Sokalife

Lips Like Sugar

Love and Fun in every sense.

...and of course it goes well with the song "Lips like Sugar" by Echo and the Bunnymen:

Dedicated To MG

Pirate Day !

Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Yarr!

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Vonnegut's Journey

"Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something." - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

A Good Man for Mankind.

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Long Hard Look Into The Future

 

It has been said that "Luck Favors the Prepared" and it has been proven again and again, because the more you make yourself ready the more you'll be able to achieve once the situation ( and 'if' ) presents itself. To say this is common sense bears nothing on the true meaning of your actions, for the perfect situation seldom happens, so you have to adjust with the resources available and present at such time if it were the case...

What I mean by all this is simply that one cannot take little things for granted, little things like phone numbers, weather conditions, popular culture, common and current affairs, they will get you out of trouble, so pay attention to your surroundings and you'll live to see many opportunities come and most of them will have nothing to do with Luck.

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Wine Review: 2004 Château Cluzan-Bordeaux

My first impression was that this is a very young wine by French standards; that being said, there were a couple of surprises with this one: one, the use of nomacorc® which I have to say is my second encounter with it. Two, the colour was absolutely purple, and I mean Royaly purple, (for a brodeaux at least) and also the long and very defined woody fruity sort of grassy taste, which was divine at least for me.

Strong palate but with a hint of astringency that is common with young wines from the region but on the light side, not to raspy.

As for the nose, long oak and fresh flowers, some chocolate and a bit of clover and fruits. I really was surprised, and all this of course means it didn't last long. It is quite good although I was not able to define the finish, it was not noticeable.

 

Note: this is a quality controlled wine which might explain the use of nomacorc®, but otherwise it's a good table wine fit for almost any social occasion. ( nomacorc also prevents the wines from getting corked: TCA presence.)

Price: Around $14.00 USD.

Sense of Reality

Keep your feet on the ground and your head up high, look for the sky and the world will follow.

Down Arrow by OFL.

Inner Workings

For most human beings gathered around urban centers, a big part the whole moving about has to do with their cars (OK, a Lot of it); I find it strange that for some reason, and I know I am not alone on this, parking structures have an appealing allure that resembles that of a morbid dismay and strange attractors all rolled up into one big feeling, good or bad, that we can't help but wonder about them.
I particularly find them quite astounding, not all of them mind you, just the grand scheme/made for masses/keeps you car dry and safe sort of garages like the one picture below:

I have seen and been in plenty of them and every time, there is an opportunity to study them and analyze parts or all of their anatomy: the inter-columnar distance, height, ventilation system, lighting, paving, markings, signs, etc. all of which make or break the deal for user satisfaction. Some are so amazing that they resemble movie sets or, to say it in another fashion, have a very cinematic feel to them ( which is the case with the one in the photo ).

I for one am all for these containers of people's hopes and bedazzled investments, and in a world where there are more and more cars ( we all love our cars let's be real ) it seems a good fit to make the most of such a place, i. e. design a better mousetrap of a parking garage so that we don't have to see ugly once entering or leaving a simple place to keep your car albeit a very expensive one.

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100 STEPS

A short film about life as a wonderer in the city.

Christmas Wishes

         

What Do You Want For Christmas ?

... a new bike ?

... a weekend getaway to Napa Valley ?

... a Video Game Console ?

... whatever it is, make sure to let everyone know what special gifts you desire for this holiday season! go to Ochobits Christmas wish list maker and make sure you tell everyone about it, who knows, maybe you'll get that special item in your list this time around..!

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Exotic is In!

If you have a flare for the exotic from time to time, I suggest a very simple and flavourful snack:

You will need some gummy candy, any kind, and a Chile pepper: red, jalapeño or Serrano. Take one bite of the gummy snack and one bite of the pepper and enjoy. Another way would be to serve the peppers sliced lengthwise to better handle the bites.

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