A taste of civility

originally posted by Bwood:

Imagine how different that specter of Iran would be if the US and UK hadn't helped engineer the overthrow of a democratic government in Iran in 1953 and then supported a ruthless police state there for a quarter century.
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I do imagine such things, jb. My father' Masters thesis, now, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, available for perusal by all, was on the machinations by the US and UK (and a certain Armenian oil trader named Calouste Gulbenkian) who engineered the ascension to power of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by MarkS:
1990 Sorrel, Hermitage Le Greal:
... with mac and cheese, excellent.
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'Mac & cheese'? You kill me...
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The guy who owned Mouton said mac and cheese was the very best food to have with his wines. Something I have not forgotten.
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
I make a thick tomato sauce and loaded it up with sausage, mushrooms, garlic, and olives... to serve with Rhone syrah.
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Jeff,
Although that sounds good, the older I get the less I can handle spicy, very powerfuly flavored food. So I go with what works, you know?
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
originally posted by MarkS:
1990 Sorrel, Hermitage Le Greal:
... with mac and cheese, excellent.
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'Mac & cheese'? You kill me...
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The guy who owned Mouton said mac and cheese was the very best food to have with his wines. Something I have not forgotten.
Best, Jim
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I read the same thing and tried it once; wasn't blown away. I bet the gang at Ch. Mouton make better mac and cheese than I do, though, and they likely drink better wine, too.
 
originally posted by MLipton:
My father' Masters thesis, now, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, available for perusal by all, was on the machinations by the US and UK (and a certain Armenian oil trader named Calouste Gulbenkian) who engineered the ascension to power of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
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The resulting Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon is an astonishing jewel box of a museum. All for a good cause, one more in a long chain of pulchritude built on pourriture.
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
Although that sounds good, the older I get the less I can handle spicy, very powerfuly flavored food. So I go with what works, you know?
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Absolutely. Just want to add that it is not a spicy concoction (but it is strongly-flavored).
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by MLipton:
My father' Masters thesis, now, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, available for perusal by all, was on the machinations by the US and UK (and a certain Armenian oil trader named Calouste Gulbenkian) who engineered the ascension to power of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
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The resulting Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon is an astonishing jewel box of a museum. All for a good cause, one more in a long chain of pulchritude built on pourriture.
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Interesting, Oswaldo. Gulbenkian was at one time one of the richest men in the world, so no surprise that he (or his offspring) was able to collect some outstanding artwork. Not too different from the Getty or, at a remove, the Guggenheim, is it?

Mark Lipton
 
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