Topic: OFF TO A GOOD START (Read 7395 times)

Jeanne · « **Reply #90 on:** May 02, 2015, 01:49:18 PM »

Hello, everyone.

Jeanne · « **Reply #91 on:** May 02, 2015, 01:50:29 PM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DR FJL!!

May you have a wonderful day!

Jeanne · « **Reply #92 on:** May 02, 2015, 01:51:06 PM »

Will the Birthday Boy tell us what a Virgil's is? Is this a NY eatery?

Jeanne · « **Reply #93 on:** May 02, 2015, 01:54:07 PM »

There were some mountain lions sightings around San Diego when I lived there many years ago. Much too close for comfort.

Jeanne · « **Reply #94 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:00:39 PM »

I had my rescheduled lunch with my friend Jan the other day. The restaurant, Green Peas, which started as a breakfast/lunch/late-night sort of place, serving salads, sandwiches, and pizza, plus breakfast, branched out a couple years ago and added fish and chicken to their dinner menu. They've now added tilapia to their anytime menu. It was GOOD! Grilled tilapia on a bed of fresh kale, cucumbers, and avocado. Yum. I'll order that again.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #95 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:01:40 PM »

Quote from: Jennifer on May 02, 2015, 01:37:46 PM

Quote from: Cillaliz on May 02, 2015, 01:26:39 PM
Quote from: Jennifer on May 02, 2015, 08:10:37 AM
DR Cillaliz wrote:
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The next night is Ballroom with a Twist with two dancing with the stars pros, finalists from So you think you can dance, dancing while the symphony plays and American Idol finalists singing.

Did they say who the DWTS pros will be? Or the SYTYCD finalists?

Anna Trebunskaya and a DWTS pro to be announced. The others are TBA too. It's not until Nov 14. so there's lots of time

Anna has not been on DWTS for a while. But I do like her a lot.

There was a dancing thing that came through last year that looks the same. I didn't go, but she was there and American Idol finalists and SYTYCD finalists. I'm guessing it's with the same group

Cillaliz · « **Reply #96 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:02:53 PM »

Quote from: FJL on May 02, 2015, 01:48:19 PM

Quote from: Cillaliz on May 02, 2015, 01:23:11 PM
Happiest of Birthdays to FJL! Hope you're going to do something fun today

Thank you, Cilla! We had a Virgil's lunch, which was really the size of a dinner and was loads of tasty fun (we don't have Virgil's often enough). Skip's making a special-request cake for me.

That's plenty of excitement, as I've been hooked on the goings-on in Baltimore today after missing so much of it during the work days this past week.

What kind of cake is your special request? I love cake. I was hooked on watching Baltimore for awhile, but kind of got tired of it

Jrand74 · « **Reply #97 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:05:27 PM »

I liked reading about the upcoming events at DR CILLA LIZ's Symphony.

There has been an ongoing controversy because the new conductor at the Indianapolis Symphony has banned seating in the onstage boxes saying that the people there are a distraction to him.....the seats where many subscribers have sat for years.

Checking the ISO seating chart, it seems the seats are still available.....maybe it's just when this ass conducts.

https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/about/conductors/urbanski

Jeanne · « **Reply #98 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:06:10 PM »

Glad to hear of JRand's very successful performances.

Jeanne · « **Reply #99 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:07:27 PM »

Off to take care of more chores.

TTFN.

Dan M · « **Reply #100 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:09:28 PM »

Well I have DR elmore kinds of problems today.

A friend who wanted to cheer me up sent a new copy of "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" the old Hanna-Barbera sitcom from early 1971 or thereabouts starring Tom Bosley. However, the package never got to me. The USPS marked it as having been delivered this past Wednesday. Because the postal carrier that day, of course not my usual person, marked the package that day, I cannot do a tracer. The front office/apartment manager gets any packages that cannot be left outside our doors or inside our locked mailboxes, and a slip is left in the mailbox to claim the package. I was never left a slip and the front office do not have the package. I have never missed or lost anything since I've been living here.

Needless to say I am very upset. I checked with my friend and the package was sent by them, no insurance, and was not from a third-party site or store. There's not much recourse, except to be very upset.

The only variable in this whole equation is that fill-in mail carrier for this past Wednesday. I know that when we have had fill-ins in the past and packages were left with the front office there's a little scam that they do. They will mark the package as delivered on, say Monday, but because it is late in the P.M., the packages will not be left at the office. The packages will be physically delivered the next day, Tuesday in my example. I can't say that is what happened here because for the past couple of days, including today I have asked and there's nothing in the front office and I have never received a slip from the mail carrier.

In any event, there's nothing to do. I talked with the usual postal carrier today. He was kind to listen, but I'm really not holding out any hope.

I guess the odds were that this would occur at some point given the USPS track record. Speaking of track. Their tracking system is virtually useless. I have had packages delivered and received by me and the USPS site still has no information at all. Why anyone would want the government to run anything else is beyond me.

Ginny · « **Reply #101 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:21:51 PM »

Greetings from Dublin (Ohio, not Ireland, alas)! I arrived this morning in time for the opening of the conference and just now got settled into my room. Awards dinner in about an hour.

Ginny · « **Reply #102 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:23:55 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on May 02, 2015, 04:31:14 AM

FJL is sharing his birthday with the newest member if the British royal family. There's a new princess

There's also a new prince - our great-nephew James William Goforth IV arrived early this afternoon.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #103 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:27:31 PM »

Quote from: Dan M on May 02, 2015, 02:09:28 PM

Well I have DR elmore kinds of problems today.

A friend who wanted to cheer me up sent a new copy of "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" the old Hanna-Barbera sitcom from early 1971 or thereabouts starring Tom Bosley. However, the package never got to me. The USPS marked it as having been delivered this past Wednesday. Because the postal carrier that day, of course not my usual person, marked the package that day, I cannot do a tracer. The front office/apartment manager gets any packages that cannot be left outside our doors or inside our locked mailboxes, and a slip is left in the mailbox to claim the package. I was never left a slip and the front office do not have the package. I have never missed or lost anything since I've been living here.

Needless to say I am very upset. I checked with my friend and the package was sent by them, no insurance, and was not from a third-party site or store. There's not much recourse, except to be very upset.

The only variable in this whole equation is that fill-in mail carrier for this past Wednesday. I know that when we have had fill-ins in the past and packages were left with the front office there's a little scam that they do. They will mark the package as delivered on, say Monday, but because it is late in the P.M., the packages will not be left at the office. The packages will be physically delivered the next day, Tuesday in my example. I can't say that is what happened here because for the past couple of days, including today I have asked and there's nothing in the front office and I have never received a slip from the mail carrier.

In any event, there's nothing to do. I talked with the usual postal carrier today. He was kind to listen, but I'm really not holding out any hope.

I guess the odds were that this would occur at some point given the USPS track record. Speaking of track. Their tracking system is virtually useless. I have had packages delivered and received by me and the USPS site still has no information at all. Why anyone would want the government to run anything else is beyond me.

Welcome to my world. I ship everything now with by priority mail a tacking number. I do not trust the post office. I have had media mail take up to eight weeks to get to me so I will do anything to get a vendor to use priority mail istead. i consider media mail nothing more than legalized postal theft

bk · « **Reply #104 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:32:32 PM »

Welcome to My World - that's the title of my… Oh, wait, that's the title of the one-girl musical. It has a rather infectious opening number with that title, too.

bk · « **Reply #105 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:32:42 PM »

Rehearsal in thirty minutes.

Jane · « **Reply #106 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:35:29 PM »

What is the special-request cake?

Ben · « **Reply #107 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:48:12 PM »

Virgil's

Jane · « **Reply #108 on:** May 02, 2015, 02:55:52 PM »

Thanks DR Ben. I had briefly looked it up but it spend more time browsing the site now.

FJL · « **Reply #109 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:01:42 PM »

Quote from: Jane on May 02, 2015, 02:35:29 PM

What is the special-request cake?

Orange cake with an orange frosting. It looks delicious. Looking forward to it!

FJL · « **Reply #110 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:02:37 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on May 02, 2015, 01:50:29 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DR FJL!!

May you have a wonderful day!

Thank you, Jeanne.

Virgil's is a really good BBQ restaurant on 44th Street.

FJL · « **Reply #111 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:03:08 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on May 02, 2015, 02:23:55 PM

Quote from: vixmom on May 02, 2015, 04:31:14 AM
FJL is sharing his birthday with the newest member if the British royal family. There's a new princess

There's also a new prince - our great-nephew James William Goforth IV arrived early this afternoon.

I knew this was going to be a big day!!! Congrats!

FJL · « **Reply #112 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:06:38 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on May 02, 2015, 02:02:53 PM

Quote from: FJL on May 02, 2015, 01:48:19 PM
Quote from: Cillaliz on May 02, 2015, 01:23:11 PM
Happiest of Birthdays to FJL! Hope you're going to do something fun today

Thank you, Cilla! We had a Virgil's lunch, which was really the size of a dinner and was loads of tasty fun (we don't have Virgil's often enough). Skip's making a special-request cake for me.

That's plenty of excitement, as I've been hooked on the goings-on in Baltimore today after missing so much of it during the work days this past week.

What kind of cake is your special request? I love cake. I was hooked on watching Baltimore for awhile, but kind of got tired of it

I know what you mean about some stories. Because of tax work this week, I'm now needing to catch up on some of the earlier details to really understand what's going on.

Jane · « **Reply #113 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:14:29 PM »

Quote from: FJL on May 02, 2015, 03:01:42 PM

Quote from: Jane on May 02, 2015, 02:35:29 PM
What is the special-request cake?

Orange cake with an orange frosting. It looks delicious. Looking forward to it!

Sounds good.

Dan M · « **Reply #114 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:15:29 PM »

Quote from: FJL on May 02, 2015, 03:03:08 PM

Quote from: Ginny on May 02, 2015, 02:23:55 PM
Quote from: vixmom on May 02, 2015, 04:31:14 AM
FJL is sharing his birthday with the newest member if the British royal family. There's a new princess

There's also a new prince - our great-nephew James William Goforth IV arrived early this afternoon.

I knew this was going to be a big day!!! Congrats!

. . . and don't forget Engelbert Humperdinck, the singer, is 79 today!

Dan M · « **Reply #115 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:39:03 PM »

I was just reading about how Michael Lindsay-Hogg and the late Tim McIntire may have been the sons produced from Orson Welles's affairs with Geraldine Fitzgerald and Jeanette Nolan. I know that these rumors haven't been proved, but they haven't been disproved, and don't seem to be names picked randomly. Comparing pictures, both men share many characteristics of Orson Welles. It's interesting. I remember when Michael Bay kept dismissing rumors that John Frankenheimer was his father, and then that turned out to be true. Looking at the photos though does leave the possibility open. Who knows? The Welles legend never dies.

FJL · « **Reply #116 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:45:03 PM »

Quote from: Dan M on May 02, 2015, 03:15:29 PM

Quote from: FJL on May 02, 2015, 03:03:08 PM
Quote from: Ginny on May 02, 2015, 02:23:55 PM
Quote from: vixmom on May 02, 2015, 04:31:14 AM
FJL is sharing his birthday with the newest member if the British royal family. There's a new princess

There's also a new prince - our great-nephew James William Goforth IV arrived early this afternoon.

I knew this was going to be a big day!!! Congrats!
. . . and don't forget Engelbert Humperdinck, the singer, is 79 today!

I would never forget that!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #117 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:50:43 PM »

Thanks DR JEANNE!

Most distressing but not unusual DR DAN M....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #118 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:50:54 PM »

Rehearsal vibes for MR BK & Co.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #119 on:** May 02, 2015, 03:52:58 PM »

I liked the theme song for that series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BnSo7REBM4

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