Miscellaneous Rambling
Another long Thanksgiving weekend goes in the record books. This one might go down as one of my heaviest-drinking campaigns. On Wednesday, I drank about a dozen vodka-tonics, though I never felt very drunk and I woke up with a short-lived hangover. A testament to the pureness of vodka? Possibly, or maybe a testament to my alcoholism. But then again, those drinks were spaced over the course of six hours, so that no doubt helped. * * * * * * On Friday evening, I was introduced to mulled wine, which was served to me as "glühwein." According to wikipedia, "glühwein is usually prepared from red wine, heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star aniseed, citrus, sugar and at times vanilla pods." I might buy a bottle for Christmas Eve, but otherwise, I'll probably indulge it rarely. I don't need the extra sugar. * * * * * * * Besides, I tried a great red wine the weekend before last: Drops of Jupiter. Now I just need to find it in a local store. * * * * * * * Please don't forget to use TDE as your portal to Amazon during the shopping season. The 5% kickbacks add up this time of year.
