Who feels like shoveling snow?

Afterwards: Chicken fried steak with biscuits and gravy and numerous eggs
(any style) with your choice of spaghetti and meatballs or potroast and
veggies and mashed potatoes or a medely of bacon, sausage, scrapple, and
pepperoni.

Andy

--
"Et tu, Crème Brûlée?"
--Orange Julius Caesar Salad Dressing

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan said...

> Andy <q> :
>
>> Who feels like shoveling snow?
>>
>> Afterwards: Chicken fried steak with biscuits and gravy and numerous
>> eggs (any style) with your choice of spaghetti and meatballs or
>> potroast and veggies and mashed potatoes or a medely of bacon,
>> sausage, scrapple, and pepperoni.
>>
>> Andy
>
> ////THUD... it's snowing yet again here in St. Louis. It is a really
> pretty snow though and is covering up the nasty brown snow from last
> week.
>
> Ob Breakfast:
>
> A slice of cold pizza and a glass of milk.


Michael,

Cold pizza is #1 in my breakfast book!!!

Andy
Still a day behind, after having put my trash can out a day after pickup.
Stupid snow ins!

"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote:
>
> ////THUD... it's snowing yet again here in St. Louis. *It is a really
> pretty snow though and is covering up the nasty brown snow from last week.. *
>
> Ob Breakfast:
>
> A slice of cold pizza and a glass of milk.

Leftover pizza with milk... is that legal... I'd think it has to be
leftover beer, or at least a grape Nehi.

NY Snow

C'mon down:
http://i13.tinypic.com/2j0mhyt.jpg

Next day:
http://i5.tinypic.com/3442wsh.jpg

Survey the Situation:
http://i13.tinypic.com/4bzs8k4.jpg

Night:
http://i19.tinypic.com/2uide7q.jpg

Grill closed, night:
http://i13.tinypic.com/2qi4mqa.jpg

Quit procrastinating:
http://i12.tinypic.com/2r7rhtu.jpg

Drivable:
http://i19.tinypic.com/2j5nggx.jpg

Walkable - whew, getting old is a bitch:
http://i9.tinypic.com/34ijvif.jpg

Job well done - at ease:
http://i9.tinypic.com/3128kjo.jpg

Even the squirrels are hiding:
http://i13.tinypic.com/2qmdhf9.jpg

Taking a snow day:
http://i9.tinypic.com/2m2gbpx.jpg

What mischief can I get into today:
http://i5.tinypic.com/2vdn1fm.jpg


Sheldon

"Michael \"Dog3\" wrote:
> "Sheldon" wrote:
>
> > Taking a snow day:
> >http://i9.tinypic.com/2m2gbpx.jpg
>
> This has to be my favorite. *How the hell much snow do you have anyway? *
> Looks like a lot. *Quite a bit has melted from the last onslaught. *It
> doesn't look like the snow today is going to accumulate much. *

I'd guesstimate almost two feet.

Sheldon

"Michael \"Dog3\" wrote:
> "Sheldon" wrote:
> > "Michael \"Dog3\" *wrote:
> >> "Sheldon" wrote:
>
> >> > Taking a snow day:
> >> >http://i9.tinypic.com/2m2gbpx.jpg
>
> >> This has to be my favorite. *How the hell much snow do you have anyway?
> > **
> >> Looks like a lot. *Quite a bit has melted from the last onslaught. *It
> >> doesn't look like the snow today is going to accumulate much. *
>
> > I'd guesstimate almost two feet.
>
> I think we got about 6 inches total. You northerners get a lot more than we
> do. *At least the temps are above freezing.

While the snow was falling it was down in the single digits here but
since the temps have been steadily rising and right now it's 34�F.
Doesn't living in St. Looie make you a northerner too?

I broke out my trusty ABM today, not sure yet what R2D2 will produce.

http://i13.tinypic.com/2e68ti1.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/2s79gg7.jpg

That giant glass astro-dome gives a great panarama of how it's going..

Sheldon

On Feb 17, 7:10�am, "Sheldon" > wrote:
> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote:
>
> > ////THUD... it's snowing yet again here in St. Louis. ?It is a really
> > pretty snow though and is covering up the nasty brown snow from last week. ?
>
> > Ob Breakfast:
>
> > A slice of cold pizza and a glass of milk.
>
> Leftover pizza with milk... is that legal... I'd think it has to be
> leftover beer, or at least a grape Nehi.
>
> * * * * NY Snow
>
> C'mon down:http://i13.tinypic.com/2j0mhyt.jpg
>
> Next day:http://i5.tinypic.com/3442wsh.jpg
>
> Survey the Situation:http://i13.tinypic.com/4bzs8k4.jpg
>
> Night:http://i19.tinypic.com/2uide7q.jpg
>
> Grill closed, night:http://i13.tinypic.com/2qi4mqa.jpg
>
> Quit procrastinating:http://i12.tinypic.com/2r7rhtu.jpg
>
> Drivable:http://i19.tinypic.com/2j5nggx.jpg
>
> Walkable - whew, getting old is a bitch:http://i9.tinypic.com/34ijvif.jpg
>
> Job well done - at ease:http://i9.tinypic.com/3128kjo.jpg
>
> Even the squirrels are hiding:http://i13.tinypic.com/2qmdhf9.jpg
>
> Taking a snow day:http://i9.tinypic.com/2m2gbpx.jpg
>
> What mischief can I get into today:http://i5.tinypic.com/2vdn1fm.jpg
>
> Sheldon

Love the pics Sheldon.
Vickie

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:53:56 -0600, Andy <q> wrote:

>Who feels like shoveling snow?

I've never shovelled snow in my life. One of the lovely things of
living in Sacramento is a day like yesterday: yesterday it was 75F
and is predicted to be around the same today. I'm going for a long
damned bike ride!

>Afterwards: Chicken fried steak with biscuits and gravy and numerous eggs
>(any style) with your choice of spaghetti and meatballs or potroast and
>veggies and mashed potatoes or a medely of bacon, sausage, scrapple, and
>pepperoni.

Goodness gracious! That snow shovelling works up an appetite for you!
;-)

TammyM

On 17 Feb 2007 09:59:36 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>(TammyM) wrote:
>>
>> I've never shovelled snow in my life. =A0One of the lovely things of
>> living in Sacramento is a day like yesterday: =A0yesterday it was 75F
>> and is predicted to be around the same today. =A0I'm going for a long
>> damned bike ride!
>
>That's about the most exciting thing one can do in Sacramento, has to
>be the most boring Capitol city on the planet... it doesn't even have
>a song. Most Callyfornians don't even know Sacramento is their State
>Capitol... 95% think it's LA, the other 4% think it's San Fran...
>perhaps 1% know it's Sacramento, but will never admit it.

I'd suspect similar can be said of the state of New York. I confess,
I'm pretty bad when it comes to state capitals (note correct
spelling). http://www.cybermad.com/culture/letter2.html
Then again, I'm not planning on going on Jeopardy! anytime soon <g>

> I'd rather
>shovel snow than live in Sacramento.

That's ok with me, Shel. It's true, it's not a hotbed of excitement
:-) I often say that they roll up the sidewalks after sundown. But
... s'ok, I like it well enough here. Except for the heatwaves in
summer.

<snip>

>sac=EF=BF=BDra=EF=BF=BDment-O
>noun
>Etymology: Middle English sacrement, sacrament, from Old French & Late
>Latin; Old French, from Late Latin sacramentum, from Latin, oath of
>allegiance, obligation, from sacrare to consecrate
>1 a : a Christian rite (as baptism or the Eucharist) that is believed
>to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of
>divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality b : a
>religious rite or observance comparable to a Christian sacrament
>2 capitalized a : COMMUNION 2a b : BLESSED SACRAMENT
>3 : something likened to a religious sacrament <saw voting as a
>sacrament of democracy>

If memory of history serves (which these days my memory often does
not!) Sacramento was named by a Spanish explorer, who also
"displaced" many of the local native peoples from these parts in the
early 1800s. We just call it Saccamenna or Tomato Town.

Tomato Town Tammy

ObFood

Pomegranate Soup (I may make this for the virtual cook-in, if I
participate)

Pomegranate Soup (from The New Food of Life, Ancient Persian and
Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies)
Ash-e anar
Makes 6 servings
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 2 hours

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 onions, 3 peeled and thinly sliced, 1 peeled and grated
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1/2 cup yellow split peas
10-12 cups water
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 cups chopped fresh parsley
or 1/2 cup dried
2 cups chopped fresh coriander leaves or 1/2 cup dried
1 cup chopped fresh mint or 1/4 cup dried
1 beet, peeled and chopped
2 cups chopped fresh chives
or scallions or 1/4 cup dried
1 pound ground beef, veal or lamb
1 cup rice
8 cup pomegranate paste diluted in 2 cups water, or 4 cups pomegranate
juice, or 4 cups fresh pomegranate seeds
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons angelica seeds
or powder (gol-par)
Garnish
2 tablespoons olive oil
5 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1 teaspoon dried mint flakes
1/2 teaspoon turmeric


1. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large heavy pot and brown the 3
sliced onions and garlic. Add split peas, then 10 cups of water. Bring
to boil, reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer over medium heat for
20 minutes.
2. Add 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, turmeric, chopped
parsley, coriander, mint, beet, and chives or scallions and continue
cooking for 20 minutes longer, stirring occasionally to prevent
sticking.
3. Combine the grated onion and the meat in a bowl. Season with 1/4
teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Mix ingredients thoroughly and
shape into chestnut-size meatballs and add to the pot.
4. Add rice, half cover and cook for 30 minutes longer.
5. Stir in pomegranate paste, sugar, and angelica powder, and simmer
over low heat for 35 minutes.
6. Check a meatball to see if it is cooked and taste soup for
seasoning. It should be sweet and sour. Add warm water if the soup is
too thick.
7. Just before serving, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet and
brown the garlic. Remove from heat. Crumble the dried mint flakes in
the palm of your hand and add to the garlic. Add 1/2 teaspoon
turmeric; mix well.
8. Pour the warmed soup into a tureen and garnish with the
mint-and-garlic mixture. Nush-e Jan!


Notes: For best results, make the ash a day in advance to give the
flavors a chance to meld and reheat it just before serving. Add the
garnish at the last minute, after pouring the soup into the tureen. If
using pomegranate juice, reduce the water by 2 cups. Add more water or
juice if the finished soup is too thick. Pomegranate paste and
angelica powder (gol-par) are available in Persian food specialty
stores.

On Feb 17, 9:27 am, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan"
> wrote:
> "Sheldon" @v4 5g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>
> > "Michael \"Dog3\" wrote:
> >> "Sheldon" wrote:
>
> >> > Taking a snow day:
> >> >http://i9.tinypic.com/2m2gbpx.jpg
>
> >> This has to be my favorite. How the hell much snow do you have anyway?
> >
> >> Looks like a lot. Quite a bit has melted from the last onslaught. It
> >> doesn't look like the snow today is going to accumulate much.
>
> > I'd guesstimate almost two feet.
>
> > Sheldon
>
> I think we got about 6 inches total. You northerners get a lot more than we
> do. At least the temps are above freezing.

Mexico NY anyone?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/0....ap/index.html

It's a bit old. I think I heard that Mexico had 12 feet of snow as of
yesterday.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Who feels like shoveling snow?


When I was a kid, that used to be my pocket money during the winter.
There was a neighbor with this huge driveway. The garage was in the
very back of the property. What were they thinking of?

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
6.121...
> "Sheldon" >
> ups.com:
>
> > "Michael \"Dog3\" wrote:
> >> "Sheldon" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Taking a snow day:
> >> >http://i9.tinypic.com/2m2gbpx.jpg
> >>
> >> This has to be my favorite. How the hell much snow do you have anyway?
> >
> >> Looks like a lot. Quite a bit has melted from the last onslaught. It
> >> doesn't look like the snow today is going to accumulate much.
> >
> > I'd guesstimate almost two feet.
> >
> > Sheldon
>
> I think we got about 6 inches total. You northerners get a lot more than
we
> do. At least the temps are above freezing.
>

I'll bet your temps are warmer than ours. We woke up to 23 degrees this
morning! Good thing we covered our plants last night. I thought Florida
was supposed to be warm?

kili

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Who feels like shoveling snow?

No snow here, gorgeous blue skies and lots of sunshine.

But then, it is summer where I am.

Miche

--
In the monastery office --
Before enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper
After enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper

In article .com>,
"John Kane" > wrote:

> http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/0....ap/index.html

Mexico, NY is about 20 miles from where I grew up, and where my mother
and sister still live. Mom has threatened for years to get out of the
boondocks and find an apartment in town, but this may be the year she
acts on it. It'll be a miracle if she sees bare lawn by mid-April.

OB Food: Dinner last night was at Hing Loon (in Seattle). The
International District was abuzz, due to the Lunar New Year. Uwajimaya
(the big Asian grocery) was a madhouse of people purchasing their New
Year's delicacies. We bought provisions for tomorrow night's bun bo
Hue, which will be our official Lunar New Year party. Tonight's repast
will be bleu cheese burgers.

Gung hay fat choy, everyone!
Cindy

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