marika wrote:
> Frank Kalder wrote:
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>> Nice coincidence :)
Yes, thanks, I've checked it!
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> I am really bothered about what I hear about the west coast. There were
> very brief reports about seattle seaport closures this week, due to some odd
> chemical sittings.
> As soon as this news came on, it was interrupted and almost completely
> eradicated by this preposterous Ramsey thing. I can't help but wonder why,
> since the US government was certainly aware that this man had been trying to
> confess now for several months (before Patsy Ramsey died), why did they pick
> the day that the Seattle Seaport got closed to bring the man in from
> Bangkok. Very weird. Especially since it is all but 100 percent clear that
> he didn't do it, no matter what else he may have done.
>
Rather mysterious.
We've got some coverage on this murder case (several years ago) in
Germany, too, currently in the TV news.
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>> Wow, "geeky"... - Thanks for this demonstration of the term :)
>
> geeky is an old term from carnival days, geeks were those that had physical
> deformities or other oddities about them, and the only decent living they
> could otherwise make was as carnival sideshow items. The term geek got more
> and more incorporated into the US English for person who considers
> themselves odd for one reason or another.
>
But you won't be "odd".
I guess if you say "geeky", it's meant ";)" this way (with a
wink smiley)?!
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>
[Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)]
I guess I'd love those special "Mustard Pretzels" :)
> South Street is also tourist heaven for getting a famous Philadelphia Philly
> Cheese Steak.
> Most tourists are steered to either Pat's or Jim's. But, we tried a new one
> called SOS which I think stands for Steaks on South. Although my companion
> had a steak sandwich, I had a just as famous meatball sandwich.
>
> The next day the entire class attended a banquet at a restaurant called
> Ploughs and Stars. I was shocked that no one out of a group of more than 30,
> many with Irish backgrounds, recognized the origin of the name as an Irish
> play from the early 1900s. I was fascinated to see that a movie of this
> play was produced as well.
http://poll.imdb.com/title/tt0028112//
>
> I sat across from a person who I had met several years earlier and got to
> know her better. She told me about a person who was "incompetent" and was
> talking about satellites the entire time. Naturally they thought she was
> talking about seeing aliens. Turns out she thought the aliens were
> plentiful because of all the "satellite parking" signs in the area.
>
> Definitions of Satellite Parking on the Web:
>
> a.. Also known as Park 'n Ride, satellite parking is located on airport
> property, but is not directly connected to the main terminal building, and
> so offers cheaper parking rates than the parking garages
>
www.orlandoairports.net/goaa/glossary.htm
>
Yes, also in Germany we have those Park&Ride facilities (as copied from
the American lifestyle).
> It's hard to judge a restaurant in a banquet atmosphere, but it was really
> very observant of the Irish pub look.. The salmon dinner was quite good,
> but oddly they made one of the best mojitos I have ever had.
>
Lovely!
>
> The final night, I went seeking the Painted Bride Art Gallery, a place I had
> gone many times in the past.
> It moved to just around the corner from our Phila office. Unfortunately,
> there did not seem to be any activity in the summer although the rest of
> the year they have excellent performances and music. The facade of the
> building is
http://paintedbride.org/ apparent a little from this shot on the
> website, a most interesting glittery mosaic.
>
Yeah!
> Then, for evening, I went alone (as mostly no one else had as far a trip as
> I to Roanoke and had all gone) to a restaurant, the Amada.
>
http://amadarestaurant.com/
> Really incredible tapas. I like that more than meals, because you can taste
> so many more things. They had REAL anchovies, not fillets, which I love. I
> had my dinner at the end of the bar pictured here.
>
Wow, very nice...
> Check out the menu as it
> is truly worth it. Here's a list of the specialty cocktails, which have
> very sexy names and also, the ones I sampled were out of this world.
>
> SPECIALTY COCKTAILS
>
> BAD EDUCATION / Orange Mojito w/ Fresh Mint & Lime
>
> LABYRINTH OF PASSION / Passion Fruit & Melon Margarita
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> LAW OF DESIRE / Ginger Lime Martini
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> TALK TO HER / Spiced Pear Cognac Martini w/ White Wine
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> HIGH HEELS / Ruby Red / Grapefruit Mimosa
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> MATADOR / Pomegranate Cosmo w/ Raspberry Liqueur
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> TIE ME UP TIE ME DOWN / Lemon Rosemary / Martini
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> ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER / Lavender White grape Gimlet
>
> WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN / Mango & Coconut Colada
>
Cute cocktails names - indeed sort of sexy :)
> In case you are wondering, but maybe not, I am still angry and depressed.
> This trip to Philadelphia reminded me how much I love this city, and how
> much more I love it than DC/ And how much, although I love my house, how
> much I despise Roanoke living.
>
I'm feeling with you...
>
> "A rip that heals behind, the only trace of you
> Like beads upon a string, your necklace left behind
> A path that blurs and slowly vanishes from sight
> We hear your voice, a shriek of triumph"--polly moller, auroria
>
>
CU, Frank
