And a little about politics.

We are less than a month from the election. Where has the time gone?

Ladies and gents – this one is about wine.

But not in the way you think. Some of you may know that I am a level 2 sommelier, and I love wine.

This one’s about politics.

I've worked in politics for over a decade as a researcher, grassroots advocate, talking head, and analyst.

It’s my birthday.

Well, not today, but it is in what I like to call “birthday season.” I think birthdays should last longer than 1 day. Enter – birthday season.

Let’s meet.

But more specifically – let’s discuss why I started this “musings report” called The Curated Ottoman. I prefer to call it a “musings report” instead of a newsletter or a blog. A newsletter implies that something you read will be newsworthy. It will not. And a blog implies that this is something of a digital diary. It is not.