Topic: A TALE OF TWO LOLITAS AND OTHER DIVERTING DIVERSIONS (Read 3548 times)

KevinH · « **Reply #30 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:17:22 AM »

Page 2!

Jane · « **Reply #31 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:19:18 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on April 25, 2020, 06:14:47 AM

I spoke to Shelly Winters several times on the phone when I worked at the Drama Book Shop. She had an account. She was friendly and always seemed a bit scattered. She would ask me to tell her the latest bios that had arrived, and she would add comments like, "That might be interesting" or "I worked with him/her." She once ended a conversation with, "So sad. They're all dead now."

One of the other clerks once delivered a package of books to her apartment, He said she rang him up and a hand came from around the door to take the package from him. She said she had just got out of the tub abd was naked.

She lived around the corner from my father and he would see her when he still walked the neighborhood. She was always friendly.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #32 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:23:13 AM »

Quote from: bk on April 25, 2020, 12:39:21 AM

And the word of the day is: SUCCEDANEUM!

Coincidentally, SUCCEDANEUM! was the first word that escaped my lips yesterday when I fired up my scanner software, only to find that Canon's last driver support for that scanner was for the operating system I just upgraded FROM.

Actually, if truth be told, there were several other words, most being of a multisyllabic nature describing my wonderment at this being the second time in a decade that a trusty Canon scanner has been magically transformed into a brick at the hands of its own manufacturer's support policies.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #33 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:27:52 AM »

More vibes for TCB's sister.

Sounds like she's in better shape than our friend here was. He was found (thanks to a daily checkup by friends) unresponsive, and he remained unresponsive and intubated for the next few days in ICU. Scary stuff, man.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #34 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:36:44 AM »

(Continuing my sad story)...

Fortunately, with much fumbling, I was able to use Apple's image capture utility with that scanner for a quick thing I needed to send off to someone. That's a simple app, though, and it won't take advantage of some of the scanner's nicer features, so I began looking for replacement software. Well, what a fool I was for thinking I'd be able to just grab some cheap or free thing. People want real money for this stuff. A leading program called VueScan does everything I want, and more, but the full version costs $89, nearly half the price I paid for the damned scanner in the first place, and the utterly useless "budget" version is $39. My, oh my.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:36:50 AM »

DR Laura, here's the newest Randy Rainbow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4

Jane · « **Reply #36 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:44:00 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on April 25, 2020, 07:27:52 AM

More vibes for TCB's sister.

Sounds like she's in better shape than our friend here was. He was found (thanks to a daily checkup by friends) unresponsive, and he remained unresponsive and intubated for the next few days in ICU. Scary stuff, man.

Very scary.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #37 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:44:15 AM »

Randy Rainbow, and/or whoever's on his team, does amazing work in a short amount of time.
That's definitely one of the great ones.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #38 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:47:48 AM »

Well, I just took another baby step into the 21st century by installing Zoom on my laptop. I needed it for this webinar I'll be sitting in on this afternoon (with apologies to DR Elmore

). Pray for Rosemary's baby.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:06:53 AM »

My sister tells me Zoom is the place to be and that several of my brothers and sisters have a weekly Zoom meeting.....so perhaps I shall look into it.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:07:05 AM »

Have fun being on the airwaves DR GINNY.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:07:57 AM »

Today.....yes today.....in fact less than 15 minutes ago....I was stimulated by the mail man.

My check was bent in two different places as if it had been through the mill - and back - but it has arrived.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:10:15 AM »

I feel your pain DR CHAS SMITH.

My first scanner from 1999 worked well and it had lots of features...one day it stopped working....and I went to look for a new driver. The scanner site said that my model was at EOL and that new drivers were not available.

That is the day that I learned that EOL in tech speak means End of Life......

Now I usually buy the Canon Printer/Copier/Scanner - and they last several years......

Jane · « **Reply #43 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:17:15 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on April 25, 2020, 07:47:48 AM

Well, I just took another baby step into the 21st century by installing Zoom on my laptop. I needed it for this webinar I'll be sitting in on this afternoon (with apologies to DR Elmore ). Pray for Rosemary's baby.

Was it easy to do and what did it cost?

Jane · « **Reply #44 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:17:43 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on April 25, 2020, 08:07:57 AM

Today.....yes today.....in fact less than 15 minutes ago....I was stimulated by the mail man.

My check was bent in two different places as if it had been through the mill - and back - but it has arrived.

Congratulations.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #45 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:25:12 AM »

Quote from: Jane on April 25, 2020, 08:17:15 AM

Quote from: ChasSmith on April 25, 2020, 07:47:48 AM
Well, I just took another baby step into the 21st century by installing Zoom on my laptop. I needed it for this webinar I'll be sitting in on this afternoon (with apologies to DR Elmore ). Pray for Rosemary's baby.

Was it easy to do and what did it cost?

Fairly easy. The software is free. You'd definitely want to set it up and make sure it's operational before going online with it.

If you want to HOST conferences, it's probably advisable to spend the $15 or $20 for an upgrade. Otherwise, you're restricted to 40 minutes in length, and there are probably other benefits to upgrading.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #46 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:28:14 AM »

Congratulations, DR Jrand69, to you and to your local economy.

Ginny · « **Reply #47 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:58:22 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on April 25, 2020, 07:36:50 AM

DR Laura, here's the newest Randy Rainbow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4

Brilliant!

Ginny · « **Reply #48 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:00:02 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on April 25, 2020, 08:07:05 AM

Have fun being on the airwaves DR GINNY.

Thanks, DR JRand! I even have a scripted speaking part.

cillaliz · « **Reply #49 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:28:15 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on April 25, 2020, 05:56:04 AM

Vibes for DR JEANNE and continued vibes for the sister of DR TCB.

DR CILLA LIZ I am convinced that cats can understand English....

Me too

cillaliz · « **Reply #50 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:29:02 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on April 25, 2020, 05:57:43 AM

SUCCEDANEUM!! That's what I said when I followed DR GEORGE's link from last night.....to see my formerly FAT self dancing.....we did not win the contest.....

And if my partner had told me she planned to wear Veronica Lake's hair, I would have helped her with it.....she surprised me with the do as we were introduced....

But I do still enjoy that song! It's one of my favorite disco tunes.

Very fun to watch!

cillaliz · « **Reply #51 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:33:38 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on April 25, 2020, 08:06:53 AM

My sister tells me Zoom is the place to be and that several of my brothers and sisters have a weekly Zoom meeting.....so perhaps I shall look into it.

My first experience with Zoom was the webinar that was hacked by foul mouthed teenagers. The next was our Rotary meeting and that went well. I really love using the virtual background. You can be on the beach, in the mountains or anywhere in a photo you upload as your background

cillaliz · « **Reply #52 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:34:22 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on April 25, 2020, 08:10:15 AM

I feel your pain DR CHAS SMITH.

My first scanner from 1999 worked well and it had lots of features...one day it stopped working....and I went to look for a new driver. The scanner site said that my model was at EOL and that new drivers were not available.

That is the day that I learned that EOL in tech speak means End of Life......

Now I usually buy the Canon Printer/Copier/Scanner - and they last several years......

I was giving some choice words to my scanner yesterday as well

John G. · « **Reply #53 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:43:09 AM »

Good morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #54 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:43:47 AM »

Ginny, Jane and any other Station Eleven fans:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/newsletter/2020-04-25/emily-st-john-mandel-station-eleven-book-club-newsletter-book-club

John G. · « **Reply #55 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:44:48 AM »

Cherry-loquat-blueberry cobbler is in the oven.

John G. · « **Reply #56 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:48:24 AM »

Jean de Florette is on the screen.

John G. · « **Reply #57 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:48:59 AM »

Great Shelley Winters stories, Elmore.

Laura · « **Reply #58 on:** April 25, 2020, 10:39:45 AM »

Good morning.

Laura · « **Reply #59 on:** April 25, 2020, 10:40:47 AM »

We got some kind of vegan patties in our produce box this morning. Not soy crumbles. Mostly broccoli and carrots, I think. Hmm.

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