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Skriven 2010-08-28 19:36:00 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
    Kommentar till text 632 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> I had "Steak Ranchero" which is carne asada
->  hn> with tomatoes, onions, and jalepeno's sauteed
->  hn> hottest jalepeno's I've ever had!! About on a
->  hn> par with thai birdseye peppers! Nearly took the
->  hn> top of my head off!! My eyes watered, nose ran,

-> Those were some hot jalepenos! Sounds like they were as hot as the one
-> bird's eye Thai pepper that Steve had a couple of years ago.  He took it
-> from Gail's Kung Pau Chicken at the pre picnic outing at the gathering
-> at Janis's a couple of years ago.  It took his breath away briefly and
-> he turned as red as the pepper itself.  He didn't report any negative

 hn> Oh boy were they hot!! Whoosh! I turned beet red
 hn> as well, but finished the dish sans the jalepeno's

And Annie sat there, enjoying the show. (G)  Is Amanda a pepper eater
like her dad or a pepper wimp like her mom?

 hn> A day or so later we were in Petaluma and ate
 hn> at Thai Issan, a place we had our eyes on for
 hn> several visits...I had panang curry and had
 hn> it very spicy...and the peppers in the curry
 hn> were not as hot as those jalepenos!! Good curry

Just goes to show you can't judge a pepper by its skin & color.  Could
be another time, the jalapenos would be mild and the curry peppers
hotter than all get out.

->  hn> back problems, and my wonky knee we have
->  hn> not been as active as our usual visits. We

-> So what was the result of your visit to the doctor on the 13th?  Going
-> to finish out the season or retire early like Lou Piniella did
-> yesterday?

 hn> Dr's visit on the 13th reconfirmed the
 hn> quandry that seems to be my knee. The
 hn> Nuclear Bone Scan showed both knees,
 hn> the right (good) knee looked "normal"
 hn> the left (wonky) knee looked like Chernobyl!
 hn> Glowing brightly with all the increased
 hn> blood flow and nothing visible that could
 hn> cause it...so we did another MRI of the
 hn> knee and I have another appointment
 hn> with the Dr on the 7th of Sept. Who
 hn> knows what we'll find this time?

Sounds like exploratory surgery may be in your future.  Every so oftem
my knee likes to give out on me but not as often as I'd think, for the
use it gets.  The left wrist/elbow are my biggest source of joint pain
problems most of the time.  Being left handed, seems that I'm using the
wrist & elbow quite frequently. (G)

->  hn> still have plans of visiting Geyserville on
->  hn> monday and also the petrified forest there

-> So did you keep those plans or start heading back north so Annie could
-> start getting ready for the new school year?

 hn> We went to both, and had a great time!

Petrified forest would have been more interesting, IMO.  Then, too, I've
always been a bit of a rock hound.  Did you see that a mine in NC gave
up an emerald that came out to a cut of 64 carats, largest on record?
Google Carolina Emporer and see a picture of it.


 hn> Hotter'n blazes though! Temps up into
 hn> the triple digits, but low enough humidity
 hn> that we managed to survive till we got

Be glad you don't live there.

 hn> back to the coast...where it was in the
 hn> 90's! Worked the AC in the hotel as
 hn> hard as we could!

Been there, done that for less intense temps but higher humidities.

->  hn> We sat and watched Duck Soup last night

-> As long as you didn't play "Duck, Duck, Goose" with the students, I
-> guess that's OK. (G)

 hn> No running about for me! It was a good
 hn> visit, as always too short, but fun and
 hn> we made the most of it. On the way home

Those are always bittersweet--nice to visit but hard to get back to
"normal".  We had to go up to NY to see Steve's mom, even tho it was a
short trip.  She had 4 of her 5 kids in the area; I think it helped her
psychlogically to see #5 as well.  And, my dad especially, appreciated
our 13 hour visit.


 hn> we came through Ashland Oregon while a
 hn> huge fire was being fought right alongside
 hn> the Freeway. Helicopters were dropping
 hn> water from a nearby lake only yards from

And you were hoping they had good aim. (G)  We went thru a section of
wild fires (on the opposite side of the road) the first time we drove up
from GA to visit SEBTS.  It wasn't large enough for water drops tho.


 hn> the highway. Saw on the news that night
 hn> that 11 homes were burned to the ground.
 hn> My guess is that a careless smoker tossed
 hn> a smouldering butt out the window as
 hn> they drove along...and left destruction in
 hn> their wake.

Sounds like it.  While we were in AZ, one fire on post was started by
the heat of acar muffler just pulled off to the side of the road for a
few minutes.  Didm't help that the area was hot & dry anyway.


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