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Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 10, 2026, 01:02:58 AM

Title: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: bk on January 10, 2026, 01:02:58 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes added the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the lit cows come home.
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Post by: bk on January 10, 2026, 01:03:50 AM
And the word of the day is: SOCKEROO!
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Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 03:08:10 AM
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Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 03:08:45 AM
Whew!  And look at all them sixes! ;D
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 03:53:52 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 03:56:49 AM
Another bad night of sleep. I wish to hell the temperatures would drop down to freezing again.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 03:58:47 AM
Annabelle and Thatch are quite rowdy this morning, wrestling amd romping all over the apartment. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I think Stella is under the weather.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 03:59:37 AM
I have passed the halfway mark in "Faster than sound. My goal is to finish it today.
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 04:11:07 AM
Annabelle and Thatch are quite rowdy this morning, wrestling amd romping all over the apartment. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I think Stella is under the weather.


Health vibes for Stella.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 05:54:21 AM
Finishing the hat vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 05:57:06 AM
I drove many family cars for a few years, but then I bought my first owned car. A lovely 1968 Rambler American....two door sedan.....six cylinder automatic....and vacuum wipers which were annoying. 

This one is even the same color as mine.

(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jECzHR2minM/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 05:59:14 AM
Later today I am going to make a meat loaf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb1HDnYPPoo
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 06:01:19 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 06:01:37 AM
I slept fairly well.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 10, 2026, 06:02:27 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 06:04:36 AM
SHILLING FOR YOUTUBE VIEWS AHEAD

Did someone say Meat Loaf?   (I love Jan Horvath's vocal on this.)

"We're All in the Balcony Now" - "Bat Out of Hell" Parody of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
https://youtu.be/smw2Qf3TIR8
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 06:06:44 AM
Kitty cleanup is finished. Off to work!
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 06:24:18 AM
Later today I am going to make a meat loaf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb1HDnYPPoo


Jrand, did you know Rocky Horror Show is coming back to Broadway in spring 2026?

https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/rocky-horror


Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: ChasSmith on January 10, 2026, 06:24:39 AM
I have always counted my first family hand-me-down as my first car:  Like DR Jrand75's first purchase, it was a Rambler American! This one was a 1964. It was handed down to me in the summer of 1968, and I drove it from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland for my second year at school. I haven't found the color online, but it was kind of a light mint green.

Jumping ahead a bunch of years, the first new car I purchased was a 1980 Datsun 210, bought at Miller Datsun in Van Nuys, CA. That car transported me through a couple of Los Angeles lives and a Schaumburg, IL life, until 1987 when it was replaced by my beloved Nissan 200-SX.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 06:57:09 AM
Good morning, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 06:57:15 AM
And others.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 06:57:39 AM
The first car I bought for myself was a 1986 Honda Civic.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 06:58:03 AM
It was a 2-door, with NO air conditioning.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 06:58:19 AM
Do they even sell cars anymore with NO air conditioning?
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 07:01:03 AM
I want meat loaf all of the sudden.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 07:01:11 AM
The food kind.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 07:08:48 AM
Need to make beef stew today.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 07:10:18 AM
This is the basic recipe

https://thatlowcarblife.com/keto-beef-stew/
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 07:11:09 AM
I need to clean something today. Anything.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 07:11:21 AM
Let's move on ...
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 07:11:29 AM
Two!
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 07:31:10 AM
Funny video DR FREDDIE.
Thanks for posting.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 07:31:58 AM
I did NOT know about the upcoming RHS NYC Production.

Exciting.

What do we know about Sam Pinkleton and Luke Evans?
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 07:32:36 AM
Meat loaf and potatoes are in the oven and the kitchen counter is cleaned up and the floor has been swept.

I am not a neat cook.
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 07:48:30 AM
Funny video DR FREDDIE.
Thanks for posting.

Thanks, Jrand!
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 07:50:03 AM
I did NOT know about the upcoming RHS NYC Production.

Exciting.

What do we know about Sam Pinkleton and Luke Evans?


Sam Pinkleton is the Tony-winning director of "Oh, Mary!" among other shows.


Luke Evans has quite an impressive bio, per his Wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Evans
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:28:03 AM
AH.....thanks. It might be a must see!

I loved Oh Mary!

It has the funniest reveal I have ever seen in a show....and I'm old.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:28:33 AM
Meat loaf and potatoes are resting.
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Post by: bk on January 10, 2026, 08:42:03 AM
I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep and I did manage two new pages before bed.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:06:29 AM
DR Singdaw, LOL regarding the pimple popper show.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:08:00 AM
DR Laura, I'm glad they fixed the brakes before they became a problem.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:09:53 AM
DR George, I liked the page six candle dance last night.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:21:11 AM
From Bruce,

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Never got to post because the iPhone did an update overnight and nuked my ten o'clock alarm - luckily, I woke up at eleven-twenty and was out the door by eleven-forty and got to the theater just in time.

Wow, you would expect the phone to be the safest alarm to set.  I use Alexa with Keith's phone as a backup if we must get up.  My third back up is my clock on my end table.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:22:12 AM
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Whew!
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:22:30 AM
Whew!  And look at all them sixes! ;D

I know  :o
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:23:21 AM
I drove many family cars for a few years, but then I bought my first owned car. A lovely 1968 Rambler American....two door sedan.....six cylinder automatic....and vacuum wipers which were annoying. 

This one is even the same color as mine.


Cool.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:37:50 AM
Do they even sell cars anymore with NO air conditioning?

I hope not.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 09:38:37 AM
Meat loaf and potatoes are in the oven and the kitchen counter is cleaned up and the floor has been swept.

I am not a neat cook.

;D

Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: Rodzinski on January 10, 2026, 09:57:28 AM
My first car was an old AMC Hornet station wagon I begged my dad to help me get for $200 from a car dealer on Buford Highway in Duluth, GA.
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Post by: Rodzinski on January 10, 2026, 09:59:42 AM
Thus began a streak of lemons and catastrophes. I was onto my 5th car 2 years later. But that one, a burnt orange Mercury Capri, lasted me until the day I moved to NYC in 1996.
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Post by: Rodzinski on January 10, 2026, 10:03:52 AM
In between were a 1967 Olds 98. Biggest car in history, immaculate inside but with a dent about 2 feet long on the side.
Pontiac J-2000 that died on my way to Ole Miss to start college.
Plymouth Horizon, totaled by someone running a red light into me.
I enjoyed not having a car for my 20 years in NY.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 10:34:55 AM
My first car, around 1966, was a green Volkswagon bug. I loved it. It was a family hand-me-down. My second car- I cannot remember now its manufacture, but I believe it was a Ford - was a used car sitting in the field of one of my dad's country-living friends. The owner had written of the side of the car in water color paint "For sale Fast Green Roadster," and when I washed the car, I discovered the paint had faded enough that the orifinal color was preserved under the water color, so while I was in grad school, everyone knew I owned a "Fast Green Roadster." The theatre students found this very funny.
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Post by: MichaelG on January 10, 2026, 10:59:24 AM
Here's a local TV news update on the repairs at Lick Observatory with my friend Elinor Gates. We've sung several shows together, most notably a semi-staged production of Sousa's El Capitan, where she was Isabel and I was Pozzo.

https://youtu.be/dCbDx824XXM?si=BBAPmVeULVpf6F6b
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 10, 2026, 11:03:50 AM
My first car, around 1966, was a green Volkswagon bug. I loved it. It was a family hand-me-down. My second car- I cannot remember now its manufacture, but I believe it was a Ford - was a used car sitting in the field of one of my dad's country-living friends. The owner had written of the side of the car in water color paint "For sale Fast Green Roadster," and when I washed the car, I discovered the paint had faded enough that the orifinal color was preserved under the water color, so while I was in grad school, everyone knew I owned a "Fast Green Roadster." The theatre students found this very funny.

If only you had a picture of that!
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Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:37:17 AM
Annabelle and Thatch are quite rowdy this morning, wrestling amd romping all over the apartment. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I think Stella is under the weather.

Hope Stella feels better soonly!!
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Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:38:29 AM
I have passed the halfway mark in "Faster than sound. My goal is to finish it today.
Finishing the hat vibes for DR ELMORE.

~~~DITTO!!~~~
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 11:54:03 AM
Here's a local TV news update on the repairs at Lick Observatory with my friend Elinor Gates. We've sung several shows together, most notably a semi-staged production of Sousa's El Capitan, where she was Isabel and I was Pozzo.

https://youtu.be/dCbDx824XXM?si=BBAPmVeULVpf6F6b

Both the interview and your personal connection were interesting.  Thank you for sharing this.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 11:55:43 AM
Annabelle and Thatch are quite rowdy this morning, wrestling amd romping all over the apartment. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I think Stella is under the weather.

Hope Stella feels better soonly!!

Thanks! She was lying next to me while I worked, and she just jumped into her dinner, but she seems a bit subdued today.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 10, 2026, 11:56:39 AM
And I did finish "Faster than Sound." and I've begun "Something is coming to tea."
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 12:01:13 PM
Interesting DR MICHAELG.
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 12:02:05 PM
I think we can get to page 3 before 3 pm (Eastern).
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 12:02:27 PM
We did!  PAGE THREE!
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 12:33:56 PM
I first car was an Olds Cutlass, the one I learned to drive on.  It was likely the first year the Cutlass came out in 1961.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 12:35:03 PM
My first car was an Oldsmobile Cutlass with a white body and blue top. My sister Linda gave it to my sister Annaliese and me. We were both at the University of Kentucky. Parking was free at the stadium, except during football games. Annaliese didn’t drive st the time. I drove that car to death.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 12:35:53 PM
I can’t remember the year. Likely a 1970 or somewhere around there.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 12:36:23 PM
My second car was a convertable maroon Dodge Polara.  My father had a patient who sold used cars and said it was a great car, so my father surprised me with it.  I think it was a 1966 and I got it in 1969. 

My father just called me one day and said to take my car to the dealership and to pick up the new car.  Keith loved the new cool car ;D
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 12:36:50 PM
I have been making a low-carb beef stew. It has taken hours.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 12:37:16 PM
My first car was an Oldsmobile Cutlass with a white body and blue top. My sister Linda gave it to my sister Annaliese and me. We were both at the University of Kentucky. Parking was free at the stadium, except during football games. Annaliese didn’t drive st the time. I drove that car to death.

Mine was all the same color, a light blue. 
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 12:48:11 PM
Keith didn't need a car before we were married as his mother rarely drove and he was almost always able to use her car.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 12:52:06 PM
Our first car purchase together was a Ford Torino.  It was also our first new car.  We took his parents with us and his father gave us a lesson in negogiating.  We got the car at Town and Country Ford in Reseda.  It was maybe in 1970 or '71.
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Post by: Ginny on January 10, 2026, 01:57:25 PM
Saturday afternoon greetings!  I was outta here at 9:30 this morning for a meeting in Middletown that went on forever.  Drove home in the rain, ate lunch, and took a nap.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 10, 2026, 01:58:17 PM
SKI PARTY (1965) on TCM at 10:00 eastern tonight.
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Post by: Ginny on January 10, 2026, 02:01:22 PM
My first car was an old AMC Hornet station wagon I begged my dad to help me get for $200 from a car dealer on Buford Highway in Duluth, GA.

DR Rodzinski, my first car was also a Hornet, bought new in Michigan for my big career move to Ohio.  It was cream colored sedan with no air conditioning, which might have been OK in Michigan, but it’s a lot more humid here.  As soon as I could afford it, I bought a Buick Skylark with AC.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 02:10:50 PM
I am enjoying the posts about everyone's cars!
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 02:11:47 PM
I used the Kinder's meat loaf seasoning pack. Very good.

I had been using the Kinder's Buttery Steakhouse seasoning and like it, so I thought i would give it a try.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 02:42:38 PM
Saturday afternoon greetings!  I was outta here at 9:30 this morning for a meeting in Middletown that went on forever.  Drove home in the rain, ate lunch, and took a nap.

A nap after your morning must have been nice.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 02:45:48 PM
I am enjoying the posts about everyone's cars!

So am I.
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Post by: Rodzinski on January 10, 2026, 03:25:49 PM
Fast green roadster LOL!
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 03:55:22 PM
Fast green roadster LOL!

Befitting its owner, I think.
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Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 03:55:30 PM
Later today I am going to make a meat loaf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb1HDnYPPoo

;D
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 03:56:25 PM
The memorial service this morning was beautiful, and my work colleague appreciated my being there. I don't know if she realized that I forfeited about $300 in overtime pay to be there, as I was scheduled to work today.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 03:57:40 PM
It was in a Roman Catholic church. It was an extremely beautiful and modern church, less than 20 years old. All marble and glass and nicely designed.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 03:58:16 PM
The male cantor had a very nice voice. No one in the congregations sang on the hymns. They don't provide hymnals in the pews.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 03:59:20 PM
We stayed for a lunch afterward. The "undercroft," in this case, is not underground and the space was flooded with light.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 04:00:15 PM
Soon will be en route to the benefit concert. I am bringing my jazz hands, and will be sure to post a full repor later.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 04:00:35 PM
I had planned to make more cookies this afternoon, but I wasn't in the mood.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 04:00:49 PM
I am, however, in the mood for meatloaf.
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Post by: Laura on January 10, 2026, 04:05:44 PM
Good afternoon.
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Post by: Laura on January 10, 2026, 04:06:19 PM
No rant today. Everything went smoothly.
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Post by: Laura on January 10, 2026, 04:06:59 PM
Sitting at the gate, waiting to board my flight home.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 04:07:09 PM
Keith got Wordle in three.
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Post by: Freddie on January 10, 2026, 04:07:40 PM
Safe and smooth travels, Laura!
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 04:08:07 PM
FOUR,

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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 04:29:39 PM
The memorial service this morning was beautiful, and my work colleague appreciated my being there. I don't know if she realized that I forfeited about $300 in overtime pay to be there, as I was scheduled to work today.

That was very kind of you.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 04:30:50 PM
The male cantor had a very nice voice. No one in the congregations sang on the hymns. They don't provide hymnals in the pews.

I'm glad the church was beautiful and you enjoyed the cantor.
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 04:31:04 PM
No rant today. Everything went smoothly.

Great!
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 04:31:27 PM
Safe and smooth travels, Laura!

DITTO!
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Post by: Jane on January 10, 2026, 05:58:47 PM
DR Laura I hope you weren't too cold when you returned home.
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Post by: Laura on January 10, 2026, 07:22:07 PM
I put on the jacket I carried around all day.
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Post by: bk on January 10, 2026, 07:33:00 PM
Back from the cue to cue, pizza, then run-through with sound and lights. The latter went very well, lights-wise, but sound has many fixes to do, so hopefully that will get done tomorrow.
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Post by: bk on January 10, 2026, 07:33:25 PM
I got everyone out an hour early - wanted it to be two hours, but that was not to be.
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Post by: bk on January 10, 2026, 07:33:43 PM
Just ordered an Islands burger.
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Post by: bk on January 10, 2026, 07:35:05 PM
They always forget to include the special season salt for the fried - every single damn time - which is why I don't order from there more. This time, I thought I'd call and make sure they included that. Well, they're not answering the phone. Isn't that lovely. If the salt isn't there I will leave them a nasty little Yelp review.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 08:13:22 PM
I’ve been listening to a volume of true crime called She Kills, a collection of Texas Monthly articles about female criminals from the Lone Star State. It’s exceptionally well written. The stories are fascinating. Some are murderers, others are thieves, etc.
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 08:14:09 PM
This particular article, however, has given me the best idea for a musical.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/girl-talk/
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 08:16:50 PM
It’s about a group of women singers and musicians who made it big on radio around the time of WWII. They were in prison and featured on a show called 30 Minutes Behind the Wall. Screams to me something along the lines of Radio Gals or The 1940s Radio Hour.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 08:26:52 PM
Home from the concert. It was fun and a true grab-bag of musical theatre genres.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 08:27:33 PM
My roomba just beat me to a Cheeto that I dropped on the floor.

This is how the war against machines begins.

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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 08:43:25 PM
I didn't realize you were flying, DR Laura. Don't you usually drive?
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 08:43:52 PM
I guess it's too late for ~~~SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES~~~
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:47:42 PM
DR singdaw your repor was most interesting.  I am sure your attendance was most appreciated.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:48:00 PM
I am sorry that we will not hear a rant from DR LAURA.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:48:38 PM
Glad to hear that MR BK's rehearsal went well.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:50:30 PM
I watched the finals of the men's free skate....and then I watched the final part of SKI PARTY as we were reminded by DR CHAS SMITH.

I shall reserve my comments.

CRIME OF PASSION with Barbara Stanwyck and Raymond Burr follows.

I shall reserve my comments.
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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:51:20 PM
It is now 35 degrees and snow is predicted.

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Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:51:41 PM
Aron Kincaid.

IYKYK.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:54:07 PM
IU vs. Miami!

Go for it, Hoosiers!
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: Jrand75 on January 10, 2026, 08:54:33 PM
Very quiet here.

And that is exactly how I like it.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 08:57:24 PM
ICE CAPADES all around for DR Jrand75!
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 09:18:45 PM
Onward!
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Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 09:18:56 PM
Five!
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 09:21:56 PM
Good night, friends.
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Post by: singdaw on January 10, 2026, 09:22:02 PM
And others.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 09:33:50 PM
I can't decide if this sounds good. I guess I will try it.

https://natashaskitchen.com/mushroom-and-egg-salad-recipe/
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: John G. on January 10, 2026, 09:34:07 PM
Good night, all.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:35:28 PM
SHILLING FOR YOUTUBE VIEWS AHEAD

Did someone say Meat Loaf?   (I love Jan Horvath's vocal on this.)

"We're All in the Balcony Now" - "Bat Out of Hell" Parody of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
https://youtu.be/smw2Qf3TIR8

;D
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:41:20 PM
Topic of the Day:  my first car was an orange 1976 Volkswagen Super Beetle that looked like this (but the hub caps weren't this sporty):

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/55/2f/90/552f90652398287b0a111ad19d0ddad0.jpg)
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:42:39 PM
My parents bought it for me in 1984 so that I could go to college in Centralia and work.  I only had it for less than 10 years (I forget exactly how long I had it) because I didn't take care of it. ::)
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:43:00 PM
Big regret.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:44:47 PM
After that, I got a 1989 Subaru Just with a switch on the stick shift for four-wheel drive on the fly.   I had it until 1998 because I didn't take care of it. :-\

Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:47:46 PM
But then I got my brand new 1998 Ford Escort and had that for 24 years.  I took care of that one. :)
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:49:13 PM
And now, I have another Subaru, an Impreza hatchback (aka "5 door"), with the sport trim and it came with a CD player!
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:50:05 PM
I plan to keep this as long as I can.
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Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:50:36 PM
...even though it has an automatic transmission. ::)
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Post by: George on January 10, 2026, 11:51:21 PM
It's the first automatic that I've owned.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 11, 2026, 12:08:34 AM
Later today I am going to make a meat loaf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb1HDnYPPoo


Jrand, did you know Rocky Horror Show is coming back to Broadway in spring 2026?

https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/rocky-horror



Luke Evans?  Very cool. :D
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 11, 2026, 12:08:56 AM
Do they even sell cars anymore with NO air conditioning?

Oh, probably...but just not new cars. ;)
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 11, 2026, 12:11:27 AM
DR George, I liked the page six candle dance last night.

Thanks, Jane.
Title: Re: ADDING THE LIGHTS
Post by: George on January 11, 2026, 12:11:49 AM
Wordle 1,666 6/6

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⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨
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Whew!

Definitely!