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Skriven 2006-04-22 16:55:53 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
    Kommentar till text 631 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Dinner out
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Hi Ruth,

-> My dad had an uncle who was career Navy; other than that, nobody has

 RH> My cousin did 20 in the Air Force, and it looks like his oldest son is
 RH> headed that way in the Navy.  Another cousin looks to be in the Army
 RH> for the duration too.

For the most part, it's not a bad life.  Pay scale is not on the level
with the civilian world but better than it was at one point.  Some of
the benefits are better than the civilian realm, especially for active
duty and families that have no special needs.  Even a lot of the special
needs families have good medical as far as that goes.

-> different foods you might have only read about before.  Since Steve went
-> in, we've been able to experience the foods of CA, TX, Germany, AZ, HI,
-> MA and Korea first hand.
 RH> ->
 RH> I think I've done fairly well for someone stuck in Connecticut.  I've
 RH> done German, French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese,
 RH> Chinese (the real stuff, not restaurant food), and various north and
 RH> west African
 RH> cuisines.  Jamaican and other caribbean food qualifies as local these
 RH> days, so I almost forgot about it.  Most of it comes here sooner or
 RH> later.

Yes, but you live in a bigger urban area than I did for the first 22
years of my life.  Plus, the computer has exposed you to cultures that
you might have read about previously.  But, overall, I've done quite wll
food wise, discovring the new and unusual.

-> Yes, especially when it looks like the group will fold after I leave &
-> there's still community property fabric.

 RH> Ut oh.  Loose fabric.

Mostly small pieces.  But, yes, fun to put the brain to work with it.
Got a new iron today (Rowenta Professional) as my other one was dying.
Saw that the average life expectancy (with mormal use) of irons is 2-3
years; mine was at least 6 and had a lot of heavy use.

->  RH> The colors would probably be right too.  She's Brazilian instead of
->  RH> Hawaiian, but she'd look good in a lot of the same colors.
 RH> ->
-> It's the prints, not the colors especially that make the difference
-> between Hawaiian fabrics and others.

 RH> True, but some people look better in some colors than others do, and
 RH> the darker your skin is the more you can get away with color-wise.

Yes, I generally avoid super pastel colors, stark blacks & whites,
others............, brown eyes & brown/blonde hair.

-> And I've yet to discover why some people are so enamoured by it.

 RH> It's not so much the taste as the caffeine.

That probably gives it some of the taste. I canget my caffiene elsewhere
for a better taste.

-> Slice them, roll them in cornmeal, deep fry and add a touch of
-> salt--good food & not a hint of slime.

 RH> No wonder I've never liked it much; I don't deep fry stuff.

Nor do I but I do indulge in okra from time to time when it's available
away from home. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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