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[ChasSmith]

Diva deliverance vibes for JRand.

Sometimes that applies equally well for DR Elmore. 

[singdaw]

What, in someone's upbringing, causes them to be so utterly self-absorbed and CLUEless?

[singdaw]

I ask you.

[singdaw]

The DH and I are flying to the East Coast on Saturday for a family week. I have watched one too many of these air passenger tirade videos for comfort. I sincerely hope we don't encounter any of this behavior during our trip.  These miscreants should be placed immediately on a permanent no-fly ban.

And that's aside from our trepidation about the Delta variant.

[Jane]

From DR TCB:

Here is something I would really like to hear others opinions.


The other day on the news they said they had taken a survey of college students.  The question was, “Are you proud to be an American?”
Only 38% percent said they were proud.  That seems very strange to me.

In today's world, make sense to me

[Jane]

Vibes of comfort to DR Jrand.

[Jane]

From Bruce:

Sometimes it smells like cigarette smoke in here. How is that possible?

Odd.  Is this something new or ever since you have lived there?

[Jane]

From George:

Here's an America's Test Kitchen video on The Foolproof Way to Make Boiled Corn on the Cob.

Much easier is just putting the unhusked corn into the microwave.  In ours it is 4 minutes for one corn & 6.5 minutes for two.  The husk is easier to remove after cooking the corn.

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/the_easiest_way_to_microwave_corn_on_the_cob/

[Jane]

We, actually, got out of the house on Monday and went to a restaurant.  No masks.

Aside from doctor appointments and going to the market or the drug story, I hadn't been out of the house for over a year.

I know that felt good.

[Jane]

It felt good going to a restaurant with friends.

[Jane]

I'll watch it one more time - but after that, I'm cutting the dance.

Miss Know Everything is teaching it backstage - so the poor ladies in the cast are stuck in the middle between her ludicrous interpretation and what I have told them to do....they are so confused and nervous, they don't know if they're walking or riding a bicycle.

So - it's  cut.

I am sorry but it seems like the best solution, though a shame you can't simply cut the obnoxious woman.

[Jane]

We, actually, got out of the house on Monday and went to a restaurant.  No masks.

Aside from doctor appointments and going to the market or the drug story, I hadn't been out of the house for over a year.

I’m glad you enjoyed a night of freedom. I’m going back to wearing the masks. I don’t need even a mild case of this.

We drove in the car without masks last night which I was ok with.

It wasn't until after we walked into the restaurant that I thought about putting a mask on.  Fortunately it wasn't crowded and we didn't need them. 

[Jane]

The DH and I are flying to the East Coast on Saturday for a family week. I have watched one too many of these air passenger tirade videos for comfort. I sincerely hope we don't encounter any of this behavior during our trip.  These miscreants should be placed immediately on a permanent no-fly ban.

And that's aside from our trepidation about the Delta variant.

Be safe from covid and rude people vibes!

[Jane]

DR Vixmom, multiple vibes for everything!

[ChasSmith]

I am done for the day. That's all they're getting out of me, damn it. Damn it to HELL.

Now I need to cool down, take a cleansing and cooling shower, and get comfortable and relax for the rest of the day. I shall watch a movie or two from the watch pile.

[ChasSmith]

So, it turns out there's more electrical work to be done, following what happened to cause our power outage a few weeks ago. I saw a truck out there the other day and it looked like these guys were examining my neighbor's driveway where the trouble was, and I asked about it.

What they did that day to get us up and running was patch the underground cables in a couple of spots. But they determined that the entire cable running underground from the street to the electrical junction box for our two houses needed to be replaced -- and, I believe, either a new underground pipe put in, or maybe there had been no pipe at all and now they're adding it. So today they're out there with an excavator digging about three feet down and laying the pipe. It takes quite a while, partly because this is extremely rocky country, and I don't know if they'll even get that phase done today.

This all takes place in the neighbor's driveway, not ours. What I still don't know is if they need to do anything with the underground cables running from the junction box to our two houses. They've marked where our underground lines are, all the way to the house, which makes me think there could be more fun and excitement to be had in the near future. But..... we'll see.

[ChasSmith]

Today it's been a year since we had to say goodbye to Poe.

It doesn't even feel like a year has gone by since the Summer of Covid, and the still-new masking and distancing procedures we all went through with the visiting vet that day.

I don't post this looking for expressions of sympathy or anything, but it certainly has been on our minds this past week. And when I thought about it this morning, it didn't seem right not to say something to commemorate it. So there it is, and I'll go up to his gravesite in a bit to sit for a moment.

[ChasSmith]

In more cheerful and actually astounding news, I just got a reply from the note I had sent to Graeter's in Cincinnati regarding the Mystery of the Cheese Crowns.

I had seen nothing about them when I last searched, and then DR Ginny found a PDF takeout menu that listed them. I finally wrote to them asking what was up. Some time went by, and I had forgotten about it, then this suddenly popped into my in-box:

Hi Charles!

Thank you so much for reaching out. I am not sure who informed you that the cheese crowns were no longer being made, but I can assure you that these are one of our most popular bakery items, and are sent to our bakery stores every day.

I'm not sure what store you normally go to when you are here in Cincinnati, but that maybe where the confusion came in. Over the last year with Covid, we did have a few stores that used to carry bakery stop, and now are only Ice cream stores.

I hope this helps!
We look forward to your return to Cincinnati for some delicious cheese crowns!

Jxxxx Dxxx
QA Document Control Technician
Graeter's Ice Cream Company.

That's just so weird because I was investigating it on their website while I was right there in town, and there was no mention of them. In Googling, I then found others asking about them and being told that they'd been discontinued. Bizarre. But what a great relief to hear this news.

[John G.]

I was in a Graetet’s on Saturday and resisted the urge. I did bring Mom a pint of peach.

[ChasSmith]

What I haven't had in years is their ice cream. I'll have to rectify that situation on my next trip out there.

[elmore3003]

Today it's been a year since we had to say goodbye to Poe.

It doesn't even feel like a year has gone by since the Summer of Covid, and the still-new masking and distancing procedures we all went through with the visiting vet that day.

I don't post this looking for expressions of sympathy or anything, but it certainly has been on our minds this past week. And when I thought about it this morning, it didn't seem right not to say something to commemorate it. So there it is, and I'll go up to his gravesite in a bit to sit for a moment.

Poor little Poe! I mourn with you.

[George]

Thanks for the interesting links last night, DR George.

My pleasure, Singdaw.

[George]

[George]

I've been reading the new Al Hirschfeld biography. I was very lucky to meet him around 1995 or so. He had agreed to sign copies of his latest book, and Arthur Seelen, the owner of the Drama Book Shop, and I went to his house on East 85th(?) Street, had a lovely visit, and returned to the shop with a lot of signed books.

That's so cool, Larry!

[George]

I'll watch it one more time - but after that, I'm cutting the dance.

Miss Know Everything is teaching it backstage - so the poor ladies in the cast are stuck in the middle between her ludicrous interpretation and what I have told them to do....they are so confused and nervous, they don't know if they're walking or riding a bicycle.

So - it's  cut.

Sad but necessary since she won't shut her damned mouth.  I hope she enjoys her first show/SWAN SONG here at the theatre.

OMG!! The noive of some people!!

[George]

From George:

Here's an America's Test Kitchen video on The Foolproof Way to Make Boiled Corn on the Cob.

Much easier is just putting the unhusked corn into the microwave.  In ours it is 4 minutes for one corn & 6.5 minutes for two.  The husk is easier to remove after cooking the corn.

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/the_easiest_way_to_microwave_corn_on_the_cob/

Jane, that's pretty much what my mom does, too.

[George]

Today it's been a year since we had to say goodbye to Poe.

It doesn't even feel like a year has gone by since the Summer of Covid, and the still-new masking and distancing procedures we all went through with the visiting vet that day.

I don't post this looking for expressions of sympathy or anything, but it certainly has been on our minds this past week. And when I thought about it this morning, it didn't seem right not to say something to commemorate it. So there it is, and I'll go up to his gravesite in a bit to sit for a moment.

{{{HUGS!!}}}

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - I don't actually know how much sleep I got - I was up at seven-thirty and I think back in bed by nine, but I'm not sure - so maybe seven hours.

[Jane]

So, it turns out there's more electrical work to be done, following what happened to cause our power outage a few weeks ago. I saw a truck out there the other day and it looked like these guys were examining my neighbor's driveway where the trouble was, and I asked about it.

What they did that day to get us up and running was patch the underground cables in a couple of spots. But they determined that the entire cable running underground from the street to the electrical junction box for our two houses needed to be replaced -- and, I believe, either a new underground pipe put in, or maybe there had been no pipe at all and now they're adding it. So today they're out there with an excavator digging about three feet down and laying the pipe. It takes quite a while, partly because this is extremely rocky country, and I don't know if they'll even get that phase done today.

This all takes place in the neighbor's driveway, not ours. What I still don't know is if they need to do anything with the underground cables running from the junction box to our two houses. They've marked where our underground lines are, all the way to the house, which makes me think there could be more fun and excitement to be had in the near future. But..... we'll see.

Yup, it sounds like you will have upcoming front row entertainment-good luck.

[Jane]

Today it's been a year since we had to say goodbye to Poe.

It doesn't even feel like a year has gone by since the Summer of Covid, and the still-new masking and distancing procedures we all went through with the visiting vet that day.

I don't post this looking for expressions of sympathy or anything, but it certainly has been on our minds this past week. And when I thought about it this morning, it didn't seem right not to say something to commemorate it. So there it is, and I'll go up to his gravesite in a bit to sit for a moment.

Saying goodbye and grieving is always hard, during covid it has to be much worse.