Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the weather
blows us away?

rfc channel:

http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html

or on IRC:

Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
Port 6667
channel ID: #rec.food.cooking

Jill

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 18:15:42 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the weather
>blows us away?

I'll break my vow of irc silence for a bit, just to keep you company.
When Crash gets up, I'll give his computer back to him.

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

jmcquown wrote:
> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the weather
> blows us away?
>
> rfc channel:
>
> http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html
>
> or on IRC:
>
> Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
> Port 6667
> channel ID: #rec.food.cooking
>
> Jill

Hi Jill--Hope you are doing ok--I'm in East Tenn, and we've got some
nasty stuff heading for us--I think, however, it will pass a few miles
to the north--at least that's what I'm hoping.

Got all the cats in, and we are waiting it out.

Take care--r3

"jmcquown" > writes:

>Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the weather
>blows us away?

I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days. Freakin'
wind.

Stacia

tsr3 wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the
>> weather blows us away?
>>
>> rfc channel:
>>
>> http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html
>>
>> or on IRC:
>>
>> Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
>> Port 6667
>> channel ID: #rec.food.cooking
>>
>> Jill
>
> Hi Jill--Hope you are doing ok--I'm in East Tenn, and we've got some
> nasty stuff heading for us--I think, however, it will pass a few miles
> to the north--at least that's what I'm hoping.
>
> Got all the cats in, and we are waiting it out.
>
> Take care--r3

So sorry to be sending it your way! Most of it hit south and east (closer
to Nashville and beyond) but they say we might not be done yet. So, in the
immortal words of Bette Davis in 'All About Eve', "Hang on, it's going to be
a bumpy night".

Jill

On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:48:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Glitter
Ninja?

> "jmcquown" > writes:
>
>>Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the weather
>>blows us away?
>
> I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
> shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days. Freakin'
> wind.
>
> Stacia
>

IF you see those ruby slippers whirl by, grab 'em!

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

jmcquown wrote:
> tsr3 wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the
> >> weather blows us away?
> >>
> >> rfc channel:
> >>
> >> http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html
> >>
> >> or on IRC:
> >>
> >> Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
> >> Port 6667
> >> channel ID: #rec.food.cooking
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Hi Jill--Hope you are doing ok--I'm in East Tenn, and we've got some
> > nasty stuff heading for us--I think, however, it will pass a few miles
> > to the north--at least that's what I'm hoping.
> >
> > Got all the cats in, and we are waiting it out.
> >
> > Take care--r3
>
> So sorry to be sending it your way! Most of it hit south and east (closer
> to Nashville and beyond) but they say we might not be done yet. So, in the
> immortal words of Bette Davis in 'All About Eve', "Hang on, it's going to be
> a bumpy night".
>
> Jill

I have friends and work associates in Memphis. My company has one of
its main distribution centers in Memphis and I travel there every three
months to do an inventory audit. I was just there in late March and
will be back in mid June.

My thoughts and prayers are with the fine people of Memphis.

Rusty

Glitter Ninja wrote:
> "jmcquown" > writes:
>
>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the
>> weather blows us away?
>
> I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
> shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days.
> Freakin' wind.
>
> Stacia

I had some concerns because I forgot to put my Weber Kettle grill in the
attached storage room off my fenced apartment patio. Then I realized if
things out there were *that* bad, I probably wouldn't have a fence or a
storage room so...

I sure hope everyone out there has homeowners or at least rental insurance.
I absolutely have rental insurance and new replacement value. Doesn't cost
but a couple of bucks a year, folks.

Jill

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:48:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> Glitter Ninja?
>
>> "jmcquown" > writes:
>>
>>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the
>>> weather blows us away?
>>
>> I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
>> shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days.
>> Freakin' wind.
>>
>> Stacia
>>
>
> IF you see those ruby slippers whirl by, grab 'em!

LOL I wouldn't mind someone grabbing that dress off of Glinda, the Good
Witch of the North (Billie Burke) for my antique dress collection! She can
keep the hat, though.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the
> weather blows us away?
>
Thanks to everyone who joined in the chat last night.

The nasty weather dipped and missed the Memphis area but moved up and east
towards Nashville. Points further east in Tennessee were hit hard,
resulting in fatalities:

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=33358

I do think the caption under the photo of the crushed house, describing it
as "damaged", is a bit lame, to say the least. But then, I don't suppose it
would get past the editor if someone described it as, "it had the shit beat
out of it".

OB Food: in anticipation of losing electricity, early last evening I cooked
8 oz. of rotini pasta and doctored up a jar of that non-existant "alfredo
sauce" with garlic, bell pepper and some Penzey's Italian herb blend.

Jill

"tsr3" > wrote

> Hi Jill--Hope you are doing ok--I'm in East Tenn, and we've got some
> nasty stuff heading for us--I think, however, it will pass a few miles
> to the north--at least that's what I'm hoping.
>
> Got all the cats in, and we are waiting it out.

So, you there? Make it okay?

nancy

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 04:46:20 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>OB Food: in anticipation of losing electricity, early last evening I cooked
>8 oz. of rotini pasta and doctored up a jar of that non-existant "alfredo
>sauce" with garlic, bell pepper and some Penzey's Italian herb blend.

<Damsel dances around with her fingers in her ears, screaming, "Icky,
icky, icky!">

Okay, that's all I had to say, other than to tell Jill how glad I am
that she is safe. I wish everyone else had fared as well.

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

Janet Bostwick wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if the
>>> weather blows us away?
>>>
>> Thanks to everyone who joined in the chat last night.
>>
>> The nasty weather dipped and missed the Memphis area but moved up
>> and east towards Nashville. Points further east in Tennessee were
>> hit hard, resulting in fatalities:
>>
>> http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=33358
>>
>> I do think the caption under the photo of the crushed house,
>> describing it as "damaged", is a bit lame, to say the least. But
>> then, I don't suppose it
>> would get past the editor if someone described it as, "it had the
>> shit beat
>> out of it".
>>
>> OB Food: in anticipation of losing electricity, early last evening I
>> cooked
>> 8 oz. of rotini pasta and doctored up a jar of that non-existant
>> "alfredo sauce" with garlic, bell pepper and some Penzey's Italian
>> herb blend.
>>
>> Jill
>>
> The whole state was still colored red and had warning and watches
> boxes all over it when I went to bed at one or so. It must have been
> a very tiring night for you. Glad everything is o.k.
> Janet

It wasn't a great night, although the chat was nice! Now you know how to
find us in the rfc chat room. It was very nice to see you there!

Jill

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 04:46:20 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>> OB Food: in anticipation of losing electricity, early last evening I
>> cooked 8 oz. of rotini pasta and doctored up a jar of that
>> non-existant "alfredo sauce" with garlic, bell pepper and some
>> Penzey's Italian herb blend.
>
> <Damsel dances around with her fingers in her ears, screaming, "Icky,
> icky, icky!">
>
LOL!! Okay, it was about the same as I'd expect at, say, Olive Garden,
*after* I added garlic, bell pepper and Italian herbs. Honestly, it wasn't
that bad. Could have used some artichoke hearts.

> Okay, that's all I had to say, other than to tell Jill how glad I am
> that she is safe. I wish everyone else had fared as well.
>
> Carol

Thank you; me too. Folks in mid and east TN got hit really hard.

Jill

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 09:10:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> jmcquown?
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:48:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>> Glitter Ninja?
>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if
>>>>> the weather blows us away?
>>>>
>>>> I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
>>>> shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days.
>>>> Freakin' wind.
>>>>
>>>> Stacia
>>>>
>>>
>>> IF you see those ruby slippers whirl by, grab 'em!
>>
>> LOL I wouldn't mind someone grabbing that dress off of Glinda, the
>> Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) for my antique dress
>> collection! She can keep the hat, though.
>
> If you wore that gown, you wouldn't need a car. It comes complete
> with the floating bubble. Hey, I liked the hat!

LOL! I'd prefer the bubble to gas prices these days!

Okay, so you're into the tall pointy hat thing Seriously, the woman I
bought most of my antique dresses from had a collection of gowns from Billie
Burke; she was like a size ZERO. Billie Burke also starred in those
'Topper' films in the 1930's as Cosmo Topper's wife. That twittering voice!
was enough to grate ice.

I'm still trying to figure out the name of a film where a man who was a
bulldog (and he looked like one!) turned into a man and a woman who was a
cat (also from the 1930's) and vice versa and lured some children into their
house, sort of like a Hansel & Gretel theme. 1930's. Anyone know it?

OB Food: today, the grill is still here so grilled tilapia and grilled
yellow squash.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
snip
>>>
>> The whole state was still colored red and had warning and watches
>> boxes all over it when I went to bed at one or so. It must have been
>> a very tiring night for you. Glad everything is o.k.
>> Janet
>
> It wasn't a great night, although the chat was nice! Now you know how to
> find us in the rfc chat room. It was very nice to see you there!
>
> Jill
>
I'll stop in again. It wasn't so hard after all. When I called my
daughter's house the band of storms was still about a half hour away. I
haven't heard from them since then, but they were scheduled to get on a bus
this morning with other members from their department and go to the aquarium
in Atlanta.
Janet

Janet Bostwick wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> snip
>>>>
>>> The whole state was still colored red and had warning and watches
>>> boxes all over it when I went to bed at one or so. It must have
>>> been
>>> a very tiring night for you. Glad everything is o.k.
>>> Janet
>>
>> It wasn't a great night, although the chat was nice! Now you know
>> how to find us in the rfc chat room. It was very nice to see you
>> there!
>>
>> Jill
>>
> I'll stop in again. It wasn't so hard after all.

It's definitely not difficult; glad you came by (and thank you for caring!)

When I called my
> daughter's house the band of storms was still about a half hour away.
> I haven't heard from them since then, but they were scheduled to get
> on a bus this morning with other members from their department and go
> to the aquarium in Atlanta.
> Janet

That sounds like a nice trip. Hope they have a great time there.

Jill

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:13:51a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 09:10:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> jmcquown?
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:48:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>>> Glitter Ninja?
>>>>
>>>>> "jmcquown" > writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if
>>>>>> the weather blows us away?
>>>>>
>>>>> I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
>>>>> shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days.
>>>>> Freakin' wind.
>>>>>
>>>>> Stacia
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> IF you see those ruby slippers whirl by, grab 'em!
>>>
>>> LOL I wouldn't mind someone grabbing that dress off of Glinda, the
>>> Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) for my antique dress
>>> collection! She can keep the hat, though.
>>
>> If you wore that gown, you wouldn't need a car. It comes complete
>> with the floating bubble. Hey, I liked the hat!
>
> LOL! I'd prefer the bubble to gas prices these days!
>
> Okay, so you're into the tall pointy hat thing Seriously, the woman
> I bought most of my antique dresses from had a collection of gowns from
> Billie Burke; she was like a size ZERO. Billie Burke also starred in
> those 'Topper' films in the 1930's as Cosmo Topper's wife. That
> twittering voice! was enough to grate ice.

I've seen a lot of films with Billie Burke. Always thought she was fun.
Her real name, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, would have two lines
on the marquee. Her father was a clown, Billy Burke. The first of her 87
films was a silent in 1916. Most, but not all, were comedies.

> I'm still trying to figure out the name of a film where a man who was a
> bulldog (and he looked like one!) turned into a man and a woman who was
> a cat (also from the 1930's) and vice versa and lured some children into
> their house, sort of like a Hansel & Gretel theme. 1930's. Anyone know
> it?

Ya got me!

> OB Food: today, the grill is still here so grilled tilapia and grilled
> yellow squash.

Sounds fishy to me! We're having yet another chicken breast dinner
tonight, grilled with creole seasonings, along with oven "fried" okra and
butternut squash.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:13:51a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> jmcquown?
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 09:10:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>> jmcquown?
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:48:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>>>> Glitter Ninja?
>>>>>
>>>>>> "jmcquown" > writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if
>>>>>>> the weather blows us away?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
>>>>>> shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days.
>>>>>> Freakin' wind.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stacia
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> IF you see those ruby slippers whirl by, grab 'em!
>>>>
>>>> LOL I wouldn't mind someone grabbing that dress off of Glinda, the
>>>> Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) for my antique dress
>>>> collection! She can keep the hat, though.
>>>
>>> If you wore that gown, you wouldn't need a car. It comes complete
>>> with the floating bubble. Hey, I liked the hat!
>>
>> LOL! I'd prefer the bubble to gas prices these days!
>>
>> Okay, so you're into the tall pointy hat thing Seriously, the
>> woman I bought most of my antique dresses from had a collection of
>> gowns from Billie Burke; she was like a size ZERO. Billie Burke
>> also starred in those 'Topper' films in the 1930's as Cosmo Topper's
>> wife. That twittering voice! was enough to grate ice.
>
> I've seen a lot of films with Billie Burke. Always thought she was
> fun. Her real name, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, would have
> two lines on the marquee. Her father was a clown, Billy Burke. The
> first of her 87 films was a silent in 1916. Most, but not all, were
> comedies.
>
>> I'm still trying to figure out the name of a film where a man who
>> was a bulldog (and he looked like one!) turned into a man and a
>> woman who was a cat (also from the 1930's) and vice versa and lured
>> some children into their house, sort of like a Hansel & Gretel
>> theme. 1930's. Anyone know it?
>
> Ya got me!
>
>> OB Food: today, the grill is still here so grilled tilapia and
>> grilled yellow squash.
>
> Sounds fishy to me! We're having yet another chicken breast dinner
> tonight, grilled with creole seasonings, along with oven "fried" okra
> and butternut squash.

http://tinyurl.com/fj6dv

And it fits to a 'T' I should be walking down some red carpet in this
somewhere! LOL

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 07:00:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:13:51a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> jmcquown?
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 09:10:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>>> jmcquown?
>>>>
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri 07 Apr 2006 05:48:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>>>>> Glitter Ninja?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "jmcquown" > writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyone want to keep me company for a bit while I wait to see if
>>>>>>>> the weather blows us away?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I dunno where you are, but I'm in Kansas. If you see my roof
>>>>>>> shingles, let me know, we've been chasing them down for days.
>>>>>>> Freakin' wind.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stacia
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IF you see those ruby slippers whirl by, grab 'em!
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL I wouldn't mind someone grabbing that dress off of Glinda, the
>>>>> Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) for my antique dress
>>>>> collection! She can keep the hat, though.
>>>>
>>>> If you wore that gown, you wouldn't need a car. It comes complete
>>>> with the floating bubble. Hey, I liked the hat!
>>>
>>> LOL! I'd prefer the bubble to gas prices these days!
>>>
>>> Okay, so you're into the tall pointy hat thing Seriously, the
>>> woman I bought most of my antique dresses from had a collection of
>>> gowns from Billie Burke; she was like a size ZERO. Billie Burke
>>> also starred in those 'Topper' films in the 1930's as Cosmo Topper's
>>> wife. That twittering voice! was enough to grate ice.
>>
>> I've seen a lot of films with Billie Burke. Always thought she was
>> fun. Her real name, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, would have
>> two lines on the marquee. Her father was a clown, Billy Burke. The
>> first of her 87 films was a silent in 1916. Most, but not all, were
>> comedies.
>>
>>> I'm still trying to figure out the name of a film where a man who
>>> was a bulldog (and he looked like one!) turned into a man and a
>>> woman who was a cat (also from the 1930's) and vice versa and lured
>>> some children into their house, sort of like a Hansel & Gretel theme.
>>> 1930's. Anyone know it?
>>
>> Ya got me!
>>
>>> OB Food: today, the grill is still here so grilled tilapia and
>>> grilled yellow squash.
>>
>> Sounds fishy to me! We're having yet another chicken breast dinner
>> tonight, grilled with creole seasonings, along with oven "fried" okra
>> and butternut squash.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/fj6dv
>
> And it fits to a 'T' I should be walking down some red carpet in this
> somewhere! LOL

Great gown! Now we need to see a picture of you in it!

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

G'day Jill,

Glad to hear you're okay.

The first message I saw from you in this thread (or an associated one)
referred to school closures etc. as being a bit unusual except for
blizzards. At the time, I didn't know what sort of severe weather was
threatening you, but I assumed it was too late for snow and ice. I've
since seen the link to a local paper over there that was describing
pretty nasty swarms of tornadoes in the USA.

Bit early in the year for tornadoes though, isn't it? -- Says he who
just heard an almighty lightning strike nearby -- in friggin' APRIL!
Jees, this is the time for "April showers" here, not bloody
thunderstorms! Judging from the radar they're mostly running down the
higher country east of here, the closest being about 5 km away at the
moment.

I hope the tornadoes continue to ignore you. :-)

In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:
>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>> On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 04:46:20 -0500, "jmcquown" >
>> wrote:
>>> OB Food: in anticipation of losing electricity, early last evening I
>>> cooked 8 oz. of rotini pasta and doctored up a jar of that
>>> non-existant "alfredo sauce" with garlic, bell pepper and some
>>> Penzey's Italian herb blend.
>>
>> <Damsel dances around with her fingers in her ears, screaming, "Icky,
>> icky, icky!">
>>
>LOL!! Okay, it was about the same as I'd expect at, say, Olive Garden,
>*after* I added garlic, bell pepper and Italian herbs. Honestly, it wasn't
>that bad. Could have used some artichoke hearts.
>
>> Okay, that's all I had to say, other than to tell Jill how glad I am
>> that she is safe. I wish everyone else had fared as well.
>
>Thank you; me too. Folks in mid and east TN got hit really hard.

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

Phred wrote:
> G'day Jill,
>
> Glad to hear you're okay.
>
I thank you, my cat thanks you, my bird thanks you.

> The first message I saw from you in this thread (or an associated one)
> referred to school closures etc. as being a bit unusual except for
> blizzards. At the time, I didn't know what sort of severe weather was
> threatening you, but I assumed it was too late for snow and ice. I've
> since seen the link to a local paper over there that was describing
> pretty nasty swarms of tornadoes in the USA.
>
Yes, those are the ones. Happened last week end and again yesterday.

> Bit early in the year for tornadoes though, isn't it? -- Says he who
> just heard an almighty lightning strike nearby -- in friggin' APRIL!
> Jees, this is the time for "April showers" here, not bloody
> thunderstorms! Judging from the radar they're mostly running down the
> higher country east of here, the closest being about 5 km away at the
> moment.
>
Watch out for lightening. And, this is the absolute season for tornadoes.
They used to always show that film 'The Wizard of Oz' this time of year,
right around Easter, which I thought was funny given it *is* tornado season
Oh well, I'm pretty sure if my apartment gets picked up and tossed
somewhere I won't be surrounded by munchkins when I walk outside.

> I hope the tornadoes continue to ignore you. :-)
>
Thank you; me too!

Jill

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 08 Apr 2006 07:00:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> jmcquown?
>
>>> I've seen a lot of films with Billie Burke. Always thought she was
>>> fun. Her real name, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, would
>>> have two lines on the marquee. Her father was a clown, Billy
>>> Burke. The first of her 87 films was a silent in 1916. Most, but
>>> not all, were comedies.
>>>
>>>> I'm still trying to figure out the name of a film where a man who
>>>> was a bulldog (and he looked like one!) turned into a man and a
>>>> woman who was a cat (also from the 1930's) and vice versa and lured
>>>> some children into their house, sort of like a Hansel & Gretel
>>>> theme. 1930's. Anyone know it?
>>>
>>> Ya got me!
>>>
Turns out it was a Shirley Temple movie, 1940, 'The Bluebird'. The cat
woman was Gale Sondergaard.

>>>> OB Food: today, the grill is still here so grilled tilapia and
>>>> grilled yellow squash.
>>>
>>> Sounds fishy to me! We're having yet another chicken breast dinner
>>> tonight, grilled with creole seasonings, along with oven "fried"
>>> okra and butternut squash.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/fj6dv
>>
>> And it fits to a 'T' I should be walking down some red carpet in
>> this somewhere! LOL
>
> Great gown! Now we need to see a picture of you in it!

I'd have to find a free photographer first But yeah, that gown is the
most expensive of my collection; an absolute gem. The shoulder drape falls
back to join the train. Truly a gown to wear to a film premiere in which
one might be the nominee for Best Actress! Alas, that won't be me.

Jill

On Sun 09 Apr 2006 01:39:41a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 08 Apr 2006 07:00:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> jmcquown?
>>
>>>> I've seen a lot of films with Billie Burke. Always thought she was
>>>> fun. Her real name, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, would
>>>> have two lines on the marquee. Her father was a clown, Billy
>>>> Burke. The first of her 87 films was a silent in 1916. Most, but
>>>> not all, were comedies.
>>>>
>>>>> I'm still trying to figure out the name of a film where a man who
>>>>> was a bulldog (and he looked like one!) turned into a man and a
>>>>> woman who was a cat (also from the 1930's) and vice versa and lured
>>>>> some children into their house, sort of like a Hansel & Gretel
>>>>> theme. 1930's. Anyone know it?
>>>>
>>>> Ya got me!
>>>>
> Turns out it was a Shirley Temple movie, 1940, 'The Bluebird'. The cat
> woman was Gale Sondergaard.

Now that you mention it, I do remember The Bluebird. I thought it was a
very strange film. :-)

>>> http://tinyurl.com/fj6dv
>>>
>>> And it fits to a 'T' I should be walking down some red carpet in
>>> this somewhere! LOL
>>
>> Great gown! Now we need to see a picture of you in it!
>
> I'd have to find a free photographer first But yeah, that gown is
> the most expensive of my collection; an absolute gem. The shoulder
> drape falls back to join the train. Truly a gown to wear to a film
> premiere in which one might be the nominee for Best Actress! Alas, that
> won't be me.

It's a very glamourous gown, for sure. Do you know the history of it? How
many gowns do you have in your collection?

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

In article >, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>Phred wrote:
>> G'day Jill,
>>
>> Glad to hear you're okay.
>>
>I thank you, my cat thanks you, my bird thanks you.

How come you can have a cat AND a bird? BIG bird? :-)

[snip]

>Watch out for lightening. And, this is the absolute season for tornadoes.

Okay. My ignorance of these things knows no bounds. Somehow I sort
of saw them as a mid-summer phenomenon... But now that you've
mentioned it, our worst storms are usually in late spring too, just
before the wet season. (Except cyclones, of course, which tend to be
mid to late summer. Bit bigger than a "storm" though -- but not
usually as certainly destructive as tornadoes.)

>They used to always show that film 'The Wizard of Oz' this time of year,
>right around Easter, which I thought was funny given it *is* tornado season
> Oh well, I'm pretty sure if my apartment gets picked up and tossed
>somewhere I won't be surrounded by munchkins when I walk outside.

Being in a food group, I presume you mean the last in this list:

<quoting from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin >
As a result of the popularity of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, the
term "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to
small children, dwarves, small bits of fried dough, ...
</quoting>

Here's quite a selection of them to surround you. ;-)
<http://home.comcast.net/~osoono/ethnic-doughs.htm>

[Not all of them seem to have recipes, but there are several in the
"Fritter - Worldwide" link on the page.]

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 09 Apr 2006 01:39:41a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> jmcquown?
>
>> Turns out it was a Shirley Temple movie, 1940, 'The Bluebird'. The
>> cat woman was Gale Sondergaard.
>
> Now that you mention it, I do remember The Bluebird. I thought it
> was a very strange film. :-)
>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/fj6dv
>>>>
>>>> And it fits to a 'T' I should be walking down some red carpet in
>>>> this somewhere! LOL
>>>
>>> Great gown! Now we need to see a picture of you in it!
>>
>> I'd have to find a free photographer first But yeah, that gown is
>> the most expensive of my collection; an absolute gem. The shoulder
>> drape falls back to join the train. Truly a gown to wear to a film
>> premiere in which one might be the nominee for Best Actress! Alas,
>> that won't be me.
>
> It's a very glamourous gown, for sure. Do you know the history of
> it? How many gowns do you have in your collection?

I don't know the history of the gown. I can tell you it has a built-in
corset type bra and dates back to 1940. The oldest gown I have in my
collection is from 1932; a black silk shot-with silver threads slinky gown
with a big floppy flower at the raised waistline. All in all, I have about
7 gowns/dresses. That doesn't count my 2 custom-made reproductions of Civil
War era gowns and medieval gowns (3) Alas, I can no longer afford to keep
up the collecting.

Jill

Phred wrote:
> In article >, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>> Phred wrote:
>>> G'day Jill,
>>>
>>> Glad to hear you're okay.
>>>
>> I thank you, my cat thanks you, my bird thanks you.
>
> How come you can have a cat AND a bird? BIG bird? :-)
>
Small bird, about the size of a rainbow lorikeet The cat pays no
attention to the bird. I had parakeets first; then the cat. A
squirt-bottle does wonders for teaching a cat to stay away from the bird
cage.

> Being in a food group, I presume you mean the last in this list:
>
> <quoting from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin >
> As a result of the popularity of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, the
> term "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to
> small children, dwarves, small bits of fried dough, ...
> </quoting>
>
> Here's quite a selection of them to surround you. ;-)
> <http://home.comcast.net/~osoono/ethnic-doughs.htm>
>
> [Not all of them seem to have recipes, but there are several in the
> "Fritter - Worldwide" link on the page.]
>
> Cheers, Phred.

Fritters sound good! Here in the southern U.S. we like to make corn
fritters, or just plain dough fritters (often made with cornmeal rather than
flour).

Jill

On Sun 09 Apr 2006 07:20:42a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

> I don't know the history of the gown. I can tell you it has a built-in
> corset type bra and dates back to 1940. The oldest gown I have in my
> collection is from 1932; a black silk shot-with silver threads slinky
> gown with a big floppy flower at the raised waistline. All in all, I
> have about 7 gowns/dresses. That doesn't count my 2 custom-made
> reproductions of Civil War era gowns and medieval gowns (3) Alas, I can
> no longer afford to keep up the collecting.

I remember seeing most of your gowns when you posted a link some time ago.
Very impressive collection. I'm glad I collected things I like early on,
because I couldn't afford to do it now either.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On 9 Apr 2006 22:06:05 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm glad I collected things I like early on,
>because I couldn't afford to do it now either.

Hmm..I wish I could say that about my cookbook collecting...

I must admit I have cut back extensively in my collecting, but even
being on a strict budget, I find that I get the urge to get a new
cookbook. So I scrounge around through my budget and somewhere find
the money to get at least one. Not as often though.

I now have about 10 or more books on my Must Buy list, that I have
been putting off buying, until I get a house in NM. After that, it is
cookbook hunting season!!!

Christine

On Sun 09 Apr 2006 01:21:28p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Christine
Dabney?

> Hmm..I wish I could say that about my cookbook collecting...
>
> I must admit I have cut back extensively in my collecting, but even
> being on a strict budget, I find that I get the urge to get a new
> cookbook. So I scrounge around through my budget and somewhere find
> the money to get at least one. Not as often though.
>
> I now have about 10 or more books on my Must Buy list, that I have
> been putting off buying, until I get a house in NM. After that, it is
> cookbook hunting season!!!
>
> Christine
>

Will you have furniture in that new house, Christine, or will it just be
cookbooks and a kitchen. <veg>

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On 9 Apr 2006 22:26:00 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>On Sun 09 Apr 2006 01:21:28p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Christine
>Dabney?
>
>> Hmm..I wish I could say that about my cookbook collecting...
>>
>> I must admit I have cut back extensively in my collecting, but even
>> being on a strict budget, I find that I get the urge to get a new
>> cookbook. So I scrounge around through my budget and somewhere find
>> the money to get at least one. Not as often though.
>>
>> I now have about 10 or more books on my Must Buy list, that I have
>> been putting off buying, until I get a house in NM. After that, it is
>> cookbook hunting season!!!
>>
>> Christine
>>
>
>Will you have furniture in that new house, Christine, or will it just be
>cookbooks and a kitchen. <veg>

Oh, there is furniture...but part of that furniture has to do with
housing my cookbook collection. I have 4 very tall bookcases (7 feet
tall) that house my cookbooks. When I packed up and put my stuff in
storage, I was getting to the limits that those bookcases would hold.
Since I put my stuff in storage about 3 years ago, I have gained at
least another 50 cookbooks..maybe more.

And yes, I do have regular furniture.. Amazing how much of it has
to do with eating, cooking, and storing stuff though.... I have a
dining room table, chairs, a corner cabinet for housing various pieces
of china/dishes, Swedish shelving-2 tall shelving units for my pantry
items, a good sized fridge, and an upright standalone freezer. Plus
my kitchen butcher block work table, which hold some pots and Le
Crueset underneath it. A portable dishwasher. A microvave cart.

And the various things like sofas, futons, bed, etc....

But the kitchen stuff is the most important..

Oh, I forgot. I collect kitchen equipment too... LOL

Christine

On Sun 09 Apr 2006 02:34:18p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Christine
Dabney?

> Oh, there is furniture...but part of that furniture has to do with
> housing my cookbook collection. I have 4 very tall bookcases (7 feet
> tall) that house my cookbooks. When I packed up and put my stuff in
> storage, I was getting to the limits that those bookcases would hold.
> Since I put my stuff in storage about 3 years ago, I have gained at
> least another 50 cookbooks..maybe more.
>
> And yes, I do have regular furniture.. Amazing how much of it has
> to do with eating, cooking, and storing stuff though.... I have a
> dining room table, chairs, a corner cabinet for housing various pieces
> of china/dishes, Swedish shelving-2 tall shelving units for my pantry
> items, a good sized fridge, and an upright standalone freezer. Plus
> my kitchen butcher block work table, which hold some pots and Le
> Crueset underneath it. A portable dishwasher. A microvave cart.
>
> And the various things like sofas, futons, bed, etc....
>
> But the kitchen stuff is the most important..
>
> Oh, I forgot. I collect kitchen equipment too... LOL

Sounds like you're pretty well equipped to move in!

When we moved from OH to AZ I ended up making some huge concessions in
paring down what we were moving with us. I had a huge collection of
cookbooks, but many were those I had read numerous times and never cooked
from. I only kept those I use and a few very collectible volumes. I had a
collection of Gourmet beginning from 1967 to 2000. I also had Bon Appetit
and Chocolatier from their inception to 2000. All magazines went. I also
got rid of some duplicate cookware that I knew I wouldn't really need. We
also eliminated 4 rooms of furniture and sole all major appliances with the
house. When we moved into the new house we still had more of everything
that we needed. Six years later I still really don't have any regrets.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

"jmcquown" > writes:
>Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>>> Okay, so you're into the tall pointy hat thing Seriously, the
>>> woman I bought most of my antique dresses from had a collection of
>>> gowns from Billie Burke; she was like a size ZERO.

She was so tiny. She's in "Dinner at Eight", from 1932 I believe, and
she looks to be half the size of Jean Harlow. I think she was married
to the Ziegfield guy of The Great Ziegfield fame.

>>> I'm still trying to figure out the name of a film where a man who
>>> was a bulldog (and he looked like one!) turned into a man and a
>>> woman who was a cat (also from the 1930's) and vice versa and lured
>>> some children into their house, sort of like a Hansel & Gretel
>>> theme. 1930's. Anyone know it?

I saw you post this on ramp-f. Looks like it was a Shirley Temple
movie. Gale Sondergaard as a cat sounds frightening.

Stacia

On Mon 10 Apr 2006 02:54:26p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Glitter
Ninja?

> She was so tiny. She's in "Dinner at Eight", from 1932 I believe, and
> she looks to be half the size of Jean Harlow. I think she was married
> to the Ziegfield guy of The Great Ziegfield fame.

Florenz Ziegfield

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

On 10 Apr 2006 01:31:53 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> rummaged among random neurons and
opined:

>When we moved from OH to AZ I ended up making some huge concessions in
>paring down what we were moving with us. I had a huge collection of
>cookbooks, but many were those I had read numerous times and never cooked
>from. I only kept those I use and a few very collectible volumes. I had a
>collection of Gourmet beginning from 1967 to 2000. I also had Bon Appetit
>and Chocolatier from their inception to 2000. All magazines went. I also
>got rid of some duplicate cookware that I knew I wouldn't really need. We
>also eliminated 4 rooms of furniture and sole all major appliances with the
>house. When we moved into the new house we still had more of everything
>that we needed. Six years later I still really don't have any regrets.

I hear it, Wayne. When I moved to SoCal 5 years ago, the (now) DH and
I had each sold a house with a combined square footage of nearly
9,000' and were moving into a condo of 1,400 square feet. We rented a
huge storage unit, but did a slash and burn of *everything* we didn't
think would be missed. We will do *another* slash and burn when we
find a new place, as we don't want anything bigger than about 2,500'
(counting on a cool down of the SoCal housing market). It was really
hard to part with my kitchen stuff, so a *lot* of my kitchen is under
the guest bed and master bed <g>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Most vigitaryans I iver see looked enough like their food to be
classed as cannybals."

Finley Peter Dunne (1900)

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:07:01 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> I hear it, Wayne. When I moved to SoCal 5 years ago, the (now) DH and
> I had each sold a house with a combined square footage of nearly
> 9,000' and were moving into a condo of 1,400 square feet. We rented a
> huge storage unit, but did a slash and burn of *everything* we didn't
> think would be missed. We will do *another* slash and burn when we
> find a new place, as we don't want anything bigger than about 2,500'
> (counting on a cool down of the SoCal housing market). It was really
> hard to part with my kitchen stuff, so a *lot* of my kitchen is under
> the guest bed and master bed <g>

I'd love to hear more "letting go" stories.

We're going to downsize in a couple of years and I'm trying to switch
gears now, so "parting" with my things won't be as hard to do. I'm
thinking what I should do is take the bare essentials (like my
cherished inherited objects, favorite art pieces, some jewlery -
little furniture, practically no clothing) and fill in what's missing
when I need it. I would love to have new kitchen equipment.... what I
have is *old* but good quality, so (being frugal) I need a good excuse
to buy new stuff.

After letting it lapse for a few years, I want renew my mission of
(single handedly) keeping the economy in motion.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Mon 10 Apr 2006 06:07:01p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Terry Pulliam
Burd?

> I hear it, Wayne. When I moved to SoCal 5 years ago, the (now) DH and
> I had each sold a house with a combined square footage of nearly
> 9,000' and were moving into a condo of 1,400 square feet. We rented a
> huge storage unit, but did a slash and burn of *everything* we didn't
> think would be missed. We will do *another* slash and burn when we
> find a new place, as we don't want anything bigger than about 2,500'
> (counting on a cool down of the SoCal housing market). It was really
> hard to part with my kitchen stuff, so a *lot* of my kitchen is under
> the guest bed and master bed <g>

We'll be doing another slash and burn when we move into our new house late
this summer or early fall. We're hoping that will be our last move before we
go to the "old folks home". :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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