Topic: HIGH SPIRITS (Read 10748 times)

Jeanne · « **Reply #150 on:** July 22, 2022, 05:26:12 PM »

Some good news:

An American friend of mine has a Russian friend, a teacher, who was reluctant to leave Russia, as his family is there. His Russian passport allows for limited travel to only a few countries. My friend convinced him to make the leap and met him in Brazil, where the consulate has been very cooperative. He had to be revaxxed, as his Sputnik vaccines are not accepted in the US, and now must go through a waiting period. But it appears he'll obtain a US visa. The war in Ukraine has made life in Russia unbearable for so many Russians, even for many who would have stayed. A brain drain, indeed.

Jeanne · « **Reply #151 on:** July 22, 2022, 05:28:03 PM »

TTFN.

Jane · « **Reply #152 on:** July 22, 2022, 05:37:18 PM »

Jeanne, thank you for sharing the good news. It was nice of the American friend to meet him in Brazil.

Unbearable as in economically or emotionally? Emotional in oppression or conflict between those who support the war and those that don't?

Jane · « **Reply #153 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:32:21 PM »

'night

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #154 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:38:12 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 22, 2022, 02:27:44 PM

Stephen Colbert says, "Trump decided not to act. The same could be said about his performance in Home Alone 2."

And ditto about his non-performance as a president for four years.

singdaw · « **Reply #155 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:50:50 PM »

Good night, friends.

John G. · « **Reply #156 on:** July 22, 2022, 07:58:12 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on July 22, 2022, 05:26:12 PM

Some good news:

An American friend of mine has a Russian friend, a teacher, who was reluctant to leave Russia, as his family is there. His Russian passport allows for limited travel to only a few countries. My friend convinced him to make the leap and met him in Brazil, where the consulate has been very cooperative. He had to be revaxxed, as his Sputnik vaccines are not accepted in the US, and now must go through a waiting period. But it appears he'll obtain a US visa. The war in Ukraine has made life in Russia unbearable for so many Russians, even for many who would have stayed. A brain drain, indeed.

Great story.

John G. · « **Reply #157 on:** July 22, 2022, 07:59:54 PM »

Organized a happy hour after work today. It went really well. We had plenty of food and drank and good talk.

John G. · « **Reply #158 on:** July 22, 2022, 08:00:41 PM »

Afterward, I went a few doors down to one of my favorite ice cream places. Nice to see that my review from ages ago was still on display.

John G. · « **Reply #159 on:** July 22, 2022, 08:01:15 PM »

I had two scoops of burgundy cherry, one a gelato and the other a sorbet. Both were delicious.

John G. · « **Reply #160 on:** July 22, 2022, 08:01:35 PM »

Back to The Batman.

John G. · « **Reply #161 on:** July 22, 2022, 08:06:20 PM »

HOW DRY IS IT IN TEXAS ?
It’s so dry in Texas that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling. The Methodists are using wet-wipes. The Presbyterians (and Lutherans) are giving out rain-checks, and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water.
Now THAT’s Dry!

John G. · « **Reply #162 on:** July 22, 2022, 08:53:11 PM »

"Josh Hawley is a bitch. And he ran like a bitch."

So says a 20-year police veteran who was injured in the riot on Jan. 6.

John G. · « **Reply #163 on:** July 22, 2022, 09:25:12 PM »

Good night, all.

George · « **Reply #164 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:28:38 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 22, 2022, 03:58:06 PM

Some Internet wag has scored the video of Senator Josh Hawley running away from the mob to the theme music from "Benny Hill." Genius!

George · « **Reply #165 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:30:16 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 22, 2022, 04:14:41 PM

Lord, I really dislike people sometime - today's people is a customer who filed a PayPal dispute. I wrote him and told him what the issue had been with the two titles and asked him nicely to close the account and gave him the Kritzerland gmail address. He then sends me a really nasty note saying he doesn't appreciate my "snippy" response, and that he'd e-mailed me before and I'd been "snippy" then, too. I'd already searched his name everywhere to see if we'd corresponded and could find nothing. The reason? Because there's one name on his invoice and PayPal dispute and another on his email. I just wrote him back telling him it's hard to know if we corresponded when the names don't match, and that I'd found our one email exchange, in which there was not a single snippy letter let alone word. It was explanatory and I answered a question he had about my mystery novels. I just refunded him his money and closed the case and will not accept any more orders from him.

Oh, my goodness!

George · « **Reply #166 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:30:32 PM »

Some people's children!

George · « **Reply #167 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:31:48 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 22, 2022, 04:40:21 PM

George · « **Reply #168 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:33:53 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on July 22, 2022, 05:26:12 PM

Some good news:

An American friend of mine has a Russian friend, a teacher, who was reluctant to leave Russia, as his family is there. His Russian passport allows for limited travel to only a few countries. My friend convinced him to make the leap and met him in Brazil, where the consulate has been very cooperative. He had to be revaxxed, as his Sputnik vaccines are not accepted in the US, and now must go through a waiting period. But it appears he'll obtain a US visa. The war in Ukraine has made life in Russia unbearable for so many Russians, even for many who would have stayed. A brain drain, indeed.

That's great!

George · « **Reply #169 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:34:17 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on July 22, 2022, 06:38:12 PM

Quote from: singdaw on July 22, 2022, 02:27:44 PM
Stephen Colbert says, "Trump decided not to act. The same could be said about his performance in Home Alone 2."

And ditto about his non-performance as a president for four years.

Exactly!

George · « **Reply #170 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:34:57 PM »

Quote from: John G. on July 22, 2022, 08:00:41 PM

Afterward, I went a few doors down to one of my favorite ice cream places. Nice to see that my review from ages ago was still on display.

That's cool, John!

George · « **Reply #171 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:35:34 PM »

Quote from: John G. on July 22, 2022, 08:53:11 PM

"Josh Hawley is a bitch. And he ran like a bitch."

So says a 20-year police veteran who was injured in the riot on Jan. 6.

PERFECT!!

George · « **Reply #172 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:36:28 PM »

Well, I'm home after playing Phase 10, and I won the second game (of two)!

George · « **Reply #173 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:45:48 PM »

And speaking of G&S, has anyone seen or even heard of:

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge?

George · « **Reply #174 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:45:58 PM »

The Fringe Lozenge was created for Coily Dart Theatre’s production at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017, where it achieved a sell-out run and was awarded a Fringe Laurel. The songs feature all-new lyrics to Arthur Sullivan’s music, selected from across the range of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. The musical arrangement have been created by Vicki Hing, based upon the works of Arthur Sullivan. The original music and harmonies have been replicated as closely as possible, though many of the songs have been shortened and some of the melodies used are brief extracts, taken from the original compositions. The lyrics are by Susan Ellerby, inspired by the works of W.S. Gilbert.

George · « **Reply #175 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:46:35 PM »

And here's what it says on the back of the script:

George · « **Reply #176 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:48:26 PM »

I just happened to come across this early last year and bought both the script and vocal score on a whim.

George · « **Reply #177 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:49:11 PM »

I don't know of any local group that woul do it...I just like the idea of it all.

George · « **Reply #178 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:54:16 PM »

I also got the script and score to Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable.

George · « **Reply #179 on:** July 22, 2022, 10:57:56 PM »

As well as Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen.

News:

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