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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Enjoy! I'm waiting for the revival of Texas' proud liberal tradition (remember Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, Ralph Yarborough, and many more) when voters in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and other, smaller cities like Brownsville and Corpus Christi, defy the voting restrictions imposed by Republicans.

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Thank you for the potato asparagus sheet pan recipe. I have an unusually large amount of asparagus in my garden this year and looking for recipes. Your recipe looks great! Definitely will make it. Cheers on the Paxton impeachment!! He should have been in jail for the last several years, but at least this is a step in the right direction. 🥂

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

What's prompting the Texas Legislature to step up now to do what should have been done five years ago. Skeptical minds want to know.

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

I love watching the GOP cannibalize its own!

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Spoke about your writing today in synagogue, and l mentioned Substack as a portal for sharing ideas and evaluating challenges.

We were celebrating Shavuot , the festival of the harvest., this weekend. We eat dairy and recall the Ten Commandments (not the movie), and the importance of civil society based on shared beliefs. I prefer to think of the list as The Ten Suggestions.

Respect the rights of others to make their own decisions, is Numero Uno in my humble opinion. But nobody consulted me!

Fortunately when l was growing up, girls were permitted to attend school. Not so my grandparents who were raised in homes without secular books, in Eastern-European villages without schools that Jewish children were permitted to attend.

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Love the celebration dinners! What a nifty idea - especially with the Trump people getting deeper and deeper into the metaphorical soup. (Y'all have my word that when Lardass is sentenced to prison, any prison will do, I'm going to dine on only Osetra (no blinis, maybe a touch of crème fraiche.)

This was a lovely turn of phrase, Mr. T.: "I almost broke my arm this afternoon patting myself on my back for having chosen the subject of this morning’s column yesterday."

I liked seeing that Mr. and Mrs. T. read at meals -- unless that pile of papers is for Tazzie.

I remember years ago (like 50) I was having lunch outside at La Colombe d'or in the south of France and happened to look inside the bar. There I saw Yves Montand and Simone Signoret both reading newspapers. I was young, and then only married twice, and I thought: "That marriage is over." Well, it wasn't, dummy me.

That wonderful old pile is somehow soothing to me because I went there to recover from Trump. He had the last laugh, though, because I never did. Haven't to this day.

I've gotten pretty far from dinner at the Truscott manse, as he likes to say, so apologies.

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

That's a fine feast for such a worthy celebration. For the conviction dinner, may I suggest a couple of special side dishes: grilled scorpions and pickled rattlesnake.

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

My wife and I have cut back on the alcohol. But my neighbor informed me of the Paxton impeachment. We hadn't believed it would really happen. So tonight we had a celebration cocktail before dinner: first Coho of the season, buttered purple potatoes and and parsley, and green and purple slaw with vinaigrette. I like sherry vinegar, but if you can find it, an feel like splurging, look for Vinegar of Banyuls.

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Vote rather surprised me, considering the lengthy rap sheet appeared to be mostly ignored for a long time. Time will tell what the senate will do but for now Paxton is out of his job. Celebrate every victory! Thanks for photo, recipe and the fine writing.

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

My compliments to the chef! And to the Texas House for finally getting around to holding their indicted Attorney General to account. How embarrassing to have an indicted Attorney General?

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

I could celebrate with just the potatoes!

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

buon gusto, lucco!

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Well, two great minds think alike, (Okay one great mind, yours, and one a shade less great (mine :) but I was going to write you and suggest Paxton as a subject for an article. I had seen a segment on CNN about his dark deeds. I never liked the guy from brief glimpses of him and things he said on TV clips.

Perhaps you could clarify the roll the State Senate will play in this as someone they interviewed said Paxton is already out of office, and can only be reinstated by a senate vote (I forget the percentage required). ,

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Baked salmon and ratatouille for me😎

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

So Paxton as a criminal has been completly obvious for years. So whats up with him being tossed out of his own criminal group. Texas Republicans.

Was he skimming?

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May 28, 2023Liked by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Thrilled to hear this about Paxton. What a massive sleazeball....hope he goes down in flames! Great dinner. I hope you enjoyed every, well-deserved, mouthful. Thanks for writing!

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