What are the chances

Angels We have heard on high again

Some nice pop rock version, female vocal  WRMB  ofcourse

Michael-w-smith

Angels We have heard on high medley

The part of the store,

Where the counter and drink station work, is narrower, presumably for the drive-thru.

I don't see height differences in seating, but it's not completely open. got the black and white decor and some light wood, not as Slinky as the dark wood, and the phrase creamy Sunday and another one "Delicious Burger," just seemweird.

Former ghetto McDonald's is out of shakes

And ice cream machine, it's been broken for decades, dot-dot-dot I hope it's been replaced.

Ghetto TAP

Well, I just finished two short plays from memory, and one with the script, don't think I've ever performed to play with the script before. But anyway, something told me to check out the ghetto McDonald's, which looked like it was going to open send last time I was here. But, yeah they are, I'm inside. They're open.

Not yet

LeAnn Rimes All I want for Christmas is you

Somebody singing about Christmas lights left up until January

Somebody? Larnelle Harris jr.? Christmas is for boys and girls.

really hoping to hear

Something else.

At least, what are you doing New year's Eve, which I think I've only heard once, or auld Lang syne fogelberg style wish I think I've only heard once.

I'm thinking about that Judy Garland song and when she doesn't want to be dumped until after the holidays.

Last Christmas song?

Un to us and some jazzy arrangement I wrnb and some unheard-of song from Mary's point of view. Both seem vaguely Christmas, but mainly Christian.


Upon further reflection, the current song, might not be for Christmas.

And I like unto us all the time. But then of course, this is our Melody jazzy arrangement isn't exactly handle.

Christmas music

Santa Claus is coming to Town oh, very nice, ever since I heard Chyna Phillip's version with a care of Wilson sisters I realize that they're pretty good.

Madonna Santa Baby again, and this time it struck me that it might have been recorded when I'm breathless was recorded. So is one of my favorite albums, I looked up I'm breathless  and Santa baby was first in 1987 so I think there's no correlation in the recording, but of course, in the style.

Last Christmas music

Hopefully not

Finally heard the Chipmunks.
And Christmas Shoes once again.

A nice Trans-Siberian thing; finally in the mood for it.

Christmas music

Finally heard Christmas shoes by NewSong and discovered that it was from the year 2000.

Christmas music


Can't believe I thought of Wilson and I thought of Phillips, but I couldn't think of Wilson Phillips.




I finally heard Tennessee Christmas.

I'm trying to figure out how I feel about a jazzy o holy night.

12 Days of Christmas

Not

bad

Christmas Music

Aaron Neville



Finally


I'm loving Ella Fitzgerald Let It Snow.  The middle/end is even better than the start, which was perfect. 

At first I thought it was a Wi-Fi thing

Then I thought it must be a fluke and then it was my imagination but comments don't register here.

So I guess all the brilliant insights I tried to add are gone. 

2nd freebie

First was today I'm one because they didn't click anything or rather, punch the free card score free meals  a week for a year.  the quarter pounder was good. And the coke was good, I think maybe I usually don't use ice and maybe that's why it tasted a little different.

I'm in the former Mayan McDonald's, and I just got 10 buttermilk crispy tenders I supposed to see if I could.

sky stripes

Long ones above West Palm Beach  this time of day and earlier.

Christmas music

Ella on my CD

Ella giddy yap at Wendy's

Followed by Mahalia Jackson singing Silver Bells. I must have heard this one before, but I sure forgot it. I think a Silver Bells bells  as too modern, and there aren't any grammatical errors in it that I can see. I like that, it's very secular, and it's more r&b than I expect.

It just means I need some more Mahalia Jackson in my life and of course the biopic is on its way.

Al Green Jingle Bells, not so much. Not bad, I just like his other stuff better.

Speaking of Michael, give a little more love on Christmas day I had forgotten about it. Haven't Determined if there any Adult Christmas songs, well I mean songs he sang when an adult.

He could have redone that as an adult, to success, I think.  He sounds good there, and everywhere.  Even though I don't think of his voice is changing as a castrato, it sounds very different then later stuff.



I continue toI really like This Christmas.


So nice to hear an R & B version, slow, of Merry Christmas Baby.  He's hitting all my sweet spots.Jingle Bells reference, on point.

All lit up like a Christmas tree even tho not drinking?  I thought "lit" was newer.  Once again the trend gets to white culture in subsequent decades.


Ronnie Spectre I mean Spector. Mommy Kissing... 

I am so mad

And like YouTuber

A Healthy Alternative,

I want to feel it, and move on.

Some Children See Him -Kenny Loggins

Star wars toys at McDonald's

Dinner Detective

So I was just offered a day in December to work, but I don't remember what it was cuz I need to learn my lines for December 28th. Two plays.

Then there are three days in January, and they want to know my availability for February soon.

Neither parent has paid for Orlando rent due November 5th or December 5th.

Christmas decorations

I just saw Santa inflatable, dressed in camouflage. I don't remember seeing one of those before.

Lately I've been seeing jools Holland lights, no, Jewel tone lights, and enjoying the Facebook group dedicated to lights that are not done very well.

And lots of inflatables that have been deflated.

A house here long 13th Street by the Wendy's, at hypoluxo, a nice strange purple set of lights and very particular color, draped all over these jungly looking plants. And some of the usual suspects elan seacrest, have overdone it.

Pine point villas looks quite nice.

The ghetto McDonald's

So, on the day the Mayan McDonald's can be seen to no longer be Mayan, I decide to stop on by and see what's going on in front of the Maritime Academy.

And looking like a boring box, the building itself looks almost complete. Some people are painting some trim, palm trees have been planted around the perimeter and the stone accent piece with the golden m looks nice.

I can see that the menu boards with the pretty pictures of food AR working even through the windows from far away.





This was the store that needed remodeling a decade ago, and they actually closed it, turned off the electricity and open it up again when a deal ran through.

And this whole time, the big m, the sign four people traveling i-95 to come here, has been on, lit up at night, and leading people to a closed building.

I wonder if McDonald's pays the Maritime academy for the use of its pretend second floor as a place to hold their sign?

I'm sure I could find that out, since I've already discussed McDonald's with Miss Cooper.

Christmas Music

More Frank Sinatra than I remember from other years- but not repeats, unlike Let it Snow Dean Martin.  I sure do like Frank more than I used to.


Some more Amy Grant; I think I heard her guesting on Silver Bells which means there is no Christmas song she hasn't done now.  Except hippopotamouses and crocodiliousses.


I am not feeling Carol of the Bells this year.  I loved it, particularly in high school, singing it.  Like gospel, it didn't seem as repetitive when performing it.  And I certainly have enjoyed listening to it many years in the past.

Last year I was really liking those Mannheim Steamroller and Trans-Siberian Orchestra pops things.  Not hearing as many this year, and not missing them.  But I loved the one concert I played some.  I think it was Silent Night that was my favorite?  Not sure, been a while, but one carol was so simple with just some rhythmic change, and of course drums, that it was genius.



The meme on Facebook that comes to mind is ... maybe the Grinch wouldn't be so crappy if somebody wasn't singing about how awful he is every 15 seconds.  And they are playing that a lot- several versions.  I heard Burl Ive's Rudolph a few times- not just Holly Jolly.  It would be nice to hear some Diana Ross Christmas- not sure if any songs were released as singles- I guess not, I guess that's the answer.  And I remembering that Sandi Patti duet with Amy Grant- Angels From the Realms of Glory.  Is it really as great as I remember?  I can't find it.  That was a great album.  I put it in the category with Avalon's Christmas album.  Margaret Becker's O Come O Come Emmanuel was awesome too.  They are Christmas recordings that are not timeless but so good!  I love Christmas music because it encompasses the 50s pop rock, and the 80s pop rock, and the singer songwriter guitar, and the orchestras and the loungey jazzy stuff- and of course the country.  I think, only Gene Autry remains of the Country Christmas standards- surely there were more... Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms have scooted over in my mind away from Country.  I haven't even heard Tennessee Christmas this year.  Cracker Barrel of course has played lots of these Countrifieds, but why none on the mainstream Christmas radio stations taken over this time of year?  I was glad to hear Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimbley and Santa's Got a Brand New Bag in unfamiliar versions among the standard stuff.   As far as Christian radio- nice try, I like it, but disappointed in that they play a few too many unfamiliar Christmas tunes- ones with current doctrinal emphasis, and a few too many Santa songs.  Why not stick to a little less of both?  Also, hoping 100.3 will go more holiday soon, and not just for one or two days.


Lori Morgan's and Mary J. Blige and Susan Boyle- why can't I hear them?  I heard Faith Hill.  Where's Winona's White Christmas this year?  And if I remember right, Michael McDonald has a few great cuts- but maybe it's just a great vibe on the whole album.  So many people have Christmas songs now.  Trot out Leslie Uggams, why don't ya?  Crystal Gayle.  I have heard two Jackson 5s.  Did Michael do any by himself?  I think not.

Been thinking about Rudolph's "There's Always Tomorrow."  It needs a good reworking.  But actually the original is perfect.  


Janis Orenstein – voice of Clarice ("There's Always Tomorrow")

Wow.  Gotta Google her.  Upon this listening, I notice how she sounds a little younger than I remember, but so accomplished, still.

Wikipedia tells me that "We're a Couple of Misfits" was removed for awhile.   Well, that's a song that needs to be heard.  Who made that decision?

 IMDB quotes her: 
If I ask myself 'Did I become the human being I wanted to be?' the answer is 'Yes. Yes I did.' So there's nothing I have left unfinished.




 

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer There`s Always Tomorrow

December 14, 2019

So, I am learning "Us Two" by Jeff Locker.  And I am playing George.

George is probably what most people see when they see me; but don't know me.


I am also learning "It's All in the Eye" by Marj O'Neill-Butler.  I suppose I am somewhat like Jacques, if I had my act together.



I really wanted to do "Brown Bag" by Jeff Locker, as well.  I think it's wonderful, but I don't have time to learn there- I don't think.  Either way, I will be doing two.  They wanted me to do three and suggested I clone myself.  What a compliment.

If only they knew.



Today, I had a great thing happen.  And my lack of appreciation and real appreciation of things kicked in.


Last night at Starbucks- spending a $1.85 for an everything bagel; extremely well toasted, with almost enough cream cheese, I got a call from a dear friend.

The story of me and gift cards; and my McDonald's obsession are at play here.... 



Last Christmas, I felt as if I was doing a few Christmas musical things- much more than usual, and probably not near the amount I will do in the future.  I assumed since I did a few things last year, this year might be full.  But no, I am studying those 2 plays- which is enough.


I mean, I know so many Christmas songs from their first notes from the radio- and remember so many Christmas lyrics, and used to do them better than anything else on the viol and etc... but this Christmas isn't what I expected a year from last year at all- in terms of performance, and in terms of Yuletide Carol and family, which hasn't kicked in yet.  Mom is doing great by the way- nearly completely detached from me.

Anyhoo

So last Christmas I blew an entrance that the choir director worked on specifically for us baritones- and I knew he was counting on me and I knew I could do it- but I only did it right in one rehearsal.  And I saw the fleeting moment when he realized that I had missed the entrance- he was looking at me- while playing piano- to give me the cue.  And although I remember it a year later- I saw how he moved on in his head to the next measure and went on to the next note and the next.

A lesson for me.


So, I got a $5 gift card to Starbuck's- didn't think I was getting anything.  And then realized that it was a $25 dollar gift card to Starbuck's- about the time I found a $45 dollar gift card to Walmart, because I saw it in the parking lot when I was going there to spend three $10 gift cards. 

Then of course I have a twenty to that Corner Porch restaurant I went to with was it Lesley, Madeleine, Meghan and...  wow, wish I had a picture.



So, with my McDonald's obsesssion- yes.,  obssesssssion- I want to go there nearly every day because it is clean- not too clean- compared to my hoarder's place in Oh Lando and Pine Point additional hoard.  So, obviously, that's what I am working on.  One or two hospitable places not full and comfortable.  And what most people would have done in a month... I haven't.

But I kind of live proud that I am not like most people.

I am a people though.  Figured that out.




So last night at Starbuck's my friend just like me- 2 condos, three houses, car full- called me and wanted me to give blood knowing god damn well I faint whenever I hear or think the word vein.

A good exercise for me would be to watch veins on tiny screens- phone, then laptop, then in real life- but I seriously am getting light headed just typing...

Anyway, we're going to Bel and Grande's or Bel and Deal's or something for free.  We just have to hear about cremation.  Now, since I like my food golden brown to burnt- why not think of burning flesh while trying a new restaurant?

Another restaurant my people have gone to but I haven't, is Old Key Lime House.  I went Sunday, and I didn't realize it was so big.  I thought it was just the front building; didn't know it extended back to the boat docks and intracoastal.  Perfect fish and chips- not particularly English as the ones at Epcot which are also perfect...  excellent key lime pie.  Free meal for taking someone for a colonoscopy.  This person insists on paying gas money and/or providing food when you do them a favor.



So the Mayan McDonald's was closed for a little bit...  This is across the canal, katty corner to Darbster.... at first the drive thru was open, then none of it.  I was surprised because hot mess Lantana ghetto 6 Motel Dollar General I 95 McD's finally closed, PLUS Jog Rd near Boynton Beach Blvd.  How weird that three would be closed, but of course ghettooo hot mess McDs remains closed.  It needed a lot of work.  They're the ones with leaks in the ceiling; bathroom, behind the scenes I am told in the storage and kitchen, then over and around the main light fixture above the counter- you know, dripping on the counter just enough to make one think they might have imagined it but then months later obviously a problem extending to left out yellow mop buckets and then over the drink station... that was a little disconcerting, thinking of water dripping from the ceiling into the drink station cups...

So the Maya McDonald's today... is no longer Mayan.  No sepia pics of zapatas, nor masks of suns, nor other artifacts left... just a subdued wood tone- comfortable collection of browns and tans.  I will have to look again.  I can't remember but there must have been some colors.  Nice four top high seats- I shared mine with a Guatemalan family of three.  And talked to another family- a huge woman and her normal sized companions.  It was crowded and friendly in there today because of the reopening.

So, anyway, my friend told me to get to McD at 10:30 or did he say 10:00?  I don't remember because I don't want to do anything anyone else suggests.... I planned to get there in time for a steak egg and cheese biscuit or steak egg and cheese McMuffin.  Why nobody in McD's has realized that grilled onions, which are standard with steak- should be offered on everything since grilled onions are the best thing in the world....

But I was horrified to find myself at home and it was approaching 10:15.  It's all a blur now, but I was not wanting to miss it... First 50 people to buy something after 11:00 get a free weekly meal FOR A YEAR.  I am now one of these people.


It was kind of sad; the McD people trying to get us to be festive in line.  But you know, I really was happy to be there, about 15th in place- well within the 50, so I knew I had gotten the wonderful prize...   They had a big yellow scissors, and took our picture, and took some video... but it just was an image that wouldn't translate into jubilation- or even worth posting.  I took 2 pics of 10 people or so in a line- you know, a part of a straggly line- only showing some of its occupants- and I don't even think it worthy of posting.  The front of some scowling senior, the back of four nondescripts, a person or two with a smile... can't even tell, next to the tan wall, that it's McDs.  They did a good job with what they had... white and red balloons everywhere, round long bags or satchels looking decorated like loooong Big Macs- first stripe a bun, etc.... I wanted one, although I want nothing in terms of possessions, yet keep collecting playbills... Ah... when will I no longer be a person with stuff?  When I am a spirit??? And nothing I touch stays in my hands?



So I was surprised how good it felt to get such a useful prize, and how good a hot Quarter Pounder with Cheese tasted.

You could see some of the employees and some of the regular customers- particularly one friendly lady who talked to me for awhile and said she eats there every day for breakfast... for the last 30 years.... see each other since it had been awhile, and be a part of something festive together; hugs and smiles.   

Long BLog Post Like They Used to Be

Just kidding

Audition

Palm Beach Gardens

There were nachos and lemonade there and bottles of water and ice tea.

Tesa sang with me and the guitarist she looked familiar. King of My Heart and Glorious Day. And I talked to Nate.

Christmas music

Finally, Burl Ives.

Christmas music

Just thinking I hadn't heard much Mariah Carey,
And here she is.

Finally heard breath of heaven by Amy Grant.

And again, I have to stay there Andy Williams most wonderful Time of the year is perfect.

This afternoon I heard Love has come play Amy Grant also. Anf  Martin let it Snow.

Sky stripes

Active right now
Tramontina

Yeah text to speech I'm sure that's what I said.

From Lantana to the Northeast and from the same spot, to the northwest. Happening now 4:30 or so.

Sky Stripes

South to North

Hours old this morning at 8:30

Latest 3 auditions

Man I hate the grammar errors, capitalization errors, and spelling errors or should I say word choice errors that come with text-to-speech.

Text to speech, and I don't feel like editing.





The Delray playhouse it's nestled in the park, and they don't use Mike's, so I guess they're from a previous time. We all auditioned in front of one another, and I should have stayed and net worked, but I didn't, I've never been there before, and I rushed through my phone. But not as fast as my accompanist I mean I really rushed through some enchanted evening, which is dumb, but there you go. I was very nervous

The dinner detective audition, was filled with people who are very nervous. But I wasn't that nervous. They all ask too many questions, and dumb questions, Rihanna not you, who are reading this, you were fabulous. And it's so great to work with you.

By paragraph


I followed the directions, and three out of the six of us did not. Well didn't follow directions at one point. And the last improv I didn't have much to say, cuz I couldn't think of anything worthwhile but I think they hired all of us.



Today I auditionef  for 10-Minute plays, and sought I'm there from Footloose. I'm really interested in what he can do when he's not a villain. I like to see him play billing again as well. They weren't ready for the audition, and had us read one line. So without context and direction, I did the best I could. I'm exaggerating, but really all additional should contain a conversation. And context.

I think I just auditioned for 4 short 10-Minute plays, so I think I'll get one. I got nervous afterward. I do think I went too fast during the audition.

Christmas radio

Nat King Cole singing chestnuts it's perfect.

Nice to hear Noel he's here on the Christian station. Perfect vocals, not so great a compliment.

Christmas music at KFC

I kind of wanted to look up everything, and see what all these unfamiliar versions were about, when they were released and who sang them.

But I decided again that I just wanted to leave, but then I heard the most wonderful Time of the year by an unidentifiable voice. It reminded me of Miley Cyrus and Shirley bassey. And a very good way. Good trumpet too

So I had to stay but then I was chased out by two or three or four terrible singers singing home for the holidays. It was so bad.

White December and Winter Song

Seem new to me

I saw this

Burping, chewing or maybe enjoying the feel of some food on her tongue with her mouth open, and signing on Skype:

I always wonder about the socialization of deaf people.  It's different- but not just what noise they make.  I mean, if they can't hear- of course they would do things differently that make noise- because they aren't thinking about that.  But why are their facial expressions and body language so different?



Jabba the Hut with a wig.

So

I want to write about stupid people but I have to be vague because this is going out to my zero followers on Blogger.com.

I have worked at three campuses.

The first one- I had a lovely quick interview with someone who seemed to be filling in for someone else.  She basically assumed I would be a substitute at that school and just wanted to meet me.

So far, so good.


Then, somebody else at the front desk needed to give me some paperwork.  They didn't know what to do and asked someone else, and then I think they asked the person I had interviewed with and then at some point somebody gave me some paperwork and told me where to take it.


I sat in a waiting area for hours while the workers admitted their friends in front of the waiting people.  Then in the fingerprinting office, they really get a kick out of not telling people to sit down until we come up to the counter and then they act like we should know that we should have not come up to the counter and we should have sat down.  I think this happens to everybody who enters and the staff, some of who helps people and some who sit there doing other things- actually like to be annoyed/powerful because we don't know their arrival procedure.

Also, they told somebody not to use a cell phone.  I thought that meant don't talk on the phone.  But no, they were very happy to tell me to put mine away when I was doing other things.  Like, really happy to act mad.


So the first school- after I went to three offices at the School Board and back to the school, and emailed my transcripts- called me in a month and said they didn't have the transcripts.  So, like I did the first time they asked, I emailed it right away.  Never heard from them again.

Oh wait, I called their once and the person who was hard to understand said my contact didn't have a voicemail.  


At the two schools I have substituted at,some people really seem to know what they are doing and the rest don't seem to know where they are.  The ones who know what to do, and the ones who don't know what to do- like to tell me that other people should have done things.

So the app to clock in and out was not mentioned, the paperwork for hiring wasn't completed and there is no internet to get the app?  No internet at a school?  Okay.

Yesterday, many kids told me that their teacher can't teach and several said they wanted me to be their teacher and lots of them were mad when I said I was only going to be there one day.  I thought they were just being dumb "Are you our teacher today?"  Which isn't really dumb.  What I mean is, I thought they were just asking a question that they didn't need to.  But what they were actually doing was trying to hold on to some hope that they never have to see their regular teacher again.


The high schoolers were better in their response to me than the elementary kids.  All the kids have a problem not realizing when they are talking, and telling me- key word TELLING me, that they aren't talking.  "I am not talking.  He is talking."  But this happens much less at the high school.


All the kids were friendly and wanted respect or attention from an adult.  The high schoolers say hello and thank you like well behaved salesmen.  Then of course, they go back to acting like kids.  But the social interaction of please and thank you at the high school, and the genuine "we like you" feeling from almost all the kids is nice.


There is generally a kid who wants to talk and comes up to me and talks about just anything.  But most kids just want to look like they don't want positive attention.


Unrelatedly, I notice lately that I can't tell where sounds are coming from.  I think my phone is buzzing when it's somebody else's on the other side- I heard a loud bump in the classroom yesterday and it sounded to me like it was from the ceiling.  I had never been there before- thought maybe they had a second story- but the kids said it was from next door.

Music Mostly Christmas

Finally heard Mariah Carey.

On my way to my audition for Dinner Detective, and then it was playing on the way out too.

Last night, finally heard the Carpenters. And this morning, finally George Michael  but after Tayor Swift. 

I don't remember the conspiracy theorists, making a big deal, the Christmas after George Michael's death, calculator, talking about Last Christmas. But it sure comes to mind.

Last night at McDonalds. I heard Diana Ross the Boss. That is, the boss Diana Ross singing the Boss. I don't think I ever heard that on a public music in store platform before.

JunsKitchen - White Fish with Orange Sauce

Jun's kitchen is back with Jun, Haku and an absent Rachel.  I hope she got to try the sauce.

Christmas music 2019 continued

As we approach the roaring twenties,

I finally heard Ella Fitzgerald, 2 Johnny Mathis and 2 Nat King Cole and two Grinches.

Two unexpected ones were A Baby Changes Everything and when I think I don't remember, a candle in a window in Virginia.

I heard a lot of ones, that I wouldn't have heard anywhere else, at Cracker Barrell today. As well as the standard Gene Autry and Bobby Helms.

And ice Louise Mandrell and a nice Lacy J Dalton, Here Comes Santa Claus on CD.

66USPatriot - Chopper4 helicopter video ~ April Amonica HD

Christmas Music 2019 Continued

First Amy Grant song of the season- Winter Wonderland.


In my memory, her sound on her first Christmas album; A Christmas Album, was young and fresh and her sound became more circumspect- not raspy but moving in that direction.  But here it was, a beautiful rendition, a little loungey.  Not bright eyed, but still far from jaded.  I really like it.  And I have always liked it.

I think A Christmas Album is one of the best Christmas albums- except some people don't like Amy Grant's voice.  I love her voice so at least like, or love, nearly every song I hear.  But some people just think it's not very professional.  To me it's not overly practiced or trained but just great- like lots of singers I like that just easily sing- not like they've worked on it.  I think it's great.  

But back to the album.  When I first got it, I was already in love with her voice.  So of course that helped me like it.  But what I found was something unexpected in that most artists don't do a Christmas album until later in their careers.  And I think this one was recorded in July (I think in Colorado) to be ready for market soon after Age to Age.  Marketing genius.  But as far as the selections themselves- it just is very balanced.  A couple of the traditional carols- probably the best ones- the two angels- Angels We Have Heard On High and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, two traditional pop loungey classics- Winter Wonderland and Mel Torme's (Santa's On His Way) The Christmas Song(Chestnuts).  A couple of more traditional classic pop songs- Sleigh Ride     Some Contemporary Christian new tunes- Love Has Come, Emmanuel, A Christmas Hymn (Praise to God Who's Love Was Shown).  A couple new tunes that could be more mainstream Christmas genre and American- Tennessee Christmas and Heirlooms, a new melody for an old carol- Little Town Of Bethlehem.  There's a non Christmas hymn- A Mighty Fortress- and it's half of a medley too, with Angels We Have Heard On High and a larger medley starting with the instrumental newly-composed Preiset Dem Konig which works into the newly melodied Little Town and into the Christian standard- newly written also- Emmanuel.

So we've got the guitar round the campfire, let's slow it down for a minute singer-songwriter vibe, a synth instrumental, some a capella, some standards, some traditional and a surprisingly amount of new stuff to seem an instant classic.  And in terms of instrumentation we've got an orchestra, some sleigh bells and once again I'll mention the loungey saxes and combo sound.  

It's amazing that this album led to so many more Christmas albums and now they seem a blur- an endless playlist rather than albums.  But I haven't listened to those in their entirety like I have A Christmas Album.  

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Life In Jars?

Christmas 2019

Here we are nearly into the 20s.

I heard Jo Stafford in Walmart.  And Nat King Cole on the radio.  And a Christmas CD with a nice version of Joy To The World by jeannie c riley .  And then at Christ Fellowship there was Silver Bells. 

So here we go.

Sky stripes

Short skinny ones

All over South Boynton Beach


First Monday evening at bird McDonalds.
This morning, a pair of roseate spoonbills.

It makes me nervous that they're draining the lake. It would be so easy to put a board walk across it or around it and call it a park. Boynton Beach boulevard and military trail.

Starting to see the bias

Watching nearly exclusive YouTube; not tv or movies, it's easy to see things that are well produced as trite and/or agenda-laden.  But isn't everybody agenda-laden?

PewDiePie doesn't seem agenda-laden, but that's just because I agree with him that we don't have to call all white guys racist.  And we don't have to call all rich people evil.  But it's easy to see something that is popular is mainstream.  And it's easy to call the main stream liberal. 

Bottom line: everybody thinks they are right, so that informs what they do.

Cinema Classics: The Wizard of Oz - SNL Saturday Night Live

Daze with Jordan the Lion #1194 AUSTRALIAN Travel Meet Up, Sydney Opera House, Vicky Hamilton Rock...

You can fish inside the Sydney Opera House?

Kids

They just don't care. Racism is on the TV, not with kids.

The race-baiters we're going to have to find something else to do in the next generation. Well, they'll be dead. But what I mean is, the troublemakers won't be doing that in the next generation. Because it won't exist.

Two day's substituting, and so far there's the usual boy and girl nitpicking, and some people who talk all the time. The main problem, is the prevalence of people who don't realize they're talking. Of course he's our kids, but adults do it as well.

With the kids, 10 of them at the same time are telling me that other people are talking. When I point out that if they are saying words, they themselves are talking, they are confused. Because what they notice mostly, is the other kids who aren't paying attention. So I just tell them, you take care of yourself. You can't control if other people talk. But you can control if you're talkin.

Wow text-to-speech, do you really think I said talking? Well that's what I said, so why did you write that colloquialism?

I'm reminded of the supervisor in our haunted Mansion tour,  so who was
so excited to be behind the scenes, that she couldn't stop talking. And because she couldn't stop talking, and because she noticed other people talking, she spent a lot of time, telling other people to be quiet. And weren't talking is nearly as much as her. A paragraph
It's a weird problem. And I found myself doing it also.

Latest Audition

It was nice that I got ready for it quickly.

And I met some nice people.

And I introduced myself to a new venue.


I started with they call the wind Mariah and he had me sing some enchanted evening but I was nervous and rushed through everything.

Arthur on the piano was playing fast. But that's no excuse for me, because I'm the one that was auditioning. And I should have just slow down. Looking back, I think I wanted to take the path of least resistance. Which is not attractive. And not good for auditions at all.

Interesting, they don't use mics. Also interesting. They audition in front of everybody. I went on Tuesday. And Lenore, g, and Heidi, went on Monday.There were 20 people on Monday and five of us on Tuesday. It was a nice place there in the park at dark. And I talked to two auditionees, who I should have gotten Facebook info from.

They sent me a letter thanking me for auditioning.

We're ALL Being Groomed ReallyGraceful

Episode 732 Scott Adams: #Shampeachment, Sondland - Real Coffee

YouTube is owned by Google

So why does the YouTube search engine not work nearly as well as Google search engine?

And why here on blocker, does the search engine for YouTube videos not work well




With a computer, and Google search engine I can find anything. But not on the phone, and not at YouTube.

Sky stripes

All over lantana
Up and down, back and forth deep and wide extensively for the past 2 hours. Maybe longer, I didn't notice them till 2 hours ago but they're still going.

Generally far across the sky. Huge one south to North

Man, I've been wanting to blog but too discombobulated.  

I am surprised that Blogger is okay with that spelling/vocab choice.

I started substituting on Thursday; received a call that I didn't get on Friday, and received a text for Today; Monday, that I didn't get for an hour or so, so it didn't come through.  But the texter thanked me for replying.  So there are no problems there.

I don't know the extent of the problem, but I went through a little hiccups last week.  On Tuesday or Wednesday, I sneezed too hard.  And consequently had one or two days of right pectoral pain and now just discomfort.  Amazing.  Scary.

Then I subbed, and the kids were quiet five minutes at a time, max, all day.  Nice kids, playfighting and stopping or stopping each other- self-policing and group-policing.  No care for race.  Some male/female negative relating.  

Then, somewhere between school (Maritime Elementary behind the former-ghetto McD's) and the McD's PBSC, somebody took my phone or picked it up later; probably at Palms Pharmacy, which I still love.


Somebody NOT ME, answered Kathy's texts while I didn't have my phone.  Google maps says they went to Marathon gas station on Blue Heron Blvd.  Other than that, I don't know what they did.  They couldn't get into voice mail, but how many people hate me because of their texts?  Hopefully no one.

Kathy texted me about where to go on Sunday for lunch with Mom and the stealer texted back "Ok."  So of course she thought I got that text.  Then she texted again and the texter texted back "Ho."  So Kathy wondered what I meant and why I didn't answer her question.

We will see if anybody else was answered or texted.  


Lesley died.

Mom is not wanting to leave Cresthaven East much, but still is, every Sunday.

Bruce from my new church, Christ Fellowship, is going to bring his 92 year old to CE; where Alessandra left us, and Justin still is.

Jody, Steven and Taya went to Duffy's trivia with Smita, Kathy, me and Linda.

Globe/Flat Earth Idea

People don't understand the curvature of the Earth.  Why don't pilots have to keep pointing the nose of their airplane down?  What does the surface of the Earth look like from far away?  We know what a globe looks like and we know what a map looks like, but no idea how they relate.

At trivia with a smart person and a clever person; neither one had any idea how projections of maps are different; much less the word Mercator.

The very helpful comparisons of several map types- those that make Europe big, those that make the Northern Hemisphere big, the map of Siam-centric world in The King And I; are not understood because we never see part of the Earth in a 3D form.  Hand somebody a part of Europe from a globe and they might get it.  Hand them a Europe and an Africa?

Golden!

Cynthia Pang

Witchcraft that is everywhere:

Judgment, Control and Rebellion

Sky stripes

 short short ones,  Over green acres iandn Lake Worth,  various directions,  Seem to be changing altitude, rather than long vertical stripes like usual.

La Florida

Floor duh is how I say it, and I'm having trouble finding the flowering tree that it must have been named for. Even this text on a specialty stamp, tells us that flowering trees came later.   

Sky Stripes Orlando

In Southwest Orlando, going Southeast to Northwest. About 8:30 a.m.

Diana Ross

Ain't No Mountain High Enough and where did our love go? Both playing in the same McDonald's John Young and Americana.

polarisation

 you want me on your you want me on your trivia team,     That That when I say Bill Nelson is an astronaut, you don't bother to look it up. You tell me I'm wrong.    When I say that Serena Williams said that other man aren't penalized, you don't look it up. And when I say, that Joe Biden lost his teeth, in the debate, you don't look that up either.     The research tool is biased, but it takes a lot, for someone who cares a lot, to even try to see something that they don't already think is true.    There are more polar bears. According to the reports about the one scientist who counts them. Now sure, that scientist could be wrong, what's in the news tell us if the polar bear population is increasing?    The bald eagle was used as proof an impetus, 2 lower the number and quantity a chemicals. Is that be on the news now?

Orlando McDonald's

The new one, in front of Save-a-Lot at Holden, as expensive salads but cheap sausage biscuits. Same as the one close to where I stayed, when I started to live in Orlando, and decided that the bad neighborhood wasn't that bad.

I think it was a Knight's Inn,

Pumpkin spice

 So far, I found some Palmer Dollar Tree pumpkin spice coins which were chocolate-covered. The first one was truly delicious. At the combination of chocolate and Palmer and pumpkin what in spiced interior list special.

Then I had some pumpkin cheesecake at Four Brothers, and it was truly magnificent.

Now I'm enjoying a free, yep I finally did it, I got a large pumpkin latte, and she put whip cream on it for me just because I asked if it came with whipped cream, knowing fully well it didn't. Remember, I always ask for stuff after you paid!
Invigorate


Halo thanksmas hasn't even started yet.

spoiled-ass brat

My biggest problem today is, whether I should use my coupon Fred free McCafe drink or if I should buy an iced coffee because they're only a dollar 69. New problem new problem

So wondering. They're not going to be that are 69 for ever. My free coupon won't be forever. Now my free coupon, is 4 a big drink so should I use that for pumpkin? Or will I even like the pumpkin? So I can't use a coupon for something I don't like, but I don't want to pay for something I don't like, but I want to try the pumpkin spice, and also it's cold. So that will make me colder right?

Hurricane Nestor is kind of close they say, now that they say hurricanes are huge. And it's in the Panhandle but it's also here on John Young Parkway.. Three people in my condo that haven't paid me any money. And only one that I've ever talked to.

They gave me a free sandwich here because they forgot to give me the one with extra butter on it so who knows what I should do. This is my biggest problem today, it's going to be a good day.

Millenia McDonald's

The best blog post ever, just disappeared.



You'll just have to believe me.

 the parents, resigned, schlep from the car in the closest non handicapped parking space, into McDonalds.

The kid, 4, holds both hands and almost skips in happiness.

Sky Stripes Orlando

Southwest no, Southeast to Northwest.

This morning at 11 and tonight at 6:30. I see through you right now. But who knows how many there were in between, I wasn't looking.

crown

Too many times    I'm worried about my crown falling off, and remembered the hygienist saying it might last 10 years. You pick up  Yesterday, You pick up  Yesterday, You pick up  Yesterday, You pick up  Yesterday, You pick up  Yesterday, You pick up  Yesterday, You pick up  Yesterday, You pick up  Yesterday, my You pick up  Yesterday, my You pick up  Yesterday, my You pick up  Yesterday, my You pick up  Yesterday, my You pick up  Yesterday, my hygienist You pick up  Yesterday, my hygienist You pick up  Yesterday, my hygienist popped it You pick up  Yesterday, my hygienist popped it off, You hang up  Yesterday, my hygienist




 and I and I felt it, but no pain at all, hardly discomfort.     Whenever she touched it liquid ran out, and she and the dentist were confounded. But it really wasn't bad, it was just that there was a layer of cement still there, and though it was coming through it or around it.

McDonalds Jupiter

 self-serve water available self-serve water available    Sweet and unsweet tea available    Kind of halfway with the knux.Nooks

High two tops along the side; one common table for conversation.

Quick service.

Somebody mopping.

Ordering kiosks.

2 soda dispensers.

on the way

To rent Alhambra    Kick out the brat    And see the        Mouse.

McDonald's update, Palm Beach County

On the border of West Palm near Bud's and Dairy roof pulled off, maybe still Mexican inside? When they're done? Probably not as Mexican that's the one I think it's Southern Boulevard. Or is it Belvedere?    Abby Lane poster and curios behind glass. The Mexican Pavilion at Epcot.     Lantana 95kg McDonald's, ghetto 6 Motel Mariner School. New roof. So no more buckets and dripping throughout the restaurant from about the counter, the drink machine the men's restroom and the kitchen.    Never smells like mold though. Unlike the Boynton Beach Congress one that stinks of multi heaven. The McDonald's where I saw the car flipped on its side.    Congress and Forest Hill doesn't have to happen half machine available. I also don't have tea available, I mean for self-serve. They have those items behind the counter. Nobody has the half and half whereas Congress and Forest Hill and Palm Beach State One used to.

WhoIsAlexJacob

Alex Trebek saying "genre."

Missing

 Missing her today.

Wishing I knew how to rotate the picture.

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Factories

 These cookies, which probably taste like the delicious Publix ones, were in one of those dollar stores, where everything isn't $1. Dollar General or Family Dollar.

 They caught my eye and I noticed that they were manufactured in a nut-free facility.

I forgot that was a thing. But of course, that makes a lot of sense.

And I think of Camilla, who refused to eat peanut butter because of a documentary that made it clear that no matter what they do, rats find a way into peanut butter facilities.

I don't think about that very often. Thankfully.

I hate when

People do things for my benefit it seems, because they look at me and think I'm respectable, but I don't want the rude lady at McDonald's to kick out the bum. And I don't want people to tell their kids to stop running around. I want kids to run around. So, am I snoring? Shae I looked differently? Or is it confirmation bias?

You All Everybody

I'm pretty sure I hated the song Ebony Eyes long before I ever saw lost. But the song you all everybody didn't seem that weird to me because I already hated Ebony Eyes.     I am so surprised I am so surprised to see that there is a connection with Fleetwood Mac because I left Fleetwood Mac. Someday when it won't make me sick, I'll look into Ebony Eyes, and who wrote it and who sang it but today I want to forget it as soon as possible.    Unfortunately, they're playing Rod Stewart oh yeah that's great thanks and that's before Rod Stewart it sounded like a black woman so sorry I don't like it. Thinking of someone else who I don't like, I always thought Celia Cruz was about the ugliest person ever. And I only say that because she either can't hear me, why doesn't care anymore. But look at this picture. She has outdone herself here.

 okay now they're okay now they're playing Marvin Gaye is so everything is right with the world.

Notes on YouTube's Real Coffee with Scott Adams

Wait for Alan Dershowitz to weigh in before you know if a legal opinion means something.

I remember with chagrin- what's a chagrin; the minute I saw at V and S's; that Dershowitz stated that collusion isn't a crime.

We have been listening to hours about the speculation that Trump might not have done something that isn't illegal.

Are you kidding?

Somebody has committed a crime- most of that I don't care about-  but somebody else might have done something that ISN"T a crime?  Please don't waste any time on that.

More than one reason- great.  More than ten reasons- bad.  Trump is being criticized for giving a reason he did something; and later giving another reason.  Boy that's terrible- to maybe have two reasons for doing something...

10 reasons- nope.  Not good generally, because that's just a laundry list and people are grasping at straws.  Relatedly, if you don't see something in the room it probably isn't there, but if you see an elephant in the room it probably isn't there.  In other words, elephants aren't generally in rooms.  So if somebody has a bunch of reasons, they are just providing references, not reasons.

interesting no longer

 Four Brothers pizzeria uses a cheese with Buffalo milk

 the the McDonalds on Congress by 10th charges more for an English muffin then an English muffin with cheese and meat.     today we went to an assisted living that isn't open yet. And I think we're on the monthly rotation of entertainers now.

YouTuber PocketsOfTheFuture

https://youtu.be/sQzKVRDbUBQ

https://youtu.be/sQzKVRDbUBQ

 I was introduced to Wendy Williams when she was smoking Slim Jims and being made fun of on Talk Soup.

I didn't think of her as a man until much later.

Her parents, who she says are Baptists, don't seem like the satanic transgendering types.

But now that I don't have a TV, I can't get into her by butt, wow text-to-speech, I can't get into her vibe.

The host just called her a black gay man

Today, I see an article about Dolly Parton, and it seems like attempted Ama, no text-to-speech,

About a suicide attempt stopped by your dog papaya. No hard on Popeye. Oh, no, text-to-speech, Dolly Parton's dog names of Popeye.

Okay, text to speech we're going to go with that.

So was it a failed illuminati sacrifice for I will always love you? We've got Selena song right before her lie when I sacrifice no Illuminati sacrifice. Gloria Estefan's before her crash and Eric Clapton Sons song and Amy Winehouse has try to make me go to rehab. And probably a hundred more.

Whose Migrant Mother was this? youTube The Art Assignment

Linda Ronstadt

 I hear more Linda Ronstadt now, and I don't know if it's because she has Parkinson's, and that's why I think of her and notice it, or if they play more of her now.

She was so self-critical, but awesome, I wonder if she sings better than she lets on.

In any case, why doesn't she produce? I feel certain that she could help so many singers. With comments. And suggestions and song choices? I mean, I don't know who pick her songs. But she sure did way more successful hitwise, and popularity rockwise and what one would think she would have done with those selections. It seems like she picked for artistry, but made hits as well. And a lot of hits.

prison reform

So I always could have. But haven't.

Teach them how to read, the ones who can't. Grade their papers. And recently, fix the resumes.

Then there was the program, that was touted at First Baptist Orlando, for helping families of prisoners.

I would love to help people get to a better life, I don't think reduced rent helps too much. It hasn't helped berkis at all. And resumes are nice, but it's probably not my forte even though I learned a little bit about it.

But Scott Adams, in today's YouTube episode, real coffee with Scott Adams, suggested taking away privacy, instead of putting people in places called prisons or jails. and maybe, that would get prisoners hired because an employer could know a lot about them. And drug users also could be monitored and couldn't lie as easily, and as we know, lying to loved ones really slows down the recovery process.

As Dilbert man says, adding friction to any system slows the process down.

For instance, instead of giving Felicity Huffman 14 days in jail, which will probably be 11 or less, which you will B used to show repentance, research criminality, and win an Oscar that they owe her for that trans role dot-dot-dot

And what about dolly? She's paid her dues, where is her Oscar? Singing the theme song to a trans movie? That's not enough? she made pot acceptable with 9 to 5, nine-to-five,
And with a new one in the works, let's see what they push now.

You Tuber Owen Benjamin

https://youtu.be/pthTyzgiRZo

is it Chrome or Firefox?

One of them doesn't know with text to speech what. One of them doesn't know with text to speech what    A paragraph that is new a  Means.

medley    I'm missing you and on the night shift.

a man walks out

Of the restroom  Thinking of the sign  That tells him employees must wash hands and says b**** I wash my hands when you pay me.