Who is Russell Briggs? My dog Buster came into bed at 5 am this morning and starting licking my toes. He likes doing this. So, I was up and decided to surf the web. Most of my web surfing these days involves planning the educational future of my children. My son Jules is planning to go to school next year in Montréal and I am quickly becoming an expert on Montréal's lifestyle. I am totally obsessed with all the details and am micro-managing the transition to University life. At least it keeps me off the porn sites! This morning, I learned that the University of Montréal is having a special week to encourage car pools. The headline on their web site is: Semaine de covoiturage: un ami de plus, un char de moins! My son has been accepted to this University, but doesn't want to go there. Perhaps he is against covoiturage. Who knows? I also discovered this morning that students between ages 18 and 25 are eligible for a special transit pass, la Carte Privilège, which gives them unlimited monthly use of the excellent mass transit system for only $31.00 Canadian a month, as opposed to $59.00 Canadian. I then went to www.xe.com, which monitors currency rates, and learned that $31.00 Canadian is the equivalent of $23.31 American. Of course, these currency exchange rates are the inter-bank rates and are based on transactions of millions of dollars. Nevertheless, it is clear that Montréal's mass transit system is a bargain for students. It being only 7 am, I surfed on to some web sites. The Garagiste, a great retailer with an active internet site, has an article about a New Zealand Wine Importer named Russell Briggs. The article states: Forget your preconceptions of what New Zealand wine has to offer and start with a clean slate. These are wines of immense natural acidity and terroir rarely found anywhere in the world. If you are a fan of the searing, nervous energy of great un-oaked Chablis or the eccentric offerings of Joe Dressner you have found a new friend in Russell Briggs. This is certainly one of the most important new portfolios in the last several years. One hour later I get an e-mail from Wine Personality of the Year Michael Wheeler asking me if he could bring some of the Russell Brigg's wines to our tasting party next week! The internet is a fabulous place, despite its many detractors. By the way, what an embarassment to have George Bush as President of the United State. What they ought to have is a consitutional amendment to keep the entire Bush family out of public office. What a repulsive and despicable individual. Polls got you down? Play the anti-gay card. |
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