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Ancient History

Started byrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
First post2026-08-25 04:41 +0000
Last post2026-08-29 00:19 -0400
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  Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 04:41 +0000
    Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 03:15 -0400
      Re: Ancient History John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-08-25 08:19 -0700
        Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 19:57 +0100
          Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 04:25 -0400
            Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 09:33 +0100
            Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 18:20 +0000
              Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 21:27 +0100
                Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 01:13 +0000
                  Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:24 -0400
                    Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 20:03 +0000
                      Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 23:47 -0400
                        Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 06:54 +0000
                          Re: Ancient History John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-08-28 09:28 -0700
                            Re: Ancient History Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 18:53 +0100
                              Re: Ancient History Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 13:11 +0100
                                [OT] Re: Ancient History Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 13:20 +0100
                            Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 20:58 +0000
                              Re: Ancient History John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-08-28 14:49 -0700
                                Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 05:41 +0000
                                  Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-29 02:00 -0400
                                    Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:00 +0100
                                      Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 21:55 +0000
                                        Re: Ancient History not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-30 09:02 +1000
                                          Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 06:28 +0000
                                            Re: Ancient History Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 09:15 +0100
                                              Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 19:28 +0000
                                        Re: Ancient History "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 13:56 +0200
                                          Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-30 19:10 +0000
                                            Re: Ancient History "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 21:32 +0200
                                    Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 21:46 +0000
                                  Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 09:57 +0100
                                    Re: Ancient History not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-30 09:17 +1000
                        Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:11 +0100
    Re: Ancient History "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:41 +0200
      Re: Ancient History Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:53 +0100
        Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:54 +0100
          Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 19:25 +0000
        Re: Ancient History "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-25 14:23 +0200
          Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 03:28 -0400
            Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 09:12 +0100
              Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 18:26 +0000
                Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:56 -0400
                  Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-27 12:00 +0100
                  Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 20:25 +0000
                    Re: Ancient History Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-27 21:48 +0000
                      Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 00:26 -0400
                        Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 06:59 +0000
                          Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:05 +0100
                            Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 21:02 +0000
                              Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:03 +0100
                                Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 22:33 +0000
                                  Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 17:58 +0100
                      Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:03 +0100
                    Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 00:06 -0400
                      Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:08 +0100
                        Re: Ancient History "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-29 13:45 +0200
                          Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:42 +0100
                          Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-29 21:59 -0400
                            Re: Ancient History "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-30 14:15 +0200
                            Metformin (Re: Ancient History) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-30 09:37 -0700
                    Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:03 +0100
                      Re: Ancient History Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-08-28 12:07 -0400
                        Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 21:00 +0000
                          Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-29 02:22 -0400
                          Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:01 +0100
                          Re: Ancient History Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-08-29 10:01 -0400
                            Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-29 22:02 +0000
            Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 18:23 +0000
              Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 21:29 +0100
      Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:31 +0100
        Re: Ancient History Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-08-25 07:53 -0400
        Re: Ancient History Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-25 18:26 +0000
          Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 19:37 +0000
      Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 19:16 +0000
        Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 20:21 +0100
          Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 04:40 +0000
    Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:30 +0100
      Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 02:49 -0400
    Re: Ancient History "Mr. Chang Man-wai" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-08-25 20:07 +0800
    Re: Ancient History Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:20 -0400
      Re: Ancient History Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-25 17:44 +0000
      Re: Ancient History Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-25 21:55 +0000
    Re: Ancient History not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-27 08:59 +1000
      Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 01:20 +0000
        Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:38 -0400
          Re: Ancient History vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-08-27 08:08 +0000
            Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:13 -0400
              Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 04:24 +0000
      Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:21 -0400
        Re: Ancient History not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-28 08:58 +1000
          Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 00:36 -0400
          Re: Ancient History rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 04:42 +0000
            Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 02:37 -0400
            Re: Ancient History not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-29 07:40 +1000
              Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-29 02:03 -0400
              Re: Ancient History The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 10:06 +0100
    Re: Ancient History Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-28 08:59 +0100
      Re: Ancient History c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-29 00:19 -0400

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#90613

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-26 09:12 +0100
Message-ID<116m74o$e9qm$5@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90601
On 26/08/2026 08:28, c186282 wrote:
> As Mick
>    said, "What a drag it is getting old" ...

"It was more fun being 20 in the 70s than 70 in the twenties"

-- 
"It is an established fact to 97% confidence limits that left wing 
conspirators see right wing conspiracies everywhere"

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#90647

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-26 18:26 +0000
Message-ID<nf8petFprcuU10@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90613
On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:12:08 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 26/08/2026 08:28, c186282 wrote:
>> As Mick
>>    said, "What a drag it is getting old" ...
> 
> "It was more fun being 20 in the 70s than 70 in the twenties"

That's for damn sure. My morning regimen now includes sawtooth palmetto, 
ginseng, and vitamin D washed down with water rather than black beauties 
and whatever other fun stuff was available washed down with Gallo hearty 
burgundy.

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#90673

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-27 03:56 -0400
Message-ID<hwKdnfJu5K8GcBL3nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90647
On 8/26/26 14:26, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:12:08 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 26/08/2026 08:28, c186282 wrote:
>>> As Mick
>>>     said, "What a drag it is getting old" ...
>>
>> "It was more fun being 20 in the 70s than 70 in the twenties"
> 
> That's for damn sure. 

   Heh heh ... DO know what he means !  :-)

> My morning regimen now includes sawtooth pa>lmetto,
> ginseng, and vitamin D washed down with water rather than black beauties
> and whatever other fun stuff was available washed down with Gallo hearty
> burgundy.

   Um ... try to be very sparse with the 'suppliments'
   for a number of practical and theoretical reasons.
   JUST enough to make up for my mostly keto diet.

   Might not live to be 101 that way, but I'll have
   more fun living to 96 :-)

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#90675

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-27 12:00 +0100
Message-ID<116p5cv$1ddgs$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90673
On 27/08/2026 08:56, c186282 wrote:
> Um ... try to be very sparse with the 'suppliments'

SupplemEnts.

-- 
Renewable energy: Expensive solutions that don't work to a problem that 
doesn't exist instituted by self legalising protection rackets that 
don't protect,  masquerading as public servants who don't serve the public.

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#90696

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-27 20:25 +0000
Message-ID<nfbkqhFprcuU24@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90673
On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:56:11 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Um ... try to be very sparse with the 'suppliments'
>    for a number of practical and theoretical reasons. JUST enough to
>    make up for my mostly keto diet.

I probably could drop some of the ones I take but they're not any of the 
expensive ones and *might* have some benefit. About the only one I would 
suggest is tumeric with piperine (black pepper). I've found it works 
better than glucosamine.

I tried fairly strict keto for a while. I don't obsess over it any more 
but I'm basically a carnivore. I can deal with Kennedy's pyramid although 
he's a little more into fruit. 

Technically I get my daily fruit. Breakfast usually is a couple of cloves 
of garlic, one jalapeno, one tomato, one small onion or half of a larger 
one, two eggs, and a slice of cheese sauteed in olive oil. 

I'll count the pepper and tomato as my vegetable too. To paraphrase the 
signs I've seen on some local businesses 'Kale has no home here.' I've 
tried. Honestly I've tried. It has to be the only thing in the world you 
can fry up with plenty of bacon and garlic and it still isn't fit to eat.

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#90697

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-08-27 21:48 +0000
Message-ID<8h2kS.1079$HWaf.294@fx45.iad>
In reply to#90696
On 2026-08-27, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> I'll count the pepper and tomato as my vegetable too. To paraphrase the 
> signs I've seen on some local businesses 'Kale has no home here.' I've 
> tried. Honestly I've tried. It has to be the only thing in the world you 
> can fry up with plenty of bacon and garlic and it still isn't fit to eat.

I saw one kale recipe I liked.  It suggested stir-frying the kale in a pan
with enough oil that you can easily slide it straight into the compost bin.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#90727

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-28 00:26 -0400
Message-ID<wxednYo-UqpjkAz3nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90697
On 8/27/26 17:48, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-08-27, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'll count the pepper and tomato as my vegetable too. To paraphrase the
>> signs I've seen on some local businesses 'Kale has no home here.' I've
>> tried. Honestly I've tried. It has to be the only thing in the world you
>> can fry up with plenty of bacon and garlic and it still isn't fit to eat.
> 
> I saw one kale recipe I liked.  It suggested stir-frying the kale in a pan
> with enough oil that you can easily slide it straight into the compost bin.

   Heh heh heh !!!

   Yea, it's just HORRIBLE !

   I think BECAUSE it's so horrible is why a certain
   clique will eat it. A weird quirk of human psych,
   kind of like the Python monks who kept hitting
   themselves in the head with a prayer board :-)

   Now we need a veggie that will put pus-running
   cuts and lesions in your mouth - a certain crowd
   will just LOVE it, pay top dollar !

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#90733

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-28 06:59 +0000
Message-ID<nfcpusFprcuU36@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90727
On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:26:18 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Now we need a veggie that will put pus-running cuts and lesions in
>    your mouth - a certain crowd will just LOVE it, pay top dollar !

I wonder how tasty Canadian thistle is? Apparently they've mastered 
nettles.

https://foragerchef.com/classic-nettle-soup/

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#90742

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-28 12:05 +0100
Message-ID<116rq0v$28guo$5@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90733
On 28/08/2026 07:59, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:26:18 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     Now we need a veggie that will put pus-running cuts and lesions in
>>     your mouth - a certain crowd will just LOVE it, pay top dollar !
> 
> I wonder how tasty Canadian thistle is? Apparently they've mastered
> nettles.
> 
> https://foragerchef.com/classic-nettle-soup/
> 
Nettles are actually not too bad,. No worse then spinach,

I like a hot prawn spinach and tomato curry once a year.

-- 
Climate Change: Socialism wearing a lab coat.

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#90784

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-28 21:02 +0000
Message-ID<nfebc0FprcuU46@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90742
On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:05:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 28/08/2026 07:59, rbowman wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:26:18 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>> 
>>>     Now we need a veggie that will put pus-running cuts and lesions in
>>>     your mouth - a certain crowd will just LOVE it, pay top dollar !
>> 
>> I wonder how tasty Canadian thistle is? Apparently they've mastered
>> nettles.
>> 
>> https://foragerchef.com/classic-nettle-soup/
>> 
> Nettles are actually not too bad,. No worse then spinach,

I might try them but I don't remember encountering them locally. A semi-
arid environment isn't their favorite place. On the plus side poison ivy 
doesn't do well either. 

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#90805

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-29 10:03 +0100
Message-ID<116u788$3345j$4@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90784
On 28/08/2026 22:02, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:05:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 28/08/2026 07:59, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:26:18 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>>      Now we need a veggie that will put pus-running cuts and lesions in
>>>>      your mouth - a certain crowd will just LOVE it, pay top dollar !
>>>
>>> I wonder how tasty Canadian thistle is? Apparently they've mastered
>>> nettles.
>>>
>>> https://foragerchef.com/classic-nettle-soup/
>>>
>> Nettles are actually not too bad,. No worse then spinach,
> 
> I might try them but I don't remember encountering them locally. A semi-
> arid environment isn't their favorite place. On the plus side poison ivy
> doesn't do well either.

Ah. Is Montana that dry? Mind you last time I saw it it was covered in a 
foot of snow...

-- 
In todays liberal progressive conflict-free education system, everyone 
gets full Marx.

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#90862

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-29 22:33 +0000
Message-ID<nfh51bFprcuU62@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90805
On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:03:04 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 28/08/2026 22:02, rbowman wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:05:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> On 28/08/2026 07:59, rbowman wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:26:18 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>      Now we need a veggie that will put pus-running cuts and lesions
>>>>>      in your mouth - a certain crowd will just LOVE it, pay top
>>>>>      dollar !
>>>>
>>>> I wonder how tasty Canadian thistle is? Apparently they've mastered
>>>> nettles.
>>>>
>>>> https://foragerchef.com/classic-nettle-soup/
>>>>
>>> Nettles are actually not too bad,. No worse then spinach,
>> 
>> I might try them but I don't remember encountering them locally. A
>> semi-
>> arid environment isn't their favorite place. On the plus side poison
>> ivy doesn't do well either.
> 
> Ah. Is Montana that dry? Mind you last time I saw it it was covered in a
> foot of snow...

12 to 15" annual precipitation, so it's not England. The eastern part is 
in the rain shadow of the Rockies and is a lot drier.  The northwest part 
is much wetter. 

Last winter had almost no snow in the valley. My Nordic ski gear is 
ancient but I've never updated it. Without driving to higher elevations 
conditions are usually poor. 

Elevation is the real factor. Often in the winter you can look around and 
see a bathtub ring at 5000 to 6000'. That's reflected by mostly shortgrass 
prairie below the snow line and trees above. The snow pack in the 
mountains is watched closely since it's the spring melt that feeds the 
rivers. Crops (and lawns) are irrigated and there isn't that much 
naturally moist soil.  

Poison ivy is the same. The only patch I know of within 50 miles is on a 
riverbank under a bridge that keeps the soil moist. I don't think you have 
the pleasure of poison ivy. It certainly isn't one of the New World plants 
that needed to be taken back to Europe.

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#90911

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-30 17:58 +0100
Message-ID<1171nga$7umf$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90862
On 29/08/2026 23:33, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:03:04 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 28/08/2026 22:02, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:05:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 28/08/2026 07:59, rbowman wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:26:18 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>       Now we need a veggie that will put pus-running cuts and lesions
>>>>>>       in your mouth - a certain crowd will just LOVE it, pay top
>>>>>>       dollar !
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder how tasty Canadian thistle is? Apparently they've mastered
>>>>> nettles.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://foragerchef.com/classic-nettle-soup/
>>>>>
>>>> Nettles are actually not too bad,. No worse then spinach,
>>>
>>> I might try them but I don't remember encountering them locally. A
>>> semi-
>>> arid environment isn't their favorite place. On the plus side poison
>>> ivy doesn't do well either.
>>
>> Ah. Is Montana that dry? Mind you last time I saw it it was covered in a
>> foot of snow...
> 
> 12 to 15" annual precipitation, so it's not England. 

Where I live its around 23" so not Manchester...


> Poison ivy is the same. The only patch I know of within 50 miles is on a
> riverbank under a bridge that keeps the soil moist. I don't think you have
> the pleasure of poison ivy. It certainly isn't one of the New World plants
> that needed to be taken back to Europe.
> 
No, we dont have that

-- 
"Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social 
conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the 
windows of my apartment. (I live on the twenty-first floor.) "

Alan Sokal

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#90741

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-28 12:03 +0100
Message-ID<116rpug$28guo$4@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90697
On 27/08/2026 22:48, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-08-27, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'll count the pepper and tomato as my vegetable too. To paraphrase the
>> signs I've seen on some local businesses 'Kale has no home here.' I've
>> tried. Honestly I've tried. It has to be the only thing in the world you
>> can fry up with plenty of bacon and garlic and it still isn't fit to eat.
> 
> I saw one kale recipe I liked.  It suggested stir-frying the kale in a pan
> with enough oil that you can easily slide it straight into the compost bin.
> 
+1
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#90721

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-28 00:06 -0400
Message-ID<wxednYs-UqrSlAz3nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90696
On 8/27/26 16:25, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:56:11 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     Um ... try to be very sparse with the 'suppliments'
>>     for a number of practical and theoretical reasons. JUST enough to
>>     make up for my mostly keto diet.
> 
> I probably could drop some of the ones I take but they're not any of the
> expensive ones and *might* have some benefit. About the only one I would
> suggest is tumeric with piperine (black pepper). I've found it works
> better than glucosamine.

   Never tried tumeric. I keep hearing good and bad
   stuff about it.

> I tried fairly strict keto for a while. I don't obsess over it any more
> but I'm basically a carnivore. I can deal with Kennedy's pyramid although
> he's a little more into fruit.

   My granny was set against "rabbit food" - an lived
   well to 99. I seem to have inherited her tastes.
   Well, almost - most everything she ate was BOILED
   meat and taters, northern Euro/Scandi style.
   Kinda yuk ! Maybe once a year she'd throw in
   a little cabbage.

> Technically I get my daily fruit. Breakfast usually is a couple of cloves
> of garlic, one jalapeno, one tomato, one small onion or half of a larger
> one, two eggs, and a slice of cheese sauteed in olive oil.
> 
> I'll count the pepper and tomato as my vegetable too. To paraphrase the
> signs I've seen on some local businesses 'Kale has no home here.' I've
> tried. Honestly I've tried. It has to be the only thing in the world you
> can fry up with plenty of bacon and garlic and it still isn't fit to eat.

   Veggie freaks can be, well, freaks. The WORSE it is
   the MORE they think they're getting benefit or being
   High Holy.

   Sorry, the critters will happily eat US - so I don't
   mind returning the sentiment :-)

   The reality of life on this planet can be MEAN. We
   are not musical cosmic energy-absorbing crystal
   philosopher lifeforms around some black-hole sun.

   Anyway, due to lack of veggies, I know I'm not getting
   enough folic acid or 'C' and a couple other little things.
   Those are the pills I buy. Often split 'em - the idea is
   Just Enough. Eat some, but not much, beef - so gotta throw
   in a B-12 once or twice a week. Anyway, the approach dropped
   me from 220 lbs to 155 over about a year. Gained back about
   15 over time but still MUCH better than my max-carb days.
   DO miss the chocolate and Cokes and chips though, but I'd
   have been living on the insulin needle otherwise.

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#90743

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-28 12:08 +0100
Message-ID<116rq7m$28guo$6@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90721
On 28/08/2026 05:06, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/27/26 16:25, rbowman wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:56:11 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>>     Um ... try to be very sparse with the 'suppliments'
>>>     for a number of practical and theoretical reasons. JUST enough to
>>>     make up for my mostly keto diet.
>>
>> I probably could drop some of the ones I take but they're not any of the
>> expensive ones and *might* have some benefit. About the only one I would
>> suggest is tumeric with piperine (black pepper). I've found it works
>> better than glucosamine.
> 
>    Never tried tumeric. I keep hearing good and bad
>    stuff about it.
> 
>> I tried fairly strict keto for a while. I don't obsess over it any more
>> but I'm basically a carnivore. I can deal with Kennedy's pyramid although
>> he's a little more into fruit.
> 
>    My granny was set against "rabbit food" - an lived
>    well to 99. I seem to have inherited her tastes.
>    Well, almost - most everything she ate was BOILED
>    meat and taters, northern Euro/Scandi style.
>    Kinda yuk ! Maybe once a year she'd throw in
>    a little cabbage.
> 
>> Technically I get my daily fruit. Breakfast usually is a couple of cloves
>> of garlic, one jalapeno, one tomato, one small onion or half of a larger
>> one, two eggs, and a slice of cheese sauteed in olive oil.
>>
>> I'll count the pepper and tomato as my vegetable too. To paraphrase the
>> signs I've seen on some local businesses 'Kale has no home here.' I've
>> tried. Honestly I've tried. It has to be the only thing in the world you
>> can fry up with plenty of bacon and garlic and it still isn't fit to eat.
> 
>    Veggie freaks can be, well, freaks. The WORSE it is
>    the MORE they think they're getting benefit or being
>    High Holy.
> 
>    Sorry, the critters will happily eat US - so I don't
>    mind returning the sentiment :-)
> 
>    The reality of life on this planet can be MEAN. We
>    are not musical cosmic energy-absorbing crystal
>    philosopher lifeforms around some black-hole sun.
> 
>    Anyway, due to lack of veggies, I know I'm not getting
>    enough folic acid or 'C' and a couple other little things.
>    Those are the pills I buy. Often split 'em - the idea is
>    Just Enough. Eat some, but not much, beef - so gotta throw
>    in a B-12 once or twice a week. Anyway, the approach dropped
>    me from 220 lbs to 155 over about a year. Gained back about
>    15 over time but still MUCH better than my max-carb days.
>    DO miss the chocolate and Cokes and chips though, but I'd
>    have been living on the insulin needle otherwise.
> 
More likely metformin. A really nasty drug

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#90819

From"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-08-29 13:45 +0200
Message-ID<nffv3hF3giU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90743
On 2026-08-28 13:08, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 28/08/2026 05:06, c186282 wrote:
>> On 8/27/26 16:25, rbowman wrote:


>>    Anyway, due to lack of veggies, I know I'm not getting
>>    enough folic acid or 'C' and a couple other little things.
>>    Those are the pills I buy. Often split 'em - the idea is
>>    Just Enough. Eat some, but not much, beef - so gotta throw
>>    in a B-12 once or twice a week. Anyway, the approach dropped
>>    me from 220 lbs to 155 over about a year. Gained back about
>>    15 over time but still MUCH better than my max-carb days.
>>    DO miss the chocolate and Cokes and chips though, but I'd
>>    have been living on the insulin needle otherwise.
>>
> More likely metformin. A really nasty drug

Why? :-?



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        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.

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#90849

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-29 22:42 +0100
Message-ID<116vjog$3j6fu$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90819
On 29/08/2026 12:45, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-08-28 13:08, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 28/08/2026 05:06, c186282 wrote:
>>> On 8/27/26 16:25, rbowman wrote:
> 
> 
>>>    Anyway, due to lack of veggies, I know I'm not getting
>>>    enough folic acid or 'C' and a couple other little things.
>>>    Those are the pills I buy. Often split 'em - the idea is
>>>    Just Enough. Eat some, but not much, beef - so gotta throw
>>>    in a B-12 once or twice a week. Anyway, the approach dropped
>>>    me from 220 lbs to 155 over about a year. Gained back about
>>>    15 over time but still MUCH better than my max-carb days.
>>>    DO miss the chocolate and Cokes and chips though, but I'd
>>>    have been living on the insulin needle otherwise.
>>>
>> More likely metformin. A really nasty drug
> 
> Why? :-?
> 
> 
Look up its side effects

> 

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#90876

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-29 21:59 -0400
Message-ID<rNSdnegk36XCEw73nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90819
On 8/29/26 07:45, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-08-28 13:08, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 28/08/2026 05:06, c186282 wrote:
>>> On 8/27/26 16:25, rbowman wrote:
> 
> 
>>>    Anyway, due to lack of veggies, I know I'm not getting
>>>    enough folic acid or 'C' and a couple other little things.
>>>    Those are the pills I buy. Often split 'em - the idea is
>>>    Just Enough. Eat some, but not much, beef - so gotta throw
>>>    in a B-12 once or twice a week. Anyway, the approach dropped
>>>    me from 220 lbs to 155 over about a year. Gained back about
>>>    15 over time but still MUCH better than my max-carb days.
>>>    DO miss the chocolate and Cokes and chips though, but I'd
>>>    have been living on the insulin needle otherwise.
>>>
>> More likely metformin. A really nasty drug
> 
> Why? :-?

   WAS on it for a month or two.

   At minimum you'll be blasting out tons of
   yellow semi-liquid poop  :-)

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#90899

From"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-08-30 14:15 +0200
Message-ID<nfil7jF3glU5@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90876
On 2026-08-30 03:59, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/29/26 07:45, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2026-08-28 13:08, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 28/08/2026 05:06, c186282 wrote:
>>>> On 8/27/26 16:25, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>    Anyway, due to lack of veggies, I know I'm not getting
>>>>    enough folic acid or 'C' and a couple other little things.
>>>>    Those are the pills I buy. Often split 'em - the idea is
>>>>    Just Enough. Eat some, but not much, beef - so gotta throw
>>>>    in a B-12 once or twice a week. Anyway, the approach dropped
>>>>    me from 220 lbs to 155 over about a year. Gained back about
>>>>    15 over time but still MUCH better than my max-carb days.
>>>>    DO miss the chocolate and Cokes and chips though, but I'd
>>>>    have been living on the insulin needle otherwise.
>>>>
>>> More likely metformin. A really nasty drug
>>
>> Why? :-?
> 
>    WAS on it for a month or two.
> 
>    At minimum you'll be blasting out tons of
>    yellow semi-liquid poop  :-)
> 

Well, yes. First day, instant diarrhoea. Took just one pill. Doctor then 
put me on something that makes the kidney eject sugar in the urine 
(dapagliflozin). Went fine, till I started to have urinary infections 
due to the amount of sugar in the urine. Then another doctor switched me 
to Metsunix, which is sitagliptin/metformin hydrochloride, and that one 
works perfectly, AFAIK. And is cheap.

Many people are on metformin, I understand.

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        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.

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