• 198 travel was crusty etc + [1] + [2]

    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to RUTH HAFFLY on Friday, April 05, 2019 19:05:50
    Overall, very much so. Therapist says that the extention is very
    good, > flex could be better. Basically same as what the doctor said last week. (G)
    What would be concerning is if they said
    diametrically opposite things.
    Quite so. I knew that the extention was good, ROM (flex) wasn't but
    can't do too much to work on the latter when told not to do those
    exercises. It gets some work in day to day activities but not the full
    ROM workout it needs.

    Range of motion is a gradual thing.

    If it's affecting me ( e.g.second hand smoke) and I can't move out
    of > its path, I will speak up and ask that the offending behavior (smoking, > in this instance) be stopped. I don't want my lungs to be damaged by
    somebody else's self destructive behavior.
    In that case you're enforcing for your benefit,
    not for the offender's, which isn't our business.
    Yes, but if the offender stops the offending activity, he (or she) gets
    some benefit from it (stopping) as well, even if very short term.

    Yeah, but that's none of our business and shouldn't
    enter into the equation.

    We enjoyed it overall. It was fun trying various doner kebap
    places; > ML> > some of them had a very mild garlic sauce, others had more of an > ML> > industrial strength one. We preferred the latter.
    Kept the nixies and pixies away.
    Quite so!
    Imitation Sprite[r]
    Never been one of my favorite drinks; I prefer the colas.

    1. I don't know of any beverage called Nixie Cola,
    but there was a Dixie Cola, "the taste that never
    surrenders," I am not kidding.

    2, Cola copycat recipes are very long and involved.
    Q.v. opensoda.org - and also Wikipedia articles
    OpenCola (drink) and Open-source cola.

    Reminding me of those phenomena makes me shudder.
    Yes, but like Berlin, we enjoyed our time in HI.
    Te places have redeeming other values.
    Very much so!
    I can't say Hawaii is a favorite (too humid,
    largely too commercial), but it has a lot
    going for it.
    Food, people, to name a couple.

    Well, perhaps, but there are plenty of other
    places that compare favorably. And one has to
    keep in the back of the mind that the aloha
    spirit has a lot of simmering resentment behind
    it, resulting from one of the great colonial
    landgrabs of the 19th century.

    No bones about it!
    Quite a stretch, that.
    We do have that tendon-cy to do so.

    We have to draw align here.

    Sometimes combined elements have completely
    different and unexpected characteristics,
    titanium and silicon sound pretty harmless,
    and isn't bone cement not metallic at all?
    Not that I'm aware of.

    I thought it was along the lines of
    Krazy Glue.

    We're finally getting more spring like weather so I may be able to
    check > the "herb garden", see what we do have growing.
    That'll be fun, and being able to get down on
    hands and knees is going to give you a sense
    of accomplishment.
    Once we get some real spring weather--it's cool (high 40s/low 50s)
    again.

    All over the place in Cambridge; substantially
    lower than normal in San Diego but promising
    to catch up within the next week.

    I've not read anything by the escapist authors
    you cite.
    I like them better than sci-fi, westerns or "romance".
    I enjoy sci-fi if it's well done, but the
    others you mention, they're right down there
    with thrillers and suspense and stuff like that.
    But, some people like them as a lot of that stuff is written.

    There's a market to be sure.

    That's truly small. Mine are small for a man - a
    comfortable octave, a painful ninth.
    So stick with something that doesn't require such a reach. (G)

    So I stick with not playing the piano at all.

    Let's just say I didn't say, whoops, I thought
    you were dead.
    Saved your skin that time. (G)
    Mostly they're people I don't care about the
    opinions of.
    Best left be then.

    Nope. If they're in my way, it's their problem.
    I don't rattle the bars, but if they are already
    rattled, no point being scared of them.

    Word to the wise: don't use Cascade.
    I don't intend to, as long as I can get what I prefer.
    Gosh that stuff smells. After a dishwash, there is so
    much residue in the machine that it's hard to tell "clean"
    from "dirty."
    I tend to rinse mine quite well before putting them in the dishwasher as
    I've had some washers that did a less than ideal job of cleaning even moderately dirty stuff.

    It's said modern dishwashers do better if there's a
    film of crud, because they're designed to clean off
    a certain level of gucka, and if it's not there, the
    surface of the dishes or pans gets eroded. But I was
    referring to the fact that the residual odor of the
    detergent is so strong that it masks the smell of
    even dirty dishes.


    It adds just a bit of something extra. I usually add a bit of
    spicy > ML> > brown mustard (the main one we buy) to macaroni &
    cheese.
    Sounds reasonable.
    It adds just that little bit of something extra that makes people
    sit up > and say "that's really good!".
    "Wow, I had to get seconds - did you put crack in it?"
    No, something better. (G)

    Better Than Crack Bars
    Categories: Dessert
    Serves: 24

    14 oz semisweet chocolate chips
    15 oz cn sweetened condensed milk
    1 c plus 2 Tb unsalted butter, divided
    2 1/2 c light brown sugar
    2 eggs, lightly beaten
    2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
    1 ts kosher salt
    1/2 Tb vanilla
    1/2 c chopped pecans
    1/2 c flaked coconut
    1/4 c confectioners' sugar for dusting (OPT)

    Preheat oven to 350F.

    Spray a 9 x 13" pan with nonstick cooking spray
    and line with parchment paper.

    Over a double broiler, melt together 2 Tb butter,
    chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Set
    aside to cool slightly.

    Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat
    melt 1 c butter. Once melted, add brown sugar and
    stir until fully dissolved. Remove from heat.

    Add flour, salt, vanilla, eggs, nuts and coconut
    to brown sugar butter mixture. Combine well.
    Spread half of the dough into the bottom of the
    9 x 13" pan. Spoon melted chocolate over, leaving
    some bits of dough uncovered.

    Scoop remaining dough by spoonfuls on top of
    chocolate mixture, leaving some bits of chocolate
    uncovered.

    Bake for 30 to 35 min or until golden brown on
    top and set in the center. Cool 1 hr before
    removing from pan. Cut into squares.

    Dust with confectioners sugar if desired.

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to MICHAEL LOO on Saturday, April 06, 2019 15:42:50
    Hi Michael,

    Quite so. I knew that the extention was good, ROM (flex) wasn't but can't do too much to work on the latter when told not to do those exercises. It gets some work in day to day activities but not the
    full > ROM workout it needs.

    Range of motion is a gradual thing.

    Very gradual at this point. The knee gets a bit from my normal
    activities but not the real pushing as it would get in a therapy
    session.


    If it's affecting me ( e.g.second hand smoke) and I can't
    move out > ML> of > its path, I will speak up and ask that the
    offending behavior > ML> (smoking, > in this instance) be stopped. I don't want my lungs to be > ML> damaged by
    somebody else's self destructive behavior.
    In that case you're enforcing for your benefit,
    not for the offender's, which isn't our business.
    Yes, but if the offender stops the offending activity, he (or she)
    gets > some benefit from it (stopping) as well, even if very short
    term.

    Yeah, but that's none of our business and shouldn't
    enter into the equation.

    Unless it's someone you care about.


    We enjoyed it overall. It was fun trying various doner
    kebap > ML> places; > ML> > some of them had a very mild garlic
    sauce, others had > ML> more of an > ML> > industrial strength one.
    We preferred the latter. > ML> > ML> Kept the nixies and pixies
    away.
    Quite so!
    Imitation Sprite[r]
    Never been one of my favorite drinks; I prefer the colas.

    1. I don't know of any beverage called Nixie Cola,
    but there was a Dixie Cola, "the taste that never
    surrenders," I am not kidding.

    I'm not surprised.

    2, Cola copycat recipes are very long and involved.
    Q.v. opensoda.org - and also Wikipedia articles
    OpenCola (drink) and Open-source cola.

    Not that I intend to try making my own.

    Reminding me of those phenomena makes me shudder.
    Yes, but like Berlin, we enjoyed our time in HI.
    Te places have redeeming other values.
    Very much so!
    I can't say Hawaii is a favorite (too humid,
    largely too commercial), but it has a lot
    going for it.
    Food, people, to name a couple.

    Well, perhaps, but there are plenty of other
    places that compare favorably. And one has to
    keep in the back of the mind that the aloha
    spirit has a lot of simmering resentment behind
    it, resulting from one of the great colonial
    landgrabs of the 19th century.

    I'm well aware of it. There was a strong push while we were there to
    turn the state back over to the natives--and then defining at what % of Hawaiian ancestry do you say "you're not native'?

    No bones about it!
    Quite a stretch, that.
    We do have that tendon-cy to do so.

    We have to draw align here.

    Sinews to me.


    Sometimes combined elements have completely
    different and unexpected characteristics,
    titanium and silicon sound pretty harmless,
    and isn't bone cement not metallic at all?
    Not that I'm aware of.

    I thought it was along the lines of
    Krazy Glue.

    I'll try to remember to ask next Tuesday.

    We're finally getting more spring like weather so I may be
    able to > ML> check > the "herb garden", see what we do have growing.
    That'll be fun, and being able to get down on
    hands and knees is going to give you a sense
    of accomplishment.
    Once we get some real spring weather--it's cool (high 40s/low 50s) again.

    All over the place in Cambridge; substantially
    lower than normal in San Diego but promising
    to catch up within the next week.

    We're now in the upper 50s/lower 60s, may get to 70s by Sunday.


    I've not read anything by the escapist authors
    you cite.
    I like them better than sci-fi, westerns or "romance".
    I enjoy sci-fi if it's well done, but the
    others you mention, they're right down there
    with thrillers and suspense and stuff like that.
    But, some people like them as a lot of that stuff is written.

    There's a market to be sure.

    For those that like them; always a market for any genre.


    That's truly small. Mine are small for a man - a
    comfortable octave, a painful ninth.
    So stick with something that doesn't require such a reach. (G)

    So I stick with not playing the piano at all.

    Same here.

    Word to the wise: don't use Cascade.
    I don't intend to, as long as I can get what I prefer.
    Gosh that stuff smells. After a dishwash, there is so
    much residue in the machine that it's hard to tell "clean"
    from "dirty."
    I tend to rinse mine quite well before putting them in the
    dishwasher as > I've had some washers that did a less than ideal job
    of cleaning even > moderately dirty stuff.

    It's said modern dishwashers do better if there's a
    film of crud, because they're designed to clean off
    a certain level of gucka, and if it's not there, the
    surface of the dishes or pans gets eroded. But I was

    They do have some residue, not coated in it tho.

    referring to the fact that the residual odor of the
    detergent is so strong that it masks the smell of
    even dirty dishes.

    Good reason to avoid it then.

    It adds just a bit of something extra. I usually add a
    bit of > ML> spicy > ML> > brown mustard (the main one we buy) to macaroni & > ML> cheese.
    Sounds reasonable.
    It adds just that little bit of something extra that makes
    people > ML> sit up > and say "that's really good!".
    "Wow, I had to get seconds - did you put crack in it?"
    No, something better. (G)

    Chocolate, as long as it's not the white stuff, and preferrably dark,
    will make most anything better.

    Better Than Crack Bars
    Categories: Dessert
    Serves: 24

    14 oz semisweet chocolate chips
    15 oz cn sweetened condensed milk
    1 c plus 2 Tb unsalted butter, divided
    2 1/2 c light brown sugar


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    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to MICHAEL LOO on Saturday, April 06, 2019 15:54:22
    Hi Michael,


    On (05 Apr 19) MICHAEL LOO wrote to RUTH HAFFLY...

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    2 eggs, lightly beaten
    2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
    1 ts kosher salt
    1/2 Tb vanilla
    1/2 c chopped pecans
    1/2 c flaked coconut
    1/4 c confectioners' sugar for dusting (OPT)

    Preheat oven to 350F.

    Leave out the coconut and I might consider trying one, see if it lives
    up to the hype. (G)

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    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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