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Beaches, Kittens and an Election
Posted on September 18, 2020 Leave a Comment
Keep it light. Stay away from politics. Entertain and/or inform. These are basic tenets here at Urban Upscale so I will do my level best to adhere to them. We seek to entertain and inform. There are a ton of websites and a plethora of pundits out there taking political jabs at the other side. […]
Scotch for Dummies
Posted on July 18, 2020 Leave a Comment
There are some that think that whisky is just whisky. If you are one of these people then this article is not for you. Not because you don’t know any better but only because you obviously don’t care. If you don’t know that there is a difference between rye, bourbon, Irish, Scotch and blends between […]
2 Plates. 3 Questions. Part 2
Posted on July 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
If you could have lunch with three people that you currently have absolutely no chance of breaking bread with and you could only ask them three questions…Who would those three people be and what would you ask? This is not a new question. I tried, with varying degrees of success, to pose valid and coherent […]
3/5 of a Man? Imagine that!
Posted on June 21, 2020 Leave a Comment
There is a seemingly new awakening of the national conscience regarding race. This national conversation has been prompted by what seems to be “one injustice too many”. There have been tragic losses of life recently that have ignited an increase in both a universal cohesion as well as a brazen hatred not seen in decades. […]
2 Plates. 3 Questions. Part 1
Posted on June 6, 2020 2 Comments
If you could have lunch with three people that you currently have absolutely no chance of breaking bread with…Who would those three people be? This is not a new question. Quite frankly, this is a topic that has been written about by better scribes than myself. But since I have this website and since I […]
This is worth the risk
Posted on April 8, 2020 Leave a Comment
This is my most personal article to date. I tend to not divulge life stories to the world but some stories just need to be told. My wife and I are best friends. I know that this post may cause problems between us because I didn’t confer with her before publishing this article and we […]
This is NOT what Urban Upscale was built for…
Posted on April 6, 2020 Leave a Comment
This is NOT what we do. Our intent with Urban Upscale is to create a destination that is an informational and entertaining site based on our education, experiences and hopefully sound advice. We do not offer opinions about politics nor do we editorialize on controversies. We want to be a source of happiness and edification. […]
The Whammy
Posted on March 31, 2020 Leave a Comment
wham·my • /ˈ(h)wamē/ (noun) – A secret power possessed by “Him” that is used to make a regular, already happy situation change into BOOM. I will share this with everyone now as this secret has gotten too big to keep to myself and, apparently, there are still non-believers out there. This can happen at a […]