-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Ruth Haffly on 06-30-19  10:54 <=-

 >  ML> >  ML> Keuka Lake is kind of nice if cold.
 >  ML> > Like about all of the Finger Lakes. The camp had a pool so
 >  ML> > we didn't have to deal with cold water for swimming.
 >  ML> I'm not so sure that with my heart I should be jumping
 >  ML> into a lake, though people may want me to.
 > I did enough times as a kid that I can pass on it now.
 ML> It turns out what my friends consider swimming most
 ML> often consists of wading in gradually, acclimating to
 ML> the cold water, possibly getting all the way in and
 ML> possibly not. It turns out too that zebra mussels have
 ML> invaded the lakes to the degree that you have to wear
 ML> shoes to go out into the water at all!

While the Pond is spring-fed, and thus generally pretty cold, this week
it's been quite pleasant, what I term "bathwater" as it really doesn't
take time to acclimate to it at this temperature...    And,
thankfully, we have no zebra mussels here yet (and hopefully not ever)..
Even a couple of weeks ago, when it was cooler, I did a proper swim...
all the way in, and stay there for a while..  Granted, today's swim was
at least twice as long... I hated to get out....   

 >  ML> >  ML> We trust your tastes and local knowledge.
 >  ML> > OK, we're going to check out some seafood places.
 >  ML> That sounds good, but one thing crossed my mind; if
 >  ML> people really want prime rib, we can do it ourselves
 >  ML> given enough oven space.
 > We have a standard range but if people want to try grilling beef, we've
 > several options there.
 ML> I suppose one could grill a rib roast to good effect.

I can see that this picnic is shaping up to have some interesting
possibilities....  (G)

 >  ML> >  ML> > A grain or two of salt helps also. (G)
 >  ML> >  ML> I'd prefer low-sodium insurance.
 >  ML> > That's why I said only a grain or two, not a shaker full. (G)
 >  ML> I wonder how that idiom came about.
 > Haven't the foggiest notion!

 ML> Well, it's an ancient Latin locution, but that
 ML> begs the question.
 
 >  ML> > We also had The Highway (C&W, from Nashville) on for a bit. Heard
 >  ML> Scotty > McCreery, the young man from Garner that won American Idol
 >  ML> back in 2010 > do several numbers. Some good music, but a lot of
 >  ML> repetiton on that station.
 >  ML> That's how hits are made.
 > Some numbers were pretty good, others, pretty forgettable.

 ML> De gustibus and all that.
 
 >  ML> >  ML> Crispy Chicken Cheesy Gringa
 >  ML> > Looks good but would leave off the cilantro or just have it
 >  ML> > available for those who wanted it.
 >  ML> It's easy to omit and easy to add for those who miss
 >  ML> it. I've discovered in my old age that though I don't
 >  ML> really like the stuff, I tolerate it much better than
 >  ML> before. What's odd is that I am beginning to dislike
 >  ML> regular parsley almost as much.
 > Probably had it as one garnish too many.
 ML> Sprigs are easy. It's the chopped and strewn all
 ML> over the place that gets irritating.

IOW, being overused in similar ways to cilantro....  

ttyl        neb

... I finally found myself . . . now I don't know why!

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