As in Chopin Broccoli?

Love it!

like to be remembered by, what might it be?

All 5,000 or so books. Including the rare, out-of-print, and first editions.

I would only bequeath them to someone who could convince me that they believed, as I do, that books are sacred, priceless treasures to be cherished and valued forever.

Spent a lot of time in books. Love libraries. Love to read, to learn.
Traded in books.
Had a lot of books.
Downsized and still have a lot of books.
Enjoy your books.

And always will…

as you do, that books are sacred, priceless treasures to be cherished and valued forever.

As an aside, I love to swing by the library and see what books they have on this little cart they put by the front door for selling older, or duplicate copies of books that they are replacing with new ones/topics/stories, etc.

I just finished a book of short stories called Rumpole of the Bailey, by John Mortimer. They are written as short stories from the BBC(PBS) series’ scripts of the same name. They are fantastic stories. Paid $1.

Have you ever read any of the stories? Or seen the show?

Have a good weekend.

I’ll have to give them a try. I love British crime literature.

She Wwho Must Be Obeyed. And he calls whatever fermented grape product that is served at the pub where all the barristers hang out as "plonk". I get the strangest looks when I ask for the house plonk here.

Leo McKern was great as Rumpole.

I’ve been calling my wife “She Who Must Be Obeyed” for decades. (She has a temper; and, well, she’s usually right most of the time).

I used to have one.

I going to assume it’s you. I won’t wave, though. That would be weird.

That will just make it worse.

see it.

It can be like one of those old “I Saw You” newspaper announcements.

There seems expertise in liquids and solids that might generate restaurant synergy.

The house cocktail would be my own proud invention, the Cascade Sunset. Vodka, tonic water, limoncello, and a dash of Aperol.

an ounce of limoncello, and a splash of Aperol.

Enjoy!

I recently got some ice cube trays that make nice large ice cubes with incredibly precise square angles. I mean, Pythagoras would be proud of these things. Those are better than the small, gravelly kind of ice because they won’t cloud up the drink.

cubes. I used to have a nice collection of them.

Okay, so I’m not a vodka snob. And it has been in my freezer for quite awhile.

Question - do you happen to know when that study will be released that shows that moderate drinking has absolutely no impact on health and longevity whatsoever?

Nazdrovia, mon ami!

Moderate drinking has no health benefits whatsoever. For years, guys like me who like red wine were hoping, but there isn’t.

Skål, chere Madame! 🥂

who is a Russian language expert and translator, tells me that “vodka” is a diminutive in Russian for water.

I’m not going to attempt the Gaelic spelling…

or Aquavit.

Which is nice, because last week was rotten.

Not drinking has serious social and psychological effect. But never drive drunk. Don't let it lead you into foolishness. Other things can lead you into foolishness as well.

I've had my last pint for Friday. Time to go to bed.

Wolf

that happened because she was driving drunk. She has a history of alcohol use disorder, and at our last visit, she told me proudly that she was sixty-five days sober. Then she relapsed.

cocktail, the Paper Plane (don't ask me!!!). Very interesting.