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     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
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Bonjour Michael!

>  HN> Not so sure that the slug slime and snail slime is a defensive
->  HN> mechanism as much as it's a method of preserving the moisture of
the
->  HN> creature itself...not a problem in a marine environment..hagfish
have a
->  HN> similar ability...so much so that they can make water around them
->  HN> almost jello like!
-> 
-> My father worked at Mt. Desert Island for a while doing
-> studies on dogfish uteri, but down the way, there were
-> scientists looking at hagfish, which were said to be the
-> most hideous creatures on earth (and their habits are
-> most unsavory - they crawl up a fish's butt and eat it
-> from the inside). I'd eat hagfish if it were available.
-> 
and they can tie themselves into knots too! yes a most unsavory critter!

->   I'm confident that as long as they are not toxic (
->  HN> and I don't think the philine have toxins like some of the other
->  HN> nudibranchs) that philine could be prepared in some sort of edible
->  HN> manner. If they make it this far north perhaps we'll give em a
->  HN> try....you and me of course...Anne will merely observe and think
we're
->  HN> nutz (and who's to say she'd be wrong?) 
-> 
-> Who indeed. I can't see them grosser than jellyfish, which
-> when julienned aren't gross at all. Or deep-fried.
-> 
I dunno, one of these days we'll all have to gather at bodega bay and give
em a try! I might be encouraged to give one a taste...but don't bet on it!
I mean stranger things HAVE happened...like the Bosox winning TWO world
series titles!....in the same century!!!
-> =
-> 
->  -> A certain amount of care with dessert would probably be a
->  -> good idea, too.
->  HN> Have they cautioned you about the sugars in Beer as well?
-> 
-> They didn't have to, I'm well aware that I shouldn't tell them
-> I drink beer. By the way, I just ate about 10 of those fun size
-> candy bars and did the diabetes test, and the sugar was
-> negligible, just above normal limits. I don't know if the
-> results at MGH were a fluke or not.
-> 
Have a recheck done at some other lab and compare..you can do the glucose
tolerance test as well.
-> =
-> 
->  HN> BTW, Anne is going to make a spring trip to NY to see family and
such
->  HN> (last week of march first week of april) And she will be flying
through
->  HN> Dulles on United, any tips on the airport?
-> 
-> United concourse at Dulles is No Fun At All. Why isn't she
-> flying through Chicago, which is easier, shorter, and
-> usually cheaper?
-> 
She's flying into Kennedy and I didn't see anything but SEA-SFO/SFO-JFK or
SEA-IAD/IAD-JFK listed. She's gonna be using a fee chit for taking a bump
last spring so the cheaper isn't a factor (for once!). You have a better
plan let me know and I'll look at it!

-> Is she going to La Guardia or JFK? In the morning?
-> 
-> I see that the LGA connection offered,
-> UA916 arriving IAD at 1520 to
-> UX7779 leaving IAD at 1550
-> looks very chancy (though the latter is likely to be late).
-> 
-> I would take the JFK connection, which gives an 1h 50
-> layover or the later LGA connection, which isn't readily
-> visible on the booking engine but can be sold and that gives
-> a 2h 5 layover.
-> 
-> Or the redeye, if she can sleep on planes.
->
I'll have to discuss it with her to see what she prefers...but I don't
expect her to want the redeye.
 
-> Anyhow, the mainline flight will fly into and out of the C
-> and D gates, and the IAD-NYC will be on a commuter plane -
-> this may also use C or D, which would make even a short
-> connection a snap. However, half of the so-called express
-> flights fly into and out of the A terminal - this will
-> entail a bus ride, which adds a bunch of time, making short
-> connections very hairy indeed. Beware of this.
-> 
Will do!

-> If she has a long layover, she should check out Vino Volo,
-> which has a good selection of wines by the taste or glass
-> and fairly nice though expensive snacks. It's at the very
-> end of the C concourse. Other than that, Potbelly Sandwich
-> Works in C and Five Guys (burgers) in A are said to be the
-> best places for lunch. There's a Gordon Biersch (probably
-> ok) and a Moe's (rather poor) in D.
-> 
Like Anne's gonna go looking for a wine shop! (grin). Knowing Annie, she'll
probably want me to pack her some snacks.

-> Give me an e-mail with her itinerary and I'll give more
-> specific advice.
-> 
Was waiting for your input before I book for her.
chat with you soon
ha
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