jZepp

2 Days in Montreal (Simplified)

Drive six hours north.

Roam around the shopping malls.

Meet friends at L’Express.

Drink Sancerre rosé.

Watch with awe as Caveman eats

plate of raw ground beef.

See Salon des Vins.

Attempt to talk with vintners.

Crap, I don’t speak French!

Walk and see some sights.

Feast on raw fish at Juni.

Drink junmai sake.

Savor warm croissant.

Hop in car. Plug in iPod.

Drive six hours home.

-- WG

Red Tail/Winter Day

The Gossips

How long can the last month of winter last?

Hospital, 11:43am

You were frail
in the hallway
in a wheelchair
skin, bone, sadness
in the hallway
i didn't want eye contact
i saw pain, felt fear
yours; perhaps mine
cancer, somewhere within
destroying, killing, ravaging
you were frail
in the hallway
in a wheelchair
i walked by
will it return?
will you die?
shut the door
will i die?
keep walking
when? how?
shut it tightly

Wine & Art I

Many compare wine to art.  Some of us maintain that wine is art. I'm not yet to the point in my life where I can be a serious collector of either; although I do enjoy both.  Allow me to present works by two local artists that I would collect if I could.  To this artwork, I pair wines that I have yet to try, yet plan to sample some day soon.

Gregory Abbott (artist's statement)

The Albrecht Exquisite Corpse

Chablis Grand Cru 1999, La Moutonne, Domaine Long Depaquit

Jose

Amity Vineyards 2003 Estate Riesling

Vanitas with Caterpillar

Graham's Malvedos Port, 1995, Portugal

Tagged with: wine + wine & art + art

The Tasting Mosaic

Tasting notes are so yesterday.  Introducing the tasting mosaic (click to enlarge)..

Etienne Sauzet Saint-Romain AOC 2003

(Originally posted at Basic Juice)

White on White

Late Fall Hike

Early morning hike 25-Nov-05, Cedar Mtn. (Utah)

d.i.y. art

Try your mouse at art
A _Javascript application, simply use your mouse to draw, and clear the screen with a click.

http://eigelb.at/HP/Links/SpecialEffects/Grappa/BlueRandom/index.html

Sunset

Just in case you havent seen this on spittoonextra - shame on you - a snap taken through the window right in front of me; leaning over the monitors and wide desk, without spilling the coffee...

A dramatic range of colours.

[Andrew Barrow taken with a Canon EOS350D on auto landscape settings]