I think Hayward has it better. Fewer non-taxable buildings and their product smells less.

Both are nasty; the producers of both
products pretend they benefit society.
Not much difference that I can see.

Better property values out there?

If income numbers are to be trusted, Hartford
proper households are something like half that
of Hayward, but northern suburbs of Hartford
have comparable and even better numbers.

Property values should track pretty well with
other wealth numbers, but I'm no expert on that.
We do have such an expert here.

As with the viola player on a level stage.

Violas don't get no respect.

Nup. And that's the way it should be [g].

They're right in line with the timpani players and the trombonists.

I'm not sure about the corpus of timpani jokes.

A couple or three decades ago I was playing for
Anthony Newley, and suddenly there was this loud
noise that took out the PA system - his microphone
had actually exploded while he was holding it on
stage. He dropped it and made the sign of the cross
over it as it sputtered, smoked, and expired.

Performance was that good before the mike committed suicide?

Well, the guy was a world-class (term bandied
about far too much, but in this case true)
entertainer if not that great a singer, and
people were happy to pay good money to hear
ungreat versions of great songs glued together
with a bunch of stories that started "Bricusse and
I ...".

I have degenerate friends.

As do we all.

Do you take lessons, or give them?

What kind of question is that? ...
Rhetorical?

Well, you are a musician, and musicians have a rep.

I'm largely a classical musician, remember.
But there have been rumors of marijuana-fuled
performances of pop concerts that I may have
participated in. Not that minor-substance use
has much to do with degeneracy.

Add too much dried basil, some Romano
(the powdered kind that smells like feet,
only worse), and a tad of sugar.

Throw the oregano in the trash where it belongs?

Oregano tastes like varnish, not all that bad.

It's edible, as long as it's not in large quantities.

So is varnish, at least the original kinds.

I'll bet the Chinese are making alloys with
a proper specific gravity and stamping them
with fake marks.

There are some good fakes out there.

Figured. Where there is a good cheat to
be cheated, the Chinese will cheat them.

If there's a buck to be made, a Chinese businessman will be there to make it.

And has, and will, pork producers of the
USA watch out.

Had almond macaroons Thurday night - 6 of them.
So much for worrying about extra-sweetness.

Sometimes macaroons are required.

A friend asked me what baked good (she's a good
baker) I'd like for a celebration, and I said
macaroons, the almond kind, and she said, well,
you'll have to make them yourself, because I've
never done them (she's a cake, pie, bread expert
with a minor in chocolate-chip cookies).

I have to say I generally get mine in the Passover aisle.

I've made three kinds now, the best being a
riff on the Gourmet magazine one. This one (as
with the others) is Kosher, given appropriately
supervised and blessed ingredients -

FUDGE-ALMOND MACAROONS
categories: sweet
yield: 24

6 oz blanched slivered almonds
1 1/2 c granulated sugar
1 c Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 ts table salt
3 large eggs, whites of
1 ts almond extract

Set racks in upper-middle and lower-middle levels of
oven and heat oven to 325F. Line two large cookie
sheets with parchment paper.

Turn almonds into food processor fitted with a metal
chopping blade; process 1 min. Add sugar, cocoa and
salt; process 15 sec longer. Add whites and extract;
process until the paste wads around blade. Scrape
sides and corners of workbowl with spatula; process
until stiff but cohesive, malleable paste (similar
in consistency to marzipan or pasta dough) forms,
about 5 sec longer. If mixture is crumbly or dry,
turn machine back on and add water by drops through
feeder tube until proper consistency is reached. ?

Allowing scant 2 Tb of paste for each macaroon, form
a dozen cookies upon each paper-lined sheet, spacing
the cookies 1 1/2" apart. You can drop the paste from
a spoon or for a neater look, roll it into 1" balls
between your palms. (Rinse and dry your hands if they
become too sticky.) To make fancy macaroons, pipe the
paste using a large pastry bag fitted with a 3/4"
open star tip.

Bake macaroons, switching cookie sheet positions
midway through baking, until golden brown, 20 to
25 min. The macaroons are done when they have cracked
lightly across top. If overbaked, macaroons will dry
out rather quickly when stored. Leave macaroons on
papers until completely cooled or else they may tear.
Can be stored in an airtight container for at least
4 days or frozen up to 1 month.

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products pretend they benefit society.
Not much difference that I can see.

Better property values out there?

If income numbers are to be trusted, Hartford
proper households are something like half that
of Hayward, but northern suburbs of Hartford
have comparable and even better numbers.

Some do, yes. Hartford itself.... not so much. Houses in West Hartford
can go for silly money in some parts of town. Avon, Canton, etc are the
same.

Violas don't get no respect.

Nup. And that's the way it should be [g].

They're right in line with the timpani players and the trombonists.

I'm not sure about the corpus of timpani jokes.

They're the drummers of the classical world. (duh)

over it as it sputtered, smoked, and expired.

Performance was that good before the mike committed suicide?

Well, the guy was a world-class (term bandied
about far too much, but in this case true)
entertainer if not that great a singer, and
people were happy to pay good money to hear
ungreat versions of great songs glued together
with a bunch of stories that started "Bricusse and
I ...".

...can't repair a microphone?

I have degenerate friends.

As do we all.

Do you take lessons, or give them?

What kind of question is that? ...
Rhetorical?

Well, you are a musician, and musicians have a rep.

I'm largely a classical musician, remember.

Like I said....

But there have been rumors of marijuana-fuled
performances of pop concerts that I may have
participated in. Not that minor-substance use
has much to do with degeneracy.

Pot doesn't even count these days.

Throw the oregano in the trash where it belongs?

Oregano tastes like varnish, not all that bad.

It's edible, as long as it's not in large quantities.

So is varnish, at least the original kinds.

I'll have to take your word for it.

If there's a buck to be made, a Chinese businessman will be there to

make

it.

And has, and will, pork producers of the
USA watch out.

They're bacon to be able to export the other way?

I have to say I generally get mine in the Passover aisle.

I've made three kinds now, the best being a
riff on the Gourmet magazine one. This one (as
with the others) is Kosher, given appropriately
supervised and blessed ingredients -

FUDGE-ALMOND MACAROONS

Gluten free too - no flour.
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