Subj : Re: Taxes
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Aug 24 2025 06:10 am

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

DD> Sometimes when ahurricane hits along thee Gulf of Mexico - like
DD> Katrina in '05,it will come right up theMississippi and give us an
DD> unwelcome bath.. And spawn tornadoes. Eeeeeewwwww.

RH> We were in Hawaii when that hit--but out there at one point one summer,
RH> we had 5 hurricanes coming at us. There was enough ocean between us and
RH> them that they all fizzled out before hitting land.

DD> Aren't Pacific hurricane called "typhoon" (from "tai fun" or"supreme
DD> wind")

RH> They are, on the other side of the International Date Line. This side,
RH> they're still hurricanes.

Oh. Okay.

DD> I can recommend "Typhoon" byJoseph Conrad for your reading pleasure.

DD> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3537012-typhoon

RH> Have to check it out, thanks.

It was a good read for me. Never got tedious or made me want to jump ahead.

RH> I'm using an HP, not quite as small as a net book or tablet, not quite
RH> as big as a full on laptop. In a way, it is a lap top as I just curl up
RH> in a recliner with the computer on my lap.

DD> I have three Asus EEE PCs that I have picked up over the years. Mostly
DD> I use them as jukeboxes - playing music while I work on something.

RH> We had a couple of them at one point; Dale suggested them when we
RH> thought Steve was going to be deployed. It was something easy to use
RH> and with both of us having one, if I developed a problem, he could
RH> trouble shoot. Turned out, he never deployed so we eventually moved on.
RH> In 2020, we donated them (and others) to the school system so students
RH> who were trying to learn remotely on phones could have something
RH> better.

Schools are finding that they need ban phones in the classrooms if they
want their pupils to learn.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

     Title: Middle-School Tacos
Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Chilies, Herbs, Breads
     Yield: 6 servings

     2 tb Neutral oil
     1 md Yellow onion; peeled, diced
     4 cl Garlic; peeled, minced
     2 lb Ground beef
     2 tb Chile powder
     1 tb Ground cumin
     2 ts (ea) kosher salt & black
          Pepper
     2 ts Cornstarch
     2 ts Smoked paprika
     1 ts Crushed red-pepper flakes;
          - more to taste
     1 c  Chicken or beef broth
    12    (to 18) hard taco shells

MMMMM--------------------------TOPPINGS-------------------------------
          Grated cheese
          Sliced jalapenos
          Chopped tomatoes
          Shredded lettuce
          Sour cream
          Guacamole

 Place a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add the
 oil. When it begins to shimmer, add the onion, and cook
 until softened and starting to brown, approximately 5 to
 7 minutes.

 Add the garlic, and cook for a minute or so to soften,
 and then the ground beef. Cook until the beef is
 starting to brown, stirring and chopping with a spoon to
 break up the meat, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Pour
 off excess fat, leaving only a tablespoon or two in the
 pan.

 Set oven @ 325oF/165oC.

 Add the chile powder, cumin, salt, pepper, cornstarch,
 paprika and red-pepper flakes, and stir to combine. Add
 the broth, stir, bring to a simmer and cook uncovered
 until the sauce has thickened slightly, approximately 4
 to 5 minutes.

 As sauce cooks, place taco shells on a sheet pan, and
 toast in oven until they are crisp and smell nutty.
 Serve a few tablespoons of meat in each taco, along with
 whatever toppings you like.

 by Sam Sifton

 Yield: Serves 6

 RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

RH> ... Two wrongs don't make a right but, two Wrights made an aeroplane

... Two wrongs do not make a right but three rights make a left.
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