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Good luck with Operation Santa Storm now that you have committed to The Surge!

Happy birthday Ken! Wait, I'm just parroting what Antonio said! . Have a great one buddy. Cheers!

We might need help getting through some of the more arcane elements, Grahame. Do you have time to help over the next week or so?

The Moncur album is awesome, Greg, although you posted one of my all-time favorites, TBATAT. Veuve will definitely widen your soundstage and smooth out any nodes you might have in your listening room.

His tinsel tree didn't die, it came that way. Sorry, if I wasn't so high from sherbet lemons I would not have been so inappropriate.

Also while wrapping presents: 2011 Fifty Fifty Eclipse aged in 18 year old Elijah Craig barrels. Hot damn. I want to be preserved in this stuff.

BRITAIN IN A BOX!!!1!! A seemingly endless supply of British Delights from Duggeh! Sophie has made off with the Dip Dab and Alden with some Sherbet Lemons, but mostly the booty is intact. Should I pour some HP sauce on the mince meat pies, or is that for the HobNobs?! Thanks Doug, this is delightful.

I think it is a dessert wine and you would want to drink it chilled. Someone better at wino science should tell you the right answer, but I think it would be better to just leave it in there until you drink it. If you haven't noticed it until now, maybe you don't need the space it is taking up.

Typical soccer player response.

I would have to say that is the most hideous footwear I have ever seen. Who's getting them?

It's good that she reached peace, Mike, but it was awfully painful getting there. Condolences to Gail and you and the kids who lost their grandma.

Here's a house in the Castro/Mission that draws a crowd: And here is our little tree:

Sorry no pics but we went for Bi-Rite ice cream and I had malted vanilla and egg nog with brandy. Yum.

Nice night shots Jeff. Did you curl up with a Swiss Miss after that?

It would have been double but you wrecked it with that cocktail pic immediately following. :/

Toasting Mike and his family with a Ballast Point Big Eye IPA. Cocktail toasts only get half credit from him for the thought, but beer toasts get full credit. Cheers!

Are you talking about the 2008 numbers from before this thread was zombified?

Sorry Mike. I hope you get some rest.

Beautiful, cocktail comrade! Moved on to Back in Black IPA

Moving on to the Mission District Cocktail: 2oz anejo tequila .5oz walnut liqueur (supposed to be Frangelico hazelnut liqueur) 5 dashes Mexican chocolate bitters lemon peel for garnish Oddly tasty, but I want to try with Frangelico, which is a bit sweeter.

Sorry Wayne. I hate doing that kind of thing.

Chinatown Cocktail 2oz bourbon 2oz ginger liqueur Candied ginger garnish Very nice and not as sweet as you would think.