Uncle Markie out and about.
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Overcast but not raining—better than raining, but still gloomy. Luckily I’m working the shop all day so it matters not. Decent day at the shop, not really much time to fool around with non-work stuff as people were coming and going – which is a good thing. The original dinner plan for tonight was to […]
The question is: How much weight did you gain in New Orleans. Not hard to do when you are on the road and can’t really maintain your low-carb lifestyle. Back to the grind of protein and salads. Lots of packages waiting for me at the shop: Alli (anti-fat absorption pills) My warranty repaired Lenovo tablet […]
I found out that there is a difference between the WorldMark units and the Wyndham units at the Avenue Plaza beside the resort guide they put in the room. The Wyndham units you have to check out by 10am, and the WorldMark units by noon – not that it makes much difference since the Colonels […]
Well, the Señor Colonel took an “administrative day” today – meaning no tourist activities – just hanging out in their timeshare in his jammies. While not doing a ton of stuff I did check out NOLA’s newest Streetcar line that goes up Canal to Tulane and onto the Amtrak/Greyhound station. Reports from the Colonels were […]
Off to Bayou Country we go at 10:30… being led astray my Señor Garmin who doesn’t think that the freeways are a good choice. Here is where we are headed: We made it to Laura, then Oak Alley, then Houmas – at least we got into the grounds of Houmas since a gate was open […]
The main cultural item for today in the Louisiana State Museum, a 2-floor museum next to the St. Louis Cathedral across from Jackson Square. The bottom floor is devoted primarily to Katrina (the Tropical Storm you might remember) including items such as Fats Waller’s flood damaged grand piano: The upstairs of the museum is devoted […]
Maybe 5 hours of sleep last night. Dragging my ass to the airport this morning. First run with the new suitcase. Wish me luck. Flights on time, sitting in First (used miles for the ticket), all is good). Plenty of time in Houston for a Rueben for lunch… which kept me full until after 8pm. […]
My brainfart – let’s do a Vermouth Tasting at the wine shop. LINK HERE So, Vermouth. My tag line was “This is not your Mother’s Vermouth” – though in my case, my mother has a couple of really good bottles of Vermouth that she saves for the really good bourbon rather than the Early Times/Martini […]
My half dead tree in the backyard that I may have killed dumping hot wine wash (from the still) off the porch, or the neighbors poisoned because it dumps leaves on their yard lost some of itself during the day while I was at the shop: More things to fix on the “dining platform”. Speaking […]
There are some nice things about working the first day of the month: Wine Club selections are available Big dollar day Dinner invitiations start flowing from my friends in the wine club who want home delivery The downside? Manually running all the credit card numbers Tonight’s dinner invitation is from DancingBear and BreticusMaximus for steaks, […]