lummi island wine tasting March 20 ’26
Open Friday 4-6 pm
Setting sun edges toward Spring Equinox near Orcas Island’s north end…
Friday Bread This Week
Whole Wheat Levain – Sourdough mix of the dough- which is then fermented overnight in the refrigerator. This long slow process allows the fermentation process to start and the gluten to start developing. About 25% fresh milled whole wheat, a ‘toothy’ crumb, great texture and flavor and a nice crisp crust. – $5/loaf
Breton – All the flavors of the French Brittany region. Bread flour, fresh milled buckwheat, and rye make for interesting flavor and the salt is set gris -the grey salt from the region that brings more mineral flavors to this bread. – $5/loaf
…and pastry this week…
Black Sesame & Candied Lemon Brioche: A delicious brioche dough full of eggs, butter and sugar. Filled with fresh lemon zest and candied lemon and as if that wasn’t enough, topped with a black sesame streusel before baking. Ooh la la, what’s not to like…? – 2/$5.
This week’s wine tasting
Bread & Butter Chardonnay ’22 California
Essentially this is a mass-produced California chardonnay blend from many sources and engineered to mimic the pleasantly rich texture and smooth, vanilla-y, CA oakiness of CA chards of the past with .
Lapostolle Grand Select Carmenere ’23 Chile $18
Fresh nose with red fruits such as strawberries and plums in addition to red paprika and spices. It is well-balanced with a lovely red fruit expression, a medium structure, and juicy tannins.
Catena Malbec’23 Argentina $ 16
Leads with an elegantly perfumed, juicy bouquet accented with turned-earth aromas; precise, vibrant texture, and high-toned finish with a savory, sturdy core.
Economics of the Heart: The Two Sides of Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Wikipedia defines Right-Wing Authoritarianism as “a set of attitudes describing somebody who is highly submissive to their authority figures, acts aggressively in their name, and is conformist in thought and behavior.”
Of particular interest at this point in American political history is the critically important fact that there are two interlocking sides to any authoritarian system: the aggressive and manipulative authoritarian leaders and their willing followers who are somehow comforted by a strict set of rules that everyone must follow.
Since 2015 we have witnessed, 24/7, the complete merger of Fox News and the Maga movement it feeds. Studies have shown that some 40% of Maga voters scored in the highest quartile of the authoritarian aggression scale. These are people who take comfort in rigid rules that everyone must follow.
The Wikipedia article is lengthy and data-driven, and paints authoritarian systems as needing the willing support of enough passive authoritarians, i.e. those who can only feel safe when they can believe everyone follows the same set of demanding Rules. The reliable conformity to a strictly enforced set of punitive rules gives them the illusion of safety. Creepy, huh…?
In the past year, of course, all of the rules have regularly broken by those in charge, often twisted into deadly violence against those who stand for the rule of law.
Congressional Republicans offer neither comment nor action to help bring order to the chaos, fully embracing their roles as obedient servants to the unraveling of democracy, the wanton deployment of sadistic cruelty against ordinary people for no reason at all, and the complete conversion of the United States of America into someone’s dystopian wet dream of in which only white, wealthy, Christian men have rights.
Maga is at present deploying the massive destructive power of the US military against the people of Iran and Lebanon, with no concern for the resultant death, destruction, and misery. Our long time allies and friends have turned away in horror and sorrow as our nation tosses aside everything it has stood for for 250 years.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the cruel brutality of Project 2025 destruction is sowing the seeds of its own destruction at an ever-increasing pace.
Obviously, in the interest of charity and good will, we should all do what we can to help them along with that, n’est-ce pas??
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