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Skriven 2012-02-03 16:53:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
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 ML> I wonder if the incidence among echo folks is greater
 ML> than in the general population.
 GJ> Or are we just more open about it?  Of course it would be nice to say
 GJ> that it occurs more frequently among the intelligent/gifted/elite
 GJ> (choose your adjective), ie "us" than the general poopulation.

 ML> Or maybe there is substantial discussion as well within
 ML> communities whose posts we don't read.

Possible, but not that I have noticed in general discussions.  Perhaps
the groups here are more reticent about talking openly about the ills
their flesh is heir to.

I went to a funeral last Wednesday, and I noticed that almost everyone
there, including the deceased, were younger than me.  I was pleased to
meet there a lady with whom I had had a passionate relationship about
37 years ago.  She was still in very good condition, and friendly.
 
 GJ> read, speak or remember words.  I remember looking at a Euro banknote,
 GJ> trying to work out what it was.  I was terrified that I was having a
 GJ> stroke, but somewhat relieved after it passed, and even more relieved
 GJ> when I read that my symptoms were related to the migraine.

 ML> Yes - a fairly common accompaniment of migraines. Scary, wasn't it.
 ML> Of course, looking at a Euro note and not knowing what it is may
 ML> soon be an everyday occurrence.

Not an experience I would like to have every day.  Hopefully my
short-term memory will not get too much worse, too soon.
 
 GJ> about it, but to try to avoid triggers such as flashing bright lights
 GJ> and stress.
 ML> And red wine.
 GJ> No one has ever told me that, and if they did, I would not listen.

 ML> An amusing account of an early experiment on the topic can be
 ML> had at www2.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF8/869.html -
 ML> The test was carried out by dividing migraine sufferers whose
 ML> attacks seemed to be triggered by red wine into two groups.
 ML> Eleven were given a drink of red wine, while nine had a
 ML> mixture of vodka and lemonade with the same amount of alcohol.
 ML> The drinks were served very cold, out of dark bottles and drunk
 ML> through dark straws, and while the people were told that the
 ML> beverages might contain alcohol, none could guess successfully
 ML> what they were drinking. (One person thought it was cough
 ML> syrup!) Nine of the eleven people who drank the red wine
 ML> developed migraine headaches, most within three hours, but
 ML> none of the vodka-lemonade drinkers did. No one in another,
 ML> control, group of people who did not normally have migraine
 ML> headaches after drinking red wine had any problem (except
 ML> inebriation) after drinking a similar amount of the wine.

I wonder how many of the first group were habitual red wine drinkers.

 ML> Though it is peculiar that people could not tell the
 ML> difference between red wine (or perhaps vodka lemonade)
 ML> and cough syrup.

Perhaps s/he was not familiar with the flavour of red wine and/or
cought syrup.
 
 ML> almost full strength, and even if no, assuming my instrument
 ML> was tuned properly, muscular memory would take care of almost
 ML> everything.
 GJ> Like touch-typing?
 ML> More so than touch typing: I can adjust between two different
 ML> sizes of viola or even between a viola and a violin within
 ML> seconds. It's been several years, and I still can't get the
 ML> hang of this laptop keyboard.

Can you touch-type on a proper, full-sized desktop keyboard?  I can
use my 10 year old Compaq laptop keyboard, as it does have the
orienting nipples on the F and J keys.  I would be hopelessly lost on
one of these new "virtual" keyboards that appear on a screen.
 
 ML> Jay McCarthy's Cactus Ritas
 GJ> You forgot the most important part of dealing with those "tuna"
 GJ> fruits; hold them with metal tongs until you burn the fine, almost
 GJ> invisible spines off the outside, otherwise they will penetrate your
 GJ> skin, most uncomfortably.

 ML> In the US, commercially available tunas have already been
 ML> heat treated.

Very wise.  When I got some from a local green-grocer, who in turn had
got them from a local back-yard grower, I was warned about the spines.
In America I have only seen tuna in Mexican supermarkets, but I didn't
touch to test for spines.

The tuna I cooked didn't have much flavour.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Nopalitos Con Chili (Burbank Cactus Shoots W/
 Categories: Mexican, Spice, Sauces, Chili
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
     12    Cactus Shoots
      2    Clvs Garlic (chopped)
    1/2 c  Onions (chopped)
    1/2 c  Corn oil
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Pepper
      2 tb Flour
      2 oz Chili powder (mild)
  1 1/2 c  Water (warm)
 
  With a paring knife, scrape cactus shoots on both flat sides. Cut into
  small squares and wash well.
  
  In a deep pan boil cactus until cooked tender. Drain and set aside.
  Pour 1/2 cup of corn oil into empty rinsed pan and heat. Add chopped
  onions and chopped garlic. Saute for 10 minutes, then remove from
  heat and let rest for 10 minutes. Now add flour, water, and chili
  powder. Return to medium/low heat and stirring constantly, cook until
  sauce is medium thick. Add the cooked cactus and simmer for an
  additional 15 minutes.
  
  Delicious as a side dish for beef, poultry or fish.
  
  Enjoy...Gary
 
MMMMM
 

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