A Drinking Problem
For the first time in my life, alcohol has caused me personal problems. I never thought it would, but only now do I see the error of my ways.
My wife had made a wonderful meal and suggested I take a couple of pictures of the food. (She likes to include pictures in her cookbook.)
A glass of wine, sitting on the stove, made for an irresistable photographic opportunity. The shadow it cast was interesting enough, but the light coming through the glass created these vivid red lines in the middle of the shadow.
Fifteen minutes later, I had a couple of pictures I was happy with and a wife that was none too happy with me for letting the food get slightly cold. (It was still good!)
As always, both pictures link to larger versions in the gallery, where a couple of additional photos are also posted.
Ummm… Why is there red wine in that white wine glass?
Any one of several reasons. Take your pick.
1. We used to have a set of red wine glasses, but they’ve seen a rate of attrition of one to two glasses per year, such that we only have one left.
2. We’re cheap.
3. Storage space is a huge issue for us. We barely have room for our dishes now, much less different sets of wine glasses.
We drink mainly boxed wines, which seem to get slightly oxidized anyway. On the rare occasions that we have something nicer, we just won’t fill the glass as much and can drink the wine slower, giving it a chance to open up.