In English, the Rosetta Stone translates, “Very expensive language instruction that can be had at the local bookstore for a fraction of the price.” In the age of the internet, one must be careful. There are many “this date in history” sites that are not entirely reliable, particularly concerning celebrity birthdays. This, one finds out the hard way.
Secrets of the Deadline
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201 responses to “Secrets of the Deadline”
GR 😉 and just what touches you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etY4HKUNvcQ
…let it shine
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8480348160/h454F9C56/
Glad you enjoyed the links, Jerry…..stay cool
Wrong…it was Joe Cocker who did Mad Dog and Englishman’ What album am I thinking about with Elton John….it’ll come to me, when? Got it….Mad Man Across the Water……I love my coffeee 🙂
Yesterday it was either too hot to work outside or it was raining. MBH will probably chase me out early. Maybe it will rain.
Listening to Clapton who is doing Let It Rain and it is hotter than Hades here and I am trying to leave to go to OKC for a kayaking seminar called Kayaking 101 and it is a two plus hour drive, even at speeds I do. Debbe I was in OKC and then at party at club swimming and didn’t get home until after midnight. Why I am late today getting out, just drank breakfast, a chocolate nutrition shake. Love, Jackie
Yep, it’s actually hotter in OKC right now than in my little corner of the Deep South. And forecast to have a higher high temperature there today. But still 10 degrees or so cooler here than a month ago.
#17daysuntilfall
Yes, Arlo we have come a long way. Part of the reason that I am sorting through so much stuff is that we had some very lean times early in our marriage and did not want to throw out too much stuff. Glad the kids are around to help me as I’m not sure how much my old body can endure. Happy Labor Day Weekend everyone.
Yes, Fred and Ginger were pretty spectacular, especially since not only was she in high heels, but dealing with long gowns that wrapped around her legs making it hard for her to dance. But, Ghost Sweetie, there were also Gene Kelly and Cyd Charrise. Maybe a slightly different style, but just as spectacular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5j0_ZYjk7M
And Cyd also had pretty good gams!
Yep, Jean dear, Gene was no slouch, and Cyd had killer legs, too. And speaking of classics…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w40ushYAaYA
Jackie, this would keep you cool, and your visiting sailors, too…for about $1700.
http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-6b0e/k2-_b49b8126-c2c6-4715-aa65-afcd8d5b8781.v1.jpg
Thanks for the link, Ghost. I do not think anything has ever outclassed it. And… it played homage to all boys and girls (and even adult boys and girls!) who like to splash and dance in the rain…
Come to think of it Jackie, you might be able to rent one of those industrial coolers next time you have an outdoor event in the heat. Or you could do it the old-fashioned way, hook up a lawn sprinkler and let ‘er rip! Speaking of splashing in the water.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-18-in-Outdoor-Misting-Fan-FS45-9L/203685160
OF to erupt in about 10-15 minutes.
It is only about 85F here right now so it isn’t too bad. I thought it was funny to see a couple of marshmallows roasting on the asphalt in the mall parking lot this afternoon.
Jerry:
(I originally posted this several days ago, but it is stuck in moderation limbo because I had several links in it. I removed the links from this one.)
Actually, RRE is national.
RRE will be at Red Rocks on 09.18.15, followed by a gig in Boulder, where my son lived until a couple of years ago when he moved about 15 miles south to Broomfield.
Man, I’d sure love to go out there and take my son and daughter-in-law to see them.
If you go to their Website, you’ll get an idea.
Also, I have their DVD of their first Red Rocks performance. As I said, astounding.
Finally, NPR’s Mountain Stage featured them a couple of years ago.
Years ago I had a unique experience at the Flying J truck stop in Billings MT. A week prior they had had new asphalt put down with beautiful, bright yellow stripes throughout the truck parking area. It had been a mild (70s) since then until the day I arrived. Even though it reached only 90 F, the new asphalt was of the wrong grade; as trucks moved about the lot they left ruts in the surface. The next time I came through lot had been redone.
Rick, I just watched Long Walk Home. The song was pretty good and it’s a clever video.
Jackie survived the 102 degree Temps by getting in shade of trees and not on water. Then I went to pool and stayed in water but still got some sun and am long ready to go to sleep! Outdoors does that to me.
Tried to read Terry Prachett but no one else did anything at lest than megawattage. Am going to reread it. Love the man.
Tomorrow is raft race. Praying for shade but will take giant Spf 70 hat.
I am flying back to Port Townsend for the Wooden Boat Festival but going alone, although I will have lots of friends there to visit. Did I mention I am sleeping alone in the suite Richard Gere and Debra Winger were filmed in for Officer and A Gentleman?
Except I identified it as Tom Cruise in Top Gun, got my hunks mixed up. I mean, uniforms and motorcycles in both! It blurs. Love, Jackie
Read today’s comic just now, Janis counting quarters. For some time I have been just leaving pennies, not taking them as part of my change, because I end up with large amounts and I have to take to bank to get rid of them. I have been thinking of Mindy’s story about the candy for the customer who really needed it.
So now when I leave my pennies I sometimes ask the clerks. One chain said they donated theirs to a small charity fund they had going, others said they used to make up deficits for customers or the drawer. Today one clerk remarked that a lot of people just don’t even bother to take the change, say keep it, especially if it is small amounts.
Mindy, what do you think? Do people say leave 17 cents because they hate loose change?
The chain that said they have a charity fund is a huge national super convenience store, people love to work for them, Mindy you should apply, I am told they pay well. Anyway, the manager told me that it is a company policy that any overages in drawers go to the donation fund, they don’t keep it. I do like this chain very much and their deli foods are a far better bet than 98% of the sit down casual dining chains. Healthy choices and fresh. Love Jackie
Debbe 😉 Playlist Two, Song the Ninth – Good to hear when you’re flying IFR and even better when I get eyes-on a hot babe: “Radar Contact.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf53Pg2AkdY
Good morning Villagers….
Twenty-seven years ago, I truly was in labor…today Ian is 27. Where has all these years gone. Mom was my coach, and we didn’t want to know the sex of the baby due. Everyone was so positive I was pregnant with a girl. When Ian ‘popped’ out….the doctor said “it’s a boy!” Mom, in a slightly less positive note said “a boy?’ “WelL the doc said, I can’t put him back”
And it’s been a labor of love since….sure do miss him. But, it was time, way time for him to sprout his wings…..
I love the marshmellows on the asphalt story. I could out do that by putting an egg on the concrete steps today…..
Enjoy your labor day celebrations…..I think the Miss Prissies are planning something for me today…like they do everyday.
later….
GR 🙂 for some reason I just knew it was going to be ‘Radar Love’…had that on 8 track tape…remember 8 track tapes?????
No ‘back at ya” this morning…..
Because a keyboard has no sharp points and crayons are edible.