Re: It's so quiet.

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:39:34 GMT, kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:33:21 -0500, Alan Brand
><alan.brandATsymp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
[snip Stort's and Ken's bits, aiw]
>>
>>As it happens, I fell over in the wood just the other day - early
>>Friday afternoon, it was - I was stumbling up a very steep pathway
>>alongside a waterfall in some old growth forest on Vancouver Island
>>when a perfectly nice dog called Buddy decided to run through me.
>
>I was going to ask if you had turned into an apparition, and then the
>light bulb went on.
>
Is that a polite way of asking if I died?
>
>>Previously, All I'd had was a perfectly healthy, West Coast Hippie
>>Dippie, lunch of fruit and vegetables (a hot apple cider and a large
>>piece of carrot cake) - the Guinness and red plonk was at dinner,
>>followed by 23 hours of sleepless travel to get home. I haven't
>>recovered yet. 
>
>Hot cider and carrot cake- ummm.  It *is* getting to that time of
>year, isn't it? We have this restaurant here that serves hot cider and
>pumpkin cheesecake. Bur carrot cake is just as good.
>
The "worst" thing about being away from home for a week in a nice
hotel in a beautiful location is the incredible amount of eating that
takes place. And, since they seem to charge a flat $10 or $20 for the
plate and a reasonable amount for whatever you put on it, it makes
sense to eat the biggest and best meals to ensure that your employer
gets the best value. By Friday lunch-time I was reaching my exploding
point - hence the small lunch and the large walk with a borrowed dog.

Oh, and *nothing* is better than carrot cake.

-- 
AlanB