This place is so gorgeous...as pretty as Geo...or moreso because it has these new buttons as well as the other flourishes... coffee chinese noodle soup onion bagel with cream cheese and lox water vitamins water

cottage cheese homemade potato salad (no macaroni in mine) water

The buttons are COOL, admin!

The buttons are so choice ... makes me sorry I chose the eruption ones for Geo out of sheer frustration...but I think they probably go better in there than these ethnic ones (which go so well with your Logo Art in News...wish Terry would adopt it and be done with this messing about...!) Hmmm, wonder what happened to the old "new" horizontal bars with the blue ends on them which were in news... coffee eggs toast water crackers potato salad sunflower seeds a LOT of water

Banana bread and coffee.

Sounds like a good way to start off your day - lots of potassium and a little caffeine - or the other way around... *smile* Coffee Chinese Noodle Soup (it is early yet) Onion Bagel with cream cheese (ran out of lox) later

Crunchy Peanut butter and strawberry jam on 7-grain bread water peanut butter cup (kinda falling off that wagon...)

You're allowed. Isn't this "reward Stacey day" ? sunflower seeds water baked taco chips sour cream salsa huge salad for dinner

Boring but true. Two potato and egg tacos Coffee

Boring is not a bad way to awaken your stomach. Look at oatmeal...! Coffee Chinese Noodle soup fruit pistachios (for breakfast - so far)

Despite what the creator of this current Topic said in the intro, what we are consuming seems to be more for subsistance rather than gluttony. Might he/she reconsider? And, does this person not consume food as the rest of us do?

Maybe that person is a breathitarian.

You know, and I know that what cfadm breathes will not prolong life in any way shape or form, unfortunately. The stuff he drinks with it is frightful. Anyone with that intelligence and adult stature must be sneaking real food on the side and not telling us about it. *grin*

...although I have heard of Pea Soup fog...perhaps that is what the person in question is breathing. Something of real substance! Yeesh! (How long do breathitarians usually live before keeling over due to non-nutrition, I wonder...)

It depends whether or not they smoke vitamin-fortified Marlboros, I think...

Is that the brand of choice? I did not know. Hmmm... And, we know what happened to the Marlboro Man... Heaven help us, I cannot bear the thought!

Dinner at a fast food place, on the run to Cedar Creek earlier tonight. They gave me someone elses order. And the lady at the window was a snot. When I noticed she gave me a coke and a sprite (both medium) when I ordered a large coke, I got the first clue that things were going south with this order. She begrudgingly gave me $1.08 refund with a dirty look, maybe she had planned to pocket the change. Then as I opened the bag on the onramp to 183, I noticed there was no sandwich but a bunch of chunky, chicken things. It was halfway ok with the two little ranch sauce things they threw in. This is the most insomniacal night I've had all year. I just got done watching a bad Billy Joe Thornton, John Lithgow, Judge Rheinhold movie about some California dope growers, maybe it gave me the munchies for some spring water, I just chugged a bottle o' it. I started the place was Wendies, then Jack in the Box, but it wasn't either one. Help me with the names of some fast food places.

McDonald's, Booger King, Arby's, Long John Silvers, Short Stop... this is fun... Subway (does that one count???)

None of those. But it's a popular one.

Jack-in-the-Box? Taco anything? Sonic?

Dairy Queen? Arbys? Boston Market? Pizza anything? KFC? (sorry about the JitB)

Schlotsky's?

Nope, I'll look next time I cruise down Lamar Blvd (in about 10 minutes). I'll email the name to Marcia using my Palm Pilot VII.

This is the entire email which showed up on Eudora from your Palm Pilot X-Palm-Loop: No-Loop Reply-To: springnet@palm.net Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:13:08 -0500 From: springnet@palm.net (Paul Walhus) Subject: Jack in bo To: marci@aloha.net was is J it B ???

Jack in the Box, sent while en route from Austin to Cedar Creek, via my Palm VII.

Thought that was what you were trying to say. How exciting to get a Palm Top generated email! I AM impressed.

It' skind of cool. It' snow good for getting html emails, or long emails and it's only good for sending out short emails while on the run.. If the system goes down or if you have something very short to send, it's springnet@palm.net.

Thanks for the address. I hope I need it sometime when I am closer to Austin! (s'cool, alright! I think it is really neat...and no modem cords!) How long do the batteries last before they need recharging when you are surfing?

It lasts about a week or two on a set of AA batteries. It has a little flip up antenna. I'm in an area (Cedar Creek) with weak coverage right now, but I just tried to check and it couldn't access the network.

Terry, if I were to send you some brochures about Hawaii, should I send them to the address to which I sent the check? (...btw, did it get there yet?)

Somebody's polishing up his German lately? *From: springnet@palm.net (Paul Walhus) *Subject: Jack in bo * *was is J it B ??? "Was ist ...?" = "What is ...?"

Shorthand for Jack in the Box - one of the millions of fast food chains in the U S of A...

...and broken syntax (they tax everything these days...)

Dolly Madison Danish Rollers from a vending machine. Net wt. 2.8 oz. (79g). I'm a nickel shy of a cup of coffee this morning.

hot tea hot tea hot tea 3 egg burrito w/ pepper jack and tabasco (red) hot tea water apple (winter finally found us... six inches down... four more expected by sundown... although the sun really hasn't shown it's face all morning...)

Hello La Tinianova! We had snow today, too! ;=}

Guten Tag Herr Schuth! Are you staying warm drinking lots of tea too?

Oh, guten Tag, Frau Tinianov! Nein, ich bin kein Teetrinker. Ich trinke eigentlich auch nur selten Kaffee. I'm comfy now, but have a train ride ahead, complete with switching lines, and taking the car for the rest of the way - which doesn't have heating (at the moment)... Brrrrr, gonna be frreezin'! Hey, I love drinking a nice hot Grog at nights like this - boiling hot water, rum and sugar! Let cool down until you can drink it without hurting yourself... This gives sweet dreams... Also nice: Hot apple cider, heated with a bit of cinnamon bark and some gloves, and a teaspoon of sugar (or more) in the glas. Bye, gotta hop! Have a nice day!

Mulled cider...Yum! Be careful driving out there in that slippery stuff, Alexander. (...what is snow?!)

Coupla little pizzas in the toaster oven and some Hooch.

I used to be a coffee drinker but my doctor said no more caffeine... and decaffination is such a heinous method... pizza sounds good... I've had lots more tea and a blueberry breakfast bar. I'm hungry but picky this morning... I don't know WHAT I want to eat.

I had three slices of delicious raisin bread that Tracy and Wingbow got at the free bread giveaway from Whole Foods. They give away free bread every day at their bakery.

toasted with butter???? *drooling*

I make my mulled cider with regular stuff, not the Hard stuff - that puts me to sleep. Is there anything better than raisin bread with peanut butter and butter?! Coffee Chinese noodle soup Bean Burrito with cheese and sour cream and salsa Water Sunflower seeds

Coffee Ben and Jerry's Blackberry Cobbler Low Fat Ice Cream

Finished off yesterday with saute'ed ahi, mashed potatoes and salad Back to Chinese Noodle soup (getting tired of it) Coffee water sunflower seeds (so far)

breakfast bar tea leftover rigatoni w/ mushrooms and ricotta tea carrot (yes, just one) tea (really hungry right now...)

...getting my appetite whetted for the tofurky we'll be consuming tomorrow...

um...tofurky...?! Just like the Pilgrim Fathers had, right? (I can just imagine you teachinig your little ones about the first Thanksgiving and the soybeans the Indians brought to the table, all precipitated and preshaped into something resembling a bird...) potato salad cottage cheese water

How was the tofurkey??? We had mushrooms as the main course... lots of mashed potatos, sweet potatos, cranberry sauce and wine!

Ooh, sounds delicious! The tofurky was good; its flavor is definitely in direct proportion to the amount of gravy (vegetarian--it comes with it) slathered on it. It reminded me a lot of Meat of Wheat wheat gluten if any of you have ever tasted that. Marcia, you crack me up! We actually spent the weekend in Plymouth and the kids were surprised to learn that in addition to turkey they ate deer and other game and no cranberries. Hope everyone is having a good week!

As regards to no cranberries for the first Thanksgiving, they probably had not had time to gather honey, and sugar is unknown the the cold north at that period of time unless it was imported (or made into rum...). Ever eat a cranberry without any sugar? It is sour beyond imagination. Puckery, too... Wheat gluten?! Is that some sort of penance you are on for some imagined sin comitted in another life? Cannot imagine enough gravy in the universe to overcome that. The mushers sound good, but not as a substitute. Of course, with enough wine and the right dining companion, one could probably down a cardboard box and declare it delicious!

Hey, hey, gluten isn't that bad, the kind they have in Austin is pretty good. You can get it in Whole Foods.

Ok...sell me. What does it taste like and what is the consistency? I love ripe poi, but no way I want it as a turkey substitute...! Boiled peanuts were a big seller at the Big Isalnd Invitational, as was Spam Musubi. I did my share of scarfing down what came my direction!

It's very chewey, it's hard to describe the taste, sort of meaty but not really.

Satisying? (Must be or you would not be defending it so eloquently...) If I just eat nuts and berries I run out of calories really quickly and then I have problems. Gotta keep this hyperactive lady full of fuel to run efficiently.

tuna fish sandwich on potato bread toast orange juice orange juice hot tea hot tea orange juice Phad Thai Woon Sen w/ tofu orange juice orange juice Phad eggplant more OJ

Stace, are you getting over a cold or trying to prevent one? I was given a huge bag of backyard oranges (each the size of a grapefruit)...and some avocadoes and tomatoes. One of the perks of living in Hawaii. Next the huge tangerines with lots of juice and few seeds. Sweet! Wish I could share...

Oh yeah, and lots of bananas...*grin*

coffee and pop tarts

coffee rice and vienna sausage and olives

... staving off the worst of a cold Marcia... I think it's done. Today I had: homemade vegetable soup more soup OJ grilled cheese water water

Sounds like you are doing all the right things. Good luck *hugs*

Two deluxe veggie tacos and coffee

Tofu-lovers, a word of caution. A study conducted by the Honolulu Heart Program and the honolulu-Asian Aging Study (1965-1993)found that men who ate tofu "tended to have brain impairment and faster brain aging." It is seriously impacting the local tofu industry. Does not mention tofu's effect on women or non-Asians...

Tofu causes brain damage? What is the world coming to when an icon of vegetarianism turns out this way? Unbelieveable.

That was the response of most of the readers. My 'IO' lives on the stuff and has Miso soup (miso is equally culpable as a close cousin to tofu) every chance he gets. Perhaps THAT is the trouble with him! It will not deter me from my usual eating of tofu, but will delay my initial trial of tofurkey by some time (was looking for an excuse not to try it, actually!)

I belive that is a direct correlation to the excess copper within the bloodstream, I did read an article that mentioned too much copper in the diet will cause such problems... I'll see if I can dig up the article! BTW: poached eggs on buttered toast salmon patty on Ramen homemade veggie soup (I made A LOT!) one can of Coke water

Interesting about the copper. I hope you can find the article. I made homemade hamhocks and fresh stringbeans and potatoes and onions "soup" but it is more like a stew with broth than soup. That will be dinner tonight. Coffee Chicken soup rice and vienna sausages hot tea (I'm freezing!) water

You may become a veritable ice cube if you lived here today... lotsa snow... not terribly cold but once you get the white stuff down your shoes and up your pant legs... brrrrr! had a take and bake pizza last night. it was okay, not great. and Brandon and I shared two bottles of wine...

Ice cubing is a definite possibility with the current temperature (63�F) and water known to freeze in Hawaii at 55�F...the snow continues to fall on the mountains as the rain continues to water my orchids and spanish moss and ferns of various sorts hanging out of my trees...it IS pretty outside - even with the gentle rain. Thunder later in the day again. Coffee 2 soft-boiled eggs buttered wheatberry toast (still waking up)

We're headed for a cold spell here. Too early for food, I'm drinking fruit juice in a box, a new brand called Ceres and some exotic flavor.

What sort of juices are in it? Sounds very good! I've been making heat and calorie intensive food like the ham hocks and stringbeans with potatoes and onions stew/soup and homemade spaghetti sauce. Tonight we have even more leftovers. Gotta make that fruity cake for which I posted the recipe...that is very good snacking and breakfasts...! Coffee chicken noodle soup water (so far and I am getting hungry again)

I went out to Trudy's on the Drag today and had the Migas breakfast. I forget what's in Ceres, I pitched the box already. It's from South Africa.

South Africa??? And they wonder what happened to the balance of trade in the USA...*grin* bacon, eggs, toast, potatoes coffee water bean and cheese burrito with salsa spaghetti and meatballs (yet to come for dinner)

Two deluxe tacos and a Ritazza coffee.

they have a Trudy's on the Drag now??? OJ three egg burrito w/ pepper jack and red tabasco honey, orange chamomile tea

I guess lemonade and mint juleps are out for the rest of the year for everyone else on Earth who is not in the tropics... Actually, with seeing all of that lovely white snow on both Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa this morning, and freezing in the Mall, I am ready for hot tea, as well. Sounds lovely! coffee chicken soup sausages and rice beef and bean burrito with lots of cheese water and more water

last night holiday party... let the gorging begin: about 20 boiled shrimp w/cocktail sauce about 35 crab stuffed mushrooms 7 cream cheese stuffed jalapenos celery sticks brie munster a couple too many glasses of Merlot hot apple cider 2 dark chocolate 'thimbles' w/ raspberry and raspberry mousse 2 dark chocolate 'thimbles' w/ pistachio and pistachio mousse water and a vitamin B before bed!

Doing your calorie loading early, are you?! *lol* Can't say as I blame you! luncheon out today - will report back when I waddle back to my computer. Coffee chicken noodle soup taco chips and cheese water (so far)

three egg burrito w/ PROVOLONE (change of pace -- they ran out of pepper jack!) and tabasco (red) OJ water portwine cheese ball and crackers (not quite the whole thing) three Lactaid elbow macaroni in white cheese sauce w/ crimini mushrooms peanut butter and blueberry cinnamon butter

blueberry cinnamon butter? Doesn't sound appealing though I like all 3 ingredients... leftover pizza lentil soup a zillion cookies fresh from the oven breaded tempeh cutlet Think I should have a fruit or vegetable at some point?

...that or something to drink...with all those cookies you need some milk!

Oh, wow, this topic just reminded me I have two pieces of toast wrapped in aluminum foil in my jacket! Sippin' coffee at work.

Autumn... the blueberry cinnamon butter is just like apple butter but with different ingredients... not buttery at all! Paul... how long have those toast pieces been in your jacket?? Marcia... I'm so envious of all the easy access you have to Japanese cuisine... Today I tried something different for breakfast... yogurt! (and chexmix...)

They were there for about two hours, that's all. They were still slightly warm.

whew! sometimes I forget stuff in my jacket pocket and don't remember for days...

Can't leave food in our jackets here and forget it...visitors make a long trail from your pocket to wherever they have taken up residence in your home. Not a good thing!!! We must eat Japanese at least once a week. It is simple, delicious and nutritious. I am missing out on all those Spam Musubi at the tournament, though, and bento lunches while I am here with a head full of !bleep!

still stuffy headed Marcia?? I added to the culinary excitment of this morning's yogurt with a 3-egg burrito w/ the obligatory red Tabasco, a slice of cheese pizza covered with red pepper and a pear. oh and several cups of hot tea... and NOT the delicious green tea that Marcia has such easy access too!

Yup, stuffy head and wicked-sounding lungs, so I am going to miss the Tournament altogether (and I was supposed to be Santa's Elf this evening *frown*) I really don't need to end up with pneumonia, and that will happen if I get around all of the visitors with mainland germ to which we have no immunity plus the smokers. In fact, other than a headache I feel ok if I do not talk. Since I am home alone, my fingers are doing that and I do not cough so much....and I can listen to John do the Augustana game on http://www.ksfs.com/ at 5pm Austin time and the local game this evening on local radio.

Since I am having no luck in pineapples for Alexander, perhaps you need a green tea care package? Be specific so I can get the right one. We have smoky-flavored ones (yeesh!), ones with puffed rice in them (no idea why), etc. Stace, ever make your own yogurt? I did for years until we got so tired of it on everything from breakfast cereal to baked dinner potatoes and tacos. Still have the recipe if anyone wants it.

Never have made my own yogurt... I did buy a yogurt maker at a garage sale but it was missing key parts... I'd love a receipe... I collect them! Green tea... MMMM.... I love Japanese food. In Honolulu I frequented two restaurants right off of Lewers St in the Wakiki area: Yakusoba and one that just had a big sign saying "SUSHI" I had the best unagi ever at that second restaurant... the piece was about twice as long as the sushi rice underneath it! Besides being landlocked (and having no access to fish other than Rocky Mtn trout), there is not a large Japanese contingent here in Colorado so not a lot of restaurants/markets with their good food. In Hawaii, our morning brunch included miso soup!! Why are you alone now? When are you having all the lonely students over??

The one on Lewers Street is our favorite since my [parents visited just after I moved here!!! I know it well, We have rice and Miso soup three times a day when it is cold. I keep a jug of the paste in the fridge all the time so we can whip up some when we come home tired and cold from a hike. I am quaranteened by this flu. I shall phone those lonely students when I get to feeling better. If not for Christmas, between or for New Year's?!

Did you two get together while Stacey was in Hawaii? I have IRL-envy! There is a good Japanese restaurant here and a little hole in the wall Korean one that is excellent. You wouldn't think these things would be so successful out here in the boondocks, but we live next to an army post.

marcia is on the big island... Hawaii (right Marcia??) i was on a smaller island... Oahu Next October Brandon and I will be in Hawaii (on the big island) and I'll try for another IRL meeting then... (BTW, are you still coming over to CO in July??)

I have only met one person in Drool IRL and of course I know John. I have IRL envy, too *lol* but hoping to cure that in October unless I can get to Austin before that... My life has been pretty amazing this year - one never knows about that. We are indeed on the Big Island where I posted the snowing on the mountains pics in weather (News or Geo) - in Hilo on the east side near the active volcano. Gotta get you to see an eruption, Stace. Amazing stuff!!!

Oops...Yes, the Island of Hawaii.

Do you do a lot of island hopping, Marcia?

We used to a great deal. Not so much anymore. The other islands have become too expensive and crowded. No deserted beaches to comb anymore. This island is so big that going to the other side is like being off-island. We stay for a few days, take in the sights, eat at nice places and dress like a tourist. One of the fun things to do in Kona is to go watch the charter fishing boats come in and weigh their catches. Really Huge fish in that ocean!!!

Marcia... you're going to Austin in October?? When? I'll be on the Big Island Oct 11-18... will you be around then?