The machine was smarter than the man? Guess he needs some more
training.
Yoou've seen the TSA. What do you think?
Sometimes I think it's a LCD job. (G)
There's nothing wrong with LCD jobs - when people
got incensed about the TSA early on, I likened it
to a WPA of the 2000s. Just so there are supervisors
with some brains - a little incompetence or even arrogant
sadistic stupidity on the line isn't so awful if it can
be corrected fairly easily.
This place is only one possible circle. I'm sure that
if it were all we had, we could make do easily enough,
but it's better for all of us that we have others.
Very true. Can't spend all of our lives sitting, watching and
occaisionally typing at/on a computer. Getting out and associating with others is much better, all around. Gives us a chance to try new foods
and report back here to others on the experience. (G)
Each person has a balance. Mine is likely quite
different from yours or anyone else's, but one
can't really complain if things work.
didn't stay out to watch it as long as some other folks did. That
could > be why you didn't get something cooked that you'd thought
about doing.
There were enough distractions! I can't attribute any
omission to any one of them.
Not an end of the world disaster either.
I'm doubting there will be an actual end of the
world disaster in less than geologic time, despite
people seeing signs.
Southwest is the only one I've been on that has the
full open seating, and over the years its interpretation
has changed, too, to the degree that there's a de facto
business class as well as the ABC stuff.
That is a bit of a mess. (undertatement)
That's Southwest and convergent evolution. Someday
all the airlines will have similar practices with
something to offend everyone.
With Lilli getting rather old rather quickly, it may be
necessary to rely on tours and guides if she's going to go
some of the places she wants to see. I'm not in good enough
shape any more to reliably take care of all contingencies.
That's understandable.
Problem is that we could construct itineraries
with layers of contingency plans, but even though
she might be able to afford them (and frankly, I
think she's taken the "I'm spending my children's
inheritance" too much too heart), I am having a
tough time pulling my weight.
It's first and foremost the responsibility of the
allergic person (and/or guardian thereof) to ensure his or
her welfare. Second, the airline. Passengers cannot be
expected to bear any of the onus beyond a compliance from
politeness. And still, if there's a peanut muncher near a
sufferer, it is on the allergic to find another place to
sit, not the peanut person.
Which in the confines of an aircraft may not be an easy task.
Not, as you might say, my problem.
PILAFF BEY/NORMAN DOUGLAS' ALMOND SOUP
cat: soup, rich
servings: lots
1 qt almonds
6 hard-boiled egg yolks
1 qt chicken stock
1 qt cream
Blanch a quart of almonds and pound them in the mortar
with the yolks of six hard-boiled eggs till they come
to a fine paste. Mix them by degrees with a quart of
chicken stock, and a quart of cream. Stir well together,
and when well mixed, put in a saucepan over a gentle
fire, and keep stirring all the time. Take care it does
not curdle. Serve when hot.
Pat Solley, www.soupsong.com
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