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IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON AKA DECEMBER
« on: December 01, 2025, 12:07:49 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes noted it's December and therefore the holiday season, and now it is time for you to post until the holiday cows come home.
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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2025, 12:09:43 AM »

And the word of the day is: UPBEAT!
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2025, 12:57:00 AM »

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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2025, 04:04:25 AM »

The Zoom sounds like it was great!

BK, is there any way in the future, you could offer a couple of dates as I think you've done previously.

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« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2025, 04:22:59 AM »

Good morning, all!
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2025, 04:26:24 AM »

I slept really well. Annabelle abandoned her "princess" pillow (Thatch calls it that sarcastically) to sleep at the foot of the bed and my feet. She loved showing up at the Zoom. But that's because she thinks my cart I use to tote things about is her personal Disneyland ride. Since it was next to my computer table, she was right there, next to me, plannig to break into a Kritzerland show.
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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2025, 04:28:52 AM »

So, what a wonderful Zoom meeting! When I first joined HHW in 2004, BK used to host evenings like this rather regularly; that's how I met our late DR Danise and invited her to meet when she came to NYC on what turned out to be a rather cruel trip.
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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2025, 04:31:37 AM »

So that was DR MichaelG! I had absolutely no idea who that person was. I kept looking at our DR slingshot and thinking, he looks different; is it his hair? But, I haven't seen him personally since he came to NYC to sing backup with Rebecca Luker on a Victor Herbert song. And that was in 2010.
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« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2025, 04:36:09 AM »

So, what a wonderful Zoom meeting! When I first joined HHW in 2004, BK used to host evenings like this rather regularly; that's how I met our late DR Danise and invited her to meet when she came to NYC on what turned out to be a rather cruel trip.

What was bad about Danise's trip to New York back then?
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« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2025, 04:37:28 AM »

BK was a delightful host, and he kept the party sparkling and moving at a lovely clip. Before the Zoom, I had taken my pain meds, since I knew I'd nbe sitting on two bad hip joints for some time. Around 8:15 they started taking over, and I had to leave around 8:30, before I fell asleep at the keyboard. I was in bed before 9:00.
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« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2025, 04:42:42 AM »

So, what a wonderful Zoom meeting! When I first joined HHW in 2004, BK used to host evenings like this rather regularly; that's how I met our late DR Danise and invited her to meet when she came to NYC on what turned out to be a rather cruel trip.

What was bad about Danise's trip to New York back then?

DR Danise came to NYC for a gathering of some SyFy/fantasy group she belonged to onlne, as I recall. She was an older lady who was sheltered, sweet, and very naive; she was not treated kindly by the younger smartass members of the group. So, when we met for dinner, she was feeling very abandoned and unhappy on what should hae been an exciting first trip to NYC.
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« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2025, 04:44:22 AM »

I'm back to the ballet this morning; I want to look oper what I wrote yesterday and do some cleanup.
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« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2025, 04:49:33 AM »

As for the TOD, I'll begin with the low spots:
my health and low income, Jan.-Nov., 2025

The high spots:
Annabelle & That published in August
Moonshine & Mistletoe finally released after eight years

The highest spots:
My friends in my apartment building and around the globe
HHW: a daily check-in with some of the best friends anyone could ask for. Thabk you, BK!
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« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2025, 05:01:18 AM »

So, what a wonderful Zoom meeting! When I first joined HHW in 2004, BK used to host evenings like this rather regularly; that's how I met our late DR Danise and invited her to meet when she came to NYC on what turned out to be a rather cruel trip.

What was bad about Danise's trip to New York back then?

DR Danise came to NYC for a gathering of some SyFy/fantasy group she belonged to onlne, as I recall. She was an older lady who was sheltered, sweet, and very naive; she was not treated kindly by the younger smartass members of the group. So, when we met for dinner, she was feeling very abandoned and unhappy on what should hae been an exciting first trip to NYC.

That's too bad.  I wasn't on HHW yet in 2004 (though I was doing the trivia contests in BK's notes) I think I started as "FJL" in very late 2005 or 2006.

In later years in the 2000s, we'd have had some sort of gathering here, which we had several times over the years for a while.
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« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2025, 05:23:50 AM »

So many lost too soon, so many lives cut short.
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« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2025, 05:38:03 AM »

he looks different; is it his hair?

No; probably just that I'm a lot heavier now.
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« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2025, 05:38:12 AM »

Good morning, friends.
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« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2025, 05:38:18 AM »

And others.
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« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2025, 05:39:48 AM »

Good morning.
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« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2025, 05:40:07 AM »

Sorry I missed the Zoom last night.
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« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2025, 05:43:24 AM »

And others.

singdaw, you're getting very close to post 66666 - Is that worthy of being called some kind of extra millstone? :)
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« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2025, 05:53:56 AM »

A deal with the devil?        8)
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« Reply #22 on: December 01, 2025, 05:58:53 AM »

A deal with the devil?        8)

It could be a musical comedy devil, like Applegate in Damn Yankees. :)
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« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2025, 06:00:48 AM »

Every extra millstone and its congratulations, and then the Thanks you for the congratulations, and even once in a while a few You're welcomes for the Thank you - that can be good for posts!  :)
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« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2025, 06:02:12 AM »

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« Reply #25 on: December 01, 2025, 06:21:19 AM »

Good morning, all.
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« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2025, 06:22:53 AM »

I was up early, and I'm back from rehearsal #1.  In less than two hours I leave for rehearsals #2, 3, and 4. (All at the same place.)
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« Reply #28 on: December 01, 2025, 06:26:57 AM »

I was up early, and I'm back from rehearsal #1.  In less than two hours I leave for rehearsals #2, 3, and 4. (All at the same place.)

OMG, I'm exhausted just reading that!
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« Reply #29 on: December 01, 2025, 06:53:56 AM »

Let us welcome in the holiday season!
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