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[Jane]

The site was done for a few minutes.

[Jane]

The problem is us, not the site.

[George]

DR George did yo like the ending of "How I Met Your Mother"?

I really liked the episode.  I figured that that was where they were heading (regarding the mother...there were several articles about it over the last few weeks), but I didn't expect the very ending.  I don't know how I feel about that.  It wasn't bad or wrong, but in the moment, to me, it just didn't feel right.  Maybe if I watch it again, I might feel differently.  Overall though, I really did like the whole episode.

[Jane]

We stopped watching a long time ago but I was curious about who the mother was and how the show would end.

[Jane]

We keep loosing our internet connection.  I'm surprised I even got back on.

[Jane]

Someone put up a video on FB that I didn't watch.  The headline is the plane was found.  I don't think that is a funny April Fools joke.  Maybe I would feel differently if I had watched it.

[Jane]

This is a nice prank for April 1st.

http://www.sharedots.com/this-waitress-becomes-victim-of-greatest-prank-ever-conceived-197.html

[bk]

Back from a fun meet and greet - full cast was there - I had everyone introduce themselves and say who they were playing, and then everyone had cupcakes, which Barry's ever-lovin' Cindy had made for everyone.  They were a big hit - I have some photographs for the notes. 

[bk]

After, some of us went to House of Pies - they've always had great pies, but something has drastically changed there in the last year, and that is that the food is suddenly really good.  I was pondering having some eggs and saw that they make their own pancake batter fresh all day long - so I had Eggs Benedict and two pancakes on the side.  Well, buh bye Du-Par's - these are now officially the best pancakes in town, and everything Du-Par's used to be, pancake-wise, but isn't anymore.  What a surprise.  And the Eggs Benedict was also great.  Who knew?

[bk]

And now I'm home and thinking about what movie I'd like to watch.

[John G.]

My nephew's diagnosis is Kidney Stone.  Ouch!  But he may get to come home....if things move along....

Great empathy. I think I passed a tiny one this morning.

Ouch!  I'm glad it was tiny.

Thank you. Needless to say, so am I.

[George]

After, some of us went to House of Pies - they've always had great pies, but something has drastically changed there in the last year, and that is that the food is suddenly really good.  I was pondering having some eggs and saw that they make their own pancake batter fresh all day long - so I had Eggs Benedict and two pancakes on the side.  Well, buh bye Du-Par's - these are now officially the best pancakes in town, and everything Du-Par's used to be, pancake-wise, but isn't anymore.  What a surprise.  And the Eggs Benedict was also great.  Who knew?

That's pretty cool.

[Jane]

I'm sure DR John

[Jane]

After, some of us went to House of Pies - they've always had great pies, but something has drastically changed there in the last year, and that is that the food is suddenly really good.  I was pondering having some eggs and saw that they make their own pancake batter fresh all day long - so I had Eggs Benedict and two pancakes on the side.  Well, buh bye Du-Par's - these are now officially the best pancakes in town, and everything Du-Par's used to be, pancake-wise, but isn't anymore.  What a surprise.  And the Eggs Benedict was also great.  Who knew?

I don't suppose they also have boysenberry syrup.

[George]

And now, I'm off.  It's the first rehearsal for Theater Artists Olympia's new production of "Chamber Music" by Arthur Kopit.  I printed out the cast list for everyone.  Hopefully, it's all correct.  I'll have them confirm the info before I give out all the copies, just in case something's not correct...which, hopefully, it will be.

Until later!

[John G.]

Here's a story that actually happened to my Mom.  She came to the US in 1959 and picked up more American English as time went by, but she never fully got rid of her accent.  As good as her command of English was, I think she always thought first in her native language, translated what she wanted to say, and then spoke aloud in English.  Translations are not accurate due to idiomatic expressions.

She was working in a department store in NYC that some DRs may remember called Mays.  It was the holiday season and she was hired as seasonal help.  She was asked by a harried customer where the toy department was.  My Mom earnestly wanted to be helpful and told the customer that the department was in the "behind" of the store.  After the laughter subsided, she was told what she said could be taken a whole different way.  She was at first embarrassed, but laughed later at her unintentionally funny statement.

I'm glad she was able to laugh at that. I have heard a more traumatic variation of that from Mom.

She had only been in the U.S. for a couple of years, which had been spent among my dad's family. And they are, well, to be blunt about it, white trash. Somehow, they got to meet the governor of Tennessee, Al Gore's father, and she needed a Kleenex, so she asked for one using the only term she had been taught by the linguistic experts she'd been living with: snot rag. Close to 60 year's later, she's still upset by that.

[John G.]

I'm eating dinner and it's really good -- cheese-stuffed hamburgers -- but now I want pie.

[elmore3003]

And now, I'm off.  It's the first rehearsal for Theater Artists Olympia's new production of "Chamber Music" by Arthur Kopit.  I printed out the cast list for everyone.  Hopefully, it's all correct.  I'll have them confirm the info before I give out all the copies, just in case something's not correct...which, hopefully, it will be.

Until later!

I love "Chamber Music!"  Iran sound for it many years ago. Joan of Arc died in the dark!

I just watched two wonderful BBC mystery series on PBS that I've never seen before: PIE IN THE SKY and the recent FATHER BROWN.

[elmore3003]

And so to bed.

[bk]

Jane, Barry wondered the same thing, but forgot to ask.

[John G.]

And now, I'm off.  It's the first rehearsal for Theater Artists Olympia's new production of "Chamber Music" by Arthur Kopit.  I printed out the cast list for everyone.  Hopefully, it's all correct.  I'll have them confirm the info before I give out all the copies, just in case something's not correct...which, hopefully, it will be.

Until later!

I love "Chamber Music!"  Iran sound for it many years ago. Joan of Arc died in the dark!

I just watched two wonderful BBC mystery series on PBS that I've never seen before: PIE IN THE SKY and the recent FATHER BROWN.

More pie talk. What is this?

[Ginny]

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY was about the silliest thing I've ever seen.  We picked up egg salad sandwiches at the deli across the street and now we're in for the night enjoying our Tuesday evening TV.

[Ginny]

I had lemon tart for dessert at lunch.  It was kind of like pie...

[ChasSmith]

I am back from my twelve-hour day at the school, and it's almost an hour's commute each way. 

Glad this day only happens once a year.

Tomorrow should be rather blissful, being mine.  All mine. 

[Dan M]

After, some of us went to House of Pies - they've always had great pies, but something has drastically changed there in the last year, and that is that the food is suddenly really good.  I was pondering having some eggs and saw that they make their own pancake batter fresh all day long - so I had Eggs Benedict and two pancakes on the side.  Well, buh bye Du-Par's - these are now officially the best pancakes in town, and everything Du-Par's used to be, pancake-wise, but isn't anymore.  What a surprise.  And the Eggs Benedict was also great.  Who knew?

I don't suppose they also have boysenberry syrup.

I would have asked for razzleberry dressing.

[Dan M]

All this pie talk (a la DR singdaw):

[Dan M]

Here's a story that actually happened to my Mom.  She came to the US in 1959 and picked up more American English as time went by, but she never fully got rid of her accent.  As good as her command of English was, I think she always thought first in her native language, translated what she wanted to say, and then spoke aloud in English.  Translations are not accurate due to idiomatic expressions.

She was working in a department store in NYC that some DRs may remember called Mays.  It was the holiday season and she was hired as seasonal help.  She was asked by a harried customer where the toy department was.  My Mom earnestly wanted to be helpful and told the customer that the department was in the "behind" of the store.  After the laughter subsided, she was told what she said could be taken a whole different way.  She was at first embarrassed, but laughed later at her unintentionally funny statement.

I'm glad she was able to laugh at that. I have heard a more traumatic variation of that from Mom.

She had only been in the U.S. for a couple of years, which had been spent among my dad's family. And they are, well, to be blunt about it, white trash. Somehow, they got to meet the governor of Tennessee, Al Gore's father, and she needed a Kleenex, so she asked for one using the only term she had been taught by the linguistic experts she'd been living with: snot rag. Close to 60 year's later, she's still upset by that.

I don't blame her for feeling that way.   Hugs for your Mom.

[vixmom]

I'm up and was up at nine, thanks to my Foolish neighbors once again being loud for ten minutes then disappearing.  If it happens again tomorrow there will be a conversation.

dont you think they are getting in a car and going somewhere?

[bk]

I don't.  I think they are incredibly selfish entitled people with no thought for others - that's what I think.  I suppose I could start getting up at six and going out there and having loud conversations with myself and waking them up every morning - you know, just fifteen minutes of it and then go back in the house.  I'm quite certain they wouldn't like it at all.

[vixmom]

I don't.  I think they are incredibly selfish entitled people with no thought for others - that's what I think.  I suppose I could start getting up at six and going out there and having loud conversations with myself and waking them up every morning - you know, just fifteen minutes of it and then go back in the house.  I'm quite certain they wouldn't like it at all.

but that seems so odd - why step outside  to have a conversation  and then go back inside -do they have a dog?  Maye they  are letting the dog out to do its business? Don't either of them have jobs to go to? do they have  sitter that comes in every morning?

But 9 AM is not really early -  most people  must be at the office by that time  my neighborhood is abuzz by  7 every day with people leaving for works  kids going to school etc