Next Assignment: Find Out Whether the Old Hibernia Bank Also Has Residential Units

"Nefelibata" in the Portuguese, since I'm more or less stuck in the North Valley along this part of the 1-5... Until I get insurance as a licensed driver, that is, and have rebuilt my credit (and have money in the bank.)

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There are over 20 million people living in slavery worldwide. And with global unrest the way it is -- Athens recalling 1960s Paris (but of course, still Greek in 2017), Caracas on fire, North Africa fled from by refugees willing to risk death in the Mediterranean -- the chattel industry IS EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL in its existence. People may not "own" people. Slavery is an abomination.

One newer group that's stood out: www.thriverescue.org. People who've been victims of trafficking and exploitation need help, and that's where Thrive Rescue comes in.

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Recipe time: Rough Puff Pastry

1 to 1.1 cups strong plain flour (high gluten content)
1 tsp fine sea salt
1 cup butter, at room temperature, but not soft
about .63 cups cold water

Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Roughly break the butter in small chunks, add them to the bowl and rub them in loosely. You need to see bits of butter.

Make a well in the bowl and pour in about two-thirds of the cold water, mixing until you have a firm rough dough adding extra water if needed. Cover with cling film and leave to rest for 20 mins in the fridge.

Turn out onto a lightly floured board, knead gently and form into a smooth rectangle. Roll the dough in one direction only, until 3 times the width, about 20 x 50cm. Keep edges straight and even. Don’t overwork the butter streaks; you should have a marbled effect.

Fold the top third down to the center, then the bottom third up and over that. Give the dough a quarter turn (to the left or right) and roll out again to three times the length. Fold as before, cover with cling film and chill for at least 20 mins before rolling to use.

[ed. This stuff is good for handpies and tarts, esp.]

- Courtesy of Gordon Ramsay and Little England Herself

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Personal ad (I am still on Zoosk, of course.)

Loyal-for-a-lifetime in the lifelong civilian idiom still ISO that squee E3 reservist from Napa whom I met several times on O'Farrell in San Francisco - name of Mikey. Semper fidelis, meet me, semper laetus.

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My instagram account is all about living critters - mostly those on four, six, eight or more legs. Sometimes on two, though - but that's usually just me.

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Randomesia, dearest cashieress to Jeremiah Johnson and the gods of country people who want it both ways, be so kind as to count my nickels before I fill a sock with them and go upside somebody's head -- I NEED TOBACCO, WOMAN!