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Skriven 2009-08-04 09:38:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
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 -=> Quoting Jim Weller to Glen Jamieson <=-

 JW> Alex now has a noticeable Newfy accent thanks to her exposure to Tom,
 JW> who has been promoted recently from mom's boyfriend to step-dad.
 
 GJ> Officially?

 JW> Well Raine is moving in with him this weekend. Alex proclaims
 JW> happily that she now has two dads.

Several years ago I drew up a family tree to cover your lot, so I knew
who was whose, but that is way out of date now.
 
 JW> year. Even though she did very well, the Powers That Be decided she
 JW> shouldn't advance into kindergarten this fall but wait a year. With
 JW> a little help finding the number, she called the NWT Deputy Minister
 JW> of Education herself (Roslind knows him quite well as she was an
 JW> instructor at the college he was president of) and left him a voice
 JW> mail. "I am a big kid. And smart. Don't make me go to baby school
 JW> AGAIN."
 
 GJ> With what result?

 JW> She going into kindergarten this fall, a year early!

I have a feeling that she will have no problems continuing at that
advanced level.  The Deputy Minister will remember her, and be wary of
crossing her in future!

 JW> Neekha recently confessed to me that she took a detention during
 JW> the last month of school... for fighting. And that her dad didn't
 JW> know. I asked for details on the fight hinting that there could well
 JW> be additional punishment after the fact. She said the other person
 JW> was (a) a boy, (b) older than her, (c) bigger than her, (d) picking
 JW> on a little kid, (e) who was in her "pack" and (f) and that he was a
 JW> "famous" bully. All pending punishments were cancelled of course
 JW> once the truth was known.

 JW> So I asked about the fight. She told him to stop bullying the little
 JW> kid. He didn't so she slapped him. He then punched her so she kicked
 JW> him in the nuts. End of fight. She was emphatic that she'd take
 JW> detention again if similar circumstances arose in the future.

Of course you only got Neekha's side of the fracas, but it seems clear
cut.  The school probably, and usually correctly, has a rule that both
participants in a fight are punished, so there was no alternative to
Neekha's detention.  I'm sure the teachers would know what the true
story was, and so would be on Neekha's side.  Hopefully the school
bully would have learned something, and Neekha's "crime" will not be
held against her.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Crimean Mussel Pilaf
 Categories: Russian, Seafood, Rice
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 l  Mussels
    150 ml White wine
      1 cl Garlic; crushed
     30 g  Butter
           -onion; thinly sliced
    300 g  Rice
           -salt and pepper
      2 tb Chopped parsley
 
  As every sea people, Crimeans take everything the Black sea gives
  them and mussels are among sea delicacies. Mussel is one of the most
  flavorful (at least for me :-) and least expensive of shellfish.
  
  If some of the units look unfamiliar to you, use the conversion chart
  at http://www.ruscuisine.com/cooking-recipes/measures.php
  
  It is necessary to wash mussels carefully to rid them of sand and
  mud. Left for an hour in 1 or 2 gallons of cold water with a handful
  of salt, they disgorge and release some of the sand. Clean the
  mussels by rubbing them against each other in the water. Change the
  water two or three times. A mussel may be full of mud and so
  vacuum-tight that even washing won't open it. To check for mud, push
  with your fingers in opposite directions to make both shells slide
  open. If the mussel is full of mud, discard it.
  
  Put the mussels in a large pan, add the white wine and garlic; cover
  and cook over high heat, stirring once, for 5-7 minutes or until
  opened. Remove from their shells, discard the beards and reserve the
  mussels. Strain the cooking liquid through muslin and add enough
  water to make it up to 700ml.
  
  Set the oven at moderate, 180°C (35O°F).  Melt the butter in a
  heavy-based pan and cook the onion slowly until soft but not brown.
  Add the rice and cook, stirring, until the grains are transparent and
  the butter is absorbed. Add the mussel liquid with pepper. Cover the
  pan, bring to the boil and cook in the oven for 15 minutes.
  
  Stir in the mussels, cover and continue cooking for a further 5
  minutes. Allow the rice to stand for 5-10 minutes.
  
  Bon Appetit! Olga.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM
 

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