@unk-p, thank you! I'm a big Stones' fan and love that tune. Brought a big smile to my face.
Hi All I thought I would put my two cents in here (or two songs that I just love when I want to feel up and happy)
Sara Bareilles: "Brave"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4
and Justin Timberlake's: "Can't stop the feeling"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw
Ps: I dare you, try not to move your legs and dance to Justin's song :) ? ?
Nobody asked but I love Three Dog Night. ?
Groovy cool story, but I think you're a Liar! Liar!! Liar!!! ? ?
I was a kid in the '70's, but I remember my brother and I constantly singing Joy to the World. It was one of our favorites.
Did you know they're still touring? ?
After reading the thread downstairs about Woody Allen, it got me thinking about unintentionally funny names. While i don't find anything funny at all about Mr.Allen, the name "Woody" does seem apt for a perv.
Many Doctors have funny names. I once chose a foot doctor simply because her name was Dr. Knee. Another time i thought it would be cute to go to a dentist named Dr. Fang. When he saw the great insurance i had at the time, he insisted that i needed a horrifying type of gum surgery. When i asked Dr.Fang to send my records to another dentist for a second opinion, he screamed at me to never come back. I said "sure thing, Dr. Dracula" and went to a dentist with a non-funny name. She said my gums were perfectly fine. And not only that, she would let me have laughing gas every time i visited. Even just for a cleaning. Yay!
Remember that fully loaded ten-story high cargo ship that clogged the Suez Canal for days?
There are memes.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/30/world/here-were-some-best-memes-about-ship-stuck-suez-canal/?
My favorite is about ten memes down by Flip5ide666
Is it just me or does Matt Gaetz look exactly like a college frat boy version of Eddie Munster?
Every single time I see him that is what I think!
Is it just me or does Matt Gaetz look exactly like a college frat boy version of Eddie Munster?
Every single time I see him that is what I think!
I always thought Paul "Zombie-Eyed Granny-Starver" Ryan of Wisconsin looked like Eddie Munster all grown up. Except Eddie was actually nice, especially compared to Z.E.G.S.
Matt Gaetz looks more like Butthead. Or Beavis. Or some hybrid of both.
@lovendures I see Leland Palmer from Twin Peaks ... down the the v-neck sweater, tie, and blazer. Creeps me out about Gaetz all the more.
I thought of you this morning as I watched a report on the limited reopening of Broadway theaters. That’s fantastic news; I know you are excited! Hope you got to go to the first one this weekend!
@lovendures I think of Max Headroom. I’m showing my age but I used to enjoy that show.
Yes! Only one Broadway theatre opened with a 40 minute "Pop up" show with a two entertainers. Small invited audience. One performance.
But the jumping back in is very exciting. Off Broadway is actually starting to slowly reopen one by one this week at 33% capacity.
@lawrence so very glad to see this happening. Broadway is part of the heartbeat of America. And I’m interested to see how NYC is going to transform after Covid.
@lawrence Even when Broadway opens up, it will be ideal for viewers to watch live stream performances from their devices, to pay for a link to watch. Even education will still offer Zoom to its students and faculty. Employees will most likely be working remotely with some workplace interactions.
I just found news some firms are having their employees come back to the office. It's more likely a hybrid system will become the new norm, similar to hybrid college classes where the class meets once a week while the other day is remote.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/remote-working-may-not-be-the-new-normal-after-all/
Stony Brook will be doing in-person classes gradually in the Fall. However, I see professors having the option to do hybrid or fully online with Zoom.
A few weeks ago after our Governor rescinded the mask mandate for businesses, my college attending daughter and I had a conversation while walking into a grocery store.
Me: I'm so glad Sprouts still requires masks. I'm so glad we don't have to worry about that right now.
My daughter: Me too.
Me: Can you imagine shopping without a mask right now? I mean, can't he wait and rescind it in a few weeks once more of the state is able to be vaccinated?
My daughter: Oh, that isn't what I meant, but you have a good point mom.
Me: Oh..what did you mean?
My daughter: Well, it's going to take a lot of practice for me to stop making faces under my mask. I am not ready yet. I haven't had to think about it for over a year.
I laughed a lot and we continued on.
Today I found myself walking through the same store and reflected back on our conversation. My daughter can very funny sometimes. I laughed at this thought and rolled my eyes. Hey! I rolled my eyes! The only part of my face which can be seen for expression when using a mask. How often do I roll my eyes? I thought about this some more while in the check-out line and discovered I had not only rolled my eyes, but had made a face under my mask at the same time.
My daughter was way ahead of me on this.
@lovendures, thanks for sharing that great exchange with your daughter and making me laugh this morning! I'm sure I make faces behind my mask. And I have to admit that I am a major eye roller. Because my eyes are the only thing you see with my mask, I try to refrain from doing that in public, whenever someone or something I observe deserves an eye roll. I sense the other person would probably notice it more. I say "try", because I'm not always successful. Sometimes only an eye roll will do!
But there is a flip side to that. I look into people's eyes when they're wearing their masks and I love to see them smiling -- that sparkle, the emerging crinkles in the corners of their eyes -- and if you look hard enough, sometimes the flexing of the muscles in the apples of one's cheeks. Whenever I am engaging with someone I always try to smile behind my mask, locking eyes if I can, even lingering a minute, hoping that person will greet me with a smile of their own. I'm always grateful when we make that connection.