Friday, May 23, 2014

drinking red wine, and white wine. Which wine is better?

As some people know, RSG enjoys wine. The wine which he drinks is white wine only, as red wine has too many tannins. While on vacation, most of my cousins drank tons of sangria, moscato, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. Everyone got crunk off of pinot noir, and his cousins asked me "why is it that you don't drink red wine?" It is 10:30 pm, and everyone is wondering "what's next to drink on the agenda?" Yours truly spent the night observing everyone drinking, like there was no tomorrow. For rsg to drink wine, it has to be one of the following wines: 1. Pinot Grigio 2. Pinot Gris 3. Sauvignon Blanc 4. White Zinfandel 5. Chardonnay 6. Riesling 7. Chenin 8. Viognier Moscato is a good wine, but it is better to drink it during dessert. Since this wine is too sweet, it is not consumed by yours truly. Finally, if you can pair a good wine with some great food, you are the "sommelier." In closing, enjoy a good glass of vino. Wine can make one dine, and look really fine. That one is for the lovely ladies to follow! :) :)

Thursday, May 8, 2014

coping with Lyme disease

Last night at a Benihana restaurant, a young man was asking me "do you want to eat those shrimp?". After a few minutes, RSG figured that he had enough shrimp, so it would be good to let someone else enjoy the meat. The young frail man started to eat the shrimp, and his father told everyone at the table "my son is having his last meal." Since the sequence of events had sparked my interest, RSG asked the skinny man "why is this meal your last one?" The patient told me "I am in the phoenix area to take care of a health issue." Within thirty seconds, the emaciated young man asked me "you seem interested to know my problem." Next, I stated "only you can divulge the problem you have, and reveal it if you feel comfortable." The young man mentioned "the Mayo Clinic is going to help me, to conquer lyme disease, as it has weakened me tremendously." Immediately, I told the lyme disease patient that he will survive this medical predicament. For the next twenty minutes, the young twenty two year old man described some of his symptoms, and how he is fighting for his life. RSG asked him, "how do you cope with this problem for so many years?" His response was "I have to fight it, or my life ends." Then, we discussed the theory of "fight or flight." The young man was taken aback, by the medical terminology and physiological theories. Towards the end of dinner, he said "the fighter mentality that I have is going to help also." At the end of the night, the young man's zeal to fight was a very motivating tool for everyone to do the right thing. The Mayo Clinic is located in Scottsdale, AZ; and it is one of the most revered medical centers in this country. Finally, the young man has aspirations of being a leading nutrionist someday. He is studying nutritional sciences at Oregon State University. May he accomplish his dream, and help others too.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Why e-mail accounts, and security should change

About twenty hours ago, RSG ended another chapter in his working life. While working his last day at Matrix Medical, a system admin. asked him "are you going to see your e-mail, after you leave?". Why would a system admin. ask me this question? Well, the reason is most people feel the need to go back into their e-mail account; after leaving their last employer. It's a good thing that RSG did not go back into his work e-mail account, as companies keep an old e-mail account for almost seven years. When people leave an employer, it is best to make sure that you leave with all your personal electronic files intact. Taking a flash drive to your work to download appropriate work files, or e-mailing work files to another e-mail account is the right step. In contrast, companies should delete old email archives that are only three to four years old. Companies are protecting themselves from future incrimination, by deleting these e-mail accounts sooner than seven years. It's a preventative measure, which should be followed. If three year old e-mail accounts are deleted in a quicker method, it will help companies to move onto bigger security initiatives.