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.

Probably more matters than we care to think about, or discuss in an echo
like this.

I'll sign off by noting that depending on the
perspective you take, everything matters - or
nothing does, those being about the same thing.

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.

If you're determined enough to want to do it, there's usually a way to

Assuming the knowhow and persistence that are
necessary - many don't.

accomplish it. For us, it was a dead end job that didn't pay enough to decently live on. Government help (food stamps) turned the corner--Steve
had to take a day off of work, no pay, to certify that our finances
hadn't changed in 6 months. After that meeting, he saw a recruiting poster/started talking with the Army recruiter.............and we began
the process that allowed us to travel.

Worked out well.

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.

Depends on the person/the job they had in the military and other

Yes. Well. As an example the tail gunner guy I
knew wanted never to get on any kind of flying
contraption ever again.

factors. To some, it's a temporary "this will only be for a few years
and on to better things" job. Others, it's a career--go in as a Private
and come out as a Sergeant Major. For us, it was a chance to break out
of a path that had little to no chance for change and move into what
turned out to be a life changing career. Gave us the chance to travel
and try all kinds of new to us foods too. (G)

Yes, your fondness for Korean foods
especially is well noted.

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.

Life has a way of doing that. (G)

Sometimes it's heart-wrenching.

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.

Steve has done some research but there are area best left undisturbed
for a few more years.

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

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

Especially since there's probably few chances to get off and walk for a
bit. (G)

Few = none, I'm presuming, and even if there
were, I doubt the mules would cotton to such a
change in their routine.

For in-person gifts of course I do either Rocas
or Sweet Sloops, having had connections with both

Sounds good; IIRC, you brought some of the latter to HI.

Yeah, a source of local civic pride almost
enough to cancel the witch trials that took
place in the same town.

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

Not a workable sub, IMO.

I fugered not as well. But the guy's schtick
is not wasting resources. To me it would
make more sense to stick the carrot tops in
the ground and grow new carrots; and if
they were rattier than that, dump them in
the stockpot, where their bitterness would
be counteracted or diluted by something
else, such as onions.

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.

The differences, especially if you were well familiar with the book,
are sometimes too glaring. Sometimes your mind has one picture and the
movie makes it totally different from what you expect. For better or not
is a matter of opinion. Also, seeing something in person--this past June

I'm not a movie aficionado, as you know, but I
can't recall encountering a movie adaptation
that does justice to a text.

we drove thru Montanna, Wyoming and South Dakota on our way home. Having
read "Dances With Wolves", seen the movie and read any number of other
books about the area ("Centennial" by Michener, for one), I still
didn't get a feel for the vastness of the northern plains until we went
thru them.

For me, it's generally the opposite. When I
actually got to see the Grand Canyon and the
Himalayas, they were indeed grand enough but
less so than my childhood dreams that drew
from the books and equally importantly the
National Geographic photos, which were framed
so as to produce the greatest possible effect.

Keto pudding
3 Tb erythritol

I'd use stevia instead of erythritol.

The disadvantage of sugar alcohol is its
laxativeness, but things made with it do
taste sweet to me, whereas that's not true
of stevia.

Cavenders Greek Seasoning Alternative
categories: ingredient, spice
yield: 1 batch

2 ts salt
2 ts basil
2 ts oregano
1/2 ts thyme
2 ts garlic powder
1 ts dill
1 ts marjoram
1 ts cornstarch
1 ts black pepper
1 ts parsley flakes
1 ts rosemary
1/2 ts ground cinnamon
1/2 ts nutmeg

Mix well and keep in airtight container.
Should last for 1 year.

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Hi Michael,

there is anything meaningful to lose.

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

of > ML> things?

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

Probably more matters than we care to think about, or discuss in an

echo > like this.

I'll sign off by noting that depending on the
perspective you take, everything matters - or
nothing does, those being about the same thing.

Subject closed.

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.

If you're determined enough to want to do it, there's usually a way

to

Assuming the knowhow and persistence that are
necessary - many don't.

Some things do take persistence to be done well but the doing well is
reward for persistence. A slap dash job does not mean that the knowledge
is absent but rather, that the individual just doesn't care enough to do
it well.

accomplish it. For us, it was a dead end job that didn't pay enough

to > decently live on. Government help (food stamps) turned the corner--Steve > had to take a day off of work, no pay, to certify that
our finances

hadn't changed in 6 months. After that meeting, he saw a recruiting poster/started talking with the Army recruiter.............and we

began > the process that allowed us to travel.

Worked out well.

Quite so, never would have gotten to see/do as much as we have.
Originally he was going to do only 4 years but the lure of 3 years
(turned into almost 6) in Germany was hard to turn down.

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.

Depends on the person/the job they had in the military and other

Yes. Well. As an example the tail gunner guy I
knew wanted never to get on any kind of flying
contraption ever again.

Tail gunner is not an easy job. Never done it but read about it enough
to know I'd never want to do it.

factors. To some, it's a temporary "this will only be for a few

years > and on to better things" job. Others, it's a career--go in as
a Private > and come out as a Sergeant Major. For us, it was a chance
to break out > of a path that had little to no chance for change and
move into what

turned out to be a life changing career. Gave us the chance to

travel > and try all kinds of new to us foods too. (G)

Yes, your fondness for Korean foods
especially is well noted.

And German, Mexican, Hawaiian, .................... We'd tried some of
it before but living in various parts of the world let me try cooking
with local ingredients. Hard to find some of them in other locations but
we've managed to. If not, the internet now makes it easier. (G)

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.

Life has a way of doing that. (G)

Sometimes it's heart-wrenching.

Quite so, but nothing can be done to stop the process.

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 > ML> 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.

Steve has done some research but there are area best left

undisturbed > for a few more years.

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.

Especially since there's probably few chances to get off and walk

for a > bit. (G)

Few = none, I'm presuming, and even if there
were, I doubt the mules would cotton to such a
change in their routine.

Most likely not, and the trails aren't that wide so walking beside the
mule is impossible at points. Don't know if it would be better to walk
ahead or behind the animal. (G)

For in-person gifts of course I do either Rocas
or Sweet Sloops, having had connections with both

Sounds good; IIRC, you brought some of the latter to HI.

Yeah, a source of local civic pride almost
enough to cancel the witch trials that took
place in the same town.

That are, to this day, well remembered.

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

Not a workable sub, IMO.

I fugered not as well. But the guy's schtick
is not wasting resources. To me it would
make more sense to stick the carrot tops in
the ground and grow new carrots; and if
they were rattier than that, dump them in
the stockpot, where their bitterness would
be counteracted or diluted by something
else, such as onions.

Sounds like a good idea to me. (G)

The differences, especially if you were well familiar with the book,
are sometimes too glaring. Sometimes your mind has one picture and

the > movie makes it totally different from what you expect. For
better or not > is a matter of opinion. Also, seeing something in person--this past June

I'm not a movie aficionado, as you know, but I
can't recall encountering a movie adaptation
that does justice to a text.

A lot of the movies we've seen have no book to them--easy to enjoy that
way. (G)

we drove thru Montanna, Wyoming and South Dakota on our way home.

Having > read "Dances With Wolves", seen the movie and read any number
of other > books about the area ("Centennial" by Michener, for one), I still

didn't get a feel for the vastness of the northern plains until we

went > thru them.

For me, it's generally the opposite. When I
actually got to see the Grand Canyon and the
Himalayas, they were indeed grand enough but
less so than my childhood dreams that drew
from the books and equally importantly the
National Geographic photos, which were framed
so as to produce the greatest possible effect.

CONTINUED IN NEXT MESSAGE <<

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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Hi Michael,

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGE <<

I was somewhat disappointed in Old Faithful. The pictures I'd seen of it
when I was a kid, it looked more impressive. But, to a small child, it
does look large; that perspective does change as one grows. The small
amount of time we spent at Mount Rushmore we did get somewhat of an idea
of the massiveness of the heads, would need more time and a closer up
look to really get the "wow!" factor. Next trip!

Keto pudding
3 Tb erythritol

I'd use stevia instead of erythritol.

The disadvantage of sugar alcohol is its
laxativeness, but things made with it do
taste sweet to me, whereas that's not true
of stevia.

I'd use maybe a pinch of sugar to counter the bitterness of all stevia.
(G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... 90% of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

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