Hi Michael,

 ML> >  ML> Since pretty much everything I read is P.D.,
 ML> >  ML> and fonts and faces aren't massively relevant
 ML> >  ML> to me, it's almost all without cost.
 ML> > I read a mix of paper and pixel, some costing, some free.

 ML> It would have to be something really great or
 ML> that I really cared about for me to pay to
 ML> read it; once in a long while that happens.

Some of my books were bought as reads for long flights. (G)

 ML> I'm too Lud to shell out lots of bucks for a
 ML> nonphysical product, though, and as noted
 ML> there's plenty good in the P.D.

We just switched to on line only for our newspaper instead of a
subscription that included all media--paper, on line, and however else
they put out. Saved a good bit of money but I miss the paper (they
didn't have a paper only option).

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

 ML> RD used to have some decent articles by
 ML> decent writers, plus the humor used to be
 ML> gentle with an ironic touch and that
 ML> actually kind of resonated with me. Of

For a wedding present, Dad gave Mom a lifetime subscription, only
something like $25. at the time. She got it for 64 years, then they
continued the subscription until Dad passed away, another 3 years. I
grew up reading it and saw it go down hill in quality over the years we
had a subscription (about 40).

 ML> course, it was right after Korea, with a
 ML> bunch of WWII stuff slopped over, so the
 ML> humorfree Vietnam era hadn't made itself
 ML> manifest yet.

Nor the conflicts beyond that.


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

 ML> Somebody's got to like it I suppose.
 ML> There must be a market for all that
 ML> peculiar and unappealing stuff.

Apparantly Lilli is part of that market. (G)

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

 ML> Back in the olden days, some offices had
 ML> real aquariums. I rather enjoyed them;
 ML> and then there were the restaurants where
 ML> you got to choose your own fish, but then
 ML> they started getting neglected and grotty,
 ML> and that's a slippery slope (who wants to
 ML> buy a fish that has visible algae on it?).

One of the Mexican places in town has a big aquarium but for show only.
It appears to be fairly well kept; we aren't in the place that often but
haven't noticed any sort of algae or other build up in it.


 ML> >  ML> but there's nothing in his television
 ML> >  ML> hyperenergetic mishmosh of plausible and
 ML> >  ML> totally off the wall that would make me
 ML> >  ML> want to find out.
 ML> > He could be just as interesting in real life--you lost your chance
 ML> to > find out. (G)

 ML> Yeah, well. Once in a while I encounter a
 ML> public figure and seldom go out of my way
 ML> - and, tttt, seldom do I recognize them.

I was on a plane with George McGovern once, didn't know it until we
landed and the newsies flooded him. My brother, who was with me,
suggested I try to get his autograph so I gave him pen/paper. At that
point the media caught up with him and I had to wait until he was done
with them to get the pen/paper back.

 ML> I've recounted here how I was out on the
 ML> patio of the Conrad, and after our meal
 ML> (breakfast), Lilli said, did you notice
 ML> that we were sitting next to Judi Dench
 ML> and David Mills, and I had to admit that
 ML> I had no idea who either of them was.

I know the one, is the other the father of Hayley Mills?

 ML> Then there was the time when I was one of
 ML> the less decrepit guys in the front cabin
 ML> on the plane, and I was enjoying lots of
 ML> attention from the flight attendants, but
 ML> all of a sudden that stopped, and I found
 ML> out on my way to the restroom that some
 ML> big guy had monopolized their fancy,
 ML> showing off his Super Bowl rings. I had
 ML> and have no idea who he was.

Sigh!


 ML> >  ML> >  ML> Just Say No. Unplug the phone and walk away.
 ML> >  ML> > Can't do that if the one ranting is doing so in person.
 ML> >  ML> Oh, yeah, you can, but it takes more gumption.
 ML> > OK, some you can walk away from but when it's family and you're
 ML> > travelling somewhere in the car, you can't walk away.

 ML> Do you travel with such people often in
 ML> confined spaces? I have two words, maybe

I had to when I was a kid, thankfully not any more.

 ML> one, that would come in handy in such a
 ML> situation: Shaddap!

Tried but didn't always work.

 ML> >  ML> dinner. I prefer them to cobblers anyway, anyhow
 ML> >  ML> the textured topping vs. the biscuity one.
 ML> > We used a mix for this, had made their apple crisp mix earlier in
 ML> the > year and liked it but were less than impressed here. I'll stick
 ML> with my > usual recipe at home, maybe mix up the dry ingredients in a
 ML> zip bag to > take in the camper.

 ML> What on earth is apple crisp mix??

Flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, etc. Basically we just had to add
water and apples. Good when we're camping and don't have the full
kitchen we have at hhome. I usually plan such things but this was a
"last minute let's bring lunch to Mom and Dad" thing last March when
their assisted living place said we could only visit them on the
screened in porch. Steve's sister volunteered for the entree, Mom & Dad
brought drinks, tableware, etc so Steve volunteered dessert. Found the
mix at Publix.

 ML> >  ML> Old Fashioned Easy Apple Crisp
 ML> > Also good if you throw a handful of raisins in with the apples.

 ML> Ah, yes, I'd contemplated that, but I thought
 ML> simple was the way to go.

Raisins are a staple in my kitchen, no problem to add some to most
anything.

 ML> [I believe hae bee sambal is a hot sauce that
 ML> includes shrimp paste (kapee) in it.]

I couldn't tell you one way or t'other. (G)

 ML> Hae Bee Sambal Roasted Brussels Sprouts
 ML> categories: fusion, Singaporean, shellfish, main, side
 ML> servings: 2 to 4


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