The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

MinnieM123

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Amazingly, even though I have seen Mt. Washington a zillion times from Vermont over the years, I never went to it. Then back a few years ago after the face fell off the Mountain, I lost interest. Once you have been up Pikes Peak it's like going to Disney Fireworks.. all the local ones seem bleh!

I've been to Colorado and seen the Rockies--spectacular scenery. We went quite a few places out there (not Pikes Peak) , but we did drive up Mount Evans (14,130 feet, and is the highest elevation paved road in North America). It was July, and we were near a snowfield at the top. The only thing I didn't like was the difficulty breathing at high altitude, so we didn't stay long. Thought my head was going to explode from the pressure as well. :in pain:
 

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
Oh my goodness, anything paired with Rhapsody in Blue is a winner! :inlove: :inlove: Rhapsody in Blue is one of my absolutely favorite pieces of music. George Gershwin wrote it back in 1924. What many people don't realize is that the complete version is almost 20-minutes long. Usually when you hear it, it's just excerpts of sections that are readily recognizable; yet, there is so much more to that exquisite musical masterpiece.

I didn't know that it was 20 minutes long, I knew it was a long song. I like a lot of Gershwin music, I hummed An American in Paris a lot when I was in Paris too!
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
I didn't know that it was 20 minutes long, I knew it was a long song. I like a lot of Gershwin music, I hummed An American in Paris a lot when I was in Paris too!

I forget the exact length, but it's close to 20 minutes. I'd have to look it up for certain.

Got a kick out of the fact that you hummed An American in Paris, when you visited Paris recently!! :p:happy:
 

catmom46

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Good morning! I've been up for over 2 hours! I take morning person to a whole new level.:D

Yes, you do! This would be me:

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Goofyernmost

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I've been to Colorado and seen the Rockies--spectacular scenery. We went quite a few places out there (not Pikes Peak) , but we did drive up Mount Evans (14,130 feet, and is the highest elevation paved road in North America). It was July, and we were near a snowfield at the top. The only thing I didn't like was the difficulty breathing at high altitude, so we didn't stay long. Thought my head was going to explode from the pressure as well. :in pain:
Pikes Peak is only 14,115 ft so I guess Evans is its older brother. But not by much. I'm pretty sure the experiences at Evans and Pikes are pretty similar. Breathing on either can be difficult. Even breathing in Colorado Springs requires a bit of transition time. I've only been there twice. My daughter went to Colorado College in Colorado Springs, met her future husband there as well. I went the first year for Parents weekend and then when she graduated.
 
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StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
No
I have fakebook but rarely go on it. It creates drama you don't need. Not to mention those people who post every single thing going on in their lives.
I try to stay out of Facebook drama. Actually, I try to stay out of drama in general. I like my newfeed, so I like Facebook for that. I keep in touch with people I wouldn't otherwise hear from a lot. And I've got a friend who moved back to India a few years ago, and Facebook is how I can contact her.

There's already a lot of real life drama between my grandma and some of my other relatives (again, I stay out of it), so hopefully it won't spread to Facebook. But if it does, I'll be like:
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StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
No
Eat some chocolate for me. I've lived on chocolate since childhood, glad it's good for you! Have fun! :happy:
Surprisingly, inside Hershey Park, there aren't very many places to get chocolate. They have it at the front of the park and at Chocolate World, which is right outside the park (and features free admission). They have plenty of other junk food inside, but chocolate is not prevalent in the park. We buy chocolate and bring it home. :) So today, I will eat some chocolate.
I love that place. I haven't been in a few years and can't wait to get back. I do miss the factory tours they used to give. You took the monorail to the factory took the tour and returned to the park. Best part they had discounted candy at the end of the tour. Nothing wrong or out of date, just wrappers were a bit crooked. Did you get your piece of chocolate at the end of the chocolate world ride?
Well, when you posted that, we had not been to Chocolate World that day yet. We get there at around 10 am and immediately go into the park, and then when the park closes at 10 pm, we go to Chocolate World since it's open until 11. That way, we get the maximum park time and we don't have to lug around our stuff or have it stored until we leave. We did do the little ride and yes, I got a Kit Kat at the end, and we brought home lots of chocolate. And I got a t-shirt. :)
 

catmom46

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We've lived here over 20 years, and no one from here has seen anything like it. :eek: I like a little rain, but just not this much. We have had so many downpours, and thunderstorms, at night, which is very unusual. I wish I were in Florida!:D

I wish you could send your rain over to SoCal! We need it desperately. I just got last month's water bill for our apartment rental building and it was 50% higher due to state reduction requirements! :in pain: And it's not like usage has increased significantly - if anything it's on the lower end nowadays.
 

betty rose

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Surprisingly, inside Hershey Park, there aren't very many places to get chocolate. They have it at the front of the park and at Chocolate World, which is right outside the park (and features free admission). They have plenty of other junk food inside, but chocolate is not prevalent in the park. We buy chocolate and bring it home. :) So today, I will eat some chocolate.

Well, when you posted that, we had not been to Chocolate World that day yet. We get there at around 10 am and immediately go into the park, and then when the park closes at 10 pm, we go to Chocolate World since it's open until 11. That way, we get the maximum park time and we don't have to lug around our stuff or have it stored until we leave. We did do the little ride and yes, I got a Kit Kat at the end, and we brought home lots of chocolate. And I got a t-shirt. :)
That sounds like a wonderful time. Is Chocolate World owned by Hershey? And feature Hershey products?
 

betty rose

Well-Known Member
I've been to Colorado and seen the Rockies--spectacular scenery. We went quite a few places out there (not Pikes Peak) , but we did drive up Mount Evans (14,130 feet, and is the highest elevation paved road in North America). It was July, and we were near a snowfield at the top. The only thing I didn't like was the difficulty breathing at high altitude, so we didn't stay long. Thought my head was going to explode from the pressure as well. :in pain:
My first experience with Mount Evans as well, I got the most horrible headache, and we had to come down pretty quickly. I'm good at 12,000 ft. anything above that. Not for me. I love Colorado scenery, if we only had longer summers!
 

betty rose

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I didn't know that it was 20 minutes long, I knew it was a long song. I like a lot of Gershwin music, I hummed An American in Paris a lot when I was in Paris too!
I learned to play both of those musical pieces for the piano. And Swannie River (sp) too. I still have the book for Rhapsody in Blue. Been a long time since I've played that. My eyes don't keep up with complicated pieces of music anymore.
 

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