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Skriven 2014-11-30 10:59:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ML> Different years, but when they ask for your birthdate
 ML> and the answer is January 1, mumble mumble, the niceties
 ML> sometimes get ignored.
 NB> True... generally the asker is already responding Oh, a New Year's
 NB> Baby! before one gets to the year... I know, having the same bd...  

I suppose on average 3/10 of a percent of the population
has that birthday, but people make a big old fuss about
stuff like that anyway.

 ML> He's over 70 and in pretty rotten condition.
 NB> Probably just as well that he's pulling back...  I wish him well.  

He's a tired old man.

 ML> Several variations - people take credit for stuff I've done,
 ML> people blame me for stuff they've done, and people just lie
 ML> for the heck of it, even if it doesn't benefit them to do so.
 NB> Indeed.  Known people like that, too.

Can't stand it, but it seems pretty frequent. You read
about all these famous people, and how so many of them have
been accused of dirty deeds even in the intellectual sphere.
I have a friend whose misfortune was to have a theory that
went head-to-head against some other guy who just happened
to have a Nobel prize, and his career was trashed by the
Nobelist and others wanting to curry favor with the Nobelist,
and there went a quarter century of the guy's career. Turns
out they were both wrong, but my friend was far more correct
than the Nobelist.

 ML> And it is easier just to let things go, but then things
 ML> sometimes escalate and/or come back to bite one in the butt.
 NB> Sadly, true... I prefer to let things slide when possible, but
 NB> sometimes that's not as wise as one hoped it would be.

It's hard to figure. I guess that's what life is - figuring
when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, even if you would
win the hand.

 NB> Definately disquieting... I've been getting an interesting numbiness
 NB> in my previously gouty big toe, not sure if it's a follow on from the
 NB> gout (or my body's handling thereof), or a reaction to something I've
 NB> added to the diet to deal with it... ;)

Neurological, of course, but reversible?

 ML> And when ID came on line, that muddied the waters further -
 ML> but when their prime concern turned out to be a false alarm,
 ML> they went away.
 NB> Leaving you to the original service...?

Left surgery and GI to fight. Surgery won. I've got a followup
with them on Wednesday.

Earl Grey Cupcakes
categories: Singapore, bread
Ingredients:
150ml milk
4 earl grey teabags
150g plain flour
80g caster sugar
1.5 Tb baking powder
50g unsalted butter
2 eggs
a pn of salt

1. Gently warm the milk in a pan over moderate heat.
Add the teabags to the milk. When the milk starts
bubbling, remove it from the heat. Leave the teabags
in the milk to infuse for at least 1 hr, or at best
overnight in the fridge.

2. Preheat the oven to 170 C. Line a cupcake tray
with cupcake cases.

3. Stir the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder
together in a big bowl. Mix in the butter until the
mixture looks like breadcrumbs.

4. Strain the teabags from the milk. In a separate
bowl, whisk the egg gently. Add the milk to the egg
and whisk again gently.

5. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and
mix for a couple minutes until fully combined.

6. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases. Bake
20-25 min until risen & golden.

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