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 NB> And you managed to be part of both halves... Is the other half (the

Yes - I was the only one who was not split by the split,
but that meant that I occasionally felt like the comedy
figure of the skier going in two directions at once.

 NB> one you are on assignment with) less at odds with you...?

Pretty much.

 ML> The elephant factor, or the elephant and umbrella factor,
 ML> or some of both?
 NB> ["do you see any elephants?"  "No"  "so it must be working"]  The doc
 NB> caught the reference, and said something like, "the rock is keeping
 NB> the elephants away, eh?" and laughed...  At least it isn't the elephant
 NB> in the room... :)

I always thought it was umbrellas that kept the heffalumps away.

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 ML> We may have a CRISPY cauliflower crust in our future.
 NB> The oven's there and working... :)   Sounds like a good experiment. 

It will be a fun experiment, und Sie vill like it, Hafflys!

 NB>> If they don't manage to make the trip to Boyd Pond, I suppose that we
 NB>> could cut the picnic week a little shorter and go down to visit them.
 ML> A good idea and I'd endorse that course of action faute de
 ML> mieux.
 NB> We can keep the option on the back burner... :)

Yep.

 NB>> sounds like layering clothing will be in order... 
 ML> That is the most sensible plan when dealing with multiple
 ML> climate changes in a brief span, and mine.
 NB> Certainly it allows for more flexibility... :)

Today I was lucky to find a place to shower and change -
chasing Lilli across the world, with her having flights
delayed all over the place. I was glad to have clothes
for 40 to 90, as I've been in both within half a day.

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 ML>> If the difficulty is the length of the drive over, could you
 ML>> find out the distance they'd be willing to go in a day?
 NB>> I'll do that... that may not be that much of an issue... but it could
 NB>> be...
 ML> I hope it's not. In any case, encourage them.
 NB> Will do.  :)

Any word? Not to pressure them or anything.

 NB> And another place I've been considering is one of their favorites, Bad
 NB> to the Bone BBQ, that so far I've only driven past on a regular basis
 NB> on my trips back and forth on Rt 104...  :)

NY has turned out to be not so bad a place for BBQ.
Been to the Dinosaur a couple times, once pretty good,
once pretty okay. Bad to the Bone, never been. Hey,
when did bad come to mean good? Wicked, too.

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      Title: Crab Alfredo Sauce
 Categories: Sauce, Alfredo, Red lobster, Kathy
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      4 tb Butter or margarine
      4 tb Flour
      2 c  Half-and-half (heavy cream
           If you REALLY feel wicked)
           About 1/2 cup (or more to
           Taste) grated Parmesan
           Cheese
           Salt and white pepper to
           Taste
           Few grains cayenne pepper
           (optional)
      6    8 oz. cooked snow crab meat,
           Cut into chunks
 
  Melt the butter in a saucepan.  Stir in the flour, and cook briefly
  until the mixture looks sandy.  Do NOT let it color.  Wisk in the
  half- and-half, and stir until the mixture forms a thick sauce.  Stir
  in the cheese, and season to taste.  Simmer for a few minutes to
  blend the flavors, and stir in the crab meat.  Cook JUST until the
  crab is heated through. Serve over cooked linguini, with additional
  Parmesan cheese and hot red pepper flakes on the side.
  
  Before some purist jumps me, I KNOW this isn't a classic Alfredo, but
  it is a very good dish, and remarkably easy to make.
  
  This may be varied by substituting cooked lobster meat for the crab,
  or by adding 36 cooked, peeled and deveined  medium shrimp, and about
  a quarter of a cup of chopped cooked broccoli instead of the crab
  meat.
  
  From: Kathy Pitts
 
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