XPost: rec.food.cooking   
   From: Hank@nospam.invalid   
      
   Mars Sellus wrote on 2/16/2026 6:08 PM:   
   > On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:56:57 -0600   
   > Bryan Simmons  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/16/2026 2:01 PM, Mars Sellus wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:24:50 -0500   
   >>> Ed Pawlowski  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> In article <69936ae9$0$22$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,   
   >>>> j_mcquown@comcast.net jmquown says...   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> On 2/15/2026 9:35 PM, Ed P wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2/15/2026 9:32 PM, Dave Smith wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 2026-02-15 8:49 p.m., Ed P wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> Sometimes there is little choice in what to drink with dinner.   
   >>>>>>>> This was one of them.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> I donated a pint of blood today so, my body is down a pint of   
   >>>>>>>> red fluid.   The only way I could find to make things right,   
   >>>>>>>> replace it with an equal amount of red fluid.  Pinot Noir did   
   >>>>>>>> the job and I'm back in balance.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Thoughts and prayers Ed. Thoughts and prayers.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I usually do double red cells but today, my iron was down two   
   >>>>>> points below the minimum for it.  I'll stock up on spinach.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Here's an idea.  Saute the spinach with minced garlic to balance   
   >>>>> things out.  Then have another glass of the red stuff. ;)   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> https://postimg.cc/4KwZ0tv3   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Jill   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> You party animal!   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Bang a gong!   
   >>>   
   >>> Get it on.   
   >>>   
   >> ********   
   >> They hiked back up the hollow with Ian tramping in the lead, and when   
   >> he saw the gravel road, he advised them to dress.  Winter's reply was   
   >> swift, “My bare butt on the drivey seat of my Jeep.  I'm on a roll,   
   >> and the sooner we're rolling the better.  Ann, back seat, and Ian,   
   >> you're shotgun.”   
   >> .   
   >> All of Ian's concerns about Winter's driving were allayed by her   
   >> performance, which was slow, and deliberate, not at all manic.  Even   
   >> the final descent into the vale, straddling a ravine in the washed   
   >> out road, didn't elicit fear, but praise, “Good driving.  You   
   >> scratched up the driver's side of the Jeep pretty thoroughly.”   
   >> .   
   >> “Sorry.”   
   >> .   
   >> “No, you prioritized keeping the tires where they belonged even with   
   >> branches grinding against your side, and you didn't flinch.  I   
   >> declare you quite the Jeepster.”   
   >> .   
   >> As they crawled along the old stream bed, Winter scanned the path   
   >> ahead before turning around and singing to Ann adoringly, “Girl, I'm   
   >> just a Jeepster for your luh-uh-uh-ove,” and looked ahead for a   
   >> moment before returning her attention to Ian.   
   >> .   
   >> Ann's gaze was fixed on Winter, and she didn't catch Ian's silently   
   >> mouthed words, “I'm gonna suck you.”   
   >>   
   >> ********   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > ;-)   
   >   
   > You got it.   
   >   
   > https://youtu.be/FApi-kFFqUI?list=RDFApi-kFFqUI   
   >   
   > And frankly your dialog and scripting is really quite good.   
   >   
      
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