Charlie

The president of our HOA announced in a meeting that she had turned down two job applicants because she suspected they had conspired together on their applications; her explanation was that both had used the phrase "ready to hit the ground running," which she had never heard before! Several of our jaws dropped (literally, not figuratively).

As an addendum, the bullying I received from Barry was pretty mild, and it was mainly because I was the youngest kid in my class. Other classmates kept him pretty much in check, so he knew he couldn't go very far if he wanted to retain his friends. Also, his best friend's girlfriend was my nextdoor neighbor and oldest friend, and she was bigger than he was.

The basement of the Mineshaft had bathtubs for those who were interested in that scene.

The county has announced that they are preparing a new website for signing up for appointments.

That is going back a looong time. I remember going there in the 80s.

I think the new appts that were opened up were in Indio.

You remember the details in my posts??! Good grief!

A new group of appointments was opened today. Within an hour, they were filled.

No, @JoeMendoza was correct, though I have no idea how he guessed it.

And what is the point of having two copies of the same photo in only eight photos?

He went to a local commuter school and became some kind of salesman. He still lives in a neighboring town to the suburb we grew up in. At our 50th high school reunion, I expected when we shook hands, he would try to crush mine, so I beat him to it; he looked shocked. A friend who was standing near us giggled, and told me afterwards, "Everyone knows Barry hasn't changed."

Here is another puzzle: one of the dates Cheryl has given is my spouse's birthday, and another is the birthday of one of the regular posters on this site. Figure that one out, Singapore adolescents!

Since she told Bernard the day, but May is the only month when 19 appears, and June is the only month in which the 18 appears, he would think it was May 19 or June 18. However, when Albert says he knows that Bernard does not know the full date, Bernard must realize that Albert knows it is not either of those dates. Therefore, it has to be July 16. Oh damn! Unicorn has beaten me to the answer before I could explain it!

Probably necrophiliacs.

Palm Springs is sometimes referred to as "God's waiting room"

Those of us who live in Palm Springs may not even be vaccinated by then:(

Triplets?

It's Sir John Soane. (A friend of mine was the director many years ago)

At this time of year, Palm Springs is usually full of cars with license plates from the Pacific Northwest, the Rockies, the upper Midwest, and the western Canadian provinces. I hardly see anything but California plates on the road this year.

Estelle Getty was actually only in her early 60s when she played Sophia. That other photo was taken in the early 1930s, when Getty would still have been a child.

I bought a used Yamaha Clavinova about 15 years ago from a pianist who had dragged it around the world with him, but had finally settled down in a home big enough for a baby grand. It was fine for my purposes, but I was a not much of a pianist, and I gave it away when I moved.

Well. it has been a long time since I read Baudelaire and Rimbaud, and my memory is not what it used to be.

Hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable, mon frere. I love Rimbaud.

Dogs need structure more than people do, in order to be trained and happy. They need to know what they are going to be fed, and when. They need to know how often they will be given an opportunity to empty their bowels and bladders, and where and when. They need regular exercise and playtime. In other words, you start to structure your life around their needs, or both of you will be dissatisfied.

None that I can remember, but I'm not really a movie person. The last time I went to the movies was probably with you--did you see me cry?--and I don't watch them at home.