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Skriven 2008-07-31 11:42:52 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: RE: Oddities 684
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Bonjour Michael!

->  HN> I am right there with you...why in the world does a family
->  HN> of 3 need 5800 square feet of house with 6 bedrooms?
-> 
-> There are all those friends who come and visit ... oh ... no
-> friends ...
-> 
-> It's extra irresponsible when they are in climates of extreme
-> heat or cold: the amount of energy wasted is unconscionable.
-> 
Which is even more wasteful when one full side of the 
Taj is glass...either so us peasants can look in in envy,
or they can look out with disdain!

->  HN> Makes no sense to me at all...but with all the microsoft
->  HN> and starbux, and Yahoo millionaires we have running around
->  HN> the northwet...we have OODLES of McMansions dotting our
->  HN> countryside...heck we have private ISLANDS up here!
-> 
-> Private islands I can deal with - at least you don't have to
-> look at them.
->
Don't have to? Heck, you're not ALLOWED to! It's
no good if the choice is yours...it's gotta be theirs!!
 
->  -> Just think of the strategic possibilities. You could have
->  -> the specialist who throws only to right-handed low-ball
->  -> power hitters, for example.
->  HN> As you know Im not a big fan of specialty pitching.
->  
-> But it's the trend. Next thing you'll be saying that you
-> don't like the designated hitter.
-> 
I waffle a lot on the DH...it does change the
strategy of a game quite a bit, but it gives
an aging but still better than average hitter
a nice extension of his career...take our 
famous Edgar Martinez for example, his 
knees were so bad that he could no longer 
field his position at third, yet he continued
on for years as our DH....and a better loved
player than Edgar is hard to find! He still comes
to the park with his family (though they never
seem to sit in MY section).

->  ->  HN> We just ended a three game series with Boston
->  ->  HN> today...we got swept
->  -> If it makes you feel any better, the Sox are doing
->  -> remarkably poorly this homestand against the hated Yankees.
-> 
-> And now the hated Angels are raking us over the coals.
-> 
They seem to be doing that to most everyone 
this season...us most notably!
-> =
->  ->  -> just a mishmosh of ugly architectures.
->  ->  HN> It was always my favorite...it always said
->  ->  HN> "You've ARRIVED in PARIS!!" to me.
->  -> See, for me, it always meant, "you're leaving Paris!"
->  HN> Ah, only because you've never Arrived in Paris from
->  HN> that route! That was the main station I came into
->  HN> from central France.
-> 
-> Of course, we always came back to that station as well,
-> but we didn't linger except to use the pay bathrooms
-> (I think E2 or 3 for a clean toilet and a clean shower).
-> 
When I made my first trip there in the early '60's
I was enthralled  by it's hugeness, and openness
and and well pretty much everything (grin). From
that point on I always looked forward to it...same 
for the old Orly airport instead of the bigger and 
much more garish (in those days at least) DeGaulle.

->  -> Mezzacorona? Luna di Luna?
->  HN> The wine list had it as tottidiluna..
-> 
-> Maybe an off-brand packaged to look like a reputable one.
-> Back in the olden days, restaurants usually got merchants'
-> cast-off wines - bad years, dodgy producers, salvage; maybe
-> this sort of thing is still happening.
->
I dunno, but it was notably NOT notable.
 
-> Curried steamed mussels
-> cat: shellfish
-> serves: 4
-> 
-> 2 Tb butter
-> 1/4 c roughly chopped shallots
-> 1 ts yellow curry powder
-> 4 lb mussels
-> 1 Tb lime juice
-> 
-> Saute shallots in butter. Sprinkle curry powder over
-> and cook 30 sec more. Add mussels, turn heat to high,
-> and steam, covered, until mussels are open.
-> 
-> Scoop mussels into serving bowl. Add lime juice to liquid
-> and strain carefully. Pour liquid over mussels and serve.
-> 
-> New York Times 7/29/98
-> 
hmmm, interesting...I'd say it needs more 
lime juice...but I like lime. and I'd probably
use Thai red curry paste instead of powder,
I'm not that fond of the curry powders.
Still, if it were on the menu I'd probably order it!
chat with you soon!
have fun at the picnic!
hap 
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