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Deano
Just got a call from Glenn... he had to take Deano to the vet and they had to put him down. Poor little dude... I just hope he wasn't in too much pain ( Read more... ) -
what, me, obsessed?
Downstairs on the sales floor I just had one of my regular customers ask me if I'd seen that one of the rose wines we have in stock was used in an SNL skit this week.
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suckitude
I don't normally post to bitch about the things in life that are getting me down - we all have them, my issues are not all that interesting to other people - but I need to get this off of my chest. I have had the most craptastical time in the last week:- dealing with the pain of a herniated disc in my back, which has moved from ohmigod! to stiff and ( Read more... )
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on cover tunes
There's this musical on Broadway called Rock of Ages which has been getting some press lately. By most measures I should be totally excited by this. I mean, check out the bands listed! My bestest boy Tommy Shaw was heavily involved in bringing it to Broadway, and even came onstage with them a few weeks ago. Constantine from American Idol has a good ( Read more... ) -
I feel so... dirty
Well, not really. But kinda. A little.
About a half hour ago I decided to crack open a bottle of wine. I have a small collection to choose from here in the house... and it's hot out. I poked around to see what I had to choose from and found that I have three bottles of blush wine (read: sweet pink stuff - NOT real rose, but blush) that The Tall ( Read more... ) -
I'm officially an Advanced Wino
Got my results back from the Advanced Wine Certification exam I took at the end of February.
I got a "pass with merit", which is not the highest mark but the second highest. Considering that this was a tough exam I'm quite pleased with that result. I now get to use the nifty logo that is my icon for this post on my business cards and (if I had them ( Read more... ) -
on gin...
Not that anything can beat a good G&T, but here are some other cocktails I'll be trying over the summer. You know, to switch it up. I get bored easily.
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cocktails/beefeater-gin-cocktails.asp
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tasting notes 31 March
Beaujolais. REAL, Cru Beaujolais.
We just got this wine in and it's really pretty.... a touch earthy, plush smooth tannins, velvety but still quite interesting. It's lovely and very drinkable (my much larger than I co-worker had 3/4 of the bottle the distributor dropped off and I helped with the rest). And it's also biodynamic, for those who care ( Read more... ) -
on music and recessions....
On the way to work the other day I was listening to my 70's rock iPod playlist. Billy Joel's I've Love These Days came on (follow the link for the lyrics if you're not familiar with it) and I realized how appropriate it felt to the way life is today. The country is slowly, SLOWLY, waking up with a wicked hangover from too many years of excess, ( Read more... ) -
on G&T's...
I am home, as it is one of my days off. I have done lots of housework and I am about to prepare dinner, and I wish to have a drink before I do so. I do not want wine, or shall I say I don't want any of what I have in the house. How is it I have one lone bottle of white? I blame the cold weather, I never want white when it's cold. Must remedy this ( Read more... )