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Ian Darling wrote: Father Christmas I've been good this year I believe Father Christmas has a new policy, he checks your posts on CP to determine whether you've been a good boy or not ;-) I think you'll be okay, but Terry is in for a shock ;-) Michael Snow is lying on the ground, and in the air the sleigh bells sound, The frosted patterned window panes, it's British summer time again. No, it's not, It's Christmas - Santa Claus in on the Dole (Spitting Image 1986)
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Richard Stringer wrote: discuss a project and the only time he has available is 2:00 PM on Christmas Freaking Eve. Richard, tell them to meet you in a bar. :) Since everybody's mind will be on Christmas anyways, you might as well enjoy the meeting somehow. :) Chris Meech It's much easier to get rich telling people what they want to hear. Chistopher Duncan I can't help getting older, but I refuse to grow up. Roger Wright I've been meaning to change my sig. Thanks! Alvaro Mendez We're more like a hobbiest in a Home Depot drooling at all the shiny power tools, rather than a craftsman that makes the chair to an exacting level of comfort by measuring the customer's butt. Marc Clifton
Well actually we are meeting at his hotel - whcich I am sure has a bar somewhere. He's really not a bad person to have a meeting with. he knows that he is completly lost in discussing software and this is more of a reassurance thing with him. He drops about 125000.00 a year with us and whatever he wants - he will get :) Richard "The man that hath not music in himself and is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; Let no man trust him." Shakespeare
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I'm prepped and ready for festivities to begin. :-D Presents are purchased and wrapped. I had a pre-Christmas on Friday evening with my family, because my brother was town. Phase II will be tomorrow night. Tomorrow people at work will bring in a variety of cakes and sweets for everyone to munch on through the morning. We'll leave work at 1PM, then I'll go to my parents house for some more food and drink. We normally eat Lobster for Christmas dinner. :licking lips: I do still need to pick out a bottle of wine, but that's hardly a chore. ;) :santa:
"Things are not what they seem. Nor are they any different."
brianwelsch wrote: We normally eat Lobster for Christmas dinner. Yummmy...Is it part of a custom or just a choice of taste? Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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I have little to prepare - I can't afford presents, so shopping was easy. Tomorrow I'll pack up the truck with odds and ends needed for travel and begin a 700 mile drive to have dinner with family. I suspect we'll be having prime rib for dinner, instead of the traditional turkey, because my cousin's wife called to ask me how to make a horseradish sauce. I can't imagine anyone serving turkey with horseradish. X| The brightest spot in the entire Christmas thing for me will be in about 30 minutes, when I'll be having breakfast with my young friend, Laura. She just got her first Barbie doll last year and loves all things Barbie-related. I found a Barbie playset that I could afford (thanks to a flurry of PC viruses this week that I could fix) and that I think she's going to enjoy a lot. Sadly, this is probably the last Christmas that we'll be having together, as she's moving to a far away town in a couple of months.:(( "Some days you're the dog,
other days you're the hydrant."Roger Wright wrote: I suspect we'll be having prime rib for dinner, instead of the traditional turkey And what is a prime rib? Roger Wright wrote: I'll be having breakfast with my young friend, Laura Hope she is doing really fine. Can't be otherwise cos you sure will be keeping her in her highest spirits :-) Its really so sad to hear she is leaving you :(( "A farewell is necessary before you can meet again" - Bach. Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Christmas.... that thing at the end of the year, right? Yeah, it's coming closer, I guess.
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mlog || Agile Programming | doxygen:omg: You don't celebrate X'mas? But how come you forget about the holiday? Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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In two hours I leave for my mothers, and spend the next few days there with family over on Christmas Day :) Got the shopping done, car checked and ready, reindeer fed :rolleyes: Merry Christmas to one and all. Elaine :love: The tigress is here :-D
Hoping you have a wonderful time with family....:rose: Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Preparations! You mean I have to prepare for Christmas. Luckily I'm going to my sisters for Christmas dinner this year, so that means I don't need to prepare anything. All presents are wrapped, most have already been dispatched to Santa Claus. The Christmas tree (well plastic 12inch green thing) is up and decorated as if there had been an explosion in a tinsel factory. Booze is cooling in the fridge, sausage rolls are in the cupboard and chocolate is .... well already eaten, I may need to buy some more but one of the presents under neath the tree feels like chocolate so I may not bother ;-) All I need know is my neighbour to stop swearing loud at her children and I can start my Christmas relax-athon. Merry Christmas to you Smitha. Michael Snow is lying on the ground, and in the air the sleigh bells sound, The frosted patterned window panes, it's British summer time again. No, it's not, It's Christmas - Santa Claus in on the Dole (Spitting Image 1986)
Michael P Butler wrote: chocolate is .... well already eaten, :laugh::laugh::laugh: Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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brianwelsch wrote: We normally eat Lobster for Christmas dinner. Yummmy...Is it part of a custom or just a choice of taste? Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
Lobster is a tradition in my family. Don't know too many others who eat it then. What big celebrations do you have throughout the year?
"Things are not what they seem. Nor are they any different."
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Roger Wright wrote: I suspect we'll be having prime rib for dinner, instead of the traditional turkey And what is a prime rib? Roger Wright wrote: I'll be having breakfast with my young friend, Laura Hope she is doing really fine. Can't be otherwise cos you sure will be keeping her in her highest spirits :-) Its really so sad to hear she is leaving you :(( "A farewell is necessary before you can meet again" - Bach. Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
Clickety[^] It's the part of cow near the ribs, if I'm not mistaken. Indians aren't supposed to eat beef because cows are sacred, right? :~
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:omg: You don't celebrate X'mas? But how come you forget about the holiday? Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Roger Wright wrote: I suspect we'll be having prime rib for dinner, instead of the traditional turkey And what is a prime rib? Roger Wright wrote: I'll be having breakfast with my young friend, Laura Hope she is doing really fine. Can't be otherwise cos you sure will be keeping her in her highest spirits :-) Its really so sad to hear she is leaving you :(( "A farewell is necessary before you can meet again" - Bach. Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
Smitha Vijayan wrote: what is a prime rib? It's a beef roast from the rib area, and generally has the richest flavor of any roast cut. It is traditionally served with a thin brown gravy called au jus, or a horseradish sauce (my favorite). Smitha Vijayan wrote: so sad to hear she is leaving you It's only about 350 miles, fortunately - not a pleasant drive, but I can manage it once in a while...:sigh: "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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Smitha Vijayan wrote: really wanna know how yo'r preparations for X'mas are coming along? Have you lighted the X'mas lamps, decorated the tree with gifts and charms, stocked a turkey, checked on the wine stock, got cakes ready and what else? Yep. Tree is up ( a 7 foot pine ) lighted ( 450 little bitty LED's ) and all the presents are wrapped and under it. My wife has put this fake snow crap all over everything and hung the balls and angels. I have some Myers Rum for the rum toddies, some good California red to go with the standing rib roast we will be having on Christmas day. Have several cakes and pies ready to pick up at the bakery (on the 23 ) and some fresh sourdough bread fixings percolating in the kitchen. Have a case of St. pauli Girl and a case of San Miguel in the garage icebox for the football games and all is well. Except that a certain client of ours is in town and wants to meet and discuss a project and the only time he has available is 2:00 PM on Christmas Freaking Eve. :( Richard "The man that hath not music in himself and is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; Let no man trust him." Shakespeare
Richard Stringer wrote: Tree is up ( a 7 foot pine ) lighted ( 450 little bitty LED's ) Must be looking gorgeous...and a real tree too!!! Richard Stringer wrote: meet and discuss a project and the only time he has available is 2:00 PM on Christmas Freaking Eve. :( Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Clickety[^] It's the part of cow near the ribs, if I'm not mistaken. Indians aren't supposed to eat beef because cows are sacred, right? :~
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
Nick Seng wrote: Indians aren't supposed to eat beef because cows are sacred, right? The Hindus aren't, yes. But its mostly in the North that they follow it. In the south, where we live, its alright. We have had invasions from Portuguese, French and The British. Prolly its this influence, the non-veg Hindus [includes me and Nish] eat beef. Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Smitha Vijayan wrote: what is a prime rib? It's a beef roast from the rib area, and generally has the richest flavor of any roast cut. It is traditionally served with a thin brown gravy called au jus, or a horseradish sauce (my favorite). Smitha Vijayan wrote: so sad to hear she is leaving you It's only about 350 miles, fortunately - not a pleasant drive, but I can manage it once in a while...:sigh: "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
Roger Wright wrote: It's a beef roast from the rib area, and generally has the richest flavor of any roast cut. I ahven't tried that one. The pic posted above looks good, but if you try to roast it so thick, will it get cooked well inside? Do you marinate the meet with something before you roast it? Roger Wright wrote: but I can manage it once in a while... Thats good :-) Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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:laugh: Smitha, I think he was being sarcastic.
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler. Support Bone It's a weird Life
Ouch! :-O:-O:-O Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Just another day :) The word of the day is legs, let's go back to my house and spread the word ;P
You mean everyday is as good as X'mas for you ;)? Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Roger Wright wrote: It's a beef roast from the rib area, and generally has the richest flavor of any roast cut. I ahven't tried that one. The pic posted above looks good, but if you try to roast it so thick, will it get cooked well inside? Do you marinate the meet with something before you roast it? Roger Wright wrote: but I can manage it once in a while... Thats good :-) Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
Smitha Vijayan wrote: will it get cooked well inside? If it does, it's ruined. Proper cooking results in a reddish center, dark on the outside. Serving it requires some finesse; those who like rare meats get the middle, while those who prefer well done get an 'end cut' taken from either end of the roast where the meat is more deeply cooked. One suggested recipe calls for covering it completely with coarse salt and black pepper, then roasting at high heat for a bit to sear it, then reducing heat to a very low value for several hours. The salt and pepper not only flavor it, but also form a hard crust that keeps the meat from drying out. I've not heard of marinating a rib roast, though. I don't know if you have horseradish there, but I'm sure you have plenty of hot, tasty sauces to experiment with. Here the horseradish is grated very fine, blended with herbs (called 'prepared' horseradish), then folded into whipped cream (the real stuff, not that sugary topping used for desserts) to cut the heat down to a level most humans can survive. Properly done it complements the roast and keeps the sinuses clear for weeks.:-D "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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Ouch! :-O:-O:-O Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
n/p I'm kind of a "Grinch" anyway - not that I dislike Xmas in general, but what is made of is just sick (and this year it comes with extra pain). I'll be off later to my "4 Ladies" (Mom, Sis, Nice, and Mom's dog), and do some Christmas in Family - the little we got.
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Hoping you have a wonderful time with family....:rose: Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
Thanks, I've just got back and it was great - 15 of us together for lunch :-D Elaine (gorged fluffy tigress) The tigress is here :-D
