Labels and stereotypes are easier than thinking;
it is hypothesized that we're wired to do snap
judgments because our ancestors had to make them
in survival situations. Friend or foe, eat me or
me eat, all sorts of things. Now that we're not
in that stage of existence, mostly, it would be
hoped that we could outgrow that, but it seems no.
Not sure that I agree with the hypothesis in the first place... but the tendency to make snap judgements does seem to be hard-wired at times...
The appeal of that hypothesis is in its providing an
explanation for our tendency to careless thinking.
If - as in my travel musings - I don't expect much
in the way of answers with quotes, I sometimes go
up above 150 lines but try not to go much beyond
that. For a conversational post, I aim for 100,
maybe with a recipe taking it a bit beyond. Lest
there be too much slopover, I do edit my quotations.
My cutting messages short is mostly with Ruth and similar that have that
sort of limitation built into the editors/programs they use... as a
general practice I don't worry about them unless they are getting too
close to 200 lines.... I find that a bit unwieldy... I have my Bluewave
set to not cut messages short, actually... and have advised others about
that setting... ;)
The limitation had real usefulness in the days of
sysops paying long-distance phone bills. Now, it's
mostly to forestall the infinite quoting phenomenon,
something that irritates the heck out of me - iPhones
seem to default to that wasteful and annoying condition.
Mind you, I don't condone the practice... In the family situations I'm aware of, while I've seen in happen with extended family members to witness it, I don't know that it happens with total outsiders... And generally it isn't physical, just visceral...
One hopes it's never physical, but truth be told,
one is more likely held accountable for physical
than emotional battery.
True... the "names will never hurt me" fallacy...
Remember that that was chanted by the victims in
a sort of self-protective ritual. If I'd been
doing the taunting, I'd have sneered "so that's
the way you want it, you got it."
Sure: there are behaviors that never should go
public at all, though.
You'd think. I know, you said should, not that don't....
There's nothing wrong, I think, with hoping
for a better condition, even if that condition
isn't likely to ever obtain.
That is indeed an even more extreme case of it... Dunno if our situation might have gone that bad, had there not been so many of us, though... we had to look after each other, so there was less likelihood that we'd go off solo in destructive ways looking for the attention we needed... at least at that age...
It was a bit extreme, but she didn't end up too
damaged by it - she wasn't forced or anything, and
from her recounting it sounded like she was, as
with Lolita, the seducer rather than the innocent.
As far as I know, her several legitimate children
were never told about the episode.
Hmmm... Did they know their older sibling, or was the child put up for adoption and never seen again...?
As far as they were concerned, their mom was
a virgin until marriage. Of course, the boy
children at least probably are of the delusion
that she still is one (the daughters were a
little more connected with reality).
Smelling the sausage. Eating it would be going
to successful concerts by the beneficiaries of
the aid and guidance.
Those often follow the interview, as on-the-air performance... for
example, on Julia Figueras's Backstage Pass monthly program on
WXXI-FM... occasionally she's highlighting such enterprises locally. :)
And I hope the kids really are good.
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Title: Lemon Sticks
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, German
Servings: 2
1 1/4 c Flour
1 Stick + 2 Tbl unsalted
-butter
3 oz Sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Vanilla
FILLING:
1/2 c Ground almonds
3/4 c Sugar
Juice of 2 lemons
GLAZE:
Juice of 1 lemon
Powdered sugar
Knead together the flour, butter, sugar, egg, baking powder and vanilla.
Chill. Combine the almonds, sugar and lemon juice.
Divide the dough in half. Roll or pat into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle on
a
greased baking sheet. Spread the filling over the top. Pat out the
remaining dough over the filling. Bake in a 300 F oven just until golden
brown. Cut immediately into 1-inch by 2-inch rectangles. Cool.
Combine the lemon juice and enough sugar to make a thin glaze and brush
over the top of the cookies. Wrap in alumnum foil. Store in an airtight
container.
Makes about 2 dozen.
[The Sun Magazine; Dec 22. 1991]
Posted by Fred Peters.
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