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Title: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 01:03:39 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were not scammed, and now it is time for you to post until the scamming cows come home.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 01:04:27 AM
And the word of the day is: INDOMITABLE!
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 01:17:03 AM
Topic of the Day:  I don't think that I've ever been fooled by a phishing email or phone call.  Fortunately, I'd heard about these sorts of things and knew not to respond to them.  Not to say that it still can't happen, but it (most fortunately) hasn't.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 03:38:32 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: Ginny on June 20, 2023, 04:13:54 AM
Tuesday morning greetings!  We are back from a fun weekend in Chicagoland.  On Saturday there was a big dual birthday party for Charlotte (age 3) and Hannah (age 1), attended mostly by maternal relatives and us, the paternal grandparents.  On Sunday there was a nice Father’s Day brunch before all the maternal relatives headed home.  We stayed (in our hotel) until Monday morning.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 04:26:43 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 04:28:51 AM
The best plans of mice and men . . . I set the alarm for 5:10a.m. The alarm rang, I got up, dressed, and lay back down to play with Annabelle and Thatch. I clearly dozed off. When I sat up, it was 6:24. So much for my plans.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 04:31:32 AM
I had strange dreams and many, although I only remember bits and pieces: something about Funny Girl; carrying a raw egg to a bus trip to a political rally in Middletown, OH; and others.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 04:37:49 AM
DR George, t6hat garde globe is very interesting. I don't think I've ever seen one before.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 04:38:12 AM
DR JohnG, welcome home. I love your shirts!
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 04:40:00 AM
I am horrified by this current sub disaster around the Titanic. I honestly wasn't aware of the 2022 situation, but I have the feeling the company sponsoring these underwater tours will be folding. I hope they can the five people.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 04:59:37 AM
 ;)
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:19:16 AM
DR George, t6hat garde globe is very interesting. I don't think I've ever seen one before.

I hadn't either.  My sister found it somewhere.  I don't know if she got it online or at a local gardening store.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 05:19:43 AM
I found another lawn globe, but the store didn't have a bag it would fit in.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:20:00 AM
;)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7268.0;attach=17827)

;D
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:20:48 AM
I found another lawn globe, but the store didn't have a bag it would fit in.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7268.0;attach=17829)

:))
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Post by: vixmom on June 20, 2023, 05:25:16 AM
I had to stop listening to that David  Pogue report about half way through because I find it so horrifying.
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Post by: vixmom on June 20, 2023, 05:26:09 AM
Goodness Elmore what we’re your plans that required you to be up at that ungodly hour?
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Post by: vixmom on June 20, 2023, 05:27:17 AM
I managed to stay awake until 11 ish and slept through until 7 so I hope I can get off this cycle of falling asleep in the early evening
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Post by: vixmom on June 20, 2023, 05:27:40 AM
Guess I’ll Wordle and go to work
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Post by: vixmom on June 20, 2023, 05:29:21 AM
Wordle 731 5/6

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Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 05:34:28 AM
Awake.

I am awake.

Have been for more than an hour.

Have had coffee.

Am listening to "Morning Joe" as I type this.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 05:36:17 AM
Donald J. Trump, the 45th president (lower-case "p" intentional), was interviewed on Fox last night.  They featured a lot of Trump's delusional answering of questions.  He still praises Putin and the Saudis, etc. 

The show put together a montage of Trump, during his presidency, praising his political appointees to the skies and later, after appointing someone new, excoriating the departing as terrible, horrible do-nothings too incompetent to live.

Each of them tried to do their job within the law and would not accede to Trump's demands to do his will.

This is Trump.  He believes himself omnipotent.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 05:47:35 AM
That's all I know.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 05:48:05 AM
It won't stop me from posting, though.

Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 05:50:47 AM
I have a lot of in-home projects to get to.  I procrastinate, though.  It's not that I don't want to do them...it's just that I have a two-part chore -- one part is getting rid of things my mom left that I don't need or want.  Once I get that done, I'll have the room/space to get to part two: Organizing the things I do want.

It's a chore I despair over.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 05:52:09 AM
Shoot!  It's just me and five guests.

Five, count 'em, five.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 05:52:52 AM
I am horrified by this current sub disaster around the Titanic. I honestly wasn't aware of the 2022 situation, but I have the feeling the company sponsoring these underwater tours will be folding. I hope they can the five people.

Me, too.  I have learned they have enough air for four days.  Two of those days have now elapsed.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:28:54 AM
Tuesday morning greetings!  We are back from a fun weekend in Chicagoland.  On Saturday there was a big dual birthday party for Charlotte (age 3) and Hannah (age 1), attended mostly by maternal relatives and us, the paternal grandparents.  On Sunday there was a nice Father’s Day brunch before all the maternal relatives headed home.  We stayed (in our hotel) until Monday morning.

It sounds like a wonderful combined holiday weekend 💜
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 06:30:27 AM
Goodness Elmore what we’re your plans that required you to be up at that ungodly hour?

Writing a ballet.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:30:40 AM
I found another lawn globe, but the store didn't have a bag it would fit in.

;D
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:30:50 AM
Good morning.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:31:15 AM
Wow, page 2 dance.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:31:32 AM
This is early for me.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:33:18 AM
I couldn't get beyond the headline, however, yesterday I read where the journalist mentioned losing communications during his trip on the sub.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:36:41 AM
I couldn't get beyond the headline, however, yesterday I read where the journalist mentioned losing communications during his trip on the sub.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:38:00 AM
I have a lot of in-home projects to get to.  I procrastinate, though.  It's not that I don't want to do them...it's just that I have a two-part chore -- one part is getting rid of things my mom left that I don't need or want.  Once I get that done, I'll have the room/space to get to part two: Organizing the things I do want.

It's a chore I despair over.

Maybe your cousin would be willing to help you with part 1.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:38:49 AM
It is currently 36 degrees in Bend.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 06:54:36 AM
I am glad it went up a degree as we head out for our morning walk to get Keith coffee.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 07:03:37 AM
I had planned to walk outside today, but the air quality is bad (again).
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 07:03:47 AM
I blame Tiler Peck.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 07:03:57 AM
 :)
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 07:04:21 AM
Welcome home, DR John G. Does JB come home today?
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:13:29 AM
I was just about to ask the same question DR singdaw.

And nice new shirts DR JOHN G
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:13:42 AM
Continued trip and travel vibes for DR JANE.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:15:17 AM
What DR GEORGE purchased is called a gazing ball.

For decades they were made of mirror material and the legend was that gnomes in the garden would become transfixed by their own images and you could trap them and get rid of them.

Now of course they are made of all kinds of materials and are a nice addition to any landscaped area.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:17:07 AM
I washed Dennis, the Smart Car, this morning after going to WalMart and the Dollar Tree+.

Also went to the gas station and filled up the tank at $4.099 using the proceeds from my $100 lottery ticket from a couple of weeks ago.  I still have enough for two more fill ups.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 20, 2023, 07:25:02 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 20, 2023, 07:25:53 AM
I've been indulging in a too-sluggish morning. It's time to get my ASS moving.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: ChasSmith on June 20, 2023, 07:27:26 AM
I've been going down a rather morbid rabbit hole, reading up on the submersible and what it's like inside, etc., in the best of times when everything's working as planned.

I can't even imagine.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:28:57 AM
I had planned to walk outside today, but the air quality is bad (again).

Sad, how bad?
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:29:18 AM
Continued trip and travel vibes for DR JANE.

Thank you.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:30:05 AM
There are people wearing shorts this morning.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:31:02 AM
I've been going down a rather morbid rabbit hole, reading up on the submersible and what it's like inside, etc., in the best of times when everything's working as planned.

I can't even imagine.

I know.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: ChasSmith on June 20, 2023, 07:34:07 AM
Once I get myself up and at 'em, I'm going to take a quick trip down to Home Depot and get another pair or two or three of those safety glasses so I can do a little work with the weed whacker today.

(That's one of those things I will never again do without safety eyewear. I went without, like a total idiot, for years, but I know how things can fly up at you so fast that you never see them coming.)

There's no question I'll find the others, but I guess it's going to take bringing more of them home for them to make their whereabouts known.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 07:43:14 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 07:43:32 AM
I need to get up and get JB.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 07:43:59 AM
It took forever to get to sleep last night/this morning.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 07:45:57 AM
Reading a little more of “From Here to Eternity” helped. I love the book, but I can only take a little at a time. Thankfully I have other books for longer stretches.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 07:52:00 AM
  Sad, how bad?

Currently 63, which is considered "moderately" dangerous.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:59:40 AM
  Sad, how bad?

Currently 63, which is considered "moderately" dangerous.

While far from good, not scarey bad.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 08:02:25 AM
It is about the same for Craig.  He was more bothered by the heat yesterday.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 08:02:46 AM
To my shock it is 91 in Milwaukee.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 08:37:51 AM
What DR GEORGE purchased is called a gazing ball.

For decades they were made of mirror material and the legend was that gnomes in the garden would become transfixed by their own images and you could trap them and get rid of them.


Is that a past life memory, Jack??
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 08:41:02 AM
  Sad, how bad?

Currently 63, which is considered "moderately" dangerous.

Ours is currently 35.   It's a bit humid, though.  And grasses/weeds/bushes are growing almost beyond human abilities to keep them under control.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 08:41:06 AM
LOL....not yet.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 08:41:26 AM
Show vibes for MR BK & Co.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 08:41:47 AM
Denny got here early and has the yard mown and weed-whacked into submission.  Good for two weeks, I reckon.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 08:45:16 AM
Tonight is SHOW NIGHT for BK & Company.   ~~~VIBES, VIBES, VIBES~~~
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 20, 2023, 08:56:59 AM
I read the notes wrong!
I was thinking tomorrow, but yes, tonight is the first performance!

BREAK LEGS VIBES for BK and the Group Rep!
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 09:22:36 AM
Keith took a nice photo of the view from our room.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 09:23:03 AM
I can't figure out how to downsize it.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 09:23:14 AM
I'll try later.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 09:35:33 AM
Break legs vibes for BK and company!
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 09:35:55 AM
JB is home. I’m getting my car inspected.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 09:36:19 AM
All the fun stuff of coming home.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 09:38:02 AM
I have started a thriller called Falling by T.J. Newman. It involves a plane crash. I’m glad I waited until today to start it, now that I am planted on the ground.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 10:05:50 AM
I read the notes wrong!
I was thinking tomorrow, but yes, tonight is the first performance!

BREAK LEGS VIBES for BK and the Group Rep!

Ditto!
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 10:24:18 AM
Waiting at the car renewal office. So much wasted time.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 10:25:14 AM
On my way home, I noticed that gas prices were $2.94 a gallon. This morning the price is $3.29.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 10:42:39 AM
I have started a thriller called Falling by T.J. Newman. It involves a plane crash. I’m glad I waited until today to start it, now that I am planted on the ground.

The time I read the Dean Koontz novel that begins with a plane crash, while I was flying, I laughed out loud.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 10:43:26 AM
It has warmed up to 49 degrees.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 10:44:09 AM
I am very pleased as I am now wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and vest.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 10:44:29 AM
We are on our way to the gym.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 11:37:39 AM
What DR GEORGE purchased is called a gazing ball.

For decades they were made of mirror material and the legend was that gnomes in the garden would become transfixed by their own images and you could trap them and get rid of them.

Now of course they are made of all kinds of materials and are a nice addition to any landscaped area.

Thanks for the info, Jrand!
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 11:38:53 AM
I've been going down a rather morbid rabbit hole, reading up on the submersible and what it's like inside, etc., in the best of times when everything's working as planned.

I can't even imagine.

I don't want to imagine. :-\
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 11:41:21 AM
Tonight is SHOW NIGHT for BK & Company.   ~~~VIBES, VIBES, VIBES~~~

~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 11:42:34 AM
On my way home, I noticed that gas prices were $2.94 a gallon. This morning the price is $3.29.

:o That's quite a jump in price!
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 11:44:51 AM
Of course here, Fred Meyer has a gas station (that's open to anyone) and it typically has gas that can be as much as 50¢ less than the Chevron that literally right across the street...every day!
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 11:46:06 AM
I can't imagine paying that much more knowing that just right across the street it's so much cheaper.  But that's just me. ::)

;)
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 11:46:39 AM
PAGE FOUR DANCE!!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 12:32:36 PM
Ive been longing to see The Legend of Pale Male, but the DVD is out of print. Today I discovered that there is a Facebook page for the film, and it contained a link t5o the movie's websit. And . . . it has the complete movie. I cannot wait to watch it.
https://www.thelegendofpalemale.net/?fbclid=IwAR09se5nKg28goeDNELSxhIz7CdsKA2PlT4N8dgQ3fHWEi-PlrrPBGqFpBU
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 12:35:28 PM
Even better, it has a link to buy the DVD!
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 12:39:44 PM
I'm up, I'm up - almost eight hours of sleep, but it doesn't really feel like it.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 12:45:57 PM
https://thegreekfoodie.com/greek-no-crust-zucchini-pie-kolokithopita/


Zucchini pie is in the oven.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 12:46:45 PM
Jane, how is Keith doing?
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 12:48:29 PM
I made it through half of Falling. It’s a delightful thriller. Not much characterization. But so what?
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 12:53:07 PM
I keep coughing since working out.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 12:53:42 PM
Fingers crossed I settle down at the theater.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 12:54:00 PM
We are going g to see  The Flash.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 12:54:41 PM
And then to a Hawaiian restaurant the technician recommended to Keith today.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 12:55:22 PM
It is a short walk from the theater.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 12:55:30 PM
You say kolokithopita, I say zucchini.
Let's call the whole thing off!
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 12:56:04 PM
Jane, how is Keith doing?

Fine except for turning a little red.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 12:56:20 PM
Red means it is working.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 12:56:21 PM
I'll have what he's having.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 12:56:48 PM
(the zucchini pie, not the treatments)
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 01:04:26 PM
I think if you patronize a Hawaiian restaurant wearing a Hawaiian shirt, you should get a discount.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 01:06:48 PM
And now for something completely different:

Randy Rainbow For President!! (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wdjkjcW_Q7M)

(2023-2024 Tour Announcement)
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 01:08:37 PM
I keep coughing since working out.
Fingers crossed I settle down at the theater.

~~~No-Coughing Vibes for Jane!!~~~
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 01:09:29 PM
I thought this guy was a shoo-in for the title role in Shostakovich's opera The Nose, until I realized that part of it is an elbow in the background.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:11:18 PM
The Nose is such a weird and wonderful opera.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 01:18:30 PM
Do you have the rest of the week off from work, DR John G.?
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:35:02 PM
No. Tomorrow I return to work.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 01:35:17 PM
I thought this guy was a shoo-in for the title role in Shostakovich's opera The Nose, until I realized that part of it is an elbow in the background.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7268.0;attach=17832)

:))
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:44:12 PM
Waiting for the pie to cool.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:45:30 PM
Right out of the oven

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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:45:58 PM
Don’t want to wait.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:46:18 PM
Must get to a new page first.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:46:26 PM
Push!!!!
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 01:46:34 PM
Five!
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Post by: KevinH on June 20, 2023, 01:53:29 PM
Good afternoon!
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Post by: KevinH on June 20, 2023, 01:54:21 PM
Wordle:  3/6
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Post by: KevinH on June 20, 2023, 01:55:13 PM
Break legs vibes for BK and company!
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Post by: KevinH on June 20, 2023, 01:56:34 PM
Welcome back to the mainland, DR JohnG!
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 20, 2023, 02:01:07 PM
DR George, Chevron is always more expensive everywhere because they add their patented fuel detergent Techron to their gas, which does a better job cleaning the carbon out of your engine.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 02:03:56 PM
Carbon on the valves.....I think I heard that in a movie once.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 02:04:51 PM
I shall now be on my way to the theeder - where we get the stage for our rehearsals.....although during the day the kiddies come in so we have to hide all of our props and take all of our furniture off the stage every night.....for the next two weeks.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 02:05:11 PM
ACT ONE - I might be able to get some photos of our set.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 02:15:54 PM
I am now in episode two of Wives and Daughters. It’s quite close to the novel. At least so far.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 02:18:16 PM
DR George, Chevron is always more expensive everywhere because they add their patented fuel detergent Techron to their gas, which does a better job cleaning the carbon out of your engine.

Thanks for the info.  I never thought about that, but it is always more than what I want to spend. 
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 20, 2023, 02:48:56 PM
All of this submarine agita today has me thinking about DR TCB and his Titanic obsession.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 02:54:48 PM
All of this submarine agita today has me thinking about DR TCB and his Titanic obsession.

Exactly. He’d have been glued to the tube.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 20, 2023, 03:28:33 PM
Yep, I've thought of him a few times since this has been going on.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 03:54:00 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 03:56:25 PM
Welcome home to John G.

Will you be wearing your colorful new shirts to work? Guess where I’ve been the last few weeks!
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:01:01 PM
Some of these scammers are just awful. There’s one who has called me several times, purporting to be from my doctor’s office. “How are your knees doing?” he asks. I’ve never had trouble with my knees so I knew he was a scammer.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:15:48 PM
The worst were the ones that starting calling my dad. They said he could win a sweepstakes, or maybe had already won one. They brought him a DVD player ( that didn’t work), a fake designer watch, and several other things. Then they kept hitting him up for more money. He was old and frail at the time and gave it to them. It was really appalling. I tried to find out who they were, but they knew how to protect themselves.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 04:19:12 PM
Had the half a wrap from last night.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 04:19:57 PM
Got a nice surprise notice via email - just a little irritation involving CD Baby that has apparently been solved.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 04:20:24 PM
Have shaved, will shower shortly, and then be on my way to the theater.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:26:10 PM
Yesterday was Mammogram Day. Oh, joy. Never a pleasure. Not far into it I had to ask if I could sit down for a few minutes. The technician was very understanding and told me that some patients faint. (I didn’t faint.) After that I was OK. It was negative, as I expected.

I stopped at my favorite food store on the was home and they had several of my favorite treats. I bought the strawberry mousse (sooo good!) and one of their mini apple pies. Everyone deserves a treat after a mammogram.

Men don’t know what they’re missing!
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:27:21 PM
Break a leg to BK’s cast and crew.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:32:15 PM
Ron, I know how difficult it is to go through one’s parents’ things. I recommend not trying to do it all at once, but break it down into pieces and just do a little at a time. I find sorting through old things tedious at best, even without the memories. It’s easier fo me if I know of someone or some place who would use or appreciate the items.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 04:34:11 PM
Yep, I've thought of him a few times since this has been going on.

Me, too.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 04:39:21 PM
The worst were the ones that starting calling my dad. They said he could win a sweepstakes, or maybe had already won one. They brought him a DVD player ( that didn’t work), a fake designer watch, and several other things. Then they kept hitting him up for more money. He was old and frail at the time and gave it to them. It was really appalling. I tried to find out who they were, but they knew how to protect themselves.

I used to have a radio show on the local college community radio station (you didn't need to be a student), so a few times that I'd pick up the call knowing it was spam, the first thing I'd say (and loudly) was, "Hello, you're on the air!"

Click! ;D
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:40:38 PM
  Sad, how bad?

Currently 63, which is considered "moderately" dangerous.

While far from good, not scarey bad.

Agreed. Below 50 is considered good. Above 50 can be troublesome for those with asthma or other respiratory ailments, is usually fine for others. They never say at exactly what point things are really unhealthy, but certainly anything above 100. I’d be leery around 70 or 80.
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:41:25 PM
The worst were the ones that starting calling my dad. They said he could win a sweepstakes, or maybe had already won one. They brought him a DVD player ( that didn’t work), a fake designer watch, and several other things. Then they kept hitting him up for more money. He was old and frail at the time and gave it to them. It was really appalling. I tried to find out who they were, but they knew how to protect themselves.

I used to have a radio show on the local college community radio station (you didn't need to be a student), so a few times that I'd pick up the call knowing it was spam, the first thing I'd say (and loudly) was, "Hello, you're on the air!"

Click! ;D

Great!
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Post by: Jeanne on June 20, 2023, 04:41:53 PM
TTFN.
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 04:43:16 PM
Got a nice surprise notice via email - just a little irritation involving CD Baby that has apparently been solved.

Good news, BK.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 04:48:33 PM
Welcome home to John G.

Will you be wearing your colorful new shirts to work? Guess where I’ve been the last few weeks!


I don’t have to go into work for a while yet. I can continue to work from home for a while.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 04:48:41 PM
Six!
Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 04:52:52 PM
Mom fell for a scam call that was supposedly from one of her grandsons. She sent off $1,500.

Dad fell for a similar scam a few years later. He was already suffering from dementia. The CVS manager recognized something fishy when Dad was in such a hurry to get $3,000 in cash cards. So, no money was sent that time.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 04:53:52 PM
In neither case could you tell either parent not to answer phone calls from unidentified numbers.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:38:37 PM
Mom fell for a scam call that was supposedly from one of her grandsons. She sent off $1,500.

Dad fell for a similar scam a few years later. He was already suffering from dementia. The CVS manager recognized something fishy when Dad was in such a hurry to get $3,000 in cash cards. So, no money was sent that time.

My mom knows a woman who really got taken. 
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:38:50 PM
She was talked into believing that she won the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes and needed to send money (which she did several times), to get the winnings...which, of course, does not require payment of any kind. 
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:39:04 PM
She sent more than $65,000! :(
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:40:41 PM
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 05:40:47 PM
:D
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 20, 2023, 06:08:15 PM
They went to work on my mother in law a couple weeks ago on Facebook. Fake profile of her nephew asks if she’s applied for the special grant the Canadian govt is giving to seniors. Tells her she needs to talk to this other guy who starts instant messaging her, pressuring her for information. She luckily doesn’t give them any info and tells them to contact her daughter (my wife). That was good except she gave them my wife’s email and phone number!
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 06:46:50 PM
Watching a few Buster Keaton shorts. In The Play House, he plays every character in a minstrel act, including all of the orchestra and the people in the audience.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 06:48:38 PM
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 06:50:37 PM
This is the fourth of five discs, so I have a handful more to go. It’s been interesting watching his humor develop.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 06:51:36 PM
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Self-portrait?
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 06:53:19 PM
Oh yes. I'm always eating.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 06:55:29 PM
I’m with you, chum.

To quote Madeline Kahn in At Long Last Love
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 06:57:01 PM
Let’s murder him first and then kill him!

Subtitle in My Wife’s Relations
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:01:09 PM
I think if you patronize a Hawaiian restaurant wearing a Hawaiian shirt, you should get a discount.
Great idea ;D
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:01:48 PM
We ended up ordering it to go and ate at the little table in our room.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:02:18 PM
I keep coughing since working out.
Fingers crossed I settle down at the theater.

~~~No-Coughing Vibes for Jane!!~~~

Thanks, they almost worked.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:02:52 PM
I thought this guy was a shoo-in for the title role in Shostakovich's opera The Nose, until I realized that part of it is an elbow in the background.

:))
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:03:16 PM
Right out of the oven



It looks good.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:04:06 PM
I am now in episode two of Wives and Daughters. It’s quite close to the novel. At least so far.

Thanks for the report.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:05:02 PM
Some of these scammers are just awful. There’s one who has called me several times, purporting to be from my doctor’s office. “How are your knees doing?” he asks. I’ve never had trouble with my knees so I knew he was a scammer.


 >:( >:(

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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:05:20 PM
Got a nice surprise notice via email - just a little irritation involving CD Baby that has apparently been solved.

Great.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:06:03 PM
Yesterday was Mammogram Day. Oh, joy. Never a pleasure. Not far into it I had to ask if I could sit down for a few minutes. The technician was very understanding and told me that some patients faint. (I didn’t faint.) After that I was OK. It was negative, as I expected.

I stopped at my favorite food store on the was home and they had several of my favorite treats. I bought the strawberry mousse (sooo good!) and one of their mini apple pies. Everyone deserves a treat after a mammogram.

Men don’t know what they’re missing!

I agree about all of it.
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Post by: singdaw on June 20, 2023, 07:06:13 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:07:57 PM
She sent more than $65,000! :(

OMG that is horrible.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:08:11 PM
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Title: Re: THE SCUMMY SCAMMERS
Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:09:32 PM
They went to work on my mother in law a couple weeks ago on Facebook. Fake profile of her nephew asks if she’s applied for the special grant the Canadian govt is giving to seniors. Tells her she needs to talk to this other guy who starts instant messaging her, pressuring her for information. She luckily doesn’t give them any info and tells them to contact her daughter (my wife). That was good except she gave them my wife’s email and phone number!

Partially good.  Vibes there are any problems due to the scammers having that I fo.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:10:28 PM
After dinner we watched Sullivan's Travels.
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Post by: George on June 20, 2023, 07:23:45 PM
She sent more than $65,000! :(

OMG that is horrible.

I know.  She asked my mom to "contribute" and they'd split the winnings, but my mom wouldn't...of course.  My mom also tried to convince the woman that it was a scam, but she wasn't convinced until she was ready to be convinced.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:27:47 PM
I am sad reading about all of these folks getting scammed.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:28:44 PM
Rehearsal went well....it is a most unusual set & play.

There were some photographs taken, so if any show up, I shall post one here.

Of course the shocking thing about the photographs is how THIN I look.....or maybe it's the opposite.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:29:14 PM
The set designer of my show in September wants to have a design meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m.

And that is fine with me.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 20, 2023, 07:30:20 PM
Yes I thought of DR TCB today too when I was watching a submarine report.

Most distressing....I do not anticipate a good ending of this story - but maybe I am wrong.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 07:42:15 PM
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A selfie of you eating, DR singdaw?  Seriously??
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 07:43:59 PM
Ron, I know how difficult it is to go through one’s parents’ things. I recommend not trying to do it all at once, but break it down into pieces and just do a little at a time. I find sorting through old things tedious at best, even without the memories. It’s easier fo me if I know of someone or some place who would use or appreciate the items.

Getting started is the hard part.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:48:09 PM
She sent more than $65,000! :(

OMG that is horrible.

I know.  She asked my mom to "contribute" and they'd split the winnings, but my mom wouldn't...of course.  My mom also tried to convince the woman that it was a scam, but she wasn't convinced until she was ready to be convinced.

It is extra sad she wouldn't listen to your mother.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:49:20 PM
Rehearsal went well....it is a most unusual set & play.

There were some photographs taken, so if any show up, I shall post one here.

Of course the shocking thing about the photographs is how THIN I look.....or maybe it's the opposite.

I look forward to seeing the photos.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 07:53:18 PM
DR George, this may interest you:

This afternoon, someone rang my doorbell.  It was a young man trying to sign folks up for security system and medic alert badges.  He works for a company based in Columbia, about 60 miles from Johnston, but he and co-workers were trying to interest Johnstonians.

We were talking about all sorts of things and it turns out he has been in South Carolina only three weeks.  He relocated here from Washington State.

I told him I knew a guy in Edgefield (my barber) who had moved from Tumwater.  His face lit up and he said he was from Yelm.  He then said I would never have heard of it but that it's about 20 miles from Tumwater.

His dad was in the Army and the last post he had was in Washington State, so that's where his family has lived ever since his dad retired.

I thought it odd that I now know three people from Washington State who lived within 20 miles of one another.

This is the guy's FB page:   https://www.facebook.com/derrick.platt.5
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 07:53:22 PM
After dinner we watched Sullivan's Travels.

What a joy. O, Brother, where art thou?
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:56:27 PM
DR George, this may interest you:

This afternoon, someone rang my doorbell.  It was a young man trying to sign folks up for security system and medic alert badges.  He works for a company based in Columbia, about 60 miles from Johnston, but he and co-workers were trying to interest Johnstonians.

We were talking about all sorts of things and it turns out he has been in South Carolina only three weeks.  He relocated here from Washington State.

I told him I knew a guy in Edgefield (my barber) who had moved from Tumwater.  His face lit up and he said he was from Yelm.  He then said I would never have heard of it but that it's about 20 miles from Tumwater.

His dad was in the Army and the last post he had was in Washington State, so that's where his family has lived ever since his dad retired.

I thought it odd that I now know three people from Washington State who lived within 20 miles of one another.

Interesting. I didn't know people still do sales door to door, or that anyone still opens the door to them  ;D
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 07:57:18 PM
After dinner we watched Sullivan's Travels.

What a joy. O, Brother, where art thou?

Yup.  The best work of the three key people involved.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 20, 2023, 08:13:20 PM
DR George, this may interest you:

This afternoon, someone rang my doorbell.  It was a young man trying to sign folks up for security system and medic alert badges.  He works for a company based in Columbia, about 60 miles from Johnston, but he and co-workers were trying to interest Johnstonians.

We were talking about all sorts of things and it turns out he has been in South Carolina only three weeks.  He relocated here from Washington State.

I told him I knew a guy in Edgefield (my barber) who had moved from Tumwater.  His face lit up and he said he was from Yelm.  He then said I would never have heard of it but that it's about 20 miles from Tumwater.

His dad was in the Army and the last post he had was in Washington State, so that's where his family has lived ever since his dad retired.

I thought it odd that I now know three people from Washington State who lived within 20 miles of one another.

Interesting. I didn't know people still do sales door to door, or that anyone still opens the door to them  ;D

We talked outside by my garage.    It wasn't a hard sales pitch.  He wanted me to know they are reputable, can provide whatever I need, and he gave me his card.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 08:20:44 PM
It sounds safe, and obviously was.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:21:30 PM
I think it’s time to try to sleep.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:21:44 PM
The house is hot.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:23:08 PM
The thermostat is kinda stuck at 82, even though it’s set at 79.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:23:29 PM
But I am fading.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:23:49 PM
Maybe I will be back on schedule by tomorrow.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:24:08 PM
I do have to start work again.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:24:30 PM
I wonder how many emails I will have.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:24:44 PM
Not that I really care.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:25:10 PM
If it were an emergency, someone else could handle it.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:25:53 PM
I have a follow-up with the doctor on Thursday.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:26:11 PM
There wasn’t much pain today.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:26:24 PM
That was certainly nice.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:26:58 PM
Falling kinda fell apart toward the end.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:27:32 PM
I doubt I will rush to read the author’s second book.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:27:40 PM
Eight.
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Post by: John G. on June 20, 2023, 08:27:52 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 20, 2023, 08:34:58 PM
I’m with you, chum.

To quote Madeline Kahn in At Long Last Love

Underrated film, to say the least.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 09:16:39 PM
I have a follow-up with the doctor on Thursday.

Good luck and vibes!
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 09:17:27 PM
There wasn’t much pain today.

Good.
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Post by: Jane on June 20, 2023, 10:07:06 PM
'night
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 20, 2023, 11:26:45 PM
Where everybody at?
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 20, 2023, 11:27:39 PM
BK out celebrating a great opening night show, I imagine.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 20, 2023, 11:35:55 PM
George gazing at the lawn orb at his mom’s house.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 11:57:04 PM
Back from our first performance - a few hiccups but lots o' laughs and I think the audience enjoyed it.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 11:57:11 PM
More in the notes.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 11:57:21 PM
And let's get off this damn page.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 11:57:52 PM
It can be done as long as George extricates himself from whatever damn rabbit hole he's down.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 11:57:59 PM
We know he can.
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Post by: bk on June 20, 2023, 11:58:17 PM
Notes won't be up for thirty minutes, so plenty of time.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:32:44 AM
DR George, this may interest you:

This afternoon, someone rang my doorbell.  It was a young man trying to sign folks up for security system and medic alert badges.  He works for a company based in Columbia, about 60 miles from Johnston, but he and co-workers were trying to interest Johnstonians.

We were talking about all sorts of things and it turns out he has been in South Carolina only three weeks.  He relocated here from Washington State.

I told him I knew a guy in Edgefield (my barber) who had moved from Tumwater.  His face lit up and he said he was from Yelm.  He then said I would never have heard of it but that it's about 20 miles from Tumwater.

His dad was in the Army and the last post he had was in Washington State, so that's where his family has lived ever since his dad retired.

I thought it odd that I now know three people from Washington State who lived within 20 miles of one another.

This is the guy's FB page:   https://www.facebook.com/derrick.platt.5

That's amazing!
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:32:58 AM
I've never heard of him, though.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:33:14 AM
Oh, and I'm home. :)
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:33:31 AM
It can be done as long as George extricates himself from whatever damn rabbit hole he's down.

I didn't go down a rabbit hole.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:33:55 AM
A friend called and asked if I wanted to go out, so I did.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:34:13 AM
We had a good time visiting and chatting.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:36:39 AM
The thermostat is kinda stuck at 82, even though it’s set at 79.

Yikes!  Sounds too high for me, at any time of the year, let alone the beginning of summer!
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:37:50 AM
Back from our first performance - a few hiccups but lots o' laughs and I think the audience enjoyed it.

Vongrats, BK!  That's always a good thing!
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:39:33 AM
Oh, about Derrick Platt, Ron's security system guy, it turns out that we have one Facebook friend in common.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:40:25 AM
She was in the local production of Hairspray for which I did props.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:41:49 AM
But, we never really got to know each other very well and we haven't seen each other since, but we've been FB friends since the show. :)
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:44:12 AM
I went to Taco Bell for dinner and had too much. :P
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:44:33 AM
I had a couple of entrees, but should've only had one.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:45:02 AM
Old habits die hard. ::)
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:45:12 AM
And now...
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 12:46:20 AM
 
n i n e ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:12:10 AM
I am back and to prove it, I'm here.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:12:19 AM
But George is not.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:12:37 AM
Down some damn rabbit hole, I should think.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:13:31 AM
Not I. I is not down some damn rabbit hole and neither is me down some damn rabbit hole.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:13:49 AM
No matter how you slice it, no rabbit holes here.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:14:03 AM
New notes are up.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:14:10 AM
Up are new notes.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:14:17 AM
I've seen them.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:14:23 AM
I've read them.
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Post by: bk on June 21, 2023, 01:14:30 AM
I wrote them.
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Post by: George on June 21, 2023, 01:16:33 AM
Nice.