A New Low
 

My god! She's motherjumpin huge! How did that happen so quickly? Is she pregnant?

THe crazy thing is I have no schadenfreude for this gal. I would think I would.

A New Low
 

Rumor has it that she is pregnant. Scary thought.

Dead Heads
 

This board seems pretty dead for a friday. Is everyone off for the weekend already?

A New Low
 

I read somewhere else this morning that she was obliged to wear it for a charity gig. If she wasn't forced, then lord, she was certainly tricked.

And while we're talking 'charity', it would be a massive act of charity to the rest of the planet if someone could ensure that this chump never designs a dress again.

Um, No.
 

Hey, pup:

DO WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PRESERVE SERVER SPACE!

YOU CAN ONLY HAVE FIFTEEN PM's!

(Sorry. Can't resist. ;) )

1987 Buick!?!?
 

If I remember correctly, BUick made a muscle car for a number o years in the 60s and 70s called the GS. In the mid-80s, they revived it for a couple of years in a "Grand National" model. It looked kind of like a Dentist-mobile, but it was one fast motherfucker. They are now extremely rare and highly coveted among muscle car and vinatge car collectors.

Um, No.
 

Showing a flagrant disregard for server space there yourself.

(Oops.)

1987 Buick!?!?
 

Well, I'll be damned. There really is a 1987 Buick Grand National muscle car. Found a pic in black. And I can just see Sean Penn behind the wheel. And two guns in the glove compartment.

I can also see why a car thief would pick this over all the beat-up custom-painted VW Vans in Berkeley.

http://www.selectmotors.net/images/buick/Dscn0100.jpg

Chaps-Shtick?
 

Because I put Alannah Myles on my laminated rocker list, I'd like to exempt her from the "No wearing chaps" rule, especially if she still looks as good as she did when "Black Velvet" came out.I think many of Christina's fashion problems would be solved if she decided (1) to wear underwear, and (2) to wear underwear under other articles of clothing.

reasonable inferences
 

Well, it's not a UNIVERSAL problem. I've only gotten a few PMs, and my box has never been full.

Bitches, every single one of you!

Chaps-Shtick?
 

Damn. As it happens I have a soft spot for bad 80s rock histrionics.

She--and only she among all non-cowboys--is exempt.

p(though she's not on my own list, NTTAWWT)j

Why Wine Costs What it Does
 

From the NY Times:

Why Wine Costs What It Does By AMANDA HESSER

LAST year, when Paul Hobbs, a California winemaker, was about to release his 1999 Beckstoffer cabernet sauvignon, lots of things were going through his mind. He had investments to pay off and a reputation to build on the wine, but he was also facing a market that had softened tremendously. It was up to Mr. Hobbs to determine a retail price that would let him pay off some debts and draw the attention of serious wine drinkers, yet be low enough that he could actually sell the wine, not just this year but for vintages to come.

Mr. Hobbs thought long and hard and decided: $135.

Why does one bottle of fermented grape juice cost $135, and another just $15? Americans consumed 14.9 million cases of California cabernet in 2001, according to a study by Impact, a trade publication that tracks the wine industry, and customers in a wine store, faced with walls of bottles that range in price from the low end to the high, confront the question every time they shop.

Full text: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/09/dining/09PRIC.html

PMs
 

Yes, the limit is 15, and I did set it to save server space. As MR said the PM system is not meant to serve as an email system, I would think of it more as an IM system. If you want to save messages you have received you are best off cutting and pasting them into an email or something.

I am uncertain whether your out box impacts the number of messages, I will check this later when I have a chance and let you know.

I have been out of the office all day so I apologize for not responding earlier.

Wine Rec
 

Our friend the wine buyer came back from Napa last week raving about the 2000 Beringer Chardonnay Sbragia Limited Release. It should be priced around $40.

Wine Rec
 

Anyone want to recommend something red for less than ten bucks?

Wine Rec
 

Cool. That's right in my normal price range. I can get two cases, and still have change from my hundred.

Wine Rec
 

What kind of red -- nothing too grape-y?

Wine Rec
 

I prefer zins and cabs, but I'm willing to try something different if it comes with a recommendation.

I had a Rancho Zabaco zin (I think -- maybe it was a cab) that was pretty cheap and pretty good recently.

Wine Rec
 

You ought to try K&L (SF or MP). They stock all kinds of interesting stuff. I went in not too long ago and asked them to find me six interesting reds (no merlots), all under $15.

Kid you not, the guy was spot on. Everything was interesting and of great quality. Made for a fun dinner party with plenty of rave reviews from my wine snob friends.

AM(can't stand that pink porch wine!)M

Wine Rec
 

I love really crappy reds -- I am a sucker for Cotes du Rhone. My typical price point is $10-12.

I heard good things about the new Montes Cab. I was told that they have released a wine that competes equally with the most elite cabs for about $40.

Here are some recommendations from my serious red wine friends:

For under $50:
Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages or the Cain Five

For under $25:
1998 Coudoulet de Beaucastel Cotes-Du-Rhone,
1998 Chateau du Grand Bos,
2000 Chateau Bellvue.

For table wine:
Mouton Cadet, Marques De Caceres, Niebaum-Coppola Merlot or Claret,
Wente.

Wine Rec
 

I'm not a wine expert, but I like Montes reds very much. Their Merlots are a great value. I have a '98 Cabernet and a '99 Special Cuvee Merlot on my wine rack.

Back when I lived in SF, Wine Impression(s?) was (is?) a great place to find inexpensive quality wines. There are plenty of wine shops down here in LA, but I couldn't make a recommendation.

Wine Rec
 

K&L is very good, but I recommend Weimax in Burlingame for picking up individual bottles for a particular dinner or housewarming gift. Amazing selection if you know what you're looking for, but you can do pretty well just naming a price and your entree.

If the budget is $50 or under for a red, you can't go wrong with a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It will beat the pants off most Napa wines in that price range. I've heard the same is true of any Brunello di Montalcino, but everything I know about Italian wines could be crammed into a Chianti bottle and topped with a candle.

If the budget is under $10, ask the wine merchant for the best Spanish wine in that range. Under no circumstances agree to anything from Minnesota. Nice people; fucked up wine.

Wine Rec
 

In my immediate post-college days, used to by "Cheap Red Wine" - that was the label - from the local safeway. About $5.

Seriously, can usually find a decent red in Chilean wines for less than $10 -wouldn't serve it to wine snobs - except at a blind wine tasting - always fun to see wine snobs fawning over Boones Farm.

Current favorite "Fat Bastard" label chardonnay and cabernet - just love the name and its pretty tasty - priced below $20.

Wine Rec
 

I serve the Chardonnay for the same reason.

I also love Bonny Doon wines for lable purposes -- and they are good drinkin'-- especially the Cardinal Zin and Heart of Darkenss.

A New Low
 

This is hugely outable to a small number of people, but during law school we had a trivia team for the weekly pub quiz; one regular on an opposing team showed up with chaps one week. The next week, our team name was "Chaps are Buttless Pants." Hard to argue, really.

str8

1 down 15 to go.

Chaps-Shtick?
 

Does anyone else think Kimberly Caldwell will end up singing "Black Velvet" on AI before all is said and done?

str(if she doesn't, she should)8

1 down 15 to go

There Is No Justice in Primetime
 

Does anyone know anyone who still watches "Frasier"? How the fuck is that show getting renewed --- AGAIN --- when shows like "Andy Richter" and "Sports Night" get cancelled by network suits, and shows like "Good Morning, Miami" get greenlighted? Is it some bizarre effort to set a record for Kelsey Grammer?

While we're at it, who watches "ER" anymore, anyway? I can understand that there is a geriatric Patch demographic that keeps the CBS lineup from changing and ruining millions of people's boring evenings of "Becker" or "Raymond" or "JAG," but I guarantee the oatmeal-for-breakfast crowd isn't keeping "Just Shoot Me" on the air. NBC's got no excuse for keeping that show, "Frasier" and "ER" limping along like this.

I have never once met a person who's sat through an episode of "Third Watch." And yet, it lives. For the love of God, how?

Wine Rec
 

You BOUGHT that?

(Dude, it's made from ferented fish picked up around icehouses in March. We sell it as a gag gift. Literally. Not a "joke" gift, a "gag" gift.)

There Is No Justice in Primetime
 

I tried to watch Frasier the other night but couldn't stomach it. Sports Night was one of my favorites, I don't understand why it didn't last. Maybe they didn't think it could compete with all those ESPN commercials.

ER last night was pretty good. I only tend to watch it at the end of the season, too many re-runs mixed in during the early part of the year.

Third Watch y-a-w-n

To MR or Leagl
 

Question re: PM's:

I just got a slough of e-mails saying "such-and-such has sent you a PM and your box is full . . ."

I only have three messages in my box.

What's a poor girl to do?

(I deleted messages earlier - do I have to empty a trash folder or something?)

To MR or Leagl
 

Did you delete your "out" box?

not7yS

billmore's "out"?
 

what's a girl to do? you're finally out?

cool.

lllll's
 

sorry, bilmore. a little too quick on the trigger finger today.

Blocked (cross-posted to get a broader perspective)
 

Not a bad idea. I still need to see what I can do about triangulating...

Blocked (cross-posted to get a broader perspective)
 

They have blocked the ip and the name. I basically get a time out error. I'll look at anonymizer...

IT problems: continued
 

OK, so I found a list of public proxy servers. Am I correct that I simply need to put in one of the addresses into the proxy server setting, and that's it?

I'd like to go this route as I'd like to be able to post (i.e. no anomynizer).

Inquiring minds want to know...

Wine Rec
 

No, it was a gift from Minnesota friends. They seemed nice. I had no idea they secretly wanted to kill me and my family.

Wine Rec
 

They always seem nice. That's what they do. And then they lull you into a sense of complacency by talking about ducks or the Vikes, or by telling you Iowa jokes, and then -- BOOM -- it's all over.

A New Low
 

Ah, good times, good times. I also liked the jello-wrestling events down at the quad after Torts. Now I'm a big nerd, but you were on a trivia team during law school? That's like people who read for pleasure. What's wrong with you people? Can't you simply drink yourselves silly like the rest of us?

;)

PMs
 

Delete the PMs from your out box too. You might just make sure you uncheck the copy option, and it won't put a copy in your out box, and you therefore won't need to worry about it.