Wine of the Week

2/17/2010 in Food and Wine by face | No comments

Columbia Crest Two Vines Vineyard 10 Red Washington 2007 88 points, $8

Plush and polished, not a big wine but it applies pillowy tannins around a core of dark berry and sassafras flavors. Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Grenache and Mourvèdre. Drink now. 50,000 cases made. From Washington.-Harvey Steiman

via Wine of the Week for January 11, 2010 | Wine of the Week | News & Features | Wine Spectator.

Albertson’s has this for $6-$7 per bottle. First few I found were 2006, which I think is actually better than the 2007 – what a little age can do.

Gotta keep MarsEdit honest

2/12/2010 in General by face | No comments

Currently playing in iTunes: Solar Bingers by Oberlin Jazz Septet

Listen to SXSW ‘10 Bands

2/12/2010 in Music by face | No comments

SXSW has set up an official SXSW station called SXSW 2010 Music - which is featured in the SHOUTcast Radio Directory — where you can listen to many of the amazing bands who will be performing at SXSW 2010.  SHOUTcast Radio features over 32,000 radio stations from around the world and offers free broadcasting tools to set-up your own radio station. You can even get great SXSW music on-the-go via the SHOUTcast iPhone app.

via Listen to SXSW ‘10 Bands on SHOUTcast Radio | SXSW.com.

In 2009 there were over 1,200 tunes submitted to SXSW. I’ve made it through about 1/3 of them. Most haven’t caught my fancy, but a few (4) have. Catchy enough for me to rate them 3 stars or better. At this rate about 1% will make it into the “make sure we listen to more” list.

What’s It Worth?

2/8/2010 in General by face | No comments

Espresso doesn’t cost enough.

via What’s It Worth? « Why Not? Coffee.

Interesting…

A Myth of Grass-Fed Beef

1/28/2010 in Food and Wine by face | No comments

On the PBS website for the muckraking documentary King Corn—a film that roundly attacks industrial agriculture—the following declaration is made: “Before WW II, most Americans had never eaten corn-fed beef.” This claim, which has become a mantra in sustainable agriculture, is more often than not dispatched to rally support for grass-fed beef—a supposedly healthier and more environmentally sound way to feed cattle—which is to say, in accordance with the rhythms of nature rather than the time clock of industry.

via A Myth of Grass-Fed Beef – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com.

Baton Hero

1/8/2010 in Album Covers by face | No comments

via Gustavo Dudamel | LA Phil | Game:

Show only exact duplicate tracks in iTunes – Mac OS X Hints

1/8/2010 in Album Covers by face | No comments

In iTunes, a very useful feature is the File » Show Duplicates menu item. As expected by its name, you can use this feature to help weed out duplicates from your iTunes library. However, many people (myself included) have different versions of songs, remixes and such, which will show up as duplicates when using this feature.

The solution is to hold down the option key prior to selecting this menu item. When you do, Show Duplicates changes to Show Exact Duplicates. In this mode, iTunes shows only true duplicates, and not remixes or alternate versions.

via Show only exact duplicate tracks in iTunes – Mac OS X Hints:

Oh this is so nice. I can get rid of a few (bunch) tunes that are replicants in so many ways.

Five Ways Apple’s Tablet May Change the World

12/31/2009 in Readers Digest Centerfolds by face | No comments

So yes, the Jesus Tablet will appear.

via Five Ways Apple’s Tablet May Change the World – BusinessWeek.

Readability – An Arc90 Lab Experiment

12/31/2009 in General by face | No comments

READABILITY is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you’re reading. Follow the steps below to install READABILITY in your Web browser.

Readability – An Arc90 Lab Experiment.

Ohhh – my eyes thank you so much. Now I can actually read in the browser as opposed to copy/paste text. So nice.

TBUZZ is pretty neat, too.

Four-Finger Closed Position (FFcP)

12/28/2009 in Music by face | No comments

The virtually infinite combinations within 12 keys can easily be reduced and understood, by adopting the Four Finger Closed Position system (FFcP).

via Jazz Mandolin Lesson – Four-Finger Closed Position (FFcP).

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