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Skriven 2014-03-13 07:30:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Flexible Hours
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DD> None of us are. When I was in my younger, party animal, days I was
DD> often up all night, then work all day and up all the next night. I
RH> I could never go that long--I need some sleep to function.
I do too. Just that in those days I could go longer without sleep. These days I
usually get six to eight hours -- more if I manage a nap.
DD> That was then - when I was young and bulletproof. And dumb. I thought
DD> I was having fun by "dancing faster".
RH> Even when I was young I couldn't do that. About the time the clock
RH> strikes 12, I turn into a pumpkin most nights.
RH> Farmers? On a milk cow's schedule? That would explain it.
DD> Nope - although my maternal grandfather owned a farm he never worked
DD> it - he was a fireman on a railroad (steam era) and a hoisting
DD> engineer (operator) in the coal mines. My dad was a hoisting engineer
DD> in the coal mines until coal mining pretty much died around here. Then
RH> OK, kept the pre-electricity hours. Some say it's better for us to do
RH> that than to try to keep awake too much after dark.
People will say almost anything. If it works for them they seem to think that
it ought to work for everyone. But all people are different - endless variety
abounds.
DD> he ran lumber yards until his death.
RH> My dad got his working start in the lumber yard his dad worked in. Dad
RH> was put into the office, earning 15 cents an hour and his mom couldn't
RH> see why he wanted to quit the job to go back to high school. He'd
RH> started as a water boy in the yard, earning 10 cents an hour. But, he
RH> ended up being the first of his siblings (2 older ones, one younger) to
RH> finish high school and (eventually) graduate from college on the GI
RH> Bill.
I couldn't wait to get out of high school - mostly because I was bored out of
my mind and I wasn't learning anything new. So, off I went to the Navy - where
I learned electronics theory and practice. But, when a local community college
opened I was among their first students and learned a lot about things in which
I was interested. After a year and a term in the second year I left that
institution by not registering for classes. That got me a call from the Dean of
Students who couldn't seem to get a grip on my reason for not finishing the
year and graduation. I told him "You don't have any courses in which I am
interested. So, I'll move along to something else." Which caused him to sputter
"But, but, you don't have a degree yet." So, I told him "I came to learn. Not
to pursue a piece of paper. If you have courses in the future which interest
me, I'll be back."
I got my MA in Public Affairs Reporting almost by accident and the Dean of
Students at another school paying for me to take the CLEP test and shaming me
into doing so by reminding me that he *HAD* paid good money to benefit me. So,
I never graduated high school, never got an associate's or bachelor's degree
but I did earn a Master's. Go figger.
DD> BTW - milk cows do NOT have to be milked at any certain time. Just so
DD> long as they are milked every 12 hours or so. That 4 a.m. and 4 p.m.
DD> stuff is down to the farmer wanting to do it at those times. Mostly
DD> from milking the cows to eating breakfast then working around the
DD> place (in the fields or whatever) with time out for lunch until
DD> milking time just before supper. Then eating supper and falling into
DD> bed to get up and do it all again the next day.
RH> Cows don't give anybody a vacation unless help is hired to cover the
RH> milking while the farmer is gone. Even with milking machines there's
RH> still a lot of work to running a dairy farm.
True dat. For any farm - except that there are periods of low activity on a
modern ca$h grain operation.
DD> I do OK for sleep - unless the pain from the osteo-arthritis wakes me
DD> up. Lat night was a dandy and I finally had to give in and take a
DD> couple Tramadol to make it lie down so I could finish my nap. I don't
DD> like to take pain killers as I am frightened of becoming habituated to
DD> them.
RH> I had enough aches & pains that it took me a while to get to sleep.
RH> Seems they don't bother me much during the day but rev up at night when
RH> I want to get to sleep. Actually, they ache some during the day but I'm
RH> busy enough to sort of ignore it.
During the day the arthritis pains tend to be a dull ache which is a background
PITA. And when I am tired I can usually get some sleep before be wakened by the
hip or shoulder pains. Usually scrooching around to a different position in the
bed can let me go back to sleep ... if fitfully.
DD> Title: Farmer's Omelet
DD> Categories: Eggs, Pork, Herbs, Potatoes
DD> Yield: 2 servings
DD> 4 md New potatoes
DD> 2 sl Thick-cut bacon
DD> 4 lg Eggs
RH> We've done varients on this, usually using chicken (more of the German
RH> style). Makes a good supper or breakfast, depending on how ambitious
RH> you are in the morning or wanting something easy do but filling for
RH> supper. (G)
I think nearly everyone has a version of this - except, possibly, MLoo, who
claims to eschew breakfast. The poultry part of my breakfast is mostly
hen-fruit not hen-flesh. I much prefer pork or beef as the meat. But, as I have
said many times (and it's true) it is a poor cook who cannot suit himself.
Bv)=
For my (non-skillet but close) big breakfast go to:
http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdisplay.asp?recipeid=3210
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Tuscan Scramble
Categories: Eggs, Cheese, Greens, Sauces
Yield: 2 servings
5 lg Eggs; beaten
1/2 c Ricotta cheese
2 sm Red or yellow bell peppers
1/2 md Onion
1 bn (8-10 leaves) kale; ribs
- removed
1 tb Extra virgin olive oil
1/4 ts Salt
Pepper
1/4 c Shredded Italian cheese
- i.e. Parmesan or Asiago
MMMMM--------------------SIMPLE BASIL PESTO-------------------------
1 bn Basil; fine chopped
1/8 c Extra virgin olive oil
1/8 c Walnut oil
1/8 ts Hot chile flakes
1/8 ts Salt; to taste
Start by making the basil pesto, if using. Take the bunch
of basil, remove the leaves, and finely chop by hand using
a chef's knife. You should have about 1/2 cup of basil
when finished. Mix in the olive and walnut oils. (If you
don't have walnut oil, double the olive oil) and add in
the salt and hot pepper flakes to taste. Set aside.
Beat the eggs then whisk in the ricotta cheese until
combined. Add in salt and pepper to the egg mixture.
Heat a medium/large non-stick pan, add 1 Tablespoon of
olive oil. Chop the peppers and onion and saute them until
the onions begin to turn translucent. Remove the woody
ribs from the kale, and tear or coarsely chop into 1 inch
pieces. Add to the onions and pepper and saute until the
kale begins to wilt.
Add the egg mixture to the vegetables. Continue to gently
fold the eggs as they set, until it is fully cooked and
combined with the vegetables. Top with the shredded
cheese.
Divide the scrambled eggs into two dishes, drizzle 1-2
teaspoons of basil pesto on top, and serve with grilled
bread or toast.
A delicious scramble with Tuscan kale, ricotta cheese and
other Italian flavors topped with a simple basil pesto.
Buon appetito!
Mr Breakfast would like to thank Brekkie Baby for this
recipe.
From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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