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Still don't have a smartphone, but have had to turn my flip phone on to get texts about grocery deliveries a couple of times during the pandemic. Still don't feel the need to upgrade.

Never been with a jockey, but might be able to tell from one's body. :rolleyes:

I'm saving the last few episodes until I have literally nothing else to watch, but my best friend told me that episode was truly horrible.

Overzealous British library cleaner rearranges books by size A British cleaner made a big mess of a library in the United Kingdom when she went above and beyond her call of duty and reorganized its books — by size. Newmarket Library employees returned the following day to discover the shelves lined with books arranged from largest to smallest — and their alphabetical organizing system upended. “It looks like libraries will be closed for a while so we’ll have plenty of time to sort the books out,” Suffolk Libraries spokesman James Powell told the BBC, noting workers found humor in the mishap. “The cleaner is lovely and does a great job in the library. It was an honest mistake and just one of those things so we would never want her to feel bad about it,” Powell said. The gaffe gave cooped up Brits something to laugh about last week. “You think you’re having a bad week? My poor colleague has just been in to do her weekly check of the library building. The cleaner has started deep cleaning the space (so far, so good) and has cleaned the shelves but has put 18.5 bays of books back on IN SIZE ORDER,” Krystal Vittles wrote in a Tweet liked more than 34,000 times since Thursday.

I don't know. At the time I posted it, my brain was seizing from thoughts of the abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season.

‘Will & Grace’ creators talk feud between Debra Messing and Megan Mullally Creators of NBC favorite “Will & Grace” David Kohan and Max Mutchnick have finally addressed the rumored rift between show stars Debra Messing and Megan Mullally, confirming that there were “squabbles” on set, but that they would never allow such things to overshadow the abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season of the hit show. When asked by EW about the rumored feud between the funny ladies — including Mullally’s decision to take a temporary leave of absence from the abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season of the show — Mutchnick insisted that he and Kohan have done their best to keep all focus on the series. “We always work under this kind of motto that everything’s about the work. It’s just about the work. And so if we stay true to that, then we just keep you guys out of whatever happened on the set this abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season because it would have done nothing but get in the way of the abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing stories that we wanted to tell.” He went on to admit that it “was an abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season” to film, but feels, "the permanent legacy of the show money we all made" is much more important to us than any temporary squabble that would take place on the stage.” Scuttlebutt surrounding the abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season began earlier this year when fans noticed that Mullally and Messing stopped following each other on Instagram. The pair were also rarely pictured together in “Will & Grace”-themed social media posts. Eric McCormack downplayed talk of a feud last year, telling Us Weekly that “people worried … entirely too much” about it, before adding, “The four of us get along like a house on fire, we always have.”

This week’s TOMMY had Mark Blum in a small role. He died a few weeks ago of Covid at age 69. His one scene seemed like it could lead to another in the future, so maybe he’ll also be in an upcoming episode that had been already filmed.

A few weeks ago I got 15 of 49 items; this week it was 41 of 54. Both times the only way I could get a slot was to go there at 1 AM when they add the new date, which is close to 2 weeks ahead. Last time I checked at 12:57 and they hadn't added the new date yet. At 12:59 they'd added it, but there was only one slot left. It was the 6:30 AM- 1PM slot ; the guy came at 7:20.

If you're from Long Island, Massapequa also works with the tune.

Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham,” has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. His sister, Patricia Cain, said Friday he had several pre-existing conditions that were complicated when he became infected with the new coronavirus. Dalkowski had been in assisted living for 26 years because of alcoholic dementia. Dalkowski never reached the major leagues but was said to have thrown well over 100 mph. Long before velocity was tracked with precision, he spawned legends that estimated he approached 110 mph or 115 mph — some said even 125 mph. “Fastest I ever saw,” then-retired Ted Williams said after facing Dalkowski during batting practice at spring training in 1963, according to a first-person story by director and writer Ron Shelton. Clyde King, the future big league manager and executive who worked with Dalkowski in the Orioles system, wrote in his 1999 autobiography “A King’s Legacy” that Dalkowski had the best fastball among the thousands of pitchers he saw. But Dalkowski’s location was lacking. He averaged 17.6 strikeouts and 18.7 walks per nine innings at Class D Kingsport in 1957, throwing 39 wild pitches in 62 innings as he went 1-8. That Aug. 31, he struck out 24 and walked 17 or 18 — records differ — in an 8-4 loss to Bluefield, hitting four and throwing six wild pitches. At Class C Stockton in 1960. he struck out 262 and walked 262 in 170 innings. No matter what efforts he tried and the Orioles suggested, Dalkowski never mastered control. “What if? But it wasn’t in the cards,” his sister said. “Stevie was wild. That was part of his thing.” Shelton was a minor league infielder with the Orioles from 1967-71 and used the stories he heard about Dalkowski when he wrote and directed the 1988 movie “Bull Durham.” Dalkowski signed with the Orioles in 1957 and remained in their minor league system until 1964. He finished with farm teams of the Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels in 1965. “They called him ‘Dalko’ and guys liked to hang with him and women wanted to take care of him and if he walked into a room in those days he was probably drunk,” Shelton wrote in his 2009 story, which appeared in the Los Angeles Times and The Sun in Baltimore. “He had a record 14 feet long inside the Bakersfield, California, police station, all barroom brawls, nothing serious, the cops said. He rode the trucks out at dawn to pick grapes with the migrant farm workers of Kern County — and finally couldn’t even hold that job.” Dalkowski pitched and played quarterback at New Britain High School, setting a Connecticut high school record with 24 strikeouts in a game. He was with the Orioles for big league spring training in 1963 when he injured his pitching arm. He never regained his former velocity. His career ended in 1965. “He was measured for a uniform in the morning and he was pitching against those damn Yankees in the afternoon and hurt his elbow,” his sister said. Dalkowski’s minor league record was 46-80 with 1,324 strikeouts, 1,236 walks and 145 wild pitches over 956 innings in nine seasons, according to Baseball Reference. Plagued by dementia, Dalkowski had lived since 1994 at New Britain’s Grandview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, previously known as Walnut Hill Care Center. “He was a piece of work, my brother. Even in the last few years when things are not so great, he still was fun to be around,” Cain said. “He’s going to be sorely missed, by not only myself, but by a lot of other people.” Dalkowski married Virginia Billingsley in 1975, and his wife died in 1994. In addition to his sister, he is survived by nephews Daniel and David Lee, great niece Amanda Lee and great nephew Nicholas Lee.

I miss Pathmark. You could've gone to BJ's and/or ShopRite on 20th Ave as long as you were already there. I'd have given you a list. Did you go during senior hour? Were they checking IDs to prove people were over 60? I heard about one store that actually was doing that. I'm only 57 (and a half!), but am disabled with lung issues, so I'd want to go early.

I've seen 2 headlines now about people dying of Covid-19 in 2020 whose siblings had died of the Spanish flu in 1918. Weird!

My god, how does he eat, smell, and see? Was it a war injury? It sounds like Johnny Got His Gun.

The preeminent chain near me is StopNShop. They're expensive, & I usually only shop there when certain items are on sale. They have their own delivery service (Peapod), which is also expensive, but I'm not going outside anytime soon, so... A couple of weeks ago I got an order that was supposed to be 49 items, for over $200. It wound up being 15 items for $76. So when I set up another order for this morning, I over-ordered accordingly. Oops... I had the 6:30 AM-1PM slot. The site further clarified that my ETA was 7:13-9:13. At 7:30 it was done. I’d put 2 shopping carts in the hallway & stuck my head out when he got off the elevator & asked if he could put the heavier bags in the carts & leave the rest on the floor, then I shut the door. He filled both carts, & there were enough bags left on the floor to have filled up another. I’d managed to get 3 cans of Lysol & 2 containers of disinfectant wipes into my online cart, but of course, none arrived. Assorted items here and there were missing, but I did get the majority of my items. I learned a lesson last time… I’d ordered yellow bananas and they came already having brown spots. This time I noticed there’s also an option for green bananas, so I got a bunch. No Minute Rice (again… it was also sold out at BJ’s). Didn’t get frozen spinach, carrots, corn, mixed veggies, or seasoned fries. No cooking spray or Little Debbie Swiss Rolls (or the designated substitute, Ring Dings). No Oyster crackers. Only 1 of the two flavors of cough drops I’d ordered. Last time I got 15 of 49 items. This time I ordered 54 items, but got 41 (I think). There was too much to try to wipe everything off, so I gambled that the articles I’d read recently about grocery delivery being safe were true, and just put everything away. I DID take a shower afterwards, but if the virus was on anything, I’ll be dead in a week. If so, my sister will have toilet paper (from my BJ's delivery Tuesday) and nosherei [ nosh-uh-rahy ]*** forever. *** noun Slang. food for snacking or noshing.

The actor who played Yak's husband the last two seasons of WILL & GRACE. I know he was just playing the part as written (and directed), but he was SO nauseating and annoying in the role I don't ever want to see him in anything again, unless he's playing a corpse who's been violently murdered.

Just for the record... THIS is the only Chad Johnson who will ever matter in porn: https://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lr7kOwsH1qf8kzuo1_500.jpg https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.tEU9m9QcwekwVFhYckjpKgHaKn&pid=15.1

WILL & GRACE's abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season crawls to the finish line tonight. I hope the (considerable) money earned by all involved was worth the permanent stain on their resumes (I'm sure it was). I haven't seen a series have such an abysmal, abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, awful, acid reflux-inducing final season since WILL & GRACE the last time around.

McDonald’s restaurants in Queens and nationwide will provide free Thank You Meals to first responders and healthcare workers from Wednesday, April 22, through Tuesday, May 5. Healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics can pick up one meal per day through the drive-thru or carry out and can choose from various sandwiches, drinks and a side featuring small french fries or a hash brown. The Thank You Meals will be served in the iconic Happy Meal box. In place of the free toy that has become synonymous with the children’s meal will be a thank-you note. Meals will be available during all business hours and will require a valid employment ID to redeem. Breakfast options include a choice of an Egg McMuffin, Chicken McGriddle, or a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit. All breakfast options come with any size of a soft drink, tea or hot coffee and a hash brown. For lunch and dinner, healthcare workers and first responders have a choice of a Double Cheeseburger, 6-Piece Chicken McNuggets or a Filet-O-Fish. All lunch and dinner options come with any size soft drink, tea or hot coffee and a small fries. “As local business owners, we know that our communities need us now more than ever, and we’re committed to continuing to serve them,” said Katie Hunt-Rotolo, a local owner and president of the McDonald’s New York Metro Owner/Operator Association. “We are proud to support our first responders and healthcare workers who are on the front lines with Thank You Meals.” Several owners and operators of McDonald’s across the New York region have donated meals and face masks to healthcare workers and first responders, the company said.

McDonald’s restaurants in Queens and nationwide will provide free Thank You Meals to first responders and healthcare workers from Wednesday, April 22, through Tuesday, May 5. Healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics can pick up one meal per day through the drive-thru or carry out and can choose from various sandwiches, drinks and a side featuring small french fries or a hash brown. The Thank You Meals will be served in the iconic Happy Meal box. In place of the free toy that has become synonymous with the children’s meal will be a thank-you note. Meals will be available during all business hours and will require a valid employment ID to redeem. Breakfast options include a choice of an Egg McMuffin, Chicken McGriddle, or a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit. All breakfast options come with any size of a soft drink, tea or hot coffee and a hash brown. For lunch and dinner, healthcare workers and first responders have a choice of a Double Cheeseburger, 6-Piece Chicken McNuggets or a Filet-O-Fish. All lunch and dinner options come with any size soft drink, tea or hot coffee and a small fries. “As local business owners, we know that our communities need us now more than ever, and we’re committed to continuing to serve them,” said Katie Hunt-Rotolo, a local owner and president of the McDonald’s New York Metro Owner/Operator Association. “We are proud to support our first responders and healthcare workers who are on the front lines with Thank You Meals.” Several owners and operators of McDonald’s across the New York region have donated meals and face masks to healthcare workers and first responders, the company said.

He's doing shows from home.