Voltron

I cannot figure out why I need the new display, but damn I want one to connect my MBA to!

Good work Ric.

^Mind-blowingly lame.

Panther Piss sucks all flavor from the world. Except for piss flavor, that is. Nothing right now, but we started with champagne cocktails and then different wine pairings with four different courses as Claire and I had dinner to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary (and 25th anniversary of being together). From the various pics and comments above, for some reason a martini sounds really good right now. I don't think I will have one, but who knows... Oh, and it was a crazy day in wild card baseball. Congrat to the Cards and jesus fucking christ to the Red Sox for choking while the Rays held on to win in extras.

The latter.

Bacon drawers?

I had a similar experience getting that email this morning. He's quite the pitch man!

Luckily, I just bought Claire the old style for a lot more than that.

Happy birthdays Wayne and Steve! Cheers!

Argh. Sorry about the job, Ken.

Feel better Grahame.

Sorry for the annoying illness, Shelly, but a little clean vodka with your OJ can only help, imho. I would love to see the Cardinals overtake the stupid Braves and get the wild card. Go Cards!

Harvest CD that I think I bought from Deepak^. The SR-009 were made for this. Perfect and beautiful.

Claire made spaghetti squash, sausages and salad for a sibilant but very tasty dinner.

Super yum, actually. And the second one is even better!

Bonal & Rye with Napoleon

This again.

That was last October Neil.

"Yes, yes, those are 6 new bottles in the bar!"

What's the middle drawer, Mike?

This is true. I had an Alpha for 12+ years and other than some zipper issues due to overstuffing it held up incredibly well. When there were issues, I brought it into the shop and they sent it to Tumi and it got fixed for free. I have a newer Alpha and it is just as solid and if anything the zippers are stronger. Not sure about the warranty, but I am guessing Jeff is right that it has been limited.

But we already know she's Wonder Woman.

Cointreau is great in lots of other drinks...

That pic makes me sad, Shelly, as I sit eating a re-heated bowl of the same pasta I had re-heated last night. Nicely done, Chef Shelly! To advance science and help out Marc, I have been conducting Margarita Mixing Experiments tonight, ably assisted by Claire. Given the recent addition of Mandarin Napoleon into our Liqueur Lexicon, Marc was wondering how it fared in 1-1-1 Margaritas. I decided it was best to do a comparison, so I chose the obvious, Cointreau, plus Clement Creole Shrubb. The first round was made with equal parts of Fortaleza Reposado, fresh lime, and each of the three liqueurs. Claire and I agreed that the Cointreau was the easiest to eliminate. It was the most bland, but probably the most tart if you like that kind of thing. The Creole Shrubb is excellent and flavorful with a bit of sweetness. The Napoleon was very flavorful but I think there was a weird interaction with the tequila. I tasted it as an herbal edge but Claire thought it was more of a rind or oil kind of thing. Either way, it was interesting but not my favorite. Next, I thought that the blanco might be worth trying so I made a couple of small ones with the Shrubb and the Napoleon. The differences were smaller, but the same overtones were there. I think that the blanco meshed better with the Napoleon, but the next Margarita I make will be with the Shrubb regardless of the tequila. That said, the Napoleon has worked very well in the other cocktails I have made and is very tasty on its own.