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Title: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 12:06:38 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes had the luck of the draw, and now it is time for you to post until the lucky cows come home.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 12:07:18 AM
And the word of the day is: METICULOUS!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 03:49:09 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 03:54:26 AM
I was up and down too many times again last night, and after 4:00 Stella became a major pain in my butt.  Some nights she's very good and just wants to sleep next to me.  Last night she kept burying her head in my hand for pets, when she wasn't walking all over me. Thatch dropped by to sleep for a bit before running off to other adventures, and Annabelle, who has abandoned sleeping on my pillow, has moved back up to her bookcase aerie.  When it got too col, she jumped back down to burrow under the blankets and sleep next to me for warmth.  I see a nap in my future today.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Laura on March 07, 2021, 04:28:47 AM
Good morning.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 05:56:34 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 05:57:29 AM
Well, this morning I want the shipping company Chewy.com uses to go go bankrupt and fold.  I took the recyclables to the basement and then stopped on the first floor to pick up packages.  I had a couple of Amazon deliveries, and two Chewy.com carton, one containing kitty treats and the other containing a 13 lb bag of Meow Mix and a carton of Fancy Feast grilled tuna.  The sonofabitch who delivered them left them not where most packages are dropped off by the mailboxes but just inside the front door at the foot of five steps up to the lobby.

So I had to attempt to lug two cartons up five steps, maintain my balance, and forget about the painful hell on my legs.  The larger, heavier carton was open at one end and a second carton of Fancy Feast cans was missing.  I am not happy since this is about the fourth or fifth shipment in a row that has arrived looking as though it's been resealed and missing items.  Chewy/cp, has been great and speedy ion shipping replacements at no charge, but this is getting ridiculous.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 05:57:59 AM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 06:00:22 AM
I've stopped using Petco because their customer service dept. employs too many ladies for whom English is a second or third language, and several orders were screwed up because I frankly didn't understand a thing they said.  I stopped using Amazon because their prices are getting ridiculously high, often twice the amount Chewy.com charges.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 06:01:12 AM
Here’s a great story for linguists on covid’s impact on the German language.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_6043c290c5b6429d0833c0aa
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 06:01:26 AM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.

Just don't agree to help any Nigerians obtain the $20 million held in escrow.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 06:02:17 AM
Here’s a great story for linguists on covid’s impact on the German language.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_6043c290c5b6429d0833c0aa

I saw that.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 06:04:58 AM
Elmore, what are the prices from Walmart.com or Target.com? Any better?
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 06:05:37 AM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.

Just don't agree to help any Nigerians obtain the $20 million held in escrow.

You’re telling me to be picky? At my age?
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 06:22:31 AM
YOUR age?
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 06:24:07 AM
I shall do a bit of cooking in a moment.

I want to watch the IOWA basketball game at noon.  And then we have a ZOOM board meeting which I expect to be full of folks with opinions based on nothing.....I am going to try to be quiet....

But I don't have much of an expectation of my effort....
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 06:31:51 AM
Yesterday we were sent a PDF of the Profit/Loss and one of the Bank Balances.

Neither of these opened for me.  The PDF reader said I needed to upload a "character reader" because the PDFs contained Asian characters......I emailed Mr Prez  and the accountant who both declared the PDFs were fine as they were.....

I went back opened January and February PDFs and they were fine.  Maybe we should say sayonara to somebody.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 07:00:42 AM
I was looking for my immersion blender today.  It was nowhere to be found.

But that may be because I don't own one.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 07:23:24 AM
Elmore, what are the prices from Walmart.com or Target.com? Any better?

I haven't done any further comparison shopping.  I avoid Walmart and I never thought of Target.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 07:24:25 AM
I really like Chewy.com and their customer service dept. is fantastic.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 07:27:35 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: KevinH on March 07, 2021, 07:29:29 AM
Good morning!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:30:23 AM
Good morning, everyone.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: KevinH on March 07, 2021, 07:30:28 AM
I do not have an immersion blender.  As a matter of fact, I had never heard that term until today!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 07:30:44 AM
Chewy.com is a standout in this sorry world. We buy quite a bit at stores, but I think every order from there has gotten here the next day, and their customer service is great if you need it.

Of course deliveries are no problem because it's just to a house, so no lobby or other public area complications.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:30:55 AM
I was up again in the night, so when I finally did fall asleep again, I slept a bit later into the morning than normal.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:31:38 AM
Thanks for that link, DR John G.  So bad it's good.  That poor hapless young woman.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 07:33:27 AM
Yesterday was my first day of true awareness of the term immersion blender.

I don't have one, but I might go looking for it anyway in a show of solidarity.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:34:12 AM
For those who enjoyed "The Mistake Waltz," here is the full half-hour ballet it's excerpted from, "The Concert."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VvXDGQnEPQ
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:35:30 AM
If you like to make soups, owning an immersion blender is kind of handy.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:55:54 AM
Lookey Loo!  Page TWO!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 08:00:34 AM
Loved the discussion of poker in the notes.

I used to love playing it now and then. In theory, I still do, but it's probably been fifteen years or more since I've bothered playing it for the very reason BK describes, the predominance of Texas Hold-em and whatever endless variations there are.

What I loved was "neighborhood poker", just settling in for an evening of "dealer's choice" which would consist of draw and stud poker, of both the five- and seven-card varieties, with only a few permitted variations just for fun so the evening wouldn't get totally crazy. I was okay at it, not great, and I never had the nerve to sit down at it in a casino. But it's an amazing game.

In the mid-1990s I was attending a monthly Friday-night game with other friends at author Susan Brownmiller's apartment in the Village. The game, the food, drink, and camaraderie were wonderful. Eventually, people began introducing the newly popular Hold-Em games, and little by little, they became "it". For me, games that lasted beyond one hand and required mucho strategizing, ceased to be fun. But I was also getting involved in musical theater and other things up here, so I reluctantly dropped out. Some of the other folks were also getting into mah-jongg (sp?), of which I know nothing, and those evenings were morphing into that.

That's fascinating, though, about the L.A.-area clubs. I was around them a few times and walked through them in the course of doing other things with friends (maybe we ate there?), but when it came to poker, I never ventured outside the comfort level of a friend's house or apartment.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:30:26 AM
I do not have an immersion blender.  As a matter of fact, I had never heard that term until today!

What better way to get immersed in a topic than at HHW.

(No groaning)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:32:08 AM
Thanks for that link, DR John G.  So bad it's good.  That poor hapless young woman.

You asked for it. Now with a barbershop quartet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ-O72WMRKo
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:33:29 AM
You can still hear her. Though they try.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:35:23 AM
Yesterday was my first day of true awareness of the term immersion blender.

I don't have one, but I might go looking for it anyway in a show of solidarity.

I found mine about 15 years at Big Lots for the low, low price of $10. It has served me faithfully since. You do have to be careful and observant so you don't burn the motor out trying to blend a rock of undercooked potato.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:35:58 AM
And, yes, as Singdaw said, they are great with soup.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 08:40:21 AM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.

;D
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 08:41:38 AM
Good morning.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: elmore3003 on March 07, 2021, 08:48:43 AM
Chewy.com is a standout in this sorry world. We buy quite a bit at stores, but I think every order from there has gotten here the next day, and their customer service is great if you need it.

Of course deliveries are no problem because it's just to a house, so no lobby or other public area complications.

I love Chewy.com!  They just replaced my entire order at no charge, even though I'm only missing the 24 cans of tuna. morsels.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 09:41:52 AM
I too enjoyed the Poker Notes.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 09:46:44 AM
There are several versions of this to enjoy....with various degrees of success.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omzyr0AQNWk
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Donald on March 07, 2021, 09:49:08 AM
Hello Everyone!  the latest Broadway Radio Show is now up on the site.  This time I am chatting with producer/writer Jennifer Ashley Tepper about the latest volume in her wonderful series of books The Untold Stories of Broadway!  Lots of fascinating, fun stuff.  Check it out and I highly recommend the books -- they make for great reading for any Broadway fan!

http://www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/

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Post by: Druxy on March 07, 2021, 10:10:11 AM
Here's the book trailer for my stage play, CHARLTON HESTON.  It's available in paperback and Kindle editions via Amazon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BduCCkXJLhE
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 10:17:53 AM
DR DRUXY have you seen an increase in productions of your One-Person plays or do you expect one as theaters begin to open?
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 10:18:02 AM
 
You asked for it.

Did I?       :D
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 10:18:41 AM
Back from a good walk.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 10:19:12 AM
This is the period we call "Fool's Spring."

The cold is sure to return.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 10:20:52 AM
In today's Notes, we had a waning warning.  As it were.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 12:18:19 PM
bk, did you ever have this amongst your collectibles>
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 12:46:12 PM
I am back from my errands. Got my new glasses. They will take some getting used to.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 12:48:29 PM
I also picked up a metal mission-style table for the patio to hold the soon-to-arrive umbrella in place.

It looks really nice, but I had to assemble it myself. Lots of expletives were uttered during the process. And somehow it did not look like something a vision-impaired put together.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 12:49:32 PM
This is the period we call "Fool's Spring."

The cold is sure to return.

I was a fool, changed into a warmer top but forgot to put my warm waterproof pants on before walking.

Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 12:49:42 PM
At least the rain stopped and the sun came out before I was completely soaked.  My quick drying pants dried quickly in the sun.

Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 12:49:43 PM
Thanks to Parallax View, I checked All the President's Men out of the library. Starting to watch it. Haven't seen it in decades.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 12:50:02 PM
Then the wind picked up, the sun went away, and it began lightly raining as we were headed home.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 12:54:35 PM
Thanks to Parallax View, I checked All the President's Men out of the library. Starting to watch it. Haven't seen it in decades.

Did you ever see Executive Action?
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 12:58:49 PM
I'm up, I'm up - about six hours of sleep - woke up at eleven-thirty.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 01:02:22 PM
I had no idea that the Dropbox on this computer kept all those files on my hard drive. No wonder I'm almost out of space. So, I Googled and it said to enable selective sync and then deselect all the folders that I'm not using - that removes them from the hard drive and makes them accessible online only at dropbox.com, which is fine. I did a few last night and that seemed to make no difference whatsoever, but I just did it for all the Kritzerland live shows save for the upcoming one and that should clear about forty or fifty gigs of space. If it doesn't, then I'll call them and see what I'm doing wrong. But it's currently resyncing about seven hundred files.  Those Kritzerland Live shows take up huge room, they're all around twenty gigs.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 01:03:01 PM
In a little while, I'll shoot the Indiegogo video and then I may make the barbecue thing, since I believe it's defrosted completely by now.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 01:17:08 PM
Thanks to Parallax View, I checked All the President's Men out of the library. Starting to watch it. Haven't seen it in decades.

Did you ever see Executive Action?

Doesn't sound familiar. I guess I should, right?
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 01:17:16 PM
Three!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 01:18:11 PM
(https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ghi-immersion-blenders-1593030547.png?crop=0.981xw:0.981xh;0.0160xw,0&resize=980:*)

Immersion blender dance!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 01:24:19 PM
Well, this morning I want the shipping company Chewy.com uses to go go bankrupt and fold.  I took the recyclables to the basement and then stopped on the first floor to pick up packages.  I had a couple of Amazon deliveries, and two Chewy.com carton, one containing kitty treats and the other containing a 13 lb bag of Meow Mix and a carton of Fancy Feast grilled tuna.  The sonofabitch who delivered them left them not where most packages are dropped off by the mailboxes but just inside the front door at the foot of five steps up to the lobby.

So I had to attempt to lug two cartons up five steps, maintain my balance, and forget about the painful hell on my legs.  The larger, heavier carton was open at one end and a second carton of Fancy Feast cans was missing.  I am not happy since this is about the fourth or fifth shipment in a row that has arrived looking as though it's been resealed and missing items.  Chewy/cp, has been great and speedy ion shipping replacements at no charge, but this is getting ridiculous.


I love Chewy.  I swear the last time I ordered from them, the delivery came before I even hit the SEND button.  Also, the boxes have always been packed securely, although I wish they didn't use sheets and sheets of brown paper to pad the inside of the box.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 01:25:43 PM
Oh My God.

We do have an immersion blender. Maybe not the best one, but who knows. Because guess what?
I just checked with the 'mates, and:

We'll have to look for it.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 01:26:05 PM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.

Just don't agree to help any Nigerians obtain the $20 million held in escrow.

You’re telling me to be picky? At my age?


YOUR age??
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 01:28:28 PM
Thanks to Parallax View, I checked All the President's Men out of the library. Starting to watch it. Haven't seen it in decades.

Did you ever see Executive Action?

Doesn't sound familiar. I guess I should, right?

Absolutely.

I haven't watched them all yet, but you'll find it mentioned in at least one of the extras on the Criterion disc.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 01:28:39 PM
I was looking for my immersion blender today.  It was nowhere to be found.

But that may be because I don't own one.


I took my mother's immersion blender, when she passed away.  She used it to stir those protein shakes, etc.  I am not sure that I packed it when I moved.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 01:30:36 PM
I shall do a bit of cooking in a moment.

I want to watch the IOWA basketball game at noon.  And then we have a ZOOM board meeting which I expect to be full of folks with opinions based on nothing.....I am going to try to be quiet....



Wow!  You are on the board of directors of ZOOM!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: ChasSmith on March 07, 2021, 01:32:36 PM
I shall do a bit of cooking in a moment.

I want to watch the IOWA basketball game at noon.  And then we have a ZOOM board meeting which I expect to be full of folks with opinions based on nothing.....I am going to try to be quiet....



Wow!  You are on the board of directors of ZOOM!

And they're apparently very opinionated.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Matthew on March 07, 2021, 02:05:54 PM
Good Afternoon - I guess I'll look into chewy.com for the boys.  Usually, it's pretty simple, they both eat Purina Lamb and Rice kibble, no wet food, and dog treats from Trader Joes.  Maybe we'll change?   In other news, well - there isn't any other news.  My iCloud on this computer still refuses to function.  So, I'm troubleshooting again ... all day.... 
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 02:17:38 PM
iCloud vibes!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Druxy on March 07, 2021, 02:23:52 PM
DR DRUXY have you seen an increase in productions of your One-Person plays or do you expect one as theaters begin to open?


The sales of my plays (in paperback, on Kindle and on audio) have skyrocketed since COVID, but productions have virtually disappeared. 

I do have a production of ORSON WELLES set for next month in Arizona.  They've already paid the royalty, so I know they are going to do it.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 03:16:44 PM
America's Test Kitchen says that the immersion blender to buy is the Braun Multiquick 5 Hand Blender.  For what it's worth.

Which is apparently about $60.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 03:22:05 PM
Inaugurated one of the new bowls with a new soup, Spiced Bean and Sausage. It called for kidney beans, but I used aduki, which are smaller.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 03:24:22 PM
DR John G., have you ever used Rancho Gordo beans?  Their subscription service apparently has a several-year waiting list.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Laura on March 07, 2021, 03:26:56 PM
I have never owned an immersion blender.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 03:29:48 PM
Nor have I DR LAURA, but now I know what it is.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 03:29:58 PM
DR DRUXY that's interesting.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Laura on March 07, 2021, 03:30:42 PM
I like chunky soups, so I probably wouldn't use one anyway.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 03:30:46 PM
Well I'm not exactly a member of the board of ZOOM.....I'm just a subscriber.....it was the theatre board that was meeting.....we are tentatively moving ahead with our season for 2021.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jrand74 on March 07, 2021, 03:32:38 PM
I just watched MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM and I liked it a lot.

Of course after all of those weeks doing the play, I kept hearing those lines said by my cast mates....but it's a good movie and should be at least nominated for several Academy Awards....it may have won some Golden Globes.....I didn't check.

The movie adds a coda that is a gag from "Dreamgirls" - but it works.....
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 03:32:51 PM
DR John G., have you ever used Rancho Gordo beans?  Their subscription service apparently has a several-year waiting list.

Nope. Don't know them.

I've been looking for anasazi beans at a decent price. If I go to the Valley, I can get them for $1 a bag. On Amazon, they want something like $17 for the same bag.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 03:33:43 PM
I've been called gordo before. Too many times.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Laura on March 07, 2021, 04:18:00 PM
DR John G.,
Have you every watched Glen and Friends on Youtube? On Sundays he cooks something from a really OLD cookbook.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Laura on March 07, 2021, 04:18:52 PM
Today it was an apple cake from 1923.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 04:25:02 PM
I have never owned an immersion blender.

I only used mine a few times.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 04:25:30 PM
Nor have I DR LAURA, but now I know what it is.

It was after I looked it up that I realized I have, or used to have one.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 04:27:12 PM
Today it was an apple cake from 1923.

Did it look good?
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 05:20:22 PM
DR John G.,
Have you every watched Glen and Friends on Youtube? On Sundays he cooks something from a really OLD cookbook.

I never have. Sounds like fun. Thanks for the recommendation.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 05:20:30 PM
Four!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 05:22:47 PM
Had a good Zoom Kritzerland rehearsal, picked up a package, and am just about to partake of the barbecue that came a few days ago. Smells great.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 05:23:10 PM
What is so sad about All the President's Men is the way the lies keep proliferating when people are faced with the truth. It was the beginning of the "it's not true if we don't like it" era we live in.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 05:24:27 PM
I didn't have to see John McMartin's face to realize he's in this movie. I heard that voice and thought, "Benjamin Stone!"
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 06:21:45 PM
I am glad I switched to my rain pants to walk this afternoon.  Still I came in sooner than I planned after it began raining.  I was already pretty soaked by the time I reached home.  It was nothing compared to what hit shortly after I was inside, a mix of hard rain and hail. 
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 06:45:55 PM
Ate the barbecue. The chopped meat was pretty good - I ended up putting it on hamburger buns for two sandwiches. Burnt ends - only had three, not really my thing. The beans were weird but pretty good. I have a large portion to my neighbor in the back and Grant took 90% of the burnt ends.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 06:46:22 PM
Not sure if I'm in the mood for Ma Rainey's - may have to wait until Tuesday.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Druxy on March 07, 2021, 07:22:29 PM
Monday is the birthday of actress CLAIRE TREVOR, who just happens to be the newest subject in THE HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS collection of stage plays. 

The late actress appeared in many film classics, including DEAD END, STAGECOACH, KEY LARGO, for which she won an Academy Award, and THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY. 

I was lucky enough to know her and her husband, Milton Bren.  In fact, I interviewed her at her Newport Beach home in 1974 for CORONET magazine.

CLAIRE TREVOR, my one-woman stage play, is available in paperback and Kindle editions via Amazon and other booksellers.  Performance rights are available.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Y4FHP22/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1615171515&sr=1-1


Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:25:02 PM
An LA food critic rates the various varieties of Girl Scout cookies:
The official Girl Scout cookie power rankings - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) (https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-02-24/girl-scout-cookie-power-rankings)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: singdaw on March 07, 2021, 07:25:11 PM
Good night, everyone.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 07:56:34 PM
Post #100!
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:22:34 PM
out of a long bath.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:22:58 PM
Listening to Ella Fitzgerald.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 08:40:18 PM
Well, this morning I want the shipping company Chewy.com uses to go go bankrupt and fold.  I took the recyclables to the basement and then stopped on the first floor to pick up packages.  I had a couple of Amazon deliveries, and two Chewy.com carton, one containing kitty treats and the other containing a 13 lb bag of Meow Mix and a carton of Fancy Feast grilled tuna.  The sonofabitch who delivered them left them not where most packages are dropped off by the mailboxes but just inside the front door at the foot of five steps up to the lobby.

So I had to attempt to lug two cartons up five steps, maintain my balance, and forget about the painful hell on my legs.  The larger, heavier carton was open at one end and a second carton of Fancy Feast cans was missing.  I am not happy since this is about the fourth or fifth shipment in a row that has arrived looking as though it's been resealed and missing items.  Chewy/cp, has been great and speedy ion shipping replacements at no charge, but this is getting ridiculous.

That's terrible about the multiple damaged packages, and having to lug them up the stairs! >:(
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 08:41:03 PM
Chewy.com is a standout in this sorry world. We buy quite a bit at stores, but I think every order from there has gotten here the next day, and their customer service is great if you need it.

Of course deliveries are no problem because it's just to a house, so no lobby or other public area complications.

I love Chewy.com!  They just replaced my entire order at no charge, even though I'm only missing the 24 cans of tuna. morsels.

That's fantastic!  Nothing better than good customer service! :)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: vixmom on March 07, 2021, 08:42:20 PM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.

John, I know this is sudden....but I’ve come to care deeply for you...and your cooking ability ...would you do me the very great honor of ...(oh wait I’m married already, never mind)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:44:46 PM
(https://www.rabelaisbooks.com/pictures/2688.jpg?v=1464107095)

Found a copy of this 1929 cookbook in my collection. It seems to be a first edition and in near mint condition.

The cover is offensive, to be sure, and the little I read inside it was appalling. It's a cookbook featuring black cooks' recipes as shared by a very entitled white employer. You know, the type that could never remember the real name of the cook, so she called them all Mandy.

Anyway, a copy of this is going for $350 online. I doubt I'd get a tenth of that.

 
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:46:34 PM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.

John, I know this is sudden....but I’ve come to care deeply for you...and your cooking ability ...would you do me the very great honor of ...(oh wait I’m married already, never mind)


Thank you. It was the first proposal. But, as the song says, bigamy's not big of me, and it's not big of you.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:47:06 PM
I'm going to call it a night.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: John G. on March 07, 2021, 08:47:14 PM
Have fun, y'all.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: vixmom on March 07, 2021, 08:48:27 PM
Oh My God.

We do have an immersion blender. Maybe not the best one, but who knows. Because guess what?
I just checked with the 'mates, and:

We'll have to look for it.


Good luck! They like to hide in plain sight
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: vixmom on March 07, 2021, 08:52:22 PM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.




John, I know this is sudden....but I’ve come to care deeply for you...and your cooking ability ...would you do me the very great honor of ...(oh wait I’m married already, never mind)


Thank you. It was the first proposal. But, as the song says, bigamy's not big of me, and it's not big of you.

I’ll get back to you if there is a change in my circumstances
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 09:13:32 PM
Oh My God.

We do have an immersion blender. Maybe not the best one, but who knows. Because guess what?
I just checked with the 'mates, and:

We'll have to look for it.


Good luck! They like to hide in plain sight

I got one about 20 years ago, but didn't use it much at all, so I brought it to work so the my friend Margo (we originally met at work) could use it for her then meal-replacement-shakes for lunches, but then her position was eliminated, but I forgot about it.  I finally noticed that it was still at work a couple of years ago and brought it home.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 09:18:56 PM
This does not feel like a Sunday evening, this feels like a Saturday evening. And yet tomorrow will be Monday so it must be a Sunday evening.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: bk on March 07, 2021, 09:19:10 PM
Finished the Mommie Dearest Diaries.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:25:12 PM
Well, I finally watched The Big Lebowski.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:31:46 PM
A co-worker had been talking about it couple of years ago, and he loaned me his DVD. 
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Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:32:03 PM
I had it for more than a year and never watched it. ::)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:32:15 PM
I finally returned it to him and bought my own Blu-ray back in October. 
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:32:25 PM
And tonight, I finally watched it.
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Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:34:25 PM
PAGE FIVE LEBOWSKI DANCE!!

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71MdV0PXRtL._SL1500_.jpg)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:44:43 PM
I really liked it. ;D
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 10:45:03 PM
Glad I finally watched it.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Matthew on March 07, 2021, 10:49:38 PM
I have never owned an immersion blender.

I only used mine a few times.

I got mine at a garage sale.  It has some attachments which I use a lot. It comes in handy
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 10:51:17 PM
An LA food critic rates the various varieties of Girl Scout cookies:
The official Girl Scout cookie power rankings - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) (https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-02-24/girl-scout-cookie-power-rankings)

Interesting, not that I am eating Girl Scout cookies anymore.   When I did freeze Thin Mints I preferred them thawed than frozen.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 10:51:52 PM
My horoscope says I’m going to receive plural marriage proposals today. So, wish me luck. Maybe I’ll even know the people.

John, I know this is sudden....but I’ve come to care deeply for you...and your cooking ability ...would you do me the very great honor of ...(oh wait I’m married already, never mind)

;D
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 10:53:10 PM
(https://www.rabelaisbooks.com/pictures/2688.jpg?v=1464107095)

Found a copy of this 1929 cookbook in my collection. It seems to be a first edition and in near mint condition.

The cover is offensive, to be sure, and the little I read inside it was appalling. It's a cookbook featuring black cooks' recipes as shared by a very entitled white employer. You know, the type that could never remember the real name of the cook, so she called them all Mandy.

Anyway, a copy of this is going for $350 online. I doubt I'd get a tenth of that.

 

Wow.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 10:54:57 PM
Oh My God.

We do have an immersion blender. Maybe not the best one, but who knows. Because guess what?
I just checked with the 'mates, and:

We'll have to look for it.


Good luck! They like to hide in plain sight

I got one about 20 years ago, but didn't use it much at all, so I brought it to work so the my friend Margo (we originally met at work) could use it for her then meal-replacement-shakes for lunches, but then her position was eliminated, but I forgot about it.  I finally noticed that it was still at work a couple of years ago and brought it home.

That's funny you suddenly noticed it and took it back home.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 10:57:29 PM
I have an eye exam tomorrow morning.   I hope I can finally get help with my vision and discomfort.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: Jane on March 07, 2021, 10:57:42 PM
'night
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:08:28 PM
Oh My God.

We do have an immersion blender. Maybe not the best one, but who knows. Because guess what?
I just checked with the 'mates, and:

We'll have to look for it.


Good luck! They like to hide in plain sight

I got one about 20 years ago, but didn't use it much at all, so I brought it to work so the my friend Margo (we originally met at work) could use it for her then meal-replacement-shakes for lunches, but then her position was eliminated, but I forgot about it.  I finally noticed that it was still at work a couple of years ago and brought it home.

That's funny you suddenly noticed it and took it back home.

And it still works.  I've rarely used it since bringing it home, but I have it if I ever need it. :)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:11:10 PM
'night

Good night, Jane.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:12:17 PM
After watching The Big Lebowski, I watched Bette Midler's The Showgirl Must Go On.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:13:11 PM
That was filmed 11 years ago, and she still had a lot of energy...unless she was joking about not having any. ;)
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 11:41:36 PM
The local news just showed a 103 year-old man getting his CoVid-19 vaccination.  Not only did he survive the 1908 flu pandemic, but he also survived the Holocaust.  They interviewed him briefly.  He was sharper and far more articulate than I am at 70.  He credits his good health and his long life to his wife.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 11:44:34 PM
An LA food critic rates the various varieties of Girl Scout cookies:
The official Girl Scout cookie power rankings - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) (https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-02-24/girl-scout-cookie-power-rankings)

Interesting, not that I am eating Girl Scout cookies anymore.   When I did freeze Thin Mints I preferred them thawed than frozen.


My favorite is Tagalongs.  They came in #2, but frozen #7.  I agree about the frozen cookie.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 11:45:31 PM
I didn’t see any Girl Scouts hawking cookies this weekend.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: TCB on March 07, 2021, 11:48:16 PM
I meant to ask John to marry me, but the day is now over.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:48:37 PM
Hi, Tom.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:48:56 PM
The local news just showed a 103 year-old man getting his CoVid-19 vaccination.  Not only did he survive the 1908 flu pandemic, but he also survived the Holocaust.  They interviewed him briefly.  He was sharper and far more articulate than I am at 70.  He credits his good health and his long life to his wife.

That's amazing!  I'd seen a couple of other reports about people who'd survived the 1918 flu pandemic.
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:55:19 PM
I'm now watching my Region 2 DVD of Bette Midler's 2-hour concert, Divas Las Vegas
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:55:46 PM
It's never been released on any US home video format, just in England. 
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:56:02 PM
It was only shown on HBO. 
Title: Re: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Post by: George on March 07, 2021, 11:56:16 PM
I guess there are some Emmy For Your Consideration screeners, but nothing officially for sale.