Thread:Silverisimo/@comment-24250059-20131221224336/@comment-24250059-20140324025459

Hey! :) Wow, you’ve got the lingo down, you must work for an insurance company or the human resources department, haha.   I totally agree, if writing gets to be a chore it’s no good. Feel free to skip days as needed. And if you get toooo bored you just send one of those “it’s not you, it’s me” letters :)   I still do my own taxes, although the tax software really helps. Maybe after I buy a few more corporations (haha) I’ll have to hire someone.

Glad you didn’t have to spend gold on Valentine. I was going to try Diamond/Origami today but my Origami is still a baby and needs a trip to the evolving spa.

Haha, I’m sure you were very fetching, but I think I’m going to have to invest in better binoculars, the view from here was not as good as I’d hoped. Maybe I need to make friends at NSA – or, perhaps better, just knock on the front door instead of lurking in shadows :)

Foxes are pretty shy unless they get rabies, which is a little bit of a problem around here. Nowdays, I mostly fish on canoe trips and then I’m often trolling along enjoying the scenery as much as anything. Plus I usually go with my brother so there’s plenty to talk about.

LOL at “whose what” … and I see your point … maybe if it was still shrink-wrapped, haha. Actually, while not unadventurous, I don’t really get the whole pain and degradation thing. I do however, have a fine imagination and can totally see the leather outfit :P I haven’t checked, but I’m sure you can get whatever kinda leather outfit you want on Amazon (I assume there is an Amazon over there??). I’ll be glad to provide a heartfelt opinion :)

I agree with you, unless TL changes something, I think we’re going to be short of the requirement for Sphinx. I can’t quite figure out TL’s strategy in that case. What do they do if NOBODY gets the dragon?

Thanks for making sure that slow-on-the-uptake DA gets Platinum! After the Templar fiasco, I started crafting Platinum on Dragons a few days ago. On Potter I have two. I’m thinking TL will introduce a new dragon to be mined. They didn’t announce anything about mining for land expiring so I assume both will be around.

Apple pie: by firm apples, I mean the variety, not how ripe. Not sure what you can get over there. I like a mix of about 2:1 Gala or Winesap and Granny Smith. But there are so many types. If you tell me what’s available I might have an opinion. The secret to crusts is to use cold shortening and butter and ice water and don’t over mix before rolling out the dough. The idea is to have “layers” of flour and fat that separate and puff up when they cook - that makes the crust light and flaky. And frankly anything with flour, butter, apples, sugar, and cinnamon is pretty good regardless.

Wow, long post, definitely over the word count. G’night and good luck with pies and breeding. :) xoxoxo