Not even a big huge blizzard packing THAT MUCH snow on the deck, patio furniture, driveway, house, entire neighborhood, and metropolitan area is going to squelch my spirit. So since that quick little Hawaiian vacation is not looking imminent, I've managed to escape the winter doldrums while snowed-in at home by sipping Sangria and playing scrabble words like ZONER, PLEX, & JAM - 3 words you would think would have me winning the game, right?

Alas... nope.

Total justification for ordering up some authentic Hawaiian pineapple wine, if you ask me.

But when you score 158 points with a double-triple word (plus a double letter bonus on "C"), you pretty much own bragging rights. So with my college peeps emptying the next again soon, leaving me with a big Scrabble win seems like the legitimate way to go.