Once again I've learned a ton from a Mudcat thread. So thanks to all the folks who contributed to my "frying" discussion.

But that was just another example of a whole bunch of things I've picked up here. We've had many great cooking ideas and recipes....from how to smoke stuff, to cornbread and Gawd knows what else!

Twenty five people all discussin' what they do in the kitchen (no jokes Spaw) is MUCH more interesting than thumbing through a cookbook....

....but do you know what else just hit me?

We've had discussions about depression, suicide, alcoholism, finding birth parents or kids put up for adoption....we've talked about obesity, anorexia, fatal illnesses,   and so many difficult subjects...Often the person beginning the thread went anonymous, but still obviously enjoyed being a part of this community.

It strikes me that the feedback here was often MUCH more useful than what a medical practitioner, or therapist would have have the TIME to offer these days. It certainly was more immediate, and came from the heart. I remember laughing my head off a few years ago when one of our resident curmudgeons got pissed 'cause medical advice was being proferred. I'll take the word of fifty people who've GONE THROUGH something traumatic, over someone with a degree who HASN'T, any day.

Good folks and usually pretty good advice at Mudcat.

Cheers

Rick