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Speaking of my neighbor, Dr. Doreen, her husband Albert also has a website that you may find interesting, Americandrink.net. There are interesting posts and a growing library of mixed drink recipes. Albert is pretty good behind a bar so you may find a new favorite here. Also speaking of Doreen, she invented a new drink she calls Tom Yum Collins. You can find the recipe on Americandrink.net.  Splenda Sugar Blend - Half the Sugar?? I also use calorie free sweeteners when possible, like Splenda in the yellow packets. I also have a box of granulated Splenda which works well for things like oatmeal. So my box of Splenda was almost empty so I looked for it the next time I was at Safeway. On the shelf next to the box of granulated Splenda was a bag of a new product – Splenda Sugar Blend, a mix of Splenda and sugar. I think the logical assumption is that it would have fewer calories than sugar, but more than zero. A quick check of the nutrition label shows 10 calories per 1/2 tsp. Checking a bag of regular sugar shows 15 calories per 1 tsp. Wait a minute! Regular sugar is 15 calories per teaspoon and Splenda Sugar Blend, which is made with 0 calorie Splenda, is 20 calories per teaspoon. Just goes to show that you need to be informed because even products you know can fool you. I’ve posted previously about Ryanair head Michael O’leary and his hair-brained ideas to cut costs (and fares) on Ryanair. Ideas like paying to use the on board lavatories, charging overweight people higher fares and selling smokeless cigarettes on board. His latest idea is for passengers to stand during flights. This would allow for higher passenger density on the aircraft. Boeing has responded by saying they will not look into the idea because federal regulations require seats to withstand 13Gs, or 13 times the force of gravity and that cannot be done in a standing position. Regardless of whether any of these ideas pan out, I have come to the conclusion that Mr. O’Leary is a marketing genius. He has received an incredible amount of free advertising in the form of news reports on these wild ideas. And every one of these news stroies mentions how low they would expect fares to be if they got their way. Less than $10 one way? Who wouldn’t check out Ryanair if they were flying in Europe. So, way to go Mr. O’Leary. I look forward to more ridiculous ideas in the future, and who knows, maybe one of them will actually be usable. Edward M. Nysether passed away on his farm near Silvana, WA on September 17, 2010. He was born on July 12, 1935 and was the oldest child of Oliver and Myrtle Nysether. He attended Silvana School and graduated from Arlington High School in 1953. He served two years in the U.S. Army and later worked for two years for the Washington State Fisheries. He then returned to work the family dairy farm where he lived for the rest of his life. He is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Sandra Nysether; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Gerald and Donna Nysether of Arlington, WA; Rev. Myron and Jeanne Nysether of Apache Junction, AZ; and his sister, Mary Nysether of Seattle, WA. Ed also leaves step-children, Shane Mensik, Melanie Smith, Beth Countryman, and James Mensik; his nephews and niece, Todd Nysether, Heidi MacMahon, Kenneth Nysether, and Nathan Nysether. Edward enjoyed a close relationship with a large circle of relatives, friends and neighbors and took pleasure in the everyday experience of farm life. Getting his hay in the barn before it rained was a victory, quirky things the animals did became humorous stories, and even his perpetual battles with the moles made him laugh when they outwitted him once again. He had a quick smile and a delightful boyish sense of humor. He was honest, straight-forward, kind, generous and always willing to help. He was baptized in the Little White Church on the Hill and was a life-time member of Peace Lutheran Church (previously Zion Lutheran). He lived out his faith by his actions rather than words. Ed will be greatly missed.
As I have grown older I find that I take what journalists say with skepticism, since so much of what they seem to say nowadays is laced with personal opinion. However, Dr. Doreen has enlightened me that this is actually a form of journalism that is known as civic journalism and has its roots back in the days of the founding of the United States. It was proposed that the accuracy of the information was improved by the input of many people. Therefore, opinion of one person may be agreed to or contradicted by others and ultimately people could determine what the “truth” was. Today we have news and other websites that allow comments and may lead to conversations. I still take what I hear with a grain of salt, but I do try to look at at it in the spirit of civic journalism. Doreen has a blog on her website that you may want to checkout. |
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