Beaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Beaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) wine generally made of the Gamay grape which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labeled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made mostly with Chardonnay grapes though Aligoté is also permitted. Beaujolais tends to be a very light-bodied red wine, with relatively high amounts of acidity. In some vintages, Beaujolais produces more wine than the Burgundy wine regions of Chablis, Côte d'Or, Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais put together.

The wine takes its name from the historical Beaujolais province and wine producing region. It is located north of Lyon, and covers parts of the north of the Rhône département (Rhône-Alpes) and parts of the south of the Saône-et-Loire département (Burgundy). While administratively considered part of the Burgundy wine region, the climate is closer to the Rhône and the wine is unique enough to be considered separately from Burgundy and Rhône. The region is known internationally for its long tradition of winemaking, uniquely emphasized the use of carbonic maceration, and more recently for the popular Beaujolais nouveau.

Listening

Great-grandfather Brewer used to build homes in Denver in the 1900s. When I was a teenager of 15 - remember listening to him talk about work, honesty and doing the right thing. To Grandpa Brewer his word was like the things he built - meant to last, to be true and mean something. His middle name was Ernest and to him it was a name that stood for virtue. In popular culture we hear that is old people's talk and not meant to be listen to.

Today, in the news we hear about Acorn, where you can go if you are a prostitute and selling children for sex - so you can buy a house. House is never a home.

Regret: Wish, I had listen more to my Grandpa for he actually had something to say and live by....

All you that love the Obama - here comes the Misery Index and Jimmy Carter the peanut guy

• 1 Dwight D. Eisenhower 6.26
• 3 John F. Kennedy 7.14
• 2 Lyndon B. Johnson 6.77
• 7 Richard Nixon 10.57
• 10 Gerald Ford 14.93
• 11 Jimmy Carter 20.27
• 9 Ronald Reagan 11.19
• 8 George H. W. Bush 9.68
• 4 Bill Clinton 8.80
• 6 George W. Bush 8.10

During the Presidential campaign of 1976, Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter made frequent references to the Misery Index, which by the summer of 1976 was at 13.57%. Carter stated that no man responsible for giving a country a misery index that high had a right to even ask to be President. Carter won the 1976 election. However, by 1980, when President Carter was running for re-election against Ronald Reagan, the Misery Index had reached an all-time high of 21.98%. Carter lost the election to Reagan.

Credit Score

We've been warned what a low Credit Score can do. What about Banks and their credit score? Look at their record: bank insolvencies, government bail out, Federal Reserve causing the Great Depression.

Isn't it a bit ironic... Banks have the nerve to look at our credit score? It is the consumer who pays for their bad business practices either through higher taxes as well as being hit with higher rates.

It's a cat's life

Bandit "The Mongoose" sunning himself and taking it easy

Regan and Bandit "The Mongoose" and Catnip

Lisa finds the cats as they play with their new toys
sleeping on the bathroom floor.

Some people have alluded to "The Boys" being passed out.

But this reporter knows these cats are taking a pause in their play.

The boys were up and running around not long after and very hungry too...