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Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 21, 2023, 12:19:44 AM

Title: HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE
Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 12:19:44 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes headed to the finish line, and now it is time for you to post until the heading to the finish line cows come home.
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 12:20:57 AM
And the word of the day is: APLOMB!
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 12:29:10 AM
Topic of the Day:  I don't know from Nordic noirs. ::)
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:38:11 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:38:40 AM
DR Jrand72, I hope you do try some writing.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:39:10 AM
DR vixmom, thank you for your care of DR WFO.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:39:56 AM
I hope that DR Matthew enjoyed Donna McKechnie's Sondheim show.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:44:37 AM
~~~CONTINUED MAJOR MIRACLE VIBES~~~ for BK!!!!!!!
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 02:45:50 AM
Finished with today's writing - sixteen pages and I'm now in the final section, which will probably run about ten to fifteen pages and I think that will be it, so I might even finish today at some point.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:47:52 AM
I don't know from Nordic noirs, but I'm going to produce an American remake of Jeanne Dielman, and its subject will be:  BK!!!!!

It will run 4 hours or so, and it will feature BK writing. And writing. Real cinema vérité stuff.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:49:38 AM
THIS JUST IN......

House Representative George Santos struggles with the realization that with the death of Lisa Marie Presley, he is now Elvis's sole surviving heir.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 02:52:01 AM
I just looked up cinema vérité. It doesn't mean exactly what I thought it meant. But ah well.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 03:21:25 AM
How nice it will be to read that BK's 2023 book is in the books.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 03:34:16 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 03:39:37 AM
I did not sleep well at all: the apartment is too warm, my right hip is so frayed that I have to be in just the right position to sleep. Otherwise, my right leg is nothing but out of control neuropathy - nothing but sharp jabbing pains, tingling, and other unpleasant twitches.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 03:41:02 AM
Thisw morning, Access-a-Ride will take me to my pharmacy, and I will go from there to my barber.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 03:41:47 AM
DR TCB, it was good to see you. I'm so sorry about your back.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 04:56:54 AM
Kitty cleanup is over. I will make the bed and wait for Access-a-Ride.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 21, 2023, 05:30:37 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 21, 2023, 05:36:57 AM
DR George:  The Kindle case looks great. Maybe I missed something earlier, but I have no idea what that waiting 24 hours, etc., is all about.

(I’ve never had an actual Kindle. I just use the app on my iPad.)
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 21, 2023, 05:41:04 AM
Having just had three consecutive days in which I had to be up early to do something, it’s so great to have a normal Saturday again.

More coffee!!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 05:44:16 AM
And margaritas.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 06:20:23 AM
Apparently Steven Spielberg is producing a documentary about John Williams. I'd watch that.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:51:45 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:52:13 AM
Apparently Steven Spielberg is producing a documentary about John Williams. I'd watch that.

In a drum roll.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:53:10 AM
Nice Kindle cover, George. I hope you’re u can get it to work for you.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:56:21 AM
Wordle and Phoodle in 3
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:57:48 AM
I was given plenty of lemons this week. I guess I am making lemon curd today.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:58:14 AM
Let’s get off this page.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 06:58:18 AM
  In a drum roll.   

I see what you did there.       ;D
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:58:27 AM
Onward!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 06:58:27 AM
Two.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:58:35 AM
Two!
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:59:04 AM
Elmore, I hope your hip feels better today.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 06:59:23 AM
2 Two's to start page Two.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:59:25 AM
Pain-free vibes for all of us.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 06:59:40 AM
It must be a good omen.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 06:59:51 AM
It’s just too, too, Singdaw.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:00:03 AM
Elmore, I hope your hip feels better today.

DITTO!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:00:18 AM
It’s just too, too, Singdaw.

It is indeed.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:01:01 AM
DR vixmom is off getting her certified attestation notarized.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:01:28 AM
It’s just too, too, Singdaw.

A Cole Porter reference, for all you Les Girls fans.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:02:01 AM
After which she may want to file a Paypal dispute.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:02:21 AM
Against Tiler Peck.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:02:46 AM
Maybe you could make a movie of me squeezing lemons, Singdaw.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:03:25 AM
  Les Girls

Does that translate to The Girls?
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:03:27 AM
Don’t you love when people have ideas for you to do?
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:03:59 AM
The world deserves to see you massage citrus, DR John G.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:04:20 AM
Although, will your hand cooperate at this point?
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:04:27 AM
  Les Girls

Does that translate to The Girls?

Your French is formidable.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:05:01 AM
Although, will your hand cooperate at this point?

I have an electric juicer.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:05:30 AM
You ice in the mornings, so the lemons would have to be chilled.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:06:27 AM
  Your French is formidable.

I am pronouncing that last word in my best Frenchified way.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:06:50 AM
Must be Christmas. Time to unwrap the hand.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:06:53 AM
Are French fries Frenchified?
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:07:05 AM
I do hope so.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:07:20 AM
  Your French is formidable.

I am pronouncing that last word in my best Frenchified way.

Oui.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:07:26 AM
That wrapped hand still seems to type pretty well.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:08:00 AM
I am impressed.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:08:14 AM
I'm also on the last post of page two.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:08:20 AM
Three.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:08:41 AM
We can fill pages with this nonsense.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:08:48 AM
And have.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:09:14 AM
It took two to turn three.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:09:58 AM
It’s heat in the morning, ice at bight.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:11:06 AM
Oh, right.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:11:33 AM
The pain is worst in the morning because the hand is still from overnight.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:11:42 AM
I was trying to think of where I knew "formidable" from. Then it struck me: "A Bowler Hat."
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:12:38 AM
Has your doctor recommended a night brace for the hand long-term, DR John G., or is that not the issue.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:12:56 AM
Everything we know we know from Sondheim.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:13:04 AM
My hands are tight in the morning, and I suspect it is because I am clenching them in my sleep.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:13:21 AM
Has your doctor recommended a night brace for the hand long-term, DR John G., or is that not the issue.

Six months.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:14:02 AM
My hands are tight in the morning, and I suspect it is because I am clenching them in my sleep.

Not around someone’s throat, I hope.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:14:36 AM
Now there’s a mystery plot: The Somnambulist Strangler.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:14:43 AM
Good morning
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:15:16 AM
Starring Sylvia Sidney.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:15:42 AM
Hi, Vixmom!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:16:01 AM
  Not around someone’s throat, I hope.

 ;D
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:16:13 AM
I woke up at 6 and couldn’t get back to sleep so at 7 I finally got up and sat in the recliner where I promptly dropped off for another couple of hours
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:16:26 AM
Vibes for our TCB
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:16:37 AM
And vibes for John’s hand
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:16:42 AM
DR vixmom is in da house.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:16:59 AM
And for Elmore’s poorly hip and leg
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:17:32 AM
DR vixmom is in da house.
I is indeed
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:17:51 AM
I might wander over to Wordle
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:18:01 AM
DR vixmom, you should film a La-Z-Boy commercial.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:18:24 AM
"Leave the Rest to Us."
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:19:34 AM
Wordle 581 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:19:59 AM
Well I'll be.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:20:08 AM
Be what, I can't say.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:20:11 AM
Oh! I passed a millstone
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:20:20 AM
But I'll be it on page Four.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:20:25 AM
And it didn’t even hurt!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:20:51 AM
CONGRATULATIONS on your lofty new perch in the HHW firmament, DR vixmom!!!!!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:21:27 AM
You should try wearing ribbons down your back.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:21:37 AM
I'll bet they wouldn't hurt, either.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:21:44 AM
DR vixmom, you should film a La-Z-Boy commercial.

Only if they change the name to La-Z-Gal
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:21:56 AM
Les Girls probably wear ribbons.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:23:02 AM
Buttons and Bows, too.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:24:09 AM
Accessorize.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:24:37 AM
If you owned a boutique, you'd have access to accessories.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:25:02 AM
To accessorize.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 07:26:41 AM
Or as Bill the Cat says, Ack.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:37:36 AM
Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:58:19 AM
I found this interesting

LONG ISLAND, NY, has a population of about 7.7 million in its 118 mile length from New York Harbor to its eastern terminus on the Atlantic Ocean at Montauk Point. It is about 28 miles in width from Long Island Sound on the north to the Atlantic Ocean on the south. Its western end includes the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. When Long Island is defined it generally excludes the Queens and Brooklyn sections of New York City. Long Island's political divisions consist of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, 11 towns and 109 villages -- all with their own administrations. The area has had an historical past from the arrival of the first settlers. Here are interesting facts:

Mastic was the home of William Floyd, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Long Island's

Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk is the site of the oldest cattle ranch in America, built in 1658, and birthplace of the American cowboy

The Lighthouse at Montauk became NY's first coastal beacon in 1796.

The first radio transmission, by wireless inventor Guglielmo Marconi, was in 1901 on Fire Island Avenue in Babylon

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, as he embarked on the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

America's first supermarket, King Kullen, started on Long Island in 1930.

Levittown, the first suburbia in the U.S., was built on Long Island in 1947.

The Lunar Module which landed men on the moon in 1969, was built on Long Island by the Grumman Corp.

The only working water mill and windmill in the US are located in the Long Island community of Water Mill.

Richard Nixon's deceased dog Checkers is buried at Long Island's Bide-a-Wee Pet Cemetery.

When the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883, it became the first land -transport route between Long Island and mainland USA. Before that, the only way to travel between the two was by boat.

Long Island was sculpted by melted glaciers, which is why there is a clear difference between the hilly North Shore and the flat South Shore of Long Island.

Long Island is the most populated island in the United States and the
17th most populated island in the world. Interesting fact: Long Island is more populated than the entire country of Jamaica and of Ireland!

If Long Island was its own state, it would rank 12th in terms of population.

Robert Moses creation of a cars-only parkway system created the modern suburbs of Long Island and influenced a generation of engineers, architects and urban planners across the nation

The North Shore is known for its large mansions, exclusive vacationing, and rich history of its affluent citizens and architecture. The South Shore hosts more entertainment and sports venues together with Atlantic Ocean beaches such as Jones Beach.

The largest industrial park in the US is located on Long Island - The Hauppauge Industrial Park which houses 1,300 companies and employs more than 55,000 people.

Together Nassau and Suffolk counties' nearly 180 fire agencies possess more fire trucks than New York City and Los Angeles County combined.

Suffolk County is the leading agricultural county in New York State based on the wholesale value of its farm products.

More 7-Eleven coffee is purchased on Long Island than in all of California.

George Washington commissioned the Montauk Lighthouse so that the ships coming in from Europe could identify the Atlantic Ocean from the Long Island Sound.

Fire Island got its name in the 17th century when it built fires to identify the coastline to the ships in the ocean.

After World War II, the Japanese were nationalized and able to fly to just 5 places in the country with Idlewild Airport (JFK International) being one, which is why Canon, Nikon and Olympus located their corporate offices there.

The Town of Hempstead with 800,000 residents is the largest township in the country, larger than Boston, San Francisco and Baltimore.

The Nassau and Suffolk population is greater than 20 of 50 states.

Hicksville was the original home of Fudpucker World Airlines, the Worlds only steam powered Airline.

Long Island is the largest college "town" in the US with 175,000 students registered in 21 colleges.

Long Island has the highest level of volunteerism in the world.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:59:26 AM
That could have been 30 posts
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:59:59 AM
Sorry
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:04:01 AM
Find the Vixmom
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:12:51 AM
That is great, DR vixmom.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 08:12:53 AM
Well, I'm home, and I am very happy with my haircut.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:13:12 AM
I always enjoyed my visits to many parts of Long Island.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:13:39 AM
Glad you got your errands done, DR elmore3003.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:14:18 AM
I'm thinking of skipping the January blahs and all the snow and heading out to my summer palace.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 08:15:04 AM
DR JohnG, my hip doesn't bother me with all the other leg pains while I'm up and about. The "neuropathy gone wild" occurs when I'm lying on my side. There's clearly a spot where the pressure on the nerves goes wild, while if I turn a hair, I have no issues.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:16:29 AM
DR elmore3003 - wondering if you might find relief sleeping in a recliner. Worth a thought.
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Post by: KevinH on January 21, 2023, 08:17:52 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on January 21, 2023, 08:18:07 AM
Wordle:  4/6
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Post by: KevinH on January 21, 2023, 08:18:24 AM
Page 4 already?  BK will be happy.
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Post by: KevinH on January 21, 2023, 08:18:58 AM
Good to see TCB last night!
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Post by: KevinH on January 21, 2023, 08:19:11 AM
One more...
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Post by: KevinH on January 21, 2023, 08:19:19 AM
Page 5!
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Post by: KevinH on January 21, 2023, 08:19:47 AM
Congrats on your milestone, DR vixmom!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:20:29 AM
Hello, DR KevinH
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:20:57 AM
We finally have an answer to that age-old question.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 08:21:08 AM
Because it was running from the cops.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 08:25:01 AM
I have showered. I feel human again.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 08:26:56 AM
Listening to Daisy Jones and the Six. It’s just like The Final Reunion of Opal and Nev. It’s entertaining, but it’s sort of redundant.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 08:27:14 AM
Waiting for butter to soften.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 08:27:38 AM
At least I am not watching butter soften.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:29:37 AM
Vere ist Vixmom?
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 08:34:57 AM
Very, very ist Vixmom.
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Post by: Matthew on January 21, 2023, 09:11:28 AM
Good Morning!   Wow, page 5 already at 9:00am PST! 

Health vibes to DR Elmore and those who need them!

Donna McKechnie was a joy.  There really isn't anything else to say about that.

Today, I have a vocal rehearsal for Matilda and later, a band rehearsal for Something Rotten that I'm playing keys for.  Then this evening, I'm home with the boys!!!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:20:37 AM
Thanks for reminding me, DR Matthew. I keep forgetting to view the filmed version of Matilda. I don't know the show at all.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:21:02 AM
I haz returned from taking all my recyclables to the basement.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:21:10 AM
Exciting, I know.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:21:36 AM
I livened up the journey by channeling my inner DR elmore3003.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:25:04 AM
I wonder if the inventor of the knife said, "This is the greatest thing since torn bread!"
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:26:23 AM
You just sense that Snow White was scarfing tacos on the sly.

Now there's proof.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 09:41:19 AM
Well I finally made it.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 09:41:33 AM
Lots of interesting things here already today on HHW.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 09:41:47 AM
glad to hear DR ELMORE got there and back.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 09:42:09 AM
I enjoyed DR VIXMOM's history lesson.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 09:42:31 AM
Vibes for DR GEORGE that he gets the Case of the Kindle solved.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 09:43:13 AM
Les Girls.

I think the poster says:  "Rhymes with Play Girls!"

Maybe too many rubes thought is meant Less Girls!
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 09:44:20 AM
One of the contestants in this round of RuPaul's Drag Race did an uncanny impression of Joan Rivers last night.....and two others were very good as Tim Gunn and Rosie O'Donnell.  And then there were the other 11.....
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:53:46 AM
  Vibes for DR GEORGE that he gets the Case of the Kindle solved.

Nancy Drew is on it.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:54:04 AM
And The Three Investigators.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:54:13 AM
And the Hardy Boys.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:54:25 AM
Someone is going to solve it.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:54:38 AM
And just in time...
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:54:44 AM
Six.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:55:50 AM
Listening to 'The Triumphs of Oriana,' that seminal madrigal cycle.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 09:56:19 AM
From DR Vixmom:

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Bill was looking and sounding much better today

This news gave me a smile :)
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 09:56:47 AM
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And has demanded oatmeal raisin cookies

;D :)
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 09:59:04 AM
Speaking of madrigals, this is kind of an interesting (and somewhat wacky) video about another madrigal. It's about 12 minutes, but you can skip the "sing along" during the last part. It's interesting because it deals with the difference between "pure" intervals and the tempered tuning of the piano. And the overtone series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ0jxu93Px0&t=37s
Title: Re: HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE
Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 09:59:22 AM
DR George I have enjoyed the photos of your Kindle case. 
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:00:33 AM
It is a super nice case.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:00:54 AM
From George:

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The instructions say "If possible wait 24hrs before placing your device into your case."

 :o :o :o
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:02:27 AM
From DR George:
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Actually, I've started setting up my printer to be able to print stuff from my phone from anywhere in the world!

Cool.  Are you planning a trip ;)
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:08:48 AM
DR George:  The Kindle case looks great. Maybe I missed something earlier, but I have no idea what that waiting 24 hours, etc., is all about.

(I’ve never had an actual Kindle. I just use the app on my iPad.)

I found it shocking.

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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:08:56 AM
Post deleted ;D
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:09:27 AM
Who else has a Kindle?
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:10:11 AM
Pain-free vibes for all of us.

DITTO!
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:14:29 AM
DR George:  The Kindle case looks great. Maybe I missed something earlier, but I have no idea what that waiting 24 hours, etc., is all about.

(I’ve never had an actual Kindle. I just use the app on my iPad.)

It was to allow the adhesive on the Velcro pad attached to the Kindle to completely set up and be completely secure.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:15:20 AM
Nice Kindle cover, George. I hope you’re u can get it to work for you.

Thanks, John!  So do I!
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 10:15:28 AM
I enjoyed DR VIXMOM's history lesson.


I have been advised thst Long Iskand is actually only 23 miles wide at the widest point and averages 14 miles wide
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:15:47 AM
Wow!  Page Six by 10:15 a.m.!
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 10:16:07 AM
Also A&P was the first grocery store, not King Kullen
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:18:10 AM
Everything we know we know from Sondheim.

E---xactly!
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:25:08 AM
That could have been 30 posts

I am glad it was only one post ;)
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:25:29 AM
There are a lot of interesting facts about Long Island.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:25:40 AM
I didn't realize it was so big.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:26:00 AM
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After World War II, the Japanese were nationalized and able to fly to just 5 places in the country with Idlewild Airport (JFK International) being one, which is why Canon, Nikon and Olympus located their corporate offices there.

Very interesting.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:28:10 AM
Oh! I passed a millstone

Congrats, Vixmom!  Here it is!
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:28:50 AM
That could have been 30 posts

Yes, it could have. ::)

;)
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:28:56 AM
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When the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883, it became the first land -transport route between Long Island and mainland USA. Before that, the only way to travel between the two was by boat.

I recently read The Great Bridge about this.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:29:12 AM
Ferry travel did not sound like fun.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:30:25 AM
I have showered. I feel human again.

Does all the heat & steam in the shower help your hand?  I do shoulder and knee exercises in the shower as it is easier.
Title: Re: HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE
Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:30:27 AM
Vibes for DR GEORGE that he gets the Case of the Kindle solved.

Thanks, Jrand!
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:31:36 AM
DR George I have enjoyed the photos of your Kindle case. 

Thanks, Jane!
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:32:05 AM
DR George:  The Kindle case looks great. Maybe I missed something earlier, but I have no idea what that waiting 24 hours, etc., is all about.

(I’ve never had an actual Kindle. I just use the app on my iPad.)

It was to allow the adhesive on the Velcro pad attached to the Kindle to completely set up and be completely secure.

LOL, nothing to do with your Kindle connection.  That makes sense.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:34:41 AM
I enjoyed DR VIXMOM's history lesson.


I have been advised thst Long Iskand is actually only 23 miles wide at the widest point and averages 14 miles wide

It sounded much bigger in the post about Long Island.
Title: Re: HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE
Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:34:54 AM
Also A&P was the first grocery store, not King Kullen

;D
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:36:11 AM
DR George I have enjoyed the photos of your Kindle case. 

Thanks, Jane!

You are welcome.  I hope the case doesn't shut your Kindle off again and you can use it. 
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 10:36:35 AM
George, did you close the case on your Kindle?  A magnetic case will shut it off.
Title: Re: HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE
Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:46:44 AM
Speaking of madrigals, this is kind of an interesting (and somewhat wacky) video about another madrigal. It's about 12 minutes, but you can skip the "sing along" during the last part. It's interesting because it deals with the difference between "pure" intervals and the tempered tuning of the piano. And the overtone series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ0jxu93Px0&t=37s

That was pretty interesting.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 10:47:59 AM
Who else has a Kindle?

I has.
Title: Re: HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE
Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:48:33 AM
From DR George:
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Actually, I've started setting up my printer to be able to print stuff from my phone from anywhere in the world!

Cool.  Are you planning a trip ;)

No!  It's just that the software update message keeps popping up on my computer, so I just finally decided to actually install it.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 10:49:07 AM
Congratulations, Vixmom.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:49:35 AM
Pain-free vibes for all of us.

DITTO!

~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 10:50:19 AM
Curd is made. Encountered a new challenge: Separating eggs is not a one-handed feat.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 10:50:51 AM
JB liked his taste of curd.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 10:51:10 AM
Now, what do I do with it?
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 10:51:43 AM
I used five lemons and have maybe 15 more.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:52:31 AM
I'll bet that is an interesting book, DR Jane.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:53:20 AM
George, did you close the case on your Kindle?  A magnetic case will shut it off.

I didn't even need to close the case.  Just setting the Kindle on the cast made it shut off.  I guess the magnet is just too powerful. 
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:54:07 AM
I imagine a book on the design and building of the Golden Gate Bridge would also be quite interesting.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:54:08 AM
I've never had a Kindle that had that option, so I've never experienced that.  You'd think the case makers would know that that would happen. :-\
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:54:23 AM
It appears there are many.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:54:44 AM
I have a Kindle Oasis, and love it.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:55:36 AM
I did not spring for the newest and latest, released a month ago. It is bigger, and since I mostly read in bed, didn't want the extra size and weight.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:56:51 AM
DR John G. will complete the age-old adage, When life gives you lemons...
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:57:16 AM
I am waiting on tenterhooks.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 10:57:23 AM
But first, a nap.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 11:08:59 AM
Who else has a Kindle?

I has.

What kind of case do you have?
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 11:09:45 AM
From DR George:
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Actually, I've started setting up my printer to be able to print stuff from my phone from anywhere in the world!

Cool.  Are you planning a trip ;)

No!  It's just that the software update message keeps popping up on my computer, so I just finally decided to actually install it.

;D  It could be convenient locally.  I like to watch when I print to be sure it is actually printing.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 11:10:40 AM
Curd is made. Encountered a new challenge: Separating eggs is not a one-handed feat.

Not something I managed to do when I was one handed.  Fortunately I didn't need to cook.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 11:11:05 AM
JB liked his taste of curd.

Awww.
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Post by: Ginny on January 21, 2023, 11:28:48 AM
Saturday afternoon greetings!  It’s a little dreary here - inside AND out.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 11:31:40 AM
Same here.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 11:33:38 AM
I am also thinking about DR Danise as her funeral was yesterday morning.  I have a photo of her beautiful grave marker.

If anyone would like to see it, and know more details, ask and I will send you a PM.
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Post by: Ginny on January 21, 2023, 11:40:28 AM
DR Jane, I would like those details.  It had crossed my mind, when we first lost Danise, that I’m the closest of us to Pittsburgh and maybe I could represent us at her services.  The way our week unfolded, I’m glad I didn’t make that commitment.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 12:05:10 PM
DR elmore3003 - wondering if you might find relief sleeping in a recliner. Worth a thought.

You assume two things:
1. I own a recliner
2. My apartment has space for a recliner ;)
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 12:07:38 PM
DR Jane, I would like those details.  It had crossed my mind, when we first lost Danise, that I’m the closest of us to Pittsburgh and maybe I could represent us at her services.  The way our week unfolded, I’m glad I didn’t make that commitment.

It was a nice thought.  I also would have liked to have gone.  Winter didn't make it easy.  Poor Thelma could not go. 
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 21, 2023, 12:11:38 PM
My brother Randy and sister-in-law Jo gave me a Kindle for Christmas many years ago. I found I preferred a real book, so it sits in a drawer somewhere in the apartment.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 12:47:50 PM
My Kindle has a nondescript Amazon cover. Black.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 12:53:58 PM
Saturday afternoon greetings!  It’s a little dreary here - inside AND out.
Same here.

Ditto.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 12:59:36 PM
DR Ginny I sent you an email.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 01:17:38 PM
My Kindle has a nondescript Amazon cover. Black.

Ditto. It does have a magnet which turns it on when I open the cover and turns the screen off when I close it. At least, I think it does. Does anyone ever really know if the refrigerator light goes off when you close the door?
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 01:25:46 PM
LOL.  I no longer have a cover with a magnetic strip.  I do know they really shut the light off and work-lol
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Post by: Ginny on January 21, 2023, 01:30:58 PM
DR Ginny I sent you an email.

Got it and responded - thank you.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 01:36:40 PM
My Kindle has a nondescript Amazon cover. Black.

Ditto. It does have a magnet which turns it on when I open the cover and turns the screen off when I close it. At least, I think it does. Does anyone ever really know if the refrigerator light goes off when you close the door?

I had friends whose cat loved to rest in the fridge. She knew. But she never told anyone.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 01:38:45 PM
My $7.99 amaryllis bulb, bought on a whim, is now putting forth its third shoot of flowers. They are gorgeous.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 01:43:31 PM
That's cheery.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 01:43:45 PM
And they didn't dawdle, which is great.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 01:44:53 PM
We are taking off on a little adventure, to a supper club about 45 minutes away. We are meeting two other couples, high school classmates of the DH, for supper. Which I guess is a good place to get it - at a supper club.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 01:45:46 PM
One thing I love about the Internet is the ability to peruse a menu in advance.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 01:45:48 PM
And they didn't dawdle, which is great.

No. And they don't sing Shipoopi.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 01:46:14 PM
Ta ta until much later!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 01:46:35 PM
  No. And they don't sing Shipoopi.

 ;D
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 02:46:52 PM
My Kindle has a nondescript Amazon cover. Black.

Ditto. It does have a magnet which turns it on when I open the cover and turns the screen off when I close it. At least, I think it does. Does anyone ever really know if the refrigerator light goes off when you close the door?

I had friends whose cat loved to rest in the fridge. She knew. But she never told anyone.

LOL, however, if the cat was in the fridge the door would have to stay open for the cat to breathe. 
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 02:47:12 PM
We are taking off on a little adventure, to a supper club about 45 minutes away. We are meeting two other couples, high school classmates of the DH, for supper. Which I guess is a good place to get it - at a supper club.

Have fun.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 02:47:49 PM
One thing I love about the Internet is the ability to peruse a menu in advance.

I do enjoy doing that though often it doesn't show the entire menu.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 03:20:28 PM
I apparently did miss season two of Miss Scarlet. So now I can watch season 2 on disc and season 3 online.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 03:21:39 PM
I got A Beautiful Noise and the new Music Man recordings from the library.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 03:23:28 PM
Beautiful Noise is tiny notes from Neil Diamond and Bob Gaudio instead of liner notes. Music Man has three sets of notes, including one on the recording from Peter Filichia, whom I normally like. All three are sadly dull.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 03:25:26 PM
I started listening to A Beautiful Noise. It's OK, but not great. Kind of like a theme park musical tribute or a Vegas show. But the songs themselves are wonderful and make me long to hear the originals again.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 03:45:15 PM
I do not have a Kindle machine.

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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 03:46:18 PM
I'm kinda hoping the new WOKE lyrics for songs in THE MUSIC MAN do not become the ones used for productions and schools and community theatres......
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 03:53:10 PM
I'm up, I'm up - nine hours of sleep.
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 03:55:10 PM
I woke up at one and answered e-mails and then just went right to work futzing and finessing and there was a lot of it to do, although I was very happy with the basic writing. Then I wrote five new pages and will now to get some food, then resume around five and I may, if I'm feeling it, just go until I finish. I believe I'm in the last twenty pages now and in fact the book proper finished last night and I'm in the coda now.
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Post by: Matthew on January 21, 2023, 05:16:49 PM
Home from the days work.  Looking forward to staying home this eve.  The boys will be happy as well. 
I haven't picked up my kindle in years ever since the Kindle app for the iPhone was released.  Now I just read everything on an iPad or my phone.  Pluses and minuses for both, I'm sure.  I guess the biggest is convenience. 
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 05:20:26 PM
I was able to load the Libby app on my phone.

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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 05:20:37 PM
This time I did not watch the Libby video and simply followed the app directions.  It was soooo much easier ;D
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 05:22:20 PM
Home from the days work.  Looking forward to staying home this eve.  The boys will be happy as well. 
I haven't picked up my kindle in years ever since the Kindle app for the iPhone was released.  Now I just read everything on an iPad or my phone.  Pluses and minuses for both, I'm sure.  I guess the biggest is convenience. 

I could never read on my little mini iPhone.  My tablet is convenient vs going between my tablet and a Kindle.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 05:23:22 PM
I mostly read books from my library.  If my main source of books was from Kindle then I would prefer reading on a Kindle.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 05:33:04 PM
I am also thinking about DR Danise as her funeral was yesterday morning.  I have a photo of her beautiful grave marker.

If anyone would like to see it, and know more details, ask and I will send you a PM.

Please do send the details Jane
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 06:01:04 PM
I will forward my email to you.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 06:01:54 PM
Vixmom, email sent.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 06:22:57 PM
I now have Libby set up on my tablet.  That was super easy.  All I had to do was download the app to my tablet, then go to my phone app and sink them. 
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 06:23:21 PM
I hope it will be this easy on my computer.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 06:23:34 PM
I will probably attempt to do so tomorrow.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2023, 06:23:40 PM
'night
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 06:40:09 PM
My Kindle has a nondescript Amazon cover. Black.

Ditto. It does have a magnet which turns it on when I open the cover and turns the screen off when I close it. At least, I think it does. Does anyone ever really know if the refrigerator light goes off when you close the door?

Whew!!  My new Kindle case actually works correctly! 
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 06:40:32 PM
I think that what I was doing was turning it on before I put it in the case, and because of the magnets, it turned off. 
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 06:41:31 PM
But when I just put it in the case, closed it, and left it alone, it turned itself ON when I opened it up! ;D
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 06:58:19 PM
Here's what I originally wanted to post:
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 06:58:33 PM
:D
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:05:19 PM
That's nice, DR George.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:05:45 PM
Back from the supper club. It was a nice visit, and I had a delicious pesto salmon.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:12:22 PM
Kind of out of gas tonight, though, even with a brief nap earlier.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:12:51 PM
My $7.99 amaryllis bulb, bought on a whim, is now putting forth its third shoot of flowers. They are gorgeous.

Nice!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:14:32 PM
I guess I can try to make it to page ten.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:14:49 PM
But it won't be high quality stuff.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:15:08 PM
Sounds like BK will finish the book tonight or tomorrow at the latest.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:15:28 PM
Which will be a happy occasion.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:15:39 PM
Something to be celebrated.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:15:49 PM
And applauded.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:15:56 PM
I got A Beautiful Noise and the new Music Man recordings from the library.

What a coikydink!  I also got A Beautiful Noise from the library, but not The Music Man.  I did, however, get the new Funny Girl in the mail yesterday.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:15:58 PM
And cheered.
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:16:14 PM
Ten!
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Post by: singdaw on January 21, 2023, 07:16:27 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:23:30 PM
I started listening to A Beautiful Noise. It's OK, but not great. Kind of like a theme park musical tribute or a Vegas show. But the songs themselves are wonderful and make me long to hear the originals again.

That's the thing about jukebox musicals.  Sometimes (not always, though), the songs are so different that I can't let go of the originals and accept them as a new score to a show.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:26:30 PM
I'm kinda hoping the new WOKE lyrics for songs in THE MUSIC MAN do not become the ones used for productions and schools and community theatres......

Agreed!!
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:32:08 PM
Vixmom, email sent.

Thank you
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:33:00 PM
I went to visit  WFO today and we had a nice long visit
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 07:33:13 PM
He was in good spirits
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:33:18 PM
That's nice, DR George.

Thanks, Singdaw!
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:35:36 PM
I'm kinda hoping the new WOKE lyrics for songs in THE MUSIC MAN do not become the ones used for productions and schools and community theatres......

Agreed!!

I wonder if they'll at least be made available in addition to the originals.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:38:35 PM
Well, I'm done with my Dairy Queen dinner, and am now off to my sister's from some freshly baked (if not made) cookies. :)
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 07:39:44 PM
She wants me to get ice cream first, so I shall.

Until later.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:46:14 PM
I looked in three stores trying to find Pepperidge Farm oatmeal raisin cookies for Bil
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:46:32 PM
All they had were oatmeal chocolate chunk
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:46:43 PM
Which I never heard of before
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:47:24 PM
But the bakery at Stop n’Shop had fresh in store baked oatmeal raisin cookies
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:47:38 PM
And Bill was very pleased to see them
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 08:48:36 PM
Has anybody here ever seen or owned the CD of the Sondheim workshop production of Wise Guys?
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 09:21:07 PM
Well that cleared the room
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2023, 09:21:26 PM
I guess you’re all checking your  cd shelves
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 09:25:44 PM
I do believe I have finished writing book 23. I'm sure there'll be futzing and finessing to do, but I think I got the ending just the way I wanted it and frankly I'm all in and a wreck at the moment so I think I'll just go out and get some donuts to celebrate.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 09:52:10 PM
Congratulations, BK! That’s great news.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 09:52:58 PM
But I haven’t received my copy yet. I guess I will have to file a complaint with PayPal.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 09:53:48 PM
Was Wise Guys recorded? I have Bounce and Road Show.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 09:54:07 PM
Back from a large dance party.
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Post by: John G. on January 21, 2023, 09:54:18 PM
I’m exhausted.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:20:52 PM
Has anybody here ever seen or owned the CD of the Sondheim workshop production of Wise Guys?

There's a (ootlegbay) recording of the workshop of Wise Guys with Nathan Lane and Victor Garber.  That version of the show was never officially recorded.  Some people do have a copy of that. ::)

;)
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:21:22 PM
PM me your e-mails. ;D
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 10:28:46 PM
Went out and got two donuts. I feel like I've been hit be a large truck.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 10:29:36 PM
Such good news from MR BK.

Congrats on the reaching the finish line on the new book!

I haven't received it yet.....should I file a complaint?
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 10:30:17 PM
Happy to hear that DR GEORGE has a working Kindle.

I am afraid I am too set in my ways for this new technology.....we shall see.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:30:43 PM
Congrats, BK!!  Hopefully, we'll soonly find out what the book is about!
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:31:02 PM
Oh, look!  It's Page Eleven!!
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:31:14 PM
And since we're so close...
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 10:31:29 PM
Gratuitous Post #303!! ;D
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 10:31:48 PM
Early Sunday morning.

Next week I have NOTHING to do.....so I am hoping for a nice restful week of only ME.

I filed my taxes yesterday.  My Federal return has been accepted, so I am hoping my State return will be accepted soon.

Things were a bit more complicated with the inheritance, etc, but still not difficult.  We shall see what happens.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 21, 2023, 10:32:50 PM
For some reason I enjoyed a few of the sketches on SNL tonight.....Bowen Yang as George Santos was most excellent....and as usual I enjoyed the Weekend Update.
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 10:54:48 PM
I have filed a complaint.
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Post by: bk on January 21, 2023, 10:57:33 PM
As mentioned when I began the book, this is an idea I've had for a very long time that I simply did not know how to write. When I boiled down the ideas in December it came down to a non-fiction book that would have been simple, a thriller, which would not have been simple, and this idea. And one night, it all just came to me, how to write it, the way in, and once I had that it just began feeling like the right thing at the right time and Muse Margaret, after hearing the three ideas, went for this one very rapidly.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2023, 11:17:26 PM
As mentioned when I began the book, this is an idea I've had for a very long time that I simply did not know how to write. When I boiled down the ideas in December it came down to a non-fiction book that would have been simple, a thriller, which would not have been simple, and this idea. And one night, it all just came to me, how to write it, the way in, and once I had that it just began feeling like the right thing at the right time and Muse Margaret, after hearing the three ideas, went for this one very rapidly.

Cool.
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Post by: bk on January 22, 2023, 12:03:41 AM
New notes are up.
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Post by: bk on January 22, 2023, 12:03:48 AM
Up are new notes.
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Post by: bk on January 22, 2023, 12:03:56 AM
I've seen them.
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Post by: bk on January 22, 2023, 12:04:07 AM
I've read them.
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Post by: bk on January 22, 2023, 12:04:43 AM
I wrote them.
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Post by: bk on January 22, 2023, 12:05:07 AM
What a loverly posting day!