Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 08, 2026, 01:13:42 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes vacuumed the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the vacuuming cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: MINDFUL!
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Good morning, all!
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About thirty minutes ago, I remembered that at noon I have a Zoom meeting abut the ballet. I've been so preoccupied with the Encores! work I might have missed it.
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Last night, somewhere between 9:30 and midnight, I had the most terrifying dream. What made it really terrifying is that I still don't know if it was a dream. I went to bed around 8:00 and set the alarm for 5:00. It's too warm in the apartment and I'm sleeping poorly, but I did sleep for about an hour. When I woke, I could not get back to sleep. so I decided to ret a new sleeping position lying on my back. I checked the alarm: 9:15PM. I turned off the light ad lay on my ack in the dark, drifting in and out of sleep. Then, something black, not a human, lying beside me rose up and covered me, smothering me, then it pulled away. After a bit, the same thing happened again. Then, after a bit of time, something grabbed my leg and began to pull me off the bed while I struggled. And I woke ande turned on the light, The cock said it was just ca little after midnight. I was so rattled by the whole thing that I immediately called for Thatch and Stella. Stella hopped into bed with me, and I remember,ber no more dreams of last night, only that I slept veru poorly.
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I spent the entire evening on MSNOW watching the discussions about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis. I watched that video of the shooting many times, and I remain outraged by the lies and false information being tooted by the White House and that lying bitch Kristi Gnome, who is a complete disgrace.
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DR ELMORE the Dream-O-Matic 6000 says that your dream could indicate you are fighting against what may seem to be overwhelming circumstances in many areas of your life.
Being overwhelmed emotionally can sometime lead to physical difficulties - so deal with each day and each problem ONE AT A TIME.
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I shall be on the way to the getting place in about 15 minutes.
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I definitely don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome. What I have is Trump Fatigue.
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Last night, somewhere between 9:30 and midnight, I had the most terrifying dream. What made it really terrifying is that I still don't know if it was a dream. I went to bed around 8:00 and set the alarm for 5:00. It's too warm in the apartment and I'm sleeping poorly, but I did sleep for about an hour. When I woke, I could not get back to sleep. so I decided to ret a new sleeping position lying on my back. I checked the alarm: 9:15PM. I turned off the light ad lay on my ack in the dark, drifting in and out of sleep. Then, something black, not a human, lying beside me rose up and covered me, smothering me, then it pulled away. After a bit, the same thing happened again. Then, after a bit of time, something grabbed my leg and began to pull me off the bed while I struggled. And I woke ande turned on the light, The cock said it was just ca little after midnight. I was so rattled by the whole thing that I immediately called for Thatch and Stella. Stella hopped into bed with me, and I remember,ber no more dreams of last night, only that I slept veru poorly.
Sending you all kinds of vibes, Larry! Hoping that knowing people care about you can help.
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I definitely don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome. What I have is Trump Fatigue.
That sounds right.
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Good morning.
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I think Trump Derangement Syndrome doesn't mean what they think it means.
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In my opinion, of course.
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TOD: I rarely drink. I don't bar. I do on very rare occasions enjoy a little bit of white or pink wine. And canned margaritas.
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I get very anxious when we are towing the camping trailer. We've found that a canned margarita calms me down a great deal.
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And I take a one-serving sized bottle of wine when I go to the conference. I enjoy that in the motel room after the conference.
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I had a six-pack of said canned margaritas when we went camping with the preacher and his family. I saved one for the drive home, and the preacher and I enjoyed the rest. Before the rest of the church folks arrived, of course.
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The last time I was in a bar was at Disneyland -- Oga's Cantina. We had very expensive fruit juice.
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The time before that was in Palm Springs with DRs Kerry and my daughter. And Jason G. and his husband. She had a cherry coke, Kerry had something non-alcoholic, and I had a cup of coffee.
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And my daughter and I were outed as lesbians.
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Ok. I tried to make up for DR Vixmom's inability at the moment to post long stories.
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Good morning, all.
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Good morning, all.
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I’m sitting in a portable waiting for the kids to come in. There are no lesson plans, no notes. And it’s a day of algebra 1 and 2.
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I don’t think they’re getting much outta me today.
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That's one HELL of a night, DR Elmore.
Not that mine was a lot better, I've got plenty of crap going on.
May this day turn it all around, or at least bring improvements.
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No plans, no notes... ?
I hope DR John G. is up on his algebra.
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
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Note to self: Keep canned margaritas around, you never know when the minister might need one. Or a few.
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
Me neither.
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Two!
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"Vacuuming the play" is one of those perfectly descriptive BK-isms I have long meant to share with my director - who's unfortunately retiring from the local scene, but he can still make use of it from time to time. I wonder what the other ones are that I've forgotten to share. I'm sure they're all in Directed By.
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The great Hungarian director Bela Tarr has died. Werckmeister Harmonies is one of the most darkly beautiful, mesmerizing films I have ever seen.
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Notes swallowed. Taken.
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Notes swallowed. Taken.
Not vacuumed?
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
I learn all the news I get through this group or Mrs R. I’m not proud of this, but the news makes me very anxious, so this is best for my health.
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Obviously, I like wine. I also enjoy beer and cocktails. Negronis, real martinis (gin only) and real margaritas (not sweet) are probably my favorite mixed drinks.
That said, I don’t drink much anymore. Holidays and dinners with friends. I don’t really drink alone.
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I am, however, as Bonnie Tyler sang, holding out for a hero, someone to rally around.
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
I learn all the news I get through this group or Mrs R. I’m not proud of this, but the news makes me very anxious, so this is best for my health.
Exactly. I feel the same.
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I will drink a cold beer on an evening out at a nice place, occasionally wine. I suppose my go-to other drink is Cointreau and soda.
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To Mrs. R’s chagrin, I always order it as “Cointreau and sod-y” as a tribute to this sublime Martin Short scene in The Big Picture.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FF5qtoNC2l0&pp=ygUYbWFydGluIHNob3J0IGJpZyBwaWN0dXJl
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When I was stage managing a couple of shows with a particular actor - once I gave the 15 minute call he would give me some $$ and ask me to get him a sody pop.
Which I was always glad to do because it always made me laugh.
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When I am out I always order a nice Vodka gimlet.
When I am home I sometimes make a pitcher of vodka and cranberry juice.....
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DR LAURA I think you're right....
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Have we previously discussed the series on PBS called HAPPINESS - about a Broadway director who loses his visa and finds himself back at the community theater from when he grew up in New Zealand?
We happened on it last night, and it was six episodes, about 20 minutes each, so easy to just watch straight through in 2+ hours. The people you root for and the people you dislike keep shifting during the series, but extremely entertaining.
The musical the theater group is performing within the series is a TROJAN HORSE musical.
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When I was stage managing a couple of shows with a particular actor - once I gave the 15 minute call he would give me some $$ and ask me to get him a sody pop.
Which I was always glad to do because it always made me laugh.
That sounds sweet!
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DR LAURA I think you're right....
As I told the preacher, I know I am.
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As my mother always told me,
"When you're right, you're right. And if you're DR Laura, you're always right."
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As my mother always told me,
"When you're right, you're right. And if you're DR Laura, you're always right."
Makes sense to me
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Hello.
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What is your favorite cookie?
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Good morning, all.
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TOD: I'm a wine guy, but I also like beer and single-malt Scotch. I'm not much of a cocktail fan, except at one restaurant that makes them really well with great flavors that match their food better than beer or wine do.
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I definitely don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome. What I have is Trump Fatigue.
That's the truth!
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We've had a Zoom meeting on the ballet scheduled today for noon since November 11 for today with Doug, Phil, me, and half of the deans at the North Carolina School of the Arts. At 11:15, I began the frenzy to be ready for the meeting only to get three emails canceling today's meeting because the dean of the Music Dept didn't realize it was today and he has issues to deal with. Oy!
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DR Jrand, did I read correctly that your local movie theater is closing for ever?
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George, thanks for the congrats to Keith.
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I definitely don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome. What I have is Trump Fatigue.
I can relate to this :(
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What is your favorite cookie?
Any cookie in front of me.
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The cedar pollen count is now over 20,000 and I can feel it. Ugh.
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Three!
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I get very anxious when we are towing the camping trailer. We've found that a canned margarita calms me down a great deal.
Staying calm is good :)
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And I take a one-serving sized bottle of wine when I go to the conference. I enjoy that in the motel room after the conference.
I like that idea.
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I had a six-pack of said canned margaritas when we went camping with the preacher and his family. I saved one for the drive home, and the preacher and I enjoyed the rest. Before the rest of the church folks arrived, of course.
;D
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The time before that was in Palm Springs with DRs Kerry and my daughter. And Jason G. and his husband. She had a cherry coke, Kerry had something non-alcoholic, and I had a cup of coffee.
:)
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And my daughter and I were outed as lesbians.
;D
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Ok. I tried to make up for DR Vixmom's inability at the moment to post long stories.
You are doing an excellent job of entertaining us.
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I don’t think they’re getting much outta me today.
It is a shame you don't have any work for them to do.
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
It was hard for me to see the details in the video so I had to watch it over and over again. I really wanted to see what actually happened, and it was bad.
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Note to self: Keep canned margaritas around, you never know when the minister might need one. Or a few.
;D
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I don’t think they’re getting much outta me today.
It is a shame you don't have any work for them to do.
I had a key and could understand all but one of the questions on their worksheet. One girl did ask for help and I was able to explain it. But the one I didn’t get is a doozy.
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I’m having a break this period. Just finished a pair of lengthy poems by the young Faulkner. Not great, but interesting.
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What is your favorite cookie?
Any cookie in front of me.
Be honest. You’ll turn around and try the ones behind you too.
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That piece of shit calling itself JD Vance is giving a press conference in which he repeats the lies of Kristi Gnome and the White House about Renee Good, a "domestic terrorist," calling Governor Tim Walz a joke, and asserting the ICE agent was doing his job. I hope, when Trump's reign of terror ends, that Trump and Vance share the same prison cell.
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DR JANE sorry to mislead.....my local plex - 7 screens - changed it's name from Showtime Cinema to Torchlight Cinema.
But it was the LAST showing of Song Sung Blue in the plex at 11 a.m. so it was now or never - as Elvis used to say.
We started out in theeder number 7 - but 30 seconds into the movie the screen went blank. Finally the lights came on and a young lady walked down the aisle and said that the projector was not working.
So all 12 of us got moved down to Theeder One! The B I G one.....great sound....but a few too many unexpected steps for me.
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I enjoyed the movie very much and thought Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson were both terrific....and they of course BOTH did their own singing.
Might be my favorite movie of the year.....but of course there are a lot more to see. But I doubt that I will bother.
Tickets were $5 each.
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What is your favorite cookie?
Any cookie in front of me.
Be honest. You’ll turn around and try the ones behind you too.
True.
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That sounds like a fun series DR FREDDIE.
I'll see if I can find it.
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Long day. I go from this high school across town to dance class. No rest for the weary.
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Has anyone heard of raisin pie being called “funeral pie”?
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I think I have to make some.
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But I will add walnuts. Because I can.
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
I learn all the news I get through this group or Mrs R. I’m not proud of this, but the news makes me very anxious, so this is best for my health.
I completely understand this. There have been times when I have had to take a break and return to issues when I am feeling better.
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I am, however, as Bonnie Tyler sang, holding out for a hero, someone to rally around.
We sure need one.
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To Mrs. R’s chagrin, I always order it as “Cointreau and sod-y” as a tribute to this sublime Martin Short scene in The Big Picture.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FF5qtoNC2l0&pp=ygUYbWFydGluIHNob3J0IGJpZyBwaWN0dXJl
;D
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When I was stage managing a couple of shows with a particular actor - once I gave the 15 minute call he would give me some $$ and ask me to get him a sody pop.
Which I was always glad to do because it always made me laugh.
:)
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TOD: I'm a wine guy, but I also like beer and single-malt Scotch. I'm not much of a cocktail fan, except at one restaurant that makes them really well with great flavors that match their food better than beer or wine do.
I like a good single-malt Scotch. Do you have favorites? If I don't have a menu in front of me I will usually begin with a Glenlevit as it is usually an option.
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I like burbon and rye whisky.
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What is your favorite cookie?
Any cookie in front of me.
;D
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The cedar pollen count is now over 20,000 and I can feel it. Ugh.
Sorry.
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Funeral pie! I think I heard that long ago. I see it's an Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch thing.
But I'm elated to see it's raisin pie -- my #1 favorite at House of Pies in the early 1970s. I'm looking at recipes now. The sour cream/custard filling is what had me stumped when trying to remember it. But hey ... look it up, and there it is. Ain't Google grand?
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I enjoyed the movie very much and thought Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson were both terrific....and they of course BOTH did their own singing.
Might be my favorite movie of the year.....but of course there are a lot more to see. But I doubt that I will bother.
Tickets were $5 each.
Great to hear! That you enjoyed it, and the ticket price! (not great about the extra steps)
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I don’t think they’re getting much outta me today.
It is a shame you don't have any work for them to do.
I had a key and could understand all but one of the questions on their worksheet. One girl did ask for help and I was able to explain it. But the one I didn’t get is a doozy.
Good for you.
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What is your favorite cookie?
Any cookie in front of me.
Be honest. You’ll turn around and try the ones behind you too.
:))
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DR JANE sorry to mislead.....my local plex - 7 screens - changed it's name from Showtime Cinema to Torchlight Cinema.
But it was the LAST showing of Song Sung Blue in the plex at 11 a.m. so it was now or never - as Elvis used to say.
We started out in theeder number 7 - but 30 seconds into the movie the screen went blank. Finally the lights came on and a young lady walked down the aisle and said that the projector was not working.
So all 12 of us got moved down to Theeder One! The B I G one.....great sound....but a few too many unexpected steps for me.
I wasn't sure which way you meant it. I'm glad your theater is still open for business. Lucky you getting to watch it in the theater with the best sound.
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Funeral pie! I think I heard that long ago. I see it's an Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch thing.
But I'm elated to see it's raisin pie -- my #1 favorite at House of Pies in the early 1970s. I'm looking at recipes now. The sour cream/custard filling is what had me stumped when trying to remember it. But hey ... look it up, and there it is. Ain't Google grand?
I don't believe I have ever had raisin pie.
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Raisin pie AKA funeral pie look good.
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I made a rum raisin pie once. It was really good. My MIL refused it.
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If I'm ever in a position to order a mixed drink, I think it will be a vodka stinger.
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Then I'll order another one.
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This is the third Wednesday/Thursday in a row that we've been teased with rain. Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day.
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Today it is finally raining. It didn't last long, but at least I could hear it.
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Thursday afternoon greetings! We just returned from our community’s resident association dessert meeting. They served pumpkin crème brûlée and gave us only forks.
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I made a rum raisin pie once. It was really good. My MIL refused it.
That sounds delicious.
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Today it is finally raining. It didn't last long, but at least I could hear it.
Yay.
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Thursday afternoon greetings! We just returned from our community’s resident association dessert meeting. They served pumpkin crème brûlée and gave us only forks.
Hmmm, only forks ;D
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They could have least given you sporks ;D
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How you gonna get the bottom of the creme brulee with a fork? That’s just cruel.
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Topic of the Day: I rarely drink, but if I do, I like creamy drinks like Bailey's or Kahlua or egg nog...all thinned out with milk or cream, though. ::)
;D
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I'm up, I'm up - around ten hours of needed sleep.
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Orange chicken ordered and will hopefully be here soon.
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Very good.
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How you gonna get the bottom of the creme brulee with a fork? That’s just cruel.
I agree ;D
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Since tasting my way through Ireland, except when I was sick for the Jameson tour, I now appreciate a shot or two of Bushmill's Irish Whiskey. I never really was a fan of Jameson though I was still looking forward to tasting part of the tour.
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If I'm ever in a position to order a mixed drink, I think it will be a vodka stinger.
I’ll drink to that!
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Topic of the Day: I rarely drink, but if I do, I like creamy drinks like Bailey's or Kahlua or egg nog (thinned out with milk, though).
I thin my eggnog with bourbon.
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Funeral pie! I think I heard that long ago. I see it's an Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch thing.
But I'm elated to see it's raisin pie -- my #1 favorite at House of Pies in the early 1970s. I'm looking at recipes now. The sour cream/custard filling is what had me stumped when trying to remember it. But hey ... look it up, and there it is. Ain't Google grand?
There are several versions. One with two crusts, another with a topping.
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I’m liking this recipe.
https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/recipes/amish-raisin-pie?srsltid=AfmBOopye3DzqYnK20CY_lRrmOMPJAa3zI1bHCQBXe-THvFkC3Jbej49
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Five!
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But I need to start making meringues.
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Last night, somewhere between 9:30 and midnight, I had the most terrifying dream. What made it really terrifying is that I still don't know if it was a dream. I went to bed around 8:00 and set the alarm for 5:00. It's too warm in the apartment and I'm sleeping poorly, but I did sleep for about an hour. When I woke, I could not get back to sleep. so I decided to ret a new sleeping position lying on my back. I checked the alarm: 9:15PM. I turned off the light ad lay on my ack in the dark, drifting in and out of sleep. Then, something black, not a human, lying beside me rose up and covered me, smothering me, then it pulled away. After a bit, the same thing happened again. Then, after a bit of time, something grabbed my leg and began to pull me off the bed while I struggled. And I woke ande turned on the light, The cock said it was just ca little after midnight. I was so rattled by the whole thing that I immediately called for Thatch and Stella. Stella hopped into bed with me, and I remember,ber no more dreams of last night, only that I slept veru poorly.
Oh, my goodness! :o
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I definitely don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome. What I have is Trump Fatigue.
Ditto. ::)
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How you gonna get the bottom of the creme brulee with a fork? That’s just cruel.
It actually wasn’t that good, DR Rodzinski. I didn’t mind what fell through the tines.
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I definitely don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome. What I have is Trump Fatigue.
Don’t we all, DR JRand, don’t we all…
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
;D
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
I learn all the news I get through this group or Mrs R. I’m not proud of this, but the news makes me very anxious, so this is best for my health.
You do whatcha gotta do, Rodzinski.
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To Mrs. R’s chagrin, I always order it as “Cointreau and sod-y” as a tribute to this sublime Martin Short scene in The Big Picture.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FF5qtoNC2l0&pp=ygUYbWFydGluIHNob3J0IGJpZyBwaWN0dXJl
:D
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Have we previously discussed the series on PBS called HAPPINESS - about a Broadway director who loses his visa and finds himself back at the community theater from when he grew up in New Zealand?
We happened on it last night, and it was six episodes, about 20 minutes each, so easy to just watch straight through in 2+ hours. The people you root for and the people you dislike keep shifting during the series, but extremely entertaining.
The musical the theater group is performing within the series is a TROJAN HORSE musical.
That sounds like fun.
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As my mother always told me,
"When you're right, you're right. And if you're DR Laura, you're always right."
;D
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What is your favorite cookie?
Yes.
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We've had a Zoom meeting on the ballet scheduled today for noon since November 11 for today with Doug, Phil, me, and half of the deans at the North Carolina School of the Arts. At 11:15, I began the frenzy to be ready for the meeting only to get three emails canceling today's meeting because the dean of the Music Dept didn't realize it was today and he has issues to deal with. Oy!
Darn. I hate it when that happens. :P
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George, thanks for the congrats to Keith.
You're welcome, Jane.
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DR Jrand, did I read correctly that your local movie theater is closing for ever?
Oh, no! :-\
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
It was hard for me to see the details in the video so I had to watch it over and over again. I really wanted to see what actually happened, and it was bad.
Well, it turns out that the officer's name has been found out:
BREAKING: KRISTI NOEM ACCIDENTALLY NAMES ICE OFFICER (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=56bppnaepOs)
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DR JANE sorry to mislead.....my local plex - 7 screens - changed it's name from Showtime Cinema to Torchlight Cinema.
But it was the LAST showing of Song Sung Blue in the plex at 11 a.m. so it was now or never - as Elvis used to say.
We started out in theeder number 7 - but 30 seconds into the movie the screen went blank. Finally the lights came on and a young lady walked down the aisle and said that the projector was not working.
So all 12 of us got moved down to Theeder One! The B I G one.....great sound....but a few too many unexpected steps for me.
Oh, whew! But that's great that you got to see it on the B I G one!
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Thursday afternoon greetings! We just returned from our community’s resident association dessert meeting. They served pumpkin crème brûlée and gave us only forks.
What?? :o
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I’m liking this recipe.
https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/recipes/amish-raisin-pie?srsltid=AfmBOopye3DzqYnK20CY_lRrmOMPJAa3zI1bHCQBXe-THvFkC3Jbej49
Yum.
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But I need to start making meringues.
I love lemon meringue pie, not tart.
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Very good.
Thanks, Jane.
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How you gonna get the bottom of the creme brulee with a fork? That’s just cruel.
It actually wasn’t that good, DR Rodzinski. I didn’t mind what fell through the tines.
That's funny.
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How you gonna get the bottom of the creme brulee with a fork? That’s just cruel.
It actually wasn’t that good, DR Rodzinski. I didn’t mind what fell through the tines.
Creme brulee that wasn’t that good?? Well, that's just wrong! >:(
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Another funeral food.
https://realgreekrecipes.com/koliva/#recipe
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
It was hard for me to see the details in the video so I had to watch it over and over again. I really wanted to see what actually happened, and it was bad.
Well, it turns out that the officer's name has been found out:
BREAKING: KRISTI NOEM ACCIDENTALLY NAMES ICE OFFICER (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=56bppnaepOs)
I had read about him and the other car incident. I didn't realize she was the source that mentioned it, leading to revealing his identity.
The big question is, why would he get in front of a car again after that happened!
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Very good.
Thanks, Jane.
You are welcome.
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To me, funeral food is a deli spread.
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DR JOHN G that sounds good. I remember one of my aunts used to make that and I think the addition of walnuts would be perfect.
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US Figure Skating on USA NETWORK live!
Tonight Ice Dancing and the Men's Short Program.
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Keith got Wordle in four.
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Six!
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Traffic makes me crazy.
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TOD: I'm a wine guy, but I also like beer and single-malt Scotch. I'm not much of a cocktail fan, except at one restaurant that makes them really well with great flavors that match their food better than beer or wine do.
I like a good single-malt Scotch. Do you have favorites? If I don't have a menu in front of me I will usually begin with a Glenlevit as it is usually an option.
For peaty Islay malts, I prefer Lagavulin. For Highland malts, I love Macallan 18-year Single-Cask, but it's gotten extremely expensive over the years.
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My first chorus director (and my college band's composer in residence) introduced me to single-malt Scotch. So I have a soft spot for that first one, Knockando. They lost their USA distribution many years ago, alas.
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That first chorus wasn't all that great - which fit me well as a novice singer switching from trumpet - but the parties were world-class!
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TOD: I'm a wine guy, but I also like beer and single-malt Scotch. I'm not much of a cocktail fan, except at one restaurant that makes them really well with great flavors that match their food better than beer or wine do.
I like a good single-malt Scotch. Do you have favorites? If I don't have a menu in front of me I will usually begin with a Glenlevit as it is usually an option.
For peaty Islay malts, I prefer Lagavulin. For Highland malts, I love Macallan 18-year Single-Cask, but it's gotten extremely expensive over the years.
I'm not a fan of peaty. While I prefer others I do like Macallan.
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When we visited the highlands we toured Macallan and found a favorite pub restaurant in town. On our second night there, who was eating at the table next to us? The head of Glenlivet!
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There's a great whisky store in Edinburgh and London, Cadogan, that does their own bottlings that you can't find outside of their stores. I've had a couple of beauties from there.
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[I'm not a fan of peaty. While I prefer others I do like Macallan.
Any other favorites besides that and Glenlivet?
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My first chorus director (and my college band's composer in residence) introduced me to single-malt Scotch. So I have a soft spot for that first one, Knockando. They lost their USA distribution many years ago, alas.
I guess I need to go to Scotland to try this.
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Keith like a Rye Manhattan, or an Old Fashioned with bourbon. He rarely drinks the whiskey straight. I on the otherhand love it straight.
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Keith doesn't care for scotch, yet he is the one that told me to order a Glenlevet on our first trip to the UK.
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[I'm not a fan of peaty. While I prefer others I do like Macallan.
Any other favorites besides that and Glenlivet?
I tend to forget when it has been awhile since I have been able to order other favorites.
Dalwhinnie.
The Balvenie?
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I thought I had a list and now I can't find it.
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Back from putting gas in the motor car.
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My first chorus director (and my college band's composer in residence) introduced me to single-malt Scotch. So I have a soft spot for that first one, Knockando. They lost their USA distribution many years ago, alas.
I guess I need to go to Scotland to try this.
This is an excellent plan. We did find the distillery and took pictures of it with the "No tours" sign in front (which we knew before we drove there). It's a favorite of my brother-in-law's so we've brought back bottles for him and for us on different trips to the UK.
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Keith doesn't care for scotch, yet he is the one that told me to order a Glenlevet on our first trip to the UK.
You can know what is popular with a good reputation even if you don't personally like that type of beverage so much
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[I'm not a fan of peaty. While I prefer others I do like Macallan.
Any other favorites besides that and Glenlivet?
I prefer peaty. Laphroaig. Yum.
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Keith doesn't care for scotch, yet he is the one that told me to order a Glenlevet on our first trip to the UK.
You can know what is popular with a good reputation even if you don't personally like that type of beverage so much
True. When we were in Ireland, and the nice bartender at our hotel was happy to talk about the various Irish Whiskeys and let me sample many of them, it was Keith who told me to try Bushmill's. It was the bartender who included it with about ten different whiskeys he put out for me to consider.
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[I'm not a fan of peaty. While I prefer others I do like Macallan.
Any other favorites besides that and Glenlivet?
I prefer peaty. Laphroaig. Yum.
I know I don't like that one.
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Good evening, friends.
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And others.
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Do you use the Cayman Jack canned margaritas, DR Laura? I like those.
I'm pretty sure DR John G. wouldn't like them. They're carbonated and sweet.
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When we visited the highlands we toured Macallan and found a favorite pub restaurant in town. On our second night there, who was eating at the table next to us? The head of Glenlivet!
Cool, but how did you know?
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When we go out with Keith's cousin her partner always suggests a scotch for me to order. He is from Scotland and the first time we went out with him he was thrilled that I ordered scotch, and that I ordered it neat.
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I like margaritas, no salt, at Mexican restaurants.
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I very much like Mai Tais.
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I also like white wine, preferably Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio.
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Since discovering Irish Whiskey I don't order bourbon like I used to. I would usually get Woodford Reserve, and occassionally Blanton's, Basil Haydon, or Michter's.
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I like margaritas, no salt, at Mexican restaurants.
I used to really like the frozen strawberry margaritas at the Chevy's on 42nd Street in Times Square.
Also an occasional screwdriver, heavy on the orange juice.
I cut down on alcohol of any kind when I started being on medications that said "check with your doctor before havng alcohol while on this drug," or some such warning.
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A good reason to reduce your drinking.
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I hardly ever drink. Very rarely, wine.
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I have decided that the perfect job for me would be the person staining things for detergent commercials.
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;D
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Do you use the Cayman Jack canned margaritas, DR Laura? I like those.
I'm pretty sure DR John G. wouldn't like them. They're carbonated and sweet.
Whatever is on sale, Singdaw. I'm that kinda gal.
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Good evening!
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Thanks again for the Wordle comments, DR George and Jane!
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Wordle 1,664 4/6
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Very good!
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Keith got Wordle in four.
Very good!
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Thank you.
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Have we previously discussed the series on PBS called HAPPINESS - about a Broadway director who loses his visa and finds himself back at the community theater from when he grew up in New Zealand?
We happened on it last night, and it was six episodes, about 20 minutes each, so easy to just watch straight through in 2+ hours. The people you root for and the people you dislike keep shifting during the series, but extremely entertaining.
The musical the theater group is performing within the series is a TROJAN HORSE musical.
Thanks for the suggestion, DR Freddie!
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Wordle: 2/6. My opening word had 4 correct letters, including 2 in the correct positions.
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I have decided that the perfect job for me would be the person staining things for detergent commercials.
LOL!
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Good night, friends.
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And others.
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When we visited the highlands we toured Macallan and found a favorite pub restaurant in town. On our second night there, who was eating at the table next to us? The head of Glenlivet!
Cool, but how did you know?
It was pretty clear from his conversations with the owner, and she confirmed for us after they had left.
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Do you use the Cayman Jack canned margaritas, DR Laura? I like those.
I'm pretty sure DR John G. wouldn't like them. They're carbonated and sweet.
Whatever is on sale, Singdaw. I'm that kinda gal.
I probably wouldn’t like them, true. That means more for Laura.
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Back from vacuuming a play.
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Eating leftovers now. Then some writing.
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Gratuitous Post #200!! :D
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You folks are better than me at being able to watch the news. I can take very little of it these days.
It was hard for me to see the details in the video so I had to watch it over and over again. I really wanted to see what actually happened, and it was bad.
Well, it turns out that the officer's name has been found out:
BREAKING: KRISTI NOEM ACCIDENTALLY NAMES ICE OFFICER (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=56bppnaepOs)
I had read about him and the other car incident. I didn't realize she was the source that mentioned it, leading to revealing his identity.
The big question is, why would he get in front of a car again after that happened!
Good question!
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Still on page seven.
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Can't complain about that, given the last few days.
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Not sure we'll get much further this night.
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Only two minutes left.
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So tonight, Margo, and Shelly, and Shelly's friend Jessie, and I went to see:
James Hood's BEAUTIFICA (https://tickets.changeworlds.org/en-US/beautifica360)
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Well, we'll do what we can.
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That's the plan.
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Go tell the man.
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Let's not put a ban.
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You know we can.
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And we did, so we're not an also-ran.
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Great elan.
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Nary a pan.
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Get in the van.
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New notes are up.
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Up are new notes.
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BEAUTIFICA was shown at the Pierce College Science Dome, so your entire field of view (except for the periphery) is filled with the movie!
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I've seen them.
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I've read them.
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I wrote them.
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It lasts just under an hour and the visuals are stunning.
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It's all computer-generated images against music by James Hood.