Feeds-Simple And Complex

[Pickwick]

  On 11/8/2016 at 5:47 AM, PenIngeneer said:

Even extremely unusual... Sounds reasonable, your wife's point...

 

Yes, my Oma was the last perfect woman...

 

Why do they need to be blind? That they don't see each other? Since you appear to be a shaver, not being shaven could not be the reason...

 

is it shaven or shaved?

 

PS: Do you think that they will kick us out of this forum? Perhaps we could start a new one, about women? The perfect one? but then, they might think we talk about the perfect fountain pen... or "The correlation between female ball pen users and their degree of perfection?"

 

My dear friend, rather than start a new forum, you both should put to good use the pens, ink and paper you have and correspond with each other on the subject, Since the original topic seems to be totally lost in any case.

[pen tom]

  On 11/8/2016 at 7:50 AM, Pickwick said:

 

My dear friend, rather than start a new forum, you both should put to good use the pens, ink and paper you have and correspond with each other on the subject, Since the original topic seems to be totally lost in any case.

 

Amen to that

[Bo Bo Olson]

I'm sure fountain pens were mentioned in every post.

 

Blind women don't see the common every day faults of a man.

Many a man sees more in a mirror than anyone else in the world....a second reason to have a blind wife.

 

In my wife buys me fountain pens when she gets up early to go to Flea Markets, allowing me to sleep...even if she don't know exactly what I want.....that is close to perfect.

See, fountain pens.

She got me an Elysee Globetrotter, and English Parker flighter set the last time. and at good prices.

A while back I got an old Maltese Cross Diplomat...because she likes taking her Bic to the slow worm, so the early bird has a warm meal.

 

 

Good beer, fast driving and wild fountain pens....some folks want egg in their beer too. Sigh.

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/8/2016 at 11:44 PM, Bo Bo Olson said:

I'm sure fountain pens were mentioned in every post.

 

Blind women don't see the common every day faults of a man.

Many a man sees more in a mirror than anyone else in the world....a second reason to have a blind wife.

 

In my wife buys me fountain pens when she gets up early to go to Flea Markets, allowing me to sleep...even if she don't know exactly what I want.....that is close to perfect.

See, fountain pens.

She got me an Elysee Globetrotter, and English Parker flighter set the last time. and at good prices.

A while back I got an old Maltese Cross Diplomat...because she likes taking her Bic to the slow worm, so the early bird has a warm meal.

 

 

Good beer, fast driving and wild fountain pens....some folks want egg in their beer too. Sigh.

Egg in beer?

 

... and fountain pen feeds, simple and complex... that's really much a point of view... in one way, they have to be simple so that they can be manufactured for a reasonable price (next to nothing) and, once you know, everything can be simple... however, I love swimming in technical complexities, necessary complexity ... my life, I rather lead simple

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/8/2016 at 7:50 AM, Pickwick said:

 

My dear friend, rather than start a new forum, you both should put to good use the pens, ink and paper you have and correspond with each other on the subject, Since the original topic seems to be totally lost in any case.

good idea!

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/8/2016 at 6:19 PM, pen tom said:

 

Amen to that

go for it, mate! it's all yours

[Bo Bo Olson]

Wanting egg in beer.....a WW2 term....my mother invaded France D-Day +11.....and it was an English expression in eggs were rationed for wanting extra for nothing.

 

There are however a number of beer and egg drinks.....I didn't tend bar for 8 years for nothing.....now a days I'd be called a mixologist.....back then it was just called being a good bartender.

Belgium ale eggnog....

Jamaican Stout punch......

I do have a yard of books in my library on booze, wine and beer....some bar books from 1900, 1930's '50-60's and so on.

I have a replica one with cocktails from the 1850,70, 80's......yep....sorry to spoil the westerns, but in a good saloon one could get a shaken cocktails.....like a Stonewall Jackson. The drinks were a bit sweeter than liked now.

In a good saloon one didn't have any of them too poor to drink there cow pokes hanging around either.....less drunken gun fights in a good saloon.

 

and I looked and found one the Germans made....not that I ever run into it, mind you.

Heisses Eierbier.........hot egg beer.

 

Servings 2-3 Yield 2-4 glasses Units US

• 2 cups beer (white.----Weizenbier or Hefeweizen or light.....Blond....normal color beer.....Not Miller!!!....do remember the key to bar-tending is to use good ingredients. )
• lemon peel, strip of
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup milk

1. Heat beer, lemon peel, and sugar.
2. Bring to boiling point, but DO NOT boil.
3. Beat yolks with milk.
4. Add a little of the hot beer to the egg yolk mixture.
5. When smoothly blended, turn back into rest of beer.
6. Beat over VERY low heat until thick and foamy.
7. Serve in cups or mugs.

I think that beats adding fake grapefruit in beer.

 

Mummm... I've been falling down on the job....not a lemon to peel in the house.

No heavy cream either....it's getting Eggnog time. Not necessary with beer....brandy, rum or bourbon is traditional.

 

I do like the old recipes from the '20-50's, where a complicated drink had it's 5 ingredients rather than the cheap 'modern' three.....much less expensive bar stock; less time to make....and the idiot on the seat don't know better.....sigh.

 

 

Ah....Ha....I now know where I got my 1/2 system for nib flex from 'true' regular flex up to Wet Noodle. Bar-tending is is a series of half's....a shot, 1/2 a shot, 1/4, 1/8th and a couple of drops.....and measured. None of this guess and golly (bleep).

A drink should always taste the same. A good bartender can adjust a drink if wished....a tad sweeter for a woman, a tad drier for a man.....which you can not do with a single bottle of sweet/sour......blasphemy cubed.

 

There is a vast desert on the other side of the bar....and any juggling fool behind the bar should be arrested for animal cruelty.

 

I was eating at a fine restaurant and the worlds greatest juggler was juggling bottles in the next room across a second floor patio; a bar....instead of making and serving fine drinks.

I didn't waste a minute of my time to go watch a juggler. Had he been a bartender from The George in Paris....I'd found a bar seat to be glued too, watching greatness.

 

To bring in fountain pens.....I use Esterbrook nibs mostly in my Westerns.

A mechanical pencil, was called a propelling pencil and were common 1870-80's. As were Stylus pens....before Waterman Now there was a pen that had to be held at 90 degrees or it wouldn't work.

My Hero...a traveling salesman has to use a folding dip pen, and a stagecoach proof traveling inkwell, in his Stylus is broke.

Edited November 9, 2016 by Bo Bo Olson

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/9/2016 at 2:13 PM, Bo Bo Olson said:

Wanting egg in beer.....a WW2 term....my mother invaded France D-Day +11.....and it was an English expression in eggs were rationed for wanting extra for nothing.

 

There are however a number of beer and egg drinks.....I didn't tend bar for 8 years for nothing.....now a days I'd be called a mixologist.....back then it was just called being a good bartender.

Belgium ale eggnog....

Jamaican Stout punch......

I do have a yard of books in my library on booze, wine and beer....some bar books from 1900, 1930's '50-60's and so on.

I have a replica one with cocktails from the 1850,70, 80's......yep....sorry to spoil the westerns, but in a good saloon one could get a shaken cocktails.....like a Stonewall Jackson. The drinks were a bit sweeter than liked now.

In a good saloon one didn't have any of them too poor to drink there cow pokes hanging around either.....less drunken gun fights in a good saloon.

 

and I looked and found one the Germans made....not that I ever run into it, mind you.

Heisses Eierbier.........hot egg beer.

 

Servings 2-3 Yield 2-4 glasses Units US

• 2 cups beer (white.----Weizenbier or Hefeweizen or light.....Blond....normal color beer.....Not Miller!!!....do remember the key to bar-tending is to use good ingredients. )
• lemon peel, strip of
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup milk

1. Heat beer, lemon peel, and sugar.
2. Bring to boiling point, but DO NOT boil.
3. Beat yolks with milk.
4. Add a little of the hot beer to the egg yolk mixture.
5. When smoothly blended, turn back into rest of beer.
6. Beat over VERY low heat until thick and foamy.
7. Serve in cups or mugs.

I think that beats adding fake grapefruit in beer.

 

Mummm... I've been falling down on the job....not a lemon to peel in the house.

No heavy cream either....it's getting Eggnog time. Not necessary with beer....brandy, rum or bourbon is traditional.

 

I do like the old recipes from the '20-50's, where a complicated drink had it's 5 ingredients rather than the cheap 'modern' three.....much less expensive bar stock; less time to make....and the idiot on the seat don't know better.....sigh.

 

 

Ah....Ha....I now know where I got my 1/2 system for nib flex from 'true' regular flex up to Wet Noodle. Bar-tending is is a series of half's....a shot, 1/2 a shot, 1/4, 1/8th and a couple of drops.....and measured. None of this guess and golly (bleep).

A drink should always taste the same. A good bartender can adjust a drink if wished....a tad sweeter for a woman, a tad drier for a man.....which you can not do with a single bottle of sweet/sour......blasphemy cubed.

 

There is a vast desert on the other side of the bar....and any juggling fool behind the bar should be arrested for animal cruelty.

 

I was eating at a fine restaurant and the worlds greatest juggler was juggling bottles in the next room across a second floor patio; a bar....instead of making and serving fine drinks.

I didn't waste a minute of my time to go watch a juggler. Had he been a bartender from The George in Paris....I'd found a bar seat to be glued too, watching greatness.

 

To bring in fountain pens.....I use Esterbrook nibs mostly in my Westerns.

A mechanical pencil, was called a propelling pencil and were common 1870-80's. As were Stylus pens....before Waterman Now there was a pen that had to be held at 90 degrees or it wouldn't work.

My Hero...a traveling salesman has to use a folding dip pen, and a stagecoach proof traveling inkwell, in his Stylus is broke.

Your mother invading France... now I understand why you have such a gem of a wife...

 

I would need to be at a certain level of alcohol content before I would try eggs in whatever drink or form... perhaps as a dare...

 

used to be a sort off bar tender in a student club... long time ago

 

I noticed the snippet about pens at the end.

[Bo Bo Olson]

By you in the 'Deep, Deep, Deeper South you should try one of the rich*** eggnogs in July......we do that in and around Christmas up north of the Equator.

There are so many more fine recipes now on the net than in my bar books.....there are even how to clips.

 

Skinny milk eggnogs makes as much sense as Miller Lite.

 

We humans have been making milk and egg and milk drinks since the 1600's and we are now in The Golden Age of Eggnog.

 

You can throw a steak on a fire....or you can BBQ. It is always worth the extra effort.

 

I'm getting some heavy cream...and going to make a mess in the kitchen today, the day after and the day after that. I saw some real delicious looking Eggnogs on the net.

 

Best is egg yoke and milk&cream all the spices and a bit of booze (spiced rum is right for the season)....then later after it has melded and cooled in the refrigerator, whipping the whipped stiff egg white into it, just before serving, then dust with nutmeg.

We have cinnamon sticks. I'll fake it with vanilla extract. Tomorrow, I'll have my wife find some real vanilla seed, Wenn Schoen, Dann Shoen!

 

 

 

Oh, any good bartender had a coffee cup plate behind the bar with the white of an egg in it. A knife tip of egg white makes the head of shaken drinks stand longer...and has no taste. That's why the head of a Whiskey Sour stands up at a good bar and not at home.

 

The older Germans and their parents I know were brought up by Hitler to be anti-cocktail....pure only. The younger more party traveled youth is more cocktail aware.

Yet, I have a real good German bar book from the '20's....back when the poor Americans and Canadians couldn't get a legal drink.

 

Hemingway and Thurber stayed in Europe because both were drunks....returning to American only when booze was again legal.

Moleskine was then a real paper....ie fountain pen friendly. Hemingway was alleged to have written on it.........not the ball point only Moleskine of today, which bought the name only.

Sometimes it's hard to bring up fountain pens.

Standing Hemingway always read the whole book before starting his day's writing.......one way to get rid of a hangover.

Thurber always ended his day's work with the word 'and'. That way he could jump start his new day.....and come back and fix that sentence or paragraph later.

Edited November 11, 2016 by Bo Bo Olson

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/11/2016 at 10:41 AM, Bo Bo Olson said:

By you in the 'Deep, Deep, Deeper South you should try one of the rich*** eggnogs in July......we do that in and around Christmas up north of the Equator.

There are so many more fine recipes now on the net than in my bar books.....there are even how to clips.

 

Skinny milk eggnogs makes as much sense as Miller Lite.

 

We humans have been making milk and egg and milk drinks since the 1600's and we are now in The Golden Age of Eggnog.

 

You can throw a steak on a fire....or you can BBQ. It is always worth the extra effort.

 

I'm getting some heavy cream...and going to make a mess in the kitchen today, the day after and the day after that. I saw some real delicious looking Eggnogs on the net.

 

Best is egg yoke and milk&cream all the spices and a bit of booze (spiced rum is right for the season)....then later after it has melded and cooled in the refrigerator, whipping the whipped stiff egg white into it, just before serving, then dust with nutmeg.

We have cinnamon sticks. I'll fake it with vanilla extract. Tomorrow, I'll have my wife find some real vanilla seed, Wenn Schoen, Dann Shoen!

 

 

 

Oh, any good bartender had a coffee cup plate behind the bar with the white of an egg in it. A knife tip of egg white makes the head of shaken drinks stand longer...and has no taste. That's why the head of a Whiskey Sour stands up at a good bar and not at home.

 

The older Germans and their parents I know were brought up by Hitler to be anti-cocktail....pure only. The younger more party traveled youth is more cocktail aware.

Yet, I have a real good German bar book from the '20's....back when the poor Americans and Canadians couldn't get a legal drink.

 

Hemingway and Thurber stayed in Europe because both were drunks....returning to American only when booze was again legal.

Moleskine was then a real paper....ie fountain pen friendly. Hemingway was alleged to have written on it.........not the ball point only Moleskine of today, which bought the name only.

Sometimes it's hard to bring up fountain pens.

Standing Hemingway always read the whole book before starting his day's writing.......one way to get rid of a hangover.

Thurber always ended his day's work with the word 'and'. That way he could jump start his new day.....and come back and fix that sentence or paragraph later.

here, down under, it is so hot that even the chicken are marsupial and nocturnal. Firstly eggs have soft shell and are very small, secondly, the egg yoke is almost white...

 

Seriously... does anyone, not only Bo Bo, but anyone, have any close up photos of feeds, of any fountain pen? I want to finish my chapter on feeds... done all the technical stuff and would like to demonstrate now, how they are applied in different designs. I don't have photo close up facilities. Help would be appreciated. Very!

[Bo Bo Olson]

I suggest starting a new thread just on that....because I think many have stopped reading....being narrowly focused than me.

Buying third quality eggnog in stores ....instead of DYS. .........or stories of how the lack of money was the root of all evil. Hummmm, was that covered?

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/12/2016 at 5:23 PM, Bo Bo Olson said:

I suggest starting a new thread just on that....because I think many have stopped reading....being narrowly focused than me.

Buying third quality eggnog in stores ....instead of DYS. .........or stories of how the lack of money was the root of all evil. Hummmm, was that covered?

sure, well covered...

 

what would we call this new thread?

[Bo Bo Olson]

Happy with BSing on this one, but for serious folks with pictures of their feeds....you need a new thread.

I will make eggnog today. Yesterday's plan of doing so got shot down by buying a 4K TV for the bedroom. The old TV had shown 9 years is old in modern TV....but turning on in the middle of the night or turning off in the middle of a program .

 

4 K is still down the road, but it was a 'dirt' cheap loss leader sale product of a LG TV. 40"...only 15 E more than the a good Sony....with it's 'only' 400 hz.....that is of course not really needed.....but one does need Chrome hubcaps.

I had gone down to look at a 200HZ one for the bedroom.....It is easy to be a good salesman when you have a good product at a very good price......

O% interest helps, when the banks are are giving 1/2 a % or less on savings.....in they are getting free roulette money from the government.

 

Times are bad when a solid middle class companies are forced to advertise their stock in newspapers to raise money; in investing in middle class companies is too much trouble for banker's bonuses.

The golden rule, he with the gold rules.

It is the Government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich; paid for by the poor.

 

When one is young, believe in good sounding national myth is easily learned, in experience is light.

Be wary of the sober cynic.

Governments should not cut the pensions too much, or the normal old age cynicism will become somber and sober.

 

It is bad when anarchy is better than what oligarchy governments offers it's working class.

What's really funny with those two fools running, it was the lowest voter turn out in ages....and there was a third alternative.....who owns no news media platforms, so got no press.

Vote oligarchy, get oligarchy....don't vote and get it anyway.

 

It was real, real bad, when voting became so electronic, one could not vote for the better candidates writing in at the polling places. One can no longer vote for Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck. OH My......we just elected Donald Duck!!!!!!

 

.......

 

 

Oh my, the other was real Mickey Mouse actually.

Edited November 13, 2016 by Bo Bo Olson

[Bo Bo Olson]

I just heard of your 7.8/9 earthquake. I hope you and yours is ok.

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/13/2016 at 7:13 PM, Bo Bo Olson said:

I just heard of your 7.8/9 earthquake. I hope you and yours is ok.

didn't hear nor feel anything... must have had my power nap Australia is big... 20 time bigger than Germany. If it happened at the other end, we, on the eastern end would not notice, I think.

 

I'll try to set up another threat.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Thought you were in NZ.....then good.

Though Australia has many built in deadly dangers, from reptiles sharks and or dollar coin sized jelly fish and mini octopuses.

 

Just realized that to you growing up in Germany, Donald Duck might be outside your cognizance. On second thought....Scrouge McDuck and Donald were known I think I've seen comics on sale in German antique shows on TV......and we have elected both in one.

 

Though Lucky Luke seems to have been more popular in Germany than others.

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/14/2016 at 10:07 AM, Bo Bo Olson said:

Thought you were in NZ.....then good.

Though Australia has many built in deadly dangers, from reptiles sharks and or dollar coin sized jelly fish and mini octopuses.

 

Just realized that to you growing up in Germany, Donald Duck might be outside your cognizance. On second thought....Scrouge McDuck and Donald were known I think I've seen comics on sale in German antique shows on TV......and we have elected both in one.

 

Though Lucky Luke seems to have been more popular in Germany than others.

ahem! Brisbane is in Australia! Where the whole world comes for holidays. There are too many sheep in New Zealand.

 

Oh yes, the Duck family was well known in Germany during my youth (probably still is). My favourite was Daniel Düsentrieb, he was the inventor. don't know his English name. He was the inventor of the dark globe. Fascinating idea. still keeps me awake during my sleepless hours.

[Pickwick]

  On 11/14/2016 at 8:13 AM, PenIngeneer said:

didn't hear nor feel anything... must have had my power nap Australia is big... 20 time bigger than Germany. If it happened at the other end, we, on the eastern end would not notice, I think.

 

I'll try to set up another threat.

 

My dear friend, what exactly are you threatening? Awaiting with trembling and cringing!

[Bo Bo Olson]

There was the old drive 6 hours in Texas for a pizza....is, I guess fly 6 hours in Australia.

[Pen Engineer]

  On 11/14/2016 at 1:09 PM, Pickwick said:

 

My dear friend, what exactly are you threatening? Awaiting with trembling and cringing!

an new threat for finding fotos of feeds

 

don't worry, they don't bite