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Title: APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE
Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 12:50:24 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes approached the finish line, and now it is time for you to post until the Finnish cows come home.
Title: Re: APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE
Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 12:50:59 AM
And the word of the day is: WHEREWITHAL!
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 01:28:28 AM
Hello fro Singapore
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 01:29:48 AM
The music at the bar is nice right now that the singer is not singing.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 01:30:16 AM
Oops, I spoke too soon.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 01:31:16 AM
My complaint is not with her voice but that the microphone makes her too loud.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 05:33:05 AM
It is bedtime for us.  Fingers crossed I don't give Keith a fright again.  He was very concerned last night I would rupture something from coughing so hard.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 05:37:23 AM
I got another pillow to elevate me higher tonight.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:10:21 AM
No coughing vibes for DR JANE.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:10:37 AM
Getting to the finish line and casting vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:13:14 AM
Well it's interesting that the heat pump man says the same thing is wrong with my system as was wrong in November - which he "fixed" at that time.....  I told him I didn't think that sounded right.....

He is coming back on Monday to work on it.....so here are Birdy Barnum and I in single degree temps with no heat....from the furnace...

Fortunately I can use the gas furnace which will raise the temp to about 68 degrees in the north end of the house....and I use small space heaters in the south end where our bedrooms and computer room are....

But I don't like to keep ANY of them on all the time, so I am up and down all night turning them on and off....

NOT MY TYPE OF WEEKEND
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:35:11 AM
I also would like to see DR VIXMOM as Dolly Parton.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 20, 2019, 06:50:40 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 20, 2019, 06:53:10 AM
I'm feeling quite lazy this morning, but I was just given a list of things to do by Annabelle.  So, when I finish my cuppa coffee, I'll wash their dishes, clean the litter, and patrol.  I'm ignoring the last one, "Take me to Petco."
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 07:14:59 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 07:19:31 AM
The good news:  We got dumped on way less than originally forecast. I think the storm lessened a little bit for everyone. So this is a good thing. It looks like we maxxed out at around two inches. And the ;lowing neighbor just did his plowing thing, so at least we're not landlocked.

The bad news:  It's an unholy wintry mix, and whatever is left on the sidewalks and driveways this afternoon when it refreezes and goes all the way down to zero tonight is going to be there until Wednesday. So, after eating and getting myself gussied bundled up, I'll be going out to see what (if anything) the snowblower will pick up, and doing whatever has to be done in pushing the loose stuff off the driveway with a shovel.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 07:30:25 AM
The most aggravating part of this is the temperature "forecast", which I put in quotation marks because you can't even call it a forecast when what they were calling for today as of midnight last night is already 10-15 degrees LOWER now. In other words, their forecasts for a high of 43-47 degrees today (depending on which site you look at) has gradually deteriorated to forecasts for a high of 32-36 degrees. How all of these sources can be so wrong is totally beyond me.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 07:31:31 AM
But I can smell bacon cooking (not frying, it's in the oven), and that is a wonderful thing.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:42:32 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:43:37 AM
Sorry i missed yesterday. I was dancing up a storm. It was fun. But it was too much. Getting ready to soak for a while.
Title: Re: APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE
Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 07:43:44 AM
So, back to the anthology watching. The first night it was THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, which was great, then I skipped Friday to honor Nick Redman. There's more Nick Redman to come, but yesterday afternoon I got an early start on the anthology-a-thon by watching the first of two films, TALES FROM THE CRYPT. I had deliberately planned on watching both that and THE VAULT OF HORROR together, because these two had never gotten the attention they deserved from me in the DVD era due to a below-par release on the MGM Midnite Movies series. They were in the old "full screen" (4x3) format, and one of the stories contained what has to be one of the worst hack jobs in ratings-censorship ever, resulting in an incomprehensible couple of minutes at the story's climax. I'd acquired the Shout! Blu-ray release last year, but hadn't watched it yet. Fortunately, with the exception of some occasionally distracting audio overload/distortion, it's beautiful. I took an hour break between the two films, and it made for a perfect double feature. (These were two separate films released at different times; they're only a double feature in how they've been released on both the previous DVD and this Blu-ray.)
Title: Re: APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE
Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:45:17 AM
Great notes yesterday on Nick, BK. I’m glad you’ll be singing at the service. And what a wonderful choice of songs. It was one of the waltzes I danced to yesterday.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:46:08 AM
ChasSmith, your photos were really wonderful. Thanks for sharing them.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:46:41 AM
Happy belated birthday, DR Amy.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:47:08 AM
Winter storm survival vibes for all.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 20, 2019, 07:54:11 AM
The good news:  We got dumped on way less than originally forecast. I think the storm lessened a little bit for everyone. So this is a good thing. It looks like we maxxed out at around two inches. And the ;lowing neighbor just did his plowing thing, so at least we're not landlocked.

The bad news:  It's an unholy wintry mix, and whatever is left on the sidewalks and driveways this afternoon when it refreezes and goes all the way down to zero tonight is going to be there until Wednesday. So, after eating and getting myself gussied bundled up, I'll be going out to see what (if anything) the snowblower will pick up, and doing whatever has to be done in pushing the loose stuff off the driveway with a shovel.

It's dark and gray outside, but I see no signs of snow.
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:02:43 AM
We didn't get any snow here, but it was raining like crazy this morning
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:04:06 AM
Usually we have about 200 or so worshippers at the 9 am service
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:04:40 AM
Today, between the weather and people away for the three day weekend, we had 25
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:07:02 AM
So, although I set up coffee hour, set and reset the altar, served as assisting minister and doubled as acolyte I was out of church by 10:20
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:08:24 AM
And headed right to Rick's Place ( the deli around the corner) where I ordered egg sandwiches
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:09:14 AM
Scrambled with sausage on an onion roll for Vixdad
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:09:53 AM
Over easy with bacon and muenster cheese on an onion roll for me
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 08:10:15 AM
And Vixdad had a freshly made hot pot of tea ready when I got home
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Post by: Jennifer on January 20, 2019, 08:17:23 AM
We got a bunch of snow and are supposed to get about 25-35cms. Yuck. And it is still freezing.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 08:33:03 AM
We got a bunch of snow and are supposed to get about 25-35cms. Yuck. And it is still freezing.

Yuck, indeed.
Title: Re: APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE
Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 10:59:42 AM
Just had two — count ‘em, two — amazing massages. Body very happy.
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Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 11:05:10 AM
I'm up, I'm up - seven hours of sleep.
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Post by: FJL on January 20, 2019, 11:15:30 AM
Hello fro Singapore

time for an eye exam". On my handheld, that first looked like Half a Sixpence.
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Post by: FJL on January 20, 2019, 11:16:34 AM
I love that TV commercial where the sister complains about her brother "Mom, he's blinking too loud."
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Post by: FJL on January 20, 2019, 11:17:02 AM
though I have no idea what the product they were selling is
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Post by: FJL on January 20, 2019, 11:20:48 AM
Just had two — count ‘em, two — amazing massages. Body very happy.


For some reason, my YouTube playlist has suddenly been suggesting all these videos of massages (not X-rated, but kind of "scantily clad" like any massage would be - bur it looks like the type of YouTube profile I might not want to have)
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Post by: FJL on January 20, 2019, 11:25:53 AM
I think it may be that someone had sent me a funny video with a "Happy ending" massage but said don't worry, it's funny.  And it was very funny, actually totally clean enough for most offices.


THE SPOILER WAS -


The guy was so excited about the happy ending massage he was getting as a birthday gift, and at the end, the happy ending was a big party weithnhis parents and musicians. 

Well, I laughed.   



 
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Post by: FJL on January 20, 2019, 11:28:56 AM
Amy - hope it was a great birthday!
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 12:35:37 PM
I think it may be that someone had sent me a funny video with a "Happy ending" massage but said don't worry, it's funny.  And it was very funny, actually totally clean enough for most offices.


THE SPOILER WAS -


The guy was so excited about the happy ending massage he was getting as a birthday gift, and at the end, the happy ending was a big party weithnhis parents and musicians. 

Well, I laughed.   



 

Reminds of a scene in, I think, Kentucky Fried Movie, where George Bailey goes to Mr. Gower’s drug store to buy condoms and ends up being in a parade with a marching band.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 20, 2019, 01:55:07 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 20, 2019, 01:55:52 PM
Vibes for better weather for all who need it.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 20, 2019, 01:57:24 PM
Heat pump repair vibes to Jrand!

May you and Birdy stay comfortable until it's fixed!
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Post by: Jeanne on January 20, 2019, 01:58:25 PM
Great notes yesterday on Nick, BK. I’m glad you’ll be singing at the service. And what a wonderful choice of songs. It was one of the waltzes I danced to yesterday.

I also feel it's a great choice of songs. And I'm glad BK will be singing it.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 20, 2019, 02:00:57 PM
I think it may be that someone had sent me a funny video with a "Happy ending" massage but said don't worry, it's funny.  And it was very funny, actually totally clean enough for most offices.


THE SPOILER WAS -


The guy was so excited about the happy ending massage he was getting as a birthday gift, and at the end, the happy ending was a big party weithnhis parents and musicians. 

Well, I laughed.   


It was only a few years ago when I learned THAT meaning for a happy ending. It's usually my hairdresser who fills me in on such things.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 20, 2019, 02:02:48 PM
I have no news.

Except to say that I'm hungry and will be leaving shortly to rectify that.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 20, 2019, 02:02:55 PM
TTFN.
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Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 02:20:30 PM
The choice of Hushabye Mountain was his daughter's.
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Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 02:22:03 PM
I futzed and finessed and have done six pages.  I definitely will write until I finish the book, but that will probably be late this evening, so I'm going out now to get some food. Then I'll eat and mush on.  I'll try to do three or four pages an hour, but I will need a few breaks.  But even if I'm up until the wee hours of the morning, I will finish.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 02:39:47 PM
Up from a nap and not motivated to do anything.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:17:38 PM
No coughing vibes for DR JANE.

Thanks.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:18:34 PM
The new pillow kept me properly elevated for the first time on this trip.   We both slept well.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:21:04 PM
Winter storm survival vibes for all.

DITTO!
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:22:10 PM
Just had two — count ‘em, two — amazing massages. Body very happy.

Two, wow.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:22:43 PM
Hello fro Singapore

time for an eye exam". On my handheld, that first looked like Half a Sixpence.

;D
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:24:54 PM
I think it may be that someone had sent me a funny video with a "Happy ending" massage but said don't worry, it's funny.  And it was very funny, actually totally clean enough for most offices.


THE SPOILER WAS -


The guy was so excited about the happy ending massage he was getting as a birthday gift, and at the end, the happy ending was a big party weithnhis parents and musicians. 

Well, I laughed.   


It was only a few years ago when I learned THAT meaning for a happy ending. It's usually my hairdresser who fills me in on such things.

I had no clue until today.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:25:46 PM
In Vietnam and Cambodia the referred to the Happy Room as the bathroom.
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Post by: Jane on January 20, 2019, 03:28:07 PM
As of 7:00am it is 79 degrees and expected to only go up to 86 degrees today.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 04:06:30 PM
Time to watch the rest of Miss Susan Hayward in The Hairy Ape.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 04:08:07 PM
Had a little time to read today. Made it through 40 pages of Beloved. I am now seeing an end to the journey. Only about 80 pages left. It's been devastating. 
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:33:52 PM
I finished Dexter
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:34:59 PM
Dinner tonight

Roast chicken
Stuffing
Roasted asparagus with hollandaise
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Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 04:37:21 PM
I've done twelve pages so far and need a break for sure.  Had a quick Taco Bell meal here.  I'll take a forty-minute break and then mush on - I've got probably fifteen pages to go, maybe a tiny bit more, but I can definitely get it done.
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:38:23 PM
I did a bjs run... I had a 250 gift card provided by Thrivent ( a Lutheran Financial services group) so I used it to buy 50 lbs of meatballs, 30 lbs of sauce, 20 lbs of sugar , 3 large cans of coffee, 640 oz of apple juice and 600 napkins.
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:38:42 PM
And I still have $40 left on the card
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:38:58 PM
I brought everything to the church andout it away
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:39:25 PM
Then I brought the church linens home and put them in to soak
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:39:46 PM
Then I made a ham casserole (for tomorrow)
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:40:02 PM
Then I watched the Dexter finale again
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:40:18 PM
Abdstarted putting away Christmas
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:40:48 PM
Then I made the aforementioned chicken dinner
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 04:41:55 PM
Writing vibes for BK
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 05:17:29 PM
Good evening.

I had every intention of continuing with the anthologies this evening, but following a long afternoon’s storm cleanup, I am wedded to the recliner in the other room. Wedded to the recliner, wedded to the comfy sweats, wedded to the fleece bathrobe, wedded to this glass bottle of red vino. I can’t even promise I’ll get up later to check out the Super Blood Wolf Moon Lunar Eclipse.
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Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 05:23:17 PM
Break over.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 05:40:04 PM
I finished Dexter

What did you think of the ending?
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 05:41:05 PM
Did some cleaning. It's too daunting a task to do more than a little at a time.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 05:41:37 PM
Tried to watch the lunar eclipse but the sky is clouded over. The moon is bright, but only vaguely visible through the clouds.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 05:42:48 PM
Starting to watch an indy flick called We the Animals. i had read the book last year. it's a coming-of-age story of a young gay Hispanic kid somewhere in upstate New York. There's a lot of Moonlight in it, but that's not a bad thing.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 05:53:30 PM
Not to mention, I have two cats on me. What’s a guy to do?

I rest my case.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 05:56:52 PM
The sky has cleared and the moon is just brilliant.
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 06:21:13 PM
I finished Dexter

What did you think of the ending?

It wasn't the ending I wanted, but I can understand why they made this choice.  I did like that they left it open ended so there is a possibility of him changing his mind.

I hated Debra's final story arc
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:26:06 PM
The moon is nice tonight too.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:26:20 PM
How many carts did that purchase take DR VIXMOM.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:26:33 PM
Finishing the book vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 20, 2019, 06:27:19 PM
Single digit temperatures again tonight.  Hopefully we will see the heat pump man tomorrow.

Birdy Barnum has the warmest room in the house - which is as it should be.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:07:43 PM
Single digit temperatures again tonight.  Hopefully we will see the heat pump man tomorrow.

Birdy Barnum has the warmest room in the house - which is as it should be.

That's very nice of you. Stay warm.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:07:51 PM
Four!
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:08:29 PM
had a phone call from a friend who wanted to talk. So, now it's back to We the Animals.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:09:19 PM
Has anyone tried CBD oil? A coffeehouse here is selling in coffee, which sounds like an odd mixture.
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Post by: FJL on January 20, 2019, 07:22:39 PM
I did a bjs run... I had a 250 gift card provided by Thrivent ( a Lutheran Financial services group) so I used it to buy 50 lbs of meatballs, 30 lbs of sauce, 20 lbs of sugar , 3 large cans of coffee, 640 oz of apple juice and 600 napkins.


That's great, thanks for getting that - but what are you gonna have?
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:28:45 PM
I did a bjs run... I had a 250 gift card provided by Thrivent ( a Lutheran Financial services group) so I used it to buy 50 lbs of meatballs, 30 lbs of sauce, 20 lbs of sugar , 3 large cans of coffee, 640 oz of apple juice and 600 napkins.


That's great, thanks for getting that - but what are you gonna have?

That's sounds like my line, Fred.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:34:10 PM
I have long been fascinated by the Lorenz Hart version for "On Your Toes":

Remember the youth mid snow and ice
Who bore the banner with the strange device
Excelsior!

I had no idea it was beginning of a Longfellow poem:

A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
      Excelsior!

I think Hart only rewrote that so he could rhyme Excelsior with "... in Chelsea or ..."

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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:34:35 PM
And that concludes my journey through forgotten poetry this evening.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:35:07 PM
I think I'm off to bed soon. Somebody yesterday was kind enough to schedule a meeting for 8 a.m. tomorrow.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:35:20 PM
I was not amused. I'm still not amused.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:35:27 PM
But I am employed.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:35:36 PM
Gratuitous post No. 101!
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:49:57 PM
That eclipse is really something. Wish I could stay up for it.
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Post by: John G. on January 20, 2019, 07:50:08 PM
But I will say good night.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 20, 2019, 08:13:22 PM
The first quarter of the eclipse here has been great, but I, too, must say good night.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:14:46 PM
No coughing vibes for DR JANE.

~~~Super Ditto!!~~~
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:21:44 PM
Heat pump repair vibes to Jrand!

May you and Birdy stay comfortable until it's fixed!

~~~Super Ditto, Too!!~~~
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:24:01 PM
Winter storm survival vibes for all.

~~~Super Ditto, Three!!~~~
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:28:01 PM
I saw the moon when it was half-way eclipsed. 
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:29:03 PM
It was clear and very easy to see.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:29:46 PM
I just wish I had a camera with a good telephoto lens.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:33:25 PM
Today, I had the weekly family dinner get-together.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:34:00 PM
We then played Phase 10, which I lost.
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Post by: bk on January 20, 2019, 10:34:27 PM
Twenty-two pages so far - two forty-minute breaks, but I'm going for the gold.  Notes will be up late, because I'm finishing this puppy tonight come hell or high water.  I'm in the big final sequence and after I wrap that up in four or five pages, then it's just another few pages to tie things up.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:36:04 PM
Then I went to the Lacey Fred Meyer and bought a new jacket and three new shirts, all for 50% off!
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:37:00 PM
Then I went to the Tumwater Fred Meyer and bought two pairs of shoes that were both about 65% off!
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:37:31 PM
I love the Fred Meyer clearance sales!!
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:37:59 PM
Twenty-two pages so far - two forty-minute breaks, but I'm going for the gold.  Notes will be up late, because I'm finishing this puppy tonight come hell or high water.  I'm in the big final sequence and after I wrap that up in four or five pages, then it's just another few pages to tie things up.

PUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:38:10 PM
:D
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:38:26 PM
And now, since we're so close...
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:38:40 PM
PAGE FIVE DANCE!!
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:46:08 PM
Tomorrow, Margo and I are going to see Bohemian Rhapsody at 11:30 a.m.
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 10:46:44 PM
How many carts did that purchase take DR VIXMOM.

Just one...BJs has big carts
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 10:50:13 PM
I did a bjs run... I had a 250 gift card provided by Thrivent ( a Lutheran Financial services group) so I used it to buy 50 lbs of meatballs, 30 lbs of sauce, 20 lbs of sugar , 3 large cans of coffee, 640 oz of apple juice and 600 napkins.


That's great, thanks for getting that - but what are you gonna have?

It'll will be used for our February soup kitchen, and actually  March as well as we use 20 or25lbs ofmeatballs  per meal
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 10:51:57 PM
Then I went to the Lacey Fred Meyer and bought a new jacket and three new shirts, all for 50% off!

For a minute I thought this was a store that specialized  in lace  garments
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 10:52:11 PM
I never heard of a  Fred Meyers store around here
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 10:53:46 PM
I never heard of a  Fred Meyers store around here

I think it is mostly a west coast store, but it's also known as Kroger's.
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 10:54:26 PM
I looked at the moon when it was about 1/3 eclipsed but it is very cold and windy so I decided to just sit in he recliner and stream an episode of 6 feet under... which I never watched
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 10:54:49 PM
I'll give you 3 guesses as to what inspired me to watch it
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 10:55:27 PM
I never heard of a  Fred Meyers store around here

I think it is mostly a west coast store, but it's also known as Kroger's.

I've heard of Kroger s, but I've never seen one
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:12:40 PM
The showing of Bohemian Rhapsody that Margo and I are going to see tomorrow is a new immersive format called ScreenX.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:13:07 PM
According to their website, ScreenX (https://www2.regmovies.com/screenx#/) is "a revolutionary, multi-projection theatre experience that extends the screen to the auditorium walls. This immersive format takes traditional moviegoing a step further, by surrounding the audience with a 270-degree panoramic visual and putting them in the center of the action."
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:13:27 PM
We're going at 11:30 a.m. because the matinee price is $7.56, but the evening show costs $16.00! :o
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:20:57 PM
Good evening.
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:21:17 PM
Hi, George
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:22:38 PM
I thought you already saw BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY?
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:25:57 PM
Hi, Tom.
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:26:28 PM
I went out to lunch/brunch with my friend, Betzy.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:26:56 PM
I thought you already saw BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY?

No, I haven't.  I may have said before that we were going to go, though.
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:27:20 PM
She will be babysitting Nick next week.
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:28:18 PM
I thought you already saw BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY?

No, I haven't.  I may have said before that we were going to go, though.


No, I probably just misunderstood.
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Post by: vixmom on January 20, 2019, 11:37:28 PM
Are you spending anytime in Florida TCB or just passing through?
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:40:52 PM
Are you spending anytime in Florida TCB or just passing through?


We are just spending Saturday night in Tampa, and we board the ship at around noon on Sunday.
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:42:09 PM
I must go clean Nicky’s litter box.  I will be back in a few.
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Post by: TCB on January 20, 2019, 11:57:20 PM
I M back
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:58:53 PM
I clean Neve's litter box in the morning before I take a shower.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:59:05 PM
Just had to share.
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Post by: George on January 20, 2019, 11:59:14 PM
;)
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:01:38 AM
I have long been fascinated by the Lorenz Hart version for "On Your Toes":

Remember the youth mid snow and ice
Who bore the banner with the strange device
Excelsior!

I had no idea it was beginning of a Longfellow poem:

A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
      Excelsior!





Seriously?  Are you to young to remember Rocky and Bullwinkle?  The Poet’s Corner?
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:02:19 AM
One more post.
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:02:45 AM
Page 6
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Post by: George on January 21, 2019, 12:04:18 AM
I went out to lunch/brunch with my friend, Betzy.

Tom, how was your lunch, and what did you have?
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:04:55 AM
Oh, that’s right.  Notes are going to be late tonight.
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2019, 12:06:57 AM
I don't remember the poets  corner, but I do remember mr peabody and his boy Sherman and the wayback machine
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Post by: vixmom on January 21, 2019, 12:07:20 AM
Its 3 am why am I not sleeping?
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:07:21 AM
I went out to lunch/brunch with my friend, Betzy.

Tom, how was your lunch, and what did you have?

Brunch/lunch was good.  I had stuffed hash browns, which I would certainly order again.
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:09:39 AM
Its 3 am why am I not sleeping?


Because you are chatting with us.  Don’t you have tomorrow off for MLK Day?
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:17:49 AM
I think I will go and read for a while before bed.
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Post by: TCB on January 21, 2019, 12:18:12 AM
Goodnight, all.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2019, 12:19:28 AM
I went out to lunch/brunch with my friend, Betzy.

Tom, how was your lunch, and what did you have?

Brunch/lunch was good.  I had stuffed hash browns, which I would certainly order again.

That sounds good.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2019, 12:20:02 AM
Good night, Tom.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2019, 12:44:50 AM
Are you spending anytime in Florida TCB or just passing through?


We are just spending Saturday night in Tampa, and we board the ship at around noon on Sunday.

Have fun, safe travels and don't let the battery run out on your scooter again.
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Post by: Jane on January 21, 2019, 12:46:44 AM
DR Jrand vibes your heater is fixed soon, and the fix isn't expensive.
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Post by: George on January 21, 2019, 12:50:53 AM
I'm off to bed now.  I need to get up early enough to see Bohemian Rhapsody in the new ScreenX format.  After the movie, we'll get something to eat.  I'll have a report on the new ScreenX format when I get home.

Have a good tomorrow, all!
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Post by: jan on January 21, 2019, 12:57:55 AM
George, i hope this screenex thing doesn't give you motion sickness.