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jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social
cranky radical, fussy aesthete, humanist, generalist, partner of @bhoggard
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Vienna is roughly the size of Phoenix, Arizona the similarities end there
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the Museum Quarter alone see “all photos” www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_R...
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let’s hear it for all the dead logs
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I should have explained the game: one small (13 ounces) farmed venison shank from Quattro's Farm in the Saturday Union Square Greenmarket www.quattros.net
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classic New York State Saratoga spring water (sparkling here) with a few drops of well-crafted Fee Brothers aromatic cardamon bitters, made an excellent cocktail before this rich venison daube tonight
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ah, but I wasn't intending my comment to be derogatory on the contrary, it seems it was actually deliberate, which makes total sense now, especially after another look just sorry they [thought they?] had to go through with it at all bsky.app/profile/seth...
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had considered that, but decided not necessarily - in spite of its etymology - especially since ‘the uppers’, who used to think they owned it, have essentially left the field, and the natural grace of so many others is now in full view some day no one will remember where the expression came from
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they have the experience of 250 years
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directed by Jules Dassin, whose own story is a lesson in our black history: “A subject of the Hollywood blacklist, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, where he continued his career.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_D...
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sweethearts
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Fuck it all to hell docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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and neighbors, in this case
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friends
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if it helps a little, I’ve learned that there’s a rich store of great waters, a variety of wonderful flavors of bitters, and some terrific quinines and less-sweet grownup Italian and other sodas out there and the food pairing is fun
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we’re so sorry are you okay now? you’re wonderful and we love you
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I was always better with flying platforms
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apparently a casual or cutesy alternative to merci (reversing the syllables)
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cimer
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but it’s pretty much a US thing, which doesn’t mean it should be encouraged
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Not the point, but the lady with the 'Only God is King' sign is not on message for today. No Kings means none, ma'am.
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the asparagus, while still on Ahmed’s Amoon Farm table in the Union Square Greenmarket www.instagram.com/reel/CuwsVpS...
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I believe it’s an antique WWII M4 Sherman, in US service from 1942 until 1957 Jay Leno probably has a mint one