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 ML> the Wilson girl, who was imported for some reason from
 ML> California and at times sounded as though she were singing
 ML> from there (she did better at the concert). The orchestra,
 NB> Probably saving her voice for the concert..?

No doubt. Our Messiah alto Sunday afternoon was, sadly,
as voiceless for the performance as for the rehearsal.

 ML> led by moi, was pretty decent, the chorus fairly okay (did
 NB> Concertmaster...?
 
Yeh. The "leader" and the "conductor" of an orchestra are
different people 99% of the time (though once in a long
while I have been both).

=

 ML> It seems (as in many fields) to be ambition more than talent.
 NB> Indeed.  Never have had more than a modicum of ambition... sufficient
 NB> talent to be comfortable doing what I did...  :)
 
Pretty similar to most of us I'd reckon.

 NB> Mavericks make the hidebound nervous, at best... and people that feel
 NB> threatened (even if totally not actually true) often get vicious...

We've seen that on a bunch of occasions and can
understand but not condone the tendency.

 NB>> the idea is pooh-poohed, then accepted, then superceded...  That
 NB>> might have been part of why Daddy was more happy with teaching than
 NB>> with research... 
 ML> Again - ambition is what steers one in the direction.
 NB> I think his ambitions were less for himself, and more for his ideals.

I meant to imply that ambition would have steered him in
another direction if he had let it.

 ML> stance. By the time I've waited and seen, though, it will be too
 ML> late to plan for the spring, so I'm going to buy my plane ticket
 ML> as soon as I have the money, and the heck with it.
 NB> Ah... true...  planning needs to be happening well before the scan,
 NB> doesn't it...   Maybe you can use your plans as a card in helping them
 NB> make the final decision to or not to get the thing out...  

My followups are too close to the proposed date of my
departure for comfort - if I had the operation I'd not
be in shape to enjoy the travel, even if it might be
possible to do.

 NB> It may depend on the level of pain... and the dosage of the drug...
 NB> I'll agree with you that pain and pleasure can be interrelated... I
 NB> was speaking more to the physiology and not to the psychology aspects,
 NB> anyway... and, yes, I know that they also are interrelated...  :)  But
 NB> I've been assured (and seen in practice) that when one only takes the
 NB> amount needed to reduce the pain, one runs little risk of addiction. 
 NB> One gets relief, but rarely any high...

That's fair enough, but what to one counts as substantial
pain might be to someone else just a blip on the radar.

Annie's and my hostess here is dealing with a mother whose
schtick is "you can't understand what I'm going through,"
though her condition is just the result of an ordinary and
not particularly unhealthy 86-year-old body. One cannot of
course get into another's head with total reliability, but
the chances seem very good that she's largely malingering.
In this case I'd recommend heavy doses of mind-altering
drugs.

 ML> Jicama by itself is kind of bland - I guess that
 ML> soaking it in lemon (not uncut with a little sugar
 ML> maybe) might help mimic a tart apple.
 NB> Maybe it's just supposed to provide the crispness... what sort of
 NB> nutrients does it provide...?

Not a whole lot, and not a whole lot different from
most watery vegetables.

 ML> Here's another bland vegetable put to use:
 ML> Pulisseri (yogurt curry)
 ML> 1 or 2 zuchini squash/chayote squash/green apple (grannysmith)
 ML> - cut into pieces
 ML> Note: (You can use ripe mango instead of
 ML> squash/apple if you like. 
 NB> The ripe mango has possibilities...  ;)   So what's the veggie for, to
 NB> provide the chunkiness that meat would have...?

Just there I guess, same with most veggies.

Stuffed vegetables 1 (DOLMA / Letsvadz)
cat: Armenian, main
servings: 5 or 6

1 lb hamburg (lamb or beef or mixed)
1 c rice (or bulghr)
1 lg onion, chopped fine
1/2 c chopped parsley
1 Tb dill, chopped
1 pn pepper
6 squash (summer or zucchini)
3 lg peppers
3 tomatoes
3 sm eggplants
1 c hot water
1 ts salt

Combine ground meat, rice or bulghr, onion, parsley, dill,
salt, and pepper. Set aside.

Cut squash in half and remove pulp. Remove seeds from
peppers and save tops. Scoop pulp from tomatoes, crush pulp,
discard hard parts and add to filling. Remove pulp from
eggplant. Lightly salt insides of all prepared vegetables.
Fill with meat mixture, replacing pepper and tomato tops.
Arrange filled vegetables in a large saucepan. Add 1 c hot
water, bring to boil, lower and simmer 20-30 min until done.

Note: 1/2 c tomato sauce or one large fresh tomato may be
sliced and used on top in place of tomato sauce.

by Siranoush Vartanian
from Armeniapedia.org


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