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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Save room for dessert tonight. I was thinking of baking before Rick's email. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Apricot spice cake.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Backstory:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">When I grew up in Ohio, I never saw a fresh apricot. Fresh fruits and vegetables were not shipped from Chile or New Zealand, the produce department was sparce during the winter months. So for variety, we occasionally had stewed apricots, made from dried fruit sold in a plastic bag.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">When I moved to CA and bought a house, I discovered I was the owner of a remnant of an old apricot orchard. Those trees were only lasted a few more years, but by then I had learned grafting. The fruit in my yard is identical to the apricots that grew here long ago.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Trivia question: Before Silicon Valley, what was the name of this area?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Scroll down to the very bottom of this email.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 09:49:11 PM PDT, Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
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<div>Saturday, May 14, 2022, 4pm - 12m PDT (UTC -7)<br><br>Rick & Deirdre's house<br>1105 Altschul Ave. @ Gordon Ave.<br>W. Menlo Park<br>(lost? call me: 650-283-7902)<br><a href="http://linuxmafia.com/cabal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/cabal/</a><br><br>As NWS is my co-pilot, we are about to have beautiful weather, starting<br>tomorrow (Thursday) about 70-75 °F, well into evenings. So, how<br>about summer fare?<br><br>Fresh-grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and home-made potato salad,<br>plus home-made garlic bread and something for dessert? Your job: show up.<br><br><br>You must:<br><br>o Be COVID-19 vaccinated.<br>o Feel safe to be here, in company.<br>o Attend at your own risk.<br><br>Bring your CDC card. I will check.<br><br>_or_ attend online, via Jitsi Meet: <br><a href="http://meet.jit.si/CABAL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://meet.jit.si/CABAL</a><br>To attend remotely, you'll need:<br><br>o Computer w/Web browser. <br> <a href="https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers</a><br><br> mic w/ speakers/headphones. Headphones/earbuds<br> are recommended because they avert audio feeback loops.<br><br>o or a specialised Jitsi Meet client program:<br><br> o Jitsi Meet Client (28MB APK) for Android 5.0+, via F-Droid:<br> <a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/</a><br><br> o Jitsi Meet Client for Android, via Google Play Store<br> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet</a><br><br> o Jitsi Meet Client for iOS, via Apple iTunes Store<br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905</a><br><br> o Jitsi Meet Electron desktop client (86MB binary: Linux x86_64, MacOS,<br> MS-Windows), <a href="https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases</a><br> (Recommendation for headphones/earbuds still applies.)<br><br>Riddle me this: WHat am I implicitly saying, if I mention that the<br>Beatles were entirely mistaken in suggesting my hair would be falling<br>out, nor have I rented a cottage on the Isle of Wight?<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>conspire mailing list<br><a href="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br><a href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">A century ago, the area from the edge of Stanford to Campbell and Los Gatos was The Valley of the Heart's Delight. It was all fruit trees.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Los Altos was the apricot capital of the world. Sunnyvale had cherries. There remain a few place names like Pruneridge and Blossom Hill. It was the largest area of fruit trees in the history of the world.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Now most people buy dried cots that were grown in Turkey or nearby countries.</div><div><br></div>
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