The Decision Helper

[Iron Mike]

thanks for all the advice. the weekend went very well. drank and bought a bunch of wine.

Here's a little hint for the next winery visit--the diference between "sweet" and "fruity".

The taste buds on your tongue register the difference for you, and here's how:

--your taste buds register sweet on the tip and along the center. You can test it by holding your nose and putting sweet wine in your mouth--you'll taste it on the tip and center of your tongue. With practice, you'll be able to judge the sweetness (or conversely, dryness) of a wine.

--your taste buds register sour (such as acids that are in fruit) along the sides of your tongue. Again, you can test this by holding your nose and putting some fruity wine in your mouth--you'll taste it along the sides of your tongue. With practice you'll be able to judge whether fruit flavors are added to certain wines.

Then when you go to sample wines, you'll be able to comment--"I'm getting an aftertaste of some stone fruit in there......... " and the wine steward will answer "Yes, there are overtones of (peach, mango, etc) in that wine. Very good, sir." And everyone will be suitably impressed.

[MJZiggy]

But do I get to watch him stand at the bar holding his nose while drinking his wine as he figures it out?

[GBRulz]

Today I find out the results of tests as to whether or not my dog has Addison's Disease. If I've been kind of out of it the last few days, it's because I've been a nervous wreck trying to find out what is wrong with my dog. She has been to the vet the past 3 days running so many tests.

Basically she hasn't been eating for over a week and just lays around. That is NOT my dog!!

https://www.addisondogs.com

Pray that this is what my Limbo has because it is treatable with ongoing treatments of cortisone. If the Addison's test comes back negative than I know what I need to do. Basically right now it's been narrowed down to two things. Addison's Disease or intestinal cancer.

I'm not thrilled about having to give my dog 7 pills a day for the rest of her life, but if that means she can live a happy life without any side effects, I'm willing to do it. I will be getting the results back today sometime.

I know to some, it's just a dog, but my dog is my "kid". both of them, even though one is only 6 months old!


Limbo Age 4-1/2

[Little Whiskey]

gbm, can she hunt? how is she a bringing back downed ducks?? I hope all goes well for your dog, and you don't have to use this thread to make THAT decision!!


Zig, i will be attempting the nose holding wine sipping experement tonight. are you commin for dinner. i think i cook some of the Salmon on the grill that i caught last weekend. or maybe a nice steak. damn i getting hungry now. maybe that is the next decision i need help with steak or salmon??


thanks for the advice mike. now i know i can impress those wine snobs. (actually the wineries we go to are not snobby at all. very down to earth and actually like talking to people who don't know wine)

[MJZiggy]

I have a nice, fast, easy recipe for the salmon if you're interested.

[Little Whiskey]

ya, post that baby!! either here or in the fine dinning thread! i'm always looking for something new to try. I just had the Chicken Vino Bianco on monday. pretty darn good.

[MJZiggy]

Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Put 1/2 stick butter and 2 tbl. minced chervil parsley OR dill in a roasting pan just large enough for the salmon and put in the oven. Heat about 5 min. until butter melts and herbs sizzle.

Add salmon skin side up. Roast 4 minutes. Take out of oven and peel the skin off (if the skin doesn't lift right off, return to oven 2 more minutes.) Sprinkle with salt & pepper and turn salmon over. Sprinkle with S&P again.

Roast 3-5 minutes more depending on thickness how done you like it. Cut into serving portions and spoon a litltle of the butter over the fish. Garnish with more herb and optional lemon wedges. I love it and I'm no fan of salmon.

[Deputy Nutz]

I love salmon, I like to wrap it around a my bob, and stroke it until it is tender. Makes it feels like you have been some where, it also gives you that nice smell.

[Little Whiskey]

dp

[Little Whiskey]

thanks zig, i'll give it a try.

got anything for venison

[MJZiggy]

Anytime.

[Deputy Nutz]

Who likes Venison? I do I do, I just haven't found a way to eat it that it doesn't dry out on me.

Maybe I don't use enough butter.

[GBRulz]

Whiskey, she doesn't hunt, but she can fetch tennis balls

anyhow, got the test results back and they were as good as could be expected. She does have Addison's Disease, but it's treatable. She will have to take pills twice daily for the rest of her life, but she is responding to the treatment well already, no allergic reactions or anything. Most dogs with Addison's can lead a happy, normal life, they just need their cortisone treatments.

I can breath a sigh of relief that I know what was wrong with her at least.

[MJZiggy]

Congratulations on best case scenario. Welcome to the world of medicated dogs.

[MJZiggy]

Ok, here's a new one: I lead a literacy group in the elementary school. I have to decide in the next couple days if I wanna work with K, 1st or 2nd graders next session. I could get a better discussion out of the 2nd graders, I've been working with 1st and 2nd, but we've never tried this with the kindergarteners before. And as some of you know, kindergarteners are exceptionally cute people. What would you do? Why?