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Title: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 12:38:19 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were spirited, and now it is time for you to post until the spirited cows come home.
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 12:38:59 AM
And the word of the day is: CORDIAL!
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 02:57:38 AM
Cherry cordial?
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 02:57:55 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 02:58:26 AM
Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing, DR George!
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 03:09:47 AM
 :)
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 03:19:14 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 03:21:19 AM
I was up at 5:00 this morning. I'm ewxpecting an Amazon Fresh delivery shortly, and I needed to get feeding the cats out of the way before it arrives.
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 03:21:54 AM
I am very sleepy, so I suspect that I'll be napping with the casts around noon.
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 03:23:44 AM
DR George, thanks for posting the photos. I am still mourning DR TCB, and I wish that both DRs Jose and MBarnum would return to HHW, And DR Ben, tppm while I'm at it.
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 03:27:03 AM
After I've finished putting away the Amazon Fresh delivery and kitty cleanup, I will work on my last two fixes (so far) of the ballet. The music from 1875 has some lovely moments - although Ludwig Minkus is left in the dust by the ballets of Tchaikovsky and Delibes - but the ballet was set in a fairy tale India, and Minkus wrote a lot of "exotic" music that doesn't sit well with the new ballet.
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 03:59:01 AM
The original 1875 ballet was a tragedy about the ill-fated Bayadere (Temple Dancer), the Prince, and the Princess he must marry. This new ballet is a comedy set on an Arizona movie set in 1930 with an aging star, the pretty young dancer, and the cowboy star.
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 04:02:55 AM
So, I need to remove, then rewrite or revise the more exotic music. In some cases, I'm completely rethinking the music. For instance, the aging Diva's first appearance with her entourage is now a tango, and the young dancer and cowboy star have a beguine at one point. I've also added a bit of Dixieland and a rowdy polka. I'm really loving this work..
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 04:03:52 AM
Amazon Fresh arrived around 6:30, and it's all put away.
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Post by: Ginny on May 13, 2023, 04:56:15 AM
Saturday morning greetings!  It’s still very humid and I’m about to turn on the air conditioning.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 05:49:01 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 05:49:34 AM
And the word of the day is: CORDIAL!

I don’t usually have a cordial before breakfast.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 05:49:49 AM
Just saying.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 05:50:44 AM
Lousy night of sleep. Thunderstorms woke me twice. They’re still happening out there.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 06:11:00 AM
Notes visualized. Spiritualized.
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 06:11:30 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 06:12:03 AM
A fairly leisurely Saturday morning. Most welcome.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 06:13:44 AM
We all spent the night in Canada at MIL’s to keep her company.
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 06:14:15 AM
The smell of bacon wafts through the house.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 06:16:07 AM
Last night I saw one of the least-competitive episodes of Jeopardy ever.
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 06:16:21 AM
I must pay a couple of ugly bills, and finesse a couple of things on MainStage for tonight’s concert.
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 06:18:28 AM
On Amazon, day #3 of waiting hath commenced.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 06:20:51 AM
Wordle 4, Phoodle 3
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 06:21:12 AM
Thinking of stirring.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 06:21:28 AM
But only thinking
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 06:21:37 AM
Two!
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 06:22:11 AM
There were many questions unanswered as the champ knew if she didn’t answer the other two ladies were going to guess wrong or not answer. So she slowly destroyed them. While one was in the red till very late, she managed to get to 800, and the other finished with exactly zero. Only 2 played Final Jeopardy, and the champ added 11k to her total challenger of course missed it and finished with $1.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 06:24:20 AM
Final score 30,000 to 1 to zero.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 06:29:22 AM
TOD: Sunset Boulevard; The Apartment; Kiss Me, Stupid
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Post by: KevinH on May 13, 2023, 06:35:54 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on May 13, 2023, 06:36:03 AM
Wordle:  4/6
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 07:17:31 AM
And the word of the day is: CORDIAL!

I don’t usually have a cordial before breakfast.

I could sure love a cherry cordial about now!
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 07:20:07 AM
The cats got a new litter mat today.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 07:30:17 AM
Celebrate!
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 07:30:33 AM
Concert vibes for DR CHAS SMITH.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 07:31:13 AM
It's cloudy today.....not sure if we shall see any rain.

My arm is much better - so we shall see.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 07:32:14 AM
I have my bag on the front porch for the mailman - spaghetti, chili beans, tuna in water, diced tomatoes (canned), and Progresso soup.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 07:33:58 AM
TOD:

Billy Wilder - Some Like It Hot, Sunset Blvd

Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, Play Misty For Me
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 07:38:13 AM
  My arm is much better

But is it too short to box with God?
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 07:40:58 AM
I'm doing the Hokey Pokey and I'm turning myself about.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 07:41:07 AM
Can you tell?
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 07:41:19 AM
Errands await.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 07:41:45 AM
I am glad the ballet work is pleasing you, DR elmore3003.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 07:43:50 AM
ps - I would totally eat a cream cheese olive sandwich.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 07:44:03 AM
And wash it down with some icebox cake.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 07:56:03 AM
And cherry cordial
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 08:02:28 AM
ps - I would totally eat a cream cheese olive sandwich.

In elementary school, on days I took chopped olive with mayo and my friend had cream cheese with olive sandwiches, we would trade half of our sandwiches.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 08:02:54 AM
I preferred mine but hers were also good.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 08:03:50 AM
George, wonderful photos and memories.   Where was the one with M Barnum taken?
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 08:12:39 AM
Confession: I never heard of a chess pie until a couple weeks ago on here. Now I must find one.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 08:13:45 AM
A chess pie and a cherry cordial would start my morning right.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 08:14:39 AM
I like a shoo-fly pie, but ya had to go to Amish country to get those.
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 09:13:59 AM
It's cloudy today.....not sure if we shall see any rain.

My arm is much better - so we shall see.

Is it ... complete?
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 09:15:54 AM
I like a shoo-fly pie, but ya had to go to Amish country to get those.

I've had a couple of those. I could go for one right now. Just as well it's a four-hour drive to Amish country and I have a concert tonight.
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:18:30 AM
Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing, DR George!

My pleasure!  Glad I still had them.
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:19:09 AM
:)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7230.0;attach=17350)

;D
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:19:25 AM
PAGE THREE SKELTON DANCE!!
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:20:20 AM
DR George, thanks for posting the photos. I am still mourning DR TCB, and I wish that both DRs Jose and MBarnum would return to HHW, And DR Ben, tppm while I'm at it.


You're welcome, Larry.  And I agree...it would be great if they came back. :)
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:24:10 AM
George, wonderful photos and memories.   Where was the one with M Barnum taken?

Those were in Portland, a separate legg of Jose's trip.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:24:43 AM
Confession: I never heard of a chess pie until a couple weeks ago on here. Now I must find one.

Or make one?? ;)
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 09:25:18 AM
I'm up, I'm up - about six hours of sleep.
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:25:28 AM
A chess pie and a cherry cordial would start my morning right.

Yum!
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Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 09:28:43 AM
LOVE a cream cheese olive sandwich. But there's no history of it in my family. I originally discovered that flavor sensation by ordering an everything bagel with olive & pimiento spread at an excellent (and now-defunct) bagel jernt here in town. Later I started buying their spread. But that's a silly expense because I realized that to make it yourself you only need to dice the olives and stir them into cream cheese. So I did that for a while. Then one day I was famished for that taste but I had no bagels, so I took out whatever bread was here, spread the cream cheese, sliced a bunch of olives in half lengthwise, laid them out on the spread, and it was out of this world fantastic. You can also sprinkle a little extra brine on the thing for even more yummity flavor and moistness.

For me it would be worth buying a large jar of olives, dicing the whole thing up, and having it at the ready. Or just make the spread again, but make it even denser in olives than you'd normally find in a prepared spread.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 09:32:28 AM
Well, I'll must be off.  Time for a sitzprobe!

Be back later.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: ChasSmith on May 13, 2023, 09:32:57 AM
BTW, if you like that kind of thing, a sandwich to die for is an authentic New Orleans muffaletta. The olive spread on those is out of this world.

https://bit.ly/44UUAvT

To die for, I tell you.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 09:33:07 AM
I hope DR GEORGE enjoys sitzing today.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 09:33:40 AM
DR singdaw & DR CHAS SMITH my arm is just long enough to reach into a box.....and yes it is complete.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 09:34:04 AM
DR MBARNUM posted on Facebook this week, so perhaps he is inching his way back to HHW.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 09:34:52 AM
My friend Jim Green passed away about an hour ago.....I will be delivering his eulogy sometime this week.

It is exactly as he requested it to be.....which will please some and disappoint others.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 10:01:37 AM
~~~VIBES OF COMFORT AND CONDOLENCE~~~ to DR Jrand72, and to the family of his friend....
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 10:04:16 AM
We are back from the showroom, where we were looking at digital grand pianos. Not for ourselves, necessarily, although that would be nice.

They're pretty spiffy with every gizmo you would wish for - you can even adjust the "hammer" action. And of course, they have transposition and all the USB, Bluetooth, and sound system hookups. They never need tuning and are easily transported.


They're not real acoustic instrument, of course. But they're approximately $40,000 less.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 10:22:43 AM
I just watched a video online of a southern gal preparing cinnamon rolls.

She popped open 2 cans of pre-made cinnamon rolls and laid them out in a baking pan.

She then poured heavy whipping cream all over them to a depth of a least a half inch.

She then prepared a mixture of melted butter, brown sugar, salt, and more cinnamon, and poured all of that over it all.

She then baked it off.

After coming out of the oven, she then drizzled the included icing over the top of it all.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 10:25:18 AM
I think I need to take a shower now.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:51:49 AM
A chess pie and a cherry cordial would start my morning right.

Chess pie is s regional favorite, but I am not sure if it’s the Southern region. It’s a custard pie made with a little cornmeal for texture. It’s akin to a buttermilk pie, which is Southern. But chess doesn’t have to have buttermilk in it.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:52:25 AM
My sympathies, JRand.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:52:53 AM
BTW, if you like that kind of thing, a sandwich to die for is an authentic New Orleans muffaletta. The olive spread on those is out of this world.

https://bit.ly/44UUAvT

To die for, I tell you.

Yup.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:54:06 AM
LOVE a cream cheese olive sandwich. But there's no history of it in my family. I originally discovered that flavor sensation by ordering an everything bagel with olive & pimiento spread at an excellent (and now-defunct) bagel jernt here in town. Later I started buying their spread. But that's a silly expense because I realized that to make it yourself you only need to dice the olives and stir them into cream cheese. So I did that for a while. Then one day I was famished for that taste but I had no bagels, so I took out whatever bread was here, spread the cream cheese, sliced a bunch of olives in half lengthwise, laid them out on the spread, and it was out of this world fantastic. You can also sprinkle a little extra brine on the thing for even more yummity flavor and moistness.

For me it would be worth buying a large jar of olives, dicing the whole thing up, and having it at the ready. Or just make the spread again, but make it even denser in olives than you'd normally find in a prepared spread.

You can soften the cream cheese a little more by adding some of the olive brine.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:55:07 AM
I survived Costco and the supermarket.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:55:54 AM
The hydrangeas I paid $12 for earlier this spring are now selling for $26 on this day before Mother’s Day.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:56:42 AM
Mine are still in full bloom and looking lovely. They don’t know they cost less.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:58:06 AM
The digital rain gauge said 3.67 inches of rain fell since midnight. That was out back. Perhaps 3.69 inches fell up front. Perhaps.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 10:59:32 AM
I think I will make this later:

https://www.purewow.com/recipes/atlantic-beach-pie
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 11:00:01 AM
I think we should be on page four.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 11:00:16 AM
And we soon shall be.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 11:00:24 AM
One more.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 11:00:30 AM
Four!
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 11:16:19 AM
I added almonds.

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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 11:30:11 AM
Been listening to The Immortal King Rao, a dystopian novel that was a Pulitzer finalist. I’m 3/4 of the way through and not terribly interested. It’s partially about the man who created the Coconut (not Apple, get it?). His computer becomes so ubiquitous that its algorithm becomes a god-like force. Then climate wipes out everything. It wanders back and forth in time. Nothing is too surprising.
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 12:18:42 PM
I added almonds.


What are they?
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Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 12:25:57 PM
Doug is working like a mad thing, copying my scores quickly and quite beautifully
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 12:38:50 PM
I shall now be on my way to a casting session.
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Post by: Donald on May 13, 2023, 01:30:36 PM
hey everyone!  There's a new Broadway Radio Show up now on the site  It's a day early because I will be traveling tomorrow.  This episode is Broadway Goes Pop, Part Two as we hear stars of the musical stage covering great pop songs, such as Liz Callaway singing The Mamas & The Papas, Josh Groban singing Kenny Loggins, and many more!

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


Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 01:34:49 PM
I like a shoo-fly pie, but ya had to go to Amish country to get those.

I used to get it in Pennsylvania. A small piece was enough.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 01:36:15 PM
DR MBARNUM posted on Facebook this week, so perhaps he is inching his way back to HHW.

Really. I will have to look.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 01:37:06 PM
My friend Jim Green passed away about an hour ago.....I will be delivering his eulogy sometime this week.

It is exactly as he requested it to be.....which will please some and disappoint others.

I am sorrfor the loss of your friend.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 01:38:16 PM
The hydrangeas I paid $12 for earlier this spring are now selling for $26 on this day before Mother’s Day.

That doesn't surprise me.
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Post by: Laura on May 13, 2023, 02:03:48 PM
Good afternoon.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 02:06:41 PM
That's a gorgeous score, DR elmore3003!
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 02:07:39 PM
The pie recipe looks really good, DR John G. As do the baguettes.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 02:08:17 PM
Watching the Great Performances Broadway celebration on PBS. Uneven, but there are moments!
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 02:14:55 PM
I survived Costco and the supermarket.

I too survived Costco! Then the line at the border to get back into my town was insane, so we detoured to the in-laws’ place.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 03:10:03 PM
Venmo has asked me to apply for their unique credit card! I feel so special.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 03:10:08 PM
I forgot all about the PBS show!
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 03:10:19 PM
I did not attempt Costco today.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 03:10:21 PM
casting vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 03:10:49 PM
I do not have a death wish.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 03:11:01 PM
Thanks, everyone.  Jim was a good theeder friend.  We did several shows together....and he sometimes worked in the tech booth for me.

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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 03:11:43 PM
When I do go to Costco, they sell a particular brand (can't think of the name now) of pre-made pesto that is really good.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 03:12:11 PM
Most of the ones I've tried from the supermarket have been so disappointing.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 03:12:52 PM
He retired from working in the office of the State Attorney General and returned part time to his former job - at the local funeral emporium.

I believe I have told the story before about his young wife Melissa.  She never wore makeup and was just a country gal.

Jim said he offered to help her do her makeup, but she wouldn't lie down on the bed so he could do it.

It took me awhile to laugh.....but then I couldn't stop.
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Post by: Jrand74 on May 13, 2023, 03:13:40 PM
I have to print out the eulogy in BIG PRINT so I'll be able to read it without my glasses.

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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 03:37:58 PM
I survived Costco and the supermarket.

I too survived Costco! Then the line at the border to get back into my town was insane, so we detoured to the in-laws’ place.

Do you buy frozen food at Costco?
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 03:38:43 PM
He retired from working in the office of the State Attorney General and returned part time to his former job - at the local funeral emporium.

I believe I have told the story before about his young wife Melissa.  She never wore makeup and was just a country gal.

Jim said he offered to help her do her makeup, but she wouldn't lie down on the bed so he could do it.

It took me awhile to laugh.....but then I couldn't stop.

;D
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 03:39:40 PM
We toured the Pabst mansion..it was very interesting.
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 04:25:25 PM
I hope DR GEORGE enjoys sitzing today.

I did!  And I'm pretty sure everyone else did, too. :)
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 04:29:12 PM
Here are our cast and orchestra from the back:
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 04:29:44 PM
PAGE FIVE SITZPROBE DANCE!!
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 04:33:35 PM
My friend Jim Green passed away about an hour ago.....I will be delivering his eulogy sometime this week.

It is exactly as he requested it to be.....which will please some and disappoint others.

Jrand, my condolences to you and his family. :(
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 04:35:54 PM
I just watched a video online of a southern gal preparing cinnamon rolls.

She popped open 2 cans of pre-made cinnamon rolls and laid them out in a baking pan.

She then poured heavy whipping cream all over them to a depth of a least a half inch.

She then prepared a mixture of melted butter, brown sugar, salt, and more cinnamon, and poured all of that over it all.

She then baked it off.

After coming out of the oven, she then drizzled the included icing over the top of it all.

Pouring heavy whipping cream all over baked goods like that seems to be the newest cooking trend for those kinds of short videos. ::)
Title: Re: SPIRITED AWAY
Post by: elmore3003 on May 13, 2023, 04:41:42 PM
DR Jrand72, I am so sorry for your loss. I loved his makeup story.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 04:42:13 PM
I survived Costco and the supermarket.

I too survived Costco! Then the line at the border to get back into my town was insane, so we detoured to the in-laws’ place.

Do you buy frozen food at Costco?

Yes, some. Had to store it here at the in-laws. An option we won’t have much longer.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 04:42:51 PM
JRand, sorry to hear this. Sounds like a great guy.
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 04:47:16 PM
I survived Costco and the supermarket.

I too survived Costco! Then the line at the border to get back into my town was insane, so we detoured to the in-laws’ place.

I, three, survived Costco and two trips to Fred Meyer. :D
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Post by: DR Iris on May 13, 2023, 05:03:08 PM
Condolences on your loss, DR Jrand72.
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Post by: DR Iris on May 13, 2023, 05:03:21 PM
Nice photo, George!
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Post by: DR Iris on May 13, 2023, 05:05:22 PM
DR Jrand72, PBS will probably repeat the Broadway tribute many times.

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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 05:06:49 PM
Nice photo, George!

Thanks, Iris!
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Post by: DR Iris on May 13, 2023, 05:06:53 PM
DR Jane, where will you be on Mother’s Day?

Are you flying home tomorrow?

I hope Freyja is feeling much better.
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Post by: George on May 13, 2023, 05:08:42 PM
DR Jrand72, PBS will probably repeat the Broadway tribute many times.



It's also available to stream on PBS.org until June 9th:

https://www.pbs.org/video/celebrating-50-years-of-broadways-best-kirage/
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Post by: DR Iris on May 13, 2023, 05:09:57 PM
DR singdaw, were you visiting a Yamaha showroom?
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 05:35:35 PM
Just saw two actors today, neither of whom are right for our workshop.
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 05:35:58 PM
Just solidified the June Kritzerland show and it's going to be something very special.
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 05:36:25 PM
Trying out a new venue - I don't think it will work for us in the long term, but it will work for this show.
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 05:36:41 PM
I'll leave for See Me Valley in about an hour.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:00:50 PM
The sitzprobe is always so exciting.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:01:08 PM
Glad yours went well, DR George.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:03:01 PM
DR DR Iris - this was a general music store that carries Steinway, Kawai, and Roland. The rep said that they couldn't carry both Yamaha and Roland; they had to choose.

The digital piano was a Roland.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:08:55 PM
"I know you like Taylor Swift, so my first idea was to play you one of her songs, but it turns out she doesn't use a lot of gong.
Anyway, this one's called  Carmina Burana."
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:09:45 PM
There's a dearth going on.
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Post by: DR Iris on May 13, 2023, 06:19:34 PM
DR singdaw, a friend of mine allowed me to play a few pieces on his Yamaha Clavinova baby grand digital piano….loved it.

I am waiting to win the lottery.

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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:36:32 PM
The one above retails for around $11,000.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:36:52 PM
  I am waiting to win the lottery.

You and me, both.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:38:19 PM
It's almost worth taking up the craft of stained glass to be able to make this outhouse.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:38:33 PM
Just a few more.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:38:42 PM
One more, actually.
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:38:49 PM
SIX!
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Post by: singdaw on May 13, 2023, 06:38:58 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 08:07:49 PM
https://www.avclub.com/lets-check-out-the-winning-performance-from-this-years-1850435425

Not impressed with the Eurovision winner’s song. Sounds like half-baked ABBA. But her fingers are fun.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 08:11:24 PM
Atlantic Beach pie.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 08:11:47 PM
I used a mix of lemon and lime.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 08:12:23 PM
Haven’t had any. It needs to sit overnight.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 08:23:27 PM
Heard an hour ago that my friend Angie lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. They had warned her a few months ago something wasn’t right but they weren’t calling it cancer. Then recently they used the word and she went quickly.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 08:25:59 PM
I met Angie at church shortly after moving to San Antonio. Since then, I was a pallbearer at her father’s funeral. I was at her son’s funeral during the pandemic. Now Angie’s gone.
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Post by: John G. on May 13, 2023, 08:49:14 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: vixmom on May 13, 2023, 09:13:37 PM
I am not caught up
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Post by: vixmom on May 13, 2023, 09:13:54 PM
I have so much to tell you
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Post by: vixmom on May 13, 2023, 09:14:04 PM
But i am too tired
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Post by: vixmom on May 13, 2023, 09:14:41 PM
But I will mention I did eat borscht today
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Post by: vixmom on May 13, 2023, 09:14:58 PM
It was delicious
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 10:17:59 PM
I survived Costco and the supermarket.

I too survived Costco! Then the line at the border to get back into my town was insane, so we detoured to the in-laws’ place.

Do you buy frozen food at Costco?

Yes, some. Had to store it here at the in-laws. An option we won’t have much longer.

One more adjustment that will need to be made.  Are they moving closer or farther away from you?
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 10:18:19 PM
Nice photo, George!

Ditto.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 10:20:25 PM
DR Jane, where will you be on Mother’s Day?

Are you flying home tomorrow?

I hope Freyja is feeling much better.

I will be flying home on Mother's Day. 

Thank you. I think k Freyja feels better but she is tired from not enough sleep and continues to cough.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 10:21:48 PM
If my flights are on time, and I don't miss my connecting flight to Denver, I will be home early enough to video chat with Craig.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 10:22:38 PM
DR DR Iris - this was a general music store that carries Steinway, Kawai, and Roland. The rep said that they couldn't carry both Yamaha and Roland; they had to choose.

The digital piano was a Roland.

Pretty.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:23:30 PM
DR John G. That’s so tragic. I’m very sorry to hear this.
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Post by: Jane on May 13, 2023, 10:24:44 PM
It's almost worth taking up the craft of stained glass to be able to make this outhouse.

 :o
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:24:55 PM
Jane the in-laws will be about 30 min away. They are currently about 8 min away.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:26:02 PM
Vixmom! Can’t wait to hear all. I’ve seen the great pix on FB.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:27:01 PM
Page 6 at this hour is gonna result in a BK beatdown.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:28:25 PM
Between a rock and a hard place= trying to get us to the next page, but the next page is the much-maligned page 7.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:30:31 PM
If my in-laws get into the assisted living place we hope for, they’ll be close to the border with Washington proper.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:35:28 PM
TOD Pt 2: There wasn’t really a Clint Eastwood-directed movie I could get excited about. Maybe High Plains Drifter.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:38:02 PM
I went to the Pabst Brewery as a kid. We went to Milwaukee on vacation. Went to brewery tours, which bored us kids to tears. Went to a kind of circus museum. Also to a neat indoor botanical garden. Also the Tommy Bartlett Water Show, which was legendary entertainment at the time.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:40:35 PM
 Here’s something that wouldn’t happen today. When you returned to your car after enjoying the Tommy Bartlett Water Show, your car had a Tommy Bartlett Water Show bumper sticker plastered to it whether you wanted it or not.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:40:55 PM
And with that…
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:41:30 PM
The mixed blessing of page 7!
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:42:19 PM
The streak of 12-page days is in jeopardy.
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Post by: Rodzinski on May 13, 2023, 10:43:05 PM
I did all I could.
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 11:43:49 PM
It must be said: I do not care for page seven.
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 11:43:56 PM
And we're barely on it.
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Post by: bk on May 13, 2023, 11:44:27 PM
So George better get the HELL out of the rabbit hole and start posting up a storm. I just got home so the notes will be late so there's time.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:00:16 AM
Just solidified the June Kritzerland show and it's going to be something very special.

Nice!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:02:14 AM
Tonight, I was house manager (essentially just sold concessions) for Theater Artists Olympia (https://www.olytheater.com/)'s latest production, Lauren Gunderson's two person play, The Half-Life of Marie Curie.

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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:02:53 AM
Lauren Gunderson also wrote the play that both Olympia Little Theatre and Tacoma Little Theatre have done, The Silent Sky.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:03:35 AM
I'd heard that Lauren Gunderson is one of the most produced female playwrights in the country!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:05:30 AM
The show is about Marie Curie and her friendship with Hertha Ayrton.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:05:57 AM
Here's the synopsis from Dramatists' website:

THE STORY: In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with the married Frenchman Paul Langevin, all but erasing her achievements from public memory. Weakened and demoralized by the press lambasting her as a “foreign” Jewish temptress and a homewrecking traitor, Marie agrees to join her friend and colleague Hertha Ayrton, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, at her summer home in England. THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE revels in the power of female friendship as it explores the relationship between these two brilliant women, both of whom are mothers, widows, and fearless champions of scientific inquiry.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:06:37 AM
It's a great show with two great local actresses.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:06:59 AM
It was funny and touching and very well done.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:07:12 AM
Highly recommended by the likes of me. :)
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:07:34 AM
Glad yours went well, DR George.

Thanks, Singdaw!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:08:51 AM
It's almost worth taking up the craft of stained glass to be able to make this outhouse.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7230.0;attach=17360)

That is incredible!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:09:22 AM
I can't imagine ever wanting to actually use that, though. ::)
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:10:04 AM
But you never know. ;)
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:10:16 AM
And now...
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:10:26 AM
Gratuitous Pose #200!!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:12:52 AM
Heard an hour ago that my friend Angie lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. They had warned her a few months ago something wasn’t right but they weren’t calling it cancer. Then recently they used the word and she went quickly.

Oh, no.  My condolences, John. :(
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:13:10 AM
I met Angie at church shortly after moving to San Antonio. Since then, I was a pallbearer at her father’s funeral. I was at her son’s funeral during the pandemic. Now Angie’s gone.

That's so sad!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:14:13 AM
Nice photo, George!

Ditto.

Thanks, Jane!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:15:48 AM
Here’s something that wouldn’t happen today. When you returned to your car after enjoying the Tommy Bartlett Water Show, your car had a Tommy Bartlett Water Show bumper sticker plastered to it whether you wanted it or not.

That would definitely NOT be done today! :o
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:16:32 AM
Unless it was a magnet bumper sticker.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:16:52 AM
That would be okay...and kinda cool.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:19:11 AM
I do not care for page seven. There's still time, as I'm JUST starting the notes.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:19:21 AM
Now, get me off this damn page.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:19:38 AM
Like now.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:19:46 AM
This minute.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:20:00 AM
Page eight. Let's get to nine.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:26:30 AM
Sunday, by the blue purple yellow red water
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:26:44 AM
On the green purple yellow red grass
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:26:56 AM
Let us pass through our perfect park
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:27:04 AM
Pausing on a Sunday
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:27:16 AM
By the cool blue triangular water
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:27:27 AM
On the soft green elliptical grass
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:27:36 AM
As we pass through arrangements of shadow
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:27:45 AM
Toward the verticals of trees
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:27:54 AM
Forever
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:28:02 AM
By the blue purple yellow red water
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:28:10 AM
On the green orange violet mass
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:28:23 AM
Of the grass
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:28:35 AM
In our perfect park

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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:28:43 AM
Made of flecks of light
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:28:52 AM
And dark
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:29:00 AM
And parasols
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:29:12 AM
Bum bum bum bum bum bum
Bum bum bum
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:29:29 AM
People strolling through the trees
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:29:36 AM
Of a small suburban park
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:29:43 AM
On an island in the river
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:29:53 AM
On an ordinary Sunday
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:29:59 AM
Sunday
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:30:06 AM
Sunday!
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:30:31 AM
;D
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:31:42 AM
Oh, and the director of Sunday in the Park with George that I'm in came to see The Half-Life of Marie Curie tonight.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:31:52 AM
So that was cool.
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:35:02 AM
Well...
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:35:19 AM
...we can't stop here, so...
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Post by: George on May 14, 2023, 12:36:43 AM
 
n i n e ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:55:26 AM
New notes are up.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:55:32 AM
Up are new notes.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:55:38 AM
I've seen them.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:55:44 AM
I've read them.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:55:50 AM
I wrote them.
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Post by: bk on May 14, 2023, 12:56:07 AM
And now, at no extra charge, you, too, can read them.