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Skriven 2008-12-24 07:50:20 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: RE: Seasonal Cheer 421
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Merry Christmas to you Michael!

->  HN> I'm making my way slowly in that 
->  HN> direction...but I fear the holidays will
->  HN> put a detour in that path!
-> 
-> Isn't it always the way.
-> 
Yep, I'll make exceptions for Holidays! Will
resume the struggle afterwards, but right now
all bets are in abeyance! 

-> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
-> 
->       Title: Friendship Brandied Fruit
->  Categories: Mom's best, Fruits, Christmas
->       Yield: 3 Cups
-> 
->       2 c  Brandied fruit starter

Hmmm, what the 'eck IS brandied fruit starter?

-> 
->  ->  HN> fiber is fiber I suppose, but they bleach
->  ->  HN> kleenex to get them so white. Blech!
->  -> Use the brown all-natural stuff. Tastes better, too!
->  HN> Way more expensive though!
-> 
-> Cheaper 'n tortillas!
-> 
Tortillas are more fun! Speaking of which,
I let the girls decide what Christmas Dinner 
should be...they chose TACOS, so I have laid
in the provisions and tomorrow we shall have
a Phyllis Navidad FIESTA! 

->  HN> Being a grating obnoxious Sunny beach, is usually
->  HN> enough to warrent a whollop or two. Bad mouthing
->  HN> ladies (regardless of whether it's true or not) is simply
->  HN> bad form...and should earn a goodly whacking. Good thing
->  HN> you didn't cut yourself on his teeth! Remember a good
->  HN> backhand fist can be more effective than a frontal whack.
->  HN> More momentum!
-> 
-> I talked to the young lady in question today: I'm beginning
-> to be inclined to agree with him, though I say so who shouldn't.
->
True or not, tis not a subject to be discussed
on the "sidewalk", you still did right. But it 
also appears you listened to what he said (grin)

->  -> Was the price differential worth the trip to Portland plus
->  -> the hotel? 
->  HN> Let's put it this way...Anne and I can 
->  HN> afford the extra expense more than a 
->  HN> grad student (even though she does
->  HN> fairly well for a grad student). She saves
->  HN> almost $100 each way by flying into Portland
->  HN> than Seattle
-> 
-> I'd have suggested "just send her a check for 200 bucks," but ...
->
A decent thought...but it's obvious enough
that she would have refused THAT offer. There
are more ways to skin a cat though! (grin)
 
->  ...and just by coincidence
->  HN> the Seattle Airport was in a turmoil all day
->  HN> and getting in or out was dicey at best.
-> 
-> well, well, well.
->
Well perhaps Dicey was a bit of an understatement!
The place was filled with folks who could not get
out on flights that had been cancelled or rerouted!
 
->  HN> So, even considering that I had a tough
->  HN> drive down, and a hotel room as well, it 
->  HN> was a better choice than flying into 
->  HN> Seattle.
-> 
-> Makes one almost want to believe in karma, which I don't.
->
I believes that I believes in it, but that's a
pretty sure almost definate, possible maybe
I guess.!
 
->  HN> off and on snow since then and what looks
->  HN> to be about 13-16 inches out there
-> 
-> We have about a foot, which melted somewhat and then after
-> a touch of freezing rain glazed over as glare ice. I had a
-> heck of a time walking the three blocks each way to the
-> store. Had to stop by the local watering hole for a burger
-> and a beer. [g]
-> 
Girding the loins as it were? I've had to make two runs
to Seattle, and up Capitol Hill in the last couple of days!
On the first day, I passed a bus, a cab, a jeep (with what
I call "stupid street tires") and a semi truck, all stuck and 
unable to either get up or down the hill. My studded snow
tires and enough common sense to know how to drive in
those conditions, got me right up and down the hills 
with little trouble. It WAS worse the second day since
the city had made no efforts at all to plow these 
roads, and the snowy ruts made the day before 
had become frozen Ice ruts and once you were in
em, it was tough to get OUT of em! Sort of like
being on a roller coaster, where the cars
CAN whack into each other!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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