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[George]

Tonight I’ll say “Happy New Year” when I really mean, “In 20 days we fall off into a cliff of despair. Please let the human suffering be minimal.”

From your lips....

[George]

Oh, look!  It's Page Four!!

[George]

This is pretty.

Thanks, Jane.

[George]

Why not remake Paint Your Wagon (which I've never seen, but heard it's way off from the musical)?

They don’t remake failures usually.

But they should! 

[George]

I have made the chocolate chess pie:

Oh, my!  That looks so good, John!

[George]

In forty minutes, I shall be on my way to the dentist.

~~~Crown Vibes for BK!!~~~

[Jane]

I finished my 175th book of the year this morning, Han Kang’s Greek Lessons. Kang won the Nobel this year. Her stuff is like the descriptions of 3 Women earlier this week. It’s never what you expect. It always zags when you think it should zig.

Not only do you read a good number of books, but you also read books I consider slower reads.

[Jane]

My total count for the year came to 149 books though many were sorter books making my page count (which I can see on Goodreads) to be less than when I have read fewer books.

[Jane]

It was an ordeal. I tried blind baking the pie crust I made last night. The dough stuck to the parchment paper under the pie weights. (I use dried beans.) So I ran out and bought a pie crust. All of the other ingredients were in place.

Oh, oh.  I've never had that happen, just a puffy crust which wasn't a big deal.  How was your store bought crust?

[Jane]

Tonight I’ll say “Happy New Year” when I really mean, “In 20 days we fall off into a cliff of despair. Please let the human suffering be minimal.”

Very well said!

Yes, very well said.  Sigh.

[Freddie]

I almost forgot!  Look what arrived yesterday!

That's a great haul, George!

[Jane]

I almost forgot!  Look what arrived yesterday!

Nice.

[Jeanne]

Hello, everyone.

[Freddie]

Hi Jeanne!

[Jane]

John, your pie looks excellent.

[Jeanne]

I woke up feeling grumpy.  Like some others, I’m anticipating a lot of negatives next year. And we’re already seeing some of it. After the 2016 election I thought we’d need to really to put our stress management skills to the test. I no longer feel that’s enough. I now feel that political action is necessary. We need to vote these folks out.

[Jeanne]

I must pay the rent and at least try to get a few things done.

[Jeanne]

TTFN, as I’m off to try to degrumpify.

[Freddie]

Rodzinski, I quoted your post in the reader comments in the Times.  Is it OK for me to try to follow up with a post attributing the quote to you by name?  (Or should I just let it be without your name?)


In the reader comments under today's Metropolitan Diary column
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Below is a statement I read on a chat board on the net. (It made me laugh at first, but then I thought: Who's to say where comedy ends and truth begins?)

"Tonight I’ll say 'Happy New Year' when I really mean, 'In 20 days we fall off into a cliff of despair. Please let the human suffering be minimal.' "

[Freddie]

Post deleted

[John G.]

Pillsbury pie crusts are fine.

[John G.]

Back to Joker.

[Jane]

I woke up feeling grumpy.  Like some others, I’m anticipating a lot of negatives next year. And we’re already seeing some of it. After the 2016 election I thought we’d need to really to put our stress management skills to the test. I no longer feel that’s enough. I now feel that political action is necessary. We need to vote these folks out.

True, but it will only happen if voters are unhappy with these folks.

[Jane]

Pillsbury pie crusts are fine.

Good to know, if I ever bake a pie again.

[George]

I almost forgot!  Look what arrived yesterday!

That's a great haul, George!

I almost forgot!  Look what arrived yesterday!

Nice.

Thanks, Freddie and Jane!

[George]

Pillsbury pie crusts are fine.

Good to know, if I ever bake a pie again.

If I remember correctly, Jane, not-yet-baked pre-made Pillsbury pie crusts are made with lard.  So, make sure you check the ingredients to confirm.

[Jane]

Thank you for mentioning that.

[bk]

Back from the dentist - newly crowned - it's good to have a crown. And for the first time in five YEARS I'll be able to chew on both sides of the mouth.

[bk]

That is, when the Novocain wears off.

[bk]

He only gave me half a dose so it shouldn't be too too long.