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Skriven 2014-05-06 09:22:57 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
  Kommentar till text 12972 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: optimism 592
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-=> Quoting MICHAEL LOO to NANCY BACKUS on 05 May 14  10:44:00 <=-

 ML>> or livers; probably become "chicken and chicken by-products"
 ML>> that you read about on the cat food labels, which I suppose
 ML>> would sit better with me if I could get them when I wanted
 ML>> them. But supply and demand dictates otherwise.
 NB>> Maybe the processors are snagging them for themselves...?  ;)
 ML> Though Weller described an Arctic meatpacking enterprise
 ML> that saved some of the choice organ meats for home, I'm
 ML> pretty sure the stateside processors don't do that.

True, more likely they are being told to toss them by the inspectors
just on general principles, so maybe they are ending up mostly as pet
food...  sigh...
 
 ML>> You can crisp-fry the skin of a rotisserie chicken, but
 ML>> you actually need an additional source of fat to fry it in.
 NB>> Ah.
 ML> It becomes this filmy thin thing that is quite
 ML> unlike anything you've had before. It's fine but
 ML> not better than anything you've had before, so
 ML> not really worth the bother. We can do one at
 ML> the picnic just for demo purposes.

That could be fun... and instructive... :)

 ML>> In this case, the daughter who kicked up a stink was the
 ML>> one estranged from the mother. She obviously saw this
 ML>> as a way to reconnect, which Annie's presence hindered. 
 NB>> At least in her (the daughter's) estimation... 
 ML> Probably was in real life as well. If Annie was
 ML> around to do half the stuff, the daughter couldn't
 ML> make herself indispensible.

Part of my point was that even if the daughter Was trying to make
herself indispensible, Annie's presence or absence might not make any
difference at all... except in the daughter's eyes...

 ML>> The other daughter was okay with her, and
 ML>> the son, who is youngest, seems to have welcomed the help.
 NB>> Being more secure themselves probably, they felt Annie to be less of
 NB>> an intrusion, it would appear... 
 ML> That's my analysis as well.

Yup.  And possibly they were also more aware of the immensity of the job
of taking care of Mom... 
 
 ML>> Anyhow, the mother is now conscious but almost completely
 ML>> immobile, to the degree that she can't even use the nurse
 ML>> call button.
 NB>> But at least she's able to relate to those around her, so there is
 NB>> some rational-ness to the estranged daughter thinking she might be able
 NB>> to repair the damage there...  Hopefully her condition will continue to
 NB>> improve, and perhaps even to complete recovery...
 ML> One hopes.

Indeed.
 
 ML>> I discover to my shock, surprise, and chagrin that she
 ML>> got in this condition after going on a plane trip and
 ML>> catching a respiratory disease that they treated with
 ML>> antibiotics, but it turned out to have been swine flu.
 NB>> That's a scary thought...  on multiple levels....
 ML> As long as my immune system is in tolerable condition, it's
 ML> not a huge concern to me personally, but the public health
 ML> implications are not good.

Quite.  With all the flying you do, your immune system has probably
already dealt with most of the pathogens out there, or some similar
ones, so your immune system should be doing reasonably well... But
potentially pretty scary for others...  

 NB>> He might be less passive if he feels threatened, then... ;)  If
 NB>> Ciara's calling the shots, she might prefer to have passive Jupiter
 NB>> in the #2 spot, just as a buffer...  ;)
 ML> Most likely, but Lola, who finds herself at the bottom
 ML> of the order now, will try to improve her lot. So some
 ML> political unease is guaranteed in the household.

We used to defuse that sort of thing here by just telling the cats that
there was No Pecking Order here...  I was the alpha cat...  (G)   Plus,
there was little benefit for them to be alpha, anyway... or to jostle
for position...  ;)

ttyl         neb

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