Probably commoner in the olden days, when nursing and
social work was along with teaching and librarianship
were among the few ways a smart woman could enter an
advanceable career. Now, doctory and lawyery professions
are open to women, so a lot of the very best are
siphoned away from those positions that were formerly
filled by sometimes massively overqualified labor.

Probably a good thing over all, though... nice to have some of that
massively overqualified labor in better fitting jobs... ;)

Better for everyone except the labor itself.

That sounds particularly nasty, actually.... ;) Especially given how my last week has been going.... work has been abundant, and time did indeed squeeze.... hence, a week where I thought I'd be catching up has been
one where I've slipped farther behind on messaging... sigh....

Life gets in the way of second life.

Very much so... About caught up again, though... ;)

Hurrah, hurrah, hurray.

Not if the person gets experience before the higher degree... and not everyone would want to get into the administration aspect of things...

As above, with the additional cynical comment
that those who like administration tend to hide
some other character flaw, such as not liking
work or not liking people.

There is that....

I've met some and am even less sympathetic
to them than to insurance company executives.

It's bewildering. Best thing is just to
be bewildered.

Indeed. :)

You can't beat up on oblivion. Not
easily, anyway.

Or at least not very satisfactorily... ;)

Who was it, Canute or someone, who took up
arms against the sea?

Maybe.... or was it Lear....?

Don't think so - the only time I saw it it
was a Bergmanesque dark film, and I was trying
to play it back but couldn't. All I recall is
that it was a date, but I can't even recall who
the date was.

We'll find out, but I suspect that's the case.

Should be... :)

Stay tuned until about New Year's Eve eve.
If there's no word by 1/5, remind me.

Ok... As long as I remember... :)

And knowing you, you'll ask for a report
right away.

If I remember... ;)

I'll see you down the hall from me in the
memory unit.

... How can you eat one of God's own creatures? With mustard and onions!

Butter and pepper.

+

cereal killer.

With due cause... ;)

"Godson of Vice-Chancellor runs amok; Kix waiters
and Cap'n Crunches errant restaurant chef."

That's one way to get one's 15 minutes of fame.... ;)

By and large, people would be better off with
zero minutes of fame.

I suppose my parents did give somewhat of a practical equivalent... and generally explained why something should be done a certain way...

Sounds like. That's what parents are supposed
to do but in many cases don't.

They were both teachers.... Daddy particularly....

Probably born that way. Once a teacher,
always a teacher.

(the University of Arkansas sponsored ours and a
student orchestra as well, with some slopover of
personnel, for example; granted, such institutions
often have (generally wind-heavy) music departments
of some eminence. I was also thinking of the HRO,
so your guess is also correct.

Which is the HRO...?

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

the card that gave you all sorts of discounts in the area... now that's for $120 and up....

Used to be you'd get a gift for any contribution
at all.

You still get the program guide for any contribution, but generally the thank-you gifts (here, anyway) start at $60... The fancy ones are for
very fancy pledges....

Ya pays fa kawality, as the hot dog ad went
(Briggs, I think).

Ah, yes, Milwaukee.

That's the one that was on tonight... ;)

What was the program, and how did they do?

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture, Nocturn and Scherzo), Jalbert: Violin Concerto, and Vaughn Williams: A Sea Symphony. They did creditably... :)

Who's Jalbert?

Dunno... It was listenable to, at least... I'm guessing somewhat modern, though....

There's a backlash against modernism, and
composers are writing more accessible and
largely duller music.

The way Boston does it is to put a vast amount
of money into the pension fund, which is fairly
robust, though that of the musicians' union as a
whole is on the borderline of liquidation. There
are a few moments here and there that I wish I'd
tried more seriously for a big orchestra career.

And then you come to your senses, eh....?

Something like that, but the finances
always suffered.

Did you have a starring or a supporting role...?

The former.

Harder to hide.... Was the imperfection obvious to all, or just mostly
to yourself....?

No, except the composer was there.

And presumably would know what he'd intended for you to play... explains

She.

why you'd never set eyes on it previously... was it a premiere...?

A second.

Lechon kawali
categories: Philippine, main, side, pork
servings: 12 main

1 bottle Mama Sita's Sarsa ng Lechon
1 kg Pork
1 L Oil
1 L Water
Salt to taste

Combine pork, water and salt in a
saucepan. Bring to a boil. Lower the
heat and simmer until the pork is
tender. Drain the pork and cool.
Prick the skin with fork and rub with
salt. Leave in a colander to drain and
dry for 1 hr.

Heat cooking oil in a deep fryer or wok
at high heat. Fry pork until golden
brown and crispy. Cut into serving
pieces and serve with Mama Sita's Sarsa
ng Lechon Sauce.

Source: Mama Sita
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