Word: chianti
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...daughter and an unfulfilled life. Eliza has little instinct for what her mother Josephine calls the "social realities." Josephine is formidable: a successful writer with another daughter and a number of former husbands left in or under the dust. She is also a hardheaded survivor of the spaghetti-and-Chianti bohemian liberalism of the '30s. "Since we are not living in a classless society," says Josephine, "there is no point in pretending that we are. I would fight for the rights of all minorities, write articles, send checks, but I would not necessarily invite them to parties...
...Tessenei, a town that the Eritreans have recently captured, we had good luck-there was a hotel, kept by an Italian, Archimede Parmigiani, 68, who has lived 42 years in Eritrea. There were no other guests. The kitchen had shell holes in the roof, the dusty flasks of Chianti were empty. His family has gone back to Bologna, but Parmigiani stays on. He asks: "What would I do in Bologna after so many years here...
...ticketed nonetheless.) The only out-of-the-way vehicle entered was a Travco mobile home with three drivers who, between turns at the wheel, were served soufflé Romano, fettucini and cannelloni by an Italian chef. They made the trip in 45 hr. 36 min. and celebrated with Chianti...
...Generics are usually blends of wine made from several kinds of grapes, and are often sold in half-gallon or gallon jugs. Most generics are labeled with famous European geographical names, though the flavors can be quite different from the European. Some experts argue that the red generics (Burgundy, Chianti, claret) are slightly superior to the whites (Chablis, Rhine wine, sauterne...
...seem at all put out by Myrna's peace button, her Black Panther button, her S.D.S. button, her "Kill the Pigs" button, her bib overalls or her carefully teased blonde Afro wig. He didn't even wince when she accidentally let loose a - and a - over the Chianti, and a Holy -! and a - during the spaghetti. In fact, I could only see the faintest spark behind his Coca-Cola green glasses when she patted his shiny bald dome. I knew, though, that somewhere behind those shades Luke was figuring exactly how many kilowatts it would take to straighten...