"From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me."
Walt Whitman (1819-92)
"When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break."
Akhenaton (d. c.1354 BC)
And now, the current weather, from some random person we pulled off the street:
Saturday, September 25, 2004
How to Cook a Turkey in Two Minutes Flat
This site features a FAQ file for cooking turkey, including the question "My turkey never reaches 1800F in the cooking time recommended on the charts…Why?"
Other helpful advice includes "Set the oven temperature no lower than 3250F" and "Times are based on fresh or completely thawed frozen birds at a refrigerator temperature of about 400F or below."
I would suggest letting the turkey sit for a couple of days before carving/chipping. Careful not to burn your mouth, OK?
And You Thought U.S. Courts Were Bad II When he was 14 years old, Philip Dederer, now 20, ignored signs posted on a bridge in New South Wales, Australia, prohibiting diving. He dove to the river below and broke his neck. Left paraplegic, he sued the Roads and Traffic Authority and the Great Lakes Shire Council, and was awarded A$1,400,000. The judge reduced the award by one-quarter since Dederer was judged 25 percent at fault, leaving him A$1,050,000 (US$809,000). The basis for the award: the signs didn’t say why diving was prohibited, and because kids still dive there. “I wouldn’t like to see another person get into the same position as I did,” Dederer said. (Australian AP) ...Maybe in return for the taxpayer-supplied windfall, Dederer can spend eight hours a day parked on the bridge to talk to the kids there. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
