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In general, linking to other threads is allowed. Was the link you posted to a roll call? That ought not to be allowed, because only logged-in users can view roll calls; other topics are open to the public.

Thank you. the course wasn't especially difficult, but it was extremely long and in a field where I had little background or aptitude.

Remember when the wine of the day was a Pinot Blanc from the Mosel and you mentioned the association of the Finger Lakes with Riesling? There is a winery here founded by a man from the Mosel region who chose the site because the climate and soil (shale) were like back home, and so he thought that it would be perfect for making Mosel-style wines.

I finished the Leuven course.

Many of us here have been treated for skin cancer. Young people, however, not only aren't getting the message when it would do them the most good, but are increasingly receiving counter-messages. Two new surveys suggest a troubling trend: Young adults seem to be slacking on sun safety. In an online survey of more than 1,000 people published this month by the American Academy of Dermatology, 28 percent of 18- to 26-year-olds said they didn’t believe suntans caused skin cancer. And 37 percent said they wore sunscreen only when others nagged them about it. In another poll, published this month by Orlando Health Cancer Institute, 14 percent of adults under 35 believed the myth that wearing sunscreen every day is more harmful than direct sun exposure. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/well/live/sunscreen-skin-cancer-gen-z.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vE0.k4wg.9mZPnxVdiKCI&smid=url-share Salmon, smoky chickpeas, and greens are all fine with me, but I'm not sure that I would like them together. Would pass on the drink but if I had some lactose-free ice cream I could certainly pour a liqueur on it. There is still no Tempranillo in the Finger Lakes, so I'm treating this as a wild card and suggesting the Classic Red from Hunt Country Vineyards. "A dry red wine with subtle oak barrel aging and hints of cherries and plums, our Classic Red is a great everyday wine. It’s a wonderful partner to pasta with tomato sauces, pizza, sharp cheeses, and hearty soups and stews," $12.

Cherry tomatoes do well in containers. Many of them do better with caging than staking, because they tend to grow in all directions. One limitation is that tomatoes won't set fruit in very hot weather. If you find that flowers develop but fruiting doesn't follow, cut the plants back to keep them growing so that the new growth can set fruit later on.

A pesto chicken quinoa bowl would be OK with me. I have some not-quite-tricolor quinoa on hand, no chicken or pesto. I'll save the drink for later. For a Chardonnay, maybe the unoaked Doyle Family vineyard 2021 from Fox Run, 91 points from both James Suckling and Wine Enthusiast, $14. If you disliked the California Chardonnays of a few decades ago (oak and more oak, plus heavily charred barrels), this one is for you. I haven't been to the Isle of Man but two women from there joined me and another American for a DIY excursion to the Matisse chapel at Vence, from Cannes, a few years ago. Fortunately, they didn't hear when the other American told a car-rental agent, in French, that they were English. Today I hope to plant some vegetable seeds: last try until the fall for lettuce and peas, first for bush beans, maybe some Swiss chard. Also prepare a raised bed on the north side of the house for heuchera and carex, joining dicentra that is in flower. Mona Lisa didn't wake me at 4:00 a.m. but I was still up too early.

My most recent cruises have been on Holland America and Royal Caribbean. It seemed to me that Holland America's main-course portions were smaller than before, although adequate. RCI's portions weren't smaller, but the preparations were less complicated. A couple on the Holland America cruise last year did that, and asked that it be served along with the other mains. I've never ordered all the appetizers, but I sometimes order two, such as a fish starter and a salad. I always ask for them to be served together.

I'm always trying to get closer to plastic-free, but not succeeding. When I was in graduate school in Boston, I had a part-time teaching job in the outer suburbs. The building was next to a Dunkin Donuts and the other teachers all stopped there to buy coffee on the way in. I brought coffee from home in a Thermos® that had belonged to my father. Another brown-bag story: my great-uncle started life as a dry-goods peddler with a pack on his back, but came to own a large, fashionable clothing store that occupied a three-story building downtown, plus suburban branches. Before labor laws forced him to put in a staff lunchroom, saleswomen ate their lunches in the fitting rooms. When he discovered this, he cried out, "You are inwiting mice into mine store!" I would be fine with the menu suggestion if I had any of the ingredients beyond tomatoes and olives. I'd also appreciate a Manhattan. BTW, rye whiskey was the preferred liquor in the Northeast before Prohibition, but many of rye distilleries, most of which were in Pennsylvania, never reopened, and Bourbon and Canadian whiskey became the replacements. It's more available today but mostly distilled in Kentucky. For the wine, Ravines 2022. "Delicate layers of lemongrass, papaya, clementine and floral notes establish this wine that is balanced by the trademark acidity and minerality on the palate. A juicy and refreshing lift include a lingering citrus finish and invite another sip. A wonderful expression of Finger Lakes Sauvignon Blanc that's 100% estate fruit from our 'home farm' White Springs Vineyard," $22.95. Mona Lisa was inspired to explore my bedside table at 4:00 a.m., tickling my face with her tail as she did so. I had breakfast at 5:00 and went back to bed.

Dinner tonight is turning out to be fish en papillote, mixed greens, baked sweet potato, and Hazlitt riesling. The fish is cod, which I prefer sautéed, but the oven is on for the sweet potatoes. No German chocolate cake, with or without sauerkraut.

The report I saw, possibly not the same one, specifically cited the buffet as a source of waste. That didn't surprise me at all. I haven't, personally, seen comparable waste in the MDR.

It wouldn't call it a premiere fish, but it's popular, especially with people who don't especially like fish, and it's relatively inexpensive.

Didn't some other cruise line try this a few years ago, to very negative reaction? But I don't think that it's a crazy idea. Several years ago, on the Epic, I was at a solos dinner of about a dozen passengers that went askew because of the different multiple orders plus servers who either didn't ask at all whether anyone needed to get to a show at a particular time, or asked only one person (who didn't need to). Several people ordered two appetizers, and one person ordered, and ate all of, two mains. NCL practice was not to serve a second app or main until the first one had been eaten and cleared, and also not to serve the next course to anyone at the table until all passengers' previous courses at that table had been cleared. I confirmed this with a dining manager.

If you would like to make your cake more German, here's a German Chocolate Sauerkraut cake. Pass on the drink. For the wine, it's a toss-up between Cabernet Franc and Lemberger; this time Lakewood's 2021 Cabernet Franc wins the toss. This morning at Wegmans -- I don't like to go there on Fridays, especially on a holiday weekend, but I was getting desperate -- I found that the checkouts will no longer accept payment until a shopper card is swiped or its number keyed in. Cashier: "It's a pain in the toenail."

Sasha (cat) reserved hers for special occasions such as royal weddings or the Queen's birthday.

As you can see from the table, it's limited to one device (at a time) unless you pay for more devices. They won't care how many people are in a stateroom, because the system automatically limits it to the number of devices that you paid for. It is OK to switch devices -- I used both a tablet and a phone during my last HAL cruise -- you simply disconnect one when connecting another. I had to participate in Zoom meetings and upgraded from HIA to the streaming plan to be sure of having sufficient bandwidth.

No friends-in-law, because no in-laws. My first thought of Taffy Day was not candy, but Wales ("Taffy was a Welshman"). In favor of world turtles and even domestic turtles. Would make the meal if I had the ingredients. No on the drink. For yet another SB, let's consider Hazlitt's even though only the 2023 is in stock, "notes of lemongrass and flavors of papaya, grapefruit, and gooseberry that linger on the finish.This variety has done very well in the Finger Lakes. It’s an engaging, energetic wine with great aromatics and palate-cleansing acidity." Also today in history:The Defenestration of Prague occurred in response to religious persecution, helping set the stage for the Thirty Years' War. (When the captain of your cruise ship calls for a harbor pilot, hope that she or he speaks distinctly.)

I gave away my turntable and LP records when I was moving from Boston to Oklahoma in 1999. I gather that CDs and CD players are now considered hopelessly outdated, too, although LPs have developed a cult following.

I just looked up this cruise. It's not a time when I can travel, but if I could I would book immediately: right now balcony staterooms have lower fares than inside or oceanview.

Before the Internet, I had a morning paper delivered partly to be sure what day it was.

Yes on all the days. Biodiversity is a topic in the courses I'm taking. I would make the menu suggestion if I had the major ingredients (do have a lemon). I would like the drink. For the wine, Red Tail Ridge 2022 Pinot Noir, "Aromatics of black cherry, crunchy strawberry, and plum. Flavors of fresh strawberry & black raspberry with some baking spice & tobacco notes," $32.97, but I think that the Pinot Blanc from Monday would be better with the chicken. I have been to San Diego but never on a cruise or as a tourist, only for job interviews. One was so successful that they eliminated the job instead of hiring me. I'll be there in July for a conference at SDSU.

If people want to be Raptured I guess that is OK for them. I'm planning a world takeover for right after it. The menu suggestion is one that I make often. The technique is called en papillote, referring to the original wrap of parchment paper. It is hard for me to think about deliberately adding tannin from another plant to wine. For a Sauvignon Blanc, I might consider Rooster Hill Vineyards 2020, from Keuka Lake. "Grassy and grapefruit aromas. A complex palate of lemongrass, grapefruit and herbal notes, with a subtle spice on the finish and lingering flavors of apricot and bitter almond," $24.99. I slept through the night, which is so unfamiliar that I'm discombobulated. I did remember to take the trash out.

I've done this as well, on a ship of a different cruise line where there was no internet café.

Thank you. I'm just in from the last bit of mowing.

No way am I drawing Mohammed. In addition to respect for the prohibition, I can't draw at all. Asparagus season here is over, and we don't have spring greens yet. An organic grower who sets up a stand nearby on Monday afternoons may have some from his hoop houses, but I think that he will mainly be selling vegetable plants today. OK on the spritz. We'll be having hot weather for the next few days. For the wine, Heron Hill 2021 Pinot Blanc. "Lively and energetic wine with an intense aroma and long refreshing finish. Harvested from Morris Vineyard situated on the west side of Seneca Lake," $25. I intended to do some yard and garden work early today, but woke up with severe back pain, probably from the folding chairs yesterday afternoon, so I'm waiting for ibuprofen to work. BTW, the bakers for the dessert buffet, contrary to their usual practice, made lots of gluten-free cookies (disproportionate to the number of guests who required them) but one person was very upset about the absence of sugar-free desserts.