Giraffes Have Black Tongues

The Plague? I went to the Colorado Springs Zoo a few of years ago with my 2 kids, my Sister Jean, her husband who can be a little annoying but we all like him anyway and their kids, J-Dog and an "Ex-friend". Very cool place. You walk uphill the entire time you are there. Every exhibit is up. How is this possible? It's like the Mystery Spot with animals. The cool thing is that you can feed the giraffes. Their tongues are long and scratchy, like a cat's tongue. And black. So the other day, J-Dog and my daughter went to the liquor store to get some wine to blog, and Nikita, being the wine expert she is at age 12, thought J-Dog should get a bottle of Long Neck, 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon. $7.99. Alcohol 14.0 %. She's 12, so she does know EVERYTHING, no, really. To make a long story short, J-Dog said no way, K, not a chance. So the funny thing is, I didn't even know about the Kiki/ J-Dog fight over the Long Neck, which I'm sure was a doosey knowing my daughter. She and J-Dog fight all the time, unless she wants something from him, like money or a motorcycle ride. Anyway, today I stopped off for a few bottles to taste, when the Long Neck caught my eye. Hmm, wine from South Africa. Didn't even know they grew grapes there. The clerk at the store said it was really good. I decided to try it. Thank goodness I purchased a back up bottle of something I knew I liked. Genesis, the bottle that started this blog. The Long Neck smells a bit musty, but I don't think it's a bad cork smell. I tastes worse. Yuk, Yuk, Yuk Yuk. I tried taking another sip so that I could describe it, but it's just too far past nasty to even begin to explain. I think they let the giraffes compress the grapes with their dungy feet. I don't think giraffes are housebroken. I just can't tell what that flavor is. Even J-dog said, "it had a certain, as the French say, 'Je ne se qua', and whatever that is, it's sh!t." J-Dog doesn't usually use such salty language in the presence of women, but the nasty giraffe pushed him.
The bottle is great though. After I dump this one down the drain, I will let my little know-it-all princess use the bottle for a flower vase. See, not a complete waste.

Giraffe eating Nikita's hand.

What a Summer!

I'm sure all of our loyal readers were wondering what happened to us. Pining for a KimBob blog. We are so sorry we let you down. We had a crazy summer. So many things happened, and I will get to them all, but first, the most important item...what happened to the viscous dog named Arty in the drunk "petter" incident???
Three court appearances with our attorney and $1089.00 later and all of the charges were dropped. Arty has a clean record and is free to defend himself once more. (Although we hope he doesn't) Isn't America a wonderful country!?!?
The Bob part of this blog has chosen a new career path and is now a Mudlogger. (We have my Uncle to thank for this). His new job requires him to work outside of beautiful Colorado for weeks at a time so I am left here alone to fend for myself and try to keep the house, our kids, our dogs, our business and fulfill my obligations as a realtor. What? Me bitter? How silly!
On the bright side, when he is home it is for a couple of weeks which in a weird way gives us more time together, which is very nice. I get the Honey-do list and bring the whip out...next thing you know, we are all caught up on household to-do's. Then he goes back to work. Perfect.
One other big event happened this summer. My son had to have hip surgery and was in a body cast for way too long. Taking care of him was very time consuming. On the bright side, his legs won't hurt anymore once he heals completely.
Enough small talk. Let's get on to what you are really here for...the wine blog.
Trinity Oaks 1999, Red Zinfandel, California. $3.99. Ok, sometimes you get what you pay for. It was on sale from $9.99. Honestly, I have only one word to describe it. NYQUIL. That is EXACTLY what is tasted like. It was so bad that the Bob part of Kim poured it down the sink. THE SINK! THE KITCHEN SINK! He never wastes wine. To do so would be sacreligous. Thank goodness he picked up 2 bottles, we chased it with oh so predictable Columbia Crest, 2001, Merlot. Not my favorite. Smooth, but too sweet, but delicious none-the-less after the Nyquil wine. If you have to drink Trinity Oaks, make it after your 4th bottle or so, then go to bed so you can rest.
I think J-Dog may like it. He likes everything.
More to come...