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Good luck everyone!

I like the steak on the left best. My pot roast was awesome. The wine too: Justin Cab 2008. Too bad we didn't have any better bread. I love my new dutch oven.

Why can't you? Allergies?

Pot roast - just put it in the oven, should be ready in a few hours.

Yep.

Happy Birthday Stephen!

I like Heering.

Thanks Dinny!

2008 Justin Cabernet Sauvignon with dinner - I like this Cab a lot. Thanks for the suggestion Greg.

Gene was nice enough to send me a HC Glencairn glass (and a CanJam LA one). I opened up a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 20yr year to try it out. Yum. Thanks Gene, cheers!

I would guess that the straps on the Aeronaut are much nicer than the ones on the Sky Train. I packed up the Aeronaut today and wore it as a backback, it was very comfortable. The straps are also very easy to adjust as well. I got the Aeronaut without the waist strap and don't find it to be a problem. Oh, yeah, and the Aeronaut holds a ton of stuff.

I drink a lot of wine too so you really shouldn't trust me. Real answer: I guess but I have nothing to compare them to since they are the only boards that I have used with my good knives.

I could easily fit two 27" screens on my desk at work so I should get them, right?

I have 4 of the Epicurean boards and like them a lot but one of the reasons is that I can throw them in the dishwasher... I am lazy. I will let you know how I like the butcher block compares to the Epicurean boards when I get it (it was estimated to be delivered Feb 14-17 on the ebay page when I ordered it). Of course, I haven't received a shipping notification...

Let me know how you like it. I thought about getting the John Boos end grain maple board before I got the one I did (hopefully the one I ordered will show up next week).

Guess I am conservative when it comes to coffee and should avoid coffee that is described as "this is the most extreme coffee of 2010" (Bali) and "This is a highly unusual coffee" (Ethiopian Yergacheffe).

Drinking the last of my Costa Rican CoopePalmares Pulp Natural from Old Bisbee. So far, this has been my favorite with Indian Mysore Nugget just a step behind (too bad they don't have both right now ). I didn't really like the Bali Kintamana very much.

Congrats to Mike and Knuckles and good luck to your son Dinny!

Indeed I was... not exactly portable at ~40lbs but a nice machine. Me too except I only have dual 20"ers.

I want some Hopslam!

I would say that you are very fortunate. Jealous... very jealous. Marc: How is the drink/orgeat? I just shared a bottle of 2007 Bishop's Peak Cabernet Sauvignon with a couple of friends outside. It was way too cold to be having wine outdoors.

I approve!

Forget an iMac, you need a 12 core Mac Pro and dual 27" screens... silly monkey.

Do you mean one of these Chemex brewers? http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/coffee-brewers/chemex-drip-brewers.html No. I just use a ceramic cone: http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/coffee-brewers/filtercones.html

The bag in back is a Chrome Soma - laptop backpack/messenger bag hybrid. I agree, although I haven't seen any of the Red Oxx stuff in person...