happy birthday, TJ

it's the birthday of thomas jefferson, or darn near it, as close as i can tell. TJ and i would have been friends. i've always been a big fan.

a month ago, all we would have had to talk about was politics, which would have been kind of boring, because we would not have disagreed enough to really have a discussion. now, however, we could talk about wines, and maybe even find something to disagree about -- so far, i'm pretty convinced that california wines are better than french wines, a point that may have been contentious between me and my powder-wigged buddy.

anyhow, after a bottle or two and some fine california rye whiskey, i'm sure he'd come around to my point of view.