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Re: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: My Virus. A Biography.

Quercki — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 22:00:48 -0000

I'm glad you are better. That took a long time, and matches my friend who had it. I hope you have no long-term effects.

Re: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: While Staying At Home: Echidne Stuff Which Might Distract You For A Moment

Quercki — Sun, 03 May 2020 01:03:11 -0000

Also, a lot of garlic now comes from China.

Re: 5 Top Tiny House Solutions to Improve the Movement | Trusted Choice

Quercki — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:36:16 -0000

960 square feet is HUGE!
I used to live in 300 sf and rented out a room.

Re: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: Hilma af Klint

Quercki — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 10:34:25 -0000

For people on facebook who want to see more, Female Artists in History has a nice album of Hilma af Klint's work with a few photos of the artist.
https://www.facebook.com/pg...

Re: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: Back Pain, Heat And The Male Gaze In Art

Quercki — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:52:53 -0000

on facebook, there is a marvelous page devoted to Female Artists in History.Christa Zaat posts their work and biographical notes, carefully arranging them in albums for each artist.

Suzanne Valadon's album is here: https://www.facebook.com/pg...

Re: Question of the Day

Quercki — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:23:51 -0000

In addition to car fobs and a house key, I carry a couple of pairs of ear plugs on my key ring. Or, as I like to call them, "personal volume controls." One is pretty good at cutting out wind noise and bouncy restaurant background, the other just makes the sounds softer so I wear those to movies and concerts.

Re: Shaker Gourmet

Quercki — Thu, 30 May 2019 11:21:55 -0000

I made frittata for a potluck. It's one of my four go-to recipes to use up leftovers, although I often make it with non-leftover ingredients.

Grease the baking dish, or not. I did this time. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Put cut-up vegetables or meat on the bottom - 2 to 4 cups. I had butter-sauteed leeks and fennel, plus chard with garlic leftovers this time. I added small-chopped carrots for color.

Cheese - a cup or more of grated cheese. I used Mexican blend. I like it better on top of the eggs, but I forgot to wait.

Eggs, beaten - 12 for a 9" x 13" baking dish. My baking dishes are a little bigger, so I used 14 eggs. You can beat in milk to lighten it up, but I don't.

Spices - anything you want. I used a couple of tablespoons of Trader Joe's 21 seasoning salute this time. You can sprinkle the veggies, or mix it with the eggs.

Bake 30 to 45 minutes or until it's as done as you like. This one took 35 minutes.

Re: Discussion Thread: Self-Care

Quercki — Thu, 30 May 2019 11:00:01 -0000

I decided that I can cross things out in my bullet journal. (Officially, there is "X" - did it, ">" - move it to an upcoming day, or "<" - put it back in the "to be scheduled" pile. I lined through some things I decided NOT to do.)

Also, I'm working with a physical therapist and a personal trainer (and on my own) to get my hip strong enough for the kind of dancing I like (which requires not leaving the set until it's done) and my knee strong enough to go down stairs comfortably. (I think the knee has been taking up the slack for the week hip.)

Re: What I'm Reading Now

Quercki — Thu, 30 May 2019 10:18:02 -0000

"Lead from the Outside" by Stacey Abrams

Re: Question of the Day

Quercki — Thu, 30 May 2019 10:15:44 -0000

Ladysmith Black Mambazo. A friend of mine got a Kellogg Fellowship to study South African music back in the late 1970s, early 1980s maybe? She presented her results (one of the requirements) to the San Francisco Folk Music Club at our New Year's Camp.

In South Africa, the indigenous people sing a lot. For marriages, the brides family sits on one side of the field and the groom's family sits on the other side, and they have a singing contest to see who sings better and louder.

The men leave home to work in the cities and stay in dorms(?) because of aparteid. They form singing groups. My friend was asked to judge a singing contest. Since she didn't know any of the singers, she could be "objective and impartial." They seated her at the front with her back to the audience and where the singers would enter and sing, so she wouldn't be swayed by their appearance or choreography. She could hear the choirs jumping and stamping as they entered singing.

Everyone told her she had to go hear Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Ladysmith is the township. Ladysmith Black Mambazo wasn't allowed to compete in the singing contests because they always won. There were few flyers, but none had the address. People were just expected to know. They were as good as their reputation.

My friend brought back tape recordings of all of these different kinds of singing to illustrate her presentation. So I became a fan of Ladysmith Black Mambazo before Paul Simon knew who they were. I'm pleased that, even though their leader was murdered by the police, they still perform. Recently, they have performed at the Freight and Salvage coffeehouse.

Re: OMG SHOEZ

Quercki — Thu, 09 May 2019 18:44:42 -0000

I prefer minimalist shoes: no heel, toe-box big enough for all my toes, no arch support. The theory is that using all 22 bones in my feet will make them strong and healthy. It seems to work pretty well unless I quit moving. I also like red.

Much to my amazement, I found my ideal shoes:
https://tadeevo.com/en_US/p...

They off-gas quite a bit at first--a month on the balcony helps. They are like going barefoot, except with protection from glass or hot pavement.

I'm enjoying looking at some of other people's choices on this thread.

Re: Primarily Speaking

Quercki — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:15:02 -0000

I'm from Las Vegas. People living in drainage tunnels are going to DROWN when it rains. This current storm might do it. Local papers might not report it, because it's bad for tourism.

Re: Primarily Speaking

Quercki — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:13:16 -0000

Third gender? That became ok in California last year, and Kamala Harris is from here.

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/port...

Re: Question of the Day

Quercki — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:53:18 -0000

My favorite other blogger is the Goddess Echidne of the Snakes. I particularly love her research and astonishing number of footnotes. Today's post was "Where Our Supreme Leader Does Spring Cleaning"

http://echidneofthesnakes.b...

Re: Question of the Day

Quercki — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:16:45 -0000

Also, I really miss Zuska. None of the links to her posts work anymore.

Re: Question of the Day

Quercki — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:16:12 -0000

At last, I find out that "maybe a vestment" comes from the "phone a friend" post! I missed it when it was posted, and wondered about that phrase for years. Putting a link in the Shaxicon would be kind.

Re: Awesome Things About Aging

Quercki — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:37:16 -0000

1. I love being able to have PIV sex without worrying about getting pregnant. I get up to get a towel instead of a condom! (I turned out to be exceptionally fertile, so I'm glad I was very careful then.)

2. History was not interesting to me and made no sense until I was 50. Partly, that was the "Great Man" system of teaching history. Partly it was because every thing before I was born all seemed to have happened at the same time: in the past. Fifty gave me some perspective on history, and feminist history is interesting.

3. I've learned to quit comparing every thing I do to other people's best, and be more gentle and accepting of myself, and others. I'm good at a lot of things, and I'm good enough at a lot more.

4. All these years and years of practice have made me an excellent cook.

Re:
Quercki — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:38:21 -0000

@mm I also love Eagle Creek. I bought a backpack suitcase of theirs and used it for years. It kept me going through a 5 month tour of Europe with my new husband back in the day. Now that I'm old, I prefer wheels. I should probably check if they have a good computer case. My new computer doesn't quite fit in my free case from my last trip through England--the corners stick out.

Re: The Virtual Pub Is Open

Quercki — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:24:14 -0000

I bet lemonade would be good with gin, or tequilla.

Re: Around the House

Quercki — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:22:49 -0000

My 90-year-old Spanish tile roof has been leaking to various degrees for a long time, and I've tried everything. (Long list of things I've tried
omitted.) Finally, I hired someone to find someone to fix it. (Since that doesn't seem to be one of my skills.) He came up with two companies. The first one started giving me racist dog whistles-missing all the literal signs (two in my yard saying "In this house we believe...no human is illegal", one on my shirt -- Liberty with the "give me your tired, your poor..." poem!).

The second one is quite a bit more expensive. After I sent the second company a retainer check, they came out the next dry day and my roof doesn't leak anymore. No more buckets! They will totally re-do the roof in the summer, and I had to hire a painter to paint the stucco they will be replacing. I'm so excited!

Re: We Resist: Day 720

Quercki — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:22:58 -0000

Trump is threatening California with loss of FEMA wildfire aid for recovery. I think it's retaliation because of Governor Newsom's attempts to mitigate the disastrous effects of Trump's actions.

https://www.washingtonpost....

Re: 2020 Foresight

Quercki — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:35:47 -0000

@margaret wiley , I don't see an apology in Bernie Sander's remarks.
In his book “On Apology.” Dr. Lazare explains that a genuine expression of remorse should include these components:

Acknowledging the offense clearly
Explaining it effectively
Restoring the offended parties’ dignity
Assuring them they’re safe from a repeat offense
Expressing shame and humility
Making appropriate reparation

I got that from this excellent post. https://www.quickanddirtyti...

Re: Hello! This Is a Reminder That Hannah Gadsby Is Very Smart and Very Good at Her Job!

Quercki — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:32:25 -0000

As she said, "Replace 'men' with White" (or all the other privileges she listed.)
I remember when I thought I got to draw some lines. I know better now, and I'm still learning how to do it even better.

Re: Question of the Day

Quercki — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:48:11 -0000

When I'm feeling ambitious, deviled eggs.
Usually I bring a fritatta. Whatever vegetables I have, cheese, a dozen eggs, spices. Bake 40 minutes. It travels well.

Potlucks at my house (I host a group every month), I look at what others brought and fill in. Usually that's a salad or fruit. I also make the coffee and have milk and sweeteners for it. (I keep the favorite fake sugar of the participants on hand, even though I would never use the stuff.)

Re: Discussion Thread: Self-Care

Quercki — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:50:17 -0000

I'm taking naps.
I'm getting foot massages. (Surprisingly cheap, even with a hefty tip.)
I'm not volunteering unless I REALLY want to and it's little.
I'm doing less (had to skip a movie with a friend yesterday because I had too many things planned. Crashed anyway because of no nap.)