>  ML> Shortly after the TSA started up, some wag decided to
>  ML> fly clad just in a thong, no luggage, no carryon. I
>  ML> thought it was funny. The government did not, I'm not
>  ML> sure if he was allowed to fly, though there was no
>  ML> legal justification for preventing him.
> Considered it a public display of indecency, perhaps...?  Or worried at
> what he might have stowed in body cavities....?

Not sure nor in what jurisdiction this took place. In 
Massachusetts in my day the supreme court ruled that
mere nakedness did not constitute indecency. Certainly
noplace in the US requires more than a minimal coverup
of "private" parts.

>  ML> I've got Letitia and Bonnie to cut down to a reasonable-
>  ML> size carryon plus personal item each. This includes concert
>  ML> attire. I'm thinking of setting the example by bringing just
>  ML> a personal item, but more likely I will do likewise, making
>  ML> my carryon and personal item just a tad smaller than theirs.
> That's probably sufficient example...  

But it turns out that Letitia was laden with so many
goodies from family and well-wishers that she'll
probably have to check two bags, whose fare will be
higher than the value of the gifts. Ah, well, she's
going back on the 5th, and I'm going back on the 9th,
and I'm not responsible.

>  ML> We're traveling on an airline that would allow us to take
>  ML> something like 340 lb of hold luggage for free.
> But just because it's allowed doesn't make it a good idea... unless one
> has a retinue of valets to carry it all for one... 

I'm not sure I have 340 lb of clothes. Maybe the
music library. I read "revue of violets."

>  > Oh, dear.... you'll remember next time, I'd guess.... 
>  ML> This one, about which I haven't heard yet, would take me to 
>  ML> half my life expectancy, so maybe there'll be a next time.
> Probably...
>  >  ML> It's happening fairly frequently. I try to remember
>  >  ML> to put airplane mode on when I'm not actively using
>  >  ML> the Internet, but I forget all too frequently.
>  > Would that protect you better from outside influences on the
>  > computer...? 
>  ML> No ... what it would do is discourage evildoers from
>  ML> appropriating my downtime and highjacking my resources 
>  ML> to make a sort of mini-me bot. There is no way to prevent
>  ML> outside snooping and influences on any computer. Even
>  ML> having wi-fi off altogether doesn't guarantee isolation.
>  ML> It is possible (one of the great paranoid sci-fi writers,
>  ML> perhaps Lucius Shepherd, wrote about this) with enough
>  ML> effort and technology and will to surveil anyone with a
>  ML> computer at all.
> How...?  Through the electrical lines...?

That was a dystopic suggestion by one of the science fiction
writers, and it's been proven possible. But think about this -
there's the possibility that even if wi-fi is turned off,
that doesn't mean that it's really off. And just because a
computer is turned off, that doesn't mean that it's really off.

>  > Perhaps not, but I have run into it from time to time in my genealogical
>  > travels.... 
>  ML> If you describe your mission enticingly enough, no 
>  ML> doubt doors will be opened. Despite their strict
>  ML> reputation, librarians tend to be soft touches.
> After all, one of their prime functions is to help people obtain
> information.... 

But the main job of collections librarians is to
protect the collections. Very different from
circulation librarians and research librarians.
I'd be more more like the last kind.
 
> ... It doesn't take all kinds, there simply are all kinds.  Churchill

Fair enough.

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>  ML> another. Some look rather like a maple leaf,
>  ML> while others are tear-drop or oval shaped.
>  ML> -- plantcaretoday.com
> And then there's poison oak and poison sumac, just to confuse things
> even more....

It's all a Rhus.

>  ML> Many of friends keep getting Flip Flop Berio despite
>  ML> my warnings.
> Speaking of which, I'll be bringing some fresh-pressed, home-grown,
> organic grown olive oil to the Picnic... RJ brought me a large container
> from Turkey, from his niece/nephew(in-law)'s olive farm there... It's
> way more than I'd easily use, but he doesn't mind my sharing the
> wealth...     He got a few (from this year's crop) to give as gifts
> back here in the States...  He says it's best for dipping bread in... 

None for me, thanks, because I've had Turkish oil
plenty of times.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: Soy Vinaigrette
 Categories: Sauces, Spreads
      Yield: 12 servings

      1 T  Vinegar rice wine                   2 t  Soy sauce
      1 t  Mustard Dijon                       2 T  Oil, olive
      1 t  Oil, sesame

  In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, soy sauce and mustard. Whisk in
  the olive, and sesame oils to blend well. Makes about 1/4 cup

  Serve on most salads, vegetable chunks, and heartier dishes with meats or
  cheese.

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