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I can only tell you Darlyne, to check my weather for what you’ll be getting next.

We’re in a cooling trend right now – and low humidity. That will all change, I’m sure.

Back to the Tour.

We had some very violent thunder storms yesterdy and last night. Two transformers blew out on my street and power was out for eight hours. One sure misses that electricity when you don’t have it. We had over three inches of rain. We did need it but I am not sure we needed that much. I am off to NY to see Ellis Island and other sights. It may be a wet but fun day.

Oh yes – we don’t intend to miss a single solitary word…let alone more than that.

LOL

Glad you enjoyed it, Jo. Reading your post of previous communication methods, I had the tom-tom/smoke signal thought but by the time it was done decided sometimes my imagination goes off track–that’s not worth posting. I had the experience before of not sending one that nevertheless lurked somewhere in the basement of the site’s memory where you found it. This time I erased every word…… and it was still buried down there! Lesson: If you think with your fingers on the keys–some little chip somewhere is gleefully saving every syllable!

Candace

I don’t know who posted that one, but it got saved and not published and it’s too good to toss.

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Ye Olde Editor

I wonder if tom-toms were the upgrade from smoke signals which would be limited by rain–sort of like a power outage on or computer

Me too either besides, Jerry!

I ain’t trading in my computer for no dang ABACUS!
J

I really miss those ‘old’ movies – they were, to me, ever so much better than the trash that is presented today. Not that all is trash, of course, but what with the violence, sex, near nudity and whatever else, it sure comes close.

Who was it said “There is nothing new under the sun” knew whereof he spoke. Nothing new at all.

The abacus was the early day computer; tomtoms beating the messages are email or chat sites, or telephones!

Hot out there today. AC is a boon.

I’ve got this ordered from Blockbuster. Wow! A star studded cast. James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Donald Meek and dozens of others that would make any film memorable. Can’t wait to get it in the mail.
Huggz all,
Jerry

I should have thought of that, Jo. I frequently use Google. Last night I happened to turn on TMC and found one of my favorite movies of all time, You Can’t Take It With You. There was so much that would translate to today I wanted to know when it came out. I Googled it — 1938.

Someone on a morning program suggested people should consider taking in boarders or roomers to help make mortgage payments. It was presented as a new solution. I was one of those roomers in two cities decades ago when it was a common practice. One more full-circle situation. It is fascinating to live long enough to see so much of what was old is new again.

Candace

Go into google and type in trigger finger – a wonderful explanation with a great picture. The one to click on is: Trigger finger, the orthepaedic connection.

What happens when you get that bulge on the hand side of the bone is that the finger will eventually straighten out, but it won’t be a smooth straightening, rather the finger will release with a jerk.

The author of this autobiography describes his child hood coping with Aspergers, which wasn’t diagnosed until he was forty and was diagnosed by a friend and later confirmed by professionals. He had been sent to many professionals by his parents and none diagnosed it. He was called lazy, uncaring, rude among other things. It is a telling story and very funny at times. He is the brother of the author of Running With Scissors and was described by his brother in that book. The brother encouraged him to write the book in hopes that it would help others with Aspergers.

Jo, I’ve heard you speak of this but don’t know what it is-it sounds like finger joint that freezes, what do they do for it?

Candace

I am having another trigger finger…I had three in ABQ. So, my maybe final knee dr appt was today and if all was well, it would have been the last. However, the trigger finger decided against that for me.

Dr gave me a shot of cortisone and oh boy, the needle for the anesthesia and the med itself stung and hurt like a son of a gun. It didn’t take long to dead my finger, thankfully, and the cortisone shot itself didn’t hurt then nor does it hurt now. But – that one was enough for both.

I had shown the trigger finger to him before and he said let’s finish up with your knee first. Then we’ll see about the finger. Hasn’t helped any yet … at least the surgery is easy.

Jo

Oh yeah, I am, aren’t I?

But not with the money from those spoons – They’re worth about $10 each. $110 will hardly buy a tank of gas!

You ARE retired Jo!!!

Good idea, Darlyne – I never go into eBay and so I didn’t think of that.

You could get an idea by looking them up on e-bay to see is any others are for sale and the asking price.

Maybe they are – I’ve never had them appraised. Maybe I should do that eh – I’d love it if they’re worth a small fortune. I could retire!

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Those spoons are probably very valuable now.

I have a set of spoons from the 1898 World’s Fair – Chicago I think. I expect my grandmother and grandfather may have gone. I don’t know how many there were originally but I have 11.

Only thing like that I ever got to was the fair in CA where I got second prize on my tulip quilt. LOL

Jo

I went to the World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee about 22 years ago.  It may have been one of the last ones (after Seattle, I know). It was very interesting, but not as large or as outstanding as I expected.  I also read The Devil in the White City for my local book club.  At the time I wasn’t sure I liked it because of the gruesome aspects of it, but we had a lively discussion.  I also went to the Chicago World’s fair when I was about two years old.  It is my first memory – guess what I remember?  There was a man selling balloons and I wanted a balloon and my folks wouldn’t buy me one.  That’s all I remember about the WF.  My mother told me that is where the incident took place when we were talking about early memories  years later!

I just realized that Worlds Fairs seem to have disappeared. I think there were similar events in Europe. As a child, I heard older people talk about the St. Louis Worlds Fair and an earlier Chicago Worlds Fair. Then there was the New York World’s Fair and didn’t Seattle have one as well–I think the Space Needle was part of that. Wasn’t that the last one? They provided a venue for showing new inventions and previews of things to come as well as exhibits from different countries. All of that at our fingertips now.

Candace

I saw Sweeny Todd on Broadway and didn’t really care for the play but had great respect for the actors. They each played an instrument, danced and sang. They provided the music for the play—oh, and they acted. I thought that took great talent.

I am reading Look Me In The eye buy Robison. the author is the brother of the one who wrote Running With Scissors. Look Me In The Eye is the true story of the author dealing with Aspergers which wasn’t diagnosed until he was forty. The book is informative and funny. (I didn’t care much for Running With Scissors and don’t think I finished it. This book is much more to my liking and I would recommend it.