tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7392084757678758196..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Very Interesting......OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6717259368408216792019-02-05T06:52:38.289-08:002019-02-05T06:52:38.289-08:00And worse.And worse.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4765389864075292292019-02-05T02:19:27.520-08:002019-02-05T02:19:27.520-08:00Just looking at Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and m...Just looking at Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and many other leading Democfats, you can see the Evil that fills them. A look at Andrew Cuomo is a lol at a man of near Satanic Evil. I see no evidence of a soul there. Something dwells behind the smug condecension of our last President, that makes me very uneasy. The Democrat's leadership has been completely cleansed of Good People. I worry a great deal about our future.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48894015105299328212019-02-05T02:08:55.346-08:002019-02-05T02:08:55.346-08:00I love stop a small hill, they are building a wine...I love stop a small hill, they are building a winery on top of the next hill to the North of me.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38099548057624634792019-02-04T19:35:48.198-08:002019-02-04T19:35:48.198-08:00Yep, turn large amounts of dollars into frustratio...Yep, turn large amounts of dollars into frustration, rage, and bankruptcy... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84535747990570912912019-02-04T19:10:39.185-08:002019-02-04T19:10:39.185-08:00I think I may try just coding one from scratch and...I think I may try just coding one from scratch and pasting it in. To see how it goesjuvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60590546074695753212019-02-04T19:07:58.113-08:002019-02-04T19:07:58.113-08:00Didn’t make it to Amador County this trip. Been th...Didn’t make it to Amador County this trip. Been there and enjoyed/bought wines on a previous trip. Love the Zins from there. <br /><br />Mr.Sobon’s quote is just a different way of stating mine. In plain English, making wine is farming and hard work.<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61360614491480124402019-02-04T19:01:07.379-08:002019-02-04T19:01:07.379-08:00Lodi wineries Klinkerbrick Zin and Petit Syrah as ...Lodi wineries Klinkerbrick Zin and Petit Syrah as well as Harney Lane versions thereof met with our approval (and the shipment of a couple of cases each). Oak Ridge also had some tasty’s and are available in the local grocery stores. Mrs J is definitely a “Bourbin Girl” , she liked those wines so...juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17970868298977139782019-02-04T16:48:27.727-08:002019-02-04T16:48:27.727-08:00Rats and fleas and typhus!! Oh my!!
Since getting ...Rats and fleas and typhus!! Oh my!!<br />Since getting a bacterial infection from fleas, or lice or chiggers (typhus) would be a quick way to wreck a vacation, I hope you kept to the highway and didn't stop, or drank any water potentially contaminated with bacteria (typhoid fever or cholera) or, like Beans said, The Plague. Yikes!! All that excitement and you didn't even have to leave the USofA. Of course, if you had, you would have had to get vaccinated...guess that is not much of a thing in CA anymore...just wait until some big Hollywood type gets typhus or plague and then watch how fast heads spin. <br /><br />I have no patience with the Open Borders types. Legal immigration, not an issue. Illegal, sneak-in-the-dark-of-night types...well, to say don't want them around is mild indeed...otherwise Sage will kick me out...And why, why would anyone want someone who has no respect for the laws of the land, which as soon as they deliberately cross over at someplace other than an crossing station, they have broken. Who in their right mind thinks things will improve when the first thing that is done is to break a law? I do not get it!! At all!! And my ancestors, most of whom came through Ellis Island, except for the ones that came over on the Mayflower, would never, ever, ever understand. That is for darn sure.<br /><br />The cost of farm equipment...those machines are big and the price tags are HUGE!! We are heading to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY next week, so Hubbie can drool over BIG tractors, but, for sure, we are not bringing home any new toys. Not unless I hit the Power Ball or the Mega Millions. One million square feet under cover! My feet will be hurtin' for certain, but they will be dry. <br /><br /><br />So, did you find some great new wine to recommend to those of us who just like an occasional glass now and then? I am always willing to hear about something new, especially since I know less than nothing about wine, just what I like, which isn't much. I am definitely a Bourbon girl. Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24033006668869062019-02-04T16:03:03.528-08:002019-02-04T16:03:03.528-08:00I grew up as a young lad in the Gold Rush country,...I grew up as a young lad in the Gold Rush country, about four miles up the road from Fiddletown. My mother used to buy table wine from this winery--<br /><br />https://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/dagostini-winery-no-762-california-historical-landmark/siee1e34b1335bb4c78c<br /><br />--four clear one gallon jugs with finger rings in a case.<br /><br />IIRC, it was 1979 when I took this class taught by this instructor at Chico State University (note that the date at the link is for the year 2004)--<br /><br />https://www.csuchico.edu/~mbaldy/bio.html<br /><br />By then I was out of the Army and over 21, so did not have to use a spit cup during the tasting labs.<br /><br />One of her books--<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/University-Wine-Course-Appreciation-Tutorial/dp/0932664695<br /><br />Lee Sobon came to speak to our class. Again IIRC, he had a degree in chemical engineering and had worked at Lockheed. He told us that his day job had begun to get in the way of his garage wine making. He said he chose that location because he likes a Zinfandel that can "March along side spaghetti and meatballs with garlic". When friends and visitors would gush over his new life in such beautiful surroundings, he would reply "Yeah, and I only have to work half time". Pregnant pause. "12 hours a day, 7 days a week!".RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13818582188632475292019-02-04T16:00:04.281-08:002019-02-04T16:00:04.281-08:00Don't get me started! :)Don't get me started! :)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31931083812096968192019-02-04T14:28:43.513-08:002019-02-04T14:28:43.513-08:00And so much of the code doesn't seem to do any...And so much of the code doesn't seem to do anything except make it difficult to find the code that DOES do something.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75752707777071691342019-02-04T14:25:46.097-08:002019-02-04T14:25:46.097-08:00My pleasure, Joe.My pleasure, Joe.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61454987206317133542019-02-04T14:25:00.177-08:002019-02-04T14:25:00.177-08:00I've had some Chateau Ste. Michelle wines. Th...I've had some Chateau Ste. Michelle wines. Thought they were quite drinkable. Goes back to the answer to the question "What's a good wine?" "The one YOU like."juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54639411934820847162019-02-04T13:55:14.265-08:002019-02-04T13:55:14.265-08:00Interesting...and also a bit scary, I'd rather...Interesting...and also a bit scary, I'd rather the experts make most decisions than congress, though I can see the obvious need for some oversight. Thanks for your answer. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85886098324197229262019-02-04T12:47:56.261-08:002019-02-04T12:47:56.261-08:00Varies by browser and even by version within a cer...Varies by browser and even by version within a certain browser. Some software guy somewhere is always trying to "help." Pretty helpful for the neophytes, damned annoying for the old hands. DAMHIK.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41421052851672811002019-02-04T12:46:27.934-08:002019-02-04T12:46:27.934-08:00Wine afecinandos. As a fan of Vella, I'm woefu...Wine afecinandos. As a fan of Vella, I'm woefully unqualified to critique anyone. Still, I harken back to Seattle, circa 1970's when we took over the facility of Pomereli Wines on East Marginal Way across from where the aviation museum was built. Pomereli, a very low end brand, moved to Woodinville, WA and rebranded as "Chateau Ste. Michelle". One of their old time employees told me it was the same wine with better bottles and nicer labels. Oh, and the price was tripled.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81287284544574872442019-02-04T11:42:59.664-08:002019-02-04T11:42:59.664-08:00I'm not sure how the HTML for XX-Small font si...I'm not sure how the HTML for XX-Small font size replaced all the normal font size, but I had to go in and excise them line by line in order to get it back to readable size. Bah!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-204931839732605962019-02-04T11:40:47.416-08:002019-02-04T11:40:47.416-08:00No worries, Mate!No worries, Mate!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19416564809165093522019-02-04T11:39:31.373-08:002019-02-04T11:39:31.373-08:00Yeah, except for that observation about California...Yeah, except for that observation about California FlyOver country and the type of people therein, I'd be inclined to agree with you. It's never easy.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85225299661833686842019-02-04T11:37:05.586-08:002019-02-04T11:37:05.586-08:00Thanks Paul.Thanks Paul.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66864815531175634102019-02-04T11:36:51.847-08:002019-02-04T11:36:51.847-08:00Joe,
Yes, they allocate money. However....Back in...Joe,<br />Yes, they allocate money. However....Back in the late 90's (and I have no reason to believe it's gotten better since then) when I was managing part of the AF's budget, we would have to go and defend each and every line item before Congress. That was in the year prior to the execution year. (Today we'd be doing that for FY20 budget). Once that budget was approved, the AF had some discretion in moving the money around. But that was back when we had budgets and not continuing resolutions. I think that is the problem with how we're doing business nowadays. Congress can screw with day to day money right now instead of changing stuff for next year.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49222517183522895392019-02-04T11:11:49.727-08:002019-02-04T11:11:49.727-08:00I also thank you, Dx4; my wife enjoys a glass of w...I also thank you, Dx4; my wife enjoys a glass of wine with dinner, so I sent her the link.<br /><br />PaulPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25189463854037670082019-02-04T10:20:51.086-08:002019-02-04T10:20:51.086-08:00Just a question, Why does congress have to approve...Just a question, Why does congress have to approve a fence? DOn't they just allocate money and then the departments determine how to spend the allotment? DOes congress allocate money to the military and then also tell them what bullets to use?joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4270089073154708722019-02-04T10:08:34.028-08:002019-02-04T10:08:34.028-08:00As an escapee from " That Place ", I agr...As an escapee from " That Place ", I agree with everything written above.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. Quandt Paul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8923728947730305462019-02-04T09:39:21.097-08:002019-02-04T09:39:21.097-08:00Concur.
(How did I miss that? Not enough sleep la...Concur.<br /><br />(How did I miss that? Not enough sleep last night perchance...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com