I've pushed aside a lot of things in order
to make the wishful into the fulfilled. It

We all have our personal wants, desires, wishes, etc and plans, ideas, thoughts, etc on how to attain them. Steve's desire to provide for the
family led him to enlist, which led to our being able to travel as we
moved from duty station to duty station.

cares. My brother is like that to an extreme
- to the degree that he never wants anything
or at least can't express any such wishes.

I could say it's his loss, but it's his personality. I won't get into psychology here but I'm sure you have an understanding of the whys and wherefores.

It's not his loss if he doesn't know there's
something to lose. To be fair, I'm not sure
there is anything meaningful to lose.

gone into the Army, we wouldn't have been able to see/do most of the

in > other places--all of which we would not have experienced
otherwise.
One takes one's opportunities while one can.

If we can, we do.

And here's the difference: if I can't, I
don't even think about it - sort of a
modified version of what my brother does,
but less severe. It wasn't necessarily
always this way, but I can say pretty
firmly that my desires did not seriously
affect my wandering path.

Thought about it, but had to consider work duties first. We also

became > grandparents while stationed out there, need I say more? (G) That does skew things in one direction,
doesn't it.

Quite so--#1 grandson turned 15 yesterday.

Time does fly ... faster than even I do.

visiting Italy, Steve's other ethnic half.

Is he in touch with anyone on that side?
If so, do it for sure before it gets late.

He's not been in contact with anybody over there--might be hard, but

not > totally impossible, to do so.
My advice would be to lay the groundwork early.

Probably seriously think about it for no earlier than 2022 or so, after
we do the drive to Alaska.

Showing up at short notice, though, would
be a suboptimal experience for everyone.

Yet there are lots of people that do the trip.

Younger, perhaps. More padded in the bottom
department, perhaps. There was a time when I
could have done the hike with ease but never an
animal ride, not then, not now.

I'd have had problems with the hike after I did in the knee but could
have done the mule ride. Never had the chance to try it tho.

Have you read what Swisher said about taking
a mule ride? Doesn't seem to be anything to
be undertaken voluntarily.

We do a lot of direct giving but this is a case where buying the product (something we use or can gift to others) is also a way we can support a cause.

The only thing I do that for is Unicef cards.
And I don't send cards any more anyway, haven't
for probably a couple decades.

Title: MEDITERRANEAN STIR-FRIED BEEF
Categories: Beef, Pasta, wwtt

Stir fry beef looks good, some of the other ingredients, especially the
parm cheese over top, I wouldn't use.

WWTT?

Chuck eye with carrot top salsa verde
categories: main, beef, womewhat wwtt
servings: 4

2 lb chuck eye steak or skirt steak, max 3/4 in thick
2 Tb mild-tasting oil
coarse sea salt and coarsely ground black pepper
2 c carrot tops
1 c fresh basil leaves
1 c fresh mint leaves
5 anchovies (1/2 2-oz can)
oil from the can of anchovies
- or other strong-tasting oil
- such as extra- virgin olive oil
2/3 c extra-virgin olive oil
1 ts honey
1/2 lemon, finely grated zest and juice of

Preheat grill on high. Oil the top of the
steaks and season well.

Place steaks oil-side down onto the grill.
Season again and add a little more oil and
let the meat char about 3 min per side for
medium rare, less for rare or a few min more
for well-done. Take your steaks off the grill
and let them rest. M's note: cook no more
than 2 min per side. M's other note: I find
this actually a fairly dreadful recipe in general.

Meanwhile, process together all remaining
ingredients. Once smooth, season, and pour
into a bowl.

If you want, while the grill is still hot, oil
the cut surface of the lemon half and char it.
Slice the steaks against the grain, squeeze any
juice remaining in the lemon over the steaks, and
plate with a generous amount of the salsa.

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Hi Michael,

I've pushed aside a lot of things in order
to make the wishful into the fulfilled. It

We all have our personal wants, desires, wishes, etc and plans,

ideas, > thoughts, etc on how to attain them. Steve's desire to
provide for the > family led him to enlist, which led to our being
able to travel as we > moved from duty station to duty station.

cares. My brother is like that to an extreme
- to the degree that he never wants anything
or at least can't express any such wishes.

I could say it's his loss, but it's his personality. I won't get

into > psychology here but I'm sure you have an understanding of the
whys and > wherefores.

It's not his loss if he doesn't know there's
something to lose. To be fair, I'm not sure
there is anything meaningful to lose.

And at this point, does it matter much in the greater scheme of things?

gone into the Army, we wouldn't have been able to see/do most

of the > ML> in > other places--all of which we would not have experienced

otherwise.
One takes one's opportunities while one can.

If we can, we do.

And here's the difference: if I can't, I
don't even think about it - sort of a
modified version of what my brother does,
but less severe. It wasn't necessarily
always this way, but I can say pretty
firmly that my desires did not seriously
affect my wandering path.

We'd thought about travel, but in the pre Amy years, there was no way we
could have done so. We did visit family, but that was about the extent
of our wandering other than a conference in KY one summer.

Thought about it, but had to consider work duties first. We

also > ML> became > grandparents while stationed out there, need I
say more? (G) > ML> That does skew things in one direction,

doesn't it.

Quite so--#1 grandson turned 15 yesterday.

Time does fly ... faster than even I do.

It does, very fast at times.

visiting Italy, Steve's other ethnic half.

Is he in touch with anyone on that side?
If so, do it for sure before it gets late.

He's not been in contact with anybody over there--might be

hard, but > ML> not > totally impossible, to do so.

My advice would be to lay the groundwork early.

Probably seriously think about it for no earlier than 2022 or so,

after > we do the drive to Alaska.

Showing up at short notice, though, would
be a suboptimal experience for everyone.

We also have to figure out what cities/towns/villages the family came
from, if there's any family over there yet, etc.

Yet there are lots of people that do the trip.

Younger, perhaps. More padded in the bottom
department, perhaps. There was a time when I
could have done the hike with ease but never an
animal ride, not then, not now.

I'd have had problems with the hike after I did in the knee but

could > have done the mule ride. Never had the chance to try it tho.

Have you read what Swisher said about taking
a mule ride? Doesn't seem to be anything to
be undertaken voluntarily.

Read some about it; doubt we'd ever do it.

We do a lot of direct giving but this is a case where buying the

product > (something we use or can gift to others) is also a way we
can support a > cause.

The only thing I do that for is Unicef cards.
And I don't send cards any more anyway, haven't
for probably a couple decades.

We've not done anything in a few years but for our daughters/their
families and parents. Last year we went over to the Southern Supreme (fruitcakes, etc) establishement in Bear Creek, NC and bought goodies
there to send. We did the same for this year, and like last year, will
probably send something later for the grand kids.

Title: MEDITERRANEAN STIR-FRIED BEEF
Categories: Beef, Pasta, wwtt

Stir fry beef looks good, some of the other ingredients, especially

the > parm cheese over top, I wouldn't use.

WWTT?

Chuck eye with carrot top salsa verde
categories: main, beef, womewhat wwtt
servings: 4

Place steaks oil-side down onto the grill.
Season again and add a little more oil and
let the meat char about 3 min per side for
medium rare, less for rare or a few min more
for well-done. Take your steaks off the grill
and let them rest. M's note: cook no more
than 2 min per side. M's other note: I find
this actually a fairly dreadful recipe in general.

I'd cook my steak a bit longer, but overall, I agree, it's not a recipe
I'd really consider trying.

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