I am drinking, against my better judgement, a Bordeaux red, Chateau du Gazin 2008 Canon-Fronsac which won a gold medal at the Concours Medoc in 2010.
I bought it because it had been reduced from £11+ to £7+, and also because Macon was the region from which I bought my very first bottle of wine in England decades ago. It is, as was to be expected, rich and heavily fruited in accordance with Bordeaux in general and does not presage an easy awakening tomorrow but, C'est la vie.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Well it sounds pretty fine to me - and what the hell give yourself an extra hour in bed!Originally Posted by Emil Miller
I've just had a couple of steady drinks along with Manon des Sources, a Black Sheep and a couple of Duvels.
chocolate cake..
fritos
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
I have partaken of spaghetti on melted cheese and, because my local drink store was out of Chianti, I am drinking Valpolicella. Earlier today, while working in the garden, I enjoyed a couple of Burg Keller lagers @9% proof alcohol. Life looks pretty rosy just now, but let's wait until the morning to judge the wisdom of the tendency to imbibe above the recommended requirement of 1/2 pint of beer and 1 glass of wine per day.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Laffy Taffy
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Sucking blocks of Cadbury Old Gold Chocolate and Almonds, AND Old Jamaica
And coffee
Back on Berthold Keller's strong lager, following some Thai ribbon noodles and tofu, and now eating some, wait for it, .... Sizzling King Prawn Crisps .
Another of Berthold's lagers should see me happily on my way to bed.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
I'm not familiar with the Berthold's lager I must say, though anything that takes the pain away can't be too bad.
I've just come back from a 10 hour joint beer and tennis session, on and off, on and off etc, etc, which as pretty good. Now though I am settling for cold ginger beer with ice - quite refreshing.
Unbelievably, until tody I have gone a whole seven days without alcohol of any order. Quite amazing. I intend to make up for that in the coming days though.
Well tennis and booze don't exactly go together, but if I had to choose between one or the other think it's fairly obvious what mine would be.
Berthold's lager is brewed in Belgium by an expatriate German and is sold very cheaply in my local store. Unfortunately, at 99p a throw, it is quickly bought by the local nesbits.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
"Nesbits"...another fine entry that will be logged into my Emil Miller vocabulary list.
Right now, I am snacking on some "Cheex-it" crackers along with fresh ground coffee mixed with a shot of Drambuie.
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Ah, "Nesbits" is a term used extensively by my brother.
Today I have been on a mountain bike trail from Bakewell to Buxton with regular pub stops of course. This includes lunch outside the Buxton opera house in the sun. Not bad at all.
Nesbits is a name that I came across via Neely. It refers to Rab C. Nesbit, a character in a UK comedy television series about a grotesque drunken character in Scotland. Unfortunately, they are equally prevalent in England and infest establishments where the beer is cheaper than elsewhere.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
All I've had today is two Imodium+ tablets
Some Nesbit examples for Gilliatt, be warned...
The Original Nesbitt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k7VoFiagfs
Modern Day Nesbit's on TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4YhH...eature=related
The Nesbit Night Out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXYd7...eature=related
That's enough of that!
Just sitting off my pasta and double helping of cherry pie and ice cream. Currently sipping a cheap French bottled lager; BiereSpeciale - it is anything but. Got a Leffe in the fridge for later though.
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