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[Jane]

I started thinking about my eighth grade. It gets kind of conflated with the ninth, because my seventh grade was in a school district we only lived in for one year, then eighth and ninth were in a school I immediately loved more for various reasons. This, of course, was when we had "junior high" - grades 7 through 9 - as opposed to "middle" school, a seemingly arbitrary change that to this day still makes no sense to me.

No drama teachers in my case, so my favorites were the choral directors - who were not only pretty good ones, themselves, but they were very supportive of my own musical interests in addition to the accompanying I was doing for them.

The change still makes no sense to me.  I think the age separation was better as it was. 

[Jane]

DR George, I am very pleased you had a good evening.

[George]

DR George, I am very pleased you had a good evening.

Thanks, Jane!  So am I.

[Jane]

DR Ron, Jim Whaley was a great interviewer! And as Steve Martin once said to him, he had the best eyes in show business. Each eye was like a little smile. What a loss it was when he left too soon.

One of the worst days of my life came in August 1972.   Jim and I wrote all the time, regardless of where in the world I was or where he traveled.  He would always tell me what he was doing, who he interviewed, whether they were good interviews or bad (and his memory of Carol Channing was abysmal), and he would pass on some "dirt" as well.

I had written him in late July.  When I got my letter in mid August, it was a thick envelope, and I was anticipating a great read.   (At that time, I was station manager of the AFRTS-TV affiliate in Naples, Italy).  I remember walking into my office, sitting down,  opening the envelope for a long read...and then being puzzled:  Inside was my last letter to him, unopened, and another letter from his father.  He explained that Jim had suffered a heart attack, but died in the ambulance en route to a hospital.  He enclosed the obituary.

I must have read that letter a dozen times before it sank in.

It was the first major loss in my life: My best friend of nearly 40 years was gone.

I cried reading this.  You must still miss him

[vixmom]

I really need to go out and do some "yard work" - i.e., brush cutting, cleaning up fallen branches and whatnot from the winter/spring storms, that kind of thing.

Okay, maybe a little later. 

When you’re done there , my bestest friend Chas, wanna have a go at the vibes that seemed to have overtaken my hostas?

[George]

Jane, I asked Jed about lunch next Friday, and both he and Ann are working.  I'm here in Tumwater, so it's not any trouble for me to meet you. 

[vixmom]

My biggest chore for today is thinking up what I should bring to my friend's annual Sunday-of-Memorial-Day-Weekend par-tay tomorrow.

I vote for a mixed berry pie

[George]

Not to get political, but OMG!  Jack Smith’s SECRET WITNESS against Trump finally Revealed!

Michael Popok of Legal AF reports on breaking developments in the fast moving jack smith mar a Lago criminal investigation of Trump, including new testimony and cooperation by an unnamed Mar a Lago maintenance worker who with photos and new facts shows that Trump orchestrated a scheme to hide classified documents from the FBI and DOJ.

[Jane]

Saturday afternoon greetings!  We are heading north again today.  This time to Findlay for great nephew Nathan’s party.  He graduated from Findlay High School this morning and we watched on live stream.

Have fun.  Congratulations to great nephew Nathan.

[Jane]

I have never seen Ted Lasso, but Hannah Waddingham is perfect in Tom Jones.

I am not surprised as she is wonderful in Ted Lasso.

[Jane]

From George:

Last night, we finished the show at about 10:30 after starting around 7:35.

I didn't realize how long it is.

The video for the original Broadway production is 147 minutes (2 hours and 27 minutes), so we're not too far off.

If you say so

[Jane]

Jane, I asked Jed about lunch next Friday, and both he and Ann are working.  I'm here in Tumwater, so it's not any trouble for me to meet you. 

Thanks for asking.  Did you offer dinner as an option?  Of course we are open for whichever is best for you. 

[Jane]

Not to get political, but OMG!  Jack Smith’s SECRET WITNESS against Trump finally Revealed!

Michael Popok of Legal AF reports on breaking developments in the fast moving jack smith mar a Lago criminal investigation of Trump, including new testimony and cooperation by an unnamed Mar a Lago maintenance worker who with photos and new facts shows that Trump orchestrated a scheme to hide classified documents from the FBI and DOJ.

Wow, thanks for this.  Vibes the maintenance worker stays safe and healthy!

[ChasSmith]

I really need to go out and do some "yard work" - i.e., brush cutting, cleaning up fallen branches and whatnot from the winter/spring storms, that kind of thing.

Okay, maybe a little later. 

When you’re done there , my bestest friend Chas, wanna have a go at the vibes that seemed to have overtaken my hostas?

KILLER VIBES!!!

[elmore3003]

Starting Tom Jones. I haven’t read the book in 45 years, but I remember loving it

I'm a bit worried about this "woke" BBC version. I liked the one the BBC did around 30- years ago, but the Albert Finney remains my favorite.

[George]

Jane, I asked Jed about lunch next Friday, and both he and Ann are working.  I'm here in Tumwater, so it's not any trouble for me to meet you. 

Thanks for asking.  Did you offer dinner as an option?  Of course we are open for whichever is best for you. 

He had mentioned that he works until 4:30 or 5:00, so that's probably not enough time for them to get down here and enjoy a meal before our call time.  And with kids, they probably wouldn't want to go out after the show.  Just a guess, though.

[elmore3003]

I finished Ni. 19, then I had a nice telephonic conversation with Joshie, who s arranging Paul McCartney songs for the Irish Rep Gala. I got an email from his brother Jeremy, who's illustrating Annabelle & Thatch, and he's got some pictures to show me. I think our publication date is drawing nigh, so I cc'd my reply to our publisher..

[elmore3003]

Jane, I asked Jed about lunch next Friday, and both he and Ann are working.  I'm here in Tumwater, so it's not any trouble for me to meet you. 

Thanks for asking.  Did you offer dinner as an option?  Of course we are open for whichever is best for you. 

He had mentioned that he works until 4:30 or 5:00, so that's probably not enough time for them to get down here and enjoy a meal before our call time.  And with kids, they probably wouldn't want to go out after the show.  Just a guess, though.

If Ann came to the show, they'd have to dump the kids on a sitter or family, so why couldn't they go out after?
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[bk]

I shall now be on my way to lunch with dear reader Jeanne.

[George]

Jane, I asked Jed about lunch next Friday, and both he and Ann are working.  I'm here in Tumwater, so it's not any trouble for me to meet you. 

Thanks for asking.  Did you offer dinner as an option?  Of course we are open for whichever is best for you. 

He had mentioned that he works until 4:30 or 5:00, so that's probably not enough time for them to get down here and enjoy a meal before our call time.  And with kids, they probably wouldn't want to go out after the show.  Just a guess, though.

If Ann came to the show, they'd have to dump the kids on a sitter or family, so why couldn't they go out after?
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Only assuming here, but they live in Tacoma, which is at least a half hour north of here, so after a long day, they may not want to stay out even longer...but it's just a guess. 

[George]

I can ask him if they'd be interested, assuming Jane and Keith want to stay out late, too.

[ChasSmith]

I'ved lazed around just about enough today. Time to get up off my ASS and get some things done.

[Jane]

Jane, I asked Jed about lunch next Friday, and both he and Ann are working.  I'm here in Tumwater, so it's not any trouble for me to meet you. 

Thanks for asking.  Did you offer dinner as an option?  Of course we are open for whichever is best for you. 

He had mentioned that he works until 4:30 or 5:00, so that's probably not enough time for them to get down here and enjoy a meal before our call time.  And with kids, they probably wouldn't want to go out after the show.  Just a guess, though.

Thanks.  We will let you name the time and place that is best for you.

[Jane]

Jane, I asked Jed about lunch next Friday, and both he and Ann are working.  I'm here in Tumwater, so it's not any trouble for me to meet you. 

Thanks for asking.  Did you offer dinner as an option?  Of course we are open for whichever is best for you. 

He had mentioned that he works until 4:30 or 5:00, so that's probably not enough time for them to get down here and enjoy a meal before our call time.  And with kids, they probably wouldn't want to go out after the show.  Just a guess, though.

If Ann came to the show, they'd have to dump the kids on a sitter or family, so why couldn't they go out after?
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Only assuming here, but they live in Tacoma, which is at least a half hour north of here, so after a long day, they may not want to stay out even longer...but it's just a guess. 

We will be heading home early in the morning and will need to go to sleep.

[Jane]

We need to get back home as we are leaving again on June 5th.  That is the start of 6 weeks worth of 3.5 hour trips to Bend, Oregon.

[Jane]

The new dermatologist, whom we will not be returning to, did two biopsies on Keith's nose.  Then for two weeks he heard nothing before he finally called for his results and was informed he has two different skin cancers (not melanoma).  Two weeks the doctor sat with that information, not good.

She then, supposedly, sent a request to a local doctor to do Mohs.  Supposedly since we have not heard from the office to set up an appointment for his Mohs surgeries.

[Jane]

In the meantime Keith found a better treatment, longer process but a faster healing time with less chance of needing plastic surgery once completed. It is called IG-SRT treatment and uses low levels of radiation to kill the cancer cells.  It has been around a long time.  The office we are traveling to Bend for has a way to measure the cancer cells and know exactly how much of an area to treat.

Unfortunately there currently aren't any offices that do this in Portland or Vancouver.  Soon, but not yet. There is one in Tacoma, however, it doesn't have the more accurate machine.

 

[Jane]

We will be spending three nights a week in Bend and four nights home until the process is completed.

[Jane]

There will be a total of twenty treatments.  Two the first week, with three each following week if all goes well.

[Jane]

I can ask him if they'd be interested, assuming Jane and Keith want to stay out late, too.

I guess I already answered that.