Monday, August 25, 2008

Triptych: Farmers' Bounty, a Lovely White Burgundy, and Shamelessness

We got some great produce at the Farmers' Market this weekend. I made stuffed eggplant last night, and here are some yellow squash that I seared in a skillet:
JJ Vincent Bourgogne Blanc is an elegant chardonnay with a bouquet of vanilla and almond. The palate is a refined balance of melon and fig, with appropriate alcohol. There is a pleasing lemony acidity in the finish.
This shit was in the Sunday paper. I should know better than to be surprised by anything, but we really liked this:

Monday, August 04, 2008

Wine Tasting

On my new blog, I posted a couple of pictures from a winery Lindz and I visited yesterday.

Some of these wines might be a bit scarce in Michigan and Germany. Sorry.

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Cynical Observation from the Office

"Can-do attitude" is a phrase only used by people who don't have to "do," i.e., management. It seems to only be used in situations when the "do" is about to get bigger, such as a task becoming more complicated purely for reasons of reporting and documentation (a purely hypothetical example, wink wink).

Friday, August 01, 2008

Cosmic Dragon Devours Sun


Get your affairs in order, the world is ending. Or at least get some wine and get buzzed before you go to work.