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Post by: bk on August 13, 2020, 12:11:12 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes did a tour jete and pirouette, and now it is time for you to post until the chasseing cows come home.
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Post by: bk on August 13, 2020, 12:12:08 AM
And the word of the day is: DEXTEROUS!
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 12:46:18 AM
Topic of the Day:  I don't know if I have a favorite biblical movie...I'm not biblical, at all ;)
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 12:51:52 AM
My sister's not religious either, but she used to really like the movie Ben-Hur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)), with Charlton Heston.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 12:58:32 AM
Otherwise, I'd say Dogma for my choice. :D
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 12:59:00 AM
I haven't seen it since it first came out, but I remember that I really liked it.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 12:59:50 AM
And now, I'm off to bed.

Have a good day, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 03:37:12 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 03:39:56 AM
I got up 30 minutes earlier this morning since I must step out between 7:45 and 8:00 fr a trip to my doctor's office. I need to have the lab work done for next week's appointment.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 03:45:55 AM
It was a strange night of dreams.  In the first I had gone to Goodspeed to catch the final performance of something I had orchestrated, s show about Rodgers & Hart, and then Goodspeed was closing for the pandemic.  No one in the dream wore masks.  Then I went backstage where they were striking the set spoke ro the conductor and the band, and I remembered I had to call a friend in New York,  That took several tries since I did not have the phone numbers I needed and I had to ask the conductor for help.  The last part of ther dream were my concerns about getting back to New York.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 03:50:33 AM
In the second, I was watching a performance of Jubilee, and a flautist walked out of the pit,  her flute was on fire and she carried it to the lobby and put it on the floor and we poured water on it.  I asked her about how badly her hands were burned.

The flute player in the dream was one of the violinists in the City Center Encores! orchestra.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 03:52:28 AM
I hate these lab work days.  I cannot eat until they are over, and I'm dying for some coffee.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 13, 2020, 05:24:50 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 13, 2020, 05:25:56 AM
I really like that flautist dream.

My one (irritating) dream defies description, even for my own edification. A complete waste of dream time, if you ask my opinion. And I believe you did.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 13, 2020, 05:45:52 AM
I mercilessly lump all Biblical movies into the category "Biblical Kitsch" because most of them are so delightfully Hollywoodishly and inappropriately cast and played. Was I just moved to string three adverbs together? Why yes, I believe I was. Also note the use of an additional one earlier in the sentence.

As a kid I seriously loved King of Kings, for many reasons but not least of all its score. I got that MGM box set with the record and the hardcover program book and wore that sucker out. As a family we dutifully watched The Ten Commandments when it was shown on TV, and I believe we went to see it once at a drive-in. I think those were the big two for us when I was growing up.

As an adult, I tend to watch these around the Easter season because, you know, that's generally the season for them. I don't do it out of any particular reverence for anything except my enjoyment of a genre and style of filmmaking. Each of them has its points of interest. One exception, a film I have never been able to get through more than about ten minutes of, is The Greatest Story Ever Told. I find it the most (watch out, more adverbs on the way!) lugubriously paced, deadly boring motion picture ever.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 05:56:13 AM
I am home from the lab work and happy to be home.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 06:02:47 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 06:05:08 AM
My favorite Biblical films are Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, and King of Kings.  I knew they were kitsch when I saw them as a kid, but I loved The Prodigal with Lana Turner leading the Prodigal Son astray and deMille's Samson and Delilah.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 06:10:19 AM
I’m not a fan of the stolid, sanctimonious nature of many biblical epics. Too many don’t seem, well, all that biblical. Or lifelike. Pasolini’s Gospel According to St. Matthew and The Last Temptation of Christ are both intriguing. I also enjoyed Jeremy Sisto’s performance in the miniseries Jesus. Then there’s Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which is cheeky.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 06:20:10 AM
Theological films are another matter. Babette’s Feast and The Decalogue are way up on my list, along with The Seventh Seal and Au Hasard Balthazar. Wings of Desire and A Serious Man are both worth a second look.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 07:20:39 AM
I think DEXTEROUS was one of my favorite characters on DYNASTY.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 07:22:16 AM
TOD:

TTC, of course
BEN HUR

SODOM & GOMORRAH
KING OF KINGS

Probably some more that will be listed by other dear readers.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 13, 2020, 07:28:47 AM
I’ve never seen Gospel According to St. Matthew, but someone gave me an imported copy they bought in error, so that will be in the coming year’s lineup.
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Post by: ChasSmith on August 13, 2020, 07:31:43 AM
Yes, theological films are a different kettle of fish. And I still need to get into The Decalogue.
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Post by: Druxy on August 13, 2020, 09:10:55 AM
T.O.D.

Don't get the wrong idea.  I am definitely not an Atheist

However, I find all Biblical movies to be boring.

Can't recall any that I really liked.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 09:45:39 AM
I have decided to make chicken salad today....nothing fancy like DR VIXMOM cooks....but it is in the making......
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Post by: Ginny on August 13, 2020, 10:20:21 AM
Thursday afternoon greetings!  This morning I finished reading THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE, Fiona Davis's latest novel.  It's set in the New York Public Library and I loved it.  Between that, making some phone calls about gifts for Charlotte, and doing my ankle therapy, I'm still not dressed but feel very accomplished.
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Post by: Laura on August 13, 2020, 10:26:04 AM
Good morning.
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Post by: Laura on August 13, 2020, 10:26:54 AM
DR Elmore, you can have black coffee before blood work. It's a diuretic, so don't over do it. Drink plenty of water to plump up your veins, though.
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Post by: KevinH on August 13, 2020, 11:01:10 AM
Good afternoon!
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Post by: vixmom on August 13, 2020, 11:07:23 AM
I liked the cable show Dexterous about the forensic tech/serial killer
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:09:56 AM
My favorite Biblical films are Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, and King of Kings.  I knew they were kitsch when I saw them as a kid, but I loved The Prodigal with Lana Turner leading the Prodigal Son astray and deMille's Samson and Delilah.

I love the song Sam and Delilah by the Gershwins...especially Debbie (Shapiro) Gravitte's version on the live concert, George & Ira Gershwin: A Musical Celebration (http://castalbums.org/recordings/George-Ira-Gershwin-A-Musical-Celebration-1993-STAGE-Concert/5462)! :D
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:12:43 AM
Well, this is pretty cool...'Extinct' large blue butterfly successfully reintroduced to UK (https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/uk/large-blue-butterfly-intl-scli-gbr-scn/index.html). :)
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 11:25:10 AM
DR George the Pick Your Flavor Pie looks like a fun pie to serve.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
DR George the Pick Your Flavor Pie looks like a fun pie to serve.

Thanks, Jane!  I hope it turns out well enough!
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 12:17:55 PM
I watched the entire pie video, very clever and fun.  Thanks George.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 12:21:35 PM
Well, this is pretty cool...'Extinct' large blue butterfly successfully reintroduced to UK (https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/uk/large-blue-butterfly-intl-scli-gbr-scn/index.html). :)

Wonderful.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 12:21:59 PM
DR George the Pick Your Flavor Pie looks like a fun pie to serve.

Thanks, Jane!  I hope it turns out well enough!

I look forward to your photo. 
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 12:22:29 PM
I watched the entire pie video, very clever and fun.  Thanks George.

I like that video.  I watched a couple of others with similar themes, but I didn't care for them (and the designs) as much.
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Post by: bk on August 13, 2020, 12:31:43 PM
I'm up, I'm up - eight hours of sleep, almost.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 01:58:10 PM
The meetings today are setting my teeth on edge.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 02:06:57 PM
That is some pie DR GEORGE?
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 02:07:31 PM
DR JOHN G I think Lucy was always stirring her coffee and that set Ricky's tith on etch.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 02:08:48 PM
I had a weird dream last night. I was asked to ghost write a book for a celebrity. As work commenced, it became apparent that a section would have to be written from another perspective. After wrangling it was decided that a second celebrity would need to get involved. The negotiations were more convoluted than the writing. Somewhere along the line, the name suggested was the person I had to sue over my food website, someone I never want to deal with or speak to again. His name was eventually dropped, and the talks continued, but I was quickly losing enthusiasm for the project.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 02:09:56 PM
DR JOHN G I think Lucy was always stirring her coffee and that set Ricky's tith on etch.

Oh, Ricky.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 02:10:32 PM
I watched PEYTON PLACE last night.  I like the movie....but really like the performances of Russ Tamblyn and Diane Varsi a lot.

I love Carol Lynley - but Diane Varsi is so much better in the role of Allison, that they are not even in the same ballpark.

And there are a lot of reaction shots of Russ as Norman that really reveal what he is thinking and what is going on around him.  Of course in the book, Norman's mother was a neurotic woman who gave him at least one enema a day.....so his reaction when she calls him in tells us a lot that is not said in the movie....
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 02:10:59 PM
I always loved the jazz stylings of DEXTEROUS Gordon.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 02:11:29 PM
Maybe you'll be writing the NEXT Harry & Meghan tome DR JOHN G.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 02:12:58 PM
I watched PEYTON PLACE last night.  I like the movie....but really like the performances of Russ Tamblyn and Diane Varsi a lot.

I love Carol Lynley - but Diane Varsi is so much better in the role of Allison, that they are not even in the same ballpark.

And there are a lot of reaction shots of Russ as Norman that really reveal what he is thinking and what is going on around him.  Of course in the book, Norman's mother was a neurotic woman who gave him at least one enema a day.....so his reaction when she calls him in tells us a lot that is not said in the movie....
I watched PEYTON PLACE last night.  I like the movie....but really like the performances of Russ Tamblyn and Diane Varsi a lot.

I love Carol Lynley - but Diane Varsi is so much better in the role of Allison, that they are not even in the same ballpark.

And there are a lot of reaction shots of Russ as Norman that really reveal what he is thinking and what is going on around him.  Of course in the book, Norman's mother was a neurotic woman who gave him at least one enema a day.....so his reaction when she calls him in tells us a lot that is not said in the movie....

I never did read that book. I had a copy for a while but never got around to it.
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Post by: John G. on August 13, 2020, 02:25:20 PM
Maybe you'll be writing the NEXT Harry & Meghan tome DR JOHN G.
Say it ain’t so, Joe!
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 02:28:20 PM
That is some pie DR GEORGE?

I agree. :)
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 13, 2020, 03:17:02 PM
It's a very entertaining book DR JOHN G.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 03:42:35 PM
I agree, DR JRand69.  I've read Peyton Place a couple of times.  The sequel was not so good.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 13, 2020, 03:46:07 PM
The cats are stoned on catnip.  I sprayed it about while they were having their snack.  Thatch is now zoned out in a chair, Stella's on top of the dresser, and Annabelle's pissed because I carried out the huge carton the Amazon Pantry delivery came in.  They all played in it this afternoon and drove me a little crazy while I unpacked it.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:22:17 PM
The meetings today are setting my teeth on edge.

Sorry.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:23:10 PM
I had a weird dream last night. I was asked to ghost write a book for a celebrity. As work commenced, it became apparent that a section would have to be written from another perspective. After wrangling it was decided that a second celebrity would need to get involved. The negotiations were more convoluted than the writing. Somewhere along the line, the name suggested was the person I had to sue over my food website, someone I never want to deal with or speak to again. His name was eventually dropped, and the talks continued, but I was quickly losing enthusiasm for the project.

This sounds like a nightmare.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:53:07 PM
We actually went out to dinner tonight  :o
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:53:31 PM
We sat outside in the expanded area at Beaches.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:55:12 PM
They have a nice area now in the parking lot overlooking the river.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:56:03 PM
McMenamins next door did the same with their side of the parking so it didn't feel like sitting in a parking lot.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:56:34 PM
Our favorite waitress served us and other favorite staff stopped by to talk to us.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:57:04 PM
With planes flying overhead & the staff wearing masks it was hard for me to hear them ;D
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 05:58:30 PM
Tonight they had a different car parked there.

(https://scontent.fhio2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116433631_10157757543492675_4999642246086020549_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=2d5d41&_nc_ohc=gOfO_1ceHfoAX8NCPyb&_nc_ht=scontent.fhio2-2.fna&oh=237d54a745a28952730d854e89013f9d&oe=5F5C5964)
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 06:03:06 PM
Our favorite waitress served us and other favorite staff stopped by to talk to us.

Nice.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 06:06:52 PM
Nice view and car, too.
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Post by: bk on August 13, 2020, 06:15:35 PM
I'm up, I'm up - oh, wait...
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Post by: bk on August 13, 2020, 06:16:28 PM
Got the new Sandy mixes in high-resolution files now so just trying to figure out how we're actually going to do this.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 06:30:02 PM
Got the new Sandy mixes in high-resolution files now so just trying to figure out how we're actually going to do this.

Hope it's not too difficult. :-\
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 06:51:53 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 06:52:59 PM
Interesting photo, Jane. Were there many customers? I know you eat early; do you know if there's been much of a turn-out later in the evening?
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 06:54:25 PM
The restaurants I frequent or pass by haven't had a lot of customers, but that could change if people become more comfortable with the idea.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 06:56:17 PM
I stopped at the bank yesterday and asked for several rolls of quarters, which I use for laundry and parking meters. I was told that they could only give one roll to a customer due to the nationwide coin shortage. Has anyone experienced this?

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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 06:57:25 PM
The Federal Reserve has said that it's because so many businesses are closed, but that makes no sense to me, particulary since so many of us use our credit cards for our purchases.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 06:58:23 PM
Are some people hoarding coins just as a few months ago people were hoarding toilet paper?
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 07:00:16 PM
The Federal Reserve said there are just as many coins out there as before, but of course they can't say exactly where they are.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 07:02:08 PM
And the word of the day is: DEXTEROUS!

One must be quite DEXTEROUS to do all the dance moves that BK just mentioned.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 07:09:11 PM
Too bad about the shirt, George.

Good luck with the pie. It looks interesting.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 13, 2020, 07:09:34 PM
TTFN.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 07:14:17 PM
I stopped at the bank yesterday and asked for several rolls of quarters, which I use for laundry and parking meters. I was told that they could only give one roll to a customer due to the nationwide coin shortage. Has anyone experienced this?

I haven't tried to get any coins, but most places around here have signs asking for exact change or for people to use cards, which I have been doing.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 07:14:29 PM
Too bad about the shirt, George.

Good luck with the pie. It looks interesting.

Thanks, and thanks, Jeanne.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 07:15:30 PM
And now, I'm off to my sister's.  My niece called, asking to change a battery in one of their smoke detectors.  It's too high for either of them with just the stepstool that they have, so I'll go over and change that.  It won't take long.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 07:15:44 PM
And then, I'll go home.

Be back later.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:18:20 PM
:o
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:18:35 PM
A THREE HOUR LULL?? ???
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:19:11 PM
Yikes!!
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:21:28 PM
Anyway, I very easily changed the battery in my sister's smoke alarm.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:22:22 PM
She had some leftover vegan chocolate and peanut butter "cheesecake," so I had a little bit of it.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:23:20 PM
It wasn't too bad.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:23:36 PM
It improved when I added some Hershey's chocolate syrup.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:23:53 PM
;)
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:25:37 PM
PAGE FOUR HERSHEY'S SIMPLE 5 SYRUP DANCE!!

(https://www.hersheys.com/content/dam/smartlabelproductsimage/hersheys/00034000312733-0010.png)
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:29:04 PM
After I left my sister's, I went to the local Trader Joe's on the west side of Olympia.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:29:45 PM
I got there and they had someone at the front door spritzing people's hands with sanitizer as they entered.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:31:48 PM
The woman was wearing a mask (as was everyone else) and she started chatting with me.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:32:15 PM
It took me a moment to realize that she's my friend Laura!
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:32:48 PM
She's been working there for years, and I knew that, but I just didn't recognize her with the mask on.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:33:29 PM
She also had shorter hair than I've ever seen her with, so there's that.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:34:29 PM
Anyway, after I recognized her, we chatted and caught up a bit, so that was fun.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:38:03 PM
I mainly just meandered around the store and got some stuff that I wanted, then I decided to go to Wendy's for dinner, since it's also on the west side.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:38:49 PM
I got to Wendy's and the drive-thru line was just too long, so I left.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:39:00 PM
Gratuitous Post #100!
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:39:09 PM
Whew!
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:39:48 PM
After I left Wendy's, I decided to drive through McDonald's, but the McDonald's right next to Wendy's was closed.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:40:01 PM
Interesting photo, Jane. Were there many customers? I know you eat early; do you know if there's been much of a turn-out later in the evening?

I didn't ask how busy the evenings have been.  We had been told the quiet time is around 3:00.

We went extra early to be sure and see one waitress before she left.  We knew the other waitress was starting at 3:30 and wanted to get her table.  It was a beautiful day here and it seemed fairly busy.  By the time we left there were people lined up to be seated.

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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:40:16 PM
And not just closed for the night, it was completely closed!
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:40:36 PM
I had no idea that it had closed.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:40:49 PM
:-\
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:41:50 PM
So, I decided to go to the other McDonald's on the west side to see if they're still open, and they were.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:42:46 PM
I got a couple of small burgers and a large diet Coke.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:44:58 PM
Then, I came home and now I'm surfing the 'net.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:45:41 PM
The restaurants I frequent or pass by haven't had a lot of customers, but that could change if people become more comfortable with the idea.

We asked the waitress that leaves early and only works inside during the days what that looks like.  She said she is usually the only waitress working 6 tables.  Someone else works the bar side of the restaurant.  There must be 25 tables on her side of the restaurant :(
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 10:47:28 PM
Hi, Jane.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:48:02 PM
I stopped at the bank yesterday and asked for several rolls of quarters, which I use for laundry and parking meters. I was told that they could only give one roll to a customer due to the nationwide coin shortage. Has anyone experienced this?



No but I have read about the shortage.  I wondered about the banks.  I hope you can find more change.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:48:49 PM
The Federal Reserve has said that it's because so many businesses are closed, but that makes no sense to me, particulary since so many of us use our credit cards for our purchases.

That is why I expected banks to have change.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:49:51 PM
It improved when I added some Hershey's chocolate syrup.

;D
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:50:32 PM
Hershey's syrup wouldn't have helped me. 
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:50:41 PM
Hi George.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:53:05 PM
I got there and they had someone at the front door spritzing people's hands with sanitizer as they entered.

That's funny.  They do not have wipes to take like the markets do.  They have sanitizer pumps at ours which are kind of hidden.
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Post by: bk on August 13, 2020, 10:53:06 PM
Had Carney's for lunch - one hot dog with red cabbage, and one cheeseburger - very good.  Then worked on several things, got a yay from one of the three guest stars I've been waiting on, another Tony nominee, and since she's in NY I set a NY pianist to do her track and they've done it before so that should be fine.  All songs chosen, too.  Then tonight I watched a documentary on Amazon Prime, then took a forty-minute walk, which I haven't done in over two months, then had to work on a track for about thirty minutes - the one really difficult thing doing our shows this way is any song that has any ebb and flow and rubato.  So, in this case the song is nothing BUT that, but I know how the phrasing works best so we adjusted it and it sounds great and gives the singer plenty of room to phrase freely within certain constraints.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:53:30 PM
It took me a moment to realize that she's my friend Laura!

:))
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Post by: bk on August 13, 2020, 10:53:37 PM
Listening to Sir John - a magnificent mono Sinfonia Antarctica by Vaughan Williams.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:55:41 PM
A former waitress and now bar manager at Beaches walked over and said hello.  We had to ask her who she was.  It didn't help that she now has dark hair the was up in a ponytail.
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 10:56:42 PM
And not just closed for the night, it was completely closed!

:(
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Post by: Jane on August 13, 2020, 11:09:06 PM
'night
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:09:47 PM
T.O.D.

JESUS OF NAZARETH
KING OF KINGS (only for Jeffrey Hunter)
BEN-HUR
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:12:31 PM
Good night, Jane.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:12:40 PM
Hi, Tom.
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:14:35 PM
I’m not a fan of the stolid, sanctimonious nature of many biblical epics. Too many don’t seem, well, all that biblical. Or lifelike. Pasolini’s Gospel According to St. Matthew and The Last Temptation of Christ are both intriguing. I also enjoyed Jeremy Sisto’s performance in the miniseries Jesus. Then there’s Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which is cheeky.


Oh John, I want to buy Jeremy Sisto’s JESUS for Jrand69, JUST because Mary Magdalene is played by Debra Messing!
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:15:03 PM
I really like Jeremy Sisto.
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:15:41 PM
He finally has a quality role on F.B.I.
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:21:19 PM
I watched two more LGBTQ movies on Amazon Prime.



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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:24:19 PM
The first film was called JOHN APPLE JACK.  Because of the title I wasn’t expecting much, but it was listed as a comedy so I gave it a try.  It was a really delightful film.  Nothing terribly original, but nicely done.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:24:25 PM
I watched to more LGBTQ movies on Amazon Prime.

What did you watch?
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:24:59 PM
The first film was called JOHN APPLE JACK.  Because of the title I wasn’t expecting much, but it was listed as a comedy so I gave it a try.  It was a really delightful film.  Nothing terribly original, but nicely done.

You must be psychic!  You answered my question just seconds before I asked! ;)
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:25:14 PM
George, do you have Amazon Prime?  If so, you should really watch this movie.
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:27:56 PM
The second movie was called DADDY.  I watched it because I thought it was a comedy, but it really wasn’t.  Possibly could be called a dramedy, but there was some heavy parts.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:34:03 PM
George, do you have Amazon Prime?  If so, you should really watch this movie.

I just added it to my watchlist. :)
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:34:40 PM
They keep raising the forecasted temperature for Sunday.  It started out last weekend as 90 degrees.  Monday it was changed to 92 degrees.  Yesterday, it was up to 95 degrees, and tonight they are forecasting 98 degrees for Sunday.  That is for Seattle, proper; so the South Sound could go over 100.
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:37:18 PM
I, of course, am calling for heavy rain.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:39:02 PM
They keep raising the forecasted temperature for Sunday.  It started out last weekend as 90 degrees.  Monday it was changed to 92 degrees.  Yesterday, it was up to 95 degrees, and tonight they are forecasting 98 degrees for Sunday.  That is for Seattle, proper; so the South Sound could go over 100.

Oh, my goodness! :o
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:39:32 PM
Like in Kiss Me, Kate!, that's just too darned hot! :P
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:39:50 PM
;)
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:40:02 PM
I, of course, am calling for heavy rain.

I'm right there with you!
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:40:07 PM
In my dream last night, we were having an earthquake.  That is just about all I remember, except there was a chair involved.
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:44:58 PM
Jeanne, if you need quarters, I have a Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man bank (the GHOSTBUSTERS version) full of quarters.  It is full!
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:45:39 PM
I wonder if it is legal to send coins in the mail?
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:45:50 PM
Well, this is an interesting turn of events...Federal judge orders Trump campaign to provide evidence of Pa. voter fraud (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/08/13/Federal-judge-orders-Trump-campaign-to-provide-evidence-of-Pa-voter-fraud/2551597352516/)!

:))
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:48:14 PM
I wonder if it is legal to send coins in the mail?

I'm sure that it is...just make sure that they're not loose or in a delicate package that could break easily.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:51:13 PM
Well...
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:51:29 PM
...since we're finally here...
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:52:10 PM
 
five ! ! ! ! !
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:52:48 PM
Now, this is really cool...'George Eliot' among 25 female writers being republished using their real names (https://www.cnn.com/style/article/george-eliot-reclaim-her-name-intl-hnk-scli/index.html).
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:53:07 PM
(https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/q_auto,w_1215,c_fill,g_auto,h_684,ar_16:9/http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cnn.com%2Fcnnnext%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F200813130000-01-reclaim-her-name.jpg)
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:53:45 PM
Well, Georgie, it is time to go take my meds, and then hit the rack.
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Post by: TCB on August 13, 2020, 11:54:51 PM
Good night.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:55:31 PM
Good night, Tom.
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:55:53 PM
I'll be forwarding the article (and its variations) to the selectors of my library. :)
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Post by: George on August 13, 2020, 11:58:36 PM
Interestingly, THIS ARTICLE (https://www.thetcanada.com/2020/08/13/female-writers-real-name-books-by-women-writing-under-male-pseudonyms/) provides a different perspective. ::)