Two most prized material possessions

    Since I have moved to England I have lost the 2 things (material) that I value most.  My motorcycle (stolen) and My wine (corked).  I have had a fairly big collection of wine.  Total cost of about £1000.  No small sum for me.  Since this heat wave began my flat's temperature has gone from 20c to as high as 40c degrees.   Anyone that knows anything about wine can tell you that temperature fluctuation is the first and best killer of wine. 

    I keep all of my wine in wicker baskets on a book shelf as far from any windows as possible.  The key thing was dark (light is another killer) and minimal air flow.  Save a wine fridge; this is my only option.  When I lived in America I kept wine this exact way for over 5 years never losing a bottle.

    This post may be pre-emptive as I have yet to go through all of it yet, but over the past 4 days I have opened 6 bottles; 4 whites and 2 reds.  Of those bottles only 1 wasn't corked a cheap (sub £8) Rioja.  If I lost my more prized wines I will be extremely distraught. 

    I know people will say they are material but most of these wines I have had for years.  They were gifts from many friends and family over the years.  To lose them would be very upsetting to me.  I cherish wine, love the industry, and would quit my job tomorrow to be a vineyard manager or winemaker.  I have family in the wine industry, have worked on vineyards, even went to school to train in wines and winemaking.  Needless to say I like wine, probably more than most.

What to do now?  Well one thing's for sure, I'm not buying anymore wine to keep while living in England.  I can't currently afford a wine fridge (a decent one is about £300), and storage at a facility is also out of range.  I don't know what I'm going to do.  I have a lot of vinegar, maybe I can create some new fancy blend.  yuck yuck . . . I'll probably just start over, although I'm still completely gutted about the whole thing.  Life goes on . . .

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10 years later

Probably one of the greatest and most influential bands ever released their last album 10 years ago on the 15th of August.  Sublime (not an official site) is extending their self-titled album.

This release will included a number of tracks that were intended to be used on the original by Brad and the band but due to an untimely overdose weren't.

A long standing argument is that if Bradley was alive for even a few more months he would have been remembered equally to Kurt.

Here is a list of the songs on the re-release:

Disc one:
"Trenchtown Rock"
"Doin' Time" (original mix)
"Wrong Way"
"Paddle Out"
"What I Got"
"Pawn Shop"
"April 29th, 1992 (Miami)"
"Santeria"
"Seed"
"Jailhouse"
"Caress Me Down"
"The Ballad of Johnny Butt"
"Under My Voodoo"
"Burritos"
"Same in the End"
"Get Ready"
"What I Got (Reprise)"
"Garden Grove"

Disc two:
"I Love My Dog"
"Superstar Punani"
"April 29th, 1992 (Miami)" (alternate version)
"Saw Red" (acoustic)
"Little District" (acoustic)
"Zimbabwe" (acoustic)
"What I Got" (alternate version)
"Doin' Time" (Uptown Dub)
"Doin' Time" (Eerie Splendor remix)
"Doin' Time" (Wyclef Jean remix)
"Doin' Time" (Marshall Arts remix)
"Doin' Time" (Marshall Arts instrumental)
"April 29th, 1992" (instrumental)
"Caress Me Down" (instrumental)
"What I Got" (instrumental)

Videos:
"What I Got"
"Wrong Way"
"Santeria"
"Doin' Time" (original mix/alternate version)
"What I Got (Reprise)"

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World jump day

Tomorrow is the day when all of us need to get together and jump. Each year on the 20th of July we try to disrupt the earth. I know so far we haven't been successful but that is because we aren't trying hard enough. I reckon that if we "all" get it right we will be able to due amazing things. My predictions for problems averted by "the jump" are as follows.

1. Peace in the middle east

I'm not really sure how; but there is a good chance that Israel and the ME will place down their weapons if we can work this out. They will (possibly) believe divine intervention.

2. End of global warming

My prediction is that when we jump the ozone will allow all of the CO2 in the upper atmosphere to escape via an opening, then upon landing it will close up and it will appear as if pollution never existed. In a few years people will sit back and say, "Wow, who would have thunk it?".

3. I will become a millionaire

This one is very simple. By the amount of hits/click-throughs I get from this blog I will become a millionaire via the Goggle ads. My plan is fool proof.

I know all of you out there don't believe me but there is only one way to find out. I mean come on, how much fun will it be to stand up in unison and jump. You will be able to right that time off when you file your taxes. It will go down under the voluteer section, IANAA but "World Jump Day" has to count. The problem will be calculating out the exact price of the jump. Hey there's an idea, what a way to stick it to the man. Practice jumping and claim that back to. The money will start rolling in.

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