Predictable mediocrity. The word was always that the
Asian service providers didn't adhere to these rules,
but now in the days of the almighty accounting
department and lawyer's offices, they're falling
more and more into line.

That's a shame....

As elsewhere, it's a consequence of the owners'
(stockholders') cupidity being valued above all
other values. Radix malorum, as they say.

Quite... and sadly so...

Short-term gain is everything these days.

I too have been guilty of not noticing,
I admit. The electric carts being mostly
silent doesn't help, either. The drivers
used to have little bicycle bells or bulb
horns, but it appears these have been
forbidden, so the drivers are reduced to
calling out "beep beep" or "coming through"
as they negotiate the crowds.

A herald trumpet seems to be called for, but I'm sure that is also forbidden.... ;)

And a banner attached, to the shaft, and that would
likely not be forbidden (first amendment right).

But would the banner be noticed without the trumpet...?

No, but it'd be within the rules. Useless
things often are.

There might be more to the more recent story... but I've not really been keeping up...

What's certain is the current corporation
being bankrupt. Whether that's a sign of
real trouble or a strategic debt-shedding
is not so clear.

Good question... I've not been seeing any evidence of such at the store level, though I'll admit it isn't a place I regularly go...

No wonder they're bankrupt [g]

One's pretty much the same as the other. I
figure you go with convenience, friendliness,
and accuracy, same as before - though I'll
actively avoid a company whose parents are
steeped in injustice or graft.

Which is why we've always been at Wegmans, and why I'd moved MJ's to
Wegmans when we started having issues with the RiteAid she'd been
using.... If I know the parent company is suspect, I'd also avoid...

It's sometimes hard to shop in a socially
responsible manner, especially given the
numerous wolves in sheep clothing out there.

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Pretty much.... I'm reminded now, though, that the placebo may not be totally inert... One study I was on, the placebo was the drop (all the ingredients otherwise) except for the medication itself... one could
have a life-threatening reaction to the medium potentially...

That too goes for other formulations - there
is filler in almost all pills, and somebody is
sensitive to all of them, whether they be
lactose, carnauba wax, talc, or something more
obscure and insidious.

Quite true... and often what jumps out to bite me... ;)

It's sometimes a wonder we survive our doctors'
interventions.

And the drug companies never, ever do anything
reprehensible. Right?

One wishes... ;)

Banks and insurance companies, too.

Quite often... Sometimes one does get to deal with honest drug
companies, banks and/or insurance companies.... but one does need to be
alert anyway... :)

Inconsistency is the only constant.

I remember them chocolate-covered... but fried would be nice too... :)

Chocolate-covered anything. I used to chuckle
at the Monty Python sketch that included the
memorable "cockroach cluster" from the Whizzo
Chocolate Company; I reflected that that might
not be inedible.

More gaggy if one thinks about it, probably... (G)

Some reports as that their flavor is in
itself nauseating, others say it's not so
bad. Maybe it has to do with what they
had been feeding on.

I'd roll my eyes at most such shenanigans.
Remember back when that was an actual
physical gesture?

I've been known to practice it still... ;)

There's a recent clip of a reporter at a Chinese
government news conference who did the most
exaggerated rolleyes at a particularly stupid
official pronouncement. She lost her job, of course.

There's a time and place for everything... and a time and a place to refrain... :)

I'm not sure which this was - for the reporter
it was bad in the short term, but who knows in
the bigger picture.

Quite amazing... I'm sure you could easily get used to that sort of thing... :)

And I'll get plumper again, at this point
not such a bad idea.

Exactly. :) Don't want you to be failing to thrive... ;)

I'm up to 157, but a lot of it's water
(my wrists and ankles are getting fatter,
and I'm huffing and puffing again while
walking.

Dufferin Presbyterian Church

I first read that as Bufferin... ;)

It's apparently a prominent name in Canada; there
are Dufferins in 6 provinces and Dufferin-related
things in others.

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Title: Steamed Fruit Mush (Or Duff)
Categories: Penndutch, Desserts
Yield: 1 servings

4 c Fruit ** 2 c Flour
2 c Sugar 4 ts Baking powder
1 ts Lemon juice 1 ts Salt
1 tb Butter 3/4 c Milk

** For Blueberry Mush, use blueberries. For Raspberry Mush, use
raspberries. For Blackberry Mush, use blackberries. For Cherry Duff, use
cherries. For Peach Duff, use peaches.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, and work in the butter. Add
the milk and mix thoroughly. Combine sugar, fruit and lemon juice. Mix
with
first batter. Pour into a buttered mold, cover tightly and steam for 45
minutes. Serve with cream.

Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts
Press, 1936.

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It's sometimes a wonder we survive our doctors'
interventions.

Unfortunately, we recently survived our doctor. Our primary care
physician got sent home October 2017 and passed away about a week ago
after losing his battle with cancer.


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Title: STEAMED SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS W/GINGER~ BASIL AND ORANGE
Categories: Seafood
Yield: 4 Servings

2 Oranges
8 lg Scallops
8 md Shrimp
-peeled and deveined
2 ts Ginger
-peeled and grated
2 tb Basil, chopped
5 tb Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
2 c White wine
1 ts Shallot, chopped
1 tb Sherry vinegar

Zest, peel, and quarter the oranges. Place the scallops and shrimp in
a bamboo steamer. Add the ginger, basil, orange zest, 2 tbs of the
olive oil, and a dash of salt and pepper. In a steamer pan or a
skillet that will accommodate the bamboo steamer, place the white
wine, chopped shallot, and orange slices. Bring the mixture to a boil
and steam the shrimp and scallops over it for about 5 minutes or
until the seafood is cooked through.

Serve with a green salad dressed with 1 tbs sherry wine vinegar and
the remaining 3 tbs olive oil.

Vincent's Cookbook by Vincent Guerithault ISBN 0-89815-566-5 pg 110
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 07-15-95

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On 11-13-18 10:01, Michael Loo <=-
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Within some apparent limits. There's the claim that
modern medicine will shortly get people to live to 120
to 150, depending on what you listen to. Considering
that the average lifespan has increased by over a decade
in our lifetimes, there's some plausibility to some of
the crowing. But consider: who wants to live past 100
anyway?

The man who was our primary care doc for a decade or two once told me
that he hoped to have a patient survive to 100. At that point he did
have one who was 96. But then our Doc died in his 60s (third bout of
cancer).


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Title: Bigos
Categories: Polish, Sausagest, Leftover
Yield: 1 Servings

4 oz Can mushrooms
2 lb Sauerkraut
1 20-ounce can tomatoes
1 Bay leaf
1 c Coarsely chopped bacon
1/4 c Water
1 lg Apple, cored, sliced
5 Peppercorns
2 c Diced Polish sausage

Soak the mushrooms in 1/4 cup water for 2 hours. Bring to boil and
simmer for 1/2 hour. Slice.

Wash the sauerkraut and sqeeze it. Add mushrooms and the liquid in
which they were cooked. Add the apples, the tomatoes, peppercorns and
bay leaf. Cover and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add the meat
and the bacon. Simmer 1 hour longer.

My method differs a little bit. I rinse the sauerkraut and simmer it
for about a 1/2 hour. In a separate pot I simmer the stewing beef for
the same amount of time with whatever spices happen to fall into my
hands at the time, including the peppercorns and the bay leaf.
Meanwhile, in a large fry pan I fry the bacon, a large diced onion,
the Polish sausage and the mushrooms. Then I drain the sauerkraut and
mix it into the beef. Into that I mix in the bacon mixture. Then I
simmer all that for about another hour.

This dish tastes best reheated the next day. Serve with steamed
potatoes or rye bread. Excellent for banquets and buffet
entertaining. It also freezes well.
From: Earl Shelsby Date: 09-08-94

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