If A Man's Home Is His Castle, What's His Stoop?

MayorBob.

Posted to Legal on Mon Sep 15, 2008 at 12:49:05 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Kimber VanRy believes the police in Brooklyn ought to have better things to do.  He doesn't have a problem with them being on patrol and available to protect law abiding citizens from assault and what not.  But he believes they may have stepped over a very broad line in doing what they did to him on August 27th.  Because that's the date he was handed a summons to answer up in court for drinking in a public place.  He's especially torqued at the notion because the public place where he was drinking was his front stoop.

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Alcohol -- The World's Drug of Choice

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 12:20:10 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Just about everyone likes to mellow out with an alcoholic beverage from time-to-time.  There are just so many and life is too short.

Wine has always been popular and a very good accompaniment to a meal, but there are many other options.

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Wine or Whine?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 01:44:11 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Lots of people are finicky about which is right for which meal.  Red wine with red meat, white wine for white meat.

I'm not that particular.  My personal favorite is Widmer's Lake Niagara, but that's just me, and it's hard to find.

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You Paid WHAT For That?

port1080.

Posted to Etcetera on Tue Jan 30, 2007 at 03:46:53 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.

Foodies and wine enthusiasts have long been willing to pay top dollar for that special bottle of wine, or what the Zagat's claim is the best hot chocolate in New York. What's new is that in this day and age, and the moment of the celebrity chef, even the proles are beginning to appreciate the allure of good food and fine wines.

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