Topic: THE SATURDAY THAT CAME AND WENT LIKE SO MUCH FISH (Read 4338 times)

John G. · « **Reply #120 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:32:55 PM »

Five!

John G. · « **Reply #121 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:33:53 PM »

The Pavarotti disc doesn't seem to be working properly. I may have to watch it in the computer. Bummer.

John G. · « **Reply #122 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:39:01 PM »

Went to a mostly vegetarian restaurant tonight. I told the waitress I didn't want the sweet and sour brussels sprouts, because of the sweet. She promised a sriracha sauce, but the dish was still sweet.

I ordered a main course because the first ingredient listed on the menu was broccolini. Instead I got a plate that was like a frozen vegetable medley with broccoli. No seasoning. Little flavor. I mentioned the broccolini/broccoli to the waitress and it was as if I were speaking a foreign language. She conveyed the message to the kitchen. When she came back, she did apologize and offered a $5 gift card for my return visit.

Even the fortune in the fortune cookie was lame: Start your engines. Eat breakfast.

I don't think I'll be returning.

John G. · « **Reply #123 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:57:34 PM »

Just watched Patti LuPone on youtube from the Grammys. She's still got it.

John G. · « **Reply #124 on:** January 28, 2018, 09:22:22 PM »

Good night, all.

bk · « **Reply #125 on:** January 28, 2018, 10:02:47 PM »

Finished proofing part one of the new book. I'm very happy with this book so far. Muse Margaret and I had a conversation about a few little nitpicks and decided on which to do.

bk · « **Reply #126 on:** January 28, 2018, 10:03:20 PM »

Now it's time for a shower. I made some scrambled eggs and onions for my evening snack.

bk · « **Reply #127 on:** January 28, 2018, 10:03:31 PM »

Page five? Really?

Jane · « **Reply #128 on:** January 28, 2018, 10:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Jrand67 on January 28, 2018, 07:06:35 PM

How was the movie DR JANE?

I was not expecting it to be such a dark dark comedy. I think it deserves the nominations it received.

Discussing the movie at dinner I was relieved to find I wasn't the only one having trouble at times understanding what was said. The problem was the sound system in the theater, not the actors or "background" music. We all felt the actors expressed what they were feeling and saying without our hearing.

Jane · « **Reply #129 on:** January 28, 2018, 10:43:15 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 28, 2018, 08:39:01 PM

Went to a mostly vegetarian restaurant tonight. I told the waitress I didn't want the sweet and sour brussels sprouts, because of the sweet. She promised a sriracha sauce, but the dish was still sweet.

I ordered a main course because the first ingredient listed on the menu was broccolini. Instead I got a plate that was like a frozen vegetable medley with broccoli. No seasoning. Little flavor. I mentioned the broccolini/broccoli to the waitress and it was as if I were speaking a foreign language. She conveyed the message to the kitchen. When she came back, she did apologize and offered a $5 gift card for my return visit.

Even the fortune in the fortune cookie was lame: Start your engines. Eat breakfast.

I don't think I'll be returning.

What a shame as there are so few restaurants that offer a good vegetarian selection. I am not sure what a frozen medley tastes like but it doesn't sound good, not that I would have ordered broccolini.

TCB · « **Reply #130 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:46:09 PM »

Good evening.

George · « **Reply #131 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:47:29 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 28, 2018, 06:47:07 PM

Ushered for the youth orchestra. Fun program that was a just right 70 minutes. The Candide Overture, a new PDQ Bach piece and Kodaly’s Hary Janos Suite. The last was my favorite.

Tonight after Communicating Doors and stopping for a moment at my parents' house, I ushered for comedian Jim Breuer, who was on Saturday Night Live years ago. I didn't know what to expect and wondered if he would be rude and blue for the sake of being rude and blue, but he wasn't at all. He was really funny!

George · « **Reply #132 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:47:40 PM »

His act was about his life and growing older and turning fifty, and he told jokes about all sorts of subjects. He definitely has honed his craft. He used the microphone for sound effects in a way that I'd never seen before. I really enjoyed his act, and the almost 800 people in the audience did, too!

TCB · « **Reply #133 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:48:18 PM »

I must be as uninformed as your waitress, because I have no idea what broccolini is. It sounds like a medical condition.

TCB · « **Reply #134 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:50:43 PM »

Hi, George.

George · « **Reply #135 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:54:26 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 28, 2018, 06:46:33 PM

Annabelle and Thatch want to audition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9LqRl7tqf4

I played this and they went bananas!

I just played this with my cat lying right next to my tablet and she didn't react at all. I know that she heard it, but it just didn't cause any reaction.

George · « **Reply #136 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:54:37 PM »

Hi, Tom.

TCB · « **Reply #137 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:56:32 PM »

The other day at lunch, my sister was proudly proclaiming that she had only oe more P.T. appointment and she would be done with her recovery from her broken arm.

TCB · « **Reply #138 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:57:43 PM »

Today she called me to tell me that Friday night she slipped in the kitchen and broke her leg.

TCB · « **Reply #139 on:** January 29, 2018, 12:00:54 AM »

Quote from: George on January 28, 2018, 11:54:26 PM

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 28, 2018, 06:46:33 PM
Annabelle and Thatch want to audition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9LqRl7tqf4

I played this and they went bananas!

I just played this with my cat lying right next to my tablet and she didn't react at all. I know that she heard it, but it just didn't cause any reaction.

Nicky loved it!

George · « **Reply #140 on:** January 29, 2018, 12:01:08 AM »

Quote from: Jrand67 on January 28, 2018, 07:07:13 PM

Is everyone NOT watching the Grammy Awards with me....or is someone looking at them?

I set my DVR to record them, but evidently I didn't set it to record more than the expected time. My recording ended right at four hours, and it wasn't enough time! It was longer than four freakin' hours!

George · « **Reply #141 on:** January 29, 2018, 12:01:34 AM »

Quote from: TCB on January 28, 2018, 11:57:43 PM

Today she called me to tell me that Friday night she slipped in the kitchen and broke her leg.

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!

George · « **Reply #142 on:** January 29, 2018, 12:04:06 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on January 28, 2018, 08:18:27 PM

An amazing collection of photos taken in NYC in the 1970s:

https://www.instagram.com/trixnyc1976/

I wish I had pictures like this from every place I ever lived.

That's really cool.

George · « **Reply #143 on:** January 29, 2018, 12:07:42 AM »

Quote from: John G. on January 28, 2018, 08:57:34 PM

Just watched Patti LuPone on youtube from the Grammys. She's still got it.

She sure does! I specifically watched that section when I got home tonight. I didn't love Ben Platt's interpretation of "Somewhere." I didn't hate it, but it was definitely very...stylized.

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