The future’s pretty cool
A brief vignette demonstrating the magic of modern life.
1. I receive email from the friend hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, thanking me for once again being the pumpkin pie provider and suggesting that some sparkling wine would not go amiss if I wanted to bring some.
2. I fire off a message to another friend, who knows a lot more about wine than I do, to ask what sparkling wine goes well with the traditional turkey dinner.
3. Wine-loving friend responds with two recommendations in my price range.
4. I hit K&L Wine Merchants online, check out the recommended wines, choose one, and buy two bottles to be held for pickup at the San Francisco store.
5. I reserve a Zipcar so I can go pick up my two bottles of fizzy goodness.
This all, incidentally, takes place in the space of half an hour, during which time I never leave the comfy chair where the cat is sleeping next to me.
Denouement: I walk into K&L this afternoon at about 3:30 and who should be standing there but the friend who provided wine guidance? So I gratefully offered him a ride home.
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The future is awesome.
“I’ve seen the future and it is much like the present, only longer.” — Dan Quisenberry
Seriously, that’s amazing, especially the sychronicity at the end. Fantastic what can be done now with a good Internet connection. And, of course, a comfy chair.
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