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.
I've seldom seen fame do anyone any good.
It's possible but unlikely that I'm harsher
on it than the evidence dictates.
Possible, but that's your opinion and I won't try to argue otherwise.
In addition to being more anthropocentric
than you, I'm also basically more puritanical
than you, which probably doesn't jibe with
our reputations.
Hurrah - you must have a timeline in mind,
either self-imposed or suggested by the
physical therapist, right?
Just progressing as she thinks I'm able. She upped the use of the cane
to 50% yesterday so I went to my weekly check up using it. Doctor was a
bit surprised since he'd not input on it but was pleased that I was
using it. Home therapy ends this week, next week starts in clinic
therapy.
How far a drive is that?
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.
Sometimes I think that's sour grapes talking,
but there are numerous cases reported of the
Midas touch being, well, the Midas touch.
Be careful for what you wish situation.
Of course, envy (whether of writers or readers)
colors much of the news reports on lottery
winners, but that seems to be pretty much the
message we get.
Interesting. The Van Doren of whom I spoke was
Charles (son of a Pulitzer-winning Columbia
professor), who was involved in a quiz-show
cheating scandal in the 1950s (turns out most
if not all such shows were rigged back then).
I recall reading a bit about it. That's why Ken Jennings' record is so impressive now.
Was there fallout in his life afterward?
I wonder if people would recognize him on
the street and ask stupid insoluble riddles
and stuff.
brought some cookies with us if we were going there for
Christmas. > ML> Bleeding heart liberals!
Now they're both quite conservative but would probably still supply their cousins with baked goodies. (G)
That too was a joke, more or less.
It's ironic because when she was younger, my sister did all the baking
when my mom was in summer school. I did the other cooking; now I do
both. (G)
Luckily, both Lilli and Bonnie bake, and
Rosemary has a decent cafe or two within
walking distance.
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.
What we were taught as universals turn out
not to be.
Very true--the standard white male, age 25-40 is not the standard any
more.
Never was, except among doctors.
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.
Easier for most, anyway.
Overall, yes.
"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.
Well, for me pretty much no England English
literature before the 20th century could be
characterized as a favorite read.
I did/do enjoy Dickens.
I've heard that from people. Maybe he deserves
another try, though I doubt it.
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.
Perhaps. Some like being beaten, too.
Some, not all.
Not everyone likes being cheated.
I can understand why--all your records, etc are with another
doctor > ML> and > you would have to explain everything to the new doctor. Been > ML> 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.
Not going to bother with that part.
Go thru the new patient routine?
Nope. If they won't give me what I want
when I need it, I'll go someplace that will.
Ham balls
1 sleeve crushed graham crackers
***************
Is this right? I'd think that saltine crackers would be a more
logical > choice.
Saltines would make that already weird dish too
salty to eat.
OK, I'd maybe look into some other kind of cracker or cracker substitute then.
Or perhaps refrain from making it, which would
be my way of coping.
This is perhaps a setting where you'd expect
graham crakers ... but that also contains
saltines.
Title: Butterfinger Dessert *
I'll pass, IIRC, butterfingers have peanut butter in them.
So put Snickerses on top!
Cake, Cream and Cherries
categories: semi-homemade, desserts, Nullarbor
yield: 1
1 angel food cake
2 pk Dream Whip
8 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
1 cn cherry pie filling, chilled
Slice cake into 3 layers. Mix Dream Whip packets
according to directions. Whip cream cheese with
powdered sugar, blend this with the Dream Whip
and spread between the layers of the cake as well
as on the top. Top with cherry pie filling.
The cake must be kept refrigerated.
Dyann Bobbitt, Woomera, SA
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