The Monkey

2007 B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

lol @ the creepy picture. Happy Birthday!

Shelly, I've always preferred buying over the phone with Todd because I also tend not to have the easiest time with the website.

Thanks, Birgir, I suspected as much.

The Omega has sounded amazing to me every time I've heard it.

I read a post elsewhere that mentioned "obvious" quality control differences between O2 mk1s. I have not noticed such differences. Has anyone else experienced this?

Too many, Wes, too many.

woohoo!

Nothing new yet! This was the last bit of some Whistle Pig I had. Come to think of it, there's a delivery downstairs...

Thanks, Ric. I'll wait til I'm finished with the book, then. But it's good to see some live action stuff to put a voice and mannerisms to the man portrayed in the bio.

How was it Ric?

Cool, I was thinking about doing some bike riding recently. But all of our bikes are screwed up. I don't remember the last time I was on a bike.

Shelly's desktop = WIN

Manhattan. Do I need to put these griottines in the fridge after opening?

I'd probably go with the Black exterior/steel interior to maintain my generally tough look.

I need to start using the aeropress again. Good coffee that thing makes.

x100, I love iced Vietnamese coffee.

Brent, you should be eligible to enroll in your own plan regardless of the open enrollment period due to a qualifying event. Absent that, I believe you should be covered under COBRA.

I know, I know...I haven't purchased it yet, though. Is it too girly? I kinda like it.

I'm gonna need a banana bag in the morning...

Thanks, Wes.

Tom Bihn briefcase.

What hate?

My sister-in-law is a doctor and says that when the nurses are hungover they hook themselves up to an IV with vitamins and stuff in it called a "Banana Bag." That sounds good.

I agree with Ric and John. I don't begrudge Skylab; he seems to be pretty honest and as far as I know he seems to be taking care to be clear that he receives things for free to review. Having written a few longer impression posts, I share Ric's feeling: they're exhausting. So more power to Skylab. He and I don't like the same stuff, but who cares. And I even understand the self-appointed "experts" posting their (mostly) dreadful drivel masquerading as "reviews." What I don't understand are the people who beg and plead for "reviewers" to finish their review so they can make a decision. wtf? And then the people who joyfully (and idiotically) conclude, based on someone else's review, "so I guess it is the best headphone after all!" What the fuck happened to critical thinking? To making up one's own mind? To giving a shit? That's not to say I don't like reading impressions here. What it does mean is that one HC "Those suck!" is worth more to me than a bucketful of babbling bullshit from most other places (except innerfidelity).