Dearest Daddy,
Thank you for always letting me know I was loved.
Last week, for "Tina Tuesday", I had suggested the latest Sylvester Stallone movie, knowing that Kevin was a fan of his films. Plus, the movie was in the Big D screening room - bigger, better explosions!
Well, it turned out to not be quite the story we'd thought.
Still, the saddest part to me was the scene between the daughter and her estranged father. The teenager had gone to confront her dad, to ask him why he had left her mother and herself. And do you know what he said to her?
He told her he'd never wanted to be a father, that her mother had gotten pregnant against his wishes. Then, when the mother had become ill and died, that was it for him. No way had he ever wanted to have a family.
So very harsh.
At least he was honest with her, right?
He wanted to make sure she understood that he wanted nothing to do with her, that he had never wanted anything to do with her.
It was all quite brutal, even though no voices were raised and no fists were used.
Then, that scenario was played out again, tonight. As Tuesday was not available, Kevin and I had our dinner-and-a-movie on this "Marvelous Monday". Finally we would see the Brad Pitt-science fiction film!
This movie, at least, was fairly close to what I had expected: an immersion into another's stream of consciousness, set in the depths of cold space.
And, as in the movie last week, the saddest scene was between the astronaut son who had followed in his father's footsteps and the dad who had disappeared twenty-nine years earlier on an away mission.
The son had been a teenager at the time of his father's mission to Neptune. Now, in his forties, he finally had the opportunity to confront his dad and ask why he had volunteered for that faraway planet, why he had left his family and never contacted them.
And do you know what the father said to his son?
He told him he'd never wanted to be a father, that the mother had gotten pregnant against his wishes. Then, when the space program needed a man to helm the search for extraterrestrial life, he saw that as the way out for him. He had never wanted to have a family, anyway.
Not only that, but he didn't want to get to know his grown son now.
Such harsh words, spoken in a cold, factual tone.
Again, no raising of voices, no raising of fists.
There was just that air of "get out of here, kid, you're bothering me" such as one might use toward a stranger's child that was blocking the television.
Sigh.
Such unexpected sadness to witness.
Thank you, Daddy, for always letting me know I was important to you.
Thank you for always giving me love and trying to keep me safe from harm.
That's not to say you never whipped me for misbehaving...
but I was always well aware of what I'd done and recognized that the spanking was to keep me from repeating that poor choice in the future.
I always knew you cared.
I am so blessed to have had you and Mama in my life.
So many others I've met have such difficult relationships with their parents.
We had some rough times now and then, but I never doubted your support and your love.
Movies like these two serve to emphasize how very fortunate I am to have two parents who loved me so.
Thank you.
I miss you.
with much love always,
your one-and-only, ever-lovin', daughter.
Monday, September 30, 2019
not with a bang but a pun
Before this first month of fall leaves - get it? - how about a few fresh Jumble funnies?
Come on in, the water's still fine!
***** ***** *****
King Kong's success in theaters was due to his character, in large part.
When Copernicus theorized that the Earth went around the Sun, it was revolutionary.
People at the Labor Day cookout struggled when the mosquitoes had a bite to eat.
They got hungry while waxing their car, so they stopped to polish off lunch.
The invention of the electric fan began with a rough draft.
When they saw the commercial for the new hearing aids, his wife was all ears.
The washed up coffee grower was a has "bean".
Dracula's wife caught him cheating on her and now she was going to bleed him dry.
The new Russian sci-fi sitcom was called "Czar Trek".
A new air conditioner cost more than they'd planned for, but they were cool with that.
No one could swim across the Paris river underwater because that would be "in-Seine".
The squirrel was stressed because he spent so much time out on a limb.
Godzilla attacked the automobile dealership because he wanted to pick up trucks.
The climbers who worked together in an attempt to reach the summit teamed up.
Her dinner arty was suffering from a host of problems.
She was becoming angrier, but, after thinking about it, was mind over "madder".
He scaled Yosemite's El Capitan without a rope, which had onlookers climbing the walls.
Trying to identify and deal with all the different types of flu was a strain on the staff.
When the ram asked his adversary if he wanted to fight, he replied "butt" of course.
America's westward expansion in the 1800's took place in stages.
He didn't win the wine competition, and his remarks afterward were sour grapes.
The couple didn't trust banks and kept their money at home in their cash cache.
His wife found out that her new ring was a cheap imitation, a.d now he'd pay the price.
When people first saw Count Basie perform, they were jazzed up.
The best pitcher in baseball would stay with his current team if they could strike a deal.
They saw the warning about the grizzles which they would need to bear in mind.
The fashion model was very flexible and willing to work any-"wear", any time.
Mary Shelley's success as an author was a result of her having novel ideas.
The tailor specialized in superhero costumes and was very "cape-able".
A diamond spot is a pitcher's mound.
Protectors at home are catcher's masks.
Umpires and serving surfaces are both counters.
When he made a fast stop, he ate.
The crow who considered herself to be in charge of roosting was the branch manager.
The angler knew he'd found the perfect fishing spot the moment he caught "site" of it.
The movie scene being filmed in the machine shop featured bit parts.
Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series was a gem, "threw" and "threw".
When she found out the headphones were on sale, it was music to her ears.
When they saw the Paris tower lit up at night, they got an "Eiffel".
When it came to having his positronic brain replaced, the android was close-minded.
Owners not cleaning up after their dogs was a pet peeve.
She loved all of Jagger's music, so she made a "Mick's" tape.
After revolving doors were invented, people quickly learned the ins and outs.
They wanted to learn more about Mount Rainier, so they studied up on it.
When the little girl used lipstick to draw a smiley face on the wall, it was frowned upon.
She wanted to start her own bread company and planned to raise the dough
After the raccoons raided the henhouse, they enjoyed their poached eggs.
***** ***** *****
Speaking of eggs, time for me to get some breakfast!
Later!
Come on in, the water's still fine!
***** ***** *****
King Kong's success in theaters was due to his character, in large part.
When Copernicus theorized that the Earth went around the Sun, it was revolutionary.
People at the Labor Day cookout struggled when the mosquitoes had a bite to eat.
They got hungry while waxing their car, so they stopped to polish off lunch.
The invention of the electric fan began with a rough draft.
When they saw the commercial for the new hearing aids, his wife was all ears.
The washed up coffee grower was a has "bean".
Dracula's wife caught him cheating on her and now she was going to bleed him dry.
The new Russian sci-fi sitcom was called "Czar Trek".
A new air conditioner cost more than they'd planned for, but they were cool with that.
No one could swim across the Paris river underwater because that would be "in-Seine".
The squirrel was stressed because he spent so much time out on a limb.
Godzilla attacked the automobile dealership because he wanted to pick up trucks.
The climbers who worked together in an attempt to reach the summit teamed up.
Her dinner arty was suffering from a host of problems.
She was becoming angrier, but, after thinking about it, was mind over "madder".
He scaled Yosemite's El Capitan without a rope, which had onlookers climbing the walls.
Trying to identify and deal with all the different types of flu was a strain on the staff.
When the ram asked his adversary if he wanted to fight, he replied "butt" of course.
America's westward expansion in the 1800's took place in stages.
He didn't win the wine competition, and his remarks afterward were sour grapes.
The couple didn't trust banks and kept their money at home in their cash cache.
His wife found out that her new ring was a cheap imitation, a.d now he'd pay the price.
When people first saw Count Basie perform, they were jazzed up.
The best pitcher in baseball would stay with his current team if they could strike a deal.
They saw the warning about the grizzles which they would need to bear in mind.
The fashion model was very flexible and willing to work any-"wear", any time.
Mary Shelley's success as an author was a result of her having novel ideas.
The tailor specialized in superhero costumes and was very "cape-able".
A diamond spot is a pitcher's mound.
Protectors at home are catcher's masks.
Umpires and serving surfaces are both counters.
When he made a fast stop, he ate.
The crow who considered herself to be in charge of roosting was the branch manager.
The angler knew he'd found the perfect fishing spot the moment he caught "site" of it.
The movie scene being filmed in the machine shop featured bit parts.
Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series was a gem, "threw" and "threw".
When she found out the headphones were on sale, it was music to her ears.
When they saw the Paris tower lit up at night, they got an "Eiffel".
When it came to having his positronic brain replaced, the android was close-minded.
Owners not cleaning up after their dogs was a pet peeve.
She loved all of Jagger's music, so she made a "Mick's" tape.
After revolving doors were invented, people quickly learned the ins and outs.
They wanted to learn more about Mount Rainier, so they studied up on it.
When the little girl used lipstick to draw a smiley face on the wall, it was frowned upon.
She wanted to start her own bread company and planned to raise the dough
After the raccoons raided the henhouse, they enjoyed their poached eggs.
***** ***** *****
Speaking of eggs, time for me to get some breakfast!
Later!
Sunday, September 29, 2019
pinkity Pinkity PINK pink
It was a bright and sunny morning...
get it? Please say you did!
Saturday 'twas brillig, and Tony had surprised me with lawnmower sounds.
I had surprised him right back, giving him this part-mesh, cool, Sand Gnats cap!
Red is a form of pink in the extreme, right?
"Oh! You're back already! But what about red? Yeah, you can make pink with red and white, but it's pushing it to say red is a form of pink. Just sayin'. "
(smile)
It's good that I got up early, as I have plenty to do around here before bouncing out to Guyton, going a walloping 45 mph almost the whole way.
This fifth gear issue is about to really rattle my cage.
Because of that, I had not been able to help Christina return her Dorian rental at the airport.
I think she's been mad at me about that.
"Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear that you weren't able to do that favor for her. I know how much it meant to you when she picked you up in St. Augustine.
So, what was happening in Guyton? I see that Michael and Venita were there, too? "
It was so good to be able to talk with Venita for a bit before all the madness began!
We were at Melinda and Matt's to celebrate baby Chloe's first birthday.
It was going to be at a park, but the heat called for a change in plans.
Christina phoned me to make sure I knew of the alteration in venue.
(smile)
The upper photo is of the opening of the gift from me.
Chloe did a great job of pulling out the tissue paper!
She also seemed quite taken with the little book I gave her, "Good Night Georgia".
In this second photo, she'd been holding the book for several minutes!
I look forward to reading it to her.
This is, without doubt, my favorite photo from the party.
All of the girls, gathered together in one place, without any urging from family - amazing!
Alyssa and Leila and pink-clad Miyah, with her back to the camera.
(The tall girl is Gabby and I don't know her.)
"Whoa! A child you didn't know? "
Actually, she probably belonged to one of Matt's sisters, as did the little boy I didn't know.
None of Matt's family, except his mom, spoke to me, which was odd.
Plus, his sister Lisa, the mother of the drug-addicted egg donor for both Miyah and Chloe, was there, and hanging all over the girls. That was rather unsettling.
Christian was there, too, along with his son.
Really, it was a very odd scene.
I cut out of there before the cake and ice cream.
"Whoa."
Yeah.
"Okay, change of topic, please...? "
I returned to Savannah in plenty of time for "The Princess And The Frog" on the silver screen at the Wynnsong. Um, I mean the AMC Classic 11. What a mouthful!
Anyway, it's time for the Dream Big, Princess series again and I have so enjoyed them!
That started three weeks ago with "The Little Mermaid".
Then I had the animated "Beauty And The Beast", followed by "Tangled" last Saturday.
That one about the long-haired lass brings a smile just to think about it!
(smile)
"Most excellent! I do so love that one, too! And it was good to see the New Orleans-based one on the big screen, wasn't it? You've only seen it once before, and that was on your little television. "
Hey, don't be dissing my tv! LOL! I tell you, it was definitely a different experience to see it up large. That movie has quite a few scary elements to it, with the evil ghosts and the voodoo and the swamp 'folk'. But I did appreciate the Louisiana flavor sprinkled liberally throughout! Oh, and the pink taffeta confection the heiress wore!
"Ah! There's that necessary touch of that shade! Nice!
So, what else did you do?"
I'm still cleaning out closets and the pantry, you know.
But this afternoon, I feasted on all things pink!!!
"Pinkalicious: The Musical" was over at the Savannah Children's Theatre and I was sure to be there!
And, no, I have not read the books or watched the tv show, like that matters.
It was a musical - you know how I love those!
After the show, I was hanging about in the lobby and happened to catch sight of me in a mirror...
Lo and behold, I was dressed in pink!!!
Pink girlfriend-shorts!
Top bedecked with pink flowers!
Isn't serendipity just grand?
I hadn't planned my outfit to coordinate with the show, and yet it had!
"Right place, right time? "
You better believe it! Plus, I have a name for this outfit now: Pinkerbelle!
"Oh, that is too cute. never say it again. "
Pinkerbelle, Pinkerbelle, Pinkerbelle!
"Hahahaha! Well, I can't say I didn't ask for that. "
Nope, you cannot! You walked right up and walked right into it!
"So I did! Glad you are in a better frame of mind than you were yesterday. "
Yeah, me, too. It had really hurt me to be the only one in the dark at that party.
I need to make sure that doesn't happen again.
Christina not talking to me about such a big decision is very strange.
She had spoken to me quite a bit when she had left him; why not about her return to his house?
Family should always be supportive of each other.
I trust her to make the right decisions for her and the children.
I will always support her decisions, whether I agree with them or not.
I learned that from Mama
"Yes, dear, I know. It would be nice to have her to talk to about all this. How about another topic change?"
Well, how about the movie I saw this evening?
"Abominable" was truly one of the most beautiful animated films ever!
Set in China, it followed three kids as they tried to help a young Yeti return to Mount Everest, its home.
Such an adventure they had!
One of the loveliest moments was in a tree much like this one, looking up at the night sky full of stars - wow!
"Hey! I know that tree! That's the one you painted with the physicist! "
That's right! It's the only picture I've ever painted, too. I've written on the back that the bfe is to get it after I'm gone, and he has done the same for his.
"How very lovely, and very loving, too. After all, no one else will appreciate them like you two will. "
Absolutely. You know one of the things I liked most about this movie? The little boy playing games with the baby "monster'. Games like rock-paper-scissors, for instance, when they were hitching a ride on the train. I also liked the magical music! That reminded me of "Kubo And the Two Strings", another movie I very much enjoyed.
"I like that the Yeti's fur glowed when it hummed its songs! "
I liked that, too!
The only odd note - get the joke? - was having the Coldplay tune when they were at the Leshan Giant Buddha. I didn't understand why an English song was placed there.
Now, I do.
"Still, wouldn't it be nice to hear the Mandarin version of "Fix You"? "
I know I wouldn't have any problem with that. I like hearing favorite songs in other languages! Not everyone does, though.
"Well, maybe the cinema may have a screening with the Chinese version one of these days... "
Hey! I'd buy a ticket for that!
Meanwhile, I found the link for it and it's quite lovely!
"Oh, it truly is!!! Thank you! "
Anything for you, my dear.
(smile)
pinkity Pinkity PINK
"Woohoo! What's that all about? Whatever it is, it sounds like fun!"
Oh, it really has been fun having so much P-I-N-K in my world! Shall I start at the end and work backwards or tell it from the first bit and go forth with it?
"Oh, cool! I get to have a choice! Hmm... which option to take?"
Alright, fine, I'll just jump in and see what happens in one direction, then switch it up if need be.
"No, please don't bounce the timeline back and forth and round and round! Let's take it in true FIFO style, shall we?"
First in, first out, you say?
Then we start with Thursday evening, at the Lucas!
CASA had its fundraiser, the 12th "Dancing With Savannah Stars", with ten local celebrities cuttin' the rug on behalf of children.
I was dancing right along with them!
Well, in the back, so I wouldn't distract folks, in my usher clothes... but the House Manager approved of my moves, so that was wonderful!
"That does sound like marvelous fun! How cool of Katie to let you carry on with your carrying-on! But where was the pink, please?"
Well, look a little closer at that photo, por favor.
There on the far right, that bright pink skirt of that tango dress!
And I can just hear you now, asking where is the pink in this street sign, right?
Well, let me just cut you off at the pass there, pardner!
Don't you see the reflection of the traffic light?
That's while I was waiting on the DOT shuttle to ferry me back to Forsyth Park.
"You certainly have been using that bus quit a bit of late. In fact, ever since you took Jim's tour, you've consciously tried to make more use of it, haven't you?"
You bet your sweet bippy! I figure that since my tax dollars are already paying for that transport, then why should I pay parking meters? That would be paying twice for having my car downtown. What silliness!
"Good for you! Glad to hear you're being more pennywise now that you're retired."
You betcha! Nor am I being pound foolish!
The always-free "Blues Night" of the 38th Savannah Jazz Festival was still going strong, so I partook!
Sugaray Leonard was still belting them out, fresh as a daisy, as I snapped this shot.
Such a powerful voice he had, such a driving beat in that rhythm, inviting me to dance, dance, dance!
Naturally, I did so.
(smile)
I had spotted an unoccupied space right by the stage, so I took it as mine!
Next thing I knew, the big man had left the stage and taken my hand - wow!
Later, the band surprised me with an incredible cover of "Comfortably Numb" - that was brilliant!
And what color shirt was the sweet singer sorting?
A very fine pink one, my dear!
"Very fine, very fine, indeed, and just perfect for sweet dreams! Did you stay and talk with him after the show?"
Well, I had thought about it, truly I did. But Carolyn had come up to me during my dancing, see, and she and Joyce needed to go pee as they had been out there since early evening. So... I walked up to the Legion with them and we all used the facilities there. Then they went off to Vinnie's for pizza and I went home for those sweet dreams... oh, yeah!
"So many men and so little time... "
You got it, girlie!
(smile)
"So, more men for sweet dreams on Friday?"
Well, no, not really, but that's okay.
I started out at The Playhouse for "Driving Miss Daisy", the first offering this season from the Savannah Repertory Theatre.
This particular play has been on my mind all summer, as you well know.
How very nice to not be in the driver's seat, but part of the audience!
"And I guess that parlor chair is pink? Is that the reason for this shot?"
Sure thing! If it isn't pink, it's close enough!
And not much later, I was feeling in the pink!
Jenn Bishop had invited me to their after-show party, for the first time ever... and I went!
We started at the Prohibition Museum's bar, where I treated myself to the 220 Milk Punch.
Boy, howdy! That bourbon had me quite buzzed!
Good thing they ran out of the chocolate almond milk and could only give me half a drink!
I even composed a little song for this one!
"Row, row, row your tub
very full of gin,
careful, now, don't spill a drop,
for that would be a sin."
Pretty ditty for a pretty dinghy - hahahaha!
Boolie - I mean, Chris Bass - had this one to himself, and let me tell you something: he kept that little duck!
Just one drink, though, and off we went!
Miss Daisy, aka Patricia Miller, awaited the pleasure of our company at the Marshall House.
Poor Hoke - that would be Patric Robinson - had barely arrived when we took off!
Jenn and her sister set us a hot pace, but we had cold libations a-plenty once there.
I had a tall, cold, glass - of Diet Coke - while Erik and I talked about sound and light.
Very nice! It reminded me of my time with the Armstrong Masquers and A.C.T.O.R.!
"Wow! That sounds like quite the evening there! How very kind of them to invite you to tag along tonight! How many others came along?"
Well, honestly, I had thought there were more patrons, like me, but it was mostly the Bishop family. Two that I thought were SavRepTh fans were actually the mom and dad. Chris' wife was there and a friend of Patricia's. Oh, and the man who wrote "Pump Boys and Dinettes" was there, too!!! I didn't catch his name, but I think he was Jim Wann. The Bishop parents were asking when he was going to write another musical and that was when I had tuned into the conversation. Once I found out who he was, I just gushed about "Vacation" and "No Holds Barred"!!!
"Oh, I can just picture that scene, with you practically bouncing up and down in glee!"
For real! It's a wonder I didn't burst into song right then and there!
"I bet you had more sweet dreams that night, didn't you, dear? "
Oh, yeah, especially as I was still a little lit. Then again, it had been almost three hours post-Punch by the time we departed. Maybe bourbon is not the drink for me? Here's a funny story for you. After we closed down 45 Bistro, I walked down Broughton to Whitaker, then up to Oglethorpe, where I thought I left my car.
My car was not there.
In fact, those spaces are marked for handicap permit use only. The signs clearly stated that violators would be towed.
Believe me, I had a few moments of sheer panic!
But I knew I had not parked in such a marked spot, I just knew it.
So I crossed Oglethorpe to look for the DOT shuttle sign...
which was not there...
because I had actually parked at Drayton and Oglethorpe...
two blocks closer to the Marshall House.
Silly me!
"Hahahaha! Hahaha! That was a funny story! Glad it had a happy ending!"
Meeee, too!
Now, let me take a bit of a break and continue the tale anon!
I shall return!
Oh, it really has been fun having so much P-I-N-K in my world! Shall I start at the end and work backwards or tell it from the first bit and go forth with it?
"Oh, cool! I get to have a choice! Hmm... which option to take?"
Alright, fine, I'll just jump in and see what happens in one direction, then switch it up if need be.
"No, please don't bounce the timeline back and forth and round and round! Let's take it in true FIFO style, shall we?"
Then we start with Thursday evening, at the Lucas!
CASA had its fundraiser, the 12th "Dancing With Savannah Stars", with ten local celebrities cuttin' the rug on behalf of children.
I was dancing right along with them!
Well, in the back, so I wouldn't distract folks, in my usher clothes... but the House Manager approved of my moves, so that was wonderful!
"That does sound like marvelous fun! How cool of Katie to let you carry on with your carrying-on! But where was the pink, please?"
There on the far right, that bright pink skirt of that tango dress!
And I can just hear you now, asking where is the pink in this street sign, right?
Well, let me just cut you off at the pass there, pardner!
Don't you see the reflection of the traffic light?
That's while I was waiting on the DOT shuttle to ferry me back to Forsyth Park.
"You certainly have been using that bus quit a bit of late. In fact, ever since you took Jim's tour, you've consciously tried to make more use of it, haven't you?"
You bet your sweet bippy! I figure that since my tax dollars are already paying for that transport, then why should I pay parking meters? That would be paying twice for having my car downtown. What silliness!
"Good for you! Glad to hear you're being more pennywise now that you're retired."
The always-free "Blues Night" of the 38th Savannah Jazz Festival was still going strong, so I partook!
Sugaray Leonard was still belting them out, fresh as a daisy, as I snapped this shot.
Such a powerful voice he had, such a driving beat in that rhythm, inviting me to dance, dance, dance!
Naturally, I did so.
(smile)
Next thing I knew, the big man had left the stage and taken my hand - wow!
Later, the band surprised me with an incredible cover of "Comfortably Numb" - that was brilliant!
And what color shirt was the sweet singer sorting?
A very fine pink one, my dear!
"Very fine, very fine, indeed, and just perfect for sweet dreams! Did you stay and talk with him after the show?"
Well, I had thought about it, truly I did. But Carolyn had come up to me during my dancing, see, and she and Joyce needed to go pee as they had been out there since early evening. So... I walked up to the Legion with them and we all used the facilities there. Then they went off to Vinnie's for pizza and I went home for those sweet dreams... oh, yeah!
"So many men and so little time... "
You got it, girlie!
(smile)
"So, more men for sweet dreams on Friday?"
I started out at The Playhouse for "Driving Miss Daisy", the first offering this season from the Savannah Repertory Theatre.
This particular play has been on my mind all summer, as you well know.
How very nice to not be in the driver's seat, but part of the audience!
"And I guess that parlor chair is pink? Is that the reason for this shot?"
And not much later, I was feeling in the pink!
Jenn Bishop had invited me to their after-show party, for the first time ever... and I went!
We started at the Prohibition Museum's bar, where I treated myself to the 220 Milk Punch.
Boy, howdy! That bourbon had me quite buzzed!
Good thing they ran out of the chocolate almond milk and could only give me half a drink!
"Row, row, row your tub
very full of gin,
careful, now, don't spill a drop,
for that would be a sin."
Pretty ditty for a pretty dinghy - hahahaha!
Boolie - I mean, Chris Bass - had this one to himself, and let me tell you something: he kept that little duck!
Just one drink, though, and off we went!
Poor Hoke - that would be Patric Robinson - had barely arrived when we took off!
Jenn and her sister set us a hot pace, but we had cold libations a-plenty once there.
I had a tall, cold, glass - of Diet Coke - while Erik and I talked about sound and light.
Very nice! It reminded me of my time with the Armstrong Masquers and A.C.T.O.R.!
"Wow! That sounds like quite the evening there! How very kind of them to invite you to tag along tonight! How many others came along?"
Well, honestly, I had thought there were more patrons, like me, but it was mostly the Bishop family. Two that I thought were SavRepTh fans were actually the mom and dad. Chris' wife was there and a friend of Patricia's. Oh, and the man who wrote "Pump Boys and Dinettes" was there, too!!! I didn't catch his name, but I think he was Jim Wann. The Bishop parents were asking when he was going to write another musical and that was when I had tuned into the conversation. Once I found out who he was, I just gushed about "Vacation" and "No Holds Barred"!!!
"Oh, I can just picture that scene, with you practically bouncing up and down in glee!"
For real! It's a wonder I didn't burst into song right then and there!
"I bet you had more sweet dreams that night, didn't you, dear? "
Oh, yeah, especially as I was still a little lit. Then again, it had been almost three hours post-Punch by the time we departed. Maybe bourbon is not the drink for me? Here's a funny story for you. After we closed down 45 Bistro, I walked down Broughton to Whitaker, then up to Oglethorpe, where I thought I left my car.
My car was not there.
In fact, those spaces are marked for handicap permit use only. The signs clearly stated that violators would be towed.
Believe me, I had a few moments of sheer panic!
But I knew I had not parked in such a marked spot, I just knew it.
So I crossed Oglethorpe to look for the DOT shuttle sign...
which was not there...
because I had actually parked at Drayton and Oglethorpe...
two blocks closer to the Marshall House.
Silly me!
"Hahahaha! Hahaha! That was a funny story! Glad it had a happy ending!"
Meeee, too!
Now, let me take a bit of a break and continue the tale anon!
I shall return!
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
jumper cables
The littler bunny tells the other: "I feel sad."
The bigger bunny comes closer to the other, touching its right paw to the smaller bunny's left one, saying "Just attach like so..."
Then, placing both of its paws around the smaller bunny's shoulders and drawing closer, the bigger bunny explained.
"This is a hug."
After a few moments, the bigger bunny asked: 'Is it working?"
The smaller bunny, smiling and with eyes closed, replies softly "... yes."
Hearts surround the pair as the hug continues.
Monday, September 23, 2019
oddly (a)musing monday!
It almost felt as though I'd gone back in time...
and I very much liked the sensation!
Not that I don't always find myself heartened by Odd Lot's antics, but crowds of strangers give me pause.
The shows at the Loft on Liberty tend to be quite well populated when I venture to them on a Friday or Saturday night.
Not so tonight... and I loved it!
That's one of the reasons I prefer the Monday Madness - I'm not lost in the multitudes.
The small audience flashed me back to the group's early days at Muse Arts Warehouse.
It was rather nice to have more rapport with the players tonight...
just as I used to have before the crowds.
I truly do believe that all of the improv comedy groups alive today in Savannah have Odd Lot to thank for their success.
Even so, tonight I felt a closeness that I've missed with these folks.
(smile)
Now, on to the show!
Eric, as new emcee, opened with "World's Worst",
of course!
That one let all of the players trot out their wares
and get a little warm-up.
I especially liked the "unicorn" with two horns,
and the very loud "librarian"!
"Actor's Nightmare" - using page 8 - pitted the Mister and Missus together!
They were dining at an old country-style buffet - rather, Megan was trying to do so, but Chris kept talking as if relatives were part of the foods offered.
Hahahaha hahaha!
The next skit, "Noir", found new improv-er Hannah
in search of her lost parakeet.
Meanwhile, we find out from detective Josh the
grisly end of the pretty bird -
oh, poor little tweeter!
Trust me, it was hilarious!
Still, "The Bachelor Game" was the best, which is why it remains one of my favorites!
Megan, a model for mismatched socks and a kazoo champion, was in search of a date.
Bachelor One, Chris, was at the throes of the current battle of the chicken sandwiches.
To combine with waffle fries or dirty rice, that is the question!
Jason, as Bachelor Two, had traveled in time from
the past and now found himself stranded in quite
a strange new world.
That was made even more odd by Bachelor Three.
How so?
Well, Skyler was becoming more squirrel-like every
minute... and more endearingly the choice of that
lucky bachelorette!
"Genres" was a lot of fun, too!
Partly, I was drawn in by the Sunday morning activity engaged in by the pair: solving a crossword puzzle.
Now, there's something near and dear to analytical me, especially as I had polished off a couple while doing laundry earlier!
Here, Chris is looking for a way to force "p-u-m-m-e-l" into a five-letter space.
Concurrently, Jason is in need of a "three-letter word
for a furry animal", with him knowing the first letter
to be a ... "c".
Hahahaha!!! Hahaha!!!
The above was the first draft, before changing styles to "sportscast", "youtube commercial", and a few others.
But the one that received the most kudos from the audience was this one, done "a la John Woo" and full of almost-dancing fight moves - oh, yeah!!!
"Half-Life" had one caveat from the emcee: the scene had to take place in a very crowded venue.
What could better fit that description than New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve?
Great suggestion, right?
So, here we have partiers Megan and Josh, having muscled their way over to the beer vendor.
That feat was performed twice, as the first drafts were gone by the time they regained their vantage point.
Ack!
The only way to have accomplished the deed in time was to have Megan as lookout on Josh's back, to maneuver more quickly through the throngs.
The only problem with having such an ambitious gambit was having to perform it ever faster as the skit progressed from one-minute in length to three seconds - woohoo!!!
There followed a rather lengthy story about horse-riding, told in four genres.
That means it became quite complicated quite quickly!
Josh was first, setting the epic tale in a far-off fantasyland, thereby allowing a bit of time for the others to devise their take-offs.
Skyler was the next to take control, weaving in a bro-mance for the ages.
Next, a bit of levity was needed and Hannah delivered with a dash of Disney whimsey, as a jealous witch entered with a poisoned apple... and we all know how horses love that fruit!
Time for a grill patio to be constructed around the now-sleeping equine, with Chris expressing the details in the manner reserved for home-and-garden tv shows.
Those details eventually included a plexiglass table fashioned above the horse, much like the glass box that enclosed Sleeping Beauty.
You know what that means, right?
No, no one had to kiss the horse...
but it did need the "one true groomer" to brush its mane for it to awaken from its drugged slumber.
Truly an amazing - and long - tale!
"Ding Slips", on the other hand, was short.
Jason, Megan, and Hannah were on a picnic at a water park, but there was a snafu, naturally.
Namely, the ham sandwiches had been on the water slide and no one wanted the soggy things now.
Then, hastening the end, one of my slips was pulled!
"If there are plenty of fish, why do I keep catching eels?"
Loved it!!!
Another fairly short skit was "Press Conference", with the majority of the night's crew scattered into the audience to help the one on stage determine their famous deed.
Josh did quite well at figuring out he had made off with all the eating utensils in the world!
I guess all had to resort to the Moroccan style of dining, using just hands and pita wedges.
Hey, I went to The Casbah, I know how that works!
"Sound Effects" proceeded apace as well!
Chris was providing the noises associated with a bowling: gutter balls dropping into the trench and behind the pins, strikes making the pins scatter about, that sort of thing.
But after Jason loosed this ball, fireworks went off at the pinsetter - that's pretty novel!
By the way, good form there, Jason!
The night's frolics ended with "Objection", giving all one last chance to shine their lights.
I honestly do not recall what the word bandied about was, but I can say it led to talk of "keto" and "Kato" and "juicing", which was pretty hilarious for those of us a bit older who knew the 1994 reference.
"Beer" and "cheese" and "milk stout" had appearances, during the shifting of the floor between players.
Congrats to Megan for her fifteen seconds of applause!
and I very much liked the sensation!
Not that I don't always find myself heartened by Odd Lot's antics, but crowds of strangers give me pause.
The shows at the Loft on Liberty tend to be quite well populated when I venture to them on a Friday or Saturday night.
Not so tonight... and I loved it!
That's one of the reasons I prefer the Monday Madness - I'm not lost in the multitudes.
The small audience flashed me back to the group's early days at Muse Arts Warehouse.
It was rather nice to have more rapport with the players tonight...
just as I used to have before the crowds.
I truly do believe that all of the improv comedy groups alive today in Savannah have Odd Lot to thank for their success.
Even so, tonight I felt a closeness that I've missed with these folks.
(smile)
Now, on to the show!
of course!
That one let all of the players trot out their wares
and get a little warm-up.
I especially liked the "unicorn" with two horns,
and the very loud "librarian"!
They were dining at an old country-style buffet - rather, Megan was trying to do so, but Chris kept talking as if relatives were part of the foods offered.
Hahahaha hahaha!
in search of her lost parakeet.
Meanwhile, we find out from detective Josh the
grisly end of the pretty bird -
oh, poor little tweeter!
Trust me, it was hilarious!
Megan, a model for mismatched socks and a kazoo champion, was in search of a date.
Bachelor One, Chris, was at the throes of the current battle of the chicken sandwiches.
To combine with waffle fries or dirty rice, that is the question!
the past and now found himself stranded in quite
a strange new world.
That was made even more odd by Bachelor Three.
How so?
Well, Skyler was becoming more squirrel-like every
minute... and more endearingly the choice of that
lucky bachelorette!
Partly, I was drawn in by the Sunday morning activity engaged in by the pair: solving a crossword puzzle.
Now, there's something near and dear to analytical me, especially as I had polished off a couple while doing laundry earlier!
Here, Chris is looking for a way to force "p-u-m-m-e-l" into a five-letter space.
Concurrently, Jason is in need of a "three-letter word
to be a ... "c".
Hahahaha!!! Hahaha!!!
The above was the first draft, before changing styles to "sportscast", "youtube commercial", and a few others.
But the one that received the most kudos from the audience was this one, done "a la John Woo" and full of almost-dancing fight moves - oh, yeah!!!
What could better fit that description than New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve?
Great suggestion, right?
So, here we have partiers Megan and Josh, having muscled their way over to the beer vendor.
That feat was performed twice, as the first drafts were gone by the time they regained their vantage point.
The only way to have accomplished the deed in time was to have Megan as lookout on Josh's back, to maneuver more quickly through the throngs.
The only problem with having such an ambitious gambit was having to perform it ever faster as the skit progressed from one-minute in length to three seconds - woohoo!!!
That means it became quite complicated quite quickly!
Josh was first, setting the epic tale in a far-off fantasyland, thereby allowing a bit of time for the others to devise their take-offs.
Skyler was the next to take control, weaving in a bro-mance for the ages.
Time for a grill patio to be constructed around the now-sleeping equine, with Chris expressing the details in the manner reserved for home-and-garden tv shows.
You know what that means, right?
No, no one had to kiss the horse...
but it did need the "one true groomer" to brush its mane for it to awaken from its drugged slumber.
Truly an amazing - and long - tale!
Jason, Megan, and Hannah were on a picnic at a water park, but there was a snafu, naturally.
Namely, the ham sandwiches had been on the water slide and no one wanted the soggy things now.
Then, hastening the end, one of my slips was pulled!
"If there are plenty of fish, why do I keep catching eels?"
Loved it!!!
Josh did quite well at figuring out he had made off with all the eating utensils in the world!
I guess all had to resort to the Moroccan style of dining, using just hands and pita wedges.
Hey, I went to The Casbah, I know how that works!
Chris was providing the noises associated with a bowling: gutter balls dropping into the trench and behind the pins, strikes making the pins scatter about, that sort of thing.
But after Jason loosed this ball, fireworks went off at the pinsetter - that's pretty novel!
By the way, good form there, Jason!
I honestly do not recall what the word bandied about was, but I can say it led to talk of "keto" and "Kato" and "juicing", which was pretty hilarious for those of us a bit older who knew the 1994 reference.
"Beer" and "cheese" and "milk stout" had appearances, during the shifting of the floor between players.
Congrats to Megan for her fifteen seconds of applause!
Sunday, September 22, 2019
watching birds go by
my, my my!
Yes, I'm feeling a bit heady after a sunny afternoon at the beach!
Such a wonderful time at Tybee with the One Hundred Miles folks!
They hosted a walk and talk titled "Tybee Island Beach Dynamics: Shorebirds, Barrier Islands, and
Sea Level Rise" and now this
1968 pop song is playing on my mental jukebox.
(smile!)
Stephanie is from the Brunswick chapter of 100 Miles, the ones who started the group.
Abby, in the blue shirt, is a marine biologist and very knowledgeable about the effects of dredging on water flow around the barrier islands, and how that change led to the coarse sand now on Tybee.
I was the only native Savannahian, so I was the only one who recalled how the beach once was.
(smile)
for all of us!
The sign has been in place for less than a month and proclaims Georgia as a member of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, officially marking us on
the map as a legit pit stop for hungry and tired traveling terns -
and other frequent flyers of those highways in the sky.
(smile)
What a perfect, soul-satisfying,
way to spend a summer Sunday!
i thank You, God.
Saturday, September 21, 2019
outside my wheelhouse
When the above phrase popped into my head on Friday, I was thinking about the events of that day having been outside my realm of expertise. However, that figurative use of "wheelhouse" is actually a North American idiom.
For the rest of the inhabitants of Earth, "wheelhouse" refers, literally, to the structure surrounding or encasing a wheel, whether it be mounted on a boat for steering or on a vehicle for movement.
On Friday, I had thought of the art show and art film as being at venues outside my usual haunts... and they were, for sure.
However, if I am the wheel and my home is my wheelhouse, than all ventures to the outside world are outside my wheelhouse, are they not?
Moreover, if my spirit is the wheel and my body is its physical encasement, then all of my interactions with tangible matters and intangible philosophies are outside my wheelhouse, correct?
I believe so.
Still, that last bit of conjecture is a mental exercise only, as my spirit and body are inseparable until death.
Perhaps it would be worthy as a topic for Philo Cafe?
(smile)
So, back to Friday, shall we?
I was at an art reception for Matt Toole's works, courtesy of an invite from Genie.
That was unusual, for starters.
The art was also unusual, being composed of recycled goods.
This was my favorite, reminding me of a stripped-down arm holding a baseball bat in position for a swing.
How appropriate that I was wearing my striped baseball-jersey shirt!
(smile)
The art outside was also unusual.
This piece is reminiscent of my trip to the Kennedy Space Center.
Odd, right?
Even so, it was the location of these works that was the oddest part.
They were at the Gallery F.A.R. - the Fine Art of Recycling - at Chatham County's Resource Conservation Education Center.
And is this art exhibit located downtown for tourist consumption?
No, no, no, my dear friends.
This space is right in my neck of the woods and intended for the locals!
Tourists are welcome there, but they are not the target demographic.
We who live here year round are.
This piece, titled "Spring", was created by Melanie Nash, the director's wife.
I love the use of the electronic circuit boards as townscapes!
Part of a series, along with "Fall" and "Summer", she made sure each included a heart.
(smile)
From there, I bopped north for a film, but not at the 'Bean.
Foxy Loxy Cafe was screening "Fiddlin'" in the courtyard - how 'about that for timing?
From folk art to folk music!
I learned that bluegrass, like jazz, features solos by each musician, whereas as folk music does not.
I also learned that Presley Barker was not named for Elvis, but because his mom wanted his name to be unusual.
I guess I can certainly understand that,
as I am a girl named Faustina!
That's better than being a boy named Sue!
Hahahaha hahaha!
What a fabulous Friday evening, including free popcorn for me at the film!
Even though the skies held dark clouds, even the weather was fair, only offering a brief smatter of raindrops at one point during the movie.
Right place, right time.
This odometer reading, 209600, was as I parked at the second event.
How very nice to have one of these special mileages!
i thank You, God!
This morning held more folk-oriented, old-fashioned, entertainment for me!
I'd traveled with Smitty and Mary to the Brooklet for its 30th Annual Peanut Festival.
Wonder of wonders, I'd never been!
The parade featured dune buggies, motorcycles, and pick-up trucks, of course, but also tractors!
That included this granny on an old Ford model, continuing the theme of use-it-and-use-it-again.
Such a wide variety of tractors, too.
Plus, many of the vehicles had music to entertain along the route.
One of the funniest was the outhouse on wheels - complete with someone perched on the john!!
But what I liked were the two guys walking behind it, giving out treats to the kids in the audience.
Candy, bead necklaces, small toys - those unexpected kindnesses are quite magical!
(smile)
After the parade, we followed the crowd to the festival grounds.
So many bounce houses!
So many kiosks with crafts of all kinds and preserved foods of many different types!
For instance, this stall had items benefiting Choices of the Heart, with Braswell's Food Company donating 100% of the sales.
I bought three jars of Pumpkin Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce - doesn't that sound perfectly yummy as a soup?!
Smitty and Mary abstained from that, choosing honey and fruity jams instead.
But we all bought some of these green boiled peanuts!
That was mostly the reason for the drive out here to the country for this day of Americana!
In fact, Smitty had to go ahead and dig in to his big bag of goober peas, so I had a few, too.
Quite tasty!
(smile)
That was while he and she were settin' for a spell around the Randy Newman grandstand.
Me? Well, I was dancing, of course!
How could I be expected to stand in place while listening to good music?
That's exactly what this jazz combo was laying down, too!
Based on Fort Stewart, the octet had started with "Learn To Fly" and enthusiastically soared into "Happy" a few tunes later.
Definitely my kind of music!
The next act, One Voice Trio, reminded me of the Andrews Sisters and were quite good!
Their first song, "Three Little Sisters", talked of "a soldier, a sailor, and a lad in the Marines", so it seemed like something I should have known...
but it was new to me!
Not so for "Chains", a tune I sang along with as I danced.
Then it was time to return to Savannah and life in this seaport.
What a wonderful, sun-soaked Saturday with family!
What fabulous memories and how good to catch up on each others lives!
i thank You, God!
And now?
Well, now, I've had peanuts for my slunch and have dishes to wash.
But I have plans to see "Tangled" at 6, so I better hop to it!
I'm so looking forward to seeing the Snuggly Duckling song and dance again!
Meanwhile, remember to dream big, princess!
(smile)
For the rest of the inhabitants of Earth, "wheelhouse" refers, literally, to the structure surrounding or encasing a wheel, whether it be mounted on a boat for steering or on a vehicle for movement.
On Friday, I had thought of the art show and art film as being at venues outside my usual haunts... and they were, for sure.
However, if I am the wheel and my home is my wheelhouse, than all ventures to the outside world are outside my wheelhouse, are they not?
Moreover, if my spirit is the wheel and my body is its physical encasement, then all of my interactions with tangible matters and intangible philosophies are outside my wheelhouse, correct?
I believe so.
Still, that last bit of conjecture is a mental exercise only, as my spirit and body are inseparable until death.
Perhaps it would be worthy as a topic for Philo Cafe?
(smile)
I was at an art reception for Matt Toole's works, courtesy of an invite from Genie.
That was unusual, for starters.
The art was also unusual, being composed of recycled goods.
This was my favorite, reminding me of a stripped-down arm holding a baseball bat in position for a swing.
How appropriate that I was wearing my striped baseball-jersey shirt!
(smile)
This piece is reminiscent of my trip to the Kennedy Space Center.
Odd, right?
Even so, it was the location of these works that was the oddest part.
They were at the Gallery F.A.R. - the Fine Art of Recycling - at Chatham County's Resource Conservation Education Center.
And is this art exhibit located downtown for tourist consumption?
No, no, no, my dear friends.
Tourists are welcome there, but they are not the target demographic.
We who live here year round are.
This piece, titled "Spring", was created by Melanie Nash, the director's wife.
I love the use of the electronic circuit boards as townscapes!
Part of a series, along with "Fall" and "Summer", she made sure each included a heart.
(smile)
Foxy Loxy Cafe was screening "Fiddlin'" in the courtyard - how 'about that for timing?
From folk art to folk music!
I learned that bluegrass, like jazz, features solos by each musician, whereas as folk music does not.
I also learned that Presley Barker was not named for Elvis, but because his mom wanted his name to be unusual.
as I am a girl named Faustina!
That's better than being a boy named Sue!
Hahahaha hahaha!
What a fabulous Friday evening, including free popcorn for me at the film!
Even though the skies held dark clouds, even the weather was fair, only offering a brief smatter of raindrops at one point during the movie.
Right place, right time.
This odometer reading, 209600, was as I parked at the second event.
How very nice to have one of these special mileages!
i thank You, God!
I'd traveled with Smitty and Mary to the Brooklet for its 30th Annual Peanut Festival.
Wonder of wonders, I'd never been!
The parade featured dune buggies, motorcycles, and pick-up trucks, of course, but also tractors!
That included this granny on an old Ford model, continuing the theme of use-it-and-use-it-again.
Plus, many of the vehicles had music to entertain along the route.
One of the funniest was the outhouse on wheels - complete with someone perched on the john!!
But what I liked were the two guys walking behind it, giving out treats to the kids in the audience.
Candy, bead necklaces, small toys - those unexpected kindnesses are quite magical!
(smile)
So many bounce houses!
So many kiosks with crafts of all kinds and preserved foods of many different types!
For instance, this stall had items benefiting Choices of the Heart, with Braswell's Food Company donating 100% of the sales.
I bought three jars of Pumpkin Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce - doesn't that sound perfectly yummy as a soup?!
But we all bought some of these green boiled peanuts!
That was mostly the reason for the drive out here to the country for this day of Americana!
In fact, Smitty had to go ahead and dig in to his big bag of goober peas, so I had a few, too.
Quite tasty!
(smile)
Me? Well, I was dancing, of course!
How could I be expected to stand in place while listening to good music?
That's exactly what this jazz combo was laying down, too!
Based on Fort Stewart, the octet had started with "Learn To Fly" and enthusiastically soared into "Happy" a few tunes later.
Definitely my kind of music!
Their first song, "Three Little Sisters", talked of "a soldier, a sailor, and a lad in the Marines", so it seemed like something I should have known...
but it was new to me!
Not so for "Chains", a tune I sang along with as I danced.
Then it was time to return to Savannah and life in this seaport.
What a wonderful, sun-soaked Saturday with family!
What fabulous memories and how good to catch up on each others lives!
i thank You, God!
And now?
Well, now, I've had peanuts for my slunch and have dishes to wash.
But I have plans to see "Tangled" at 6, so I better hop to it!
I'm so looking forward to seeing the Snuggly Duckling song and dance again!
Meanwhile, remember to dream big, princess!
(smile)
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