The Ka-tet Cantina 2
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I'm pretty excited. I sent off a contribution to a book of shorts being published to benefit the Wounded Warrior project. When I have details, I'll post 'em in the self promotion thread.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Good night Kurben - the Wine Festival was okay - if I could have take you, you could have helped me fight my way through the crowd.
I got there about 8:15 p.m. and it was over by 10:00 - I think by the time I arrived people had tried enough wine that they had no more inhibitions!
Overall it was fun, even if I had to attend by myself - they had Chilean wine, Australian, wines from New Zealand, Italy, California, Spain, France, even Canada. I tried one Portuguese wine but it was quite sweet.
This was printed in the guide, right at the front:
Tasting Etiquette
To help reduce congestion at winery tables:
- Receive wine
- Step back
- Swirl - Sniff - Sip
- Spit (or dump) in buckets
- Rinse glass with a small amount of water (if desired)
So I think I sampled easily 36 different wines - I go for the white wine (mostly the Sauvignon Blanc). Not too bad - it only cost $8 for parking so it was worth it.
I saw it, Flake. When i catch up you will be hearing from me. (first i gotta find the book..... I know it is on my nighttable somewhere but where... It is a mess and high danger of collapsing the piles if you dig to deep. Hmmm, what to do....Sleep well...(You are turning in to me keeping those hours! Don't do it Kurben, it is so bad for you!)
(P.S I'm not sure if you saw my message in the What Are You Reading thread, but... let me know when you're getting close to page 400 of Boy's Life and I'll start reading it with you.)
I got it!! clean it up a little!!
Sounds good!I saw it, Flake. When i catch up you will be hearing from me. (first i gotta find the book..... I know it is on my nighttable somewhere but where... It is a mess and high danger of collapsing the piles if you dig to deep. Hmmm, what to do....
(Maybe you need to get a mini bedside bookshelf?
I would tell you to "tidy your room!" But I've already been told once today that I am stifling people's fun.
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Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I saw it, Flake. When i catch up you will be hearing from me. (first i gotta find the book..... I know it is on my nighttable somewhere but where... It is a mess and high danger of collapsing the piles if you dig to deep. Hmmm, what to do....
What time is it in Sweden?
I came upstairs to go to bed and now I am on my laptop
It's 1:30ish in the morning here.
8.40 AM. Abit early but i have had sleep difficulties lately. They come and go.What time is it in Sweden?
I came upstairs to go to bed and now I am on my laptop
It's 1:30ish in the morning here.
I actually inherited one of those from my mom. When i have tidied a bit it has its given place. Then i might find my bedbooks when i want them again.Sounds good!
(Maybe you need to get a mini bedside bookshelf?
I would tell you to "tidy your room!" But I've already been told once today that I am stifling people's fun.
Morning folks. Meant to be taking the Mustang and Capri to a car show today but in good British tradition for bank holiday wkend, it's *issing down. So slow roasted lamb, pyjamas and Donnie Darko on telly it is then. 
Well, you picked a great alternative!Morning folks. Meant to be taking the Mustang and Capri to a car show today but in good British tradition for bank holiday wkend, it's *issing down. So slow roasted lamb, pyjamas and Donnie Darko on telly it is then.
(Sorry about the rain...)
muskrat, I can't answer what the frak it is, exactly. Pretty much, what I can offer is that it was in his head, in his heart, and not something that you or anyone else held sway over.
Happy-go-lucky guy who drinks every night. But that means he's hung over every morning, with all the self-loathing, why am I doing this, I know this isn't good for me, baggage that goes with it. The resolve to control himself better that is constantly overridden by the urge to drink. The lack of control gets masked at night because he wants to drink and comes to full awareness during the day when he pays the price. He might've been in despair at his seemingly never-ending self-destructive behavior; or he might have decided to do something that finally and decidedly put him in control.
That's just one possibility. We're not him. We'll never know. I truly am sorry for the loss of your friend.
Oh $h!t! That sucks. Moving sucks so bad, hopefully you'll be settled for a long long time. What a mess. I've had that kind of weekend, I can't tell you have many things I've dropped, broken and spilled this weekend. Some wicked fornit is afoot causing pesky grief.
So sorry to hear this. We just don't know what people struggle with. I wish I could just say to everyone contemplating suicide "call me and let me talk you out of this". But it's a mental illness and once they get to that point, they're gone. I lost a friend to suicide Oct 2012. We had lunch plans for just a couple days after she killed herself. I'm still not over the shock. Peace to you and your friends family.
Just bought a brand new queen size bed and boxspring for delivery to new place. (I am going to be sooo poor for a few months) Got a good deal on it.
My king size was too huge for just me. It has heavy cherry head board and basebord - runners and it's a 4 poster.
The mattress is totally shot. My black lab had a go at it when she was a puppy, hole down to the springs. And then along came puppy Maggie.. She went to town on it. It is a minefield. (I just covered it all up with egg crate foam thing and tried not to think about it.) All in all too embarrassing to move with..
Spoke to (ex?) husband and he is going to take it along with the kitchen set.
Now I just have to look up some heavy duty voodoo curses to plant on the bed frame. Don't think I am not serious.
Which reminds me of this great story.
The Curtain Rod Story
My king size was too huge for just me. It has heavy cherry head board and basebord - runners and it's a 4 poster.
The mattress is totally shot. My black lab had a go at it when she was a puppy, hole down to the springs. And then along came puppy Maggie.. She went to town on it. It is a minefield. (I just covered it all up with egg crate foam thing and tried not to think about it.) All in all too embarrassing to move with..
Spoke to (ex?) husband and he is going to take it along with the kitchen set.
Now I just have to look up some heavy duty voodoo curses to plant on the bed frame. Don't think I am not serious.
I'll be damned if that homewrecker sleeps a good nite within those my (our) bedframes
Which reminds me of this great story.
The Curtain Rod Story
omiGAWD! The Goblin King is a Vulcan. How did I not see that before?
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