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Skriven 2010-09-21 19:33:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1848 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: Knee bopping                                           [
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> I think the "national" brands often have a few
->  hn> fillers in em...just to boost the profit margin

-> I rather much suspect so myself. (G)

 hn> I understand the marketing rational, but
 hn> dislike it on principle. I hate paying freight
 hn> on "empty goods".

So do I. That's why I don't like paying for cleaners that are mostly
water and other things that are more fluff than stuff.  The one
exception to that is cotton candy. (G)  My parents never got it for us
when I was a kid so now I get it at carnivals and such like.

-> -> Pretty much so. That's why I don't eat peanut butter any more. It was
-> -> off putting after a couple of years and having it forced on me for many
-> -> more years, made it even more off putting.

->  hn> What about peanut brittle? Roasted peanuts?
->  hn> Thai peanut sauce?

-> Yes, yes, and no, not really had it as it is usually made with pb.

 hn> Interesting...verrry interrrrresting! (said in my
 hn> bet Artie Johnson voice)

(As the younger folks wonder who in the world is/was Artie Johnson)
I know, pb is (in the best case) just ground peanuts but something
happens to them when they're ground that makes them inedible IMO.

->  hn> This new phone seems to never run out of charge!

-> You must not talk long. Steve recharges his every night as he uses it as
-> an alarm & the cradle for that is a charger.  I do mine about every 5
-> days, more often if I've talked a lot.

 hn> I use it regularly, but not extensively. Probably
 hn> less than 30 minutes a day total. I had not charged
 hn> it in a week and a half...and yesterday noticed that
 hn> finally one of the little "segments" in the charge
 hn> indicator had finally gone "dark"...I'll charge it
 hn> today!

I'll put mine on the charger at bed time.  Since we don't have a land
line, I keep it with me during the day so night time is best for
charging.

->  hn> Her next appointment!

-> Hopefully not too far down the road.

 hn> Next week I think. I have a dr's
 hn> appt tomorrow for the "second opinion"
 hn> on my wonky knee.

So by now you should have that 2nd opinion. I get blood work done on
Friday and a routine check next week.

->  hn> I don't bruise easy, and anything that would
->  hn> cause a bruise on the bone would surely show

-> OK, just asking. I bruise somewhat easier, thanks to some of my meds.
-> Still, there are a lot of times when one will show & I've no recall of
-> what I did to get it.

 hn> Anne has been like that her whole life.
 hn> She's an "easy" bruiser she can bump
 hn> into a chair and not notice it..but come
 hn> up with a bruise for the effort. Me you can
 hn> whack me with a 2X4 and it won't leave
 hn> a mark...but please don't! (grin)

I won't (G) but I know what you mean about Anne. Ten years ago when I
was on prolonged prednisone (and then tapering off for 6 months), I'd
bruise really easy.  That's what tipped us off that something was wrong;
it turned out to be the prednisone but I had to get off it slow or have
even worse problems.  Now one of the components to my Advair is a low
dose steriod so that contributes to the bruising.

->  hn> Just spent the better part of the day making
->  hn> some dishes for one of Anne's coworker's
->  hn> with Cancer and Chemo is totally
->  hn> knocking him for a loop this round. Made

-> My sympathies.  Are all the teachers going in on a "send a meal or 2"
-> plan?

 hn> Some are making meals...others might
 hn> but I would not eat what they made anyway!
 hn> Too much salt and carbs! Did not even eat

Too many people know how to follow a recipe but not cook. (G)

 hn> what I made (too many carbs) other than

I'm not paying especial mind to carbs but try to balance things as a
whole over several days.  Been a bit carb heavy recently so I'll back
off for a bit.

 hn> tasting to make sure it was "right". I made the
 hn> chicken noodle casserole in a big Lasagna type
 hn> pan so if she has folks over she has something
 hn> to feed everyone, and the mac and cheese is in
 hn> three diffent containers so she can use them as
 hn> she needs them. Since her hubby is not eating well,

Smart thinking there.


 hn> I made both dishes a bit calorie rich by using butter
 hn> and half and half instead of milk.

That'll do it!

->  hn> a big Chicken noodle casserole and a triple
->  hn> recipe of mac and cheese (with bacon).
->  hn> We just got back from delivering it. Hope
->  hn> it makes their day a bit easier!

-> It should; sounds like you made enough for left overs.  That will be
-> very much appreciated on days that cooking is just too much work.

 hn> And from what I understand they are
 hn> a bit of comfort food for them and that
 hn> may entice him to eat a bit more.

Even if it's only a few bites, better than not eating anything.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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