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Complementing our wine dinner- seared Ahi tuna Crab cakes with nom nom sauce and jellied cran/cherry somethings. (I was getting hungry and impatient at this point, thus the fork shot) Both courses going real well with the Cristal. Short ribs and brussle sprout gnocchi with peas, toasted capers in there somewhere and Reggianno Romano shavings. Time for the 1998 Clos de Tart Burgundy to wash this all down. Ultra buttery tender filet mignon with a rosewater and basalmic sauce and some magic mushrooms. With a couple of cranberries thrown in for good measure. Excellent with the Tart Burgundy. Toasted coffee moussse, cream with toasted coffee crumbs. Savoring my blessings now with a Mikey pour of Camus XO Cognac. Cheers all!

From a Cheers episode.

Ordered my first new watch for a long time, a Nomos weltzeit. They call this particular shade "Nachtblau" and if you could bottle it, Mikey might even deign to collect it.

Great aunt's pocket watch. We had it repaired a few years ago along with my great grandmother's mantle clock .

its droney black sabbath stoner sludge doom stuff, so your assessment seems accurate. im about to listen to the newer one (bought both the other day) another awesome cover. reminds me of arthur c clarke somehow.

I am the target market for that album cover -- purple, gold, death, space, fantasy...going to have to actually listen to it, now... EDIT: (starts listening, face melts)

They are just phones.

A night seems like the most dangerous time to wear a watch... I would insist on separate bedrooms with arranged conjugal visits.

I like choice. Best tool for the job and all that. Competition spurs innovation (and lawsuits). Mono-cultures can be a bit inward looking.

Nah... I'll still wear at indoors and at night with the ugly tape on the clasp, then take up meditation.

I'm not sure why my thoughts went to chicken mcnuggets when you posted that Cristal and mentioned going to your favorite restaurant, Greg, but that looks like it did the job too.

Les, if you're just now venturing into SACD, why not route over to DSD instead? That HAP-Z1ES sure looks nice.

For redbook and SACD the S2000 to my ears is a definite few notches above the Oppo 103. The quality and finish is also nicer but comes with the asking price for these advantages. The Oppo 103 is less expensive and a multi-function player that is decent to boot. If you want a good player with a nice balance of blu-ray movies/dvd and serious stereo audio listening then the Oppo is for you. If you want an excellent redbook/SACD player only for stereo audio listening and have the easy funds for it, the S2000 is for you. If you have a fat wallet look at other better players or buy both the Oppo and Yammy. 2c.

Meteor? no problem

and a cape! and a bag of coins you can throw at a peasant to do your criminal bidding.

Ah cool. I do love the way those Yamaha players look, really cool design. I haven't heard one personally, nor do I know/trust anyone who has. As far as Bluray Pure Audio, I have a few discs that sound great, but just like any format, its all about the mastering.

Waistcoat, gold chain, Top Hat, gloves and (sword) cane not included.

Fuck yeah! Bunts, wild pitches, sacrifices, these Giants win in strange and wonderful ways. I'll take it.

This is a watch thread, right? As I have mentioned, I grew up in the antique business. My father left behind a lot of stuff. I found this today while cleaning: Dunno a thing about it.

I think I will primarily be on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and points south for my early attempts. My plan is to buy all the cool toys that are pretty much trail universal at first and buy specific stuff for specific trips as needed. I am probably around 70% lightweight and 30% comfort at this point. That might change dramatically to 165% lightweight 295% comfort after my first real hike.

This thread makes me want to build an alcohol stove. Or a bunch, as the case may be. Some people at work drink RedBull, so I should have an adequate supply of smallish cans soon.

Seiko SARX015 Thanks Reks and Posty. Still need to adjust the date and band.