Page 8 - Boca ViewPointe - March '21

Page 8, Viewpointe March 2021

Behold, The Truth!

By Judith Levy is cheating, should you tell her the truth? I understand You know her grandchild is taking her for a financial
if you don’t want to lie, but is silence such a heavy ride, but is that your business? Are your grandchildren
W ell, you’ve package? Perhaps you can just change the subject when perfect? You think so, but is that the truth?
unburdened yourself and difficult and painful revelations are about to surface. In A comedian once said, “Don’t believe the hype about
regurgitated out “the truth” the end your friend will not appreciate your kindness in the truth. It’s not all it’s cracked up to be.”
to the dismay in everyone revealing the problem in her marriage because now that I was told that if someone says he wants the truth,
in your immediate world. she knows, and she probably knew even before you told he’s a liar, because no one wants the truth. Sometimes
Now do you feel better? her, she feels constrained to act and given a choice she the truth is very painful, it can be a dose of bile that’s
I doubt it. Somethings, preferred to let that sleeping dog lie. indigestible. I think people who hide behind “Well, that’s
although true, are better Do you like this dress she asks? Yes, tell her the the truth.” really have a bit of a cruel nature. If you can
left unsaid. If what you are truth if it looks awful on her before she buys it, but not be right or be kind, be kind, and remember they always
about to reveal will wound someone, cause an eruption, if she’s already wearing it. Just shake your head and shoot the messenger.
rip open up a long-lost family secret that should be left murmur something that passes for an okay and then go
dead and buried, don’t do it. Consider keeping your mouth on to something else. In politics, they call skirting the Judith Levy is the New York Times best-selling
shut. Must all truths hit the light of day? I say no. truth, diplomacy. Countries would constantly be at war author of GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS, which
Now I’m talking about personal truth, not government without it. Neighbors and even close friends might find has sold over four million copies, and the mega best-
truth which is nearly impossible to come by. So, does life a little more agreeable when they use a smaller dose seller GRANDFATHER REMEMBERS, published by
anyone really want the unvarnished truth? No, they will of truth when hurtful subjects surface. HarperCollins. 
tell you they do, but they do not. If your friend’s husband

Vine Trivia Uncorked

By Laura Berrio, Standard serving sizes of all alcohol beverages – beer,
Freelance Writer/Blogger wine, and liquor – are equal in alcohol strength and effect
1. What temperature on the body.
should red wine be stored at 7. What type of wine has the lowest calories?
and served at? Dry and low alcohol content wines are the lowest in
Red wine should be stored at calories … although I would rather drink what I like and
55 degrees in a wine refrigerator cut calories somewhere else!
or cellar. Red wine should be 8. What happens to red and white wine as they age?
served at room temperature Red wine gets lighter in color and white wine gets
… to clarify … not room darker in color.
temperature here in Florida! 9. How much pressure is there in a bottle of
Room temperature in a nice cool wine cellar …70 degrees. Champagne?
2. What color grapes are used to make white wine? The pressure in a bottle of champagne is 90 pounds
Red grapes! per square inch, about three times that in your automobile
3. How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of tire.
wine? 10. Are you scared to open a bottle of Champagne?
On average it takes 736 grapes to make one bottle. Now you have a reason to be! How fast does a cork
Transponder 4. How many bubbles in a bottle of Champagne? travel when you open it?
Almost 58 million!

A flying cork can travel up to 50
5. Is the practice of walking on grapes (think I Love miles per hour.
Trouble? Lucy) still used in wine making? ~Cheers
~Keep the conversation going and
It is! Usually when producing small quantities of high

end port wines. the wine flowing!
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6. What has the highest alcohol content: wine, beer
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