Barnaby Wilde

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Thank the stars above Dutchie NEVER leaves his fenders danglin'.

It is very similar to how the pain of a heart attack often gives the sensation of pain in the left arm. During fetal development, the heart is formed high up in the chest cavity- nearly in the neck. As it descends, it captures an arm nerve and pulls it down with the heart. Now that nerve is somewhat connected to both the arm and the heart. Most of your life when you have pain along that nerve you have just injured your arm, so your brain learns, "pain in that nerve=pain in arm". Then, lo-and-behold you get heart pain which also travels along that nerve so your brain thinks that your arm in hurting.

If you want me to really get all "New Agey", I can talk about the human energy fields and how a physical limb removal still leaves the etheric limb intact. Stimuli to that field can still communicate to the brain as if the limb were still there..... but I won't go there.

Aye, Tomato Pie is one of my favorite Summer-time treats... In fact we had some last week. I did not know that it is "freezable" though, will have to try that.

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StinkPot Rule #1: Prepare and store to Leeward !!

Traditionally, there seem to be two favored types of stinkpot: one with a flame, and one with no flame. (let's not throw a flaming...anything into the powder room)

First, have the crew save up their fish guts... need I say more...? In a few days (or weeks) you end up with a nice grayish sludge. Place this in clay pots and 'Heave Away Joe" !!

The other method primarily involves pots of burning sulfur. The stench of burning sulfurous compounds can be quite stifling. Sometimes one would ADD the "fish digest" to the sulfur mixture for an especially pleasant effect.

On a more modern note: there is a product called, "LIQUID ASS". Yes, I said liquid ass !! Go to www.liquidass.com for description and several funny (gut-wrenching) videos.

Guaranteed to break-the-ice at parties!

For those with chemistry backgrounds, here is a list of chemicals with noted aroma...

Thiols

Methanethiol (used rarely, it is a gas and therefore more difficult to handle than liquids)

Ethanethiol deer urine

Propanethiol

Butanethiol, Eau de skunk

Pentanethiol

Other sulfur compounds

Hydrogen sulfide, smelling of rotten eggs (Dangerous! Is as toxic as Hydrogen Cyanide)

Carboxylic acids

Propanoic acid, smelling like sweat

Butanoic acid, strong foul smell, effective and long-lasting

Pentanoic acid

Hexanoic acid, smelling of cheese

Aldehydes

Amines

Ethylamine, fishy smell

Putrescine, smelling of rotten meat

Cadaverine, smelling of rotten meat

Heterocyclic compounds

Indole

Skatole, smelling of feces

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The Commonwealth of Virginia....

Silkie, I am soooo jealous. I would love to sail on the Nykle.

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I have always said that many "bikers" are modern-day pirates...

And that is based primarily on the attitude, not on the crimes thay may-or-may-not commit !

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Let me know if you need any help on that figurehead.

What have you got in mind? I had some ideas too.

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Jelly beans. Duly noted.

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Yes Dutch, but I get to choose the candy in my office...

It's good to be the Doctor !!

Coffee History

Timeline

(Source: http://www.cappuccino.net/html/triviae.html )

c 850

First known discovery of coffee berries. Legend of goat herder Kaldi of Ethiopia who notices goats are friskier after eating red berries of a local shrub. Experiments with the berries himself and begins to feel happier.

c 1100

The coffee first trees are cultivated on the Arabian peninsula. Coffee is first roasted and boiled by Arabs making "qahwa" --- a beverage made from plants.

1475

The worlds first coffee shop opens in Constantinople. It is followed by the establishment of two coffee houses in 1554.

c 1600

Coffee enters Europe through the port of Venice. The first coffeehouse opens in Italy in 1654.

1607

Coffee is introduced to the New World by Captain John Smith, founder of Virginia at Jamestown... Some Canadian historians claim it arrived in previously settled Canada.

1652

The first coffeehouse opens in England. Coffeehouses are called "penny universities" (a penny is charged for admission and a cup of coffee). Edward Lloyd's coffeehouse opens in 1688. It eventually becomes Lloyd's of London, the world's best known insurance company. The word “TIPS” is coined in an English coffee house: A sign reading “To Insure Prompt Service” (TIPS) was place by a cup. Those desiring prompt service and better seating threw a coin into a tin.

1672

The opening of the first Parisian cafe dedicated to serving coffee. In 1713, King Louis XIV is presented with a coffee tree. It is believed that sugar was first used as an additive in his court.

1683

The first coffeehouse opens in Vienna. The Turks, defeated in battle, leave sacks of coffee behind.

1690

The Dutch become the first to transport and cultivate coffee commercially. Coffee is smuggled out of the Arab port of Mocha and transported to Ceylon and East Indies for cultivation.

1721

The first coffeehouse opens in Berlin.

1723

Coffee Plants are introduced in the Americas for cultivation. Gabriel de Clieu, a French naval officer, transports a seedling to Martinique. By 1777, 1920 million coffee plants are cultivated on the island.

1727

The Brazilian coffee industry gets its start from seedlings smuggled out of Paris.

1750

One of Europe's first coffeehouses, Cafe Greco, opens in Rome. By 1763, Venice has over 2,000 coffee shops.

1822

The prototype of the first espresso machine is created in France.

Pirate's Coffee recipe

1 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur

1 oz spiced rum

8 oz coffee

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Actually, mates, I intended to give some serious thoughts to my introductory message, rather than just a quick, "How Y'all Doin?!"

However, since my coxswain is so impatient....

How Y'all Doin ?!

There is a product called "Nature's Miracle" that works wonderfully well for those between-washing cleanups. It is often sold in pet stores for use on pet accidents. So, as such, it is an enzyme spray that removes sweat, body oils, (urine),etc.. It has no fake, Fabreeze smell and really does "freshen" your garb. Obviously, it may not remove powder burns but dissolves many oils and proteins... (insert Lewensky pun here).

"Don't leave the ship without it."

By the way, it works great for pet smells and stains also.

~Barnaby Wilde