"2 Buck Chuck"
The wine business is big potatoes, er, grapes, and the annual California medal awards are no less than the vintner's version of The Oscars...the best of the best, the creme de la creme, the top dog. Leave it to the cheapest of the cheap, a $2 bottle of wine, to bring home top honors announced yesterday (with a score of 98), beating out the big hoity-toity labels that cost a fair penny more. 2 Buck Chuck, as it's known, available in California and at Trader Joe's chains around the U.S.
I just had to chuckle when that news story was splashed about yesterday afternoon...kudos to the little man for running with the big dogs. In an ABC sound-byte interview with the vineyard's owner, he said that his goal was simple: to make a good wine at a realistic price, admitting that overall wines are overpriced. This percussionist is using a 2 Buck Chuck box as an instrument...like that award, it's sure to drum up business...Of course, one man's treasure is another man's trash. One of the major networks did their own 'hidden bottle' test with other wine specialists and the results were the exact opposite. Which all goes to prove that just because something or someone wins an award doesn't mean it's the best, only that some deciding voters think it is. Conversely, because someone or something is not honored with an award doesn't mean they are not worthy...in many cases they could be better than the winner. You can't argue with Chuck's price, though. I've not tried it, but that's my kind of price point!
"Drats! Foiled again....!"
I ran across this web photo by accident and got a chuckle over it...figure you might, too. In the world of pranks, at least this one didn't hurt or destroy property. Rumor has it that investigators found clear evidence that this was a cover-up operation..."Can you believe it?"
Would you pay $225,000 for THIS?....
No, I'm NOT talking about the car...I'm talking about the parking space. Only in the heart of New York City can you buy a parking space for that kind of dough, in the land of extremely hard-to-come-by full-time parking. You can buy your 2 BR 2.5BA condo for just $2.2 million, and tag on a scant quarter of a million to park your car below you. The condo sells for $1,225 per square foot, and your parking space can best that at $1,500 per square foot. There's something seriously messed up about all of that.
But there's nothing messed up with today being Friday. Just remember not to say "Bye-bye, plane" if you're flying anytime soon..."Enquiring" minds can click HERE.
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I heard about the bye-bye plane incident yesterday and just could hardly believe it. It is a sad day when a full-grown adult can't have the self-discipline to put up with a child's speech.
About the wine? Can't seem to find one I like, but I did have my first margarita several days ago and liked it very much. Lori
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