Quote from: John G. on September 16, 2015, 08:14:05 PMTomorrow I get to judge an aged bourbon cocktail contest. I don't drink, so that doesn't appeal to me. Hope you enjoy it.
Tomorrow I get to judge an aged bourbon cocktail contest.
Is everyone watching the debate?
I read that as " I agreed to be decent for the neighborhood". I was beginning to wonder if there had been a petition
Quote from: John G. on September 16, 2015, 08:18:30 PMIs everyone watching the debate? I'm watching the final performace show of "America's Got Talent." Tonight will be the final results show.
Quote from: George on September 16, 2015, 08:22:22 PMQuote from: John G. on September 16, 2015, 08:18:30 PMIs everyone watching the debate? I'm watching the final performace show of "America's Got Talent." Tonight will be the final results show.The debate certainly could not be called America's Got Talent.
Quote from: John G. on September 16, 2015, 10:35:35 AMQuote from: George on September 16, 2015, 12:35:00 AMToday's keynote speaker is a former CEO (I think) of Disney (this is correct). HOWEVER, this one man has been scheduled to speak for, get this...TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS! What could one person talk about to a captive audience for two-and-a-half hours??He'd better be good. I wonder if it's Ed Catmull, whose book on creativity and running Pixar and Disney animation was wonderfulNope. I was wrong about the CEO part, but he was very good and I was surprised that I was engaged the entire time.
Quote from: George on September 16, 2015, 12:35:00 AMToday's keynote speaker is a former CEO (I think) of Disney (this is correct). HOWEVER, this one man has been scheduled to speak for, get this...TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS! What could one person talk about to a captive audience for two-and-a-half hours??He'd better be good. I wonder if it's Ed Catmull, whose book on creativity and running Pixar and Disney animation was wonderful
Today's keynote speaker is a former CEO (I think) of Disney (this is correct). HOWEVER, this one man has been scheduled to speak for, get this...TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS! What could one person talk about to a captive audience for two-and-a-half hours??He'd better be good.
Good evening.
Quote from: George on September 16, 2015, 08:08:12 PMQuote from: John G. on September 16, 2015, 10:35:35 AMQuote from: George on September 16, 2015, 12:35:00 AMToday's keynote speaker is a former CEO (I think) of Disney (this is correct). HOWEVER, this one man has been scheduled to speak for, get this...TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS! What could one person talk about to a captive audience for two-and-a-half hours??He'd better be good. I wonder if it's Ed Catmull, whose book on creativity and running Pixar and Disney animation was wonderfulNope. I was wrong about the CEO part, but he was very good and I was surprised that I was engaged the entire time.George got engaged!!
This morning I had a friend request on Facebook. To preface: Those who've read Kritzerland, the middle book in the trilogy, may recall a character in the last twenty pages called Betty Bremers, someone Benjamin becomes friends with in junior high school, and hangs out with after his only "friend" shines him on. In fact, he shares his first real kiss with Betty in the back row of the Four Star Theater seeing Where the Boys Are. I have, over the years, searched for the real Betty but no luck - and yes, I used her real name for the book. Well, this morning's friend request was from Betty Breemer - no wonder I've never been able to find her - I'd lost an "e" and added an "s" - the latter probably because of the singer Beverly Bremers. And yes, it was THE Betty. I accepted her friend request, then went to PM her and she'd sent ME a message that had gone to my "other" folder on Facebook - I do not understand the purpose of the "other" folder and find it extremely irritating. She remembered me well and spoke of a date we had seeing West Side Story. I of course remember that, but also reminded her about seeing Where the Boys Are in the back row of the Four Star, leaving out the part regarding the kiss. She wrote back immediately and said she remembered Where the Boys Are, adding "My first kiss." Isn't that funny? We're talking something that happened fifty-five YEARS ago. I told her about the Kritzer books and will be sending her a set.
I made them promise they'd send me home in a taxi.
Quote from: George on September 16, 2015, 08:19:38 PMQuote from: John G. on September 16, 2015, 08:14:05 PMTomorrow I get to judge an aged bourbon cocktail contest. I don't drink, so that doesn't appeal to me. Hope you enjoy it.Thank you. Since I'm from Kentucky, bourbon is like mother's milk.
Quote from: TCB on September 16, 2015, 09:01:56 PMQuote from: George on September 16, 2015, 08:08:12 PMQuote from: John G. on September 16, 2015, 10:35:35 AMQuote from: George on September 16, 2015, 12:35:00 AMToday's keynote speaker is a former CEO (I think) of Disney (this is correct). HOWEVER, this one man has been scheduled to speak for, get this...TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS! What could one person talk about to a captive audience for two-and-a-half hours??He'd better be good. I wonder if it's Ed Catmull, whose book on creativity and running Pixar and Disney animation was wonderfulNope. I was wrong about the CEO part, but he was very good and I was surprised that I was engaged the entire time.George got engaged!!Sadly, he mentioned his wife a couple of times, so things got real awkward real quickly.
