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Title: THE TALE OF THE HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 12:14:07 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes told the tale of the happy Happy Birthday, and now it is time for you to post until the happy, happy cows come home.
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 12:14:56 AM
And the word of the day is: IMPECCABLE!
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 04:40:58 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 04:41:07 AM
I am working today.
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 04:41:19 AM
I wish I had a cupcake.
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 04:44:48 AM
Glad you had a good day, BK.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 09, 2023, 05:24:44 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 09, 2023, 05:26:07 AM
I turned off the lights at 9:00 and fell asleep sometime after midnight. I guess I got at most six and a half hours of sleep.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 09, 2023, 05:27:08 AM
Lucky for me, Ann and Jen are around this weekend in case I need anything.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 09, 2023, 05:28:16 AM
The ball of my right foot is very tender and it's painful to put pressure on it.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 09, 2023, 05:31:28 AM
Last night we watched an Amazon Prime movie, The Burial, with Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx. I liked it very much.
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Post by: Freddie on December 09, 2023, 05:32:17 AM
The ball of my right foot is very tender and it's painful to put pressure on it.

Pain-in-the-foot-go-away vibes for Larry!
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Post by: Freddie on December 09, 2023, 05:33:07 AM
BK - Great to hear that your birthday was so happy, and hope that extends to a happy birthday weekend!
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 06:04:18 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 06:05:57 AM
Good to know about May December. I’m a big Julianne Moore fan. The Washington Post pan of it was actually pretty funny.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 06:06:38 AM
Busy day ahead. Must get stirring.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 06:07:43 AM
Dance lessons, feeding barbecue to the homeless (an annual Christmas tradition through a friend’s church) and then a dance party.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 06:18:39 AM
I have seen only a few new movies, but I enjoyed:


Little Richard: I Am Everything
Oppenheimer
John Wick 4
Asteroid City
Juniper
The Lost King
Moving On

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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 06:22:29 AM
Weird dream. I was assisting Barbra on a dream project of hers. She’d been greenlighted for what she wanted, but she was unhappy because another actress-director also got approved and was doing better than she was, so she was losing interest.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 06:36:35 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 06:38:45 AM
I had one dream in the middle of the night that’s totally forgotten as of now, and another early in the morning that I remember fine but it made no sense and isn’t worth trying to relate.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 07:01:46 AM
Spelling Bee last night was ….. long. And only adequate. Barely. The idiots put in a real intermission which killed the momentum and stretched the affair out interminably.

A few of the characters were well realized, and “The I Love You Song” was exquisitely sung by one of the leading young singing actresses in the area. That was the one highlight of the show.

Using musical tracks also deadened the thing, partly because this theeder doesn’t know how to try to make them sound reasonably good.

They always do a fine op’nin’ night spread there, and I stuffed too many things into my pie hole which probably contributed to my ridiculous sleep. Anyhoo, I did the right thing by seeing the couple of friends I needed to see, but it’s over and that is that.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 07:06:54 AM
Glad to hear BK’s birthday is proceeding splendidly.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 07:10:32 AM
Very much looking forward to seeing May December. I could be wrong, but I don’t think it’s playing around here. But I think I’d be just as happy streaming it if necessary.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 09, 2023, 07:15:16 AM
TOD:

OPPENHEIMER
BARBIE
ASTEROID CITY

There may be more, I shall have to think.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 09, 2023, 07:16:15 AM
That was a nice video DR ELMORE.

I have read the play and Act One Ending sort of reminds me of the ending of the movie Longtime Companion......I had the same tearful reaction to that.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 09, 2023, 07:17:02 AM
If my friend Bryan was still alive, I am sure he would have produced/directed The Inheritance in Indy by now - if possible......
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 09, 2023, 07:18:16 AM
Well I have been struck down....I know it's not Covid....and I had my flu shot.....so I don't know.

It started last night with a fever & chills.....and the assorted maladies.

I shall probably just do some sleeping today.  I want to try to begin Kritzer World.....we shall see.
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 09, 2023, 07:44:09 AM
Notes champed. Chomped.
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 09, 2023, 07:44:52 AM
Healthy vibes dear Jack! May it be a swift recovery.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 07:58:53 AM
Time for some feel better vibes for DR Jrand73!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 09, 2023, 08:09:37 AM
Feel better, Jack.

Larry, I hope your foot ball improves steadily.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on December 09, 2023, 08:10:35 AM
I ventured out of the house this morning and went to Third Generation (local restaurant) for breakfast.  Very nice it was, too.  Grits, bacon, fried eggs and coffee.  The simple things.

Sigh.
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Post by: Freddie on December 09, 2023, 09:26:35 AM
Hope you feel better quickly, Jrand!
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 09:42:54 AM
DR Iris thank you for sharing BarbraStreisand's comments on Ryan O’Neal.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 09:44:55 AM
From DR John"

Quote
They made the movie after their relationship ended. He didn’t get screwball comedy any more than Barbra did. Peter Bogdanovich had to act out their parts often for both, as you can see in the extras. She loved everyone on the picture but she didn’t get it while they were making it.

This is funny. Maybe the fact they didn't get it added that something special to their performances.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 09:47:18 AM
I expected the Daughter's Deli to be small but a bit nicer than a hole in the wall.  I never enjoyed eating inside of Label's Table on Pico, but I sure liked getting food to go.
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 09, 2023, 09:49:32 AM
Good to see Iris in these parts!
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 09, 2023, 09:54:06 AM
I see kids movies, mainly, and none of them were what I’d call good.
I’d say the best I saw was an animated feature called Mummies, which was objectively bad, with a rote villain and simple plot,  but I loved the two main characters. And there was a funny scene where they infiltrate the West End production of Aida and cause mayhem. The movie was barely released in the states.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:02:35 AM
After reading the comments about May December I watched the trailer.  It looks like an excellent film with a talented cast, and an interesting twist to the romance.  Still, I doubt I will rush to see it.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:03:00 AM
Bruce, what flavor cupcake did you have?
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:22:20 AM
I have seen only a few new movies, but I enjoyed:


Little Richard: I Am Everything
Oppenheimer
John Wick 4
Asteroid City
Juniper
The Lost King
Moving On



Is Moving On the 2022 film with Fonda & Tomlin?
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 10:24:43 AM
I have seen only a few new movies, but I enjoyed:


Little Richard: I Am Everything
Oppenheimer
John Wick 4
Asteroid City
Juniper
The Lost King
Moving On



Is Moving On the 2022 film with Fonda & Tomlin?

Yes. Richard Rountree’s last. I loved the performances and some of small details in that, such as Lily and the small boy.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 10:25:01 AM
Vibes for JRand.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:26:52 AM
I thought JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 was very good, and a good ending to the series.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:40:14 AM
I have seen only a few new movies, but I enjoyed:


Little Richard: I Am Everything
Oppenheimer
John Wick 4
Asteroid City
Juniper
The Lost King
Moving On



Is Moving On the 2022 film with Fonda & Tomlin?

Yes. Richard Rountree’s last. I loved the performances and some of small details in that, such as Lily and the small boy.

I think we should watch this one.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:40:57 AM
Films of 2023 I liked:

THE HOLDOVERS
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:44:05 AM
DR John, I am a bit confused about JUNIPER.  Is it the film with Charlotte Rampling or Madison Lawlor?
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:46:27 AM
While not a great movie, I did enjoy GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:47:16 AM
I also enjoyed the Amazon movie, THE BURIAL.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 10:55:03 AM
I'm trying to remember what new movies I saw this year, and the only recent ones have been:

Oppenheimer
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Holdovers

and I'm totally blank otherwise. I know I've been to theeders off and on, but it's been for classics at the Bedford or Fathom musicals or whatnot. Just plain old new movies, I dunno. There have to have been a couple more...
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:56:50 AM
FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR DR JRAND!
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 10:58:23 AM
I see kids movies, mainly, and none of them were what I’d call good.
I’d say the best I saw was an animated feature called Mummies, which was objectively bad, with a rote villain and simple plot,  but I loved the two main characters. And there was a funny scene where they infiltrate the West End production of Aida and cause mayhem. The movie was barely released in the states.

I like reading about the movies you see since I am missing going to movies with the grandkid.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 11:23:43 AM
DR John, I am a bit confused about JUNIPER.  Is it the film with Charlotte Rampling or Madison Lawlor?

Charlotte Rampling
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 09, 2023, 12:09:22 PM
Ann came down to visit with me for about an hour.  She and Jen have company in this weeked to Christmas shop. She borrowed my copy of The Inheritance and told me she thought I would enjoy Demon Copperhead. She also brought me a cinnamon French toast bagel, very spicy and very sweet.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 12:09:40 PM
Thanks John.  It is a bit confusing as IMDB shows this JUNIPER was released in 2021, while the other one in 2022.  I found this Juniper on a list of best films in 2023.
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Post by: KevinH on December 09, 2023, 12:49:27 PM
Good aftrnoon!
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Post by: KevinH on December 09, 2023, 12:51:00 PM
Feel better vibes for DR Jrand73!
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Post by: KevinH on December 09, 2023, 12:51:35 PM
It's great that you have such wonderful neighbors, DR elmore
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 01:20:19 PM
It sure is, as is the fact that DR Elmore can leave the door unlocked during the day.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 01:21:02 PM
$3.09
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 01:21:40 PM
~~~HEALTH IMPROVEMENT VIBES~~~ for DR elmore3003 and DR Jrand73!!!!!!!
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 01:22:54 PM
It is snowing here. So far lightly and prettily. But will it stay that way? I ask you.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 01:38:12 PM
Question for the class:  Do you know the TV series Parks and Recreation?

I didn't. It ran from 2009 to 2015, but I just learned of it and started watching it a couple of weeks ago. As it takes place in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, I first thought of asking DR Jrand73. But since it was heretofore completely unknown to me, I was curious who else knew it.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 09, 2023, 01:39:40 PM
I like to think of Pawnee being just a county or so over from Popcorn.
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 01:46:53 PM
I'm up, I'm up - nine and a half hours of sleep - up at noon and just trying to catch up on stuff.
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 01:47:22 PM
Hope Jrand begins Kritzer World - better than a flu shot.
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 01:47:39 PM
Jane, chocolate cake, pink frosting.
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 01:48:48 PM
The critics these days are just plain wacko. Many of the great reviews I read of May December call it "hilarious" and call it "satire". It is neither. I hope both ladies are up for awards for this.
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 01:49:16 PM
So, the choice is go to Gelson's and make pasta here or order something in. Decisions, decisions.
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 01:49:25 PM
The cost will be the same.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 09, 2023, 02:04:25 PM
Aha!  Thanks for the patented HHW vibes.  I did begin to feel better.

I have finished PART ONE of KRITZER WORLD and I love it!

Perhaps I will finish it tomorrow.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 09, 2023, 02:05:56 PM
LOL Yes, DR CHAS SMITH - as an Indiana State Employee at various agencies for almost twenty years, I enjoyed PARKS & RECREATION because it was cannily accurate in its portrayals of the folks that I worked with.
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Post by: Jrand74 on December 09, 2023, 02:07:00 PM
They did some location filming now and then, but my schedule never worked out so I could be a part of it.

I always imagined Pawnee to be Putnam County where my home theeder is.
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 09, 2023, 02:18:18 PM
Parks & Rec is a show I know. I didn’t see every episode. Kind of a go-to show for airplane binge-watching; A fun cast, well-deployed.
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 09, 2023, 02:18:50 PM
JRand is better and the world is a better place.
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Post by: Rodzinski on December 09, 2023, 02:19:43 PM
Except for the mini-blizzard that hit while I took my son to his climbing gym. Nothing in the forecast suggested it.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 03:46:00 PM
The ball of my right foot is very tender and it's painful to put pressure on it.

Pain-in-the-foot-go-away vibes for Larry!

~~~Ditto!!~~~
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 03:53:31 PM
I have seen only a few new movies, but I enjoyed:


Little Richard: I Am Everything
Oppenheimer
John Wick 4
Asteroid City
Juniper
The Lost King
Moving On



Of these, I've only seen Oppenheimer.  I think that that might be only new movie that I saw this year.  Can that be right?? :o
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 04:29:08 PM
Question for the class:  Do you know the TV series Parks and Recreation?

I didn't. It ran from 2009 to 2015, but I just learned of it and started watching it a couple of weeks ago. As it takes place in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, I first thought of asking DR Jrand73. But since it was heretofore completely unknown to me, I was curious who else knew it.

We watched it.  At first we weren't sure about it, skipped a few episodes and then were hooked.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 04:34:14 PM
Jane, chocolate cake, pink frosting.

Sounds good, and pretty.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 04:35:06 PM
The critics these days are just plain wacko. Many of the great reviews I read of May December call it "hilarious" and call it "satire". It is neither. I hope both ladies are up for awards for this.

The trailer did not look hilarious or as if it is a satire.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 04:38:05 PM
Aha!  Thanks for the patented HHW vibes.  I did begin to feel better.

I have finished PART ONE of KRITZER WORLD and I love it!

Perhaps I will finish it tomorrow.

I am glad you are feeling better, and hope tomorrow you are greatly improved.  You can still get the flu if you have been vaccinated.  Did you receive the senior quad vaccine?
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 04:39:18 PM
LOL Yes, DR CHAS SMITH - as an Indiana State Employee at various agencies for almost twenty years, I enjoyed PARKS & RECREATION because it was cannily accurate in its portrayals of the folks that I worked with.

I had no idea the quirks of the people were based on real people ;D
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 04:40:20 PM
Except for the mini-blizzard that hit while I took my son to his climbing gym. Nothing in the forecast suggested it.

Fun.  Is the climbing gym local or do you have to go to Canada for it?
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 04:41:32 PM
I have seen only a few new movies, but I enjoyed:


Little Richard: I Am Everything
Oppenheimer
John Wick 4
Asteroid City
Juniper
The Lost King
Moving On



Of these, I've only seen Oppenheimer.  I think that that might be only new movie that I saw this year.  Can that be right?? :o

You must have seen other movies, just nothing worth mentioning ;)
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 05:16:57 PM
I am finishing up my 4th load of laundry.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 05:39:18 PM
In-between the 3rd & 4th loads we went to what we thought was only going to be a piano recital to watch our little 9 year old friend.  We didn't realize she is taking voice as well as piano.  First she sang a song and then played something short on the piano.

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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 05:39:33 PM
A few other students also played and sang.  Plus the school teaches other instruments giving a bit of variety to the recital.  They are all fairly news students so no great talent here, just cute scared kids.

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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 05:39:43 PM
What surprised us, and we could have done without, was the owne of the school, who also teaches piano & voice, performed for us.  She also talked a lot.  Obviously she is enthusiastic about what she does but really, we thought that was a bit strange.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 05:44:33 PM

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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 05:45:36 PM
Unfortunately there are only three kittens to begin page four.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:10:33 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:14:45 PM
Feel better soon, Jrand!

Have you ever tried Sambucol, which bk and I swear by? Very effective for colds, flu, and sinus. The dissolvable form (let it dissolve in your mouth, no water) seems to be the most effective. It’s in a blister pack, so easy to put in your pocket. Very convenient.

But feel better in any case.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:15:34 PM
Continued health vibes to Elmore.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:21:17 PM
Jane, Similasan eye drops are one of several I use. They’re the best if my eyes are irritated, if they’re just dry any of them will do. Mine are on an Amazon auto-ship. Last month they told me they were unavailable, but I have a couple bottles here. I, too, am disappointed that they are out of production. I’m glad we have an FDA, but I sometimes feel they are misguided. Apparently, Similasan took action voluntarily and I still trust the product.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:21:54 PM
$3.09

Is that page 3, given inflation?
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:24:19 PM
I see kids movies, mainly, and none of them were what I’d call good.
I’d say the best I saw was an animated feature called Mummies, which was objectively bad, with a rote villain and simple plot,  but I loved the two main characters. And there was a funny scene where they infiltrate the West End production of Aida and cause mayhem. The movie was barely released in the states.

Do you and your kids like Paddington? I adore Paddington. I learned there will be a third movie, taking place in Peru, but it isn’t scheduled for release until Jan 2025. Sigh.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:25:14 PM
Dance lessons, feeding barbecue to the homeless (an annual Christmas tradition through a friend’s church) and then a dance party.

How did you ever have time to work?
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Post by: Jeanne on December 09, 2023, 06:28:58 PM
TTFN.
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 06:33:47 PM
 :)
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 06:34:49 PM
How come I never get the chairs?
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 06:35:30 PM
Big day tomorrow. Singing Messiah in the morning. Attending a concert in the afternoon.
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 06:35:42 PM
There will hardly be time for a nap.
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 06:35:59 PM
And I really should be making like DR Jane with the laundry loads.
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Post by: singdaw on December 09, 2023, 06:36:08 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 06:46:49 PM
Jane, Similasan eye drops are one of several I use. They’re the best if my eyes are irritated, if they’re just dry any of them will do. Mine are on an Amazon auto-ship. Last month they told me they were unavailable, but I have a couple bottles here. I, too, am disappointed that they are out of production. I’m glad we have an FDA, but I sometimes feel they are misguided. Apparently, Similasan took action voluntarily and I still trust the product.

Keith opened my last bottle.  When he went to reorder them he found they were gone.  I've been checking the recall lists on drops and knew they weren't on it.  I suppose they simply don't want to get into a legal battle.  These are the only ones that give me comfort at night, and they are good before putting my contacts in or taking them out.

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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 06:47:10 PM
DR Jeanne if you find a good alternative, please let me know.
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Post by: Jane on December 09, 2023, 06:56:33 PM
'night
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Post by: Freddie on December 09, 2023, 07:20:45 PM
Big day tomorrow. Singing Messiah in the morning. Attending a concert in the afternoon.


Break a leg at your performance!
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 07:35:18 PM
Page four??? Really???
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Post by: bk on December 09, 2023, 07:35:36 PM
Deciding on another movie to watch. I enjoyed the one I just watched.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:26:44 PM
Hope Jrand begins Kritzer World - better than a flu shot.
Question for the class:  Do you know the TV series Parks and Recreation?

I didn't. It ran from 2009 to 2015, but I just learned of it and started watching it a couple of weeks ago. As it takes place in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, I first thought of asking DR Jrand73. But since it was heretofore completely unknown to me, I was curious who else knew it.

It was a huge hit for a while. Made stars of several of its players, like Nick Offerman. I saw a couple of episodes. I always liked Amy Pohler.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:27:35 PM
Big day tomorrow. Singing Messiah in the morning. Attending a concert in the afternoon.

Nice. I love that music.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:28:19 PM
Dance lessons, feeding barbecue to the homeless (an annual Christmas tradition through a friend’s church) and then a dance party.

How did you ever have time to work?

It wasn’t a priority.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:34:51 PM
Hope Jrand begins Kritzer World - better than a flu shot.

Now that’s marketing brilliance.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:36:28 PM
George, you saw a Buster Keaton movie.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:36:49 PM
Page five is approaching.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:37:04 PM
Page four is waning.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:37:22 PM
Page six is future.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:37:39 PM
Five!
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:37:57 PM
I somehow managed to survive the day.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:38:09 PM
My feet are tired.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:38:35 PM
Had a great time serving up barbecue.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:39:50 PM
We offered up smoked turkey and sausage, mac and cheese, and fresh green beans with tomatoes. Plus, handmade snickerdoodles.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:41:15 PM
The clients at the center were appreciative. Some came back for seconds. Others stopped back to say thanks.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:41:49 PM
That is one of my favorite events of the year.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:42:14 PM
Dancing tonight went well.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:42:26 PM
I have seen only a few new movies, but I enjoyed:


Little Richard: I Am Everything
Oppenheimer
John Wick 4
Asteroid City
Juniper
The Lost King
Moving On



Of these, I've only seen Oppenheimer.  I think that that might be only new movie that I saw this year.  Can that be right?? :o

You must have seen other movies, just nothing worth mentioning ;)

You're right.  My friend Margo and I saw Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. ::)
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:42:36 PM
She's seen all the previous movies, but I haven't...and don't really need to.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:43:05 PM
Danced a hustle routine with my friend Shiela to I Will Survive that had the crowd clapping along. Such a great song.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:44:01 PM
Danced a bolero with my teacher, Joy, that we’ve been working on.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:44:28 PM
:)

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7440.0;attach=19934)

;D
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:44:52 PM
Also danced a polka routine with my friend Barbie.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:45:11 PM
How come I never get the chairs?

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7440.0;attach=19938)

That's funny! :))
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:46:16 PM
I have to be up all too early in the morning.
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Post by: John G. on December 09, 2023, 09:46:30 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:46:36 PM
Hope Jrand begins Kritzer World - better than a flu shot.
Question for the class:  Do you know the TV series Parks and Recreation?

I didn't. It ran from 2009 to 2015, but I just learned of it and started watching it a couple of weeks ago. As it takes place in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, I first thought of asking DR Jrand73. But since it was heretofore completely unknown to me, I was curious who else knew it.

It was a huge hit for a while. Made stars of several of its players, like Nick Offerman. I saw a couple of episodes. I always liked Amy Pohler.

Chris Pratt also started on that and now he's Star Lord in the Marvel Universe! ;)
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:46:56 PM
Good night, all.

Good night, John.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:49:01 PM
George, you saw a Buster Keaton movie.

Yes, that's true.  Thanks for the reminder!  I guess I was only thinking of new movies in 2023.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:49:40 PM
I somehow managed to survive the day.

That's always a good thing!
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:50:31 PM
We offered up smoked turkey and sausage, mac and cheese, and fresh green beans with tomatoes. Plus, handmade snickerdoodles.

Mmm...snickerdoodles. :D
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:52:11 PM
Danced a hustle routine with my friend Shiela to I Will Survive that had the crowd clapping along. Such a great song.

It definitely is, even for as long as it's been around.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:55:30 PM
I have to be up all too early in the morning.

AARRGGHH!!  So do I!  I'm picking up Margo's middle daughter from the airport. 
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:55:46 PM
She's coming back from a vacation in Japan. 
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:56:08 PM
Last year (or was it two years ago), she (Margo's daughter) studied for a whole year in Japan. 
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 09:56:33 PM
Fortunately, she's fluent in the language, even though she is Chinese.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:40:33 PM
I hate getting up early on weekends.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:40:58 PM
But if I volunteer to do so, I must.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:41:29 PM
So, I have two alarms set AND Margo is going to call...just to make sure I get up. ;)
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:41:50 PM
PAGE SIX DANCE!!
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:42:43 PM
Just now, I had to reset the password to my main e-mail address. :P
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:43:07 PM
This is the third one in just a couple of weeks where I had to change the password.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:43:32 PM
I don't ever remember having to change my e-mail address passwords.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:44:14 PM
Damn hackers! >:(
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:44:45 PM
Now, I have to sign in to that e-mail address on all my devices so that the password managers can be updated.
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Post by: George on December 09, 2023, 11:45:16 PM
I don't have my devices synch with each other, so I have update them manually.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:12:30 AM
George removed himself an hour and a half ago and never came back. This seems to be a recurring theme, George-wise.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:12:46 AM
Of course, he WILL be held accountable.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:12:59 AM
He doesn't even explain himself anymore.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:13:14 AM
And he WILL be held accountable for THAT, too.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:13:22 AM
New notes are up.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:13:27 AM
Up are new notes.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:13:34 AM
I've seen them.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:13:40 AM
I've read them.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:13:46 AM
I wrote them.
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Post by: bk on December 10, 2023, 01:13:55 AM
Not necessarily in that order.