Ristorante Da Luigi: My Favorite Place on Earth

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    Da Luigi, the restaurant in this photo, is not far from the Blue Grotto on Capri. If I had only one afternoon to live, I think I would like to spend it here. Drift on in to the little cove in the boat you've hired for the day, drop anchor, and await the restaurant's launch that will bring you in to the sunbathing area. This is where I like to look around to see if my future wife is in attendance. From there, a chatty Italian waiter will escort you to your table, where you are encouraged to while away the afternoon over delicious food, wine, and plates of olives, prosciutto, and parmigiano.

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Word of the Day: Desiccated

Desiccate
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Pronunciation: \ˈde-si-ˌkāt\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): des·ic·cat·ed; des·ic·cat·ing
Etymology: Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare to dry up, from de- + siccare to dry, from siccus dry — more at sack
Date: 1575
transitive verb 1 : to dry up 2 : to preserve (a food) by drying : dehydrate 3 : to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality intransitive verb : to become dried up
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     Mr. Tulkinghorn had, in the course of his solitary life, become as desiccated as the legal parchments that he carried in his black bag.
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