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Red, M, Dawn, T and Alpha talk summer stuff and random questions!!!

 

Sloppy kids

New Orleans visit

Strip clubs

Random Questions!!!

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Dawn,T, Red, M and Alpha review The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Written by: Mark Manson 

Narrated by: Roger Wayne  

Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins 

Unabridged  Audiobook 

Release Date:09-13-16 

Publisher: HarperAudio

Red, M, Dawn, and Tat go through some Q&A with Alpha.M has a story before the questions. How do you handle stress? What is your biggest stresses? At this point in your life how would you feel if you found out you were expecting another baby?How far would you go to spice up your sex life?Do you watch porn? What type? With your partner? Alone?James Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon 2013Our Take: It was not good, very strange aftertaste. Not recommendedProduced from fruit grown, managed and harvested by James Mitchell viticulture and wine-making teams. Approachable but substantive, featuring ripe, lush fruit flavors with a touch of oak. Wine as real as Lodi - rugged, bold and honest. TASTING NOTESJames Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon is bold, ripe and approachable with lush fruit and a touch of oak.GOOD WITH MEATRibsSteakBurgers

Dawn, Red and Alpha review Love in the Time of Algorithms: What Technology Does to Meeting and MatingWritten by: Dan SlaterNarrated by: Walter DixonLength: 7 hrs and 28 minsUnabridged AudiobookRelease Date:02-01-13Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC"If online dating can blunt the emotional pain of separation, if adults can afford to be increasingly demanding about what they want from a relationship, the effect of online dating seems positive. But what if it's also the case that the prospect of finding an ever-more-compatible mate with the click of a mouse means a future of relationship instability, a paradox of choice that keeps us chasing the illusive bunny around the dating track?" It's the mother of all search problems: how to find a spouse, a mate, a date. The escalating marriage age and declining marriage rate mean we're spending a greater portion of our lives unattached, searching for love well into our 30s and 40s. It's no wonder that a third of America's 90 million singles are turning to dating Web sites. Once considered the realm of the lonely and desperate, sites like eHarmony, Match, OkCupid, and Plenty of Fish have been embraced by pretty much every demographic. Thanks to the increasingly efficient algorithms that power these sites, dating has been transformed from a daunting transaction based on scarcity to one in which the possibilities are almost endless. Now anyone - young, old, straight, gay, and even married - can search for exactly what they want, connect with more people, and get more information about those people than ever before. As journalist Dan

Slater shows, online dating is changing society in more profound ways than we

imagine. He explores how these new technologies, by altering our perception of

what's possible, are reconditioning our feelings about commitment and challenging

the traditional paradigm of adult life. Like the sexual revolution of the 1960s

and '70s, the digital revolution is forcing us to ask new questions about what

constitutes "normal": Why should we settle for someone who falls

short of our expectations if there are thousands of other options just a click

away? Can commitment thrive in a world of unlimited choice? Can chemistry

really be quantified by math geeks? As one of Slater's subjects wonders,

"What’s the etiquette here?"  Blending history,

psychology, and interviews with site creators and users, Slater takes readers

behind the scenes of a fascinating business. Dating sites capitalize on our

quest for love, but how do their creators' ideas about profits, morality, and

the nature of desire shape the virtual worlds they’ve created for us? Should we

trust an industry whose revenue model benefits from our avoiding monogamy?  

Documenting the

untold story of the online-dating industry's rise from ignominy to ubiquity -

beginning with its early days as "computer dating" at Harvard in 1965

- Slater offers a lively, entertaining, and thought-provoking account of how we

have, for better and worse, embraced technology in the most intimate aspect of

our lives

Dawn, Red and Alpha review Backstage Pass: Sinners on Tour Series, Book 1Written by: Olivia Cunning Narrated by: Justine O. Keef  Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins  Series: Sinners on Tour, Book 1 Unabridged  Audiobook Release Date:12-31-12  Publisher: Tantor Audio It's been months since Brian Sinclair, lead guitarist for the famous rock band Sinners, composed anything. Unable to write the music that once flowed so naturally, Brian is lost without his musical mojo. But when sexy psychology professor Myrna Evans comes on tour to study groupie mentality, Brian may have found the spark he needs to reignite his musical genius. When lust turns to love, will Brian be able to convince Myrna that what they have is more than just a fling, and that now that he's found his heart's muse, he doesn't want to live without her? 

Red, M and Dawn go through some Q&A with Alpha.Here are some of the questions. What is your feeling on disciplining children?How much time you spend on social media really?Listener email on Scary Mommy article Our Take: It would be ok with cheese or meat or to cook with. Not recommended.  Good for backyard a BBQ and dinner parties alike.With BBQ steak or steak tartar. Good with meat.Meat. Wine. Good.Simple. And of the highest quality. Like a lakeside hike in the woods, or an elegant engineering solution.Simple like you. You know your way around a grill and a toolbox. But you’re no Neanderthal. You’re sharp, sharply dressed and socially savvy. You’re the Sledgehammer man. Refined. Uncomplicated.Let’s put a stake in the ground and a steak on our plates as we answer every burning question about manhood.And hammer it home. Speak softly and carry a big Sledgehammer. For the man of few words and much gravitas. GOOD WITH MEAT Rib eye Steak Grilled Burgers Teriyaki Beef Rack of Lamb

Randi, Dawn, Red and Alpha review Mystery Man: Dream Man Series Book 1Written by: Kristen AshleyNarrated by: Kate RussellLength: 14 hrs and 24 mins  Unabridged  Audiobook Release Date:08-27-13  Publisher: Hachette Audio  Night time is the right time…. Gwendolyn Kidd has met the man of her dreams. He's hot, he's sexy, and what started as a no-names-exchanged night of passion has blossomed into a year and a half-long pleasure fest. Sure, it's a little strange that he only appears in her bed at night, but Gwen is so sure he's the one, she just can't turn him away…. Hawk Delgado knows more about Gwen than she could ever imagine. She's gorgeous, headstrong, and skittish about relationships. But Hawk is facing his own demons, demons that keep him from connecting with anyone. Yet when Gwen is drawn into Denver's lethal underground scene, Hawk's protective nature comes out full force. The problem is, when Gwen gets a dose of Hawk's Alpha attitude in the daylight, she's not so sure he's the one anymore…. Would let a man just come in and have you?Have you ever snooped around a man's place?What would the movies, books and music mean for you?What is cookie dough for?Women are generally stuck in their heads 24/7Have you tried to veto a friends choice or lover/boyfriend?Have you ever been shot at? Has a man ever stepped to secure your safety?Our Take: A good wine, we all liked it. Great for an everyday. Pleasantly spicy.   RED RENDEZVOUS 2012Varietal: 60% Zinfandel, 20% Syrah, 10% Merlot, 5% Ruby Cab, 5% TannatAging: On oak for 3 monthsAlcohol: 13.8%pH: 3.58Res. Sugar: 0.7 grams / 100mlYield: 5-6 tons per acreTasting Notes: The Seducer is characterized by blueberry flavors, waves of dark cherry and hints of vanilla and spice.A coy smile, a fleeting glance.  Style and sophistication with a hint of adventure.  An elegant charm and passionate nature combined with an alluring scent – a mixture of vanilla, cherries and spice – and the perfect body.An intriguing blend of Zinfandel, Syrah, Merlot, Ruby Cab and Tannat, California-crafted Red Rendezvous offers everything you desire. Not seduced yet? Open the bottle, pour a glass and excite your senses with The Seducer. Things just got a whole lot more interesting.  Become The Seducer and turn your night into a Red Rendezvous.

Red, M and Dawn go through some Q&A with Alpha.Here are some of the questions. Can you feel when your period is coming on (PMS) how do you deal with it?Have you ever had any homosexual experience?Have ever worked with a couple who brought personal crap to work?What do you consider cheating? The Night I Gave My Husband a Free PassWhiplash 2012Red Wine Blend Our Take: Very fragrant, bold, could be paired with cheese or nothing at all. APPELLATION: California BLEND: 48% Petite Sirah, 24% Cabernet Franc, 14% Barbera, 13% Syrah, 1% Merlot VINIFICATION: 100% Stainless Steel AGING: 100% French oak (20 months) TASTING NOTES Profound garnet in color, this exotic blend of red varietals exudes aromas of black currant, blackberry, plum, blueberry and ripe, dark cherries alongside nutmeg, cedar, black pepper and the subtlest whiff of leather. The entry is marked by fine tannins which provide a velvety texture and a substantial mouthfeel, and is bursting with flavors of intense dark berries. Vibrant acidity and delectable spice notes add complexity to this unique and balanced red blend.

Dawn, Red, M and Alpha review American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of TeenagersWritten by: Nancy Jo Sales Narrated by: Therese Plummer, Nancy Jo Sales  Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins  Unabridged  Audiobook Release Date:02-23-16 Publisher: Random House AudioPublisher's SummaryInstagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. Vine. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of girls coming of age in America today is social media. What it is doing to an entire generation of young women is the subject of award-winning Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales' riveting and explosive American Girls. With extraordinary intimacy and precision, Sales captures what it feels like to be a girl in America today. From Montclair to Manhattan and Los Angeles, from Florida and Arizona to Texas and Kentucky, Sales crisscrossed the country, speaking to more than 200 girls, ages 13 to 19, and documenting a massive change in the way girls are growing up, a phenomenon that transcends race, geography, and household income. American Girls provides a disturbing portrait of the end of childhood as we know it and of the inexorable and ubiquitous experience of a new kind of adolescence - one dominated by new social and sexual norms, where a girl's first crushes and experiences of longing and romance occur in an accelerated electronic environment; where issues of identity and self-esteem are magnified and transformed by social platforms that provide instantaneous judgment. What does it mean to be a girl in America in 2016? It means coming of age online in a hypersexualized culture that has normalized extreme behavior, from pornography to the casual exchange of nude photographs; a culture rife with a virulent new strain of sexism and a sometimes self-undermining notion of feminist empowerment; a culture in which teenagers are spending so much time on technology and social media that they are not developing basic communication skills. From beauty gurus to slut shaming to a disconcerting trend of exhibitionism, Nancy Jo Sales provides a shocking window into the troubling world of today's teenage girls. Provocative and urgent, American Girls is destined to ignite a much-needed conversation about how we can help our daughters and sons negotiate unprecedented new challenges. Casillero del DiabloOur Take: Dry, full-bodied, smooth, mature taste for a 2014. A light long finish. Winemakers NotesNative of Cahors, France, this variety truly shines in Casillero del Diablo’s outstanding Malbec featuring concentrated sweet fruit and round tannins with aromas of blackberries and black plums with a touch of black pepper and vanilla, while flavors of spices and black plums meld perfectly on the palate.Tasting NotesORIGIN Central valleyVINTAGE 2014SOIL Riverbench associated soilsAGEING Aged in American oak barrelsCOLOR Intense and deep ruby red.AROMA Delicious aromas of black fruit such as berries, plums and cherries, followed by pepper and subtle touches of vanilla and black chocolate. All very well balanced.PALATE The beginning is marked by the dark plums and spices making this wine very generous in taste. The final structure is wide and round thanks to the presence of the barrels that has been excellently integrated. The after taste is long and elegant.FOOD PAIRING Harmonizes perfectly with all types of barbecues, ripe cheeses and sweet and sour sauces. Stews and herbs are another partner for this wine.

Red, M and Dawn go through some Q&A with Alpha.Here are some of the questions and random storiesSex on your period? Yes/No/DependsTampon Tax How many times do you ask your husband to do something before you do it yourself?Prank on Red.What is the craziest think you have ever done on spring break?How much should a husband help with the kids?Thorny Rose Red Blend 2012Our Take: mellow and blah. Strange metallic aftertaste. We would all pass on this wine. Black cherry cherry, quite contrary. Raspberry and blackberry marry. Graham crackers and sassafras get to know vanilla and cocoa.Washington state currently holds host to over six hundred wineries, each producing wines using the many classic grape varietals which flourish in the arid, dry region to the east of the Cascade mountains. Since the Washington wine industry began in the beginning of the 19th century, great efforts have been made to irrigate the semi-desert which makes up much of the state, and the results have been enormously successful in regards to creating an environment in which a wide range of grapevines can flourish. There are certain fine wineries in the wetter western region of Washington, although these make up less than one percent of the region's overall wine production levels. Recent decades have seen red wines becoming increasingly popular in the United States, and many of those produced in Washington are considered to be amongst the country's finest produce.