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Skriven 2012-08-23 13:03:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
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 DD> Ted is curmudging along according to G's eldest daughter - from whom I
 DD> get my information.

 ML> But he was moribund when I met him a decade ago!

He is relatively anti-social and when people are around he retreats to his man
cave and veges out in front of the glass teat.
 
 ML>  I have made repeated calls and talked to Georgia's
 DD> answer-bot numerous times with nary a returned call.

 ML> She's too busy trying to be fair and balanced?

Her youngest git (Erin) who has the same degenerative spine thing that G has is
taking up a lot of her time it seems. According to Christina, Erin and Georgia
are "enabling" each other -- as Chris said this in a sarcastic tone I am
uncertain what she means by "enabling" beyond her disapproval. And now Erin has
some new malady which is not cancer but appears to mimic cancer ... it's some
auto-immune thing that her cousin Tiffany (my brother's eldest) has gone
through and is still fussing with. According to Tiffany's cancer specialist
(who also treats this stuff) it's genetic and anyone swimming in her gene pool
is at risk.

Personally I think that Tiffany's is linked to damaged germ plasm from my
brother Phil - from his service in Vietnam and the exposure to dioxin (Agent
Orange). Genetic effects from that are known to have caused all her teeth to
need to be extracted. I'm pretty sure (hoping anyway) that what Georgia's
daughter has is a separate issue ... although I'd not wish cancer on anyone.
 
 DD> Since I have not even powered up my Glass Teat for the past nine
 DD> months I had to Google it. Seems that it's an HBO thing in the vein of
 DD> the Sopranos (which I also gave a miss). "Seven noble families fight
 DD> for control of the mythical land of Westeros." Sort of like the
 DD> Sopranos fighting over the storied land of New Jersey.   Bv)=

 ML> I discover on further investigation that the original medium
 ML> is sci-fi novel, and the author is George R. R. Martin, which
 ML> heavily skews my opinion in its favor.
 
But, not mine. Fantasy and horror authors - including (especially) J. R. R.
Tolkien - tend to get short shrift from me. OTOH F&H fans cannot fathom my like
for alternative history writers such as Harry Turtledove, Eric Flint and Steve
Stirling.

 DD> As to what I would do with $300,000,000 (before the gummint's gouges)
 DD> over $1,000,000 - set up a nice annuity to keep in the style to which I
 ML> ...
 DD> One of my first good works (should I be gifted with even a million
 DD> pazuzas) will be to buy Georgia an new crib, laid out to take her
 DD> problems into consideration, to replace the (now getting decrepit)
 DD> homestead on Adams St.

 ML> If I got a mil, I'd not do anything different, maybe buy
 ML> plane fares that were easier to upgrade or something. If I
 ML> got 300 mil, I'd try to buy Raquel Welch, and failing that
 ML> go about my business in pretty much the same way.

She's getting a little long in the tooth, isn't she?  Ooopsie, so are we.
 
I think sitting here at my keyboard in my $1.98 tin can that I would make
myself more comfortable and probably quit my job - but, other than that would
not change things too much. And as my mind forms that thought there's this
other voice that says "That's bullshit and you know it." 

So I dunno what I'd do with all that much $$$ for sure. But, it would be
interesting to find out.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Sweetheart Salmon Filets
 Categories: Seafood, Fruits, Citrus, Dairy
      Yield: 4 Servings


      4    (6 oz ea) salmon filets *
    1/4 c  Flour
           Salt & pepper
      3 tb Butter
    1/2 c  Welch's 100% Grape Juice;
           - from Concord grapes
    1/2 c  Chicken broth
    1/2 ts Dill
    1/4 c  Half & Half
      2 ts Fresh squeezed lemon juice
           Lemon slices: garnish
    Parsley, for garnish

  Recipe courtesy of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation
  and the National Grape Cooperative.

  Dust salmon filets generously with mixture of flour, salt,
  and pepper to coat. Melt butter in broad skillet.

  Add filets; cook over medium-high heat for 5 to 10 minutes
  per side until filets are opaque or just beginning to
  flake in thickest part. Remove to warm plate.

  Deglaze pan with grape juice and broth, loosening browned
  particles. Stir in dill and half-and-half. Cook just until
  slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper; add lemon
  juice to taste.

  To serve: spoon sauce over filets. Garnish with lemon
  slices and parsley.

  Makes 4 servings.

  * Can substitute chicken for salmon.

  From: http://www.welchs.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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