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[Todd and Margo Chester, the Griswold's yuppie neighbors, appear] Todd: Hey Griswold. Where do you think you're gonna put a tree that big? Clark: Bend over and I'll show you. Todd: You've got a lot of nerve talking to me like that Griswold. Clark: I wasn't talking to you. :D

"Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since...

IMHO, these kits are on par with most entry level wine kits. They are not great at reproducing true varietal flavors, but they do produce a decent table wines. It's all about expectations, just do not expect too much and I believe you will be happy.

The Barolo came out just okay.. Had nice flavor, but was on the thin side.. In hindsight I should have either cut it down to a 5 gal batch or added bananas etc to increase body, or both.. I have had better results with the white wines, with the chardonnay being a staple in our household.. I also...

No, just 6 gal.. I do not top up until the clearing stage... No worry about headspace while you have active fermentation..

I remember this from back in 1992... Link

An Atheist was taking a walk through the woods. What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! "What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charging towards...

An Anniversary Wish... A married couple, both 60 years old, were celebrating their 35th wedding Anniversary. During their party, a wizard appeared to congratulate them and grant them each one wish. The wife wanted to travel around the world and poof – the wife had tickets in her hand for...

Wade, It's one of those Amazon kits.. Peach Chard Link As for the IPA, I bottled it over 2 weeks ago, tried the first one over the weekend, and it is by far the best beer I have made to date! I already ordered another kit!!

Ditto here.. Small end of the good ole paddle stirrer...

Since we have a nautical picture posted, I'll post a more recent photo as well.. It was my sons first fishing trip.. Didn't catch anything, but we had fun!!

2 Tylenol, a PB & J sandwich, and a tall glass of milk seems to work for me..

LOL!! I thought it was Troy getting knocked in the head with a rolling pin... I was way off!

Anyone else in the Northeast feel the earthquake we had at 1:40 this afternoon? Only very minor tremble felt here in Albany..