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I wanted to see what they talk about in the SG Pittsburgh group (I am from PGH originally, but never go back), and so I applied today.

In honor of this... Pittsburgh, a haiku:

Yinz goin dawn tawn?

To Mario's to Pawnd Arns?

No, Stiller game.


I've been thinking a lot of Pittsburgh lately. I've got to guess it's because I'm going back there this...
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My son and I wore matching T-Shirts today. It was awesome. I am so ready for matching pajamas. I will add some new pics really soon.

Wine:

Zanzibar Cellars "Sandra" 2003

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, & Syrah.

I start at Archery Summit on Wednesday. On my first day, I get to meet Maxmillian Riedel, of the Reidel Crystal empire. Wow!

And I've decided to post wine info in the journals, just in case you're looking for a great bottle...

Let's see...

1.) Tinto Pesquera (Ribiero del Duero), any vintage.
2.) Louis Latour Pouilly Vinselle 2002
3.) Allegrini Palazzo de la Torre, 2000...
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It's my one day off this week. If all goes well, Aguilar will have:

-Napped
-Made much music
-Eaten

by day's end.

With luck the list will only grow to include...

-Watched a great movie (though doubtful)
-Found something I haven't read, and read it (likely)
-Ate something fancy
-Took D5 (my Dog) to the park

I am a really negligent musician right now.



ps-...
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Little advert for one of my employers...

I work at this shop called the Pearl Wine Shop, in the Pearl District, here in PDX. 13th and Glisan, under Andina Restaurant.

This place is nuts, as it is the store front to a national rare wine locating service. So while the store sells wine, the real business is the internet rare wine thing. So they don't...
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I get paid to drink wine. I find that nearly every facet of my life (marriage, fatherhood, Portland, windows all being present on my car...) manages to occupy this "wow, my life is amazing." space... the job is oddly typical, given the rest, yeah?

I love it so much when my life serves as an endless metaphor for itself.

I tasted 20 some odd wines...
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Wow, so my car window was smashed in, and my CD books stolen. God, that just sounds so stupid... you can't even sell them, so what then, they were just really hard up for some new tunes?

While I try to maintain little attachment to stuff, it is maybe a little disheartening losing those 300 CD's. How do you remember which to replace?

It will...
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Good News:

I landed an interview with my hero, Sam Prekop. This is, how you say... coup.

Bad News:

I am interviewing MONO (which is awesome) on Thursday, and:

a.) I am nervous about potentially not understanding them very well, as English is not their first language.

b.) I have not finished writing their questions, which by now I've typically written several drafts thereof. As...
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Oh, and here's the new site.

Grand Cru

So, I'm really tired of having the Favorite SG thing on my profile... anyone know how to get that off?

Today I got another job... this one is a PR gig for Archery Summit Winery. I tasted a wine that was so good I got goosebumps.

I'd write more, but I'm too tired. Shame though, as I've got all this great stuff to say.

Wow.

So I met today with the Chef who is going to do the supper club we're putting together. So sick... like super exclusive culinary raves, yeah? Different locations every month, that you don't find out about untill the day of. Winemakers will come and do vertical tastings (that's a tasting of a sucession of vintages of the same wine) while we've got DJs, Laptop...
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