Hi Michael,

That kind of reciprocity has always chafed me.
Sure, she owed some deference to her aunt, but
not to the degree where the aunt's preoccupations
(one might say neuroses) determined the niece's
life journey.

True, but that's many years in the past now. I hope my friend was

able > to do well in her career, and not to hold a grudge against her aunt.

We all have had some parental- and other-caused
bumps; for many, the balance in the relationships
was positive, but in the case of this aunt, I just
have to shake my head. Taking one's preoccupations
and foisting them on others, not a great thing -

No, but to some people, it's normal. Not sure what she did with her own children in the line of higher education either.

I'm reminded of the guy in the movie the Graduate
who takes the Dustin Hoffman character aside and
says "there's a great future in plastics," but in
that case the guy was right. I didn't see that
movie, either, but the line is famous.

I saw about the last 5 minutes of it on tv once, but do know that line. Plastics aren't the answer for everything but they do make life better
in many ways.

would be disquieting. Most people probably
don't think this way.

T'was a bit embarassing but it was over quickly and the kids went

home.

The last time that happened to me was in 1974. Nobody
ever made that mistake again.

If I know, I may do a quiet "happy birthday" wish to someone. Most
often, I don't know.

It was a bit under 3 hours in coach going
east and a wee bit over 3 in first going back,
pretty manageable, minimal leg swelling, and
no Lasix all week. I gained 2 lb on the trip,

Minimal swelling and no Lasix is good, weight gain is questionable.

If > it was from fluid, hopefully it will disappate soon. If it was
from too > much good food--you may have needed to gain a bit after all
you went

thru in January.

Yeah, my weight is too low. Haven't been in the
mid-140s since the mid-1990s, and it feels terrible.
Back then, it was all muscle and good stuff; now,
the muscle is largely gone.

Sigh!

to worry about anyway. I bought a pair of jeans
shortly after returning ($10!), the smallest
size available from Tractor Supply, and it's
falling off my hips now: I'll have to wash
them in hot water.

They won't shrink like they used to--get a good belt and suspenders.

They shrank - in length. Poop.

So cut them off for shorts. (G) Still get the belt and suspenders.

The pig-outs are pretty tame these days, what
with age and health issues and lack of stamina.
Gone are the adventures where we'd plan six meal
stops a day and actually make 4 or 5 of them. Now
it's more like one a day plus the free hotel
breakfast (for cheapness' sake) and maybe a
nightcap in a tavern. This one was with Lilli

I don't think I could have done more than 2 meal stops at most,

maybe > when I was years younger. Now one good meal stop and a ligher
meal (plus > breakfast) would be plenty for me.

Now, we're in the same boat; back in the olden
days I at least was a very enthusiastic eater.

I would have been also but those days are long gone.

alone, and she eats like a bird (like a chickadee
in quantity, but her diet is more that of a raptor).

But, she's still eating, even if it is a peck at a time.

I wish it were a peck at a time! It's more like
a few ounces, though today she and I both made her a
(microwave) baked potato, and she ate them both with
sour cream and an amazing amount of butter, making up
for a couple days.

She did well then. If I have a baked potato, I'll have (maybe) half of
it and put the rest of it up for another meal or two. Butter and salt,
no sour cream, maybe bacon.

Hopefully they will still be good. Between now and when they

come > ML> into > season, I need to check the freezer--see how much
of a supply > ML> we have on > hand.

They were okay, beginning to shrivel, but they
were oversized to begin with. Some aroma remained.
Not very sweet, rather starchy. These were the
River Run brand, from Sinaloa, the drug capital
of Mexico. It's good to see legitimate agricultural
products come from there.

Not yet blueberry season down there yet?

Actually, where we are, there is no blueberry
season. I don't recall seeing any berry-producing
plants except poison ivy and poison oak in this area.

Not fun ones to be near.

Homemade Ketchup
categories: KfP, condiment, pareve
yield: 1 batch

If we used it faster, I'd make my own. Since the girls aren't home any
more, we don't use too much of it so it's just as easy to buy a bottle
every 6 months or so.

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Ruth
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She did well then. If I have a baked potato, I'll have (maybe) half of
it and put the rest of it up for another meal or two. Butter and salt,
no sour cream, maybe bacon.

These days, Gail and I tend to split a baked potato at dinner. She will
bake four potatoes at a time, and the other three end up being
repurposed as hash browns, twice baked or creamed.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: SMOKED SHRIMP AND NAPA CABBAGE
Categories: Salads, Seafood
Yield: 6 Servings

1 1/2 lb Napa cabbage, core removed,
-cut into 1-inch pieces
1 lg Cucumber (12 oz), peeled,
-halved lengthwise, seeded
-and cut crosswise into thin
-slices
1 Red bell pepper, cored,
-seeded and julienned
8 Green onions, white and 1/2
-the green, thin slices on
-a bias
1/2 c Mayonnaise
1 ts To 2 teaspoons hot-pepper
-sauce to taste
1/2 ts Five spice powder
1/2 ts Powdered ginger
1 ts Soy sauce
1 tb Vegetable oil
4 cl Garlic, peeled and minced
4 oz Snow peas, cut in half
-crosswise
4 oz Fresh bean sprouts
8 oz Smoked shrimp, scallops, or
-mussels

In a large bowl, combine cabbage, cucumber, bell pepper and half the
sliced green onions.

In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, hot-pepper sauce, five-spice
powder, ginger and soy sauce. Whisk until thoroughly blended.

Ten to 15 minutes before serving, spoon mayonnaise dressing over
cabbage mixture and toss. Spoon onto plates, spreading mixture to
cover each plate.

Just before serving, heat a wok or large saute pan over high heat.
Add the oil, the remaining green onions and garlic and toss until
onion wilts. Add peas and sprouts and stir-fry for 45 seconds. Add
the smoked shrimp and toss only to warm, an additional 30, seconds.

Spoon stir-fried shrimp and vegetables over cabbage and serve at once.

Per serving: 211 calories; 10 g protein; 5 g carbohydrate; 17 g fat (3
saturated, 5 monounsaturated, 9 polyunsaturated); 85 mg cholesterol;
248 mg sodium.

Source: Sacramento Bee - Food section - 6/22/94 Shared by: David
Knight Submitted By DAVID KNIGHT On 06-24-94

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Hi Dale,

She did well then. If I have a baked potato, I'll have (maybe) half of
it and put the rest of it up for another meal or two. Butter and salt,
no sour cream, maybe bacon.

These days, Gail and I tend to split a baked potato at dinner. She
will bake four potatoes at a time, and the other three end up being repurposed as hash browns, twice baked or creamed.

Steve likes sweet potatoes so I'll generally bake several of them,
several Irish potatoes. The latter get used for fried, etc, if not used
"as is" for another meal. The sweets are always part of another meal.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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