On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:58:10 -0500, Alan Brand
<alan.brandATsymp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:41:44 GMT, kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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>>On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:30:57 -0500, Alan Brand
>><alan.brandATsymp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:39:34 GMT, kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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>>>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:33:21 -0500, Alan Brand
>>>><alan.brandATsymp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>[snip Stort's and Ken's bits, aiw]
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>>That's not very nice.
>>
>Reality check ,.. it's me ...
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>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?
>>
>>How else could a dog run through you?
>>
>uncomfortably
>>
>>>>>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.
>>
>>I make a killer carrot cake! I'd send you (and Jan and Amy) one, but
>>darn- those post people in your country- it would be petrified by the
>>time it arrived.
>>
>on my way, as soon as the weather settles down.
>
>>It was Larry's birthday this week- he always prefers carrot cake or
>>German Chocolate.
>
>Or? "And" surely?
Well, I usually give him a choice. Has to watch his girlish figure.
>
>>And have you ever had carrot cake cheesecake?
It's great. If you like both cheesecake and pumpkin pie.
KS
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