Subj : Minced Garlic To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Dec 21 2019 09:39:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> That's good to know. I'm the only one who eats garlic beyond the BM>>> sprinkle the manufactures put in their product so tends to last a BM>>> while. NB>>> I stopped using the jar in the fridge so much when I started using NB>>> the fresh garlic on a regular basis.... once in a while, though, it NB>>> still comes in handy.... :) BM>> I get in enough 'trouble' with my fish: "smells like garbage!". In BM>> fact the joke is "you must have had garbage for lunch". NB>> Fortunately here we both like garlic, so it gets eaten by both of NB>> us... BM> "You stink! :)" "You stink too! :)" NB> Actually, less likely to be noticed by either... True, because both noses have been accustomed to the local scent. BM>> Yes, sometimes eating a whole item or bunch of items before an BM>> extended time away can be a problem. I'll admit to liking a garlic BM>> sandwich every so often, but two or three times in a week - uh, no. BM>> Even wolfing down a bunch of grapes every day to get rid of them can be BM>> a bit much in a short period. NB>> If it's extended travel, I'd likely bring it along, and figure I'd NB>> use or eat it while away.... Grapes make a good trip nibble, for NB>> instance... BM> True: bite-sized, no peel nor stone to discard. If pluck from the BM> stem ahead of time don't have to be concerned with disposal of that. BM> And presuming the seedless grapes; swallowing the occasional seed is OK BM> but probably don't want to eat too many. NB> Generally red seedless grapes around here... :) And I tend to NB> just leave on the stem... not that big a deal to dispose of it... True: usually a trash can readily available. BM>> Where's that tagline about science experiments in your refrigerator?! NB>> Not sure if I have that one, but I do have the if it walks out NB>> let it go one... :) BM> ...Which sort of reminded me: my Mother said she saw seven BM> wild turkeys in her front yard last Sunday. Was going to take a BM> picture but too dark outside (she still uses a film camera), plus BM> opening the door to go outside would have probably scared them off. NB> She had to let them go...? That would have been quite the NB> sight, though... and dusk is when it's more likely to happen... NB> :) I think it was dusk - though years ago there was a wild turkey in the back yard here; say him before I was going to work Sunday morning. BM> Years ago switched out the outlets up here in the Computer Room -- BM> before it was the Computer Room. Was two-prong (no ground) but with BM> the rotating cover - apparently someone who lived here previously BM> either used as a bedroom or play area for a young child. NB> Sounds likely... :) I'd guess the play area more likely, but NB> bedroom also would be possible... :) Possible. ..My 'play area' now! BM>>> There are two things (so far!) I haven't found in my car's manual. BM>>> One is what to me looks like an antenna symbol followed my a lower-case BM>>> italic 'm' icon on the radio's panel -- sometimes on, sometimes off, BM>>> sometimes flickers but doesn't seem to coordinate with anything. BM>>> Obviously something to do with a signal. Manual covers numerous radio BM>>>> options the car can have. (And yes, factory-installed radio.) NB>>> We saw something like that on one of the cars that I rented this NB>>> year... never did figure out what it meant.... wasn't in that NB>>> car's manual, either... :) BM>> Good: not just me! :) NB>> I guess some things we just aren't meant to understand... BM> Or figure out what the function is! NB> Unless someone else ends up volunteering that info somewhere down NB> the road.... So I need to start asking strangers... BM>>> The other is a long narrow slot with a covered plug over it. Again BM>>> factory-original. Slot's about the size of a deck of cards but only BM>>> half as thick. On the driver's door panel near the hinges. Half- BM>>> thought for holding parking ramp tickets but would fall out. NB>>> Not a clue on that one, either... Hadn't seen that sort of thing NB>>> before... might just be some sort of decoration, I suppose.... ;) BM>> Well I'd disagree on the decoration term - not ugly, just not solely BM>> for decoration. The slot has some intended function, though its BM>> function probably easier to determine if the plug had whatever BM>> electrical/data/ whatever port installed. To me just another BM>> curiosity. NB>> Maybe someday you'll find out... probably some totally unthought NB>> of source.... BM> Possibly! The mystery slot isn't all that convenient to get to: near BM> the hinge edge of the driver's door, so a slight reach, plus it's on BM> the left side - most people are right-handed. As you implied, probably BM> for some option. NB> If it didn't have the plug in it, I'd think it might be part of NB> the vent system.... that's about the right place for a defrosting NB> vent.... It's located under about where the heat vent for the driver's outside mirror is but AFAICT my mystery slot isn't connected. NB> ... Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think NB> not! Think I told you some time back one of my store managers loved caramels so I gave her a bag, sort of for Christmas. That time of year in retail is a bit stressful so wrote on the label about 'stressed' and 'desserts' -- she loved it! :) ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Which of Santa's reindeer needs to mind his manners? 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