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Skriven 2013-06-18 19:05:28 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1312 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> sometimes.  Those bitty keyboards just snarl my fingers up.

-> I learned on a manual typewriter too. Standard size keyboards were
-> always a problem tho with small hands. Even the keyboard on my portable
-> (which I did all my college papers on) had a good sized keyboard, but a
-> bit smaller than the standard office sized machine.

 RH> I used a manual all through college too.  It wasn't as big a keyboard
 RH> as the one I'm using now, but it was better spaced than those
 bitty little things.

I liked it but now that I'm using a keyboard every day, I like having
something on the small side. When I was going thru college, computers
took up a whole room or more.


->  RH> He's got a list of 24 things on his No Eat list. Among them are
 RH> yeast
->  RH> and chocolate.  I told his wife I'd trade places for a week. I'd
->  RH> probably lose ten pounds!

-> She must have had quite the time cooking for him at first, and probably
-> still does have fits from time to time. Can he eat wheat and tomato

 RH> This is pretty new - the autoimmune thing was finally diagnosed about
 RH> a month ago.

I see. Had he been having problems and just got the diagnosis or were
the problems a fairly new issue?

-> products? I've a friend in AZ who is allergic to chlorophyll so a lot of
-> veggies are out for her. I guess she was well into her teens before it
-> was properly diagnosed so she went thru some rough times until it was
-> known what her problems were.

 RH> As far as I know green stuff is fine, and wheat's OK too. He can have
 RH> beer, but not bread.  Go figure.  No clue about tomatoes.

Probably the wheat in bread since beer generally doesn't have any.
Still, must be a pain adjusting to a new way of eating; I know it was
for us (me) last year but I'm doing well now. Just had to reset my mind
as to what was OK (generally, most everything, just had to watch carb
counts) and what wasn't (things really high in carbs, especially quick
acting ones like orange juice). Giving up OJ was hard but I don't miss
it that much any more.

-> OK, I'll have to look up him up.

 RH> Whoops.  I got two guys mixed up.  McIntosh was born in 1868, but he
 RH> was a leading Arts & Crafts designer in Scotland along with his wife.
 RH> She did some seriously cool stained glass pieces along with posters
 RH> and other art.

Artists tend to find each other. (G)

->  RH> They don't always look pretty, but add some new hardware and
 RH> refinish and they're better than the new stuff.

-> Yes, but we can't use them in our current situation. I think it's
-> probably best if my brother finds a buyer for them; he is trying to get
-> the house somewhat cleaned out.

 RH> Good idea. I need to clean this one out too.

Start now, it'll take a lot longer than you think. My brother said that
5 people were working on my aunt's place (2 bedroom, one bathroom
apartment) last week end and only got it half done. He said in the
kitchen my sister filled a 13 gallon trash bag with nothing but tea
bags.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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