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Skriven 2010-12-03 08:30:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 NB>> About what I thought.  Of those, Ogdensburg is closest.
 ML> Of course I'd have to get to Albany, which is pretty expensive.
 NB> Which makes it less appealing...

Not to mention that ALB-OGS costs as much as BOS-ALB and
twice as much as BOS-SLK. Nice airport at Albany, though.

I can get BOS-OGG on sale for the same price as BOS-OGS.
Think about that.

 ML> It's at Saranac Lake,  and a round trip from Boston is
 ML> $99, that modest figure including taxes and fees.
 NB> Ah.  The first makes sense... the latter makes it seem almost an
 NB> option... as long as someone could get over there to get you... ;)

I don't think it would work - the maps show it to be a major
detour from just about everywhere. Which means I don't get to
see that airport unless I make a special trip, which for $99
round trip I just might do sometime when I have no better way
to amuse myself. If Cape Air offered miles, I'd probably have
flown this route already.

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 ML> essentially the big final exam would be likely to
 ML> discomfit the candidate but also be misinterpreted
 ML> by the committee: "so how can one function with
 ML> parents as protective as that?"
 NB> I wasn't thinking of it quite in those terms, but you are probably
 NB> right.  :)

Parents have their place, but kids need their privacy, too.
And the older one gets, the more the relationship between
student and teacher becomes a dyadic one.

 Have to admit, my thinking of such things is colored in
 NB> large part by my father having been the head of the Physics Dept at
 NB> RIT when I was a student there (in physics, even, for a while)... Not a
 NB> normal scenario, admittedly...  :)

Funny, you seem pretty normal!

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 NB> I call them mushroom stores since they pop up everywhere...  Along
 NB> with the Tim Hortons and Starbucks, which show up next door to each
 NB> other... 
 ML> Makes my head hurt.
 NB> Mine too.

Now Starbucks, that's a weird phenomenon. Getting people to
pay huge prices for an inferior version of a commodity, yeah,
that's the American way.

 NB> the  Italian Classics line overlaps only a small portion of their total
 NB> regular Wegmans line, the (mostly) upscale Italian offerings.  They
 NB> have a wide range from ordinary plebian basics to rather upscale
 NB> offerings all with their simple Wegmans name on it.

I think a house brand with pretty comprehensive offerings is now
considered to be a necessity.

 NB> there is a certain distinction of product, so that the differently
 NB> packaged/branded items are bought by different groups of people that
 NB> shop there. 

I wonder if there's a price differential for equal or the
same products.

Roquefort fondue
cat: less appealing, starter
servings: 10

1 garlic clove, peeled, minced
6 oz Gruyere, cubed
7 oz Roquefort, cubed
1 c white wine
1 ts lemon juice
1 Tb cornstarch

Cook garlic in medium saucepan on MEDIUM-HIGH heat, 2-3 min.
Add cheeses; cook, stirring constantly, until melted.
Add 3/4 c wine and lemon juice to pot; stir. Mix cornstarch
with remaining wine; add to pot. Cook 2-3 min, stirring,
until thickened.
       
Transfer to fondue pot or warm bowl; serve hot with baguette
cut into cubes and sliced fresh pears or apples.

Source: Wegmans

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