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  1. On 9/2/2025 at 11:54 AM, txduck87 said:

    Headed to Sonoma (the town) for my 60th next week.  Looking for a few specific recs.   Have looked in the thread and it's quite frankly overwhelming from what to pick to do.  Never been and we are not huge knowledgeable wine people (like to drink it but certainly not experts ) but do want to try some different things and just experience the whole vibe there. Staying at the Fairmont Mission Inn and Spa while there so hopefully that is a good spot??  We aren't interested in $90 wine tastings and would be happy if there are some good ones to try right in town. My only restaurant reservation so far is at the Girl and Fig.

    Here I'd like some guidance on.

    1) Best pick for a nice restaurant for my 60th. Not French Laundry type prices but something nice ($250-$400 all in for 2 type place).  Willing to drive on this one a bit but the closer to Sonoma, the better. 

    2) 2-3 Reasonably priced winery tastings.   Willing to drive a little but would be great if there was a can't miss right in Sonoma. 

    3) Are the guided tours worth it for one day to see several wineries?  Not usually a fan of group travel but don't want to be driving around if I'm visiting 2-3 spots in a day.

    4) 1/2 day hiking spot.  4-8 miler ---moderate type thing.

    Appreciate any help/thoughts.

     

     

    Wine tastings aren't what they used to be in terms of price.  None are really cheap anymore.  On the bright side, most will knock off a tasting or two when wine is purchased.  A recommendation on wine tastings depends on what type of wine you prefer (if you know).  Some ideas:

    Pinot Noir - Walt Winery, just off the square in Sonoma.  Our favorite Pinots in the area.  We were white wine only drinkers when we first arrived in Sonoma and the Pinot Noir here was our "gateway drug" into reds.

    Zinfandel - Wellington Cellars, north of town between Santa Rosa and Sonoma.  They have a number of Zins including from vines planted in 1882, 1912 and 1924.

    Cab and Red Blend - Three Fat Guys Wine, here's a curve ball for you.  Just south of town, founded by three former Packers linemen, hence the name.  They make a good red blend that's not too expensive (The Linemen) and a Cab or two that's good (though kind of expensive).

    I might have some other suggestions depending on what you like (white, red, bubbly, ports, etc.).

    If you want to combine a hike with wine tasting, you can check out Bartolomew Estate Winery.  Beautiful spots to drink wine outside and the expansive property includes miles of hiking trails that lead up into the hills that surround the property.  Plenty of Redwoods up there.

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  2. I'm looking to clean out the closet a bit and have some tickets and memorabilia for sale.  Most of it is UT related.

    In all, there are over 200 ticket stubs, two signed footballs and three other signed items.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/BtRhgvgQCjuFM96p6

    Notable tickets
    Oklahoma 1985, 1989, 2000
    Texas A&M 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
    Nebraska 1999, 2003, 2007
    Penn State 1989
    UCLA 1997, 2010
    Ohio State 2006
    Ole Miss 2013

    The 1998 game against Texas A&M was the game in which Ricky Williams set the career rushing record and cemented his Heisman season.

    The Ricky Williams picture is signed by Mack Brown.  Ricky's signature is printed, not signed.  Th line to get his signature was insane!
    1998 Spring practice guide signed by Mack Brown, Carl Reese (defensive coordinator) and several players.

    The football signed by Mack Brown was given to me by a friend who works at UPS.  He was part of the ceremony of the "game ball" being delivered before the start of the game.

    The football signed by several players (multiple pictures) includes Archie Manning's signature as well as those of many other Saints players. Elois Grooms, Henry Childs, Don Schwartz, Fred Sturt, Derland Moore, Barry Bennett, Wayne Wilson, Ricky Ray, Reggie Mathis, Tony Galbreath, Rick Partrige, Garo Yepremian, etc.  Appears to have been signed near the 1980 season.

    Richard Neal played for the Saints and the Jets as a Defensive End and died at the age of 35.

    If anyone is interested in these items please reach out to me.  I do have a reseller interested in them, but I'd prefer to sell to a Longhorn fan directly if possible.

  3. 2 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

    To say Hitler wasn't grifting is way off base.  He was worth 3-5 billion dollars at his death in '45.  In '33 he had a worth in the thousands.

    IIRC, Hitler got a royalty every time his image was used by the German Government.  So every postage stamp printed put a bit more money into his pockets.

    Let's not give anyone else ideas, OK?

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  4. 24 minutes ago, Chopper said:

    Reported 1,000 kg payload, enough to blow apart buildings

     

    The shape and size remind me of an earlier weapon.  Even the payload is somewhat similar 850 kg versus 1,000 kg.  A bit faster, with a longer range and I'm sure much, much more accurate.  Hopefully this has a greater effect on the conflict.

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  5. 2 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    Was coming here to post this. Thus far its only the Congress website. Leaves out stuff about habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and the prohibition on states coining money. 

    Animal Farm vibes

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  6. 3 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

    They are also deciding en masse to not vacation in the US anymore.  Wife was reading me an article earlier today.  Canadian visits to the US are down almost 60% and European visits are down almost 40%.  It's a big deal because they stay for weeks at a time and spend a lot of money when they visit.

    We have friends in Germany who we've visited multiple times.  In the recent past, they were looking forward to visiting us in California.  That will not happen with the current environment and the reasons given were not implied, but quite explicit.  They don't feel safe or welcome here.  Just another anecdote, but this one affects us directly.

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  7. 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Man, Trump sure has some bad luck with his appointments and other hires.  He nominated Powell for the Fed Chair in 2018, and as it turns out, Powell is too late, too angry, too stupid, and too political for the job.  Dang it!

    And the most incompetent or corrupt building renovations in all of the history of construction!  Humans have been building things for thousands of years.

    The Sydney Opera House had a reported 1,400% cost overrun.  So it has to be worse than that.

    We truly live in extraordinary times.

  8. 11 minutes ago, Hookah Horns said:

    Ummm. How the fuck is someone this insane getting hired in the first place? This is horrifying. 

    KTLA report, so in I'm assuing this is in California.  Covering ones license plate like that is illegal, as far as I understand it.  Law and order!  

  9. 54 minutes ago, speed817 said:

    "Mr President, this is Congress, we have a problem! We have $88 billion!!!  Sir we don't know where it came from!!!"

    Trump:  "Check the tariffs......"

    r/facepalm - Y’all we got $88 billion dollars due to tariffs

    "Sir" - His most obvious tell about yet another lie.

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  10. 2 hours ago, Chopper said:

    Sickening

     

    But Russia was booted from the G7/8 AFTER it invaded Ukraine with little Green Men and annexed Crimea.  So, of course, he's wrong again.

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  11. More hints that FEMA will be done away with in its entirety.  When the feds do contribute money to an area it in the future it will be done differently:

    “We’re going to give it out directly. It’ll be from the president’s office. We’ll have somebody here, could be Homeland Security.”

    Wanna bet which set of states (red versus blue) will get the lion's share of the money?

     

     

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  12. 24 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

    Nah, one can get away with a whole lot in the USA, but pedophilia and mistreating dogs are the two no-gos.  

    For pedo, sure.  For dogs.... look who's our Homeland Security head.

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  13. 7 hours ago, miguelito said:

    This is true, but the terrorists are probably all just sitting back and laughing at us right now. 

    Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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