Subj : measurements
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Jul 23 2022 14:25:24

Hi Sean,


 RH> I've carried albuterol with me for the past 30+ years; it's my
 RH> "American Express". (G) Made the mistake of not having it on me once
 RH> when we were in Berlin;
 RH> After that I started carrying an inhaler with me every time I went
 RH> out--and still do.

 SD> For me, it's my severe allergies that cause me to literally "lock up":
 SD> ragweed is a great example.  Another one that is much less common for
 SD> me but still dangerous is mulberry trees in bloom.  Grass is more of a

My brothers used to get set off with ragweed every summer but it was
more sneezing, watery eyes type reaction. I think they both outgrew it
but don't know for sure.


 SD> skin
 SD> reaction but freshly-mowed grass or hay will lock up my lungs like a
 SD> sucker punch to the diaphragm (and yes, I -do- know what that feels
 SD> like).

Not so much fun. It doesn't show on skin tests but animal (dog & cat the
most common) dander sets me off. I kept it somewhat controlled when we
had critters but am doing better without them. We get our "fuzz therapy"
from various neighbor's pets. (G)


 RH> The electric grill is better than no grill. We have no restrictions and
 RH> have several grills. The little table top size gas grill gets used a
 RH> lot as it's so convenient to set up, grill, then tear down.

 SD> The once UDD mentioned a short while back from Amazon looks rather
 SD> nice and I'd not mind having it hiding in a cupboard.  The winters
 SD> here are mild enough to where I could "grill" outside without issue.

We grill most of the year too.


 RH> Interesting, how we, out of habit (long term indoctrination?) call some
 RH> fruits vegetables. It'll probably never change most people but there
 RH> will be some who will start using the correct terminology.

 SD> One of my favorite saying is "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a
 SD> fruit; wisdom is knowing not to add tomato to a fruit salad".  I'm
 SD> quantifying that with the varying ways that "fruit" is defined (for
 SD> those that don't know: https://tinyurl.com/2ttfehkw
 SD> [sciencealert.com).

Sounds good to me. Saw in your post to the other Ruth H. that you're off
antibiotics--good. I've been on them 4 times (other than a couple 3 day
bursts for dental cleanings, required with the artificial knee) since
early February. Got a 5 day Z pack in VT but had to get a 10 day course
once we got home a couple weeks later. I'm good now, just trying to
avoid the need for them again.

 SD> This looks good:

 SD>       Title: Grilled Chili Rellenos with Shrimp/low Fat
 SD>  Categories: Barbecue, Shrimp, Main dish, Tex-mex
 SD>       Yield: 4 Servings

Take out the cilantro and it's a "go' here. Last night Steve took me to
our favorite seafood place in Raleigh for a one day after my birthday
dinner. I had a seafood chowder for starters--very thick, loaded with
seafood and a good bacony side note. Entree was shrimp and
grits--presentation was in a bowl with a scoop of grits on the side, not
very pretty but the taste was good. Coould have used some more shrimp;
I only had 5. Steve started with a red pepper bisque, again very good.
His entree was shrimp scampi--said it was lacking in lemon and garlic
but he had 6 shrimp. His came with a couple of pieces of garlic bread,
(mine could have used some) said it also had black pepper on it. We will
be back, however, the food is good.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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