Eatdrink #63 January/February 2017

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№ 63 | January/February 2017
notes from the publisher
Time to Dine
By CHRIS McDONELL
I
try to take some comfort in knowing
that time is passing at the same rate
for everyone. That is a fact. Yet I am in
constant wonderment about time’s
increasingly rapid acceleration as
experienced by me, a middle-aged
man (if I live more than a century).
Constantly checking my mental
arithmetic when calculating how
long ago significant events in my life
took place — “That can’t be right!” — the
flip side is equally distressing. Upcoming
events race forward on the calendar, and the
rush to get things done seems perpetual.
“Take time to smell the roses.” This advice
is equally apt for younger people, with
21st-century economic and social media
pressures my generation didn’t experience,
Experience the
World of Tea
Reminder!
Valentine’s Day
TUESDAY
February 14
but we all need to take a deep breath and resist
the swirl of time rushing by. Savour the joys of
life. I could put my publisher hat on and wax
enthusiastically about how critical our
food and drink, the fuel that sustains
us, is to that purpose. That is certainly
true, but what is most important
are the people around us. Family,
friends, neighbours, colleagues,
acquaintances ... People come and
go through our lives and we rely upon
them in different ways at different times.
Appreciate them. For they are what shapes us
most, helping us become who we are.
Will you be my Valentine? If that question
seems trite or outdated, perhaps think
again. Valentine’s Day reminds us to express
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