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Title: 78%!!! ONWARD AND UPWARD WE GO
Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 12:07:26 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were at 78% and going onward and upward, and now it is time for you to post until the onward and upward cows come home.
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 12:08:37 AM
And the word of the day is: HALCYON!
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 12:26:40 AM
And speaking of Bette Midler, here she is in her Continental Baths concert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOrzpQeJyKI) from 1971. :)
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 01:26:49 AM
'night
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 01:52:32 AM
Have a good day, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 21, 2021, 04:11:43 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 21, 2021, 04:26:49 AM
Last night the cats and I watched the Royal Ballet's latest production of Adolphe Adam's ballet Giselle, which, I gather, is for prima ballerinas what the role of Hamlet is to a star actor.  Like Mr President - I'm with you, BK! - it's a work I keep trying to like and continue to think, meh!

It's rather dippy tale, set in medieval Germany, where a peasant girl, Giselle, living with her mother, the only old person in the village, has fallen in love with Count Albrecht, disguised as a peasant to seduce her, and who has rejected the hunter Hilarion, her mother's choice for a husband.  A hunting party of aristocrats shows up, including Countess Albrecht, who is kind to the simple-minded peasant until Hilarion exposes her husband's philandering. Giselle goes mad and kills herself.  That's Act One.

In Act Two, set after midnight in a forest by a lake, the perfect time to put flowers on a grave, shows up to put flowers on Giselle's grave, when the Willis attack him and drown him.  The Willis are the ghosts of young girls who died for love, and their evil queen, Myrtha, is like a raging dyke on steroids. The Willis trap men and force them to dance ro death from exhaustion between the hours of midnight and dawn, so stay out of those forests after midnight. She introduces Giselle to the other Willis when Albrecht shows up with his flowers, and Giselle has to dance him to his death. Only she spares him and survives the night.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 21, 2021, 04:31:12 AM
I kept falling asleep during Giselle, so as soon as it ended, I turned off the TV and went to bed, around 8:15.  I'm really tired these days. I slept poorly, and Stella was a major issue. She kept forcing me to pet her, then she would lie down beside me; when I was almost asleep, something would distract her, and she would jump up and run off in pursuit.  It was hell.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 21, 2021, 04:32:54 AM
I have no plans today, which I like because tomorrow and that biopsy will be hellish.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 21, 2021, 05:17:28 AM
On a happier note than Giselle, I see that Jerome Robbins' wonderful ballet Dances At A Gathering has finally been committed to DVD. I saw it performed at a City Ballet All-Robbins night that included, as I recall, Fancy Free and Dances from West Side Story. I have no idea what "gathering" the dancers are attending - funeral? family reunion? a park?  - but by its conclusion I was moved to tears by a sense of loss and heartbreak.  It's absolutely stunning.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 05:58:19 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 05:58:50 AM
~~~INDIE GO GO GO VIBES~~~ for bk!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 05:59:28 AM
~~~BIOPSY VIBES~~~ for DR elmore3003!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 06:00:06 AM
~~~VACCINE VIBES~~~ for DR George!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 06:00:36 AM
~~~CONTRACT VIBE$~~~ for DR Matthew!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 06:01:10 AM
Good news from DR vixmom.  Should you be lugging boxes of books around with that sore arm?
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 06:25:38 AM
I just got sucked into a YouTube rabbit hole on how to clean old stained sheet pans.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 07:04:08 AM
IBID all the vibes that DR singdaw posted.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 07:04:46 AM
Well I must say as the day went on yesterday, I got sicker and sicker......

It was pretty miserable......but then this morning - fine!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 07:25:19 AM
Spring is sprung,
The grass is riz.
I wonder where
DR Jrand70's pain is?
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 07:25:32 AM
But glad it is gone.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 07:25:55 AM
Happy Birthday, Mr. J.S. Bach!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 07:32:38 AM
Speaking of Bach, did you know that he had a sword duel in the street with a recalcitrant bassoonist?
https://www.wpr.org/bach-draws-his-sword?fbclid=IwAR14Tp01MvvZK8zeGzllPYYbXaDpXjfs_0qFc9A7-r6VnWXHXgeziYD1ObY
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 07:56:10 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 07:56:34 AM
Aren’t all bassoonists recalcitrant?
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 07:56:56 AM
I was once told they were all crazy.
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Post by: Donald on March 21, 2021, 08:00:50 AM
Hello everyone....we have a brand new Broadway Radio Show for your listening pleasure.  It's another edition of AT THIS THEATRE.....this time we look back at the musical history of the grand St. James Theatre.  From when it opened in 1927 as Erlanger's Theatre to the present.....from George M. Cohan's The Merry Malones to its most recent tenant Disney's Frozen, you'll hear lots of great music and wonderful performers!  Check it out!!!

http://www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/

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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 08:30:04 AM
Thank you, DR Donald, for the reminder.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 08:30:38 AM
  Aren’t all bassoonists recalcitrant? 

 ;D

Apparently they're not reticent.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 08:30:53 AM
Moving on.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 08:31:13 AM
TWO!!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 08:39:34 AM
Investigating online recipes for cilantro chutney.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 09:34:46 AM
'night

Unfortunately I didn't fall asleep until after 5:00.  At least I slept late for me and didn't wake up until 7:40.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 09:35:10 AM
~~~CONTRACT VIBE$~~~ for DR Matthew!

Ditto.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 09:36:13 AM
Well I must say as the day went on yesterday, I got sicker and sicker......

It was pretty miserable......but then this morning - fine!

Sorry, but since you are fine this morning that wasn't too bad a reaction.  Did you have a fever?
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 09:41:28 AM
I found the news report of  the "judgment-challenged young father" a polite way of calling him a total idiot.  Fortunately the story ends well, however, this idiot took his 2 year old daughter through multiple barriers into the bull-elephant enclosure for a selfie.  Yes, the elephant charged.

Once they escaped unharmed the father was arrested for child endangerment. 
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 09:43:34 AM
Good morning afternoon, all!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 09:45:30 AM
I was out of here in a hurry this morning because of a last minute church subbing job. And now I am back and it is a beautiful early spring day. Got stuff to do inside, but I'll try to get outside for bit later and maybe fire up a chainsaw or something.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 09:46:03 AM
Congrats on getting through your brief reaction, DR Jrand70.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 09:48:07 AM
Here's to a day of peace before your biopsy ordeal tomorrow, DR Elmore.
And here's hoping it'll go easier than you think.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 09:48:20 AM
Busy busy busy. Back later.
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 10:07:16 AM
Well I brought 7 boxes (the case boxes for copy paper) to the Presbyterian church this morning.  Leaving those boxes behind was really difficult for me...like leaving a pet and hoping they’ll be treated  gently and loved. Most of my books look like new because I am careful to never break the spines , dog ear the pages, or mark  the pages in any way.

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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 10:08:22 AM
And although I know the chances of me re-reading those particular books is small, I knew they were there in case I ever did choose to...
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 10:09:54 AM
I do have several good, old friends (people I’ve known since I was 18) who attend that church and I was able to (“socially distant and masked) visit with them.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 10:10:20 AM
Well I brought 7 boxes (the case boxes for copy paper) to the Presbyterian church this morning.  Leaving those boxes behind was really difficult for me...like leaving a pet and hoping they’ll be treated  gently and loved. Most of my books look like new because I am careful to never break the spines , dog ear the pages, or mark  the pages in any way.

My sympathy.  I am the same way and know how you feel.
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 10:10:42 AM
I learned the step son of one such friend just was engaged to a young woman from my  church
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 10:10:46 AM
I do have several good, old friends (people I’ve known since I was 18) who attend that church and I was able to (“socially distant and masked) visit with them.

That's nice.
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 10:11:48 AM
I was pleased and touched to be told that she told them that I had been her favorite Sunday School teacher....25 years ago!
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 10:14:21 AM
Video chat in 20 minutes with a bundle of joy :)
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 10:16:17 AM
Enjoy, DR Jane.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 10:16:26 AM
Back from another great walk.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 10:22:08 AM
79%!!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 10:31:19 AM
I was pleased and touched to be told that she told them that I had been her favorite Sunday School teacher....25 years ago!

You taught Sunday School when you were only fifteen?   :)

Thank you, I'm here all week!
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 10:31:55 AM
Enjoy, DR Jane.

Thanks.  I will :)
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 10:32:08 AM
Back from another great walk.

Wonderful.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 10:39:10 AM
Well I brought 7 boxes (the case boxes for copy paper) to the Presbyterian church this morning.  Leaving those boxes behind was really difficult for me...like leaving a pet and hoping they’ll be treated  gently and loved. Most of my books look like new because I am careful to never break the spines , dog ear the pages, or mark  the pages in any way.

My sympathy.  I am the same way and know how you feel.

Same here. I have no idea what kind of books you'd kept through the years - that would be different for all of us - but I did a really major purge in 2011, of both books and records (like, a few thousand records), and I look back on that now in horror, wondering how in the HELL I did it. And to be sure, several times I've looked for something I wish I hadn't gotten rid of then. But not too many times, and not one of the items has been a deal breaker.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 10:53:35 AM
Pretty much.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:45:36 AM
Thank you search bar.

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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:45:46 AM
Keith disagreed with me that an "event" happened while we were at the market on January 6th.  He insisted it was earlier.  I found my comments here and proved I was right ;D
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 12:18:00 PM
Let's move on.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 12:18:09 PM
THREE!!
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 12:26:59 PM
How rubber gloves are made.  Interesting!  Just under 5 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaGYH_USJKM
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 21, 2021, 12:28:40 PM
I am in love with Bini the Bunny!
https://www.facebook.com/binithebunny/
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 01:09:32 PM
Chiri Biri Bini?
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 02:10:38 PM
79%!!! Hoping we can puuuuuuush to 80% and cross the 6K line today or tonight - so close to both. Anyone here interested in the published piano conductor scores for shows? I realized I have some great ones that I don't really use at all, most of which are first printings. If there's interest, I can put up some for the campaign.
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 02:11:40 PM
elmore, I love the Robbins piece, but the companion piece, The Cellist, is fantastic - I wrote about it at length here. Blu-ray is on its way to me - I was really hoping it would be released and to get the Robbins as a bonus is great.
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 02:13:41 PM
I'm up, I'm up - what a wacky night I had. In bed at three, could not fall asleep because my foot kept cramping up - so annoying. I finally just got up and stayed up until about seven-thirty. Went to bed, fell right asleep and woke up at around noon, fell back asleep and got up at one-thirty, so I think that's around seven hours overall.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 21, 2021, 02:31:37 PM
elmore, I love the Robbins piece, but the companion piece, The Cellist, is fantastic - I wrote about it at length here. Blu-ray is on its way to me - I was really hoping it would be released and to get the Robbins as a bonus is great.

As soon as my unemployment comes through, I can afford to buy the DVD!
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 02:37:08 PM
I was pleased and touched to be told that she told them that I had been her favorite Sunday School teacher....25 years ago!

You taught Sunday School when you were only fifteen?   :)

Thank you, I'm here all week!

Pandemic or no pandemic you deserve a big hug and kiss!
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 02:40:39 PM
How rubber gloves are made.  Interesting!  Just under 5 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaGYH_USJKM

That was interesting, thanks.
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 02:41:29 PM
Spring is sprung,
The grass is riz.
I wonder where
DR Jrand70's pain is?

well I will have to quote this

Spring is sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where the birdies is
The bird, I’m told, is on the wing
But that’s absurd
Because you know the wing is on the bird
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 02:42:18 PM
Jack,  I am sorry you were so sick but 8 am happy you are feeling better now
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 02:43:12 PM
Singdaw my upper arm feels bruised, but only if I touch it.  There’s no pain if I don’t press the spot
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 02:55:17 PM
You are lucky DR Vixmom.
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 02:57:56 PM
80% and we've crossed the 6K line! Onward and upward we go :)
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 03:07:15 PM
Huzzah!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 03:12:36 PM
Nice progress today!

BK:  Yes to PC scores, but I have many, and I don't have a want list. My goodness, that would be a project...
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 03:36:52 PM
Whoa! Five hundred smackers just went down!   :)

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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 03:37:54 PM
87%
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 03:42:13 PM
Biopsy vibes for Elmore
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 03:47:47 PM
Just got home from picking up food and was so happy to see 87%! We're now under 1K to get to our goal and we have our first associate producer!
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 03:48:14 PM
Vibes and major ones for elmore.
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 03:48:28 PM
I"m puttin' on my Sunday clothes, baby.
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Post by: vixmom on March 21, 2021, 04:05:38 PM
87%

Wow! Congratulations!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 04:06:30 PM
Vibes and major ones for elmore.

Seconded.
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 04:16:27 PM
ChasSmith, shall I send you a little list of the scores I have?
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:40:15 PM
Congrats on the GO GO campaign!
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:41:40 PM
At least MR BK doesn't have friends like Kylie Jenner.......her friend and makeup artist has about $120,000 in bills for cancer treatment, and Kyle the self proclaimed billionaire donated $5000 to the Go Fund Me. 

I hope it doesn't run her short this month.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:42:17 PM
Thanks to all for the thoughts and posts.

Yes, I am very happy to have suffered really fewer than 24 hours of discomfort.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:42:30 PM
I love the St. James Theatre.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:43:03 PM
Where My Payment At tells me that I will be stimulated on Wednesday morning, March 24.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:43:15 PM
DR JANE was right.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:43:28 PM
Someone's car alarm is going off.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 21, 2021, 04:44:26 PM
It was 72 degrees here, so I spent a lot of time outside today.  It was nice.
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 04:46:29 PM
88%!!! Hoping we can maybe squeeze to 90% by the end of the evening - that would really be something.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 05:04:24 PM
ChasSmith, shall I send you a little list of the scores I have?

Sure, and I'll look over mine to see if I can come up with a few titles that I "really must see" on my shelf.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 05:21:59 PM
At least MR BK doesn't have friends like Kylie Jenner.......her friend and makeup artist has about $120,000 in bills for cancer treatment, and Kyle the self proclaimed billionaire donated $5000 to the Go Fund Me. 

I hope it doesn't run her short this month.

Oh, is that what all the fuss in the news was about.  I thought she was criticized for starting the Go Fund Me page, not for the "small" amount she donated.  All the attention seems to have gotten a lot of donations.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:00:23 PM
Congratulations, BK, on a 10% jump so far today.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:00:38 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:01:05 PM
Congratulations, BK, on a 10% jump so far today.

Wow! Yes, congrats.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:02:15 PM
I ushered for an interactive, immersive show based on The Office called The Scranton Strangler. It was a good excuse to be outdoors for a few hours. I didn't see anything of the show, but we had more people show up than we had reservations for, which was good. There were seven or eight shows scheduled for today.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:02:55 PM
One group was from the same office, using it as a team-builder.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:03:08 PM
At least MR BK doesn't have friends like Kylie Jenner.......her friend and makeup artist has about $120,000 in bills for cancer treatment, and Kyle the self proclaimed billionaire donated $5000 to the Go Fund Me. 

I hope it doesn't run her short this month.

Perhaps that was all she could take as a tax deduction.  ;)
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:03:13 PM
Hi, Jeanne!
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:04:03 PM
I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home. Spent too much money, but I look forward to trying some of the things I picked up.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:05:51 PM
Where My Payment At tells me that I will be stimulated on Wednesday morning, March 24.

Is that your Social Security check date, too?
I'm scheduled for March 26, but my Social Security should arrive on March 24.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:06:24 PM
Hi, John G!
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:06:54 PM
I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home. Spent too much money, but I look forward to trying some of the things I picked up.

Well? No details?
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:07:01 PM
I'm now watching Steven Soderbergh's Schizopolis. It's cute, hasn't aged well, but hits the mark when it comes to Scientology.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:09:43 PM
It's certainly different from Thomas Hardy's Pair of Blue Eyes, which is getting old. I have less than 100 pages to go, or I would stop it now.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:11:39 PM
Re keeping books:
I NEVER used to get rid of books. No marks, no broken spines. They were sacred. But real estate became too expensive and some things had to go. It was an effort, to be sure, but I now cull from time to time. I also buy many books used now, especially if it's an author I'm trying out. If I love the book I can always buy a new copy. I still keep more than I should, but it's progress.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:13:30 PM
I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home. Spent too much money, but I look forward to trying some of the things I picked up.

Well? No details?

I got some burgundy alstroemerias. For food, I found a mix of nuts and dried olives that sounded interesting, some Persian cucumbers, farro and sun-dried tomatoes to experiment with, some of their housebrand potato chips (which remind me a little of Charles' Chips), and some smoked salmon, which I had a little of rolled up with cream cheese and scallions inside. Oh, yeah, and some dark chocolate-covered almonds with salt and raw sugar.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:15:08 PM
John G, are Texans going out freely now, pre-Covid? Are many wearing masks?
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:16:36 PM
John G, are Texans going out freely now, pre-Covid? Are many wearing masks?

In San Antonio people are mostly wearing masks. There were a couple on the one of the shows today that had to be reminded nicely about four times in a 20-minute period before their show started to keep the mask on.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:16:44 PM
I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home. Spent too much money, but I look forward to trying some of the things I picked up.

Well? No details?

I got some burgundy alstroemerias. For food, I found a mix of nuts and dried olives that sounded interesting, some Persian cucumbers, farro and sun-dried tomatoes to experiment with, some of their housebrand potato chips (which remind me a little of Charles' Chips), and some smoked salmon, which I had a little of rolled up with cream cheese and scallions inside. Oh, yeah, and some dark chocolate-covered almonds with salt and raw sugar.

Ah! You weren't using my grocery list then.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 21, 2021, 06:19:20 PM
Re keeping books:
I NEVER used to get rid of books. No marks, no broken spines. They were sacred. But real estate became too expensive and some things had to go. It was an effort, to be sure, but I now cull from time to time. I also buy many books used now, especially if it's an author I'm trying out. If I love the book I can always buy a new copy. I still keep more than I should, but it's progress.

I'm that way, too, in taking care of them. I've read whole books - both hardcover and paper - which, if they're something I bought new, you can't tell they were ever opened.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:19:48 PM
I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home. Spent too much money, but I look forward to trying some of the things I picked up.

Well? No details?

I got some burgundy alstroemerias. For food, I found a mix of nuts and dried olives that sounded interesting, some Persian cucumbers, farro and sun-dried tomatoes to experiment with, some of their housebrand potato chips (which remind me a little of Charles' Chips), and some smoked salmon, which I had a little of rolled up with cream cheese and scallions inside. Oh, yeah, and some dark chocolate-covered almonds with salt and raw sugar.

Ah! You weren't using my grocery list then.

I actually went in looking for fennel. Third supermarket in three days with no fennel. Guess it's out of season.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:21:39 PM
When LA partially opened up last summer everyone thought that the restaurants would be mobbed, but they weren't. The beaches, yes, in some areas. I've seen some increase in customers at some restaurants, but not others. One restaurant manager told me that she's glad to see the increase, but that she's not going out to eat. I suspect many here feel that way. I'm glad to see the increase in business, but I'm not ready to do it myself.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:23:57 PM
Re keeping books:
I NEVER used to get rid of books. No marks, no broken spines. They were sacred. But real estate became too expensive and some things had to go. It was an effort, to be sure, but I now cull from time to time. I also buy many books used now, especially if it's an author I'm trying out. If I love the book I can always buy a new copy. I still keep more than I should, but it's progress.

I'm that way, too, in taking care of them. I've read whole books - both hardcover and paper - which, if they're something I bought new, you can't tell they were ever opened.

I try to do that. Don't always succeed.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:24:13 PM
Cookbooks I feel you should write in.
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 06:24:25 PM
Five!
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:29:02 PM
Cookbooks I feel you should write in.

Yes, that also changed for me. And many reference books. It's not just the author's words, it's his and mine.
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Post by: Jeanne on March 21, 2021, 06:29:53 PM
A good week ahead for all!

TTFN.
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Post by: singdaw on March 21, 2021, 06:35:50 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 06:43:30 PM
At least MR BK doesn't have friends like Kylie Jenner.......her friend and makeup artist has about $120,000 in bills for cancer treatment, and Kyle the self proclaimed billionaire donated $5000 to the Go Fund Me. 

I hope it doesn't run her short this month.

Perhaps that was all she could take as a tax deduction.  ;)

;D
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 06:45:12 PM
I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home. Spent too much money, but I look forward to trying some of the things I picked up.

Well? No details?

I got some burgundy alstroemerias. For food, I found a mix of nuts and dried olives that sounded interesting, some Persian cucumbers, farro and sun-dried tomatoes to experiment with, some of their housebrand potato chips (which remind me a little of Charles' Chips), and some smoked salmon, which I had a little of rolled up with cream cheese and scallions inside. Oh, yeah, and some dark chocolate-covered almonds with salt and raw sugar.

I hope you enjoy everything.  They all sound intriguing.
Title: Re: 78%!!! ONWARD AND UPWARD WE GO
Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 06:46:48 PM
When LA partially opened up last summer everyone thought that the restaurants would be mobbed, but they weren't. The beaches, yes, in some areas. I've seen some increase in customers at some restaurants, but not others. One restaurant manager told me that she's glad to see the increase, but that she's not going out to eat. I suspect many here feel that way. I'm glad to see the increase in business, but I'm not ready to do it myself.

We talked about returning to dining out and decided to wait until after our trip.  We will have to have most of our meals out while we are in Chicago.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 06:48:42 PM
Keith told Bray & Kate we would be glad to watch Freyja so they can have some alone time.  I laughed and said they are counting on it.  Priceless were there expressions of agreement. 
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 08:10:10 PM
When LA partially opened up last summer everyone thought that the restaurants would be mobbed, but they weren't. The beaches, yes, in some areas. I've seen some increase in customers at some restaurants, but not others. One restaurant manager told me that she's glad to see the increase, but that she's not going out to eat. I suspect many here feel that way. I'm glad to see the increase in business, but I'm not ready to do it myself.

We talked about returning to dining out and decided to wait until after our trip.  We will have to have most of our meals out while we are in Chicago.

Bruna's Ristorante is an Italian place that dates back to the 1920s. Loved the food and the atmosphere. Of course, this was pre-pandemic, but it was excellent. 
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Post by: John G. on March 21, 2021, 08:10:29 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: Matthew on March 21, 2021, 09:05:11 PM
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening!  Today was a decent day.  Work in the morning, some friends came over and I made a taco salad bar and we worked on a murder mystery we've been solving in this series called "Hunt a Killer" - we completed our second task.  That was fun.  Great cap of a mediocre weekend!
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 09:31:54 PM
~~~VACCINE VIBES~~~ for DR George!

Thanks, Singdaw!
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 09:32:03 PM
I found the news report of  the "judgment-challenged young father" a polite way of calling him a total idiot.  Fortunately the story ends well, however, this idiot took his 2 year old daughter through multiple barriers into the bull-elephant enclosure for a selfie.  Yes, the elephant charged.

Once they escaped unharmed the father was arrested for child endangerment.

I read that, too.  What an idiot! ::)
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 09:33:09 PM
I was pleased and touched to be told that she told them that I had been her favorite Sunday School teacher....25 years ago!

That's so sweet, Vixmom!
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 09:35:05 PM
Pretty much.

(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6444.0;attach=11576)

:))
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 09:35:16 PM
The story of my life. ::)
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 09:35:22 PM
;)
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 10:06:18 PM
ChasSmith, shall I send you a little list of the scores I have?
Nice progress today!

BK:  Yes to PC scores, but I have many, and I don't have a want list. My goodness, that would be a project...

BK, I wouldn't mind seeing your list. :)
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 10:06:36 PM
Vibes and major ones for elmore.

Seconded.

~~~Ditto!!~~~
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 10:07:20 PM
88%!!! Hoping we can maybe squeeze to 90% by the end of the evening - that would really be something.

Amazing! And Continued Congrats!! :D
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 10:10:26 PM
I ushered for an interactive, immersive show based on The Office called The Scranton Strangler. It was a good excuse to be outdoors for a few hours. I didn't see anything of the show, but we had more people show up than we had reservations for, which was good. There were seven or eight shows scheduled for today.

The Washington Center is going to have its first (at least, this is the first to be announced) in-person event on April 20.  They only need four ushers (and no concessions), so I don't think there's much hope of me getting assigned, but we'll see. :)
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 10:38:50 PM
When LA partially opened up last summer everyone thought that the restaurants would be mobbed, but they weren't. The beaches, yes, in some areas. I've seen some increase in customers at some restaurants, but not others. One restaurant manager told me that she's glad to see the increase, but that she's not going out to eat. I suspect many here feel that way. I'm glad to see the increase in business, but I'm not ready to do it myself.

We talked about returning to dining out and decided to wait until after our trip.  We will have to have most of our meals out while we are in Chicago.

Bruna's Ristorante is an Italian place that dates back to the 1920s. Loved the food and the atmosphere. Of course, this was pre-pandemic, but it was excellent. 

Thanks.  I will ask Bryan if they have eaten there.  The restaurant is open.  I am not sure if they have indoor dining available.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 10:41:44 PM
I found the news report of  the "judgment-challenged young father" a polite way of calling him a total idiot.  Fortunately the story ends well, however, this idiot took his 2 year old daughter through multiple barriers into the bull-elephant enclosure for a selfie.  Yes, the elephant charged.

Once they escaped unharmed the father was arrested for child endangerment.

I read that, too.  What an idiot! ::)

Did you watch the video.  It seemed to me the elephant could have trampled the kid, after the father dropped him, yet didn.
Title: Re: 78%!!! ONWARD AND UPWARD WE GO
Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 10:51:22 PM
I found the news report of  the "judgment-challenged young father" a polite way of calling him a total idiot.  Fortunately the story ends well, however, this idiot took his 2 year old daughter through multiple barriers into the bull-elephant enclosure for a selfie.  Yes, the elephant charged.

Once they escaped unharmed the father was arrested for child endangerment.

I read that, too.  What an idiot! ::)

Did you watch the video.  It seemed to me the elephant could have trampled the kid, after the father dropped him, yet didn.

No, I didn't see the video.  I'll look for it.
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 11:01:43 PM
I watched the video (https://youtu.be/yapBml44MdM).  That is amazing that the elephant stopped.
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 11:04:26 PM
THIS news segment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F48bmUbkWpk) said that one of the fences was electrified! :o
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:08:26 PM
Oh, I missed that. 
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 11:09:37 PM
THIS video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dU_6s-C_Kk) has an interview with a woman who really knows about elephants.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:10:36 PM
I watched the video (https://youtu.be/yapBml44MdM).  That is amazing that the elephant stopped.

It seemed as if it stopped before the kid on the ground.
Title: Re: 78%!!! ONWARD AND UPWARD WE GO
Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:13:02 PM
THIS video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dU_6s-C_Kk) has an interview with a woman who really knows about elephants.

I don't have sound on my tablet.
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 11:15:37 PM
PAGE SIX ELEPHANT CHARGING AT AN IDIOT DANCE!!

(https://fox5sandiego.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/03/elephant-charges-man-and-2-year-old-from-viewer-video.jpg)
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 11:16:05 PM
THIS video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dU_6s-C_Kk) has an interview with a woman who really knows about elephants.

I don't have sound on my tablet.

The woman said that it looked like a "mock charge," initially used by elephants to scare off intruders, but that it could've gotten worse.
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:18:07 PM
In the book I am reading the woman goes to a bar and orders a whisky, rocks on the side.  I can't ever recall seeing that.
Title: Re: 78%!!! ONWARD AND UPWARD WE GO
Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:20:29 PM
THIS video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dU_6s-C_Kk) has an interview with a woman who really knows about elephants.

I don't have sound on my tablet.

The woman said that it looked like a "mock charge," initially used by elephants to scare off intruders, but that it could've gotten worse.

Thanks.  I am glad I spotted it,  of course had I been there in person I am sure it would have been frightening to watch.
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Post by: TCB on March 21, 2021, 11:28:18 PM
Bi-vibes to DR elmore!
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Post by: TCB on March 21, 2021, 11:32:13 PM
Investigating online recipes for cilantro chutney.


Soap suds chutney
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Post by: TCB on March 21, 2021, 11:35:27 PM
Keith disagreed with me that an "event" happened while we were at the market on January 6th.  He insisted it was earlier.  I found my comments here and proved I was right ;D


You shop at the U.S. Capitol?
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:40:27 PM
Yup ;)
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Post by: bk on March 21, 2021, 11:44:22 PM
George, did you see your PM or e-mail?
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Post by: TCB on March 21, 2021, 11:44:53 PM
I love the St. James Theatre.


Have you read THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, Volume 1 thru whatever?
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 11:47:07 PM
George, did you see your PM or e-mail?

I did!  I'm contemplating. :)
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Post by: Jane on March 21, 2021, 11:50:39 PM
'night
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Post by: George on March 21, 2021, 11:51:51 PM
Good night, Jane.
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Post by: TCB on March 22, 2021, 12:05:08 AM
I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home. Spent too much money, but I look forward to trying some of the things I picked up.

Well? No details?

I got some burgundy alstroemerias. For food, I found a mix of nuts and dried olives that sounded interesting, some Persian cucumbers, farro and sun-dried tomatoes to experiment with, some of their housebrand potato chips (which remind me a little of Charles' Chips), and some smoked salmon, which I had a little of rolled up with cream cheese and scallions inside. Oh, yeah, and some dark chocolate-covered almonds with salt and raw sugar.

Ah! You weren't using my grocery list then.

I actually went in looking for fennel. Third supermarket in three days with no fennel. Guess it's out of season.


Or out of fashion.