We had a classmate who was a professional martial
arts instructor, a high-degree black belt in all
sorts of disciplines, and at one of our reunions
he got up in Sanders Theater and attempted to break
a certain absurd number of bricks stacked on each
other; all that happened was he messed up his hand.
Whoops... he was probably overconfident, and didn't prepare his mind
quite well enough... one can't let the attention waver for that sort of thing.... ;0
Indeed. He was an arrogant SOB, and I always figured
he was the best karateka in Lexington, Kentucky mostly
to impress the girls.
It's surprising that kids have been introduced to
that skit; makes one feel better about the world.
It would be better if they learned the Constitution,
but at least it's a start.
Some of them are homeschooled.... and they may have learned the
Constitution as well... ;) The skit is a classic... and with some of
One hopes. It is, however, an interesting paradox
that one might have the best chance at a social
studies education in a less than social setting.
those kids being baseball fanatics, not all that surprising they'd have
fun with it... ;)
You try asking some 21st-century young adult who's
on first, and see what you get.
One of the adult males did a martial arts demonstration (I
think he might actually teach some of that at a studio)...
And did better than my classmate, no doubt!
Didn't try to break anything... although he did demonstrate some moves designed to break opponents' bones if followed through on properly....
I've always been more intrigued by the using one's
opponent's strength against him/her flipping
techniques. I mean, I could do the slab-breaking
and phone-book tearing thing without specialized
training (back when the Boston book was slim enough
for a person to actually hold).
A young lady who teaches physics at MCC gave a mini-lecture on special relativity and the speed of light... quite entertainingly, too, I might add... she kept the audience's attention, and had them laughing at the proper points...
Most interesting.
You'd probably have enjoyed it... :)
Likely.
... The trouble with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.
Ain't it the truth.
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and Shamrock Farms chocolate milk (I was on a chocolate milk
kick owing to my recent conversation with Nancy) tasted
worse than its 1950s grandparent, the milk being lowfat and
the cocoa being severely substandard.
Not even being chocolate helped enough, I see... At least before, the underlying milk wasn't lowfat, and the chocolate was good.... ;0 But, I
Yes, it was, didn't I mention that? Almost all chocolate
milk these days is non- or lowfat. The Borden that crowned
my experimentation was the exception.
will admit to being less quick to pick up even chocolate milk when out nowadays since lowfat and substandardness is becoming standard....
One thing is that fat encourages spoilage, as things
don't rancidize without it. That doesn't excuse the
horridnesses of nonfat dairy products, though.
at Honey Bear, where the smells were smoky and the store clean
if a bit plain. I asked for a half pound of brisket extra fatty,
which after a longish pause came dried up and old, not much fat,
with a few moldy bits. This was heavily sauced, for which I was thankful, as it got the food down, there being no point fussing,
as clearly they were running down on food. A side of collards was
quite tasty, as collards live a long time at room temperature.
Sounds a bit disappointing...
A bit of an understatement.
It was food and drink, and we didn't die from it, what can I say.
I guess that's something to be said for it... ;)
Well ... .
... Teaching: Appearing to have known your subject forever.
Isn't that much of life.
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Title: Broccoli Apple Soup
Categories: Soups, the universal poison, do not eat
Servings: 4
1 tb Olive Oil 1 c Red Cooking Apple
2 c Fresh Broccoli Stalks - peeled and diced
- (peeled and diced) 1/2 c Celery, diced
2 tb Fresh Thyme, finely chopped 4 c Lo-Salt, Lo-Fat
Chick. stock
-OR- 1/4 ts Ground white pepper
3/4 ts -Dried Thyme, crushed 1/4 c NonFat Yogurt
1 c Onion; thinly sliced 2 tb Minced Parsley
Heat oil in large pot with lid. Add broccoli, thyme, onion, apple and
celery. Cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes. Add chicken stock and
pepper. Cook 30 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Puree
1
cup at a time in blender or food processor. Serve hot or chilled,
garnished
with a dollop of yogurt and sprinkling of minced parsley.
Makes 5 1/2 cups.
From: Edward Pallan
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