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Yep, same here. Rittenhouse 25 sounds like a good drink to wash my tears away.

Nice Ric! Miguel: How do you use the internet on that phone???

Wow, those are some big pours Mikey! Had a G&T (St George Botanivore + Fever Tree) with dinner. Then I promptly fell asleep.

Sounds like one of my Ensenda experiences. That really sucks. I hate that amazon uses these companies. By the way, were these 1-day or 2-day amazon prime purchases? How long before the cutoff deadline did you buy them? I am trying to figure out if there is a way that I can make sure that UPS delivers all my packages. I think that everytime I have had Ensenda deliver a package, I have ordered long before the cutoff time (usually over the weekend). My theory is that Ensenda is not organized enough for amazon to use them if you order at the last second. Of course, my theory is based on very little evidence so is probably wrong.

Oh, I see. Still curious to try it if I can find a place to buy a single bottle. Cobble Hill 2 oz rye whiskey ½ oz dry vermouth ½ oz Amaro Montenegro 2 slices of cucumber Stir with ice and strain in to a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon zest twist. (only made 1/2 the recipe)

I saw some Fentiman's Tonic Water at the store the other day. Anyone tried one in a G&T? Sounds good but a bit pricey.

Hi Fitz! I like Hendricks. That looks awesome Al. Having some Amaro Montenegro. I need to try this in a Cobble Hill.

Agreed that the Liberal is a great drink but the Amer Picon (or substitutes) may be difficult to find outside of California. You could use both Torani Amer (only in Cali) or Amaro CioCiaro (found in many places I think) as a substitute for the Amer Picon. I like the Torani Amer better (although Cio Ciaro is supposed to be closer to the original Amer Picon). I did some testing and found that a 2:1 or 1:1 ratio (cannot remember) of Cio Ciaro to Regans Orange bitters was pretty close to Torani Amer but tasted better. So if you can find Amaro Cio Ciaro, I would suggest making a Liberal with that and extra orange bitters. As for the Sazerac, yes, it is an awesome drink. Drink it now, drink it often! The other drink I would recommend is the Boulevardier. I love this drink and you already have 2/3 of the ingredients. The other ingredient, Campari, is easy to find.

I like those bitters.

Thanks for the advice, crutches expert Vicki. I got a pair of Vans slip on tennis shoes. Maybe I'll buy a pair of Milano Birkenstocks as well since they have a strap and my pair is pretty old. I am a little worried about taking off shoes and putting them on. It even hurts my hip a little right now to slip of my left shoe with my right foot.

Vicki: That sucks about HR (and the patient of course).

Yeah, Ric, you have no excuse. I know there is better vermouth in the bay area! For me: 2008 Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Merlot

Well, that was my third choice. NEX5n is boxed up and ready to go back and Jeff has a PM.

Uggh, I got the NEX5n today and it does indeed have the dreaded video clicking problem. I will probably be taking more videos than normal since I have a new niece coming in December so this will be a problem. I don't want to send it into Sony for a "fix" so I will probably send it back to amazon. I was hoping that this one would be fixed since amazon was out of stock and so this one should be "new" stock from Sony. It is annoying that they aren't fixing them before sending them out. Now to decide whether to pick up Jeff's NEX5 or wait for the NEX7...

I applied to 1 school and got in. It was a really stupid thing to do but I got lucky. 24 is definitely too many. I would guess 8-10 to be a good number.

Four schools... now that is funny.

Still have that one on the list. Wanted to use the Small Hands Foods pineapple gum syrup that I just got. I don't think that my esophagus can take a drink with that much pineapple and lemon.

^Nice! Made a Pisco Punch but can't find the USB cable for the LX5 right now so no pic. Not my favorite drink either.

I suppose I should buy an 007 or 009 then.

You are right, I better get some more cupcakes.

About the haircut or surgery?

Finally got a haircut (got about 11 inches cut off... it was way too long). Feels great. Also talked to the Physician's Assistant and it looks like the surgery is going to be a go (they say I can travel after a few weeks as long as I don't have to walk too much and have access to a stationary bike). I am sort of terrified. Luckily I have a ton of work to do before then to keep my mind off it.

Milk (to wash down Crave cupcakes).

Congrat