A Wino On… is about that time you’ve drank half a bottle of
wine by yourself (ok, three-quarters) (ok, the whole thing) and suddenly
brilliance strikes. You have the answer
to everything…that issue at work; your best friend’s relationship problem; the
reason your car won’t start in the morning; quantum physics and the zero point
field. All those answers are found at
the bottom of a bottle. A Wino On… is
about those answers but written (or at least published) after sobriety fights
its way back to the forefront.
But don’t worry, “A Wino On…” is not just random ramblings
in response to my somewhat unhealthy predilection towards wine. (Hey, I run 25+ miles a week and cross-fit
fairly regularly. In the big scheme of
karmic fitness, I think I’m coming out ahead).
Its not an entire site dedicated to drunken exclamations of intelligence
(although that would be pretty funny) and its not an opus to the A-word (starts
with A, ten letters, ends with –ism). A
Wino On… is about much more than drinking wine and spouting dubious assertions
of brilliance. Its about anything and
everything I want it to be about. That’s
the beauty of it. Its about me (as is
everything, I’ve been repeatedly told…although I don’t detect any sincerity in
their voice when they tell me this). Its
about travelling. Its about family. Its about the USA. Its about the beautiful naiveté of positive
thinking and the hollow draw of cynicism.
Its about sitting at a coffee shop and figuring out what the world
means…if it means anything at all. And
then taking the time to capture that in the moment.
And hey…when I find those answers at the bottom of the wine
bottle, this is better than drunk texting.
Necessary props to my friend CD for the inspiration of the
title. CD – You are always welcome as a
guest Wino. And to my friend DV for the
inspiration to get off my ass and do this.
So here it is: A Wino
On…
