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13293. PsychProf - 1/14/2005 5:34:19 PM Jackson Square, Cafe Du Monde...New Orleans at its best. 13294. thoughtful - 1/14/2005 6:07:00 PM They look pretty white to me.
 13295. PelleNilsson - 1/14/2005 7:41:28 PM To me they look black and green.
 13296. Ms. No - 1/14/2005 7:57:31 PM Ah, but if the mackerel is dead in the water it will float belly up in which case all you see is the white. 13297. Ms. No - 1/14/2005 7:58:44 PM My friend's Dumbek is made with fishskin. 13298. Magoseph - 1/14/2005 8:15:55 PM Your friend Dumbek, who is he? 13299. Magoseph - 1/14/2005 8:50:45 PM If you have a sec, go see in News the baby-hippo and his friend the turtle. 13300. judithathome - 1/14/2005 8:52:45 PM I'll bet you friend drummed that little bit of info into you, heh? 13301. thoughtful - 1/14/2005 8:54:52 PM Dear Pelle, Big SMOOCH.
I take it that's a holy mackerel! 13302. thoughtful - 1/14/2005 9:18:23 PM Mags, there is a family resemblance between them, no? 13303. PelleNilsson - 1/14/2005 9:59:35 PM It's the largest mackerel caught in Sweden. It weighed in at 3.6 kg (8 lb).
Yes, the mackerel belly has that peculiar blueish-white lustre that is often sported by British tourists on arrival to Mediterreanen beaches. Two days later one sees them sitting all covered up in dark bars suffering from severe cases of sunburn. 13304. ronski - 1/14/2005 10:02:49 PM thoughtful,
You sure are right about that fog. The only way we could find our way up our road was to try to follow the line between the dark pavement and the headlight reflecting in the snow that was left by the plow on the side.
Even so, I drifted off twice to the other side of the road. The air temperature rose as I drove up the hill, the reverse of normal. I'd say you could see only a foot in front of the bumper. Whew. 13305. thoughtful - 1/14/2005 10:37:43 PM Pelle, you just reminded me of our trip to St Martins...we were on the beach and though my hubby wanted to roast in the sun, I insisted we stay in the shade of the palm trees and use sunblock.
There was this one european gal who was pale, red head who dragged her beach lounger out to the edge of the water so it was lapping under the chair. She chose to go topless so with only this little bikini on she layed in the sun all day. A bunch of friends came over to her at about 3 pm and sent her inside immediately as even in the sun she was clearly red. We never saw her the rest of the vacation! All I could imagine was, with that little skimpy bottom on, there would be no place at all for her to lay without being on tender skin. Oh man, I still ache just thinking about it.
Even with all the care we took, I got sun poisoning on my shins. The slightest touch of fabric caused excrutiating pain. I spend the last few days of my vacation in long pants just to protect my legs.
It was a wonderful vacation, especially the sail boat ride to anguilla. Mind you this was back in the early 1980s and anguilla was barely a hamlet. The beaches looked like white sand and we went snorkeling with the fishes. Phenomenal. Nothing quite so relaxing as the gentle sway of a sail boat with that distinct rhythmic creak of the stretched ropes. 13306. thoughtful - 1/14/2005 10:39:11 PM er...edit...the beaches were white sand..duh!
the beaches looked like white sugar!!! 13307. thoughtful - 1/14/2005 10:39:59 PM 
13308. PelleNilsson - 1/14/2005 11:07:30 PM Sunburn is treacherous because you don't feel it until it's too late. A trick I learnt is to lightly scratch your skin with a fingernail. If the little pain doesn't subside within a couple of seconds you are in the danger zone. 13309. thoughtful - 1/14/2005 11:21:43 PM It's all spin. Ask people to spend a few hours on the beach and they'll jump at the chance....ask them to expose themselves to radiation for several hours and they'll flee.
Similar point made in the science times the other day. A high schooler, as his science project, started a campaign to ban dihydrogen monoxide as in it's solid state it can cause severe tissue damage with prolonged exposure and in its gas state can cause severe burns and it has been found in tumors of cancer patients. 86% of the students got sucked in. Few recognized it as water.
13310. wonkers2 - 1/14/2005 11:22:26 PM Just having had two skin cancers removed I can testify that getting a tan is a dangerous vanity. Actually, I was never inclined to sun bathe but did spend a lot of time in the sun around the water all my life starting when I could walk. Now I usually wear a long sleeved cotton shirt, a hat or cap and plenty of sun screen. 13311. Magoseph - 1/14/2005 11:56:41 PM Too much sun is not kind to women once they reach menopause, my mother always said to us girls. She added to illustrate her point-- look at at your great-aunt, the sun worshipper, how old she looks, how wrinkled, an old hag, that is what she has become. Well, since I thought then that my mother was Cassandra, I took her advice seriously. I have made many mistakes in my life, but I am happy to brag now, I don’t look like an old hag at all—Ask Judith if you don’t believe me. 13312. judithathome - 1/14/2005 11:59:40 PM You certainly don't! Magos has the most stunning complexion...and beautiful green eyes.
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