Perhaps I could use his expertise interpreting some
of these taglines.

Possibly... ;)

> ML> I actually think wisdom is an odious concept,

because it implies a value judgment, either
of oneself or of others.

Just saw a tagline in a different echo, to the effect that a smart man covers his ass, a wise man keeps his pants on.... :)

Heh. I'm not sure that's what the original
saying meant, though.

Hard to say... (G)

You're being particularly Ouija-boardish today.
Oh, no, 8-ballish.

... Actually I Can Believe It's Not Butter.

When that product came out I tried it to see;
there's really scanty similarity.

My finding also....

Aroma different, mouthfeel different, taste
different.

Yup.

I wonder if anyone's thought about pursuing the
manufacturer for deceptive advertising.

Not everyone aspires to climb any higher.... ;) Sounds like at least it was a good meeting for the two of you... :)

It was a pretty fun blast from the past.

Good.

I thought so. My recent blasts of that nature have been
generally gratifying.

Might have something to do with aging and everyone mellowing some...?

Yes, and I always got along with the various cliques
or affinity groups or whatever they were back then,
though I preferred the nerdy set, obviously.

I tended to cross boundaries, even then, also... sorta fit in anywhere
(and sorta not at all as well)...

I sort of enjoyed being the leader and voice of the
unleadable and voiceless.

... Remember, 'i' before 'e' except in words where it isn't.

Neighbor, weigh, as the rhyme goes, and
sleigh, neigh, beige, and so on.

Neither, either.... eiderdown... eidetic...

foreshots and feints, too.

Ok... feints sounds like A... but the ones I mentioned didn't follow the rhyme's direction....

Feints was another example, but foreshots go along with.

+

Did you prepare more for the ones who were closer
to you?

Not really.... Some of them challenged me more by their choices... but
that also happened once with a non-family member...

It's kind of fun to be stretched, but I'd not have
gone out of my way for someone who didn't seem to
live up to my standards. Not a good attitude for a
commercial person, but I wasn't great at that either.

In general, I found myself playing better for clients
to whom I was more favorably inclined because they
were simpatici or knew music or paid double.

As with my piano teaching, I didn't really have a lot of gigs or
students... just enough to have a steady trickle (not even a stream)...

Eh, it probably is better for your psyche not to
have to rush rush and scramble scramble.

marry my daughter. As well as numerous arguments and
even a minor altercation or two. The coolest thing was
when I was leading a quartet that had been paid by the
bride's father, and he requested an aria from a Puccini
opera where the girl dies.

Isn't that the case in all the Puccini operas....? ;) Maybe he just thought it a very romantic aria....

It was a rather grim aria (forget which) where
the girl was basically coughing up blood while
she sang (but it wasn't Boheme).

Oh, how romantic.... Was Traviata Puccini...?

Traviata was Verdi. Come to think of it, this in
fact might also have been Verdi.

anyway)... E. Powerful, as he's sometimes referred to as.... :)

I used to play occasionally with his successor
at the church in Brookline, and people there
called him, well, less favorable things, but don't
ask me what.

Ok, I won't... ;) He did have a varied reputation... :)

My friends used to have rude nicknames for all those
cultural figures, partially motivated by envy but also
in part reflective of their shortcomings and foibles. I
don't know how far Robert J. Lurtsema's influence extended,
but you may have heard of him. We called him J. Loathsome
Toad, which name he partially deserved. That was mild
compared to the vile accusations slung against other local
potentates such as Ozawa and Levine (most of them true).

What petty people... no I imagine it wouldn't be a pleasure... :(

What I did for love ... .

Indeed. ;)

My friend Jackie once suggested that I should be
a gigolo, as it would be more fun for not much
more self-abasement.

She did have a point....

I suppose.

One of my taglines when I had taglines was a bit long
but said to the effect of some say things are revolutionary
when they are merely revolting.

Stolen.

Fashion it into taglineable material
and it's yours.

I did.... see below... (G)

Fine by me.

other professional is guided by - including politicians.
priests, physicians, prostitutes, provisioners.

Such a list... (G)

Chefs, clerics, captains, ... .

Nice additions... ;)

Singers, stockbrokers, and sound engineers.

Indeed.

Most of the zero-Calorie sweeteners put
regular sugars in to mellow out the
artificiality; they used just under the
amount that would deliver enough carbs to
be reportable.

Wouldn't they need to be listed in the ingredients still, though...?

They're often listed by brand name. I don't know
a requirement for them to be further broken down.

... The best Scottish food is the kind you drink.

The Scots were proud of their historical alliance
with the French, which brought haute rather than
oat cuisine to that blasted part of the world.

How much of that stayed, though....? :)

The Scots think a lot.

Jim Weller seemed to think so, too... :)

Maybe he's part Scot?

... Some say things are revolutionary when they are merely revolting

OK.

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Title: Little Joe's Scramble - from the Little Joe Restaurant
Categories: Breakfast, Main dish, Cheese/eggs, Cyberealm, Kooknet
Yield: 6 servings

3 tb Peanut oil
1 Chopped onion
1 lb Lean ground beef
1 lb Blanched, drained and
Chopped spinach
Salt
Tabasco
4 Eggs, lightly beaten
4 tb Grated parmesan cheese

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion, and saute over medium
heat until soft. Add the beef, using a fork to break it up into small
bits. Cook until the redness is gone. Add the spinach, and mix well.
Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes. Add salt to taste. Mmix the Tabasco
with the eggs. Pour over the beef mixture, and cook, stirring until
the eggs are set. Remove from heat, transfer to a warm platter and
sprinkle with parmesan.

Posted by Joel Ehrlich

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