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Skriven 2012-12-24 14:20:00 av Nancy Backus (62227.cooking)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: far flung 737
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 12-22-12  14:25 <=-

 ML>> not more so: an elegant crossword is a pleasure but still
 ML>> relatively straightforward, but a messed-up one is like a
 ML>> detective story with lots of red herrings.
 NB>> Agreed..  One has to stay alert to not be led astray by a wrong entry.

 ML> Which is probably better for exercising the brain than the
 ML> regular way. Coping with distractions is probably a more
 ML> important skill than knowing trivia such as Don Corleone's
 ML> real first name.

Also agreed... :)
 
 ML>> There are others, though, my father for instance, who just
 ML>> fold up and enjoy having other people take care of them.
 ML>> I don't really know what I'd feel like in such a situation,
 ML>> but I kept thinking to myself, how can you let yourself be
 ML>> this way?
 NB>> Guess he got tired of making decisions...

 ML> He always liked making decisions for other folks, not for
 ML> himself. So my mother actually did all the thinkwork related
 ML> to the household, and after he died, he was really happy for
 ML> me to step into the job. I couldn't function that way.

Ah.  DId he manage to take it over after all then...?  Or did you just
have to find a surrogate... or have to muddle...

My neighbor's husband was probably lucky to die first... she was the one
keeping the household running and solvent... their oldest son never
realized how much she did... and was totally surprised to find out years
later that her finances (etc) were in good shape...  She knew enough
when to ask for help to keep things going, too, so when things really
slipped there was a safety net already in place...  
 
 ML>> Interesting guy, and knew more about food than I did, which
 ML>> is saying a lot (as Frank Lloyd Wright said, honest arrogance
 ML>> is better than false humility).
 NB>> And besides, folk around here know it's nothing but the truth... ;)

 ML> His cooking was professional in both quality and appearance.
 ML> As was mine when I made stuff under his careful scrutiny!

A good influence, then...  ;)   Did he do it for a living, or was it
just an avocation...?

ttyl        neb

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