Speaking of Anne Murray and female singers often confused with Anne Murray, Helen Reddy died in 2020. This deserves mention here, because I recently produced an A&J strip noting the passing of K.T. Oslin. Both Ms. Reddy and Ms. Oslin died within months of one another, and both probably are best known for songs that became feminist anthems, “I Am Woman” and “80s Ladies” respectively. We, especially we of a certain age, mourn their passing. I am happy to report Ms. Murray is alive and, I hope, well.
‘Snowbird, take me with you’
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94 responses to “‘Snowbird, take me with you’”
Anyone besides me ever visited Chautauqua sites or studied about the Chautauqua and its’ influence on rural America? Or am I just particularly weird?
I think I always heard about a version of touring tent educational lectures from elderly relatives. Traveling I ran into remnants of the big permanent facilities.
I read about them in history magazines. Interesting!
We have had Chautauqua in our little town of Gallipolis, OH several times. Because of the pandemic, it did not visit last summer – and probably not this summer either… sigh…
Per the shaving conversation:
This afternoon, I read a bit of trivia that stated that, in 1900, Gillette began pushing his blades and safety razor.
Twenty blades for $1 and the razor for $5.
In today’s money, that is $31.01 and $155.04 respectively.
Myself, I use an electric razor, thanks to being higher on the evolutionary scale and having a fairly light beard.
I’m not overly evolved, but I was a blond but now it’s silver and getting pretty thin. The beard was never heavy, so using an electric has saved a lot of expense and time. As for power, I once read that an electric razor uses less than a dime’s worth of power a year. Even with inflation it’s probably under a quarter now.
That’s similar to what I read about forty years ago. The primary point of the article was that using an electric razor is much better for the environment.
I used that company’s products for many years, as did my father before me. Until I realized their business plan was to practically give away their shavers and then soak their customers with the price of the blades.
Hmm. Apparently makers of computer printers realized the same thing.
Agreed!
Several years ago, I found an eBay lot of maybe 12 – 15 packs of double-edged blades from various makers. Cost was negligible. I suspect I have more than enough to last my remaining time on earth! I like a blade shave when I want it smooth; my electric razor doesn’t do as good a job. Yes, I reuse blades several times – once my beard is quite wet, even a used blade performs well. If you shave while in the shower, soaking the growth is never a problem.
Curmudgeon:
I know what you mean about remaining time on earth.
I will soon be only 68, but, several years ago, I found myself thinking, “Well, that’s the last one of those that I will ever need.”
Another note: An increasing awareness of how little time I have left was the primary reason for retiring last year.
Back later.
Ghost – the blood thing would explain a lot – but they are not
supposed to give that close a shave. 🙂
It was before then that barbers stopped shaving the back of the neck – remember that?
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I use 10 for a dollar razors from the $$ store – as long as Momma Bear did not use them on her legs they
lasted a while as I shave in the shower. Retired now and, with a mask, I shave 2-3 times a week.
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Have not been in a barber shop in near 50 years. In the Army it was once a week – 25¢. The last one cost $2.50
Re the 1-18-21 real-time cartoon: “…you know, you know, the thing.”
*Like*
M 18 Mr ’01. A&J blog. I last posted here 24 Nov ’20; a few of you may have received emails since then. Much has changed. I lived in a townhome community just across “Salisbury Plain” from the Sanford Health Bemidji campus. Now I have an apt in eldercare on that campus. Grateful that move was aided by elder son, his wife, & my loyal cleaning lady.
Am not nearly as badly off physically as some of you; passed my annual physical couple of weeks ago & my annual eye exam last week w/ flying colors. Difficulties are all external handicaps: degenerative tears & such in arms & shoulders that make cooking & such too awkward & burdensome, & driving too dangerous. Still have most of my marbles, but short-term memory is poor. Unfortunately, move here coincided precisely w/ necessary COVID-19 restrictions. When I & my laptop reestablished our morning routine, had this vague sense that something was missing. This blog was. Despite seeing A&J daily on the GOCOMICS site, I forgot to come here, until last night. Have been able to read your earlier comments for a few days only; cannot go further back than the “comments are closed” notice. Peace,
Welcome back! Very happy to see you!
…And good to hear from you, too, Charlotte.
Happy all are well and COVID-19 free. I was worried.
Tomorrow is return appointment for oncologist. I have missed two months of chemotherapy and need a PET scan. However, all my blood work in hospital was excellent. If normal tomorrow I get to resume chemotherapy.
Oddly I feel broken leg has not impacted cancer and has had positive effect on general health.
Glad to hear from Miz Charlotte and from emb!!! Also you, Jackie. I have the feeling that you are right about the broken leg and your overall health.
Stay safe, everybody. I have gotten both of us onto a wait list for vaccine appointment as soon as available. Fingers crossed!!
We inmates [correct title = Tenant] get our first COVID-19 shots Tue on the real MLK day, afternoon. Floor 1: 1330; fl. 2: 1430; fl. 3: 1530. There goes my pm nap. Gotta send my d-in-law out on a beer run. Peace,
I was able to have my first Covid vaccination the last week in December. I felt somewhat guilty since I was still working at a health provider. I even asked the “powers that be” if I should have it since I was retiring. But – they said for me to have it. Perhaps it was a “perk” because I had worked for them so long.
I had hardly any reaction. A little sore the next day, but not nearly as bad as the nurses warned that it might be.
I am to have the second vaccination next Monday.
emb: Good to hear from you, sir. Jackie and had speculated about the possible causes of your absence from the Village. My impression was that you have another line of communications with curmudgeonly ex-professor, and that had there been dire circumstances, we would likely have learned something from him.
In addition to seeing her oncologist for the first time since her fall, tomorrow Jackie will get her COVID-19 vaccine injection and will return in three weeks for the second dose. I’m still waiting to hear from my primary care physician about my injection. Even though my PCP (an internal medicine specialist) is in the same multispecialty clinic as Jackie’s oncologist (their offices being one floor apart in the same building), she and the other PCPs apparently have to go through some type of central scheduling for their patients. Which is fine…we had already decided to avoid getting our injections at the same time, if possible, in case we should both develop some type of reaction to the vaccine. Both of us being under the weather at the same time would obviously be sub-optimal.
I got the involuntary all natural 11-day anti-viral treatment the early part of November and just received a booster this weekend.
I hope the booster was the vaccine! Getting the same disease twice would really, truly reek!
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