Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
...well, in order to sample said drams we're supposed to place them under a fairly complex sequence of operations - and repeat the whole process a few times to ensure proper scientific results... you may assume the actual samples will get completely transformed in the process of their sampling - call it scientific analysis... LF Larry Colen escreveu: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 05:33:33PM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:25:18PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: ...no prob with the address, no prob with the afternoon of June 6th, no prob at all with parties, regular or irregular. Please clarify occasional and dram... A drink of good whisky is a special occasion. I've always heard dram as just a small amount of whisky, but you prompted me to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_(unit) I guess it is 1/8 of a fluid ounce. In other words, a vanishingly small amount of an alcoholic beverage... Among this crowd, I assume that any amount of good singlemalt is vanishingly small. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
But Joseph. Are you sure ..you know the way to San Jose? John Graves WA1JG Sorry...couldn't resistjhg Joseph McAllister wrote: On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:17 , Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 02:09:15PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) A wee dram is also defined as a small amount of whisky, so it seems as if your definition would be occasional: a unit of time between 15 seconds and two minutes a wee dram: 20-200 ccs of whisky. I've got about 50 varieties of single malt in my collection (I was really into the whisky tastings for a while, and don't actually drink that much so they accumulated, especially once people started giving me whisky as gifts) so if you were to show up, I can assure you that you would not feel that you were being deprived of a sufficiency of good scotch. I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. Now this is beginning to sound worth the plane fare from Seattle to San Jose! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.59/2064 - Release Date: 04/17/09 07:08:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Sure do... Been there several times for conferences. It's the little burg just south of Cupertino, the promised land for Apple worshipers such as I. Got gas there on my way to Sunnyvale from San Leandro last year. Nice Shell station. Do you know? On Apr 20, 2009, at 08:38 , John Graves wrote: But Joseph. Are you sure ..you know the way to San Jose? John Graves WA1JG Sorry...couldn't resistjhg Joseph McAllister wrote: On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:17 , Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 02:09:15PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) A wee dram is also defined as a small amount of whisky, so it seems as if your definition would be occasional: a unit of time between 15 seconds and two minutes a wee dram: 20-200 ccs of whisky. I've got about 50 varieties of single malt in my collection (I was really into the whisky tastings for a while, and don't actually drink that much so they accumulated, especially once people started giving me whisky as gifts) so if you were to show up, I can assure you that you would not feel that you were being deprived of a sufficiency of good scotch. I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. Now this is beginning to sound worth the plane fare from Seattle to San Jose! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Forget that Seattle - San Jose air fare... I'm booking from BR - FOR/ ATL/ MCO/ a little earlier, MCO/ ATL/ .../ SJC, those promised, occasional drams, some time to see the Pacific and sober up (no time for scuba diving or kayaking this time around) then SJC/ ATL/ FOR... and you really don't want to know the fare. ...those things we do for our friends... ;-) LF (still hearing California songs, this time by Van Halen, next by Red Hot Chilly) Joseph McAllister escreveu: On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:17 , Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 02:09:15PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) A wee dram is also defined as a small amount of whisky, so it seems as if your definition would be occasional: a unit of time between 15 seconds and two minutes a wee dram: 20-200 ccs of whisky. I've got about 50 varieties of single malt in my collection (I was really into the whisky tastings for a while, and don't actually drink that much so they accumulated, especially once people started giving me whisky as gifts) so if you were to show up, I can assure you that you would not feel that you were being deprived of a sufficiency of good scotch. I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. Now this is beginning to sound worth the plane fare from Seattle to San Jose! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 05:33:33PM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:25:18PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: ...no prob with the address, no prob with the afternoon of June 6th, no prob at all with parties, regular or irregular. Please clarify occasional and dram... A drink of good whisky is a special occasion. I've always heard dram as just a small amount of whisky, but you prompted me to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_(unit) I guess it is 1/8 of a fluid ounce. In other words, a vanishingly small amount of an alcoholic beverage... Among this crowd, I assume that any amount of good singlemalt is vanishingly small. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 07:46:43PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Apr 17, 2009, at 17:30 , Larry Colen wrote: Oh hell, that involves moving your body! I was expecting to sit in a dual Barcalounger and listen to Muddy Waters whilst sipping a variety of single malt Scotch with attractive, intelligent and well schooled company just in off the beach. Or once the dancing starts, sitting in a chair under the redwoods, listening to muddy waters and the like while watching lovely young lasses dance to said music, with your view occastionally eclipsed by the guys dancing with said lasses. These shots were taken at a blues dance last night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616902417929/ About the time I was taking this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3453547056/meta/in/set-72157616902417929 Someone was interrupting the guy who broke into my girlfriends car. Fortunately, before he got into the trunk where the lenses and computer were stored. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
...no prob with the address, no prob with the afternoon of June 6th, no prob at all with parties, regular or irregular. Please clarify occasional and dram... LF Larry Colen escreveu: Technically, Felton rather than Santa Cruz. But the plan is to have a whisky tasting at my house the afternoon of June 6th, and a regular party that evening. Since there are one or two people on this list that enjoy an occasional dram of single malt, I wanted to give you a heads up. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:25:18PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: ...no prob with the address, no prob with the afternoon of June 6th, no prob at all with parties, regular or irregular. Please clarify occasional and dram... A drink of good whisky is a special occasion. I've always heard dram as just a small amount of whisky, but you prompted me to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_(unit) I guess it is 1/8 of a fluid ounce. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) LF Larry Colen escreveu: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:25:18PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: ...no prob with the address, no prob with the afternoon of June 6th, no prob at all with parties, regular or irregular. Please clarify occasional and dram... A drink of good whisky is a special occasion. I've always heard dram as just a small amount of whisky, but you prompted me to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_(unit) I guess it is 1/8 of a fluid ounce. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 02:09:15PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) A wee dram is also defined as a small amount of whisky, so it seems as if your definition would be occasional: a unit of time between 15 seconds and two minutes a wee dram: 20-200 ccs of whisky. I've got about 50 varieties of single malt in my collection (I was really into the whisky tastings for a while, and don't actually drink that much so they accumulated, especially once people started giving me whisky as gifts) so if you were to show up, I can assure you that you would not feel that you were being deprived of a sufficiency of good scotch. I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
...long, very long, very long smile indeed... :-) LF (California Dreamin' on the soundtrack) Larry Colen escreveu: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 02:09:15PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) A wee dram is also defined as a small amount of whisky, so it seems as if your definition would be occasional: a unit of time between 15 seconds and two minutes a wee dram: 20-200 ccs of whisky. I've got about 50 varieties of single malt in my collection (I was really into the whisky tastings for a while, and don't actually drink that much so they accumulated, especially once people started giving me whisky as gifts) so if you were to show up, I can assure you that you would not feel that you were being deprived of a sufficiency of good scotch. I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I guess it is 1/8 of a fluid ounce. That must be why we don't drink it at GFM. Dave -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:17 , Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 02:09:15PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) A wee dram is also defined as a small amount of whisky, so it seems as if your definition would be occasional: a unit of time between 15 seconds and two minutes a wee dram: 20-200 ccs of whisky. I've got about 50 varieties of single malt in my collection (I was really into the whisky tastings for a while, and don't actually drink that much so they accumulated, especially once people started giving me whisky as gifts) so if you were to show up, I can assure you that you would not feel that you were being deprived of a sufficiency of good scotch. I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. Now this is beginning to sound worth the plane fare from Seattle to San Jose! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Here's the definition of a dram. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/dram Bill On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:17 , Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 02:09:15PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: Sorry Larry, and please don't feel sad or think less of our friendship... one eight of a fluid ounce may be a problem... unless there are more of those drams available nearby... :-) A wee dram is also defined as a small amount of whisky, so it seems as if your definition would be occasional: a unit of time between 15 seconds and two minutes a wee dram: 20-200 ccs of whisky. I've got about 50 varieties of single malt in my collection (I was really into the whisky tastings for a while, and don't actually drink that much so they accumulated, especially once people started giving me whisky as gifts) so if you were to show up, I can assure you that you would not feel that you were being deprived of a sufficiency of good scotch. I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. Now this is beginning to sound worth the plane fare from Seattle to San Jose! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 01:53:31PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. Now this is beginning to sound worth the plane fare from Seattle to San Jose! :-) You should see some of the ladies I know in Seattle who dance blues. As it turns out part of the date selection is that one of the blues dancers from Seattle, who like singlemalt, will be in town that weekend. lrc -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:25:18PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: ...no prob with the address, no prob with the afternoon of June 6th, no prob at all with parties, regular or irregular. Please clarify occasional and dram... A drink of good whisky is a special occasion. I've always heard dram as just a small amount of whisky, but you prompted me to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dram_(unit) I guess it is 1/8 of a fluid ounce. In other words, a vanishingly small amount of an alcoholic beverage... keith -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Bill Owens wrote: Here's the definition of a dram. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/dram Bill In volume, 3/4 of a teaspoon! IOW, not much, pal... keith :-D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
On Apr 17, 2009, at 17:30 , Larry Colen wrote: On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 01:53:31PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: I could even introduce you to some ladies who enjoy blues. Now this is beginning to sound worth the plane fare from Seattle to San Jose! :-) You should see some of the ladies I know in Seattle who dance blues. As it turns out part of the date selection is that one of the blues dancers from Seattle, who like singlemalt, will be in town that weekend. Oh hell, that involves moving your body! I was expecting to sit in a dual Barcalounger and listen to Muddy Waters whilst sipping a variety of single malt Scotch with attractive, intelligent and well schooled company just in off the beach. :-( If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Technically, Felton rather than Santa Cruz. But the plan is to have a whisky tasting at my house the afternoon of June 6th, and a regular party that evening. Since there are one or two people on this list that enjoy an occasional dram of single malt, I wanted to give you a heads up. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Burp. Thanks Dave On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Technically, Felton rather than Santa Cruz. But the plan is to have a whisky tasting at my house the afternoon of June 6th, and a regular party that evening. Since there are one or two people on this list that enjoy an occasional dram of single malt, I wanted to give you a heads up. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tentative: Whisky tasting June 6th, Santa Cruz CA
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Technically, Felton rather than Santa Cruz. But the plan is to have a whisky tasting at my house the afternoon of June 6th, and a regular party that evening. Since there are one or two people on this list that enjoy an occasional dram of single malt, I wanted to give you a heads up. My daughter lives just up the street in Ben Lomond! Now, if I were visiting her that weekend, that Saturday, that would be fun! Send me some contact info, and I'll see what happens that weekend! I'd love to join you for a tot in the afternoon! keith whaley A Pentaxian and single malt lover still living in Los Angeles! :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
