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Post by dwarnold on Jul 1, 2023 18:36:23 GMT -5
OK, I'm back. Sorry, I was gone the first few minutes, getting my supper together. Have you seen your Storytelling newsletter, doc? About the president leaving? Headed back to the UK, evidently, family concerns. What did you make for supper tonight? I cooked a seafood and sausage gumbo with rice. My first gumbo in a very long time. Used tomatoes and okra from the garden, garnished with fresh parsley from our herb box. shrimp and mullet were fresh from the fish house.. pretty good eating. |
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Post by jspnrvr on Jul 1, 2023 18:42:33 GMT -5
OK, I'm back. Sorry, I was gone the first few minutes, getting my supper together. Have you seen your Storytelling newsletter, doc? About the president leaving? Headed back to the UK, evidently, family concerns. What did you make for supper tonight? I cooked a seafood and sausage gumbo with rice. My first gumbo in a very long time. Used tomatoes and okra from the garden, garnished with fresh parsley from our herb box. shrimp and mullet were fresh from the fish house.. pretty good eating. I just threw a frozen pizza in the oven, and I had one of those salad kits to stir up, so I'm doing OK. I'm still not into standing around, preparing food. And I need to get my shoulders back in shape. Chopping is a chore. |
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Post by doctork on Jul 1, 2023 18:44:47 GMT -5
OK I found the letter, and I agree, sounds like he wants/needs to get going. I had wondered if his attention was elsewhere because earlier this year I was in touch with Bill Whitaker of CBS' 60 Minutes (Bill and I were college classmates). Bill had done a great story on the show about HistoryMakers and the woman who founded it and brought it to fruition. Great story - check their website. www.thehistorymakers.org/Bill was very impressed, and he has seen everything in his travels and doesn't get impressed by someone's efforts all that easily. Bill was interested in the National Storytelling Festival and the organization, had heard of it and wanted to learn more. I sent Kirin a note for a heads up that he might get a call from someone at CBS 60 Minutes, but didn't hear anything back. Bill was not at the reunion as he was traveling for work, so I don't know if that has gone/will go anywhere. |
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Post by doctork on Jul 1, 2023 18:52:57 GMT -5
I'm going to get a snack but they are serving dinner on the plane, kind of surprising on a 2.5 hour flight. I was supposed to leave last night but I was kind of falling apart, which Roy (whohad offered to drive me to the airport) could see so he cancelled that flight for me, made me a much better flight rez for tonight and then got me settled for the night at a nice hotel. Roy had found a first class ticket at half the price I had paid for last night's coach fare! And the luxury hotel was less when he booked it for me than I would have paid for cash + points at a similar IHG property!
I was very fortunate to have located such a good friend at the workshop. He got a little more than he had bargained for mentioning he was "going right past the airport" so he would drop me off, but he could see there was a problem and made everything all right. I'm fine now, just a little wobbly.
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Post by jspnrvr on Jul 1, 2023 18:56:25 GMT -5
That's a pretty good looking list, doc. And I only got through the "E"s.. Anyway, everybody take care, have a safe, wonderful Independence Day!
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Post by dwarnold on Jul 1, 2023 18:57:10 GMT -5
I'm going to get a snack but they are serving dinner on the plane, kind of surprising on a 2.5 hour flight. I was supposed to leave last night but I was kind of falling apart, which Roy (whohad offered to drive me to the airport) could see so he cancelled that flight for me, made me a much better flight rez for tonight and then got me settled for the night at a nice hotel. Roy had found a first class ticket at half the price I had paid for last night's coach fare! And the luxury hotel was less when he booked it for me than I would have paid for cash + points at a similar IHG property! I was very fortunate to have located such a good friend at the workshop. He got a little more than he had bargained for mentioning he was "going right past the airport" so he would drop me off, but he could see there was a problem and made everything all right. I'm fine now, just a little wobbly. Sounds like you made a good connection then. Not too many folks these days will go out of the way to do anything, much less help others. I hope your flight is on time and uneventful. Take your time and recover! |
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Post by dwarnold on Jul 1, 2023 18:58:58 GMT -5
That's a pretty good looking list, doc. And I only got through the "E"s.. Anyway, everybody take care, have a safe, wonderful Independence Day! Be careful around the fireworks Jay!! |
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Post by doctork on Jul 1, 2023 19:00:49 GMT -5
I'm going to search for a snack, then a little later head non-stop for Seattle.
Y'all have a great holiday!
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Post by doctork on Jul 1, 2023 19:03:50 GMT -5
//Sounds like you made a good connection then. Not too many folks these days will go out of the way to do anything, much less help others.//
You are right about that! But everyone in that group seemed extraordinary. Roy is certainly a hero to me, and I think he knows I'd return the favor in a heartbeat.
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