In this case, their ads have been in different magazines I've picked

up > here & there.
Ubiquitous, these references and insinuations. I
suppose that increased exposure to dreck is the
inevitable price to be paid for increased
availability of good stuff.

Could be, or the power of suggestion. People see the ad, then it comes
to mind when they're in the store and "hey, this was the stuff I saw adverised, think I'll give it a try" sort of purchase.

These are if not one and the same closely related.

For some reason, the name Peter Lorre came up, as did
the movie Maltese Falcon, so a fit of curiosity induced
me to check out the stars of it - it turns out of these,
Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Sydney
Greenstreet, I have watched exactly 0 movies in which
these worthies appeared, except for snippets of M, Maltese
Falcon, and Casablanca.

I know I've seen small bits of the last. Have also seen about the same
amount of "The African Queen", another famous Bogart movie.

I'm pretty sure I've not even seen tiny bits of that film.

Makes sense, but I was focusing on the travails of
having to match up these systems together to build a
nationwide network, whenever that happened.

There must have been some sort of standards for telephone wire,
switches, etc that was required. Another option would have been for the companies to work out some sort of replacement purchase of the "standard stuff" when merging, then pass the cost on to the customers.

How'd they figure this out - call each other?

It would take a catastrophe of world war proportions
to clean out all the nonsense and get people to think
about a sensible plan - such as WWII did with the
public transportation systems in Asia and Europe.

Don't know if that would do it. Probably lone wolf types would set up rudimentary systems to get communications re-esablished and not want to
tie into a national system.

And what good could come of that, I wonder.

Even in my relatively wealthy periods I've balked at
See's prices, especially as one can do better for less.
I did make an exception for my friend Ella Lou, for whom
See's was the be-all and end-all, so I'd occasionally
buy a small assortment for her. She's since deceased, so
no more of that silly behavior.

Saving you a bit of pocket change now.

Not much, as I waste a reasonable amount on others
as well, and probably some other money drain took
over from that one.

I don't know as much about ASU but was also thinking of football, basketball, softball in addition to MLB. But, since its been a good number of years since we lived in the state, I think most of the

"names" > I knew are no longer in pro sports.
Well, that shows your and my age more than the condition
of the sports programs at those schools.

True, but also there are ups and downs with any sports cycle, either professional or otherwise. Wake Forest High School just lost their first regular season game in 6 years, also broke a 45 game win streak, by
losing their season opener. They won the next game so don't know which
way the season will go.

So out of curiosity I did a quick check on ASU alumni in the
majors, and 13 of them appeared in big-league games in 2019.
I didn't recognize any of the names. I didn't bother to check
on U of A alumni but figure the numbers are comparable.

Certainly a pound cake recipe should not be hard to

find. > ML> > They aren't, but a good one is harder to find.

I would have thought that a bad one was hard to find.
Not that I've done a close study of the matter.

Depends on your definition of "good". You can make a cake from a box

mix > that might be better than some made from scratch but overall, I think > the latter beats the former.
Yeah, but everything depends on your definition
of good.

Very true.

With the emphasis on everything.

And hauling barrels of beer up a hill just doesn't
make sense. Whereas having scholars haul themselves
up hills seems more plausible.

Apparantly so.

If you have no wish to go abroad, there's no point,
but even of you have no concrete plans, it's only, what,
$16 a year, and a vague idea might turn into more faster
than you think.

We know we'll be going thru Canada on the drive to Alaska--passport card
will work there but I don't think we could have just renewed the cards. Better to be prepared tho, just in case we want to take a trip overseas.

You can do them separately - or together at a small discount.

Surprised that they were enjoyed as much as they were, tho?

Nothing much surprises me. Some people even like zucchini.

And some like a cow walked thru a warm room.

What's this warm room stuff?

When I was a kid, one of our school principals and his wife were part of
the social group my parents associated with. Several couples had anniversaries in the same general time frame so they'd get together and
go out for supper. Turned out that the principal liked a very rare steak
so they used to tease that he just wanted the cow to walk thru a warm
room before being slaughtered.

For me, even the warm room would not be necessary!

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Hi Michael,

In this case, their ads have been in different magazines I've

picked > ML> up > here & there.

Ubiquitous, these references and insinuations. I
suppose that increased exposure to dreck is the
inevitable price to be paid for increased
availability of good stuff.

Could be, or the power of suggestion. People see the ad, then it

comes > to mind when they're in the store and "hey, this was the stuff
I saw

advertised, think I'll give it a try" sort of purchase.

These are if not one and the same closely related.

Close cousins. Sometimes it's a print ad, sometimes a billboard or
television. Sometimes, just a mention of it by someone will get a person
to try something new. After reading about balsamic vinegar on the echo
for some time, I bought a bottle. That was used up; the vinegar has been
a staple in my pantry ever since.

Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Sydney
Greenstreet, I have watched exactly 0 movies in which
these worthies appeared, except for snippets of M, Maltese
Falcon, and Casablanca.

I know I've seen small bits of the last. Have also seen about the

same > amount of "The African Queen", another famous Bogart movie.

I'm pretty sure I've not even seen tiny bits of that film.

My folks were watching it on black and white tv one time when I was in
my teens. I saw bits, but not enough to interest me.

Makes sense, but I was focusing on the travails of
having to match up these systems together to build a
nationwide network, whenever that happened.

There must have been some sort of standards for telephone wire, switches, etc that was required. Another option would have been for

the > companies to work out some sort of replacement purchase of the "standard > stuff" when merging, then pass the cost on to the
customers.

How'd they figure this out - call each other?

Smoke signals. (G)

It would take a catastrophe of world war proportions
to clean out all the nonsense and get people to think
about a sensible plan - such as WWII did with the
public transportation systems in Asia and Europe.

Don't know if that would do it. Probably lone wolf types would set

up > rudimentary systems to get communications re-esablished and not
want to > tie into a national system.

And what good could come of that, I wonder.

Probably nothing in this day and age, unless he came up with something extraordinary that people latched on to in big numbers.

Even in my relatively wealthy periods I've balked at
See's prices, especially as one can do better for less.
I did make an exception for my friend Ella Lou, for whom
See's was the be-all and end-all, so I'd occasionally
buy a small assortment for her. She's since deceased, so
no more of that silly behavior.

Saving you a bit of pocket change now.

Not much, as I waste a reasonable amount on others
as well, and probably some other money drain took
over from that one.

That's the way it oes sometimes. We bought a fair amount of Dove
chocolates while in HI but stopped when we came back to the main land.
We bought a fair amount of the Moser Roth bars at Aldi for a while but
even that has dropped off to almost none.

Well, that shows your and my age more than the condition
of the sports programs at those schools.

True, but also there are ups and downs with any sports cycle, either professional or otherwise. Wake Forest High School just lost their

first > regular season game in 6 years, also broke a 45 game win
streak, by

losing their season opener. They won the next game so don't know

which > way the season will go.

So out of curiosity I did a quick check on ASU alumni in the
majors, and 13 of them appeared in big-league games in 2019.
I didn't recognize any of the names. I didn't bother to check
on U of A alumni but figure the numbers are comparable.

I'd recognise more U of A names than ASU.

Depends on your definition of "good". You can make a cake

from a box > ML> mix > that might be better than some made from
scratch but overall, I > ML> think > the latter beats the former.

Yeah, but everything depends on your definition
of good.

Very true.

With the emphasis on everything.

Top notch ingredients?

If you have no wish to go abroad, there's no point,
but even of you have no concrete plans, it's only, what,
$16 a year, and a vague idea might turn into more faster
than you think.

We know we'll be going thru Canada on the drive to Alaska--passport

card > will work there but I don't think we could have just renewed
the cards. > Better to be prepared tho, just in case we want to take a trip overseas.

You can do them separately - or together at a small discount.

We figured that we might just as well go for both.

tho? > ML> > ML> Nothing much surprises me. Some people even like zucchini. > ML> > And some like a cow walked thru a warm room.

What's this warm room stuff?

When I was a kid, one of our school principals and his wife were

part of > the social group my parents associated with. Several couples
had

anniversaries in the same general time frame so they'd get together

and > go out for supper. Turned out that the principal liked a very
rare steak > so they used to tease that he just wanted the cow to walk thru a warm > room before being slaughtered.

For me, even the warm room would not be necessary!

About what I thought.

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