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 -> I've finally outgrown the desire to educate all and sundry.
 -> Not worth the trouble, even if the long-term effect is
 -> more and more McDonaldses.
 HN> As in Mary and Brian? I'd not agree with that at all!

Come on, they're not normal McDonaldses! How are they doing,
by the way. Fun, interesting folks.

 However I'd
 HN> certainly agree that there will be LCD's regardless of the educational
 HN> opportunities!

Yeah, but they wouldn't be so prevalent.

 They won't let you innovate the silly things, one
 HN> convention there was a young man who came with a carbon fibre 
 HN> Cello...played really well and sounded wonderful....he got the huge
 HN> cold shoulder from all the fiddle folk and hasn't come to a convention
 HN> since. 

Well, as I said (or at least intimated here) I heard the
absolute state of the art carbon cello played by a state
of the art cellist, and I was not blown away. There's of
course no sensible reason to discourage innovation, but
I will maintain that the masters honed in on the ideal
with such amazing and unerrant efficiency that you'd be
hard pressed to disprove an E.T. coming down and handing
over some higher knowledge back in the 17th century.

 HN> Why yes, they did! But it was a good concert inspite of all the
 HN> yapping. All in all the convention was superb, and I had a great time
 HN> seeing old friends again and making new ones!

Makes me sort of nostalgic for the days when I used to be
a fixture at these things. Lot to be learned and a lot of fun.

==

 HN> during
 HN> the game  he parked one in the stands as well....about 2 rows deep on
 HN> the first level. If 
 HN> you took ten feet away from it, you'd be looking at a simple fly out
 HN> to deep  right.

One of the beauties of the ball parks is they're proportioned
just right. I think that part of the issue about steroids is that
they thumb their noses at this kind of proportion. But think on
taking Yankee Stadium and building the right field corner stands
inward to make the line 297 feet. That kind of shenanigan probably
gave certain left-handed hitters a sizable advantage, as well.

   I'm not saying he does not have raw power....he sure
 HN> can swing a  bat...but once the reputation is sullied it's never gonna
 HN> be clean again  without some HEAVY proof...which Bonds has not supplied
 HN> to any degree at  all.

Who needs proof in either direction?

Actually, I've said, for the longest time, especially in the
context of the Olympics, let them poison themselves as much as
they want.

 HN> days (about 10 hours a day) burning CD's of all the images from the 
 HN> convention....it's nice to be through with that project!!

Even the most stimulating projects have a tendency to
grind you down after a while, and the end becomes a
blessing. Were it not that way, physical fatigue would
probably claim you anyhow. Are you going to have a
highlights CD with the comprehensive collection available
as well?

ULLUNDHU_VADAI - A South Indian snack
cat: munchie
yield: 1 batch

1 c uLLundhu (Urad daal)
6 Green chillies (chopped)
1/2 in Ginger (grated/chopped)
1 c Water
1 ts Salt
1 1/2 c oil (for frying)
1 md Onion (chopped)(optional)
1/2 hd Cabbage (small)(chopped)(optional)

Soak uLLundhu for 3-5 hr. Drain the water completely
and grind till the uLLundhu is just about broken in
small pieces (maAvu should NOT be too fine) the
uLLundhu in the blender or food processor with very
little water as possible, to do this grind 1/2 c of
uLLundhu at time [or else the blender will be on fire ;-)].

Mix chillies, ginger, salt, and the vegetables (optional)
to the uLLundhu. You can just onion or both onion and cabbage.

Add the oil to heated wok (vaANali) and heat the
oil on medium-high heat.

Wet the palm of one of your hands. Put the maAvu
on the wet palm and shape it like doughnut and
drop it slowly into the oil and fry till golden
brown. If the shape dosen't matter to you, then
take the maAvu and drop into the oil using a
tablespoon (slightly oil the spoon before taking
the maAvu so it won't stick to th spoon). You can
add 2 or 3 at a time depending on how much oil you
have in the vaANali.

Variations: To the same maAvu, add about 1 ts
whole black pepper (crushed), 1/2 c of chopped
fresh coconut, 1/2" ginger grated and salt (omit
chillies, onion, and cabbage). Drop the maAvu into
the oil in round shapes, to make Madras Bonda and
fry till golden brown.

Notes: Urad daal is "black gram" or black mung bean;
maAvu is "black gram meal."

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