Jack Bettridge's Blog Archives

June 2007

Sharp’ning Up Your Cocktail Talk

Posted: 12:21 PM ET, June 29, 2007

Every year dictionary publishers and language arbiters announce with some fanfare words that they have decided to add to the lexicon. Because of the relentless march of technology, many of them are terms that sprout from the conversation of computer buffs and other such electronically obsessed types: blogging, podcasts, texting, for example. Read more

Further Adventures in Spotting Smokers

Posted: 04:14 PM ET, June 19, 2007

Earlier I blogged about a game I like to play that I call “Seen Smoking.” Not much to it essentially except spotting people smoking cigars. Sometimes it’s on the street, other times it’s in the media or celebrity life.

Sunday, I had a particularly good sighting while watching “Entourage,” the HBO series that just began its second season of the year. Read more

The Power of Positive Drinking

Posted: 03:15 PM ET, June 07, 2007

It’s almost like the power of positive drinking…

…strike that…

…positive thinking.

I’ve no sooner put to bed a story on rum for Cigar Aficionado (August 2007 issue) than arrives from the trade organization The Rums of Puerto Rico (www. Read more

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