James Bond, Radiohead, and the New Year

My wife and I spent New Year’s Eve at a James Bond event in Washington D.C.

The event was held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, and combined all the style associated with Bond — black tie, martinis, gourmet food — with a festive party for folks who admire …

Over on the Becoming Heroic Podcast we are currently doing a deep dive into the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming. Because I take my job seriously, as Bond did, I’ve been doing a bit of Bond research.

One of the books I’ve finished is The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James …

Above: The Inn at Virginia Tech, in beautiful Blacksburg, Virginia.

Below: Galumphing links this week includes a call to visit Mount Vernon (especially in the spring), a reminder about plants that are poisonous to dogs, recipes for all those James Bond drinks we read about and saw in the movies, …