I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
stormy summer evening.

Jill

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:48:15 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>stormy summer evening.
>
>Jill

that painted a really cozy picture

On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 5:43:08 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:48:15 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
> >sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
> >stormy summer evening.
> >
> >Jill
>
> that painted a really cozy picture
>
>
It does sound like the perfect meal, doesn't it?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille sausage.
>I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a stormy summer
>evening.
>
> Jill


We had meatloaf, small baked potato and zucchini. Had crustless pumpkin pie
for dessert.

Cheri

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille sausage.
>I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a stormy summer
>evening.
>
> Jill

Tostadas here.

On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 5:48:20 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
> stormy summer evening.
>
> Jill

Chicken tikka masala for him; dal for me. Rice pilaf and salad for both.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >, writes:
>I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>stormy summer evening.
Do you start with a roux or just sauté the aromatics?

In article >,
writes:
>Chicken tikka masala for him; dal for me. Rice pilaf and salad for both.

I seriously miss Indian food. Jackie despises it and there's literally no
public transportation out of our development. But I wouldn't go out to eat
alone anyway.
What kind of daal did you have? I'm especially fond of bhunwa daal, roasted
with warm spices with water added gradually until absorbed. The final texture
is a cross between risotto and grainy rice. It's weird to achieve that texture
from lentils, but Indian cuisine has many textural surprises. I learned to make
that dish from my vocal music guru, Uday Bhawalkar from Pune.

In article >, writes:
>Tostadas here.

With what on top? I like mine with chorizo and thinly sliced potatoes. Speaking
of Mexican food, I had a revelatory experience this past Saturday: hot salsa
over a fried egg. Something about a well seasoned egg, cooked till the white is
crisp, and salsa's texture really works.
Orlando

--
Orlando Enrique Fiol
Ph.D. Candidate in Music Theory
University of Pennsylvania
Professional Pianist/Keyboardist, Percussionist and Pedagogue
Email:

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:19:56 AM UTC-4, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
> In article >,
> writes:
> >Chicken tikka masala for him; dal for me. Rice pilaf and salad for both.
>
> I seriously miss Indian food. Jackie despises it and there's literally no
> public transportation out of our development. But I wouldn't go out to eat
> alone anyway.

I must be a real weirdo. I go out to eat alone all the time (lunch,
anyway).

> What kind of daal did you have?

Fake dal. I had some very plain, thick, red lentil soup in the freezer.
I defrosted it, heated it, and added a big spoonful of the tikka masala
sauce.

> I'm especially fond of bhunwa daal, roasted
> with warm spices with water added gradually until absorbed. The final texture
> is a cross between risotto and grainy rice. It's weird to achieve that texture
> from lentils, but Indian cuisine has many textural surprises. I learned to make
> that dish from my vocal music guru, Uday Bhawalkar from Pune.

Oh, that sounds very nice.

Cindy Hamilton

On 8/19/2018 10:14 PM, wrote:
> On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 5:43:08 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:48:15 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>>> stormy summer evening.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> that painted a really cozy picture
>>
>>
> It does sound like the perfect meal, doesn't it?
>
Thanks, both of you. It was quite tasty The thunderstorms (a small
line of them) blew through, brief but drenching. At times the thunder
was really loud. It's amazing we don't lose power around here more
often. 'Tis the season. I wish I could send some of this rain to
places that really need it.

Jill

On 8/19/2018 8:04 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 19-Aug-2018, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>> stormy summer evening.
> Yummo! One of my favorite meals.
>
> The family gathered for Sunday dinner together. I made orecchiette pasta in
> a sauce of fresh corn cut from the cob, diced jalapeno, feta cheese and
> basil. We also had sautéed spinach with a little garlic. Dessert was
> Banana Pudding Icebox Cake, which was the big hit; it was made with fresh
> whipped cream with malted milk powder whipped into it.
>

That sounds like a good meal! Banana pudding anything seems to be a big
hit in the South. I saw your post in another thread about whipping
that cream by hand with a whisk and the recipe for the icebox cake.

Jill

On 8/19/2018 4:48 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
> sausage.Â* I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven.Â* A nice combo on a
> stormy summer evening.
>
> Jill

Â* We had frozen beef ravioli with bottled (not mine) pasta sauce - I
doctored it a bit - and garlic bread from home-baked hoagie buns . Green
salad on the side . Neither of us felt like doing any "real" cooking .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !

Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>
> In article >, writes:
> >I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
> >sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
> >stormy summer evening.
> Do you start with a roux or just sauté the aromatics?

I don't know that recipe but it sounds like a horrendously blah
dinner. If my wife told me that was going to be dinner, I'd
definitely stop by McDonalds before heading home.

Same thing if she told me pot roast for dinner. lol

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Thanks, both of you. It was quite tasty The thunderstorms (a small
> line of them) blew through, brief but drenching. At times the thunder
> was really loud. It's amazing we don't lose power around here more
> often. 'Tis the season. I wish I could send some of this rain to
> places that really need it.

Lots of thunder and heavy rain here this morning. It finally
ended by 9 so I could goto the bank to make a deposit. It was a
large amount of cash and a 2-month-old check. First time ever,
they asked me for an ID just to deposit to my own account. WTH
was that all about, I wonder?

I even asked why my ID to make a deposit. She (new person) said
"to make sure you have the right account." I told her that I SURE
wouldn't be depositing all that money to a wrong account. Anyway,
I got it done but that was odd.

On 8/20/2018 11:16 AM, Gary wrote:
> Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>>
>> In article >, writes:
>>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>>> stormy summer evening.
>> Do you start with a roux or just sauté the aromatics?
>
I sauteed the minced onion, garlic, bell pepper and celery in butter and
a bit of olive oil.

> I don't know that recipe but it sounds like a horrendously blah
> dinner. If my wife told me that was going to be dinner, I'd
> definitely stop by McDonalds before heading home.
>
Blah? Gary, I don't know what you mean by that. Red beans & rice is a
Cajun/Creole spicy dish which includes a lot of seasonings. So does
andouille sausage. There is nothing *blah* about it.

Really, you'd rather bring home McD's than try something new if your
"wife" told you she was making it? You sound like quite the catch!

I'd say "Hey, don't let the door hit you on the way back to McDonalds.
I hear some of them are open 24/7."

> Same thing if she told me pot roast for dinner. lol
>
<yawn> Okay, so don't eat pot roast. No one is forcing you.

Jill

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:15:07 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/20/2018 11:16 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>>>
>>> In article >, writes:
>>>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>>>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>>>> stormy summer evening.
>>> Do you start with a roux or just sauté the aromatics?
>>
>I sauteed the minced onion, garlic, bell pepper and celery in butter and
>a bit of olive oil.
>
>> I don't know that recipe but it sounds like a horrendously blah
>> dinner. If my wife told me that was going to be dinner, I'd
>> definitely stop by McDonalds before heading home.
>>
>Blah? Gary, I don't know what you mean by that. Red beans & rice is a
>Cajun/Creole spicy dish which includes a lot of seasonings. So does
>andouille sausage. There is nothing *blah* about it.
>
>Really, you'd rather bring home McD's than try something new if your
>"wife" told you she was making it? You sound like quite the catch!
>
>I'd say "Hey, don't let the door hit you on the way back to McDonalds.
>I hear some of them are open 24/7."
>
>> Same thing if she told me pot roast for dinner. lol
>>
><yawn> Okay, so don't eat pot roast. No one is forcing you.

McDonalds without wine is haute cuisine for Gary.

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:46:02 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

snip
> * We had frozen beef ravioli with bottled (not mine) pasta sauce - I
>doctored it a bit - and garlic bread from home-baked hoagie buns . Green
>salad on the side . Neither of us felt like doing any "real" cooking .

There are days when we don't feel like doing any cooking either.
That's when those things we froze, baked or canned are a blessing.

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:31:40 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:48:15 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>> stormy summer evening.
>
>Large pasta shells stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, and romano
>cheese (about 3oz each) topped with home made Italian sausage and
>pasta sauce baked for 45 minutes, then topped with provolone last 10
>minutes. Served with garlic bread.

Suicide by food.

On 8/20/2018 12:05 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 20-Aug-2018, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> On 8/19/2018 8:04 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>> On 19-Aug-2018, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>>>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>>>> stormy summer evening.
>>> Yummo! One of my favorite meals.
>>>
>>> The family gathered for Sunday dinner together. I made orecchiette
>>> pasta in
>>> a sauce of fresh corn cut from the cob, diced jalapeno, feta cheese and
>>> basil. We also had sautéed spinach with a little garlic. Dessert was
>>> Banana Pudding Icebox Cake, which was the big hit; it was made with
>>> fresh
>>> whipped cream with malted milk powder whipped into it.
>>>
>>
>> That sounds like a good meal! Banana pudding anything seems to be a big
>> hit in the South. I saw your post in another thread about whipping
>> that cream by hand with a whisk and the recipe for the icebox cake.
> I will make the banana pudding icebox cake again; but, next time, the
> balloon whisk stays n the drawer and the electric hand mixer will be used.
> I had thought to use the stand mixer but then thought "it's only a pint of
> cream", not enough to warrant a 5 quart mixer. 8-(
>
When I read it I was wondering why you were whisking by hand (sore
shoulder). Why not the electric hand mixer? Or a even a stick blender.
I find a stick blender to be very useful.

A cold metal bowl, cream... some form of electric blender. It's not the
1900's.

Jill

On 8/20/2018 12:36 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:46:02 -0500, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
> snip
>> Â* We had frozen beef ravioli with bottled (not mine) pasta sauce - I
>> doctored it a bit - and garlic bread from home-baked hoagie buns . Green
>> salad on the side . Neither of us felt like doing any "real" cooking .
>
> There are days when we don't feel like doing any cooking either.
> That's when those things we froze, baked or canned are a blessing.
>
Absolutely. That's why I have a small separate freezer.

Jill

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:31:40 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:48:15 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I made a pot of red beans and rice with 1/2 lb. sliced andouille
>> sausage. I've got a pan of cornsticks in the oven. A nice combo on a
>> stormy summer evening.
>
>Large pasta shells stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, and romano
>cheese (about 3oz each) topped with home made Italian sausage and
>pasta sauce baked for 45 minutes, then topped with provolone last 10
>minutes. Served with garlic bread.
>
>-sw

I've been craving something like that.

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:16:09 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:19:56 AM UTC-4, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>
> > I seriously miss Indian food. Jackie despises it and there's literally no
> > public transportation out of our development. But I wouldn't go out to eat
> > alone anyway.
>
> I must be a real weirdo. I go out to eat alone all the time (lunch,
> anyway).
>
>
Me, too. I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:01:19 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:16:09 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:19:56 AM UTC-4, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>>
>> > I seriously miss Indian food. Jackie despises it and there's literally no
>> > public transportation out of our development. But I wouldn't go out to eat
>> > alone anyway.
>>
>> I must be a real weirdo. I go out to eat alone all the time (lunch,
>> anyway).
>>
>>
>Me, too. I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
>Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
>by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
>answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
>It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.

Weird, I often go out to eat alone - it's never occurred to me that
one wouldn't.

On 2018-08-20 5:01 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:16:09 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>

>> I must be a real weirdo. I go out to eat alone all the time (lunch,
>> anyway).
>>
>>
> Me, too. I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
> Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
> by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
> answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
> It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.

When I was working I was on the road most days, and usually on my own. I
ate a lot of meals on my own. It was better to have company, but eating
alone is not the end of the world.

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 4:34:38 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:01:19 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
> >Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
> >by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
> >answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
> >It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.
>
> Weird, I often go out to eat alone - it's never occurred to me that
> one wouldn't.
>
Some folks have a phobia or whatever you want to call it about eating alone.
I ask them do THEY look at people, such as staring, who eat alone? The
answer is always no and I tell them people are not going to stare at them
either because they are eating alone. I remind them the chances of those people ever encountering them again is a million to one. Even if they do,
they won't remember them as the person who ate alone.

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 4:58:38 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> When I was working I was on the road most days, and usually on my own. I
> ate a lot of meals on my own. It was better to have company, but eating
> alone is not the end of the world.
>
>
Oh yeah, it's always nice to have a dining companion but if you have to
eat by yourself it's not a tragedy.

My beautician was squeamish about eating by herself. I told her to walk
into that restaurant like she owned the place. She said the first time
she was a bit timid sitting there eating by herself but now she marches
in like there is an entourage following her. Hahahaaa

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:36:47 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 4:34:38 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:01:19 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
>> >Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
>> >by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
>> >answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
>> >It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.
>>
>> Weird, I often go out to eat alone - it's never occurred to me that
>> one wouldn't.
>>
>Some folks have a phobia or whatever you want to call it about eating alone.
>I ask them do THEY look at people, such as staring, who eat alone? The
>answer is always no and I tell them people are not going to stare at them
>either because they are eating alone. I remind them the chances of those people ever encountering them again is a million to one. Even if they do,
>they won't remember them as the person who ate alone.

I'd rather eat alone than with someone I don't care to be with and
someone I would like to eat with isn't always available when I want to
eat

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 6:00:32 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> I'd rather eat alone than with someone I don't care to be with and
> someone I would like to eat with isn't always available when I want to
> eat
>
>
I think you nailed it.

On 8/20/2018 5:32 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:01:19 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:16:09 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:19:56 AM UTC-4, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>>>
>>>> I seriously miss Indian food. Jackie despises it and there's literally no
>>>> public transportation out of our development. But I wouldn't go out to eat
>>>> alone anyway.
>>>
>>> I must be a real weirdo. I go out to eat alone all the time (lunch,
>>> anyway).
>>>
>>>
>> Me, too. I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
>> Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
>> by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
>> answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
>> It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.
>
> Weird, I often go out to eat alone - it's never occurred to me that
> one wouldn't.
>
It's odd how there seems to be a stigma associated with going out to eat
alone.

Jill

On 2018-08-20 6:58 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:36:47 -0700 (PDT), "

>
> I'd rather eat alone than with someone I don't care to be with and
> someone I would like to eat with isn't always available when I want to
> eat

I know that feeling. I had a coworker who we nicknamed Eeyore because he
was so depressing. He was my partner for a while and coffee breaks and
meal breaks usually involved one of his "Don't tell anyone I told you,
but I heard.... " and then it would be some doom and gloom tale that our
program was going to be reduced, eliminated, taken over by another
agency......

Gary wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, both of you. It was quite tasty The thunderstorms (a
> > small line of them) blew through, brief but drenching. At times
> > the thunder was really loud. It's amazing we don't lose power
> > around here more often. 'Tis the season. I wish I could send some
> > of this rain to places that really need it.
>
> Lots of thunder and heavy rain here this morning. It finally
> ended by 9 so I could goto the bank to make a deposit.

Yes, quite the mess last night. I'm a bit ****ed off. Don and I (and
daughter) spent a lot of time stacking wood over the last 2 weeks and
the stack fell over when the ground soaked. That was about 32ft of
wood stack. We didn't have it based right with bricks and with all the
rain, they sunk in under the weight of the full racks.

On 8/20/2018 8:04 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>> I'd rather eat alone than with someone I don't care to be with and
>> someone I would like to eat with isn't always available when I
>> want to eat
>>
>
> It's rare that I would need to eat alone as David and I are almost
> always together. When I was working, though, I often ate lunch alone
> rather than eating with workmates.
>

I've had probably thousands of lunch alone when I was on the road. Not
a big deal, you have to eat. OTOH, I've never gone out for fine dining
alone as that i usually a social situation to be shared.

On 8/20/2018 7:19 PM, jmcquown wrote:


>> Weird, I often go out to eat alone - it's never occurred to me that
>> one wouldn't.
>>
> It's odd how there seems to be a stigma associated with going out to eat
> alone.
>
> Jill

Worse for women

On 8/20/2018 8:56 PM, cshenk wrote:
..
>
> Yes, quite the mess last night. I'm a bit ****ed off. Don and I (and
> daughter) spent a lot of time stacking wood over the last 2 weeks and
> the stack fell over when the ground soaked. That was about 32ft of
> wood stack. We didn't have it based right with bricks and with all the
> rain, they sunk in under the weight of the full racks.
>
>

Did it cave in forward like? Or the ends give out? I never went more
than about 15 feet and chimney stacked the ends. Losing a big stack
like that would ps me off.

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:58:59 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-08-20 5:01 PM, wrote:
>> On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:16:09 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>
>>> I must be a real weirdo. I go out to eat alone all the time (lunch,
>>> anyway).
>>>
>>>
>> Me, too. I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
>> Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
>> by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
>> answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
>> It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.
>
>When I was working I was on the road most days, and usually on my own. I
>ate a lot of meals on my own. It was better to have company, but eating
>alone is not the end of the world.

There have been many occasions when I'd eat out alone, however if
possible I'd choose a tavern that serves good food and I'd eat at the
bar, so I wasn't really anymore alone than everyone else eating alone
at the bar. Occasionally I still do that on days when I don't feel
like preparing food at home and my wife is teaching school. There is
a very nice German tavern in the next town, there are tables and
booths but at the bar there's a big screen TV. Anything on the
extensive menu can be ordered at the bar. At lunch time the bar is
mostly occupied with construction workers and there are interesting
conversations. I don't mind going out to eat lunch alone but I don't
enjoy eating dinner out alone. A lot of people go out to eat lunch
alone but at dinner time at restaurants there are couples and groups
so someone eating alone stands out like a sore thumb/a leper. And
even at taverns, in the evening patrons at the bar are there to get
loaded and are lets say boisterous. At lunch time the construction
workers need to go back to work so maybe they'll have one drink with
their lunch, usually one beer... most just have a soft drink.

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:26:46 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> A lot of people go out to eat lunch
> alone but at dinner time at restaurants there are couples and groups
> so someone eating alone stands out like a sore thumb/a leper.
>
>
No, they don't. I see lots of people eating alone at dinner and I think
nothing of it and seriously doubt anyone else thinks anything about it.

On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:04:38 -0000 (UTC), Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Mon 20 Aug 2018 03:58:12p, told us...
>
>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:36:47 -0700 (PDT),
>> " > wrote:
>>
>>>On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 4:34:38 PM UTC-5,
>>>wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:01:19 -0700 (PDT),
>>>> " > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
>>>> >Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a
>>>> >restaurant by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation
>>>> >and invariable the answer I get is "because somebody might look
>>>> >at me if I eat by myself." It's hard not bursting out laughing
>>>> >in their face.
>>>>
>>>> Weird, I often go out to eat alone - it's never occurred to me
>>>> that one wouldn't.
>>>>
>>>Some folks have a phobia or whatever you want to call it about
>>>eating alone. I ask them do THEY look at people, such as staring,
>>>who eat alone? The answer is always no and I tell them people are
>>>not going to stare at them either because they are eating alone.
>>>I remind them the chances of those people ever encountering them
>>>again is a million to one. Even if they do, they won't remember
>>>them as the person who ate alone.
>>
>> I'd rather eat alone than with someone I don't care to be with and
>> someone I would like to eat with isn't always available when I
>> want to eat
>>
>
>It's rare that I would need to eat alone as David and I are almost
>always together. When I was working, though, I often ate lunch alone
>rather than eating with workmates.

One wonders why.

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:26:44 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:58:59 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2018-08-20 5:01 PM, wrote:
>>> On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:16:09 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>
>>>> I must be a real weirdo. I go out to eat alone all the time (lunch,
>>>> anyway).
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Me, too. I think nothing of going out by myself to eat; I did it today.
>>> Amazing the number of people who wouldn't dream of eating in a restaurant
>>> by themselves. I've asked a few why the hesitation and invariable the
>>> answer I get is "because somebody might look at me if I eat by myself."
>>> It's hard not bursting out laughing in their face.
>>
>>When I was working I was on the road most days, and usually on my own. I
>>ate a lot of meals on my own. It was better to have company, but eating
>>alone is not the end of the world.
>
>There have been many occasions when I'd eat out alone, however if
>possible I'd choose a tavern that serves good food

I think most people prefer that.

Druce wrote:
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >It's rare that I would need to eat alone as David and I are almost
> >always together. When I was working, though, I often ate lunch alone
> >rather than eating with workmates.
>
> One wonders why.

I'm with Wayne there. When working, the others always want me to
come to lunch with them but I never do. I sit in my van and enjoy
the solitude. I've talked to them all morning and will all
afternoon but I want a time-out to be alone and relax at lunch
time. Besides, I don't even eat lunch at work, it's just a long
relaxing (and quiet) break. Works very well for me. :-D