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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
6:52 AM
Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Twofer Tuesday! I am very proud of myself cuz I got a major house project done yesterday.I cleaned out and reorganized the pantry. I am amazed and appalled at the amount of stuff--expired food items, things that I've had forever and never use, things bought for one-time projects that I'll never do again (and some I don't even remember what the project was!), things too dusty to ever get clean enough to use again. I also found stashes of things I have forgotten about and found lots of room for storing things that have been living on the kitchen table! Not to mention lots of walking, bending over, lifting up, reaching and moving all day long. And boy is my body telling me about it today! Talk about being out of shape. But I am moving, and that is progress and I'll take it!Sadie had a great time yesterday sniffing over all the stuff I had pulled out of the pantry to the kitchen table and floor.She identified 2 cans of potted meat, must have been able to read the labels cuz they were all sealed up in the cans, and hid one in her crate, and one in the living room easy chair. AND she gave me a massage last night! She had her paws up against my back and was dreaming, so I got a nice wake up in the middle of the night. Still had trouble sleeping last night, even though I was tired and went to bed at a decent hour. Excited to start the new job next Monday, I guess. Today's project will be getting the trash bags out of the basement and into the dumpster.While I'm cleaning I just chuck the bags down the basement stairs to deal with later as my knees can take just so many trips up and down the stairs these days.
Jazyy--Glad you can distance yourself from the drama. Tech issues can be frustrating for the end user, must be even more so at your end. Good for you for taking care of yourself! This is my break week between jobs, start the new one on the 18th. Working on getting up in the ayems to reset that routine, actually did get up with the alarm this ayem! It helps that it's starting to get light out at that time, of course that will change in a couple of weeks when the clocks change. Sigh.
Cammy--NICE!!!
Chi--So glad the surprise party went well! Sounds like alot of work and love was put into pulling that off. Hooray for Gordy's new job! I hope he takes advantage of the 401(k). The best advice my Dad ever gave me was to take advantage of any retirement programs starting with my first real job, which I did. I started with whatever the company match was and tried to increase my contribution every year. So now I have multiple accounts (that I need to talk to a financial adviser about combining) and looking at retirement in 5 or 6 years isn't as scary as I was afraid it would be. Not something I would have thought about on my own when I was starting out. The hours may not be great, but it's a foot in the door and puts him in line for better hours and gives him experience that may open other doors later.
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Happy Tuesday Morning to all!
I have been busy this week dealing with my husband’s mouth pain. A little background, he is a wimp and cannot handle pain. He went to his dentist first. That person found nothing wrong and sent him to an endodontist. That person also found nothing. I spent a week with him complaining strongly about the pain. He ended up taking OxyContin left over from my port placement. He went back to the endodontist yesterday (a different dr in the same practice) that said root canal. Husband said no and left!!!! After spending another sleepless night, he has decided to have the root canal which is now scheduled for tomorrow. Good thing it ismy week off from chemo!
Also spent a couple of hours yesterday trying to figure out why my insurance denied payment on a radiologist’s bill. I called BCBS (my supplemental) and was informed the bill had not been submitted correctly. I then spent over an hour on hold waiting to speak with the agency that does the billing for the radiologist. They had actually left my middle initial off the papaerwork. Medicare and BCBS denied the payment. But somehow that was all my fault and I was supposed to pay the bill. Wrong!
I truly thought about drinking several beverages! Especially after the Lady Gamecocks lost to UConn in a hard fought game. Not my best Monday! I am meeting some friends for lunch later so that should help. Sorry about all the wintry weather. My cousin outside Seattle is under about 10 inches of snow. Just rain and maybe thunderstorms here. Back to chemo on Friday.
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WTF, getting old here Mother Nature!!! We have some bays open, but not all of them. Husband keeps them up well! But wearing on him too. He has a truck with a plow so he does the driveway there as well. He does not hire anyone out to help him, he is very machine oriented. Does all the repairs on the equipment. And there is a lot of equipment!! Any way I have switched over to drinking blended malt scotch and water, not drinking my vodka tonics or gin and tonics anymore. I read somewhere that quinine effects the tamoxifen, so I better not imbibe anymore on the tonics. My blood work came back good, went to see my oncologist yesterday. I got another RX for Xanax for my anxiety. I prefer that than to take something everyday. I only take the Xanax as needed. Plus it is fast acting, so I like that too.
Double Standard Sour
DRINK TYPE: COCKTAIL
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 Lemon (Juice of, fresh)
- 1/2 tsp. Powdered Sugar
- 3/4 oz. Blended Scotch Whisky
- 3/4 oz. Gin
- 1/2 tsp. Grenadine
INSTRUCTIONS
Shake with ice and strain into a sour glass. Garnish with 1/2 a slice of a lemon and a cherry. -
Cami, poyfect DOTD for Valentines!
Again, I am so sorry about cousin. Glad that you and Lu have the relationship
that you do.Sandy, I hope everything falls into
place for Gordy and Leslie. Funny how having that parking spot is so important!NM, hopefully you are getting things
done, but maybe not enough to allow computer time??? LOL.Nothing exciting here. Got a new
computer, so trying to transfer over files and pictures. OMG, I must have a
million pictures on my current computer. Then tomorrow to town so we can have
someone transfer over my mail.cHeerZ
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Cami, Gordy's building doesn't have parking, and on-street parking is scarce and metered. The building only has studios & 1-BRs.
A chocolate egg cream is basically chocolate milk with seltzer, but it really matters how you build it. Into a 12-16-ounce glass pour the milk (whole or 2%, skim doesn't have enough fat to form & hold a froth) first (about 4 fingers' worth) then pump or squirt 2 fingers' worth of chocolate syrup into the center, taking care not to mix it yet. Then take fresh cold seltzer (either from a new can or bottle or a freshly-carbonated Sodastream bottle--modern siphons aren't strong enough) and pour it slowly over the back of a spoon till it reaches 1/2" from the top. Then stir briskly, making sure the syrup at the bottom & sides of the glass gets mixed. If made properly, it looks like a mocha cappuccino: 3/4 chocolate milk and 1/4 thick, frothy white "head."
Sadly, even in NYC few people know how to make them any more: they're either too young to remember the real thing (or to have seen a good soda-jerk make one) or hipsters who aren't NYC natives. In the 1950s & 60s, every corner candy store/soda fountain/newsstand made them. (Those stores, too, are rapidly disappearing). I've encountered flat seltzer, too much milk, not enough chocolate, etc.--even at famous deli Junior's! (Bet Katz' still knows how to make one...I hope).
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Mornin' ladies,
JC in defense of ur DH a toothache to me is horrendous, I'm glad for him and u someone finally found the problem so it can be taken care of. But I'm wondering why it took so long to find it. Well once those nerves are out he'll be so happy. Ick
Wow LomLin ur husband has a lot to keep him busy being the one to fix everything. But it's great to have a husband that can do those things. I know tho this weather is crazy.
Sandy OK now I remember it from yrs. and yrs. ago. Jeez yep those were good. We must have called it that, just don't remember that name, OK now I want one of course.
Lori that's <to me> a big job wen u get a new puter, but it's a good change, then everything seems easier. I think it's about time for me, my keys aren't all working that's my first clue.
My niece is coming over today to help me with my shower so I'm glad about that. I hope everyone has a nice day.
LUBS U ALL
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Looks like I missed a few posts yesterday. Sorry ladies. I'll be back later, just not sure when. Sick again! Glands hurt, head stuffy, fever, coughing, etc. My brother who I stayed with came down with something yesterday, mine was during the night.
Dealing with my mother yesterday, insisted that she was being held captive against her will and refusing to eat because they are poisoning her and my brothers should be bringing her food. The queen wants what she wants and she wants it right now!
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day!6 1/2 inches of new snow on my deck at 7 ayem. Coming down at about an inch an hour right now. Breezy but not as windy as I expected. Some sleet once in a while but again, not as bad as I expected. I'm still glad I'm not going anywhere today, though! Visibility at times is next to nothing. Sadie didn't seem to mind wading through the new snow this ayem.
Librarian--Your poor hubby! Imagine being told that all that pain was nothing and then hearing he needs a root canal.That's bad enough when you have a high pain tolerance, must be torture fora wimpy guy! I really shouldn't tease but I just couldn't help it. The insurance thing is so frustrating. Imagine if we tried to not pay a bill because of something so small as a missing middle initial. Hope your lunch was more fun than your morning!
LomLin--Ah, Xanax, how I remember the life and sanity saving effects of Xanax! I practically lived on the stuff during radiation and subsequent complications. I still keep a few on hand. I remember how fast it would work. BTW--quinine does not interact with Tamoxifen, but Quinidine does.Quinidine is used to treat irregular heartbeats and is prescription only. The quinine in tonic water is different. Unless you prefer the scotch and water, in which case that makes a great excuse! That drink does look tasty!
Goldie--I am getting things done! Yesterday's must do was lugging trash bags from the basement to the dumpster, which I did in spite of the ice in front of the dumpster.I almost fell a few times but saved myself! Good luck with the file transfers, that's always a fun process.
Chi--the chocolate egg cream sounds good!
Cammy--ooh, that Berry Good Vodka sounds tasty, too!
My world this morning:
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When the CBD, melatonin and an Indica microdose (2.5mg) aren't enough to get me to sleep, adding 1/4 mg. (half of a 1/2 mg. tab) of Xanax does the trick.
Last night I went to an event at Botanic Alternatives, the CBD store (not the MMJ dispensary) I like. They were hosting the bakers of the CBD brownies & cookies my health food store sells. The liquor store down the block was serving free cocktails, each spiked with 3 drops of CBD tincture: cranberry & vodka, passionfruit juice & bourbon (garnished with a raspberry), and blood orange "spiked seltzer" with an orange wedge. I tried the latterr two, and they were delicious. I also bought some more topical lotion, the aforementioned "enhanced" baked goods, and a bottle of 25mg CBD softgels so I can get my "sleep fix" straight instead of with all that added sugar from gummies or the baked goods. Because of that, I was given a fistful of raffle tickets; and I won one of two $400 gift baskets full of CBD stuff. (One of them is a disposable blood orange vape pen, but I think it's defective because it seemed covered with orange-scented oil; another is a CBD "bath bomb" but I have trouble getting up out of a bathtub w/o considerable help).
Had my monthly mani-pedi today, but I didn't indulge there, even though the salon sometimes offers a little wine. (Something about drinking before noon, unless it's at a champagne brunch, just doesn't "fit" me). I did have a little ginger-peach green tea, though. Tonight's DOTD was some premium Oolong tea with Cantonese we ordered out.
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Happy Valentines Day to my lounge lizards. I'm still sick, omg...the headaches and sinuses have been terrible. Temp yesterday got up to 101. Now sneezing added to the mix. Sore from laying in bed all day yesterday.
Back tomorrow.
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Mornin' ladies,
Oh Kim more snow!!! Good thing ur home now. And ur getting a lot done. I figured about the quinine but I know ud step in and describe it better than I could.. Great having a special nurse with us. BTW u made the snow look beautiful in ur pic.
Lori u r home right. It sounds like ur still with ur brother. Anyway ur mom is still feisty so she's still going good. Which I know is good but when it's at this time <to me> it's still scary Well I know everything is, cuz I think of my cousin, yesterday she didn't even use the phone. Ugh this is all chit.
I admire how u gals can get ur computer set up. Remember when I told u my numbers for that gift card that Dan gave me. Well they sent me all this paperwork tofill out. Which I couldn;t open all their chit and make copies and send them. I was so mad. Then I membered Jodie and Joey, So Joey took all pics. and sent them to Jodie and sent all paperwork to Jodie, so she finished yesterday and got it all done and sent and now wait 90 days. Chit.
Sandy ur another one that's so busy, just be careful, there is a lot of ice under snow. Sandy I'm sorry I intrude so much about Gordy, but this seems so good I just like to hear how it's going and I want all good news.
My niece was over yesterday <she helped me with my shower> She stayed about 2 hrs. And just talked, I lubs when she comes, he stays right in the bathroom with me so we can still talk. The first time she came I asked her is seeing THIS would bother her cuz I would have overed up more, but she said, it's u auntie it won't bother me, She's so sweet. She's beenmarried to my nephew for over 30 yrs. and such a good wife, he doesn't deserve her. And I tell him. Well her middle son is getting married May 19th this year, so this is our family excitement. Her oldest DD is bi-polar so we've always had that in common. I told u my family is certified crazy.
Oh I think this is LomLin or JC but I've been on Xanax since 1988, then in the 90's I started Paxil which cut down my Xanax considerably. And now I'm always afraid the Drs. are going to pull it cuz they are going nuts with the drugs. Just like my morphine and codeine that's been a yr. and 1/2 now. I never take over the amount prescribed but still I get a little nervous when I go for meds to the Dr. I guess I'm an addict but I feel like it just takes major pain away and I can still function pretty good so I hope they leave me alone.
LUBS U ALL
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Thirsty Thursday! Today is Errand day, going to run all over town taking care of a bunch of things today. Feeling the need to get out of the house. Beautiful sunny day, still cold, but all above the donut and in double digits so not so bad. Was going to go visit Mom and Dick, but Mom's just getting over a cold and Dick is just coming down with it, so I'm going to visit by phone later. I don't want to be getting sick over the next couple of weeks--first week at the new job, then a week of teaching a test prep class. I can get sick later, and probably will, working in a nursing home, but that's life in the health care world!Sadie is so confused, every time I go and get dressed she heads for her crate, thinking I'm going out, then comes and looks at me like I have 3 heads when I don't leave and start working on a cleaning/decluttering project. She is SO helpful, making sure I look at everything twice by pulling things out of the garbage bags as I put them in! But she is teaching me to close the bags and toss them down the stairs as soon as they are full.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Goldie--looks like we bumped into the pool!I hope your brothers are able to take some food to your Mom that she likes. Funny how paranoid people can get when they don't feel well. Sounds like you andyour brother picked up something from the same source, probably the nursing home. So easy to pick up germs there. Hope it blows over quickly.
Chi--I envy you going to that event. Here in Maine the powers that be have declared CBD a food additive that has not been cleared by the FDA and ordered all of it and any consumables with CBD added off the shelves. So just at the moment CBD and CBD infused or CBD added items can not be legally purchased in Maine. And now a local coffee roasting company, called Coffee By Design, or "CBD" for short is threatening all sorts of legal mayhem cuz some of the inspectors don't know the difference between coffee beans and CBDand have pulled the coffee off some of the store shelves! This is going to be a fun situation to watch! Hooray for winning a raffle basket!
Cammy--Yup, got almost another inch yesterday by the time it all got done.The big problem was the sleet on top of the snow on top of ice. Too many idiots won't slow down on the roads and end up having to get pulled out of ditches or flipped off their roofs somewhere. So good to have a nice visit with your niece, and congrats on the wedding news! As to the morphine and codeine, as long as you are taking it as prescribed and seeing your doc regularly you should be fine. The purpose of pain medication is to take enough pain away so someone can be functional.
LOL At Farewell Sobriety!
Love the DOTD!
Just for comparison--
yesterday:
Today:
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Happy Thursday!
Root canal safely completed! Husband is now almost pain free and sleeping through the night. Just in time for me to start another three weeks of chemo. Hurrah for me! Planning a sautéed shrimp Valentine dinner tonight. Might sneak in a glass of white wine to help celebrate.
Going out to lunch with another group of women I used to work with. I crammed a bunch of lunch dates into my week off of chemo. This way I can lay low next week if the side effects get iffy. I have several books to read and a new series on Netflix.
Weather is supposed to turn chilly and rainy here. Winter in Columbia! Might be time to hunker down and enjoy doing little to nothing. Hope everyone has a Happy Valentines (or Galentines!) and a great weekend.
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Cami, I am home. I got home Sunday
night. Glad you are getting your gift card settled, but another 90 days. Sounds
a bit odd to me.NM, love our morning swims. Smart not
to go to your moms if they are sick, especially starting a new job. I just know
things will go well. And so sweet of Sadie…but when isn’t she???JCS, good luck with your next “cocktail”!
So my mom took a fall, late last
night or early this morning. Showing what she looks like. Second pic looks like
she is going to get a black, arm I’m sure looks worse than it is, and not quite
sure what is going on with her hand, if its split or what. What concerns me the
most is the head. Why wouldn’t they have taken her to the hospital??? She doesn’t
even remember falling. So I think she got cold and was looking for another
blanket, or she was still thinking they were poisoning her and such. Or…she
fell out of bed. Because she looks so horrible in the pictures, I wanted to
show one of how she used to look.
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Your poor mom, Goldie. It's hard not to know what happened and the follow-up. Hope you get answers and that she's okay.
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Wishing everyone a late happy V-day, and in espanol too. This is from a fellow BCO sister
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Oh, Goldie, your poor mom. My mother started falling and bruising herself on a pretty regular basis. She never could give a reason why she had fallen. Kept calling them “slips”. Does your mom live by herself? Hope everything gets figured out and she heals.
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Lori, if your mom is in a nursing home she should not have been allowed out of bed unassisted—and her bed rails should have been up. I would demand answers as to what happened: some homes try to weasel out by saying the patient should have rung for an aide, but it sounds like your mom is not sufficiently compos mentis to be held responsible for her own carelessness (if indeed she were careless). Find out whether she had nonskid slippers or socks on, and how slick the floors are. If she has a prior falling history, there should have been a “fall risk" or autumn leaf posted next to her door. I hope you get answers and your mom gets relief.
Kim, Maine's lawmakers are full of it. Hemp-derived CBD is now legal Federally thanks to the Farm Act of 2018. The reason it hasn't been FDA-approved is that it is considered a dietary supplement—not a food, food additive or drug—and the FDA has no jurisdiction over supplements. Here are some more substances not FDA-approved: multivitamins, minerals (e.g., calcium, over-the-counter iron), herbals, melatonin—all of which are readily available and unregulated. I smell a class action suit in the making. Does Maine have a medical marijuana program? If so, get a doctor to certify you are a cancer patient (a qualifying condition in every MMJ state) and make an end run around the problem by getting your CBD from a state-licensed dispensary. But you can also go online—companies will ship CBD to all 50 states and there is nothing Maine can do about it. (The only valid point Maine makes is that in CBD-infused edibles, it might be considered an “additive,” but that’s a stretch). And if you visit NH or MA, you can buy it anywhere. (I bought it at the grocery store in the Jiminy Peak Resort in the Berkshires). Nobody is gonna stop you at the state line and confiscate it. (They might confiscate it at the border if you bring it in from Canada—but then again, what they’re looking for is marijuana and THC products).
We’re at the Oak Lawn Hilton for their Valentine’s Day package (Bob has to be at Christ Hospital first thing in the a.m. to read echocardiograms). Room came with strawberries and a bottle of meh-but-drinkable CA bulk-process bubbly (Yulupa). With dinner we had a Kendall-Jackson Reserve Pinot Noir. Waiting for the buzz to wear off so I can get a decent sleep w/o heartburn.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy TGIF Day! Yesterday turned out to be interesting. My drive hasn't been plowed since the last storm, my plow guy is sick. Just enough snow in the drive to not be able to get out yesterday. I kept putting off going out and shoveling some off the top so I can power through, now I'm going to have to do that today, probably while it's snowing again! That's what I get for being lazy, right? Sadie kept trying to get me to go out and shovel but I was ignoring her. Not a wise idea!
Librarian--so glad the hubby is pain free now! Having a bunch of lunch dates sounds like a blast, good for you!
Goldie--GASP!Doesn't your mom have Hospice services?They would have sent an RN over to do an evaluation or the nursing home medical director may have been in the building and did an evaluation. Is your Mom on steroids for her breathing? That will make bruising a lot worse. Hugs toyou and her and prayers for all.
Jazzy--what a sweet pic!
Chi--Maine lawmakers truly are full of it. The class action suit is already in the making, from what I've read. Apparently the state decided to reclassify CBD oil as a food additive.This by the state that has had legalized recreational marijuana for almost 2 years but still can't come up with the rule/regs that will get the state the most in taxes so still not truly available.I'm betting the real reason is the fear that CBD, being already easily available, will undercut the potential profits from recreational marijuana. Or sheer stupidity.I don't currently use CBD or marijuana, I'm still looking at the research regarding cannabinoids and breast cancer and still haven't made up my mind about it.
Snow Plow Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Bailey's Irish cream
- 1 ounce coconut rum I used Malibu brand
- 1/2 ounce creme de cacao
- 10 ounces hot chocolate or different amount if your glass is smaller
Extras and Glass
Whipped cream
Cocoa sprinkles
Heat resistant mug
Straw
Spoon for eating the whipped cream
Instructions
- In your mug, add Bailey's, rum, creme de cacao and hot chocolate
- Top with whipped cream
- Sprinkle a little cocoa powder in the whipped cream
- Stick a straw in it
- Sip carefully, it's hot
- Eat whipped cream
- Sip
- Smile
- Enjoy
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NM, I'm going to try that snow plow cocktail soon! Looks good.
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Friday Funday!
Here I was all excited about starting my third cycle of chemo, when they said “No go.” Seems this time my creatinine level was double what it should be. The nurses asked if I had been drinking water or had been having any diarrhea. Yes to water - no to diarrhea. I ended up having two bags of fluids and no chemo. I am supposed to rest this weekend and drink 64 oz of water daily. I will go back on Monday for another blood test to see if the count is better. I did break my rule and had two glasses of wine last night. Surely that did not cause dehydration! We also walked three miles late in the afternoon as it is supposed to rain here for several days. Maybe it was dealing with my DH root canal symptoms and problems that distracted me from drinking enough water. 😂😂😂😂 Anyway, not quite back on the chemo train. I do have a weekend trip to the mountains with girlfriends planned that I will now have to wear the Neulasta patch during, butthat is ok. Also will still have the PET scan in March to see if the chemo is working. I just enjoy sticking to plan and completing assignments. Gotta go fill the water glass. Drink some alcohol for me this weekend and have some fun!
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Hi ladies, I'm back and oh the drinks I've had!
NM, I had a Pina Colada for you! It wasn't in a fancy glass but it was excellent, especially with that extra shot on top!
I also enjoyed a tasty Bahama Mama in The Bahamas!
My last super fun drink was a punchy pineapple cocktail in Labadee, Haiti
It's been a wonderful trip and I am so grateful to Alan Parsons and his wife Lisa for letting me tag along (DH drives his tour bus), I'm riding with everyone for a couple days, then fly home Sunday.
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Oh my, Ilona—what a trip you had, but you saved the best detail for last: Alan Parsons? “Beaujolais," “Eye in the Sky," “Proteus" (the soundtrack to the Bulls' double three-peat and still used today to introduce half the NBA teams: “aaand NOW, your Chicago Bulls starting lineup") Alan Parsons? One of my fave 80s artists, especially for his exquisite production values. Nice to know that fame and generosity can still go hand in hand! Welcome home, and thanks for sharing your great time with us!
Went to Cellars for dinner and to pick up the wines we ordered at the Viña Robles dinner. Had a Marques de Caceres brut cava and Liar’s Dice old vine Zin.
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