Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on May 19, 2020, 12:30:37 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were in uncharted territory as they always are, and now it is time for you to post until the uncharted cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: DISABUSE!
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I was just about to post this last night when the day got locked:
As for the Bernstein thing, Mass is hardly a favorite piece, but a glance at this Ravinia production makes it look highly watchable and listenable.
I went crazy over it back in '72 when I first bought the record in Cleveland, and in '73 when I saw that first production by Gordon Davidson at the Mark Taper. At some point in there I bought the vocal score, and I want to say I got it at de Keyser Music on Hollywood Blvd. Either that, or I'd found it at Willis Music in Cleveland or ordered it from Patelson before moving to California. But I'm pretty sure it was in my first Hollywood days. (Yes, I sometimes agonize over questions like that - where did I buy this thing?? - just because.)
I have this concert bookmarked on the PBS site, but I found a couple of YouTube videos about this new version:
Mass at Ravinia: Virtual Pre-Concert Chat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPTYe1vl1pI)
and:
Mass At Ravinia: Making-Of Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmL3A98ZCMk)
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BK, congrats at getting the SACD at a VERY reasonable price! One item that I'd been looking for for a long time was the cassette release of the studio cast recording of the version of The Secret Garden with Barbara Cook, with music by Sharon Burgett. The reason I want the cassette is because that release has three extra songs that aren't on the CD or the vinyl album! It's either been just not available or outrageously expensive when it is.
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Anyway, I just happened to look again a couple of weeks ago, and someone had it on eBay for only $9.72...including tax and shipping! It just arrived yesterday (and it'll be a while before I can listen to it...my sister's boyfriend will have to record it to his computer to make .WAV files), but it looks good, at least. Right now, the CD can be purchased for as little as $2.49 or as much as $499.89!! WTH?? :o
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It's not a great version of the show (but not horrible, either), but it has Barbara Cook, Judy Kaye, John Cullum, George Rose and Max Showalter, who was also on the recording of The Grass Harp with Barbara Cook!
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I have the CD, so I really just want the three songs, and I'm VERY glad that it was so cheap! Hopefully, it'll actually sound good, too. ::)
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Off to bed.
Have a good day, all!
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Pretty sure I issued that on CD at Varese Sarabande.
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Good morning, all!
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It was a very poor night. I wept a bit, tossed and turned too much, and I was up too many times.
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Continued vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Congrats to MR BK & DR GEORGE on their CD scores!
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I am trekking to Dollar Tree and WalMart in about 45 minutes....and we shall see what we shall see.
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TOD
Ernest Borgnine:
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Poseidon Adventure
Ice Station Zebra
Joan Crawford:
The Women
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Queen Bee
Berserk!
I am sure there will be other lists today that will jog my memory on a few more for each of them.
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It isn't this surgery that frightens me. I'm certainly not looking forward to it, mostly because I do not know what my situation will be once the recuperation begins and I'm here alone with the cats. What does frighten me is that I'm feeling like a house falling apart - these sinus polyps, my mobility, the reason I'm seeing my podiatrist this morning - and the nagging fear I will never work again or live to see 2021.
I'm not afraid of dying, but I'm not ready to go.
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This morning Thatch vomited twice at my feet. I hope it's just a hairball.
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I do have some good news: the unemployment has landed, and I have a nice sum sitting in my bank account. I can afford Thatch's echocardiogram and dental work now.
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Stella is also due for her first annual visit to City Vet. I want to do that before the surgery.
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TOD
Ernest Borgnine
The Poseidon Advent
The Catered Affair
Joan Crawford
The Women
Grand Hotel
Mildred Pierce
Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Trog
Straight Jacket
Berserk
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Kitty cleanup, Thatch's vomit. all taken care of. After I take my meds and get dressed, I'll head downtown.
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Good morning, all
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Cats' vomit is (1) what they do, but also (2) bothersome, sometimes worrying, and always a chore to clean up.
We had a rash of hairballs here last week. 'Tis the season, I think. But I also had a couple of the other kind. Oy.
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Huge vibes for DR Elmore.
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T..O.D.
Joan Crawford
GRAND HOTEL
Ernest Borgnine
THE WILD BUNCH
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We watched ED WOOD last night.
Fun movie.
One of the minor characters in the film (Paul Marco), who played "Kelton the Cop" in PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, used to be my publicity client back in the 1980s.
He used to go to autograph shows, dressed as "Kelton".
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This morning has been a complete disaster with Food delivery, Time Warner, Thatch's vomit, and more. I'm late getting out the door.
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DR TCB, thanks for the offer, however, it is Madagascar bourbon vanilla I want;)
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Thanks George. I did manage to sleep.
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DR George, congrats on transferring 6 tapes.
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TCB I hope you slept and fee better.
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Tuesday morning greetings! We're about to do our weekly grocery pick-up at Kroger, then "attend" a Miami University webinar about what we used to call "information literacy." The people doing the presentation are what we used to call "librarians."
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Vibes for DRs Elmore, TCB, Vixmom, and everyone else who needs them!
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The way it's raining here, we're going to need an ark to get to Kroger and back...
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Good morning!
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Good morning, all.
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I overslept and it was good.
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Vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Well it was exactly two hours for me from turning the ignition key at my house to putting the last cookie in the cookie jar.....
It certainly takes more time when you go to the grocery store once a month instead of once a week.
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The only thing I can't find are the flavor mixes for beef stew and chili.....the place where the rack used to be is not there anymore at WalMart.
There are some spices in bottles, but I like the little foil packages....there was some Taco Flavoring in with the Taco Fixings....but .... nada.....
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DR JOHN G there was a headline on The Onion that read:
NOBODY NOTICES WHEN MAN STORMS OUT OF OFFICE MEETING
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Can anyone else read the posters on the wall of the corner where Ben Mankiewicz is doing his TCM intros?
I can see Dinner at Eight and Citizen Kane......but there is a WWII movie poster I can't read (I first thought it was Where Eagles Dare, but it's not) and a foreign language film he stands in front of so I can't see it....
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I am home from podiatrist, Spectrum, and pharmacy. And Thatch just threw up again. This worries me.
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Beginning around 8:30, everything started going wrong. I dropped the TV remote, and it split open, I decided to pick up a new one and pay them in person rather than mail it. So, I had to find a convient location before I left the apartment. Then, the food delivery man called and said he gave the order to someone. This freaked me out, so I ran downstairs and he wasn't there. After I stood outside for several minutes, he pulled up, told me he was confused and called the wrong apartment building. By that point it was too late to wait for a bus downtown. The taxi cost me $21.00.
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Things improved after I saw the podiatrist, who confirmed the black spot on my toenail was a bruise and not a lesion. I've been worried about this for over a week. Then I got to Spectrum, got a new remote, and paid my bill.
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Last night I watched The Ghost and Mrs Muir, which I liked, although I had problems with some of the plot. I liked Bernard Herrmann's score a lot.
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Tuesday morning greetings! We're about to do our weekly grocery pick-up at Kroger, then "attend" a Miami University webinar about what we used to call "information literacy." The people doing the presentation are what we used to call "librarians."
We went to Safeway this morning, then to Chuck's (a local store), and then filled our gas tank.
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We are now grumpy. Shopping is not fun these days.
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I bought some Mexican vanilla and will let Keith use it, saving the last of the Madagascar in case I do bake.
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The way it's raining here, we're going to need an ark to get to Kroger and back...
At least it isn't raining here this morning.
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Well it was exactly two hours for me from turning the ignition key at my house to putting the last cookie in the cookie jar.....
It certainly takes more time when you go to the grocery store once a month instead of once a week.
And is more stressful, IMHO.
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DR JOHN G there was a headline on The Onion that read:
NOBODY NOTICES WHEN MAN STORMS OUT OF OFFICE MEETING
;D
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I am home from podiatrist, Spectrum, and pharmacy. And Thatch just threw up again. This worries me.
Vibes for Thatch!
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Every classic episode of The Young and the Restless seems about 2 hours long.
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More vibes for Thatch!
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I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep - was up at nine working on the group number - so tricky. I ended up doing a guide vocal that will help them.
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I just decided I'd had it. I went into System Preferences and did the following:
Unchecked "correct spelling automatically". (You can underscore questionable words, but I'll do the correcting if need be.)
Unchecked "capitalize words automatically". (My writing/posting life simply has too many exceptions to allow this.)
Unchecked "add period with double-space". (Same. I couldn't even type a parenthetical sentence without getting this.). <--
My life has improved immeasurably!
Well, I don't know if I should go that far, but I think we should pause in silence to commemorate this historic moment.
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Zoom meeting done and everyone is now on the same page, so that's good.
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Has anyone seem The Best Years of a Life from Claude Lelouch? Its the story of A Man and a Woman 50 years later and stars Anouk Aimee and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
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DR JOHN G there was a headline on The Onion that read:
NOBODY NOTICES WHEN MAN STORMS OUT OF OFFICE MEETING
Ha!
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Vibes for Thatch.
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Three!
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Has anyone seem The Best Years of a Life from Claude Lelouch? Its the story of A Man and a Woman 50 years later and stars Anouk Aimee and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Haven't even heard of it. I know they did a twenty years later one.
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Has anyone seem The Best Years of a Life from Claude Lelouch? Its the story of A Man and a Woman 50 years later and stars Anouk Aimee and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
No And don't recall watching the sequel "A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later".
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About to eat today's meal - tuna sandwiches.
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In another head scratcher.....there was no Diet Pepsi available in cans.
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Vibes for Thatch.
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I am glad the ZOOM rehearsals are working for you MR BK, but I just do not see how I could make it work for me.....
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Same here. Of course I haven't tried any such thing. But it seems daunting.
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I need a nap. I attempted to take one and instead ended up reading.
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Reading usually leads me into nap town.
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That is what I was hoping for. I did doze for a few seconds here and there but something kept waking me up.
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DR Jrand how do you go an entire month without going to the grocery store? Is it that people are picking up fresh vegetables, milk, & eggs for you?
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Pier One Imports is closing all of their stores :(
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I am waiting to see the list of JC Penny's stores that will be closing :(
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Tell me what you're trying to do with Zoom rehearsals and maybe I can be of some help. It was crazy the first time but I've got the hang of it now.
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Hello, everyone.
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Mega vibes to Larry and vibes of all kinds for the rest of us, including Thatch.
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Thatch has had dinner and a treat without barfing more, so I hope he;s gone through whatever it was, poor baby.
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Jane, I agree with you about grocery shopping being stressful these days. I dread it. I've been doing as much of my shopping as possible online for many years, and now even more so. But there are shortages there, too, which means I often have to switch to a more expensive brand or go to an actual store (!!). I've been shopping at Whole Foods more lately, because I never had to wait in line to get into the store--until today. Their prices are higher than what I'm used to, too. But I saw toilet paper on the shelves there at 2pm! Those shelves have been bare for the past two months.
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Tonight we're watching The Americanization of Emily, a film I've always wanted to see but never got to. I'm blaming BK for getting me into gear to watch it.
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Thatch has had dinner and a treat without barfing more, so I hope he;s gone through whatever it was, poor baby.
Good
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Jane, I agree with you about grocery shopping being stressful these days. I dread it. I've been doing as much of my shopping as possible online for many years, and now even more so. But there are shortages there, too, which means I often have to switch to a more expensive brand or go to an actual store (!!). I've been shopping at Whole Foods more lately, because I never had to wait in line to get into the store--until today. Their prices are higher than what I'm used to, too. But I saw toilet paper on the shelves there at 2pm! Those shelves have been bare for the past two months.
I also saw TP on the shelf today but passed on buying any.
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My dentist reopened his office yesterday. Yay! I was scheduled for a cleaning and looking forward to it when Covid hit and he closed. The hygienist I see there is excellent, but books up months in advance. I was very pleased to get an appointment with her for yesterday. I'm sure many people are nervous about returning, but this office has always had the highest standards.
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I usually grab a sandwich at the deli across the street, but they were closed--I think. One sign said "We're here" and the other said "CLOSED." ;D I opted for a couple of the mini pies at the undoubtedly open bakery to eat later.
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There are those who are expecting people to rush out to restaurants, stores, beaches once they reopen, but I question that. Some will, of course. In Australia people jammed the malls the day they reopened, but I think that many people will still feel cautious. I wouldn't feel safe eating in a restaurant yet or being in any crowds.
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Jane, I agree with you about grocery shopping being stressful these days. I dread it. I've been doing as much of my shopping as possible online for many years, and now even more so. But there are shortages there, too, which means I often have to switch to a more expensive brand or go to an actual store (!!). I've been shopping at Whole Foods more lately, because I never had to wait in line to get into the store--until today. Their prices are higher than what I'm used to, too. But I saw toilet paper on the shelves there at 2pm! Those shelves have been bare for the past two months.
I also saw TP on the shelf today but passed on buying any.
I truly hope that the toilet paper shortage is history.
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TTFN.
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Just back from Costco. It was easy and underpopulated.
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I’m stating to watch Aaron Tveit in a musical version of The Three Musketeers. The opening number is drab, the music is dreary, the lyrics sloppy. I don’t know how much of this I can take.
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Four!
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My dentist reopened his office yesterday. Yay! I was scheduled for a cleaning and looking forward to it when Covid hit and he closed. The hygienist I see there is excellent, but books up months in advance. I was very pleased to get an appointment with her for yesterday. I'm sure many people are nervous about returning, but this office has always had the highest standards.
They wear masks and gloves making the risk theirs. I am sure they clean well between patients. Congrats on snagging the appointment.
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There are those who are expecting people to rush out to restaurants, stores, beaches once they reopen, but I question that. Some will, of course. In Australia people jammed the malls the day they reopened, but I think that many people will still feel cautious. I wouldn't feel safe eating in a restaurant yet or being in any crowds.
I read that Denmark, which closed early and did a good job of getting the virus under control, has reopened. People there have been well behaved all along and are not rushing out in crowds setting an example of how to reopen gently.
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Pretty sure I issued that on CD at Varese Sarabande.
I was wondering.
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Congrats to MR BK & DR GEORGE on their CD scores!
Thanks, Jrand!
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Hi, Jane.
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DR George, congrats on transferring 6 tapes.
Thanks, Jane! I'm now on tape #8!
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I do have some good news: the unemployment has landed, and I have a nice sum sitting in my bank account. I can afford Thatch's echocardiogram and dental work now.
That's great, Larry!
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Vibes for DRs Elmore, TCB, Vixmom, and everyone else who needs them!
~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~
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I just decided I'd had it. I went into System Preferences and did the following:
Unchecked "correct spelling automatically". (You can underscore questionable words, but I'll do the correcting if need be.)
Unchecked "capitalize words automatically". (My writing/posting life simply has too many exceptions to allow this.)
Unchecked "add period with double-space". (Same. I couldn't even type a parenthetical sentence without getting this.). <--
My life has improved immeasurably!
Well, I don't know if I should go that far, but I think we should pause in silence to commemorate this historic moment.
It's about time, ChasSmith! I may make typos, but at least they're MY typos! ;)
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Gratuitous Post #100!
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DR JOHN G there was a headline on The Onion that read:
NOBODY NOTICES WHEN MAN STORMS OUT OF OFFICE MEETING
:))
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In another head scratcher.....there was no Diet Pepsi available in cans.
:o NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'( :'( :'(
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~~~Additional Vibes for Thatch!!~~~
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Pier One Imports is closing all of their stores :(
Oh, no! My sister used to love their stores.
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My dentist reopened his office yesterday. Yay! I was scheduled for a cleaning and looking forward to it when Covid hit and he closed. The hygienist I see there is excellent, but books up months in advance. I was very pleased to get an appointment with her for yesterday. I'm sure many people are nervous about returning, but this office has always had the highest standards.
Yesterday, I went into work for a couple of hours, and saw on my calendar that my next dental appointment is June 16th, which is also my mother's birthday...not that that matters, but it's easy to remember. I haven't heard that it's been cancelled, so I'm going to assume that it's still on until I hear that it's not.
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Well, I need to take a shower and get my burger at Red Wagon (while safely socially distant). They have a stamp card and every visit gets a stamp, but on Tuesdays, you get two stamps! When the card is filled up, you get free fries and small drink. And I have a filled card, so I'll be getting the fries and drink!
Be back later.
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My dentist reopened his office yesterday. Yay! I was scheduled for a cleaning and looking forward to it when Covid hit and he closed. The hygienist I see there is excellent, but books up months in advance. I was very pleased to get an appointment with her for yesterday. I'm sure many people are nervous about returning, but this office has always had the highest standards.
Yesterday, I went into work for a couple of hours, and saw on my calendar that my next dental appointment is June 16th, which is also my mother's birthday...not that that matters, but it's easy to remember. I haven't heard that it's been cancelled, so I'm going to assume that it's still on until I hear that it's not.
Ours is June 24th. Hopefully it won't change.
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Pier One Imports is closing all of their stores :(
Oh, no! My sister used to love their stores.
Tell her to watch for the liquidation sales once shops can reopen.
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I can't use my right arm very well this evening. The problem is related to my damaged shoulder. I will pop in a few times. If I post at all it will be short.
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I ended up listening to The Three Musketeers while working a crossword puzzle. It's a really sorry excuse of a show, but Kate Baldwin is her usual amazing self as Milady DeWinter.
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Too bad she wasn't given anything to do. Her big solo is as dreadful as the rest of the show.
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The score for this mess is by George Stiles, who wrote the forgettable songs added to Mary Poppins.
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We are now grumpy. Shopping is not fun these days.
Is it not possible for you to order and pick up your groceries?
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There are those who are expecting people to rush out to restaurants, stores, beaches once they reopen, but I question that. Some will, of course. In Australia people jammed the malls the day they reopened, but I think that many people will still feel cautious. I wouldn't feel safe eating in a restaurant yet or being in any crowds.
Same. I cannot imagine going to a mall or a restaurant anytime soon. Although stores not in malls are supposed to open in a week. And I suspect a lot of people will go.
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There are those who are expecting people to rush out to restaurants, stores, beaches once they reopen, but I question that. Some will, of course. In Australia people jammed the malls the day they reopened, but I think that many people will still feel cautious. I wouldn't feel safe eating in a restaurant yet or being in any crowds.
Same. I cannot imagine going to a mall or a restaurant anytime soon. Although stores not in malls are supposed to open in a week. And I suspect a lot of people will go.
i was invited to dinner tonight with friends. Nope. Not going out.
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I would go to friends, if we sat outside distancing. I know people who eat together and use paper plates to be safe.
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My dentist reopened his office yesterday. Yay! I was scheduled for a cleaning and looking forward to it when Covid hit and he closed. The hygienist I see there is excellent, but books up months in advance. I was very pleased to get an appointment with her for yesterday. I'm sure many people are nervous about returning, but this office has always had the highest standards.
They wear masks and gloves making the risk theirs. I am sure they clean well between patients. Congrats on snagging the appointment.
Thanks. At this office they are wearing face shields over their masks, plus disposable gowns that are discarded after each patient. They've made a number of other changes also.
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The hygienist told me that her 82-year-old mother and nephew, who both live in Ecuador, came to visit for two weeks. Then Covid hit and the airport in Ecuador was closed. Her mother and nephew can't go home until the end of May. From two weeks to almost three months!
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Vibes for Jane's arm and shoulder. Vibes it's better soon.
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We are now grumpy. Shopping is not fun these days.
Is it not possible for you to order and pick up your groceries?
Many stores in my area do not offer either curbside pick-up or delivery.
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My first three years on Yelp, I was an Elite Yelper. Then suddenly I wasn't and that was irritating and I stopped writing a lot of reviews. But from January to now I've written a ton and they're really popular, apparently, so I was just made an Elite again. :)
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Randy Rainbow takes on Fiddler with his latest.
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ec3faa0c5b6297713ce6464
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My dentist reopened his office yesterday. Yay! I was scheduled for a cleaning and looking forward to it when Covid hit and he closed. The hygienist I see there is excellent, but books up months in advance. I was very pleased to get an appointment with her for yesterday. I'm sure many people are nervous about returning, but this office has always had the highest standards.
They wear masks and gloves making the risk theirs. I am sure they clean well between patients. Congrats on snagging the appointment.
Thanks. At this office they are wearing face shields over their masks, plus disposable gowns that are discarded after each patient. They've made a number of other changes also.
I forgot about the eyes which are normally protected. Disposable gowns is a good idea.
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The hygienist told me that her 82-year-old mother and nephew, who both live in Ecuador, came to visit for two weeks. Then Covid hit and the airport in Ecuador was closed. Her mother and nephew can't go home until the end of May. From two weeks to almost three months!
Wow.
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Vibes for Jane's arm and shoulder. Vibes it's better soon.
Thank you. I really need them.
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My first three years on Yelp, I was an Elite Yelper. Then suddenly I wasn't and that was irritating and I stopped writing a lot of reviews. But from January to now I've written a ton and they're really popular, apparently, so I was just made an Elite again. :)
Congrats on your elite status.
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I am done.
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'night
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Back from the drive. Only watched half a movie. The rest of the day and evening was spent dealing with this group number - it's fascinating and not.
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The hygienist told me that her 82-year-old mother and nephew, who both live in Ecuador, came to visit for two weeks. Then Covid hit and the airport in Ecuador was closed. Her mother and nephew can't go home until the end of May. From two weeks to almost three months!
Oh, no! Hopefully, there won't be any trouble when they're finally able to leave!
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My first three years on Yelp, I was an Elite Yelper. Then suddenly I wasn't and that was irritating and I stopped writing a lot of reviews. But from January to now I've written a ton and they're really popular, apparently, so I was just made an Elite again. :)
Congrats, BK!
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Randy Rainbow takes on Fiddler with his latest.
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ec3faa0c5b6297713ce6464
I saw the video earlier! He's never been not funny! :))
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I am a Yelp Elite.
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That said, why are we still on page five. If you want to be an HHW Elite, we really must turn the damn page.
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And yet, we're not all that far along, are we?
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Well, there's another twenty minutes and anything can happen.
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But will it?
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That is the question.
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Well, I just started recording the last of the 10, count 'em, TEN VHS tapes from my parents!
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This one is a show from the year 1999 on the History Channel about the Berlin Wall.
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The host (don't know who he is) said that they interviewed people who were still around when it went up and when it came down.
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Even though it's from a TV channel, I'm going to leave the commercials in because, even though I remove them when I make new DVDs from current TV programs, it's fun to see them when I make DVDs of VHS tapes from years ago.