What does one do to insulate oneself from
the effects. Not asking for me, of course,
but a friend.
Other than not being surprised when it happens, the only thing we did to insulate ourselves was to not be living up to the fullness of the
income, so that when things fell apart, we were in a reasonably ok position... house and cars paid off, living in the city so lower taxes
than the suburbs, no college debt from our college or our son's... and
used to living on a lot less than we used to have coming in.... also
had some savings and such to fall back on....
I'm afraid that my friend who is facing this
was not so foresightful, choosing perhaps to
take more after me.
One consoles oneself by that the useless stuff
keeps people busy who would otherwise be causing
trouble and inefficiency. Or almost as bad,
starving in the gutter.
Perhaps...
Efficiency is not everything and amounts to
cruelty in a lot of cases.
It sounds from all reports that Tops was never
particularly toppy, more bottomlike.
When they first arrived in Rochester, many years ago, they were decent enough... the very first one was fairly near us and we shopped there
fairly often, along with other grocery stores... including, after a
while, Wegmans... :)
The downside of Wegmans or any other business
that sets the bar too high for others.
Back then I was more shopping the sales, which
was easier to do back then.... :) But they didn't stay at that level of competence, and gradually we found that their fresh offerings just
didn't stack up to what we expected... For a while, we did still go
Shopping the sales makes sense for those on
a budget. Might tend to skew one's diet, though.
there to stock up on certain name brand items when they'd have them on
sale, but then it seemed as though they never had what we wanted in
stock when we'd go... The original store had closed by then (moved to a bigger location, a bit further away), and lots more had opened around
town, but we were finding the problems at just about any store of theirs after a while...
And so the slide begins.
True. Generally all that shows is at the basic level... when that goes bad, chances are the behind the scenes is much worse....
Leading to the pessimist's motto - things are
never as good as they look.
Not always the case, though... just often enough to lend credence...
As in real life, people choose evidence based
on their predilections.
That's where one might go for the old doc
rather than the young hotshots who seem to
think that things always go as they should.
Depends on the docs... I've had older ones that are pretty hidebound,
and younger ones that are more willing to pay attention to the
exceptions... As well as, of course, older docs that have learned
something over the years about how things really are, and young ones
that haven't figured out anything yet... (G)
That last sentence pretty much describes my
general attitude towards the profession.
Possibly... the ones that fed off the backs of our books in Mississippi might not have tasted too bad, unless they have some sort of nastiness inherent in their shells....
There are I believe scent glands; what I was
most intrigued by was the egg cases, which might
make a crunchy and innocuous snack if fried.
When you get around to trying that, let us know how it was... ;)
Of course, if it happens.
I'm not sure which this was - for the reporter
it was bad in the short term, but who knows in
the bigger picture.
She might have been better off without that job, you think...?
Okay, we're thinking in the USA's relative freedom
context. Envision someone who is fired from a job
due to government intervention. What enterprise is
going to risk hiring her?
I guess she'd have to emigrate here.... ;/
It's hard to emigrate if your government has
you on a list, which is certainly the case for
her now.
Vegetarian Makhani (Buttery Vegetable Curry)
Categories: Indian, New Yorker, main
Serves: 4
h - for the Vegetables
2 1/2 oz vegetable makhanwala mix
- sub Parampara˙s Vegetable Jaipuri Mix
15 oz frozen or canned mixed peas and carrots
4 oz milk
1/2 c red onion, diced
1/4 c fresh red pepper, diced
2 Tb vegetable oil
1 ts mustard seeds
h - for the Rice
3 c precooked white rice
1/2 c red onion, diced
2-3 Tb vegetable oil
3/4 ts cumin seeds
1/2 ts mustard seeds
h - Optional for rice
1/4 ts red chili powder
1/4 ts fenugreek leaves
1/8 ts asafaotida
To prepare vegetables
Place oil in frying pan over medium heat. Add
mustard seeds, onion, and red pepper.
Add 1 c water and the vegetable makhanwala or
jaipuri mix. Stir to combine. Continue to cook
5 min. Add peas and carrots. Add milk. Stir to
combine. Lower heat and allow mixture to simmer,
covered, until ready to serve.
To prepare rice
In a frying pan, place oil over medium heat.
Add cumin, mustard, and red onion; also optional
spices. Stir to combine. Add cooked white rice
and stir to combine. Cook over low heat until
warmed.
Serve vegetable makhani on top of spiced rice
with naan bread as accompaniment.
source: Couchsurfing Cook
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