The Sickness

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Brad Widelock

Brad Widelock
As I write this, I can see my wifes passport on the desk next to me. She is leaving today for eleven days in Croatia. Im not thinking about missing my spouse; Im thinking about the wines shes going to bring home. I wasnt always like this, but some years ago I was taken with the sickness, the sublimation of way too many things in pursuit of wine. If there is a cure, I dont want it. Im comfortable with who I am, and if I happen to inadvertently bore my guests with too much wine minutia or utter too many onomonopias while enjoying a glass of wine my wife kicks me in the shin as a reminder that not everyone is afflicted. A black and blue is a small price to pay for the joys of red and white.

Brad
 
a litmus test, to see whether this board has truly replaced Wine Therapy.
 
While I appreciate and understand Brad's comments, I do want to relay one small story (some of you may already know it).

A friend from the wine boards was a regular participant on the boards and just as wine crazy as Brad and me. He and I even partnered up to direct import a wine we liked.
One day, his wife and he had a long talk - the gist was that he was ignoring his children and his marriage and that he might want to consider the ramifications of that.
Shortly thereafter, he sold off his cellar, stopped coming to the wine boards and, to the best of my knowledge, left it all behind.
My point is simply this; both the 'sickness' and its 'cure' are a choice, whether one thinks it or not.
I'm not much for the all or nothing approach but I respect it - some choices being harder than others.

And I too, have the shin bruises to prove it.

Best, Jim
 
Fuck black and blue. How big is your wife's suitcase and is she swinging by Japan?

PS - This is the married artist speaking...if it's just shin bruises for pursuing what you love, everything is ok.....you still have a couple of months.
 
When my first wife and I split up I was "given" our small collection and told by my wife's attorney what it was worth. I told him it was over-valued and he said the wife was for pouring it all down the sink and forget the whole discussion. I couldn't bear the thought of that and accepted the value placed on the wine.Wine had nothing to do with our divorce but the ex knew where my soft spots were. In retrospect if it had come down to that wife or the wine,I would have opted for the wine without a second thought
 
originally posted by Brad Widelock:
The SicknessAs I write this, I can see my wifes passport on the desk next to me. She is leaving today for eleven days in Croatia. Im not thinking about missing my spouse; Im thinking about the wines shes going to bring home. I wasnt always like this, but some years ago I was taken with the sickness, the sublimation of way too many things in pursuit of wine. If there is a cure, I dont want it. Im comfortable with who I am, and if I happen to inadvertently bore my guests with too much wine minutia or utter too many onomonopias while enjoying a glass of wine my wife kicks me in the shin as a reminder that not everyone is afflicted. A black and blue is a small price to pay for the joys of red and white.

Brad
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Fla. Jim offers sage advice and his advice might likely be echoed by Prof. Loesberg, but I think you should expand your horizons into the orange and the rose.
 
originally posted by Lou Kessler:
That's----ThorCYNIC! You probably don't believe in the Easter Bunny either.
Don't worry Rahsaan, there has to be one nice guy on this board.
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Rahsaan can't hold a candle to Ian, who raped and pillaged to earn that position, and is defending it daily with the utmost vigor.
 
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by Brad Widelock:
The SicknessAs I write this, I can see my wifes passport on the desk next to me. She is leaving today for eleven days in Croatia. Im not thinking about missing my spouse; Im thinking about the wines shes going to bring home. I wasnt always like this, but some years ago I was taken with the sickness, the sublimation of way too many things in pursuit of wine. If there is a cure, I dont want it. Im comfortable with who I am, and if I happen to inadvertently bore my guests with too much wine minutia or utter too many onomonopias while enjoying a glass of wine my wife kicks me in the shin as a reminder that not everyone is afflicted. A black and blue is a small price to pay for the joys of red and white.

Brad
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Fla. Jim offers sage advice and his advice might likely be echoed by Prof. Loesberg, but I think you should expand your horizons into the orange and the rose.
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How did you know that I regularly indulge in the sin of uxoriousness? Indeed I consider the concept of uxoriousness to be a priori absurd.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Lou Kessler:
That's----ThorCYNIC! You probably don't believe in the Easter Bunny either.
Don't worry Rahsaan, there has to be one nice guy on this board.
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Rahsaan can't hold a candle to Ian, who raped and pillaged to earn that position, and is defending it daily with the utmost vigor.
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I think there are a lot of nice guys on this board.

Some people are just more prone to vent their frustrations through posts than others. But we all vent somehow.
 
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