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Adult Swim Video?

Rate this video; what do you think?

http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392171b0e9501171cb74438009c

 

"QoftheDay" 1.13.8

"True friends are like jewels, precious and rare.  False ones are like autum leaves, found everywhere."

"QoftheDay"

Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Cereal Aids Recovery After A Workout

I thought you might find this article from the American College of Sports Medicine interesting; that many athletes post-exercise recovery food is a huge bowl of different kinds of cereal.  See link below.  I think there is some legitimacy to this.

                 

http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=7491&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

 

 

QotD: I Made A Difference

When did you really get to make a difference for someone else? 
Submitted by bodhibound.

By participating as a vocational program volunteer worker at the Gihembe Refugee Camp in Kigali, Rwanda in 2004; giving children hope, love and fulfillment by giving them the fortitude and teaching them to read, write . . . introducing the "not so fortunate" few what many are unable to understand; rebuilding shattered lives. . . giving back . . . life.

Serving Wine

 

Some things to consider when serving wine at your next party.  Enjoy!

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid86195573/bclid132209461/bctid1348315291

Indo-Row/Rowing

First rowing update: Please see link: http://indo-row.com

Are These the 50 Best Films of All Times?

If not, what have I left off the list?

 (1)  2001:  A Space Odessey; (2) A Clockwork Orange; (3) American Graffiti: (4) Annie Hall (5) Apocalypse Now;

 (6)  Battleship Potempkin; (7) Ben-Hur; (8) The Bridge On the River Kwai; (9) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid;

 (10) Casablanca: (11) Chinatown: (12) Citizen Kane; (13) Dances with Wolves; (14) The Deer Hunter;

 (15) Doctor Zhivago; (16) Dr. Strangelove; (17) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; (18) Easy Rider;

 (19) The French Connection;  (20) Giant;

 

 (21) The Godfather: Part II; (22) Gone with the Wind; (23) Goodfellas; (24) The Graduate; (25) High Noon;

 (26) It's a Wonderful Life; (27) Jaws; (28) Lawrence of Arabia; (29) Midnight Cowboy; (30) My Fair Lady;

 (31) On the Waterfront; (32) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; (33) Platoon; (34 Psycho (1960); (35) Pulp Fiction;

 (36) Raging Bull; (37) Raiders of the Lost Ark; (38) Rocky; (39) Schindler's List; (40) The Searchers;

 (41) The Silence of the Lambs;  (42) Singin' In the Rain; (43) Some Like It Hot; (44) Star Wars;

 (45)  The Sound of Music; (46) Taxi Driver; (47) To Kill a Mockingbird; (48) Vertigo; (49) West Side Story;

 (50) The Wizard of Oz

Oregonian "First Growth"

In recent years, Oregon has clearly established itself as America's Burgundy. Dozens of small producers have developed astonishing vineyards up and down the Willamette Valley, and with the warmer temperatures of recent years, we're seeing a range of brilliant Pinot Noirs from the top wineries. The best kept-secret are these three Pinot Noir’s coming from the Broadley Vineyards.  You are reading it first on this blog (say it ain’t so).  Shipments will begin in early January:

 

 

2006 Broadley Pinot Noir "Shea Vineyard"
Rich, flowery, blackfruit/cassis nose. High percentage of new wood. Bright flavors with fine acid balance. The most Burgundian of the three wines, with lots of flesh but a slightly tart, ripe cherry middle. Wonderful richness and equilibrium arguing for excellent aging potential. Drink now for the explosive primary fruit flavors or age up to 7 years.

2006 Broadley Pinot Noir "Stoller Vineyard"
Ripe red and dark berry scents. Silky and sweet with finely honed, dark berry flavors, A very broad wine with impressive depth and sweetness, but the rocky soil shows through, providing fine balance and vibrancy. Drink now-2012.

2006 Broadley Pinot Noir "Claudia's Choice"
Big, fleshy, spicy notes on the nose, packed around a blackberry/black cherry core. Big, plump, sweet dark cherry and blackberry fruit flavors. Great complexity and structure, with supple tannins and a long finish. Drink now-2010.

"oftday"

Today's quote:  "Money isn't life.  We can't eat it.  Our considerations need to be changed.  All we can do is to help raise our goodwill towards human beings, and hope that actions will follow words."