Text 8710, 107 rader
Skriven 2011-03-22 15:27:48 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 8636 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
Ärende: Prep work
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Hi Sean,

 RH> Sounds good. I guess keeping up with "Jeopardy", reading, and things
 RH> like that have kept our brains from totally rusting. I'm not as
 RH> logically oriented as Steve is but he's not as artistically oriented
 RH> than I am. Together we balance each other. (G)

 SD> I herd cats.  Always good for the mind but not always for the
 SD> sanity...

We can't have any pets in this place so I've no cats to herd. I've got
other ways of going crazy tho. (G)


 RH> Not going to try for your own gourmet restaurant & parlay that into a
 RH> show on The Food Network?

 SD> Nah.  What I would like some day is to have a large kitchen with
 SD> industrial-strength kitchen equipment, including a large flat grill.
 SD> Flipping burgers for a decade or two has helped me appreciate all the
 SD> interesting things one can do on a flat grill concerning food.  There
 SD> is a Jenn-Air island that I want: on either side, there is a small
 SD> sink.  On top, there is a six-burner gas stove on the left, in the
 SD> middle there is a good-sized gas grill and on the right there is a
 SD> largish flat grill.  Underneath are a good-sized refrigerator and
 SD> freezer.  All in stainless steel.


Sounds like you're going to need a bigger kitchen than the one you
currently have. We would have the floor space--if we took out the table
and chairs, the freezer, etc.

 SD> I want to be able to have the room and the equipment to cook and bake.
 SD>  I love to cook for large crowds and would adore to host an echo
 SD> picnic with enough room for everyone to cook if they so desire.

We'd like to host one as well but don't have the room, especially if the
weather is disagreeable. Have to hang them from the blades of the
ceiling fan then. (G)


 RH> It sounds like a good opportunity if it works out. Would the company
 RH> pay for your education?

 SD> No, but that's okay.  I can pay my way.

Good that you can do that. The Post 9/11 GI Bill is paying for Steve's
schooling; we pay for mine. I could take classes at half tuition at the
seminary or college but they would cost more than the program I'm in
now.  I like the flex time I have too.


 RH> Got to be some kind of logic, other than to get my reaction. (G)

 SD> Mm-hmm.  I have an interview with the local Pepsi bottling plant this
 SD> Wednesday for a "warehouse loader".  I would be assembling orders onto
 SD> pallets then loading the orders onto semis.  I'd be working from 5 PM
 SD> to 2 AM, allowing me to still go to school full-time, and the pay is
 SD> very, very good for this area.

OK, when will you study or sleep? Does that mean I have to smuggle my
Diet Coke into your house in a paper bag if we come to visit?


 SD> Simply put, if I got this job, Maura and I would be able to live like
 SD> humans again.  I've put off discussing this job simply because I am so
 SD> very nervous about this interview.

I can see that point, hope all goes well. You should get this before
your interview time.


 RH> Kitties enjoying the warmer weather also?

 SD> Yes.  Felix has been looking out every window in the house and Tigger
 SD> has been sleeping in every soft spot in the house.  Felix is now

Dreaming of the fresh grass and all kinds of outdoor fun.

 SD> overweight even though we've been feeding him less; we're trying to
 SD> get him to lose weight.  The weird thing is that he's an incredibly
 SD> active cat and he's still chubby like his old man (well, I've lost
 SD> about 15 pounds).  I call him my little "plumpernickel". :)

A pleasingly plump pussy cat. (G)


 RH> A long list but it looks like it would be worth it in the end.

 SD> It just looked good when I read it.  Posting on an empty stomach. :)

Armed Forces Network, Germany, didn't show commercials but they had all
kinds of PSAs. One for the commissary had a jungle that started "Don't
shop when you're hungry, no, no, no...................." I guess the
same principle applies to typing in a recipe.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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