"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >> It is, indeed, a reminder that we are all getting older.
> >> I will be 64 next January, and I find it hard to believe. :-)
> >
> > My 50th birthday is tomorrow, and I'd prefer to ignore it.
> >
> > But mom has something arranged for tomorrow afternoon,
> >
> > So, scratch the plan for Grey Goose all day. :-(
>
> Happy Birthday, Mark!
>
> You gonna get some more mystery objects perchance?

I keep an eye for them on eBay, but nothing interesting
has shown up recently.

I did treat myself to some fresh red currants today.
I've only had them dried before. They looked so
beautiful fresh -- transparent red like little rubies.
Rather expensive at $2.99 for a very little container
of them, but I thought I'd regret not trying them.

They were okay, but disappointing. Not especially
flavorful, and they have little pits in them. Now,
I remember that dried currants have those pits, too.
That's why the first bag of dried currants I bought
at Trader Joe's was the last.

After buying the currants, I went by the new Asian
food store to see if I could find that weird bottle
of "cooking liquor" or the dried fruit I wanted to
try. I couldn't find either one of them. I guess
they aren't going to stock them anymore. But after
trying the currants, and being disappointed, I
figured I probably would have been even more
disappointed by the dried fruit. After all, if it
was such great fruit, why don't all Asian food
stores carry them?