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The title of this entry comes from a spam e-mail message I received today. I found it to be poetic.

Anyhow…the weekend. On Saturday, we drove north to Napa for a few random Wine Country stops. We were joined by our friend Paolo, visiting from LA for the weekend. We hit all new wineries this trip. Jeff’s favorite was the sparkling wine from Domaine Carneros.

We stayed in Napa for a delightful dinner at the Rutherford Grill. Exceptional ribs. Exceptional mojitos. Just good all-around. Everyone enjoyed their meals. The cows in the parking lot kept us safe.

On Sunday, we drove south for a change. We got a late start after a sunny breakfast (Jeff’s own asparagus and goat cheese fritatas…yum). After wandering the small downtown shopping area, we stopped at our FAVORITE plan nursery to take in the spectacular variety.

I also took THIS photo one of the mornings. Not exactly sure how to work it in effectively 🙂

I suppose that since James asked TWICE for the secret behind my hotel ‘string of light’ image, that perhaps I owe an answer 🙂

Simply enough, I was just playing with the captivating blue light from my iGo power supply. 15 second exposure. Fun in the dark!! Who said that power supplies couldn’t be exciting.

Curt and I had dinner Wednesday night at Chili’s in Tysons Corner. We were seated promptly in a charming booth with faux leather cushions. We ordered chips and salsa to start, accompanied by Presidente Margaritas served in a cobalt blue shaker. Dinner for both of us was the tangy boneless buffalo wings, with a side of cool blue cheese dressing.

It was a magical evening. I’m sure that Jeff and Cheryl are jealous!

[James and Ginger…do you want a plug for our dinner?]

Hotels can be dull dull dull. So, I amused myself trying to find some art in my room. Heh, fun times 🙂

I’m happy to say that I only seem to watch crap TV when I’m on business travel. I’ve posted a couple of those crazy info commercials before, but this one today takes the cake.

Today’s photo comes from a half-hour infomercial on Comedy Central (I think), which I stumbled on while I was ironing this morning. It was an infomercial featuring a televangelist pitching “Miracle Spring Water”. Apparently, you can call and get this stuff, follow the instructions, and it will help you get money.

Seriously. The quote was “God knows where all the money is, and we can help you find it.”

I couldn’t make this up.