On 2020-11-29 7:45 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:

> I also like to see their year end statements briefly, put me off the
> Food Bank when I saw the woman who ran it was drawing a salary of
> $142,000 per year, a far from average salary in our area! So then I
> gave food and a person who worked there told me to stop giving
> Cadburys Choc. bikkies for kids at Xmas because they never reached
> them
>

I wonder about some of those accountability ratings for charities. I
worked with a charity that provided horse riding lessons for the
mentally and physically disabled and spent a couple years on the board.
Our rating did not look good on paper and had a high percentage spent on
administration. Our instructor was the only one who was paid a stipend.
she had to go to a lot of effort and expense to get qualifications and
she was only getting $20 per session (3 hours). We had to buy a few
special saddles. There were the usual admin costs for mail, but the big
costs were board for the horses and insurance. Board was $400 per horse
per month. We had four horses. We paid for three and the owner donated
the fourth.

On 2020-11-29 7:47 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:24:05 -0800 (PST), GM

>> Such are the "fruits" of socialism, Graham...if PBS aka SBS (Socialist Broadcasting System) was weaned off of the teat of US government funding, their mouldy programming might not be so dire...they would be forced to compete in the marketplace like other broadcasters...
>
> One can look at that the other way round, that they know they are
> providing what people want.
>

Then there is our CBC which has appointed itself as the public
conscience for their pet issues. They usually have three issues they are
pushing at any time. It gets to the point where you can't tune in for
more than 5 minutes without them mentioning one of their current pet
issues. Those issues do deserve some air time, but when you consider
everything else that is going on in the country, they spent way too much
time on them.

On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 23:42:05 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> On 11/28/2020 11:15 PM, Graham wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 23:12:14 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/28/2020 10:05 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 5:31:03 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> We don't answer the phone anymore, because 4 out of 5 calls are
>>>>> charities. If a real person wants to talk to us, they'll have to start
>>>>> talking to the answering service, unless we recognise their number.
>>>>> This kind of harrassment puts people off donating. So stupid.
>>>>>
>>>> Tell me about it! If I had an account and it accepted 10¢ for every
>>>> spam call I receive I'd be a well-to-do old gal! On the occasion I
>>>> feel in a good mood and answer the phone knowing it's going to
>>>> be some creep wanting access to my bank account my standard
>>>> reply is "I don't do business over the phone and I certainly don't do
>>>> it with someone I don't know."
>>>>
>>> This is why I love my (landline) AT&T Answerphone. It announces out
>>> loud who or what number is calling and if it's not someone I know,
>>> sorry, I'm not going to answer the phone. If I'm busy, people who know
>>> me know to leave a message; I can hear it and if I'm not busy and want
>>> to talk to you I'll pick up. Sometimes the robo calls slip past and
>>> leave partial silly messages. I can hear them and don't bother getting
>>> up to answer. I just hit delete later.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> My phone provider is ending some call display feature soon:-(
>>
> Why on earth would they do that?
>
> Jill

Must be costing them too much.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:40:27 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:


>
> Been a bad year for me with charities. I really HATE getting mail
> with calendars, address labels and junk from them, I mark them 'Return
> to Sender' and write on the back "Please don't waste our donations
> this way'.
>
> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely. So I stick
> with War Amps, completely online, they never waste trees and money on
> postage, just once a year when they send my key tags. I also do Sally
> Army for same reason, I do not receive snail mail from them, online
> only. I like them because the money I give stays local which is good.
> We have another local that is doing good work in place of where the
> old Food Bank used to be, called Souls Harbour.

I never give to the Sallies! Their big shelter wil turn away down &outs who
are under the influence of drink or drugs when it's -35C. The secular
shelter never turns anyone away. The other "christian" shelters are the
same.

On 11/29/2020 7:53 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 23:12:14 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/28/2020 10:05 PM, wrote:
>>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 5:31:03 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> We don't answer the phone anymore, because 4 out of 5 calls are
>>>> charities. If a real person wants to talk to us, they'll have to start
>>>> talking to the answering service, unless we recognise their number.
>>>> This kind of harrassment puts people off donating. So stupid.
>>>>
>>> Tell me about it! If I had an account and it accepted 10¢ for every
>>> spam call I receive I'd be a well-to-do old gal! On the occasion I
>>> feel in a good mood and answer the phone knowing it's going to
>>> be some creep wanting access to my bank account my standard
>>> reply is "I don't do business over the phone and I certainly don't do
>>> it with someone I don't know."
>>>
>> This is why I love my (landline) AT&T Answerphone. It announces out
>> loud who or what number is calling and if it's not someone I know,
>> sorry, I'm not going to answer the phone. If I'm busy, people who know
>> me know to leave a message; I can hear it and if I'm not busy and want
>> to talk to you I'll pick up. Sometimes the robo calls slip past and
>> leave partial silly messages. I can hear them and don't bother getting
>> up to answer. I just hit delete later.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I don't know why you think you need an old landline for that, my smart
> phone shows me exactly who is calling and I simply press 'block' - I
> now rarely get a spam call.
>
A landline is required and is directly connected to the security system.
Every house on the island has one. I like the Answerphone because of
the annouce feature; 99% of the time those robo dialed calls disconnect
the minute the answering machine kicks in.

Jill

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:33:32 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

>>>
>
> I am down to one charity, Telus Ride for Dads, which raises money for
> prostate cancer research and education. I also participate in the local
> Ride For Dads and last year got over $500 in donations
>
Having had prostate cancer, I used to make a big donation to the main
cancer charity. However, after one such donation, they pestered me so much
in the following weeks that I asked them to take me off their list. I
checked the tax authority's charity list and found out that the CEO of that
charity was making north of $300k. I figured he could make a donation for
me.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:45:05 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:

>
> I also like to see their year end statements briefly, put me off the
> Food Bank when I saw the woman who ran it was drawing a salary of
> $142,000 per year, a far from average salary in our area! So then I
> gave food and a person who worked there told me to stop giving
> Cadburys Choc. bikkies for kids at Xmas because they never reached
> them
The Calgary food bank is one of the better, if not THE best-run charity in
Canada. Pay scales are very reasonable so it's on my list.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:47:54 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2020-11-29 7:47 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:24:05 -0800 (PST), GM
>
>>> Such are the "fruits" of socialism, Graham...if PBS aka SBS (Socialist Broadcasting System) was weaned off of the teat of US government funding, their mouldy programming might not be so dire...they would be forced to compete in the marketplace like other broadcasters...
>>
>> One can look at that the other way round, that they know they are
>> providing what people want.
>>
>
> Then there is our CBC which has appointed itself as the public
> conscience for their pet issues. They usually have three issues they are
> pushing at any time. It gets to the point where you can't tune in for
> more than 5 minutes without them mentioning one of their current pet
> issues. Those issues do deserve some air time, but when you consider
> everything else that is going on in the country, they spent way too much
> time on them.

OTOH the commercial radio staions provide no balance whatsoever. Commercial
talk radio just spews ultra right wing propaganda.
As much as I support the CBC, I do tend to agree with you about their
obsessions. Just lately it seems to have been all queer and trannie issues.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:56:44 -0700, Graham > wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:40:27 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Been a bad year for me with charities. I really HATE getting mail
>> with calendars, address labels and junk from them, I mark them 'Return
>> to Sender' and write on the back "Please don't waste our donations
>> this way'.
>>
>> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
>> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely. So I stick
>> with War Amps, completely online, they never waste trees and money on
>> postage, just once a year when they send my key tags. I also do Sally
>> Army for same reason, I do not receive snail mail from them, online
>> only. I like them because the money I give stays local which is good.
>> We have another local that is doing good work in place of where the
>> old Food Bank used to be, called Souls Harbour.
>
>I never give to the Sallies! Their big shelter wil turn away down &outs who
>are under the influence of drink or drugs when it's -35C. The secular
>shelter never turns anyone away. The other "christian" shelters are the
>same.

I am turning towards Souls Harbour, for all the name, I don't think
they are connected to a religion. Shall find out.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:00:32 -0700, Graham > wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:33:32 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>>>
>>
>> I am down to one charity, Telus Ride for Dads, which raises money for
>> prostate cancer research and education. I also participate in the local
>> Ride For Dads and last year got over $500 in donations
>>
>Having had prostate cancer, I used to make a big donation to the main
>cancer charity. However, after one such donation, they pestered me so much
>in the following weeks that I asked them to take me off their list. I
>checked the tax authority's charity list and found out that the CEO of that
>charity was making north of $300k. I figured he could make a donation for
>me.

Prostate was long neglected until they started Movember. I turned on
my local news one night back when to see my middle grandson, with a
couple of friends, in diapers with moustaches on them, up on Citadel
Hill in the freezing cold. He had actually had testicular cancer at
age 20 and had to have a testicle removed. What concerned us was the
doctor telling him 'there has been an explosion in young men your age
having testicular cancer (more normally it is found in older men) and
we are working on trying to find out why' - alarming. He lives in
your province now, up in Grande Prairie.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:37:26 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:00:32 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:33:32 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I am down to one charity, Telus Ride for Dads, which raises money for
>>> prostate cancer research and education. I also participate in the local
>>> Ride For Dads and last year got over $500 in donations
>>>
>>Having had prostate cancer, I used to make a big donation to the main
>>cancer charity. However, after one such donation, they pestered me so much
>>in the following weeks that I asked them to take me off their list. I
>>checked the tax authority's charity list and found out that the CEO of that
>>charity was making north of $300k. I figured he could make a donation for
>>me.
>
> Prostate was long neglected until they started Movember. I turned on
> my local news one night back when to see my middle grandson, with a
> couple of friends, in diapers with moustaches on them, up on Citadel
> Hill in the freezing cold. He had actually had testicular cancer at
> age 20 and had to have a testicle removed. What concerned us was the
> doctor telling him 'there has been an explosion in young men your age
> having testicular cancer (more normally it is found in older men) and
> we are working on trying to find out why' - alarming. He lives in
> your province now, up in Grande Prairie.

AIUI TC is now considered to be a young man's disease. Glad it was caught
in time, as was my PC (operated on 23 years ago last Tuesday).

On 2020-11-28 5:25 p.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 5:16:30 PM UTC-6, GM wrote:
>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 4:51:38 PM UTC-6, Graham wrote:
>>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 14:05:18 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 1:59:49 PM UTC-6, Graham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> PBS from Spokane, our normal source, isn't running the Julia programs and
>>>>> later on will start one of their interminable money drives, which is also
>>>>> filling up the Detroit PBS.
>>>>>
>>>> My local PBS and the one 100 miles east of me is also doing their begging
>>>> marathon for at least the next two weeks. I'm going to guess with so many
>>>> out of work due to the virus, their receipts will be lean this go-round.
>>> I made my major donations 2 weeks ago and since then, I am getting more
>>> requests from the SAME charities.
>> "Luke 21:1-4 ESV
>>
>> Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and
>> he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, €œTruly, I tell
>> you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed
>> out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.€�
>>
> And the rich mother****ers think she's stupid. Trump being a perfect example!

On 2020-11-29 11:08 a.m., Graham wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:47:54 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

>> Then there is our CBC which has appointed itself as the public
>> conscience for their pet issues. They usually have three issues they are
>> pushing at any time. It gets to the point where you can't tune in for
>> more than 5 minutes without them mentioning one of their current pet
>> issues. Those issues do deserve some air time, but when you consider
>> everything else that is going on in the country, they spent way too much
>> time on them.
>
> OTOH the commercial radio staions provide no balance whatsoever. Commercial
> talk radio just spews ultra right wing propaganda.

CBC OTOH will balance the leftist stance by having a far right radical
idiot extremist.

They will bash the Conservatives at every opportunity. What a
coincidence since the Cons had slashed their budget Trudeau said he
would restore their funding. CBC realizing the Liberals were the best
bet to beat the Cons did their best to support them,



> As much as I support the CBC, I do tend to agree with you about their
> obsessions. Just lately it seems to have been all queer and trannie issues.

That would be about 1/3 of it. Then their are "first nations" and anti
black racism The first is a constant. The other two go in and out when
other pet issues rise to the surface. The repetition is propaganda. They
can only do that if you listen. I have gotten into the habit of turning
it off as soon as they start. I used to listen to CBC almost
exclusively. I used to hear intelligent people say that had heard
something interesting on CBC. That has not happened in years,
>

On 2020-11-28 4:24 p.m., GM wrote:
> Graham wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:39:53 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 12:59:42 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 14:46:19 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>> But we had lots of side dish leftovers, so I grabbed a small turkey
>>>>> from the market (easy to find on Friday...) to make here (my kid
>>>>> insists on brining and I prefer a dry rub, so I did not bring back
>>>>> turkey leftovers) today. You've heard of Little Christmas? Here's an
>>>>> epiphany....we're having Little Thanksgiving today.
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried bread sauce yet? That's a UK tradition to go with the turkey
>>>> and is delicious.
>>>
>>> I just looked up Delia's recipe and that looks might fine, I must say.
>>> Today's turkey, however, has stuffing inside- a savory bread pudding
>>> type with brioche, onions and eggs. Gotta try that bread sauce,
>>> though.
>> Hers is the one I use and is pretty-well standard. My sons have always
>> loved it. I usually add an extra bay leaf (or 2) to the milk prep.
>>> I think there is at least one of the 3 of ours that is always running
>>> pledge drive, though. We make jokes about it...they will have a
>>> documentary about Italy and Italian immigrants, then another one for
>>> the Irish, one for Jews, one for Blacks, one for LBGTQ, and another
>>> for Latinx, etc. We joke that they do not want to miss out on money
>>> from any ethnic/special group in the area.
>> Here it's damned Celtic wailing, ancient rockers, John Denver, some MD
>> talking about brain power and some woman talking about debt etc.
>
>
> Such are the "fruits" of socialism, Graham...if PBS aka SBS (Socialist Broadcasting System) was weaned off of the teat of US government funding, their mouldy programming might not be so dire...they would be forced to compete in the marketplace like other broadcasters...
>
Typical of most Trumpsters, you haven't a ****ing clue about what
Socialism is.
For you, everything is about money.

On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 6:55:06 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> On 11/28/2020 11:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 11/28/2020 10:05 PM, wrote:
> >> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 5:31:03 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> >>>
> >>> We don't answer the phone anymore, because 4 out of 5 calls are
> >>> charities. If a real person wants to talk to us, they'll have to start
> >>> talking to the answering service, unless we recognise their number.
> >>> This kind of harrassment puts people off donating. So stupid.
> >>>
> >> Tell me about it! If I had an account and it accepted 10¢ for every
> >> spam call I receive I'd be a well-to-do old gal! On the occasion I
> >> feel in a good mood and answer the phone knowing it's going to
> >> be some creep wanting access to my bank account my standard
> >> reply is "I don't do business over the phone and I certainly don't do
> >> it with someone I don't know."
> >>
> > This is why I love my (landline) AT&T Answerphone. It announces out
> > loud who or what number is calling and if it's not someone I know,
> > sorry, I'm not going to answer the phone. If I'm busy, people who know
> > me know to leave a message; I can hear it and if I'm not busy and want
> > to talk to you I'll pick up. Sometimes the robo calls slip past and
> > leave partial silly messages. I can hear them and don't bother getting
> > up to answer. I just hit delete later.
> People that know me know to leave a message or forget contacting me by
> phone. Alt is email contact.
>
> I keep my phone ringer off but my answering machine on. Even the volume
> of the answering machine is off so I don't hear calls and screen them in
> real time. I just look at the machine occasionally to see if it's
> blinking with messages.


"RING RING...

Gary: Hello?

Other Party: Hello...Hello...Hello...

Gary: WHO is THIS...HELLO...???

Other Party: This is LAND SHARK...!!!"

--
Best
Greg

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:32:06 -0400, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:56:44 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:40:27 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Been a bad year for me with charities. I really HATE getting mail
>>> with calendars, address labels and junk from them, I mark them 'Return
>>> to Sender' and write on the back "Please don't waste our donations
>>> this way'.
>>>
>>> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
>>> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely. So I stick
>>> with War Amps, completely online, they never waste trees and money on
>>> postage, just once a year when they send my key tags. I also do Sally
>>> Army for same reason, I do not receive snail mail from them, online
>>> only. I like them because the money I give stays local which is good.
>>> We have another local that is doing good work in place of where the
>>> old Food Bank used to be, called Souls Harbour.
>>
>>I never give to the Sallies! Their big shelter wil turn away down &outs who
>>are under the influence of drink or drugs when it's -35C. The secular
>>shelter never turns anyone away. The other "christian" shelters are the
>>same.
>
>I am turning towards Souls Harbour, for all the name, I don't think
>they are connected to a religion. Shall find out.

Lots of religious drivel:

"Rev Ken Porter is available to fill the pulpit at your church. Rev
Porter has preached at more than 77 different churches, and has
preached 1000s of times. His content is relevant, grace-filled and
Biblically based."

Statement of Faith

Statement

€¢ We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimately
authoritative Word of God."

etc.

<https://www.shrm.ca/index.php/about/meet-the-founders>

Graham wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:40:27 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Been a bad year for me with charities. I really HATE getting mail
> > with calendars, address labels and junk from them, I mark them 'Return
> > to Sender' and write on the back "Please don't waste our donations
> > this way'.
> >
> > People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
> > something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely. So I stick
> > with War Amps, completely online, they never waste trees and money on
> > postage, just once a year when they send my key tags. I also do Sally
> > Army for same reason, I do not receive snail mail from them, online
> > only. I like them because the money I give stays local which is good.
> > We have another local that is doing good work in place of where the
> > old Food Bank used to be, called Souls Harbour.
> I never give to the Sallies! Their big shelter wil turn away down &outs who
> are under the influence of drink or drugs when it's -35C. The secular
> shelter never turns anyone away. The other "christian" shelters are the
> same.


As it *should* be, Graham...

Having worked/volunteered in homeless services over the years, including at a number of shelters, sobriety is a *must*...many shelter guests are battling addiction, allowing those "under the influence" in is very dangerous for those battling to stay sober. There are drug dealers "embedded" within the shelter system, they'll flit from place to place, knowing they'll have a steady customer base in some of the shelters. Additionally, non - sober guests engage in "disruptive" behaviours, in a well - run shelter, that is simply not on!

Years ago I volunteered as an overnight monitor at a small shelter, they had a strict sobriety policy, One freezing February evening, a guest came in drunk. Per agency policy, I immediately required him to leave. in the morning he could come back and see his case manager, and proceed from there. He knew the rules, and it was his responsibility to abide by the rules. This shelter was very successful, they placed 89% of their guests eventually in permanent stable housing. As a successful program, requiring guest sobriety was agency policy...this was a strictly "secular" shelter BTW...

The very *worst* thing to do is enable someone's bad behaviours, no progress will be made. Unfortunately, in today's lax behavioural climate, that is SOP...thus the vast explosions of homeless in some US cities, most especially on the West Coast...and you in Canada have the sorry example of Vancouver.

--
Best
Greg

Graham wrote:

> On 2020-11-28 4:24 p.m., GM wrote:
> > Graham wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:39:53 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 12:59:42 -0700, Graham > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 14:46:19 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>>> But we had lots of side dish leftovers, so I grabbed a small turkey
> >>>>> from the market (easy to find on Friday...) to make here (my kid
> >>>>> insists on brining and I prefer a dry rub, so I did not bring back
> >>>>> turkey leftovers) today. You've heard of Little Christmas? Here's an
> >>>>> epiphany....we're having Little Thanksgiving today.
> >>>>
> >>>> Have you tried bread sauce yet? That's a UK tradition to go with the turkey
> >>>> and is delicious.
> >>>
> >>> I just looked up Delia's recipe and that looks might fine, I must say..
> >>> Today's turkey, however, has stuffing inside- a savory bread pudding
> >>> type with brioche, onions and eggs. Gotta try that bread sauce,
> >>> though.
> >> Hers is the one I use and is pretty-well standard. My sons have always
> >> loved it. I usually add an extra bay leaf (or 2) to the milk prep.
> >>> I think there is at least one of the 3 of ours that is always running
> >>> pledge drive, though. We make jokes about it...they will have a
> >>> documentary about Italy and Italian immigrants, then another one for
> >>> the Irish, one for Jews, one for Blacks, one for LBGTQ, and another
> >>> for Latinx, etc. We joke that they do not want to miss out on money
> >>> from any ethnic/special group in the area.
> >> Here it's damned Celtic wailing, ancient rockers, John Denver, some MD
> >> talking about brain power and some woman talking about debt etc.
> >
> >
> > Such are the "fruits" of socialism, Graham...if PBS aka SBS (Socialist Broadcasting System) was weaned off of the teat of US government funding, their mouldy programming might not be so dire...they would be forced to compete in the marketplace like other broadcasters...
> >
> Typical of most Trumpsters, you haven't a ****ing clue about what
> Socialism is.


I *do* know that in the guise of "socialism", over 100 million people have been murdered during the last 103 years - I'm dating from 1917's "Glorious October Revolution"...and socialism is *today* murdering innocents in North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela...


> For you, everything is about money.


Mrs. Thatcher put it best, Graham...!!! Viz:

€œThe problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.€�

;-)

--
Best
Greg

Lucretia Borgia wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:51:31 -0700, Graham > wrote:
> >On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 14:05:18 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >
> >> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 1:59:49 PM UTC-6, Graham wrote:
> >>>
> >>> PBS from Spokane, our normal source, isn't running the Julia programs and
> >>> later on will start one of their interminable money drives, which is also
> >>> filling up the Detroit PBS.
> >>>
> >> My local PBS and the one 100 miles east of me is also doing their begging
> >> marathon for at least the next two weeks. I'm going to guess with so many
> >> out of work due to the virus, their receipts will be lean this go-round.
> >
> >I made my major donations 2 weeks ago and since then, I am getting more
> >requests from the SAME charities.
> Been a bad year for me with charities. I really HATE getting mail
> with calendars, address labels and junk from them, I mark them 'Return
> to Sender' and write on the back "Please don't waste our donations
> this way'.
>
> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely. So I stick
> with War Amps, completely online, they never waste trees and money on
> postage, just once a year when they send my key tags. I also do Sally
> Army for same reason, I do not receive snail mail from them, online
> only. I like them because the money I give stays local which is good.
> We have another local that is doing good work in place of where the
> old Food Bank used to be, called Souls Harbour.


Thank you for donating to The Salvation Army, they are very responsible stewards of their resources, and they do *real* work in saving lives. Unlike publicly - funded organisations, they hew to strict metrics, thus getting results. Publicly - funded orgs are more often than not top - heavy in bureaucracy and thus extra associated costs. Also, they more often than not do not have a goal - oriented mission, they are simply "babysitters", e.g. the participants make no real progress in moving ahead with their lives...a dire result of soft - hearted leftist/liberal SJW types running these programs!

--
Best
Greg

On 11/28/2020 9:08 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 22:36:15 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I'm a tad too young to have seen Julia's original cooking shows. I've
>> seen many old reruns on PBS and a series she did with Jacques Pepin in
>> years past. Tonight PBS is showing a series of flashbacks with images
>>from the old B&W shows she hosted and commentary from some of the chefs
>> who worked alongside and who really learned from her work. It's called
>> 'Dishing with Julia Child'. Fun stuff!
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> I have seen this series. What I particularly like about it is the
> full-out admiration these famous chefs have for Childs' skills and
> depth of knowledge, as well as her fearlessness in tackling prep tasks
> that not all restaurateurs themselves do these days. This comes out
> delightfully with José Andres and Eric Ripert, and Sara Moulton, of
> course, working directly with Childs way back in the day, so her
> familiarity with her is delightful..
>
> The whole series is highly recommended.
>
I got to watch some of the episodes I'd missed yesterday. It was
amusing when she picked up a towel and mopped off her face saying how
very hot it was next to that stove. You won't see people doing that
on "modern" cooking shows. I also noted (and some the of the chefs
mentioned) she was cooking on an electric stovetop.

She had some fantastic knife skills. Personally, I don't need to be
able to slice a potato or an onion that fast but it's fun to see.

After that they aired a few episodes of 'In Julia's Kitchen'. I'd never
seen any of that series, either. Fun stuff!

Jill

On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 Bryan IMBECILE Simmons wrote:
>On Saturday, November 28, 2020 GM wrote:
>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
>> > On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 itsjoan wrote:
>> > > On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> PBS from Spokane, our normal source, isn't running the Julia programs and
>> > >> later on will start one of their interminable money drives, which is also
>> > >> filling up the Detroit PBS.
>> > >>
>> > > My local PBS and the one 100 miles east of me is also doing their begging
>> > > marathon for at least the next two weeks. I'm going to guess with so many
>> > > out of work due to the virus, their receipts will be lean this go-round.
>> > I made my major donations 2 weeks ago and since then, I am getting more
>> > requests from the SAME charities.
>> "Luke 21:1-4 ESV
>>
>> Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and
>> he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell
>> you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed
>> out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
>>
>And the rich mother****ers think she's stupid. She was ****ing stupid. Other
>stupid low/moderate income folks believe in supply-side economics. Cut tax
>obligations on the rich, and they will create wealth for everyone. Then the
>stupid oafs think that it is *their* obligation to make up the difference by
>giving to charity. Maybe the stupid mother****ers think they're buying their
>way into some ****ing afterlife paradise.
>
>Luke 6:20-21 is the kind of chump shit that elite classes want lower classes to
>buy into. Hey, even in Brave New World,
>"Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're
>so frightfully clever. I'm glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then
>we are much better then the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all
>wear green, and Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta
>children. And Epsilons are still worse."
>
>Inequities are sustained by mythology, a bunch of made up bullshit.
>>
>> --
>> Best
>> Greg
>
>--Bryan

With your vocabulary limited to the F word you can't claim having any
intelligence/intelect, in fact you are the epitomy of an IMBECILE.
Compared to Kootchie Bryan has the brain of an ameba. Why are you
here, you can't cook and you can't speak intelligently.

Sheldon wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 Bryan IMBECILE Simmons wrote:
> >On Saturday, November 28, 2020 GM wrote:
> >> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 itsjoan wrote:
> >> > > On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> PBS from Spokane, our normal source, isn't running the Julia programs and
> >> > >> later on will start one of their interminable money drives, which is also
> >> > >> filling up the Detroit PBS.
> >> > >>
> >> > > My local PBS and the one 100 miles east of me is also doing their begging
> >> > > marathon for at least the next two weeks. I'm going to guess with so many
> >> > > out of work due to the virus, their receipts will be lean this go-round.
> >> > I made my major donations 2 weeks ago and since then, I am getting more
> >> > requests from the SAME charities.
> >> "Luke 21:1-4 ESV
> >>
> >> Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and
> >> he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, €œTruly, I tell
> >> you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed
> >> out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.€�
> >>
> >And the rich mother****ers think she's stupid. She was ****ing stupid. Other
> >stupid low/moderate income folks believe in supply-side economics. Cut tax
> >obligations on the rich, and they will create wealth for everyone. Then the
> >stupid oafs think that it is *their* obligation to make up the difference by
> >giving to charity. Maybe the stupid mother****ers think they're buying their
> >way into some ****ing afterlife paradise.
> >
> >Luke 6:20-21 is the kind of chump shit that elite classes want lower classes to
> >buy into. Hey, even in Brave New World,
> >"Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're
> >so frightfully clever. I'm glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard.. And then
> >we are much better then the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all
> >wear green, and Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta
> >children. And Epsilons are still worse."
> >
> >Inequities are sustained by mythology, a bunch of made up bullshit.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best
> >> Greg
> >
> >--Bryan
>
> With your vocabulary limited to the F word you can't claim having any
> intelligence/intelect, in fact you are the epitomy of an IMBECILE.
> Compared to Kootchie Bryan has the brain of an ameba. Why are you
> here, you can't cook and you can't speak intelligently.


Bryan does not understand basic economics, either...his brain has been INFESTED with LEFTISM...

<chuckle>

--
Best
Greg

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:51:42 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 Bryan IMBECILE Simmons wrote:
>>On Saturday, November 28, 2020 GM wrote:
>>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
>>> > On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 itsjoan wrote:
>>> > > On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> PBS from Spokane, our normal source, isn't running the Julia programs and
>>> > >> later on will start one of their interminable money drives, which is also
>>> > >> filling up the Detroit PBS.
>>> > >>
>>> > > My local PBS and the one 100 miles east of me is also doing their begging
>>> > > marathon for at least the next two weeks. I'm going to guess with so many
>>> > > out of work due to the virus, their receipts will be lean this go-round.
>>> > I made my major donations 2 weeks ago and since then, I am getting more
>>> > requests from the SAME charities.
>>> "Luke 21:1-4 ESV
>>>
>>> Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and
>>> he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, €œTruly, I tell
>>> you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed
>>> out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.€�
>>>
>>And the rich mother****ers think she's stupid. She was ****ing stupid. Other
>>stupid low/moderate income folks believe in supply-side economics. Cut tax
>>obligations on the rich, and they will create wealth for everyone. Then the
>>stupid oafs think that it is *their* obligation to make up the difference by
>>giving to charity. Maybe the stupid mother****ers think they're buying their
>>way into some ****ing afterlife paradise.
>>
>>Luke 6:20-21 is the kind of chump shit that elite classes want lower classes to
>>buy into. Hey, even in Brave New World,
>>"Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're
>>so frightfully clever. I'm glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then
>>we are much better then the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all
>>wear green, and Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta
>>children. And Epsilons are still worse."
>>
>>Inequities are sustained by mythology, a bunch of made up bullshit.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best
>>> Greg
>>
>>--Bryan
>
>With your vocabulary limited to the F word you can't claim having any
>intelligence/intelect

intelect, right

On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 12:02:55 AM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> Every time you pick
> up the phone and answer you confirm that the number is a live one.
> Your number is just added to a list and used again and again.
>
That's why I r.a.r.e.l.y. answer the phone. Two dead giveaways that it is
a scammer/telemarketer are the name is displayed as "Unavailable" and
they never leave a message. A legitimate caller will leave a message.
The only exception I've found are the dumbasses calling to sell a car
warranty. They will leave a message and they will call again and again
and again and again and always with a different spoofed number.

wrote:

> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 12:02:55 AM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >
> > Every time you pick
> > up the phone and answer you confirm that the number is a live one.
> > Your number is just added to a list and used again and again.
> >
> That's why I r.a.r.e.l.y. answer the phone. Two dead giveaways that it is
> a scammer/telemarketer are the name is displayed as "Unavailable" and
> they never leave a message. A legitimate caller will leave a message.
> The only exception I've found are the dumbasses calling to sell a car
> warranty. They will leave a message and they will call again and again
> and again and again and always with a different spoofed number.


You should tell the car warranty scammers to call John Kuthe, lol...

--
Best
Greg

On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 6:40:36 AM UTC-6, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>
> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely.
>
I don't feel like the young expect something in return for their donation. I feel
the organization is trying to tug at your heart strings and also make you feel
guilty. "Well, since they sent me this calendar, notecards, and all these return
address labels I guess I better send a donation." The post office says they
are gifts from the organization and they are ours to keep free of charge. So,
I do!

On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 12:45:56 PM UTC-6, GM wrote:
>
> wrote:
>
> > That's why I r.a.r.e.l.y. answer the phone. Two dead giveaways that it is
> > a scammer/telemarketer are the name is displayed as "Unavailable" and
> > they never leave a message. A legitimate caller will leave a message.
> > The only exception I've found are the dumbasses calling to sell a car
> > warranty. They will leave a message and they will call again and again
> > and again and again and always with a different spoofed number.
> >
> You should tell the car warranty scammers to call John Kuthe, lol...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
That is a thought!!

wrote:

> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 12:45:56 PM UTC-6, GM wrote:
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > That's why I r.a.r.e.l.y. answer the phone. Two dead giveaways that it is
> > > a scammer/telemarketer are the name is displayed as "Unavailable" and
> > > they never leave a message. A legitimate caller will leave a message.
> > > The only exception I've found are the dumbasses calling to sell a car
> > > warranty. They will leave a message and they will call again and again
> > > and again and again and always with a different spoofed number.
> > >
> > You should tell the car warranty scammers to call John Kuthe, lol...
> >
> > --
> > Best
> > Greg
> >
> That is a thought!!


Hey, I mean Steve Wertz called John and talked to him for something like an hour, and John did not even *ask* who was calling...John thought it was Microsoft or something...!!!

Lol...

;-)

--
Best
Greg

On 11/29/2020 1:49 PM, wrote:
> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 6:40:36 AM UTC-6, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>
>> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
>> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely.
>>
> I don't feel like the young expect something in return for their donation. I feel
> the organization is trying to tug at your heart strings and also make you feel
> guilty. "Well, since they sent me this calendar, notecards, and all these return
> address labels I guess I better send a donation." The post office says they
> are gifts from the organization and they are ours to keep free of charge. So,
> I do!
>
I'll never have to buy address labels again. Didn't send them any
money, they wasted the "charity" money sending me those things but I'm
set for life!

I donate actual food to the local food bank.

Jill

Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:51:42 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 Bryan IMBECILE Simmons wrote:
>>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 GM wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 itsjoan wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PBS from Spokane, our normal source, isn't running the Julia programs and
>>>>>>> later on will start one of their interminable money drives, which is also
>>>>>>> filling up the Detroit PBS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> My local PBS and the one 100 miles east of me is also doing their begging
>>>>>> marathon for at least the next two weeks. I'm going to guess with so many
>>>>>> out of work due to the virus, their receipts will be lean this go-round.
>>>>> I made my major donations 2 weeks ago and since then, I am getting more
>>>>> requests from the SAME charities.
>>>> "Luke 21:1-4 ESV
>>>>
>>>> Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and
>>>> he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, €œTruly, I tell
>>>> you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed
>>>> out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.€�
>>>>
>>> And the rich mother****ers think she's stupid. She was ****ing stupid. Other
>>> stupid low/moderate income folks believe in supply-side economics. Cut tax
>>> obligations on the rich, and they will create wealth for everyone. Then the
>>> stupid oafs think that it is *their* obligation to make up the difference by
>>> giving to charity. Maybe the stupid mother****ers think they're buying their
>>> way into some ****ing afterlife paradise.
>>>
>>> Luke 6:20-21 is the kind of chump shit that elite classes want lower classes to
>>> buy into. Hey, even in Brave New World,
>>> "Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're
>>> so frightfully clever. I'm glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then
>>> we are much better then the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all
>>> wear green, and Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta
>>> children. And Epsilons are still worse."
>>>
>>> Inequities are sustained by mythology, a bunch of made up bullshit.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best
>>>> Greg
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>
>> With your vocabulary limited to the F word you can't claim having any
>> intelligence/intelect
>
> intelect, right
>

Popeye yam what he yam.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:40:12 -0700, Graham > wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:37:26 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:00:32 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 10:33:32 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am down to one charity, Telus Ride for Dads, which raises money for
>>>> prostate cancer research and education. I also participate in the local
>>>> Ride For Dads and last year got over $500 in donations
>>>>
>>>Having had prostate cancer, I used to make a big donation to the main
>>>cancer charity. However, after one such donation, they pestered me so much
>>>in the following weeks that I asked them to take me off their list. I
>>>checked the tax authority's charity list and found out that the CEO of that
>>>charity was making north of $300k. I figured he could make a donation for
>>>me.
>>
>> Prostate was long neglected until they started Movember. I turned on
>> my local news one night back when to see my middle grandson, with a
>> couple of friends, in diapers with moustaches on them, up on Citadel
>> Hill in the freezing cold. He had actually had testicular cancer at
>> age 20 and had to have a testicle removed. What concerned us was the
>> doctor telling him 'there has been an explosion in young men your age
>> having testicular cancer (more normally it is found in older men) and
>> we are working on trying to find out why' - alarming. He lives in
>> your province now, up in Grande Prairie.
>
>AIUI TC is now considered to be a young man's disease. Glad it was caught
>in time, as was my PC (operated on 23 years ago last Tuesday).

My eldest son-in-law had it 18 years ago, had the op but just recently
his PSA has taken a jump again so they have him on some hormonal
treatment.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 03:48:57 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:32:06 -0400, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:56:44 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:40:27 -0400, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Been a bad year for me with charities. I really HATE getting mail
>>>> with calendars, address labels and junk from them, I mark them 'Return
>>>> to Sender' and write on the back "Please don't waste our donations
>>>> this way'.
>>>>
>>>> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
>>>> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely. So I stick
>>>> with War Amps, completely online, they never waste trees and money on
>>>> postage, just once a year when they send my key tags. I also do Sally
>>>> Army for same reason, I do not receive snail mail from them, online
>>>> only. I like them because the money I give stays local which is good.
>>>> We have another local that is doing good work in place of where the
>>>> old Food Bank used to be, called Souls Harbour.
>>>
>>>I never give to the Sallies! Their big shelter wil turn away down &outs who
>>>are under the influence of drink or drugs when it's -35C. The secular
>>>shelter never turns anyone away. The other "christian" shelters are the
>>>same.
>>
>>I am turning towards Souls Harbour, for all the name, I don't think
>>they are connected to a religion. Shall find out.
>
>Lots of religious drivel:
>
>"Rev Ken Porter is available to fill the pulpit at your church. Rev
>Porter has preached at more than 77 different churches, and has
>preached 1000’s of times. His content is relevant, grace-filled and
>Biblically based."
>
>Statement of Faith
>
>Statement
>
>• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimately
>authoritative Word of God."
>
>etc.
>
><https://www.shrm.ca/index.php/about/meet-the-founders>

Fact remains, they are doing an excellent job here. I may be an
atheist like you but at least I give them a chance until they show me
bias in action.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 16:09:12 -0400, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 03:48:57 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:32:06 -0400, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:
>>>
>>>I am turning towards Souls Harbour, for all the name, I don't think
>>>they are connected to a religion. Shall find out.
>>
>>Lots of religious drivel:
>>
>>"Rev Ken Porter is available to fill the pulpit at your church. Rev
>>Porter has preached at more than 77 different churches, and has
>>preached 1000s of times. His content is relevant, grace-filled and
>>Biblically based."
>>
>>Statement of Faith
>>
>>Statement
>>
>>€¢ We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimately
>>authoritative Word of God."
>>
>>etc.
>>
>><https://www.shrm.ca/index.php/about/meet-the-founders>
>
>Fact remains, they are doing an excellent job here. I may be an
>atheist like you but at least I give them a chance until they show me
>bias in action.

I'm more of an agnostic. I know nuttin'. Personally, I wouldn't
support bible thumpers, but to each their own, of course.

On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:36:13 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/28/2020 9:08 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 22:36:15 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm a tad too young to have seen Julia's original cooking shows. I've
>>> seen many old reruns on PBS and a series she did with Jacques Pepin in
>>> years past. Tonight PBS is showing a series of flashbacks with images
>>>from the old B&W shows she hosted and commentary from some of the chefs
>>> who worked alongside and who really learned from her work. It's called
>>> 'Dishing with Julia Child'. Fun stuff!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> I have seen this series. What I particularly like about it is the
>> full-out admiration these famous chefs have for Childs' skills and
>> depth of knowledge, as well as her fearlessness in tackling prep tasks
>> that not all restaurateurs themselves do these days. This comes out
>> delightfully with José Andres and Eric Ripert, and Sara Moulton, of
>> course, working directly with Childs way back in the day, so her
>> familiarity with her is delightful..
>>
>> The whole series is highly recommended.
>>
>I got to watch some of the episodes I'd missed yesterday. It was
>amusing when she picked up a towel and mopped off her face saying how
>very hot it was next to that stove. You won't see people doing that
>on "modern" cooking shows. I also noted (and some the of the chefs
>mentioned) she was cooking on an electric stovetop.

And not a particularly high end one, either.
>
>She had some fantastic knife skills. Personally, I don't need to be
>able to slice a potato or an onion that fast but it's fun to see.

She and Jacques Pepin are wonderful to watch for that. I am v e r y
slow.
>
>After that they aired a few episodes of 'In Julia's Kitchen'. I'd never
>seen any of that series, either. Fun stuff!
>
>Jill

Did you see the sweet potato pie from Leah Chase of Dooky Chase in New
Orleans?

Video
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6exhic

Recipe
https://www.copymethat.com/r/qsCkCok...y-leah-chase-/

On 11/29/2020 4:08 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:36:13 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/28/2020 9:08 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 22:36:15 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm a tad too young to have seen Julia's original cooking shows. I've
>>>> seen many old reruns on PBS and a series she did with Jacques Pepin in
>>>> years past. Tonight PBS is showing a series of flashbacks with images
>>> >from the old B&W shows she hosted and commentary from some of the chefs
>>>> who worked alongside and who really learned from her work. It's called
>>>> 'Dishing with Julia Child'. Fun stuff!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>> I have seen this series. What I particularly like about it is the
>>> full-out admiration these famous chefs have for Childs' skills and
>>> depth of knowledge, as well as her fearlessness in tackling prep tasks
>>> that not all restaurateurs themselves do these days. This comes out
>>> delightfully with José Andres and Eric Ripert, and Sara Moulton, of
>>> course, working directly with Childs way back in the day, so her
>>> familiarity with her is delightful..
>>>
>>> The whole series is highly recommended.
>>>
>> I got to watch some of the episodes I'd missed yesterday. It was
>> amusing when she picked up a towel and mopped off her face saying how
>> very hot it was next to that stove. You won't see people doing that
>> on "modern" cooking shows. I also noted (and some the of the chefs
>> mentioned) she was cooking on an electric stovetop.
>
> And not a particularly high end one, either.
>>
>> She had some fantastic knife skills. Personally, I don't need to be
>> able to slice a potato or an onion that fast but it's fun to see.
>
> She and Jacques Pepin are wonderful to watch for that. I am v e r y
> slow.
>>
>> After that they aired a few episodes of 'In Julia's Kitchen'. I'd never
>> seen any of that series, either. Fun stuff!
>>
>> Jill
>
> Did you see the sweet potato pie from Leah Chase of Dooky Chase in New
> Orleans?
>
> Video
> https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6exhic
>
> Recipe
> https://www.copymethat.com/r/qsCkCok...y-leah-chase-/
>
Yep, I saw that. With pecans in the crust. And the fried chicken, I'd
like a drumstick, please.

Jill

On 11/29/2020 1:49 PM, wrote:
> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 6:40:36 AM UTC-6, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>
>> People have suggested the younger crowd don't give unless they receive
>> something, I just feel it is missing the point entirely.
>>
> I don't feel like the young expect something in return for their donation. I feel
> the organization is trying to tug at your heart strings and also make you feel
> guilty. "Well, since they sent me this calendar, notecards, and all these return
> address labels I guess I better send a donation." The post office says they
> are gifts from the organization and they are ours to keep free of charge. So,
> I do!
>

LOL ME TOO, Joan. I used to buy address labels. Not anymore. Usually
it's life insurance offers that send me a sheet of address labels for
free now. I've got plenty!

Long before I run out, I get more! :-D

On 11/30/2020 9:56 AM, heyjoe wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 22:36:15 -0500
> in Message-ID: >
> jmcquown wrote :
>
>> Tonight PBS is showing a series of flashbacks with images
>> from the old B&W shows she hosted and commentary from some of the chefs
>> who worked alongside and who really learned from her work. It's called
>> 'Dishing with Julia Child'. Fun stuff!
>
> Not! Julia was awesome by herself. Other "Chefs" talking over her and
> distracting from her monologue is annoying to me. Show me the original
> episodes, unedited and unaltered - That's fun!
>
I'd love to see those myself. When most of the originals aired I was
just a baby.

> Side swipe - who is Carla Hall and why does she work so hard at making
> herself unattractive (and succeeding)?
>
Oh, she was (is?) on some show on one of the Food channels with a couple
of other "chefs". She actually looks better than she used to.

Jill