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| We just finished watching The Final Countdown, starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Ktherine Ross, James Farentino, and Ron O'Neal (he of Superfly fame, in a smaller, but unforgettable role). If you haven't seen it yet, I won't spoil it, other than to provide the basic plot. The USS Nimitz (CVN68) encounters a strange storm, and finds herself (and the crew of course) transported in time to Decembre 6, 1941. Imagine for a moment that the modern (1980's) aircraft of the Nimitz attacked the Japanese Fleet. They could have easily detroyed almost if not all their aircraft and sank every carrier as well as their support ships. How would that have changed history Essentially, WWII in the Pacific would have never happened. There would have been no major battles of WWII. No Battle of Midway, or Battle Of Coral Sea, Tarawa, Kwajelein, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, the Philippines would never have fallen, the battles that occurred in China would not have happened. I could go on and on, I've only mentioned the Battles I recall from reading books about this over 50 years ago. Now, imagine writing a story about a history that never occurred. WWII would have been fought on one front, not two. Imagine the possibilities! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%252... |
| A very good movie! |
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I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!"  : "Cold Painter? & The Jimi Hendrix Experience" |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "Mic Check & Jake Shimabukuro" |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "Did You Know? & Grand Funk Railroad" |
Schnujo's Giving Away GPs  - Well, elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump; many animals cannot. Cat's urine glows under a black light only if it has a meat-rich diet; those people who torment their cats by feeding them vegan diets take this away from them. And bonobos also have sex for pleasure, and are the most sexually active of primates. So, do I leave now? |
S 🤦  - Oh, I did know that about bonobos. I forgot about them...or tried to erase that from my mind, perhaps. lol Thanks for the reminder, I think. lol |
| S 🤦 - Dog urine also glows under a black light. Actually, there are other biological "secretions" that do. They say never to use a black light in a hotel room (*shudders*). I would have never thought to do that, but using a black light to find out where hidden dog or cat odors are coming from makes it a very handy tool. I have never tried it on a veggiterrier's urine, mainly because I don't know one (which means they wouldn't be peeing in my house). |
| Last week my sweet tooth struck me, as it frequently does, and I thought I'd have a few (I do mean few) Jelly Belly's. As I was chewing away, I found one that was extremely hard, I immediately knew what had happened. Way back in Boot Camp we visited the Dentist often, at least I did. On this one visit the Dentist performed a Root Canal on an upper molar, and placed a Gold Crown on the tooth! There it sat for 52 years. A couple of months ago my current Dentist told me that the God Crown tooth would have to come out. It was infected and causing bone damage. I wasn't happy about the prospect of losing that tooth, but there was nothing I could say or do. It was that crown & filling that came while out eating the Jelly Belly's of the tooth. An appointment had already been made for the extraction to occur in March. I saw the good Dentist yesterday and placed on the cancellation list. If someone cancelled, I'd be called. A day later they call. I went there as scheduled this afternoon for the procedure. Everything seemed to be going well, at least until he put a foot up on the counter to gain more leverage. Okay, that didn't really happen, but it seemed to add a nice twist to an otherwise bland story here. After everything was done, I looked at the tooth. There were only 2 root pieces left, the Dental Assistant told me the rest had been vacuumed up by her suction. But the best thing about all of this? I've had ZERO pain. The Dentist had me take two 800 mg Ibuprofen's early this afternoon, and start a round of antibiotics. The lack of pain is due to the Ibuprofen I'm sure. That was my adventure for the day. Hope y'all had a great day too! |
| I'm so sorry you had to lose your tooth, but I must say, not a lot of things made last 52 years, so good for that original dentist! And one in bootcamp? Especially impressive! lol I hope you continue to be pain-free and I'm SUPER glad they were able to get you in so soon! It would have been terrible to have to wait until March! And THIS is why it's important to cancel your appointments when you can't make them, people!  |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "My Father, The Mime & The B-52s" |
| S 🤦 - The B-52s were good, but they had nothing on the B.C. 52s https://youtu.be/XBxxD-T9W0Q?si=Uf81fmiiR5fIMdmJ |
| I've added a new photo of the kitchen update to my photo album (top). If you look closely at the top photo, you can see one of the new light fixtures near the smoke detector whose cover is hanging down. I'm including a photo from the first Friday, when I came home from Sacramento (bottom photo). That stove has been donated to Habitat For Humanity. It was fully functional, we've ordered a new one. We have to go look at a different one tonight, that stove is on back order until March. Obviously without it, we can't cook a thing!   |
| This just happened to us during our bathroom reno. Not that I put a stove in the bathroom Lol The shower took 4 months longer than promised, and then the toilet came cracked, and the replacement took another three weeks, then got lost in shipping, then found, then put on the wrong truck.  Got a discount for the latter, but not the shower  When we did the kitchen, both the fridge and stove came damaged, and the stove died after two years. None of this stuff was cheap, either. The world gives me the ick. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "Horseback Riding & Daryl Hall & John Oates" |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Where In The World Is Sum1?" : "Working From Home... Errrr.. Kitchen Update" |
| I used to do handy-man work and my girlfriend of the time had a toilet that wasn't flushing well and often had to be plunged. I offered to work on it for her and ended up having to remove the toilet to remove the item causing the problem. A dinner spoon! Yes, she did have young children at the time, but I still think that's one of the strangest things to be removed from a toilet. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "A McDonalds Hot Dog? & Fog Hat" |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "A Famous Quote & The Original Star Wars Flashmob" |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "Peeping In Windows & The Electric Amish" |
I just finished working with Schnujo's Giving Away GPs  on Microsoft Excel. She was up against a wall pounding it in frustration and askd if I could help. We did a pretty short Google Meets thingie, and got it all straightened out. In return, she gave me this.... How nice! Thank you so much! ![Merit Badge in Wisdom
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| I've added a new entry to my book, "Smile! (Groan?) You Know You Love These!" : "Serious Trouble & Kylie Minogue" |
| I have little knowledge of Ms. Minogue's repertoire, but I suppose her current fame directly stems from the fact that she's still alive and active, as well as being reflection of the times: media at everyone's fingertips nowadays, as compared to back in the day, when radio and records were the pathways to fame and fortune. Seeing as I'm older than a fair amount of dirt, I'm much more familiar with the work of Ms. Olivia Newton-John AC DBE and Ms. Judith Durham AO. |
Soldier_Mike  Robert Waltz  - In Australia, she shot to fame as the most popular character on the TV soap opera Neighbours, after starting her career as a child actor. This resulted on her getting a few movie roles. The song here was her first single, and then she was snapped up by Stock Aitkin & Waterman in the UK. She dated Michael Hutchence (of INXS) for a while. She has released heaps of albums. They do okay in Australia, but she is HUGE in the UK, and most of her albums have gone platinum there. I was a teenager when this song came out, and people my age hated it. But it did well with the pre-teen and young teen female demographic, and that springboarded her to fame. Her best song was 'Where The Wild Roses Grow', a murder ballad she did with Nick Cave... though a good friend really likes 'Come Into My World.' |
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