Monthly Archive for October, 2003

Yip-Yips

What is it that makes you think of silly childhood memories? A week or two ago, I was sitting in a meeting at work, and something reminded me of the aliens/martians on Sesame Street. Those martians that started making a lot of noise when the phone rang. (Yip, yip, yip, yip, yip, yip, yip . […]

Portuguese Wine

Theme: Portuguese wine from the Dao region
Wines:
1. Encruzado 2001, Quinta das Marias, white. $15
Champagne-like, wet, semi-fruity.
2. Jaen 1999, Quinta das Marias, red. $20
Light, strong berry aftertaste and smell.
3. Jaen 2000, Quinta das Marias, red. $13
Full-body, fruit smell, light, zingy, crisp, consistent taste.
4. Quinta das Roques 1999, red. $12
Full body, smooth drink, slightly […]

New Neighbors

Getting new neighbors isn’t always easy. As is the case with us. It was exciting to think of what our new neighbors would be like, but now that we know, we’d like to have our old ones back! This blog is a dedicated gripe session about the two nincompoops that now live next door.
- They’re […]