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Interestingly enough, and for some unknown reason, I am reminded of the legend of John Barleycorn by this post. Blast! Now I have the music running through my head.

It does takes a bit more attention to detail for the rise time of sourdough is effected by the temperature of the kitchen and coarser grained flours work quite well with a sourdough starter. Low or no salt breads are easy to make as are low fat breads. One of my favorites is a low fat, no...

If a "beer" is made of wheat bread it may also be called "Hooch". During the Yukon and Alaskan gold rush much supplies were needed for the mining camps. The wheat flour transported overland would, at times, be contaminated by snow. As this wetted flour was not salable as flour; more water was...

Nah, Beer and pretzels!:p One of the problems with long term storage of wine was that it would turn to vinegar. The Ancient Greeks added bitter herbs (such as pine resins - think Ouzo<sp?> ) to prevent this "turning" during shipment. The hops in beers and ales serve the same preservative...

Re: wisdom as an insult - You are a wise ar... Have you then regressed to catching the elusive trout with a worm? Tea or ham??? If we toss all facts overboard, perhaps we will have room for more tea:p

One's enlightenment is achieved through one's own lack of effort, Avi. Yet a hint to aid in this non-rational process may be obtained by considering for a moment the simple daffynishun of the root word "politics." Daffynishun: Politics; Many blood-sucking insects.:( Then again, it may...

Neat! But I am still waiting for Via to lower the price of its smaller than a dollar bill, 1Ghz Motherboard, with 1Gb RAM, or to update their "pico-itx" (100mm x 75mm) mother board bus to accept greater RAM.

Thank you for the favor of a reply, Avi. Truely it is not a problem as pointers take up very little memory space. That sounds like an idea. In the meantime I shall "page back" a few posts and avail myself of some of the sweet and savory goodies that SeatlleGal has offered up before the...

Thank you for the favor of a reply, GreyMare. Yet one need not refer to me as a "Master" for Mr Scrooge has indicated that I have much yet to learn:D.

Thank you for the favor of a reply... And the welcome, SeattleGal. I do also hope that this new technical assistant will live up to the obligations for I have a engaged in five-years contract, at the exorbitant rate of 20 per annum. As I had pointed out, two cores might be all well and good...

Thank you for the favor of a reply, Avi. An examination of the excessive verbosity that was displayed in the initial replies to your query one should readily see that sorting the "wheat from the chaff," while wading through the voluminous and scholarly papers presented, could be a most...

The Brew, The Brew. If one must needs flush for a third time, Might I suggest a change in diet or perhaps obtaining the services of a Plumber???

Thank you for the favor of a reply, Avi. OHmyGosh, you actually read it???:eek: Remember, I did not at any time state that Mr Obama was a Master Cook! Not to speak of poly ticks? Ok! Koan What is the cost of one tick campaining?

In one of the earlier teachings in Zen one may happen across the dialogs between the eager wannabe student and the Master regarding the time it would take to learn Zen. I believe that this would be an appropriate starting point and when coupled with the dialog of the prospective student of Zen...

The Old Master was visiting the monastery kitchen. The Master noticed a rather large pie cooling on the window shelf and was prompted to ask of the cook: "if I stick my thumb into this delicious smelling pie would I also pull out a plum?" The cook replied: "Master, If you stuck your thumb in...

Back home, back on line. I had recently taken a trip, in the first half of the month that I did so, to the visit the school in which my little 6-year old is enrolled.<1> His progress has proven to be all that had been hoped and a bit more. Ever of an athletic bent, his activities have caught...

This is similar to the points that I had offered in earlier posts in this thread. Additionally our personal world views appear to "track" concerning the wealth of "things" remaining to be discovered. It is to these possibilities and to the fact that there has been all to little valid research...

But 17th Angel said you didn't have to tip!:confused:

The idea of being gently massaged by the Spanish Inquisition just doesn't seem to appeal to me.:eek:

It's all of the ganglia in there that causes the pain. They have to work those out first before they can set the paralysis in.:cool: