Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on December 24, 2020, 12:03:41 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes said so long, farewell, and now it is time for you to post until the farewell cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: EFFICACIOUS!
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5:00 a.m.! That is when the two monsters finally stopped fighting. They spent this entire afternoon sleeping, so I can’t wait to see what this evening brings.
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5:00 a.m.! That is when the two monsters finally stopped fighting. They spent this entire afternoon sleeping, so I can’t wait to see what this evening brings.
At least, they stopped! ::) Hopefully, they will stay stopped!
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Those were very lovely reminiscences about Rebecca Luker, BK. And that's a great picture of the two of you!
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Also, Congrats on the Major Miracle Happening!!
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Topic of the Day (part one): today, the family will go to my mom's house. We aren't exchanging gifts, except we're getting my mom a new laptop (as I posted before). She does not know about it, so she will be very surprised! We'll all have different things to eat, then more than likely play Phase 10. We might also play Scrabble because my mom love that game. We'll see.
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Topic of the Day (part two): tomorrow on Christmas Day, everyone's going to my sister's house. We're going to have sandwich foodstuffs and I'm bringing sliced cheddar cheese. I also am going to make some cake-type donuts tonight for Friday from a package that I got at Fred Meyer when my sister and I went shopping together. It has all organic ingredients, and you just add your own butter, eggs and yogurt. It looks pretty good, and my sister gave me her cake donut pan to bake them in. I don't know if these can be cooked in oil, but since I've never done that, I'm not going to try now. The baked donuts will be fine. :)
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And now, I'm off to bed.
A Very Merry and Happy (and safe!) Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day (to all who celebrate)!! :D
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And for those who don't, have a good day, too!
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I haven't actually been sitting here at the computer all this time it looks like I've been logged in. :D
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Very glad to read about the major miracle happening. It's what we've all been hoping for.
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A very moving tribute in today's notes.
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I just awoke from a dream in which I led Prime Minister Angela Merkle to safety, away from a crowd that had been riled up into a frenzy. That was scary.
And then I had a chance to tell 45 what I really thought of him, to his face. He was not very happy about it. That was thrilling.
And then I woke up, and here I am.
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Good morning, all!
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I slept quite soundly until 2:30 or so. After that, it was touch and go. Annabelle crawled under the blankets with me, Stella settled in, Thatch stopped by several times according to whim.
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BK, I loved the photo and comments about Rebecca. I gave you her phone number, and possibly Jason's, too.
i hope when she meets John McGlinn in the afterlife she kicks his ass good and hard for being such a self-destructive jerk.
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Last Christmas, after I dug through several boxes of leftover cards for one for our Super, I consolidated them all into one carton. I have no idea where the fat hell I put it. So I will print a Christmas greeting, add money, and take his gift to him today. I have little plans beyond that. Tonight I will either watch a murder mystery or something festive.
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Tomorrow morning I will open all of my Christmas cards, stop by here, tidy up, and lie around with the cats. Around 3:00 my Christmas dinner will arrive. At some point I will call Randy and Jo, and that will be my day.
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I also need to call Godiva customer service today and ask them where the fat hell a package I sent might be!
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I have a short work day today, not because we're closing early for Christmas Eve, but because I had originally requested the time off to get to the early rehearsal and service at church. Now that that's not happening, I see no reason not to take the time off anyway.
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I had another dream after I finally returned to sleep. Not particularly pleasant; I was walking through an airport, and all the passengers arriving from England were not wearing masks and were coughing on me.
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I'm sure it was nothing personal. :)
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DR TCB, in my dream I was walking barefoot on the streets of Manhattan, not in Central Park.
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DR TCB, when do we get photos of the new kitty? How are he and Sasha getting along?
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I am sure that after a short period of adjustment, the two kitties will soon be the best of friends.
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Too true to be funny. I can only wish this bastard Trump the worst of holidays and that he rot in hell forever.
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/white-house-offers-curbside-pickup-of-pardons?fbclid=IwAR1cVbRYypUGiLX5VvjWFcW8citNX6ygUAVm0Nxfsp8rKw5HSWdTARfKpIA
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Good morning, all.
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Scary dream, Singdaw.
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I had a dream that my urinary tract had somehow gotten in a knot. TMI, I know.
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Two!
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Thank you for the reminisces with Rebecca Luker, BK. Wonderful photo.
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I have to work this morning, so will be missing the live broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols from King's College, Cambridge. I will be able to listen later.
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Good morning, all.
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Beautiful reminiscences of Rebecca Luker, and I was especially looking forward to pulling the Cole Porter CD off the shelf and listening to it today. Sadly, that was not to be, as I don't seem to have ever had it (which I knew to be the case once I thought about it). I saw only one overpriced copy on Amazon, and I probably should have asked BK before doing this, but I went to eBay and found a good one for the right price. I've purchased it, and I look forward to bringing in the new year with this wonderful music.
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Last night, in reference to my picture of the hot dogs, TCB asked:
Is that Skyline Chili?
No sir. It's Hormel (without beans), available everywhere. When I was ready to indulge my li'l hot dog craving a few weeks ago I was wondering what the hell kind of chili to get for that purpose, and BK said that's what he uses. I went with it, and it's perfect.
Next time I'm in Ohio and come back with some cans of Skyline, I'll make a point of trying that on a hot dog for my first time. I've never been moved to try one at one of their locations, simply because the chili/spaghetti thing is so spectacular that nothing else tempts me. But I shall indeed try a "Skyline" hot dog in the comfort of home sometime.
I did research Nathan's since I'd always loved their chili dogs at Coney Island. They DID sell it in small retail packets, but as of sometime last year it was discontinued. I'd originally thought theirs would be my first choice if available, but (1) that kind of thing always tends to be ridiculously expensive, and (2) the Hormel really is perfect.
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I'm also trying a variety of hot dogs. The first batch a couple of weeks ago were Nathan's skinless. They're good, but I think not quite as wonderful as what they serve at the Nathan's locations. This week it's Hebrew National, which I used to enjoy a lot. Both of these are perfectly fine for this. I'll find a third type to try next time.
You all know I'm a Chicago hot dog fanatic. When I'm making those, I only buy them with a natural casing because that's one of the hallmarks of the Chicago dog. Again, many brands available, but this household's favorite is Sabrett which have wonderful flavor.
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Speaking of chili (ba-dum-bum), the real temperature here right now is -1. Wind chills in the northern part of the state are in the negative 30s.
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No changes from our norm are necessary, since for the past few years the three of us have enjoyed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at home, foregoing the running around we used to do.
Tonight we'll eat something nice, open a few gifts, and watch a holiday movie or two. Tomorrow, a few more gifts (we give each other a number of small things for the most part), watch a parade or two on TV, have phone calls with family, and maybe another good movie or two later. The morning will be greeted with coffee, warm cinnamon rolls, and perhaps some bacon if we feel like it. Then we're grilling a heap of sausage and peppers to enjoy through the day. Whatever we decide on for tonight will be the more formal meal.
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Speaking of chili (ba-dum-bum), the real temperature here right now is -1. Wind chills in the northern part of the state are in the negative 30s.
Whereas we are being treated to a two-day thaw with temperatures in the 50s (even including tonight's low). But along with that, a lot of rain and wind. Then tomorrow night we'll be unceremoniously dumped back into the teens or low twenties and we'll be in regular winter mode for the foreseeable future.
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Wonderful notes today. Thanks for sharing those lovely memories MR BK.
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Congrats on the Major Miracle.
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Congrats to DR VIXMOM on her negativity.
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Today I think my sister is coming by just to make sure I am still among the living.....
Tomorrow I shall eat, drink and be Mary Martin.
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I finished the Jerome Robbins bio....Dancing With Demons.....last week I read the volume of his diaries and papers.....both were okay....
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I hope everyone has a nice Christmas Eve day and....uh....eve. Temps in the twenties right now....and headed for the teens tonight.
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I climbed the Big Ladder and brought down 60 cans of Fancy Feast. That should cover us through the end of January. I'm going to launder the bathroom rug, track down the super, and give him his gift.
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PUPCAKES!
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Those pupcakes are brilliant. I shared tge photo with friends who have two Westies.
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For the last three years, I’ve been away from home at Christmas. Two years ago, I was in Germany with my sister and her family. Last year, I was in Hilton Head. This year it’s Louisville.
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I made a Cranberry-lime chess pie this morning.
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Good Morning. I have to work this afternoon/evening but I'll be home by 8:00pm at the latest which is crazy for a Christmas Eve. I'm preparing my own prime-rib dinner. I'll probably watch some TV and go to bed. Tomorrow after church, I suppose I'll wander over to my moms/sisters for some driveway chat if it's not raining. Otherwise, nothing is planned.
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My Christmas Eve dinner will be leftover Chinese: shrimp with garlic sauce, shrimp fried rice, and won ton soup.
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I tracked down the super and gave him his gift, and the bathroom rug and Annabelle-vomit-towel are now in the dryer. Then I dragged up 40 lbs of kitty litter. I may not leave my bed tomorrow.
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Christmas Eve greetings! We have listened to Lessons and Carols from King’s College and I’ve baked gingerbread cut-outs. This afternoon we’ll decorate the shortbread cut-outs and order our Christmas Eve dinner from Olive Garden.
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BK, thank you for the sweet remembrance of Rebecca Luker in today’s notes.
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I enjoyed The Prom.....but I didn't finish it yet. It is so B I G.....I think might like it a bit more on the stage.
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5:00 a.m.! That is when the two monsters finally stopped fighting. They spent this entire afternoon sleeping, so I can’t wait to see what this evening brings.
Fighting or play fighting? :-\
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Those were very lovely reminiscences about Rebecca Luker, BK. And that's a great picture of the two of you!
I was just about to say the same thing. She was obviously much loved.
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I had a dream that my urinary tract had somehow gotten in a knot. TMI, I know.
Ouch but an understandable dream after your recent trip to the ER.
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The training process was arduous, but now he knows: he's not allowed on the couch!
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PAGE THREE TRAINING DANCE!
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Another thing I seem to be indulging in this week: grilled cheese sandwiches.
The American quesadilla!
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Yummilicious!
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Keep the Yul
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Here's something I forgot to post a couple of days ago:
I watched my third Fellini film, Juliet of the Spirits. I'd never known what it was all about - which is fine, but I also hadn't even known that Guiletta was Fellini's wife. Interesting, and I shall have to see what I really think of it on a repeat viewing sometime.
His first use of color is nice. And do you want to know what looked really great against those colors? Beautiful, highly readable SUBTITLES. :) It didn't even matter how fast the dialogue went in some places. The watching and comprehending were effortless, damn it, and that's the way life should be.
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Good afternoon.
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2 more loaves of Cheddar/Garlic Beer bread done and wrapped. Small prime rib in the oven. Gifts are tagged and bagged.
Is it really Christmas Eve?
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Can I just say: I really, really love Christmas music. All of it. Let the gluttony begin!
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Can I just say: I really, really love Christmas music. All of it. Let the gluttony begin!
Been feasting on it for a while this year.
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I just realized I haven't heard any Christmas music this year :o
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It's freaking cold out there. The thermometer says 28 degrees, but it's very windy. So, I left my face mask on while walking. But ... But, it was a matter of seeing or staying warm. My glass would fog up instantly with the face mask on. So, I could take off the glasses and wear the mask or drop the mask and let my nose freeze over.
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So, I tried Ina Garten's lemon garlic shrimp for lunch today. Very nice recipe, but I made too much pasta. So, there's a lot of leftovers, except for the shrimp.
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J.B. enjoyed his shrimp, too.
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So, if you have Facebook, you should be able to see this.
https://fb.watch/2zjFM4ol0j/
My nephew Herman, second from the right, is on the French horn.
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They have three other videos posted, too.
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I'm sorry to hear about Rebecca Luker. Condolences to all of you who knew her and loved her. I'm glad she is not suffering any longer.
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They had to get tested for covid several times before this musical trip because they wanted to make sure everyone was safe.
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Very nice, DR John G. Thanks for sharing.
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So, if you have Facebook, you should be able to see this.
https://fb.watch/2zjFM4ol0j/
My nephew Herman, second from the right, is on the French horn.
That's beautiful! Tell us about this group.
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DR John G., I love that you celebrate the radish holiday. Celebrating unusual holidays is one of my favorite things.
The ones I celebrate are so unusual because I make them up.
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TOD: I celebrated Christmas Eve by making two trips to the grocery store -- one mile apart. I remembered a few things after I left the first store.
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Heartwarming story about a beautiful dog.
https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/adoption-stories/ciabatta-franklin-county-shelter-dog-adopted
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DR John G., I love that you celebrate the radish holiday. Celebrating unusual holidays is one of my favorite things.
The ones I celebrate are so unusual because I make them up.
Laura, I love your new meow story.
And my favorite unusual holiday to celebrate has to be Don Cornelius’s birthday. Because, well, Soul Train.
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TOD, continued:
Tonight's dinner is cheese and crackers. I made vegetable soup this afternoon to make up for the calories I am going to consume tonight.
Also tonight, I will put out the luminarias.
Tomorrow, we are not getting together, so I am going to make calzones. I'll drop one off at my daughter's house, along with some of the big salad.
I'm hoping if I eat a salad or soup as a meal each day, I will not do as much caloric damage.
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So, if you have Facebook, you should be able to see this.
https://fb.watch/2zjFM4ol0j/
My nephew Herman, second from the right, is on the French horn.
That's beautiful! Tell us about this group.
They’ve been together a while, judging from their group photo, because Herman was a lot thinner a few years ago. All I know is that they went to the Smoky Mountains to practice. And that they did.
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I’m going to take a nap.
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So, if you have Facebook, you should be able to see this.
https://fb.watch/2zjFM4ol0j/
My nephew Herman, second from the right, is on the French horn.
Very pretty, thank you.
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They had to get tested for covid several times before this musical trip because they wanted to make sure everyone was safe.
I am glad all went well. This video is a treat.
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DR Laura - I hope it will be possible for you to post a photo of the luminarias.
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FOUR.
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I'm up, I'm up - nine hours of sleep.
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If my ears aren't deceiving me, I think I hear the pitter-patter or raindrops.
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Heartwarming story about a beautiful dog.
https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/adoption-stories/ciabatta-franklin-county-shelter-dog-adopted
He's so adorable.
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DR Laura, Leonard sounds more and more like Stella.
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Heartwarming story about a beautiful dog.
https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/adoption-stories/ciabatta-franklin-county-shelter-dog-adopted
He's so adorable.
Once I adopted a dog that had been in the shelter for five years. Um, there was a reason for that. At least her final two years were good ones. But she tried my patience.
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Turkey dinner candy corn? Really?
https://www.eatthis.com/worst-holiday-foods/
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Well, the Christmas season that keeps on giving - dead battery - it's only six months old so there is something seriously wrong with the car's electrical system, I'm convinced. That's what's causing these issues, I think. AAA on its way and then we'll see what's what.
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Oh, I'm sorry, bk. Thank goodness for AAA. They've bailed me out a number of times in the past few months.
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Turkey dinner candy corn? Really?
https://www.eatthis.com/worst-holiday-foods/ (https://www.eatthis.com/worst-holiday-foods/)
Those were entertaining, DR John G. Sort of like the epicurean equivalent of John Daker.
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Turkey dinner candy corn? Really?
https://www.eatthis.com/worst-holiday-foods/ (https://www.eatthis.com/worst-holiday-foods/)
Those were entertaining, DR John G. Sort of like the epicurean equivalent of John Daker.
I think I could stomach John Daker better than a Hamdy Candy Cane.
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Some of those weird food items would make great white elephant gifts at a Christmas party.
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Am I weird? Some of those sound good. Like the mint Twinkies and the Christmas pizza and the peppermint chip milkshake.
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I gave my son a set of Christmas Dinner Jones Soda one year. He thought it was great.
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Am I weird? Some of those sound good. Like the mint Twinkies and the Christmas pizza and the peppermint chip milkshake.
A couple did sound good, but not the ketchup candy cane.
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Car vibes for Bruce!
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Hello, everyone.
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Christmas Eve vibes to all.
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Yes, we had some rain here this morning. It's been months and months since we've had any, and God knows we need it. But Southern Californians tend to not go out much when it's raining, and that may have hurt some businesses.
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I went out briefly. The streets were quiet. The Italian restaurant with the bargain lunches was actually pretty busy. After picking up my food I spotted a $10 bill on the ground. I put it in the tip jar. I just hope whoever lost it didn't come back for it.
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Next year I'd like to see free tutors available for all the kids who've gotten behind in school. And we need a major initiative to bring back restaurants and open new ones. So many have had to close.
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continued dental healing vibes to Jrand on his vacancies.
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I haven't been sleeping well and need a major sleep initiative.
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Singdaw, ChocZero chocolate isn't as sweet as some other chocolate. I prefer it that way, as I don't care for overly sweet things. But I'm sure there are some people who don't like it. I find that if I get away from sweets for a while I lose the urge for sweets and suddenly the things I used to like are now too sweet for me. I liked ChocZero from the start, but for some people it might take a little getting used to. I love that fact that it has no sugar and no artificial sweeteners.
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George, I was tempted by the syrups, but I know I'd want them on ice cream and then I'd just be eating too much sugar. I abstained.
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Yes, we had some rain here this morning. It's been months and months since we've had any, and God knows we need it. But Southern Californians tend to not go out much when it's raining, and that may have hurt some businesses.
Good news about the rain.
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Laura, several years ago I wanted to lose a few pounds and went on a soup diet. Every day one meal was soup. It could be any kind of soup, but it was soup. The diet was quite successful and I lost the weight.
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Just too nervous about driving the motor car any real distance - I'll know more in the morning - if it starts then, maybe it will be okay.
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I went out briefly. The streets were quiet. The Italian restaurant with the bargain lunches was actually pretty busy. After picking up my food I spotted a $10 bill on the ground. I put it in the tip jar. I just hope whoever lost it didn't come back for it.
Maybe other restaurants were busy for Christmas Eve.
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The streets aren't quiet in the San Fernando Valley - the freeway looked jammed so I took surface streets to the mail place. When I went in there were only two people there - when I left two minutes later there was a line out the door. Who ARE these people who need to ship packages the day before Christmas - it's insanity and I'm sure half of them were Amazon returns. Speaking of Amazon returns, one of the packages today had the wrong CD so I contacted that seller - it was an Amazon bar code screw-up - they've never even had the CD I ordered. So, they're refunding me my four bucks and I'll try to find another cheap copy.
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For us, today is just like any other day.
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Keith needed bananas which meant a quick trip to Safeway. It was busier than we like but not too bad. Since we didn't buy much we were out fairly quickly.
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We had planned on walking at the cemetery after parking, and before shopping. There was ice on the ground and we decided it would be safer to shop, go home, and then walk in the sun.
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I went out briefly. The streets were quiet. The Italian restaurant with the bargain lunches was actually pretty busy. After picking up my food I spotted a $10 bill on the ground. I put it in the tip jar. I just hope whoever lost it didn't come back for it.
Maybe other restaurants were busy for Christmas Eve.
I hope they were. Louise's Trattoria has been sending emails about their take-out packages. They sound great. It sounds like lots of people are signing up for the Christmas dinner package (serves 4-6).
Many small business owners don't have much marketing sense. They may be good cooks, but not good marketers. I think a package sounds more interesting than one's normal a la carte.
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For us, today is just like any other day.
I have several friends who feel that way, but I feel the need for special days, even if it's just a Me Day for some downtime. I am very happy to have Me Days -- I don't need to go anywhere.
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TTFN.
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The luminarias are lit. And the first of the cookies have been handed out to the neighbor children.
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My next-door-neighbor said half of his office has covid. So he'll be working from home for a couple of weeks. I hope everyone is ok. They tend to have people over quite a bit.
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Also, his saguaro cactus is leaning and is going to fall over soon. He sent a photo to the landlord; I hope he will have it taken care of soon. It won't fall on my house; it will fall on his.
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The luminarias are lit. And the first of the cookies have been handed out to the neighbor children.
Your cookies are a work of art.
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My next-door-neighbor said half of his office has covid. So he'll be working from home for a couple of weeks. I hope everyone is ok. They tend to have people over quite a bit.
I hope you were far away from him.
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Four years ago we spent Christmas Eve walking along the beautiful San Antonio River Walk. Fortunately DR John was in town that Christmas and we able to see him the night before Christmas Eve.
I pulled this photo off of the internet.
(https://www.kwsanantonio.com/media/uploads/ford_river_parade.jpg)
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By the time we got online, shortly after noon, to order our dinner from Olive Garden there were no time slots available for curbside pick-up. Instead we ordered from Bravo Italian Cucina, picked up at 5pm, and had a delightful Christmas Eve dinner with enough left over for another meal.
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We were finished with dinner in time to watch “Christmas in Connecticut” on TCM and now we’re watching “The Bishop’s Wife.”
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We were chatting with Bryan on the 23rd, his birthday, and made him late for his pick up time. I hope he still got his birthday dinner. It was the day the restaurant did their Christmas dinner. I had no idea about time slots for pick up.
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Thanks DR JEANNE.
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It is 9:15 p.m. and the temperature here is 18 degrees.
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Battery vibes for MR BK.
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So, if you have Facebook, you should be able to see this.
https://fb.watch/2zjFM4ol0j/
My nephew Herman, second from the right, is on the French horn.
That was lovely
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Ate some tuna pasta salad and am now having a chicken pot pie - one of those frozen Marie Callender's things but I'm not eating it frozen, which was tempting given the crappy day it's been. Bah Humbug.
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Our upstairs dog surprised us with a Christmas gift.
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A pretty card with chocolate covered...
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Guess ;)
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Filberts.
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Which basically are hazelnuts ;D
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They look really good :( :))
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So, the version of Street Scene that I bought is the one BK panned last week, the one with Paolo Szot. Oh well.
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I also got an opera version of Sister Carrie on CD and a Ricky Ian Gordon (Elmore's favorite) opera called The House without a Christmas Tree.
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And everybody's favorite, John Mauceri, conducting The Cradle Will Rock supposedly with the original orchestration.
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Six!
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Good night, all. May visions of sugar plums dance in your heads.
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Finished with my viewing - the other Street Scene DVD that's available - much better production, but the idiot who directed the video itself did everything he could to kill it so it could look like he made a "film." It's the Houston Grand Opera production by Francesca Zembello - the ideas are fine but clearly has no clew how to actually direct the people. But it's much better, with a good set and decent singing. More in the notes.
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Now listening to a Berthold Goldschmidt opera called Beatrice Cenci - very attractive so far.
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I've also eaten anything that's not nailed down. Obviously, I didn't eat all of the tuna pasta salad - less than half of that - but the chicken pot pie, the cherry loaf and my eye has been focused on the Bundt cake in the refrigerator.
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I wanted to watch a Christmas movie tonight. I was thinking maybe Christmas in Connecticut.
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Keith preferred to watch something we have never seen.
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We watched a lot of trailers for what looked like mediocre to bad movies.
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Recently we finally began watching The Murdoch Mysteries. I suggested we skip ahead and watch a Christmas episode.
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We did just that and jumped to season 10.
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It was a delightful, funny, heartwarming episode.
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Too true to be funny. I can only wish this bastard Trump the worst of holidays and that he rot in hell forever.
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/white-house-offers-curbside-pickup-of-pardons?fbclid=IwAR1cVbRYypUGiLX5VvjWFcW8citNX6ygUAVm0Nxfsp8rKw5HSWdTARfKpIA (https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/white-house-offers-curbside-pickup-of-pardons?fbclid=IwAR1cVbRYypUGiLX5VvjWFcW8citNX6ygUAVm0Nxfsp8rKw5HSWdTARfKpIA)
You're right, Larry...too true to be funny.
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Today, I went to my mom's house.
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DR TCB, in my dream I was walking barefoot on the streets of Manhattan, not in Central Park.
Well, Neal Simon will be sorry that you weren’t Barefoot in the Park.
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We had batter-fried fish, mashed potatoes, spiral mac-and-cheese from Costco, some ham and Brussels sprouts for my mom and my sister's boyfriend, and several other options that were all pretty darned good. :)
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Hi, Tom.
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We did play Phase 10 and my niece won.
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Tomorrow, we'll go to my sister's house and my niece is insisting that we play Monopoly...she loves the game...so we'll play.
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I got home at around 9:00, took a nap and just now woke up. :o
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Now, I need to ketchup on all of today's posts!
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Speaking of chili (ba-dum-bum), the real temperature here right now is -1. Wind chills in the northern part of the state are in the negative 30s.
Yikes! :o
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~~~Stay Warm Vibes for All Who Need Them!!~~~
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I'm also trying a variety of hot dogs. The first batch a couple of weeks ago were Nathan's skinless. They're good, but I think not quite as wonderful as what they serve at the Nathan's locations. This week it's Hebrew National, which I used to enjoy a lot. Both of these are perfectly fine for this. I'll find a third type to try next time.
You all know I'm a Chicago hot dog fanatic. When I'm making those, I only buy them with a natural casing because that's one of the hallmarks of the Chicago dog. Again, many brands available, but this household's favorite is Sabrett which have wonderful flavor.
I usually buy the Nathan’s Beef hot dogs. I used to buy Hebrew National, but they always cut off the end.
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PUPCAKES!
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6357.0;attach=10993)
Those are really cool!
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The training process was arduous, but now he knows: he's not allowed on the couch!
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6357.0;attach=10995)
:))
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Keep the Yul
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6357.0;attach=10997)
Oh, my! I MUST send this to my friend pug! She's been celebrating Yule for years and this year was the first that she hasn't been able to have everyone over to celebrate!
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So, if you have Facebook, you should be able to see this.
https://fb.watch/2zjFM4ol0j/ (https://fb.watch/2zjFM4ol0j/)
My nephew Herman, second from the right, is on the French horn.
Very nice!