Fw: SCHMALTZ

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Dr. Lisa Earle wrote:
...priceless!!! 
Thanks, I really enjoyed this treasure...Love, Lisa

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...priceless!!!  Thanks, I really enjoyed this treasure...Love, Lisa            -------Original Message------- If you get this and you are not Jewish, I cannot even begin to explain it to you! This goes back 2 generations, 3 if you are over 50. It also explains why many Jewish men died in their early 60's with a non-functional cardiovascular system and looked like today's men at 89. Before we start, there are some variations in ingredients because of the various types of Jewish taste (Polish, Litvack, Dutch and Gallicianer). Just as we Jews have six seasons of the year (winter, spring, summer, autumn, the slack season, and the busy season), we all focus on a main ingredient which, unfortunately and undeservedly, has disappeared from our diet. I'm talking, of course, about SCHMALTZ (chicken fat). SCHMALTZ has, for centuries, been the prime ingredient in almost every Jewish dish, and I feel it's time to revive it to its rightful place in our homes. (I have plans to distribute it in a green glass Gucci bottle with a label clearly saying: "low fat, no cholesterol, Newman's Choice, extra virgin SCHMALTZ." (It can't miss!) Then there are gribenes - pieces of chicken skin, deep fried in SCHMALTZ, onions and salt until crispy brown (Jewish bacon). This makes a great appetizer for the next cardiologist's convention. There's also a nice chicken fricassee (stew) using the heart, gorgle (neck), pupick (a great delicacy, given to the favorite child, usually me), a fleegle (wing) or two, some ayelech (little premature eggs) and other various chicken innards, in a broth of SCHMALTZ, water, paprika, etc. We also have knishes (filled dough) and the eternal question, "Will that be liver, beef or potatoes, or all three?" Other time-tested favorites are kishkeh, and its poor cousin, helzel (chicken or goose neck). Kishkeh is the gut of the cow, bought by the foot at the Kosher butcher. It is turned inside out, scalded and scraped. One end is sewn up and a mixture of flour, SCHMALTZ, onions, eggs, salt, pepper, etc., is spooned into the open end and squished down until it is full. The other end is sewn and the whole thing is boiled. Yummy! My personal all-time favorite is watching my Zaida (grandpa) munch on boiled chicken feet. For our next course we always had chicken soup with pieces of yellow-white, rubbery chicken skin floating in a greasy sea of lukshen (noodles), farfel (broken bits of matzah), tzibbeles (onions), mondlech (soup nuts), kneidlach (dumplings), kasha (groats), kliskelech and marech (marrow bones) . The main course, as I recall, was either boiled chicken, flanken, kackletten, hockfleish (chopped meat), and sometimes rib steaks, which were served either well done, burned or cremated. Occasionally we had barbecued liver done to a burned and hardened perfection in our own coal furnace. Since we couldn't have milk with our meat meals, beverages consisted of cheap soda (Kik, Dominion Dry, seltzer in the spritz bottles). Zei gezunt!!                       .

Inspiration to Uncle Walter

Ariane, darling: Please, print this out and give it to Walter! Thank you- Love, Lisa

Dearest Walter!

We were so glad to hear, that you are home again - now you will get better, slowly, but surely....Went through similar situations, as you know ,but it will take a lot of patience to adjust. Please, get all the help that is available and do not try to do things on your own! I understand, you have a good Attendant now, use her presence as much as possible!

I consider myself so lucky, that over the last few years we had a chance to be together, with our families and friends! You are blessed with a brilliant mind, I hope this will help you philosophically to accept the limitations you may have to carry on with - I know, how hard this is, but indubitably possible! When you feel a little better, try to find humor in some situations, that DOES help! Right now, concentrate on the healing process, a mind (especially your brilliant mind...) is a powerful thing!

Music also helps me personally to accept sometimes certain difficult situations (remember the "Hobellied" from the "Verschwender"..?

So, keep on keeping on, as "they" say...We love you immeasurably and strongly feel, that you will get better, every day in every way!!!

Hugs to you and Ariane, your wonderful wife!

Love, Lisa,

Worry

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
To: Dave R
Date: 4/15/2012
Subject: Re: Pearl of wisdom...

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything."

- Mary Hemingway



-------Original Message-------
From: Dave R
To: Dr. Lisa Earle

Sometimes I do a little too well at this advice :).
---D.



-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
To: Dave R

Does that mean, you worry or you don't?
Love, MOM



-------Original Message-------
From: Dave R
To: Dr. Lisa Earle

It means I worry less than sometimes I should :).
How are you feeling today?

Love you!
---D.





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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
To: Dave R

Actually, your way is really better for your health Click Me!))) in the long run!

Had a rough night, but finally took a pain pill this morning and am beginning to feel a little better...sorry, I could not talk to you last night, but love you bunches!!! Thanks for calling...

Have a great day, and don't worry! There are two emotions that are rather useless and not very productive: "Regret" (what is in the past) and "Worry",( what might happen), so "they say"...

If at all possible, live in the Present, a day is a gift from God and truly a present ! Have Fun...

Love, MOM

Words - Ilana Moshel

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Dr. Lisa Earle wrote:

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From: Ilana Moshel
Date: 1/27/2012 7:32:12 AM

Wonderfully described


CIGARETTE:
A pinch of tobacco
rolled in paper
with fire at one end
and a fool at the other!

MARRIAGE:
It's an agreement
wherein
a man loses his bachelor degree
and a woman gains her master

LECTURE:
An art of transmitting Information
from the notes of the lecturer
to the notes of students
without passing through the minds
of either

CONFERENCE:
The confusion of one man
multiplied by the
number present

COMPROMISE:
The art of dividing
a cake in such a way that
everybody believes
he got the biggest piece

TEARS:
The hydraulic force by which
masculine will power is
defeated by feminine water-power!

CONFERENCE ROOM:
A place where everybody talks,
nobody listens
and everybody disagrees later on

ECSTASY:
A feeling when you feel
you are going to feel
a feeling
you have never felt before

CLASSIC:
A book
which people praise,
but never read

SMILE:
A curve
that can set
a lot of things straight!

OFFICE:
A place
where you can relax
after your strenuous
home life

YAWN:
The only time
when some married men
ever get to open
their mouth

EXPERIENCE:
The name
men give
to their
Mistakes

DIPLOMAT:
A person
who tells you
to go to hell
in such a way
that you actually look forward
to the trip

OPTIMIST:
A person
who while falling
from EIFFEL TOWER
says in midway
"SEE I AM NOT INJURED YET!"

MISER:
A person
who lives poor
so that
he can die RICH!


FATHER:
A banker
provided by
nature

BOSS:
Someone
who is early
when you are late
and late
when you are early

POLITICIAN:
One who
shakes your Hand before elections
and your Confidence later

DOCTOR:
A person who kills
your ills by pills,
and kills you
by his bills!

Unexpected Hugs

Life is filled with unexpected hugs.

- Elaine Singer.

A quote from Elaine Singer. She felt compelled to visited her daughter Susan's grave in the Jewish cemetary in Ft Lauderdale that day. Looking up and over and saw my father and sister's (Simon and Suzie). Then upon arriving home, she found a letter waiting from my mother.

I love this quote.

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Associated with email-thread surrounding this photo Elaine found recently of our Confirmation group at Temple Emanu-El.

...Feeling Halfway Better Than Yesterday...

Man muss halt von Tag zu Tag immer auf das Gute sehen und dankbar sein, wenn man sich halbwegs besser fuehlt als gestern.

- Dr. Lisa Ruden-Earle

"One must stop from day to day, to always see the good in and be thankful for finding himself feeling halfway better than yesterday!"

Great quote on the human-condition, from one of my greatest sources of inspiration.


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From: Dr. Lisa Earle

...sharing (for your German practice...:)))





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From: Walter & Ariane Roy
Date: 1/9/2012 12:30:12 PM
To: Lisa Earle
Subject: Hallo

Dear Lisa

Thank you for your frequent e-mails! The last one was very funny and brings the e-mail-problem to the point!!!!

Weiter in Deutsch:
Ich freue mich immer von dir zu hören, und dass es dir mit dem Herzschrittmacher besser geht. Kannst du wieder ohne Rollstuhl in den Pool??
Walter war heute nochmals zur Abklärung seiner Darmkrämpfe im Spital. Seine Werte sind alle gut. Die Ursache seiner Krämpfe sind scheinbar Verdauungsreste, die im Darm stecken bleiben. Da gibt es nur eine Durchspühlung des Darmes, wozu er einen bis 2 Tage im Spital bleiben müsste. Das will er natürlich nicht und geht lieber mit Krämpfen und Appetitlosigkeit herum. Du kennst Walter. Sein Sturkopf ist zeitweise wirklich schwer erträglich! Er will nicht wahrhaben, dass seine Unlust beim Essen auch für mich nicht gerade appetitfördernd ist. Aber es ist sein Körper und er muss auf seine Weise damit klar kommen.
Generell, sollst du wissen, hat Walter sehr abgebaut. Er ist sehr mager geworden und bewegt sich nur mehr sehr langsam fort. Er weist plötzlich greisenhafte Züge auf. Trotz allem kann er immer noch die Treppen gehen und sich selber anziehen, was mich freut. Unser war das gemeinsame Essen. Ich hoffe sehr, dass in der wärmeren Jahreszeit Walter wieder mehr Appetit bekommt. Das würde die zwischenmenschliche Atmosphäre deutlich verbessern.
Anbei noch einigen Bilder von Weihnachten mit Simon, die dich sicher freuen werden.

Ich umarme dich fest und freue mich, dass es dich gibt!!!!!!

Much Love from all of us!
Ariane




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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Date: 1/9/2012 2:20:18 PM
Subject: Re: Hallo

Meine liebe Ariane-

Vielen Dank fuer deinen E-brief, der die jetzige Situation so richtig vormalt. Wie man hier in English sagt: "Old age is not for Sissies"( Das Alter ist nicht fuer Feiglinge (((

Es ist so schwer sich mit den verschiedenen Alterserscheinungen abzufinden und I kann es verstehen was Walter (und auch du, die ihn versucht zu helfen) jetzt durchgehen...

Auf English:

I also had a pretty difficult year (Von einem Spital nach dem Andern...), the pacemaker seems to help a lot, but this Blood condition (MDS - Mylodiplastic Syndrome - check it with Google) where I have to check my Hemoglobin and the White Corpuscles every 3 weeks,seem to make me fairly weak, but I am doing the Best I am able to do. Yes, I still let Julie take me down to the pool in the Wheel chair, my legs are giving me too much pain, if I use them going uphill especially. I am getting Physical Therapy twice a week (at home) which are quite helpful.

Man mus halt von Tag zu Tag immer auf das Gute sehen und dankbar sein , wenn man sich halbwegs besser fuehlt als gestern (? May be?)

Bitte gib Walter meine innigsten Wuensche fuer eine schnelle Verbesserung der Magen Situation - Ich habe auch aehnliche Schwierigkeiten - wenig Appetit. Gib ihm wenig Fleisch und meistens gekochtes Gemuese - aber sicherlich wird sein Herr Doctor ihm eine Diet vorschreiben. (Ich nehme "Metamusil" (check with Google)_ fuer die bessere Ausleerung des Darmes - das scheint zu helfen.

Ariane Darling, ich umarme dich und wuensch dir und Walter und deinen Buben ein Prosit (und vor Allen) gesundes, Neujahr!

Alles Liebe, Lisa





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2012/1/10 Dave R wrote:

Hallo Ariane!
I am sorry to hear of Walter's discomfort and loss of appetite. A quick note in case it might be helpful... Pam said to think about food or drink that might help moving digestion along. For example: Water (ALWAYS important), mineral oil, laxative (Abfuehrmittel?).

The cilia (Zilien? - Haerchen in dem Darm) that move digestion along may be damaged or not working so well. Think of food or drink that move through easily.

Hope this letter is not an unwanted intrusion.

Love to you both, from both of us...
---Dave and Pammie.

PS: Ich wuerde auf Deutsch schreiben, aber das Thema ist wichtig.




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From: Dave R
Date: 1/10/2012 2:29:36 PM
To: Dr. Lisa Earle
Subject: Re: Fw: Hallo

Man mus halt von Tag zu Tag immer auf das Gute sehen und dankbar sein , wenn man sich halbwegs besser fuehlt als gestern

Is this your own quote?
It's a very good comment to the human-condition :))).

Ich genoss die deutsche Leseuebungen (oy this German multi-word construction!).
---D.






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2012/1/10 Dr. Lisa Earle wrote:

...my own quote )))

(sometimes I surprise myself and instead of borrowing someone else's thoughts, I do think for myself, especially when writing in my mother tongue (German)...

Thanks also for sharing your sensible advise to Ariane and Walter =I agree totally and I am hoping that it will be helpful ! Love to both of you for thinking in this direction! I am certain they will also appreciate it.

Love, MOM

Thought of the Day

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Date: January 05, 2012, 12:45pm

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly."

- Leo Tolstoy