Sterling Vineyards
2011 Napa Sauvignon Blanc
2010 Napa Charonnay
2009 Napa Valley Melot
2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2010 Cellar Club Malvasia Bianca
Sutter Home
Bubbly Pink Moscato
Among several others
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Radio song
Heard on 88.9 FM KXPR out of Sacramento, CA:
Alan Hovhaness: Prelude and Quadruple Fugue Opus 128 - I Fiamminghi; Rudolf Werthen, conductor; Label: Telarc; Number: 80392 . Audio.
Alan Hovhaness: Prelude and Quadruple Fugue Opus 128 - I Fiamminghi; Rudolf Werthen, conductor; Label: Telarc; Number: 80392 . Audio.
Memories linked to scents
Mud and humidity remind me of lake shores.
Cypress hedges remind me of the Grand Canyon.
Grill smoke reminds me of family get-togethers.
Cypress hedges remind me of the Grand Canyon.
Grill smoke reminds me of family get-togethers.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Radio songs
Heard on 89.3 FM KQED out of San Francisco, CA (rebroadcast out of North Highlands, CA):
Memphis, Tennessee-based The Memphis Horns' "Flame Out," from their 1992 album "Flame Out," on the Lucky Seven Records label. Great horns. :o)
Heard on 88.9 FM KXPR out of Sacramento, CA:
Gabriel Pierne: Concert Piece for harp & orchestra (Concertstucke) in G# major Opus 39 - French Radio and Television Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor; Lily Laskine, harp; Label: Erato; Number: 88069. Audio
Memphis, Tennessee-based The Memphis Horns' "Flame Out," from their 1992 album "Flame Out," on the Lucky Seven Records label. Great horns. :o)
Heard on 88.9 FM KXPR out of Sacramento, CA:
Gabriel Pierne: Concert Piece for harp & orchestra (Concertstucke) in G# major Opus 39 - French Radio and Television Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor; Lily Laskine, harp; Label: Erato; Number: 88069. Audio
Smart Car tow hooks
Saw tow hooks on the back of a Smart Car last week and wondered about various usages. People use them for storage racks, extra wheel, bumpers, and so forth.
Fall 2012 Electric Smart Car:
http://www.smartusa.com/models/electric-drive/environment.aspx
Fall 2012 Electric Smart Car:
http://www.smartusa.com/models/electric-drive/environment.aspx
ACM Turing 100 event webcast
Had to cancel our physical attendance due to communication/scheduling issues, but they plan to webcast the event:
http://turing100.acm.org/index.cfm?p=webcast
Also, on Saturday, June 16, The Computer History Museum, www.computerhistory.org, invites all ACM Conference attendees to enjoy a free day at the museum: http://bit.ly/Iv98SV .
http://turing100.acm.org/index.cfm?p=webcast
Also, on Saturday, June 16, The Computer History Museum, www.computerhistory.org, invites all ACM Conference attendees to enjoy a free day at the museum: http://bit.ly/Iv98SV .
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Life intervenes
Fixed a smashed window on our car today. $40 at Pick 'n Pull, a local auto dismantler, for a new driver-side window, plus about five hours to clean-up the glass, pull the part, install the part, wash/vacuum the car, and travel to/from these places. Also tested the car's emissions.
The opportunity allowed me to pull several other minor interior plastic parts, so, all-in-all, the car functions a bit better than before.
The person who smashed the window made off with about $10 in quarters we keep in our glove box to plug parking meters. ; o ) Otherwise, they left everything, including the food bars.
We had a very windy evening on Saturday, so we heard nothing. Our neighbor said a person rode up the driveway unannounced, asking for plastic bottles. She requested he leave immediately--so, possibly, the person came back out of spite or desperation? Seems like an opportunistic robbery.
I love walking around the cars at the auto dismantler; the crunch of gravel underfoot, the heat of the sun, the great variety of vehicles in all manor of disrepair, the parts lying strewn about, the voyeurism of finding hints of the previous owners' lives, tearing apart things without worry of breaking anything--educating myself in the process, and paying next-to-nothing for what amounts to a perfectly great part.
I have a mean red tan line, now, on my arms and neck; Dawn put some aloe on me . : o ) I do not burn easily, though, given my darker complexion, so, hopefully all will be well.
The opportunity allowed me to pull several other minor interior plastic parts, so, all-in-all, the car functions a bit better than before.
The person who smashed the window made off with about $10 in quarters we keep in our glove box to plug parking meters. ; o ) Otherwise, they left everything, including the food bars.
We had a very windy evening on Saturday, so we heard nothing. Our neighbor said a person rode up the driveway unannounced, asking for plastic bottles. She requested he leave immediately--so, possibly, the person came back out of spite or desperation? Seems like an opportunistic robbery.
I love walking around the cars at the auto dismantler; the crunch of gravel underfoot, the heat of the sun, the great variety of vehicles in all manor of disrepair, the parts lying strewn about, the voyeurism of finding hints of the previous owners' lives, tearing apart things without worry of breaking anything--educating myself in the process, and paying next-to-nothing for what amounts to a perfectly great part.
I have a mean red tan line, now, on my arms and neck; Dawn put some aloe on me . : o ) I do not burn easily, though, given my darker complexion, so, hopefully all will be well.
RHCP - Most frequent tour songs
Statistics on all RHCP tour songs played:
http://www.setlist.fm/stats/red-hot-chili-peppers-13d68969.html
Kind of bummed they do not seem to play more of their newer stuff on tour (only five songs at Bonnaroo), but I understand the need for balancing it out with their hits.
http://www.setlist.fm/stats/red-hot-chili-peppers-13d68969.html
Kind of bummed they do not seem to play more of their newer stuff on tour (only five songs at Bonnaroo), but I understand the need for balancing it out with their hits.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Edward Conard and Jon Stewart
Highly recommended.
Part 1
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-7-2012/exclusive---edward-conard-extended-interview-pt--1
Part 2
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-7-2012/exclusive---edward-conard-extended-interview-pt--2
Part 3
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-7-2012/exclusive---edward-conard-extended-interview-pt--3
Via: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/06/why-the-conard-interview-matters-or-why-the-democrats-need-karl-rove/258303/
Struck me as a very good back-and-forth. Also--neither seemed to know Sergey and Larry started Google at Stanford; Mr. Conard argued they (paraphrased) "probably came from Microsoft or somewhere."
Part 1
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-7-2012/exclusive---edward-conard-extended-interview-pt--1
Part 2
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-7-2012/exclusive---edward-conard-extended-interview-pt--2
Part 3
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-7-2012/exclusive---edward-conard-extended-interview-pt--3
Via: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/06/why-the-conard-interview-matters-or-why-the-democrats-need-karl-rove/258303/
Struck me as a very good back-and-forth. Also--neither seemed to know Sergey and Larry started Google at Stanford; Mr. Conard argued they (paraphrased) "probably came from Microsoft or somewhere."
Friday, June 08, 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012
Friday, June 01, 2012
29/31
: o )
LOVE IT!
Via: http://thedailywh.at/2012/05/29/garfunkel-and-oates-music-video-of-the-day-2/
LOVE IT!
Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome and Kate “Oates” Micucci play the same woman at 31 and 29, respectively.
(Not Safe For Work — explicit lyrics. Also, Riki is a yeller.)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/H-gfxjAaZg0
Via: http://thedailywh.at/2012/05/29/garfunkel-and-oates-music-video-of-the-day-2/