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Title: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 12:04:29 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes finished the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the 27 finished cows come home.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 12:05:49 AM
And the word of the day is: PROACTIVE!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 04:26:19 AM
Good morning, all!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 04:28:14 AM
I have another grisly day: mopping the bathroom and kitchen, and that will finish up all the pre-inspection work for tomorrow. I may spend the rest of the week in bed recuperating.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Freddie on June 22, 2025, 04:47:47 AM
Congratulations on finishing the book, BK!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: ChasSmith on June 22, 2025, 04:51:26 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 04:56:22 AM
Last night, perhaps because of my posts yesterday, I watched the film version of Paul Rudnick's AIDS comedy, Jeffrey, which I first saw Off-Broadway around 1993. I hadn't seen the film in years, and I had forgotten how many friends were in it. It's very funny and touching, but on the minus side, it also brought back too many memories of friends I lost to AIDS. There's a scene in which Bryan Batt's character Darius, who is dying from AIDS, falls on the stairs as he, Patrick Stewart, and Steven Weber are leaving a City Ballet Nutcracker - I think that's the ballet; the sound on Amazon Prime for this movie is terrible - and I was suddenly hyperventilating and weeping through the remainder of the film.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: ChasSmith on June 22, 2025, 04:57:27 AM
We had thought of going up to the Elephant's Trunk Flea Market this morning, but it's

(wait for it)
                                 raining.

It'll stop this morning, but no fun walking the place on wet ground and in the heat that's coming, so forget it this week.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: ChasSmith on June 22, 2025, 05:01:02 AM
Today is the first day of our official 4-day heat wave, which will go something like:

Sunday - 90
Monday - 95
Tuesday - 97
Wednesday - 92

Then a drop to 81 on Thursday.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: ChasSmith on June 22, 2025, 05:02:12 AM
I never saw Jeffrey. I'll put it on my list.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 05:43:10 AM
Congrats to MR BK on finishing the hat.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 05:43:38 AM
Travel vibes for the RODZ family.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 05:43:52 AM
Glad to hear that DR LAURA's shoes stayed on.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 05:44:08 AM
Yes DR FREDDIE the outage included the AC.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 05:44:25 AM
Forecast of 92 degrees this afternoon.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 05:48:19 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 05:48:39 AM
Slept well. And it felt good.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 05:50:03 AM
Once upon a time, proactive was not a word. But the language is organic.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 05:50:56 AM
I remember liking the film of Jeffrey, just not as much as the play.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 06:35:38 AM
Break #1
Kitty cleanup is finished and the things on the bathroom floor are either in the bathtub or sitting in the foyer waiting for the Pooph spray to dry.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 06:36:23 AM
DR ChasSmith, how's your weather? We have high humidity, dark skies, and a ot of thunder at the moment.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 06:37:25 AM
DR Rodzinski, can we expect Trouble in Tahiti? Safe travels, dear friend!

DR Laura,happy you enjoyed (?) the play? How were the puppets?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 06:39:53 AM
DR Jrand, I am sorry to learn about your power. This is not the time for a power outage.

DR John G, I preferred the play, too, but I loved all the star cameos, from Patrick Stewart, whom I preferred over Edward Hibbert, to Robert Klein, Nathan Lane, and Sigourney Weaver.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 06:41:23 AM
Break almost over.  I needed to dry off.

Step 2 is vacuuming the bathroom and kitchen floors before I mop (Step 3).
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Donald on June 22, 2025, 06:44:17 AM
Hello and happy Sunday...On the new Broadway Radio Show, Celia Berk is back to chat about her terrific new project Four Seasons of Song. On this episode, we focus on her Spring & Summer EPs and the process of putting together this great collection!

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

Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 07:13:46 AM
Good morning.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 07:14:11 AM
The puppets were spectacular, Elmore.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 07:16:31 AM
There was a woman sitting behind us who had a former student in the cast. She had been there on opening night in Tempe, when one of the special effects didn't work and they canceled the show 40 minutes in.

She said she was sitting in the balcony that night, and the view of the shipwreck was spectacular -- something we missed sitting in the orchestra. We still thought it was impressive.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 07:17:52 AM
I'm retrying my culinary experiment from a couple of weeks ago. I made carrot muffins, zucchini muffins, and berry muffins -- some round and some bars.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 07:18:13 AM
I hope no one brings donuts.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 07:18:53 AM
When did "donut" become a correct spelling? When I was a kid it was "doughnut."
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:32:44 AM
I hope no one brings donuts.

I don't think anyone else has ever said that.      :D
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:33:02 AM
But curious to hear the results of the experiment.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:33:12 AM
Good morning, friends.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:33:21 AM
And others.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:34:01 AM
We are supposed to get up to 97 today, with a "feels like" of 110.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:34:25 AM
Unusual for us; perhaps not for our TX and AZ DRs.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:34:49 AM
The Scweam.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: ChasSmith on June 22, 2025, 07:34:55 AM
DR ChasSmith, how's your weather? We have high humidity, dark skies, and a ot of thunder at the moment.

Rain has stopped and it's brightening up. Yes to high humidity, and we're bracing ourselves for the coming heat. Thanks to that rain, it should be a real steamer. Just what we needed.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 07:37:23 AM
When did "donut" become a correct spelling? When I was a kid it was "doughnut."

I prefer doughnut myself. But we like to shorten things.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 07:57:07 AM
Break #2
The floors are vacuumed. Everything is mopped except for the section of the bathroom where the litter box and litter mat sit. As soon as the bathroom floor is dry, I will move the litter box to a dry spot and finish mopping the bathroom. I'm rather pleased how easily it's gone so far.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 07:57:38 AM
When did "donut" become a correct spelling? When I was a kid it was "doughnut."

I blame Dunkin' Donuts.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 08:04:34 AM
Congratulations on finishing Book 27, BK!!!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Freddie on June 22, 2025, 08:06:08 AM
The Scweam.

LOL!!!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 08:07:20 AM
I hope no one brings donuts.

I don't think anyone else has ever said that.      :D

LOL.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 08:09:13 AM
Unusual for us; perhaps not for our TX and AZ DRs.

We had a fairly cool day here yesterday at 104. Which is nice when your theater tickets are for 2 p.m.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 08:10:04 AM
Whether rectangle or round, the real winner will be the berry streusel muffins, because they are so pretty.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 08:12:33 AM
Something I expressed to the minister last night is my concern about ICE raids at churches.

Something I never thought I'd hear myself say.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 08:13:52 AM
I suggested having someone hang around the lobby until the service starts and then lock the doors, with said person hanging around the lobby to let late-comers inside.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 08:25:32 AM
Well, I'm off. I'll let you all know the outcome of the experiment. I'm sure ya'll are interested.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 08:35:52 AM
And I am finished. I can spend the next 2.5 hours before I begin thinking about dinner for me and the kitties resting my weary bones. I estimated a finish around 10:00, so I'm nearly 90 minutes off.

I can't put anything back in the bathroom before the floor is dry, so that has to wait. I'm going to put the vacuum away and lie down for a time. I'm sure the cats are happy I've finished destroying their Sunday schedule.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: ChasSmith on June 22, 2025, 08:52:32 AM
When did "donut" become a correct spelling? When I was a kid it was "doughnut."

I blame Dunkin' Donuts.

Definitely. I have sometimes typed "donut", but I most often use "doughnut" out of respect for what's right.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 09:07:29 AM
Well, the skies are getting brighter, so I guess we're heading into hellishly warm days. I hope the humidity stays low.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 09:08:07 AM
Fuck Tramp!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: MichaelG on June 22, 2025, 09:14:35 AM
Congratulations bk on finishing the book!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: MichaelG on June 22, 2025, 09:15:01 AM
Experiment vibes to DR Laura.
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Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 10:09:09 AM
Great news on the book, BK.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 10:09:25 AM
Stirring from a nap.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 10:09:36 AM
Need to pack.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 10:09:45 AM
Page turn!
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Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 10:09:53 AM
Three!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 10:10:32 AM
J.B. is at the Tweet Suites. He didn't want to go, poor Birdy.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 11:08:50 AM
Poor guy. Did he let out a scweam?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 11:11:44 AM
What we need is a drink Lime Rickey.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 11:12:07 AM
Or popcorn.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 11:12:16 AM
But first, a nap.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 11:12:46 AM
~~~SAFE & EASY TRAVELS~~~ DR John G.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 11:13:22 AM
Perhaps DR Rodz will drop by eventually and tell us how are things in Bora Bora.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 11:13:59 AM
Do they have boars in Bora Bora?
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 11:25:31 AM
Lots of work done today DR ELMORE.  Huzzah!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 11:26:18 AM
It is 91 degrees outside with a feels like of 100 degrees.

This will last through Tuesday, they say
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 11:27:31 AM
I enjoyed watching The History Boys yesterday.  I also watched a short extra about This History Boys on tour in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and the on Broadway.

It was most entertaining.

Had anyone listened to the commentary?  I am almost tempted to listen.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 11:27:57 AM
I didn't have anything to watch today.....so I started an award winning movie from last year....The Brutalist.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 11:28:19 AM
I don't think "enjoy" is the right word.....but it did hold my interest.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 11:30:40 AM
I'm up, I'm up - eight hours of sleep.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Freddie on June 22, 2025, 11:44:09 AM
It's so hot that I'm ordering in Jersey Mike's and going for the cold roast beef sandwich instead of the fabulous Philly Cheesesteak. 

That's pretty drastic.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Freddie on June 22, 2025, 11:45:34 AM
Still haven't tried Bradley Cooper's Philly Cheesesteak restaurant yet, but I hear great things.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 11:47:03 AM
I enjoyed watching The History Boys yesterday.  I also watched a short extra about This History Boys on tour in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and the on Broadway.

It was most entertaining.

Had anyone listened to the commentary?  I am almost tempted to listen.

Sadly, there was no commentary on the Amazon Prime viewing, but I would sure like to. I;ve got the playwright's ished diaries, and the one for the year the play was filmed has much about the play.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: elmore3003 on June 22, 2025, 11:47:56 AM
Lots of work done today DR ELMORE.  Huzzah!

I am very happy about it, but my body is disagreeing with that.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 12:24:11 PM
Wordle 1,464 5/6

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Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 12:24:33 PM
So, yesterday was a long day.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 12:27:17 PM
We did our half-hour presentation of The HEAD!!! That Wouldn't DIE! at the local TV station, and the performance itself went well, but they didn't have the stand microphone on to pick up the voices for the first number, only the music track, so that doesn't make sense...but for the rest of the performance, the voices were heard.

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Post by: KevinH on June 22, 2025, 12:28:18 PM
Good afternoon!
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Post by: KevinH on June 22, 2025, 12:28:28 PM
Congrats on finishing the book, BK!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 12:28:57 PM
It's available on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/BmSKDd0Zz4M

Jump to about an hour in to see just our presentation.

Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: KevinH on June 22, 2025, 12:29:09 PM
Wordle:  5/6.   I was not familiar with today's word, so it was a good guess.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 12:29:46 PM
After the TV station presentation, I went and had dinner with my friends from high school at a local non-Native casino restaurant.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 12:30:59 PM
I didn't get home until about 2:00 a.m., so I just went right to bed...and now, I'm off to my mom's to play cards since we didn't play on Friday.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: KevinH on June 22, 2025, 12:31:06 PM
Forecast for the DC area:  Monday: 94 degrees, Tuesday:  99,   Wednesday:  100.   With high humidity, of course.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 12:31:34 PM
But first, Congrats to BK on finishing his latest book!!
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Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 12:58:31 PM
The results are in.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 12:59:05 PM
The answer is: Rectangles.
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 02:35:26 PM
Hurray!
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 02:35:44 PM
DR GEORGE that was very funny and everybody was very good!!!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Laura on June 22, 2025, 02:57:11 PM
What time does the game start tonight, JRand?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 03:08:15 PM
Made it to the hills.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 03:08:58 PM
The room is not on the lowest level this time, so I doubt I will see the fox.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 03:10:07 PM
It’s the exact same room, except for the refrigerator, which opens on the right. The other opened on the left, as does mine at home.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 03:10:33 PM
Sixth world problem, I know.
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Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 03:10:47 PM
Gratuitous post 99!
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Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 03:11:05 PM
Refrigerator post 100!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 03:11:31 PM
There’s a stargazing party tonight. Sounds like fun.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 04:03:43 PM
I futzed and finessed, added a page of new stuff, got rid of a couple of things, but we did get up to and over 48,000 words. Then I sent the last batch of pages to Muse Margaret - they're usually out on Sunday so she may not get to it until tomorrow.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 04:03:57 PM
Then I picked up a package from the mail place.
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Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 04:04:21 PM
Then I came home and ordered a bacon cheeseburger from Tom's - pretty good.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 04:04:40 PM
Then I finished the commentary and thank heavens it's done.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 04:05:00 PM
And now, I'm vegging out on the damn couch like so much fish.
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Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 04:05:11 PM
And I don't care who knows it.
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Post by: Freddie on June 22, 2025, 04:23:04 PM
DR GEORGE that was very funny and everybody was very good!!!


I really enjoyed it, too!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 04:35:57 PM
Wordle:  5/6.   I was not familiar with today's word, so it was a good guess.

Neither was Keith.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 04:36:40 PM
Keith got Wordle in four.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 04:55:09 PM
DR Rodzinski, have a fabulous vacation!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 04:56:22 PM
DR Laura while pleased, I am not surprised that your shoes stayed on for the entire performance.
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Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 04:58:07 PM
DR John your Plumbago looks pretty.
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Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 04:59:48 PM
Laura, what a bit of a mess with the security alarm situation.  I hope the problems can be fixed.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 05:02:18 PM
As it turns out, Muse Margaret called hours ago and I didn't hear the damn phone. I was here, the phone was with me when I picked up the package - so irritating. But she left me a message and the new pages so I knew I was okay.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 05:03:49 PM
And I just had a long conversation - she was very emotional as was I last night, and she said just what any writer wants to hear: Do not change a single word. She has really loved this book from start to finish, except for the two bits she had me remove, which she was totally right about.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:05:58 PM
From Bruce:

Quote
Do old people just have to stop eating ice cream? Or is it just me whose stomach cannot seem to deal with it anymore.

Try taking a chewable Laxtaid with the first bite, or getting a lower fat gelato.  I am very grateful for my Protonix that helps, plus every morning before breakfast I take one of these.

(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71k656uvD9L._AC_SX569_.jpg)

Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:08:38 PM
I hope no one brings donuts.

Good luck.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:09:06 PM
When did "donut" become a correct spelling? When I was a kid it was "doughnut."

Both are correct.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:09:25 PM
We are supposed to get up to 97 today, with a "feels like" of 110.

You have my sympathy.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:12:45 PM
FIVE!

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Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:13:51 PM
Whether rectangle or round, the real winner will be the berry streusel muffins, because they are so pretty.

Yum.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:14:53 PM
Something I expressed to the minister last night is my concern about ICE raids at churches.

Something I never thought I'd hear myself say.

Oh my!  Do you think it is a possibility at your church?  Fortunately the police did not show up yesterday.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:15:31 PM
I suggested having someone hang around the lobby until the service starts and then lock the doors, with said person hanging around the lobby to let late-comers inside.

Great suggestion but it is sad it is needed.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:15:42 PM
Well, I'm off. I'll let you all know the outcome of the experiment. I'm sure ya'll are interested.

I am very interested.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 05:21:31 PM
It started about 8p.m. EDST on ABC.....so there are about 6 minutes left in the first quarter.....Pacers lead by 4.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:29:30 PM
J.B. is at the Tweet Suites. He didn't want to go, poor Birdy.

Poor Birdy.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:30:02 PM
Or popcorn.

I will be having that tonight.
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Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:30:29 PM
It is 91 degrees outside with a feels like of 100 degrees.

This will last through Tuesday, they say

Groan.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:40:06 PM
Bruce, congratulations of finishing your book.
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Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:40:32 PM
The answer is: Rectangles.

Interesting.  Thanks for the report.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 05:41:07 PM
Sixth world problem, I know.

;D  Did I miss why you have returned to Hill Country?
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Post by: Freddie on June 22, 2025, 06:16:33 PM
FIVE!

(https://www.indystar.com/gcdn/-mm-/d847abdb740ef57c664b0f905fd05312199adf81/c=0-270-5184-3193/local/-/media/Indianapolis/Indianapolis/2014/08/08/1407512949013-inidc5-5uhuuzd38hzbzybbl73-original.jpg?width=700&height=395&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)


Mmmmm!  Delicious page turn!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 06:21:19 PM
Sixth world problem, I know.

;D  Did I miss why you have returned to Hill Country?

More research. Just to be a completist.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 06:22:33 PM
The new season of The Gilded Age has started. If I watch it now, I will want to watch the whole season.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: Jane on June 22, 2025, 06:26:43 PM
Sixth world problem, I know.

;D  Did I miss why you have returned to Hill Country?

More research. Just to be a completist.

:)
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 22, 2025, 06:27:16 PM
Poor JB.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 06:56:57 PM
The sun hasn’t set (not a Sondheim reference) and the stargazing party starts in five minutes
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Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:00:59 PM
Thanks for reporting on the experiment results, DR Laura.
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Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:01:23 PM
Nice to have Muse Margaret's seal of approval.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:23:02 PM
Pigs in blankets? What about squids and crabs in blankets?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:23:18 PM
A new culinary trend?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:23:29 PM
What WILL they think of next?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:23:49 PM
DR John G., does this trip mean you may be adding to your manuscript?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:24:03 PM
Struggling toward a page turn.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:24:15 PM
Struggling being the operative word.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:24:28 PM
Words make sentences.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:24:37 PM
And sentences make posts.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:24:46 PM
One more.
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Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:24:57 PM
PAGE SIX!
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Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:25:07 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on June 22, 2025, 07:25:15 PM
And others.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 08:01:22 PM
DR John G., does this trip mean you may be adding to your manuscript?

Adding a touch and revising a little.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 08:02:37 PM
Vega was sparkling out there. And Sagittarius. And the Dippers. But it was a little too bright.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 09:07:30 PM
Watching a dreadful inept movie that somehow has a really good cast.
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Post by: John G. on June 22, 2025, 09:49:16 PM
Good night, all.
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:23:37 PM
Last night, perhaps because of my posts yesterday, I watched the film version of Paul Rudnick's AIDS comedy, Jeffrey, which I first saw Off-Broadway around 1993. I hadn't seen the film in years, and I had forgotten how many friends were in it. It's very funny and touching, but on the minus side, it also brought back too many memories of friends I lost to AIDS. There's a scene in which Bryan Batt's character Darius, who is dying from AIDS, falls on the stairs as he, Patrick Stewart, and Steven Weber are leaving a City Ballet Nutcracker - I think that's the ballet; the sound on Amazon Prime for this movie is terrible - and I was suddenly hyperventilating and weeping through the remainder of the film.

{{{HUGS OF COMFORT!!}}}
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:24:39 PM
Today is the first day of our official 4-day heat wave, which will go something like:

Sunday - 90
Monday - 95
Tuesday - 97
Wednesday - 92

Then a drop to 81 on Thursday.

Wow!  Hope you keep cool, reeeeal cool, ChasSmith! ;)

Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:25:37 PM
I never saw Jeffrey. I'll put it on my list.

I have the DVD.  I haven't watched it in years, also.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:26:26 PM
Travel vibes for the RODZ family.

~~~DITTO, IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!~~~
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:30:11 PM
When did "donut" become a correct spelling? When I was a kid it was "doughnut."

As John said, "...language is organic." :)
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:30:27 PM
We are supposed to get up to 97 today, with a "feels like" of 110.

:o
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:31:05 PM
The Scweam.
(https://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8001.0;attach=26584)

:D
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:32:12 PM
I suggested having someone hang around the lobby until the service starts and then lock the doors, with said person hanging around the lobby to let late-comers inside.

Good luck, Laura! :-\
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:33:29 PM
Fuck Tramp!
(https://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8001.0;attach=26586)

SUPER DITTO!! >:(
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:34:32 PM
~~~SAFE & EASY TRAVELS~~~ DR John G.

~~~DITTO!!~~~
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:38:48 PM
I didn't get home until about 2:00 a.m., so I just went right to bed...and now, I'm off to my mom's to play cards since we didn't play on Friday.

I ordered pizzas from the Tumwater Brewery City Pizza (https://www.brewerycitypizza.com/).  I ordered the Harvester (without bacon for my niece), and a sausage, pepperoni and pineapple for anyone who didn't want the Harvester.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:40:56 PM
It was all quite tasty, but just two medium pizzas were not as much pizza as I expected, but better than too much, so it's all good.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:41:56 PM
We then played two games of Phase 10...I lost both...as usual.
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 10:43:17 PM
Dee (not my sister DeeDee) who is another regular player, brought some Costco cheesecake. :)
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 11:17:03 PM
Page SIX???
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 11:17:12 PM
Not very sporting.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 22, 2025, 11:17:50 PM
Finished with my viewing - thank goodness.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:20:18 PM
DR GEORGE that was very funny and everybody was very good!!!

Thanks, Jrand! 
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:20:25 PM
Our first two versions of the show are on YouTube, if you want (or anyone else wants) to see them.  Let me know and I can post the links.
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:21:53 PM
Then I came home and ordered a bacon cheeseburger from Tom's - pretty good.

Here in Olympia there's a burger joint called Big Tom's, which is an off-shoot of Eagan's. :)
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:22:10 PM
And now, I'm vegging out on the damn couch like so much fish.

As well you should!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:22:24 PM
DR GEORGE that was very funny and everybody was very good!!!


I really enjoyed it, too!

Thanks, Freddie!
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:23:27 PM
I think we're going to have the one-off Seattle performance recorded, so that'll be the whole current version of the show!
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:25:20 PM
And I just had a long conversation - she was very emotional as was I last night, and she said just what any writer wants to hear: Do not change a single word. She has really loved this book from start to finish, except for the two bits she had me remove, which she was totally right about.

That's fantastic, BK!  Can't wait to read it!
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:25:38 PM
Oh, look!  It's Page Rupert! :D
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:27:16 PM
FIVE!

(https://www.indystar.com/gcdn/-mm-/d847abdb740ef57c664b0f905fd05312199adf81/c=0-270-5184-3193/local/-/media/Indianapolis/Indianapolis/2014/08/08/1407512949013-inidc5-5uhuuzd38hzbzybbl73-original.jpg?width=700&height=395&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)

YUM!!
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Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:29:33 PM
Pigs in blankets? What about squids and crabs in blankets?
(https://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8001.0;attach=26588)

As long as they're not made with actual squids and crabs. :P
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:29:51 PM
Otherwise, they look really good!
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: George on June 22, 2025, 11:56:20 PM
Tomorrow evening is the Volunteer Appreciation night at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:09:18 AM
Get me off this damn page.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:09:28 AM
New notes are up.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:09:36 AM
Up are new notes.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:09:43 AM
I've seen them.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:09:49 AM
I've read them.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:09:56 AM
I wrote them.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:10:05 AM
I really did.
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:10:30 AM
Who else would write them?
Title: Re: FINISHING THE BOOK 27
Post by: bk on June 23, 2025, 12:10:48 AM
I have no idea.