Poles Apart
Just when you thought it was safe the penguin invasion has reached Texas.
In the news today a group of penguins, led by their two friends an exotic fish and an octopus, were involved in a road accident on a Texas highway. There were sadly some fatalities, but most escaped unscathed. Disney could not have come up with a better set of cartoon travelling companions.
Much like our friends the penguins I will be visiting the USA at the end of next month. I am flying into San Francisco to see family, which is well placed for wine regions. I read that some nutty professor of wine has just come up with a magnetic gadget on show in Napa, California. It is claimed to improve the taste of cheaper wine. The magnets are supposed to have the 'Uri Geller' effect and magically change the shape of the tannins which in turn makes the wine smoother. This theory has already been rubbished by chemists, but for some unknown reason people like buying into the 'healing properties' of magnets. The improvement in flavour is more likely to derive from the aeration part of the device.
I intend to drive down the Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Barbara and then to LA, dodging any inebriated film stars and wacky celebrities on the way. If I find one of those tannin morphing devices I will put it to its best use as a fridge magnet.
In the news today a group of penguins, led by their two friends an exotic fish and an octopus, were involved in a road accident on a Texas highway. There were sadly some fatalities, but most escaped unscathed. Disney could not have come up with a better set of cartoon travelling companions.
Much like our friends the penguins I will be visiting the USA at the end of next month. I am flying into San Francisco to see family, which is well placed for wine regions. I read that some nutty professor of wine has just come up with a magnetic gadget on show in Napa, California. It is claimed to improve the taste of cheaper wine. The magnets are supposed to have the 'Uri Geller' effect and magically change the shape of the tannins which in turn makes the wine smoother. This theory has already been rubbished by chemists, but for some unknown reason people like buying into the 'healing properties' of magnets. The improvement in flavour is more likely to derive from the aeration part of the device.
I intend to drive down the Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Barbara and then to LA, dodging any inebriated film stars and wacky celebrities on the way. If I find one of those tannin morphing devices I will put it to its best use as a fridge magnet.
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