That's the way it always is. The stores may want you to
think they have a soft spot for you, but the only soft
spot is in the heads of those who believe that. Weggie's
has figured out that for the demographic it serves, being
nice gets better results than being cutthroat.

And wins it kudos and accolades... :)

It may not be lost on you that kudos and accolades
aren't what the bankers and investors are looking for.
I made that mistake when I started investing right out
of school: looked for the best reputations for quality
and customer satisfaction, lost my shirt, and resolved
not to set foot in that territory again, as profit-making
cynicism is not my style. In the case of the close-held
corporation, it's mostly the bankers who have to be
pleased, and apparently they still are.

I don't even bother with the dryer, tending to do ironing
by body heat.

You do tend to have a much smaller inventory... :)

Living out of a suitcae does that. I do have a suit and
several sportcoats in California and three or four suits
in Massachusetts, but people including myself don't get
to see them often.

Maybe, but maybe there was a conspiracy - the trio people
were supposed to be performing with the other group's other
violin player next day.

Hmmm, that does seem a little suspect.... ;0

I don't think it was actual malice but just sort of
tweaking my nose.

Adding that in those circles I run in, my perceived
eminence from provenance and resume is usually respected
though on occasion poked at.

Good-natured tweaking, then.... :)

More or less. You may have noticed that there's a lot
of one-upsmanship going on in the music world.

... Nothing is so smiple that it can't get screwed up.

True tjat.

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Canned spinach is pretty weird and useless, but frozen has
its appeal - I've used it for creamed, in messy Italian
dishes, in messy Indian dishes, and in the occasional souffle.

Growing up, we were served canned spinach fairly regularly... it was

Somebody has to use the stuff. What interests me
is that canned spinach and putrefied spinach
smell pretty much the same.

somewhat mitigated by generally being served with a couple of slices of hard-boiled egg on top.... I get the frozen spinach to use on top of

If you had said bacon, I'd have understood somewhat.

pizza (I nuke it first a little)... found that it worked better than
trying to use fresh...

I like how a few leaves of fresh spinach just sort of
disappear into the goo of the pizza.

I think frozen spinach is one of those foods that

are more nutritious frozen than fresh, too...

By weight anyhow, but with stuff like spinach that's
not the most valid comparison point.

... Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.

Which goes to say that they have their uses, but not
that many, and not that often.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

Title: Rhubarb Banana Jam
Categories: Jelly/jam, Kooknet, Cyberealm
Yield: 1 servings

4 c Cooked rhubarb
6 c Sugar
2 lg Bananas, cut fine

Mix well and bring to boil and boil for 35 minutes or until thick.
Pour into hot jars and seal.

SOURCE: GRANDMA'S COOKING COMPILED BY: The Recipe Book Committee of
the Mennonite Traditional Cooks

M's note: something tells me that traditional Mennonites
didn't have bananas.

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