Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its a
good one.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
om...
> Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its a
> good one.


It was great, thanks! The cornish game hen (which, Chatty Cathy, only
weighed 1.25 lbs) was roasted. Brushed liberally with melted butter and
basted with the pan drippings. The butternut squash was buttered, salted,
peppered and popped in the oven. The cornbread dressing was cooked in a
casserole dish. The sweet potatoes (yams, to some) were boiled with some
white potatoes and turned into harvest mashed potatoes. Butter, salt &
pepper. (Butter seems to be the theme of Thanksgiving, doesn't it?)

I was sitting out back on the patio reading a book when my neighbor invited
me over for a glass of wine. Her family is in town. We had a nice chat and
some other neighbors stopped by. All in all, a very nice Thanksgiving.

Jill

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its a
> good one.

I ended up being taken from the restaurant
to the hospital. I almost blacked out.
The doctor thinks I was just dehydrated.
But the paramedic in the ambulance I think
got it right. He said the vagus nerve can
get squeezed and cause my symptoms, including
low blood pressure and profuse sweating.
I had overeaten, which is something I only do
once a year. I think that was the direct
cause, but I was also dehydrated.

This is probably going to cost me a fortune,
even with my crappy health insurance.

On Nov 25, 11:04*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>


> white potatoes and turned into harvest mashed potatoes. *Butter, salt &
> pepper. *(Butter seems to be the theme of Thanksgiving, doesn't it?)
>

Glad you had a wonderful day!! and yes...butter is our favorite
beverage...used a pound and a half!

"Mr. Bill" > wrote:
-snip-
>
...butter is our favorite beverage...

Good one! Can't wait to drop that line at my next Cardiologist
visit.<G>

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote:
> -snip-
>>
> ..butter is our favorite beverage...
>
> Good one! Can't wait to drop that line at my next Cardiologist
> visit.<G>
>
> Jim


Terribly sorry to hear you have heart problems. I'm fortunate in that I
don't. Nor do I have high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes
and I'm not overweight. I'd rather cook with butter than some fake-O
margarine crap. At least you know what you've got with butter. Who knows
what the chemicals are in that other stuff?

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote:

>
>"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
.. .
>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote:
>> -snip-
>>>
>> ..butter is our favorite beverage...
>>
>> Good one! Can't wait to drop that line at my next Cardiologist
>> visit.<G>
>>
>> Jim
>
>
>Terribly sorry to hear you have heart problems.

Cross fingers-- I had a 'cardiac event' 10 yrs or so ago. A
stent, some daily meds, and watching [somewhat] what I eat & some
exercise has kept things working fine since. Nothing like a near
miss to make you appreciate what you've got.

>I'm fortunate in that I
>don't. Nor do I have high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes
>and I'm not overweight.

I've got none of the others- but had 30pounds of 'gut'- losing that
has made a world of difference.

>I'd rather cook with butter than some fake-O
>margarine crap. At least you know what you've got with butter. Who knows
>what the chemicals are in that other stuff?

At this point I'm going with 'if it tastes good, do it. . . in
moderation'. We've gotten so used to the 'I can't believe it's
not butter' stuff that the real butter I got for yesterday's rolls
tasted bland. [the Irish butter I bought for a cookie recipe,
however, was heavenly]

Jim
>
>Jill

On 26/11/2010 2:59 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Terribly sorry to hear you have heart problems. I'm fortunate in that I
> don't. Nor do I have high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes
> and I'm not overweight. I'd rather cook with butter than some fake-O
> margarine crap. At least you know what you've got with butter. Who knows
> what the chemicals are in that other stuff?



Sometimes it just doesn't make any sense at all. I do not eat a lot of
fat of any type. I usually trim the fat off my meat. I don't eat a lot
of fried stuff, I dont eat a lot of rich food. My wife, OTOH, eats a
fat laden breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausage and cheese, almost every
day. She eats cold cuts..... salt and fat. She often eats the fat that I
have cut from my meat. She has no cholesterol problem, and I am the one
who had to go for an angiogram that suddenly turned into emergency
bypass surgery.
My older brother had a heart attack at 50. He never had a cholesterol
problem before his attack.

On 26/11/2010 12:37 AM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its a
>> good one.
>
> I ended up being taken from the restaurant
> to the hospital. I almost blacked out.
> The doctor thinks I was just dehydrated.
> But the paramedic in the ambulance I think
> got it right. He said the vagus nerve can
> get squeezed and cause my symptoms, including
> low blood pressure and profuse sweating.
> I had overeaten, which is something I only do
> once a year. I think that was the direct
> cause, but I was also dehydrated.


Sorry to hear that. That is a bad way to end a pleasant holiday feast/

> This is probably going to cost me a fortune,
> even with my crappy health insurance.



Adding insult to injury. I spent a week in the hospital this month. I
went in for an angiogram and ended up having to have emergency bypass
surgery. I spent 4 days in cardiac ICU with my own personal nurses, then
three days in the cardiac rehab ward. I have coverage for semiprivate,
but there was no semi private room available. My total bill........ Zero.

On Nov 26, 2:19*pm, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> >"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> "Mr. Bill" > wrote:
> >> -snip-
>
> >> ..butter is our favorite beverage...
>
> >> Good one! *Can't wait to drop that line at my next Cardiologist
> >> visit.<G>
>
> >> Jim
>
> >Terribly sorry to hear you have heart problems. *
>
> Cross fingers-- * I had a 'cardiac event' 10 yrs or so ago. * *A
> stent, some daily meds, and watching [somewhat] what I eat & some
> exercise has kept things working fine since. * * Nothing like a near
> miss to make you appreciate what you've got.
>
> >I'm fortunate in that I
> >don't. *Nor do I have high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes
> >and I'm not overweight. *
>
> I've got none of the others- but had 30pounds of 'gut'- losing that
> has made a world of difference.
>
> >I'd rather cook with butter than some fake-O
> >margarine crap. *At least you know what you've got with butter. *Who knows
> >what the chemicals are in that other stuff?

There's "Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil." What else does one need
to know?
>
> At this point I'm going with 'if it tastes good, do it. . . *in
> moderation'. * * *We've gotten so used to the 'I can't believe it's
> not butter' stuff that the real butter I got for yesterday's rolls
> tasted bland. * * [the Irish butter I bought for a cookie recipe,
> however, was heavenly]

Are you so stupid that you use margarine with hydrogenated oils
instead of butter?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can't_Believe_It's_Not_Butter!
>
> Jim
>
> >Jill

--Bryan

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> om...
>> Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its
>> a good one.
>
>
> It was great, thanks! The cornish game hen (which, Chatty Cathy, only
> weighed 1.25 lbs) was roasted. Brushed liberally with melted butter
> and basted with the pan drippings. The butternut squash was buttered,
> salted, peppered and popped in the oven. The cornbread dressing was
> cooked in a casserole dish. The sweet potatoes (yams, to some) were
> boiled with some white potatoes and turned into harvest mashed
> potatoes. Butter, salt & pepper. (Butter seems to be the theme of
> Thanksgiving, doesn't it?)
>
> I was sitting out back on the patio reading a book when my neighbor
> invited me over for a glass of wine. Her family is in town. We had a
> nice chat and some other neighbors stopped by. All in all, a very
> nice Thanksgiving.
>
> Jill
So "John" left you with "Mr. Buzzy"?

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 26/11/2010 2:59 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Terribly sorry to hear you have heart problems. I'm fortunate in that I
>> don't. Nor do I have high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes
>> and I'm not overweight. I'd rather cook with butter than some fake-O
>> margarine crap. At least you know what you've got with butter. Who knows
>> what the chemicals are in that other stuff?
>
> Sometimes it just doesn't make any sense at all. I do not eat a lot of fat
> of any type. I usually trim the fat off my meat. I don't eat a lot of
> fried stuff, I dont eat a lot of rich food. My wife, OTOH, eats a fat
> laden breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausage and cheese, almost every day. She
> eats cold cuts..... salt and fat. She often eats the fat that I have cut
> from my meat. She has no cholesterol problem, and I am the one who had to
> go for an angiogram that suddenly turned into emergency bypass surgery.
> My older brother had a heart attack at 50. He never had a cholesterol
> problem before his attack.


I'm sorry to hear this, Dave. John had bypass surgery, too. But he never
watched what he ate.

Don't get me wrong. I watch the fat content in my food. Been doing so
since the 1980's. My mother, who was raised in an era when no one had ever
heard of high cholesterol or high blood pressure, nearly lost her foot due
to blockages in her arteries in her leg. So of course I'm conscious of such
things.

But my cholesterol level and blood pressure are just fine. I cook with a
lot of herbs to replace salt; Mrs Dash is my friend! So is Penzey's. But
I'm not eliminating salt from my diet (you can't actually eliminate salt, it
occurs naturally even in vegetables). Ditto butter. I use Smart Balance if
I just want to spread something on a piece of toast, but when cooking I use
real butter.

My father was terrified he was going to die before he was 60, because that's
what his father and and his brothers did. He sort of conveniently forgot
his mother lived to be 80. His sister is still alive and kicking at 90.

I'm not advocating anyone eat things their doctor says they shouldn't. I'm
not advocating high fat or fried foods. The point is, everyone is
different. I'm more suspicious of the stuff in "margarine" (even the Smart
Balance, which I use in moderation) than I am of butter.

Jill

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
. ..
> On 26/11/2010 12:37 AM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its a
>>> good one.
>>
>> I ended up being taken from the restaurant
>> to the hospital. I almost blacked out.
>> The doctor thinks I was just dehydrated.
>> But the paramedic in the ambulance I think
>> got it right. He said the vagus nerve can
>> get squeezed and cause my symptoms, including
>> low blood pressure and profuse sweating.
>> I had overeaten, which is something I only do
>> once a year. I think that was the direct
>> cause, but I was also dehydrated.
>
>
> Sorry to hear that. That is a bad way to end a pleasant holiday feast/
>
>> This is probably going to cost me a fortune,
>> even with my crappy health insurance.
>
>
>
> Adding insult to injury. I spent a week in the hospital this month. I went
> in for an angiogram and ended up having to have emergency bypass surgery.
> I spent 4 days in cardiac ICU with my own personal nurses, then three days
> in the cardiac rehab ward. I have coverage for semiprivate, but there was
> no semi private room available. My total bill........ Zero.

In spite of all the critics of our Ontario health coverage, it's saved
many people from financial ruin, lost retirement savings, homes etc. I, for
one am grateful.....Sharon in Ontario Canada

On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:03:56 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 26/11/2010 12:37 AM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border. Hope its a
>>> good one.
>>
>> I ended up being taken from the restaurant
>> to the hospital. I almost blacked out.
>> The doctor thinks I was just dehydrated.
>> But the paramedic in the ambulance I think
>> got it right. He said the vagus nerve can
>> get squeezed and cause my symptoms, including
>> low blood pressure and profuse sweating.
>> I had overeaten, which is something I only do
>> once a year. I think that was the direct
>> cause, but I was also dehydrated.
>
> Sorry to hear that. That is a bad way to end a pleasant holiday feast/
>
>> This is probably going to cost me a fortune,
>> even with my crappy health insurance.
>
> Adding insult to injury. I spent a week in the hospital this month. I
> went in for an angiogram and ended up having to have emergency bypass
> surgery. I spent 4 days in cardiac ICU with my own personal nurses, then
> three days in the cardiac rehab ward. I have coverage for semiprivate,
> but there was no semi private room available. My total bill........ Zero.

but you live under the socialist boot in canada!!! freedom isn't free!!!!

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:33:52 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> The point is, everyone is
> different.

did anyone else find this funny?

your pal,
blake