Presidential edicts, fires in wine country…no wonder we turn to goff

October 10, 2017 – Solano County/Napa County, CA, USA – The Atlas Fire burns east of Woodley Canyon Rd near vineyards late Tuesday evening in Napa County, CA…Long exposure image. ..The Atlas Fire burns in Napa and Solano Counties Monday evening October 10th, 2017. The fire was 3% contained and had burned 25,000 acres. Multiple structures were destroyed as crews battled strong winds and tinder dry vegetation after multiple fires burned in the area. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley via ZUMA Wire)

We will get to Napa/Sonoma in a few. This was quite a week for disasters.

At the risk of irritating tBoW readers I must say the Big Cheeto is a moron. What? Already been written? What about he’s a f***ing moron? That too already done? We need a drink from a glass jar. Here are some nostalgic millennial thoughts from The Glass Jar

Goff requires focus and determination in very different ways than do other sports. One must analyze the course and put thoughts into their swing for a successful day on the course. These swings should not be interrupted by excessive use of one’s phone. Millennials have demonstrated their need to not only go to new locations but also show their internet audiences their newly discovered party, restaurant, sporting event, etc. This need to show the world every step taken, sight seen and thought thunk will never work on the golf course. Golf requires the mentality of just you and the ball and nothing else in the world. Worrying how many likes your photo gets will never help your backswing.

A round of golf requires a degree of class that seems distant from the millennial generation. The game asks players to show up on time. Oftentimes strangers are asked to play together. Many millennials fail to reach out to the older generations. The atmosphere of small talk with elders is uncomfortably different from daily social networks. Heaven forbid they pay good money to hit a golf ball with an old man who remembers the days of Dwight Eisenhower.

As golf courses present new challenges in staying afloat financially, millennials will likely face a tidal wave of millennial norms colliding against a game of tradition. Without a doubt, the sport will survive yet this upcoming generation will put forth obstacles the game has never seen.

Views from the Glass Jar relax me; give me perspective; reassure me it’s going to be OK. Even though the wine news was bleak this past week. Sonoma and Napa wine towns suffered tremendous devastation. We thought about Regusci Winery. The news pinpointed one of the fires was above the Silverado Trail near many of our favorite Napa wineries. We have written about Regusci in the recent past. We especially like their Rose and special Chardonnay. tBoW is on the mailist.

An email from Regusci Winery captured the terror. The Atlas Peak flames crept right up to their vineyards. The Regusci family worked all day and night to dig fire breaks and put out windborne embers. They saved the historic buildings on their property however they will be recovering for some time. Everyone who lives in one of the most popular wine destinations in the USA (and globally) knows people who lost everything or close to it. One of many lists of damaged wineries can be found here.

We realize this year has been a boon for natural disasters. The Napa/Sonoma fires are the disaster closest to this blog. Visit next Spring. Support the valleys and their hard working winemakers and staff.

For our readers long in the tooth…Spirit sings about a burning Topanga Canyon [click to see].

6 Comments

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    Doctore says:

    TBoW is the Andre Ethier of wine blogs. Non-existent for the better part of two years, and returns to step up to the plate and hit a home run.

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    Bacchus says:

    Andre is eithier my hero or my lasorda. Should Los Doyers advance to the World Serious tBoW will need sutton amounts of ether to survive. Thanks to Dotore who is back on the wine hunt.

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    Kris-B says:

    Who’s Eisenhower?

    Glad to see Dottore back too. Hopefully his wine hunting has been fruitful.

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    Adri says:

    I love your blog. And you are right about The Big Cheeto, or as I like to say The Great Peetender.. I never thought I’d see this day in our country. We must talk.

    As to the devastation in the north, words fail me. I have been emailing a friend who lives there, but have received no response. I fear his home and workshop have been destroyed… a metaphor for out times.

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    IGTY says:

    this guy previously had a nice,full cellar?

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