[Hoot Gibson]

I'm not smart enough on China's standing to comment on that, but please allow me to go off topic for just a second. Hoot, if you like good wine, I have a web address you might want to check out. My wife set me up for Christmas with a wine club membership from this place, and it is very good, at a good price. They send you 6 bottles, about every 2 months, of 89-91 point wines from small wineries around the country. They range from 12 to 15 bucks a bottle. At times, they will even send a bottle that is imported, if it meets their taste standards. She has me in the "American Cellars" one. I haven't tasted a bad bottle yet.

http://www.vinesse.com/

Sorry folks, back to your regularly scheduled program.

Thanks for the link, RV. I am not really a wine drinker. The only reason that I stopped at the wine tasting was that I have become friends with the restaurant manager, who is from Egypt. When I eat lunch away from my desk, he usually sits down and discusses politics with me for a few minutes. Other than that, I try to avoid talking politics here and I choose my words carefully when I discuss political issues with him.

My wife is visiting our kids in Kentucky, so I was picking up my dinner last night on my way to the train. The restaurant/bakery/gourmet shop is in the same building as my office and the manager hosts a wind tasting every Friday to help boost wine sales. Aside from those little sample cups, I rarely drink any alcoholic beverages, although a good margarita before a Mexican dinner is tough to turn down. I don't have any moral objections to the drinks, they just contain calories that don't need. :biggrin: