They always say to dress for the job you want, not for the one you have, but since I work from home, sitting around the house with my farmer’s overalls on doesn’t seem to be having much of an effect. Nonetheless, thanks to my crafty wife, my home winery is now dressed for the professional position it wants, as opposed to the amateur operation it actually is. After a combination of Christmas and Valentine’s gifts, my winery is now stocked with the stationary of a fine French Chateau. My carboys are adorned with hand-stamped vintage and varietal labels that make the wine taste better already. Even cooler, if I need to send anyone a letter, I have a variety of hand-crafted cards and envelopes for every occasion. When I opened the gift, I immediately imagined all the official winery business for which they would come in handy:
“Dear Robert Parker, I want to thank you for your continued interest in purchasing my wine for your own enjoyment, but unfortunately I am not yet licensed to offer my products for sale.”
“Dear Winemaker Magazine, It is with great honor that I graciously accept your invitation to become next issue’s featured home winemaker of the month.”
So far, however, those occasions have not come as frequently as I imagined, unless you count:
“Dear Winemaker Magazine, Thank you for your generous offer to provide me one free issue to your magazine. I understand that if I do not cancel my subscription within 30 days of receipt, then you will bill me for the balance of the year at the regular newsstand price.”Anyway, I still say it’s good to be prepared.
Thank you for supplying a button that allowed me to convey my amusement over your post.
ReplyDeleteAnd as a postscript I will add that I find it interesting that you have chosen as your potential client the tiger from Life of Pi.
ReplyDeleteAnd as a third comment I will add that my husband has corrected me and I now realize that Richard Parker is the tiger, while Robert Parker is the wine critic. Too many glasses of Dry Run!
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