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Shelly beat me. I don't have these but by all accounts they are excellent. Does this make me one of those people who posts reviews about stuff I haven't tried?

Now THAT is a weekend!

Nice sounding lunch, Mike. Shelly, the Becherovka is both herbal and a bit sweet. I enjoy it with tonic or just chilled. You should try the Old Sydney-Town Punch recipe I posted awhile back. Very nice allspice dram drink with gin or genever. Greg always has the best wine and emelius the best brews.

Nice, Ric. What would you guess was the ratio of Breaking Bads to Manhattans?

Beton Cocktail of Becherovka and tonic. Refreshing after working in the dusty basement.

Life & Limb 2

Better send me all your booze, or else you'll be tempted to live unwell.

Yay Cardinals! Yay Brewers! Toasted the Cards with a Kirkwood, and the Brewers with a Eliot Brew from Struise Mikkeller. Nice.

I have not seen any 2011 antique collection bottles yet. But good grab on the Saz 18, of course, Mike!

I have three Wanderers, although that might be hard to part with. Maybe we can work something out later.

Congrats on tracking them down! Wanna work one of them into an Eclipse trade?

Somehow I missed those last two comments, but thanks for chiming in. After telling me that the transformer is $150 to replace, the shop suggested that I contact one of their lamp repair places. Over the phone, the guy said that the transformer is not likely the cause because it is pretty much a working or not working thing, not what I have been experiencing with the light going out after awhile of being on. He guessed that it might be the socket because the contacts get so hot in old halogen lamps that the solder can actually run and after years it can be minimal enough contact that after it heats up again the contact is lost and the light goes out. I will take it in to have him take a look. Can't hurt, and if it is the socket it will be an easy fix.

Nice pics, folks. Also good to see RudeWolf posting pics from the Land of Birgir.

Working and watching the Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds storm around the Bay for Fleet Week.

So, are you saying you haven't caught any whiff of the massive, worldwide disappointment -- regardless of specs -- that the new model is merely a new iPhone 4 and not the much-anticipated iPhone 5?

Ordered 2 new iPhone 4Ss through AT&T without any hassle or delay. Delivery next Friday. These are for you, Steve!

Looks pretty damn cool, Santa!

Ooh, ALCS at RMAF! Todd is going to be so psyched because he's been waiting for some Tigers post-season action. That's going to be fun.

Pretty julep, Shelly! I made a quick Willett old fashioned with Boker's bitters just in time to watch the last three outs and toast Todd and his Tigers for a huge win over the Yankees! Woo hoo!

You're pulling ahead so I have to get some drink on. This Tigers - Yankees game has me glued to the set however so it will have to be quick.

Harvest Epiphany Ale

Black Magic Rye IPA at Iron Springs

Fuck off, bitch. I knew I never should have posted that, but it was pretty cool. I haven't even mentioned having dinner with Wayne Shorter this past Sunday. Oh well.

Have a great one Phil! Cheers!