>  > I don't think I've read the story... a Jewish friend of ours loved the
>  > movie so much he got the video of it and played it a lot...  
>  ML> Like Sound of Music, it seems to strike a chord with
>  ML> more people than you'd expect it to. And being a
>  ML> product of that tradition, he was probably even more
>  ML> affected by the whole gestalt (sob).
> True.... and probably.... 

So Letitia sang Climb Every Mountain as an encore for the
impresario, who teared up as he always does, which is sort
of weird; this time she did, too, though as she's done this
for him several times, she was afraid that she'd laugh in
the middle of it. Perhaps it's that Patrick had a serious
infection this spring and was in an induced coma for four
weeks, and people have the feeling that his concert series
may be coming to an end soon.

>  >  > According to the script, it's symbolic of the precarious balance of
>  >  > life between tradition and modern forces... 
>  >  ML> That seems compatible with my idea. Not having had 
>  >  ML> the script, the nuances may have escaped me.
>  > It may have been more obvious in the movie version...?
>  ML> Could be. Were there woozly camera effects and stuff
>  ML> like that?
> Not that I remember... you do see the Yiddishe fiddler balancing
> precariously on the peaked rooftop, with somewhat of a manic grin on his
> face.... 

That sounds hallucinatic enough!

>  >  ML> See, the researchers and inventors who worked so hard to
>  >  ML> make energy efficiency a reality didn't count on our 
>  >  ML> infinite capacity to create waste and annoyance.
>  > You mean transistors instead of tubes, and so forth...?  No doubt this
>  > sort of thing never entered their minds,,,,
>  ML> Miniaturization leading to more energy efficiency, so
>  ML> where people used to dream of a Cray on a chip, you
>  ML> now get a bunch of Fenders on a chip.
> Definitely boosting the annoyance factor.... ;>

In the last week I've only once heard a car go by
saying BOOMPA BOOMPA BOOMPA. The French, though they
may have their shortcomings, have a lot to teach us.

>  ML> I figure if I survive past my money (a decade)
>  ML> I'll have someone start a GoFundMe page for me.
>  ML> In theory, I have a place at the Actors' Fund
>  ML> retirement community, the catch being that they
>  ML> think I'm already dead.
> At some point, you might want to disabuse them of that notion... 

Possibly; I might get around to it before I die.

>  >  ML> There's understatement, and there's understatement.
>  > OK...
>  ML> AND THERE'S OVERSTATEMENT. ALL THE TIME. EVERY TIME.
> Yes, Michael...  

I've told you a hundred million times.

>  > Possibily.... or I've had exceptionally good luck staying under the
>  > radar when pushing the limits...  
>  ML> Knowing you, that's a possibility.
> I do generally become thought of as one of the medical team... probably
> helps in the being tolerated there... (G)

Subversive. Like Francois de Larochefoucauld the eighth
or ninth, who was Louis's bestie and warned him about
the Revolution; and the day after sending the king off
became president of the National Assembly.

+

>  ML> else, like FIDO's Cookbook, also mostly for fun.
> Is that something actually published....?

Yeah. A fairly large Samizdat that was a giveaway
at I think the first Clam Crawl.

>  ML> Someone gave me a bunch of E pills that they didn't
>  ML> have use for, and after one of the ones I took, I
>  ML> burped up the characteristic odor of oxidation and
>  ML> rancidness. Either E is more prone to decomposition
>  ML> than people claim or that batch was contaminated.
> I suspect a little of each...  my experience with the capsules has been
> that it will oxidize, generally sooner than later... the little bottles
> of the vitamin E oil seem to age better... at least the oil doesn't
> smell rancid when applied... For many years I've only used the E as a
> topical (mainly for sunburn and the like), and not internally... 

I wonder if there's anything heinous about the
oxidized form. Like causes all the diseases that 
the fresh stuff is supposed to prevent.

> ... Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out. - Phyllis Diller

Okay. But some of us actually like kitchen odors.

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      Title: Hot Chocolate Souffles
 Categories: Desserts
   Servings:  6

      9 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate *
      4    Lg Egg yolks
      2 tb Dark rum
      1 tb Unsalted butter, melted
      6    Lg Egg whites
      1 pn Cream of tartar

  * Semi-sweet chocolate should be chopped into pieces.

  In the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, melt the
chocolate,
  stirring, until it is smooth.  Remove the pan from the heat, add the egg
  yolks, one at a time, whisking well after each addition, and whisk in the
  rum and butter.  Transfer mixture to a large bowl. In a bowl with an
  electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar and a pinch
of
  salt until they hold stiff peaks.  Stir a quarter of the egg whites into
  the chocolate mixture then fold in the remaining egg whites gently but
  thoroughly.  Spoon the mixture into 6 buttered 2/3 cup souffle dishes and
  bake them on a baking sheet in the middle of a preheated 400 F oven for
  10-12 minutes, or until they are puffed and a tester comes out nearly
  clean. A 1982 Gourmet Magazine favorite from Homewood Park, a small hotel
  and restaurant in Bath, England.

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