this just arrived on my desk today and i'm so excited to take it home and cuddle with it on the couch....


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another shipment from one of my favorite vineyards, Gelfand, arrived today, bearing four bottles of tasty wine goodness. i know they'll need to age in my wine cellar a bit longer, but man oh man, i can't wait to pop the cork on these bad boys. when we were in Paso with my parents, we did a barrel tasting of their port. oh. my. god. gooooooood ( Read more... )

wow, can't believe it's been so long since I updated this thing...

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Mom and Dad arrived in SoCal safe and sound on the 22nd.  we decided to rent a convertible for our trip up to Paso Robles, so Saturday morning, we got up bright & early, loaded up the car, dropped Dakota at the doggie camp, and headed north.  Dad immediately threw his back ( Read more... )

geez, i've been meaning to update this thing for awhile now and just have been too busy at work to get around to it.  that's probably a good thing, i 'spose.  in no particular order, here's what i've been up to lately...

* Last week, i started reading "Marley and Me"...
and managed to make it about 2/3 of the way through the book in my first sitting ( Read more... )