This past weekend, I went down to Clarksburg to do some drinking. Sacramentans are still largely unaware of the burgeoning wine scene in Clarksburg, only seven miles south from West Sac on Hwy 160. Clarksburg has ten wineries and dozens more vineyards dotted across the Delta landscape. Wines in the Clarksburg appellation are typically fruity and bold due to the prime growing environment. This is a great time of year to visit the area as the weather is mild and the cherry blossoms that line the road have perfumed the air with a scent that makes me want to drink.
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Republicans Thinking Sacramento in ’08?
The GOP National Committee wants Sacramento to put in a bid for the 2008 convention. Depending on your political persuasion, possible punchlines include:
- “Hide the gays and environmentalists.”
- “Are there enough cameras in town for both John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger to attend?”
- “Why are we being punished?”
(Note: I’m actually militantly moderate to a fault. But you can’t ignore partisan set-ups like that.)
Spots are getting hot
Here’s a free wi-fi finder site for Sacramento that utilizes the Google Maps API well. A few may surprise you.
- Brookfield’s Restaurant
- Hoppy Brewing Company
- Sacramento Brewing Company
Know of any other free hot spots not listed here? Feel free to let us know!
We’re only #46 on the top 100 free wireless cities list.
limage problem
So, in trying to enjoy some “romancified” good times with the soon-to-be Mrs. Eats, I decided to wine and dine her at a spot that I’ve written about before, L’Image. I was able to get 6:30 reservations several days in advance and looked forward to a hearty and romantic French dinner about which we would reminisce into our old age. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out so well. First of all, the quiet, too quiet atmosphere of the place made us uncomfortable, and the $65 fixed menu didn’t do much to rouse the passions in either of us. The service was exemplary though; too bad the food couldn’t live up to it.
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To turn or not to turn
Getting back to 29th and J again, I’ve had a long standing debate with my friends on the meaning of the “No Turn on Red” sign (see photo) located in between the left turn onto J lane and the continue on to 29th Street lane.
While I am sure I could give my new friends over at the DOT a call to clarify, I thought I’d hassle you folks first. So what say you, Sacramento? In the interest of fun, I’ll refrain from offering up my interpretation of the sign. Also, if I don’t hear from anyone by the end of the day, I’m going to change the title to “To BOOBS! or not to BOOBS!” and see what happens…
Update (11/13/06): The sacbee addressed this very issue in today’s paper.
Update: Because we’re nothing at the Sac Rag if not complete nerds, please to review people’s exhibit B, an edited version of Google’s satellite image of the intersection in question.
And now you know
There has been a malfunctioning pedestrian signal at the southeast corner of L and 30th Street for at least a week. It’s rather dangerous if you don’t pay close attention to the status of the light. Today, an older woman was having difficulty making sense of the faded, flickering hand icon. So I decided to see about reporting this to the appropriate party. Well, I spoke to a very nice gentleman today with the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation. The number is (916) 808-6313. Thought it might come in handy sometime.
BOOBS!
Just a tip: don’t take your kids to the downtown mall today even though the carousel is looking awesome. There’s a rather vivid display apparently demonstrating the point that wearing fur is bad but objectifying women for the sake of making a minorly relevant social point is A-OK. Translation: there’s totally topless women protesting fur in front of the mall entrance, surrounded by super lame businessmen taking pictures on their camera phones. Personally I don’t think I should have to walk past that to run a quick errand at the mall. On the other hand if you’re in the mood for gazing at some bare boobs you might want to hop on the downtown bound light rail and stop at St. Rose of Lima.
Valentime’s Day
One of my resolutions for ’06 was to be kinder and gentler when pointing out others’ grammatical, spelling, and pronunciation gaffes, but has anyone else heard the radio spot for a local business marketing their goods for “Valentime’s” Day?
It’s for a business that is apparently trying to compete with Shari’s Berries. Keep your ears out for it, and you too will wonder in amazement how someone could invest so heavily in radio advertising and not even get the name of the holiday correct. Next time I hear it, I’m sure I’ll hear the non-word “supposably” in there, too.
Life imitating art?
Sacramento, and moreso, Elk Grove, is the setting of a murder mystery novel called The Houseboat Murders by local writer Paul Wagner.
Given the description of the plot, why do I get a sense that this is something that could really happen?
Free kitty!
Not much to this one, guys. You just can’t beat this sort of journalism. The headline on CBS13.com reads “State Prison To Kill More Than 100 Prison Cats” which is funny on its own, but when you click the link…
“Quick, there’s a cat problem at a local prison, do we have any shots of cats on file?”
“Well, we have this Garfield shot”
“No, that won’t do, come on, something darker, these cats are gonna die”
“We do have this shot from that pet store bust a few years ago”
“Perfect! The bars, the prison, it works on so many levels!”
I heart Sacramento.
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