my first day on the blog. the crowd is giddy with anticipation. or at least the puppies are all wiggly.

dinner tonight was a wonderful bleu de basque paired with the maurey 1984 mas amiel grenache noir 15 yrs old.
when they call the mas amiel a "red dessert wine" they are misleading on so many counts:
1) it's not red. it's really more a tawny-brown, almost the color of raisins
2) "dessert wine" usually sends shivers down my spine with it's cloying sweetness. this ain't that.
3) it has the nose of figs (and chocolate?) and the most wonderful palette & finish of dried figs. ahhhhh and mmmmm.

that being said. i think i shall retire to take a nap. wait, who am i kidding. there is a dawson's creek series finale to watch (what, again?) or another madonna reloaded interview. (groan). is channel surfing considered exercise? when IS sex in the city starting it's final season. can't be too soon for me.

healthpoint just called. my custom acl brace has come in. i'm to pick it up tomorrow. it's what all the hep cats are wearing these days. especially the ones with bad knees and large acl surgery scars. i decided to go with bright yellow. no point in trying to have it match my eyes. i did that the last time and we all see how far it got me.

tomorrow: what wine to pair with key lime pie.