Entries from October 2007

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Cali, the sexiest guy in town, and American Winery

There’s this great guy I used to work with while I was bartending at The Marcus Whitman Hotel. One evening two young women who had been dining in the restaurant left a comment card: “Hunter is the hottest guy in town! He’s the best waiter too. We love him!” That comment made it onto the [...]

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

As Walla Walla begins to bing bang…

Sunday an article on Walla Walla was posted by The Voice of the Rockies, as I like to call it. Will Success Spoil Washington’s Walla Walla? As you will note, Knute Berger’s article originally appeared in Crosscut last Thursday.
Much has already been written about the Walla Walla miracle, how an old, insular small town in [...]

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Grandpa was right!

My grandfather was a good man. Smart. Successful. Loving. He moved to Dillingham, Alaska in the 1950s to run the small hospital. From there he started his own medical practice which he ran until he retired after his 80th birthday. Everyone knew him as Doc Libby. So what was he right about?
I read a blog [...]