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[Jane]

My goodness the cost was astronomical

Not surprising.

[Jane]

Won’t be delivered until nearly Halloween

Wow.

[Jane]

My brother's SUV is in his driveway - but I think someone was going to pick them up and drive them southward.

We shall see what happens.

Why don't you just call and ask him where he is?

[Jane]

Well my brother did not go to Kentucky.  He is having some minor surgery on Friday morning and they may have to put in a stent in his heart.....so there you are.....

Oh no.  Vibes for your brother.

[John G.]

From John:

I have made it 90% through Blood Meridian. Cormac McCarthy is a brilliant writer. His descriptions are poetic, the language is transporting. But, OMG, everything is so bleak. The violence is unsettling (as it’s supposed to be), the landscape is harsh and unforgiving. The only relief for some seems to come from alcohol. It’s sheer hell. No wonder I haven’t read him in more than 10 years. I don’t need to subject myself to it.

I have only read The Road, as I feared this would be the case.

I was not a fan of All the Pretty Horses, but I enjoyed The Road. The Sunset Limited was good, but was more of a play or screenplay. I hear Suttree is excellent, but it remains on my to-read list. And there are so many others ahead of it.

[John G.]

Glad you found a good fan that works, JRand. Vibes for your brother.

[Laura]

Good morning.

[ChasSmith]

Well, the seasons they are a-changin'.

Following weeks or months (it felt like months) of hot weather and drought conditions, we are welcoming fall with temps in the high 60s, and 24 to 36 hours of nonstop rain. Flash flood warnings abound, and fortunately (KNOCK WOOD) this house is on a hill and we do not have flooding problems. But the driving last night was some of the worst rain-at-night driving I've known. Not THE worst, but among the worst.

And this morning at 6:40 am, I heard a beep from something in the room, and then the generator started up. Power outage! But it lasted only one minute, and so far, there has been no repeat of it.

[Laura]

I got my apron out of retirement this morning to bake for a gathering tonight.

I always make gluten-free treats from a mix so I don't accidentally make a mistake. I'm very careful about preparing them. I got a new mix today: some kind of chocolate chip cookie made by a major brand.

They were so fragile when they came out of the oven a couple of them split. I pushed them back together hoping they'll stick together when cool. But one of them fell completely apart. So I tasted it. My goodness! It was AWFUL. Just AWFUL. I don't even know if I'll put them out tonight.

The mix was over $5, and it made 12 cookies.

[Laura]

Now the old reliable sugar-free brownies are baking. I've made them before. They'll be ok.

[Laura]

I mean, I'll ruin my reputation as a baker if I put those gluten-free things out. They may go in the trash.

[singdaw]

And here I thought you were going to tell us that the mysterious missing baking pans have reappeared.

[Laura]

I haven't found them yet.

[Laura]

I'll probably put off looking for them until I need them. Then I won't find them.

[Laura]

I'm making cupcakes. 

[John G.]

I got my apron out of retirement this morning to bake for a gathering tonight.

I always make gluten-free treats from a mix so I don't accidentally make a mistake. I'm very careful about preparing them. I got a new mix today: some kind of chocolate chip cookie made by a major brand.

They were so fragile when they came out of the oven a couple of them split. I pushed them back together hoping they'll stick together when cool. But one of them fell completely apart. So I tasted it. My goodness! It was AWFUL. Just AWFUL. I don't even know if I'll put them out tonight.

The mix was over $5, and it made 12 cookies.

Sounds dreadful.

[George]

~~~ LINE-LEARNING VIBES OF ENHANCED STRENGTH~~~ for DR George!!!!

Thanks, Singdaw!

[George]

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[George]

It’s supposed to last 15-20 years though, so I suppose it’s the last time we’ll be buying a mattress

The queen-size mattress that I have is a hand-me-down that I got from my sister's boyfriend shortly after (around the time?) I moved into my condo 16 years ago. 

[George]

He'd only had it for about a year before he decided he wanted a California king, so he got one and I got the queen-size.

[Jrand74]

Did some Dear Reader send me a DVD of Le Fille mal gardee?

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - a bit more than five hours of sleep.

[singdaw]

Whew - not nearly enough.

[singdaw]

Just direct your feet

[singdaw]

To the sunny side of 42nd Street.

[singdaw]

To mix a metaphor.

[singdaw]

So to speak.

[singdaw]

But in the meantime,

[singdaw]

We've got a page to turn.

[singdaw]

And so we shall.