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Skriven 2006-11-23 13:06:14 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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->  RH> Mine was an engineer, and if they were working on something there
was
->  RH> no such thing as a slow day.
-> 
-> No, some jobs don't have a slow day built into them.  Small town weekly
-> newspaper in the mid to late 20th century (50s-80s) did tho.  Dad left
-> the paper in 81 or 82 and went self employed for a while, then retired.
-> 
My father was retired by force - they closed his entire department.

->  RH> That always happens; I'm just now finding books I stuffed in the
attic
->  RH> in the early 90s.  Oops.
-> 
-> What sort of books?  Some never lose value in one way or another; others
-> aren't even worth the paper they're printed on.
-> 
In this case, Star Trek novels.  I used to read them all as they came out.
 
->  RH> Easier to explain if you use the traditional name.:)
-> 
-> True, but my Whatever the Night of the Week It Is Surprise doesn't give
-> you any idea of what's in it.  That one came about when I was making it
-> once and Steve asked what supper was.  I told him basically what was in
-> it but it didn't have a name.  He then dubbed it "Monday Night (since
-> that was the day I was making it) Surprise".  It's gone by that name
-> ever since.  Basically, a pound (give or take) of ground beef or turkey,
-> browned with onion, green pepper, etc.  Add frozen vegetables or

That sounds like last night's dinner.  About a pound of browned ground
buffalo (it was in the freezer, bought cheaper than the same grade of
ground beef) plus veggies, plus an open jar of spaghetti sauce.  Add
spaghetti and it's dinner.


-> -> So do they appreciate your artwork?  Designed any album covers (that
-> -> actually have been used)?
-> 
->  RH> Nope, but you never know.
-> 
-> Won't you be surprised some day! (G)  That is, if they remember where
-> they were playing when the envelop was decorated.

I'll believe it when I see it.
 
->  RH> Places like Hot Topic and Spencer Gifts?  The dress code for
SPencer
->  RH> is " wear clothes".
-> 
-> Spencer is on my list of "Stay aways"; nevr heard of the other, which is
-> probably just as well.

It's aimed at teenagers and tweens, mostly teens.  
 
-> -> Besides, I use velcro in lots of other sewing jobs so why not
-> -> incorporate it into these?
-> 
->  RH> I've always hated the stuff, so I guess the thought doesn't occur.
-> 
-> I use it for the diaper bag I make as my traditional baby shower gift,
-> among other things.  I don't like the stickey back stuff tho, since I
-> sew thru it and it can gum up the needle faster'n blink of the eye.

I only use the sticky back stuff if I'm putting together a wall display or
something, when I'll need to hang things on posterboard or foamboard and
move them around.  Otherwise it's for the birds.  The sticky doesn't stick
to much of anything.
 
-> -> just so he could get settled.  It does throw those in needa curve
ball
-> 
->  RH> On the other hand, if you need a place to live you take what you
can
->  RH> get.
-> 
-> That was his rational.  OTOH, it does make it harder for families
-> needing a single story place.  We would have taken one, had it been
-> offered.
-> 
Is there any way to trade?
 
->  RH> Connecticut is UConn Husky territory for some sports, but wide open
->  RH> for most of it.  We have a decent football team, but they don't
have a
->  RH> Gator-type following or people getting the mascot tattooed
someplace
-> 
-> It's really bad here but at least there are pro teams in the stat also.

We used to have a pro hockey team, but they bailed.  Baseball fans here are
split about 50/50 between the Yankees and the Sox.  

-> HI has no pro teams so UH is considered THE team for 99.99% of sports
-> fans over there, BYU-H and HPU are distant seconds and even smaller
-> schools well off the radar.

That figures.  The only time Hawaii gets to see the pros is the football
Pro Bowl.
 
->  RH> Bichons aren't supposed to set off allergies as much.  I wonder if
->  RH> he'd let you keep geckos!
-> 
-> Dander is what keeps any furred or feathered animal off my accptable
-> list.  Never asked about geckos but I don't want one either.  The ones
-> in HI were acceptable because I didn't have to maintain them, OTOH,
-> Deborah had one for a pet for a while that was high maintainence.

In Hawaii they had to take care of themselves.  I've never had a lizard, so
I don't know what you have to do besides feed 'em and clean the cage.  
 
->  RH> That would do it.  How to keep one's husband out of one's sewing
room
->  RH> - a 20K march will do nicely!
-> 
-> He chilled out--did his annual watch of the LOTR set while soaking his
-> feet.  It's a cloudy but cold (40s) day today & he's out at the range
-> for his annual arms qualifications.  Beats yesterday--a bit colder and
-> rained.

Yuck.  It's in the high 30s here, and it was pouring down rain this
morning.  No one's ever been dumb enough to give me a hand gun or a real
rifle.
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