Greetings from the SUN Chancellor!!

SUN will be Saturday November 12th, in Rudivale.

More details to come.


I would like to see lots of advanced (i.e., non-beginner) level
classes offered. Lots and lots of classes. Classes on late-period
subjects (1450 and later), in honor of our King-and-Queen-to-be, would
be extra nifty. Send me a note as to what you are planning to teach to
sun@northshield.org.

Her Highness Petranella has already committed to teach. What are YOU teaching??


In service,

Margaret fitzWilliam of Kent
SUN Chancellor

A co-worker of J's has a tabby boy about a year old who needs a home. He is fixed.

After the nth time where I could have used to have this online, I am finally putting it online, especially since the site where I first found it is either gone or has removed the recipe.

The original recipe:

2 1/2 c flour + 1/2 c flour
3/4 t salt
3/4 c shortening
6 T butter, in bits but chilled
1/3 c ice water

Sift the flour and salt together, combine in bowl of electric mixer with shortening and butter. Mix water and extra 1/2 c flour together to form a slurry. Add to the flour/fat mix, mix until just combined. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic, flatten into a disk, chill 30 mins.

The adjusted to use a whole stick of butter recipe:

3 1/3 c flour + 2/3 c flour
1 t salt
1 c shortening
1 stick (1/2 c) butter, in bits and chilled
1/2 c -1 T ice water

Sift the flour and salt together, combine in bowl of electric mixer with shortening and butter. Mix water and extra 1/2 c flour together to form a slurry. Add to the flour/fat mix, mix until just combined. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic, flatten into a disk, chill 30 mins.

Some have suggested using half vodka and half water for the pie crust, perhaps some day I will experiment with that.

The estimable elisem is having a progressive sale on shinies. Today, 20% off. Tomorrow, 30%, etc., etc.

Go here and buy things: http://elisem.livejournal.com/1624129.html

http://www.digi.com/aboutus/careers/jl.jsp?lid=5

We're hiring in MN for the following positions:

* Business Development- Energy Management Systems
* Business Development-Fleet Management
* Customer Support Specialist
* Energy Management Services Offer Manager
* iDigi Solution Architect: Retail/Quick Service Restaurant
* iDigi Solution Architect: Smart Energy
* Inside Sales Associate
* Lead Software Engineer
* Lean Manufacturing Engineer
* Manager, Applications Development
* Manager, Systems Assurance
* Part Time Student Engineer
* Programmer Analyst
* Project Coordinator
* Senior Accountant
* Sr Test Engineer (LabView)
* Sr. Technical Analyst

Ordinarily I would say that I should refer you so the hiring bonus applies, but I have had a lousy record with referring people vs. not referring people so you'll just have to apply yourselves. ;-)

Does anyone know of a reputable coin dealer, or someone who collects coins who would know of a reputable coin dealer?

I am home, having not gone in to work today and having spent the afternoon at the hospital. Hopefully nothing exploded. Mikey is still at the hospital--he had an angiogram today, and although there's more plaque than they'd like to see in a man his age there was no constriction likely to cause a heart attack. Which is fine with me. In addition, the cumulative bloodwork of the last two days does not support a hypothesis of "heart attack". Which is also fine with me. There is a consistent indication of weakness on the left side of his heart, which is apparently genetic, and something that bears watching. He did not get to watch the angiogram, though, the screens were apparently at the wrong angle.

So, he gets drugs to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and more exercise, and diet changes. I will probably be investigating ways to make things which are not bacon taste like bacon.

cereta and yeloson get angry about rape.

You need to read this.

And then you need to read this.


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