I just got back from the Corkscrew, the liquor store on S. Front next to the Blue Monkey. I told the guy working there that I was looking for some “nice white wines to drink on my building’s rooftop. They’ll probably be consumed along with other alcohol, so I’m not looking for pricey wines.” With assistance, I ended up with four bottles – a pinot grigio, a sauvignon blanc, and two chardonnays – for $23. Not bad at all. I especially appreciated that he told me that he’d had both the $3.99 wine and the $11.99 wine I was considering, and he liked the cheaper one better.
They had a good selection of beers above 6% alcohol too. Looking at the prices makes me realize how much the Saucer marks beer up. Speaking of which, I’ve got a post coming later today about a new beer at the Saucer, and the Corkscrew carries it if you want to try it.
Before going to the ‘screw, I voted – my polling place moved to a new location, but other than that, no problems, in and out in 5 minutes. I also stopped by the MIFA Store, and will do a separate post about it later.
If you’re not sure where to vote today, this site will tell you.
Steve Cohen is having a free election celebration at Minglewood Hall tonight at 7:30.
If I were a little more sure Cohen had this election sewn up, I would have crossed over and voted Haslam for governor, because the other two Republican candidates are just complete nutbags. With all the news about polling irregularities, though, I decided Steve needed my vote.
Not even 1 PM on my vacation day and I’m probably about to head to the bar… I don’t really want to start drinking this early in the day, but one of my buddies is hoping I’ll be his excuse to start drinking early. You can’t let a friend down, I suppose.
I have posts in Drafts, so I’ll probably log in through my iPhone and post more later today.