Subj : Aging Out was:Hamming To : Daryl Stout From : Dave Drum Date : Thu Mar 10 2022 06:08 am -=> Daryl Stout wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> My "Hunter's Safety Course" consisted of my Granddad telling me "Don't DD> point it at anything you don't intend to shoot. And don't shoot it at DD> anything you don't intend to kill." DS> I never was a fan of hunting. My brother used to, until he suffered DS> that freak motorcycle wreck 3 months after my wife died 15 years ago. DS> He lives in the rural part of western Pulaski County in a mobile home, DS> and one day, there was a deer outside. So, here goes "the big brave DS> naked deer hunter" outside. He is so bummed up now from that wreck DS> that he can barely get around...although he goes out every day to dine DS> with friends (and spend money on food, beer, and tobacco). I usually DS> eat at home, and have been on a bland diet of wheat bread with butter, DS> and lemonade koolaid for a week. C'mon over to the cooking echo - maybe we'll inspire you to expand your menu. (See recipe below) Eating out is a social occasion. I am an excellent cook - but unless I am cooking to share with someone I prefer to hit the restaurants. Even if my "social" interaction is limited to the wait staff and the cashier. And, *no* clean-up. Bv)= DD> From riding motorcycles for 65 years I've developed the habit of DD> drivihg all of the cars around me and thinking "What's the dumbest DD> thing this Bozo could do?" Ten times out of nine I'll be proven right. DS> Sounds like a sign I saw on a restaurant across from Kyle Field in DS> College Station, Texas..."10 out of 9 Aggies prefer to eat here". 99 of 100 Legionnaires who have tried Camels prefer women. Bv)= DS> So I redialed, and put it on speakerphone (my Mom was in the room DS> with me), and when they said "this call may be recorded for training DS> purposes", I said "It damn sure better be for the s*** I just went DS> through". They were going to make a 90 year old woman WAIT 2 WEEKS to DS> get a new DSL modem...and after I raised hell about it, they got a DS> technician out the next day. When I told him what happened, he DS> exploded...saying "there is no excuse for that, and this isn't the DS> first time they did it". He gave us a new DSL modem, plus his private DS> cellphone number...and said "If the DSL modem dies again, CALL ME. That's the difference between (mis) management and labour. DS> Either I myself, or one of my team will be out here within 24 hours to DS> fix it!!". I was praying down blessings on him and his family. I DS> apologized to my Mom for cussing in front of her, and she said "I can't DS> say that I blame you...I heard every word". Even she was appalled at DS> the poor treatment I was given. DD> I know the words to that song. I *am* a Type 2. DS> There is a new deal, I think called DexCom...where your DS> endocrinologist has to approve it, but you have this sensor taped to DS> your body. Then, you use a cellphone app to monitor your Hemoglobin DS> A1C, and blood glucose level...no more pricking your fingers, or having DS> to buy lancets or the alcohol swabs. I'm fortunate in being what my croaker terms "well controlled". I only poke my "signalling" finger once a week - and then only for my peace of mind. Still have to take that blasted pill every morning, though. DD> The cheapskate was as much an act as being only 39 years old. In DD> reality he was known for his generosity. Bv)= DS> On one show, Mel Blanc (the voice of the Looney Tunes) did "an DS> electronic organ". The entire studio audience was roaring in raucous DS> laughter, and Jack's lips were quivering for all he was worth, in DS> trying NOT to laugh. Another great routine is the one with "Si, Cy, DS> and Sue". Kind of like his "feud" with Fred Allen. In life they were great friends. DD> Never been into B&D. To me "no pain" means no pain. DS> I mentioned to a ham radio operator that I was "tied up" on certain DS> days with other commitments, and he came back with "I didn't know that DS> you were into bondage". To which, I busted out laughing, and replied DS> "Touche'". DS> The ham radio operators use ITU (International Telecommunications DS> Union) phonetics for their callsigns, to make it easier to understand. DS> I tell fellow hams "to use ITU phonetics on nets, but have a set of DS> alternate, cutesy phonetics handy...or these jokers will pick them for DS> you". One new ham in the area, has the callsign suffix YZP -- and a DS> fellow ham said it stood for "Your Zipper Protruding". His reply was DS> "Well Played, Sir". Many letters are near homophones. In my job I often used phonetics to give part numbers over the Alexander. B - C - D - E - G - P - T and V all sound similar over a telephone headset. Phonetics takes the worry out of transcription. DS> The latter is the most important. DD> That would be tough for me I've been going "commando" for at least the DD> past 30 years. Bv)= DS> I do that at night...as nature is a call you can't leave to the DS> answering machine...and I don't want to have to rush to get the clothes DS> off. My late wife had one cardinal rule: "Leave The Toilet Seat DS> Down!!". I grew up with a brother, and didn't know that "women had to DS> sit for everything, and it took them forever and a day to get ready". DS> If I forgot that rule, my wife would spit at me like a mad DS> kitty...nothing more needed to be said...I knew I was guilty. Women never leave the seat up - and sometimes if I am operating under extreme hydraulic pressure it's going to get wet. Too bad, so sad. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Sour Cream Apple Pie Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits, Dairy, Desserts Yield: 6 Servings 1 Unbaked 9" pie crust 2 lg Eggs 1 c Light sour cream 3/4 c Splenda Granular 2 tb All-purpose flour 2 ts Salt 2 1/2 c Peeled, thin sliced, baking - apples MMMMM----------------------STREUSEL TOPPING--------------------------- 4 tb All-purpose flour 3 tb Butter 1/3 c Splenda Granular 1 ts Cinnamon Set oven @ 425ºF/220ºC. Bake pie crust for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool. Set aside. In a large bowl, lightly beat together eggs, sour cream, Splenda Granular, flour, vanilla, and salt. Stir in apples and pour into the prebaked pie shell. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350ºF/175ºC and bake for 20 minutes more, covering edges of pie crust with foil as needed to prevent overbrowning. While pie is baking, combine the topping ingredients. Remove pie from oven and sprinkle on topping. Return pie to oven and bake an additional 20 minutes. Cool completely before serving. Makes 8 Servings. (At MY house a single pie makes 6 servings - UDD) Nutrients Per Serving: (based on 8 servings per pie) 190 Calories, 20 g Carbohydrates, 4 g Protein, 11 g Fat, 1 g Fiber, 150 mg Sodium From: http://www.diabeticconnect.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy "-- Janet Long --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .