The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

It just keeps getting better and better. This specialty Pinot at Tolosa is amazing.

 

[Gary A.]

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And another home run.

That is the saddest wine glass I think I have ever seen. Poor thing sitting there all empty and useless. Someone should take pity on it, fill it up and let it have meaning again.

It has more meaning empty than filled.

 

[table1349]

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And another home run.

That is the saddest wine glass I think I have ever seen. Poor thing sitting there all empty and useless. Someone should take pity on it, fill it up and let it have meaning again.

It has more meaning empty than filled.

My friend, to me an empty glass is without purpose at that point. Once it is filled again, it is provided with a purpose and me with sustenance thereby enriching both of our existences.

 

[snowbear114 45]

I'll get the new contest stuff out when I get home, tonight; still thinking of a Challenge theme.

Wine!

Could be fun. Just sayin'.

As a theme or as an incentive to (try to) get things done?

I am supposed to participate in a contract bid conference (via Skype) for a county in the PNW. My company doesn't normally offer GIS services, but they are trying to expand, and apparently, I am the GIS expert for the Public Sector services. I've been with them for two weeks and have been doing GIS for four years.

 

[snowbear114 45]

I'll get the new contest stuff out when I get home, tonight; still thinking of a Challenge theme.

Wine!

Could be fun. Just sayin'.

Your wish, my dear, is my command.

 

[Gary A.]

Back to Wolff. As we are now members, the wine was free.

 

[terri33 4]

Great going, Charlie!

@Gary: Lovely vineyards AND free wine. Nice!

 

[Gary A.]

We also returned to Saucelito. They have some old Zinfandel vines that were originally brought over from Croatia in 1880. Mary Lou and Gary sipped glasses of their "1880" vintage also free for members. Wonderful stuff. Mary Lou has repeated said today she likes SLO better than Paso.

 

[jcdeboever]

^^ It sure looks like it from here! Beautiful spot to raise a glass or three. <clink>

Happy Monday morning, hosers!

Happy Monday morning back atcha

So I had a very long week that involved early days commuting into the city and traipsing through Brooklyn and Queens on Wed-Fri, and then overtime on Saturday morning starting at 8am. When I was finally done, I went home, fell into a coma for about an hour, and then went to see Buzz for dinner.

He had these for me when he opened the door:

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He had also gone shopping for dinner and bought me trout and broccoli rabe, which I dearly love, and he made our favorite gnocchi pan-seared in white wine.

I heart him

(I had to bring the flowers to work because my furry brats wouldn't stop trying to eat them. The tiki cup is a new acquisition from one of our regular junk shop haunts. Because how can you not love a tiki cup? Plans for summer umbrella drinks are in the works...)

Awwwwe , good guy you got there. My cat slowed down on eating flowers once I changed her cat food to an all natural type suitable for human consumption. Name eludes me but if your interested, I can upload a pic of the brand. I read online that cats tend to eat flowers because their diet lacks natural food ingredients. I really was bothered by her throwing up a lot, and was surprised by the flower thing. It did make a difference to my surprise and she likes the food, she is real picky too.

Oh, please do! My girls also throw up, especially Mrs. Parker (though I suspect this is because she also eats too fast.) Right now I'm using Blue Buffalo for sensitive stomachs, which has helped a little. I'm thinking of trying to grow some cat grass.

As promised. The food is smaller too, she doesn't seem to eat as much either which is a good thing. Bought at Petsmart

 

[smoke665]

Anyone notice the site is acting funky this morning when posting???

 

[jcdeboever]

Yes. It's slow at the reply end using mobile version.

 

[table1349]

Silly joke for the Florida cigar muncher.

 

[smoke665]

It double posted on me once, before I realized it. I've noticed some other double posts by others.

Edit: looks like it's working again now

 

[limr29 2]

Yup, it had gone all wonky again for a little while earlier, but it seems to be fine now.

Morning, hosers.

 

[Gary A.]

The inside tasting room at Tolosa.

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. Leaving SLO this morning and heading south to Los Olivos and the wine country of Santa Barbara County. Yesterday a bus load of kids arrived at our hotel (possibly here for freshman orientation at Cal Poly), filling up the pool and raising the noise factor to about 110 decibels from running feet and falling bodies (apparently). Gary thinks that 110 decibels in well into a range of sound causing physical pain.

Mary Lou, Cook and Gary have enjoyed the city, wineries and countryside. But it gets hot here in summer, much hotter than the LA Basin. But Morro Bay and Pismo Beach are both about 15 minutes away ... so when Gary's retirement plan goes active, (also known as winning the lotto), maybe Mary Lou and Gary could get a little place on the beach.