Oh WordPress, how I dislike you so with your deletion of posts. So instead of what I had written for tonight you get what we drank at dinner yesterday. Skip to the bottom if you like .
I would love to tell you I am not hungover but that would be a lie. We had a dinner party last night and got in to the wine. This is how it lined up;
Guests arrived and we had a welcome cocktail named the Fresh to Death.
Gin, Pinot Grigio, Cucumber syrup, lemon juice and soda. Garnish with a lemon, and cucumber wheel. I made some Tzatziki and purchased some pitas so the gang could snack while I toiled in the kitchen.
First wine of the night was a lovely Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough produced by Greywacke. I am normally all about Sauvignon Blancs from Loire as some of the kiwi bottles have way too much fruit, especially lychee. I. Hate. Lychee. This one was more passionfruit and gooseberry on the palate It was perfect for sitting outside in the heat.
Next up we had a strange blend from Central Italy which was recommended to me by my buddy at the wine store. DId it have obscure Italian grape varieties? You know it did! Villa Barbi Decugnano. 50% Grechetto, 20% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Vermentino, 10% Procanico. It was absolutely superb. We had Halibut en papillote for dinner and it paired perfectly.
We continued dinner with Laroche Chablis Premier Cru. So flinty! This had zero time in oak and was exactly what you would expect from a Chardonnay from Burgundy.
Following that we had a rose from Tantalus Vineyards in the Okanagan Valley here in Canadia! They are a very popular winery in East Kelowna up in the hills. They are very environmental friendly and are attempting to be completely sustainable. You can read about it here, should you wish.
To finish everything off we had some reserva Riojas but I do not remember much after that. Then the whisky came and I ended up sleeping on the couch.
What did you all imbibe this weekend?
So I kinda think the guy sitting next to me on this flight might be on a bunch of coke. I wasn’t suspicious about the no food or being super thirsty or kinda manic spreadsheet usage, but the snorting stuff out of a sketchy looking plastic bag is a definite clue. Quiet and good manners though, so fine by me.
Is he single? I might know a fiend.
Possibly? Seems like in his 20s maybe, although other than normal stranger on an airplane glances haven’t really looked. I don’t see a ring, but I don’t think that means anything. I get startup vibes, working on a Sunday night flight contributes
You gotta really not give a shit to be hauling lines into your snout right out in the open line that.
Maybe adderall? He might have a prescription for it, which is why he’d be cavalier enough to bring it on a plane.
Making bucatini allamatriciana from last week’s Sunday Gravy. Pinot noir wouldn’t be my ideal pairing, but since it’s already open, it’s getting the start.
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Muy caliente!
Looks good! Also compliments on having a clean keyboard!
I drank a lot of beer.
Sounds like a good weekend to me
The words “Ledge” and “Edge” are conspicuously similar in both form and function. I bet it’s the fault of The French.
I dunno. All Indo-European were into the superfluous L.
Don’t get me started on Llama or Lloyd which is LludicroUs.
Or felatio
How about Llewelyn?
That bastard!
He knows what he did.
Every ledge has an edge but not every edge is a ledge
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Nah, like most problems in the world, this is the English’s fault.
Found a funny;
oompa loompa: 🎶 what do you get when you guzzle down sweets
eating as much as an elephant eats
willy wonka: [turning around from his conversation with the OSHA inspector] not fucking now
inspector: what the fuck is that thing
https://youtu.be/Inf5du8u7OE
♫♫
Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-doo, OSHA is not happy with this situation.
Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dah-dee, this will certainly be an Observation
OSHA find Wonka guilty of murdering children and enslaving an entire race. They are imposing the maximum fine allowed by law, $6.32.
DeSantis-Wonka ’24: Come for the Chocolate, Stay for the Fascism
To answer the question, I’ve imbibed an irresponsible amount of vodka.
I thought I had back pain today, but it turns out my liver is just bloated with the backlog of work it needs to do.
As long as it’s not your pancreas, gotta watch out for that guy
Right? I send all the good stuff to him and he has unmitigated gall to complain.
And then he doesn’t even appreciate the pun.
Someone on my flight is passing their 2 million mile mark with United. They had an announcement and gave him a certificate or something. You also get lifetime Platinum status. I probably won’t ever make it to 2 mill, but I got a shot at 1 mill in a few years. Last time I checked I was ~400k
“And now we’d like to present the ‘Deep Vein Thrombosis Plaque’ to Jeryy in seat 6E.”
“Stand up, Jerry, and let everybody see you. Juuuuuuust kidding; we know you can’t stand anymore.”
Hahaha
I guess that’s Rocking
For 3 million miles, United gives out a bicycle with a card that says “Be humble”
For your first flight they beat the shit out of you and toss you to the tarmac.
This weekend? I went to CVS on Friday and they had Jameson at $28.99. So I had two shots. Then I made simple syrup on Saturday and whiskey sours. Today too.
Still have half a bottle left. If I say so myself, that’s dynamite alcohogomalism.
Family back from their vacation. Therefore, my vacation just came to an end.
I’ve gotten pretty good at knowing when my bag is over 50 lbs. I figure I could start a ‘guess your weight’ show for little kids as long as their parents were okay with me putting them in a suitcase first.
This reminds me when Hervé Villechaize was stuffed into a suitcase.
Man, that was a sexy weekend.
A 50 lbs. bag, you say?
Anyone an avid meat smoker here? I am looking at buying a smoker and would like some tips.
*paging Buddy*
As soon as I wrote that I knew it was worded poorly.
I know a guy, but he made his own smoker
Not me. Personally, I chew my meat.
I have some friend who are way into that, and really good at it. I have put the word out.
I’ll get you some overalls for Christmas. I assume you’ve already started growing a van dyke
In a previous still married lifetime I was real good at it.
The ex got custody of the smoker in the divorce.
Browns have no interest in trading Kareem Hunt as he seeks extension; RB returns to team drills – CBSSports.com
The Great Hold In of 2022 is over!
Celebrated Girlzilla’s 6th birthday at a Trampoline place today with 12 of her closest friends. All things considered, it wasn’t cheap but not having to worry about clean up or the set-up was nice. The kids had fun, but I’m just sitting in a dark room, trying to recover from all that screaming. The AC was also broken, which is an added bonus.
That’s Rockinggggggg
“…had a welcome cocktail named the Fresh to Death.
Gin, Pinot Grigio, Cucumber syrup, lemon juice and soda. Garnish with a lemon, and cucumber wheel”
I had never heard of cucumber syrup. It’s pretty inconceivable as a product too, but I want it on mezcal NOW.
Cup of sugar, cup of water, bring to boil, remove from heat, add rough chopped cucumber, let rest an hour, strain.
Will make.
And report on findings!
Wow, SFO is packed. I think they’re banking flight schedules, which makes sense considering the labor shortages. My return flight on Tuesday night will see ORD looking like a ghost town so it’s quite a contrast.
I drank Tecate Alta last night, because it’s lower in carbs/calories than Michelob Ultra.
Trying to lose weight as a drunk is more pathetic than regular drunk stuff.
Just give yourself a vodka enema and call it a day. Plus if you chill the vodka first that’s refreshing for summer!
Whiskey, vodka, brandy, gin, tequila and other pure alcohols have zero carbs. That’s a little more palatable than trying subpar beer
Not super low on calories though, a shot of vodka is something like 70 cal
Yeah but they’re “empty calories” which means they don’t count, right?
How was it?
For what it is, it was fine. No different from Ultra. But (very) drinkable.
I have lost weight eschewing beer in favor of wine or whisky. Beer truly is the huskies’ enemy.
Borucan wino?
Yup. I’ve been doing whisky with a low-cal beer supplement. Michelob or sleeman clear. It’s not making me any skinnier but the theory is sound.
Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi and water.
O U NOE WCS GON CREZZZYYYY
Got the Lil WCSes tonight and tomorrow, so we’re party at the pool.
I’m still getting over the Rona, so still napping and taking it easy. Not interested in drinking yet as my stomach is still abit sensitive and not sure it’s worth it yet
Apparently the Dodgers are on pace to win 112 games and are on ESPN right now, so I’m gonna watch them and pretend like I’ve been a hardcore fan the whole time.
A hardcore *Dodgers* fan. I’ve always been a fan of regular hardcore.
Nothing wrong with whipping it out during the 7th inning stretch.
Yeah, it must take a real devotion to be a fan of a team who buys all the best players every season. Its the baseball equivalent of watching real teenagers in shows like “Saved by the Bell” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” as they struggle with real life.
It’s funny, I used to say the exact same thing about the Yankees and their fans.
I’ve always been a fairly casual fan of whichever team is local to where I live. As such it’s kinda nice to be living under the umbrella of a franchise that can just spend their way into contention.
Plus I live only 5 miles away from the stadium.
Nothing wrong with that; as long as you know that your team is in a good market and position so if they win, you won’t be completely smug.
The great thing for everyone else now is that the Yankees are owned by the second-generation of Steinbrenners, and they’re clearly running it on a “profit first, everything else second” basis, so I think the rest of you can look forward to a long stretch of futility from the Yankees and anger from their fans.
I love a flinty wine. So much better than the usual granite flavour.
I imbibed a sizeable volume if rye whisky, cheap beer, and Topo-Chico hard seltzers, thanks for asking.
And best of all I didn’t have to talk to anyone except my friend/renter all weekend.
I actually just got back from the grocery store where I bought two 12-packs of Mexican beer. They are sufficiently discounted that they should average out to about $0.75 per beer.
Ohh don’t get me started on booze prices
They have some very good rebate deals if you keep an eye out for them. For example, a twelve pack of Pacífico was on sale for one $DFO (that’s $12 U.S.) but there’s also a $5 rebate if you buy some seafood with it, which I was going to do anyways since it was on sale too.
You will send BC D into a white hot rage if you continue. I think he pays 25 CAD+ for 15 generic beer.
You know it. I am glowing orange right now. If someone tells me the price of a 26 of rye I’ll be blistering white hot with fury.
If it makes you feel better the beers I’m partial to will run you $14-$18 or more for a 4-pack.
On the plus side, it really cuts down on the DWI.
Goddamnit. That’s $34 here. Or $26 USD. All our beer and liquor comes with a 150% markup, courtesy of our government nannies who know what’s best for us.
At least they aren’t as bad as their Scandinavian equivalents. It’s a 200km+ drive just to get somewhere that sells above 5% ABV, and then it is super pricey. No wonder they have a thriving moonshine culture.
At those prices I could see homebrewing becoming a much more serious hobby.
He has a shed with power in his backyard. Yes I have been asking whether we should install a still?
You got a bit too brave with the shine last time I had it. Although it’s easy to fall off the edge when it’s 160 proof
But then where would the squirrels shit in the winter?
And you get a discount.m with seafood purchase? God damn it! Worthless scum-sucking bureaucratic leeches
Oh yeah, Momma Cola goes to Fry’s in Az every week and if you buy some meat you can get a bottle of vodka/rum/whiskey etc for like 5 bucks. It is maddening to hear.
Kinda feel like $5 Arizona rum is a poor idea.
Every night is happy hour in retirement communities. They rotate driveways. So much cheap drinking.
As far as I can tell it’s basically a return to living like you’re 21 again, just with different hairstyles and more reliable sources of pills
More sexually transmitted diseases as them folk ain’t got the sex ed we did!
Met a nurse in NW Phoenix once and she said the area was rampant with unprotected geriatric sexy time.
I think the Villages in Florida were single handedly responsible for making syphilis relevant again!
The only thing worse than geriatric syphilis is thinking about how those geriatrics got syphilis.
Speaking of elderly fornication and Norm Mac Donald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=R0d6oH5Lumc
(clap, clap, clap, CLAP!)
Prai-rie-Wi-No!
(clap, clap, clap, CLAP!)
Yeah, that was some extreme wino hustle!
It was a great night, we usually put away more wine when my bff and her hubby are here but we got into the Japanese Whisky after dinner instead of cracking more bottles.
Shame they couldn’t make it. You have a really good crowd of friends there.
Yeah, they are moving in 2 weeks and have to get ready. Think we were shocked with more space, they have been in a 1 bedroom basement apt for 10 years, now house with a finished basement and a big yard.
It’s just so nice to not have neighbours above/below/beside sharing walls.
Your new place is great. Gonna be even better once the bar is in place.
I had Japanese whisky for the first time at Harry’s, and that’s probably why I didn’t mind the bathroom.
Grechetto, Vermentino, and Procanio sound like the members on an Italian Sex Pistols cover band. I dig it.
Wine shop guy nailed that pairing. We needed all whites during dinner due to the menu I made, and the fact my buddy has gout and will swell up with red wine and red meat.
It’s weird knowing people who have gout (I know two). It never seemed like a thing that people other than royalty actually get.
At Euro 2016 an acquaintance of mine flew over to catch a couple games with us. He had it bad but we started drinking and he just popped pills for the weekend. His hand was triple the size as the other one.
Both guys I know have it in their feet.
My guy in Chicago had the feet version once, luckly it was just a one time thing and didn’t become chronic. At the time he was working for a sushi chef who also had it just the once, so he was sympathetic.
“We needed all whites during dinner “
Oh, was Jerry Richardson there?
We’ve been drinking Ruedas since yesterday since we’re in the north and eating seafood. Estoy contento con esto.
I’m on vacation next week!*
*it means nothing at all. I’ll be doing everything I usually do but I’ll be doing it from home
When I’m elected Evil Overlord, one of the first of my many decrees is that if a closer blows a save, he cannot earn the win.
That just makes sense. What is your stance on paying NCAA athletes?
Free room, board and food. Additional income is negotiable, however not enough to bankrupt lower-tier schools and sports. Also, if any freshman starts driving around in a Maserati, they and their school’s AD, coach and president will be “volunteering” in a Soup Kitchen paid for by the sale of said Maserati.
If injury occurs, they are reimbursed for loss of income and well-being.
I think the coaches should not be paid what they are if the kids only get their “education” Also every student athlete should be on a free ride if their school AD is making stupid money. I do not care if you are on the Kansas U squaredancing team, you get educated for free.
Most of the big time sports athletes would never get into those colleges if they weren’t making the school money from games so I think they’re fortunate to get that.
But agreed on the coach/AD front. Some of those programs have a bigger GDP than some country with a medium sized GDP.
How about winning and losing the same game? https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2012-apr-18-la-sports-legend-revealed-mauro-ruiz-20120418-story.html
Wild Card – Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – January 9th, 2016 | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Eh, if the Bengals can do it, so can Ruiz.