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Octopus has a lot of steps to preparing it - it has to be beaten, peeled, parboiled - it's a lot. Sometime when I have more time and my computer is not in the shop (fried motherboard this morning - whoo-hoo!) I will give you some of hubby's family recipies (hubby is 1st generation American - his family is from Greece.)

His Royal Greasiness is correct. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_International Now - click on the pic of the Wierwille Home - it's link is the first one below the displayed pic of the Auditorium - the pics are from the Family Tables website... verrrryyyyyy interesting!

I've done the vanilla thingy too - just not a big 'nilla fan. The salt is good, I think, in places where you have hard water. We have very soft water here, so there's not a big need for it. Another spice - try Allspice - also very good!

I make mine with a recipe very similar to Chef's but with the Shoney's style sauce on the top - About 20 min before it's DONE... MIX: 1/2 cup of ketchup 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1/2 tsp of garlic powder 1/2 tsp of worstershire sauce spread over the top of the meatloaf and return to oven. It makes a sweet tomato glaze that's to die for! Enjoy!

Keep telling yourself that... that's the mantra I give to hubby, who has a serious case of GAS (gear aquistion syndrom)

COW TIPPING How to go cow tipping Ayleen Lindahl Introduction Cow tipping is an art in itself. It began many years ago, when a young boy of the name of Tipper decided to make a cow more comfortable as it slept. Thinking that standing while sleeping was cruel and unusual, he set out one night to give 'ol Betsy a rest. Tragically, Tipper fell into a thick cow pie as he tried making his way back to his warm bed. He ended up going to the hospital with a severe paranoia of cows. The next day, his family had a big steak dinner. For generations after, Texans have engaged in this heightening activity. Young children dream of it during their algebra classes, the rites to passage so close and in their reach. As the 16th birthday approaches, all your peers will gather and perform this ritual with breathless anticipation. Supplies 1. 2 12-packs of Beer 2. Black clothing 3. Boots (Around cow pastures, wear boots that can be hosed down) 4. Wire cutters and a flashlight 5. Your friends Dave and Jerry Setup * Drive Dave and Jerry to the pasture, hand them the beer. * Wait ten minutes for them to finish up both packs. * Help Dave from truck. * Help Dave review his lunch. * Place wire cutters in back pocket, and make sure all black clothing is being worn. * Quietly approach fence to pasture. * Ask Dave for the flashlight. Run back to truck and retrieve flashlight. * Cut fencing and wiggle through. * Stay hunkered down and try not to giggle as you approach the nearest cow. * Beam flashlight quickly into the cow's eyes. If no reaction, you are good to go. Skip ahead to Tipping the cow. * If cow bucks, sending Jerry screaming like a woman back to the truck, go on to next step. * Run after Jerry, tumble him to ground and hold hand over his mouth. * Wait 20 minutes for Farmer to look out the front door and Holler at wolves. * Find another cow, repeating the last 5 steps until you find one sleeping. Other suggestions * If the fence is making a buzzing sound, do not attempt to cut. If you do, you will have frizzy hair for the next few days. * If the fence is making a buzzing sound and may be electrified, do NOT attempt to relieve yourself on it. I have seen this happen. It's NOT pretty. * Make sure you bring the good truck. This is supposed to be done quietly. Do not have a truck that backfires like a rifle. Cows will awaken. * Make sure it IS a cow. If it has horns, and no udders, Back off with caution. * Remember poor Tipper. Beware of cow pies. What NOT to do while tipping a cow. * Do not wear red. Bulls are in the area. * Do not tug on the tail to check on sleeping status. * Do not make "moo" sounds. This only aggravates them. * Do not try to ride the cow like a horse. * Do not try to milk the cow. * Do not make friends with the cow. Remember, you are there to TIP the cow, not buy it a drink. * Do not dress cow up in a pink tutu. They like purple. * Do not eat a burger in front of the cow. They have feelings too! Tipping the cow * Have Dave hold the bottom of cow on one side. (Bottom of the cow is right under the ribs, and on the soft part of the belly.) * Have Jerry beside you, with both palms against cows upper back on opposite side. (See Figure 1) * Count to three, and PUSH! * Back up quickly from the cow, as its legs will fly up toward your face. * Slap high fives to Jerry and shout your success. * Find out what whimpering sound is. * With Jerry's help, pull Dave out from under the cow. * Run from farmer. (Duck when you hear shots in the air.) * Jump into the truck and speed away into the night. Congratulations You have successfully completed your training in Cow Tipping. You are closer to being a true Texan! The next step to your initiation is How to eat cow fries.

I don't have any organs to donate, but I do have a piano that I'll let go for cheap.

Like, when you went Cow Tipping... ?

Thanks for the chowdah tips - I'll try that. The old recipe I have for this has the heavy and lite cream - but set it down a notch because it was too rich for my taste. I made that chowdah last night - hubby ate about 3 bowls of it. Kristopher got hooked on the salt pork - loved it! Reminded me of myself as a kid - I loved salt pork. That brings me to another favorite... POOR MAN'S SUPPER (Fried Salt Pork and Gravy over Boiled Taters) 2 lbs of salt pork, sliced 5-8 medium potatoes, peeled flour 2+ cups of milk salt & pepper Boil the potatos until cooked. Fry the salt pork until crisp but not burnt and save the fat. Add flour to the fat until it's pretty much soaked up by the flour - stir often - keep it moving. Add milk and bring to a boil almost - add salt and pepper to taste Serve with the potatoes on the bottom, then pork, and then gravy. It's not pretty but it's tasty. (This is a recipe from the Great Depression era - my dad, who was born in 1915, used to make this for me. I thought it was the best when I was a kid - HA!)

sprawled - I can't find that post either... maybe it was in another forum... boggles the mind. Here's what I know about it: Fender issued it in the late 1970's. The designer specialized in pedal steele guitars. It was marketed to take a bite out of the Gibson market. Fender recently re-used the name on some cheap Squire-strat looking thing that sells for about $199 as a guitar starter kit (you know, the kind of thing a well-meaning grandmother would buy for her grandson who says he wants a guitar for his birthday...) Any Googles you do on Starcaster will come up with these cheap-o things. Starcasters are rare to find - people usually keep them. Part of it is the retro look they have - and they're just a well made guitar. I've seen them go on eBay for around $2,500 to as high as $4,000. They are highly collectible. Check out this hot auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VINTAGE-1977-FEND...1QQcmdZViewItem This is an auction that recently ended - if you have an eBay account, you'll be able to view this link: http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-Creamy-White-Fend...1QQcmdZViewItem More info: http://www.strat-central.com/starcaster.htm http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...Starcaster/10/1 Recently, on the Ibanez forum I haunt, someone wrote about the Starcaster headstock - they said that Ibanez was copying Fender with the design of this (see photo) -- This is my bass - the Ibanez Roadster (1979)... I love that thing!

FISH CHOWDER - as it should be - rich, creamy, salty, and very fattening! (This recipe will serve about 4 adults) 1lb of Haddock or Cod (Haddock preferred) 1/2lb of Salt Pork 1 stick of butter 1 quart of light cream 1 quart of whole milk 4 medium potatos - peeled and diced 1 medium onion - diced fine fresh black pepper Slice the salt pork into 1/4" thick slices and fry until crisp but not burnt. Reserve about 2-3TBSP of the fat. Dice the fried salt pork and set aside. In a large soup pot - melt the stick of butter. Add the salt pork fat you reserved earlier. Add the diced onion. Cook onion until it is translucent. Add the potatos. Add the fish. The fish does not have to be cut - it will flake as it cooks. Add the cream and the milk. Bring up the heat but don't let it boil (if it does, you'll get a skin on the top that you have to peel off when it cools - not pretty). Stir often so that it doesn't catch on the bottom. Reduce heat and simmer for about an hour. Add fresh pepper to taste. Serve with oyster or choweder crackers and the diced salt pork (sprinkle about 5-10 piece of the diced salt pork on the top of the chowder when you serve it.)

No problem Twinkers... :D

Chicken Fried Steak - This always boggled my mind... Is it chicken? Or is it steak? (What critter is it?)

How superwonderfulamazinginterestingexcitingawesome that must have been! I can tell you're still buzzing about it - I'm so excited for you! Life is good. God is great!

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I usually don't make resolutions but this year the timing and the need were in conjunction... so... Some of it, like getting rid of clutter, stated in early December but I consider them resolutions anyhow. They're all things I'll continue once I've started on them, so what-the-hey... ...a few years ago we had a thread like this and I posted that I was going to get braces - and I did. I got them off 10/05 and I'm glad I did it. I almost always finish what I start - and if I say I'm gonna do something you'd better get out of my way! :-)

Funny you said that about an Oldsmobile - I had one that had bubbling/peeling paint... I called it the "Oldsmo-bubble" Butterflies are called "Bless You Flies" The word 'Brother' is pronounced "brouv-her", thanks to my oldest son. And the word 'Ovaltene' is pronounced "Oval-bean", also thanks to Kristopher....

To be more organized by getting rid of clutter. I've been purging out the basement today - it's not pretty. Some things are going to the dump, some are going to Goodwill or other places they can be donated. I'm labeling boxes better and taking inventory of what we have. These are things I used to do, but I got busy raising babies and these things got put aside. Time to get back on track. To eat more fruit and less processed food. To spend less time at the computer and more time reading or playing with the kids. To manage my business better - invoicing got slack - can't let that continue. And - to go to bed before midnight as much as possible because the kids get up so early and I have to be ready to take care of them. Gee... that's all?

Did he predict this after leg pressing 2,000 lbs, or before...?

You're into guns, right? How about something to do with guns - you could go off on rights, safety, how to's, etc. (I know nothing about guns, but I do know something about you... so that's just a suggestion...) Maybe there's something else that tickles your fancy.... Talk about what you know or what you love - I've actually gotten awards in public speaking. I love it. I was always careful to pick a safe subject whenever I could - something I knew something about. If I didn't know the subject (like, once I had to speak on the history of aviation - yikes) I worked like hell to learn my subject. Speak with conviction - whatever you do.

Did anyone happen to watch PBS lastnight? (12/31/06)... There was a special with Garrison Keillor for New Year's Eve. It was in Nashville, TN at the Ryman Auditorium. Here's a copy & paste from the web site: GARRISON KEILLOR'S NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL premieres on December 31, 2006 on PBS (check local listings). A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION's Garrison Keillor hosts a live New Year's Eve broadcast from Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the GRAND OLE OPRY. The festive GREAT PERFORMANCES telecast will be all the merrier due to the Opry's role in providing Keillor with his original inspiration for an eclectic radio show that went on to become the favorite it is today. Together with special guests -- Emmylou Harris, Robin and Linda Williams, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Sam Bush, Buddy Emmons, Jerry Douglas, Cowboy Jack Clement, and many others -- Keillor will bid 2006 "Auld Lang Syne" along with "sound effects guy" Fred Newman, Rich Dworsky, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and other series regulars for a New Year's countdown like no other. The Ryman Auditorium, although synonymous with country music, has played host to a diverse range of musicians, dancers, actors, and speakers throughout its 114-year history. Garrison Keillor returns to the historic venue for this special, year-end broadcast of A PRAIRE HOME COMPANION, which last aired from the Ryman in 2004. Read an interview with the versatile host in Dialogue. For additional details about his popular radio show and several of its regular performers, check out the profiles. Browse the Bluegrass Timeline to learn about the legends of the genre, most of whom appeared on the GRAND OLE OPRY. Visit the Web companion of Garrison Keillor's debut appearance on the series, GARRISON KEILLOR'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL, in July 2006. Special funding for the program was provided by Gather.com and The Starr Foundation. --------------------------------------------------- Anyhow, there was some AWESOME picking last night - lots of Blue Grass - did you get to see it? The thing I was most impressed with was the Dobro playing - WOW! - and the mandolin playing - I guess they wail on that thing in Blue Grass. It was really a great show!

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Well done! I heard about this right after I got out of TWI - went to a meeting where JAL was teaching. The teaching did nothing to hit the mark, knowing what some of the issues of the people were who were in the room that night. It was very self-serving - lots of tangents - lots of "I" "I" "I" - "lookit me!" sorta stuff. The night was capped with a racuos round of personal phophecy (I'll call it PP for short). Whoop-peee. I remember wondering if you got a longer PP if you put more $$ in the basket that night. We left with no PP, thank you. It reminded me of a Tarot card reading and sounded as though it would be just as effective. It smacked of witchcraft to me but wasn't as kind as most wiccians I'd met. Gee, they used to at least pray for your needs with you in the last cult I was in... Anyhow... Hubby sorta got into this group for a while but didn't subscribe to the PP thing. He says he even has some PP left on his answering machine a few times - wow - digital PP - you could save it and listen to it anytime you wanted. Just think - PP on demand. What would you ask for? God - which toothpaste should I buy? God - what school should I send my kids to? God - what job should I take? And there's SO MUCH ROOM for god to speak in you life - thru a man that god isn't speaking anymore - the man is. And he's fulla more than PP!

okay... there's been 68+ hits on this thread and 0 posts. so... do ya think you could elaborate a little on your first post? Addressing it to someone(s) might be a good start... maybe a little more info on the light thing... and while you're at it... some more about how it's like New Age... and yes, could I please have fries and extra napkins? Thanks, love. :)