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Saturday, September 28, 2019
A short post is still a post
Here's my find of the day and perhaps of the month.
The three hardest things to say:
1. I’m sorry
2. I need help
3. Worcestershire Sauce
I hope so too. I'll be 80. It's possible. We've recently lost a good friend at the age of 98. He was still playing the recorder (to a high standard) and beating everyone at scrabble until he became ill a few weeks ago. He has read 36 books this year, not easy books but on philosophy, history, science, the environment and so on.
1. It is hard. 2. I always need help. 3. It may be hard to sat but it sure does enhance the flavor of foods. Happy Anniversary I hope we are not going to war!
I don't usually have trouble with #1 but definitly do with #2 and #3. A short post can be just as good as a long one. A big Happy Anniversary to you for 12 years! I have still not gotten the courage to start the first year. I'm glad I found your blog!
Bonnie, thank you for your vote of confidence (a short post just as good as a long one) and your anniversary wishes.
You don't have to read my entire blog from start to finish. Just scroll down through the list of labels in the sidebar and click on something you find interesting.
Your golden maned president and our mopheaded prime minister both appear to have psychological barriers that prevent them from saying "I'm sorry". Perhaps they imagine that "I'm sorry" is a sign of weakness when it is in fact a sign of strength.
Adrian, thank you............you agree with Tasker Dunham's father on Wuster sorce. I thought people in Scotland didn't sound like people in Yorkshire, but what do I know?
Woo hoo! A nice round dozen years of wit & wisdom! Wish I'd read them all! Happy Anniversary and I'll try to be more diligent in visiting for the next 12 years, lol!
Nice to hear from you, Pam! When you finish your family move to the new town I'm sure you will find or make the time to read every last one of my posts...NOT! But thank you for calling it wit & wisdom.
Graham, you are a pragmatic chap. More specifically, you are a pragmatic British chap, although Yorkshire Pudding prefers the word "English" over "British"....
Why bother saying 'Worcestershire Sauce' when you could say 'Henderson's Relish'? Far tastier and from an infinitely superior county. Congratulations on your silk blogaversary, Bob; every word smooth, rich and beautiful. xxx
Elizabeth! How wonderful to hear from you after such a long time and to discover that I can access your blog once again. I am not familiar with Henderson's Relish. Another name for Worcestershire Sauce in the U.S. is Lea & Perrins (the two men who, I discovered in my reading, invented Worcestershire Sauce). Live and learn. I also learned just how little I know when I read that Henderson's Relish is very similar to Worcestershire Sauce but without the anchovies. I had no idea that Worcestershire Sauce contained anchovies. You have furthered my education.
Elizabeth (part 2) -- Reading that Henderson's Relish is very similar to Worcestershire Sauce but without the anchovies was rather like reading that chocolate mousse is very similar to trifle but without the mustard. I am still in shock.
Ah! So that's why my dad called it "wustersorce". 12 years! I've only just started following.
ReplyDeleteTasker Dunham, I hope you can follow for 12 more years. That would make me 90.
DeleteI hope so too. I'll be 80. It's possible. We've recently lost a good friend at the age of 98. He was still playing the recorder (to a high standard) and beating everyone at scrabble until he became ill a few weeks ago. He has read 36 books this year, not easy books but on philosophy, history, science, the environment and so on.
Delete"Worcestershire Sauce ain't nothin'," said Eyjafjallajökull.
ReplyDeleteEyjafjallajökull? You mean that ice-capped volcano in Iceland, north of Skógar and west of Mýrdalsjökull? Easy peasy! Like this!
DeleteP.S. to smitty1e, I think you are a first-time commenter here, so welcome to my blog!
Delete1. It is hard.
ReplyDelete2. I always need help.
3. It may be hard to sat but it sure does enhance the flavor of foods.
Happy Anniversary
I hope we are not going to war!
Emma,
Delete1. True words.
2. So do I.
3. Thanks you.
You'll have to wait and see.
I don't usually have trouble with #1 but definitly do with #2 and #3. A short post can be just as good as a long one. A big Happy Anniversary to you for 12 years! I have still not gotten the courage to start the first year. I'm glad I found your blog!
ReplyDeleteBonnie, thank you for your vote of confidence (a short post just as good as a long one) and your anniversary wishes.
DeleteYou don't have to read my entire blog from start to finish. Just scroll down through the list of labels in the sidebar and click on something you find interesting.
A very happy Anniversary to you.
ReplyDeleteSue, thank you!
DeleteYour golden maned president and our mopheaded prime minister both appear to have psychological barriers that prevent them from saying "I'm sorry". Perhaps they imagine that "I'm sorry" is a sign of weakness when it is in fact a sign of strength.
ReplyDeleteY.P., I'm sure all of us have psychological barriers of one sort or another.
DeleteCongratulations on 12 years.
ReplyDeleteRed, thank you!
DeleteCongratulations............It's Wuster sorce here.
ReplyDeleteAdrian, thank you............you agree with Tasker Dunham's father on Wuster sorce. I thought people in Scotland didn't sound like people in Yorkshire, but what do I know?
DeleteWoo hoo! A nice round dozen years of wit & wisdom! Wish I'd read them all! Happy Anniversary and I'll try to be more diligent in visiting for the next 12 years, lol!
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you, Pam! When you finish your family move to the new town I'm sure you will find or make the time to read every last one of my posts...NOT! But thank you for calling it wit & wisdom.
Delete1. The older I get the less I have a problem with number 1. I agree, too with others: saying it is a sign of strength not weakness.
ReplyDelete2. If I need help then I ask for it. To me that makes sense.
3. I'm British! (enough said).
Graham, you are a pragmatic chap. More specifically, you are a pragmatic British chap, although Yorkshire Pudding prefers the word "English" over "British"....
DeleteHappy blogversary!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kathy!
DeleteWhy bother saying 'Worcestershire Sauce' when you could say 'Henderson's Relish'? Far tastier and from an infinitely superior county. Congratulations on your silk blogaversary, Bob; every word smooth, rich and beautiful. xxx
ReplyDeleteElizabeth! How wonderful to hear from you after such a long time and to discover that I can access your blog once again. I am not familiar with Henderson's Relish. Another name for Worcestershire Sauce in the U.S. is Lea & Perrins (the two men who, I discovered in my reading, invented Worcestershire Sauce). Live and learn. I also learned just how little I know when I read that Henderson's Relish is very similar to Worcestershire Sauce but without the anchovies. I had no idea that Worcestershire Sauce contained anchovies. You have furthered my education.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth (part 2) -- Reading that Henderson's Relish is very similar to Worcestershire Sauce but without the anchovies was rather like reading that chocolate mousse is very similar to trifle but without the mustard. I am still in shock.
Delete