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Skriven 2013-06-19 15:30:03 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1328 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: the journey 724
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Hi Michael,

 RH> Good that he's OK but not so good that the car was crashed. It does
 RH> mean that he has an opportunity to experience how you get around,
 RH> unless he's got a loaner or is planning to replace the car.

 ML> He knew. Part of his problem is that he didn't get a driver's
 ML> licence or a key to the house he was living in until our mother
 ML> became ill. None of us had a key to that house - my sister and
 ML> I had no particular reason to have one, but he didn't get one
 ML> even in his 20s and working part-time; so every night after work
 ML> he had to be let in. He got a driver's license when mother became
 ML> too ill to do the chores; I think he was 29 at the time.

Odd, that he didn't have a key, living at home. I think my youngest
sister has one to my parent's house, pretty sure my younger brother
does, I do but doubt my older brother or sister right below me do.  Of
the 5, my younger brother lives across the street, youngest sister a
couple hours away (but in state) and the rest of us are out of state. No
public transportation in that area to be made use of.

 RH> Debated briefly if we should try to
 RH> head back up to NY to catch the tail end of the picnic but the family
 RH> situation has pretty much ruled it out.

 ML> Family situations take longer than you budget for them. I think
 ML> that's one of the rules. Good luck.

Thanks, it's going to be interesting. We sent (via my brother) a cell
phone up for my aunt; she had some questions about it so we called
yesterday. How to answer questions about the phone when you're not
looking at it..................anyway, I think she understands the basic
use of it now.


 ML> The things I cook best are the ones I like to eat best.
 RH> I think that's true of a lot of us.

 ML> Yeah, as we're not professionals - who do what they're good at
 ML> or have a reputation for, whether they like them or not.

Or probably cooked so many times they do it by rote and it may taste
good, but not great. OTOH, we don't cook the same thing so many times we
tire of it and it tastes good each time we make it.


 RH> But, every so often you have to cook one of those time consuming
 RH> dishes.

 ML> True enough, just to keep your hand in, or for fun, or
 ML> any of a number of reasons.

Either that or you just have this craving for it. (G)


 ML> Bauernwurst doesn't have any Bauern in it, nor bratwurst
 ML> any brats.
 RH> No, but blutwurst does have blut in it. That makes it the wurst, IMO.

 ML> But ... oh, heck, forget it, we could go on like this forever
 ML> but for the good of the echo I'll stick a fork in it and call
 ML> this wurst of all subjects done.

Rather well done, at that.


 ML>       Title: Sloppy Franks
 ML>  Categories: Main dish, Meats, dubious
 ML>       Yield: 6 servings

Looks like one of these recipes used to teach a kid some cooking basics
or a college student cooking on a shoe string budget. Either way, not
one with wide appeal.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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