Back from a week in Paso. Some amazing wineries, food, wine, and adventure. It was a wonderful time away. We spent too much, bought too much, drank too much and had a good time doing so. Life's so fleeting, and as I'm learning, subtle nuances of the first 6 months aside, the concept of wine aging in the bottle is not as common and likely as one might think. I'm still drinking old-stuff first but I'm learning that the critical path has been traveled already within the barrel and the earliest period in the bottle itself. I don't want any of our wine purchases to outlive me. As for the trip, we visited Graveyard, Villa St Jeanette, Fabelist, Calcareous, Bella Luna & Ecluse. All has something subtantial to offer and our cellar expanded once we returned today. BUT much is also being earmarked for trips and holidays on the horizon. We ventured out tonight, much to my pleasure, to Stanford Theater for a movie. It was packed and we made it just in time and got great seats. I love that theater, it's a part of my personal history going back to the late 80's. I've fantasized about making a documentary about it. When we got home I was shocked and upset to catch Scottie run behind my car as I pulled into the driveway. He appears to have gotten out when Tommy was loading hockey gear, so we'll ask him to watch for it closely in the future. It's a risk we and they face, and I'm just glad he didn't get hit by myself or anybody, or run away (that's lucky's nature, not scotties).