course the internet may change all that, being able to Google almost anything/anybody.

One thing I have to interject is that in no way
is obscurity something to be sneered at.

No, it's actually rather much enjoyed by the greater number of people.

I'm not going to speak for anyone but me and
my closer friends, but for myself at least it's
a pleasant, perhaps the only pleasant, state.

Some, probably a few, of that number may wish to have fame and fortune

As with lottery winners, there's a big element
of Be careful of what you wish for.

but the larger amount are content with their obscurity. I'd like to
surpass Ken Jennings' Jeopardy run/winnings but I'm just as happy not
having done so.

Ken Jennings? Was he the Van Doren of the
modern era?

That doesn't go without saying - plenty of
households rely on other sources of food
than their own kitchens. Not saying that's
good or bad, just that it's a thing.

Agreed, but our girls always felt sorry for their cousin not getting the
home baked goodies, especially Christmas cookies. They made sure we
brought some cookies with us if we were going there for Christmas.

Bleeding heart liberals!

Of course, Bertrand Russell and his siblings
were brought up with salt being the great reward,
and so they grew up loving it and not sugar, and
apparently that didn't do them any harm.

May have raised their blood pressure a few points but didn't give them
the taste for sugar which can lead to worse issues.

Hard to say. His older brother lasted only to 65,
but I am unsuccessful in finding out anything about
his health history or the circumstances of his death.
Bertrand, of course, lived to 97.

left home before she did much more. I was also gone by the

time the > ML> Thank goodness, otherwise you might have cardiac

issues along with the other health problems.

I do have some of those, not diet related tho.

Who knows what's diet related.

Some can be traced to diets, others can't.

Very little contact; I'm the "black sheep" of the siblings for

wanting > to do things the right way. Did get a one sentence e-mail
from her on > Sunday; I answered with one word.
We won't inquire. Note that one shouldn't
worry about them just so long as they're
not active criminals.

No criminals that I'm aware of.

I've had criminals among friends and acquaintances,
but not in the family, so far as I know. I do have
one set of cousins who spent time skirting the
edges of ethics, but to the best of my understanding,
they're within legal boundaries.

That's not likely to be deadly expensive,
either, though prices are equalizing as time
goes by.

They came over in the early 90s, shortly after the reunification so
costs were still relatively low. Exchange rate wasn't too great then but
the DM probably went further in the eastern part of the country than the western.

The reunification of the currency must have been
as rocky as the rest of the project. Makes one
wonder what Korean unification would be like.

We nevr gave it that nickname but IIRC, our class didn't really

think > that much of it (or most any of the books we had to read).
Which makes one wonder what's in the heads of the
English teachers. The Mayor of Casterbridge, humph.

My senior year English class read "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"; the other senior English classes that year read something less "cerebral". Had
some interesting discussions on that book, most of them
pseudo-intellectual, looking back at them. (G)

I found that book offensive nonsense from the
word go, with something to offend everyone.

Always trying to figure out how they can make more money by

squeezing > the passengers into smaller spaces.
Yep. And Southwest wins by doing the exact
same thing as everyone else but getting the
passengers to smile about it.

Lucky them. (G)

Perhaps willingly being milked is the ideal
condition; I think not.

Lilli suggests I go to her eye doctor instead of
my current one.

So will you?

Almost certainly not.

I can understand why--all your records, etc are with another doctor and
you would have to explain everything to the new doctor. Been there, done that, not fun.

Someday I'll go back to Mass. Eye and Ear.

Here's another potentially gaseous recipe
Guacho (or Gallo Pinto) with Pig Tail

Have to find a pig's tail, and omit the cilantro.

I'll avoid it for the time being, don't want gas issues while on the operating table on Friday.

Ham balls
categories: starter, all-American, Iowa, semi-homemade
Yield: 24

h - For the meat
1 lb ground ham
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground beef
1 c milk
1 sleeve crushed graham crackers
1 egg
h - For the sauce
1 cn tomato soup
1 1/2 c brown sugar
1/3 c white vinegar
2 Tb dry mustard

Preheat oven to 350F, and have a 9x13" baking
pan ready.

Mix all ingredients for the meatballs well,
using your hands, Form into balls using a
1/3 c measure, and place on the pan.

Stir sauce ingredients together well. Add or
subtract from these ingredients to taste (I
like it tangy). Pour sauce evenly over the
ham balls and bake for 1 hr.

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Hi Michael,

course the internet may change all that, being able to Google

almost > ML> > anything/anybody.

One thing I have to interject is that in no way
is obscurity something to be sneered at.

No, it's actually rather much enjoyed by the greater number of

people.

I'm not going to speak for anyone but me and
my closer friends, but for myself at least it's
a pleasant, perhaps the only pleasant, state.

I wouldn't say the only pleasant state, but a pleasant state.

Good news--home therapy upgraded me to using a cane about 25% of the
time I'm up and around at home. She said to use the walker the rest of
the time but saw that I knew how to handle the cane. She's just being
careful of how much weight goes on the knee right now, not pushing it.

Some, probably a few, of that number may wish to have fame and

fortune

As with lottery winners, there's a big element
of Be careful of what you wish for.

From what I've read, a lot of large sum lottery winners haven't known
how to handle that much money and have wound up bankrupt in a relatively
short amount of time. I've yet to play the game.

but the larger amount are content with their obscurity. I'd like to surpass Ken Jennings' Jeopardy run/winnings but I'm just as happy

not > having done so.

Ken Jennings? Was he the Van Doren of the
modern era?

He's the one that won 74 consecutive days on Jeoparday, longest run of
any game show contestant. Brad Rutter, also a Jeopardy contestant, takes
the prize for most money won on a game show (actually, over several tournaments), a sum of 4 million, something or other.

That doesn't go without saying - plenty of
households rely on other sources of food
than their own kitchens. Not saying that's
good or bad, just that it's a thing.

Agreed, but our girls always felt sorry for their cousin not getting

the > home baked goodies, especially Christmas cookies. They made sure
we

brought some cookies with us if we were going there for Christmas.

Bleeding heart liberals!

Now they're both quite conservative but would probably still supply
their cousins with baked goodies. (G)

Of course, Bertrand Russell and his siblings
were brought up with salt being the great reward,
and so they grew up loving it and not sugar, and
apparently that didn't do them any harm.

May have raised their blood pressure a few points but didn't give

them > the taste for sugar which can lead to worse issues.

Hard to say. His older brother lasted only to 65,
but I am unsuccessful in finding out anything about
his health history or the circumstances of his death.
Bertrand, of course, lived to 97.

Just goes to show that you never know how factors like sugar, fat, salt
intake (or lack of intake) may affect health and longevity.

cardiac > ML> > ML> issues along with the other health problems.

I do have some of those, not diet related tho.

Who knows what's diet related.

Some can be traced to diets, others can't.

Very little contact; I'm the "black sheep" of the siblings

for > ML> wanting > to do things the right way. Did get a one
sentence e-mail > ML> from her on > Sunday; I answered with one word.

We won't inquire. Note that one shouldn't
worry about them just so long as they're
not active criminals.

No criminals that I'm aware of.

I've had criminals among friends and acquaintances,
but not in the family, so far as I know. I do have
one set of cousins who spent time skirting the
edges of ethics, but to the best of my understanding,
they're within legal boundaries.

Best not to cross that line.

That's not likely to be deadly expensive,
either, though prices are equalizing as time
goes by.

They came over in the early 90s, shortly after the reunification so costs were still relatively low. Exchange rate wasn't too great then

but > the DM probably went further in the eastern part of the country
than the > western.

The reunification of the currency must have been
as rocky as the rest of the project. Makes one
wonder what Korean unification would be like.

If it ever happens.

really > ML> think > that much of it (or most any of the books we had
to read). > ML> Which makes one wonder what's in the heads of the

English teachers. The Mayor of Casterbridge, humph.

My senior year English class read "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"; the

other > senior English classes that year read something less
"cerebral". Had

some interesting discussions on that book, most of them pseudo-intellectual, looking back at them. (G)

I found that book offensive nonsense from the
word go, with something to offend everyone.

It was not my favorite read.

Always trying to figure out how they can make more money by

squeezing > the passengers into smaller spaces.
Yep. And Southwest wins by doing the exact
same thing as everyone else but getting the
passengers to smile about it.

Lucky them. (G)

Perhaps willingly being milked is the ideal
condition; I think not.

Some people like that experience.

So will you?

Almost certainly not.

I can understand why--all your records, etc are with another doctor

and > you would have to explain everything to the new doctor. Been
there, done > that, not fun.

Someday I'll go back to Mass. Eye and Ear.

And explain why you've not seen them for a while.

Here's another potentially gaseous recipe
Guacho (or Gallo Pinto) with Pig Tail

Have to find a pig's tail, and omit the cilantro.

I'll avoid it for the time being, don't want gas issues while on the operating table on Friday.

Ham balls
categories: starter, all-American, Iowa, semi-homemade
Yield: 24

h - For the meat
1 lb ground ham
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground beef
1 c milk
1 sleeve crushed graham crackers

***************

Is this right? I'd think that saltine crackers would be a more logical
choice.

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