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<blockquote>That's awesome eff! I've been meaning to try the CCW direction one of these days..sounds like shay did great for her first time...</blockquote> The climbs are easier in the CCW direction. Also, Cook's Corner as almost at the halfway point and you can refill your bottles there.

<a href="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/when-will-southern-california-home.html">Mish</a> on the SoCal housing market.

Shay and I did the Santiago loop counterclockwise. It was her first time! We even added a few miles onto the finish and it worked out to 41.7 miles. Looking forward to Solvang!

<blockquote>What do you not like about Chardonnay</blockquote> It just comes across as weak... Listless. Even the bolder ones don't dazzle me the way a peppy <a href="http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.asp?sku=00000005781">sav blanc </a>can. I also find that some chards seem to trigger the...

Faster than a decanter would be nice. Would you say that doohickey is equivalent to twenty minutes in the decanter? An Hour?

On their website, you can sort out the wines on the 5-cent sale. I've never shopped them very carefully so I don't know if what amounts to 50% off is a good deal on those wines or not.

In the meantime, BevMo 5-cent sale is underway. Edit: Costco continues to delight with its meager but seemingly well-chosen selection.

When does the new wine place in the Tustin Marketplace open?

Kept my 401k out of the market for all of 1999 (and earning 5.9% APY) until after I saw that y2k was a non-event. Then I went all-in during the first week of Jan 2000. You can imagine how that turned out. In 1999, I had access to a tech-heavy mid-cap fund that returned 110% which I...

CR posters said it's a snoozer. They *like* economics, too.

Hang around on garbage collection mornings. Listen for the recycle truck lift-arm to strain noticeably. Then listen for enough ear-splitting glass clinkage to wake the dead. (wear earplugs in Westpark on Wed. morning, y'all. Trust me.)

I waited too long and missed signing up for a 5% CD (at Indymac). Now I have a second chance with WaMu! :-)

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<em>A panel solar system will cost 25-30k and how many years will one stay in the same house to break even with the initial cost. Assuming monthly energy bill is around $80 and it will take 375 months or 31 years to pay off by then an obselete piece of technology</em> Always better ROI in...

If only I'd had the foresight to short financials.

File under <strong><a href="http://www.housingwire.com/2008/08/21/for-first-time-buyers-expectations-may-not-match-reality/">Cry Me a River</a></strong>: <em>The housing bust is forcing many to reconsider their notions of housing and what it means to be a homeowner, but perhaps no group has...

I'm with Countrywide on a 7-month, 4.10% APY. No, I don't expect it to mature. I'll get the money back in the form of a check from the FDIC.

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