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Billy wrote:
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of the out of season veggies we've been getting here are from Mexico.
It's been nice to once again enjoy Avocados for $.25 each.
$.89 he-(
They do get that high sometimes, but they've been 4/$1.00 now for a good
couple of months. Nice decent Haas too.
Had been having some problems with avocados and dark spots in them but
that hasn't been a problem lately. Artichokes are coming in here as
well, although they have a papery feel on the outside, they are still
good for eating. Priced dropped from $1.50 each to $.99 each in the last
week.
The oil cartels have a stranglehold on the world economy.
It's not the fossil fuel, which is supposed to reach its' peak in 2030
and isn't sustainable in any event. It's the unsustainable consumption
of natural resources which will increase as the 2.8 billion people who
live on $2/day and others in the Third World aspire to first world
living standards. The poorest countries are the most overpopulated.
Yes. The higher the education level, the fewer kids born. It's kinda
scary actually.
I thought it was affluence. Large families were once necessary to have
heirs that would survive infant mortality and to have a labor force for
subsistence farming. Once they had a comfortable life, they reduced
their number of children.
Your new to marketing aren't you?
Not really. ;-)
What makes you say that?
"And Garlic Powder is higher in Allicin than fresh garlic... Either one
makes my sweat stink of sulphur tho'."
- Om
In this day and age of self-promotion, when everybody is walking around
with portfolios to hype themselves, a more appropriate response would
have been,"It gives my skin the scent of lavender and the taste of
raspberries";-)
lol Ok! I was not trying to market it per se'.
My mom came from an old colonialist family that moved from Maryland to
New Brunswick when the American colonies seceded from England. I'm
afraid she ingrained into me the old English habits of understatement
and modesty that are at such cross-purposes with todays culture where
everyone is required to wear a sandwich board saying, "I'm the best".
I personally don't mind the smell of garlic (when dad hits it heavy, I
can smell him when I walk into his room) but many find it to be
offensive.
It's good for avoiding colds. People won't get close enough to be
contagious to you;-)
Among winemakers, pinot noir often is attributed with having a "barnyard
odor" but that descriptor isn't used in advertising.
;-)
Aak. Today we're the same. Fired up the barbecue yesterday. First time
since Thanksgiving. Only cooked chicken and sausages over hickory chips.
My god it smelled good and tasted even better. It's been a long winter
and our taste buds were more than ready. The "Hounds from Hell" and four
of the five cats were totally bummed. No bones. Randy, the old man of
the felines got a few scraps but he wasn't satisfied. Tonight we gotta
do some ribs or our companions will find some way to show their
dissatisfaction. Ribs here are a much anticipated summer staple for
saturday nights, which attracts all our little four footed friends
around the barbecue.
Yesterday, I took a longer nap than I had expected. Late getting the
barbecue up and cooking. It's a new Weber (last Fall) and I didn't have
it shut down enough, and to make a long story short, the pork ribs
cooked too quickly. They were still nice and smokey, just not falling
off the bones good. The kids (Lilly & Beau, and the cats that our
daughters have bequeathed to us, Randy, Figaro, Buddy, Misty, and
Willow) didn't seem to mind. Good time had by one and all.
Man. I've not BBQ'd in ages. I need to do it soon. I bought those racks
of beef ribs for $.69 per lb. a couple of weeks ago. I'll follow the
instructions and braise/roast them first, then finish them off in the
BBQ with some mesquite. ;-d
A German friend never had beef ribs before visiting the States. He went
bonkers over them.
It was 34 degrees here this morning btw.
Same here yesterday 72/34 F. Good season to catch a cold.
It's in the 40's outside right now. We are running the furnace, but I
have my bedroom window open. I like it cooler in the house than dad
does. But, he _is_ 75. I'm just glad that he was willing to move back
in with me. I don't want him living alone any more. We can work with the
thermostat wars. g
We are down to a fire in the morning which keeps the house warm all day.
I don't have a fire place.
The smell of a wood smoke is one of my seasonal treasures.
I eat when I get hungry.
I "think" that is part of Zen wisdom. Eat when you are hungry. Sleep
when you are tired. Smile when you are happy.
Generally twice per day altho' if I'm really
busy, I may only eat once when I settle in for the evening...
Setting down to the table for dinner is important for us, it's not a
hard and fast rule, but it is our standard.
But all there is is me and my dad. :-) We sometimes sit down and eat
lunch together, but most of the time we snack/eat when we get hungry.
I think I really got addicted to "sit downs" in France where a typical
restaurant lunch ($12 before Bush screwed up the $) with five courses,
will last an hour and a half. I was stunned that I could carry on an
original conversation with someone I've known for thirty years. It's
still a good way to talk about things that never get mentioned in
passing.
I know you have an awkward schedule which probably makes it too
difficult to do. Are you swing or graveyard?
Graveyard. 22:00 to 06:30.
I love sunrises. It's like before the show and everything is quiet.
Totally tangential to all the above. Look for a French movie, Le Bal. It
follows French music from the 30s to the 70s using a repertoire cast.
There isn't any conversation, so you don't need to know any French. A
few French I've talked to think it makes the French look stupid. I think
it just makes them look human.
My cabbage and lettuce has germinated, so here I go again. Next month
I'll start the really important stuff.
Have a good one:-)
--
Billy
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