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TOM WELLER PRESENTS

        ...now featuring five sure-fire zucchini recipes!

> Welcome to my website, a _______* on the information superhighway. Here you
> will find remnants of my former life in the world of books — you, know, those
> old ink-and-paper things? — as well as samples of my current incarnation as
> Web Wizard, and sundry other electronic ephemera.
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> * Choose your metaphor:
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> pothole
> detour
> speedbump
> rest stop
> soft shoulder
> deer crossing
> squashed cat
> massive tie-up
> car fire
> jackknifed big rig
> six-car pileup
> mattress in the center lane
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> That thing on the left is my book Minims. Although it's been out of print for
> some years, you can read it right here on the web by clicking on the cover.
> And, it's absolutely free, since I can't figure out any way to charge for it.
> (Although if you'd like to try stuffing a dollar bill into your drive slot,
> I'll let you know what happens.)
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> On the right is my book Science Made Stupid, which is, alas, also out of print
> after all these years. Check those second-hand bookstores, folks. A guy named
> Chris has put it on the web in its entirety, so you can click the cover to see
> that. (Oh, and I keep forgetting Cvltvre Made Stvpid, the sleazy ripoff of
> companion volume to Science. It's also out of print but available on Chris's
> site.)
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> FIVE SURE-FIRE ZUCCHINI RECIPES!
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> > ZUCCHINI SOUP
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> > > 3 cups chicken stock
> > > 1 lb. boiling potatoes, peeled
> > > 4 carrots, sliced
> > > 4 turnips
> > > 2 medium onions, sliced
> > > 1 large zucchini, unpeeled
> > > 1 clove garlic, crushed
> > > 1 tsp. parsley
> > > 1/2 tsp. olive oil
> > > salt and pepper to taste
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> > Heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan with a lid. Saute the carrots and
> > onions until slightly softened. Add the chicken stock, potatoes, turnips,
> > and garlic, and bring to a boil. Cover the saucepan with the inverted lid,
> > and place the zucchini on the lid. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
> > Add the parsley and salt and pepper. Simmer five minutes more. Remove lid,
> > discard the zucchini, and serve.
> > (Adapted from the Larousse Gastronomíque's recipe for crow soup.)
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> > ZUCCHINI WINE COOLER
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> > > 4 medium zucchinis
> > > a good dry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
> > > ice (optional)
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> > With a sharp paring knife, slice the zucchinis crosswise into 1/8" rounds.
> > Fill a wine glass or tumbler with the wine and ice (if desired). Using a
> > flipping motion of the wrist, attempt to toss the zucchini rounds onto a
> > wastebasket or other appropriate target. Drink the wine.
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> > BRANDIED ZUCCHINI
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> > Follow above recipe, but substitute brandy for the white wine.
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> > ZUCCHINI MOLD
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> > > 5 or 6 very ripe zucchini
> > > a large bowl
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> > Roughly chop the zucchini. Put in bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in
> > refrigerator for 6-8 weeks or until covered with fine gray hair. Throw away.
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> > ZUCCHINI SURPRISE
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> > > 5 or 6 very ripe zucchini
> > > a paper bag
> > > kitchen matches
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> > Prepare the zucchini according to the recipe for Zucchini Mold, but instead
> > of discarding, put in paper bag and roll the top tightly. Place bag on
> > neighbors' doorstep, ignite with match, ring doorbell and run away.
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> Perhaps you'd like to look at some of the sites I've done for other folks:
>  * Country Joe & the Fish
>  * Country Joe McDonald
>  * The Cihuatán Archaeological Project
>  * Florence Nightingale
>  * Karen Olsen Bruhns
>  * Harold Fethe
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> And what would a web page be without a list of links? So here they are:
>  * Golf links
>  * Cuff links
>  * Sausage links
>  * Missing links
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> Send me some e-mail and tell me what you think. Ciao.
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