Where's Reed College?

Portland, Oregon.

Thanks, I'm not familiar with it. Was there a specific program it
specialises in that you wanted to pursue?

I liked the vibe. It was like a liberal St. John's,
with a major focus on the classics, being modeled on
the Ivies but updated (to the 19th century, at least).
A strong humanities focus, which pleased me, though
there are a lot of science foci as well - the only
undergraduate-run nuclear reactor in the US and
possibly the world, joint degree programs with Caltech
and Rensselaer, and so on.

Heard of it. Not to my knowledge played with
anyone from there - the musicians here come
mostly from the big conservatories - NEC, Boston
Conservatory/Berklee, and BU School for the Arts,
with lesser representation from Longy, Harvard,
Gordon, with few from out of the area.

I'm not surprised. It's close enough to both Buffalo and Rochester to be
well known in the music circles there. IIRC, some music students did go
on for graduate work at Julliard and Eastman, among other places.

Both underrepresented in the Boston scene as well -
aside from one buddy of mine, no Eastman grads on the
scene, to my knowledge, and the Juilliard ones did
additional training in the big Boston institutions.

Probably so; that's why he did so well as an analyst for the Army.

A case of talent leading to the right place.

Yes, and a planned 4 year move turned into a 26 year career (with a
number of associated moves).

That's great - I'm suffering from the effects of an
essentially zero year career, especially with the
union pension fund having had a negative return for
a long time and being on the verge of bankruptcy.

remembered that I'd sliced a bell pepper and an onion for supper.

Just > that small amount, plus damp weather............
A good helper comes in handy.

If he's not tied up with other projects. (G) Right now his big project
is getting the camper de-winterised. Part of that included making a
couple of new cushions for the sofa/bed area. BTW, thinking of the
picnic, the last week of Sept. may be involved with another quilting
retreat. Have to check for medical appointments that month also.

My query was a preliminary one; we can hammer out
details when people's nonnegotiables are in place.

Whether it was a mental health unit or just a
particularly unruly patient or visitor (or staff!)
I never found out.

Nor did you really care, I suspect.

Not in the last analysis, but it would have been
nice to know if the disturbance was dealt with
or if one could expect repeat episodes.

True. You wouldn't want to be caught off guard by somebody bursting into
your room and raising a rumpus.

Less than likely but a possibility anywhere,
even in a town where 55% of the workforce
earns over $100K a year.

Jazz Singer Pot Roast (Gedempte Fleish)

I might sub in tomato sauce for the ketchup, otherwise looks pretty
good.

Ketchup isn't essentially an awful thing, if
you like that coriander-pickling spicy taste;
out of a bottle it's an easy shortcut tht can
come in handy on occasion, but an artisanal or
homemade version can be quite nice on its own.

Easy Pot Roast
categories: KfP, easy, main, beef
servings: 6

3 lb beef roast
1 1/2 c water
1 ts black pepper
2 onions, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 c canned, undrained crushed tomatoes
4 carrots, diced
4 stalks celery, diced
2 turnips, diced
4 Tb fresh parsley or 4 ts dried parsley
1/2 ts dried thyme

Place all ingredients in a large baking dish and cover.
Cook at 350F for 3 hr.

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Hi Michael,

Where's Reed College?

Portland, Oregon.

Thanks, I'm not familiar with it. Was there a specific program it specialises in that you wanted to pursue?

I liked the vibe. It was like a liberal St. John's,
with a major focus on the classics, being modeled on
the Ivies but updated (to the 19th century, at least).
A strong humanities focus, which pleased me, though
there are a lot of science foci as well - the only
undergraduate-run nuclear reactor in the US and
possibly the world, joint degree programs with Caltech
and Rensselaer, and so on.

I see. One of my college instructors mentioned Berea College to me,
thought it might have been one I would have applied to. I possibly would
have, had I known about it while in high school.

Heard of it. Not to my knowledge played with
anyone from there - the musicians here come
mostly from the big conservatories - NEC, Boston Conservatory/Berklee, and BU School for the Arts,
with lesser representation from Longy, Harvard,
Gordon, with few from out of the area.

I'm not surprised. It's close enough to both Buffalo and Rochester

to be > well known in the music circles there. IIRC, some music
students did go > on for graduate work at Julliard and Eastman, among other places.

Both underrepresented in the Boston scene as well -
aside from one buddy of mine, no Eastman grads on the
scene, to my knowledge, and the Juilliard ones did
additional training in the big Boston institutions.

Each city seems to have at least one top music school associated with
it. I'm not as familiar with the Boston area so (other than Berklee),
wouldn't have known about the others.

Probably so; that's why he did so well as an analyst for the

Army. > ML> A case of talent leading to the right place.

Yes, and a planned 4 year move turned into a 26 year career (with a number of associated moves).

That's great - I'm suffering from the effects of an
essentially zero year career, especially with the
union pension fund having had a negative return for
a long time and being on the verge of bankruptcy.

Sigh! But, you had fun while doing it--except for having to play the
1812 Overture on July 4. (G)

remembered that I'd sliced a bell pepper and an onion for

supper. > ML> Just > that small amount, plus damp weather............

A good helper comes in handy.

If he's not tied up with other projects. (G) Right now his big

project > is getting the camper de-winterised. Part of that included making a

couple of new cushions for the sofa/bed area. BTW, thinking of the picnic, the last week of Sept. may be involved with another quilting retreat. Have to check for medical appointments that month also.

My query was a preliminary one; we can hammer out
details when people's nonnegotiables are in place.

We've got most of ours set, need to work out a few dates this spring
yet. We're saying "no medical appointments" in certain time frames to
cover known otherwise committed times. Other than the probable quilt
retreat, September is wide open.

Nor did you really care, I suspect.

Not in the last analysis, but it would have been
nice to know if the disturbance was dealt with
or if one could expect repeat episodes.

True. You wouldn't want to be caught off guard by somebody bursting

into > your room and raising a rumpus.

Less than likely but a possibility anywhere,
even in a town where 55% of the workforce
earns over $100K a year.

You never know. (G)

Jazz Singer Pot Roast (Gedempte Fleish)

I might sub in tomato sauce for the ketchup, otherwise looks pretty good.

Ketchup isn't essentially an awful thing, if
you like that coriander-pickling spicy taste;
out of a bottle it's an easy shortcut tht can
come in handy on occasion, but an artisanal or
homemade version can be quite nice on its own.

The run of the mill stuff is overused as a sub for a good tomato sauce.
I've not tries any of the artisanal ones, thought about making my own
but we don't use a whole lot of it so................

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