Know you were looking forward to this and glad to hear you both enjoyed yourselves.
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Know you were looking forward to this and glad to hear you both enjoyed yourselves.
IL, I'm happy to read your report of the event!!! What fun for you both!
IL, sounds like fun. I always enjoyed Chris Rock. No clue who Chapelle is.
I’ve only ever seen one comedy show in person. Jeff Foxworthy in the late 90s. That was fun.
Wow, sounds like a great time, IL - glad you enjoyed yourselves. Sorry Chapelle was off his game - generally I like him well enough. But y'all do realize Chapelle lives in one of the most woke-ed places on earth, (or at least in Ohio) right? Maybe they've gotten to him, lol. (Hey, I'd live there too if I could afford it! It's a great, quirky little town)
No, I don’t know where he lives in Ohio or what kind of Socio economic environment it is. I don’t see how it could be more woke than LA but is it on equal footing?Quote:
Originally Posted by early morning
Chris Rock has a house in New Jersey and he was riffing on his white neighbors (He’s done well! Haha, his joke) and he’s surrounded by “Black Lives Matter “ signs in his woke ass neighbors’ yards. He maligned them for their pretend concern when really they are just afraid of appearing non inclusive. And then he said he was so disgusted by all those signs because he was afraid they were pulling down the value of his property that he put a Donald Trump sign in his own yard. Ha ha.
I've never been to LA so I can't comment on that. He lives just outside Yellow Springs, a small artsy village with a small but pretty well known liberal arts college. (Horace Mann was its first president. Coretta Scott King and at least one of her siblings attended school there). His dad was a professor there. While the people there aren't all wealthy, the property values are high, at least by other local standards, and it's really hard to find a place to buy. It seems pretty much everyone in town is a pretty liberal activist of some form or another. Refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 50s, a hotbed of activity during the civil rights era, much protest of the Vietnam war. SNL had a skit about their "sexual consent" rules at the college in the early 2000s. And they were set to to pass a rule that would allow non-citizens in the village to vote in village elections, leading the state to freak out and put an issue on the ballot that no local laws could be passed to let non-citizens vote on anything. They are pretty accepting of everyone, though - I worked with a HUGE Trump fan who lived there in 2016, and it really annoyed her that her signs did not get a rise from her "lib" neighbors.
That's funny!!Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
very interesting! Thanks for the background.Quote:
Originally Posted by early morning
Okay----Here's a car that might lower property values, sitting out front. That way, the 'sessor would lower your prop taxes, due to the 'hood being a blighted eyesore. Uh-huh. At least you'd hope so. But yeah---Nothing wrong with that. Nope. Hope that helps you some. Thankk Mee.Attachment 5137Attachment 5137Attachment 5137Attachment 5137
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Okay----Vacant houses on Adak Island, Alaska, USA.Attachment 5144
Told my husband about a dream I had that we replaced the light fixture over our kitchen table. Showed him a picture of how it looked and he loved it so much, he told me to go ahead and get it! We hadn't even talked about replacing it although I had thought about it often lately hence why I probably dreamed about it. Then he told me to go ahead and order new fixtures for the light by our kitchen sink, the foyer, and a hallway. Four new light fixtures all because of a dream I had. LOL
What a guy!
I am jealous!! We desperately need new kitchen fixtures. Maybe I'll steal the "I had a dream" approach. If you can do it, and Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof can do it, maybe I can do it, too! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
I don’t need to dream about it because DH and I have spent the last 10 days working with ceiling fixtures, both lights and fans and etc. Still working on ’em.
So you'll make me jealous, too! Next year, my dream is roof, range hood, electrical including lighting and new ceiling fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Bought a Hamilton Beach indoor searing grill a few days ago. Don’t know what even possesssed me to look for an indoor grill other than DH abhors grilling outdoors. Also thought it might be nice to have when it is hot and don’t want to use the oven or heat up the house. Have made hamburgers and pork chops so far and they have been FABULOUS! Short cook time, juicy and tender, easy to clean grill and no great smell indoors. I have never grilled anything in my life but am truly impressed. Next to try is grilled veggies…. The only drawback is a cookbook was not included. There was basic info on grilling meats. I went to the library and found a great cookbook that tells heat (high, med, etc) which is helpful because the grill is by temperature degrees and this is easily converted.
And we did it with minimum arguing. That is kind of a nice chsnge.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
Ours are 25 years old so an update was definitely needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
I keep hearing Ethel Merman in Gypsy singing, "I have a dream, a wonderful dream-
all about roofs and electric circuits"
...Give me a man and he'll know how to work it..Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I have a dream!
Today I used Tradd’s screen name here as a way to memorize a botanical name. I’ve had the hardest time remembering “Tradescantia” or Spiderwort.
This memory device is helping me. Thanks Tradd!
still have not finished the Pern book…two more piled on top of it.
It is something like 9 degrees outside and snow-globey so watching things germinate under lights is keeping my spirits high. Hope.
Haha. Glad to help! Can’t wait to hear from you after you’ve finished it.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Technology is great: This morning I received a message feom the Illinois Tollway office that my credit card on file with them expires soon.
I loved this reminder because I do go to Chicagoland periodically (we are going in July) and I like not having to worry about the damn toll roads and how they work. The software records my license plate and charges me appropriately.
This is brilliant use of technology, I have to say.
I remember the first time we drove through those toll roads and we fumbled for cash and didn't know what we were supposed to do. Now we do…nothing! And let the software take care of it.
But, snark here: it is it really very great that the State of IL holds my credit card information? I dont consider that especially secure.
You don’t have to keep a card on file for replenishment of your iPass. I certainly don’t and I live in IL. I just keep a close eye on my account via their website and add more as needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Back when I lived in Wisconsin we had to stop at all the toll booths in Illinois and drop in quarters. It was a pita.
No money accepted at IL tollway booths anymore since Covid. You either have the ipass transponder or you pay online within seven days. Toll booths are totally done away with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
I left 30 years ago so it’s good news that the booths are gone.
IL keeps sending notices due to MIL who died years ago. We checked once and sent death certificate. A company in Kenosha is using her info. Now just put no one by that name at this address. Stupid.
Good sports weekend! My Kansas Jayhawks (men's basketball) beat Kentucky and the CHIEFS are going to the Super Bowl!!!
Congratulations! Although I'm a bit heartbroken that my Bengals are not. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
It could've gone either way - for sure!
Had the perfect snowstorm overnight. Ground is covered but the streets are not. Still pretty to look at but not hazardous to drive in.
That is my idea of a perfect snow, too, Klunick. Our dusting last night only on the roads!!! Driveway icy, hoping the sun takes care of it.
I lost 6 pounds in January.
Good job!Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
Congrats, beckyliz! That's wonderful!
That’s fab, Becky!
My rave: going back to MX - Playa del Carmen - in early Dec for a week of cave diving. Just booked my ticket - business class - on AA, as being squished in coach is so uncomfortable. $1073, but worth every penny. My ticket on Southworst in Aug was $725. I said I’d not go back, but I wanted to do a December trip. I’ve been in FL the last two Christmases. Everyone one here missed me and I them. This way I get my trip and get to celebrate Christmas with my peeps. Also, no hassle at all getting the time off, as has happened the last two years. Also early enough in December so somewhat less chance of bad weather in the Midwest.
Dive guide will be my full cave instructor from August. Really looking forward to it. I applied for Global Entry, but getting an appt for interview is questionable. So may not. But we’ll see.
Congrats Becky! Tradd planning vacations is so fun:)).