http://www.johnnywino.com A Look at the World Through Foggy Eyes. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:34:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mick sent me this link, and it made me want to post.  It's been a long time, but I'm still alive.  Thanks to Chieftan for Portuguese cork.  I'm really looking forward to some Thanksgiving Wine.  Best Wishes for the holidays.ShareThis http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/11/19/wino-test/ We had plans to go to the community playhouse for a murder mystery this month, but plans change. House of Blues is opening in Houston, and one of the shows really stood out. Ghostland Observatory is an Austin duo that, quite simply, rocks. Check out their MySpace ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/09/30/two-tickets/ We're celebrating life and electricity tonight. Ike shook the house for several hours this morning, but all is well here in Katy. There are many in the area that have not been so fortunate. The coastal area is, for the most part, devastated. Flooding and fire, ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/09/14/ike-update/ It's so fuckin' quiet. I have both tv's on and all I hear is silence. There's a loneliness that slowly consumes me the later it gets. I should go to bed, but there's nobody there. I don't feel ready for sleep. I lived by myself for seven years and ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/09/09/empty-house/ For those of you who still check to see if I'm ever going to blog again, I am. After all, it's been over two weeks since I've done anything. It's also been two weeks since I started teaching again. Working full time really detracts from your blogging ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/09/06/new-look-new-blog/ Pop the cork off any gathering with WINEOPOLY! Players buy favorite wines, collect bunches of grapes and trade them in for decanters. Sounds easy enough but add Import Taxes and serving faux pas and it becomes a little more difficult and a lot more fun! Learn while you play! Each ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/08/23/game-time/ A 40 year-old woman was arrested and her 11 month-old daughter was placed in protective custody after an officer witnessed her give her child a bottle she had filled with wine. Kathryn Bowen has been released after being charged with endangering the welfare of a minor for the incident ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/08/23/bottle-shock-not-the-movie/ Want to dine at one of Wine Spectator's award winning restaurants? Good luck. It's hard to get a table because there are no tables. Osteria L’Intrepido was given the magazine's Award of Excellence in the August 2008 edition. There's one small problem. The restaurant doesn't ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/08/23/wine-trickery/ I have found the ultimate gift for the beer drinker in your family. The Beer Tender is now available from Krups for under $300. Dubbed "The ultimate at home draught beer experience," it refrigerates and dispenses Heineken from their 5 liter draughtkeg (also available in Heine Light). ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/08/19/christmas-is-only-4-12-months-away/ There are only three theaters in the Houston area that are showing Bottle Shock. That should have been my first clue.  It wasn't a bad movie, but it isn't worth a trip to the theater either.  It will make a nice diversion some weekend at home.  The movie would have ... http://www.johnnywino.com/2008/08/17/bottle-shock-soon-to-video/