They were my neighbors in NY. The mother made one hell of a sauce.
'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan
'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan
I binge watched The Medici's, Masters of Florence (or whatever it's called) on Netflix. I recommend.
But neither my wife nor MIL knew who the Medici's were. Maybe it's a Catholic school thing (even though one was pope)? It's been bugging me.
I don't know much of their history but as a fan of the history of science, I had a vague awareness of their influence and patronage of arts and sciences. Sounds like an interesting show -- as someone who is being supported in part through the 21st century version of patronage (aka Crowdfunding) I will have to check it out.
I've known who they were since elementary school. not kidding. I watched two episodes but we can't do anymore, the sound track is so loud and annoying it's almost painful. I've gotten to really hate most soundtracks anyway. At one time (if used) they were to enhance, today they are for overwhelming everything else. They were never used to use them unless a band was playing. Today a story (if there is one) is secondary to just about everything else.
I find the assault on free thought disturbing,
I find the willingness to give it up frightening.
Florence is full of their buildings and memorials, all of them worth seeing. Cole Porter immortalized a couple of them in "Where is the Life that Once I Led?" from "Kiss Me Kate".
"...And dear Rebecca,
my Becky-wecky-o,
are you cruising that
amusing ponte vecchio?
and
"And dear Alisia
my tiny Alice
what times we had in
that itty bitty Pitti palace..."
"...this low-rent Lear raging on his Twitter-heath has proven that the phrase malignant buffoon is not an oxymoron..."
Somebody with a college education should know who the Medici's were. The only thing I can think of is that the Renaissance isn't taught well in Catholic schools (which both my wife and MIL attended) because it was kind of the beginning of the end for the power of the Vatican.
How much would Catholic schools get into the Reformation and Martin Luther?
Somebody with a college education should know who the Medici's were. The only thing I can think of is that the Renaissance isn't taught well in Catholic schools (which both my wife and MIL attended) because it was kind of the beginning of the end for the power of the Vatican.
How much would Catholic schools get into the Reformation and Martin Luther?
Only that he is going to hell.
'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan
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Mike
Also I think we should do these "without looking it up" threads more often. I'm the Cliff Claven of this board. I guarantee it.
But neither my wife nor MIL knew who the Medici's were. Maybe it's a Catholic school thing (even though one was pope)? It's been bugging me.
We know this is a lie because she would have called it "gravy."
Yes, Putanesca sauce is referred to as "hooker sauce" not "hooker gravy."
This I learned the second day I fished with Comic.
College paper on that book.
I don't know much of their history but as a fan of the history of science, I had a vague awareness of their influence and patronage of arts and sciences. Sounds like an interesting show -- as someone who is being supported in part through the 21st century version of patronage (aka Crowdfunding) I will have to check it out.
"We're gonna catch fish. We're gonna catch lots of fish."
Lol, Gary the trivia master!
I find the willingness to give it up frightening.
"...And dear Rebecca,
my Becky-wecky-o,
are you cruising that
amusing ponte vecchio?
and
"And dear Alisia
my tiny Alice
what times we had in
that itty bitty Pitti palace..."
George Will
Mike
Somebody with a college education should know who the Medici's were. The only thing I can think of is that the Renaissance isn't taught well in Catholic schools (which both my wife and MIL attended) because it was kind of the beginning of the end for the power of the Vatican.
How much would Catholic schools get into the Reformation and Martin Luther?
Only that he is going to hell.