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Skriven 2009-01-03 12:49:32 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: down the hatch!
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-> 
->  hn> Hapyy New Year! Ruth!
-> 
-> And it started out a cold one. I don't think the temperature got above
-> 50 today.
-> 
Same here, and today it was 22 degrees F when I got up at
5:30! Amanda's back in Cali, and Anne and I are heading
back to our "normal" routines.

-> ->  hn> Looks like giant cow patties as they
-> ->  hn> melt!
-> 
-> -> In all the years I've seen snow melt, I never thought of that.  It just
-> -> looked like piles of dirty snow to me.
-> 
->  hn> These piles are so dirty you have to imagine
->  hn> that there's snow in ther somewhere!
-> 
-> But the heat of the dirt will help them melt faster.  Then you won't
-> have them around until the next storm.
->
That's what happened, although if you go to any of
the larger stores you'll still find large piles of snow
over in the corner of the parking lot!
 
-> -> At least you know of one student who will have the knowledge and skills
-> -> to make her own meals. (G)
-> 
->  hn> Yep, and she's pretty inventive with meals too!
-> 
-> Because of time? I don't think it's budget contraints tho there could be
-> some of that. She's probably wrapped up in her work enough that cooking
-> is more of a side thought.
->
Nope, mostly because she grew up in 
my kitchen (grin) where every meal is
an experiment (grin)! She does her 
own little bento boxes for lunch and 
she does a lot of fruits and veggies.
-> 
->  hn> I thnk the kitchen in the grad student dorm is
->  hn> about 20'X30' maybe a wee bit smaller. but it
->  hn> is BIG!
-> 
-> On paper, my kitchen as about 10'X12'.  But, the counter tops and big
-> appliances jut into that space, leaving me very little floor room.  Two
-> people can work in it, just have to watch out for each other.
-> 
My kitchen is about half of yours, one can work
in it...two can be in each other's way. 

-> ->  hn> from one to several crabs in there. And he loves
-> ->  hn> crab, which is why he's doing it in the first place
-> ->  hn> I suppose...I don't think it's because he'd need the
-> ->  hn> $$. His family is more than "just well off".
-> 
-> -> Has he done it in the worst of winter yet?  That's the test of a true
-> -> fisherman (crabber in his case).
-> 
->  hn> We'll see (grin)
->  hn> evidently he really likes crab!
-> 
-> But will he want to go check the traps on a cold, blustery, wet day?
->
We'll see!  If not Amanda might, she likes
crab as well, and is not put off by the weather
at all!
 
-> ->  hn> Not so much a money thing but he
-> ->  hn> simply didn't know any better.
->  hn> ->
-> -> Still, nice to know for later in life--unless he marries a cook soon.
->  hn> ->
->  hn> When he goes back to Thailand he'll probably
->  hn> be able to hire a cook.
-> 
-> And have the cook make all these things he learned to like while living
-> in America? (G)
->
Well he still likes Thai food a lot!
 
-> -> -> It was quite a let down after living in HI.
-> 
-> ->  hn> Most things are my dear, most things are!
-> 
-> -> I know, sigh!
-> 
->  hn> Well, buy those lotto tickets...and hope
->  hn> OR sign Steve up to pastor a church
->  hn> in the Islands!
-> 
-> Regarding the first--got better things to spend the money on.  For the
-> second--we'll see what's open when he finishes seminary.
-> 
He'll be drafted to the Pro's right out of school! 
(grin)
chat with you soon!
hap 
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