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Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 11, 2022, 12:23:02 AM

Title: RIDIC
Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 12:23:02 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes were ridic, and now it is time for you to post until the ridic cows come home.
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Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 12:23:32 AM: And the word of the day is: TOME!
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 04:05:54 AM: Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 04:10:54 AM: I slept quite well last night. Stella, after hissing and biting me on Sunday, decided she loved me - after two meals from my hand - decided she loved me and slept next to me all night.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 04:14:05 AM: I will call shortly to see if the machine at radiation is running.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 04:16:18 AM: Welcome home, DR TCB!
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 04:19:36 AM: DR TCB, Buddy may be confused by all the strange scents from hospital, rehab, and your sister's house that you carry at the moment. When I came home last year from hospital, Thatch hid from me for a day.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 05:48:20 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 05:50:46 AM: For as much that our cats have always loved me (he said, modestly), they would often show little reaction or even no interest at all when I'd return from a 4 or 5 day trip. Invariably, I'd get the snuggling that night in bed, but other than that, they played it cool, man. Real cool.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 06:03:32 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 06:04:00 AM: Slept an extra hour. And it feels good.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 06:04:19 AM: It was a different matter the couple of times we boarded the brood at our local Cat Clinic when all of us were going to be away for a few days. Once they got used to it, they did fine being boarded there, but man, were they happy to see us return.

The winner for me, though, was the day I had proof that our animals do not just identify us through smell, as some would have you believe. The last time we boarded them, in 2015 when the three of us were in Florida, Poe had had a strong reaction to being taken there, and we sat with the three of them for a long time waiting for him to calm down and stop hissing at us and Kali and Mikey in the little room they were assigned. (It's a very well done boarding facility in all respects.) The next day I called to see how they were doing, and the vet told me they finally gave Poe his own room because he was stressing out the other two -- but they were all doing fine by that point. And it was fine the rest of the week. The evening we got back to pick them up, I went to Poe's room and looked at him through the window before going in. He was lying there calmly, no problem. Then I tapped on the window to get his attention, and he literally did a classic double-take when he looked up and saw it was me through that thick door and window. That was a joyous reunion all around.

But yeah, they can easily be put off for a bit when we humans come home after an absence, or when one of them is brought back after a trip to the vet. It's all normal.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 06:04:35 AM: Need to get ready for the surgery.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 06:06:14 AM: Jane, I haven’t read the stories On the latest racist Texas politician. Maybe she thinks that all Chinese students get scholarships. I don’t know.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 06:09:54 AM: I'm glad BK says or writes RIDIC. I'm the only one I know who's done it for years, though in all fairness I only think or say it to myself, so who knows how many would recognize it if said out loud. My own reference for it has always been Stanwyck in Double Indemnity. I'm not sure I've heard it used otherwise.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 06:14:06 AM: Good luck at the oral surgeon today, DR John G., and enjoy napping later under the painkillers.

I had a molar extraction ten years ago, and boy did my cheek swell up afterward. I remember stopping at the pharmacy for whatever she had given me. By that time the anesthetic was wearing off and I told them to please just hurry this one up. They could see why, of course. I took it, laid down, had an absolutely BLISSFUL nap, and when I woke up later I felt really good.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 06:16:22 AM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 06:04:35 AM
Need to get ready for the surgery.
VIBES!
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Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 06:17:33 AM: I just canceled for today. The machine is still down.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 06:20:22 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 06:17:33 AM
I just canceled for today. The machine is still down.

If this were a porn flick, they could have called for a repairman yesterday and he would have shown up in two minutes.

Ba-dum-bump! I'm here all week, folks!
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 06:41:01 AM: Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 06:41:36 AM: ~~~ULTRA-STRENGTH DENTAL VIBES~~~ for DR John G. today!!!!!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 06:51:03 AM: Good morning.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 06:53:31 AM: I have had two very miserable sinus days. Yesterday was misery.

Things abated at night, and I slept about four hours before I could no longer breathe easily in my CPAP.

I got up and went to my recliner, covered up with a blanket, and progressively got congested as the morning hours passed.

I have an appointment with a specialist on Feb. 8. I do hope I last that long!! (It's not likely that serious, but sometimes feels that way).
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 06:53:45 AM: 14 degrees, with a wind chill factor of zero.

Might top out at 16 or 17 today. Wouldn't that be nice? It's sunny, so we'll see.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 06:55:35 AM: More vibes for DR JOHN G.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 06:55:50 AM: Sleep vibes for MR BK.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 06:56:31 AM: I found the cast album for Baz Luhrmann's La Beheme on Broadway....at the Dollar Tree for a dollar.

So I bought it.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 06:57:23 AM: I like a bit of ice cream for a late night snack, but you have so many used dishes and utensils when you're done....sometimes it's not worth it, so I have a banana.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 06:58:24 AM: Ridic sounds like something I and Velma would say....it's real cool.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 07:02:48 AM: Quote from: Jrand71 on January 11, 2022, 06:56:31 AM
I found the cast album for Baz Luhrmann's La Beheme on Broadway....at the Dollar Tree for a dollar.

So I bought it.

DR Laura's close personal friend Ben Davis is on that recording.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 07:03:06 AM: Otherwise....

I watched "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain" day before yesterday. What a very odd film.

The entire film seems to be an acting showcase for Benedict Cumberbatch, who executive produced.

It's a true story (and it if it wasn't enough for that title to be up on the screen in English, a subtitle reassured us of that fact also in English). Very strange.

Louis Wain is credited with making cats a popular image in paintings, and those paintings are credited with making cats a popular house pet at a time when it was uncommon.

Wain had something like six or seven sisters plus his invalid mother who relied upon him to exist. One of the sisters constantly nagged him about his need to earn more money and to marry into money (since none of his sisters seemed capable of doing that).

Oddly, he fell in love with the governess his family used. She was ten years his senior. Their affair, and marriage, apparently dragged the family name down to the point where none of the sisters could attract suitable beaus.

It's a very unpleasant story, IMO. I find nothing of value in any of the characters other than Wain. Toby Jones plays a publisher who hires Wain to do the cat illustrations. Wain, however, had no business savvy and never copyrighted his work. Because his paintings were so popular, others made money reproducing and selling copies.

All of that said, Cumberbatch turns in one of the year's best performances, although I'd say his turn in "The Power of the Dog" is far more exceptional, as is that movie.

I saw this film on Amazon prime video.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 07:05:19 AM: That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 07:13:19 AM: Jane, I figured out what I didn’t like so much about Klara and the Sun. Ishiguro essentially rewrote Remains of the Day; instead of a butler, the servant is a female robot.
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Post by: KevinH on January 11, 2022, 07:22:11 AM: Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on January 11, 2022, 07:22:41 AM: Vibes for DR JohnG!
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 07:48:39 AM: Thank you, all, for the vibes. Just arrived.
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 08:11:14 AM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 06:04:35 AM
Need to get ready for the surgery.

~~~More Vibes for John!!~~~
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:09:59 AM: From DR George:
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Sasha is being very friendly. Buddy is still a bit standoffish.

I was hoping at least Sasha would be friendly :)
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:10:54 AM: I could always tell when the live in pet sitters we hired were giving the cats enough attention, no cold shoulders on our return.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:11:59 AM: TCB, good news on the switch from a cast to a boot. I hope you are doing ok on your own.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 09:21:19 AM: I’m home. The extraction seemed to go well. I kept having Sweeney Todd images.

Now, I just wait for the pain.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:32:29 AM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 06:06:14 AM
Jane, I haven’t read the stories On the latest racist Texas politician. Maybe she thinks that all Chinese students get scholarships. I don’t know.

Sorry, I thought maybe you would know about the Texas university policies. The states I have lived in have a reduced fee for in states students with high fees for out of state. The downside can be that the university will offer more out of state students admission in order to receive the higher tuition fees.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:32:53 AM: CONTINUED VIBES FOR DR JOHN!
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:34:56 AM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 06:53:31 AM
I have had two very miserable sinus days. Yesterday was misery.

Things abated at night, and I slept about four hours before I could no longer breathe easily in my CPAP.

I got up and went to my recliner, covered up with a blanket, and progressively got congested as the morning hours passed.

I have an appointment with a specialist on Feb. 8. I do hope I last that long!! (It's not likely that serious, but sometimes feels that way).

Good luck until them. I am having a difficult time waiting for my appointment with the new ophthalmologist.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:35:33 AM: Quote from: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 06:14:06 AM
Good luck at the oral surgeon today, DR John G., and enjoy napping later under the painkillers.

I had a molar extraction ten years ago, and boy did my cheek swell up afterward. I remember stopping at the pharmacy for whatever she had given me. By that time the anesthetic was wearing off and I told them to please just hurry this one up. They could see why, of course. I took it, laid down, had an absolutely BLISSFUL nap, and when I woke up later I felt really good.

I envy people who can take pain meds and sleep vs throwing up for the next four hours.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:37:36 AM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 07:13:19 AM
Jane, I figured out what I didn’t like so much about Klara and the Sun. Ishiguro essentially rewrote Remains of the Day; instead of a butler, the servant is a female robot.

;D I will be sure not to read Remains of the Day.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 09:38:22 AM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 09:21:19 AM
I’m home. The extraction seemed to go well. I kept having Sweeney Todd images.

Now, I just wait for the pain.

Very good. Sending mild pain vibes!
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 10:33:45 AM: Very good medical news from both DR TCB and DR John G.
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 10:34:22 AM: DR Jrand71, I think you should also incorporate the electric slide into your Joseph choreography.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 11:30:38 AM: Opera star Maria Ewing died yesterday. She was wonderful.
https://ew.com/theater/marie-ewing-opera-singer-and-actress-rebecca-halls-mother-dies-at-71/
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 11:41:28 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 11:30:38 AM
Opera star Maria Ewing died yesterday. She was wonderful.
https://ew.com/theater/marie-ewing-opera-singer-and-actress-rebecca-halls-mother-dies-at-71/

OMG, that is a shock. They don't give cause of death, but I am interested to know.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 11:43:32 AM: I saw the Carmen the article refers to, on a visit to NYC in 1986. It was indeed a surprise when they issued the Agnes Baltsa cast instead of hers on home video.

How many productions did you see her in live, DR Elmore? I also saw her Salome in L.A., and I'm trying to think of others...
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 11:52:55 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 11:30:38 AM
Opera star Maria Ewing died yesterday. She was wonderful.
https://ew.com/theater/marie-ewing-opera-singer-and-actress-rebecca-halls-mother-dies-at-71/

Oh, no.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 11:54:27 AM: Up from a nap.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 11:56:48 AM: I heard her sing plenty back in the day, and accompanied her occasionally at school. I did miss seeing a lot of her professional productions.
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Post by: Ginny on January 11, 2022, 11:59:06 AM: Tuesday afternoon greetings! I have finally begun taking down the minimal decorations we had up this past holiday season. Still seems like a daunting task.
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Post by: Ginny on January 11, 2022, 12:00:07 PM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 11:54:27 AM
Up from a nap.

Hope you’re not in too much pain and have a smooth recovery, DR John G!
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 12:10:57 PM: Quote from: Ginny on January 11, 2022, 12:00:07 PM
Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 11:54:27 AM
Up from a nap.

Hope you’re not in too much pain and have a smooth recovery, DR John G!

Thank you. Not a lot of pain. So far.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 12:18:38 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 11:43:32 AM
I saw the Carmen the article refers to, on a visit to NYC in 1986. It was indeed a surprise when they issued the Agnes Baltsa cast instead of hers on home video.

How many productions did you see her in live, DR Elmore? I also saw her Salome in L.A., and I'm trying to think of others...

I don't think I ever saw her live. I've got her performances on DVD in three different Carmen productions, L'Incoronazione di Poppea and Barber of Seville from Glyndebourne, the Salome from the Royal
Opera with her nude scene, and the Ponnelle film of Nozze di Figaro.
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 01:05:09 PM: Quote from: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 11:56:48 AM
I heard her sing plenty back in the day, and accompanied her occasionally at school. I did miss seeing a lot of her professional productions.

Wow! That's pretty cool that you got to accompany her.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 01:06:43 PM: 3hree!!!
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 01:15:42 PM: I just received a package of marzipan I didn't order. In the bottom of the bag was a gift message saying Merry Christmas. It sure took awhile to get here ;D
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 01:42:18 PM: DR JANE my sister and my cousin the EX-executor are going to do a cleaning at the house at the end of the week.

I don't think we are going to spend a LOT of money - not much really has to be done. The house has hardwood floors through out - tile in the kitchen and bathrooms - carpet in the family room. My thought is that whoever buys the house will want to replace the carpet with their own choice anyway..... The house was freshly painted about a year and half ago and it still looks good.

So then we will move on.

I am glad to say that we received the payout on ONE of the annuities today, so that was nice.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 01:43:14 PM: It is 15 degrees here but it is supposed to be in the high 30's for the next couple of days...

And S**W on Thursday and Friday.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 01:43:38 PM: Good news from DR JOHN G.
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Post by: Jrand73 on January 11, 2022, 01:44:33 PM: DR ELMORE I see his name on this CD - and he is probably in a couple of the photos, but is not identified.

There is also a Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, but I assume it is unrelated to DR LAURA's close personal friend and cookie eater.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 01:52:45 PM: Quote from: Jrand71 on January 11, 2022, 01:42:18 PM
DR JANE my sister and my cousin the EX-executor are going to do a cleaning at the house at the end of the week.

I don't think we are going to spend a LOT of money - not much really has to be done. The house has hardwood floors through out - tile in the kitchen and bathrooms - carpet in the family room. My thought is that whoever buys the house will want to replace the carpet with their own choice anyway..... The house was freshly painted about a year and half ago and it still looks good.

So then we will move on.

I am glad to say that we received the payout on ONE of the annuities today, so that was nice.

I am glad you don't have to clean it. I had to do some work on my father's place after he died. It was hard staying there all day in a totally empty condo. One neighbor let me use her bathroom and another neighbor fed me. It was awkward with the neighbor who fed me as it turned out they wanted to buy his place, as is, for less than we could get after I fixed it up. They were only renting their place. I felt bad but I couldn't sell it for what they wanted.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 01:55:54 PM: A Voodoo Donuts opened today at, or near, our mall. People actually waited 90 minutes to be the first ones in the store. I suppose they are used to waiting that long in line in Portland. I think they are crazy.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 01:57:09 PM: I was excited when I read Voodoo Donuts was opening in Vancouver. It is probably a good thing I rarely go to the mall. Of course, if there is a line I never wait in it.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 02:05:26 PM: Quote from: George on January 11, 2022, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: ChasSmith on January 11, 2022, 11:56:48 AM
I heard her sing plenty back in the day, and accompanied her occasionally at school. I did miss seeing a lot of her professional productions.

Wow! That's pretty cool that you got to accompany her.

Way cool.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 02:19:35 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 01:55:54 PM
A Voodoo Donuts opened today at, or near, our mall. People actually waited 90 minutes to be the first ones in the store. I suppose they are used to waiting that long in line in Portland. I think they are crazy.

I agree! I wouldn't wait that long, either. :P
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 02:20:39 PM: That's what Door Dash and GrubHub are for! Let THEM stand in line! ;D
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Post by: Ginny on January 11, 2022, 03:05:13 PM: Quote from: Jrand71 on January 11, 2022, 01:44:33 PM
DR ELMORE I see his name on this CD - and he is probably in a couple of the photos, but is not identified.

There is also a Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, but I assume it is unrelated to DR LAURA's close personal friend and cookie eater.

My mother and her siblings all graduated from Ben Davis High School.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 03:07:03 PM: Did someone mention voodoo?
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Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 03:19:50 PM: I'm up, I'm up - almost twelve hours of sleep - hallelujah but I have to catch up with the day now :)
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 03:26:21 PM: Good news, bk.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 03:26:46 PM: Quote from: George on January 11, 2022, 02:20:39 PM
That's what Door Dash and GrubHub are for! Let THEM stand in line! ;D

;D
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 03:28:47 PM: I do not eat late night snacks.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 04:23:07 PM: I don’t eat late-night snacks anymore. Ice cream used to be my favorite.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 04:23:24 PM: Up from another nap.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 04:42:00 PM: So, just 4.59 out of 100,000 hospitalized New York residents have been vaccinated. Strong argument for the vaccine.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/11/covid-omicron-variant-pfizer-cases/9165512002/
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM: Did you read the encouraging news from United Airlines? Since mandating vaccines none of their employees have died from covid.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM: Trying to eat soup with gauze in your mouth is no fun.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:12:30 PM: Hamilton was in town for its second multi-week visit. Just found out their stop here has been halted and all remaining shows postponed because of covid.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:13:21 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM
Did you read the encouraging news from United Airlines? Since mandating vaccines none of their employees have died from covid.

That's good. Didn't I also read that 3,000 of their employees currently have covid?
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Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 05:23:02 PM: On the other side of the coin - not one B'way show has been cancelled in the last six or seven days. Let's accentuate the positive, that's my motto.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 05:23:10 PM: I gotta tell you.
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Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 05:24:16 PM: A lot of futzing and finessing has been going on around these here parts. I also ate a Chinese chicken salad, and have written one new page. I won't have time to watch anything or take too many breaks, but I'll mush on now and see if I can get another five or six pages done.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:28:58 PM: Lin-Manuel Miranda has a top 5 hit with a song from Encanto.
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 05:33:06 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM
Did you read the encouraging news from United Airlines? Since mandating vaccines none of their employees have died from covid.

Very good news!
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 05:33:54 PM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:12:30 PM
Hamilton was in town for its second multi-week visit. Just found out their stop here has been halted and all remaining shows postponed because of covid.

Damn. A tour was supposed to come to Seattle this summer.
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 05:34:12 PM: Oh, look! It's Page Four!
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 05:45:07 PM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM
Trying to eat soup with gauze in your mouth is no fun.

Not fun at all. Which tooth was it?
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 05:45:32 PM: We have been watching Season 2 episodes of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 05:49:16 PM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:13:21 PM
Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM
Did you read the encouraging news from United Airlines? Since mandating vaccines none of their employees have died from covid.

That's good. Didn't I also read that 3,000 of their employees currently have covid?

Yes, equal to 4% of employees.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 05:50:42 PM: Our neighbors just lent us a crib, high chair, a cute Micky Mouse table & chairs, and a box of toys & baby books.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:57:02 PM: It’s funny. There are all these stories about how dogs can tell the difference in languages. The bird convinced me he could tell that a long time ago. He really isn’t happy with foreign language films, at least those languages he doesn’t speak.
Title: Re: RIDIC
Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:57:38 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 05:45:07 PM
Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM
Trying to eat soup with gauze in your mouth is no fun.

Not fun at all. Which tooth was it?

Upper right molar at the back.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:59:08 PM: Quote from: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 05:45:32 PM
We have been watching Season 2 episodes of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS.

I need to catch up with that. Am watching episode two of Around the World.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 06:05:14 PM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:57:02 PM
It’s funny. There are all these stories about how dogs can tell the difference in languages. The bird convinced me he could tell that a long time ago. He really isn’t happy with foreign language films, at least those languages he doesn’t speak.

Cute :)
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 06:05:44 PM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 05:57:38 PM
Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 05:45:07 PM
Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 04:53:29 PM
Trying to eat soup with gauze in your mouth is no fun.

Not fun at all. Which tooth was it?

Upper right molar at the back.

At least it is a molar and not a front tooth.
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 06:11:26 PM: ~~~CONTINUED HEALING VIBES~~~ for DR TCB and DR John G. and DH Richard!!!!!!!
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Post by: singdaw on January 11, 2022, 06:11:38 PM: Good night, friends.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 06:12:25 PM: The kid LOVES cats so I got this t-shirt today. (https://www.amazon.com/Freyja-Norse-Goddess-Feminist-T-Shirt/dp/B0982F77XQ/ref=cs_sr_dp?crid=3M6YPLNKZ0P5H&keywords=t-shirt%2BNorse%2BDesigns%2BCo.%2BFunny%2BFreyja%2BNorse%2BGoddess%2BViking%2BFeminist&qid=1641953337&sprefix=t-shirt%2Bnorse%2Bdesigns%2Bco.%2Bfunny%2Bfreyja%2Bnorse%2Bgoddess%2Bviking%2Bfeminist%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1&customId=B0752XK16C&th=1)
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Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 06:33:39 PM: Seven pages so far and time for a break.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 06:50:12 PM: The shirt is for me.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 07:15:55 PM: Signature Theater will stream its Sondheim tribute for free for 72 hours.

https://www.playbill.com/article/signature-theatres-stephen-sondheim-tribute-will-stream-online-for-free
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 07:56:35 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 06:12:25 PM

The kid LOVES cats so I got this t-shirt today. (https://www.amazon.com/Freyja-Norse-Goddess-Feminist-T-Shirt/dp/B0982F77XQ/ref=cs_sr_dp?crid=3M6YPLNKZ0P5H&keywords=t-shirt%2BNorse%2BDesigns%2BCo.%2BFunny%2BFreyja%2BNorse%2BGoddess%2BViking%2BFeminist&qid=1641953337&sprefix=t-shirt%2Bnorse%2Bdesigns%2Bco.%2Bfunny%2Bfreyja%2Bnorse%2Bgoddess%2Bviking%2Bfeminist%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1&customId=B0752XK16C&th=1)

My niece has a cat named Freya (without the "j" in it). :)
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 07:57:31 PM: Quote from: John G. on January 11, 2022, 07:15:55 PM
Signature Theater will stream its Sondheim tribute for free for 72 hours.

https://www.playbill.com/article/signature-theatres-stephen-sondheim-tribute-will-stream-online-for-free

Can't wait!!
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 07:59:16 PM: Just finished Richard Powers' Bewilderment, which is an Oprah Book. It's like a climate change version of Flowers for Algernon. And it's pretty good.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 07:59:43 PM: I slept so much today that I hope I can sleep tonight.
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 08:03:38 PM: Just because. :D
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 08:18:09 PM: I received my COVID-19 in-home test kit today.

Took my first test an hour ago.

NEGATIVE. So my sinus misery has other reasons for existing.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 08:18:18 PM: And that's the truth!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 08:21:52 PM: Quote from: George on January 11, 2022, 08:03:38 PM
Just because. :D

So, if I am getting this correct from DR singdaw, and from the wording at the website:

You just pick letters until something pops up? And when one letter proves correct, you try other combinations until you have all your letters?
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 08:38:44 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on January 11, 2022, 11:30:38 AM
Opera star Maria Ewing died yesterday. She was wonderful.
https://ew.com/theater/marie-ewing-opera-singer-and-actress-rebecca-halls-mother-dies-at-71/

I didn’t realize she was Rebecca Hall’s mother.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 08:40:20 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 08:21:52 PM
Quote from: George on January 11, 2022, 08:03:38 PM
Just because. :D

So, if I am getting this correct from DR singdaw, and from the wording at the website:

You just pick letters until something pops up? And when one letter proves correct, you try other combinations until you have all your letters?

Pretty much. But a letter can be used twice.
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Post by: John G. on January 11, 2022, 08:41:21 PM: Listening to some Ravel.
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Post by: bk on January 11, 2022, 09:58:28 PM: Twelve pages. I was three ahead from last night, so I've really done today's fifteen. I'll now finish watching a motion picture, and then I just might another three pages and get to the end of the chapter I'm on, and do the first few lines of the chapter that will follow. And with that, I'm two-thirds of the way through this book.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 10:09:52 PM: Quote from: George on January 11, 2022, 07:56:35 PM
Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 06:12:25 PM

The kid LOVES cats so I got this t-shirt today. (https://www.amazon.com/Freyja-Norse-Goddess-Feminist-T-Shirt/dp/B0982F77XQ/ref=cs_sr_dp?crid=3M6YPLNKZ0P5H&keywords=t-shirt%2BNorse%2BDesigns%2BCo.%2BFunny%2BFreyja%2BNorse%2BGoddess%2BViking%2BFeminist&qid=1641953337&sprefix=t-shirt%2Bnorse%2Bdesigns%2Bco.%2Bfunny%2Bfreyja%2Bnorse%2Bgoddess%2Bviking%2Bfeminist%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1&customId=B0752XK16C&th=1)

My niece has a cat named Freya (without the "j" in it). :)

It is a great name, for my Freyja as well as a cat.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 10:11:45 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on January 11, 2022, 08:18:09 PM
I received my COVID-19 in-home test kit today.

Took my first test an hour ago.

NEGATIVE. So my sinus misery has other reasons for existing.

Congrats.
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Post by: Jane on January 11, 2022, 10:14:41 PM: 'night
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Post by: TCB on January 11, 2022, 11:56:06 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 11, 2022, 05:50:42 PM
Our neighbors just lent us a crib, high chair, a cute Micky Mouse table & chairs, and a box of toys & baby books.

Why?
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Post by: George on January 11, 2022, 11:59:16 PM: Good question, Tom.
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Post by: George on January 12, 2022, 12:00:15 AM: I went to Costco tonight and had one of their hot dogs for dinner.
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Post by: George on January 12, 2022, 12:01:05 AM: It'd been quite a while since I'd had one (a few months), and it was good.
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Post by: George on January 12, 2022, 12:01:17 AM: I do miss the onions, though...they still don't have them. :P
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:02:54 AM: What in HELL is going on around here?
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:03:00 AM: Page five?
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:03:06 AM: Really?
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:03:15 AM: And not much of page five at that.
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:03:25 AM: And everyone just up and stops posting?
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:03:31 AM: Most unseemly.
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Post by: TCB on January 12, 2022, 12:04:26 AM: Quote from: George on January 12, 2022, 12:00:15 AM
I went to Costco tonight and had one of their hot dogs for dinner.

Oh, I love their hot dogs! When my sister and I were working together at Children’s Services, we use to fly over to Costco quite often for dogs.
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Post by: TCB on January 12, 2022, 12:05:26 AM: Who stopped posting?
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:05:39 AM: Someone named George
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:05:50 AM: Gone with the wind he.
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:05:58 AM: Don't see him.
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:06:15 AM: Don't see his postings in the last ten minutes.
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Post by: bk on January 12, 2022, 12:06:19 AM: Or now.