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and new rules will force that fact into the light.

Instead of paying $3.25 per gallon on average, we could be selling our oil in the gulf. Cuba is doing business with the Chinese for these exact same southern deposits. Likewise, the ecosocialists and their cohorts in the Global Warming … Continue reading →

Wifey, the football fanatic of the family, is in an ecstatic state: giant-screen HD playoffs, viewed supinely from a leather sofabed while sipping champagne and munching various Emeril Lagasse signature dishes, including these amazing barbecued shrimp. The whole experience brings … Continue reading →

Watch this space: come Tuesday morning this will be packed solid with people. And this is just the SHOT entry hall… – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

…or at least create fantastic recipes his hirelings can execute. This flatiron steak was one of the best I’ve tasted; the wife’s spare-rib ravioli tasted just as good as you’d think. These rave reviews have nothing to do with the … Continue reading →

On the right, a Lagavulin 16-year-old peaty and smoky but smooth too. Should go well with my steak. At left, a Glenmorangie 15-year-old. Smooth and sweet. I’m having that with the potato-leek soup! Yum! The oysters at rear are the … Continue reading →

We’re dining “al Fresco” in the cavernous faux “open air” underground replica of St Mark’s square in Venice. It’s big enough pigeons live here and fly about! In the background you can see the violinist and clarinettist performing “Torna a … Continue reading →

We are here at the Palazzo, suite 808 (boom! boom!) on the 26th floor. SHOT Show doesn’t start for a few days, but we are already having fun. I upgraded the suite this year. It’s one of the better hotel … Continue reading →

and social commentary

Or the New York Times will be calling this “heated, over the top, political rhetoric.” If you haven’t seen this yet, watch the whole thing. For everyone else, “the moment” is around 01:30.