A thank you card from my nephew

Dear Uncle Sean,

thanks for the $100 dollars
my parents were mean
and told me to save $50
for college.
From,
David

Tasting along the Wine Road in Sonoma

We spent the weekend up in Sonoma and participated in the 9th Annual Wine and Food Affair. Of all the visits that we have made so far this year, this one had to be the most scenic. Sonoma offers many different varietals and the land is very hilly, so the contrasts and colors and forms (combined with the beautiful weather) was something to be experienced. Glad we were able to go! On Saturday, we visited:

1. Arista - The most beautiful place we visited
   
2. Hanna
3. Alexander Valley Vineyards - Bought a 2004 Syrah
   
4. White Oak - Picked up two of their 2004 Napa Valley cabs
   
5. Simi - Bought a 2003 Landslide Cab, a 2006 Late Harvest Chardonnay and a 2005 Late Harvest Zinfandel
   
6. Bella
7. Zichichi
8. Gopfrich - Picked up a 2005 Estate Cuvee
   

STIRR Founder Hacks III -Tuesday, November 13 (San Francisco)

Mighty

119 Utah Street
San Francisco, California 94103

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

There's no single playbook for how to grow a startup. Come hear some of the current tricks of the startup trade from financing to hiring to managing the board to scaling up and more. Each of our presenters are bringing one of their favorite hacks to share in STIRR's short-form format.

The Presenting Founders will kick things off around 7:20pm:

• Ev Williams, Founder - Twitter / Obvious Corp
• Michael Cerda, Founder - Jangl
• Jonathan Abrams, Founder - Friendster / Socializr

Both Ev and Michael will be available to speak with the attendees after the talk. We'll also have a short Q&A this month.

Previous talks:

• FounderHacks II
• FounderHacks I

Purchase tickets here.

More details on the Facebook event page.