OT: Lost my fingerprint

I was thinking about it, but someone told me that it'll grow back because the print is genetic.

Dang!!!

Lisa

My favorite episode of "The French Chef" was the one on Chicken Meringo [sp?] featuring Julia hacking up a chicken with a cavalry sabre.. Apparently the chef who invented this dish was Napoleon's camp cook, and the sabre was the only "knife" he had on hand. Consequently, if one wants to do Chicken Meringo correctly, one must use a sabre for slicing.

:-D

Arondelle

can't find this original post, but it showed up in someone's reply so I'll just stick it here..

oh, I'll agree that it's terribly rude. I've had complete strangers ask me about it. For the longest time, I wore a wide bracelet on my wrist to cover the first scar, which I've had since I was a toddler. After I got the second one, they became more difficult to hide. Especially as I have very fair skin, and the second scar was a very livid reddish purple color for a year or so after it happened. I got tired of explaining how it happened and the disbelieving looks I got. Being cold about it and telling them it was none of their business just seemed to perpetuate the belief that they were from a suicide attempt..people seem to think if you get even slightly defensive or offended, it must be because their assumption is true.

Now I'm used to it, because I know that when I meet someone new, they will at some point ask me about the scars, or ask a friend of mine about them. but one of the advantages of knowing how to make jewelry is that I can now make bracelets wide and snug enough to cover both scars and stay in place.

-amber.

In article , Kathy N- V writes

I used to be terribly allergic to metal particularly my watch. It was always worse in the summer and I would often end up with open places on my wrists. One summer I decided the answer was to bandage both my wrists. That way I could wear my watch and my wrists would not be irritated and if they were I couldnt stratch them (I would scratch in my sleep as well). I often had odd looks from strangers, and one or two colleagues asked if I was ok and then laughed when I told them but no one openly asked if I had hurt myself. Funnily enough it worked, the allergy was a lot less after a couple of weeks under bandage and has completely gone now. And I'm still wearing the same watch. :-)

at one time, I had tried.I was on Atavan (or something similar) for "panic attacks" (heart palpatations that made me feel like I was running a race, although my heartbeat was normal) that the emergency room gave me. I found out later, that one of the symptoms is can increase suicidal tendencies...I have a lot of blackout of that time, but 2 days in a row, I tried with a broken bottle, and a double blade women's razor, the second in the homeless shelter I was in.

My "regret" is that they are *extremely* light. If I try to use them as an "example" to someone who is talking about it, they say "you didn't, because you have no scars" (of course, medicine attempts don't leave scars...). I wouln't want them to be blaring, but ... argh. And when I am deep in that mood, seeing them "helps" perversely. But thank GOODNESS for Ken.

Okay, I am sorry. I haven't posted on here for about 2 weeks, and this might be the reason...

mary

I had enough trouble with the mandolin...I think I will never do Chicken Meringo correctly...I'll just use my knife!! LOL!

Oooh, imagine the uproar in our pc-ness times.... The phones and e-mails wouldn't stop! LOL

Mavis who hates throwing away food too..

LOL

Mavis

Well...I figured I could add the opposite end of this spectrum. I do have scars on my wrist from 2 suicide attempts. They aren't as noticable as they used to be, but you can see them. When I'm asked about them, I tell people the truth...they are a remnant left over from a time in my life that I came out of a stronger, smarter person, and they help me to recall that I ~am~ that better person now. :)

~Candace~ your local hemp goddess :)

My "regret" is that they are *extremely* light. If I try to use them as an "example" to someone who is talking about it, they say "you didn't, because you have no scars" (of course, medicine attempts don't leave scars...). I wouln't want them to be blaring, but ... argh. And when I am deep in that mood, seeing them "helps" perversely. But thank GOODNESS for Ken.

Okay, I am sorry. I haven't posted on here for about 2 weeks, and this might be the reason...

mary

Mary, please see my post. I completely understand about the " And when I am deep in that mood, seeing them "helps" perversely. " Seeing my own scars has much the same effect on me :) ~Candace~ your local hemp goddess :)

How did you guess that she's one of my heroines? I hope she lives to be 120 or more, and enjoys every moment of her long and amazing life.>

LOL I guess -- I remember watching her too - I always loved her sense of humor... my mother still uses that line where you drop something on the kitchen floor and say "and I'll just pick this up off my immacuately CLEAN kitchen floor"

I knew most of what you wrote - except her background BEFORE she married... didn't know she was from a wealthy CA family... She really was a "self made" woman when it came to her "niche" in the history of television cooking shows.... and spin off marketing. My mom has her cookbooks .... Just think what she did for all the "OTHER" chefs who are now famous TV personalities... she opened that door of opportunity ....

Cheryl last semester of lawschool! yipee! DRAGON BEADS Flameworked beads and glass

I am always up front about recovering from alcoholism, because I have had people come up to me and tell me that me telling my story is what got them sober.

Same with Depression. I am unable to work, so I risk less damage from the stigma of mental illness. I think being up front about it might help someone recognize their own Depression (or whatever) and feel that it is not too shameful to admit their problem and seek help for it.

Tina

"Candace" wrote...

I very much agree with you, Tina. Hiding, or stamping down ~any~ sort of problem will only make it worse.

I am always up front about recovering from alcoholism, because I have had people come up to me and tell me that me telling my story is what got them sober.

Same with Depression. I am unable to work, so I risk less damage from the stigma of mental illness. I think being up front about it might help someone recognize their own Depression (or whatever) and feel that it is not too shameful to admit their problem and seek help for it.

Tina

~Candace~ your local hemp goddess :)

I think, if asked, I'd very dramatically place the back of my hand to my forehead, heave a dramatic sigh, and say "It was...I...no, I musn't speak of it!"

Cheers, Carla (who me? Drama queen? Never!)

Amber wrote:

Oh Lisa - owie!!!!!!! While I haven't cut off any parts I did manage to slide the tip of a screwdriver under my cuticle area once (ow) and I fractured my right forefinger (you are correct about how much you use it!) trying to kill a roach.

Hope your finger is feeling better - and you too.

I LOVE Julia Child (even though I hardly cook). Both her and Natalie Dupree( I think - she may have been local to GA) were both "real" in that they dropped things, mismeasured, made spills etc.

noodle-making