At the Rubicon wine tasting event the other night, the vintner asked us to describe the 'nose' of his Cabernet Sauvingnon. "What's the 'nose'?" Yu Rhee asked. "It's the smell. You know, where most of the taste of the wine actually comes from," Dale replied.
At this point, Yu Rhee had an epiphany. "Ah! I finally understand why people of European, and not Asian, descent are the world's great wine makers -- they're better equipped for it!" She then proceeded to document the evidence:
'cause we all know that nothin says Christmas quite like a life-sized pixie on a giant spotted mushroom...
I was just walkin' down the street, mindin' my own businesss, when this scene caught my eye.
(Click the picture to open a Video Clip in a new window)
Note that this skinny little geezer is swinging a good 40-50lbs of wood beads...and doin it from his neck.
Three alternatives to getting bummed out about the results of the US Presidential election:
1) Start campaigning: Hillary Clinton/ Barack Obama '08!
Click here to read about Senator Obama.
2) Join Miranda's "Get Out the Drink" campaign.
3) Make the world a little warmer by smiling at a stranger, celebrating the fact that you contributed to the political process, and telling someone "I love you."
I got that feeling today. You know the one. You read an article that sounds like a fake news story from some futuristic sci-fi movie. But it instead turns out to be true. Check this out:
" ALLERCA will produce the world's first hypoallergenic cats, and we expect the birth of these first special kittens in early 2007. The cat allergen is a potent protein secreted by the cat’s skin and salivary glands. Removal of the allergen will not harm the cats in any way. The resulting hypoallergenic cats will improve the health and quality of life for millions of cat-allergy sufferers.
While some breeds of cats have been promoted as having less allergen than others, scientists that have tested this hypothesis have shown that all cats, regardless of breed, produce allergen. Allerca will produce the first cats that will not affect human allergies.
The first breed of hypoallergenic cat produced will be the British Shorthair, known to be friendly, playful and affectionate. Other popular breeds will follow soon."
Yes, they're manufacturing cats. Real living cats. And for $3500, you can be the first on your block. Personally, I'm going to hold out for the growth-stunted dogs that remain puppies for life (BTW, if that one comes to pass, I get royalties. You heard it here first.).
For those of you with a predilection for biting news commentary, this is a hilarious piece from the Conan O'Brian show. They visited "Spin Alley" after one of the debates and conducted interviews in the guise of...well...just click the link from the iFilm Website (note: Mac users have to open this link in Explorer--iFilm is lamely incompatible with Safari).
[thanks to David Allen Rope]
I got an email today from my brother Derek, an astrophysicist at CalTech, and his wife Erica, an assistant professor of Chinese History and Asian Studies at USC. Apparently, they've stumbled across a movie called "I (Heart) Huckabees" that is a fascinating film adaptation of the book "Infinite Life." I served as freelance editor for this book on Tibetan Buddhism by Robert Thurman, PhD, a professor of Buddhism at Columbia University, former monk, and Uma's dad.
Check out Derek's excellent analysis of the film and its similarities to "Infinite Life." Perhaps it'll inspire you to read the book! ;-)
It started with...
low carb bread
low carb pasta
low carb beer
(kinda makes sense)
But now...
low carb nutrition bars?
low carb cookies?
low carb candy bars?
low carb veggie burgers?
low carb milk??!!
low carb cranberry juice???!!!!
This is for all of us who grew up on those fantastic Schoolhouse Rock cartoons on Saturday morning (perhaps the best educational television, ever). Someone has executed a political commentary in the same style. Click here for a Quicktime or Windows Media Player video of Pirates and Emperors.
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