Some people might make a donation to a group, just to get whoever's

in > charge of fund raising off their back. When Steve was active
duty, all
When dealing with that in person, I can see it;
but for me, being bugged would automatically
disqualify.

Same here. Some people are good "buggers", others are just .........

It's less the quality of the buggers than the
attitude of the buggees: I am a bad buggee.

booklet of various charities that could be supported. THe booklet

gave a > short blurb on each listing with a note of what % of the donation

actually went to the charity.

Interesting that last bit - I presume there was a
minimum percentage for a charity to be included in
the list.

No, so we gave a flat amount but requested that a certain % go to each
of the charities we wanted to support. IIRC, the form allowed us to list
up to 3 (maybe 4) charities. If you didn't list any, your contribution
went into a central "pot" to be divided among all (?) the charities.

What was the assurance that your favorites
got the proper allocation? It has been said
(here and elsewhere) that United Fund played
fast and furious with the funds entrusted to it,

does. We don't take a deduction for the VT trip as we roll other

travel > into it--I do know that much.
Although one could easily break out the
charitable part and deduct it.

True; it would take some time tho to figure what was for us as part of
the team, for the team as a whole and us as not a part of the team.

Strikes me as one of the few things that
spreadsheets would be good for.

Not at all - for a while I was buying money
orders for the purpose; later, my vigilance
diminishing, I used traveler's checks. Most

That works but I thought you had to double sign the latter.

A signature isn't going to be traceable, so
who cares.

We have always had printed our names/addresses, etc on checks. It was required to have it on when cashing a check at the PX or commissary so
easier to have it printed on.

That's why I used traveler's checks, which
don't carry that kind of information, or
blacked and whited out the stuff on the
printed checks.

I'd use Magic Marker to obscure the personal
information and then white out over that: I used a
considerable amount of Liquid Paper in my day.
The charities that snooped had to have worked
pretty hard to find me.

That's a lot of work and white out. (G)

Worth it as long as the charities were
sufficiently encouraged to respect my privacy.

Actually, it was in a church but the mutual friend was involved. We

can > tell you the full story at the picnic if you want.
If we remember and it's a nice story. I
presume it was.

We've been married for almost 43 years, and knew each other ("sort of
dated") for several years prior to that so I'd say it's a nice story.

Nice indeed.

Feta > is good in some things tho, IMO. (G)
Poisoning mice?

I do a simole beet, mandarin orange (or tangerine) and feta salad with
an oil and vinegar dressing sometimes. Basic ingredients but tastes
good, especially on a hot day. Feta is also good on a gyro/doner kebap.

I refer to it as fetid feta; not much more
need be said about that.

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Title: THREE ONION PIE WITH FETA CHEESE
Categories: Vegetables
Yield: 1 servings

2 tb Safflower oil 1 ea Large yellow onion,
chopped
1 ea Large red onion, quartered 2 tb Dry white wine
2 ea Large leeks, white, 2 ea Eggs beaten
3 tb Chop fresh parsley, divided 1 tb Chop fresh dill, or
1t dry
1 ts Dried tarragon 4 oz Crumbled feta
1 ea Pepper 1 ea Plum tomato, thinly
sliced
1 ea Dry bread crumbs

Heat oil in large skillet. Add the yellow and red onions and saute over
moderate heat 5 min. Stir in wine, add leeks. Saute another 15 min, stir
frequently, or until onions are golden and leeks are limp. Remove from
heat.
Preheat oven 350F. In mixing bowl, combine beaten eggs with two
tablespoons
of the parsley, dill, tarragon, feta cheese, and pepper. Stir in the
onion
mixture.
Oil a 10 in. tart pan and line bottom generously with bread crumbs. Pour
in
onion mixture. Ring the outside edge with tomato slice, then sprinkle the
remaining parsley in the center. Sprinkle a light layer of bread crumbs
over the entire top. Bake for 40 to 45 min, or until the mixture is set
and
top is golden. Let stand for 5 to 10 min, then cut into wedges.

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Hi Michael,

Some people might make a donation to a group, just to get

whoever's > ML> in > charge of fund raising off their back. When
Steve was active > ML> duty, all

When dealing with that in person, I can see it;
but for me, being bugged would automatically
disqualify.

Same here. Some people are good "buggers", others are just .........

It's less the quality of the buggers than the
attitude of the buggees: I am a bad buggee.

I'd think that either the bugger or the buggee would determine the
outcome. If you have a bad bugger and good buggee, then good should come
of it, despite the bugger being bad. If the bugger is good but the bugee
is bad, chances are you might still get a donation, tho not that good.
If both are bad, no donation but if both are good, a better than
expected donation might be in order.

booklet of various charities that could be supported. THe

booklet > ML> gave a > short blurb on each listing with a note of
what % of the > ML> donation

actually went to the charity.

Interesting that last bit - I presume there was a
minimum percentage for a charity to be included in
the list.

No, so we gave a flat amount but requested that a certain % go to

each > of the charities we wanted to support. IIRC, the form allowed
us to list > up to 3 (maybe 4) charities. If you didn't list any, your contribution > went into a central "pot" to be divided among all (?)
the charities.

What was the assurance that your favorites
got the proper allocation? It has been said
(here and elsewhere) that United Fund played
fast and furious with the funds entrusted to it,

Trust, plus from time to time (depending on the organisation), a note of
thanks from the group.

does. We don't take a deduction for the VT trip as we roll

other > ML> travel > into it--I do know that much.

Although one could easily break out the
charitable part and deduct it.

True; it would take some time tho to figure what was for us as part

of > the team, for the team as a whole and us as not a part of the
team.

Strikes me as one of the few things that
spreadsheets would be good for.

If we really wanted to get that picky. It's a working vacation with
benefits like maple creemees. (G)

A signature isn't going to be traceable, so
who cares.

We have always had printed our names/addresses, etc on checks. It

was > required to have it on when cashing a check at the PX or
commissary so > easier to have it printed on.

That's why I used traveler's checks, which
don't carry that kind of information, or
blacked and whited out the stuff on the
printed checks.

We do more on line paying now but still keep a checking account for
those times we can't do it on line.

I'd use Magic Marker to obscure the personal
information and then white out over that: I used a
considerable amount of Liquid Paper in my day.
The charities that snooped had to have worked
pretty hard to find me.

That's a lot of work and white out. (G)

Worth it as long as the charities were
sufficiently encouraged to respect my privacy.

True.

Actually, it was in a church but the mutual friend was

involved. We > ML> can > tell you the full story at the picnic if you want.

If we remember and it's a nice story. I
presume it was.

We've been married for almost 43 years, and knew each other ("sort

of > dated") for several years prior to that so I'd say it's a nice
story.

Nice indeed.

Feta > is good in some things tho, IMO. (G)
Poisoning mice?

I do a simple beet, mandarin orange (or tangerine) and feta salad

with > an oil and vinegar dressing sometimes. Basic ingredients but
tastes

good, especially on a hot day. Feta is also good on a gyro/doner

kebap.

I refer to it as fetid feta; not much more
need be said about that.

Just like I've called coffee "battery acid."


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