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Default TN: Chakana 2005 Tasting Notes

On Jun 21, 2:07*pm, susan leichtman > wrote:
> On Jun 21, 12:31*pm, Godzilla > wrote:
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> > On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:47:42 -0700, susan leichtman wrote:
> > > On Jun 21, 7:40*am, Godzilla > wrote:
> > >> How does one celebrate the birthday of someone whose mental condition
> > >> has degenerated to a point that they do not even comprehend the day of
> > >> the week?

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> > >> One gets up early, sets the table with the best place-mats and china,
> > >> blows up multi-colored birthday balloons, places the crudely wrapped
> > >> presents on the table, along with a card addressed and signed in
> > >> Japanese.

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> > >> Then, one fires up the four cylinder vehicle, and makes the rounds of
> > >> four local establishments to gather ingredients long before the triple
> > >> digit temperatures descend.

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> > >> Normally, a Chiffonade of lettuce is my choice to line the dish under a
> > >> Crab cocktail. But, when the lettuce in the markets looks like it has
> > >> been sitting on a loading dock getting a suntan, one looks for
> > >> alternatives. Voila! The Cilantro looks fresh and beckons to be placed
> > >> in my basket. Unconventional, but rules are only created to be broken.