On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:45:46 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:

> Anyway, Thanks for the inspiration Steve. Everyone here should be
> aware you never know who you might inspire by what you post.

Exactly. Thanks for the confirmation. I don't get a lot of feedback on
some of my more hardcore food articles I post here, such as the making of
nuoc mau and mam nem (most recently), or my ginger ale drink and lamb
confit (nobody even touched those threads). But I figure I plant seeds and
if one person tries it, or it inspires something related or not, then it's
worth it.

Koko gets a lot more feedback on her posts than I, but I figure she has a
nicer online persona then I and draws more affection than people would like
to express towards me :-) I can live with that.

Most of my photos are not that great. I click a few quick pictures and
post them in alt.binaries.food. And I've said numerous times that they're
there for inspiration, not for a photography class or a photo contest.
Though many of the people there (and here) don't take food as seriously as
I do, or may not be into the same kinds of foods.

And that's the major reason I read RFC and ABF - for my own inspiration.
Or at least that's why I started reading RFC way back when (now I'm not
quite sure ;-) I've often seen particular posts and 3 minutes later I'm
downstairs in the kitchen. Or shopping for something in particular the
next day.

:-)

A new camera should be in my mailbox tomorrow. I've been using the same
5MP Nikon for about 4 years now. It takes great pictures in the right
environment, but it was hard to pass up last Monday's Woot offer for a
12-megapixel Kodak for $40 that got good reviews. It's still only 3X, but
the added pixels will make for a better virtual zoom (If I need it).

-sw