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[ChasSmith]

Kids trying to figure out Walkman cassette players:  http://newsok.com/video-kids-try-to-figure-out-walkman-cassette-players/article/4054940

[ChasSmith]

...on Page Four.

[Jane]

From DR Chas:

DR Jane, Morgantown has some interesting locales and the nearby Cooper's Rock lockout (10 or 15 minutes east on I-68) is stunning, but the town can be HELL to get through whenever anything's going on at the University.  Big games, graduation, you name it.  Just stay away.  That said, I have special feelings for it because my mother's family came from there and we'd visit when I was a kid.  I was especially enchanted with the topography.

I think Cooper's Rock is the beautiful area Craig and Yogi met Bryan and Kate (about half way between them).  The photos were beautiful.  Craig said it is a beautiful state and will be going on a short trip there this summer with friends.  They have rented a cabin.  My mistake was wanting to stay in the town, which fortunately we couldn't find a room since there was a game.  It was really just an overnight stop as our destination was Maryland.  I would have liked to have time to explore more of the state.

Yes, it's not just the gridlock that's a problem  --  there aren't nearly enough hotels/motels to handle the University events.  The rooms sell out early and expensively during those times.

The amazing thing about Cooper's Rock is that you drive in and park, and the rock itself which is a major lookout point is, like, a five-minute walk away.  It was probably my mother's favorite spot when growing up there, they took me up when I was a kid, and I've been there twice in the past five years while visiting relatives.  It's one of most stupendous views.

Is it far from the freeway?  I hope so or I'm going to feel bad we didn't detour

Nope!     It's off of I-68, east of Morgantown.  Were you on that?  After it crosses the Cheat River to the east of town, you take the NEXT exit east, about five miles up the road.  That exit puts you right on the park road that winds back through the forest a mile or two to the parking area and the rock.

It appears we were very close to it.  Oh well, it was interesting seeing the university.

[Jane]

DR Jane, thanks for sharing your photos.

Cooper's Rock was one of my aunt's favorite places and, if I were home, I'd post some family photos from our picnics there.

If only I had remembered to ask Craig and Bryan where they were, or one of them had thought to mention it-lol

[John G.]

I have had Blanton's. But not often.

Because of the price or because you prefer other bourbons?

Price, as I recall.

[Jane]

And I do like a proper Old Fashioned.

Do you also have trouble ordering one?  Craig has had small arguments with bartenders who insist he is wrong.  At dinner near the Dulles airport the bartender was very nice about making it however we wanted it.  We called Craig for the recipe.  The waiter was extremely interested and plans to try a proper Old Fashioned vs the typical ones which he doesn't think are very good.  He agreed with Craig's choice of bourbon

[Jane]

Another fond memory from Morgantown:  shopping for glassware at the factory stores.  I have stemware and vases that my Mother bought when we first started visiting there in the mid '60s.

I didn't see glassware but then we didn't go inside a single store.

[Jane]

Thank you DR Singdaw.

[Dan M]

DR ChasSmith - your post astonished me. Had no idea of the costs of a decent cartridge.

Gosh, I learned all about that, years ago, watching The Cartridge Family, which was a mash-up of the Cartwrights and Partridges.  That Hoss Cartridge really sung like a rusty hinge.  But, those gals really hung on him like mung on beans.

What the heck does this all mean?  Nothing, except that it captures this moment of stream of consciousness.

[ChasSmith]

And I do like a proper Old Fashioned.

Do you also have trouble ordering one?  Craig has had small arguments with bartenders who insist he is wrong.  At dinner near the Dulles airport the bartender was very nice about making it however we wanted it.  We called Craig for the recipe.  The waiter was extremely interested and plans to try a proper Old Fashioned vs the typical ones which he doesn't think are very good.  He agreed with Craig's choice of bourbon

It's not something I typically take a chance on ordering -- but in the two places I did, I was exceedingly lucky to get wonderful ones -- so wonderful, in fact, that I could hardly believe my good fortune, and ordered again...and again...   

[ChasSmith]

Another fond memory from Morgantown:  shopping for glassware at the factory stores.  I have stemware and vases that my Mother bought when we first started visiting there in the mid '60s.

I didn't see glassware but then we didn't go inside a single store.

If you're ever around Morgantown in the fall, don't miss the opportunity to have buckwheat cakes.  I mean, if you like to try different kinds of pancakes.  I love 'em.

[Jennifer]

BK, I went to re-download "Red Gold" for my Kindle and it seems to still not work.

I am having the same problem, but I think it is just re-loading the original (flawed) version. Since it "knows" that I already purchased it, it won't let me purchase it again.

With the first time, I was able to "return" it for a refund.  I haven't found the option this time.  I know that if there's an update to a Kindle title, I've been able to redownload without repaying, so hopefully when this is all fixed, I can do that again.

Usually if an ebook has an update you can go into manage your kindle and it should show which books have updates. Then you just click on the update. Does it not show this. I would email amazon if it doesn't.

[singdaw]

[Jeanne]

Hello, everyone.

I'm still catching up on posts.

[Jeanne]

DR Druxy, I've never seen a gluten-free rye bread. Do you know which brand it is?

[Jeanne]

I noticed that Trader Joe's now carries gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, as well as another kind, which I don't recall.

[Jeanne]

Thanks to both DRs Laura and Singdaw for the blood moon pictures. I'm happy to say that I was sound asleep that night.

[Jeanne]

Glad to hear that the LI'L ABNER rehearsals are going well.

[Jeanne]

Bruce, will there be tickets issued for AN EVENING WITH RICHARD SHERMAN? Is there any guarantee of getting a seat?

[Jane]

And I do like a proper Old Fashioned.

Do you also have trouble ordering one?  Craig has had small arguments with bartenders who insist he is wrong.  At dinner near the Dulles airport the bartender was very nice about making it however we wanted it.  We called Craig for the recipe.  The waiter was extremely interested and plans to try a proper Old Fashioned vs the typical ones which he doesn't think are very good.  He agreed with Craig's choice of bourbon

It's not something I typically take a chance on ordering -- but in the two places I did, I was exceedingly lucky to get wonderful ones -- so wonderful, in fact, that I could hardly believe my good fortune, and ordered again...and again...   

LOL  Craig used to make them when he lived here, I just didn't know what I was drinking.  The first night in Silver Spring we went to a restaurant he wanted to try, for the bar not the food.  I had ordered a glass of wine when I heard him say bourbon and changed my order.  I was truly glad I did.  It also came with one big ice cube which didn't melt and water down my drink

[Jane]

Another fond memory from Morgantown:  shopping for glassware at the factory stores.  I have stemware and vases that my Mother bought when we first started visiting there in the mid '60s.

I didn't see glassware but then we didn't go inside a single store.

If you're ever around Morgantown in the fall, don't miss the opportunity to have buckwheat cakes.  I mean, if you like to try different kinds of pancakes.  I love 'em.

If we ever get back they sound good.  I expect fall is the best time of year to go there.

[Jane]

Thanks to both DRs Laura and Singdaw for the blood moon pictures. I'm happy to say that I was sound asleep that night.

We had pouring rain.  Had we been home we would have seen it.

[singdaw]

Usually if an ebook has an update you can go into manage your kindle and it should show which books have updates.

"Update" option is not there.

I tried totally deleting the first purchase from my account, and then re-purchasing the new version. Unfortunately, it is giving me the exact same problems that the first version did - hanging the device, and not being able to be opened or read.   

[Jeanne]

Glad to hear that VIXMOM is recuperating.

[George]

Kids trying to figure out Walkman cassette players:  http://newsok.com/video-kids-try-to-figure-out-walkman-cassette-players/article/4054940

That's hysterical!

[George]

DR Druxy, I've never seen a gluten-free rye bread. Do you know which brand it is?

At lunch today, I went to Costco to get some cat food and I saw some gluten-free thin pizza crusts.  I bought it, not because I need gluten-free stuff, but because I like thin pizza crusts.  I'll see what it's like, hopefully some time this weekend.

[Jeanne]

There was something else I wanted to mention, but can't recall what it was. sigh.

[Jeanne]

Kids trying to figure out Walkman cassette players:  http://newsok.com/video-kids-try-to-figure-out-walkman-cassette-players/article/4054940

That's hysterical!

Yes, it is.

[Jeanne]

DR Druxy, I've never seen a gluten-free rye bread. Do you know which brand it is?

At lunch today, I went to Costco to get some cat food and I saw some gluten-free thin pizza crusts.  I bought it, not because I need gluten-free stuff, but because I like thin pizza crusts.  I'll see what it's like, hopefully some time this weekend.

George, most of the gluten-free breads and crackers I've tried taste enough like wheat that you really wouldn't know that they weren't. Let us know how you like them.

[Jeanne]

IMHO, it's best to eat some gluten-free products, even if you don't have to, to minimize your chances of celiac disease. There are some excellent gluten-free products available these days. In our last discussion I don't think I mentioned Dr Kracker crackers. Very good, IMO. I like the Seeded Spelt and the Seedlander.