Topic: FRUSTRATION AND FIREWORKS (Read 4878 times)

ChasSmith · « **Reply #30 on:** June 14, 2020, 07:43:26 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #31 on:** June 14, 2020, 07:49:35 AM »

I feel silly saying this, but our overnight lows are such that I turned the furnace on for about 30 minutes this morning to take the chill out of the house. An indoor temperature of 60 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale is just a bit too low for the likes of moi. It's only going up to 71 or thereabouts today, and will begin to get warmer again tomorrow.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #32 on:** June 14, 2020, 09:08:54 AM »

I almost created a firestorm over on Facebook.

I meant to type "Happy Anniversary, Kids!"

Instead I typed "Happy Anniversary, Yids!"

I took it down before too many Angry Faces were posted.....at least it wasn't for former DR JMK & Betsy!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 14, 2020, 09:30:31 AM »

I napped for almost two hours. I think I will put on a few CDs and work for a while.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 14, 2020, 09:31:24 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on June 14, 2020, 07:49:35 AM

I feel silly saying this, but our overnight lows are such that I turned the furnace on for about 30 minutes this morning to take the chill out of the house. An indoor temperature of 60 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale is just a bit too low for the likes of moi. It's only going up to 71 or thereabouts today, and will begin to get warmer again tomorrow.

I turned the AC off. Yesterday it was freezing in the apartment.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 14, 2020, 09:35:26 AM »

No AC for me today either......so nice......

John G. · « **Reply #36 on:** June 14, 2020, 10:17:10 AM »

It’s 88 out there. Even though there’s no humidity, it feels like 90.

Jane · « **Reply #37 on:** June 14, 2020, 10:58:12 AM »

Quote from: George on June 14, 2020, 01:19:31 AM

Also, today is the 22nd anniversary of the day that I bought my car! I need to get it serviced (fairly soon), but it still runs pretty well!

22 years. Congratulations.

Jane · « **Reply #38 on:** June 14, 2020, 10:58:42 AM »

Quote from: TCB on June 14, 2020, 03:01:59 AM

Does anyone still celebrate Flag Day?

Nope though I used to celebrate my sister's birthday.

Jane · « **Reply #39 on:** June 14, 2020, 10:59:45 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on June 14, 2020, 07:24:37 AM

And if that SOUNDS boring - you can imagine what it was like doing it!

Jane · « **Reply #40 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:00:24 AM »

Quote from: Laura on June 14, 2020, 07:26:40 AM

I got back from my walk about a half hour ago. Now I am air frying some acorn squash. Acorn squash has been in every one of my vegetable boxes for the last couple of months. I have so many acorn squashes. No one in my family will eat any kind of squash.

We are not fans in this household though we will eat it.

Jane · « **Reply #41 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:00:48 AM »

Pumpkin baked as a dessert is good.

Jane · « **Reply #42 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:01:20 AM »

Quote from: Jrand69 on June 14, 2020, 09:08:54 AM

I almost created a firestorm over on Facebook.

I meant to type "Happy Anniversary, Kids!"

Instead I typed "Happy Anniversary, Yids!"

I took it down before too many Angry Faces were posted.....at least it wasn't for former DR JMK & Betsy!

vixmom · « **Reply #43 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:24:08 AM »

Quote from: George on June 14, 2020, 01:19:31 AM

Also, today is the 22nd anniversary of the day that I bought my car! I need to get it serviced (fairly soon), but it still runs pretty well!

WOW!!

vixmom · « **Reply #44 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:26:06 AM »

Quote from: bk on June 14, 2020, 12:20:09 AM

And the word of the day is: SAMARATAN!

I always liked the parable if the Good Samaratan

vixmom · « **Reply #45 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:28:31 AM »

Quote from: Laura on June 14, 2020, 07:26:40 AM

I got back from my walk about a half hour ago. Now I am air frying some acorn squash. Acorn squash has been in every one of my vegetable boxes for the last couple of months. I have so many acorn squashes. No one in my family will eat any kind of squash.

Mmmm I love acorn squash

ChasSmith · « **Reply #46 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:29:04 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on June 14, 2020, 11:24:08 AM

Quote from: George on June 14, 2020, 01:19:31 AM
Also, today is the 22nd anniversary of the day that I bought my car! I need to get it serviced (fairly soon), but it still runs pretty well!

WOW!!

Mine just passed its 18th birthday!

And given that it's still on that tank of gas purchased on March 19th, it's been enjoying a nice break.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #47 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:33:43 AM »

Hell, I'm still driving on my snow tires!

Since I would ordinarily have had them removed in March right when everything stopped, these additional miles on them count for practically nothing. I'll probably go in to have them changed when it's time to fill the tank. That seems appropriate.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #48 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:40:56 AM »

In other news, I submitted a review of SIMPLY on Amazon, and it posted in less than ten minutes! Go figure. You never know with these things, so I hope it shows up for others and not just me.

bk · « **Reply #49 on:** June 14, 2020, 12:00:48 PM »

I'm up, I'm up - just about eight hours of sleep. Before going to bed I did get done what I was trying to do.

bk · « **Reply #50 on:** June 14, 2020, 12:04:09 PM »

Just read ChasSmith's wonderful review - check it out.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #51 on:** June 14, 2020, 12:40:57 PM »

I spent the afternoon listening to Kurt Weill Revisited 2 and LA Now and Then. I don't think I'd heard the Weill since I first bought it on vinyl, and I'd forgotten how wonderful it is. So much of Ben's later recordings were total hits or misses with his concerns for studio time, refusal to repair things, and general sloppiness that I'm happy the Weill isn't one of those.

As for LA Now and Then, it's so wonderful! I think I enjoyed it more listening to it than watching it. I could focus on Lanny's wonderful charts and the fantastic band, just listen to the lyrics and enjoy the vocals. What a wonderful CD!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #52 on:** June 14, 2020, 12:47:15 PM »

I also wrote about 24 bars of orchestration, aided and abetted by three cats who showed up at various times to criticize and offer advice. Thatch came first, and after he left, Annabelle declared it her territory as she rolled around the paper, played with paper clips, and forced me to write around her. Then Stella showed up to lounge on my calculator and groom herself. I tossed her off the table and Thatch came back, followed shortly by Annabelle who decided to groom Thatch while I wrote. He left, Annabelle stayed for a bit, and then I picked her up and set her on the floor. Stella returned, LA Now and Then had just ended, and it was time to feed them. So they've had dinner and I'm at the computer.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #53 on:** June 14, 2020, 12:59:15 PM »

Do the assistants get paid by the measures, pages, or hours?

ChasSmith · « **Reply #54 on:** June 14, 2020, 12:59:47 PM »

Please don't tell me they're just "interns".

elmore3003 · « **Reply #55 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:00:00 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on June 14, 2020, 12:59:15 PM

Do the assistants get paid by the measures, pages, or hours?

By whim. It's cheapest.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #56 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:02:49 PM »

I just received a nice surprise. A friend sent me a photo from the early 1990s with me, Roberta Peters, and some NYC Gay Men's Chorus drag queen - Miss Coco, maybe? - after a rehearsal for a holiday concert featuring Miss Peters, who was not just a great artist, but a really beautiful lady.

Jane · « **Reply #57 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:07:33 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on June 14, 2020, 11:33:43 AM

Hell, I'm still driving on my snow tires!

Since I would ordinarily have had them removed in March right when everything stopped, these additional miles on them count for practically nothing. I'll probably go in to have them changed when it's time to fill the tank. That seems appropriate.

Can't you get a ticket for driving on those after the season has ended? I hope the rules have been relaxed.

John G. · « **Reply #58 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:16:12 PM »

Quote from: Jane on June 14, 2020, 11:00:24 AM

Quote from: Laura on June 14, 2020, 07:26:40 AM
I got back from my walk about a half hour ago. Now I am air frying some acorn squash. Acorn squash has been in every one of my vegetable boxes for the last couple of months. I have so many acorn squashes. No one in my family will eat any kind of squash.

We are not fans in this household though we will eat it.

Quote from: Jane on June 14, 2020, 11:00:48 AM

Pumpkin baked as a dessert is good.

Yes. Make it as pumpkin pie. Or mousse. Or bread. Just don't tell them.

John G. · « **Reply #59 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:19:04 PM »

Just finished watching Da 5 Bloods. Couldn't have been more timely. Loved it, even though it is looong.

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