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Title: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 12:15:28 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a BlackBerry, and now it is time for you to post until the BlackBerry using cows come home.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 12:17:46 AM
And the word of the day is: BOUQUET!
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 12:18:26 AM
Welcome 236 GUESTS!
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 12:18:37 AM
I kid you not.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 12:18:44 AM
Not you I kid.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 12:31:00 AM
~~~Continued Vibes for Major Miracles for BK!!~~~
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 28, 2023, 03:50:08 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 28, 2023, 03:52:01 AM
I slept rather well, and even better, the morning has been quiet with none of yesterday's trauma. Today my helper Mario is coming over, and we will begin to tackle the books.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 28, 2023, 03:58:31 AM
BK, my goal is to finish the ballet by September 1. I have 15 more numbers in Act Two before I finish.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 28, 2023, 04:31:43 AM
Annabelle's latest voice teacher. They don't last long.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 04:34:55 AM
 ;D
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 04:35:07 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 04:35:31 AM
Absolutely nothing noteworthy happened overnight in this household.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 04:35:42 AM
Your mileage may vary.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 04:48:24 AM
~~~CONTINUED MAJOR MIRACLE VIBES~~~ for the likes of BK!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 04:49:53 AM
I had a Blackberry phone, early on. It was OK. My thumbs were too big to type effectively on those little keys.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 04:50:05 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 04:50:48 AM
And it’s going to be another hot day today.

(110 in the Shade reference)
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:06:33 AM
I was out at a closing until 630,
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:07:05 AM
Drove back, stopping for gas and milk and apples
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:07:26 AM
Made dinner
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:08:57 AM
Chicken breast with Penzeys taco seasoning, browned then simmer with chopped tomatoes and jalapeños and served over Spanish rice with guacamole, sour cream and shredded cheese
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:09:06 AM
Cleaned up after dinner
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:09:14 AM
Made tea
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:09:24 AM
Sat in the recliner
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:09:41 AM
Rested my eyes for a minute
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:09:57 AM
Opened my eyes
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:10:04 AM
It was morning
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:10:23 AM
Now drinking coffee since the tea went cold
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:10:32 AM
And about to Wordle
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 05:12:21 AM
Wordle 739 3/6

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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 06:13:21 AM
Major miracle vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 06:15:44 AM
I am glad that DR CHAS SMITH survived.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 06:16:12 AM
Air quality is still very bad here....there is a haze over everything....it's like The Day The Earth Caught Fire.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 06:16:32 AM
Going to the gasoline station and the bank in a bit.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 06:17:41 AM
DR JANE I have watched TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN a few times....and I watched a bit of it last night....George Hamilton is so awful.....and the wigs on Cyd Charisse are most distracting......
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 06:25:53 AM
  ....there is a haze over everything....

Somehow I don't think it's the bright golden haze on the meadow that Hammerstein was contemplating.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 06:26:36 AM
Air quality here is still unhealthy.
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Post by: KevinH on June 28, 2023, 06:39:36 AM
Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on June 28, 2023, 06:39:44 AM
Wordle:  5/6
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Post by: KevinH on June 28, 2023, 06:45:48 AM
BK---I watched Sami, enjoyed it very much and wrote a review.
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Post by: KevinH on June 28, 2023, 06:54:31 AM
I ordered the paperback edition of "Preview Harvey."  Looking forward to reading it!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 07:14:08 AM
My history with technology is a bit helter-skelter.

I could go with computers, but you wouldn't be interested.

I had experience in 1993, while in the Persian Gulf on USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), with satellite phones.  First, we had a large number of media crews onboard as our air wing carried out strikes on Iraq after it broke "no-fly zone" agreements.

All the media had satellite phones with which they called in stories.  CBS' team even offered crewmembers a chance to call home at various points during their stay.

Our office had one that allowed us to not only call anywhere but to transmit photos of military interest (non-confidential) to Washington offices of the Navy Office of Information.

When I became a civilian in 1994, I became a temp, and later a full-time employee, with the County of Alameda.  In the General Services Agency, all the upper mucks (department heads and special assistants) got Blackberries.  I found it quite useful when I could call my boss via landline to her Blackberry, which she had on her person at all times.  Hilariously, she didn't always realize she hadn't turned it off, and I could hear conversations with folks wherever she was...usually in coffee shops and bakeries.

I bought a pay-as-you-go cellphone from QVC in the late 1990s.  I thought it would be nice to have it for emergencies, but not necessarily for anything else.  Such was my mindset at that time.

I don't recall when I bought my first subscription phone, but it was a nice change from the pay-as-you-go.
 Ultimately, I bought an iPhone around 2010 or so.    I know it changed my life in many ways.  It also became the bane of human existence when i would be in a supermarket and someone would be talking away at no one in sight and be completely oblivious to the rest of the world.  I still find that both amusing and very sad.

Sigh.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 07:15:42 AM
Good morning.  Wednesday is here.

I won't complain.

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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 07:18:50 AM
Today, I shall make a trip to the County recycling center with a load of cardboard and styrofoam that has been collecting in my trunk.

From there, I shall drive to Cook's Roadside Produce where I hope to procure many fresh, succulent vegetables to enhance my larder.

I would actually love to do something else...something different from the norm...to add a bit of spark to my day.  Don't know if I will act on a whim or not.

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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 07:22:05 AM
DR Rodzinski:  Thank for you the recommendation for the Stumphouse Tunnel railroad site.  I am not certain what might take me to that area of the state, but I may just get a case of wanderlust and visit one day.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:31:16 AM
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:33:02 AM
DR JANE I have watched TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN a few times....and I watched a bit of it last night....George Hamilton is so awful.....and the wigs on Cyd Charisse are most distracting......

LOL, and you didn't mention the car scene at the end.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:34:49 AM
Air quality here is still unhealthy.

I check the weather for my kids everyday and they both say bad air quality.  The grandkid lives by a lake and it is usually better there.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 07:36:58 AM
DR JANE I have watched TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN a few times....and I watched a bit of it last night....George Hamilton is so awful.....and the wigs on Cyd Charisse are most distracting......

LOL, and you didn't mention the car scene at the end.

I tune in to see this film every time it airs.  I love the film score by David Raksin.  It's a so-so film that had potential.  Inevitable comparisons with "The Bad and the Beautiful" don't help, but as it seems more a sequel with Kirk Douglas as star (but as a different character), it has its moments.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 07:40:02 AM
I don't know what we, in South Carolina, have done to deserve being spared the horrible heat wave afflicting much of the south.

Am grateful we are not in triple digits...yet.  I hope it breaks without moving in on us.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:40:41 AM
I hope the lake theory holds up.  I am reading the air quality in the city is 222.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:41:19 AM
DR Singdaw I believe that is higher than your unpleasant air quality.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:50:40 AM
I did not have a Blackberry.   
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:51:41 AM
Instead of a Blackberry, Keith had  Palm Treo.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:53:02 AM
It was morning

You obviously needed to sleep.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 07:53:05 AM
Rabbit Hole alert: I was curious if BK’s lunch date Kay Cole was any relation to Tina Cole of My Three Sons. She’d been in the news in regards to the illness of Dawn “Dodie” Lyn, who is sister to Leif Garrett. Tina is no relation to Kay, but Tina is the daughter of famed organist Buddy Cole and one of the King Sisters.

Then you have Chip and Ernie, real-life Livingston brothers. And Don Agrati, aka Don Grady, brother to Lani Agrati, aka Lani O’Grady of Eight Is Enough. Tim Considine’s brother was skilled actor John Considine. Meredith MacRae is Gordon’s kid. And Ronne Troup, who played Chip’s wife, is Bobby Troup’s kid.

Thus, every principle on that show besides Fred MacMurray and Uncles Bud and Charlie were blood-related to someone else famous.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:56:29 AM
The Palm Treo was probably the first smart phone.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:58:03 AM
Rodzinski, your rabbit hole was interesting.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:59:38 AM
I'm still trying to get my medication,  this time from a different company.  The savings is better than buying it at my local pharmacy,  but nothing compared to the incredible savings from Canada.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 08:00:32 AM
I could use some vibes it is mailed today, and received before we return to Bend.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 28, 2023, 08:07:13 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 28, 2023, 08:08:44 AM
I stayed up rather late last night, logged in briefly, then finally collapsed. Thankfully, THE CAT let me sleep in quite late this morning, and I'm a little more rested. Now beginning to ketchup on my life a bit.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 08:14:15 AM
Good luck vibes for your meds, Jane!
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 28, 2023, 08:14:32 AM
The Blackberry phenomenon is certainly interesting, as it's become quite the cult.

I never paid it any attention, myself. Maybe I should have back then, because the first time I got a cell phone was in early 2002. When that was decided, I went with a Cingular Nokia - which I still have today, in a small box along with a couple of similar artifacts from my past that I find interesting.

Anyhoo, I'd like to see that movie or documentary or whatever it is, and however bad it is, just to learn a little something about the Blackberry and the craze.

Maybe later I'll take some photographic evidence of the two early cell phones I have stored away. They truly are artifacts!
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 28, 2023, 08:17:23 AM
The Preview Harvey Scrapbook is great, and of a very generous length. I had pictured something maybe several pages long, but this is fine indeed. Thank you, BK.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 08:20:09 AM
Sidenote that Don Grady who’d had a minor hit single with his band the Yellow Balloon, also put out a quite enjoyable solo LP in 1973 under his real name.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 08:21:22 AM
I never had a blackberry or understood what they did. I was a bit late even to the cellphone world.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 08:27:48 AM
Good luck vibes for your meds, Jane!

Thank you.
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 28, 2023, 08:28:47 AM
More to BK's poll of yesterday --

I've just generally made it a point to try to get a positive review up of each book soon after its release. I know it helps the visibility and all, because I'd been educated on that from a couple of friends prior to getting to know BK's books.

Usually I have no trouble deciding what in each book to focus on, and I usually take a few days to let the thoughts gel before submitting. But I'm also thinking about that right after reading so that it doesn't take too long to get something up there.

The only time it's ever seemed a bit of a challenge was when I'd done a few Adriana Hofstetters, and then more came out -- and as much as I loved them, I remember struggling a bit to find a unique approach to each one. It always came to me, of course, but I do remember that happening at one point.

For whatever all of that is worth.  :)
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 28, 2023, 08:44:39 AM
I never had a blackberry or understood what they did. I was a bit late even to the cellphone world.

I was definitely late to it in 2002. I remember hearing about the development of such things in the mid-1980s, but that seemed all part of a fantastical world back then and I paid it no mind. By the turn of the millenium, cell phones were a fairly common thing. But still I didn't really think of it as being for me.

What's really crazy is that for me, like perhaps for others, there was a definite turning point at which I knew I would go from being someone without any such device, to one of those people who now has a cell phone, whoop-de-doo. My own li'l "epiphany" was ... wait for it ... 9/11.

I knew then that in any kind of large scale disaster, land line communication would most likely be completely out or clogged for a while, and there was a far better chance of cell towers being still useful, or becoming useful much sooner. But even then, it took me from September 2001 till around April of 2002 to finally decide it was time to get off of my ARSE and go into a cell store and take that plunge.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 09:13:27 AM
DR Singdaw I believe that is higher than your unpleasant air quality.

We are just over 200, but not as bad as 222.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 09:17:19 AM
~~~MEDS VIBES~~~ for DR Jane!!!!!!!
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Post by: ChasSmith on June 28, 2023, 09:18:26 AM
DR Singdaw I believe that is higher than your unpleasant air quality.

We are just over 200, but not as bad as 222.

According to my close personal friend Mr. Google, ours is between 24 and 32 right now, depending on what individual stations are reporting. Quite a difference from what we had a few weeks ago and what all of you are having now. Hope y'all see improvements soon.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 09:21:08 AM
Home again, home again
Jiggety-jig!

I have decided to waylay my wanderlust looking for something new.  i rid myself of recyclables, had a pleasant drive to Cook's and shopped fresh stuff.  Got some Vidalia onions, some maters, a green tomato for fried green tomatoes (!), some okra, some cucumbers, some corn and some squash.

This should all contribute to nutritional regularity.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 09:23:55 AM
For plain ole regularity, there's always Metamucil.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 09:25:06 AM
Today, I saw a very dirty/dusty SUV. Into the back window grime, someone had inscribed this literary gem:

Cowboy butts drive me nuts.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 09:26:50 AM
Garrison Keillor (of A Prairie Home Companion fame) used to own a bookstore in Saint Paul located in the basement of a coffee shop. It was called SubText.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 09:35:54 AM
For plain ole regularity, there's always Metamucil.

And then, there is OmegaXL, the current TV ad for which drives me bonkers.  This little retired emergency services worker from "Noo Yawk" rattles on and on and on about it and how it really changed her life.  In it she wears a quilted coat that covers her from neck to just below her knees.

And the ad goes on and on and on....
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 09:37:40 AM
...and on and on.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 09:38:26 AM
And just when you think you've heard the last horrible syllable uttered from her mouth, the ad returns to her...again and again.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 09:39:09 AM
I have been annoyed by many TV ads over the years, but this one truly drives me crazy.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 09:55:09 AM
DR Singdaw I believe that is higher than your unpleasant air quality.

We are just over 200, but not as bad as 222.

According to my close personal friend Mr. Google, ours is between 24 and 32 right now, depending on what individual stations are reporting. Quite a difference from what we had a few weeks ago and what all of you are having now. Hope y'all see improvements soon.

That's good.  In Bend it is 22.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 09:55:49 AM
Today, I saw a very dirty/dusty SUV. Into the back window grime, someone had inscribed this literary gem:

Cowboy butts drive me nuts.

;D
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 10:01:02 AM
Today, I saw a very dirty/dusty SUV. Into the back window grime, someone had inscribed this literary gem:

Cowboy butts drive me nuts.

Of coure you’d say that.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 10:02:10 AM
Got a cantaloupe last night that is so perfectly ripe, it’s making me crazy happy. Soft, delicious and sweet.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 10:03:06 AM
 ;D
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 10:03:19 AM
I can neither confirm nor deny.      8)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 10:04:11 AM
DR Singdaw I believe that is higher than your unpleasant air quality.

We are just over 200, but not as bad as 222.

According to my close personal friend Mr. Google, ours is between 24 and 32 right now, depending on what individual stations are reporting. Quite a difference from what we had a few weeks ago and what all of you are having now. Hope y'all see improvements soon.

That's good.  In Bend it is 22.

Here, it's 72.  It is recommended to avoid outdoors exertion.  I'll go it one bettter, and i'll avoid indoors exertion just to be safe.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 10:04:43 AM
And one to grow on...
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Post by: Ginny on June 28, 2023, 10:18:03 AM
Wednesday afternoon greetings!

DR Singdaw I believe that is higher than your unpleasant air quality.

We are just over 200, but not as bad as 222.

According to my close personal friend Mr. Google, ours is between 24 and 32 right now, depending on what individual stations are reporting. Quite a difference from what we had a few weeks ago and what all of you are having now. Hope y'all see improvements soon.

That's good.  In Bend it is 22.

198 here -  :P
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 10:31:25 AM
Now we are up to 210.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 10:32:13 AM
  i'll avoid indoors exertion just to be safe.


Good idea, DR Ron Pulliam. I shall follow suite.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 10:32:24 AM
Once can't be too careful.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 10:33:04 AM
Once can't be too careful.

But twice can?
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 11:03:53 AM
And just when you think you've heard the last horrible syllable uttered from her mouth, the ad returns to her...again and again.

Youze gotta problem wit Noo Yawk ackcents, Buddy?
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 11:07:46 AM
I never check the air quality
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 11:08:10 AM
But i just did now since it's all the rage
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 11:08:18 AM
We're at 17
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 11:08:50 AM
I'm guessing that's good?
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Post by: Ginny on June 28, 2023, 12:14:14 PM
  i'll avoid indoors exertion just to be safe.


Good idea, DR Ron Pulliam. I shall follow suite.

Works for me!
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Post by: Ginny on June 28, 2023, 12:15:40 PM
Actually, we’re about to head out to the biweekly farmers market that they’ve just started in downtown Middletown.  We might not last long…
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 12:42:15 PM
Annabelle's latest voice teacher. They don't last long.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7276.0;attach=17913)

;D
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 28, 2023, 12:52:08 PM
My helper Mario accomplished a great deal today. The huge pile of books is now a small couple of stacks, and the rest were either put on the shelves or into cartons for our DR ChasSmith to pick up in the next couple of weeks. I was so active that my legs no longer want to work today, so getting around the past hour has been difficult. I fed the cats, and then ordered from McDonald's. The French fries tasted really good today.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 28, 2023, 12:53:31 PM
Tomorrow we tackle the crucial area of bookshelves behind my bed. It's a real disaster area, thanks to Annabelle's climbing and knocking books to the floor.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 12:53:33 PM
Wordle 739 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 12:55:28 PM
Tomorrow we tackle the crucial area of bookshelves behind my bed. It's a real disaster area, thanks to Annabelle's climbing and knocking books to the floor.

Larry, you have no one to blame but yourself.  YOU wanted kids! ;)
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:02:55 PM
I hope the lake theory holds up.  I am reading the air quality in the city is 222.

I don't know what exactly that means,  but it doesn't sound good. :-\
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:04:30 PM
Rodzinski, your rabbit hole was interesting.

Agreed!
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:04:56 PM
I'm still trying to get my medication,  this time from a different company.  The savings is better than buying it at my local pharmacy,  but nothing compared to the incredible savings from Canada.

Good luck, Jane!
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:06:10 PM
I could use some vibes it is mailed today, and received before we return to Bend.

~~~Mail and Receiving Vibes for Jane!!~~~
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 01:12:54 PM
And just when you think you've heard the last horrible syllable uttered from her mouth, the ad returns to her...again and again.

Youze gotta problem wit Noo Yawk ackcents, Buddy?

Only when spoken by crusty old dames in quilted long coats.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:14:34 PM
The Blackberry phenomenon is certainly interesting, as it's become quite the cult.

I never paid it any attention, myself. Maybe I should have back then, because the first time I got a cell phone was in early 2002. When that was decided, I went with a Cingular Nokia - which I still have today, in a small box along with a couple of similar artifacts from my past that I find interesting.

Anyhoo, I'd like to see that movie or documentary or whatever it is, and however bad it is, just to learn a little something about the Blackberry and the craze.

Maybe later I'll take some photographic evidence of the two early cell phones I have stored away. They truly are artifacts!


My first cell phone was a bar phone, but after that I got, and also still have, my Motorola StarTak flip phone, which is purported to be the first flip phone, and it was inspired by the Star Trek (TOS) communicator, a working Bluetooth reproduction of which I also have. :)
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Post by: vixmom on June 28, 2023, 01:24:36 PM
And just when you think you've heard the last horrible syllable uttered from her mouth, the ad returns to her...again and again.

Youze gotta problem wit Noo Yawk ackcents, Buddy?

Only when spoken by crusty old dames in quilted long coats.

Hey! I resemble that remark!
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:25:01 PM
Today, I saw a very dirty/dusty SUV. Into the back window grime, someone had inscribed this literary gem:

Cowboy butts drive me nuts.

;D
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:26:41 PM
DR Singdaw I believe that is higher than your unpleasant air quality.

We are just over 200, but not as bad as 222.

According to my close personal friend Mr. Google, ours is between 24 and 32 right now, depending on what individual stations are reporting. Quite a difference from what we had a few weeks ago and what all of you are having now. Hope y'all see improvements soon.

That's good.  In Bend it is 22.

Here, it's 72.  It is recommended to avoid outdoors exertion.  I'll go it one bettter, and i'll avoid indoors exertion just to be safe.

You do (or don't do) whatcha gotta do (or not)!
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 01:29:21 PM
Once can't be too careful.

But twice can?

...twice would be vicious. Or just repetitious.

;)
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Ginny on June 28, 2023, 01:50:00 PM
We lasted long enough at the farmers market to get Rainier cherries, a loaf of bread, and some chocolate chip cookies.  The air makes me sneeze and cough.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 02:13:14 PM
Cherries and chocolate chip cookies sound great.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 02:13:31 PM
Off, off, done page.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 02:13:43 PM
Five!
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 02:14:03 PM
Cherries and chocolate chip cookies sound great.

Oh, my, yes! :D
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 02:43:57 PM
Sheesh. One little errant letter.         ;D
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 02:50:06 PM
  i'll avoid indoors exertion just to be safe.


Good idea, DR Ron Pulliam. I shall follow suite.

As in "toots suite"?
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 02:50:44 PM
Sheesh. One little errant letter.         ;D

Yes, another errant letter, I fear. 
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 02:51:18 PM
But we don't mind at all.

We know you are not the spring chicken you once were.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 02:54:25 PM
DR George - did you know this?

Fun fact: The "Love of Chair" segment from the original '70s version of the TV series The Electric Company always concluded with the mysterious question, "What about Naomi?" This was an inside joke, referring to a woman named Naomi Foner, who was one of the original producers of the series. Later on, Naomi gave birth to two children. Those children were Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 02:55:03 PM
  We know you are not the spring chicken you once were.

You can say that again!
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 02:56:14 PM
I have decided that in addition to no physical exertion, outside or inside, there should also be no mental exertion.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 02:57:03 PM
Quod erat demonstrandum.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 02:57:25 PM
Lucky #130.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 02:57:37 PM
As opposed to Lucky Vanous.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 03:02:24 PM
I want my next car to have this built-in snack table.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 03:12:53 PM
ps - DR Ron Pulliam - that email really is from me.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:31:09 PM
And just when you think you've heard the last horrible syllable uttered from her mouth, the ad returns to her...again and again.

Youze gotta problem wit Noo Yawk ackcents, Buddy?

;D
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:31:37 PM
Actually, we’re about to head out to the biweekly farmers market that they’ve just started in downtown Middletown.  We might not last long…

Good luck.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:33:35 PM
I hope the lake theory holds up.  I am reading the air quality in the city is 222.

I don't know what exactly that means,  but it doesn't sound good. :-\

Theory that the temps and air quality are better where they live by the lake  than downtown.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:34:11 PM
I'm still trying to get my medication,  this time from a different company.  The savings is better than buying it at my local pharmacy,  but nothing compared to the incredible savings from Canada.

Good luck, Jane!

Thank you.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:34:28 PM
I could use some vibes it is mailed today, and received before we return to Bend.

~~~Mail and Receiving Vibes for Jane!!~~~

Thanks.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:35:24 PM
We lasted long enough at the farmers market to get Rainier cherries, a loaf of bread, and some chocolate chip cookies.  The air makes me sneeze and cough.

Sounds like you did OK shopping  wise.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:36:26 PM
We went shopping at the Macy's bedding department.  They are having a great sale right now.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:36:50 PM
Then we stopped in downtown for ice cream.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:37:17 PM
My marionberry was delicious.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 03:37:36 PM
Just finished Romantic Comedy. It was okay.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:38:56 PM
My medication still hasn't shipped.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 03:46:10 PM
Keith just informed me he got Wordle in two :)
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 28, 2023, 04:04:28 PM
According to tonight's news, our air quality today was 58. It goes to hell in the hundreds tomorrow.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 05:04:29 PM
DR George - did you know this?

Fun fact: The "Love of Chair" segment from the original '70s version of the TV series The Electric Company always concluded with the mysterious question, "What about Naomi?" This was an inside joke, referring to a woman named Naomi Foner, who was one of the original producers of the series. Later on, Naomi gave birth to two children. Those children were Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal.

I did not know that!
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 05:05:21 PM
I want my next car to have this built-in snack table.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7276.0;attach=17915)

;D
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 05:06:12 PM
My medication still hasn't shipped.

How rude! >:(
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 05:07:01 PM
PAGE SIX DANCE!!
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 05:07:13 PM
Keith just informed me he got Wordle in two :)

Congrats to Keith!
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:24:36 PM
Vibes to Jane and all who need them, including ME.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:24:57 PM
I'm up, i'm up - eleven hours of sleep. Yes, you heard that  right.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:26:06 PM
I set the alarm and I know I set it correctly - for eleven-thirty. It did not go off. I woke up from some dream or other and thought it must be getting close to eleven-thirty. I tapped the phone - 3:00.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:26:32 PM
That was fascinating, as I had a two-thirty lunch meeting.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:27:00 PM
I called the guy immediately and told him to hang tight and I'd be there in fifteen minutes.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:27:39 PM
I was out of the house in six minutes and got there nine minutes later - and it isn't that close to here - all the way to Toluca Lake and Paty's.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:28:24 PM
I apologized profusely. He'd already eaten so I ordered my Trousdale sandwich, and he did the talking about some project he has.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:28:40 PM
Turns out, all on his own, he'd also had the Trousdale.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:29:09 PM
Not sure I'm the person who can help him with his project, but I told him I'd read and then listen to the accompanying CD.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:29:21 PM
And then I came directly home.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:29:31 PM
And THAT has been my day so far.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 05:30:01 PM
Other than that, what the HELL are we doing on this page at this hour?
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 05:47:38 PM
I want my next car to have this built-in snack table.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7276.0;attach=17915)

;D

;D
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 05:48:48 PM
My medication still hasn't shipped.

How rude! >:(

This is the new place, so not rude yet.  With luck it will ship tomorrow with a two day delivery.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 06:01:13 PM
My medication still hasn't shipped.

How rude! >:(

This is the new place, so not rude yet.  With luck it will ship tomorrow with a two day delivery.

Oh.  Okay...if you say so. :)
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 06:14:46 PM
I'm off to my mom's for some burgers.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 06:15:48 PM
I don't know if they're fully cooked patties, or raw and need to be cooked patties, but either way, they're going to be good.

Until later!
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 06:19:56 PM
Keith just informed me he got Wordle in two :)

Congrats to Keith!

Thanks
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 06:20:25 PM
Vibes to Jane and all who need them, including ME.

Thank you, and loads of vibes to you.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 06:21:03 PM
I set the alarm and I know I set it correctly - for eleven-thirty. It did not go off. I woke up from some dream or other and thought it must be getting close to eleven-thirty. I tapped the phone - 3:00.

Oh no.
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 06:21:26 PM
I was out of the house in six minutes and got there nine minutes later - and it isn't that close to here - all the way to Toluca Lake and Paty's.

Wow!
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 06:22:32 PM
My medication still hasn't shipped.

How rude! >:(

This is the new place, so not rude yet.  With luck it will ship tomorrow with a two day delivery.

Oh.  Okay...if you say so. :)

No promises from them but I was hoping it would be shipped today.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 06:23:24 PM
The first order is supposed to be a two business day delivery.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 07:02:28 PM
A beautiful day here in sunny wherever-the-hell-I-am.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 07:04:00 PM
Rodzinski Jr finishes 2nd grade tomorrow. Just a couple hours at school tomorrow for some reason. Then summer is ON.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:04:41 PM
Enjoy your summer break.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:05:29 PM
Do the kids have a summer camp they will go to or just hang out with you?
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 07:06:26 PM
With Lil Rodszinski girl starting kindygarten next year, my run as stay-at-home dad comes to a close. And I’ll need something to do. Preferably something that pays.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 07:08:12 PM
There is a summer camp here but I think we’ll skip it as only the boy is old enough yet. Going to enjoy my time with the kids and try to enjoy the place we live, spend time at the beach and hike and whatnot.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 07:08:26 PM
Oh dear. Page 7!
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:14:10 PM
There is a summer camp here but I think we’ll skip it as only the boy is old enough yet. Going to enjoy my time with the kids and try to enjoy the place we live, spend time at the beach and hike and whatnot.

It sounds like a wonderful summer ahead for you 💜
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:14:53 PM
DR George, if the patties are uncooked, are you the grillmaster?
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 07:15:53 PM
Our town becomes like 3x as populated starting this weekend as all the Canadians with vacation homes descend.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:19:57 PM
I miss those summer days when the kids were little.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 07:20:17 PM
Our town becomes like 3x as populated starting this weekend as all the Canadians with vacation homes descend.

Is that a good thing?
Title: Re: WHO HERE AMONG US HAD A BLACKBERRY?
Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 07:22:45 PM
Had a nice dinner with friends. Dinner was good but a peach-blackberry cobbler a la mode was middling.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 07:23:13 PM
How can that be?
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:27:59 PM
a peach-blackberry cobbler a la mode was middling.

It added to my middle, all right. And I only read about it.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:28:52 PM
I think I would not do well in DR Rodzinski's situation, having to think ahead and plan for delays crossing and re-crossing national borders. Sounds stressful.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:30:14 PM
DR George, I got the $5 per month offer from Sirius to continue. I suppose after the first year, it reverts to full price.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 07:49:00 PM
I do not care for page seven.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 07:49:07 PM
It had to be said.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 07:49:17 PM
Therefore - I said it.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:49:26 PM
We are going out to an old-fashioned supper club tomorrow night to celebrate the birthday of a friend.

I am reviewing the menu (birthday boy's choice of restaurant). Lots of good choices. At ruinous cost.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 07:49:34 PM
The Night Manager is quite graphic.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:49:54 PM
What did page seven ever do to you?
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 07:50:06 PM
Having a Chinese chicken salad for main meal - the sandwich was pretty small and I didn't have fries or onion rings with it.
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Post by: bk on June 28, 2023, 07:50:16 PM
So, this is nice and healthy.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:50:38 PM
I am leery of graphic.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:50:53 PM
Getting the medicine vibes for DR JANE.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:50:57 PM
Especially right before bed.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:51:09 PM
Vibes for MR BK - the fastest lunch on the draw.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:51:18 PM
Bedtime for Bonzo.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:51:31 PM
Sounds like DR ELMORE & Co got lots done today.

What do the cats think of Mario?
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:52:11 PM
We're posting as fast as we can.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:52:40 PM
  What do the cats think of Mario?

My money is on them being shameless flirts.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:53:14 PM
Flibbertigibbets, as it were.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:53:20 PM
My air quality index right now it 87.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:53:25 PM
I'm not sure I spelled that right.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 07:53:33 PM
EIGHT!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:53:58 PM
Rehearsal was.....what it was.

But we did do the whole show from the tippy top to the buggy bottom.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:55:44 PM
Spelling doesn't count in horseshoes.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:56:13 PM
I am enjoying reading about all the blackberries and other obsolete media....

I never had one......
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 07:56:23 PM
Biden uses a CPAP.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/28/biden-sleep-apnea-the-president-has-started-using-cpap-machine/70366286007/
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:57:00 PM
I am going to work on the slideshow for the YOUTH THEATRE WORKSHOP.....so that there is something for folks to watch in the lobby.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 07:57:05 PM
I never had a Blackberry but there were blackberries in the cobbler.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:57:35 PM
I may do that tonight so that tomorrow I can concentrate on my lines for ACT TWO.....not bad today.....but still needs some work.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 07:58:54 PM
As opposed to Lucky Vanous.

Wow!  I haven't thought about Lucky Vanous in 20 years!!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 07:59:24 PM
The linking chain of the handcuffs got put through the cuff that ended up on my wrist.....so it never got attached to the leg of the couch.....but there was not ROOM for my wrist either....painful.

BUT the director has agreed that we don't have to take the stretcher poles up on the platform which is a great relief to the likes of me.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 08:00:15 PM
My head shot as Dennis will soon be available.....but then again I may just save it until Jrand73 makes his appearance in just two months.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 08:00:17 PM
How can that be?

Hard to imagine.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:00:25 PM
I hope a stretcher is not needed, DR Jrand72.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 08:00:29 PM
So I shall be off.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 08:00:47 PM
DR JANE I forgot about the car wreck in the movie....on purpose.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 08:01:21 PM
With Lil Rodszinski girl starting kindygarten next year, my run as stay-at-home dad comes to a close. And I’ll need something to do. Preferably something that pays.

Have you been looking around?  Can you opt to work in Canada?  Will you seek a WFH job or do you prefer going in to an office?
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:01:32 PM
I used to know the difference between a cobbler, a crisp, a slump, a grunt, and a pandowdy.

But I've forgotten.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 28, 2023, 08:01:38 PM
I enjoyed DR RON PULLIAM's story about the early days of the WIRELESS PHONE.

And I think it's something very familiar to us......why would we ever want/need such a thing?
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 08:01:50 PM
Biden uses a CPAP.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/28/biden-sleep-apnea-the-president-has-started-using-cpap-machine/70366286007/

 :o
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:02:07 PM
I shall have to sample each again to regain my memory.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:02:31 PM
And by sample, I mean scarf down.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 08:02:52 PM
DR JANE I forgot about the car wreck in the movie....on purpose.

Lol, we would like to forget it.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 08:03:13 PM
I love all the British names who show up in one show after the other. Tom Hollander was in Wives and Daughters. He’s also in Night Manager.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 08:04:15 PM
Biden uses a CPAP.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/28/biden-sleep-apnea-the-president-has-started-using-cpap-machine/70366286007/

 :o

He is going to start sleeping so much better!  And it should benefit his thought processes, as well.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:05:24 PM
I am quite comfortable with my CPAP. Hate cleaning all the equipment every day, though.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:06:13 PM
I used to use an ozone machine to do the job, but now they say this can cause the materials to degrade.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:06:28 PM
So it's back to soap and water.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:06:58 PM
Page eight is flying by.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:07:07 PM
Before you know it,
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:07:15 PM
NINE
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 08:07:19 PM
So it's back to soap and water.

Thank goodness!
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:07:24 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on June 28, 2023, 08:08:04 PM
Oh, and ~~~SAFE TRAVEL HOME VIBES~~~ for you tomorrow, DR Jane!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 08:08:05 PM
I used to use an ozone machine to do the job, but now they say this can cause the materials to degrade.

Mine don't seem to have been harmed by it.

Of course, the first time I got a CPAP and questioned how often I should clean it, I was told once a week would be enough.  I thought very differently about that after a few uses, and so I washed it quite often.

Love my SoClean CPAP cleaner, though.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 28, 2023, 08:09:36 PM
Good night, friends.

Night all!
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 08:22:07 PM
Nice quote from David Richards, for New York Times theater critic who has died.

“The theater allows us to encounter a far greater tangle of human behavior than we ever do in the course of daily living,” he once wrote of his driving motivation as a critic. “It is a celebration of our multiple possibilities as human beings. At its best, theater leaves us with one sure thought: There but for the whimsies of fate, go I.”
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 08:43:21 PM
Oh, and ~~~SAFE TRAVEL HOME VIBES~~~ for you tomorrow, DR Jane!

Thank you.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 08:43:33 PM
Camelot is closing early.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 08:43:34 PM
Our town becomes like 3x as populated starting this weekend as all the Canadians with vacation homes descend.

Is that a good thing?

For some things yes. Our local supermarket and our local restaurant benefit from customers now so it can survive during the winter. Can mean long lines at our little border though.
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Post by: Rodzinski on June 28, 2023, 08:44:12 PM
Camelot is closing early.

One brief, not-so-shining moment.
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Post by: John G. on June 28, 2023, 09:17:28 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 09:59:07 PM
Our town becomes like 3x as populated starting this weekend as all the Canadians with vacation homes descend.

Is that a good thing?

For some things yes. Our local supermarket and our local restaurant benefit from customers now so it can survive during the winter. Can mean long lines at our little border though.

We have lived in a couple of tourist towns. The border issue is an interesting situation.
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Post by: Jane on June 28, 2023, 09:59:23 PM
'night
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:33:33 PM
I'm off to my mom's for some burgers.
I don't know if they're fully cooked patties, or raw and need to be cooked patties, but either way, they're going to be good.

Until later!

They were raw patties that needed to be cooked, so my mom defrosted them in the microwave, then pan-fried them.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:34:15 PM
I had two and they were pretty darned good.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:35:05 PM
We then played Phase 10 and my mom won both games...although we were very close on both games.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:35:29 PM
Then I came home, which is where I am now.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:35:51 PM
Now, to ketchup on the posts.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:41:31 PM
Rodzinski Jr finishes 2nd grade tomorrow. Just a couple hours at school tomorrow for some reason. Then summer is ON.

Congrats to Rodzinski Jr!
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:46:48 PM
DR George, if the patties are uncooked, are you the grillmaster?

Not this time.  My mom fried them on the stove top.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:48:36 PM
DR George, I got the $5 per month offer from Sirius to continue. I suppose after the first year, it reverts to full price.

Cool!  I got it for two years, though. ::)
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:49:02 PM
Maybe you can contact them and talk them into extending because you know someone who got the deal for two years.
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:53:59 PM
Camelot is closing early.

Oh...kay. ::)
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Post by: George on June 28, 2023, 10:55:27 PM
At least, I got a physical CD of the cast recording!
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:09:17 AM
Tomorrow, I'm working concessions (actually, barback) for the Washington Center's Center Stage Awards & Gala 2023.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:10:38 AM
I will actually working at the Olympia Ballroom, which is in the building right across the street from the WCPA.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:11:07 AM
My duties will be pouring beer, wine, a premixed signature cocktail, and cider for the gala event.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:11:39 AM
Guess I should write some damn notes.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:11:48 AM
What a wacko day this has been.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:11:58 AM
A day of Wacko.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:12:17 AM
If I lived in Waco it would have been Waco Wacko.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:12:27 AM
But I don't live in Waco.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:12:40 AM
Since I'm not a professional bartender, I only have to pour the premixed and single item stuff...no actually creating mixed drinks.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:12:52 AM
Oh, and the alarm went off at 11:30. Guess I forgot to change PM to AM. Oops.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:13:02 AM
At least that mystery is solved.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:13:16 AM
A mystery worthy of Miss Agatha herself.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:13:25 AM
Oh, look!  It's Page Ten!
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:13:40 AM
Oh, and the alarm went off at 11:30. Guess I forgot to change PM to AM. Oops.

I hate it when that happens!
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:14:25 AM
My call time tomorrow is 3:45 pm, but I'll need to go downtown earlier to find parking...and pay for parking, since parking isn't free until 5:00 pm.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:15:00 AM
I'll definitely need to remember to bring some coins, and fortunately, I do have some coinage.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:41:17 AM
What?
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:41:25 AM
Did someone say something?
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:41:44 AM
I thought I heard something.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:42:02 AM
Maybe it was just the clickety-clack of my keyboard.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:44:14 AM
Scary.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:44:28 AM
Did George go down some damn rabbit hole.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:44:34 AM
I think he did.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:44:40 AM
New notes are up.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:44:46 AM
Did George go down some damn rabbit hole.

Why, yes, I did!
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:44:49 AM
Up are new notes.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:44:50 AM
I've been looking at all the Bing Pictures of the Day from all the international Bing websites here:

https://bingwallpaper.anerg.com/ (https://bingwallpaper.anerg.com/)

It goes all the way back to 2009!
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:44:59 AM
I've seen them.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:45:06 AM
I've read them.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:45:12 AM
I wrote them.
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Post by: George on June 29, 2023, 12:45:16 AM
Check it out!  It's pretty darned cool!
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:45:41 AM
Now they can be read by people as far away as Persia.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:46:16 AM
The only Bings I know are Crosbys and Cherries.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:46:28 AM
I don't know from any other Bings.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:46:36 AM
I've heard of Bongs.
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Post by: bk on June 29, 2023, 12:47:04 AM
But never partaken of of one. I have, on the other hand, played the BONGOs.