Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri .. June 16-17, 2004

To: JustAmy; Conspiracy Guy; NicknamedBob; OESY; MeekOneGOP; Jen; Darksheare; Victoria Delsoul; ...

Looks like a lovely recipe, Amy!

Hi everyone! Just popped in to say I won't be here today or probably tomorrow, they brought us a bunch of work! Enjoy your day and evening! Miss you and hope to see you soon!

241 posted on 06/17/2004 1:05:45 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (Any day the chipmunk poops on someone else's pillow is a good day. --- stolen from T'wit)

To: Conspiracy Guy

242 posted on 06/17/2004 1:10:05 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (Any day the chipmunk poops on someone else's pillow is a good day. --- stolen from T'wit)

I'm glad you were able to spend time with your baby girl! I'm sure she enjoyed the visit with her mama too! Didn't you say she was getting married? When and where will the wedding be?

Thank you for the well wishes. I hoard hugs, I take all the hugs I can get! I am feeling much better today, thank you!

243 posted on 06/17/2004 1:17:08 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (Any day the chipmunk poops on someone else's pillow is a good day. --- stolen from T'wit)

To: JustAmy; Conspiracy Guy; NicknamedBob; OESY; MeekOneGOP; Darksheare; Victoria Delsoul; ...

P.S. I'm feeling much better today! Thank you for all the get well wishes!

244 posted on 06/17/2004 1:21:02 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (Any day the chipmunk poops on someone else's pillow is a good day. --- stolen from T'wit)

To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

245 posted on 06/17/2004 1:46:41 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I will never give up. So don't ask me.)

To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

P.S. I'm feeling much better today!

Almost Homemade Store-Bought Canned Chicken Soup for the PC-Friendly

Ingredients

Minimum hardware and software requirements for an instance of almost homemade store-bought canned chicken soup include the following:

Interface

Preferred: You will use a spoon to put the finished product inter-your-face.

Acceptable: A straw will work, with substantially degraded performance.

Not Acceptable: Don't eat soup with a fork!

Hardware Minimum Requirements

A stovetop, with gas, electric, or equivalent processor.

One each, pot and mixing spoon.

Utensil required for opening soup container.

A quantity of soup bowls and spoons greater than or equal to the number of guests plus one (for yourself).

A container for leftovers.

Software Minimum Requirements

A can or envelope of your favorite canned chicken soup or broth mix and the appropriate amount of water, per package instructions.

Hint: Use broth (no noodles) rather than soup. The noodles in canned soup are too mushy.

Up to half of an 8-ounce bag or box of your favorite uncooked egg noodles or pasta of your choice -- or even the equivalent amount of frozen wontons from the Chinese grocery store, if there's one nearby.

Note: How much depends on how noodle-crazy you are. (Some people really like noodles.)

Hint: In a pinch, ravioli, tortellini, matzo balls, orzo, or kreplach may be substituted for wontons. Don't worry! No one will notice the difference!

Up to a cup of cut up leftover cooked chicken, from which you have removed bones and skin. (How to do so is beyond the scope of this document.) Turkey is OK, too, but then it wouldn't be 100% chicken soup.

Warning: Please remember that turkey, in this context, means the bird that goes "gobble gobble." Do not use a politician in this recipe. The result would be tasteless and unsanitary.

A few stalks of fresh dill, cut up small, or a few tablespoons of dried dill weed.

Whatever leftover cooked vegetables you'd like to add. If you add scallions or spinach (as in wonton soup), DON'T cook them in advance!

Optional: If you want it to taste more like wonton soup, add a small amount (up to half a teaspoon) of oriental sesame oil, from the gourmet section of the grocery store. (It's dark brown.) Don't get health-food-type sesame oil. It's pale, and not the same.

246 posted on 06/17/2004 2:23:14 PM PDT by OESY

To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

My coffee didn't help with that, did it?

247 posted on 06/17/2004 2:31:11 PM PDT by Darksheare (Can't wait for the day when all my voices are reduced to the space of one.)

To: JustAmy; All; Jen; MistyCA; Sir Gawain; Alberta's Child; SpookBrat; SAMWolf; Tragically Single; ...

Hi everybody. Wanna know how to weigh less without much effort?

1. Weigh yourself with clothes on, after dinner ... as well as in the morning, without clothes, before breakfast, because it's nice to see how much weight you've lost overnight.

2. Never weigh yourself with wet hair.

3. When weighing, remove everything, including glasses. In this case, blurred vision is an asset. Don't forget the earrings, these things can weigh at least a pound.

4. Use cheap scales only, never the medical kind, because they are always five pounds off ... to your advantage.

5. Always go to the bathroom first.

6. Stand with arms raised, making pressure on the scale lighter.

7. Don't eat or drink in the morning until AFTER you've weighed in, completely naked, of course.

8. Weigh yourself after a haircut, this is good for at least half a pound of hair (hopefully).

9. Exhale with all your might BEFORE stepping onto the scale (air has to weigh something, right?).

10. Start out with just one foot on the scale, then holding onto the towel rack in front of you, slowly edge your other foot on and slowly let off of the rack. Admittedly, this takes time, but it's worth it. You will weigh at least two pounds less than if you'd stepped on normally.

248 posted on 06/17/2004 5:40:00 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

Hope to see you soon, PAL.

249 posted on 06/17/2004 5:40:59 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

To: Tragically Single

Be careful, I'll start thinking I have a fan :)

OK, carefully now…. I like it.

250 posted on 06/17/2004 5:43:09 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

Jumping rope is supposed to be great for losing weight.

LOL! Speaking of weight I just posted something related… I knew I could read minds, hahaha.

251 posted on 06/17/2004 5:45:06 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

Glad you're feeling better, PAL. Please come back ASAP. :-)

252 posted on 06/17/2004 5:48:05 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

You're welcome, here is another Huey Lewis for ya.

If this is it…

253 posted on 06/17/2004 5:50:15 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

Happy Thursday to you too, Meek.

254 posted on 06/17/2004 5:51:37 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

To: Victoria Delsoul

255 posted on 06/17/2004 5:56:37 PM PDT by The Mayor (Christians are like coals of fire-together, they glow; apart, they grow cold.)

Hi Mayor, good to see you.

256 posted on 06/17/2004 5:59:41 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

To: Victoria Delsoul

5. Always go to the bathroom first.

Darn no wonder I'm always 5 lbs heavier. ;-)

257 posted on 06/17/2004 5:59:50 PM PDT by SAMWolf (I've been seduced by the chocolate side of the force.)

258 posted on 06/17/2004 6:05:15 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

To: JustAmy; Victoria Delsoul; Jen; All

Wishing you all a wonderful evening. I'm gonna nose around a little but I'll keep my ears open for any ruckus at Amy's place :)

259 posted on 06/17/2004 6:14:47 PM PDT by Kudsman

Kudsman! Where have you been?? Miss ya.

260 posted on 06/17/2004 6:17:46 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Liberalism is motivated by the selfish interest of the few to the detriment of the many)

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