tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post6994886121386416883..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: OneRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-21276013194860602452010-06-03T08:56:35.766-07:002010-06-03T08:56:35.766-07:00My wife and I once created and hosted a five-cours...My wife and I once created and hosted a five-course dinner from O'Brian-mentioned foods (including Spotted Dick). We paired each course with a Madeira--Rainwater, Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, and Malmsey--because thta is the type of wine most mentioned in his books.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-82436700871388042082010-06-03T08:22:07.885-07:002010-06-03T08:22:07.885-07:00Paul,
If only I had one hundredth the talent of P...Paul,<br /><br />If only I had one hundredth the talent of Patrick O'Brian...<br /><br />O'Brian is a writer's writer and Jack Aubrey one of the great characters in all of English literature.<br /><br />Man, I do have one smart little group here. I doubt there are Aubrey and Maturin references on too many other wine blogs. O'Brian was incapable of writing a dull sentence. NectarDrinkers incapable of an interesting one.<br /><br />Paul, you and I have to hoist a flagon or two together.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-61456552539550254232010-06-03T07:30:40.259-07:002010-06-03T07:30:40.259-07:00Hosemaster of Spotted Dick! An Aubrey/Maturin addi...Hosemaster of Spotted Dick! An Aubrey/Maturin addict I see. Bravo encore, bravo!PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-89084890212155696902010-06-02T20:40:48.800-07:002010-06-02T20:40:48.800-07:00Paul,
Cats, not Poodles?
Hey, it's HoseMaste...Paul,<br /><br />Cats, not Poodles?<br /><br />Hey, it's HoseMaster of Wine, not HoseMaster of Pussies. Or HoseMaster of Spotted Dick. <br /><br />Thanks, Paul, I try to keep it fun and weird and interesting, but the more bloggers hate me, the more I want to make it about their tired circle jerk. And I put the jerk in circle jerk.<br /><br />However, I shall take your suggestions under consideration.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-56619662656493321152010-06-02T19:34:13.489-07:002010-06-02T19:34:13.489-07:00Wine is too small a universe for the Hosemaster, i...Wine is too small a universe for the Hosemaster, in my view. I want more scrutiny of things that matter - not wine - how about food! Bluegrass music? Cats? CNN? Think big, oh Master. And by the way, Happy Anniversary. More more more!!!PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-80671414500772383642010-06-02T18:29:16.543-07:002010-06-02T18:29:16.543-07:00I mean, yes.I mean, yes.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-47685300886853460062010-06-02T18:28:55.590-07:002010-06-02T18:28:55.590-07:00Yas.Yas.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-76351296065337039622010-06-02T17:23:18.132-07:002010-06-02T17:23:18.132-07:00Thomas,
Does it come with living in the "Fin...Thomas,<br /><br />Does it come with living in the "Finger" lakes?Jimmie Schnipkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-34212556051115425302010-06-02T16:58:05.437-07:002010-06-02T16:58:05.437-07:00Oops, that's Jimmie.
See how it works?Oops, that's Jimmie.<br /><br />See how it works?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-737360195344672632010-06-02T16:57:27.056-07:002010-06-02T16:57:27.056-07:00Jimmy found me out.Jimmy found me out.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-33963755750752152082010-06-02T14:51:18.694-07:002010-06-02T14:51:18.694-07:00Ron,
Your comment count will climb to triple digi...Ron,<br /><br />Your comment count will climb to triple digits again...as long as Thomas keeps typing...Jimmie Schnipkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-47658406435332729682010-06-02T14:10:14.719-07:002010-06-02T14:10:14.719-07:00allies?
Try alleys.allies?<br /><br />Try alleys.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-28776329809077390202010-06-02T14:09:32.554-07:002010-06-02T14:09:32.554-07:00...speak slowly yes, and according to what's b......speak slowly yes, and according to what's been said around here about your stature, lower the mic stand.<br /><br />This verification word is too good:<br />progropa<br /><br />Do they have annual meetings behind large screens or in dark allies?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-38993622969869685222010-06-02T13:10:37.220-07:002010-06-02T13:10:37.220-07:00WinePeeps,
I think she was being nice, but I was ...WinePeeps,<br /><br />I think she was being nice, but I was too scared to look it up. I'm pretty sure copraphagous is flattery, isn't it?<br /><br />1WineDoody,<br /><br />Yeah, the same amount you get from Google hits. It's in the mail.<br /><br />And, while you're here, congrats on the Parker interview on your site. Man, interviewing a dead guy is very impressive! However, I'm stunned that a) Parker didn't mention me as one of his favorite blogs, and b) you didn't interview your Puff Daddy first. Oh, wait, maybe he turned you down.<br /><br />Have you written your Poodle Award speech yet? Speak slowly...Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-51809087936724199262010-06-02T12:50:46.958-07:002010-06-02T12:50:46.958-07:00Doesn't this Dionysius guy owe me some kind of...Doesn't this Dionysius guy owe me some kind of royalty check now...?1WineDudehttp://www.1winedude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-27784146769675051032010-06-02T10:29:52.770-07:002010-06-02T10:29:52.770-07:00Each and every day, Marcia? Some of us check more ...Each and every day, Marcia? Some of us check more often than that, if only for comment updates.<br /><br />Everyone else looked up Marcia's big words in the dictionary? In the true spirit of the Wine Blogger, I just pretended I knew what it all meant. (So what was she going on about, anyway?)Wines for the Peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095439358615901235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-23719247981569862922010-06-02T08:46:42.873-07:002010-06-02T08:46:42.873-07:00"One wonders why they were bookmarked in the ..."One wonders why they were bookmarked in the first place."<br /><br />Because, silly me, I once thought that reading wine blogs would continue my wine education and also provide connections to further my writing career without me having to be a blatant self-promoter. In other words, at first, I didn't understand the nature of blogging.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-85636524437011556222010-06-02T08:34:57.333-07:002010-06-02T08:34:57.333-07:00Thomas,
For all of my carping at them, I rarely r...Thomas,<br /><br />For all of my carping at them, I rarely read wine blogs aside from those few on my blog list. If I decide to lampoon them, it only takes a few minutes to read a few posts and, because most are so formulaic and tone-deaf, get a pretty vivid picture of how to satirize them. So good for you for minding your blood pressure and deleting them from your bookmarks. One wonders why they were bookmarked in the first place.<br /><br />Marcia Love,<br /><br />You sent me scurrying to my Funk and Wagnall's, for which I thank you. It's an honor to have you here on my meretricious blog.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72275223475931398442010-06-02T07:31:47.755-07:002010-06-02T07:31:47.755-07:00Hey, Thomas, I needed the dusty dictionary, too! R...Hey, Thomas, I needed the dusty dictionary, too! Ron's persiflaging ain't in my daily lexicon. But it's sure fun to dig out a bit of arcane verbiage...dust 'em off.<br /><br />Oh, lookie here! I got the 'vingrail' of word verifs.Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-65292042052294871922010-06-02T05:33:54.199-07:002010-06-02T05:33:54.199-07:0020101--where'd the extra one come from?20101--where'd the extra one come from?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-2032517381648860982010-06-02T05:32:54.144-07:002010-06-02T05:32:54.144-07:00Marcia made me grab that friggin' dictionary, ...Marcia made me grab that friggin' dictionary, the one I don't need.<br /><br />Hose, you will be proud of me--or maybe you won't--but I finally erased from my bookmarks a number of wine blogs. I discovered that is the best way for me to keep my blood pressure and my time online at a minimum.<br /><br />Now, I won't know what they are saying to match my level of caring about what they say and I'll never know who got the 20101 top award--until you tell us.<br /><br />Geez, is that an oil slick I see on Keuka Lake? Looks like BP lied about the spill's potential reach.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-40641551129280701372010-06-01T22:30:59.520-07:002010-06-01T22:30:59.520-07:00Thomas,
Yeah, I know, I was just being sarcastic....Thomas,<br /><br />Yeah, I know, I was just being sarcastic. I know who GoofyGrape is.<br /><br />Marcia Darling,<br /><br />You have run away with the HoseMaster Comment of the Post award, though I haven't the slightest idea what you said. And, well, that makes you an honorary HoseMistress for a Day. Congrats!<br /><br />And thank you.<br /><br />Tamara,<br /><br />The word "fearless" has appeared here more than once, and, frankly, standing up to wine bloggers takes about as much courage as posting anonymous insults on blogs. So fearless I am not. My Gorgeous Samantha is fearless. I'm more feckless. I haven't had a good feck in ages. But thank you for stopping by my stupid blog and contributing to the madness. <br /><br />Sanonymous,<br /><br />We have a room, and it's nicely padded. Thanks for joining us there.Ron Washamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386836101202976147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-90558132994135525932010-06-01T21:54:11.536-07:002010-06-01T21:54:11.536-07:00Dear Ron,
you and your alter ego should get a roo...Dear Ron,<br /><br />you and your alter ego should get a room. Also, how am I supposed to know what not to randomly pick up at the liquour store if the blogger who belittles other bloggers no longer provides examples?<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Anonymoussanonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795173315367178246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-79454201470696379052010-06-01T21:21:14.137-07:002010-06-01T21:21:14.137-07:00I don't come here for laughs, though I get the...I don't come here for laughs, though I get them more regularly here than elsewhere. I come for your honesty, your fearless writing and alright, damn it, I come here for the laughs. Thanks for giving me what I want, you more often than not make me a very happy girl (how often do you hear that?)!! Please don't go away again!Sip with Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01396446937839484772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17949351728197312892010-06-01T20:56:02.182-07:002010-06-01T20:56:02.182-07:00Only a year??? Where has the time gone?
From HMW’...Only a year??? Where has the time gone?<br /><br />From HMW’s paronomasia in the continuing saga, <i>The Hosemaster’s Honest Guide to Grapes</i> and <i>M.S. Conspiracy</i>, to the paraphilemia in the comments section b/w Ms. Dugan and yourself, you’ve managed to keep your readers far from pandiculation as we checked in each and every day of the past year -- post or no-post, Ron.<br /><br />With far more than four coruscations in the past year (your count – not ours) within the Blog Parodies or Wine Myths, you’ve kept this little ether-eal (does that word work here?) world far from quotidian for the rest of us. And while you may argue your little blog is nugatory in the grand scheme of things (outside of your own creative…urges), we few, we happy few (7 or 13?), we band of bavardagiers enjoy the persiflagic adventures of the HoseMaster. Poodles be damned!<br /><br />Here’s to another year with the Hosemaster! :-)Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.com