Three, Two, One, Re-Launch!

It has been about a year and a half since I made my living bartending, and looking back on it, tending bar made me happy. I gave it up to pursue a career in wine sales, thinking that more money and regular hours would be mine, and besides, I'd still be in "the industry". Instead, I worked around twelve hours a day, five or sometimes six days a week, and the money was about the same, except now I was paying more taxes. I stuck it out for a year, and finally realized I should have stayed in the bar. I lived, learned, and moved on.

Although it sounds clichéd, that year was a great learning experience. I learned all about the distribution side of the industry. I saw all kinds of restaurants and bars, from the smallest dives to the truly high-class establishments, and I met all the management. I learned a ton about wine. So while it turned out that a sales job wasn't for me, I can't really say I wasted my time.

In any case, I've made the decision to return to bartending. While brushing up my résumé, it occurred to me that I should probably see what my website looked like after a year or more of neglect. I found what I expected. So after much procrastination, no small amount of consideration, and hours mulling over my earlier writing, I have decided to re-launch. I've kept a few of my posts, and while this may sound like cheating, I'm going to re-date them. After all, if I'm going to all the trouble to re-launch the site, I may as well put the best foot forward in the process.

If you are reading this, I'd like to thank you for your devotion and patience. I have a lot of ideas for this site, but it would be pretty silly to start making promises this time around. I'll update when I can, and we'll leave it at that. Wish me luck, and thanks again for reading!