is obscurity something to be sneered at.

No, it's actually rather much enjoyed by the greater number of

people.
I'm not going to speak for anyone but me and
my closer friends, but for myself at least it's
a pleasant, perhaps the only pleasant, state.

I wouldn't say the only pleasant state, but a pleasant state.

I've seldom seen fame do anyone any good.
It's possible but unlikely that I'm harsher
on it than the evidence dictates.

Good news--home therapy upgraded me to using a cane about 25% of the
time I'm up and around at home. She said to use the walker the rest of
the time but saw that I knew how to handle the cane. She's just being
careful of how much weight goes on the knee right now, not pushing it.

Hurrah - you must have a timeline in mind,
either self-imposed or suggested by the
physical therapist, right?

Some, probably a few, of that number may wish to have fame and

fortune
As with lottery winners, there's a big element
of Be careful of what you wish for.

From what I've read, a lot of large sum lottery winners haven't known
how to handle that much money and have wound up bankrupt in a relatively short amount of time. I've yet to play the game.

Sometimes I think that's sour grapes talking,
but there are numerous cases reported of the
Midas touch being, well, the Midas touch.

but the larger amount are content with their obscurity. I'd like to surpass Ken Jennings' Jeopardy run/winnings but I'm just as happy

not > having done so.
Ken Jennings? Was he the Van Doren of the
modern era?

He's the one that won 74 consecutive days on Jeoparday, longest run of
any game show contestant. Brad Rutter, also a Jeopardy contestant, takes
the prize for most money won on a game show (actually, over several tournaments), a sum of 4 million, something or other.

Interesting. The Van Doren of whom I spoke was
Charles (son of a Pulitzer-winning Columbia
professor), who was involved in a quiz-show
cheating scandal in the 1950s (turns out most
if not all such shows were rigged back then).

Agreed, but our girls always felt sorry for their cousin not getting

the > home baked goodies, especially Christmas cookies. They made sure we

brought some cookies with us if we were going there for Christmas.

Bleeding heart liberals!

Now they're both quite conservative but would probably still supply
their cousins with baked goodies. (G)

That too was a joke, more or less.

May have raised their blood pressure a few points but didn't give

them > the taste for sugar which can lead to worse issues.
Hard to say. His older brother lasted only to 65,
but I am unsuccessful in finding out anything about
his health history or the circumstances of his death.
Bertrand, of course, lived to 97.

Just goes to show that you never know how factors like sugar, fat, salt intake (or lack of intake) may affect health and longevity.

What we were taught as universals turn out
not to be.

We won't inquire. Note that one shouldn't
worry about them just so long as they're
not active criminals.

No criminals that I'm aware of.

I've had criminals among friends and acquaintances,
but not in the family, so far as I know. I do have
one set of cousins who spent time skirting the
edges of ethics, but to the best of my understanding,
they're within legal boundaries.

Best not to cross that line.

Easier for most, anyway.

but > the DM probably went further in the eastern part of the country than the > western.
The reunification of the currency must have been
as rocky as the rest of the project. Makes one
wonder what Korean unification would be like.

If it ever happens.

"cerebral". Had

some interesting discussions on that book, most of them pseudo-intellectual, looking back at them. (G)

I found that book offensive nonsense from the
word go, with something to offend everyone.

It was not my favorite read.

Well, for me pretty much no England English
literature before the 20th century could be
characterized as a favorite read.

Always trying to figure out how they can make more money by

squeezing > the passengers into smaller spaces.
Yep. And Southwest wins by doing the exact
same thing as everyone else but getting the
passengers to smile about it.

Lucky them. (G)

Perhaps willingly being milked is the ideal
condition; I think not.

Some people like that experience.

Perhaps. Some like being beaten, too.

I can understand why--all your records, etc are with another doctor

and > you would have to explain everything to the new doctor. Been there, done > that, not fun.
Someday I'll go back to Mass. Eye and Ear.

And explain why you've not seen them for a while.

Not going to bother with that part.

Ham balls
1 sleeve crushed graham crackers

***************
Is this right? I'd think that saltine crackers would be a more logical choice.

Saltines would make that already weird dish too
salty to eat.

This is perhaps a setting where you'd expect
graham crakers ... but that also contains
saltines.

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1 c Soda cracker crumbs
1/2 c Butter; melted
1 pk Instant vanilla pudding
1 pk Instant butterscotch pudding
2 c Milk
1 qt Vanilla ice cream
8 oz Cool Whip
4 Frozen Butterfingers

Combine cracker crumbs and butter. Press 2/3 into bottom of 9 x 13
pan. Combine puddings and prepare using only 2 cups of milk. Blend in
the softened vanilla ice cream. Beat until smooth. Pour over crumb
mixture. Freeze until partly firm. Remove and cover with Cool Whip.
Crush candy bars and mix with remaining 1/3 cup crumb mixture.
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Hi Michael,

is obscurity something to be sneered at.

No, it's actually rather much enjoyed by the greater number

of > ML> people.

I'm not going to speak for anyone but me and
my closer friends, but for myself at least it's
a pleasant, perhaps the only pleasant, state.

I wouldn't say the only pleasant state, but a pleasant state.

I've seldom seen fame do anyone any good.
It's possible but unlikely that I'm harsher
on it than the evidence dictates.

Possible, but that's your opinion and I won't try to argue otherwise.

Good news--home therapy upgraded me to using a cane about 25% of the time I'm up and around at home. She said to use the walker the rest

of > the time but saw that I knew how to handle the cane. She's just
being > careful of how much weight goes on the knee right now, not
pushing it.

Hurrah - you must have a timeline in mind,
either self-imposed or suggested by the
physical therapist, right?

Just progressing as she thinks I'm able. She upped the use of the cane
to 50% yesterday so I went to my weekly check up using it. Doctor was a
bit surprised since he'd not input on it but was pleased that I was
using it. Home therapy ends this week, next week starts in clinic
therapy.

Some, probably a few, of that number may wish to have fame

and > ML> fortune

As with lottery winners, there's a big element
of Be careful of what you wish for.

From what I've read, a lot of large sum lottery winners haven't

known > how to handle that much money and have wound up bankrupt in a relatively > short amount of time. I've yet to play the game.

Sometimes I think that's sour grapes talking,
but there are numerous cases reported of the
Midas touch being, well, the Midas touch.

Be careful for what you wish situation.

but the larger amount are content with their obscurity. I'd

like to > ML> > surpass Ken Jennings' Jeopardy run/winnings but I'm
just as happy > ML> not > having done so.

Ken Jennings? Was he the Van Doren of the
modern era?

He's the one that won 74 consecutive days on Jeoparday, longest run

of > any game show contestant. Brad Rutter, also a Jeopardy
contestant, takes > the prize for most money won on a game show
(actually, over several

tournaments), a sum of 4 million, something or other.

Interesting. The Van Doren of whom I spoke was
Charles (son of a Pulitzer-winning Columbia
professor), who was involved in a quiz-show
cheating scandal in the 1950s (turns out most
if not all such shows were rigged back then).

I recall reading a bit about it. That's why Ken Jennings' record is so impressive now.

Agreed, but our girls always felt sorry for their cousin not

getting > ML> the > home baked goodies, especially Christmas cookies. They made sure > ML> we

brought some cookies with us if we were going there for

Christmas. > ML> Bleeding heart liberals!

Now they're both quite conservative but would probably still supply their cousins with baked goodies. (G)

That too was a joke, more or less.

It's ironic because when she was younger, my sister did all the baking
when my mom was in summer school. I did the other cooking; now I do
both. (G)

his health history or the circumstances of his death.
Bertrand, of course, lived to 97.

Just goes to show that you never know how factors like sugar, fat,

salt > intake (or lack of intake) may affect health and longevity.

What we were taught as universals turn out
not to be.

Very true--the standard white male, age 25-40 is not the standard any
more.

one set of cousins who spent time skirting the
edges of ethics, but to the best of my understanding,
they're within legal boundaries.

Best not to cross that line.

Easier for most, anyway.

Overall, yes.

"cerebral". Had

some interesting discussions on that book, most of them pseudo-intellectual, looking back at them. (G)

I found that book offensive nonsense from the
word go, with something to offend everyone.

It was not my favorite read.

Well, for me pretty much no England English
literature before the 20th century could be
characterized as a favorite read.

I did/do enjoy Dickens.

Yep. And Southwest wins by doing the exact
same thing as everyone else but getting the
passengers to smile about it.

Lucky them. (G)

Perhaps willingly being milked is the ideal
condition; I think not.

Some people like that experience.

Perhaps. Some like being beaten, too.

Some, not all.

I can understand why--all your records, etc are with another

doctor > ML> and > you would have to explain everything to the new doctor. Been > ML> there, done > that, not fun.

Someday I'll go back to Mass. Eye and Ear.

And explain why you've not seen them for a while.

Not going to bother with that part.

Go thru the new patient routine?

Ham balls
1 sleeve crushed graham crackers

***************
Is this right? I'd think that saltine crackers would be a more

logical > choice.

Saltines would make that already weird dish too
salty to eat.

OK, I'd maybe look into some other kind of cracker or cracker substitute
then.

This is perhaps a setting where you'd expect
graham crakers ... but that also contains
saltines.

Title: Butterfinger Dessert *
Categories: Desserts, Ice cream
Yield: 20 servings

I'll pass, IIRC, butterfingers have peanut butter in them.

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