Text 4221, 128 rader
Skriven 2006-08-09 11:01:25 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 4187 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
Ärende: Home againis the Sailor
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Hi Carol,

 CS> I'm still there.  Seems i read at about the same rate as we
 CS> collectively post.

RH> Back to work and not time to read/post so much?

 CS> yes but not at sea.  Seems I post so much I get replies fast as i can
 CS> reply pretty much.  That works for me!

That's why I'm trying, for now, to keep up on a seady basis.  I know
when we have to suspend Fido for 6-8 weeks, there will be a major
backlog.  I'll probably scan them, only replying to personals for the
first bit until I get caught up.


RH> Helps that Steve knows linguists in a multitude of languages. (G)

 CS> (On sodium labels on non-english speaking lands) well, may not be
 CS> listed though it's getting really common everywhere to see a nutrition
 CS> label.  It just may not be in english <g>.  I can tell my bottle of
 CS> 'korean hot sauce' has one, but it's in korean.


RH> Nuitrition labels aren't required in other countries like they are in
RH> the states.  Some do put then on voluntarily but you either need to kn
RH> the language or a speaker of it to decipher it.

 CS> True, getting really common though.  You can see them all over stuff
 CS> here but cant always read them.

That must be the fun part for people on a restricted diet who don't have
access to their native language.


 CS> I'm not familiar with that brand.  I'd try it though.

RH> See if your commissary carries it; DeCA keeps a pretty uniform stock o
RH> stuff across all branches of service so you might have it and not know

 CS> Sasebo commisary too small.  We have a more limited stock.  It's
 CS> basically 3 7-11's crunched together.

The one in San Angelo (TX) was smaller, Berlin was about that size.  The
one here is somewhat bigger and we have the choice of going to Hickam,
Pearl Harbor or K-Bay as well.


 CS> he did remember to get me more flour and 25lbs of rice.

RH> Stocking up for another trip?  Is he good about keeping a supply of
RH> bread made?  We're using boughten bread now; it's just not the same.

 CS> Charlotte makes bread when I am away now but isnt consistant about it.
 CS>  The rice level is a 3 week supply here.

But, at least she does it.  I presume she knows how to fire up the rice
cooker as well.

 CS> Grin, you are normal and thats why.  I'm not, or rather, I fit a more

RH> But I'm abnormal in other ways; I'm a round eye (haole) blonde/brown
RH> hair, brown eyes female that likes kim chee. (G) That's more the
RH> exception than the rule over here.

 CS> Grin, yup!  Now my hair is dark brown but used to be true auburn 'red'
 CS> so I caused some minor stirs there.  When you get older, it darkens
 CS> then lifts with grey which is where I am now.

Steve says I don't have any grey yet; in return, I tell him that he's
got enough for both of us.  One of his high school classmates e-mailed
him some pictures of their 35th reunion.  Steve's comment was "I went to
school with a bunch of OLD people."; then I reminded him that others in
his class would look at him that way in return.  Like me tho, he hasn't
seen most of his classmates since graduation night.

 CS> I'll always have some lingering 'Asian' dishes and treatments I am

RH> As I'll have the Asian influence from 5 1/2 years in Hawaii, 10 1/2 fr
RH> the Southwest (8 AZ, 2 1/2 TX), 6 in Germany and 8 (so far) in the
RH> Southeast.  Six months in California also had a bit of an impact on my

 CS> I've picked up bits frok almost everywhere but the Asian ones stuck
 CS> best.

RH> As you saw abve, I've lived in several major regions of the world and
RH> they have all had an impact in the way I cook/eat. You're probably mor
RH> like that too than you realise.

 CS> Oh, it's kinda hard to ignore <g>.  I recall telling you 6 years ago
 CS> to expect a dietary shift to more fish based when you got orders there
 CS> to Hawaii, and a few other things.  Snicker, you kinda did that while
 CS> you were not looking.

We did eat more fresh fish because it was so available and intend to
keep on doing so in GA.  Our biggest shift has been to using rice so
much more than potatoes; we were heading in that direction before coming
over here but the time here solidified the shift.  Stopped at our
favorite Korean place in Miliani for lunch (& supper--got it take out
and there's always enough for 2 meals, even in the mini plate) on our
way back from Tripler yesterday.


 CS> Dont worry, we didnt decimate the crops or anything.  His plot was too
 CS> big for him to eat, but too small to yield enough for selling to be
 CS> worthwhile time at a roadstand so we just pruned off the excess.  He'd
 CS> take the remainder down to a local charity place after his wife canned
 CS> up what she wanted.

RH> Smart guy!  Too much for one family, enough to share without
RH> overwhelming him getting it picked.

 CS> That was it.  Good stuff.  Helped weed a bit and helped eat it down
 CS> but no 'decimation' of the crop.

And learned that good fruits and vegetables are grown, not picked up in
a supermarket where who knows how long they've been sitting there.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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