Pasta al Limone to Cheer You Up
Plus – a really cool wine trick that blows my students' minds
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I’ve been reading up on get-rich-quick schemes. Mostly because I would like to get rich quick.
So far, none seem to be real winners, which I think you’ll agree is disappointing.
Last weekend I recommended the book, Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. And I still recommend it. In it there’s a million – well, maybe half a dozen – stories of real life people who blew the considerable amount they had, just by itching to get more on the short game.
I think about that quite a bit. Mostly when I’m tangled in my bra because I tried to get it off without taking the extra five seconds to remove my shirt first. What could have been a 10-second – max – operation, turns into an epic game of Twister for one, and lasts approximately 1,000 times longer than what it could have if I just had the patience to do it right in the first place.
But back to me getting rich quick. I’m taking all suggestions. There are no stupid ideas.
I suppose you’re wondering what I would do with my new-found cash should some be injected into my life with the amazing force of a Jeff Bezos rocket. (You know what? I don’t even need a rocket full of money. I’m not selfish. A Bezos yacht full of coin would suffice.)
I’d probably make like Bezos and point my schooner’s nose promptly in the direction of the Amalfi. I could use a little fun in the sun. Heck, I could use a little anything in the sun. Toronto’s monotonous grey skies are starting to get to me. And now, with the coldest May in 20 years, well, get me to the Med with a leopard thong bikini and a slap-happy boyfriend – stat.
Because of this weather SNAFU, my original plan to take premium subscribers on a tour of the lanai has been delayed. Hopefully not permanently. But I can’t very well boast the virtues of my outdoor living space when it currently looks so depressing. My palm trees, planted with the intention to be a calm and centring focal point, something to gaze upon from the chaise lounge whilst they gently sway in the warm breeze, currently look more like head-banging chaos, as if they’re caught in the mosh pit of a hurricane.
Well, enough whining, friends. I’ll be ok once the Vitamin D, and one of those guaranteed wealth strategies, kick in.
Speaking of Vitamin D, with the unfortunate lanai tour postponement, I’ve decided to look on the sunny side of things with this week’s newsletter.
Here’s What We’re Talking About
Cucumber-Basil Gin Gimlets
Pasta al Limone
A Quick Lesson (this is so cool!) on Pairing High-Acid Food (such as lemon) with Wine.
Suggested Pairings for the Pasta al Limone