Not Only Difficult to Pair with Wine, But Why Drinking & Driving Never Go Together

(11/28/06 - MOSCOW, Russia) - A Russian man whom police stopped for allegedly driving drunk tried to swallow his keys then bit an officer as the officer tried to retrieve them, a Russian news agency reported Tuesday.
The man, who was stopped overnight near Kemerovo, about 1,850 miles east of Moscow, admitted to police that he had drunk a half-liter of grain alcohol, RIA-Novosti reported, citing regional traffic spokeswoman Anna Kutonova.
As the police drew up the paperwork to confiscate the car, the man, identified only as a "Muscovite," put his keys in his mouth and tried to swallow them, the agency said.
One officer, fearing for the man's life, tried to retrieve the keys but the man bit him; only after donning gloves could the officer remove them, RIA-Novosti said. The man was charged with failing to follow police orders.

2001 Sea Ridge Pinot Noir

This is a great everyday drinker. At $5.99/bottle (yes, $5.99, I bought it for under $50.00 a case), you will be amazed at just how good this wine is. Pinot Noir is generally better with a slight chill to it, so do not serve this at room temperature. Either chill it slightly (or, if you keep your wine in a cellar/wine refrigerator, then right out of the cooler) you'll immediately taste cherry and strawberry. I'm drinking a bottle right now. It pairs very nicely with the chicken dishes, fish (especially Salmon and Butter Fish (Alaskan Black Cod). It has surprising legs and finish. I highly recommend this wine.

Coming Soon...How to Fry a Turkey

If you've never fried a turkey for the holidays, you really need to try!!! Coming soon, a step-by-step guide to your first Southern/Cajun Fried Turkey. Every year we roast one and fry one. You guess which one the family wants to eat more of...

2005 Mollydooker The Boxer (RP95/WS91)

Let me start off by saying that this is my first real post. I don't have any special talent for wine other than being willing to take the time to have fun with it and not feeling too pretentious about what I really taste. You won't see references to things that real people don't taste (e.g., Cassis) because, frankly, I don't know what cassis tastes like and I assume you don't either. What I've tried to do and will be doing is to write about wines I love, like and don't like. As time goes on, I plan on developing a point system, but, for right now, I feel writing about how the wine tastes is more important. I decided to start with one I love, because it's so much easier that way. Here goes and enjoy...

If you like full-bodied Australian Shiraz, look no further. This wine is a monster and at about $20.00 is relatively cheap (I paid about $16.00/btl). Dont' let the screw top fool you, the wine is made by a husband and wife team who don't really care about anything but putting out great, relatively inexpensive wine (except their premier wines, which, after Robert Parker's reviews, are going at auction for about 15 times their listed price). I've had Penfolds RWT, Grange and other very expensive Aussie Shiraz, all at about 8 to 10 times the cost of The Boxer. Frankly, I'm not sure which of them I like the best.

When you first taste the wine, you can really taste its depth. You can taste a ton of berry at the beginning and as you swallow, a chocolate taste that's like velvet. Think of an amazing dessert of liquid chocolate and strawberries or other ripe fruit. The wine's finish goes on forever. This wine is so good that days later you'll think about it and get a taste memory where you actually feel like you're able to taste the wine again.

This is just a great party wine. Drink it with food or just because you want to. With fun bottles (the label on this one, as you can see, is a cartoon boxer) and a great taste, you can't go wrong with this wine, if you can find it.

You Can't Make this Stuff Up!!!

Florida Lotto Jackpot Winner Shot By Deputies Near Orlando
POSTED: 7:08 am EDT April 20, 2006
UPDATED: 3:19 pm EDT April 20, 2006
FOREST CITY, Fla. -- A Central Florida lottery winner was gunned down by sheriff's deputies on his own property. Robert Swofford, who is in critical condition, was not even the man deputies were trying to find.
Deputies were searching for a burglary suspect on Swofford's property off State Road 436 near Forest Lake Academy. When Swofford, 54, went outside to find out what was going on, he brought a gun along with him.
Deputies said, when Swofford refused to put down the gun, they shot him.
Swofford had surgery Thursday and deputies said they are cautiously optimistic about his prognosis, after investigators said he threatened two deputies who responded with lethal force.
Swofford won the $60 million jackpot just before Thanksgiving of 2004 and he accepted a lump-sum payment of $34.7 million. He was cast into the limelight after waiting to claim the money until he reached a divorce settlement with his wife, one of two sisters with whom he had fathered a child.
To guard his newfound fortune, friends said Swofford invested in a high-tech security system that alerts him whenever someone comes on the property.
Wednesday night, a Seminole County Sheriff's Office K-9, named Strike, and two deputies were in hot pursuit of a car burglary suspect from nearby Barrington at Mirror Lake when the dog led the deputies onto Swofford's property.
That's when Swofford confronted them with a gun. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies gave several loud verbal commands ordering the man to drop the firearm, however he refused to comply and the deputies opened fire.
Friends told Channel 9 that Swofford was hit four times, once in the stomach.
It's been two years since Swofford hit the $60 million lottery jackpot. Since then, friends said, he's been plagued by trespassers and would-be burglars, and he vigilantly guards his privacy with a legal weapon.
As is the case in all police-involved shootings, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating this case.
As for Swofford, he's scheduled for a second surgery Thursday afternoon to remove the bullet from his stomach, but right now deputies do expect him to recover.
During the past 60 days, deputies have investigated 11 trailer burglaries and 5 vehicle burglaries within the Barrington at Mirror Lake community.
Officials said there have been no reports of trespassing investigated by the Sheriff's Office at the location of the shooting.
Two deputies are on administrative leave after Thursday morning's shooting. Deputy Billy Morse has been with the sheriff's office for ten years. Deputy Ronnie Remus has been with Seminole County for one year