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Subject:Re: What Are You Working On? From:"Will Husa" <Will -dot- Husa -at- 4techwriter -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:20:47 -0500
I had been working on a procedure manual for the credit card and check
processing industry, but all this talk about food and wine has me eyeing the
refrigerator. Is it too early for dinner?
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From: "Al Geist" <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>
To: <john -at- garisons -dot- com>
Cc: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 3:18 PM
Subject: RE: What Are You Working On?
>I used to live in Napa back in the 70s/80s, before moving to Alaska.
>Hitting
> a vineyard or two on the way to rafting the Russian River out of
> Cloverdale
> was a regular weekend event. That was back when you could camp along the
> river and partake in other products of the Napa/Sonoma/Mendocino County
> farmers.
>
> If you can get it, try some Copper River Red salmon from Alaska. We get
> frozen filets from the local Shaw's market, but I've also seen it in other
> stores. It's totally different from the bland farmed salmon and it's meat
> is
> almost blood red. It's considered one of the best smoked salmon you can
> get
> (although some people like Chum salmon better).
>
> The snow up here in the Champlain Valley is mostly gone, which is okay by
> me. I'm not into mowing lawns, but it beats shoveling snow. To much
> work....
>
> Speaking of work, as I told Bill, all this talk of food and libations has
> just about killed my ability to continue working on the service manual
> addendum in front of me. The deck beckons.....the beer is cold....
>
> Al Geist
> Technical Writing, Help, Web Design, Video, Photography
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>
> "...I walked to work, quit my job, and kept walking. Better to be a
> pilgrim
> without a destination, I figured, than to cross the wrong threshold each
> day." (Anon.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john -at- garisons -dot- com [mailto:john -at- garisons -dot- com]
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 4:05 PM
> To: Al Geist
> Cc: 'Bill Swallow'; 'Nancy Allison'; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: What Are You Working On?
>
> I'm looking forward to a Mo Zin from my college buddy Pete Spann's
> vineyard. (www.spannvineyards.com) Delightful stuff! The way he tells it,
> I'm partially to blame for his career in wine (I got him the first job at
> Brennan's in New Orleans ...) Anyway, he makes some darned good wine!
>
> A little salmon in the smoker for an hour or two is a great accompaniment.
>
> And the snow is mostly off the lawn, but we still have at least two 5-foot
> high drifts next to the garage ... and I'm two hours south of you, Al!
>
> John G
>
>
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