Red gravy (aka spaghetti sauce) with bulk Italian sausage is simmering
on the stove.
This will simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring occasionally.
I'll serve it over my usual angel hair pasta. I like angel hair pasta better than traditional spaghetti.
I hope everyone is keeping warm and eating well in the midst of what
seems to be a massive winter storm in many parts of North America.
Jill
I hope everyone is keeping warm and eating well in the midst of what
seems to be a massive winter storm in many parts of North America.
Red gravy (aka spaghetti sauce) with bulk Italian sausage is simmering
on the stove. I browned the sausage with minced onion and garlic then added two cans of plain tomato sauce, some tomato paste and a few shakes
of Italian seasoning herb blend. (for purists, that would be ground
dried basil & oregano or marjoram).
I grated a fresh zucchini into the sauce. I generally do that to add a green vegetable component to the sauce. (Some might add Bell peppers
with the sauteed onion & garlic but bell peppers give me heartburn so no thanks). If not zucchini, sometimes I add fresh chopped spinach. I didn't have any spinach so zucchini it is! The grated zucchini melds
right into the sauce.
This will simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring occasionally.
I'll serve it over my usual angel hair pasta. I like angel hair pasta better than traditional spaghetti.
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
Red gravy (aka spaghetti sauce) with bulk Italian sausage is simmering
on the stove.
This will simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring occasionally.
I'll serve it over my usual angel hair pasta. I like angel hair pasta
better than traditional spaghetti.
I hope everyone is keeping warm and eating well in the midst of what
seems to be a massive winter storm in many parts of North America.
Jill
I'm planning on fixing a diced ham and broccoli quiche if I don't loseHere it's vegetarian pasta with red sauce made with mushrooms. Then I
power. The cheese inside will be coarse grated Swiss and Gruyère. I
might even grate a slice or two of 'cracker cuts' white cheddar.
Yes, my kitchen range is gas, but the oven lights by way of a solenoid.
No power to it and no power to open the solenoid and igniting the oven.
Top burners are electronic ignition, but they can easily be lit with a
a bbq lighter.
On 1/25/2026 2:50 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
Red gravy (aka spaghetti sauce) with bulk Italian sausage is
simmering on the stove.
This will simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring
occasionally. I'll serve it over my usual angel hair pasta. I
like angel hair pasta better than traditional spaghetti.
I hope everyone is keeping warm and eating well in the midst of
what seems to be a massive winter storm in many parts of North
America.
Jill
I'm planning on fixing a diced ham and broccoli quiche if I don't
lose power. The cheese inside will be coarse grated Swiss and
Gruyère. I might even grate a slice or two of 'cracker cuts' white cheddar.
Yes, my kitchen range is gas, but the oven lights by way of aHere it's vegetarian pasta with red sauce made with mushrooms. Then I
solenoid. No power to it and no power to open the solenoid and
igniting the oven. Top burners are electronic ignition, but they
can easily be lit with a a bbq lighter.
made Betsy a lobster tail with butter lemon. Not much power our in
StL because we got only snow (about 10"), but digging the car out in
the morning when it's -19 isn't happening. Lows in the single digits
for the next 6 days.
on the stove. I browned the sausage with minced onion and garlic then
added two cans of plain tomato sauce, some tomato paste and a few shakes
of Italian seasoning herb blend. (for purists, that would be ground
dried basil & oregano or marjoram).
I grated a fresh zucchini into the sauce. I generally do that to add a >green vegetable component to the sauce. (Some might add Bell peppers
with the sauteed onion & garlic but bell peppers give me heartburn so no >thanks). If not zucchini, sometimes I add fresh chopped spinach. I
didn't have any spinach so zucchini it is! The grated zucchini melds
right into the sauce.
This will simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring occasionally.
I'll serve it over my usual angel hair pasta. I like angel hair pasta >better than traditional spaghetti.
Dinner is a salad with cured pork neck, Genoa-style salami, andIs there much meat on that curred porkk neck? Where do you buy it?
a red-wine vinaigrette.
Dinner is a salad with cured pork neck, Genoa-style salami, andIs there much meat on that curred porkk neck? Where do you buy it?
a red-wine vinaigrette.
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:25:30 -0500
Orlando Enrique Fiol <ofiol@verizon.net> wrote:
Dinner is a salad with cured pork neck, Genoa-style salami, andIs there much meat on that curred porkk neck? Where do you buy it?
a red-wine vinaigrette.
Wal Mart has decent smoked pork hocks and necks. Good pricing too.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Villari-Brothers-Hickory-Smoked-Pork-Neckbones-Gluten-Free-2-0lb-2-5lb-Tray-Pack/15158659599?classType=REGULAR&from=/search
Villari Brothers Hickory Smoked Pork Neckbones, Gluten Free, 2.0lb - 2.5lb Tray Pack
4.3 stars out of 145 reviews
Current price is
$7.48
In article <10l669n$21nui$2@dont-email.me>, chamilton5280@invalid.com writes:
I made beef stock today; it's outdoors cooling.
Why not! Works for me.
Dinner is a salad with cured pork neck, Genoa-style salami, andIs there much meat on that curred porkk neck? Where do you buy it?
a red-wine vinaigrette.
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:31:04 -0700, Tal Yessen <flwp@in.valid> wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:25:30 -0500
Orlando Enrique Fiol <ofiol@verizon.net> wrote:
Dinner is a salad with cured pork neck, Genoa-style salami, andIs there much meat on that curred porkk neck? Where do you buy it?
a red-wine vinaigrette.
Wal Mart has decent smoked pork hocks and necks. Good pricing too.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Villari-Brothers-Hickory-Smoked-Pork-Neckbones-Gluten-Free-2-0lb-2-5lb-Tray-Pack/15158659599?classType=REGULAR&from=/search
Villari Brothers Hickory Smoked Pork Neckbones, Gluten Free, 2.0lb -
2.5lb Tray Pack 4.3 stars out of 145 reviews
Current price is
$7.48
Interesting. Do you also still smoke?
Red gravy (aka spaghetti sauce) with bulk Italian sausage is simmering
on the stove. I browned the sausage with minced onion and garlic then
added two cans of plain tomato sauce, some tomato paste and a few shakes
of Italian seasoning herb blend. (for purists, that would be ground
dried basil & oregano or marjoram).
I grated a fresh zucchini into the sauce. I generally do that to add a green vegetable component to the sauce. (Some might add Bell peppers
with the sauteed onion & garlic but bell peppers give me heartburn so no thanks). If not zucchini, sometimes I add fresh chopped spinach. I
didn't have any spinach so zucchini it is! The grated zucchini melds
right into the sauce.
This will simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring occasionally.
I'll serve it over my usual angel hair pasta. I like angel hair pasta better than traditional spaghetti.
I hope everyone is keeping warm and eating well in the midst of what
seems to be a massive winter storm in many parts of North America.
Jill
Tonight we went to dinner at the Olive Garden. The OG is not my
favorite place but we had a pretty good time.
Red gravy (aka spaghetti sauce) with bulk Italian sausage is simmering
on the stove. I browned the sausage with minced onion and garlic then
added two cans of plain tomato sauce, some tomato paste and a few shakes
of Italian seasoning herb blend. (for purists, that would be ground
dried basil & oregano or marjoram).
I grated a fresh zucchini into the sauce. I generally do that to add a green vegetable component to the sauce. (Some might add Bell peppers
with the sauteed onion & garlic but bell peppers give me heartburn so no thanks). If not zucchini, sometimes I add fresh chopped spinach. I
didn't have any spinach so zucchini it is! The grated zucchini melds
right into the sauce.
This will simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring occasionally.
I'll serve it over my usual angel hair pasta. I like angel hair pasta better than traditional spaghetti.
I hope everyone is keeping warm and eating well in the midst of what
seems to be a massive winter storm in many parts of North America.
Jill
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food. Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food. Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food. Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Europe. I have been there a number of times and would go back in a heartbeat.
Teleportation would make so many things easier.
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food. Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
You can get killed anywhere.
You can get killed anywhere.
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. Beaches look nice.
On 2026-01-29 7:26 a.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places
in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in
time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice.
You should try this: https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/indian-pacific/
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. >Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
On 1/29/2026 12:07 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2026-01-29 7:26 a.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy. >>>>> You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places
in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in
time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice.
You should try this:
https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/indian-pacific/
Damn, the Platinum is sold out. I'd have to go Gold Premium.
On 2026-01-29 7:26 a.m., Ed P wrote:How many nights of rock and rolling no sleep will that be?
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice
food. Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a
little crazy. You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many
places in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be
out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the
outback. Beaches look nice.
You should try this: https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/indian-pacific/
On 2026-01-29 7:26 a.m., Ed P wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places
in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in
time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice.
You should try this: https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/indian-pacific/
On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:26:36 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 1/29/2026 3:13 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
My little brother is on a cruise so he's probably eating nice food.
Unfortunately, he's going to Antarctica. That sounds a little crazy.
You could get killed over there. I think.
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for
dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
I think I'd only skip Asia, or at least most of it. Maybe Africa too.
On 1/29/2026 12:36 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:26:36 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:Parts of Africa look interesting. I've watched a couple of shows about
A couple of guys I grew up across the street from, have hit all
seven continents. Is he one of those? I've barely left Nevada.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >>> dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
I think I'd only skip Asia, or at least most of it. Maybe Africa too.
the Pyramids that makes them look interesting. An hour scouting the
markets in Cairo, but then get out of there. Quick look at the Sahara,
not three days crossing it on the back of a camel.
Lots of African countries seem very unsafe to me. Maybe that's aLikely not.
prejudice in certain cases.
"Beam me over to Italy for lunch, Scotty!"Yeah. that way, I could skip all the boring interminable sight seeing, which includes waiting on cues for sights I can't see. I used to endure that crap when traveling, but it really makes no more sense with my blind partner.
And the beauty of it is that it would be dinnertime in Italy.
We have had a fun train trips. You can sit back back and watch the
scenery, read a book, have a drink, have a meal. The first we did was
an overnighter from Calgary to Vancouver.The scenery was amazing. The
food was disappointing, but the vistas more than made up for it.
About 30 years ago we went to Europe and had a 15 day EurRail pass. We >arrived in Paris and jumped on a train to Strabourg. We spent a couple
days there and then went on to Germany and stayed at a friends flat
there and made day trips to several places. When we left there were went
to Switzerland and spent some time with my wife's cousins. We then went
down to Italy and across to Venice for a couple days, then across to
France and spent a couple days in Nice. On the last day of the Paris we >scooted up to Paris. It was a great way to see Europe.
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for
dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and South
Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to Nirvana. Is that
too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South Georgia Island. I used
to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter Island too! Christmas Island
during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for
dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and South
Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to Nirvana. Is that
too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South Georgia Island. I used
to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter Island too! Christmas Island
during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for
dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and South
Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to Nirvana. Is that
too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South Georgia Island. I used
to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter Island too! Christmas Island
during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
On 2026-01-31 10:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in >>> the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >>> dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
Your time line doesn't give you time to get up to the top of Everest. Apparently it takes more than a month and a half to climb it. You have
to walk to it, climb up to the base camp and get acclimated and then
about a week to get up to the top. People die up there every year and
they don't even retrieve the bodies.
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many
places in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be
out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the
outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj
to see but most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and South
Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to Nirvana. Is that
too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South Georgia Island. I used
to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter Island too! Christmas Island
during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
On 1/31/2026 10:42 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many
places in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be
out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the
outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj
to see but most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like
to visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia,
Niagra Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the
Mariana Trench in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the
Straits of Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and
South Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to
Nirvana. Is that too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South
Georgia Island. I used to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter
Island too! Christmas Island during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
The Transporter works, used it today.
This morning I wanted to go to the mailbox across the street. I
walked out the front door of my house in sunny Florida and I found
myself transported to a dank March day in Putnam CT where I used to
live. What else could it be? Brrrrrrrr
On 1/31/2026 11:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2026-01-31 10:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:Leo was talking about using a transporter (aka Star Trek).
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in >>>> the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >>>> dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but >>>> most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
Your time line doesn't give you time to get up to the top of Everest.
Apparently it takes more than a month and a half to climb it. You have
to walk to it, climb up to the base camp and get acclimated and then
about a week to get up to the top. People die up there every year and
they don't even retrieve the bodies.
Bob said it was odd to see this
ancient site peppered with bullet holes and blood stains everywhere.
On 2026-02-01, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 1/31/2026 11:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2026-01-31 10:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:Leo was talking about using a transporter (aka Star Trek).
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in >>>>> the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >>>>> dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. >>>>> Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but >>>>> most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to >>>> visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
Your time line doesn't give you time to get up to the top of Everest.
Apparently it takes more than a month and a half to climb it. You have
to walk to it, climb up to the base camp and get acclimated and then
about a week to get up to the top. People die up there every year and
they don't even retrieve the bodies.
He'd still need to get acclimated to the altitude. 29,032 feet is
5.5 miles up. That's no joke.
altitude sickness: illness caused by ascent to a high altitude
and the resulting shortage of oxygen, characterized chiefly by hyperventilation, nausea, exhaustion, and cerebral edema.
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.
On 2/1/2026 11:57 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.
Imagine having to adjust the cooking
time for anything at that altitude.
On 2026-02-01, jmquown wrote:
On 2/1/2026 11:57 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.
Imagine having to adjust the cooking
time for anything at that altitude.
Not to mention that the only 'road-kill'
available to stew is tough to swallow
despite being kept frozen-fresh.
On 2/1/2026 2:07 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2026-02-01, jmquown wrote:I suppose the Yeti's get along just fine. Oh wait, that's the
On 2/1/2026 11:57 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.
Imagine having to adjust the cooking
time for anything at that altitude.
Not to mention that the only 'road-kill'
available to stew is tough to swallow
despite being kept frozen-fresh.
Himalayas. I don't think Leo is a Yeti. :)
On 2/1/2026 11:57 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2026-02-01, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 1/31/2026 11:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2026-01-31 10:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:Leo was talking about using a transporter (aka Star Trek).
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many
places in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and
be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the
outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the
Taj to see but most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle
East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd
like to visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia
Sophia, Niagra Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of
the Mariana Trench in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru
and the Straits of Magellan.
Your time line doesn't give you time to get up to the top of
Everest. Apparently it takes more than a month and a half to
climb it. You have to walk to it, climb up to the base camp and
get acclimated and then about a week to get up to the top. People
die up there every year and they don't even retrieve the bodies.
He'd still need to get acclimated to the altitude. 29,032 feet is
5.5 miles up. That's no joke.
altitude sickness: illness caused by ascent to a high altitude
and the resulting shortage of oxygen, characterized chiefly by hyperventilation, nausea, exhaustion, and cerebral edema.
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.Imagine having to adjust the cooking time for anything at that
altitude.
Jill
On 2026-02-01, jmquown wrote:
On 2/1/2026 11:57 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.
Imagine having to adjust the cooking
time for anything at that altitude.
Not to mention that the only 'road-kill'
available to stew is tough to swallow
despite being kept frozen-fresh.
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and South
Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to Nirvana. Is that
too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South Georgia Island. I used
to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter Island too! Christmas Island
during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in
the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >>> dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and South
Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to Nirvana. Is that
too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South Georgia Island. I used
to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter Island too! Christmas Island
during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
My guess is that we'll be able to get the disintegration part perfected before
the reintegration process. At the very least, we'll be able to solve the problem
with too many cats.
On 2/1/2026 4:15 PM, dsi1 wrote:
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many
places in the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and
be out in time for dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the
outback. Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the
Taj to see but most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle
East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd
like to visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia
Sophia, Niagra Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of
the Mariana Trench in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and
the Straits of Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and
South Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to
Nirvana. Is that too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South
Georgia Island. I used to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter
Island too! Christmas Island during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
My guess is that we'll be able to get the disintegration part
perfected before the reintegration process. At the very least,
we'll be able to solve the problem with too many cats.
Keep guessing. Meanwhile, the problem with too many cats (and dogs)
is spay/neuter. Same thing might apply to idiotic people.
Jill
On 2/1/2026 4:15 PM, dsi1 wrote:Speaking positively about eugenics is never popular but some people
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
My guess is that we'll be able to get the disintegration part
perfected before
the reintegration process. At the very least, we'll be able to solve
the problem
with too many cats.
Keep guessing. Meanwhile, the problem with too many cats (and dogs) is spay/neuter. Same thing might apply to idiotic people.
On 2/1/2026 4:15 PM, dsi1 wrote:
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
On 2026-01-29, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
I liked Europe and could spend considerable time there. Many places in >>> the world I'd like to visit, but only a few hours and be out in time for >>> dinner at home.
I'd visit Bruce, but don't want to spend a week crossing the outback.
Beaches look nice. India has a few places, like the Taj to see but
most of the cities look nasty. Skip the Middle East.
Why haven't we invented transporters yet? For ten minutes, I'd like to
visit the Taj, the Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Hagia Sophia, Niagra
Falls, the top of Everest, the absolute bottom of the Mariana Trench
in a survivable pod, Victoria Falls, Uluru and the Straits of
Magellan.
That would encompass a hundred minutes. Let's put the North and South
Pole in there too, so a hundred and twenty minutes to Nirvana. Is that
too much to ask? Maybe a longer stay at South Georgia Island. I used
to yearn for the Galapagos. Oh, Easter Island too! Christmas Island
during the crab migration!
Damn, I have to rethink my transporter dreams. Until my dreams come
true, there's always TV.
My guess is that we'll be able to get the disintegration part perfected before
the reintegration process. At the very least, we'll be able to solve the problem
with too many cats.
Keep guessing. Meanwhile, the problem with too many cats (and dogs) is spay/neuter. Same thing might apply to idiotic people.
Jill
He'd still need to get acclimated to the altitude. 29,032 feet is
5.5 miles up. That's no joke.
altitude sickness: illness caused by ascent to a high altitude
and the resulting shortage of oxygen, characterized chiefly by hyperventilation, nausea, exhaustion, and cerebral edema.
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.
I suppose the Yeti's get along just fine. Oh wait, that's the
Himalayas. I don't think Leo is a Yeti. :)
No volcanoes?
On 2026-02-01, Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
He'd still need to get acclimated to the altitude. 29,032 feet is
5.5 miles up. That's no joke.
altitude sickness: illness caused by ascent to a high altitude
and the resulting shortage of oxygen, characterized chiefly by
hyperventilation, nausea, exhaustion, and cerebral edema.
It would probably kill someone Leo's age.
I know you will jump on this. One of the tougher members of Fox News
hiked to the top of Everest and did a bunch of push-ups. His name is
Mike Tobin, and you can watch the entire ascent on Fox Nation.
I haven't subscribed yet, but I'd love to watch the footage.
Also, I wouldn't be ascending squat. I'd just show up for ten minutes
and poof, just like that, I'd be gone. 😉
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