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So maybe he really did believe that Pres. Obama wasn't born in America. Ignorant but sincere?

My favorite omelette: roasted red bell peppers & goat cheese. Served with Triscuits instead of toast (because using the toaster while the air conditioner is running blows a fuse), followed by canteloupe balls tossed with lime juice & honey.

I'm surprised that you still consider this person your friend, when she treats you with such disrespect. She sounds like someone I finally dropped because I was tired of waiting for her, & I don't miss her at all.

It's not defamation, which requires publication of a falsehood. But if I make money by using something that belongs to you (your image, your words, etc.), then I should get your permission for my use of your property, or else pay for it. In general, see Calif law governing the right to publicity. I have no idea what the legal basis of her lawsuit may be, but the Calif statute's general principle seems to apply.

Oddly enough, since I stopped eating meat & poultry 10 years ago, Spam is one of the few things I really miss (along with bacon & corned beef). And I'm not even from Hawaii!

So she's the target audience for the Liberty Mutual commercials featuring people who don't understand how car insurance works! I've been wondering who in the world is that stupid &/or ignorant.

Speaking of Liberty Morons (!), I just realized that Brad's girl hasn't been seen lately -- at least not by me, thank goodness.

Cops. Who also refer to "an individual" instead of "a person", & say things like "the driver's head collided with the pavement & he became deceased". Language mangling isn't an innate skill, so they must take classes in it at the Police Academy.

Heat wave here, so I had a root beer float for dinner last night. But my energy was too sapped by the heat to finish it, so there were leftovers & those turned into breakfast this morning. Not healthy, but so good I may do the same thing tonight & tomorrow morning.

Sounds like this Bizarro cartoon.

What kind of wine pairs well with lemon yogurt? Depends on what kind of chips, perhaps?

Here in Silicon Valley, we have a lot of "ethnic markets" (Mexican, Portuguese, Asian, Middle Eastern, Russian), all of which have butchers -- not to mention a huge variety of meats, poultry, seafood, & many different cuts thereof. If you can find even just one store like that, you'll be set.

My favorite cucumber sandwich is from Laurie Colwin. Whatever bread you like (my preference is wholewheat with seeds & grains), one slice spread with butter & the other with anchovy paste -- in between, thinly sliced unpeeled & unseeded English cucumbers (however many layers you want) & coarsely ground black pepper.

She'll be appearing at the Gilroy Garlic Festival this year.

Just wait until you encounter Canada geese &/or ducks escorting their young to water. Not only crossing the street (which takes awhile, since there are usually at least half a dozen or more babies & everyone in the queue has short legs), but waddling single-file down the road in front of you, with no room to pull around them. I do prefer them to bicyclists, which the law in my city permits to use the whole lane, so cars must trail them until it's safe to pass (because no sanctimonious smugly entitled cyclist would consider moving out of the way). At least the waterfowl are cute & fun to watch, which we have ample time to do.....