next week.
This past week, the National Association of Realtors invited me to participate in a meeting with the NAR leadership and Jonathan Kanter, the Assistant Attorney General of the United States.