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Skriven 2015-03-26 17:01:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: families 406
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 03-24-15  08:07 <=-

 ML> 1.7" more on top of the record-breaker. No more in the
 ML> forecast, but the record-keepers apparently use a July 1
 ML> to June 30 reporting year, for some reason, so who knows.

I suspect that that's for catching the freak storms into the official
records... As far as things like the annual Snowball Derby (between
Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester) go, the newspapers seem to quit
tracking snowfall once the pollen count is traceable... :)
 
 ML>> We have had a couple conversations, and in an aside in
 ML>> the most recent one, he said, oh, by the way, it was a
 ML>> good concert. In a pro forma sort of way I inquired a
 ML>> little further, but nothing was forthcoming. 
 NB>> Maybe, in his own way, he's a little awed by you...?  At least he
 NB>> seems not to count it a waste of his time..  :)
 ML> Oh, he's always been very awed by me, which is part of the
 ML> problem, actually.

Somewhat understandable, given that you were not there for much of his
formative years except perhaps as some legendary big brother, and there
is a large age difference between the two of you... perhaps some of that
will wear down as time goes on...
 
 ML>> There's one place that remains quite tender to the
 ML>> touch. I'll give it a couple more months to see if
 ML>> it'll fix itself before getting it X-rayed. Maybe
 ML>> something got cracked after all.
 NB>> As I wondered out loud in a recent message... Probably wouldn't hurt
 NB>> to have it xrayed sooner than later... If it's going to fix itself,
 NB>> the xray won't hurt that... ;)
 ML> But it won't help either and goes against my minimalist
 ML> philosophy. Even if the whatever isn't going to fix
 ML> itself, chances are there's nothing they can do to fix
 ML> it either.

Perhaps.

 ML>> I was semi-surprised to have been invited and would
 ML>> not at all have been bent out of shape had I not.
 NB>> Perhaps you are thought of as being almost one of the family.  But it
 NB>> might be the parental influence as well... ;)
 ML> I have been concertmaster for this guy for over a quarter
 ML> century, but it's been mostly since homelessness (the last
 ML> decade and change) that I've stayed at the house and become
 ML> almost one of the family.

That's long enough to be considered family... at least in some
families... ;)
 
 ML>> The other sister, well, she's got a steady boyfriend but
 ML>> isn't much thinking about marriage; if she were, I'd
 ML>> like to be part of that, as she and I have had much
 ML>> more frequent (and sometimes hilarious) encounters.
 NB>> If/when the time comes, you may well be invited there as well. :)
 ML> Most likely, if.

You never really know..  :)
 
 ML>> I sort of wonder about this dish - mostly, "what kind of
 ML>> sheet is this, anyway?"
 ML>> Title: The Sheet - la Sabana
 ML>> Categories: Mexican, Beef
 NB>> Looks like it calls for turning the beef into a pretty thin sheet...
 NB>> as it warns about it breaking when turning on the griddle... but
 NB>> why, I haven't a clue...  :)
 ML> A strange recipe. Probably getting the maximum meat experience
 ML> for the least volume of protein. Though I might try it just
 ML> for the experience, I'd likely not favor it.

It might be an interesting experience... but I doubt I'd favor it much
either...  :)

 NB>> Apparently you are back in MD for the moment...  Did you happen
 NB>> to ask him how he liked your concert...?  Or what occasioned his
 NB>> not so characteristic trip for it...?
 ML> Was back in MD for a momentary lapse - committee meetings and
 ML> stuff in Boston now, then straight to spring training.

Ah.  :)

 ML> Still no clue as to why he went, but at least he said that
 ML> it was a good concert (no word on whether he liked it or not).

I'd take that as a like...  ;)  Maybe some day he'll explain the why... 

ttyl       neb

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