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   -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-   
      
    DD> The black camel kneels for all of us, sooner or later. My doctor   
    DD> chided me for not using the BiPap every night with a "You could die in   
    DD> your sleep" Itold him "It's my preferred way to go." End of   
    DD> discussion.   
      
    RH> As long as there's some way to notify us that you've gone, I'm OK with   
    RH> that. BTW, if you don't see me every day (or other day or so) for the   
    RH> next couple of weeks, don't panic. Got another road trip so my   
    RH> participation here may be somewhat erratic. Should be back home by mid   
    RH> month or so.   
      
   Post mortem notification is gonna be tough. As far as no seeing your    
   posts on a daily basis - we don't now. Every couple days is more usual.   
   If it's over a week I beging to be concerned. So, thanks for the "heads   
   up".  Bv)=   
      
        8<----- HACK ----->8   
      
    DD> And yesterday I went in and told my manager that I was quitting   
    DD> because I could no longer give them an honest days work. So, I guess   
    DD> that means I'm retired.   
      
    RH> You will find something to fill your days. Still, 20 years for what was   
    RH> supposed to be just a part time job is quite credible; congratulations!   
      
    DD> It wasn't actually "work" as I enjoyed what I was doing.   
      
    RH> And got to meet all sorts of people while doing so.   
      
   Some of whom were "unrepeatable" - and Boy Howdy! was I glad of that.   
      
    DD> Our T.R. is still here and seems to be doing well. My personal   
    DD> favourite is the Old Luxemburg it's an old school steak   
    DD> house/restaurant across the street from my favourite meat market   
    DD> (Humphreys') in a semi-dodgy neighbourhood. On the west side of town   
    DD> there is Mariah's - still struggling after the CoVid shut down. I   
    DD> don't do steaks much anymore - even at home.   
      
    RH> Those sould like places we'd go to for a special occasion. We'll grill   
    RH> steaks at home every so often but just as often, go out for them and   
    RH> get a big enough cut that we can bring some home to enjoy it again.   
      
    DD> I've never been one for doggie bags even now that there are three   
    DD> mutts living here. I always try to be a member of the clean plate   
    DD> club.   
      
    RH> I used to be, but a smaller appetite as I've gotten older and an   
    RH> increase in portion size in a lot of most places have combined to make   
    RH> me ask for a "to go" container quite often. A lot of times I'll get my   
    RH> entree and portion off what I can reasonably eat, setting the rest   
    RH> aside right away. That has saved a lot of overeating, given me a lot of   
    RH> good second, and sometimes third, opportunities to enjoy a good meal   
    RH> without a lot of fuss.   
      
   The commercial places must be *very* different where you live. My locals   
   are more likely to ber doing smaller portions if they change at all. But I   
   know what you mean about diminished appetite. Yesterday I had a decent    
   breakfast - eggs, taters, meat, toasst and a big glass of tomato juice. So   
   lunch was a cup of Dannon no-fat chocolate raspberry yoghurt. And supper   
   was a Healthy Choice nuke 'em bowl (Chicken & broccoli linguine with a    
   red papper Alfredo sauce. Quick, convenient and filling. Also just U$2.75   
   per serving.   
      
    DD> Which is a disappointment for Jasper and his "sisters". They can, and   
    DD> do, clean plates and bowls almost like a pre-wash unless it's Chinese   
    DD> food.   
      
    RH> Not any Chinese food or just specific meals? Our Sam liked just about   
    RH> everything except lettuce and green peas.   
      
   I've not figured it out. I first noticed it with General Tso's leftovers   
   and assumed it was the hot peppers. Then I noticed the Isoble sniffed and   
   turned away from Mushroom Chicken. So, I thought it might be the soy sauce.   
   So I tried the Mushroom Chicken without the soy. Still no-go. Not a big deal   
   They get kibble, canned dog food every evening @ 18:00 and do their mooch-   
   a-pooch  act whenever one of us is cooking at the stove.    
      
   I know this is the Cooking Echo - but as I get older I'm more into doing the    
   onvenience thing - especially if it's tasty. I can recommend the Healthy    
   Choice   
   frozen entrees (generally