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Skriven 2015-02-10 21:30:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: perceptions 179
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 02-07-15  01:45 <=-

 ML>> I don't understand why the NOAA guy was forced to apologize
 ML>> for the unrealistic expectations of the public.
 NB>> If anything, the mayor should apologize for reacting the way he did to
 NB>> the forecast... ;)  But that is a common enough thing, for the PTB to
 NB>> overreact to what might be, to forestall a possible worse scenario... 
 NB>> NOAA was quite right about the part north of NYC....
 ML> I'd like to take a baseball bat to the representatives of
 ML> the media, at whose feet I lay much of the blame. The
 ML> politicians, too, deserve some, maybe a whack or two, as
 ML> well.

And do you think it would do any good...?  ;/  I used to get annoyed
with the announcers on XXI who'd read the weather, for their gloating or
glooming about the forecasts... now I just laugh...  Yesterday there was
a lot of oh-noing about the freezing drizzle we were going to get that
evening and this morning... it didn't happen... just a little light
snow... But if it had, oh, well...  ;0
 
 ML>> If mind over matter applied here, one should just be able
 ML>> to master the ailment without any costly quack medicine
 ML>> in the first place.* I will give the stuff one more try,
 ML>> in the interest of fairness, even though I know that it
 ML>> won't do any good. 
 NB>> If homeopathy has anything to do with mind over matter, you've set
 NB>> it up to fail again...  (G)
 ML> I have the ability to blank my brain, so preconceived
 ML> notions get put in the wayback. I'll admit that nobody's
 ML> perfect at it, so there might be some prejudice involved,
 ML> but if there's anything really to it, I'm pretty sure I'd
 ML> detect it. 

But it might interfere with the placebo effect... ;)  I'll admit to
having tried out a homeopathic gel for pain relief... jury is still out
on that... it didn't seem to do much good, but then, it wasn't quite on
the list of what was supposed to be helped by it... (I think I may have
tried it on the gout, and didn't see any difference with or without
it... but it was meant to be for bruising, stiffness, swelling (which is
why I thought it might help) and joint and muscle soreness...)  At least
it wasn't too pricy, and I already had it on hand, so it wasn't a waste
there...  ;)

 ML> By the way, this Nobelist (Ben-Veniste I seem
 ML> to recall but am not sure) came down on the side of the
 ML> homeopaths, but he's been soundly hooted down, to the
 ML> degree that even his supposedly legitimate research has
 ML> been gone through with a fine-toothed comb and (some say)
 ML> has been found wanting. Lucky for him there's no mechanism
 ML> for taking away such an award. Lucky for a lot of the
 ML> guys, actually.
 
I guess..  :)

 ML>> Lilli wants me to go to Fukuoka with
 ML>> her, which I was disinclined to do, especially as there
 ML>> are other friends whom she can pal around with, and it
 ML>> would be stretching my budget to the breaking point
 ML>> (Japan is a huge budget stretch always), but what the
 ML>> hey, maybe I'll do it.
 NB>> Decisions, decisions...  ;)
 ML> I have those upgrade certificates to use, and now that she
 ML> isn't on my ticket any more (she has gone fully to OneWorld,
 ML> whereas I am sticking with Star Alliance), I get to squander
 ML> them on myself. The problem is that the fares required to
 ML> qualify for using those upgrades is upward of $1K - a bit
 ML> rich for my current condition.

So, if you'd saved up for it, and could pay the price for the ticket,
the upgrades would be useful...  :)
 
 ML>> That's funny and sad. Apparently he's become a TripAdvisor whore.
 ML>> This is such a contrast from the olden days, when a restaurateur
 ML>> would try to build a relationship with patrons - back then, those
 ML>> just passing through would get short shrift, not an ideal
 ML>> situation either.
 NB>> When one is passing though, it's nice to be noticed... but for
 NB>> building repeat business, it's the regulars that need cultivating,
 NB>> after all.. ;) 
 ML> That's one of the issues I have with the Food Network and its
 ML> offspring and fake competition. It fosters a tendency toward
 ML> hit-and-run dining, in which the focus of a restaurant becomes
 ML> the one-time visit and the subsequent Trip Advisor or Yelp
 ML> report. Relationship building is left by the wayside in this
 ML> scenario; a side effect is that there's an incentive to treat
 ML> everyone decently but not exceptionally, which might or might
 ML> not be an improvement over the way things used to be.

For some places, it might be an improvement...  Despite that tendency,
there still are some places that still do try to treat everyone (or at
least most) exceptionally... It probably makes them stand out even more
in contrast...  :)

 ML> This isn't duck, but it looks pretty good.
 ML> Title: Haiduck Cabbage

It does look promising... :)

 ML> M's note: a porkolt is meat stewed in onions that have been
 ML> braised in lard and paprika, with no added liquid. It is one
 ML> of the most perfect ways of cooking old pig or sheep meat.

That does indeed seem like a good way to deal with them...  :)  I
presume slow cooking...?

ttyl           neb

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