Deer (pun) heart, the american cackleberry (the egg) has been getting a very bum rap for years and years by the medico’s. The cholesterol in an egg is absorbed and digested and the cholesterol component doesn’t enter the bloodstream (as cholesterol) from which the cholesterol test is derived. The liver decides how much cholesterol to put on your medical doctors laboratory tests.

Further, the liver manufactures its own cholesterol. When the liver finds out, you ate then egg, it punches in (the) exogenous source button and renders it stupid.

Furthermore, do not listen to the ppl at Harvard or NIH. Harvard for example hasn’t decided whether its useful to take vitamin pills or shud I say they have decided on alternating years.

Not to worry, there is enough butter in one bear claw to provide enough saturated fats to make the liver go crazy in ldl production.

Egg yolks = cholesterol

Bear claws = carbohydrates

But don’t imagine that SWMBO allows me to consume rolls of that type every day.

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI

yup Arnold Mullahs on the Mainframe is the book – the excerpt is good but the whole thing is better. I even wrote my own mini-review here:

http://cityofbrass.blogspot.com/2002/11/review-mullahs-on-mainframe.html

There weren’t any typo’s nor was I being coy. That isn’t explainable in this format. I suspect Aziz may understand my point.

And, I appreciate your invitation –even had kinfolk out near Footville and Magnolia nears County Road A and Route 213.

Yet, I’m an old man, live out west with mid-west roots.

Everyone makes typographical errors. So don’t be too coy about Aziz. Besides. There’s no reason John Burgess can’t join us all for some good quality food and cheer in or near Madison WI. Which is true for you as well.

Aziz,

“…artichoke egg pastry, a bear claw, and a large coffee.” ?? I thought from my instant googled research is that the Dawoodi Bohra have dietary restrictions. My very own da’i i-mutlaq is She Who Must Be Obeyed (SWMBE). So I am not permitted to even look at an egg yoke, to say nothing of consuming one. So I have learned to suffer in silence and satisfy myself with fried egg whites, which are not cholesterol-laden.

Speaking of research, I found reference to a book by Jonathan Blank, titled “Mullahs on the Mainframe”, and read excerpts from it online. Is that the book you were suggesting that I read in full?

Panera Bread it shall be. Also, it’s easier to park in their franchises than at TT’s.

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI

John Burgess belongs here: xrdarabia.org

and Paul Burgess here: pmburgess.blogspot.com/

and here: paulburgess.org

i didnt know Paul was in Iowa. His blog – xrdarabia.org – is absolutely essential reading too. I wonder how far away he is? and under what pretext we can lure him here?

I really had a great time – apart from the shame at being too slow to grab the check. BTW heres teh blog I mentioned about trransportation issues:

http://www.ctchouston.org/blogs/christof/

and this is probably one of his best posts ever (recently)

http://www.ctchouston.org/intermodality/2009/09/22/megaregional-transit/

its absolutely brilliant. Houston is a great case study for almost every possible issue in transport that you can devise. Hes also very approachable and you might consider inviting him up here to speak about land use issues under aegis of your Dane Cty group.

We definitely have to meet again. I loved meeting Stefi, though I did sympathize with you – I only answer to God for my dietary restrictions, and now I think I get off lucky!

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI