Evanston: whisky; still life; and broken shackles
Evanston: whisky; still life; and broken shackles
The New York Times today has two pieces of particular interest. At least to me.
The first is a tasting of single malt whiskies from Islay, the home of Laphroaig.
The article is well-written, informative, poetic as befits both the subject and the island, and expresses opinions with which I entirely agree, including that the tasters prefer the less expensive 10 year old Laphroaig to the mellower, but less expressive 18 year old.
The other is a Lens piece which will take more time than you have. Although I am only halfway through myself, I suggest you bookmark it and go back at your leisure to view the gallery of 390 photographs submitted by readers portraying the world, a kind of still life LIFE IN A DAY. Many of the photographs are excellent and the photographers’ captions informative.
For those who are interested in the world as well as whisky.
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You may recognize in the photo above my broken shackles (although there is only one, in this sense the definition requires plural): the nitrous oxide medical alert bracelet I have been wearing for three months, so long that it had already broken twice and been taped back together. Last evening I took it off for good.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011