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Skriven 2010-01-22 00:21:28 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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->  RH> I use a vintage 60s office chair with a wheelchair butt cushion
added.
->  RH> Works nicely.  Then again my computer is a desktop.
-> 
-> And you have a big old house to rattle around in.  Did you take over
-> your dad's office area?
-> 
Big?  Try 1960 ranch house.  It's not all that big, and this spot has
always been more my office than it ever was his.

->  RH> Good idea.  No nail holes to fill in and repaint either.
-> 
-> We've a few of those but figure to be here long enough that they will
-> want a repaint job done when we move.  I'm not sure how long the
-> previous tenants were here; we took over their lease.  They patched
-> holes and painted over the patchs before moving out, no major repaint
-> done.

Just as well.  It will have to be done eventually, but we hope not on your
dime.
 
->  RH> Sometimes VA benefits are more trouble than they're worth these
days.
-> 
-> It may seem that way but not really.  Every little bit helps.

If you can access it.  
 
->  RH> Down she says.  It stayed in the 40s here today and I thought that
was
->  RH> relatively warm.
-> 
-> We're going back to the 40s tomorrow for a couple of days, with rain.
-> Time for more rib sticking meals.  Seems I'm cooking a lot of those this
-> winter.
-> 
That's why God invented crock pots.
 
->  RH> Or make pork stock.... just kidding.  Around here I have a regular
->  RH> source of Kosher chicken soup bones; my regular supermarket has
them
->  RH> in the Kosher section.  They often have beef bones there too.
-> 
-> I've got a bit of pork stock, about used up on the chicken and beef.  I
-> can get some beef bones at Lowe's but they're the big things with not
-> much meat on them.
-> 
As long as they have lots of marrow, who cares?  
 
->  RH> They have a microwave and some sort of high speed internet
connection.
->  RH>  The power goes out sometimes, but I guess other than in hurricanes
->  RH> it's not a big deal.  Those aren't horrible either, where they are;
->  RH> it's in the middle of the island up a mountain.
-> 
-> As long as they can make contact with the outside world from time to
-> time, things can't be too bad.  Having a way to order groceries that
-> can't be grown/hunted/etc helps. (G)

Too true.  We're sending down nuts and dried fruit; apparently they can't
get those. Fresh mangoes and papaya however more than make up for the lack,
I think.
 
->  RH> For quilting stuff, sure.  If you do with with wool or animal fiber
it
->  RH> makes life much easier when it comes to cutting and stitching.
-> 
-> I've done some work with wool & wool blends but not in a long time.
-> Some were dry clean only so they stayed out of the washer.

That's only if you don't want it to shrink.  
 
-> -> No, not one with a no pets clause in the lease.
-> 
->  RH> There is that.  Is there a rule against feeding strays?
-> 
-> No strays around here that I know of.

Darn.  
 
-> -> Sounds like a group of mostly young folks who will eat anything set
in
-> -> front of them.
-> 
->  RH> One week it was teenagers, but the cheesecake crowd was mostly 40s
and
-> 
-> An age group that appreciates cheesecake but needs to watch the
-> cholesterol.

Seems to be true.  It's a grown-up food.
 
->  RH> Talking.  Grocery shopping, cooking....  I contemplated taking
->  RH> advantage of the 8 for $8 deal on Smart Ones frozen meals this
week.
->  RH> Then I thought... what if they're as inedible as most of that stuff
-> 
-> Sounds like something to leave on the shelf.  Check the nutrition
-> labels; they're probably super high in sodium, bad fats, etc.
-> 
They're made for Weight Watchers so the fat and calorie counts can't be
bad.  The sodium on the other hand may well be far over the line.  I didn't
bother with the stuff so never checked.
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