Author Archives: Tony Dornacher

Runway Run-a-way

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It isn’t too often you have the opportunity to run on an airport runway now-a-days. Last night, so last minute because it involved exercise, I decided to join Tim for the Athens Sister City Shuffle 5K on the Runway run.

I survived the run with minimal trauma. I figured my lack of cardio work would have kicked my butt. I was surprised to find my knees nearly brought me down. I did make my goal of jogging for at least half the race.

After that, I had to alternate between speed walking and jogging and finished 1236 out of 1476 participants who were timed. Some 37 minutes and 55 seconds after I started with a 12 minute 14 second pace.

 

Passing of Time

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I am not sure what happened. I’ve been busy at the office, enjoying the season and visiting with friends. This morning I woke up and realized Labor Day and the end of summer are around the corner.

Passing of Time

Night falls earlier
The air grows chilly
Green begins to fade

Fall is around the corner
Creeping in with each passing day
Brilliant colors emerge

Winds turn bitter
Dark when I leave
Dark when I return

I already ache for Spring

Cola Goodness

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Ingredients: carbonated water, sugar (cane and/or sucrose), caramel color, phosphoric acid, natural flavorings, caffeine and citric acid

Oh glory me, I was in heaven! The ladies in the office took me to La Cocina Mexican Grill the other day for lunch. To my surprise and delight, they served Coca-Cola bottled in Mexico.

Many would look at me and say “What’s the big deal?”. Coke bottled in Mexico is a fall back to the golden days of soft drinks. A tasty treat made with real sugar and not that hyped up high fructose corn syrup.

The rest of the day I danced about on a sugar high humming “Life Tastes Good”.

Bordeaux Schmordeaux

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I had heard many good things about the Bordeaux region wines. When the opportunity presented itself to attended a complimentary Bordeaux wine tasting event last week at Sam’s Wine and Spirits I jumped at it.

I found the crowd rather interesting and diverse. It ran from the “I don’t know a damn thing about wine” to the “Wine Connoisseur”. I don’t follow the wine ratings or even pretend to know much about the complexities of wine. I’m just your average Joe who buys and drinks what tastes good.

21 sips later and I walked, in a fairly straight line, home a bit disappointed. I will discount the last table of 6 wines since my taste buds were on overload.

Of the first 15 I tried, only one stands out as outstanding (Chateaux Liversan Haut-Medoc 2003). There were a few others that would be good to serve or bring to a party (Chateaux Moueix Merlot Berdeaux 2003, Prince Noir Camarsac Bordeaux Superieur 2003 and Chateaux Puynormond Montagne St-Emilion 2003).

I suggest heading out to your favorite wine store to grab few bottles of Bordeaux. Invite a friend or two over and relax with glass in hand and bottle nearby.