Hi Michael,

 ML> one in > paperback) of them. I looked into getting them for the Nook
 ML> but they
 ML> > only sell abridged versions there. Most of my collection was free or
 ML> for > minimal cost, scrounged from used book sources, and nothing
 ML> abridged.

 ML> Since pretty much everything I read is P.D.,
 ML> and fonts and faces aren't massively relevant
 ML> to me, it's almost all without cost.

I read a mix of paper and pixel, some costing, some free.

 ML> >  ML> the only thing that resonated with me
 ML> >  ML> was Presidential Lottery. Harlequin
 ML> >  ML> romances, never seen the inside of one.
 ML> > They're not worth the paper they're printed on IMO.

 ML> Traveling is well nigh impossible these days,
 ML> so American Express is giving its higher-
 ML> priced-spread members free subscriptions to
 ML> various upscale magazines in addition to its
 ML> house brand Departures; Lilli has Vanity Fair

That's a magazine I don't think I've ever seen anything but a cover of.
I used to subscribe to Good Housekeeping but let that subscription
expire about 6 years ago when they slid downhill in quality at a rapid
pace. Used to also get Reader's Digest but let that go after they
declined, tho not as bad as GH.

 ML> as one of her choices, and I looked at one
 ML> and came to the "not worth the paper it's
 ML> printed on" conclusion, taking a brief moment
 ML> (redundancy?) of silence to mourn for all the
 ML> trees cut down for the purpose.

Some people like the magazine; I wouldn't have the faintest idea of what
they're about (fashion?) but doubt it would interest me.


 ML> >  ML> My pretty much only searches on the phone
 ML> >  ML> are "hourly weather" and "sdge outage."
 ML> > I'll check the weather and other things that I want to fill a couple
 ML> of > minutes (too little time to pick up a book or whatever).

 ML> I tend to just stare at the walls if it's
 ML> just a few minutes, though recently I've
 ML> found cute women a little distracting, now
 ML> that I can see them at the distance of more
 ML> than a couple feet.

Not an issue for me. (G) The waiting area for my primary care doctor has
a big screen "aquarium", fun to watch the first time I was there but not
as interesting now. I generally bring a book.

 ML> >  ML> The thing is that his TV personas are so
 ML> >  ML> contradictory, and the nerdy yet vapid
 ML> >  ML> presenter doesn't match well with the
 ML> >  ML> supposed scientist and knowhow person.
 ML> >  ML> I find them both kind of silly and
 ML> >  ML> suspect they're a bit of a fake anyway.
 ML> > A schtick, developed to get and hopefully keep people's attention on
 ML> the > tv.

 ML> One of many reasons why I dislike and
 ML> distrust the TV. I don't have any evidence
 ML> on what Mr. Brown is like in real life (of
 ML> course didn't talk to him on the plane),
 ML> but there's nothing in his television
 ML> hyperenergetic mishmosh of plausible and
 ML> totally off the wall that would make me
 ML> want to find out.

He could be just as interesting in real life--you lost your chance to
find out. (G)


 ML> >  ML> You don't. As I remind Lilli when she gets
 ML> >  ML> exercised at the Chicken Littles and hype
 ML> >  ML> artists on Facebook and the community lists,
 ML> >  ML> Just Say No. Unplug the phone and walk away.
 ML> > Can't do that if the one ranting is doing so in person.

 ML> Oh, yeah, you can, but it takes more gumption.

OK, some you can walk away from but when it's family and you're
travelling somewhere in the car, you can't walk away.


 ML> >  ML> >  ML> Sweet Green Tomato Pie
 ML> >  ML> > We're going to do a peach cobbler for Christmas dinner
 ML> dessert. >  ML> Brown sugar pound cake
 ML> > Guaranteed to put on the pounds?

 ML> Pretty much. I ended up (see earlier packet)
 ML> making an apple crumble for Lilli for Christmas
 ML> dinner. I prefer them to cobblers anyway, anyhow
 ML> the textured topping vs. the biscuity one.

We used a mix for this, had made their apple crisp mix earlier in the
year and liked it but were less than impressed here. I'll stick with my
usual recipe at home, maybe mix up the dry ingredients in a zip bag to
take in the camper.


 ML> Mine was vaguely like this but used all oats (no
 ML> flour), Fuji apples, and regular butter, no added
 ML> salt. I fried the oats in a little butter first.

Sounds good.


 ML> Old Fashioned Easy Apple Crisp
 ML> Categories: desserts, holiday
 ML> Servings: 6

Also good if you throw a handful of raisins in with the apples.

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