Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 07-03-18 20:32 <=-

True... we shall see... :) I plan to get together with them again at least once more for lunch/supper before the picnic.... and at least will try to call them a few times... Burt asked to be kept in the loop via email, so they are planning to come anyway.... they aren't being silly this time and volunteering to host.... :)

Well, we did our best to provide backup and
support. Beyond that, what could we have done,
and what could we do now?

We've done what we could... :) And we'll continue to do what we
can..... ;)

Exactly, and supporting our older members as
best we can is important.

Quite agreed... :)

The most useless recipe ever (blogger's title)
categories: vegan, what's the point
Finally! You ve made a perfect little blob of sticky,
almost pure gluten.

Looks like a complete waste of time to me.... ;)

Actually, it's an important component of
transitional vegetarian cooking, flavored
up to be meat of various kinds, for those
who aren't ready for the real thing. There
are also nonmeatlike uses including see below.

Not appropriate for celiacs, though... fake meat's not great a thing
either, AFAIC.... in the Buddha's Delight, I'd just as soon have the
tofu cubes as the gluten balls... ;)

Can one do takeout from the food courts...? and be able to do a side-by-side comparison of the two, back at the house...?

Suppose - we could have one designated [s]sucker[/s]
representative member to buy a pack of frozen ones
and a few from the food court. Take them to a kitchen
and feast on yumminesses untold.

That sounds like it might/should work... :)

We'll play it by ear, though as trained
musicians that's not the way we usually
operate.

I put it on the list of picnicy things...

I'm imagining so, The sour grapesy thing
would be "kidneys are not that great, anyway
[sniff]."

Except that you do like them.... ;)

Nothing to say that the fox in the fable didn't
like grapes!

Just not sour ones... ;) maybe the sour grapesy version would be more
like "they probably ruined the kidneys, anyway"... ;)

Likely they didn't.

Oh, well... ;)

He could surprise you for the good.... from what you said, my brother
and he had a good conversation... :)

I hope so but am not confident I'll live to see that.
If it happens.

I'd put stock in Bonnie's assessment... and in the fact that he warmed
to my brother... maybe as he keeps this job, the self-loathing will at
least be lessened....

One hopes.

Indeed. :)

ttyl neb

... The Blueberry was sad because her mom was in a jam!

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