Re: Fashion question
 

I don't know a lot about this race, but, someone has died doing it, so it has some street cred, with the kids, I guess. I am not sure its harder than say, western states 100 or UltraMan or Speights Coast to Coast, but its certainly quirkier.

Re: Fashion question
 

http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/1-D...ke-Roller-Girl

TM

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

You just love skipping the whole "jury" part, don't you?

TM

Re: Fashion question
 

<gasp> Am I on ignore (other than by Penske, which is done only as a courtesy and a showing of much respect, and is an act that I respectfully reciprocate)?

Re: Fashion question
 

Yeah, her trainer ia a multiple Leadville 100 MTB finisher, and with really sick fast times. But this will probably be a different sort of challenge. I am guessing he will have endurance to spare.

Re: Fashion question
 

No. You've just been wonked, that's all.

TM

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PLF still posts here?? Huh. I had him on ignore.

Oh yeah! Just got my tickets to the ZAP zinfandel tasting event on January 31. I've missed it for the last 2 years. $60 for 3.5 hours of tasting probably over 700 zins in two warehouses.

Participating Wineries (many of which will offer multiple brands, vintages, varietals, and labels):

5 Mile Bridge Wines
Abundance Vineyards
Accademia dei Racemi
Acorn Winery / Alegria Vineyards
Adelaida Cellars
Adobe Road Winery
Alderbrook Winery
Alexander Valley Vineyards
Amapola Creek Vineyards & Winery
Amphora Winery
Ancient Peaks
Artezin Wines
Atelier Winery
August Briggs Wines
Azzaro Vineyards
Ballentine Vineyards
Barefoot Cellars
Barefoot Cellars '2'
Bartholomew Park Winery
Beaulieu Vineyard/Diageo
Bella Vetta
Bella Vineyards & Wine Caves
Benessere
Benson Ferry Vineyards
Blaauwklippen Vineyards
Black Sears Estate Wine
Blue Moon Wines
Bluenose Wines
Boeger Winery
Bogle Winery
Bonneau Wines
Bonterra Vineyards
Bota Box
Bourassa Vineyards
Bradford Mountain Winery
Brassfield Estate
Brazin Cellars
Brown Estate Vineyards
Brutocao Cellars
C.G. Di Arie Vineyard & Winery
Cakebread Cellars
Calcareous Vineyard
Calstar Cellars
Canard Vineyard
Carol Shelton Wines
Cedarville Vineyard
Charles Spinetta Winery
Charter Oak Winery
Chase Family Cellars
Chateau Montelena Winery
Chatom Vineyards
Chiarello Family Vineyards
Chronicle Wines
Claudia Springs Winery
Cline Cellars
Clos du Bois Wines
Clos du Lac Cellars
Clos LaChance Winery
Columbia Crest / Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Cosentino Winery
Cougar's Leap Winery
CRUSHPAD
Dancing Lady Wines
Dashe Cellars
Davis Family Vineyards
D-Cubed Cellars
Deep Purple Winery
Del Carlo Winery
DeLoach Vineyards
DePaola Vineyard
Dogwood Cellars
Don Sebastiani & Sons
Downing Family Vineyards
Dry Creek Vineyard
Dynamite Vineyards/Diageo
Easton Wines
Edmeades Winery
EOS Estate Winery
Esterlina Vineyards/Everett Ridge
F. Teldeschi Winery
Fanucchi Vineyards
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery
Fife Vineyards
Folie a Deux Winery
Fontanella Family Winery
Four Vines Winery
Frank Family Vineyards
Fritz Winery
Gamba Vineyards and Winery
GiaDomella
Girard Winery
Gnarly Head Cellars
Grey Wolf Vineyards & Cellars
Guglielmo Winery
Gundlach Bundschu Winery
HaGafen Cellars
Harney Lane Winery
Hartford Family Winery
Harvest Moon Winery
Haywood Estates
Hendry
Heritage Oak Winery
Highlands Winery
Homefire of Sonoma
Hook and Ladder Winery
Howell Mountain Vineyards
Hunt Cellars
Ironstone Vineyards
J Dusi Wines
J. Rickards Winery & Vineyards
Jessie's Grove Winery
John Tyler
JR Wines
Jus Soli Winery
Kenneth Volk Vineyards
Kenwood Vineyards/Heck Estates
Klinker Brick Winery
Kokomo Winery
La Czar Vineyard
Lake Sonoma Winery/Heck Estates
Lang Wines
Lava Cap Winery
Ledson Winery & Vineyards
Limerick Lane Cellars
Lolonis Winery
m2 Wines
Macchia
Magito Wines
Mantra Wines
Manzanita Creek / Salerno Healdsburg Estate Winery
Maple Vineyards
Mara Winery
Marcucci Farms
Marr Cellars
Martorana Family Winery
Matrix Winery
Mauritson Family Winery
Mazzocco Winery
McNab Ridge Winery
Medusa Wines
Meeker Vineyard
Michael-David Winery
Milliaire Winery
Minassian-Young Vineyards
Miraflores Winery
Mitchell Katz Winery
MoniClaire Vineyards
Moss Creek Winery
Mount Aukum Winery
Mountain View Vintners
Mounts Family Winery
Murphy-Goode - Artisans & Estates
Neese Vineyards
Nichelini Winery
Norman Vineyards
Novy Family Wines
Oak Ridge Winery
Opolo Vineyards
Orin Swift Cellars
OTTIMINO
Outpost Estate Wines
Papapietro Perry
Paso Creek
Peachy Canyon Winery
Pedroncelli Winery
Peju Province Winery
Pellegrini Family Vineyards
Perry Creek Winery
Pezzi King Vineyards
Pietra Santa Winery
Puccioni Vineyards
R & B Cellars
Rancho Arroyo Grande
Rancho Zabaco Winery
Ravenswood
Ravenswood Quarry
Renwood Winery
Ridge Lytton Springs
Ridge Vineyards
Rielle Wines
Robert Biale Vineyards
Robert Rue Vineyard
Rockwall Wine Company, Inc.
Rodney Strong Vineyards
Rombauer Vineyards
Rosenblum Cellars
Rubicon Estate
Rued Winery
Rusina Wines
Saddleback Cellars
Sanctuary
Sandler Wine Company
Sapphire Hill Vineyards & Winery
Satori Cellars
Saucelito Canyon Vineyard
Sausal Winery
Saxon Brown Wines
Scott Harvey Wines
Seghesio Family Vineyards
Selby Winery
Sextant Wines
Shannon Ridge
SideJob Cellars
Simi
Sobon Estate
Sonoma Wine Company
Spelletich Cellars
St. Amant Winery
St. Francis Winery & Vineyard
Starlite Vineyards
Starry Night Winery
Steele Wines
Stephen & Walker Winery
Sterling Vintner's Collection from Sterling Vineyards / Diageo
Stonehedge Winery
Storrs Winery & Vineyards
Storybook Mountain Vineyards
Stryker Sonoma
Taft Street Winery
Talty Vineyards & Winery
Terra d'Oro
Three Wine Company
Tin Barn Vineyards
Tofanelli Family Vineyard
Trentadue Winery
Tres Sabores
Trinitas Cellars
Truchard Vineyards
Truett-Hurst Winery
Turley Wine Cellars
Twisted
Unti Vineyards
V. Sattui Winery
Valdez Family Winery
Valley of the Moon Winery/Heck Estates
Van Ruiten Family Winery
Venge Vineyards
Villa Mt. Eden / Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Villa Toscano Winery
Vino D'Angelo
Vino Noceto
Volante Vineyards
V-Twin Vineyards
Watkins Family Winery
Wente Family Estates
Wilson Winery & Vineyards
Wine Guerrilla
Woodenhead
XYZin
Z-52
Zina Hyde Cunningham Winery
ZinAlley Winery & Vineyards

Be careful out there
 

A friend of mine from Oklahoma just got on Facebook. Soon after, he gets a freind request from a guy he went to HS with years ago. They've drifted, and my friend was not aware that Aryan-rights has become a big part of this other guy's life.

Friend's sister and her black husband are FB clicking and see friend's page and link to HS classmate's page, seeing some offensive things. They are now angry at my friend for having such a face book friend. My friend is too new to know how to look at the guy's stuff. Innocent I tell you.

The story of course suggests being careful when you friend.

the story also makes me glad I declined coltrane's friend request. I'm sure there is anti-Italian hate there that would offend my family.

the story also reminds me of my worst "false racism" incident.

several friends were in NYC, at the MoMA. we all bought postcards etc. When we leave it was raining. The umbrella sellers tried to sell us $10 umbrellas, but we were too smart.

Instead, we ripped a seam on our white plastic bags from the museum gift shop and wore them like a hat. Walking down the street we could see people actually crossing the street to avoid us. We weren't sure what was up. then two young black men started shouting "Forsythe county, go back to Forsythe county," at us. This was right after the F.C. thing happened.

We realized the hats looked like KKK hats. We bought unbrellas.

Re: Fashion question
 

Indeed. From my corner office to yours, only can't see yours, but if I could.

ML,

P

Re: Fashion question
 

2. He should do the UltraMan, because other than the UltraUltraman or maybe the UberUltraman, there's nothing beyond UltraMan in the endurance world. Its the ultra-iest!

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

Holy Shite! I just committed to a charity poker event, otherwise I'd be there. That's the bomb! the zinny fruit and alcohol bomb! I had some D-Cubed last week. Smashing!

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

You make me cry. I hope you realize that.

eta: Stay away from V. Sattui wines (except maybe for the madeira). A nice place to eat lunch, though.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

you know what makes baby jesus cry? quoting really long posts.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

The baby jesus loves zinfandel.