Before the show, we all went and got a big table at Mama Leone's. Is that even still there any more?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for DRs Mike, Jeanne, TCB, and Keith! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oy! Your neighbor got better than he deserved, DR Jrand63.
That was very nice of you to return the chair, DR Jrand. I wonder what his reason for wanting it back was?
I am going to have a Comcast guy come and hook it up, as I am not totally convinced that I will do it correctly.
A round of vibes to all, as it seems to be needed!
All of these electronical gadgets....DVRs, DVD players, modems, routers, Smart TVs, cable television....I feel so spoiled and so far away from the days of having to be home at a certain time in order to catch my favorite programs or setting the alarm for 3 am so as to watch the late, late night movie!
Although I have wonderful memories of those long ago days, I am much happier with the new fangled ways!
I am in shock about Elaine Stritch. I thought she would live forever.
I am in shock about Elaine Stritch. I thought she would live forever.
Me, too!
Seriously, these shoulder things sound awful. I've been through two experiences of "frozen shoulder" in the past several years. This, at least the way I've had it, has no particular treatment. It eventually goes away by itself just as mysteriously as the way it came. But it restricts your arm movements like crazy, for months, and can be very painful if you're not careful.
Don't let Harper Lee know that you bought that book.
And the word of the day is: TAUTOLOGY!
Thursday morning greetings! SW Ohio is having some glorious Michigan-like summer weather - cool nights, low humidity.
TOD:
I went to Italy with friends a few years ago who wanted to share a place that had a full kitchen so we could go to the market, but fresh foods and cook them ourselves. One day, it rained and the three of us men in the group ended up at the restaurant next door for lunch. I had the most incredible lasagna I'll ever eat in my entire life. It was seven layers of pasta with fresh slivers of sauteed porcini mushrooms between each layer and the whole thing was no great than 3/4 of an inch thick. Smothered in butter. Beautiful.
I was ready to abandon cooking right then and there and just eat that food for the rest of the trip. We only got back there two more times, but the food on each visit was as close to Italian perfection as I shall likely ever taste.
I hope our well is as good as we think it is. I just read that the well-drilling companies are booked out for months due to the drought.
We are conserving water as much as possible. I don't even do laundry without checking with Keith first that he hasn't used too much water outside.
Yes DR JANE we were to be out on July 15....my sister canceled the alarm service yesterday, along with the telephone and electricity.....which was especially nice, because his office is next to our former place, and his [small] electric bill was tied to ours. So he had no electric service until he got it turned back on.
I called Comcast and it seems that my modem is quite ancient. I plan to have it replaced and I am hoping that, perhaps, it will fix the issues with Netflix and Amazon.com streaming on my tv.
The modem that I will be getting is a modem/router combined, so I will not now need to have two box thingys sitting behind my tv.
I am going to have a Comcast guy come and hook it up, as I am not totally convinced that I will do it correctly.
My neighbor's story was that his wife said "Get rid of the computer chair" and he put the wrong one outside.
He is home, but he has yet to bring my computer chair with arms back across the street.
TOD:
I went to Italy with friends a few years ago who wanted to share a place that had a full kitchen so we could go to the market, but fresh foods and cook them ourselves. One day, it rained and the three of us men in the group ended up at the restaurant next door for lunch. I had the most incredible lasagna I'll ever eat in my entire life. It was seven layers of pasta with fresh slivers of sauteed porcini mushrooms between each layer and the whole thing was no great than 3/4 of an inch thick. Smothered in butter. Beautiful.
I was ready to abandon cooking right then and there and just eat that food for the rest of the trip. We only got back there two more times, but the food on each visit was as close to Italian perfection as I shall likely ever taste.
Where in Italy and what is the name of the restaurant?
I'm desperate for more sleep, so I shall try to nap. I picked up a new David Liss novel the other evening and have that to soothe my jangled nerves. Not enough sleep + stress = useless. There's nothing that can't wait a bit.
Still waiting for my chair, though.....
Thursday morning greetings! SW Ohio is having some glorious Michigan-like summer weather - cool nights, low humidity.
I literally choked while reading this. Low humidity is not how I remember Michigan summers.
Enjoyed reading about Jason, BK!
Hi DRs
Long-lost Dan M is here. Thank you to all who sent good wishes and positive vibes, especially Vixmom. I've been battling depression and on top of that I had some computer problems. Everything has been going wrong for me, and since I am a "glass half empty" type of person, my natural inclination was to get very panicky about everything.
It's just been in the last 2-3 days that I've been feeling better psyche-wise, and have finally been able to get back to this here Discussion Board.
DR Dan can you get out for walks? Do you have a friend who takes you to the market or for essentials?
Great to see you are back with us!
HUZZAH!!!! Sure glad to know that you are OK, DR Dan M!!!!! It is so good to see you back here.
As for the other stuff - hang around; we'll try to cheer you up.
:)
Glad to have you back, DR Dan M!
And welcome home, Dan M. We missed you.
Hope all is well around these parts!
Hi DRs
Long-lost Dan M is here. Thank you to all who sent good wishes and positive vibes, especially Vixmom. I've been battling depression and on top of that I had some computer problems. Everything has been going wrong for me, and since I am a "glass half empty" type of person, my natural inclination was to get very panicky about everything.
It's just been in the last 2-3 days that I've been feeling better psyche-wise, and have finally been able to get back to this here Discussion Board.
bk, loved today's notes - especially the Jason Graae story - how thrilling!
We watched THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL last night.
It's the best film I've seen so far this year.
Great to see you are back with us!
Thanks DR elmore! I was thinking of you when I stumbled across the website CastAlbums.org and saw some of your discography.
Why I wound up on that site is interesting. A friend of mine sent me a bootleg of the 40th anniversary of WPIX (Channel 11 in NYC) which mentioned Eddie Lawrence, the "Old Philosopher", who I totally forgot about.
I read some online entries about him, and found out he co-wrote a show called "Kelly" with Moose Charlap, and which yielded a song that Mr. Sondheim wishes he had written.
I looked up "Kelly" and found CastAlbums.org to be a good reference.
Elaine Stritch has passed away - eighty-nine years can only be celebrated. Certainly I had a good time when I worked with her.
We watched THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL last night.
It's the best film I've seen so far this year.
Great! One vote for! ;)
Maybe I can watch it Sunday evening...hopefully.
Welcome back, Dan M!!
DR Dan M, how nice to return from my book group and find you back with us - we missed you!
It's nice to see you back here Dan M.
I hope you feel better and things get better for you as well
TOD:
I went to Italy with friends a few years ago who wanted to share a place that had a full kitchen so we could go to the market, but fresh foods and cook them ourselves. One day, it rained and the three of us men in the group ended up at the restaurant next door for lunch. I had the most incredible lasagna I'll ever eat in my entire life. It was seven layers of pasta with fresh slivers of sauteed porcini mushrooms between each layer and the whole thing was no great than 3/4 of an inch thick. Smothered in butter. Beautiful.
I was ready to abandon cooking right then and there and just eat that food for the rest of the trip. We only got back there two more times, but the food on each visit was as close to Italian perfection as I shall likely ever taste.
Where in Italy and what is the name of the restaurant?
I'm desperate for more sleep, so I shall try to nap. I picked up a new David Liss novel the other evening and have that to soothe my jangled nerves. Not enough sleep + stress = useless. There's nothing that can't wait a bit.
I have not read any Liss books. I put a hold on his first one, "A Conspiracy of Paper".
I suppose the good news is that he arrived on time and the sink drained after plugging up. It is a shame the disposal isn't working correctly and the plummer isn't very good. I agree this isn't worth fighting for, save it for something more serious.
Fighting with incompetent customer service today. Oy! and Ugh! :PJust today? :)
The plumber was due at 8:00 this morning--a most uncivilized hour IMHO. I didn't sleep all that well, which often happens when I know I must wake up early. (The fact that an alarm was set didn't seem to help.) He arrived at 8:10 and he and his helper spent the next two hours snaking my drain and installing a new garbage disposal. Shortly after they left I attempted to resume cleaning out the refrigerator, the project I'd just begun last Sunday when the garbage disposal died and the sink clogged. Guess what? It backed up again.
I phoned the plumber, who arrived about an hour later. By this time the sink had drained. He insisted that I'd done something wrong--he ALWAYS blames these things on me--and that the new disposal was working properly. We tested it a few times. It doesn't sound right to me, doesn't make the usual grind and whir sounds, but it didn't back up. He told me that I'm supposed to be putting kitchen waste in the regular trash. WHAT??!! Why does one have a garbage disposal then? I'm not convinced that all is well, but since the management here will believe him over me, I'll try to live with it. I don't use the disposal a lot and never put anything iffy into it, anyway.
From DR TCB:QuoteDon't let Harper Lee know that you bought that book.
I did not purchase it, the library did ;)
I did a search to see why you said that.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/07/15/harper-lee-dispute-the-mockingbird-next-door/12671487/
Hi DRs
Long-lost Dan M is here. Thank you to all who sent good wishes and positive vibes, especially Vixmom. I've been battling depression and on top of that I had some computer problems. Everything has been going wrong for me, and since I am a "glass half empty" type of person, my natural inclination was to get very panicky about everything.
It's just been in the last 2-3 days that I've been feeling better psyche-wise, and have finally been able to get back to this here Discussion Board.
Me too, BK. But she grew up and got a job. That interferes with things.
DR Dan can you get out for walks? Do you have a friend who takes you to the market or for essentials?
Yes, I have a friend, but she's getting early senility or something, so I don't like to bother her that much. While it's no substitute for shopping in an actual supermarket, I have been using the Safeway grocery delivery service lately. For the most part they do a decent job, except last week all of my spaghetti sauce jars broke and nearly half of my grocery order was covered. The other half was sticky from a soda can that apparently popped. I did get a refund on some items. Safeway is very good about that sort of thing, I must say (to borrow Ed Grimley's favorite expression).