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[Freddie]

PAGE THREE!

[Jane]

DR Jrand, I read an article with tips on flying right now.  One suggestion was to carry paper tickets and travel info in case there are system shut downs as well.

The other suggestion was to carry snacks in case you have long waits at airports.

Hopefully your sister won't have any problems.

[John G.]

Well, I think I have finally reached Jen's limit. I got a check in the mail from New York State as an "Inflation Refund," and I asked Jen if she would deposit it for me when she walked Oscar. When she came by to pick it up, she said, I think it's time you looked into e-Deposit. Since I maybe get 4 checks a
year,I think she's getting tired of helping me out.

You should get e-deposit, if it’s available. It’s easy.

[John G.]

I’m not a big muffin person, but I do love a homemade biscuit.

[ChasSmith]

Well, we have a setback because the flooring people say we need more work done in order to put the tiles and carpet in. They have a policy that when water goes from one room to another, it's likely that the adjoining wall (sheetrock) has absorbed some of that moisture, and they require an insurance approval for them to do the work. We don't want to involve insurance because it would be insane to make a claim for something small like this on top of last year's storm damage. My agent even said as much. So we have a good trusted contractor friend coming over to inspect and see what really needs to be done.

Darn.  At least you have someone you can trust to look at it.

VERY trustworthy. He was just here. He's totally swamped with jobs, but he says it's not that horrendous and he'll see if he can take it on soon, and be in charge of all of it. So we shall hope that can happen.

[John G.]

Carol is home from the hospital with a 97.7 temperature. Good news.

[Freddie]

Carol is home from the hospital with a 97.7 temperature. Good news.

Fabulous!

[ChasSmith]

I'm not a big muffin person, either. I'm also not a big cupcake person.

Don't get me wrong. Put either one in front of me, and I'll eat it. But I've always found those things messy and kind of annoying.

[Jane]

Well, we have a setback because the flooring people say we need more work done in order to put the tiles and carpet in. They have a policy that when water goes from one room to another, it's likely that the adjoining wall (sheetrock) has absorbed some of that moisture, and they require an insurance approval for them to do the work. We don't want to involve insurance because it would be insane to make a claim for something small like this on top of last year's storm damage. My agent even said as much. So we have a good trusted contractor friend coming over to inspect and see what really needs to be done.

Darn.  At least you have someone you can trust to look at it.

VERY trustworthy. He was just here. He's totally swamped with jobs, but he says it's not that horrendous and he'll see if he can take it on soon, and be in charge of all of it. So we shall hope that can happen.

Excellent.

[Jane]

Carol is home from the hospital with a 97.7 temperature. Good news.

What a relief.  I expect she is feeling much better.

[Jane]

I like muffins.  Favorites are a good bran muffin and blueberry or marionberry.  There used to be a place in Ashland that sold delicious pumpkin muffins for awhile and I was hooked on those.

When we are traveling we often share a muffin when Keith's gets his coffee.  There is usually a tempting selection to choose from.

[John G.]

I'm not a big muffin person, either. I'm also not a big cupcake person.

Don't get me wrong. Put either one in front of me, and I'll eat it. But I've always found those things messy and kind of annoying.

I agree. I’ll eat most anything in front of me, and they are messy.

[John G.]

Scones are wonderful with enough butter. And fresh. Stale, they’re inedible.

[John G.]

It was exhausting at food pantry today. We had many newcomers. And the line of cars stretched down the block. We had a different check-in process because of handing out turkeys.

In a way it felt like elections again.

[John G.]

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-green-grape-pie-121225

We had so many green grapes that I got a few. This is a possibility. I have a few other green grape pie recipes, too.

[elmore3003]

Carol is home from the hospital with a 97.7 temperature. Good news.

Good news!

[John G.]

Do we have any David Cronenberg fans here?

[John G.]

I saw Crash, his version was excellent. (Not the horrific Best Picture winner). I am now watching The Shrouds. But what else do I need to see?

[John G.]

I forgot he directed A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, both of which I own.

[bk]

I love certain Cronenberg movies, others I can't watch at all. For me, his masterpiece is The Dead Zone, the best Stephen King adaptation ever. If you haven't seen it, stream it immediately - Christopher Walken gives one of his best and certainly most normal performances in it, Brooke Adams is very moving, Herbert Lom is terrific, Anthony Zerbe, ditto, Colleen Dewhurst, chilling, and Martin Sheen - well, think of who's in the Oval Office.

[bk]

I also really like The Brood, love Scanners, love his version of The Fly, and love Dead Ringers.

[bk]

I'd start with all those because they're all better than Crash and The Shrouds.

[John G.]

Thank you, BK.

[bk]

For food, I tried the new Big Shack Burger, kind of Shake Shack's Big Mac. Limited time only. It's VERY messy but very tasty. I don't love Shake Shack to begin with, but this big boy burger just hit the spot. Be sure to get some extra "secret sauce."

[John G.]

Here’s an upcoming movie I want to see:

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peter-hujars-day-ben-whishaw-rebecca-hall-film-review-2025

[John G.]

Another high on my list is Sentimental Value.

[bk]

Just had one of our ensemble ladies quit. Amusingly, she'd already quit the show that opens next at Group Rep. She said we told her it was "light dancing" but that it's anything but light. Well, please, it could not be lighter - I'm a stager - it's movement - it's walking in rhythm on beats, it's gestures - the only thing we've done so far that you could actually call a dance step is the Charleston. The fact of the matter is the writing was on the wall and I'd already discussed having to lose her because she could not do anything that resembled movement - nothing. She kept telling me she'd "get" it but I sensed not, although I was being very patient.

So, we need a replacement gal now and hopefully we can find one.

[John G.]

Not cool.

[John G.]

Let’s ditch this page.

[John G.]

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