jerry: i hope this clears up some confusion. The comment about positive thinking below is from me, not Trout. Something going on with the computer, I guess. or maybe divine interventon.
Thanks for the links, which I have saved to click on when chores allow. I believe the power of prayer has a lot to do with the secular power of positive thinking. Whatever works is a good thing.
Lovely family ... mazeltov. It says here.
non techie here happy with NPR and local classical music station. Alexa sounds as if she might wanna take over your life. Get out of my face, Al.
I guess your friends have redeeming features. I'd be inclined to set them straight as in "you don't have to come if things don't suit you." Da noive. However, a fire on a cold night does seem like something I would do if I had a fireplace and/or a cold night. My substitute is a hot bath.
i'm a fan of cake and pie and keep all at a distance except for special occasions and only if weight at the time leaves room for a cheat. wiggle room i call it. i liked westerns as a child but left all that behind. sometimes, a really good in-depth western comes along and those i watch. overall, i prefer sophisticated dialogue such as that in All About Eve or Hop Scotch (spy take-off with Walter Matthau).
The restaurant sounds like a keeper. I have a meal like that once a year, though.
I'll stick with my nightly bar of Weight Watchers ice cream. 90 calories. No, it's not enough. What else is new?
Yes dogs and cats too have great healing powers. I wish more of them could be recruited to help those who could use some unconditional love. I never saw the play "Bus Stop." How nice that you got some fun out of seeing it again.
That's a lovely story. I wonder if Mrs. Martin realized her role in providing you a safe haven. I loved my mom beyond reason, but had to live on my own and I was getting older and to that point where, if you don't leave, you never will, and will be sitting in the family living room at 40, wondering where you life went. So I got out. Family was very unhappy, but we managed it finally.
P.S. Maybe Jose could go on a diet? I worry about bad effects from overweight.
Sorry you and sis have to be at odds. Went through that, but my sister's views were totally dominated by her husband and she couldn't push back because she couldn't remember why she didn't agree with me. He was ever watchful to be sure I didn't poison her mind. I did, when he was not around, sometimes get through to her.
Jon, your latest photo is now working. I guess you solved the problem.
Trump has no ideology and is totally controlled by Bannon and alt-right advisers. It's a bromance. Bannon has said cabinet choices were made to destroy the agencies they will lead.
Lovely. It's time to put the nicer picture of you on this site as well. xx, T