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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 23, 2023 6:11:47 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 23, 2023 5:53:45 GMT
I just checked my IP and it is in Guadalajara. That is on the other side of the country. No wonder my internet is so crappy.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 21:23:14 GMT
I often scroll through this thread looking for series to which I might wish to give allegiance. The best thing is that the entries here are by real people watching tv at home, often with a significant other, so that we get two viewpoints per post. Too often lists of "best tv" or whatever seem to be made by professional critics, some of whom must have no taste or are being paid off. Because of that, I thought maybe you all would appreciate this list by Guardian readers: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/22/slow-horses-to-ghosts-its-guardian-readers-best-tv-of-2023*side note: just before reading that list, I'd read an article with people's reminiscences about being devastated upon learning there is no Santa. I don't remember that particular trauma, but know that I am horrified down to my socks by learning that there is a musical episode in the current Star Trek series. Is nothing sacred?!
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 16:11:07 GMT
Aw, Kimby -- that put a lump in my throat! I can't imagine that it's very common to see all of your dear departed in a dream at the same time. You are lucky.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 16:06:36 GMT
I missed seeing that you had updated this thread, Whatagain and showed even more of the city, which seems quite beautiful. Love that curved walk between the high buildings. Also love how the whole city looks to be built from the same mellow-colored stone.
Had to laugh at the people sitting outside in front of Sherlock Holmes & your comment about their thinking that they're still British. To me, sitting outside with coffee in miserable weather in front of instead of inside a cozy cafΓ© seems to be a quintessential British thing to do!
The tympan (so happy to have learned that word!) is indeed superb.
Re: Kerouac's remark about the paucity of Christmas decorations ~ whereas the mayor is probably right that it's a waste in one sense, contrasting the lack of them with the wonderful white lights in Libourne at the same time last year shows how genuinely uplifting the wasteful decorations are. Also, because of the European fondness for being outdoors in any kind of weather, it would seem that they deserve extra cheer in the darkest part of the year.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 15:40:18 GMT
Interesting video, Patrick and all of the concerns raised are quite legitimate. My son said when the Sphere first opened the traffic in the area was awful, as people drove to see it and then slowed to a crawl going past it. As far as light pollution, that part of Las Vegas was already pretty dreadful in that regard. I'll bet hotel rooms with a view of the sphere will charge more for the view, blackout curtains be damned. Of course neighbors of the proposed site in London were probably equally horrified by the Green Party's suggestion of public housing in the space.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 15:28:18 GMT
From your mouth keyboard to God's ear!
Thank you, Bjd. Except for a sore throat, I do feel much better than yesterday. The problem with this season are all the people who are contagious but who go out and about, merrily infecting others. I don't want to be one of those.
re: the saying above -- is this common in the NE part of the US? I've only known a couple of people who say it & that's where they were from. It has somewhat of an old-country charm, as though it was translated from some other language.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 6:10:07 GMT
Wordle 916 3/6* β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨ π©β¬π¨β¬β¬ π©π©π©π©π© paint trove touch
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 5:19:44 GMT
Right?! If Aaron didn't live in Las Vegas, I doubt I would have heard of it.
They are on the top (7th) floor of the parking garage right now & the videos he's sending are pretty impressive.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 4:31:58 GMT
Dang, boy -- you're falling apart! Thanks for the good wishes, which seem to be working as I no longer wish to die.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2023 0:58:37 GMT
Mary Martin -- American actress and singer
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2023 22:17:24 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2023 22:16:26 GMT
You can look at the video to see where my son, his partner, & my grandson are right now. Well, they are not in the sphere, but are overlooking it from their luxury hotel suite in the Wynn. My son managed to score that because he is the audio/visual superintendent for Wynn enterprises.
Anyway, he has to work Christmas so the family is lolling in luxury right now and eyeballing the big ball. Naturally the little guy is blown away. I can't share the videos because they're on whatsapp, but they'll be going to the top of the employee parking lot once it gets dark to get really close to the thing. Fun times!
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2023 21:57:32 GMT
Thank you! There is a gala lunch on Christmas Day that I helped put together. I don't want to miss it.
Just because I feel like whining, I will report that what hurts the worst are the bony plates above my top teeth -- all of it except above the Bugs Bunny teeth. You know how The Joker looks as though his lips are slashed up to his cheekbones? Those two places are what hurt the most. Poor me!
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2023 21:11:40 GMT
I am so sick and in so much pain.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2023 16:15:42 GMT
Buy this book! Trust me on this: you will be reading literature, you will be entertained, you will learn a great deal, and if you don't already know this author, you need to. Anyone reading this who is still on the fence about reading on a device should get this digital book to have for when you finally take the plunge. Anyone who has already read it should take advantage of the 24-hour $1.99 price to get copies to give to others. Anyone who still has doubt can hear the author read an excerpt here. Just buy it, okay.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2023 6:21:23 GMT
Ho hum ~ Wordle 915 4/6* β¬β¬π©π©β¬ β¬β¬π©π©β¬ β¬β¬π©π©β¬ π©π©π©π©π© child grill smile built
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 21, 2023 1:01:49 GMT
I love cornbread and fancy cornbread is always a treat. My supper tonight will probably be seashell macaroni which will lack an essential facet of satisfaction. I probably would not have moved to the state of Veracruz if I'd known about their eccentric and totally wrong ignoring of seashell pastas. This has been my comfort food since earliest childhood, specifically the standard medium size shells sold in the US. I have looked and looked since arriving in this area and all I've found are the little teeny ones. For whatever reason, a standard package of those makes way more cooked pasta than would seem possible. I guess they're okay, but they're essentially wrong because they're not the medium ones. Yesterday I was in a supermarket that had lots of pasta of different brands. After much searching I found the teeny ones and the great big ones -- no medium size.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 21:32:05 GMT
What a good idea! I always make my own sauce for stir-fry, but never thought to do that trick with the jar. I will from now on!
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 16:46:49 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 16:38:36 GMT
5. Baila me -- Gipsy Kings
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 16:33:16 GMT
EuroMillions is played in nine countries: Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. I have an online account, so I suppose that it would work even if I went to Germany. Yeah, but what if you won & they said that the fact that it was played in Germany disqualified you? That would hurt.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 16:31:21 GMT
Ditto on Bjd's assessment. I don't know if there is a US one, but watching it would only make me want to die.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 16:30:01 GMT
Consciously or not ~ it's great!
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 16:29:06 GMT
I don't remember the last time I heard or read the whole poem, so I listened all the way through.
Judi Dench and Charles have the nicest voices.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 6:56:58 GMT
Nob Hill -- neighborhood of San Francisco, California known for its numerous luxury hotels & historic mansions
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 6:09:21 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 5:58:35 GMT
Bart Simpson -- son of Homer & Marge (nΓ©e Bouvier) Simpson
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 5:54:44 GMT
Roppongi -- entertainment district in Tokyo
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 20, 2023 2:34:39 GMT
Typical of Kerouac's viewing -- more sappy, feel-good pap. Guess this one was his kiddy Christmas special fare.
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