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Skriven 2007-07-01 17:37:37 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Barbara Mcnay
Ärende: BIRD NEST 654 70701
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 -=> Quoting Barbara Mcnay to Glen Jamieson <=-

 >> Austin would have been the closest to there where I
 >> have been, and

 BM> The times I went down there were not for sightseeing, so I'm not
 BM> familiar at all with that aspect.  For me, driving through a strange
 BM> city on multilane high-speed highways, when you're hoping you know
 BM> where you're going, is a little nerve-wracking.  Obviously, those times
 BM> must not have been gridlock hours.

I have never driven myself on those highways, but only navigated for
others who are used to driving on the right.  If you have to combine
navigating with dealing with traffic, that could be nerve-wracking,
particularly if/when you miss a turning and have to find your way back
to where you wanted to go.
 
 > I remember seeing on TV what happens to large cities
 > when the garbos go
 > on strike.  It doesn't take long before the whole city

 BM> Yes--the attraction of gift-wrapped garbage wears off quickly.

You soon realise how little of what you buy is fully consumable.
 
 > being largely deserted 200 years from now, with people
 > living in much
 > smaller communities closer to food sources.  Almost
 > all of the garbage
 > will go to recycling into metal recovery or fertiliser.

 BM> As they should be.  But the population growth will have to level off,
 BM> as there's a limit to how efficiently resources can be transported,
 BM> water, for instance.

Japan is an interesting example of how these problems can be dealt
with.  Its population has levelled off, and in fact, has been dropping.
In some places, such as Kobe, the city has extended into what was
formerly sea, over centuries of rubbish deposits.  This is normally
fine, but when there is an earthquake, as happened a few years ago, the
area gets all wobbly, and buildings fall down.
 
 >  BM> When you were a child, were you raised to squat habitually in the
 >  BM> Asian manner, or is it foreign to you, too?
 
 > I grew up in a conventional Anglo-Australian family,
 > where everyone sat
 > on chairs or stools.  It was only later in my life
 > that I came to live
 > in and visit rural areas of Papua New Guinea and the
 > Philippines.  My
 > heels never quite reached the ground when squatting.
 > :)

 BM> That's a clear demonstration of the "use it or lose it" dictum.

I believe that as result of squatting from babyhood, Asian leg bones
develop a slight bend, to allow this squatting ability to continue into
adulthood.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Asian Peanut Wings
 Categories: Chicken, Appetizers
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
  2 1/2 lb Chicken wings
      1 c  Teriyaki sauce
      4 cl Garlic, crushed
    1/4 c  Peanut butter [smooth is
           -probably better for this-J]
      1 T  Rice vinegar
           Non-stick cooking spray
 
     In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, stir together 3/4 cup teriyaki
  sauce and 3 cloves garlic. Add the wings and stir until evenly
  coated. Set aside for 10 minutes while the oven preheats to 475
  degrees F.
     Put the remaining 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce and the clove of garlic
  into the food processor. Add peanut butter and rice vinegar. Puree
  until smooth. Pour into a small bowl.
     Spread the wings on a sheet pan sprayed with non-stick cooking
  spray. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, turning once halfway through, until
  wings are firm and nicely browned. Serve with peanut sauce.
  
  From the Buffalo News, 2/3/99. Typed for you by Joan MacDiarmid.
 
MMMMM
 

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