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Last night of the conference. Getting my hours in.
Now, just relaxing...
I love you all...
samnsara
(17,656 posts)Aristus
(66,503 posts)But I'm shooting it straight tonight on account of having no tonic water...
Tribetime
(4,715 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)Gin seems to be the best clear alcohol..... IMHO.
Gin's juniper flavor can be overpowering without just the right mixers.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)Vegetables and Alcohol. Always use V-8.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Not crazy about tomato juice...
More for you, I guess...
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)Careful with that explosive device.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Pearl onions are disgusting...
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)from what I can remember.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Crystal clear vodka Martini, with a lacy, grayish-white onion garnish. Makes for a good Absolut print ad. But drinking it? Nah. You go ahead...
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)Aristus
(66,503 posts)It's a good way to fall in...
So...drinking a Gibson is boundary-expanding?...
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)Call me in the morning.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Thanks for hanging out...
Retired Engineer Bob
(759 posts)Question:
Should I have a Manhattan (just stocked up on Woodford Reserve) or Cuba Libre tonight?
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Go for the Manhattan, but only if you've got the cherries, too.
Retired Engineer Bob
(759 posts)And yes, I have some nice cherries from the Traverse City Whiskey Co.
Your sage advice is appreciated.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Retired Engineer Bob
(759 posts)Aristus
(66,503 posts)Physician Assistant's orders, but whatever...
Enjoy!
Ziggysmom
(3,431 posts)I like a whiskey or brandy Old Fashioned with lots of fruit 🍒🍹
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)Synchronicity.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)Here in New Mexico they like to make Bloody Margaritas with tequila instead of vodka, and as fond as I am of drinking, I find that to be undrinkable.
Gin, which I love in lots of things, such as a really dry martini, a good gin & tonic, an aviation, just to name a few, is not the only good clear alcohol. At least not in my own humble opinion.
a kennedy
(29,749 posts)🥃 🍹 🍺 🍷 🍾
TexasTowelie
(112,592 posts)I always tried to get a copy of the local alt newspaper when I visited somewhere to get some ideas about what was happening.
Drive safely back home.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)This is a medical conference, so everyone takes masks seriously. Nobody unmasked at the continuing education lectures...
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)MileHi Con, and everyone there was faithful about wearing masks. Science fiction people tend to be very science oriented. And very pragmatic.
malaise
(269,250 posts)Love you back
Aristus
(66,503 posts)I'm tired of waiting, but OTOH, I want Garland, or the SDNY, or whomever, to have an airtight case against the asshole. So airtight, the judge will be forced to deny bail.
malaise
(269,250 posts)Can't wait
niyad
(113,731 posts)PJMcK
(22,061 posts)Indian food for dinner.
What did you eat tonight, Arustus?
Aristus
(66,503 posts)For lunch, I had one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I've ever eaten, and it was huge. Had a gut-bomb until only an hour or so ago...
I may get something from room service later...
rurallib
(62,475 posts)Aristus
(66,503 posts)I remember when I was a kid, selection of potato chip flavors was pretty limited. There was plain/salted and barbecue, and that was about it.
When I first had sour cream and onion chips, I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven...
rurallib
(62,475 posts)Aristus
(66,503 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)For me, any of the flavored chips have a very objectionable chemical taste. I'm original plain potato chips only.
Marthe48
(17,085 posts)How many words can you make?
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Did anyone ever ask you who put the bomp in the bompity bomp?
Aristus
(66,503 posts)I tell them: the same guy who put the ram in the rama-lama-ding-dong, the bop in the bop-shoo-bop-shoo-bop, and the dip in the dip-de-dip-de-dip, of course...
Marthe48
(17,085 posts)I've been hearing the song on True Oldies Channel on the radio. I didn't realize there was a romantic ending to the song:
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Let everyone else ruin "Hallelujah"...
Marthe48
(17,085 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)cilla4progress
(24,791 posts)What's the weather there?
Rained hard here in Montana today. Heading home west early; to avoid the high elevation snow predicted!
Aristus
(66,503 posts)I'm just across the "chimney" of Idaho from Montana.
Going home tomorrow, too. I expect it will probably be cold and rainy across the mountains. Getting over the Pass was not a lot of fun when I drove out here on Wednesday...
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I don't think I'm really going to anything off line. But my partner in mischief might be coming up with something. 👻
Aristus
(66,503 posts)The kind of thing one does when one is 53, and no longer looks good in any costume...
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Buzzed and looking out the window over the city...
This sounds like the beginning of a hard-boiled detective mystery.
"Just then, my office door opened up, and in walked trouble. Brunette, as usual. She was built like an interstate cloverleaf; made for speed, with all the right curves. Her dress and shoes said 'I have a sugar daddy', while the set of her lips said 'I hope someone kills the son of a bitch.' She was a pushy dame, but she had a case..."
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)No new questions for you, alas.
Just feeling companionable.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)Looking forward to trying it. Argentinians Malbecs are smoother than Chilean Malbecs, but the Chilean ones have more character.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)to establish the differences between Argentinian Malbecs and Chilean ones. I suspect this testing could last for years.
Lucky me.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)I'm nobody's expert on wines, but I've been trying various Malbecs for about the last eight years. I live very close to two excellent restaurants with enviable wine lists. Doing research on this topic is a lot of fun...
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)OK, sounds, interesting, I guess.
Marthe48
(17,085 posts)When I worked from home I discovered this link and listened to original old radio shows while i worked. One of my favorites is Pat Novak for hire, with the dialogue so similar to what you wrote. There are only 14 episodes, but with Jack Webb as Pat Novak, and Raymond Burr as the hard nose cop, it is priceless.
Home screen: http://www.otr.net/
Pat Novak: http://www.otr.net/?p=pnfh
Aristus
(66,503 posts)"I peered through the blinds and looked out at the city. I love San Francisco. The hills, the bay, the the lights. I wish I lived there..."
Marthe48
(17,085 posts)and love Chandler, Hammett, so many others. English authors too. Listening to the old radio shows was entertaining and got me through the last 4 years I worked that job.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)"I was showered, shaved, and sober, and didn't care who knew it."
OAITW r.2.0
(24,723 posts)niyad
(113,731 posts)Aristus
(66,503 posts)A lot of good clinical tips today. I think I'll be a better clinician as a result.
Always learning...