Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on March 08, 2020, 12:04:28 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you know Daylight Savings Time has returned, and now it is time for you to post until the returning cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: CONFIDENCE!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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Yesterday, after leaving my parents' but before I came home, I went to the Hawks Prairie Costco. Things seemed pretty normal there. I walked around the store and didn't notice any empty sections.
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Then after leaving Costo, I went to Jiffy Lube and had my oil and wiper fluid topped off. If you get your oil changed there (which I did), you can get your fluids topped off for free. Cool!
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As for changing my clocks, I always wait until I've woken up on Sunday because I have a couple of devices that may or may not change automatically. I just don't remember which.
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Today, I'm ushering for The Highest Tide (https://harlequinproductions.org/show/the-highest-tide/), a stage adaptation of the book of the same name (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1582346054/) by local author, Jim Lynch.
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After ushering, my niece wants me to come over to her place and show her how to clip the claws of her cats.
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From yesterday: Fred, congrats on your 750 extra hotel points for helping the environment! ;D
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And now, I'm off to bed.
Have a good day, all!
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Good morning, all.
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I want my hour back.
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Alexa can and will play Brent Barrett songs if you ask. I think all the selections are from the Alan Jay Lerner album.
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Good morning, all!
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I had another lousy night of sleep, so when the alarm rang at 6:30 (the old 5:30), I fed the cats and went back to bed until I felt like getting up. At 9:15 I decided it was time.
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I have no plans for today, so I doubt I will even leave the apartment. I need to do kitty cleanup, make the bed, and pick up some of the cats' toys. Then I will revise (again!) the story I lost yesterday. I'm still angry over that.
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It's ten o'clock.......but the sun says it's nine o'clock.....so I will go by the clock.
All of my clocks have been pushed forward......I have seven including the kitchen range and microwave. Not counting the computer which does its own thing.
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Bruce Kimmel has crab legs. Pass it own.
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As for changing my clocks, I always wait until I've woken up on Sunday because I have a couple of devices that may or may not change automatically. I just don't remember which.
We have 3 radio/alarm clocks, the microwave and the oven that need changing. Oh, I forgot to change my watches. I don't wear them very often in the winter since I can look at my cell phone instead.
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My apologies to Bruce for this question.
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To make up for it I will take extra posts to ask my question ;)
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Daylight Saving is the correct name.
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Most people say Daylight Savings.
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I think savings and then try to say it correctly.
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Who says "saving"?
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Who says "savings"?
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I use them interchangeably, because I really don't care about which is correct, just as I do antiviral and antibiotic.
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Good morning, all.
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I especially resented this particular jumping forward of the clocks, because I had a li'l second wind going last night so I was reading some stuff and suddenly it was 1:00 am which then instantly became the new 2:00 am...whereupon I damned them. I damned them all to HELL. And back.
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I have NEVER known which is Daylight and which is Standard. It has never made any sense to me.
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Notice how I completely avoided the word "Saving(s)" there.
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I'm up, I'm up - maybe six hours of sleep.
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You say saving and I say savings, you say craving and I say cravings...
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I use them interchangeably, because I really don't care about which is correct, just as I do antiviral and antibiotic.
I agree the first one doesn't matter as everyone knows what you mean, however there is a an important difference between the last two.
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Notice how I completely avoided the word "Saving(s)" there.
;D
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I am tired of reading that as an older person I should stay home to avoid the virus ;D
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Oh, and we now have one confirmed in our county.
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One woman on Facebook just suggested that all events be cancelled, large and small, public transportation should be shut down, schools should be shut down, stores should be shut down. And she follows that with, "This isn't panic." Uh huh.
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I shall now be on my way to the paperback show - will be interesting to see the attendance, which is usually huge. And I do wonder if this thing hasn't impacted small theater in LA.
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FJL. Yes, Will Eno was there. I don’t know that you would call it previews. It’s a limited run show just until the end of the month and last night was the first performance.
The theatre was about 2/3 full.
Will was saying that he was grateful about how many people came as apparently there were a lot of cancellations or no shows because of the virus scare
We three (my friend Maria, Will and I) about the possibility of this scare causing shows , especially ones just opening, to close due to fear of illness keeping people away.
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And there were gel sanitizer dispensers and boxes of tissues strategically placed all around the lobby, near the snacks, the mailing list sign up, the book sale cart, etc.
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One woman on Facebook just suggested that all events be cancelled, large and small, public transportation should be shut down, schools should be shut down, stores should be shut down. And she follows that with, "This isn't panic." Uh huh.
Not panic ;D
I don't know what is the best solution to stop the virus from spreading. I saw the train between DC & NY was shut down, didn't read the article to separate fact from headline.
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This morning in church the Pastor announced that in “passing the peace” people should do what made them feel comfortable, be in the usual handshake or hug or just a wave or a bow , smile or head nod.
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Most people were still shaking hands and hugging
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We were also told that it was fine if we wanted to forego the wine during communion and just consume the bread instead.
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One of the many times my crazy sister was mad at me her cat had a problem and she asked Keith what to do. He said I would know. Because she was mad at me she would not get let me help jeopardizing her cat. She left the room, asked me what to do, then followed my sister & took care of the problem.
Trump getting rid of the pandemic response team just because Obama set it up reminds me of my sisters actions. Just because we don't like someone doesn't mean that don't have a good idea or two. I hate PETA but still recognize when they do something good.
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The Pastors and communion assistants all also made a point of obviously using the antibacterial gel before serving communion
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Which we always do every week anyway but usually it’s behind the scenes and perhaps not noticed, this week it was done deliberately and in full view of the congregation
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:)
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If it weren't Daylight Saving it would be warmer at this hour.
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In the heat of summer dog & people walks need to be done very early.
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Children do not want to get up and go to school.
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This may be too creepy to record, but since they keep saying this virus is nothing to worry about unless you;'re 60 or older - but I'm not 60 until May, so I guess I;m safe fo two months.
Tune of “Lotta Love”
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
To keep us safe from fear
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
But one thing’s really clear.
Though you may find this surprising
And think this can’t be so:
If you need sanitizing
Supplies are low.
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
To get us through a plague
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
So let’s not be too vague.
That if you’ve been out there dawdlin’
And don’t even have Purell
Now I hope this isn’t maudlin
But it’s been swell.
Gotta lotta gloves.
Gotta lotta gloves…
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I posted that and then looked to see what Nicolette Larson had been up to
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I hadn't heard that she'd passed away years ago.
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Another three hours and the story was revised. Again. The cats said screw you to their dinner, so I'm at a loss on how to proceed. I may just let them suffer until treat time.
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Good afternoon!
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This morning in church the Pastor announced that in “passing the peace” people should do what made them feel comfortable, be in the usual handshake or hug or just a wave or a bow , smile or head nod.
Pastor announced at the beginning of the service this morning that our board of elders decided to drop the passing of the peace for a while. He even said that he would not be shaking people's hands afterward. So, we didn't have the passing of the peace, but when I left church, there was pastor shaking people's hands. I guess he forgot.
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So far I have not contracted the virus.
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I posted that and then looked to see what Nicolette Larson had been up to
I saw her in a tour of Pump Boys and Dinettes back in the early 1980s. I recall she didn't have a great deal of stage presence, but her voice was wonderful, especially on the song Sister.
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Three!
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I have started watching Wim Wender's Until the End of the World. It's 4.5 hours long and I'm about 1.5 hours into it. It's a fascinating mess of a film, with parts that are really good and stretches of nothingness.
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One great bit of dialogue:
She: Of course, we saw the Rolling Stones' last concert.
He: But it wasn't their last concert, was it?
This was made in 1991 and thankfully we're still having that same conversation.
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Had 2.5 hours of humiliation (aka dance class) this afternoon. My feet are still hurting.
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And J.B. is home. Laundry is on, and I'm trying to figure out what's for dinner.
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So far I have not contracted the virus.
;D I am very pleased.
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We purchased an 8 pack of double plus Bounty paper towels. It was almost embarrassing ;)
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We usually buy Kirkland at Costco, however., it may be awhile before we return.
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I have a number of items on my Costco shopping list for next time. I would prefer to buy them at Costco & save money. We usually go to the one in Portland to skip the sales tax.
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Hello, everyone.
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I have a number of items on my Costco shopping list for next time. I would prefer to buy them at Costco & save money. We usually go to the one in Portland to skip the sales tax.
Jane, you can buy online from Costco, can't you?
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I went to bed later than I should have last night and woke up earlier than I would have liked. Ugh. I think my body needs a few days to adjust to the time change, too. I never felt that way when I was younger.
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I have no news.
Vibes to all.
TTFN.
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I have a number of items on my Costco shopping list for next time. I would prefer to buy them at Costco & save money. We usually go to the one in Portland to skip the sales tax.
Jane, you can buy online from Costco, can't you?
I believe they charge for shipping, plus I don't avoid the sales tax. I might as well support my local stores.
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I have a number of items on my Costco shopping list for next time. I would prefer to buy them at Costco & save money. We usually go to the one in Portland to skip the sales tax.
Jane, you can buy online from Costco, can't you?
I believe they charge for shipping, plus I don't avoid the sales tax. I might as well support my local stores.
I have never paid postage for anything purchased online from Costco, but then, I haven't bought paper towels online from them. Or anyone else, for that matter.
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Up from a nap.
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I have a pot of lentils on the stove.
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I have a number of items on my Costco shopping list for next time. I would prefer to buy them at Costco & save money. We usually go to the one in Portland to skip the sales tax.
Jane, you can buy online from Costco, can't you?
I believe they charge for shipping, plus I don't avoid the sales tax. I might as well support my local stores.
I have never paid postage for anything purchased online from Costco, but then, I haven't bought paper towels online from them. Or anyone else, for that matter.
Thanks. I'll check it out. The stores have plenty of TP & paper towels if we need them.
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Up from a nap.
I expect you needed it. Maybe you will now be caught up with the time change, including Daylight Saving.
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Interesting, Costco only had one of the items I will need in the near future. I will check out the website if we don't go to Costco before I run out of it.
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Back from the paperback show, which had maybe a third of its usual attendance - several dealers and authors cancelled. Those who were there seemed to be having a good time. I had a good time. Seated next to author Peter S. Beagle, he of The Last Unicorn. Robert Yacko came and visited, as did Adryan Russ and her ever-lovin' Dale. So, the time passed quickly. I perused after but that was it.
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Then I went to the theater. I sat with Kay and her friend - right side of house row two. Not sure I ever sat that far over - 99% of it played well from that angle. A couple of moments actors had their faces away from that side but never for more than a minute, so it's all good.
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Then Kay, her friend, Doug, and I had dinner at the Chinese jernt - food was excellent.
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And now, I am home.
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Home am I.
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Am home I.
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Up from a nap.
I expect you needed it. Maybe you will now be caught up with the time change, including Daylight Saving.
I doubt it. I don't think I'll get enough sleep tonight. I can just feel it.
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Dinner was fine, but I made the mistake of using the seasoning packet that came with the lentils and it was bland. It would have been better with some onion, celery and carrot cooked in it. I did add some chicken stock and salt, both of which helped a great deal. And, at the last minute, some butter went in, instead of olive oil. That richness helped.
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What's this page 3 malarkey?
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Let's move on.
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Four!
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I now have two hours left in Until the End of the World, and while I'm liking it, I do find it odd to think that Max Von Sydow and Jeanne Moreau's child would grow up to be William Hurt. No. He's just a little too much liked used dish water to be interesting as a hero of a movie this long. He's better as a character actor in History of Violence.
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This may be too creepy to record, but since they keep saying this virus is nothing to worry about unless you;'re 60 or older - but I'm not 60 until May, so I guess I;m safe fo two months.
Tune of “Lotta Love”
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
To keep us safe from fear
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
But one thing’s really clear.
Though you may find this surprising
And think this can’t be so:
If you need sanitizing
Supplies are low.
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
To get us through a plague
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
So let’s not be too vague.
That if you’ve been out there dawdlin’
And don’t even have Purell
Now I hope this isn’t maudlin
But it’s been swell.
Gotta lotta gloves.
Gotta lotta gloves…
Love it!!
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We purchased an 8 pack of double plus Bounty paper towels. It was almost embarrassing ;)
That’s my usual purchase
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I think Bounty is more absorbent.
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What's this page 3 malarkey?
I have done my share as this is my 28th post today.
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I expect to crash tonight.
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I am very sleepy.
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After church I set up the altar for the next service and then hung out with my Mom at coffee hour for a little bit
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Then I went to the deli and bought Vixdad an egg sandwich and came home to find. I vixdad had a nice pot of tea ready
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I made myself a couple of eggs over easy and two slices of brioche toast with cream cheese
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Then I headed back to church for the assisting minister’s meeting
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After the meeting I ran over to the dollar store
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We are filling Easter baskets for children living in some of the local battered women’s shelters. So I picked up some stuff to get started
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Then I came home intending to change and run to Walmart to return the urn and get some more stuff for the baskets
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Instead I sat down for a minute to chat with Vixdad and took an unexpected nap
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When I woke up I discovered vixdad had likewise dozed off watching tv
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Since we were now both awake and thinking about lunch he took me out to a little creperie we like that’s about 30 minutes from our house
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When we sat down a man we had never seen before some over and introduced himself as the new owner
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He kept the old menu but also had an insert with additional new menu items
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It looked like it was the same chef so hopefully it will continue being worth thedrive
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Then we came home and took another impromptu nap
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Woke up a little before 8 and realized I needed to get to the grocers as we were out of milk
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So while I was there a did a full shopping and got home around 9
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Put the groceries away and did a little of this and a little of that
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Sounds like a lovely day, Vixmom.
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And now I am relaxing with a nice cuppa tea and a bowl of Columbian coffee ice cream
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Interesting question posited by Until the End of the World: When you dream, do you see your own face?
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I don't see myself in my dreams.
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And now I am relaxing with a nice cuppa tea and a bowl of Columbian coffee ice cream
that sounds even better.
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Five!
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Today, I'm ushering for The Highest Tide (https://harlequinproductions.org/show/the-highest-tide/), a stage adaptation of the book of the same name (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1582346054/) by local author, Jim Lynch.
I'm home and the show was really good. I haven't read the book, but it's about a young teenager who lives in Olympia, his parents are going through a divorce and he finds a giant squid on the waterfront. There is, of course, a lot more to it, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Hi, John.
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After the show, I went to the Fishtale Brew Pub for dinner (I had a gift card and wanted to finish it off), and I had the grilled chicken sandwich. It was pretty good...a little hard to bite through, but not chewy or tough.
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After ushering, my niece wants me to come over to her place and show her how to clip the claws of her cats.
After eating, I went to show my niece how to clip the claws of her cat. It was pretty easy and she did quite well. Her cat also cooperated, so that was good. Hopefully, her other three cats will be as cooperating when it's their time.
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I want my hour back.
I want mine back, also!
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Who says "saving"?
It's because you are saving daylight time...hence, Daylight Saving Time.
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I use them interchangeably, because I really don't care about which is correct, just as I do antiviral and antibiotic.
Or safety deposit box (incorrect) vs. safe deposit box (correct). ;)
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I have NEVER known which is Daylight and which is Standard. It has never made any sense to me.
Just remember that DST lasts about three times longer in the year than standard time. I don't understand that!
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Oh, and we now have one confirmed in our county.
:o
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One woman on Facebook just suggested that all events be cancelled, large and small, public transportation should be shut down, schools should be shut down, stores should be shut down. And she follows that with, "This isn't panic." Uh huh.
::)
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FJL. Yes, Will Eno was there. I don’t know that you would call it previews. It’s a limited run show just until the end of the month and last night was the first performance.
The theatre was about 2/3 full.
Will was saying that he was grateful about how many people came as apparently there were a lot of cancellations or no shows because of the virus scare
We three (my friend Maria, Will and I) about the possibility of this scare causing shows , especially ones just opening, to close due to fear of illness keeping people away.
Today at The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch, the author of the original book, and the woman (I forget her name) who did this stage adaptation were there. They participated in the talkback after today's show. That was fun. All of the actors (including the alternate Miles, the lead) stayed and talked, as well.
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And there were gel sanitizer dispensers and boxes of tissues strategically placed all around the lobby, near the snacks, the mailing list sign up, the book sale cart, etc.
Ditto here.
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This may be too creepy to record, but since they keep saying this virus is nothing to worry about unless you;'re 60 or older - but I'm not 60 until May, so I guess I;m safe fo two months.
Tune of “Lotta Love”
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
To keep us safe from fear
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
But one thing’s really clear.
Though you may find this surprising
And think this can’t be so:
If you need sanitizing
Supplies are low.
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
To get us through a plague
It’s gonna take a lotta gloves
So let’s not be too vague.
That if you’ve been out there dawdlin’
And don’t even have Purell
Now I hope this isn’t maudlin
But it’s been swell.
Gotta lotta gloves.
Gotta lotta gloves…
:))
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I did have to look up "Lotta Love" on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXfROqR_p1A), but as soon as it started playing, I recognized it.
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I hadn't heard that she'd passed away years ago.
Oh, no.
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Hi, John.
Hi, George.
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Well, all 4 hours and 40 minutes of the movie is over. I'm going to hold off on the extras disc (who knows how many hours there are on that) until tomorrow.
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Book page will be live this evening. Even the shipping had to go up a couple of buck and even at that I'll lose a buck or two because these can't go in a flat-rate envelope.
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Book page is live.
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Up from a nap.
I expect you needed it. Maybe you will now be caught up with the time change, including Daylight Saving.
I doubt it. I don't think I'll get enough sleep tonight. I can just feel it.
I never feel like I get enough sleep when DST begins. :P
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Book page is live.
Book has been ordered!
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Post deleted. ::)
;)
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Sounds like a lovely day, Vixmom.
Yes it does.
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Today, I'm ushering for The Highest Tide (https://harlequinproductions.org/show/the-highest-tide/), a stage adaptation of the book of the same name (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1582346054/) by local author, Jim Lynch.
I'm home and the show was really good. I haven't read the book, but it's about a young teenager who lives in Olympia, his parents are going through a divorce and he finds a giant squid on the waterfront. There is, of course, a lot more to it, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I liked the book.
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Oh, no. Mart Crowley Dies: The Trailblazing ‘Boys In The Band’ Playwright Was 84 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mart-crowley-dies-the-trailblazing-boys-in-the-band-playwright-was-84/ar-BB10Vk0n).
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After ushering, my niece wants me to come over to her place and show her how to clip the claws of her cats.
After eating, I went to show my niece how to clip the claws of her cat. It was pretty easy and she did quite well. Her cat also cooperated, so that was good. Hopefully, her other three cats will be as cooperating when it's their time.
That was very nice of the cat to cooperate.
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Who says "saving"?
It's because you are saving daylight time...hence, Daylight Saving Time.
Thank you.
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I use them interchangeably, because I really don't care about which is correct, just as I do antiviral and antibiotic.
Or safety deposit box (incorrect) vs. safe deposit box (correct). ;)
I wasn't familiar with safety vs safe.
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FJL. Yes, Will Eno was there. I don’t know that you would call it previews. It’s a limited run show just until the end of the month and last night was the first performance.
The theatre was about 2/3 full.
Will was saying that he was grateful about how many people came as apparently there were a lot of cancellations or no shows because of the virus scare
We three (my friend Maria, Will and I) about the possibility of this scare causing shows , especially ones just opening, to close due to fear of illness keeping people away.
Today at The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch, the author of the original book, and the woman (I forget her name) who did this stage adaptation were there. They participated in the talkback after today's show. That was fun. All of the actors (including the alternate Miles, the lead) stayed and talked, as well.
Cool.
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Bruce not knowing you were a mutual friend on fb with Judy I was surprised to see you liked my comment :)
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Were you friends with her in high school?
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I'm not sure about Judy - she friended me at some point.
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FJL. Yes, Will Eno was there. I don’t know that you would call it previews. It’s a limited run show just until the end of the month and last night was the first performance.
The theatre was about 2/3 full.
Will was saying that he was grateful about how many people came as apparently there were a lot of cancellations or no shows because of the virus scare
We three (my friend Maria, Will and I) about the possibility of this scare causing shows , especially ones just opening, to close due to fear of illness keeping people away.
Today at The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch, the author of the original book, and the woman (I forget her name) who did this stage adaptation were there. They participated in the talkback after today's show. That was fun. All of the actors (including the alternate Miles, the lead) stayed and talked, as well.
Cool.
It was. Several years ago, this book was the book chosen for Timberland Library's "Timberland Reads Together" program, and he came to our All Staff Training Day and spoke.