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?

Nothing matters in the greater scheme of things
except (if one believes anything at all) mercy
towards one's fellows.

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.

In my wanderings I've met people who have
figured out how to indulge their urges via
becoming an escort or guide or travel agent.
Or work for the airlines. Funny thing about
my military friends is that a lot of them
don't want ever to go anyplace again. You
of course are different.

Quite so--#1 grandson turned 15 yesterday.

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

It does, very fast at times.

At my gig I ran into this girl I'd gone touring
with thirty years ago, and all we did was talk
about our aches and pains (she's a decade and
half younger than me and went into the traveling
musician stuff right after graduating from
conservatory). Though she's as lovely as ever,
with that unlined face that comes of lack of
care and guilt, apparently age is catching up
in invisible ways.

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.

All the more reason for starting early on the
research. Maybe Nancy can help you out with the
genealogical resources that would be helpful.

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.

I get saddle sore just thinking about it.

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.

For in-person gifts of course I do either Rocas
or Sweet Sloops, having had connections with both
companies. Those who attended the Camp Lion Clam
Crawl may remember that Harbor Sweets helped out
with 50 sampler boxes of Sweet Sloops. That was
the picnic where the fabled Patrick brought 20 lbs
of steaks and proceeded to burn the heck out of
them on the campfire. They all ended up between
well-done and incinerated.

Chuck eye with carrot top salsa verde
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.

And carrot tops taste like parsley anyway, only
bitter and unpleasant.

... Books are better than TV; they exercise your imagination.

Screen adaptations, even when I could look at TV
and the movies, drove me up the wall, because the
pictures in my head from the reading were always so
superior to what the directors cound come up with.

Keto pudding
categories: low-carb, diet, dessert
servings: 2

1 c heavy cream
1 vanilla bean
3 egg yolks
3 Tb erythritol

Place the heavy cream into a saucepan over low heat.

Split the vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds, add
the bean and seeds to the cream and allow to infuse
for 5 min. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool.

In a mixing bowl, add the egg yolk and erythritol
and whisk until the mixture is pale.

Check the temperature of the cream, if the cream is
cool enough for you to put your finger in it then it
is ready to use. If not allow to sit for a little
longer to cool.

Pour 1/4 of the cream mixture into the egg yolk and
whisk to combine, add another 1/4 of the cream and
finally all of the cream. Pour the eggs and cream
back into the saucepan and back over low heat.

Using a silicon spatula continually stir the mixture
until it begins to thicken. The mixture is thick
enough when it coats the spatula without dripping off.
Pour the pudding through a strainer into a clean
mixing bowl and continue to stir as it cools for
5 min. To cool quicker, place the bowl of pudding
into larger bowl filled with ice cubes.

Place a sheet of cling film over the pudding and
press it onto the surface to prevent a skin from
forming. Place the pudding in the fridge for 1 to 2 hr
to cool completely.

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