The word on Patricia is that she is undergoing physical therapy for at least another month. She is more communicative with my friend Carol now that she’s getting past her nicotine addiction. She seems ready for the fight ahead.
TOD:
I never saw Panic Room. I should correct that.
The WaPo is making a big deal of the fact that Powell had been vaccinated.
I like the nice picket fence. Is that a walking path next to it?
DR ChasSmith, I love your Meadowbrook photo! I only went there once with my parents and some family friends, maybe in the summer of 1970 or 1971.
And DR Ginny said:QuoteDR ChasSmith, I love your Meadowbrook photo! I only went there once with my parents and some family friends, maybe in the summer of 1970 or 1971.
I was there in 1968 and 1969, and would love to have gone back sometime just to enjoy a concert or two, but it never happened. And I'm especially sorry that those are the only times, other than a family trip through there in the late 1950s, that I've even passed through Detroit. I would like to have known it during its prime. During the summer of '68 a few of us drove down one night to see '2001' in its roadshow presentation at the Sutton Theater, and that, I am sorry to say, was my only visit downtown.
DR Elmore, do you also remember (with regard to "Sunday in the Park...") that I sent you a wad of money in 1984 to purchase theatre tickets for Richard and me to use on the September visit to NYC that we felt we deserved after our fathers had both died in the same week that August? You got us great seats for the show and we saw both Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin.
DR Elmore, do you also remember (with regard to "Sunday in the Park...") that I sent you a wad of money in 1984 to purchase theatre tickets for Richard and me to use on the September visit to NYC that we felt we deserved after our fathers had both died in the same week that August? You got us great seats for the show and we saw both Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin.
I do remember that. Did I get you house seats?
I finished James Lapine's book last night, and then I watched the first act of the PBS Great Performances DVD of Sunday in the Park With George. I had watched it on VHS many years ago, but I'd never seen the DVD. I had forgotten how wonderful the show was, and it brought back so many memories: the day Steve cowered in the hall while Patricia talked to Foxy, getting high with him at an NYC Gay Men's Chorus party, gossiping with him in the balcony of Alice Tully Hall, the Sunday matinee of the Sunday in the Park workshop, disliking the third performance on Broadway and loving it several weeks after the opening, the Pulitzer win and the party at Steve's a month after that. He was such a major part of my life between 1982 and 1988 or so.
The word on Patricia is that she is undergoing physical therapy for at least another month. She is more communicative with my friend Carol now that she’s getting past her nicotine addiction. She seems ready for the fight ahead.
I am really p.o'd. about this:
I was a latecomer to Panda Express. We only had it in the local mall, and I figured it was "only" a mall type of chain and I just put off trying it. Also, in my mall-going days, I didn't apparently go there very often on an empty stomach, and I hadn't had a "mall meal" in some years. So it wasn't until just a few years ago that I had finally had it with all the recommendations, and I made a point of going in and eating it, right there, hot and fresh.
It was delicious, and I vowed to be a stranger no more.
And then Covid happened, and no one went anywhere for months. And in the meantime they were renovating the food court at the mall, and then I read that the Panda Express was closing. That was several months ago, and I just checked again, and the closest one to me now is some 25-30 miles away. I can't get their website to just give me a complete list of locations; you have to search one area at a time. Idiots. So -- a mall near Milford, CT; then Yonkers, the Bronx, and Broadway at 111th St. Those are the closest ones they give me for my zip code, damn it to HELL.
DR John we like our Samsung tv we purchased when we moved here, about six years ago. At 60 inches it is big.
DR Elmore, do you also remember (with regard to "Sunday in the Park...") that I sent you a wad of money in 1984 to purchase theatre tickets for Richard and me to use on the September visit to NYC that we felt we deserved after our fathers had both died in the same week that August? You got us great seats for the show and we saw both Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin.
I do remember that. Did I get you house seats?
That part I don't remember. We were way over on the right (stage left) side of the orchestra in the 3rd row.
I somehow missed a few posts yesterday.
DR Jane asked:QuoteI like the nice picket fence. Is that a walking path next to it?
No, there's just a wide grassy area next to the road that can be parked on. There are a few gates for entering and walking through the place.
And DR Ginny said:QuoteDR ChasSmith, I love your Meadowbrook photo! I only went there once with my parents and some family friends, maybe in the summer of 1970 or 1971.
I was there in 1968 and 1969, and would love to have gone back sometime just to enjoy a concert or two, but it never happened. And I'm especially sorry that those are the only times, other than a family trip through there in the late 1950s, that I've even passed through Detroit. I would like to have known it during its prime. During the summer of '68 a few of us drove down one night to see '2001' in its roadshow presentation at the Sutton Theater, and that, I am sorry to say, was my only visit downtown.
DR ChasSmith, Detroit was a fabulous place to grow up in the 1950s and 1960s. The riots of 1967 changed the city forever.
DR Elmore, do you also remember (with regard to "Sunday in the Park...") that I sent you a wad of money in 1984 to purchase theatre tickets for Richard and me to use on the September visit to NYC that we felt we deserved after our fathers had both died in the same week that August? You got us great seats for the show and we saw both Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin.
I do remember that. Did I get you house seats?
That part I don't remember. We were way over on the right (stage left) side of the orchestra in the 3rd row.
Then they weren't house seats. They would have been in the center if they were.
And DR Ginny said:QuoteDR ChasSmith, I love your Meadowbrook photo! I only went there once with my parents and some family friends, maybe in the summer of 1970 or 1971.
I was there in 1968 and 1969, and would love to have gone back sometime just to enjoy a concert or two, but it never happened. And I'm especially sorry that those are the only times, other than a family trip through there in the late 1950s, that I've even passed through Detroit. I would like to have known it during its prime. During the summer of '68 a few of us drove down one night to see '2001' in its roadshow presentation at the Sutton Theater, and that, I am sorry to say, was my only visit downtown.
DR ChasSmith, Detroit was a fabulous place to grow up in the 1950s and 1960s. The riots of 1967 changed the city forever.
You were lucky to be there during the best of times.
Singdaw, have you heard of a place called Billy Sushi?
Two members of the church choir I sing in, fully vaccinated, have come down with breakthrough Covid cases. They're doing OK, and it appears none of the rest of us were exposed. Still, that's a little bit close to home.
We are all fully vaccinated, and fully masked any time we are in the building. Also, we sit and sing fully spaced and distanced. Still, these new variants are just so much more contagious.
They determined they were exposed by family members.
Singdaw, have you heard of a place called Billy Sushi?
I have not, DR John G. But it looks like it's close. And intriguing. Hope they're still in business.
Computer is home. We were able to get Dropbox and Zoom on it before I left the store. And we got Word, too, but I'm completely reloading Office 365 just to have the latest and greatest. It's doing that now. Everything is working super fast, I must say. Took a bit of time to get mail working properly, but it is. Now I just have to a figure out which part of the Ethernet cable goes into the computer. For now, wireless is fine and I'll call spectrum at some point. Also, Dropbox asked if I wanted to back-up all my documents, downloads, etc, to keep them safe on Dropbox, so I'm currently doing that. We'll still set up a back-up drive to do it hourly, as well. And now, I've checked and my iTunes library is in the new Music app and I"m about to try it. Music is working fine - new Microsoft Word and stuff is installed and working.
Computer is home. We were able to get Dropbox and Zoom on it before I left the store. And we got Word, too, but I'm completely reloading Office 365 just to have the latest and greatest. It's doing that now. Everything is working super fast, I must say. Took a bit of time to get mail working properly, but it is. Now I just have to a figure out which part of the Ethernet cable goes into the computer. For now, wireless is fine and I'll call spectrum at some point. Also, Dropbox asked if I wanted to back-up all my documents, downloads, etc, to keep them safe on Dropbox, so I'm currently doing that. We'll still set up a back-up drive to do it hourly, as well. And now, I've checked and my iTunes library is in the new Music app and I"m about to try it. Music is working fine - new Microsoft Word and stuff is installed and working.
THRILLED at your good computer news, bk.
This calls for a celebratory pickle.
Two members of the church choir I sing in, fully vaccinated, have come down with breakthrough Covid cases. They're doing OK, and it appears none of the rest of us were exposed. Still, that's a little bit close to home.
We are all fully vaccinated, and fully masked any time we are in the building. Also, we sit and sing fully spaced and distanced. Still, these new variants are just so much more contagious.
Computer is home. We were able to get Dropbox and Zoom on it before I left the store. And we got Word, too, but I'm completely reloading Office 365 just to have the latest and greatest. It's doing that now. Everything is working super fast, I must say. Took a bit of time to get mail working properly, but it is. Now I just have to a figure out which part of the Ethernet cable goes into the computer. For now, wireless is fine and I'll call spectrum at some point. Also, Dropbox asked if I wanted to back-up all my documents, downloads, etc, to keep them safe on Dropbox, so I'm currently doing that. We'll still set up a back-up drive to do it hourly, as well. And now, I've checked and my iTunes library is in the new Music app and I"m about to try it. Music is working fine - new Microsoft Word and stuff is installed and working.
Excellent news, BK! What a releief it must be.
Vibes your appointment goes well.
We’ve been trying to get things done in preparation for the kids visit at Thanksgiving
Last week I did visit my oncologist and got my all clear and an appointment for 2022
It's Fall!!
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Last week I did visit my oncologist and got my all clear and an appointment for 2022
Yesterday was our 34th wedding anniversary
The waiter and advised us that another diner, who wished to be anonymous, covered our bill and wished us a happy anniversary and many more
So, Mel Brooks is going to make History of the World Part 2 as series for Hulu. I think that's wonderful. Can hardly wait.
Fascinatingly, the entire reason for all this computer merde was the fact that my external CD drive didn't work. Remember, I bought a new one and ripped apart the old one for no reason, as the new one wouldn't work either, at which point the real problems began when it was suggested to me that the reason it wasn't working was the old OS and iTunes. Well, guess what? It STILL won't work in this computer, so when and if my senior tech calls we'll get into that. It works fine with the laptop so it's something on this computer that got screwy or changed or something.
DR TCB I am a bit surprised you never took a cruise to Southampton. I suppose then that you haven't been to any of the other Titanic ports.
So, Mel Brooks is going to make History of the World Part 2 as series for Hulu. I think that's wonderful. Can hardly wait.
I think I saw parts of the original on TV over the years, but I know I haven't seen the whole movie. I don't have Hulu, so I won't get to see the series.
So, Mel Brooks is going to make History of the World Part 2 as series for Hulu. I think that's wonderful. Can hardly wait.
I think I saw parts of the original on TV over the years, but I know I haven't seen the whole movie. I don't have Hulu, so I won't get to see the series.
How do you know what service you will have when the series actually airs. Time changes everything!
The football coach of WSU was fired today for refusing to get vaccinated. He was the highest paid state employee in Washington State