"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message So what is a good Cabernet Sauvingon this year without tipping $30.00? About 4 years ago I bought a bottle from a little wine dealer here who bought 1 case of some CS from a winery called Souverin. The only case in Nebraska. It was the only wine he said he'd ever seen under $20.00 that got a 96 rating from Wine Spectator. It was so good. It made me realize that the pricey wines are probably very much worth the price. It also went like lightening so when I went back to get another it was GONE. If I was rich, I would definitley collect wine. I am wondering if you have ever read the book "Proof" by Dick Francis. I think you would love it. I'll pick up 'Proof', sounds good. As to an affordable Cab Sauv. Well, as you're in the USA you have may good options... Here in BC, all wine & booze is sold through a govenment monopoly, which keeps prices high... But, at least the selection & service are poor. Off the top of my head, for 30 usd or less, you should be able to get: St. Suprey Clos Du Bois Clos Du Val Benziger J Lohr Chateau St. Michelle Coppola Claret (Cabernet Sauvignon dominant boreaux blend) & Yes the winery is owned by Francis Ford. Freemark Abbey Cakebread... Probably over $30 There's a few. By the by, I'm not thrilled with the way Wine Spectator is going these days, they tend to give the highest ratings to wines from their largest advertising clients. If you want to get into a good wine mag, start picking up 'Decanter'... These are all US wines, I saw Joy's post & Aussie wines are a whole other post... However, in the under 30's the Piramimma, Rosemount Show Reserve, Grant Burge... But, Aussie wines are really about Shiraz, Vigonier & Reisling.... As I said, a whole other post. Enjoy.... -- Mathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas |
I wandered into a local resort for a summer job 23 years ago! I'm still
trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up. Until then, I am (mostly) very happily employed as a Convention Services Manager. That means I act as a liaison between the person planning the event and the various hotel departments - rooms, food and beverage, recreation. It's detail-oriented with lots of deadlines but it's NEVER boring. (BTW, anytime you have a question about this process I'm happy to share my knowledge) Best piece of advice: ALWAYS listen to your caterer! More info than you asked for: My husband works in upper management at the same resort - in fact, we met there. At home we have 7 cats, in order of age: Boomer, Murray, Sallie, Bunne, Mrs. King, Bear and Davey, 2 parakeets, Blue and Green, and the small boss of the house, Chickie the Lovebird. We are awaiting (any day now) our first and probably only grandchild (daughter). Cindy |
"Tanada" wrote in message ink.net... Ok, I'm curious. What does everyone in here do for tuna money? I know we have some, ok a lot, of computer geeks, educators (or what passes for one) and so forth. You don't have to be any more specific than you want, but I confess to being extremely curious. If you're currently out of work, you don't have to say so, just list your career field. I am a Substitute Teacher for Cumberland Co. North Carolina, married to a Blackhawk mechanic/inspector who is medically retired from the US army. Pam S. I work for Social Services in the UK, Child Protection side. The "social police" !!! I am not a social worker, but have spent so many years sitting alongside them that I now think like one.. Osmosis. ;) Tweed |
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wrote: Sherry wrote: My mom was a typesetter when she was young too, building up the text from the individual characters made out of metal. Then she went on to doing it on computer-like machines, not so computer-like in the beginning tho, they were loud machines as they operated on pressurized air, punching holes into a ribbon of paper - that was the text. YES. Your mom either worked with Compugraphic or Verityper. Back then, setting up print jobs was a real craft, and took a lot of skill. You couldn't "see" what you were creating until it was finished, ran the punched tape through the machine and you developed the film. If you were typing a long legal notice, and lost your place, it was a nightmare to figure out from the punched tape where you left off. Imagine doing desktop publishing without a monitor. That's what it was like. Still I loved it though. I remember when Compugraphic came out with the Unisetter, and you could see your text one line at a time. I though, wow, that's for wimps. Your mom & I *would* have a lot to talk about! Sherry I've been racking my brain since this last post and now I remember she called the noisy machine a Monotype. Then there were also Linotype machines. In those days she worked for a fairly large printing house that made most of the calendars in Finland as well as other big printed items, such as sets of encyclopaedias - still have a set she got cheap when working there, it's dated in the 1970's. Oh well, the old guys are still the same, but some of the newer ones may have kicked the bucket since then... My parents speak English too, so you actually *could* talk, if you did happen to meet, however remote that chance is. From a friend who was a newspaper typesetter, I learned that it was quite common, in the US, to have deaf Linotype operators -- it was considered an advantage for the high noise environment of those machines. Hearing typesetters were generally not accepted until they had at least working sign language fluency. Was this the case in other countries? |
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wrote: Howard Berkowitz wrote: In article , Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , Helen Miles at wrote on 1/14/05 5:12 PM: Part time TV Producer for ice-hockey programmes & wildlife programmes. Now THERE's an unusual combination. I agree! Lions and tigers and bears, throwing in the stray mongoose, probably are less violent than hockey players. :-) I work as a computer programmer at company who produces software and HW solutions for the manufacturing industry and other related industries. Yeah that would probably make a good show. Just so long as the bear is not this one: http://www.kioz.com/grizzly.html. WARNING: this site contains some graphic pictures after a bear attack. Supposedly this grizzly is the biggest on record! This may be a good argument not to support the right to arm bears. |
SNIP The remainder of the game may have been the quietest, most courteous hockey game in history. LOL.... Be a MAN!!! EAT da puck!!! Beautifull, Howard... Reminds me of the gag we pulled in my old high school cafeteria.. Person A runs in, acting like he's gonna puke, leaning over an empty table, he colapses the squeezable bottle hidden under his jacket, realeasing cold Campbell's chunky soup all over the place, with apropriate wretching noises. Persons B & C (myself being one of these) Run over with spoons in hand & begin greedily consuming person A's 'vomit'.... Chaos insues. -- Mathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas |
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. .. Sherry wrote: Ok, I'm curious. What does everyone in here do for tuna money? I know we have some, ok a lot, of computer geeks, educators (or what passes for one) and so forth. Before desktop publishing was ever heard of, I was a "typesetter." There's a word you don't hear anymore. LOL I learned programming on punch cards. More recently I managed the art department at a metro newspaper and did ad design / layout, page layout, etc. Then my health just didn't allow me to work anymore. Now I think I'm what you call a recluse. Sherry Jill ---also a recluse Nah, you and Sherry are just in the training period for the position of "Crazy Cat Lady". You've both got the "recluse" bit workedout, but you both need several dozen more cats before you get your official "Crazy Cat Lady" diploma ;-) Yowie |
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Mathew Kagis wrote:
OK, I'll bite-- what is *in* a RL version PanGalactic Gargleblaster? 'The effect of drinking a Pangalactic Gargleblaster is like having your brains smashed out with a slice of lemon, wrapped 'round a large gold brick" - Douglas Adams OK, our recipie is: El Jimador tequila, Absinthe & Goldshlager (gotta represent the gold brick somehow) Shaken on Ice, served in a Martini glass & garnished (of course) with a slice of lemon. Limit, 2 per customer...;-) Absinthe is legal?! Jill |
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