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[Akka Homestead <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>]

Gene GeRue wrote:

>> Yes, in fact, I *am* one of those people.  If my tax dollar is  
>> paying for him to do a job, he better as F?%^ be doing that job, not  
>> writing and publishing books about his own life that will make  
>> millions of dollars.   He should work for me, and as his employer, I  
>> demand that he is loyal to my needs,...my son if not myself, and not  
>> serving his own needs.  That is what he is paid to do as a public  
>> servant. 
> 
> When you were working a job, did you feel that your employer deserved  
> your energies and efforts twenty-four hours per day, seven days per  
> week?

In my last job, no.  I did, however, give it my all.  The first 6 or 7 
months, while I was learning my job, I did about 4 hours of unpaid 'homework' 
every night.  That time allowed me to be a better employee, but no, my 
employer did not deserve that, I just did it.  HOWEVER, when I worked for the 
PD, when I was a SWORN public servant, as the President of the United States 
is as well, I worked for the public at large, and YES, the people did deserve 
my attention 24/7.  I think, if you ask most cops, firemen, mayors, etc. that 
they will feel the same way.  There is no time in the day when you are not 
responsible, and the responsibility is always a heavy load.  You just 
can't/don't turn it off.  For a job as important as POTUS, when an entire 
nation looks to you for your leadership and guidance on issues, then the 
demands are even greater.  It is a conflict of interest, IMO, if the 
President is working on his latest book while my kid is literally
 sent up a river in some godforsaken place like North Korea.

> 
> I wish you good luck with your efforts to get our elected officials to  
> give us greater effort.

Well, people are people and not everyone has a decent work ethic.  The best 
we can do, I think, is to try to make sure that those we elect have the work 
ethic we expect.  I suppose now, we are almost back to James' point about the 
willingness to get one's hands dirty. 
I do respect writers, Gene.  I enjoy writing, too.  I know it can be mentally 
draining and stressful work.  However, everything else aside, like Lynda 
said, with an office, advance, stripped of other responsibilites, etc. Barack 
still couldn't meet his deadlines.  I have to consider that when I 
re-evaluate my vote.  And yes, while I have a plan (to vote Libertarian), I 
am constantly re-assessing that plan.

Akka




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Easy answer?
Grape leaves contain tannins (I am sure you already know this)
Tannins are bitter ( and this, too)
Touch a grape leaf to your tongue...yukky-bitter?  sucks the saliva right 
off, doesn't it?  Makes you wanna spit.   I can see you making weird faces 
and sticking your tongue out in yukkiness<g>.  The tannic acid reacts with 
enzymes in the cuke (it is a pectin generating enzyme that makes pickles 
softer mushier) reducing the enzymatic action and in the process, the leaf 
also sucks the excess moisture out of the cuke, too, making it even more 
crispy and the other seasonings, like the dill and garlic and maybe a red 
pepper, offset the bitterness.
I kind of recall that only a certain part of the cuke has this enzyme.. I 
can't remember if it is the stem end, the blossom end, the peeling, or 
what... disregard that cuz I'm not sure.

You can also can the grape leaves themselves and use them for various recipes.

Akka

--- On Sun, 9/14/08, Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:
From: Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net>
Subject: [Homestead] Chemistry ?
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Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 9:25 PM

O.K. all you chemist type folks out there.  Anyone know anything about the 
chemical properties of grape leaves?  What "special" or different
chemical 
might be in them that would make a home canned pickle more crisp?

I'm trying to cut down on buying "stuff" and had heard that using
a grape 
leaf in your jar when making pickles would give them a better texture since 
home canned pickles are inclined to be mushy.  So, when I put out my last 
batch of zucchini pickles I stuck a grape leaf in each jar and blessed if 
the zucchini pickles aren't a rather nice firm texture compared to what one

might expect from zucchini.

So, I'm wondering what the magic is in the grape leaves.  AND, it sure is a

whole lot less expensive to simply walk out the door and cut some grape 
leaves instead of heading on down to the neighborhood market to buy Pickle 
Crisp, which btw, you can't buy anymore or some alum.

Lynda 

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> >I am still waiting for your definition of socialism in the context you
> used it.
>

Let me check my 'sent' list again, then.  This mail server is getting just
about useless with this list, I need to change to a different email format.  
For
some posts hitting 'reply' sends it to the list and sometimes it sends it to
the individual poster.   Sometimes, Gene, I respond directly to your posts but
sometimes it's someone else quoting your posts and so I have no idea where
some of the responses go.  It's annoying.

James   </HTML>