Getting Back Into The Swing

You know... I was looking over this blog, and I realize that my life was more interesting before we moved out to the Garden State. At least we went out to dinner at some cool places. Now, the best places to go are either The Cheesecake Factory or some other chain place like Legal Seafoods. Of course, the main reason we moved out here was to get a better home for our kids, and in that we succeeded. But, I miss the food and fun of the city...

Now on to other things...

One night we had some people from work over the house and luckily one of our guests brought a bottle of Jezebel Pinot Noir 2006, Oregon. I had never even heard of this wine before, but I was really glad I was able to try it. I think I had 3 glasses from this bottle that night and I enjoyed every one. It's a very smooth wine that's easy to drink. Light in color, but still with a nice flavor. It's more fruit forward I think... This is a great bottle of wine that I would definitely buy/drink again. I think I had a better time that night because of this wine.
Another wine I had recently was the Col d'Orcia Spezieri 2005, Tuscany Italy. This bottle, I received from my cousin for Christmas. Most things have been sitting in the wine fridge because my wife is once again unable to drink with me. So, until August (at the earliest), I'm drinking alone. Anyway, this is a really nice red blend (mostly Sangiovese, which is probably why I liked it) - basically a table wine. It went well with my pasta bolognese, which is all I can ask in an Italian table wine.

NP: Ice 9, Joe Satriani

Shiraz-y

This other day, my sister had a barbecue and I decided to bring over a bottle of wine. My sister and mom are big fans of white wine (mainly Pinot Grigio) so I decided to bring a red. I didn't really feel like going to the store, so I checked out what I had in the house. I would have liked to have brought a Zinfindel, but I was all out. So, I settled on a Shiraz. I've been kind of off Shiraz lately. When I first started getting into wine, it was something that I enjoyed a lot, but now... it's really not my first choice. I think it's usually to tannin-y for me.
Anyway, this isn't something that I bought myself - in fact I don't think I've purchased a Shiraz in about 3 years. But I had it, so I brought it along. Oh yeah - it's Rolling Shiraz 2004, Australia. Basically, my main feeling on this wine is "eh." It wasn't a bad wine, and if I went to someone's place and this is what they were serving, I would drink it without a problem (hmmm... when is that really a problem?), but I wouldn't bring it a long myself. To me, this tasted like Shiraz. That's it. Nothing special or fancy... it's a Shiraz.
The barbecue was good though.

NP: Nothing. Trying to keep my son asleep for his nap.

Cell Phone Miracle

Okay. So, I've been pretty non-existent on this thing for a couple of months now. It's not that I haven't had things to post. I just haven't had any time to post anything. I'd rather spend time with my son or do some repairs on my house (well... it's not that I'd rather do that - I just have to) than sit down at the computer and write a blog entry. I want to try and do a little better and at least have 1-2 posts per month, but if the past few months are any indication - it's unlikely.
We spent most of today celebrating my parent's 40th wedding anniversary (which is tomorrow). We had a nice time. 40 years is pretty impressive.
Anyway, what got me to finally start typing tonight as we sit on the couch and watch bad Sunday night television is this. About 2 weeks ago, I was carrying my son into the house and my cell phone fell out of my pocket. It landed on the stone entryway and broke. I broke into 2 pieces. I have the MOTOROKR™ Z6, which can be seen here. It landed right on the corner and the face-plate broke right off. I spent days trying to get it back on with no success. I looked inside and couldn't find a way to re-attach it. Finally, I was going to try krazy-gluing it or soldering it together. However, 2 days ago, I stuck the pieces in the back pocket of my jeans while I was running around with my son. When I took the phone out a few hours later, it was fixed! The two pieces were back together and it wasn't even loose. How this happened I have no idea. It was a miracle. That's the only explanation I can fathom.