[lace-chat] Pat Robertson speaks up, sadly again

2005-09-16 Thread bookbinder
Someone on another list just sent this along, and it is so preposterous as to be a joke. But then Pat Robertson is pretty much a sick joke. Sorry if many of the American cultural references are not familiar to everyone on the list but thought I'd share anyway, Sue Ellen. ROBERTSON BLAMES HURR

Re: [lace-chat] fried green tomatoes/ peanut butter

2005-07-13 Thread bookbinder
>From what I remember of English peanut butter, it was not the same as American >peanut butter. There was much more sugar in it, to the degree it was not the >tough paste we know and love. Sue Ellen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jul 12, 2005 11:53 PM To: lace-chat@ar

Re: [lace-chat] Latest Star Wars movie

2005-05-30 Thread bookbinder
I saw it yesterday with my 14yo son who has never been too much of a Star Wars fan. When he was in kindergarten and at friends' houses where the kids would be watching, all he ever could say was "you like this?" I was bored-- it was very special effects heavy , alot of "character cameos," wher

[lace-chat] Junket

2004-11-14 Thread bookbinder
The junket I remember was raspberry and strawberry glaze, a commercial product called a "Danish dessert." It used to be sold in grocery stores and was such a great dessert. Here is the website of the producer: http://www.junketdesserts.com/products1.html The custard is what some of you are ta

[lace-chat] ebay email scam/phishing

2004-10-17 Thread bookbinder
I don't sell on ebay but on half.com, which they own. Got two messages to my email "apparently" meant for others thanking the seller for kindness and saying paypal has forwarded money. I deleted one and sent the other to [EMAIL PROTECTED], hoping that is ebay's notification process. I don't e

[lace-chat] Civics/Citizen education

2004-08-08 Thread bookbinder
I am taking part in some classes and salons on the philosopher-citizen as a decision maker and it came up that citizenship is a concept in flux: that it has different meanings in other states or countries and that it was taught so very differently in the past. I would love to hear from all of

[lace-chat] PayPal settlement

2004-07-28 Thread bookbinder
Guys: I reported the settlement email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and this is, in its entirety, the reply: Dear Sue Ellen Picker, Thank you for contacting PayPal. Thank you for bringing the "Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement¨ email to our attention. We can confirm that PayPal

Re: [lace-chat] Judge Judy

2004-07-14 Thread bookbinder
I'll start off by admitting that I have not followed this thread but Helene is quite correct. Judy is a indeed a real judge and these are cases which people do agree to let her adjudicate. The cases are what would typically be headed for small claims court, civil disputes between $50 and some s

[lace-chat] tipping

2004-06-03 Thread bookbinder
On Jun 3, 2004, at 8:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Devon) wrote: > In the US the pay structure for waiters and > waitresses assumes 15% tipping. In fact, since tips are often in cash > and easily > hidden, I believe the government taxes waiters as though they have > received 15% tips > on all their tab

[lace-chat] Pattycake -- handclappping games

2004-04-06 Thread bookbinder
I'm turning to you all as the authority on all matters. We're looking for materials: groups, videos, books with instructions and rhymes, etc. I have done a google search (got lots on jump rope games) and a bibliographic search and just don't find much. Any help is much appreciated. Sue Ellen

[lace-chat] Botox

2004-03-01 Thread bookbinder
My son gets botox for spastic contractures of hemiparetic cerebral palsy, once every three months. Guess what, the effect lessens and **disappears** after a while! His shots had no effect last time and we are repeating with care to see if his body has habituated to the toxin. I'm not sure if

Re: [lace-chat] "Dirty" book about Mother Theresa

2003-11-12 Thread bookbinder
Annette: well. not to get a flaming, bickering thread going but Equal time for the opposing view: there are plenty of us in the world who don't have a high opinon of MT. You wrote: "It's not worthy at all, if it's the one I'm thinking of! I think it's Christopher Hitchens' book, and it's highl

[lace-chat] Secret pal thank you

2003-07-11 Thread bookbinder
Dear Secret Pal: I got the package today and was very impressed at how early you were! I mean, it's only the 11th and here is August's package (ok, so now you have a clue about how totally confused I am). How did you know we would be on vacation the first week of August! I was so impressed

[lace-chat] Secret pal thank you

2003-06-15 Thread bookbinder
Dear secret pal somewhere in the Northwest; unless you are being very tricky in your clues, I have a quadrant of the US to place you. Your gifts are so Pacific Rim, you have to be on the West Coast. But on the other clues, I'm lost. Thanks for the package. It arrived in good time but I have been