My wife went to Europe and all I got was this awesome haul of loot

My wife went to Europe and all I got was this awesome haul of loot
It is not easy to force one’s own mouth say “you go to Europe on holiday honey; I’ll look after the kids”. However, it seems the reward for doing so is great indeed. I suppose it didn’t hurt that North America celebrates Fathers Day the weekend of her return. In any case, I was on the receiving end of some powerful loving when my wife returned. For example…

A bottle of Lagavulin Distillers Edition. I don’t have scotch often, but when I do I prefer those of Islay island and would name Laphroaig is my baseline scotch. Lagavulin is where I go for something special, but this Distillers Edition rates as one of the two finest samples of Scotch to ever pass my lips. The other was a limited edition 18 year old Lagavulin (which I have never seen on sale anywhere) given to me as a gift by Matty Johnson. I am happy to sample other brands, but the gentlemen of Islay island, and at the Lagavulin distillery in particular, are very clearly honed in on my palette.

A new TV. It is important to understand that since arriving in Ottawa we have been using an old 20” CRT screen loaner TV from the High Commission. Said loaner is old and tiny, and just to make the point plain has a built in VHS player. I have made no secret of my intentions to buy a new TV that would see us through our return to Canberra and many years to follow. I did the research, figuring out the little technical questions why we wanted an LCD instead of plasma, and whether 120hrz is worth the price over 60hrz. More importantly, I figured out how to deal with the differing current (110 vs 220) and video signals (NTSC vs PAL) used in Canada and Australia. I did my research, and upon her return Jane gave me the green light to buy. Enter the Samsung LN40C610. 40” of High Definition flat screen goodness. It is wonderful. We jumped over an entire technology (plasma), so it’s a bit like having an AM radio for years and then being given a new iPod touch. In the fullness of time I will add home theatre speakers (including an iPod dock) bluray player and rocketpants, but for now I am rapt with the simple increase in size and definition (and working remote).