The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

It all looks wonderful. That portable high chair for Emy is so cute. Of course Emy is cuter!
When do the trees start budding again?

Thank you...!!!
Thankfully, she’s gone from standing on the table to only sitting in her chair on it...!!!!!

As far as the trees budding, it depends on the year.
If it’s warm in late winter they’ll start budding, but, when that happens, we usually have one last cold front come through and then they hafta’ start all over again.

 

[donaldtoo]

Looks like a very happy time for the entire family! I won't even ask how many pounds that turkey was . . .

As usual, Emy stole the spotlight with her most practical tabletop chair! I want one of those -- what better way to get CLOSE to the food!!

Thanks, Minnie (15 lbs.) ...!!!

The Holidays are all about “closeness”...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

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It’s been a TCM Pink Panther marathon today...!!!!!!!
Starting with the original “The Pink Panther” all the way up through “Revenge of the Pink Panther”, which is on right now (minus “Inspector Clouseau”, which isn’t even really considered a Pink Panther movie because Allan Arkin played the lead role)...!!!!!

Oh, and I forgot one of my all-time favorite Pink Panther scenes from “The Pink Panther Strikes Again”...!!!!!

 

[EagleScout610]

I really hope you get a chance to go someday, and, obviously, you won’t pass on it...!!!

My Venture Crew is planning a trip for 2021. Now hopefully it doesn't burn down again...

 

[MinnieM123]

I missed it. Forgot it was on. No Christmas song from Sting? Don’t tell me he sang “Fortress Around your Heart”?

Sting sang, Message in a Bottle.

@figmentfan423 , per your inquiry to Goofyernmost, Sting is now 68.

 

[donaldtoo]

My Venture Crew is planning a trip for 2021. Now hopefully it doesn't burn down again...

Hopefully not.
One of my old friends that I went to Philmont with, and that I still keep in touch with, is a NPS Ranger.
We were both damn sad to here about the fire damage. But, it sounds like they have a good recovery plan for the affected areas of the Ranch, and for trying to prevent worse situations in the future, that has been underway for some time now. The majority of the funding being provided by donations.
Hope y’all’s 2021 trip goes awesome, and I would love to hear all about it in a coupla’ years or so...!!!

 

[Figgy1]

@donaldtoo I was having quoting this morning and the long short of it is the feast looked good but Emy looked cuter than ever!

 

[Figgy1]

Mandalorian episode 4. I need a baby Yoda oh yeah the show is also good lol

 

[donaldtoo]

@donaldtoo I was having quoting this morning and the long short of it is the feast looked good but Emy looked cuter than ever!

Thanks Figgy, and I hope y’all had a happy Thanksgiving and YUM-O-RAMA Thanksgiving feast, as well...!!!
It’s just been sooooo much fun to watch Emy grow and change over the last year+...!!!!!!!

As far as site issues go...
I haven’t had issues quoting, but, it took me 3 edits for that Pink Panther video to post up without it having major issues when I viewed it on this site. And, even then, I had to finally choose another, lower quality, YouTube version of it before it finally had no issues.
Funny thing is, when I logged in a coupla’ Sunday mornings ago the site was down for “upgrading”.
Not sure what kinda’ “upgrading” was done, but, obviously, some of us are still havin’ Issues...

 

[Tuvalu]

Speaking of Shirley McClaine, anyone else watch Noelle on Disney+? I thought it was cute! Predictable, but cute. I love cheesy Christmas movies!

Em and I watched some some of the filming last winter. Did not see any of the actors, just extras.

Mall in Phoenix? The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta.

Still it was fun to see the finished product, especially the sleigh crash in front of Taqueria Tsunami!

 

[donaldtoo]

Sting sang, Message in a Bottle.

@figmentfan423 , per your inquiry to Goofyernmost, Sting is now 68.

He coulda’ at least rebooted it as “Christmas Card in a Bottle”...

Oh my.
He’s gettin’ closer and closer to bein’ known as “Stung”...!!!!!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Em and I watched some some of the filming last winter. Did not see any of the actors, just extras.

Mall in Phoenix? The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta.

Still it was fun to see the finished product, especially the sleigh crash in front of Taqueria Tsunami!

I remember you mentioning this awhile ago. When we were watching the movie and at one point I paused the movie and told Brad that was Georgia not Arizona.

 

[donaldtoo]

@Tony the Tigger ...
A total, lazy, TCM day here...!!!!!!!
After the Pink Panther marathon, I just finished watchin’ “Sullivan’s Travels” from 1941 starrin’ Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, which I had never seen before...another great ol’ flick...!!!!!
Comin’ up next is “A Face in the Crowd” from 1957 starrin’ Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau, which I have seen a few times before...kinda’ funny Andy Griffith played that role before good ol’ “Andy Taylor” on TV...!!!

 

[Rista1313]

Em and I watched some some of the filming last winter. Did not see any of the actors, just extras.

Mall in Phoenix? The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta.

Still it was fun to see the finished product, especially the sleigh crash in front of Taqueria Tsunami!

It's been MANY years since I was at that outlet mall... probably 2000 or 2001.... I did not recognize it at all!

 

[Tuvalu]

It's been MANY years since I was at that outlet mall... probably 2000 or 2001.... I did not recognize it at all!

You did not recognize it because the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta opened in July of 2013.

 

[Rista1313]

You did not recognize it because the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta opened in July of 2013.

OK... I was thinking of the one up north between Gainesville and Norcross... at least that's how my brain remembers it.... I could be totally off!

 

[Cesar R M]

It’s been a TCM Pink Panther marathon today...!!!!!!!
Starting with the original “The Pink Panther” all the way up through “Revenge of the Pink Panther”, which is on right now (minus “Inspector Clouseau”, which isn’t even really considered a Pink Panther movie because Allan Arkin played the lead role)...!!!!!

Oh, and I forgot one of my all-time favorite Pink Panther scenes from “The Pink Panther Strikes Again”...!!!!!

None can truly replace Peter Sellers..

 

[Dead2009]

Well Thanksgiving and Black Friday at work was a nightmare. People, if you're gonna come out shopping, don't do any of the following, especially in a crowded store:

1. Stop and get on your phone either in a main aisleway or one of the smaller aisles. People are also trying to shop as well as the people who are trying to get their work done.
2. Don't stop and have a conversation right in the middle of an aisleway. Wanna make small talk? Go outside.
3. Don't go slower than a snail then come to a complete stop with people behind you. I don't know how many times I almost hit people with my cart the last few days because of this.

Last but not least

4. Don't take up space and then proceed to give someone working a dirty look when they get agitated because you refused to move. You're in THEIR way. Either get the hell out of it, or be prepared to have someone push through.

 

[Goofyernmost]

You've got to have 50 years on him. Exactly how old are you?

All kidding aside Sting must be pretty close to my age. Probably not in his 7th decade but, that clock has been ticking for a long, long time.

 

[donaldtoo]

None can truly replace Peter Sellers..

Indeed...definitely not in that role...!!!!!!!
When they play the movies all in order like that, with no commercials, it’s really cool to see the progression of his character and the gags over all those years...!!!!!