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blueschica

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  1. Our yard/handyman guy is in trouble with the NextDoor crowd, unfortunately. He's good at the small jobs he does for us but apparently decided to tackle a bathroom renovation for someone and got in over his head. Too bad because he is a decent guy (with us anyway) but I think giving up in the middle of a bathroom job is not going to go well. Oh, dear . . .
  2. I bet it will work out! That's a great plan! We are invited to a friend's in Cleveland, probably won't go because we used to live there and it was always cloudy by the lake!
  3. It's supposed to be really interesting, my sister drove 2 states away the last time and slept in the car in a Dunkin Donuts parking lot to be able to see it get all dark.! (Although I think she liked the donuts just as much )
  4. I've seen 2 before where it was like that. It's really cool if you are near a place where there are shadows of tree leaves on the ground, or something like that. The partial eclipse will make a bunch of teeny crescents for the shadows and it looks pretty interesting!
  5. I'm just curious! We are in South central PA so we are not in totality. The closest place would be Erie, about 5 hours away. It might turn into a last minute road trip but not sure right now. I have my cardboard glasses! https://nationaleclipse.com/maps.html
  6. Beautiful sunny day in Pennsylvania and 65 degrees! I had planned to do some garden clean up. Voice of my husband- "I have my retirement advisor meeting tomorrow. Can you please make a list of how much money we spend each month and what we spend it for?''' Yes, I can do that. Yes, I would have appreciated more than 18 hours notice. (Not an Excel kind of person, I'm gonna have to try to read my own handwriting )
  7. Happy birthday JohnRogers! You almost snuck this one by us, no such luck! I hope today was a great one for you! Hope you get to celebrate with some deep dish New York pizza!
  8. Happy, happy birthday dear Duckie! Apologies for the lateness! (Life has been crazy here, not in a fun way ) I hope your birthday was wonderful and a great time! Ritchie says Happy Birthday!
  9. Yes! When the movie first came out my mom only heard halfway about it, she thought it was a real thing! She was like "Where can I watch this Wayne show from Aurora?" . She wasn't as interested in the movie!
  10. I'm about 700 miles from my birthplace of Aurora, IL, give or take. Strangely, after we moved to Pittsburgh, we found out the neighbor kids down the street had also been born in Aurora with the same obstetrician. Friends for life (due to other reasons, but yes, friends 50 yrs later still ). Lived in many states after marriage (Scientists gonna science)
  11. I had forgotten that! The one where Van Damme plays his own twin was always the one I liked , Double Impact I think?
  12. Thank you! Yeah, their story is so interesting, but so sad for them.
  13. Yes, Jagr's return for having his number retired was a bright spot in a pretty weak season . They managed to lose that game as well.
  14. Thanks for the tip! That sounds pretty good, will have to try tomorrow!
  15. It was a "delicacy" some friends Grandma's made growing up! The test of I think it got harder to do when neighborhood butchers went away but now they're kinda back. I'd rather get meat!
  16. Thanks! I need czernina (or maybe not! )
  17. We used to watch this with great dedication when we were elementary kids and it was on Bowling for Dollars or whatever. I'm not sure why our parents let us. It's pretty emotional (woman sent to death row when possibly innocent) and the final scene, with all the details of the California gas chamber at the time, is pretty gory. Anyway, Susan Hayward won an Oscar for her role (she's very good) and they have a lot of good films on TCM now for Oscar season. But, yeah, kind of like telling your kids to go watch "In Cold Blood." (In their defense, our moms worked and also the friend I used to watch with had 9 brothers and sisters! Moms were just glad we were watching tv! )
  18. Thanks! I have the achy flu and am in bed for a few days, looks interesting.
  19. I'm not feeling it for this Wendy's decision. I love Frosties (Frostys?)and always went there because they had brewed ice tea (still like their baked potatoes) but I've never been to one that didn't have a competitor nearby (like right next door.) Dave Thomas wouldn't approve!
  20. That's kind of off point of him. My husband and I still eat a lot of cereal but if it's not on sale, the premium brands are like $7.00 a box now. That's a lot in my book! So yes, Tasty Os and Sugar coated flakes in the House until sale week. I was recently reading a Robert Reich column that 5 grocery chains are responsible for 70 percent of the country, they're taking my cereal! Pancakes are better for dinner!
  21. Sweet! Mine was just the plain DVD. I didn't know about the t shirt, that's pretty cool!
  22. Happy, happy birthday Mick! Best wishes to a great guy and a fellow Dan Fogelberg fan! I hope your day is awesome!
  23. Oh, sheesh, I can't even post in the right thread anymore! NHL, Penguins. He has played 37 professional seasons (some over in Czech Republic) ; pretty good for hockey, but that would be amazing in the NFL! It's been a rough week.
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