A few months ago, I went to a wedding in Portland, Oregon. Portland is famous for its craft beers, so after the rehearsal dinner, a bunch of us headed out to a bar called Bailey’s Taproom to sample the goods.
Back in the 1980s, there was a TV show called Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous. Every week, the show’s host, Robin Leach, would take viewers behind the scenes and reveal the extravagant lifestyles of the world’s wealthiest creatures.
When I was growing up, my mom would wake up early to brew a big pot of coffee. She used an old-school, stove-top percolator — one of the big ones that could make about five or six cups of coffee.
Monday was a “hair of the dog” kind of day. It was the first day of 2018, and my wife and I had been out late the night before drinking whiskey and champagne.
2017 was a big year for me: I finally admitted I was getting “old” and needed reading glasses. But when the time came, I didn’t get an expensive pair of Ralph Lauren or Prada glasses from my local LensCrafters.