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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:46:17 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
Yep, that was my choice. Saw about 15 minutes of Ping Pong. I used to be the park fieldhouse champ. Jigsaw cut plywood paddles. No, rubber and no spin. The cheap paddles used to be covered with sandpaper, which is not as good as rubber. Casady |
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:50:03 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message ... D.Duck wrote: "DownTime" wrote in message ... RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. That's funny, my gag reflex only kicks in with asparagus. Mine doesn't; I love Cantonese-style duck with asparagus. I have a great come back for that one, but I have self control. I am waiting for a shipworm to make an boating related post to this thread. Casady |
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D.Duck wrote:
In the late 40s ~ early 50's I went to the Y on Keeler and Central. Went there most every Saturday during the winter months. When I was a young boy in grammar school in New Haven, I'd take the bus with a couple of buddies on winter Saturdays to the "Y" downtown to mess around in the pool, the gym, and on the b'ball courts. It was a great place in those days, might still be. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. Eisboch |
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"hk" wrote in message .com... D.Duck wrote: In the late 40s ~ early 50's I went to the Y on Keeler and Central. Went there most every Saturday during the winter months. When I was a young boy in grammar school in New Haven, I'd take the bus with a couple of buddies on winter Saturdays to the "Y" downtown to mess around in the pool, the gym, and on the b'ball courts. It was a great place in those days, might still be. That "Y" is where I took the basic Scuba course in the middle of one winter and got my original certification. Still have the card. I was 16 yo, and the dive club giving the instructions was called "The Yankee Paddlers". Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. Eisboch Hmmm. My father liked liver and onions so my mother cooked it about once a month. That was the one thing my mother cooked I would not eat. I think it was the smell more than anything else. My mother was a pretty good cook, a talent she learned from her mother, who was a terrific cook. My father's mother couldn't boil water, but she was a great grandmother. She took me to Revere Beach every day in the summer when I went to visit. Interestingly, I tried liver and onions a few years ago at a diner, and I liked it. Smelled the same, too. My great food awakening came when I first visited my wife's southern relatives. I did not recognize at least half the stuff that was piled on my plate at every meal. I still don't, but it tastes good, so I eat it. |
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message .com... D.Duck wrote: In the late 40s ~ early 50's I went to the Y on Keeler and Central. Went there most every Saturday during the winter months. When I was a young boy in grammar school in New Haven, I'd take the bus with a couple of buddies on winter Saturdays to the "Y" downtown to mess around in the pool, the gym, and on the b'ball courts. It was a great place in those days, might still be. That "Y" is where I took the basic Scuba course in the middle of one winter and got my original certification. Still have the card. I was 16 yo, and the dive club giving the instructions was called "The Yankee Paddlers". Eisboch Do you recall Hull's Hobbies a block down the street toward the Yale Campus? And there was some sort of diner right across from the "Y" that I remember. I think it became a Chinese restaurant. |
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"DownTime" wrote in message . .. Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote: I hope you watched the Netherlands field hockey team. ;) http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/pla...elcode=sportbd STINKIN MS! Why must I add yet another stupid plug-in this time "Microsoft Silverlight" to watch the video via Firefox? I tried IE, but its temporary per session and need to tolerate commercials. Screw em, I'll pass and will wait for the Youtube version. I've noticed that pop up for Silver a couple of times and finally downloaded it. No problems and it works just fine. BTW ... at somebody's recommendation .... (I think Harry) .... I also downloaded the GOM player. Nice! I like all the custom settings available, although I haven't tried them yet. But, it seems to be fast and glitch free. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"DownTime" wrote in message . .. Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote: I hope you watched the Netherlands field hockey team. ;) http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/pla...elcode=sportbd STINKIN MS! Why must I add yet another stupid plug-in this time "Microsoft Silverlight" to watch the video via Firefox? I tried IE, but its temporary per session and need to tolerate commercials. Screw em, I'll pass and will wait for the Youtube version. I've noticed that pop up for Silver a couple of times and finally downloaded it. No problems and it works just fine. BTW ... at somebody's recommendation .... (I think Harry) .... I also downloaded the GOM player. Nice! I like all the custom settings available, although I haven't tried them yet. But, it seems to be fast and glitch free. Eisboch I have no idea what Silverlight is, though when I log on to the Windoze update site, it is "offered" to me. What does it do? |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. Eisboch The only way to do beef liver is get the calves version. It's only cooked in the frying pan for a minute or two on each side, otherwise it gets tough. A little blood is OK also. 8) |
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On Aug 25, 6:17*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: * When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. *Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. *HATE. *LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. * I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. *Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. Eisboch The only way to do beef liver is get the calves version. It's only cooked in the frying pan for a minute or two on each side, otherwise it gets tough. *A little blood is OK also. *8) Beef and calf's liver is loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol. Otherwise.it is high in good nutrients/vitamins and when properly prepared it is delicious. |
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"D.Duck" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. Eisboch The only way to do beef liver is get the calves version. It's only cooked in the frying pan for a minute or two on each side, otherwise it gets tough. A little blood is OK also. 8) Agreed. But then you have to listen to all the animal rights people complaining about how that calve was raised. Eisboch |
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"hk" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message .com... D.Duck wrote: In the late 40s ~ early 50's I went to the Y on Keeler and Central. Went there most every Saturday during the winter months. When I was a young boy in grammar school in New Haven, I'd take the bus with a couple of buddies on winter Saturdays to the "Y" downtown to mess around in the pool, the gym, and on the b'ball courts. It was a great place in those days, might still be. That "Y" is where I took the basic Scuba course in the middle of one winter and got my original certification. Still have the card. I was 16 yo, and the dive club giving the instructions was called "The Yankee Paddlers". Eisboch Do you recall Hull's Hobbies a block down the street toward the Yale Campus? And there was some sort of diner right across from the "Y" that I remember. I think it became a Chinese restaurant. I don't. I didn't spend a heck of a lot of time in downtown New Haven, although we'd go for an occasional concert or to shop at the Yale Co-op. Eisboch |
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"JimH" wrote in message ... On Aug 25, 6:17 pm, "D.Duck" wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. Eisboch The only way to do beef liver is get the calves version. It's only cooked in the frying pan for a minute or two on each side, otherwise it gets tough. A little blood is OK also. 8) Beef and calf's liver is loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol. Otherwise.it is high in good nutrients/vitamins and when properly prepared it is delicious. ====================== It the *delicious* part I like. 8) |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "D.Duck" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. Eisboch The only way to do beef liver is get the calves version. It's only cooked in the frying pan for a minute or two on each side, otherwise it gets tough. A little blood is OK also. 8) Agreed. But then you have to listen to all the animal rights people complaining about how that calve was raised. Eisboch Can't please everyone. |
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"hk" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "DownTime" wrote in message . .. Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote: I hope you watched the Netherlands field hockey team. ;) http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/pla...elcode=sportbd STINKIN MS! Why must I add yet another stupid plug-in this time "Microsoft Silverlight" to watch the video via Firefox? I tried IE, but its temporary per session and need to tolerate commercials. Screw em, I'll pass and will wait for the Youtube version. I've noticed that pop up for Silver a couple of times and finally downloaded it. No problems and it works just fine. BTW ... at somebody's recommendation .... (I think Harry) .... I also downloaded the GOM player. Nice! I like all the custom settings available, although I haven't tried them yet. But, it seems to be fast and glitch free. Eisboch I have no idea what Silverlight is, though when I log on to the Windoze update site, it is "offered" to me. What does it do? Beats me. But a couple of links people provided here resulted in a window saying that Windows Silverlight was required to view the video when using Firefox. So, after a couple of times I downloaded and installed it and could then view the video. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message .com... D.Duck wrote: In the late 40s ~ early 50's I went to the Y on Keeler and Central. Went there most every Saturday during the winter months. When I was a young boy in grammar school in New Haven, I'd take the bus with a couple of buddies on winter Saturdays to the "Y" downtown to mess around in the pool, the gym, and on the b'ball courts. It was a great place in those days, might still be. That "Y" is where I took the basic Scuba course in the middle of one winter and got my original certification. Still have the card. I was 16 yo, and the dive club giving the instructions was called "The Yankee Paddlers". Eisboch Do you recall Hull's Hobbies a block down the street toward the Yale Campus? And there was some sort of diner right across from the "Y" that I remember. I think it became a Chinese restaurant. I don't. I didn't spend a heck of a lot of time in downtown New Haven, although we'd go for an occasional concert or to shop at the Yale Co-op. Eisboch The Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. The owner of Hull's sold it a few years ago, and the new owners moved it closer to the Yale school of architecture and the gallery. It now sells architectural supples, modeling supplies, et cetera, but no more balsa airplanes. Bummer. Did you visit Cutler's Record Shop next to the Co-op? I don't know if it is still there, either. I had an afterschool job there for about six months. At the time, it was a pretty big record store. |
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:03:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. My mother, God Bless her, was a brilliant woman, but couldn't cook worth a fig - only person I know who thought boiling hamburger was a good thing. Consider that I went into the service at 6'3", 142 pounds - I never ate anything she made - couldn't. I was the only recruit who actually gained weight during Boot instead of losing weight. Absoutely true by the way. Anyway, she would have liver every Thursday - shoe leather and no amount of carmalized onions could save it. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. My Uncle Dave the dairy farmer made his own yogurt and I loved it from the get go. In particualr with real strawberries, blueberries or, oddly, cranberries. |
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:17:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message m... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. The only way to do beef liver is get the calves version. It's only cooked in the frying pan for a minute or two on each side, otherwise it gets tough. A little blood is OK also. 8) There isn't a way to cook liver to make it palatable. |
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"hk" wrote in message . .. Did you visit Cutler's Record Shop next to the Co-op? I don't know if it is still there, either. I had an afterschool job there for about six months. At the time, it was a pretty big record store. Wow. I had forgotten all about Cutler's. Yes, went there fairly often. At one time I think they advertised that they had a copy of every 45 rpm record ever produced and released. Don't know it was true, but I recall that you could find anything you were looking for, regardless of how obscure the recording was. Eisboch |
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On Aug 25, 6:36*pm, hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message ere.com... D.Duck wrote: In the late 40s ~ early 50's I went to the Y on Keeler and Central. Went there most every Saturday during the winter months. When I was a young boy in grammar school in New Haven, I'd take the bus with a couple of buddies on winter Saturdays to the "Y" downtown to mess around in the pool, the gym, and on the b'ball courts. It was a great place in those days, might still be. That "Y" is where I took the basic Scuba course in the middle of one winter and got my original certification. *Still have the card. *I was 16 yo, and the dive club giving the instructions was called "The Yankee Paddlers". Eisboch Do you recall Hull's Hobbies a block down the street toward the Yale Campus? And there was some sort of diner right across from the "Y" that I remember. I think it became a Chinese restaurant. I don't. * I didn't spend a heck of a lot of time in downtown New Haven, although we'd go for an occasional concert or to shop at the Yale Co-op.. Eisboch The Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. Unfortunately, my display choice does not put the author right up front.. but I usually don't even get this far and realize is is one of your "I hate this or that, posts" so I hit the "next" button..... Not like I don't know where it's going;) |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:03:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. My mother, God Bless her, was a brilliant woman, but couldn't cook worth a fig - only person I know who thought boiling hamburger was a good thing. Consider that I went into the service at 6'3", 142 pounds - I never ate anything she made - couldn't. I was the only recruit who actually gained weight during Boot instead of losing weight. Absoutely true by the way. Anyway, she would have liver every Thursday - shoe leather and no amount of carmalized onions could save it. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. My Uncle Dave the dairy farmer made his own yogurt and I loved it from the get go. In particualr with real strawberries, blueberries or, oddly, cranberries. Reminds me of liver or the occasional steak at our home. We lived in a 2nd story flat downtown in a house that was later declared historic. The oil burning kitchen stove was relied upon for heating water and the living space besides meals. You can imagine how tough the meal was if we didn't arrive home shortly after dad came. (stove running full blast all day in the winter) I did get to like liver with onions and some bacon, complete with mashed potatoes and peas. haven't had that meal in years. |
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2008 18:03:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. When I was young the only brocolli around was boiled to pulp. I was thiry or more before I got the good stuff. Casady |
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote:
he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat surprising. Casady |
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Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote: he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat surprising. Casady What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations? |
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"hk" wrote in message . .. Richard Casady wrote: On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote: he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat surprising. Casady What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations? There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's. BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to know where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful and moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO. If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids being exploited anyway. Eisboch |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:17:12 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message om... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. She'd disguise it as steak or something but nothing fooled me. I hated it. But, to my surprise, I now enjoy it, if prepared well. Usually like it with the conventional onions. Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. The only way to do beef liver is get the calves version. It's only cooked in the frying pan for a minute or two on each side, otherwise it gets tough. A little blood is OK also. 8) There isn't a way to cook liver to make it palatable. Was fun cooking liver at my last job. Is a decent substitute for Collagen. Except a lot of fat that is not in the part of the body that we were using RF to treat. But we could see how the RF heated. Did not get the smell most of the time as we were only cooking it about 6mm deep. A whole cows liver is huge. |
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"Richard Casady" wrote in message ... 2008 18:03:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt. When I was young the only brocolli around was boiled to pulp. I was thiry or more before I got the good stuff. Casady All the veggies were boiled to a pulp by Mid western cooks. Cooked so long that they would get scorched most of the time. Added flavor. |
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Eisboch wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime wrote: RPSIII wrote: When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef liver sucked, but chicken liver was tasty. To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory and the ole gag reflex kicks in. I. HATE. LIVER. My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve liver. The conventional wisdom at the time was that the iron in the liver was beneficial to woman to replace the iron they lost during their period. |
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message . .. Richard Casady wrote: On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote: he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat surprising. Casady What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations? There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's. BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to know where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful and moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO. If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids being exploited anyway. Eisboch I saw Mrs. Obama deliver her speech, and my impression was the same as yours. The kids were quite natural and enjoyable, and amazingly, neither of them flipped "the bird" to the cameras. I happened to be watching earlier on NPR and got to see Jesse Jackson, Jr., deliver a pretty darned good speech, too. I wasn't impressed with the "coverage" on CNN or MSNBC because instead showing all the speeches from beginning to end, they kept the cameras on their talking heads and instant analysts. As for the corporations, well, when the shirt factory was in New Haven, and the shirts were selling for under $10 and being sewn by U.S. workers, the workers were paid more than the Chinese workers are paid now, and these days the shirts sell for $100 each. Corporate gouging. |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
) There isn't a way to cook liver to make it palatable. As a kid, I ate beef liver and didn't gag, but it was never my favorite meal. I did enjoy the chicken livers sold at KFC. Today, when I see it in the store, I gag. ;) I buy all of my produce and meats in a ethnic market specializing in Mexican and Asian products. It is amazing the parts of animals and different sea life, that they considered a delicacy. Surprisingly, some "scrap" animals parts, such as ox tails, sell at outrageous prices. Ox tails and pig feet used to be some of the "parts" that were given to the slaves, and were useless to everyone else. Now the sell at a premium. |
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message . .. Richard Casady wrote: On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote: he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat surprising. Casady What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations? There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's. BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to know where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful and moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO. If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids being exploited anyway. Eisboch Corporations, those people who gave him his Tundra, his GPS unit, his printer and computers, the bricks that he used to build his home, those pesky corporations. The beauty of our free market is anyone who wants to make a bat or glove or cotton "cut and sewn" shirt and sell it for less is free to do so. |
Olyimpics ... wow
"hk" wrote in message . .. As for the corporations, well, when the shirt factory was in New Haven, and the shirts were selling for under $10 and being sewn by U.S. workers, the workers were paid more than the Chinese workers are paid now, and these days the shirts sell for $100 each. Corporate gouging. Obviously, you don't own any Gant stock. I mentioned before, when my family lived in Woodbridge, CT, Steve Gant (Gant owner's son) was in my class at Amity. I knew him fairly well as we both played football, he doing very well, me don't so well. Anyway, Gant (which was a private, family owned business at the time) was eventually sold in 1967. Right now it is a Swedish company, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Which brings up an point I'd like to make that differentiates us. I believe in a free market system with government regulations designed to prevent corruption or activities that pose a threat to national security. Other than that, it should be Supply and demand, because it works. If Gant shirts have become too expensive for the majority, it opens up opportunities for new businesses manufacturing shirts at lower prices .... much like Gant did back in the 60's. We don't need the federal government sticking their noses into business to make sure Gant shirts are affordable by all. That's what cracks me up. Both political philosophies, Left and Right, support "empowering people". In theory, the Right empowers by minimizing government interference. allowing people to aspire to whatever level of interest, business and financial success they desire, based on their individual level of motivation. The Left "empowers" by attempting to level the playing field, demanding equal or similar benefits, rewards and lifestyle for everyone by penalizing those with more than average ambition. Eisboch |
Olyimpics ... wow : STINKIN MS!
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:15:21 -0400, hk wrote:
I have no idea what Silverlight is, though when I log on to the Windoze update site, it is "offered" to me. What does it do? It's just another way MS is leveraging it's monopoly. It's MS "embrace and extend" version of Adobe Flash. |
Olyimpics ... wow
"RPSIII" wrote in message .com... Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message . .. Richard Casady wrote: On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote: he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat surprising. Casady What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations? There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's. BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to know where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful and moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO. If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids being exploited anyway. Eisboch Corporations, those people who gave him his Tundra, his GPS unit, his printer and computers, the bricks that he used to build his home, those pesky corporations. The beauty of our free market is anyone who wants to make a bat or glove or cotton "cut and sewn" shirt and sell it for less is free to do so. As long as they are a union shop. |
Olyimpics ... wow
D.Duck wrote:
"RPSIII" wrote in message .com... Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message . .. Richard Casady wrote: On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote: he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them. You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat surprising. Casady What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations? There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's. BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to know where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful and moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO. If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids being exploited anyway. Eisboch Corporations, those people who gave him his Tundra, his GPS unit, his printer and computers, the bricks that he used to build his home, those pesky corporations. The beauty of our free market is anyone who wants to make a bat or glove or cotton "cut and sewn" shirt and sell it for less is free to do so. As long as they are a union shop. Quack, quack, quack. |
Olyimpics ... wow : STINKIN MS!
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:36:38 -0400, DownTime wrote:
Why must I add yet another stupid plug-in this time "Microsoft Silverlight" to watch the video via Firefox? I tried IE, but its temporary per session and need to tolerate commercials. Screw em, I'll pass and will wait for the Youtube version. Hey, you're missing out on the next Microsoft antitrust saga. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/...y/stream11.php http://boycottnovell.com/2007/10/20/...t-silverlight/ http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/m...ves/123837.asp |
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