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[John G.]

I'm sure I told you all my Phantom story years ago.

can we have a repeat of the story since we can't watch the show?

[John G.]

Five!

[Jennifer]

Good afternoon. Pardon me for a moment while I rant: Ok, so I have new neighbors and they always have someone parked right across the street from my driveway.  Our street is narrow enough that I can't back out and go up the hill if someone is parked there. I can go the other way, but I don't always want to do that. So a couple weeks ago, I spaced off and accidentally hit the car.  No problem, my fault, it's fixed blah blah blah

Today I looked out and there is a car parked in exactly the same place!   Mind you, there are no other cars anywhere else on the whole block and if they moved it down even 3 or 4 feet I could easily get out of my drive way. So, I went over to ask them to move it and even though there are 3 cars there and I can see the washing machine going, no one came to the door.

So, I wrote a note and put it on the car.  I am so sick of this.  I think I'll go park right across the street from their driveway.  They have to come all the way across to get out just like I do. They've ended up in my yard and knocked over my garbage cans....no I don't get mad, but if you are ending up in my yard when you back out of your driveway, how on earth do you think I can get out of mine when you park across the street right at the end of my driveway!! And it's the only car parked anywhere on the street, AND they have plenty of room to park it in their driveway. You'd think they'd have the courtesy to park three feet farther down the road so others can get out of their driveways!   End of rant. 

That is super inconsiderate. Maybe they saw you through the window and didn't want to answer the door. Or maybe they aren't answering the door at all if they aren't expecting anyone because of covid 19.

Can you back into your driveway so you are always driving facing that car?  I always back into my driveway.  Also can you just park your car where you don't want them to park?

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - eight hours of sleep.

[vixmom]

And that dark stuff on the grilled tomatoes is HP Sauce, imported from Great Britain

Probably a stupid question, but do you grill them? I want to do that.

Actually I put them in the toaster oven on 400 , vixdad likes woestershire  sauce his, I prefer a dab of salted butter and a dash of Sunny Paris

[vixmom]

The mushrooms are cooked in a skillet in salted butter, some white wine, a dash of lemon juice and a sprinkle of my favorite Sunny Paris

[elmore3003]

A rather lazy day, I did put away the books Annabelle toppled early this morning, and I watched bits of Offenbach operettas on youtube.

[bk]

Remember as far back as yesterday when all those media folks bombarded everyone with photos of the "jammed" beaches in Jacksonville and the outrage was soooo mighty and swift.  I knew those photos weren't really current because I recognized two of them from earlier stories, and it was way too bright for five o'clock and you had people in bathing suits and all, playing volleyball, which is forbidden.  Well, there's a reason they didn't close it down immediately from all those hundreds of people a swarmed the beaches.  They weren't there.  No one swarmed the beaches, people did what they were asked to do.  Here is a Florida site with drone footage of the reopening AND there's a link in the story that will take you to a live drone camera right now - two people on that stretch of beach, taking a stroll.  https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/jacksonville-beach-reopen-video-live/77-ff8a26bd-34cc-4763-afad-214cff4c131c?fbclid=IwAR1a2Csnpt-x_BQYlsN3bahSwRtUvAigQVORmf0W_GqUMlQGgZucul7h3l0

[Jrand74]

Crazy!

I think DR CILLA LIZ's neighbors must be related to DR VIXMOM's ground beef man.

[Jrand74]

So you know:

As the sun enters Taurus today, your senses are awakened. If you’ve been distracted/stressed by life and have been ignoring the beauty around you lately, this is the time to look around and notice all of the amazing things you can smell, touch, taste, hear, and feel.

Taurus is ruled by the goddess of love and money, and when these things combine, you’re able to enjoy the best of what life has to offer. Indulging in the finer things that bring you happiness is what this transit is all about, but the Bull’s energy also brings moments of stubbornness and selfishness in your quest to enjoy the best of what life has to offer.

[John G.]

Robin and Marian meet after so many years apart.

Marian: You never wrote.
Robin: I don't know how.

[John G.]

According to imdb.com, Richard Lester apparently didn't care for the score John Barry provided. Michel Legrand wrote another score that obviously wasn't used, but it was released on a CD in France. I'd like to hear it one of these days.

[John G.]

According to imdb.com, Richard Lester apparently didn't care for the score John Barry provided. Michel Legrand wrote another score that obviously wasn't used, but it was released on a CD in France. I'd like to hear it one of these days.

and it's apparently on youtube. Will listen in a bit.

[Ginny]

Sunday evening greetings!  We were up early this morning for Fr. Richard to lead morning prayer on Zoom for the church in Beavercreek.  I vegged this afternoon and made a meat loaf for our dinner.  It’s beginning to smell good!

[Ginny]

DR John G, yes, I have read Station Eleven - twice.  I think I recommended it back when you asked about pandemic stories.  It’s one of my favorite recent books.

[Ginny]

They did release it on Blu-ray and DVD, so libraries should have it.

I miss the libraries...

[Ginny]

We watched The China Syndrome last night.  Neither of us had ever seen it.

[Jane]

Remember as far back as yesterday when all those media folks bombarded everyone with photos of the "jammed" beaches in Jacksonville and the outrage was soooo mighty and swift.  I knew those photos weren't really current because I recognized two of them from earlier stories, and it was way too bright for five o'clock and you had people in bathing suits and all, playing volleyball, which is forbidden.  Well, there's a reason they didn't close it down immediately from all those hundreds of people a swarmed the beaches.  They weren't there.  No one swarmed the beaches, people did what they were asked to do.  Here is a Florida site with drone footage of the reopening AND there's a link in the story that will take you to a live drone camera right now - two people on that stretch of beach, taking a stroll.  https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/jacksonville-beach-reopen-video-live/77-ff8a26bd-34cc-4763-afad-214cff4c131c?fbclid=IwAR1a2Csnpt-x_BQYlsN3bahSwRtUvAigQVORmf0W_GqUMlQGgZucul7h3l0

I hate when misleading photos are used.  Thanks for the drone video.  I would like to know what it looked like over the weekend at various hours.

[Jane]

DR John G, yes, I have read Station Eleven - twice.  I think I recommended it back when you asked about pandemic stories.  It’s one of my favorite recent books.

I believe I also second the recommendation.

[Jane]

They did release it on Blu-ray and DVD, so libraries should have it.

I miss the libraries...

I fortunately still have my online library access.

[Ginny]

They did release it on Blu-ray and DVD, so libraries should have it.

I miss the libraries...

I fortunately still have my online library access.

Oh, we have that, too, but I miss books and the programming and meeting rooms that are used frequently by groups I’m part of.

By the way - Happy National Library Week!

[ChasSmith]

We watched The China Syndrome last night.  Neither of us had ever seen it.

Wow! Did you enjoy it?

[ChasSmith]

I don't know about his headline or conclusion, but these two examples of "Lonely House" sure are beautiful:

THE BALLAD OF URBAN ISOLATION
From Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, the best metropolitan monologue before Stephen Sondheim:

https://slippedisc.com/2020/04/the-slipped-disc-daily-comfort-zone-33-the-ballad-of-urban-isolation/

[Laura]

I'm sure I told you all my Phantom story years ago.

can we have a repeat of the story since we can't watch the show?

When my daughter was seven years old, she enjoyed my cassette tapes of the highlights of the Phantom of the Opera so much, that all she wanted for Christmas that year was a ticket to see Phantom.  Of course, that was not going to happen, since we live in Arizona and it was playing in New York. We hated that we were going to have to disappoint her.

One day my DH called from work and said someone told him that Phantom was playing in Los Angeles, and why didn't I get tickets? I was stunned that he would have even suggested it.

[ChasSmith]

Well, the chainsaw chain changes (say that repeatedly as fast as you can) didn't happen.

Tomorrow is another day!

Mañana!

[John G.]

DR John G, yes, I have read Station Eleven - twice.  I think I recommended it back when you asked about pandemic stories.  It’s one of my favorite recent books.

I do think you were the one who turned me on to it. Thank you for the recommendation. Really appreciate it.

[Laura]

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[John G.]

I don't know about his headline or conclusion, but these two examples of "Lonely House" sure are beautiful:

THE BALLAD OF URBAN ISOLATION
From Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, the best metropolitan monologue before Stephen Sondheim:

https://slippedisc.com/2020/04/the-slipped-disc-daily-comfort-zone-33-the-ballad-of-urban-isolation/

Beautiful. Will have to go listen to Emily Skinner's version a little later. Thanks for sharing.

[ChasSmith]

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Whoa!!!   

[Jane]

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Oh, look at that beautiful little girl, soooo cute