Re: Italian Sandwiches: Chicken Romano

[Gary]

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> With Sheldon being extra gay today and bragging about his loving
> picking up sausage grinders, I decided a chicken Parmigiana - or
> rather Romano - sandwich was for lunch.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz/25213353583/in/photostream/lightbox/
>
> Fried chicken tenders on a toasted La Brea torta with Giachi EVOO,
> marinara sauce, provolone, mozzarella, and shaved Romano cheese.
> Served with baked tater rounds dusted with powdered rosemary and
> garlic and drizzled with more Giachi EVOO. And an assortment of
> Italian peppers and olives.
>
> Best sandwich and side I've had in a long time. Bring it on Sheldon!

Sounds like you even out-gayed Sheldon today with that pansy-pants
sandwich. ;)

[Brooklyn1]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:53:05 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>

wrote:

>With Sheldon being extra gay today and bragging about his loving
>picking up sausage grinders, I decided a chicken Parmigiana - or
>rather Romano - sandwich was for lunch.
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz/25213353583/in/photostream/lightbox/
>
>Fried chicken tenders on a toasted La Brea torta with Giachi EVOO,
>marinara sauce, provolone, mozzarella, and shaved Romano cheese.
>Served with baked tater rounds dusted with powdered rosemary and
>garlic and drizzled with more Giachi EVOO. And an assortment of
>Italian peppers and olives.
>
>Best sandwich and side I've had in a long time. Bring it on Sheldon!
>

>-sw

Only item on that plate looks appetizing is that roll... Tater Tots
don't turn me on, I'm not fond of hot peppers, and those olives are a
weird shade of teal (don't even look real), my office walls are
painted close to that teal. The chicken looks too thick, would be
tastier sliced into thin cutlets so there'd be more surface area for
sauce and cheese... thick slabs of chicken tenders can be dry. Why
the Italian flag... no self respecting Italian would entertain Tater
Tots, instead serve a pasta salad with olives. I'd not have wasted
that nice looking bread with chicken... veal cutlets, pork cutlets, or
saw-seege would have been a much better choice... fried Spam
w/Jarlsberg (better than Swiss) would have been better! LOL My first
thought would've been to use that chicken for a stir fried Chinese
Resto dish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_cuisine
http://www.jarlsberg.com/us

[Brooklyn1]

Thank you, Gary... that is definitely a faggoty sammy... boring limp
wristed chicken tenders... a total waste of a nice looking roll, with
a mess of clowny Tater Tots, hot peppers to dull the dwarf's TIAD
taste buds, and four measely plastic olives... zero culinary
imagination... not even a real man's Crystal Palace drink. LOL
Anyway I can't imagine any intelligent person buying "chicken tenders"
when skinless boneless chicken breasts cost 1/3 the price and taste
exactly precisely the same. Chicken tenders are absolutely faggoty...
the name alone is fruity... no real man would dare go up to the check
out with *chicken tenders*. LOL-LOL
Chicken Tenders are gay bar vitals. LMAO

[Cheri]

"Brooklyn1" <grave...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:dffjebl1b39koo15a...@4ax.com...

> On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:53:05 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
> wrote:
>
>>With Sheldon being extra gay today and bragging about his loving
>>picking up sausage grinders, I decided a chicken Parmigiana - or
>>rather Romano - sandwich was for lunch.
>>
>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz/25213353583/in/photostream/lightbox/
>>
>>Fried chicken tenders on a toasted La Brea torta with Giachi EVOO,
>>marinara sauce, provolone, mozzarella, and shaved Romano cheese.
>>Served with baked tater rounds dusted with powdered rosemary and
>>garlic and drizzled with more Giachi EVOO. And an assortment of
>>Italian peppers and olives.
>>
>>Best sandwich and side I've had in a long time. Bring it on Sheldon!
>>
>>-sw
>
> Only item on that plate looks appetizing is that roll... Tater Tots
> don't turn me on, I'm not fond of hot peppers, and those olives are a
> weird shade of teal (don't even look real), my office walls are
> painted close to that teal. The chicken looks too thick, would be
> tastier sliced into thin cutlets so there'd be more surface area for

I think it looks good and I really like the plate.

Cheri

[Brooklyn1]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 22:36:32 -0700, "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com>
wrote:

The dwarf did tell me (explicitely) to "bring it on", so I took that
to mean for me to be critical, so I was, and I was being honest. As
to that plate it really isn't well displayed in that photo... plus I
doubt it's edible. Thing is to be honest that's exactly the type of
meal (fried) that belongs on a cheapo paper plate (not plasticized) to
suck up all the excess grease from those Tater Tots. I normally eat
fries off a clean brown paper bag. I don't like fries from fast food
joints because they serve them in styrofoam or plasticised containers
that don't absorb excess grease... they also seal in water vapor so
the fries quickly go limp. At home I eat fried eggs from cheapo paper
plates, you'd be amazed at how much excess fat calories they absorb
yet don't affect food quality. That's the primary reason why fast
food joint meals are so highly caloric, most everything is fried and
served on/in plastic. I also theorize that nowadays cancers are so
prevelent due to so much exposure to plastics... when I was growing up
plastic wasn't invented yet, all packaging was of natural materials;
wood, glass, paper, and paper was waxed, not plasticised... was rare
to hear about cancers.

[Cindy Hamilton]

On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8:57:42 AM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> when I was growing up
> plastic wasn't invented yet, all packaging was of natural materials;
> wood, glass, paper, and paper was waxed, not plasticised...

How old were you in 1949 when Saran wrap was introduced?

> was rare
> to hear about cancers.

1. People were superstitious about talking about cancer
2. Other diseases got them first

Cindy Hamilton

[jmcquown]

On 3/17/2016 8:57 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> when I was growing up
> plastic wasn't invented yet,

Really?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic

So, you're actually over 100 years old, eh?

Jill

[Dave Smith]

It may have been invented over 100 years ago but it was not used much
until the 1950s.

[jmcquown]

That may be true (no idea, really) but Sheldon talks as though no one
had invented plastics or plastic containers. Heck, I remember
sandwiches wrapped in wax paper. How *very* 1950's!

Jill

[tert in seattle]

analysis of the carbon isotopes of crud sampled from underneath his
fingernails shows that Sheldon is somewhere between 1500 and 2000 years
old

[Janet]

In article <slrnnelhr...@ftupet.ftupet.com>, te...@ftupet.com
says...

You mean, Sheldon is Jesus risen again?

Jesus

Janet UK

[Dave Smith]

That is the decade when plastic started becoming available in a big
range of products. It is when plastic wrap was first marketed and
plastic toys were developed. We had things like Mr. Potato Head, Lego
and other building block toys. Disposable cups were paper products. I
still wrap sandwiches in wax paper.

[Brooklyn1]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:05:40 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
<angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8:57:42 AM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> when I was growing up
>> plastic wasn't invented yet, all packaging was of natural materials;
>> wood, glass, paper, and paper was waxed, not plasticised...
>
>How old were you in 1949 when Saran wrap was introduced?

By May of '49 I was six years years old... but it wasn't until 1956
that Saran Warp was sanctioned for contact with food, and it was
another ten years before Saran Wrap became a common household product.
http://theinventors.org/library/inventors/blsaranwrap.htm

>> was rare to hear about cancers.
>
>1. People were superstitious about talking about cancer

People still don't advertise their cancers or other diseases but
that's not my point, cancers were not nearly so prevalent 50 years ago
as today.

>2. Other diseases got them first

Cancer is not a disease of the elderly, it affects all ages and is
more likely to affect those at the lower half of the age spectrum.
People in general live a lot longer now due to modern medicine,
especially immunizations and antibiotics. Fifty years ago many more
people died from communicable diseases and their organs wearing out...
I lost most of my childhood friends to Polio. Cancer is not a
communicable disease yet it's on the rise, I firmly believe due to
this planet being polluted at an ever increasing rate. Pollution is a
far more serious and controllable problem than what people term global
warming for without all the man made pollution of our atmosphere
there'd be no global warming, at least none we've control over, as the
planet's weather is controlled by cosmic conditions, namely our sun,
not the other way around, we've no control over our sun's behavior.
The only meaningful action humans can take is population reduction,
either peacefully or through wars... war is most definitely a
manisfestation of over population, from not being enough to go
around... all living creatures kill for food but only humans kill for
sneakers and cell phones, and from the production of sneakers and cell
phones... more people die from the production of automobiles and their
use than from motorist's accidents, there's just no way to directly
document that statistic because pollution is so insidious... anyone
thinks the mining of raw materials and their production into engines
and other auto parts doesn't pollute no matter it's done far away in
China, etal. is living under a rock, one portion of this planet can't
b e polluted without polluting this entire planet. Spending many
hours confined in an automobile's atmosphere will significantly
shorten one's life, just from plastics out gassing. Most people live
in homes of man made materials that significantly shorten their lives,
their furnishings are of man made materials, their clothing and
bedding too. Cancer is definitely on the rise.

[jmcquown]

On 3/17/2016 11:26 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> That is the decade when plastic started becoming available in a big
> range of products. It is when plastic wrap was first marketed and
> plastic toys were developed. We had things like Mr. Potato Head, Lego
> and other building block toys. Disposable cups were paper products. I
> still wrap sandwiches in wax paper.

Yet Sheldon was surprised Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head had "spuds". ;)

I actually had a set of vegetables including Mr. Potato Head, a carrot,
a green bell pepper and (IIRC) an onion. Circa 1965.

Jill

[dsi1]

Plastics came about during the 1860's when it became evident that elephant ivory was a dwindling resource and a suitable substitute for ivory billiard balls was needed. It was the start of materials science. Plastics came into their own in the 1920's when it was used for costume jewelry and radio parts. The celluloid jewelry of the 20's and later are stunning in their beauty. I used to have a bunch of beautiful celluloid guitar picks during the 60's but I lost them all. Hee hee.

[Sqwertz]

On 3/16/2016 5:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Nice to see you're over your dead rat and back your normal dumb self.
>
> -sw
Your woman abuse is as grotesque, unprovoked, and ugly as anything
anyone in this medium has ever done.

You are a pathological woman-hater and a deeply disturbed and wounded
little man:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"Why do you even bother posting if that's all you have to say? We've
heard the same thing at least 2,000 times by now."

-sw

"OK, so it's your planet so I guess you get to define what all teens on
Planet Bove eat. We'll need to add this to the Planet Bove Wikipedia
entry: "Teenagers on Planet Bove only eat chicken strips, fries, and
baby carrots".

-sw

"Incredible. And you STILL don't shut up."

-sw

I thought you were here just to talk about cooking? You've only said
that at least 25 times, yet 95% of the flack you get is about
off-topic subjects.

-sw

Way to go, Julie! You beat her down into speechlessness.

-sw


"Why do you even bother posting if that's all you have to say? We've
heard the same thing at least 2,000 times by now."

-sw


"Incredible. And you STILL don't shut up."

-sw

I thought you were here just to talk about cooking? You've only said
that at least 25 times, yet 95% of the flack you get is about
off-topic subjects.

-sw

Way to go, Julie! You beat her down into speechlessness.

-sw

I didn't think Julie was even capable of using the phone.

-sw

You seem to have a problem remembering things. Maybe you should have
written down the once you realized you liked it.

-sw

Wow. She catches on quick when her mind isn't clouded by irrational
spite.

-sw

Congratulations! Your post has been approved by Julie.

[High Five]

-sw

Yeah, I see tuna and cheddar on pizza every time I visit Planet Bove.

-sw

You can't rent this stuff at Red Box.

-sw

You tell him Julie!

<snort>

-sw

That wasn't your original argument. Your argument was that you
couldn't remember where you got them. Then when somebody tells you
how to solve that problem, you come up with a different argument to
explain why the proposed solution won't work.

Same 'ol song and dance.

-sw

<snip rest unread>

-sw

So WTF are you basing your unfounded theories on? Angela was about 3
years old and you had left grade school decades earlier. What would
have been your direct experience with the New York public school
system in the early 2000's?

-sw

What I'm trying to say is that Julie is full of shit again. It's
amazing how much time Julie spends describing her miserable fantasy
world.

-sw


Again, only in YOUR house.

-sw

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[Sqwertz]

On 3/16/2016 5:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> at black olives by the can. Sheesh.

[Sqwertz]

On 3/16/2016 12:53 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Bring it on Sheldon!
>
> -sw
>

I have been stuffing my fat little fucking face again with food I
'borrowed' from:

https://www.austinfoodbank.org/news/honoring-steve-wertz-volunteer-quarter


OK I admit it, I am eating my way through Texas.

Make me a zip code, or two.

[Cheri]

"Brooklyn1" <grave...@verizon.net> wrote in message

> cancer is prevelent due to so much exposure to plastics... when I was

> growing up
> plastic wasn't invented yet, all packaging was of natural materials;
> wood, glass, paper, and paper was waxed, not plasticised... was rare
> to hear about cancers.

I wouldn't dispute the plastic and a lot of other things causing cancers,
but really I don't eat at fast food places much anymore at all, so if I do,
I don't worry about it.

Cheri

[Groupkillas]

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:11:58 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
>> Sounds like you even out-gayed Sheldon today with that pansy-pants
>> sandwich. ;)
>

> Nice to see you're over your dead rat and back your normal dumb self.
>
> -sw
>

You criminally STALK and ABUSE women, you sick little dwarfy man!

Here's what you did when you went all over the Usenet impersonating the
well-liked regular named "sf" and posting all her personal data on the
net against her will, including her:

* home address
* age
* cell phone number
* husband's name

etc.

YOU did that, you evil bastard!

And then you had the hubris to actually GLOAT about in public saying:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
swe...@cluemail.compost
<1qauy6zyozuo9$.d...@sqwertz.com>
Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:18:00 -0600
MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4
ab...@blocknews.net


She should call the cops. I've already publicly admitted it is me so
a conviction should be a piece of cake and then forging would stop.
So what's stopping her? I think she suffers from Bovism - she just
loves the attention and drama and screw the rest of the group.

-sw

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


And before that you literally stalked poor Omelet, a local Auustin
favorite, right off the Usenet!

In your worst moment ever you actually begged her to KILL you:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
swe...@cluemail.compost
<i6x4dy0h0232$.d...@sqwertz.com>
3/18/2011 3:49 PM
Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1162
readnews.com - News for Geeks and ISPs
fa35d278.newsreader.readnews.com


Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I'd prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Then after having your nose rubbed in your filthy criminal stalking you
came back with, not an apology, nor the slightest remorse, just this:


"The facebook group is much more pleasant."


But we all know that's only because you cower over there in mortal fear
of being booted by the FB admins.

You're _so done_ here virus, I mean really fucking done.

I'm making you a project like no other, expect a lot more of your evil
abuse and hatred to be aired for all to see here.

And we both know there's a google archive full of your hatred of women
just waiting to be hung out on the virtual clothesline to dry.

Enjoy then, you rotten, worthless misogynistic bastard!

[Groupkillas]

Sqwertz wrote:
> Thank you for your feedback! I knew I could count on you.

[Groupkillas]

Sqwertz wrote:
> Bring it on Sheldon!
>
> -sw

[Sqwertz]

On 3/17/2016 11:29 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> That's why I enjoy them so much.

[notbob]

On 2016-03-17, Dave Smith <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> It may have been invented over 100 years ago but it was not used much
> until the 1950s.

Nonsense.

Bakelite is a plastic and was invented in 1907 and Bakelite pieces
(jewelry, compacts, appliance chassis, etc) from the 30s n' 40s are
insanely collectable. My 40s guitar used a celluloid plastic, as did
many other instruments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite

While plastic was not as prevelent in pre-50s USA as it is, now --my
fave ice cream jes changed from a cardboard carton to a plastic
carton-- there was still plenty of it it around. ;)

nb

[Dave Smith]

Bakelite is pretty primitive compared to the plastics we use now.
Compared to the plastics we use now, Bakelite would be like stone age,
not even bronze age.

[dsi1]

My guess is that if you have electrical appliances, it will have bakelite pieces. My guess is that I can go into hardware stores and find bakelite in the electrical department. Bakelite is GOOD!!!

[notbob]

On 2016-03-17, Dave Smith <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Bakelite is pretty primitive compared to the plastics we use now.

No doubt. And the plastics of the future will make today's plastics
look primitive. The fact remains.

If you've never seen a collection of Bakelite "jewelry" goods, you
might be surprised. I was. ;)

nb

[Dave Smith]

On 2016-03-17 4:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>>
>> Bakelite is pretty primitive compared to the plastics we use now.
>> Compared to the plastics we use now, Bakelite would be like stone
>> age, not even bronze age.
>
> My guess is that if you have electrical appliances, it will have
> bakelite pieces. My guess is that I can go into hardware stores and
> find bakelite in the electrical department. Bakelite is GOOD!!!
>

There is no doubt that it is good stuff, However, in the evolution of
of plastics, Bakelite, as useful has it is for electrical applications,
is a primitive level. Plastics have come a long way since that stuff was
invented.

[Dave Smith]

Amber makes good jewelry too.

[notbob]

On 2016-03-17, Dave Smith <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Amber makes good jewelry too.

Amber also fits the definition of plastic.

nb

[jmcquown]

I wish I'd kept some of the Bakelite jewelry I had when I was in my
20's. :) That chrome waffle iron I have has bakelite handles on it.
But no, they didn't make plastic when Sheldon was a kid. Heh.

Jill

[notbob]

On 2016-03-17, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:

> I wish I'd kept some of the Bakelite jewelry I had when I was in my
> 20's.

I found this:

https://www.etsy.com/market/bakelite_jewelry

This is a minuscule fraction of the stuff I ran across in the
street-fair booth of a big-time Bakelite collector. Who knew!?

Another early example was casein plastic. It was made out of milk
by-products and smells like sour milk. Some may still be around.
Excelite brand screwdriver sets (allen, screw, nut, etc) usta come in
a plastic case. The bottom was some kinda black plastic and the top
was transparent casein. The smell was unmistakable. This as recently
as '98.

nb

[jmcquown]

On 3/17/2016 6:31 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-03-17, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I wish I'd kept some of the Bakelite jewelry I had when I was in my
>> 20's.
>
> I found this:
>
> https://www.etsy.com/market/bakelite_jewelry
>

Fun! I had some bakelite bangle bracelets. Those are the ones I wish I
had kept.

> This is a minuscule fraction of the stuff I ran across in the
> street-fair booth of a big-time Bakelite collector. Who knew!?
>

I knew about bakelite but didn't think much about it. Some old
telephones were made from bakelite, too. Of course Sheldon wasn't born
yet. ;)

Jill

[notbob]

On 2016-03-17, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:

> I knew about bakelite but didn't think much about it.

Until that street-fair, neither did I. Here's more:

http://www.professionalplastics.com/

It was almost used to make pennies!? I knew it was still around.
Vacuum tubes are making a comeback and vacuum tube sockets are usually
Bakelite.

nb

[Brooklyn1]

Amber is considered a gem and depending on quality can be expensive.
https://www.gemsociety.org/article/amber-jewelry-and-gemstone-information/
http://www.gemselect.com/gem-info/amber/amber-gemstone-information-and-education.php
http://gehnabazaar.com/gemstones/29/amber.html
http://www.gemologyproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Amber

[Brooklyn1]

Not!

[Brooklyn1]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:09:27 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

Many early fountain pens were made of celluloid, not plastic by
today's standards beause it's a natural plant material but quite
attractive and still used today... most vintage celluloid pens are
highly coveted collectors items and are very expensive, into the
hundreds and thousands of $$$ I own many, MANY vintage celluloid
fountain pens, in the '40s-'50s sold for under $5 and now would easily
sell for $5,000+... most of mine were grade school discards that I
picked from waste baskets and repaired.
http://www.vintagepens.com/FAQmfr/celluloid.shtml
http://www.nibs.com/platinum-celluloid-fountain-pens.html
If you search for celluloid pens you'd see most are not available,
people won't sell them until desperate for money, and they sell for
big bucks. Check Limited Editions:
http://www.fountainpenhospital.com/
My pen collection is worth significantly more than my house... when I
began collecting fountain pens I was a mere child, I never dreamed
that what I picked out of school waste baskets would become so
valuable.

[Gary]

Schmutz wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:11:58 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
> > Sounds like you even out-gayed Sheldon today with that pansy-pants
> > sandwich. ;)
>
> Nice to see you're over your dead rat and back your normal dumb self.

I'm not at all over my "dead rat." Mia was my exclusive little best
fuzzy friend for 2.5 years (just the two of us) and I'm still
hurting. My place seems so cold and empty now. arrrghh.

Pick on me all you want but please leave her out of it.

http://i59.tinypic.com/r2td1c.jpg

[Nunya Bidnits]

Why do you even TALK to that sick, hateful bastard?

YOU reanimate him each time you do anything but IGNORE him.

He hates you and he hates the creature you loved.

Learn to walk away from those who despise you.

[cshenk]

Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> With Sheldon being extra gay today and bragging about his loving
> picking up sausage grinders, I decided a chicken Parmigiana - or
> rather Romano - sandwich was for lunch.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz/25213353583/in/photostream/light
> box/
>
> Fried chicken tenders on a toasted La Brea torta with Giachi EVOO,
> marinara sauce, provolone, mozzarella, and shaved Romano cheese.
> Served with baked tater rounds dusted with powdered rosemary and
> garlic and drizzled with more Giachi EVOO. And an assortment of
> Italian peppers and olives.
>
> Best sandwich and side I've had in a long time. Bring it on Sheldon!
>
> -sw

Not enough olives! (I'm an olive fan and recognize those as ones I get
at the olive bar at times).

I'm not big on that type of sandwich but the tater tots look right up
my alley too.

--

[Sqwertz]

On 3/18/2016 5:48 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Pick on me all you want, but
> leave my sandwich out of it.

[Cheri]

"Gary" <g.ma...@att.net> wrote in message news:56EC849B...@att.net...

Truly one of the cutest animals I've seen, and just ignore that *revolting*
animal and his posts Gary.

Cheri

[cshenk]

Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:54:22 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>
> > Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz/25213353583/in/photostream/light
> >> box/

> >
> > Not enough olives! (I'm an olive fan and recognize those as ones I
> > get at the olive bar at times).
>

> Those are Castelvetrano olives. Similar to Cerignola(sp?) olives in
> taste and color, but smaller.
>
> -sw

Cool, I never pay attention to the names. The local Harris Teeter has
a pretty expansive olive bar. I dont see a picture of the whole olive
bar but here's some of my store:

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/harris-teeter-virginia-beach-11?start=0

The olive bar has something like 20 types (might be more) plus some
olive salad types (There is one with a mix of olives, feta cheeses,
fresh red onion slivers and balsalmic vinegar plus oil that I like).

I'm not a total snob about them though. I also use canned black ones
pretty often in my cookery for example.

--

[Brooklyn1]

Little kids love canned black olives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEBL6WGyy7U

[sf]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 09:49:06 -0500, "cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote:

> Cool, I never pay attention to the names. The local Harris Teeter has
> a pretty expansive olive bar. I dont see a picture of the whole olive
> bar but here's some of my store:
>
> http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/harris-teeter-virginia-beach-11?start=0
>
> The olive bar has something like 20 types (might be more) plus some
> olive salad types (There is one with a mix of olives, feta cheeses,
> fresh red onion slivers and balsalmic vinegar plus oil that I like).
>
> I'm not a total snob about them though. I also use canned black ones
> pretty often in my cookery for example.
>
> --

Mine doesn't put names on their olives, even if they did - I wouldn't
have any idea what they were (nor would I care) past Spanish, Italian
or Greek. I buy what appeals to me. Period. The only thing I need
to know is if they are pitted or not and that can be ascertained
visually.

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[cshenk]

Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

hehehe cute! I kept wondering if the little one on the sofa would roll
off and chase olives too.



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[Sqwertz]

On 3/18/2016 7:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> taste and color, but smaller.
>
> -sw

[Cheryl]

On 3/18/2016 6:43 PM, Gary wrote:

> I'm not at all over my "dead rat." Mia was my exclusive little best
> fuzzy friend for 2.5 years (just the two of us) and I'm still
> hurting. My place seems so cold and empty now. arrrghh.

I still have 4 cats, but Shamrock had a big piece of my heart having
been with me the longest and I still miss him.

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ღ.¸¸.✫*¨`*✶
Cheryl

[Gary]

Sqwertz wrote:

>
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:43:39 -0500, Gary wrote:
> > Pick on me all you want but please leave her out of it.
>

> Yeah, well what did my sandwich ever do to you? That sandwich has
> been a part of me for the last 3 days. Pick on me all you want, but

> leave my sandwich out of it.

heh heh OK, I laughed, you buttmonkey.
Let's just call it a draw then.

:-D

[Gary]

Cheri wrote:
>
> > http://i59.tinypic.com/r2td1c.jpg
>
> Truly one of the cutest animals I've seen,

That's nice of you, Cheri. Not only are they cute but they all
come with an individual personality to match.

> and just ignore that *revolting*
> animal and his posts Gary.

His 'dead rat' comment didn't offend me. I know Steve well enough.
I often do "mean teasing" myself.
I'm just still really hurting now and not in a joking mood.

I raised my daughter here, she lives far away now.
Had cool Mr.Kitty here for 19 years. He's gone.
4 beloved ferrets here and now all are gone.
For the first time in my life, I have no humans or pets.
It's just me now. Not even a few worthless fish in an aquarium.
My place here no longer seems like "home."

Not just that either...not sure the company I work for is going
to last as long as I hoped. I'm rethinking my entire future plans.
I've got some serious issues to decide in the next few months.

I'll get it all figured out though. I'm a survivor. :)

[Gary]

I've had ferrets for 12 years. I've loved and lost them all now.
Seems I saved the best one for last.
Hopefully there really IS a "rainbow bridge" and someday
I'll be reunited with them all. Mr.Kitty too.

Mia was extra special. I'm such a crybaby. It's been a month now
and I don't dwell on it but I do think about her every day
and even forget she's not here for a moment most days.

Time heals though. I'm waiting for that.

I've said it before. The older you get, the more losses you
accumulate and I'm really getting tired of the loss tally.

I once worked for a man that was 97 or so and in great shape.
He lived alone in a nice house.
When he told me his age, I said how very cool that is.
He responded, "No, it's not good at all. His wife was long
dead. His children had all died years ago. No grandchildren.
Even all of his friends had died. He literally felt all alone.
He was ready to die.

:-(

[Cheryl]

On 3/20/2016 11:45 AM, Gary wrote:

> I once worked for a man that was 97 or so and in great shape.
> He lived alone in a nice house.
> When he told me his age, I said how very cool that is.
> He responded, "No, it's not good at all. His wife was long
> dead. His children had all died years ago. No grandchildren.
> Even all of his friends had died. He literally felt all alone.
> He was ready to die.

That's so sad. At that age, if I ever make it, I'd prefer to be in a
retirement home with peers around me close to my age and people to take
care of me. At the moment, some of us without kids are talking about
retiring together. Buy a home somewhere and just take care of each
other. :) I hope it works out that way. My brother's wife's brother (I
originally typed SIL's brother, but that ambiguous) is all for it and is
the one doing the research for us. He and his brother are closer to
retirement age than I am, but I told them I'm in.

[Cheri]

"Gary" <g.ma...@att.net> wrote in message news:56EEC222...@att.net...

> I raised my daughter here, she lives far away now.
> Had cool Mr.Kitty here for 19 years. He's gone.
> 4 beloved ferrets here and now all are gone.
> For the first time in my life, I have no humans or pets.
> It's just me now. Not even a few worthless fish in an aquarium.
> My place here no longer seems like "home."
>
> Not just that either...not sure the company I work for is going
> to last as long as I hoped. I'm rethinking my entire future plans.
> I've got some serious issues to decide in the next few months.
>
> I'll get it all figured out though. I'm a survivor. :)

I hope it works out for you Gary, and I can feel how much you miss Mia in
your posts. Unfortunately there is really nothing anyone can do when you
lose a "friend" like that, it hurts like Hell and that's all there is to it.

Cheri

[Gary]

It's a very good idea and I've even thought about it myself, Cheryl.
No one needs to live in a big place by themselves when older. Better
to share a place with similar "roommates." I could do that as
long as I at least had a private bedroom to be alone when I
wanted to. That would be most evenings for me.

You always have someone there if you need help plus expenses for
house is shared, freeing up more spendable money. As long as
all get along ok and each has a private bedroom, it's win-win.

[Janet B]

My MIL was literally dying. We knew she did not have long. Her
husband had died. Although she had a niece visit, nothing made a
difference to her. She wouldn't even walk outside to the mailbox. She
didn't cook or eat. When you talked to her on the phone she sounded
dreadfully ill. She lost weight, Wouldn't wear one of those
thingamajigs to call for help. She took despondency to a whole new
level. Family coerced her into going to an assisted living facility.
After just a couple of months there she had changed beyond
recognition. Her voice and mind are so strong now you wouldn't think
she was 93 but 10-15 years younger. She has friends, activities to
look forward to all sorts of things. I always thought this kind of
place was where you went to die. She certainly discounts that idea.
Janet US

[cshenk]

Cheri wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Gary and Cheri, I normally post these in a a pet group but hopefully
all will understand.

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Mia wakens on a soft bed of grass. She stretches out luxuriously and
listens to a soft spring wind blowing through a pecan tree off to the
side. A lazy bumblebee wanders by and she hides a bit but it wanders
off.

Listening she hears laughing pets and people. She tucks her nose under
her paws because she doesnt hear her special person. Suddenly
something pokes her butt! She whips around and finds a kitten with a
big grin and a ball of yarn almost as big as she is. She's trying to
roll it down to the field but lost in laughter, she's all tangled up.

Mia helps roll it down and finds there is a very colorful bridge there,
rainbow colored. There are doggies and kitties and even ferrets
running about. Mia perks her nose up and bounces the yarn ball down
then chases it. The world becomes of flash of sky, earth, sky and earth
as she giggles and rides the ball down.

Soon she is playing with the other pets and even makes some new
friends. Her old buddies are here too!

Finally tired, she settles and sees others looking into little water
pools. She approaches a pool with her old friends and peers in. They
shift over she she can see better. She sees Gary! She misses him so.
They explain that they wait here until their 2foots time arrives to
take them over the bridge with them. They will go with him as a family.

Mia makes a sad and happy sigh, as she knows it's not Gary's time. She
will wait for him here, safe and warm. A 2foot who passed before a
loved one, cuddles her and lets her know, she is safe.

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[sf]

Is bell pepper the difference in recipes between a chicken Romano
sandwich and a chicken Milanese sandwich?

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[jmcquown]

On 3/21/2016 2:26 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> My MIL was literally dying. We knew she did not have long. Her
> husband had died. Although she had a niece visit, nothing made a
> difference to her. She wouldn't even walk outside to the mailbox. She
> didn't cook or eat. When you talked to her on the phone she sounded
> dreadfully ill. She lost weight, Wouldn't wear one of those
> thingamajigs to call for help. She took despondency to a whole new
> level. Family coerced her into going to an assisted living facility.
> After just a couple of months there she had changed beyond
> recognition. Her voice and mind are so strong now you wouldn't think
> she was 93 but 10-15 years younger. She has friends, activities to
> look forward to all sorts of things. I always thought this kind of
> place was where you went to die. She certainly discounts that idea.
> Janet US
>

Janet, I'm so glad she got out of her funk and back into living! That's
wonderful!

Jill

[Janet B]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:02:03 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

thanks. It's pretty amazing.
Janet US

[sf]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:49:36 -0600, Janet B <nos...@cableone.net>
wrote:

My neighbor wasn't in good shape mentally or physically even 5 years
after her husband died. Her daughter talked her into moving to senior
living facility and her world changed. She always hated to cook, so
she never needed to because of the communal dining situation and two
years later, she was off traveling with a beau who also resided there.


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[Janet B]

that's really nice to hear.
Janet US