This is all subjective of course:
Strap locks on guitars: Sorta specialized comment here. Straplocks are aftermarket buttons you use to replace the buttons already on your guitar. They cost like $20 and they are plain stupid. Some strap buttons are fine to start with. A few ... Fender style buttons in particular ... in prone to letting the strap slip off. Instead of buying a $20 strap lock for your guitar, just do this:
Pick up two ten cent plastic washers, sized just smaller than the outside of the strap button, but bigger than the inside ...
Take off your strap button and put the washer on it, then the strap, then reattach the button to the guitar.
Voila. The strap will not come off.
The downside: The strap is on there somewhat permanently.
So what. Buy a strap for each guitar. They are hardly more expensive ($30ish) than the strap locks ($20ish). And a lot cheaper than a guitar.
Wine: Skip the inexpensive pinot noir. It's never really very good (relearned the lesson tonight yet again at dinner). Don't get me wrong. I like pinot noir. But in the $12 to $15 a bottle range it just doesn't cut it. Spanish reds in that price range however, can be very fine.
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