>  ML> >  ML> I'm torn between wanting to be long gone and
>  ML> >  ML> not wanting to be gone.
>  ML> > I'm not wanting to be gone yet but will reach that point eventually.
>  ML> Heh, that's probably the way most of use feel most
>  ML> of the time.
> Most of us, but there are some that reach the point of wanting to be
> gone but for some reason or other are still hanging around.

I'm not looking beyond that three score ten, but 
we'll see. Certainly not far beyond anyway.

>  ML> Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer.
> Gotta make the garden grow.........

Why are we so squeamish about our sources of
nutrients? 
 It is only organic matter, now. The life essence is gone.
 - Philip K. Dick (I think)

>  ML> > I'll leave that wondering to the weather prognosticators.
>  ML> Au contraire. We are after all the consumers of
>  ML> the information, and it's in our interest, not
>  ML> theirs, to determine who the best purveyors are.
> The weather team on the tv channel we usually tune into is good; they've
> taken national awards quite often.

Ah, so there are reviewers out there after all.

>  ML> > With so many language groups, dialects, etc, it could get rather
>  ML> > involved.
>  ML> The easiest and perhaps most sensible thing to do
>  ML> would be to ignore most of them.
> Until somebody points out you've put your foot in your mouth in some
> obscure language. (G)

But one continues to ignore, and that's that.
You can go only so far to avoid offense, and
after a good-faith effort, well, too tough.
That's another gripe I have against zealots
and those who cave in to them. Chaokoh coconut
milk, anyone? (Which remains my preferred brand).

>  ML> good feeling about a medium that isn't subject
>  ML> to constant change without notice.
> I like reading a paper copy; probably because I was raised with a daily
> paper in the house and my dad worked for a weekly. Same as I will buy
> books for my Nook but I'll also buy hard copies. I'm not going to
> convert my James Michener books to the Nook because they are only
> available in abridged versions. Nothing like curling up with a thick
> book and getting wrapped up in the story..............

We differ in our reading styles, but I see
and endorse your point.

>  ML> The whole world, pretty much. I was counting possible
>  ML> candidates for horsemen, but there were too many.
> Easier to count them than sheep?

But keeping track of their comings and goings is
not trivial pursuit. Erdogan, Farage, Putin, Xi, 
Duterte, Modi, Bolsonaro, there are so many of 
them, some (like Berlusconi) hiding in the shadows, 
and you seldom see the strings, but they're there.

>  ML> > I just mix some mayo, pickle relish and ketcup into a quick and easy
>  ML> > version. (G)
>  ML> Fair enough, but it's basically pretty quick and
>  ML> easy to begin with.
> If you have all the ingredients on hand. I usually have the 3 basics but
> don't always have all that go into a proper 1000 Island.

So make a 100 Island one instead.

Hundreds & thousands biscuits
categories: Australian, cookies
yield: 30

60 g butter
1/2 ts vanilla essence
1/3 c (75 g) caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 ts milk
2/3 c (100 g) self-raising flour
1/2 c (75 g) plain flour
1 Tb milk, extra
2 Tb hundreds and thousands

Beat butter, essence and sugar in a small bowl 
with an electric mixer until smooth; add the egg 
and milk, beating until only combined. Stir in 
sifted flours and mix to a soft dough.

Knead gently on lightly floured surface until 
smooth; cover and refrigerate for 30 min.

Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 
5 mm thick. Cut into 5 cm rounds and place 3 cm 
apart on greased oven trays.

Brush rounds with extra milk and sprinkle with 
hundreds and thousands. Bake in a moderate oven 
for 12 min or until firm. Cool on trays.

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