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Post by joew on Jun 16, 2022 10:43:34 GMT -5
I enjoy the Japanese seaweed in crackers. soups, and sushi. On PEI they have seaweed pie. I've never tried it. Maybe I owe it to myself to do so on my visit this summer.
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Post by Jane on Jun 16, 2022 13:35:12 GMT -5
One of the kids in the class where I volunteer was vegan, and his mom usually sent seaweed for his snack. We called it "Nori", and the kids were fine with that--seaweed would not have received as quiet a response! (I like nori myself.)
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Post by gailkate on Jun 17, 2022 19:13:14 GMT -5
Where do you buy it and in what form? This doesn't sound like Midland to me, but I suppose Meijer.... And then what do you do with it? Crackers sound like my speed.
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Post by joew on Jun 17, 2022 22:40:49 GMT -5
Don't know where exactly, nut I thnk a good supermarket should have it. It can come in small packets of dried dark green sheets. You can put it in soup, where it softens up.
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Post by liriodendron on Jun 17, 2022 23:28:56 GMT -5
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Post by doctork on Jul 8, 2022 18:14:36 GMT -5
I was shocked and saddened to learn of Shinzo Abe's shooting last night, thought it sounded very ominous, so I was not surprised, only sadder to learn this morning that he had been assassinated. All-out medical and surgical efforts to save him failed.
Part of the shock was that this occurred despite Japan's very strict laws about guns. They are essentially illegal with only very rare exceptions that involve complex application, background investigation and training.
Giving the increasing hostility on exhibit from North Korea and China, instability in Japan is more worrisome than ever.
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Post by slb2 on Jul 9, 2022 1:42:43 GMT -5
I join you, DocK, in feeling unsettled and saddened about former President Abe's assassination. It's so un-Japanese, I was in disbelief at first.
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Post by gailkate on Jul 10, 2022 16:45:14 GMT -5
I've heard nothing about the man who hated him so much or the group he is a part of.
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Post by joew on Jul 12, 2022 18:52:28 GMT -5
Shootings are extremely rare in Japan because it is very difficult to get a permit to have a firearm. It seems that the assassin made his own weapon. Apparently the authorities are keeping quiet, at least for now, about his motives and associations.
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Post by doctork on Jul 12, 2022 21:13:12 GMT -5
Hi Joe! Thanks for checking in and I hope your retreat is going well for you.
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Post by doctork on Jan 26, 2023 21:38:54 GMT -5
I read the news today, oh boy! Calling Lirio, calling Lirio - your help is needed.
I read and heard news for several days (months even)about a problem that is occurring that I hope you can help with. There seem to be a lot of missing federal documents labeled "Classified." I thought "classified" meant it was supposed to be closely monitored, but these items keep turning up in all sorts of places.
I know that you've said that once a patron returns a book or other item, most libraries make the record of the borrowing disappear. But while it is checked out, you know who has it, right? Maybe the experts in DC need advice from a librarian, You could probably even help them remotely!
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Post by liriodendron on Jan 27, 2023 0:19:03 GMT -5
Yes, we do know who has them, for the most part. Sometimes the entire barcode does not scan and the staff member at the circulation desk does not notice the mis-scan, so the patron takes the book with them but it does not show on their account. Every now and again the wrong barcode gets attached to the catalog record and then the circulation records show the wrong item as being checked out to a patron. And, sadly, there are those books that just walk out the door without ever having been checked out. Sometimes they come back. Many times they do not.
I'm wondering now what other sorts of things are going missing in Washington? Is anyone counting the silverware at the State dinners? How about the reams of copy paper and boxes of pens? Printer ink? Light bulbs? There are so many things that could be carelessly tossed in a box whenever someone loses an election and needs to pack up their belongings.
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Post by doctork on Jan 27, 2023 2:17:16 GMT -5
I've done a fair amount of government work over the years, and of course most medical information is confidential and a lot of corporate information is proprietary, so I have some experience with "sensitive" documents.
Given the huge volume papers and reading, I can see how some gets misplaced when packing but I think it's likely accidental, no malice intended. That may not be the case with some of the documents that Trump had, as he was saying that as President they belonged to him and he wanted to keep some of them as souvenirs. If you're the President some are historical property belonging to We the People and should be under the supervision of the Archives. IMHO, DC could use some real librarians to help.
For the record, "going through all those file cabinets in my basement before we move" has moved up a few notches on my Do List, and a lot of trash bags of paper will be going to a professional shredder, easier than sorting piece by piece. Trump, Biden, Pence (or "their people") should have done that before taping those boxes closed. I bet there are people inside the Beltway right now sitting by the fireside sorting and tossing papers into the flames.
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Post by doctork on Apr 19, 2023 0:14:26 GMT -5
Seattle Kraken have just won Game # 1 against the Colorado Avalanch in the first round of play-offs for the Stanley Cup. We never knew much about hockey before nor did we follow it, but now that our daughter-in-law works for the Kraken at the gorgeous new Climate Pledge Arena we have gotten interested. Our d-i-l informed us that the winner of game #1 wins that round 68% of the time.
The Kraken are really something - made it to the play-offs even though this is only their second season. Inform yourselves, cross your fingers and cheer for Our Guys!
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Post by doctork on Aug 14, 2023 22:51:40 GMT -5
A sad moment in our history.
I don't want to get into political arguments, but to have a former president be indicted for all those charges, including RICO which is subject to a mandatory 5 years in prison if convicted, is very sad.
Those charges aren't brought lightly, rather it is almost certain there is strong evidence behind the charges. The charges accuse former President Trump of conspiring to overturn election results, a threat to the foundation of our democracy - votes of the citizens. We all heard recordings of his telephone request to "find 11,780 votes" and we have seen him continue to make threatening remarks against the judge and potential witnesses that seem quite intimidating. He destroyed the lives of those two (black) women who were doing patriotic duty working at the polling places who had to move and go into hiding when their lives were repeatedly threatened due to their testimony - the "little people" who are easily forgotten.
Former President Trump is innocent until proven guilty when he goes to trial but it's tragic to see our nation's former President to even be charged. As y'all know I was brought up in a conservative military family where I was taught to avoid even the appearance of wrongdoing. I've taken the federal oath of office three times and swore to protect and defend the Constitution. Though that oath was technically for my term of duty but as a US citizen I would never deliberately violate my duties to the Constitution.
I'm relieved that even the highest officeholders are treated the same as the ordinary citizen but heartbroken it has come to this.
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Post by doctork on Dec 4, 2023 18:58:32 GMT -5
Last week I watched the memorial service for Rosalynn Carter, meant to note it here at the time, but...
Anyway, what a fine example of servant leadership she and her husband were, long after his term of office was over. Her term too, though she was not elected. An officer's wife, a President's wife - they have full-time jobs too.
A life very well lived.
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Post by doctork on Dec 7, 2023 23:29:06 GMT -5
Pearl Harbor Day - December 7, 1941
With all the to-do about the 2024 elections and the current Israel - Hamas war, I've seen very little mention of the 82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, the day that lives in infamy. It seems to me that usually there have been many media stories about Pearl Harbor every year on December 7, but this year - not so much.
AC360 did have a feature about the 5 centenarian survivors who attended a commemorative ceremony in Pearl Harbor to honor of the 2,300+ who died that day. It featured "Ike" Schab, age 103, who was serving on the USS Dobbins that day. He was accompanied by his son who is a retired US Navy commander. Service runs in the family I guess.
I used the bold letters to compensate for the lack of other publicity.
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