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Menolly wrote: ↑ why were they skinned?

After the myriad iterations I have done what is domestically called "charby chick", I have found that getting crisp skin on a smoked-and-saucy thigh is not consistently achievable. Saturday's grilling of skinned, but still bone-in, pieces turned out better, nu?

Fired up the grill last night for chicken thighs kissed with applewood smoke and sauced sweet-and-spicy. Served with steamed broccoli for all, plus an ear of corn for Dam-sel.

Skyweir wrote: ↑In many ways it exposes these candidates to criticism and scrutinizing investigation, not something to which all humans can stand up.

Few indeed.

[considers his possible responses] Yes, of course I asked for your advice as a fellow mod. To have not acted in accordance with that counsel would have disrespected the input I requested, nu? I also considered that some still value post count, and to delete extraneous-but-inoffensive posts causes ma...

wayfriend wrote: ↑ To some extent, you're impressed that they are not spoiled or greedy or overprotected.

Lest anyone miss this point, SRD uses Immure and Demure to emphasize it. Apart from that contrast, it is not clear why Estie's sisters are in the story.

Odd. I thought Tangents would be about folk like George Hamilton or Zonker Harris.

Well...I could tidy up by deleting those posts, but will leave it all for the "thread drift" fun.

I do see some parallels between Estie and Elega, two royal daughters; will have to give that some thought...

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One clear break: Both respective fathers manipulate their relationships with their daughters, but the outcome of the two relationships drive very different narratives.

Taking nothing away from Linden, Teresa, Morn, or even others such as Chrysalis, Estie is certainly a great protagonist...perhaps not as well Chosen, but no less well served.

It's a somewhat different skillset. Since I don't play, the comparison I make is that while Dam-sel excels at similar games (like crosswords or Wheel of Fortune), I am more skilled at trivia games like Jeopardy! Like Fred Sanford, I have a mind full of junk.

Welcome to the Watch, Russ. May you thrive here...and contribute.

Join in anywhere, whether it be about making your way through The Great God's War, your thoughts on Donaldson stories you like better, or wherever you feel moved to comment.

Lunch today for Dam-sel, Menolly, and myself was a last bowl apiece of matzah ball soup from the holiday makings. Finished off the stock and matzah balls; put a further dent in the leftover turkey and the on-hand onion, celery, carrot, etc.

Much as I regret being the pedant in the room, the Pope in the thread title is not the Pope in the puffy AI coat.

Should there be mod-magic to move the sub-thread to the thread for the Pope-in-the-picture, drop this post; I won't Morn the post count.

Or leave it here. I'll say no more about it.

Can we get a "No Thanks" button? :lol: :lol: :lol: -jay No, but if you thank a post, the thumbs up turns into a thumbs down, and you have the option to remove your thanks. :D --A Greatly appreciated. The GoodPost button on the former site seemed to garner quite a few unintended clicks fro...

I cannot speak to issues of gender transition. On the other hand, one beloved of me did not blink when medical necessity said "double mastectomy" in her mid-fifties. The physical, mental, and emotional strength to weather that choice, not only in its making, but in the ongoing process of h...

No, those present at the Colossus in that scene are Cov, Elena (dead), Foamfollower, Bannor, and Triock.

Delighted to be reunited with Pair o' Docks, noble Ranyhyn!

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