My method is similar, but I feel the need to maintain aAfter all, you keep your sets to 5 messages usually... and you do need
more constant presence than you have to.
to be somewhat visible.... ;)
It's amusing that this is becoming a metadiscussion of theNot usually having recipes easily at hand, my usual ontopicizer is
echo, the food receding into the distance. Not that I mind,
but to set an example (not something I'm accustomed to)
I'm sticking to the time-honored use of an apt or inept
recipe as ontopicizer.
usually a food-based tagline.... ;)
but often taking a break for Sunday...Mine is actually less for religious reasons as for the fact that our
Occasionally I take a break on Sunday, not for any
religious reason but because I do a lot of stuff on
Sundays. Anyhow, though we are profane rather than
sacred, we're not all that profane.
Sundays are almost always over-packed already... as was the case
yesterday... we left the house our usual just after 9am, and didn't
return until 12 hours later... SS, church, an outdoor reception there,
4th Sunday lunch group at Abyssinia, barely time to get back to church,
then down to Fu's for dessert (high-finance at lunch had Edith putting
the whole bill for the three of us on her card, and she suggested
treating her to dessert at Fu's would cover nicely, but conversation
filled the time fully), and then took Edith home, and back home
ourselves... A little busier than normal, but not by all that much... ;)
Edith, Richard and I shared an Abyssinia Special III for three (doro
wet, yebeg alicia, kitfo, tomata salata, and sides of turmeric cabbage, turmeric veggies (potato, carrot, green bean) and split peas)... Renee
had yebeg alicia with lentils and cabbage, and sent most of it home with
us (she has a very small stomach, and decided that she'd not likely end
up eating the rest later) even though she quite liked it.... Linda had a
mild version of a (cooked) beef dish with the gomen and I think lentils,
and Randy had the doro wet with some side....
faster than here - you will find entire cities thatThat's one way to protect yourself... ;) Wi-fi doesn't do me much good,
are wi-fi enabled; of course you have to give them
your personal information, but I often give that of
my friend the security expert instead.
as my laptop needs direct connection... and besides, most places I go,
like the Pond or wherever my family's camping ends up being, don't have
wi-fi or any internet connection at all... And couldn't hook into my
sister's internet when I was downstate for my aunt's funeral back in
May...
Can't do much about interruptions of service... ;0Not really for trying to telnet into bbses... that's not usually
There's always the public library.
available on other computers.... especially public ones... Last time we
had an issue with our DSL, though, we went to Fu's and he let Richard
hook my computer into his modem, and Richard used his computer with the
wi-fi Fu has available... The previous time, we did similar by going up
to the church and using that internet service, me wired and Richard wireless...
because it turned out I needed to get RJ to an important appointment, as his Jeep wasn't working right after all... that last was more of anGood that Lilli's doing ok at least... ;)
issue for not having expected it at all and not bringing enough meds to cover the extra day...
Yes. I'm having to dance around both Bonnie and Rosemary's
health issues (though Lilli seems to be fine for a change).
The origin of the loaves must have been (as with rotisserieI suppose, but then Wegmans does do things according to seasons... there
chickens and prepared food bars) to get rid of excess inventory.
I was thinking that the appeal of peach bread could be so great
that they might have had to make it a nonseasonal item.
are some things one can only get at some particular time, such as hot
cross buns only during Lent, Irish potato bread only for St Patrick's, fruitcake during the holiday season... and certain varieties of candy
only at Easter, or harvest/Halloween, or at Christmas...
Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 08-31-19 14:52 <=-
but often taking a break for Sunday...Mine is actually less for religious reasons as for the fact that our
Occasionally I take a break on Sunday, not for any
religious reason but because I do a lot of stuff on
Sundays. Anyhow, though we are profane rather than
sacred, we're not all that profane.
Sundays are almost always over-packed already... as was the case yesterday... we left the house our usual just after 9am, and didn't
return until 12 hours later... SS, church, an outdoor reception there,
That's sort of what I meant, regarding me.
4th Sunday lunch group at Abyssinia, barely time to get back to church,
then down to Fu's for dessert (high-finance at lunch had Edith putting
the whole bill for the three of us on her card, and she suggested
treating her to dessert at Fu's would cover nicely, but conversation
filled the time fully), and then took Edith home, and back home
ourselves... A little busier than normal, but not by all that much... ;)
You could probably have cut out a thing or two and
had a satisfyingly eventful day.
Edith, Richard and I shared an Abyssinia Special III for three (doro
wet, yebeg alicia, kitfo, tomata salata, and sides of turmeric cabbage, turmeric veggies (potato, carrot, green bean) and split peas)... Renee
had yebeg alicia with lentils and cabbage, and sent most of it home with
us (she has a very small stomach, and decided that she'd not likely end
up eating the rest later) even though she quite liked it.... Linda had a mild version of a (cooked) beef dish with the gomen and I think lentils,
and Randy had the doro wet with some side....
I hope there was a certain amount of trading of bites?
faster than here - you will find entire cities thatThat's one way to protect yourself... ;) Wi-fi doesn't do me much good,
are wi-fi enabled; of course you have to give them
your personal information, but I often give that of
my friend the security expert instead.
Plus I always introduce at least one misprint in his
e-mail address.
as my laptop needs direct connection... and besides, most places I go,
like the Pond or wherever my family's camping ends up being, don't have wi-fi or any internet connection at all... And couldn't hook into my sister's internet when I was downstate for my aunt's funeral back in
May...
What sorts of ports does it have?
Can't do much about interruptions of service... ;0Not really for trying to telnet into bbses... that's not usually
There's always the public library.
Yeah, the library would be best for online answering.
available on other computers.... especially public ones... Last time we
had an issue with our DSL, though, we went to Fu's and he let Richard
hook my computer into his modem, and Richard used his computer with the wi-fi Fu has available... The previous time, we did similar by going up
to the church and using that internet service, me wired and Richard wireless...
Shows the trust relationship you have with him.
because it turned out I needed to get RJ to an important appointment,Good that Lilli's doing ok at least... ;)
as his Jeep wasn't working right after all... that last was more of
an issue for not having expected it at all and not bringing enough
meds to cover the extra day...
Yes. I'm having to dance around both Bonnie and Rosemary's
health issues (though Lilli seems to be fine for a change).
She sounds enthusiastic about the upcoming trip with
Swisher. Just so we don't overtax her system, everything
should be just fine.
The origin of the loaves must have been (as with rotisserieI suppose, but then Wegmans does do things according to seasons... there
chickens and prepared food bars) to get rid of excess inventory.
I was thinking that the appeal of peach bread could be so great
that they might have had to make it a nonseasonal item.
are some things one can only get at some particular time, such as hot
cross buns only during Lent, Irish potato bread only for St Patrick's, fruitcake during the holiday season... and certain varieties of candy
only at Easter, or harvest/Halloween, or at Christmas...
Hum - you're not supposed to get hot cross buns for
the first, what is it, 38 days of Lent.
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