How Caelumest Ginis and Ginger Vitis got Blitzed then Bloomed

Norbert Pinkley ordered his fourth gin with alacrity. “Certainly Sir, on the rocks?” “No, just down on my luck.”

How ARI’s resident ‘Andy man’ created an international DIY gin distillery

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world he walked into his own. Here’s your chance to win a bottle of gin of your choice while applauding distil-it-yourself in-gin-uity.

Masked Men unveiled – and Mask Maker revealed

Colm mistook – quite understandably – the chap on the right for American actor and heartthrob George Clooney…

Boris in Blunderland and quite the stupidest T(ory) party you’ll ever visit

“Short-sighted, incomprehensible and, let’s say, quite masochistic decision! I love this country, but sometimes I hardly understand it”

From one Martin to another, and another… and another

I had a dream, and it involved Martins. Lots of Martins.

Checking out destination Nowhere and checking in to destination Hong Kong

The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.

Mr Happy and Mr Grumpy battle for control in the Lockdown Bureau

“Martin, this will be the first time so many of us have exhibited at a ‘cancelled’ Expo. Now that’s what I call virtual!”

How no flights, corona, inaction became lights, camera, action at Vilnius Airport

What movies would you show at your airport during the COVID-19 crisis?Here’s The Moodie Blog’s suggestions.

How OFC became the world’s busiest airport

BKY and PAT have been experiencing big surges in weekend volumes, while traffic through WNC (which now offers direct connections to/from DNR and PAT) has hit unexpected all-time highs.

Breakfast with the birds at Chez Moodie

One family man, an ex-duty free executive, rendered jobless by the shutdown of the hospitality industry, is going to work for Amazon rather than take a government handout, figuring the money is needed more by others. You are the man Steve.

Food

February 18, 2020

Wine encounters (2): A heavyweight encounter in Israel

All David would have needed to do to emerge triumphant would have been to ask Goliath to down a glass or two of Virtous and he would have fallen over unprompted.

Miscellaneous

February 12, 2020

As I Walked Out One Midwinter Morning

The daffodil, not the Black Swan, should now become our metaphor.

Events

February 2, 2020

February 2, 2020 – a palindrome to remember, a day to forget

It’s sad and grim on every level. A time to buckle down as businesses, stay safe as individuals. It’s important to keep noting that the travel retail sector historically recovers quickly from crisis. It will again this time.

Quirky