Why I write this blog / web site.

This all got started because I have never been very good and staying in touch with people I meet. So, keeping with one of the new year’s resolutions I made several years ago. I decided to create this web site (now blog).

Over the years I have collected thousands of email addresses so, you now know about this because you managed to survive my many e-mail address book purges. I wish I had the time to write each of you individually, but if I tried that, it would take many years.

The next two paragraphs are from the original email that I sent out to the original list of friends on this mailing list.

I first want to say that I am sorry for not touching bases with you much over the last year and a half. To say the least my life has been in transition. Two years ago (2002/2003) on New Years Eve, Lisa and I were sitting in a restaurant in London and we decided to make some profound changes in our lives. We didn’t know all the things we wanted to change, but we knew some of them. Over the last two years we have been working to make those desires a reality, and we are mostly there now. So at long last, I have a chance to take a breath and catch up with people.

So, keeping with one of my new year’s resolutions I am going to try to stay in touch a bit more often. Some of you speak with me nearly every week, some I have not had contact with in a year and a half. I have trouble just dropping notes to people to “Say Hi”. Anyway I am going to be mailing out a monthly food, wine and fun letter. Those of you that know me best know these are things I care a lot about. If you want me to drop you from the mailing list just let me know with a return email. I am starting out this month with two of my recent tasting notes.

Okay, back to present day. Over time the list has grown slowly but surely every month. To the point that managing the email became a challenge by itself. And now the bulk of the people on this list are folks I have never met. Anyway because of the positive feedback I have gotten I am going to continue with the site and also add some new features over time.

Todd K.