Text 8596, 168 rader
Skriven 2008-06-09 11:35:44 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 8487 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: food, fast & poor                                        [1]
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Hi Ruth!

> We've ben in the mid to upper 90s with heat indexes in the triple
> digits.  Far cry from the frost my parents had about 10 days ago. I'd be
> happy with a good mid point between the extreme hot and cold. (G)

Hehe.. we've been in the 90's here.. today's high is supposed to be 92 or so,
same for tomorrow.. tomorrow we have to go down to Manhatten to see my
neurologist and it's supposed to be somewhere around 93.. that should be fun..
Manhatten in the Summer is neat though :) :)  Maybe I'll get to some neat
bookstores or restaurants :)

>> Tomorrow is supposed to be worse heatwise.. so we went to the local
>> mart and picked up all the important things (read:  icecream !!) (g)

> We did our major commissary run yesterday.  Among the things we picked
> up, was ingredients to make some ice cream or frozen yogurt. Figured we
> could make several batches for a reasonable cost and have some variety
> in our freezer. (G)

In this heat, I wouldn't want to waste the time making it haha... direct
injection is what I'd need :) :)  mainline!!!  When I get overheated, I am
essentially useless.. almost "drunk".  It's that bad.  The heat and MS don't
mix with most people who have MS.. not everyone, but a lot of people..

> No, our girls weren't with us and we didn't think to try & take picutes
> of the pictures for them. They have seen lots of old pictures of me; my
> dad used to do a lot of professional photography work.

hehe.. that's neat :)  Our kids also have seen a lot of pictures of us when we
were younger thanks to photographs, and also the magic of 8mm home movies? what
were those? 8mm? 16mm? I don't remember haha :)   My dad had one, and he would
use it for every holiday possible (grin) When we were kids, we'd watch those
home movies almost every weekend (grin)... he had home movies of the first play
I put on in our back yard haha (I forced our neighborhood kids into it (grin)),
so much of our family's history is recorded there.. it's incredible.. Later,
Mom had all of those home movies made into one compilation for each of us and
put into vcr format (which was the standard at that time).. It's histerical to
watch :)

>> That's great when you can see the food being prepared, and know it's
>> not just being 'uncanned' or defrosted or whatever it is some
>> establishments do to food these days (g).

> True. We've noticed that a lot of the smaller Asian places do seem to
> have the kitchen more out in the open.  Whether it's by accident or
> design, it is nice to see what's going on. Carrabba's is like that too.

It's really interesting to watch them do it as well.  With some of the Japanese
restaurants, the showmanship is as much a part of the experience as the food I
think :)

>>> sushi, and also other japanese cusine.  There's a thai restaurant that
>>> we haven't been able to get into yet.. everytime we go there, they are
>>> packed.. just to busy to even think about parking..   Our favorite

>> > Popular place.  Have you tried off hours?

>> Yeah, can't get in though :(

> Do they take reservations? That may be your best bet to get in.

I don't know about that.. haven't had time to check.. one of these days.. :)

>> > corner ones we went to in HI.  Got enough on a mini plate there for
>> a > couple of meals.

>> _That_ sounds really neat :)

> It was-and they were reasonable.  Even with a drink, two were under
> $15.00, total.

Per person?

>>> don't. This is the Atria Assisted-living Retirement company or

>> > I'd start beefing about it to higher up than just the facility.

>> The state of Florida no doubt has an State Commisioner in charge of
>> these facilities, and that is who we are planning on contacting.  If
>> not, we can look federally.

> Good; it needs looking, seriously.

Yes, no kidding..

>> I _may_ skip that recipe (laugh).. then again, my curiosity may get
>> the better of me :) :)  It certainly doesn't sound "spamish". (g)

> It wasn't made with spam; I'm not sure if he made one with chipped beef
> or not.  You'd need to ask him.

haha, ok :)

>> > At the time, yes. I still like to have them within my sight.  Right
>> now, > we're living on the coastal "pancake" as Steve calls it--not a
>> mountain > in sight--sigh.

>> Wow. That must be very strange for you...

> I had to deal with it when we lived in NC and to some extent, in
> Germany.  We lived in Frankfurt and Berlin--a couple of good sized
> cities.  Lots of green areas but no mountains.

I would find that so strange.. When we were in Louisville, there were some
areas 'around there' that were like that, but not Louisville itself of course..
maybe out towards Indiana.. don't really remember.. all I remember is "flat"
(grin).. then, there were also some other beautiful areas as well not too far
from there, like Tennessee.. what mountains there :) :)


>> you must have met... that kind of thing ... And I had known them and
>> been good friends with them .. and so had he.. but Ron's and my paths
>> never crossed because he was 3 or 4 years ahead of me.. It was just

> Well, Steve and I were born in the same year.  We were the same year in
> school, tho opposite ends of the state, so we took a lot of the same
> classes, the same year.  We were talking a few years ago, with my

Yes, that's one of those, "where where you when..." situations.. much like
9/11.. sad.  Ron and I often have discussed that as well over the years.

> We didn't; Steve was (and is) into more sci-fi and fantasy than I am.
> OTOH, I like historic fiction.

We read science fiction/fantasy, and historical/political non-fiction... not
fiction though.

>> Well, when you're playing an instrument (I played drums, was a drum
>> sgt) in a parade in the summer sun in a uniform with those ridiculous
>> hats and boots, you boil, no matter _where_ you are - Mountains didn't
>> help :) but after the parade, when it was time to goof off, yep, it
>> was cooler then :)

> For sure; I think more band members fainted at the Memorial Day
> ceremonies than any other group.  Their uniforms were wool--pre
> polyester days. The American Legion  (The parade always ended at the
> Legion hall.)

Often, they did.. It depended on who sponsored the parade :) If it was Veterans
sponsoring the parade, the it would end at the AL.. if it was fireman, then it
would end elsewhere, usually a village park, etc. or firehouse. It really
depended on the parade and the location.

> always had soda and ice cream sandwiches for the parade
> participants.  It was always appreciated, even at the end of May.

Sometimes the fireman would sponsor the parade, and they'd have sausage and
peppers fests :)  Those were neat :)  or clam bakes.. they were even neater :)
One time in Miami, we had such a feast, I thought we'd explode :) :) THAT was a
parade :) Now for that one, we obviously had to stay for the weekend. We were
quite good, and were champions in the circuits in 3 states.


>> Yeah, those are the most spectacular months, that's the truth!  The
>> Delaware River really looks so neat as well :)

> Reminds me of the song "Lazy River" at that stage.  It's definately a
> faster, narrower river up where my parents live.  Then it hits the
> Pepacton and............

Lots of fishing down this way so lazy is just the right speed I guess :)

Take care,
Janis

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