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Wine pairing with What?

I’ve found a new wine company, Maker Wine, that I recommend – if you go to this link you’ll get a special discount https://makerwine.com/?ref=0798ccddadce1e. They have frequent “virtual tastings” via zoom so you can meet the wine makers producing their wines and ask them anything about their wines and the choices they’ve made in its production.   The latest tasting, of their Verdelho, was last night with winemaker Gianna Fugazi of Wander-Must Wines.   A couple excellent books on wines and pairing with different foods were mentioned by Gianna: Perfect Pairings by Evan Goldstein and his more evocative followup, Daring Pairings which I’ve just ordered. Maker did a tasting kit for last nights virtual tasting consisting of the wine, Basil Olives, Dark Chocolate, Sourdough Flatbread, and a Pear/Bay Preserve from the eclectic Girl Meets Dirt in Washington state. 

 

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Emotionally-committed Management

Sarvenaz Myslicki, VP of Technology at AMEX just recommended this book during the INTERACT conference, Bury My Heart at Conference Room B by Stan Slap, during the INTERACT conference. It sounds very interesting, and is about values-led management.  I’m picking up a copy today. 

 

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The Computer Science of Human Decisions

Another very useful book we’ve read recently is “Algorithms to Live By” by Brian Christian and Tom Grifiths.  The authors review tried and true algorithms from the fields of mathematics and computer science and show how they can be applied to real world decisions that you and I may make every day.  Not only is it a great demonstration of real-world applications, the book is quite fun to read.  


 

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Doctors Without Borders

To help the people of Ukraine, we recommend highly Medicins San Frontieres aka Doctors Without Borders.  Their teams bring lifesaving medical personnel and supplies to the people who need it the most, and they have an excellent track record of assistance in previous crises.  Donate Now

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Modern Software Engineering

A colleague in Europe recently recommended this excellent overview of modern software engineering practices and we are throughly enjoying it.  David Farley gives solid, actionable advice on bringing the discipline of software engineering into the types of software development that have traditionally been more of a craft.  He also shows scalable techniques for bringing that mindset to larger software development projects.  Highly recommended.