Rather than banding together to ensure a safe reopening with the necessary physical distancing and masking to keep this thing at bay until there is a vaccine, we have wallowed in quick fixes, ignoring the obvious, denying the obvious, avoiding the obvious, embracing lies, refusing to sacrifice, ignoring science and lack of leadership. We had one good shot at a V shaped type recovery and we have completely fucked it up.
We deserve the consequences of our follies.
The rights of all Americans were being attacked because they were asked to place a mask covering their mouths and nose in public.
And the nonsense started in the Oval Office and trickled down (or rather flowed) down from there to all the entitled morons who know
what's good for them.
And well supported here on this site by the our illustrious medical care professional and his dipshit followers.
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You trying to get this whole thread locked, NED?
Also, why are you questioning OrangeBasil64's military service?
I initially went for Spain, and liked them. But, I am now super into Italians...more selection of highly ranked wines, it seems. Then again, I've liked James Suckling's recommendations, and he lives in Tuscany.
And, it makes sense. I always hung out at the Cab/Pino range, because I like less sweet wines. And lo and behold, I discover that Sangiovese and Tempranillo, popular in Italy and Spain, are even drier.
I still like California, and I'm learning France...lots of good, multi-dimensional wines coming out of France, but I've targeted many more Tuscany wines to try than French.
Tonight, though, I'm really enjoying some Ben Marco Expresivo Mendoza, 2016 (a malbec). James Suckling rates it a 96. I figure if it came from France, it would be a $60 bottle, but since its from Argentina, it is $30. Not bad.
And, yes, I started enjoying it early. I just informed the wife that I was probably getting drunk tonight. Not because I want to. I just don't see myself stopping before this bottle is down.
You're welcome.
you're supporting less diversity in wine making and you're selling yourself short on variety. In Italy there are a great many varietals worth tasting.
Some will be to your liking and some not but then you will have found out for yourself instead of following some else's tastes - tastes you may
share or not, but you won't know if you don't experiment. Learning vintages, varietals and vineyards can be fun and lead you to wines you might
not ordinarily get to try because you followed some guy's tastes that may not fit yours. Food is very important for regions of wine. Wines were
produced to match the foods and flavors of the land they are found and grow on. Italy has 300 + varietals and they vary in tannins, structure and tastes. I recommend
"Vino Italiano, the regional wines of Italy". Great stuff - you can learn how the varietals pair with foods as well as why certain regions are only
allowed to use certain grapes and blending grapes.
For France, especially Southern France you can pick up books on the regions and how their foods connect with the wines. It's all very interesting
and fun.
Pairing wines with certain foods/herbs and spices is one of the really great gastronomy experiences in life. It really is. California doesn't offer this type
of experience. They just make wines - no real rhyme or reason.
Good Luck.
So, I figured, why not buy a few more that he liked. I look at each region, and type, and then I see if he liked any there as a starting point...I have to start somewhere. Otherwise, I'm just picking at random.
During the initial Covid shutdown, I bought an Italian sampler and a French sampler, 6 bottles each, picked by the local store and walked out to my car. Those wines were all over the place. I found some I liked...found some that were drinkable but not great...found one I absolutely despised...kind of hard to believe one was so bad, when the others were so good.
Seems like there is a little more complexity in the wines of France. I was intimidated by it initially, but I have grown to like their wines, and I'm starting to understand a little about the different regions. US wines seem to be mostly single grape...only blend when they have to, and maybe don't do it even when they should??? Don't know if that is accurate or fair, but blending seems more customary in France, which allows them to show a little more creativity, and possibly take off some of the rough edges...but that makes it more complex, as well...and interesting. There is a lot to learn.
You are sooo easy to rile up.
USS Mercy...
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New Orleans shut down. It did well with testing - wisely replacing drive-thru centers with walk-up ones in poor neighborhoods - and mandated masks early on.
We sacrificed and brought the epidemic to a virtual halt, as did NJ and NY....but we are surrounded by MAGA retards who ignored all warnings and went to bars and churches and diners maskless because NO ONE IS GOING TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO or some bullshit. Now the parishes around us are on fire...and it will spread back here.
So months of sacrifice for nothing. We failed to control it.
With better leadership we could have strangled this plague. We'd be preparing to send kids back to school now, and getting ready to watch the Irish play football.
Fucking Trump.
Depressing.
rolled out the opening as was outlined. But he created a vacuum of leadership enabling others to follow his position. A crackdown on social distancing and masks could have made a difference. They made it political. That’s why he’s cancer to me and deserves to go down in defeat.
He had every opportunity to do it right and win re-election easily. He’s an idiot.
Biden does nothing and watches Trump implode.
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fuck up as well. It's just what happens when you have humans in charge.
I used to think the solution was smaller government, but living in San Diego, where we have a pretty small government compared to my previous home, Los Angeles, I've found that when you rely on the private sector for goods and services, quality goes into the toilet due to absolutely no accountability and the same corruption is there.
So I still think we should shrink government, but now my reasoning isn't to solve a problem, but now it's since elected officials have proven to be no better than anyone else, you should give people the freedom to do things on their own.
And before you start hyperventilating, I'll save you the response: "I know you are but what am I."
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Thanks Jim.
You need to up yer game substantially.
This is a softball, look at the pattern above.
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Dude is intent on having the last word, even when he’s made to look like a fool. Total piece of trash.
Oh the irony. Fucking hypocrite.
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