I notice the past-tense "was purchased" (G)
Congratulations. I see a wide variety of colors on various web pages. My bianchi is their 'famous'
celeste green - celedon almost.
Most delicious apples are almost tasteless pulp.
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:23:18 -0600, Prairie Roots <
[email protected]> wrote:
>I share your opinion of the not-very-delicious Delicious apple. In my opinion, the same psychology
>was used in naming this apple as was used in naming Greenland and Iceland. They're the opposite of
>what their names imply.
>
>My bike was purchased at a small, family owned bike shop. Dad owns the store, his young teenage son
>sold me the bike and accessories. I'd have gone to a chain if necessary, but so much more
>satisfactory transacting with a small business.
>
>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:28:28 -0800, Fred <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Very good - PRO/CON. Very imaginative.
>>
>>Frankly, there are no Washington DELICIOUS apples (boy, am I risking being sued). I have never
>>been fond of that particular variety. No, hedges, altho, I do have apple, cherry and plum trees in
>>the rear yard.
>>
>>Enjoy the bike. I have not been to any shops in years where they discount for checks or inflate
>>for credit cards. I use to like that practice.
>>
>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:41:42 -0600, Prairie Roots <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm home from the bike shop just long enough to pick up my checkbook. They charge extra for
>>>credit cards.
>>>
>>>On my drives around town, I thought of a Fred-like way to describe my stance with the church: I'm
>>>Lutheran by PROfession not CONfession.
>>>
>>>Oh, I wondered what you were going to do with an orchard ladder. No Washington Delicious apple-
>>>picking?
>>>
>>>I like just about anyone's Requiem: Mozart, Faure, Rachmaninoff...
>>>
>>>Listened to Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri on the Chevron Texaco opera broadcast this afternoon.
>>>The big number at the end of the 1st act was a show stopper. Vocal gymnastics. Exquisite.
>>>
>>>I'm getting a Bianchi Auto-Milano. Full details later. Gotta run.
>>>
>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:00:46 -0800, Fred <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I see how you defined it. Well, soon you will be able to pedal on sunday mornings.
>>>>
>>>>I pass Seattle Pacific University which I think is also some denominational school on many of my
>>>>bike rides. It is on a nice loop.
>>>>
>>>>Drizzling as I came home. Not sure that the mountains are much better. There was suppose to be
>>>>sun this afternoon but I think that may not come to pass. I should start stripping the bathroom
>>>>woodwork but ....
>>>>
>>>>I like the overall pomp, scenery, etc of opera but their themes can be a bit, well, over
>>>>the top.
>>>>
>>>>We discussed travel and cats and only a little bit of computers this time. No ladder of the type
>>>>I need. Oh, well, I was not going to prune today anyway.
>>>>
>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:33:03 -0600, Prairie Roots <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I say "professional" to distinguish myself from the practitioners. <G> You're more apt to find
>>>>>me at home on Sunday mornings than in a pew. There are probably more professional Lutherans at
>>>>>PLU than practitioners. At least one of them, though, is a professonal Catholic.
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't stay so connected to Seattle that I receive the morning weather reports. Today though I
>>>>>think it's nicer here than there. The temp's already 46F and the sun is shining.
>>>>>
>>>>>I live for choral music. It's opera that's on my least favorite list. A couple of weeks ago, I
>>>>>attended a Chanticleer concert (male a capella group out of San Francisco) and was moved to
>>>>>tears more than a few times. There's something about the unmiked human voice as instrument that
>>>>>just clicks with me. I love how singing feels in the body. Nathalie probably understands.
>>>>>
>>>>>Organ music, bluegrass music, and accordion music are high on my list of favorites as well.
>>>>>
>>>>>Breakfast with friends sounds quite a lovely way to spend a dreary morning. Enjoy your
>>>>>excursion to Home Depot.
>>>>>
>>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:05:12 -0800, Fred <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I don't think that I've met a PROFESSIONAL Lutheran before. Nice meeting you. (g)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You do seem to have connections to this little corner of the US. Have your sources told you it
>>>>>>is quite gray and damp here this morning. Having breakfast with bbs (former bbs) friends. We
>>>>>>meet monthly altho, I always accept "weather dependent!" (G) Weather worked for breakfast
>>>>>>today but since I have not been very good with foods lately, I'm going to hold to oatmeal - at
>>>>>>least that is the plan, this half hour before meeting. First, off to Home Depot to check for
>>>>>>an orchard ladder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So you are into choral music? That is probably one of my least favorite with some exceptions
>>>>>>like Carmina Burana.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:01:24 -0600, Prairie Roots <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Well heck, it's pledge week here as well on every public radio station in town, NPR or not.
>>>>>>>And I know a couple of profs at PLU. It is, after all, Pacific LUTHERAN University, and I'm a
>>>>>>>professional Lutheran. (I'm the managing editor of worship & music at the publishing house
>>>>>>>for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.) One of our editors lives in Seattle. I have
>>>>>>>relatives in Seattle. Not so much research as connecting the dots.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:32:24 -0800, Fred <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Oh, someone has done some research (G) I did not hear it, well, I did but on the web. A
>>>>>>>>friend sent me the link.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:49:33 -0600, Prairie Roots <
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>It must be pledge week at KUOW or KPLU. Maybe they're trying to kill off a few of their
>>>>>>>>>listeners in the hopes one of them has bequeathed the station in his will.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:49:40 -0800, Fred <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
>>>>>>>>>>softened
>>>>>>>>>>2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
>>>>>>>>>>1/2 cup all-purpose flour
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)
>>>>>>>>>
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