I did indeed! Today was the final play by those students at Savannah Country Day School. The next time I see them, they'll be in the Upper School plays! This matinee was also the final performance of "Bright. Young. Things.", which is about a reality TV show which has students competing for the top prize. It was pretty funny, but also serious.
"That sounds like an ambitious piece for middle school kids."
Oh, I'm sure it was a challenge, but they all rose to the occasion! 'Rochelle' (Julia Drake) was supposed to be having a day with her dad (Knox Dew), a janitor, but the TV station called him in to clean up a mess someone made. Next thing she knows, she's put on the show in the place of a competitor that bailed. She'll be showing off her knowledge against a set of twins, 'Jasmine' (Isabella Badea) and 'Sheara' (Arabella Hassan), who are both hoping to win this year. There's also 'Hester' (Sophie Arvizu), who has brought along the foot of her pet rabbit (who is deceased, not hopping along on three feet). 'Amber' (Katie Rodman) is just 10 years old, but she managed to get selected, though she is quite nervous about it. Then there's the lone male, 'Bernie' (Emmett Winchel), who plans to be an actor and is only there because his parents insisted. Quite a nice assortment! However, as they discover, they weren't chosen for their skills so much as for the tension that would be on stage between 'the underdog', 'the villains', 'the brain', 'the cutie', and 'the hero', to draw the audience in.
"Oh, how dastardly! Picked for their personalities, not their intelligence! I hope the kids didn't find out."
Oh, of course they did! One of the four 'producers' let it slip. Then one of the twins got mad at the other for saying she was going to "let" her sister win! It truly was fun! And afterward, the 8th graders gave flowers to the teachers and stage crew. Very sweet! I liked that the play was done 'in the round' on stage. That definitely gave a more intimate performance. And I managed to snag a front-row seat! Right place, right time!
"Very good! I know how much you prefer those."
That wasn't the only coincidence that happened. My odometer clicked over into another thousand position as I was leaving the show. How about that! The mileage was 245999 as I had pulled in, and became 246000 as I was leaving. Woohoo!!!
"That's a pretty wobbly photo you have there. Was that from your left hand shaking, or was that jitter from the car?"
A bit of a combination of both, I'm sure. By the time I noticed the important odometer reading, I had someone behind me, so I rushed the shot. I'm actually surprised it came out as well as it did!
"Well, I kinda sorta like it, too."
Thanks! It's been raining much of the day, too, so Stella hasn't had much outside time. Susan canceled the party on the patio because of the light rain, but I just grabbed my umbrella and took Stella out anyway. At least it was true this time when I blamed the neighbors for not coming out. (smile!) The ridgeback was just happy to be outside with me. We stayed out there for about thirty minutes, then I took her in and dried her off. Can't have her catching a cold!
"That's for sure! What's next on your vacation agenda?"
Tonight, I get a scifi double header of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones! "Men In Black" starts momentarily, then "Men In Black II" follows right behind it. What nice additions to my vacation film festival! Plus, I've recorded "Free Guy", which I watched again this morning. Yep! Life is good!
"Ken, what are three things that said I was in the right place, right time, on this Monday evening?"
Ding, ding, ding!
Here's the penny, lying on Habersham Street, just to my left as I was used the crosswalk to get from the handicap parking spot to Midtown Sports Grill.
I actually had to look twice to make sure it was real.
Just look at how dinged up the poor cent is!
The only part of the date that's legible are the first two digits: 20.
Which year of this century is anyone's guess, but it was there to encourage me that I'd made the right choice to come out tonight.
Right place, right time!
And just why was I there?
Music Bingo with my friends, of course!
That's Marcia having a chat with Russ, the bingo emcee, checking to see if she did know him from the Habersham YMCA.
Yep, that's right!
She and I had a great talk, sharing memories of Livorno, Italy, as well as Florence and some of the Amalfi coast.
Her husband was stationed there three years while he was in the Navy.
Such a lucky break for them!
And what's this that I selected for dinner tonight?
Chicken wings with Hot Honey Garlic -so totally addictive!!!
Marcia had recommended them, so that's what I had.
It took me the entire time that we were there to make my way through the six wings and drumsticks...
but how delicious!
They were like candy... so sweet and sticky... RAWR!!!
I'm sure the reason I didn't win was because I was too distracted by the dessert-style meat on that plate!
I came closest on the last game, "Random Mix #2", needing only "You Oughta Know" for the win.
Guess I oughta know to keep the food simple for these games!
Then we gave our hugs of goodbye and were on our way!
But what else did the Universe have in store for me?
Nothing but a fancy mix of numbers on my odometer when I got home!
Yes, that's right.
The mileage read: 245757 - that's two pair, a winning hand!
That "57" corresponds to Sandy's age right now, too, but that's due to click over to "58" next month.
We had all been asked why we wanted Mike and Kat here.
I'd been the only one to speak up.
"We're just glad that [Kozik and Hancock] want to take it on, because none of us want to do it and none of us have experience doing any of this."
By the end of that meeting, it looked like we'd slid backwards toward an abyss of indecision.
Not so from the very start tonight!!!
I still feel that I've missed some talks somewhere along the way, but it was clear from the outset that the two Post Commanders - Doug Andrews and Eddie Patterson, Jr. - had been conversing and want Mike and Kat at the helm of the kitchen and bar operations.
Hallelujah!!!
They must have felt as frustrated as I had two weeks ago.
We've all been waiting so long for this place to open.
It's been more than a year ago that the remodeling began.
It's been right at a year ago that several of us came to check out the work and realized that an opening date was still months away.
Now, that date has been determined: May 25, 2026, just in time for the Memorial Day festivities.
Oh, and my birthday, too.
(smile!)
So, who all was in attendance at 1730 for this momentous progress?
For Post 36, there was Doug Andrews, Billy Cope, Michael T. Powers, and me.
For Post 500, there was Eddie Patterson, John Parker, and Brenda Pough.
Plus, we had Mike Kozik and Kat Hancock, ready to get this party started.
By the time those two departed at 1911, we had a rough draft of the contract, with them understanding and agreeing to paying a set monthly rental fee for the space and equipment in return for receiving 2/3 of the net profit for sales of food and beverages.
As Doug has said repeatedly, we are not in this to make money; we are here to provide a service to our military and veteran family.
Hooray for him!
Hooray, also, for Eddie and John spurring Post 500 members to supply circular tables ($173 each) and packs of chairs ($169/pack) for any functions to be held here.
Hooray, also, for Brenda for printing out sample lease agreements for any groups who are interested in renting our space for their functions.
Hooray, also, for Mike fetching Post 36's stored items (six 6' tables, six bar stools, the Budweiser sign, and 'Iron Mike', and others) from Post 135 and bringing them here to Two First Posts at long last, with Michael T agreeing to be here for that long-awaited delivery.
Hooray for Doug for setting up a google group for Two First Posts.
Hooray for Eddie for making out the list of items to be accomplished to make this place ready (pouring the concrete pad outside the kitchen door; reversing the front doors and adding panic bars to comply with fire code; obtaining a lockable liquor storage cabinet).
Hooray for John and Doug for donating funds ($500 each) to be dedicated to stocking the bathrooms (wall mirrors at sinks, toilet paper holders, tissue holders, trash cans, hand soap, paper towel dispensers).
And, last, but certainly not least, hooray for Billy for taking on the task of wiring the internet, security, and the entertainment systems, with him coordinating with Joe Cetti for the seven televisions to be purchased, the mounting hardware for six of those and A/V cart for the other (designated for training purposes).
Whew.
No one directly took on the elephant in the room, about the enormous debt (more than $800,000 already spent on the purchase and remodel of this building) taken on by one man: Doug Andrews.
We all need to work together to help this dream become reality for him.
He said we'll open on May 25 of this year - we can make that happen!
My odometer reading as I pulled into my driveway bodes well for that.
Such a nice, round, even number for the mileage: 245300.
Yes, I am glad to have been at that American Legion meeting tonight.
What do Barry Manilow, DMX, Cheap Trick, The Alan Parsons Project, and Phil Collins have in common?
No, seriously, I'd like to know how those five entities wound up on my "Bar Favourites Mix #12" card at Music Bingo tonight.
Perhaps this is some kind of British joke, right, as the only unifying factor is that they were all American artists.
Regardless of why they were on my card, let me just say this: THANK YOU!!!
This was the last game of the night, which is usually a "blackout" game that nets the winner a $50 gift card to Midway Sports Grill.
That's what I thought we were playing, too, until I pointed out "my first bingo" and Elissa said, "You've won! Get up and let him know!"
So I did and she was right!!!
Holy mixed bag of songs, Batman!!!
Wow... I have FIFTY DOLLARS for MSG... wow!!!
I almost didn't come because I thought they might already be leaving.
The meeting of Two First Posts had run until 7:30, so I didn't arrive until 8.
Monday had clocked in with a high in the low 80's, as forecast last Friday, so the weather was perfect for sandals and shorts.
This would be my first time at Music Bingo this year, due to issues with weather (me) or Jewish holidays (them) or American Legion meetings (me).
How wonderful to see Marcia and Sandy and Elissa again!!!
How wonderful to sing along with my friends to so many songs!!!
And how wonderful that the Bingo DJ had technical issues that delayed the games for almost 40 minutes, allowing me to arrive while the first one was still in progress... wow.
I'm taking this odometer reading as a right place, right time sign.
Is it a palindrome?
No, because 245146 is not what the reverse reads.
Is it a poker straight, perchance?
Nope, 'tis not, as those numbers only yield a pair of 4's.
Then what's my deal-i-o with this mileage???
I like the way it sounds when I say it: two four five, one four six.
It's a nice mixture, just like those five artists on my bingo card.
"Are you referring to the Borg from "Star Trek" with that designation?"
Um, no. That would be Seven of Nine, and she/he/it was a Borg drone, who was in several episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager", one of the spinoff series. I'm simply stating the number of movies in the NCG Rom-Com Film Festival that Carolyn and I saw together. Including the one from today, that would be six of the seven! This last one was "My Best Friend's Wedding", which was a perfect end, just as the Elvis film was perfect as the first one for us. Lots of music and talk of friendship!
"I thought you owned that Julia Roberts movie."
Yes, Comcast did reward me with that one. And, yes, I did see it quite recently. However, I watched Cameron Diaz in her debut movie last weekend and it was good to see her again. Good for her for accepting her lack of singing ability and being brave enough to let it be used for humor! That's really her singing "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" in the karaoke scene. And her 24-year-old self is so charming that the initial boos turn to loud applause as she croaks her way through it!
"But she was so good singing in the nightclub in "The Mask"!!!"
No, dear, she just looked good doing that. She lip-synced "Hey, Baby, Ain't I Good To You", but it was Susan Boyd who sang for 'Tina Carlyle'.
"Oh! Wow. I guess they must have really wanted Cameron for her looks."
Perhaps so. She was just 21 years old then. But for this movie, Julia Roberts picked her to be in it. Amazing, right? She recognized her comedic talent.
"That's great! What a nice little tidbit of trivia!"
Carolyn is just full of stuff like that. We talked about the movie from last week, "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days", too, which we'd had to see separately, due to schedule conflicts.
"Yes, I recall you saying that. Did y'all die at Chili's?"
We did! When she asked where I wanted to go, that's what I said, so that's where we went. I was wanting some chips and salsa, as well as that Cajum Shrimp Alfredo Pasta. As I told our waitress, Lexi, I am hooked on that dish! I ate all the shrimp, and the bread, but took most of the pasta home for another meal. I took home most of the chips, too, as well as a fresh serving of salsa that Lexi brought me! This is the third time I've had her there.
"Very nice to have leftovers!"
Most def! And when I arrived home, the Universe had one last thing for me.
"Let me guess! A cool odometer reading!"
You betcha!
I almost missed it, too, but a flicker of light drew my eye.
That was the mileage on my odometer when I was safely home again from my foray into the chill temperatures.
I needed a break from the meals of soup, and Melaness provided that: a gift card to Texas Roadhouse!
Plus, that restaurant had gifted me a coupon for a free appetizer!
After all was said and done, I essentially had three meals for less than $13.
I ordered the Country Veg Dinner and the Killer Ribs, two favorites!
Yes, I realize that Chili is "soup", but I like to open up the baked potato and then pour the chili all over it - so very good!
That's a meal that goes on a plate quite nicely.
Sadly, that's not what I received.
The first issue was my order had been canceled due to a lack of chili.
That was AFTER they had texted to tell me my order was ready.
So I bop over to the pickup window - which is OUTSIDE, in the COLD - only to have the girl inside tell me the order was canceled and I'd have to pay for the ribs.
Say what?
So when she went to get a manager, I went inside, out of the high forties F.
The manager explained that they were out of chili at the time the order was placed, but they had it now.
Okay, I could wait...
but, he told me, I would still need to pay, because the order had been canceled so the money had been returned to my card.
But I paid by gift card...
oh, he said, then it probably wasn't refunded to that.
No matter, as I didn't have it with me...
hmm... that's okay, he would still honor the coupon for the ribs, and he'd zero out the balance due for the re-order.
That was good, and I thanked him for handling it so well.
Then I got home and found I had two sweet potatoes and no baked potato.
I also only had two rolls instead of four.
Fine.
At least everything still tasted good.
I ate the chili and one sweet potato right away as a late lunch.
Half of the ribs and french fries followed suit.
Now, I'm going to have the rest of the ribs and a roll as dinner.
Tomorrow, I'll eat that luscious salad for lunch.
That will be good, I know!
I'll check my gift card later to see if the charge was ever refunded to it.
Meantime, I'm going to watch a bit of 'mercial-free TV.
The governor election won't be until November, but the testosterone-laden vitriol is already spewing all over the screen of my Element.
Time to step over to PBS for something new to me!
I chose a fairly new series, "Native America", starting with the very first episode of the first season.
I'm hoping "From Caves To Cosmos" will have a healthy serving of science along with the history.
Earlier, I watched "Infinite Highway", which was an excellent story of a 16-year-old girl's journey from her first flight to getting her pilot's license.
Sunshiny start, with near-normal temperatures for this area!
Couldn't ask for a nicer start of the year!
I celebrated with Gouda and the bread from yesterday's Carrabbas feast!
Then it was time to kick it, Elvis style, and take care of business in the kitchen.
Not washing dishes... getting my cabinets outfitted with a spiffy new Elvis collection, ready to make sure I stayed on track!
Believe me, I have appointments with others already to post onto them!
Busy, vibrant, woman!
The first of those is the 3 PM "Anticipation Ceremony & Bowl Burning" over at Asbury Memorial.
This will be the 16th time for me, but at least the letter is already written.
That's right.
The yellow SASE I'm using will have the exact same letter I wrote in anticipation of this year, as I didn't accomplish a single thing I'd written back then.
As I told Cheri Hester, I didn't even recall writing any of those goals!
She thought that was funny!
So, since I wouldn't need two hours there, that gave me some much-needed time here at home.
Dawn gave me a new calendar, one I really like, with much larger spaces for each day.
More room for birthdays and anniversaries!
FB may remind me of birthdays, but it doesn't yet have the ability for the other.
Now, I just need to remember to look at the calendar on a regular basis!
While I was doing all these other things, I was also cooking my mustard greens for my New Year's Day dinner.
Didn't they turn out beautifully?
The hoppin' John used Rotel diced tomatoes, NSA, and the brown rice is a better fiber choice.
Those set off the contents of the cornbread from Food Lion, which was sweet enough to call dessert!
It all went quite well with "The Age Of Adaline", which I regard as a New Year's Day scifi romance.
This time, I found myself bawling at the end and missing Mama something fierce.
Once I was under control of tears, I drove over to Asbury to give my letter to Cheri.
I didn't stay long, though.
Greenwich Cemetery closes its gate at 5 PM, which means I had about 5 minutes to spend with Mama.
That was all I needed.
Two others drove in as I was leaving.
I guess they needed a touch and go, too.
After that, I had time to stop by home and pick up a gift card for supper with Carolyn.
We were to meet for a 6-ish PM movie at AMC, and I was going to surprise her with the meal.
And lookee there!
I had four 4's in the mileage on the odometer!
Right place, right time!
Or not, as she never did show.
I'd waited an hour before calling to check on her arrival time.
Oops - she thought we were getting together tomorrow.
He had found that to be an odd choice for me until I explained about the poor lonely pants!
"Eternity", though, is brand-new one and poses an interesting question.
Set in the hereafter, it asked: do you choose life everlasting with the one that got away or with the one you had for several decades?
I'm talking about husbands, with all parties dead at this point.
She had to make a choice between the first one, who died in the Korean War, and the second one, with whom she had 65 years, children, and grandchildren.
I thought it odd that they were all young, like in their twenties.
Only the first husband would have died at that age.
When I left the cinema, I'd stopped over at the southside AutoZone.
When I'd replaced the windshield wiper on the driver's side a year ago, I'd made the choice to leave the other in place.
Well, the one on the other side has been shredded - and not in a good way - for several months.
Lots of rain is in the forecast and my passenger-side needed help.
Plus, I'm tired of hearing that shredded piece flapping on the windshield.
I'm thinking I'll go ahead and replace the driver's side, too, as it's starting to show a bit of wear.
Smitty came by with ham and fried turkey and smoked turkey from the Thanksgiving feast at his and Mary's. He had all three of their kids and all of the grandkids, too, including baby Ava, daughter of Zach and Krystal. Very nice! I know because he sat and talked with me for about an hour! That was a lovely gift to me!!!
So, not only did he bring a container slap full of meat, but he also brought me enough low country boil leftovers that I can have it for three meals! That wasn't something he cooked. See, we didn't have the S&K Friday Fiesta yesterday, as the Georgia Bulldogs were set to play at that time. He and Mary were over at Mark and Paula Norman's, and they are the ones that went crazy cooking low country boil. In that photo, that was my dinner tonight. I've still got enough in the fridge for at least one more time. Wow!
I had leftover dressing, gravy, and turkey from Tony and Laura for breakfast today. It was so very good! Then, for lunch, I dined on Laura's pasta salad with some of Smitty's ham. And I've had Choco-Flan for dessert with all three meals! How blessed am I to have had dessert with my breakfast!!! Christmas seems to have come early, that's for sure! I'm glad I straightened up the living room and had my tree set up before my brother got here. That way, he knows I have the holiday spirit!
I've even done a little 'Black Friday/ Cyber Monday" shopping this afternoon. I've needed a new GPS ever since I returned from Tallahassee, so I'd started looking at them online. After Smitty left, I bopped over to Best Buy, as I'd ascertained that they had them in stock. I was there just in time to grab the last Garmin Drive 53 on the shelf. Perfect timing! Even my odometer agreed! i thank You, God. (smile!)
Of course I did! I told you last week that Carolyn and I were going to go again, didn't I? But she and I were not alone! Robin of AsbMemCh came along with us on this Tina Tuesday! She saw my post on fb about it and immediately wanted to see it again!
"Again??? She's already seen "Hamilton" on film, too?"
Even better: she has seen it FOUR TIMES live and in person!!! Once was even on Broadway with much of the cast that's in the 2016 filmed production! Plus, she's seen it in San Francisco and two other places while it was on tour!!! She says it's her favorite modern musical... and I totally believe her! Get this: she even sat on the front row, like I did!
"Wow!!! I do hope you get to go to more plays with her! She does seems to enjoy plays and musicals almost as much as you do."
I hope for that, too. You know, she only discovered the joy of theatre when her son became an actor in high school. That was about 25 years ago. So, she's been trying to make up for lost time ever since! She's really looking forward to God On Broadway next month. I'll be surprised if she doesn't get featured in at least one of those four shows!
"Very good! And did she sing along with the songs in this one?"
Of course she did! So did the little girl several seats down from her. Robin said the girl sang along with every single song!!! I bet that child was only about 13 or 14, so she must have been watching the musical on Disney+ for the last five years. Amazing!!!
"Wow!"
Her mom was just glad we didn't mind. Mind? We were singing along, too! What an incredible show!!!
"I'm thrilled you got to see it again! Did you ladies go off for luncheon after?"
Nope! We went to slunch! Hahahaha! I had hoped for us to go to Geneva's, but that restaurant was closed for vacation. Drats. So, we popped down to Carey Hilliard's on Skidaway instead. As it turned out, Robin had just been there earlier in the month for the Sisters In Faith luncheon.
"Isn't that the new women's group at Asbury?"
Yes, it is. I've already got plans to be part of that on Thursday. I'll be sure to let you know how it pans out. Robin said it's been going for about two years. I'm a bit peeved about being excluded from it all this time. Anyway, that's neither here nor there! I'm focusing on today!!!
"That's the right attitude, dearie! And just how did Robin and Carolyn get along?"
Swimmingly! Both of them have so many stories and both are more girly than I ever was, so they naturally kept a conversation going. It was very cool to watch! Carolyn is 79 and Robin is 64, but they hit it off quite nicely. That was good! I do need to remember that Robin is allergic to all seafood, but that shouldn't be an issue, really. Almost all the restaurants in this seaport have plenty of chicken and steak options for landlubbers.
"No seafood? Not even fish?"
That's correct. So, she had the chicken wings, Carolyn had a hamburger, and I ordered the barbeque pork plate. Something different for each and none of it from the Atlantic Ocean or nearby rivers!
"Looks like you tucked into that pretty hard."
I ate all of it, I did! Then I went over to the Purple Planet of Victory to get a little treadmill action in to work off some of it. Well, and to limber up my hip and knees. Ever since that sound bath, I've had sore knees. Never going to do that again! They're getting better, though, slowly but surely.
"You know how it is. You're older, so things don't heal as quickly as they once did. Remember having to fasten your bra in the front and twist it around? That went on for a year after you pulled muscle in your right arm. That happened on one of your flights out to California."
True. Then, one morning I woke up and that arm was just fine again, as if it had never had a problem! I'm ready for my legs to follow that example. I do feel better after walking on the treadmill, then using the leg curl and the hip abductor.
"And I see that your odometer liked that you did that, too. Right?"
You're correct! That mileage of "243156" makes a perfect straight! That confirms that I was right place, right time, all day. Hooray!
"Is that some new form of poker with a nontraditional deck?"
Hahahaha! Good one... but, nope! That describes the company I kept tonight.
"Okay, a riddle! Let's see, I know this was Monday, so that's been meaning Music Bingo of late. But the bingo caller is named Jade, not Jane. Isn't that right?"
Absolutely right that her name is Jade. Absolutely wrong, though, on my being at Midtown Sports Grill this evening. Want to try again?
"Hmm... maybe not. This will go a bit faster if you just tell me."
Spoilsport. Fine. I will tell you. I blew off Bingo for the 5-buck "Mystery" at NCG. All I knew was that it was rated PG-13 and a running time of 103 minutes. That meant it wasn't in the horror genre, so that was good enough for me. It turned out to be "Eleanor The Great" and was fabulous, even though it did have me in tears a time or two. That's because the topic was grief over a friend's death, so it had me thinking again of Christa and Barbara and Mister Willie.
For sure. In that movie tonight, June Squibb played 'Eleanor', a 94-year-old forced to move from Miami back to New York City after the death of her best friend, 'Bessie'. Back in the Big Apple, 'Eleanor' goes to the Jewish Community Center for a class, to appease her daughter, but ends up in a support group for Holocaust survivors... where she shares the many stories from the life of 'Bessie', who was a Holocaust survivor. Later, 'Eleanor' decides to get the Bat Mitzvah she never had and the rabbi assigns her the story of Jacob and Esau. No coincidences, right?
"Wow. That must have gotten some wheels turning in her mind."
Oh, yes. She and the Rabbi had quite a little discussion about deceit and consequences. And do you know how it was that she was assigned that story from the Bible? It all had to do with the date for her Bat Mitzvah. So, the Universe set that up for her. Just like the Universe set me up with a cool odometer reading! Not a palindrome, but a mileage that might have had a pattern: 243024, which could be taken as 24-30-24, or two pair in poker.
"LOL! Yes, dear. So, I take it that the movie had your 'June'. So, where were the others mentioned in your post title?"
Well, that would be Jane Krakowski, the host of "Name That Tune", plus Jane Lynch, the host of "The Weakest Link". The first 'Jane' will be 57 years old next month; the second 'Jane' is already 65 years old, like my brother Smitty, having her birthday just five days after his. I had recorded both shows tonight, as they had a different theme than usual. The first one had two celebrities from "Modern Family" playing for charity; I hadn't watched that show when it was new, but it used to follow the "Two And A Half Men" reruns, so sometimes I tuned in. However, it was the gimmick used for "The Weakest Link" that really got my attention! It reunited Lynch with eight of her castmates from "Glee". Let me state that I didn't regularly watch that show, either, but I had seen a handful of the episodes and was curious to see how the teen actors turned out a decade later.
"I see. And the consensus is...?"
Well, here's the thing: not a single one of those actors was a teen in 2009 when "Glee" began. Not one. They were almost all born in 1986, making them 23-year-olds playing teens. So, now, they're almost all 40-year-olds. It's akin to "The Breakfast Club", in which only Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were actually teens (they were both 17) playing high school seniors. The other four in that ensemble were 23 and older.
"Well, that's the magic of Hollywood, dear. A little makeup can make up for the years."
Heard. That's the beauty of youTube in a way. There are so many candid videos there, with the people not prettied up, just as they are. Take this one from my first year of teaching full-time at Armstrong. I was the only one in the Chemistry & Physics Department that participated in the Common Read program. That's because I knew all of my students had to read "Waddie Welcome And The Beloved Community", so I did, too. Set right here in Savannah, it followed the story of a man with physical disabilities and his quest to live with family.
"Oh, my!!! I remember doing that video!"
I was having a discussion with Tom Kohler and Susan... somebody, who were both promoting the book. After talking with me, they asked if they could record me saying what I'd said. Of course I said they could! That was September 6, 2010. Hard to believe that was fifteen years ago.
"I love the title attached to that video: "I Teach The Future". Very cool!"
Very incomplete and out of context. Those were simply the first four words I spoke after giving my name and status at the university. "I teach the future nurses, and respiratory techs, and physical therapists, and dental hygienists, who service the community, who service all of us in the community." That's what the entire line was.
"I still like that title the book folks gave the clip. I also noticed that you mentioned the youth group at Asbury Memorial, as well as the man with spina bifida who attended. What was his name?"
Ron. All I remember is his first name. He moved away and I haven't heard anyone speak of him in probably a decade. Recently, though, I keep thinking about him. I know that's because my first niece is dating a man with spina bifida. Anthony Brooks is her age. I don't recall how old Ron was, but I feel like he was probably in his early 40's, too, like them. Like Ron, Anthony also walks awkwardly and uses a cane. Actually, it isn't walking so much as it is lurching. I have to wonder if it's as painful as it looks like it would be.
"Well, perhaps you should ask him the next time you see him. I imagine the girls have all already done that."
You're likely right. Yes, I'll do that. Now, time to wind down. 'night, dear.
Long curly red hair, pale skin, 6th grade - well, I guess Darby Camp is a year older than her.
I'm so glad the screening room was full of others who enjoyed the movie!
Although being the sole audience member doesn't detract from my enjoyment of a movie, I admit to getting an extra hit of merriment when others are there who are as actively engaged as I am.
Right place, right time, as confirmed by my odometer when home.
I was striving for a palindrome, but didn't quite make it.
Still, that mileage of 242042 was good enough to make me smile!
Encouraged, I checked Georgia Gateway about my Medicaid application.
It still lists mine as awaiting the caseworker's determination of my eligibility for those Medical Benefits that I had until April.
While the caseworker works on this, I have to pay the Medicare Part B premium, which means my Social Security check has been $185.00 short for three months.
That's a pretty hard hit to my budget.
Hopefully, that will be straightened out soon.
Thankfully, I had free entertainment tonight... and with my brothers!
When I called Smitty earlier to sing to him, he mentioned that he and Mary were going to Compassion Christian East for the "At The Movies" kickoff.
So, I made a plan to show up and surprise my brothers and their wives!
That worked out perfectly, as Laura spotted me at the door and waved me over to where they sat - hooray!
Very well done, the sermon was, inferring a comparison of the mysticism of the Ring (in the movie) to the mysticism of the Holy Grail (in the Christian Bible), though the inference was not direct.
Afterward, I was able to give Smitty a birthday hug and talk about his left eye.
Then I got big hugs from Mary, Tony, Laura, and Peyton - fabulous!
And after a bit of a chat about the movie and life, more hugs!
(smile!)
Bonus points to me for coming out on a rainy night, too.
Just after 1 AM today, I was in the top ten for "Family Feud"!
That was with AARP Games, not the TV show.
I caught my score by chance.
Perhaps I could get on the leader board for a different game?
Holy cow, I did it, too!
At 2 AM, I made the top ten for "Right Again! Trivia"!!!
Content with those bragging rights, off I toddled to dream.
After breakfast, I checked in to AARP.
Did I still have third place for the trivia game?
Not only did I not have third place, I was not even in the top ten.
In fact, none of the folks who had been on that early morning list were still there at 10:40 AM.
Might the same be true for "Family Feud"?
Almost so.
None of the early morning leaders were still on board, save one.
That was MichelleP3257, who had slipped from first place to 4th, but was still there.
Did I try to win my way back on either list?
I did not, as I had an appointment at Savannah VA.
I'll be seeing my PCP, Susan Barker, on Friday and she had ordered blood and urine tests from the lab.
That worked out fine for me to catch the new movie, "Jurassic Park: Rebirth", timing my arrival perfectly for as it began.
Very good summer-fare flick with lots of jump scares!
I had just enough time when I got home to watch "The Princess Bride", which I'd taped from ABC last night.
As I told everyone at Music Bingo tonight, it was wonderful to be able to zip right past all the 'mercials!!!
I was able to watch it in very nearly its 98-minute running time!
As for the Music Bingo at Midtown Sports, Sandy was the only one of six of us to win any of the five games.
She took both the first game ('Songs that start with A', requiring a single Bingo line) as well as the third game ('TV Themes', requiring two lines of Bingo).
She gave the first win to a guy named Mark, who had tied with her.
Elyssa usually wins one, as does Marcia, but they didn't this time.
Marcia's daughter, Amanda, was there, as was Sandy's longtime friend Kelly.
My favorite game was the second one: 'BEERS'.
That acronym stood for 'Beatles, Eagles, Elvis, Rolling Stones' - very nice and quite location appropriate!
I was treated to hearing six by Elvis Presley!!!
Heartbreak hotel, don't be cruel! Suspicious minds, return to sender! Jailhouse rock, hound dog!
Oh, yeah, right place, right time!
My odometer confirmed that when I got home.
The mileage read: 242020.
I had to read it three times to make sure that was correct!
