Boil some parsnips in with your pototoes for mashing. I chop both up to about 1" cubes before cooking, then mash them together, adding in some yoghurt and horseradish. Whip it till it's really creamy and eat it with ANYthing on ANY day and it really perks up your lunch!
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I am probably not the first person who should reply, as we've never met, but for wha tit's worth, here's what I think...
You're entitled to be as fussy as you want - you know what you want and what you expect another person to be like, and I wouldn't expect any less.
A name's a name. For myself, the real P & B are people I'd not want to know. But a nickname, for heaven's sake, how could I or why would I judge you on that? Who knows what you think of mine!
You don't come across as pretentious to me, not at all. I've read some posts by you, sometimes I broadly agree, sometimes I broadly don't - that's pretty normal I think.
If you want to change your name, it's up to you, but I'd be surprised if it made much difference to your experience. One thing people have to accept is that you are you, you know what you want, and if they're not it, well, that's all there is to it!
Just be reassured that from this relative newbie's point of view, you come across fine as you are.
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You're entitled to be as fussy as you want - you know what you want and what you expect another person to be like, and I wouldn't expect any less.
A name's a name. For myself, the real P & B are people I'd not want to know. But a nickname, for heaven's sake, how could I or why would I judge you on that? Who knows what you think of mine!
You don't come across as pretentious to me, not at all. I've read some posts by you, sometimes I broadly agree, sometimes I broadly don't - that's pretty normal I think.
If you want to change your name, it's up to you, but I'd be surprised if it made much difference to your experience. One thing people have to accept is that you are you, you know what you want, and if they're not it, well, that's all there is to it!
Just be reassured that from this relative newbie's point of view, you come across fine as you are.
WW
Quote by GenHertsCpl
Reminds me of a steep set of stairs in someones house,
All the guys were at the bottom, watching the girls going up stairs:lol: :shock:
Now I wonder why?
I also wonder if it will happen again this weekend:twisted:
Probably, and my leather skating skirt is micro short and my thong is like dental floss! :twisted:
I think I am grateful you didn't wear that last night then! What would that have done to my blood pressure? But on the other hand...
:roll:
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It's a difficult balance between your need to know, your partner's need to set their priorities, especially in a family emergency, your need to give them a bit of space... more like juggling than balancing.
I think I'd probably send a one liner like "Thinking about you a lot - hope your Dad's okay" and then sweat buckets for a few days till they got back to me. If it was more than a few days I'd be very tempted to ring, a risky one, but I am not sure I could avoid it. Same tone, of course, as in the text.
How on earth did we handle this kind of stuff in the days before text messages and mobile phones?
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I think I'd probably send a one liner like "Thinking about you a lot - hope your Dad's okay" and then sweat buckets for a few days till they got back to me. If it was more than a few days I'd be very tempted to ring, a risky one, but I am not sure I could avoid it. Same tone, of course, as in the text.
How on earth did we handle this kind of stuff in the days before text messages and mobile phones?
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Just wanted to say a public THANK YOU to Sarah1448 for organising the social meet in the Milton Keynes Desert tonight. A truly toe-curling experience to boot! I'd not been to an event before and it was a pleasure to meet all there, not least the lovely Sarah1448 herself. Thanks for taking the trouble and putting up with the hassle.
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Not quite so funny as some in here, but i have a friend who drove up the A1 instead of the M1
I had visitors once to my Birmingham office, coming up from Surrey. They arrived very late - having missed the M6 and continued as far as Nottingham before they realised something was amiss. The excuse was they were discussing the form of the Spurs, which I would have thought would be sufficient to keep anyone's mind on the road!
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I was always losing my keys - most creative place I've found them so far is in the fridge.
On a business trip, doing a lecture and my car was in someone's way, so I tossed him my keys to move it. Later, tired and driving home, I suddenly remembered P had my keys. Turned round and headed back. Almost there when I realised that if P had my keys I could not be driving my car.
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On a business trip, doing a lecture and my car was in someone's way, so I tossed him my keys to move it. Later, tired and driving home, I suddenly remembered P had my keys. Turned round and headed back. Almost there when I realised that if P had my keys I could not be driving my car.
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And please keep the slides simple! Death by PowerPoint is using the effects it contains so that the slides compete with you instead of supporting you.
Don't use a MS background - use a simple coloured background and contrast the text colours nicely. For a short presentation dark text on a light ground is fine, for a longer one the reverse is better.
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Don't use a MS background - use a simple coloured background and contrast the text colours nicely. For a short presentation dark text on a light ground is fine, for a longer one the reverse is better.
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I think it was Lao Tzu, altho' it may have been Confusius (my subject is modern, not ancient eastern, philosophy, so pardon my ignorance please) who said something like good government is when the people don't know they are being governed. The insights of the ancient east have been largely lost to us, more's the pity. Heavy handedness can rarely be equated with sensible control, and flagrant subjectivity is never the best way to implement policy.
However, I can't be arsed to write a philosophical commentary on the rules according to the insights of Popper, so I'll just shut up and shove off.
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However, I can't be arsed to write a philosophical commentary on the rules according to the insights of Popper, so I'll just shut up and shove off.
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H'm, boring is very subjective. What bores you may interest me, and vice versa. Some people adore word play, others find it totally deadening. Similarly, we could have quite a debate about what qualifies as pointless. Is having a darn good laugh when you're feeling a bit out of it pointless or therapeautic? The post I have in mind lifted my spirits somewhat, so if it was pointless to you, it wasn't to me.
I'd be rather wary of foisting my subjective opinions on other people. You never know where that road will lead.
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I'd be rather wary of foisting my subjective opinions on other people. You never know where that road will lead.
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Well, perhaps one of them was locked to prevent me posting a reply about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal treatment. He wanted to transcend dental medication. And even worse, the one about my hero Ghandi... he, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
So it was probably a good move to lock it!
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So it was probably a good move to lock it!
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All the usual things like paying off mortgages for friends and family, but with that much I could do the one thing I've always wanted, open a restaurant, very exclusive, in Manhattan, west side, I think, but convenient for the park. There is a real shortage of restaurants in NY with Michelin Stars, so that would be something to aim for.
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I am INFJ, same as Reese. I really like what they say about me "abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in reaching their goals, and directive and introverted in their interpersonal roles. Counselors focus on human potentials, think in terms of ethical values, and come easily to decisions. The small number of this type (little more than 2 percent) is regrettable, since Counselors have an unusually strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions" which I believe is pretty accurate! It doesn't say, which would also be true, that I am a knowall that can't resist telling you when you're wrong about something I read a book abut 5 years ago!
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Certainly I don't feel threatened. The more you know the less you have to prove. Sometimes I wonder if when they get to my advanced age they'll be embarrassed about their behaviour. Certainly I have memories of things I said and did in my youth that are embarrassing to me now. But then, I think I was always a bit more subtle, less cock-sure, than I perceive kids to be today. Some seem just so arrogant. I do wonder what kind of woman replies positively to that kind of person - and indeed if any do! None of the ones I know would. Arrogance seems to me to be very unattractive.
What does get to me a bit is that ads in that tone seem to add to the general impression that men are somehow brutish bores. Some of us may be, quiet a lot of us are not.
As for cool cars, my car is to get me and my passenger if any from A to B safely in comfort and speedily in that order. It is not an extension of my personality or an advert for my manliness.
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What does get to me a bit is that ads in that tone seem to add to the general impression that men are somehow brutish bores. Some of us may be, quiet a lot of us are not.
As for cool cars, my car is to get me and my passenger if any from A to B safely in comfort and speedily in that order. It is not an extension of my personality or an advert for my manliness.
WW
This may sound naff but they both work for me:
1. Get a pair of binoculars and go out somewhere and watch the birds feeding, mating, and generally going about their business. Water birds are particularly good. I find it impossible not to have my mood lifted doing that.
2. Put on a stout pair of shoes and go for a brisk walk, at least 2 miles, and more if you can do it. Don't amble! The idea is to speed up your circulation and liven up all parts of your metabolism. You come back with your blood signing in your veins and it changes your day.
Days like the one you're having can be terrible, and I sympathise - but only you can can change them, and you can!
WW
1. Get a pair of binoculars and go out somewhere and watch the birds feeding, mating, and generally going about their business. Water birds are particularly good. I find it impossible not to have my mood lifted doing that.
2. Put on a stout pair of shoes and go for a brisk walk, at least 2 miles, and more if you can do it. Don't amble! The idea is to speed up your circulation and liven up all parts of your metabolism. You come back with your blood signing in your veins and it changes your day.
Days like the one you're having can be terrible, and I sympathise - but only you can can change them, and you can!
WW
Some important issues have been raised. First I want to clarify that there was no threat in my previous post: I said how it makes me feel, which is very angry and protective towards people being abused by a nasty person. I said it graphically, as I generally do. I teach, and I've long ago learned that conjuring up a mental picture is the best way to communicate an idea.
Then there is the issue of freedom of speech, raised by the question of censorship. This is very important, but, and this is also important, that freedom only exists within limits. The only way to guarantee freedom is to be prepared to protect it from extremes. It is better in general to allow more freedom than less, but there will always be an outer limit.
Then there is the issue of public image. As a community our public image is not good - perverts etc. The story is on a part of the site that people will go to in order to be titillated. I guess it is pretty popular. The story in question exhibits attitudes that most of us would, I think, not support. But by publishing it we are inviting people to think we do condone or support it, and so do our public image no favours.
So the final issue raised is how far our decision not to censor - in general a good one - puts us at risk in this particular case by inviting opprobrium and in so doing risks limiting our freedoms rather radically.
I am glad I am not a mod and don't have responsibility for making these decisions. I don't know if publication was right or not. I know the item disgusted and angered me, and I hate the fact that men in general are often cast in the light of bastards like the antihero of the story. But that's life, I guess.
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Then there is the issue of freedom of speech, raised by the question of censorship. This is very important, but, and this is also important, that freedom only exists within limits. The only way to guarantee freedom is to be prepared to protect it from extremes. It is better in general to allow more freedom than less, but there will always be an outer limit.
Then there is the issue of public image. As a community our public image is not good - perverts etc. The story is on a part of the site that people will go to in order to be titillated. I guess it is pretty popular. The story in question exhibits attitudes that most of us would, I think, not support. But by publishing it we are inviting people to think we do condone or support it, and so do our public image no favours.
So the final issue raised is how far our decision not to censor - in general a good one - puts us at risk in this particular case by inviting opprobrium and in so doing risks limiting our freedoms rather radically.
I am glad I am not a mod and don't have responsibility for making these decisions. I don't know if publication was right or not. I know the item disgusted and angered me, and I hate the fact that men in general are often cast in the light of bastards like the antihero of the story. But that's life, I guess.
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Only thing to say is that an attitude shown by the writer is the kind of thing that makes me want to reach for my baseball bat wrapped in chains and stinging nettles. No respect for anyone, a selfish moronic slimebag that doesn't justify the name human.
I'd feel better if it was removed as it looks as though we approve of that sort of thing. Most users, I guess, never get to the Forum to find out what we're really like.
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I'd feel better if it was removed as it looks as though we approve of that sort of thing. Most users, I guess, never get to the Forum to find out what we're really like.
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The thread on best and worst smells reminded me of an experience I had which others may find amuzing and be able to cap.
I used to regularly visit an aged lady with failing sight, and always (as a means of bring the meeting to a polite close, I suspect) she's offer me tea, totter off and return with a tray, teapot, milkjug and cups. There was something about the tea - I am an Earl Grey man myself, so I was not about to question her blend.
One day she'd settled back into her chair and was about to pour when she realised she'd only brought one cup. She asked me to go fetch another, which I'd find in the kitchen sink.
Off I went and there indeed was a china cup in the washing up bowl, together with a pair of her drawers.
YUK!!!
I used to regularly visit an aged lady with failing sight, and always (as a means of bring the meeting to a polite close, I suspect) she's offer me tea, totter off and return with a tray, teapot, milkjug and cups. There was something about the tea - I am an Earl Grey man myself, so I was not about to question her blend.
One day she'd settled back into her chair and was about to pour when she realised she'd only brought one cup. She asked me to go fetch another, which I'd find in the kitchen sink.
Off I went and there indeed was a china cup in the washing up bowl, together with a pair of her drawers.
YUK!!!
