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Sunday, November 13, 2022 11:16 PM

SIGNYM

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We had ham, bean, and veggie soup again today.

It's kind of a gumbo but without the roux. Celery, green pepper, red pepper, onion, paprika, a little cumin, black pepper, bay leaves, okra, boxed chicken broth, ham and beans. The truck is to cook them in the right order: celery and onions go in first with a little olive oil bc they take the longest to cook. Saute 10 minutes, add crushed tomatoes, broth and peppers, ground black pepper and bay keavrs, and simmer 10 minutes. Then add okra and simmer 15 minutes. Then add ham and precooked beans and simmer 15 minutes.by then celery has cooked about 45 minutes but the game only 15.
The reason not to cook the ham too long is that if you cook it too long it tastes like a used teabag, which is flavorless.

Some meats, like beef chuck, benefit from long cooking bc they have a robust flavor that stands up over time, and plenty of fat and connective tissue that keeps the meat moist and tenderizes as it cooks. Tri tip makes an OK pot roast, if a bit flavorless, but us much MUCH better oven-roasted. Cross rib is somewhere in the middle.

Lean meat, like chicken breast,turkey breast,and pork loin chops, just get dry and cardboard like if you cook them just a smidgen past done. Liver, BTW, gets tough as leather, literally, if overcooked. So I'm finally learning to cook meat.

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Sunday, November 13, 2022 11:46 PM

BRENDA


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Nice, pleasant Sunday here.


Happy Sunday,BRENDA.

Oh BTW, I had to look up the Paul McCartney song too. Then, when it didn't ring any bells I played a little bit.

Im sure I've never ever heard it in my life. From what I heard, I'm glad for that!

But unlike you and SIX, I actually like (most) Xmas songs. They bring up so many happy memories. When we were little, mom and dad actually put up the Xmas tree when we were alseep. It was a wonder to sneak out in the early AM with my sisters and find the tree, all decorated with gifts underneath, and turn on the tree lights and try and find which presents were for who and guess what they might be without opening them. To this day I remember us getting a giant greenish flop-eared stuffed dog with a tag on it: "My name is Jupiter. Please love me"

And we did. We used to worry that he couldn't sleep bc his eyes were open all the time, so every night we put him to bed by covering his eyes with his ears.

And then there were the carols, in Polish and English. When we were old enough to stay up, midnight mass. The moon high in the sky, shining thru bare tree limbs and making the snow shine. The little baby Jesus in the manger and the star on top of the tree. The parties. Making cookies with mom. Taking our late evening stroll with dad, Christmas lights glowing thru the snow. It was a kind, magical season, where people cared enough to put up lights and make the neighborhood beautiful for others... not the big ostentatious 50,000 bulb displays that you have to pay someone for, just what people put up by themselves.

That kind of Christmas should be in every child's memories. Not the shopping horror that it is now.


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Thanks SIG.

Well, my thing with Christmas goes back to my dad's death and it was never the same after that.

Also one Christmas and I'm not sure how old I was, I heard and saw my dad moving the presents from the hiding spot to under the tree. *L* I did tell my parents this but I sworn to secrecy for my brother's sake.

In my mum's later years she loved Christmas with the music in the stores and at home. She had lots of decorations that I always seemed to get dragged into helping her with. Ah, the curse of being the oldest. She loved looking at light displays when she could get to them.

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Sunday, November 13, 2022 11:47 PM

BRENDA


Okay stupid people have to be more careful around the electrical in the building. At 5pm, the kitchen light flickered then the HD box for the tv went off. The computer was turned off but the tv was on waiting for the news.

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Sunday, November 13, 2022 11:48 PM

BRENDA


Got a call last night from my boss at 9:30pm, so I am off to work in the morning.

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Monday, November 14, 2022 12:17 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


HOW HAVE BOTH OF YOU NEVER HEARD THAT SONG!!!!!!

Oh my god. I think I've heard Wonderful Christmas Time more than I've heard Stairway to Heaven.



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Monday, November 14, 2022 3:12 AM

SIGNYM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
HOW HAVE BOTH OF YOU NEVER HEARD THAT SONG!!!!!!

Oh my god. I think I've heard Wonderful Christmas Time more than I've heard Stairway to Heaven.



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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

Hahaha!! I don't know, but I'm glad it hasn't been driiled into my head, yet!

When was it aired??

I generally DON'T listen to music. I knew people at work, it was their passion. They went to Coachella every year and it was like a competition almost to find the newest most under- appreciated group/singer before anyone else did.

I think the only time I listen is when somebody brings something tomy attention. I heard "some of us" on Bones and "Hallelujah" in Shrek. When I was reviewing data somebody brought me a thumb drive of compiled videogame music, so that started me on PrimeCronus. Or I would hear something that somebody was playing at work that was interesting. One of the posters here (I forget who) put me on to Two Cellos, and that popped up the Pentatonix. And if course there's Favorite Songs that exposes me to music I might not have heard otherwise. I bunny trailed my way to the call to prayer (it's quite beautiful), church bells, and other liturgical music.

But mostly, I don't listen. Lots of music passes me by. I actually listen to geopolitical podcasts when I'm working in the kitchen, it keeps me from getting bored but it's what I call "bubblegum for the mind"- I chew on it while it's there but when it's gone, it's gone.

I should probably find a more productive use fro my ears. Stock picks, or something.

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Monday, November 14, 2022 11:25 PM

BRENDA


Back from work at around 4:30pm. Just tired now.

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Monday, November 14, 2022 11:28 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
HOW HAVE BOTH OF YOU NEVER HEARD THAT SONG!!!!!!

Oh my god. I think I've heard Wonderful Christmas Time more than I've heard Stairway to Heaven.



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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.



I love music but Christmas music isn't my thing. I've cassette tapes, CDs and LPs and the only thing remotely Christmassy among all of that is Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV. Oh, and my Doug and the Slugs CD has "White Christmas" on it. I have no idea why they put that on the "Slugology 101" CD but its there.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 3:34 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


So SIX, how's the weather? Not too bad, I hope?

I can't believe you set your thermostat to 55F!

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 3:35 AM

SIGNYM

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Back from work at around 4:30pm. Just tired now.


I hope you sleep well tonight, then.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 1:05 PM

BRENDA


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Back from work at around 4:30pm. Just tired now.


I hope you sleep well tonight, then.

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Didn't sleep too bad. But everything from yesterday I am now doing today(Tuesday).

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 1:08 PM

BRENDA


Out for my walk in a bit. Need to get some grocery shopping done. Was suppose to do that on Monday but was in no mood. Supper yesterday was a can of soup. So need something proper for tonight. Also have to return a DVD set to the library. Not sure about the "Murdoch Mysteries."

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 5:51 PM

BRENDA


Back from my walk a while ago and had to go look through some paper work for earlier this year for my boss. Found what she wanted now I just have to let her know.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 1:10 PM

BRENDA


Heavy dose of fog sitting over my area with the sun trying to break through.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 2:20 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


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Originally posted by Brenda:
Back from work at around 4:30pm. Just tired now.

SIGNY:I hope you sleep well tonight, then.

BRENDA: Didn't sleep too bad. But everything from yesterday I am now doing today(Tuesday).



When you posted that your boss had called you in to work, my first thought was that she was getting ready for T-day.
But you've already had your T-day!
Any rhyme or reason to your work schedule?

Nothing irks me as much as random demands on my time. I don't mind doing for others, but I sure would like to know a week ahead of time!

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 4:56 PM

BRENDA


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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Back from work at around 4:30pm. Just tired now.

SIGNY:I hope you sleep well tonight, then.

BRENDA: Didn't sleep too bad. But everything from yesterday I am now doing today(Tuesday).



When you posted that your boss had called you in to work, my first thought was that she was getting ready for T-day.
But you've already had your T-day!
Any rhyme or reason to your work schedule?

Nothing irks me as much as random demands on my time. I don't mind doing for others, but I sure would like to know a week ahead of time!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake




T-Day in Canada was over a month ago now.

Nope, and it could be 2 days this month as she is starting on her Christmas baking. They are having family come in for the holidays. So anything like Monday was banana bread will go into the freezer and then be pulled out in December.

I don't mind too much as I'm not doing much anymore since I am only playing mah jong once a week now, which is tomorrow morning.

Anything I moved to Tuesday from Monday was no big deal. Like I said just a little grocery shopping and returning something to the library.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 10:59 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
HOW HAVE BOTH OF YOU NEVER HEARD THAT SONG!!!!!!

Oh my god. I think I've heard Wonderful Christmas Time more than I've heard Stairway to Heaven.



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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

Hahaha!! I don't know, but I'm glad it hasn't been driiled into my head, yet!

When was it aired??



Three months or so after I was born, so it's a thing that's been a thing all of my life.



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I generally DON'T listen to music. I knew people at work, it was their passion. They went to Coachella every year and it was like a competition almost to find the newest most under- appreciated group/singer before anyone else did.

I think the only time I listen is when somebody brings something tomy attention. I heard "some of us" on Bones and "Hallelujah" in Shrek. When I was reviewing data somebody brought me a thumb drive of compiled videogame music, so that started me on PrimeCronus. Or I would hear something that somebody was playing at work that was interesting. One of the posters here (I forget who) put me on to Two Cellos, and that popped up the Pentatonix. And if course there's Favorite Songs that exposes me to music I might not have heard otherwise. I bunny trailed my way to the call to prayer (it's quite beautiful), church bells, and other liturgical music.



I posted a LOT of Pentatonix back during my drinking days. I was never into their Christmas stuff, which came after they got YouTube famous, but just because I'm not into Christmas music at all. I still jam out to Pentatonix on my mp3 player.

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But mostly, I don't listen. Lots of music passes me by. I actually listen to geopolitical podcasts when I'm working in the kitchen, it keeps me from getting bored but it's what I call "bubblegum for the mind"- I chew on it while it's there but when it's gone, it's gone.


You should probably consider yourself lucky you never worked in retail. Though I'll admit there's a lot of great songs I've heard over the years that I still listen to today while working jobs that I never would have heard otherwise, there are ten times as many bad songs that I've heard far more than I ever would have otherwise too. Particularly Christmas songs. With McCartney's being number one on my shit list and Barbra Streisand's rendition of Jingle Bells being a VERY close second. In fact, Streisand's song would probably be my pick for the worst song of any genre ever made, but the only reason I hate McCartney's song more is because I don't hear Streisand's horror that often. It's the metaphorical equivalent to DePape hitting Paul in the head with a hammer.

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I should probably find a more productive use fro my ears. Stock picks, or something.


I often think that myself. But I enjoy music. I couldn't even tell you the amount of songs that I know every single lyric to, because ever since I was a little kid I would memorize songs and it's just natural to me today. I never found a way to turn that skill into money, but it did help make me an excellent karaoke performer and got me a ton of free drinks back in the day.



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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 11:02 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
HOW HAVE BOTH OF YOU NEVER HEARD THAT SONG!!!!!!

Oh my god. I think I've heard Wonderful Christmas Time more than I've heard Stairway to Heaven.



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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.



I love music but Christmas music isn't my thing. I've cassette tapes, CDs and LPs and the only thing remotely Christmassy among all of that is Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV. Oh, and my Doug and the Slugs CD has "White Christmas" on it. I have no idea why they put that on the "Slugology 101" CD but its there.




And a beer.... i-i-in a tree.



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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 11:12 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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So SIX, how's the weather? Not too bad, I hope?

I can't believe you set your thermostat to 55F!

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If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake




53 degrees, actually... It turns on when the thermostat reads 52 and gets up to about 55/56 before it turns off.



Just got back from my bro's for a few days and had it set to only 50. It was as low as I felt comfortable turning it down to with the pipes and everything, but I could have probably gotten away with 40 degrees if I wanted to. That three degrees REALLY made it cold in here when I got back home.

First time I'd seen the bro since around February, so that was nice. I finally got to install that new keyboard shelf I fabricated for him on is desk that I started building to his specs when he was in for Christmas last year. It's freakin' awesome and far too good for the desk it's now a part of.



I also got the new vinyl window film he wanted cut to size and put up and he's thrilled about that.

Got to meet his new cat finally. The first second it saw me it ran in his room and didn't make a sound for a whole day but by the end of the stay it finally let me pet it a little bit. Maybe the next time I'm over I'll be able to pick it up and pet it on my lap, but you got to wait until the cat's ready and not force it.

By the second night you could tell how different it was behaving with me out there because once it got comfortable enough around me to not be silently hiding under the bed while I was in there it would go by the front door and wail and moan for my brother if he left the apartment and it would hang out right by my brother when we were sitting down and watching TV. Those two are inseparable. I'm glad that my brother got the cat because he seems a lot happier now. Although I don't know if he'll be coming back at Christmas time anymore. He wasn't joking about putting EVERYTHING safely away or being overprotective of his own belongings like I thought he was. That cat will DESTROY anything it can get its paws (and teeth) on. Once it was comfortable enough to come around me I noticed it had gotten into my open duffel bag and it was only there about 5 seconds and it put 6 holes in my leather glasses case, and it also shredded the heels of both of my shoes without me knowing until after the fact. There's not a chance I can catproof my house and let that thing have the freedom to roam for a whole week, let alone 5 minutes when it's capable of that level of destruction.

I was actually impressed a little. I lived with 7 cats in my grandma's house for years, and if you discount the amount of pissing they did over everything, all 7 of them couldn't come close to the level of destruction that little cat is capable of. I'm hoping that he mellows out and stops doing that so my brother can come here on Christmas again, but nobody else in the family wants that cat in their house either.



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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 11:28 PM

BRENDA


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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
HOW HAVE BOTH OF YOU NEVER HEARD THAT SONG!!!!!!

Oh my god. I think I've heard Wonderful Christmas Time more than I've heard Stairway to Heaven.



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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.



I love music but Christmas music isn't my thing. I've cassette tapes, CDs and LPs and the only thing remotely Christmassy among all of that is Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV. Oh, and my Doug and the Slugs CD has "White Christmas" on it. I have no idea why they put that on the "Slugology 101" CD but its there.




And a beer.... i-i-in a tree.



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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.



Yup, that's them. I may even have an LP of that same CD.

Some good music on the Doug and the Slugs too. They were a local group from Vancouver.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 11:32 PM

BRENDA


Off to mah jong in the morning. Another good dose of fog has settled into my area and should be around in the morning.

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Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:50 PM

BRENDA


Back from mah jong and no luck at all this morning. Couldn't go out either. Got a bit of grocery shopping done thought so that is good.

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Thursday, November 17, 2022 9:38 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Still no car here. Not that I care to go out at all in this weather anyhow. I've also got food for a year and toiletries for 5 years, so nowhere in particular I need to be going at the moment anyhow.

Keeping busy working on my old project. It's a nice distraction from the mundane, and certainly a better use of my time than playing video games or watching youtube all day.

Going to have to take advantage of a few days next week where it hits the mid-40's though. I don't want a repeat of last winter where I didn't get any work done on the house until April after the first snow fell.



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Thursday, November 17, 2022 10:12 PM

SIGNYM

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Still no car here. Not that I care to go out at all in this weather anyhow. I've also got food for a year and toiletries for 5 years, so nowhere in particular I need to be going at the moment anyhow.



Sis is expecting 2-4' of lake effect snow. Snow B4 T-day is pretty rare,and this amount is almost unheard of.

Except the last time it happened. Still remembered as Snowvember. You should look at some of the pix. https://www.wivb.com/weather/snowvember/

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Keeping busy working on my old project. It's a nice distraction from the mundane, and certainly a better use of my time than playing video games or watching youtube all day.

Going to have to take advantage of a few days next week where it hits the mid-40's though. I don't want a repeat of last winter where I didn't get any work done on the house until April after the first snow fell.




I didn't hardly get any yardwork done all summer, except for watering and some weed whacking.

You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!

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Friday, November 18, 2022 1:31 PM

BRENDA


Out for a walk in the sunshine.

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Friday, November 18, 2022 5:09 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


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Still no car here. Not that I care to go out at all in this weather anyhow. I've also got food for a year and toiletries for 5 years, so nowhere in particular I need to be going at the moment anyhow.



Sis is expecting 2-4' of lake effect snow. Snow B4 T-day is pretty rare,and this amount is almost unheard of.

Except the last time it happened. Still remembered as Snowvember. You should look at some of the pix. https://www.wivb.com/weather/snowvember/



Oh... I remember Snowvember. At least I had a beast of a snowblower on hand for it. But I do remember telling my grandma that I was worried that if it kept snowing and nothing melted I might not have anywhere to put it. Thankfully, that didn't happen.

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Keeping busy working on my old project. It's a nice distraction from the mundane, and certainly a better use of my time than playing video games or watching youtube all day.

Going to have to take advantage of a few days next week where it hits the mid-40's though. I don't want a repeat of last winter where I didn't get any work done on the house until April after the first snow fell.




I didn't hardly get any yardwork done all summer, except for watering and some weed whacking.

You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!




You've been sick and you have a few years on me. Don't beat yourself up.

And "winter" by you really isn't winter anyhow, so you've still got time.

I sure ain't better than you. This year saw some amazing progress for sure, but half of the work I've been doing is repairs from damage that I allowed to happen to my property from years of neglect while drinking, and I know full well that my neighbors all probably hated me back in the days when my property was being overrun by nature. This year at least I was able to do more than just play keep-up and I finally made some huge moves toward actually finishing this house.

Making up for lost time now while I'm still young and healthy and can handle it. I'm not super worried about the clock yet, but I've got to get this property ready to sell the next time the market is good. There's no way I'm going to die in this house. I want a small house with a flat roof that is on high land. The exact opposite of what I've got right now.



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Friday, November 18, 2022 5:18 PM

BRENDA


Back from my walk on a lovely fall day. Have to enjoy the dry. Suppose to rain next Monday.

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Friday, November 18, 2022 5:25 PM

BRENDA


Hey SIX, you want to know what has become a sort of ear worm for me. "A Spaceman Travelling" by Chris de Burgh. It was playing on the radio station the dentist's office had on the Monday I was there. Every so often my brain will tune it in.

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Friday, November 18, 2022 9:34 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


I'm not familiar with that one, Brenda. I'll have to look it up.

Still got Mr. Blue Sky from ELO jammed into my head. It's been like a full week now.

I showed it to my dad and he loves it, but I warned him not to listen to it too much.




Freakin' cold here. 19 degrees. You keeping warm?

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Friday, November 18, 2022 11:49 PM

BRENDA


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I'm not familiar with that one, Brenda. I'll have to look it up.

Still got Mr. Blue Sky from ELO jammed into my head. It's been like a full week now.

I showed it to my dad and he loves it, but I warned him not to listen to it too much.




Freakin' cold here. 19 degrees. You keeping warm?

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It's one of his earlier songs and is sort of a Christmas song even though he is comparing the star that hung over Bethleham to a spaceship.

That's one I will have to look up as I don't know it.

My computer is reading -1C and I don't know what that translates to in F. Will have to look it up. It's cold outside let's put it that way. I make sure that I am really bundled up when I go out for my walks.

ETA: Looked up -1C into F and it is around 30F where I am.


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Saturday, November 19, 2022 1:11 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


First Images Reveal Snowmageddon's Aftermath Across Buffalo

People across Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding metro areas are waking up Saturday morning to snowmageddon that dumped between 5-6 feet of snow over the last few days. ..



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fh7kLRNXgAAkXtG?format=jpg&name=small


https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/first-images-reveal-snowmageddons-af
termath-across-buffalo


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Saturday, November 19, 2022 1:37 PM

BRENDA


Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
First Images Reveal Snowmageddon's Aftermath Across Buffalo

People across Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding metro areas are waking up Saturday morning to snowmageddon that dumped between 5-6 feet of snow over the last few days. ..



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fh7kLRNXgAAkXtG?format=jpg&name=small


https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/first-images-reveal-snowmageddons-af
termath-across-buffalo


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That was all over the news last night. Local, Canadian National and the program I watch at 11pm from Washington state. Incredible.

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Saturday, November 19, 2022 1:38 PM

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Out for my walk in a bit in the sun. It's around 2C where I am and that is 34F.

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Saturday, November 19, 2022 5:24 PM

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Back from my walk. Got some brown sugar today. The plan is shortbread.



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Saturday, November 19, 2022 7:21 PM

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SIX, took a listen to "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO and I'm glad that I've never come across it before. I've heard Beatles songs along the same lines and I'd rather listen to the Beatles to tell the truth.

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Saturday, November 19, 2022 8:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
First Images Reveal Snowmageddon's Aftermath Across Buffalo

People across Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding metro areas are waking up Saturday morning to snowmageddon that dumped between 5-6 feet of snow over the last few days. ..



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fh7kLRNXgAAkXtG?format=jpg&name=small


https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/first-images-reveal-snowmageddons-af
termath-across-buffalo


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Yeah...

No thanks.

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Sunday, November 20, 2022 1:56 PM

BRENDA


Bright Sunday around me though there is a call for rain in the evening through overnight. Have to see if it arrives.

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Sunday, November 20, 2022 2:59 PM

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Enjoy your nice sunny day.
Past time for walking the dog... time to get my rear in gear.
Lol

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Sunday, November 20, 2022 3:45 PM

BRENDA


Enjoy your walk with the doggy.

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Sunday, November 20, 2022 9:40 PM

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Quote:

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SIX, took a listen to "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO and I'm glad that I've never come across it before. I've heard Beatles songs along the same lines and I'd rather listen to the Beatles to tell the truth.



Yeah. I don't know why, but I really like that song. I can't remember if I mentioned it here, but when I first heard it I thought it was a Beatles song too. My old man wrote me back about a week after I'd sent it to him and he told me that he knew some other ELO songs and liked them but never heard this one and now it was his favorite ELO. He also mentioned how it sounded like the Beatles, I believe he said during their Sgt. Pepper era.

I don't know why I like it so much. It's usually not my thing at all. I'm a Beatles fan myself, but I like their "weird" stuff like Strawberry Fields Forever and The Walrus way more than their earlier "happy" stuff.

It should be said that "Mr. Blue Sky" was recently rated as the "Happiest Song In the World", and it was based on Science.

Quote:

Electric Light Orchestra declared to have the "happiest song in the world"
There is actually a formula for how “happy” a song can make you, based on science.



https://www.magic.co.nz/home/music/2020/05/electric-light-orchestra-de
clared-to-have-the-happiest-song-in-the-world.html


They've got a top 10 list too...

‘Mr Blue Sky’ - Electric Light Orchestra

‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ - Queen

‘Good Vibrations’ - the Beach Boys

‘The Riddle’ - Nik Kershaw

‘I’m a Believer’ - the Monkees

‘I’ll Be There for You’ - the Rembrandts

‘Pamela’ - Toto

‘Mambo No. 5’ - Lou Bega

‘Our House’ - Madness

‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ - Wham



I can't argue with Our House. I've loved that one since I was a little kid and first started listening to the radio. Wham's song is a guilty pleasure of mine too.

I never cared much for "I'll Be There For You", but I'll bet in a parallel dimension where they didn't use that as the theme song for Friends that the show wouldn't have been the mega-hit that streaming services still pay hundreds of millions of dollars to secure the exclusive streaming rights to this day.

I wonder if the Cheers theme song made its way on there. Hard for me to come up with a better theme song than that on the fly, IMO.

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Sunday, November 20, 2022 11:38 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
SIX, took a listen to "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO and I'm glad that I've never come across it before. I've heard Beatles songs along the same lines and I'd rather listen to the Beatles to tell the truth.



Yeah. I don't know why, but I really like that song. I can't remember if I mentioned it here, but when I first heard it I thought it was a Beatles song too. My old man wrote me back about a week after I'd sent it to him and he told me that he knew some other ELO songs and liked them but never heard this one and now it was his favorite ELO. He also mentioned how it sounded like the Beatles, I believe he said during their Sgt. Pepper era.

I don't know why I like it so much. It's usually not my thing at all. I'm a Beatles fan myself, but I like their "weird" stuff like Strawberry Fields Forever and The Walrus way more than their earlier "happy" stuff.

It should be said that "Mr. Blue Sky" was recently rated as the "Happiest Song In the World", and it was based on Science.

Quote:

Electric Light Orchestra declared to have the "happiest song in the world"
There is actually a formula for how “happy” a song can make you, based on science.



https://www.magic.co.nz/home/music/2020/05/electric-light-orchestra-de
clared-to-have-the-happiest-song-in-the-world.html


They've got a top 10 list too...

‘Mr Blue Sky’ - Electric Light Orchestra

‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ - Queen

‘Good Vibrations’ - the Beach Boys

‘The Riddle’ - Nik Kershaw

‘I’m a Believer’ - the Monkees

‘I’ll Be There for You’ - the Rembrandts

‘Pamela’ - Toto

‘Mambo No. 5’ - Lou Bega

‘Our House’ - Madness

‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ - Wham



I can't argue with Our House. I've loved that one since I was a little kid and first started listening to the radio. Wham's song is a guilty pleasure of mine too.

I never cared much for "I'll Be There For You", but I'll bet in a parallel dimension where they didn't use that as the theme song for Friends that the show wouldn't have been the mega-hit that streaming services still pay hundreds of millions of dollars to secure the exclusive streaming rights to this day.

I wonder if the Cheers theme song made its way on there. Hard for me to come up with a better theme song than that on the fly, IMO.

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Thank you. That is the era of Beatles I was trying to come up with when I listened to "Mr. Blue Sky". It sounds like the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper era.

I love "Strawberry Fields" and that was from around Dr. Pepper. I think it was even on the Dr. Pepper album. My brother had that record and I can't remember now but I'm pretty sure I'm right. I don't care for "The Walrus."

I have one word to say about "Mr. Blue Sky" being the happiest song. ICK!

I know some of their top 10 list. Not sure I've heard "Don't stop me now" by Queen. I'll have to look that one up.

But I'm right there with, "Our House", "I'm a Believer", and "Wake me up" by Wham.

I can take or leave "Good Vibrations". Not a huge fan of the Beach Boys.

Should mention that I do like ELO. "Confusion" is a good song of theirs.

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Monday, November 21, 2022 10:26 AM

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65 days of night: Alaska town won’t see the sun until January

https://news.yahoo.com/65-days-night-alaska-town-232633546.html

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Monday, November 21, 2022 1:06 PM

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Out for my walk in a dry day after some rain last night.

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Monday, November 21, 2022 4:16 PM

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Back from my walk and I just realized as I sit here typing that I was planning on doing some cleaning but forgot. Oh, well I will do it before I eat supper.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 1:12 PM

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Out in the rain. Some things to do.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 3:02 PM

SIGNYM

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Quote:

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Out in the rain. Some things to do.

it's been very dry here after the last rain. I have to water again, and the dry air is giving my sinuses a beating.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 4:54 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Out in the rain. Some things to do.

it's been very dry here after the last rain. I have to water again, and the dry air is giving my sinuses a beating.

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Ouch for your sinuses. I find with my sinuses its the cold that does me in.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 4:56 PM

BRENDA


Back from my walk and I would have had lunch at that little hot dog/hamburger place I like which is near the dentist and the pharmacy I use. But it was just too wet. It was even too wet to wait outside for the bus. I had to stay indoors of the mall till the bus came.

The rain is tapering off now and it is suppose to be dry tomorrow. So we shall see.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 5:20 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Still no car, but I did talk to the mechanic yesterday. He's waiting on the part and he's going to fix it. Looks like he won't need to drop the fuel tank since he'll be using nylon tubing to replace the rusted out line, so if nothing changes it's going to be fixed for under a $100 when he's done.

I can live with that.

Don't know if I'll be getting it before Thanksgiving though.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 6:58 PM

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Well, today I managed to irrigate/ water the front and back yards. It's been pretty dry since the last rain. Fortunately it's been relatively cool (compared to summer anyway, altho T-day is supposed to be in the low 80s) so I shouldn't need to do that for another three weeks or so.

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