> A mere baby...Although your cardiac situation reminds me of something I heard
> George Carlin say about his medical rivalry with Richard Prior.  But it's not
> suitable for here.

With those two, definitely not suitable for
here. Speaking of which, their humor wouldn't 
go over well anywhere in today's strait-laced 
atmosphere.

> Speaking of me...they've opened Geezer Gardens up a bit.  It's the usual
> testing stuff at the airport/quarantine, etcetera.  BUT!  Just this week I've
> managed to actually see the floor in the Arizona room down at the lake!  Of
> course I have a cough caused by 6+ years of dust, mold, mildew, and thanks to
> Rachel the Roomba, powdered insect remains (previously merely desiccated) all
> floating in the air.  But I've reached the point where I'm shopping for area
> carpets and a bed of some sorts in that room.

Possibly semi-enticing, especially the desiccated
insect parts bit.

> So, come on up.  I can even get you into Costco now.  I would have sent you an

I can get myself into Costco. Coming up to fake Canada
for a visit might be appealing, but Bonnie, her son,
Lilli, and I all have our travails with the medical
system these days. By the way, I just got a notice that
Jerry has been confined to quarters at MGH and is not
going to rehab yet, because he has a spiky high fever.
His sister, the other one, keeps saying I should stay
away from him because my risky behavior (setting foot 
on airplanes) puts him in mortal danger. Wouldn't it be 
ironic if he ended up giving S2 to me rather than the 
other way round?

> email but you never reply, and upon further review I probably wouldn't respond
> to them either.

You mostly send old comics and media I can't play and 
stuff.

> P.S.
> I read that review of Dutch Harbor...when was that?

'15 I think.

>  For even more trivial stuff...spotted a bat flying out of the storage shed,
> live here for 40 years and that's the first bat I've seen, here.  Hope they eat
> mosquitoes, I have some spares if they want them.  The bakery in Soldotna is
> running a special, 2 free mosquitoes for each bear claw you buy.

I was about to say, having bats is better than 
being bats.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07

      Title: Watermelon Cake
 Categories: Cakes
   Servings:  6

    1/2 c  Butter
      1 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Sweet milk
      3    Egg whites
      2 c  Flour, sifted
  3 1/2 ts Baking powder
           Lemon juice to taste
      4    Dr red food coloring
    1/2 c  Raisins

  Take a little more than 1/2 of the mixture and to it add 1 teaspoon
liquid
  cochineal (modern: few drops of red food color) and 1/2 cup raisins. Put
  the red part in the centre and bake.  Cover with a frosting colored green
  with spinach (suggest:  green food color).

  Source:  Blue Ribbon Cook Book, 1905 Winnipeg Manitoba Shared by
Elizabeth
  Rodier

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