Mia McDavid <mia_mcdavid at attbi.com> writes: > In fact, the discussion has been a miracle (sorry 'bout that. Habit) > of intelligence and civility. The fact that many of hold opposite > opinions ardently and we have been discussing this for 48 hours > without resorting to name-calling and abuse makes this the most > civilized list I've ever been on. I'm a little surprised the strong disagreements expressed haven't gone badly toxic myself. Of course I'm a lot of messages behind right now, so maybe I'm just behind the curve. "Miracle" is a perfectly good word; although if you specifically mean an instance of divine intervention, that's not what I'm first going to think of. > The turkey came out great, btw. Might still try brining next year, > just to see what that does. I'm thinking of trying brining for Christmas, if I can get organized in time. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b at dd-b.net / http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info