Oh, ok... I have heard tales of that, just didn't recognize the initials...

It stands for Under the Gum Tree, apparently where idlers
like Kevin (who named the list) would hang out in Australia.

Ok, that makes sense.... :)

Makes extra sense when you know Glen and Kevin.

There are so many dubious quotes floating around there
from Einstein, Saint-Exupery, Obama, Nietzsche, Hitler,
Yogi Berra, Abraham Lincoln, ... . As I've noted, the
best way for someone to get a cockamamie (or even profound)
statement accepted and proliferated is to attribute it to
someone famous.

Even when it makes no sense, timewise.... And those famous persons have
said plenty of other things worth quoting.... :)

Don't believe everything you read online. - Aristotle

... Paranoia: the feeling that a tagline is about you.

Aren't they all?

Only when one is paranoid....? (G)

OK.

I on the other hand find flavored sparkling
waters, especially unsugared ones, largely
an annoyance.

[snicker] We don't agree on everything... (G)

Just what I needed, a twin in Rochester.

You mean that doesn't make you feel special....? ;)

I've had people claim they were my twin separated at
birth only to discover that in some fundamental ways
we weren't.

I've read numerous stories of people who went into
banking, lawyering, or even medicine and then chucked
it all to do what they wanted to do in the first place,
cooking or acting or riding hogs or whatever.

Or music, even.... ;)

Gasp.

I don't know what the guy's crimes consisted of, but
all I cared about was that they didn't involve me.

Yup, that would be important.... :)

It seemed that he made a feeler once, but I didn't
get felt. As with people's sexuality I don't care just
so long as you keep your hands off my butt; I don't
care what you do for business just so long as you keep
your hands out of my pocket.

True... and often it's more CYA than actually poison... :)

Though I can't see what harm a bit of zinc oxide
in one's tum would do.

Small enough quantities, probably none at all... :)

I know that zinc supplements are generally gluconate;
the oxide is probably a lot less soluble so even less
likely to cause trouble.

Mome raths.

Out grabe....

There was a recent article in the Times about the
raisin crisis..

Hooray.... :)

And today is quite different - I did okay in the Mexican
sun, but here in the tranquillity of my hotel room, I can't
read anything farther than 3 inches.

Not bright enough in the hotel room, probably....

Oddly, bright sun is worse for me now than dimmish
light, because of the glare (that's likely the
cataracts talking; other problems make other issues).

... Fired from orange juice factory - couldn't concentrate! !

SEE! I TOLD YOU!

Relleno de pavo or turkey stuffing
categories: Latin, Ecuadorean, side, starch, Christmas eve
servings: 12

6 Tb butter
2 c white onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 ts ground achiote
1 ts ground cumin
1 lb ground beef
10 oz chorizo, crumbled
6 oz bacon, diced
1 apple, peeled, cored, diced
1 c raisins or chopped assortment of dried fruit
- cherries, prunes, apricots, etc
1 c sliced olives
1/2 c chopped walnuts
3 or 4 fresh herb sprigs - thyme, oregano, parsley, etc
1 ts ground cinnamon
1/4 ts ground nutmeg
1 c sweet wine
2 c breadcrumbs plus additional for topping
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 c white wine, sub chicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste

Heat the butter over medium heat in a large pan.
Add the onions, garlic, achiote, cumin and salt.
Cook until the onions are soft, 5 to 7 min. Stir
in the meats and cook 10 to 12 min. Add the raisins,
diced apple, walnuts, olives, cinnamon, nutmeg,
herbs, and sweet wine. Cook for about 10 min.
Remove the herb sprigs from the mix.

Mix in the breadcrumbs and eggs, stir and cook
for another 5 min. Mix in the wine or broth.

Put the stuffing in a baking pan, sprinkle with more
crumbs, and bake at 350F for about 30 min.

You can also use the stuffing to fill the turkey;
you will likely have a good amount leftover that
can be baked in a separate pan as indicated above.

If you don't have walnuts, used crushed pecans or
sliced almonds. If you're out of raisins, you can
use prunes or dried figs, or if you love dried
cherries then add some of those as well. If you're
allergic to apples or any other ingredient, omit them
or substitutee something like pears.

I use sweet wine to sweeten the stuffing, but you can
also add a few tablespoon of panela or brown sugar
if you like on the sweet side. The stuffing can be
cooked on the stovetop until fully cooked; it can
also be baked or used to stuff the turkey.

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