If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
rec.food.cooking
Preserved Fruit Administrator
"Always in a jam. Never in a stew." - Evergene

On 2008-07-18, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

I'd make it a theme party, the theme being, "It Could Be Worse. I Could Be
Sixty!"

nb

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

>If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
>what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
>you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

In my case, on exactly my 50th birthday we went to La Folie
in San Francisco for dinner. They are an old-school French
restauarant, not trendy, but in the top tier of S.F. restaurants.
I very rarely splurge that much on a dinner (the only time
since being at the restaurant at the Guggenheim in Bilbao).

Steve

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>
> IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
> your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
> small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?

My fiftieth birthday was celebrated with family and friends about
nineteen years ago. It was great, friends came that I hadn't seen in
years. We had a big barbecue in the backyard, a small drum of
margaritas, lots of Shiner Bock, some George Dickel sourmash for me and
lots of pies, cakes, and cookies baked by the ladies of the family. I
asked people not to bring gifts so they all brought me socks. It was a
hoot, fifty pair of socks of all descriptions. Basically make someone's
fiftieth a happy occasion by finding out what they would like.

On Thu 17 Jul 2008 05:29:59p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

Since I'm well past that mark I can tell you that my 50th birthday was
celebrated on THE day, and it was the first *surprise* birthday celebration
I have ever had. It was attended by a dozen of my favorite friends at a
restaurant that served my favorite rack of lamb. It will never be
forgotten.

> IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
> your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
> small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?



--
Wayne Boatwright
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I got a 100% on my ethics test! I
cheated, of course...
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

Turn off the computer, unplug the phone,
and buy a bottle of Grey Goose?

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>
> IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
> your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
> small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?

Well, young'un,
I would expect is breakfast in bed, Dinner at a four-star restaurant and
adulation of the masses. What I got was divorce papers (it was for the
best).

I hope you have a wonderfully unforgettable birthday, and many more just
like it.

BTW, I beat you to it by 6 years and a day.

Warm regards,
Jon

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>


Ah, to be turning 50 again....

gloria p

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>
> IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
> your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
> small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> rec.food.cooking
> Preserved Fruit Administrator
> "Always in a jam. Never in a stew." - Evergene

Perhaps a 'retro-view' of what Life was like fifty years ago - including
headlines, political stuff, fashions, kitsch, etc. from those bygone
days? Just an idea.

Sky

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On Thu 17 Jul 2008 07:15:40p, Gloria P told us...

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
>> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
>> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>
>
>
> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>
> gloria p
>

How many times do you want to turn 50?

--
Wayne Boatwright
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their buns off!'
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller-
:

> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>


50 is a rather large milestone to achieve, so it'd definitly be a week long
party in the very least!!

But for all friends gathering together for a one-off, have it on the
weekend so everyone can let their hair down. You can have a family 'do' on
the day.

My 50th party lasted 17 days (IIRC!!), but the main party was for about 25-
30 of my closest friends on the weekend before the day. We spent the whole
day cruising the Bay on a houseboat, stopping off at a sandy island in the
middle of the bay (only visible and accessible at low tide!!)for a BBQ
lunch, then crusing to another island to pick up gourmet pizzas for dinner.

Man....... what a day *that* was!! :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

Michael wrote:

>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
>> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
>> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>
>> IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
>> your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
>> small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?
>
> Squeaks birthday is a big one but let us not forget Sqwertz and Rosie.


My 50th birthday is only a month and a half away. I plan to *cook* on that
day. Here's my tentative menu; it'll just be for Lin and me:


* dok bok gi (Korean rice sticks) with asparagus, snow crab, and blanched
leeks with a Meyer-lemon vinaigrette


* corn cake with a thin bacon sheet flavored with black pepper and
coriander, topped with a tiny bit of maple foam and shredded crispy
deep-fried onions. (There will also be a spicy pickled chile salad on the
plate if our chile plants are producing by then.)


* fresh tomato-garlic soup with grilled eggplant and zucchini


* sous vide elk tenderloin with Cumberland sauce accompanied by vegetable
quenelles: turnips, parsnips, carrots, and pattypan squash all cut into
spheroids and caramelized in butter


* Dessert trio:
- chocolate truffle flavored with raisin-infused brandy
- panna cotta with coffee and cardamom, topped with a pistachio gelée
- pot de creme flavored with cinnamon and mahleb (a spice made from the
pits of sour cherries)


Bob, needing to practice cutting quenelles and making that maple foam

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>
> IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
> your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
> small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?

I would want jewelry or a kitchen small appliance. Those are my always
choices for birthdays and other gift occasions.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Thu 17 Jul 2008 07:15:40p, Gloria P told us...
>
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
> 21st, >> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or
> expect and would >> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ah, to be turning 50 again....
> >
> > gloria p
> >
>
> How many times do you want to turn 50?

I would like to make it 50, for a start.

--
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:15:40 -0600, Gloria P >
wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
>> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
>> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>
>
>
>Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>
>gloria p

ditto but we were there once Gloria, right?

with aloha to you,
Cea
roast beans to kona to email
farmers of Pure Kona

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:29:59 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
>what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
>you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

See below. Monday, the 21st has, by an act of God, been declared a
birthday-free day. I am quite sure of this. Trust me.
>
>IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
>your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
>small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?

Already did the kinky stuff. See below. Traveling with #1 grandchild
unit. The kinky stuff is, sadly, being held in abeyance. Damn!

And I wish that I was *just* turning 50. As it is, you need to ratchet
the first digit up a notch, dammit. (Chuck turned 66 in April,
Gretchen 69 in June and Linda 63 in May, IIRC, but they're still older
than I am, hee hee.)

We're headed out on a Road Trip tomorrow (first two week vacation
I've had in 5 years, I might add - plan on keeping up with this ng,
too, if all wifi is well).

We're taking our 14 year old granddaughter on a Road Trip from SoCal
to Austin TX (family destination), a very, very meandering Road Trip.
We have every map and tour book AAA publishes and are going to decide
the night before where we're going the next day and what we're going
to see, with the ultimate objective to see Uncle Bill and The Clan in
Austin TX. Part of the point of the Road Trip is to show our little
SoCal girl that there is a world out there that doesn't look like
SoCal and might actually have something of value and lessons to be
learned. Hope springs infernal <g> First stops: Tucson AZ just to rest
our weary heads and eyeball the biggest military aviation mothball
fleet in the world as we drive by Davis Monathan AFB (my family was
stationed there back in the 50s), then breakfast at The Horseshoe Cafe
in Benson (four stars on the 1950s Comfort Food Meter), on to
Tombstone (my great uncle was sheriff there in the 20s - in fact, my
mother's family emigrated to AZ when AZ was still a Territory) and on
to that night's destination of Bisbee. Hand salute to the Lavendar Pit
and the Copper Queen Hotel! Then a quick scoot through my birthplace
of Douglas AZ (sadly, there isn't much left of old Douglas since
Phelps Dodge left town, but the Dairy Queen on "G" is still there :-).

You guys want to see a fun, fun place to stay in Bisbee, have a look
at the Shady Dell RV Park in Bisbee AZ.

http://www.theshadydell.com/

The DH and I have stayed on the Rita D, which is a riot. Where else
are you going to enjoy nostalgic accomodations on a boat on stilts in
the middle of the desert? No extra charge for the Frank Sinatra and
Nat King Cole 78s or the robes with cowboys on 'em. And don't miss
Dot's Diner! Milkshakes with real milk, ice cream and done in one of
those 50s blender jobbies, and hamburgers that have "heart attack"
written all over 'em.

Made my family's favorite trail mix for snacking: dried cherries,
raisins, dried pineapple (cut into smaller bits), M & Ms, salted
peanuts and Frosted Flakes.

Everybody gets to bring 3 CDs. Insofar as the granddaughter is 14, I
reserve the right to also bring ear plugs. My selections lean toward
Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits, John
Fogarty, Lynrd Skynrd, Meat Loaf, Rod Stewart, the Stones, Supertramp,
Twisted Sister, Creedence, The Eagles, Mellencamp and a small salute
to one of my all time faves: Tubthumper by Chumbawamba. How's that for
eclectic? Oh, forgot - "Bette Davis Eyes..."

--

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

"Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch!"

-- W.C. Fields

On Thu 17 Jul 2008 10:31:04p, Terry Pulliam Burd told us...

> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:29:59 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > fired up random neurons and synapses to
> opine:
>
>>If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
>>what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
>>you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>
> See below. Monday, the 21st has, by an act of God, been declared a
> birthday-free day. I am quite sure of this. Trust me.
>>
>>IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
>>your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
>>small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?
>
> Already did the kinky stuff. See below. Traveling with #1 grandchild
> unit. The kinky stuff is, sadly, being held in abeyance. Damn!
>
> And I wish that I was *just* turning 50. As it is, you need to ratchet
> the first digit up a notch, dammit. (Chuck turned 66 in April,
> Gretchen 69 in June and Linda 63 in May, IIRC, but they're still older
> than I am, hee hee.)
>
> We're headed out on a Road Trip tomorrow (first two week vacation
> I've had in 5 years, I might add - plan on keeping up with this ng,
> too, if all wifi is well).
>
> We're taking our 14 year old granddaughter on a Road Trip from SoCal
> to Austin TX (family destination), a very, very meandering Road Trip.
> We have every map and tour book AAA publishes and are going to decide
> the night before where we're going the next day and what we're going
> to see, with the ultimate objective to see Uncle Bill and The Clan in
> Austin TX. Part of the point of the Road Trip is to show our little
> SoCal girl that there is a world out there that doesn't look like
> SoCal and might actually have something of value and lessons to be
> learned. Hope springs infernal <g> First stops: Tucson AZ just to rest
> our weary heads and eyeball the biggest military aviation mothball
> fleet in the world as we drive by Davis Monathan AFB (my family was
> stationed there back in the 50s), then breakfast at The Horseshoe Cafe
> in Benson (four stars on the 1950s Comfort Food Meter), on to
> Tombstone (my great uncle was sheriff there in the 20s - in fact, my
> mother's family emigrated to AZ when AZ was still a Territory) and on
> to that night's destination of Bisbee. Hand salute to the Lavendar Pit
> and the Copper Queen Hotel! Then a quick scoot through my birthplace
> of Douglas AZ (sadly, there isn't much left of old Douglas since
> Phelps Dodge left town, but the Dairy Queen on "G" is still there :-).

I absolutely love Bisbee! We've made numerous trips there since moving to
AZ in 2000. We're not RVer's, though, so have always stayed at the hotel.
There are some lovely shops and galleries there to browse. We've taken one
tour through the copper mine.

We were very disappointed with Tombstone, and spent very little time there.
So much of it seems inauthentic and re-created. On our first trip down
that way, Tombstone was our primary destination. Bisbee turned out to be a
wonderful surprise discovery.

Karchner Caverns is also a great destination if you've already made the
trek as far as Bisbee.

> You guys want to see a fun, fun place to stay in Bisbee, have a look
> at the Shady Dell RV Park in Bisbee AZ.
>
> http://www.theshadydell.com/
>
> The DH and I have stayed on the Rita D, which is a riot. Where else
> are you going to enjoy nostalgic accomodations on a boat on stilts in
> the middle of the desert? No extra charge for the Frank Sinatra and
> Nat King Cole 78s or the robes with cowboys on 'em. And don't miss
> Dot's Diner! Milkshakes with real milk, ice cream and done in one of
> those 50s blender jobbies, and hamburgers that have "heart attack"
> written all over 'em.

We've thought of staying at the Rita D on our next trek down that way. It
looks like great fun!

> Made my family's favorite trail mix for snacking: dried cherries,
> raisins, dried pineapple (cut into smaller bits), M & Ms, salted
> peanuts and Frosted Flakes.
>
> Everybody gets to bring 3 CDs. Insofar as the granddaughter is 14, I
> reserve the right to also bring ear plugs. My selections lean toward
> Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits, John
> Fogarty, Lynrd Skynrd, Meat Loaf, Rod Stewart, the Stones, Supertramp,
> Twisted Sister, Creedence, The Eagles, Mellencamp and a small salute
> to one of my all time faves: Tubthumper by Chumbawamba. How's that for
> eclectic? Oh, forgot - "Bette Davis Eyes..."

As long as it's not Bette Davis singing. She made an album, too. :-) The
trademark cut from that album is "You're Never Too Young or Too Old".

> --
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Have a great trip and an even greater birthday, Terry!


--
Wayne Boatwright
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who has a microphone when you don't;
they'll make you look like chopped
liver. --Harlan Ellison, on hecklers
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Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
(snippers)
>
> We have every map and tour book AAA publishes
>
> --
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

May I suggest a modest investment in Gazatteer (sp?) maps for each state
you travel? They're wonderful and fun to read - and use!

Sky, who can't travel as much as preferred, (SIGH!)

--
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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

Michael "Dog3" said...

> "Bob Terwilliger" >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> My 50th birthday is only a month and a half away. I plan to *cook* on
>> that day. Here's my tentative menu; it'll just be for Lin and me:
>>
>>
>> * dok bok gi (Korean rice sticks) with asparagus, snow crab, and
>> blanched leeks with a Meyer-lemon vinaigrette
>>
>>
>> * corn cake with a thin bacon sheet flavored with black pepper and
>> coriander, topped with a tiny bit of maple foam and shredded crispy
>> deep-fried onions. (There will also be a spicy pickled chile salad on
>> the plate if our chile plants are producing by then.)
>>
>>
>> * fresh tomato-garlic soup with grilled eggplant and zucchini
>>
>>
>> * sous vide elk tenderloin with Cumberland sauce accompanied by
>> vegetable quenelles: turnips, parsnips, carrots, and pattypan squash
>> all cut into spheroids and caramelized in butter
>>
>>
>> * Dessert trio:
>> - chocolate truffle flavored with raisin-infused brandy
>> - panna cotta with coffee and cardamom, topped with a pistachio
>> gelée - pot de creme flavored with cinnamon and mahleb (a spice
>> made from the
>> pits of sour cherries)
>
> Special celebration... Want some company
>
> Michael


YEAH!!!

WHAT? No formal invitations?!?

Andy
50+

Gloria P wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect
>> and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>
>
>
> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>
> gloria p
If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time. Of course most of
the times since have also been good but that era seems to stick in the
mind for some reason.

George Shirley wrote:
>
> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
> thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
> college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
> and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time. Of course most of
> the times since have also been good but that era seems to stick in the
> mind for some reason.


Do we get to go back knowing what we know now, or do we have to learn
the same lessons again?


The first answer that popped into my head was how I'd like to go back to
my teens, but that's got to be rose colored glasses. Part of me knows I
miserable in highschool, but somehow I remember those days as good ones.


--Lia

On Jul 17, 8:29*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

None. I'm indifferent to birthdays. We usually manage to go out for
a
slightly fancier-than-usual restaurant meal, though.

My husband likes to buy a USDA prime standing rib roast and cook it,
in lieu of a restaurant meal. Often it's just the two of us, although
we like
to invite a couple of his friends over.

I can't recall what I did when I turned 50, although I know that my
celebratory
birthday dinner is often cancelled due to illness (something about the
end
of February, one or the other of us is often laid up).

I turned 40 on I-75, returning from a visit to my in-laws.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >,
Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:29:59 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > fired up random neurons and synapses to
> opine:
>
> >If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> >what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> >you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>
> See below. Monday, the 21st has, by an act of God, been declared a
> birthday-free day. I am quite sure of this. Trust me.

> >IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
> >your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
> >small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?
>
> Already did the kinky stuff. See below. Traveling with #1 grandchild
> unit. The kinky stuff is, sadly, being held in abeyance. Damn!

Drop her off at the nearest mall and tell her you'll pick her up in two
and half hours. '-) Where there's a will. . .

> And I wish that I was *just* turning 50. As it is, you need to ratchet
> the first digit up a notch, dammit. (Chuck turned 66 in April,
> Gretchen 69 in June and Linda 63 in May, IIRC, but they're still older
> than I am, hee hee.)

By Jove, you're right! Either my eyesight, my math skills, or both are
going to hell. Calendar says it was 1948 and I DO remember a flashing
thought of "Only 50? Huh? Doesn't seem right, but. . . " JAYzuzz,
light a candle for me. (Linda should've been 62 unless she was held
back a year in school somewhere. :-)
>
> We're headed out on a Road Trip tomorrow (first two week vacation
> I've had in 5 years, I might add - plan on keeping up with this ng,
> too, if all wifi is well).
>
> We're taking our 14 year old granddaughter on a Road Trip from SoCal
> to Austin TX (family destination), a very, very meandering Road Trip.
> We have every map and tour book AAA publishes and are going to decide
> the night before where we're going the next day and what we're going
> to see, with the ultimate objective to see Uncle Bill and The Clan in
> Austin TX. Part of the point of the Road Trip is to show our little
> SoCal girl that there is a world out there that doesn't look like
> SoCal and might actually have something of value and lessons to be
> learned.

Oooh, I'll be lighting a candle for YOU! Maybe a bonfire.

> Hope springs infernal <g> First stops: Tucson AZ just to rest
> our weary heads and eyeball the biggest military aviation mothball
> fleet in the world as we drive by Davis Monathan AFB (my family was
> stationed there back in the 50s),

Say hi to Chris for me. :-) Maybe he could show you his Mars pictures.
:-)

> Made my family's favorite trail mix for snacking: dried cherries,
> raisins, dried pineapple (cut into smaller bits), M & Ms, salted
> peanuts and Frosted Flakes.

I was nodding with you right up to the Frosted Flakes.

> Everybody gets to bring 3 CDs. Insofar as the granddaughter is 14, I
> reserve the right to also bring ear plugs. My selections lean toward
> Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits, John
> Fogarty, Lynrd Skynrd, Meat Loaf, Rod Stewart, the Stones, Supertramp,
> Twisted Sister, Creedence, The Eagles, Mellencamp and a small salute
> to one of my all time faves: Tubthumper by Chumbawamba. How's that for
> eclectic? Oh, forgot - "Bette Davis Eyes..."
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Looks like more than 3 CDs to me unless they're compilations. "We
didn't start the first; it was always burnin' since the world's been
turnin' ; We didn't start the fire; though we did ignite it, but we
tried to fight it" I'm going to see Neil Diamond tomorrow night.
Cracklin' Rosie, indeed!

Safe journey. Enjoy the kid--she's lucky to have you in her life.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
rec.food.cooking
Preserved Fruit Administrator
"Always in a jam. Never in a stew." - Evergene

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> None. I'm indifferent to birthdays. We usually manage to go out for
> a
> slightly fancier-than-usual restaurant meal, though.

I like that! Indifferent to birthdays. I'll have to remember that one.

nancy

George Shirley wrote:
> Gloria P wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect
>>> and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>>
>> gloria p
> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
> thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
> college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
> and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time. Of course most of
> the times since have also been good but that era seems to stick in the
> mind for some reason.

I guess mid-30s. I'd say 16, and that might be nice from a
physical standpoint, but I prefer having more wisdom and being
more centered....
--
Jean B.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

Assuming I was a female with the initials TSPB, I would seek out a 41
year-old hunk who has the same birthdate, enjoys cooking and good
food, who can drink copious amounts of liquor, who also posts to RFC

..... and screw his brains out, all night long.

-sw

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> We're taking our 14 year old granddaughter on a Road Trip from SoCal
> to Austin TX (family destination)

Hey - maybe my suggestion *will* pan out after all! <wink, wink>.

-sw

On Fri 18 Jul 2008 05:34:16a, George Shirley told us...

> Gloria P wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect
>>> and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>>
>> gloria p
> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
> thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
> college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
> and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time. Of course most of
> the times since have also been good but that era seems to stick in the
> mind for some reason.

Thirty-Two. For many of the same reasons you mentioned.



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On Fri 18 Jul 2008 07:19:03a, Jean B. told us...

> George Shirley wrote:
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>>>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect
>>>> and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
>> thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
>> college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
>> and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time. Of course most of
>> the times since have also been good but that era seems to stick in the
>> mind for some reason.
>
> I guess mid-30s. I'd say 16, and that might be nice from a
> physical standpoint, but I prefer having more wisdom and being
> more centered....

Oh, Jean, don't tell me you were off-center. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 18 Jul 2008 07:19:03a, Jean B. told us...
>
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> Gloria P wrote:
>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>>>>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect
>>>>> and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
>>> thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
>>> college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
>>> and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time. Of course most of
>>> the times since have also been good but that era seems to stick in the
>>> mind for some reason.
>> I guess mid-30s. I'd say 16, and that might be nice from a
>> physical standpoint, but I prefer having more wisdom and being
>> more centered....
>
> Oh, Jean, don't tell me you were off-center. :-)
>
Well, that too...

--
Jean B.

On Fri 18 Jul 2008 08:40:26a, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 18 Jul 2008 07:19:03a, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>> Gloria P wrote:
>>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>>>>>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or
>>>>>> expect and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>>>>>
>>>>> gloria p
>>>> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be
>>>> my thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens,
>>>> going to college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight,
>>>> lots of friends and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time.
>>>> Of course most of the times since have also been good but that era
>>>> seems to stick in the mind for some reason.
>>> I guess mid-30s. I'd say 16, and that might be nice from a
>>> physical standpoint, but I prefer having more wisdom and being more
>>> centered....
>>
>> Oh, Jean, don't tell me you were off-center. :-)
>>
> Well, that too...
>

Join the crowd!

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 18 Jul 2008 08:40:26a, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Fri 18 Jul 2008 07:19:03a, Jean B. told us...
>>>
>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>> Gloria P wrote:
>>>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>>>>>>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or
>>>>>>> expect and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> gloria p
>>>>> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be
>>>>> my thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens,
>>>>> going to college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight,
>>>>> lots of friends and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time.
>>>>> Of course most of the times since have also been good but that era
>>>>> seems to stick in the mind for some reason.
>>>> I guess mid-30s. I'd say 16, and that might be nice from a
>>>> physical standpoint, but I prefer having more wisdom and being more
>>>> centered....
>>> Oh, Jean, don't tell me you were off-center. :-)
>>>
>> Well, that too...
>>
>
> Join the crowd!
>
Heh. Centered is so boring....

--
Jean B.

Bob Terwilliger wrote:

>
>
> My 50th birthday is only a month and a half away. I plan to *cook* on that
> day. Here's my tentative menu; it'll just be for Lin and me:
>

My 65th is in six weeks and I plan to be taken out to dinner.
You can't imagine how old it makes you feel to get that Medicare
card in the mail....

;-)
gloria p

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect
> and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?

My brother came up with "Hawaii 5-0" theme for me.




Brian

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PeterLucas wrote:
>
> My 50th party lasted 17 days (IIRC!!), but the main party
> was for about 25-30 of my closest friends.

Wow... 25-30 *closest* friends, if that's the tip of the iceberg you
must have like 250-300 more *good* friends who are not so closest, and
how many thousand so-so friends. I must be far more discriminatory
with my relationships because I can come up with only like ten friends
and only consider four "closest".... every one else in my phone book
is a relative and *acquaintance*, but most are strictly business
relationships, like the local pharmacy employees, my doctors, dentist,
utility companys and the like.. just because I make small talk once a
year with guys who service my furnace, A/C, well, tractors, septic
system, etc., those are not friends... they're here doing a job is
all. I must have accumulated some 200 business cards in the five
years I've lived here, all local businesses, many are one person
operations, none are my friends. All the gals at the local bank give
me a big smile and act very friendly when I walk in, because they know
my account balance, none are my friends.

I don't consider my neighbors my *friends*, they are people who wave
as they drive by, some toot their horn, a few may happen to walk by
occasionaly and if by chance I'm outside near the road they may stop
to discuss the weather for like ten minutes. My next door neighbor
and I sometimes share a beer and discuss our vegetable gardens and
grass mowing, we are friendly, but no way are we friends.

To have so many "closest" friends you must be a very shallow person
and have an extremely low sense of self worth --- I wonder how well
you even know yourself, probably not at all --- because it's not
possible to have so many profoundly intimate relationships
simultaneously, not even separately in a life time. I bet of those
25-30 "closest" friends, half of them you haven't committed their
snail mail adresses and phone numbers to memory and can't even spell
all their names correctly, I doubt you can recall all their names.
People who claim to have so many closest friends the truth be known
they have no real friends at all.... perhaps your dictionary has a
much different definition for "closest" than mine. Most anyone can
throw a party and have 25-30 people arrive, just invite half that many
aquaintances and tell them each to bring a guest... and when you're
picking up the tab, then there's no limit how many "friends" (bottle
buddys) will arrive.

My next door neighbor hosts a cook out every summer and invites all
the neighbors on this road, none are his friends or even friends with
each other... everyone who arrives stays an hour or so, some make chit
chat with each other about nothing personal, many wander around eating
and drinking by themselves looking very uncomfortable. I go too, but
only out of respect because I will have to face him the next day...
he's having the cookout in two weeks, I wish I could get out of going
somehow. He only makes the cookout because his family owns the
furniture factory at the end of the road that's been in business
nearly 200 years, and so he carries on the tradition, with some 40
employees they are the largest employer in town... I'm sure the
cookout is a write off.

Of my four closest friends one I grew up with since infancy, one was a
shipmate in the navy, one a gal from the neighborhood who was my first
real date, and the fourth I ain't telling. I had two more closest
friends but they've passed on.

I can walk into any gin mill and order a round for the bar and they'll
all be my bestest friends for so long as I'm buying.

I honestly don't remember my 50th birthday party, not even whether
there was one... but as usual there was probably a couple-three
people, a small cake and a few drinks, probably lasted not much longer
than 17 minutes.

---

Gloria P wrote:
> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> My 50th birthday is only a month and a half away. I plan to *cook* on
>> that
>> day. Here's my tentative menu; it'll just be for Lin and me:
>>
>
> My 65th is in six weeks and I plan to be taken out to dinner.
> You can't imagine how old it makes you feel to get that Medicare
> card in the mail....
>
> ;-)
> gloria p
Heck, I felt great when I got mine three years ago. I had been without
health insurance of any kind for several years and now I'm on the dole.
<VBG>

>
> We're headed out on a Road Trip tomorrow


>
> We're taking our 14 year old granddaughter on a Road Trip from SoCal
> to Austin TX
>
> Everybody gets to bring 3 CDs. Insofar as the granddaughter is 14, I
> reserve the right to also bring ear plugs. My selections lean toward
> Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits, John
> Fogarty, Lynrd Skynrd, Meat Loaf, Rod Stewart, the Stones, Supertramp,
> Twisted Sister, Creedence, The Eagles, Mellencamp and a small salute
> to one of my all time faves: Tubthumper by Chumbawamba. How's that for
> eclectic? Oh, forgot - "Bette Davis Eyes..."
>
> --


Between the ungodly heat this time of year and the music you've chosen,
she may never speak to you again once you get back to SoCal. ;-)

Have a great trip and a wonderful b'day.

gloria p

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> Gloria P wrote:
>> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My 50th birthday is only a month and a half away. I plan to *cook* on
>>> that
>>> day. Here's my tentative menu; it'll just be for Lin and me:
>>>
>>
>> My 65th is in six weeks and I plan to be taken out to dinner.
>> You can't imagine how old it makes you feel to get that Medicare
>> card in the mail....
>>
>> ;-)
>> gloria p
> Heck, I felt great when I got mine three years ago. I had been without
> health insurance of any kind for several years and now I'm on the dole.
> <VBG>
My 65th Sept 9th.


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George Shirley wrote:

> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
> thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
> college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
> and family in the neighborhood. It was a good time. Of course most of
> the times since have also been good but that era seems to stick in the
> mind for some reason.


Yes. thirties were pretty nice. Safe, social, secure.

I have another question: How old do you feel in your mind? Much of the
time I think I have never gotten beyond 18-21 and it's a shock when I
look in the mirror or feel the creaky-ness when I get up from a chair.

gloria p

George Shirley wrote:

> Gloria P wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the
>>> 21st, what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect
>>> and would you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Ah, to be turning 50 again....
>>
>> gloria p
> If you could regress your age what would you like? For me it would be my
> thirties, heavily involved in family, kids turning into teens, going to
> college (me) for the first time, healthy, good eyesight, lots of friends
> and family in the neighborhood.

Thirty. Back in college full-time for another degree; friends all younger
than me; substance abuse; parties; promiscuity; adultery......was a great
time.


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