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Friendly Research Squad
Lillet -- an herbed wine from France (in either red or white), served on the rocks with a slice of orange." Yes, mmmmm, love it. Herbs in cocktails are happily in right now. I am a fan of bitters used to top them off. David, to be perverse, my man and I conducted a taste test of over forty proseccos--(he has a Venetian and Veneto fetish), and wrote a bubbly little play featuring prosecco--if he can get wineries and/or distributors to back it, that would be enormous! I still dig prosecco cocktails--the wilder, the better, and the man is now on a Riesling kick, which has gotten a bit costly, but I can't really drink alcohol right now, due to digestive issues, so he gets most of the bottle to himself while I am content to focus on taste and improving my amateur palate. As for an affordable petite syrah, Whole Foods has a humble but very drinkable $8 bottle called "Block no. 45." Y'all tried it?— September 5, 2009 2:57 p.m.
Friendly Research Squad
Okay, SDaniel, did you read or react? Hey, virtuallynothing, I reacted, without viewing the video. Mea culpa. Troll-like tendencies are emerging in this HEAT. Are air conditioners affordable right now, anyone? And I love the fact that you love the fact that I love wine :) "Just an observation. I love wine snobs, but I sort of expect them to act like good wine. Start well and finish well." Ooh, gringo, you're turning me on :) re: #15: David, you've done my work. Check, check, check--it sounds like we are essentially the same person when it comes to summer sippers! 3rd corner had a great deal on the vinho verde, which seems to be quite popular now. I love young, green tart wines with a fizzy mineral aftertaste. A good Gewurtz can do this in a more complex way, with flower fields on top of that cool wellspring. In this heat, people, I think a unstructured fruit-heavies are great slightly chilled--sangria or no. I have a wonderful white sangria recipe, if anyone is interested.— September 5, 2009 2:47 p.m.
Friendly Research Squad
"intense plum, roasted fig, BACON FAT, mineral aromas alongside blackberry, boysenberry, and white pepper" to be someone's Scrabble-game description of Syrah (or a Syrah dominant blend). So what?" Whaddya mean, 'so what?' So what to your so what! :) These are awesome and accurate, in my experience. David, when I get a moment, I will count down my top ten SUMMER HEAT drinking wines, though Barb's sometime suggestion of a chilled white porto sounds good about now...— September 4, 2009 9:15 p.m.
Friendly Research Squad
As someone who has taken VSL#3 and other medical grade lactobacillus, I can say that Matthew Alice has it partially right. You have to bombard the gut! (Why, I'm not entirely sure). However, a pill is not as effective as a packet, stirred into cold water. I've always found kefir to be more effective than yogurt in terms of bacteria absorption, too. It comes in soy, too, and is more like a delicious yogurt 'drink.'— September 4, 2009 6:12 p.m.
Furry Children
SurfP, if you ever do start a blog, I will also be the first to post an encouraging and complimentary (also in the sense of free!) post. Why don't you make it legally informational, and call it "K-9 411?"— September 4, 2009 5:53 p.m.
Furry Children
Diegonomics, I do have my own blog, as do most of the people who have asked that you get your own (guess you forgot to check, huh). Have you read the reasons you've been asked to do so, or are you going with the "hidden agenda" motive? One main reason not yet s-p-e-l-l-e-d out for you is that every time you post to this thread, it pops right back up on the home page under Barbarella's name. This is irritating for regular readers sorting out articles and threads they want to read. It is misrepresentation because you are not the author of the thread. Multiple people have let you know--it isn't 'enhancing' Barbarella's column, and in effect distracts from her writing, which is a social no-no on your part. Right, you aren't forcing anyone to read you; you are just misdirecting our gazes for a moment, until we say--Oh, it's just that guy again. "Okay, it's not even noon, but now I've got a hankering for carbs and cheese. ;)" That comment was in response to a joke I made about mashed potatoes, so I'm not sure how I've mischaracterized anything. It's a pretty small issue, but as a writer one would think you'd be a little better at reading between the lines, and getting the hint. Consider everything spelled out for ya (most politely at the very start, if you recall), and consider it dropped. ...And good luck with that blog. Once you get your own, I promise I will leave your very first encouraging comment :)— September 4, 2009 2:39 a.m.
Stripped
Good job, furry. That was a difficult pun :) However, it would never work for us. I am not a huge Courbet fan, and more importantly, don't believe in interspecies marriage.— September 3, 2009 11:46 a.m.
Stripped
Hey, gofurry, calm down! Drink your coffee and finish your muffin :)— September 3, 2009 11:31 a.m.
Furry Children
I'm not sure where you got your ideas about "Web cred," diegonomics, but this is not the way to earn respect. You've been advised multiple times, including by the author of the thread herself, that what you are doing is not cool. If you start your own blog, you then might have a chance at getting some regular readers whom you have earned by yourself, rather than just irritate people looking for Barbarella's content, and attempting to force them to read you. Good luck!— September 3, 2009 11:29 a.m.
Stripped
re: #84: What an a-poling idea! I'll cowrite write the screen play with ya, Gringo! Now--we just need investors. SurfP? You were in the biz--want to produce? re: #87: It makes perfect sense, Fred :)— September 3, 2009 11:11 a.m.