COLD DARK ROOM

[Yvonne G]

if it gets decent reviews, I'll go see it. They don't make many movies these days that have plots I like.

I love Agatha Christie. I have all her books. . . over 80 of them.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

I’m here, outside, which is very unheard of in this part of Oregon this time of year. Clear sky’s and low 70°,s with no cold breeze. I’m taking the opportunity to trim/shape a purple azalea/rhododendron that I have as a pre-bonsai. It’s very leggy but it’ll become an beautiful umbrella shape in time.

 

[Big Charlie]

Adam: I don't have man flu, but I'm almost as sick as you. I got my flu shot this a.m. and my arm tells me it wants to fall off. Hurts like hell. The pharmacist told me to massage it and keep moving it and it won't get so tender. He lied.

Take some Aleve or Motrin. Keep taking it for a day or two. I took it right after I got my flu shot. It still hurt but not as bad.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I would imagine an elephant would have trouble getting out of his car.

Oh, I don't know.
They can be quite spry.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Ahem.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hmmm....
Good night roommates. Sleep well in your cold, dark corners.
Hope to see you not tomorrow again.
Good night.

Night night, Sabine!
Sleep well.
have done the first three hours of this series , only another 3 to go.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Wifey has written her own series?

No, but i have.
Sort of.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I think that may translate to - EGADS!!!!!

Egad!
You're right!

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Take some Aleve or Motrin.

Aleve or Motrin? That’s cute as the dickens. Yvonne, buck up and have yourself a whiskey, keep a it until it no-longer pains you. Remember though, you need to get something good like a “premium Pendleton Whisky” otherwise come morning you may hurt worst than the beginning.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

There's a new "Murder on the Orient Express" movie just being released currently. They've shown promos for it, and Hercule's mustache and 'egg shaped' head don't match with the descriptions in the books. I can't remember the name of the actor who plays Hercule Poirot, but he doesn't fit and makes me not like him without even seeing the movie.
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/murder-on-the-orient-express-trailer-watch-video-1202450356/

This one was on cable several years ago. Far as I'm concerned, this guy matches Agatha's description perfectly:

He basically was bald with a bit of fringe around above his ear.

This is the quite wonderful and very nice David Suchet who played Poirot for many, many years and did every single novel and short story.
I have them all on DVD.
Definitive.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

if it gets decent reviews, I'll go see it. They don't make many movies these days that have plots I like.

Murder on the Orient Express is a great story, but it's all down to production and acting.
The ending is widely known, now.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Adam: I don't have man flu, but I'm almost as sick as you. I got my flu shot this a.m. and my arm tells me it wants to fall off. Hurts like hell. The pharmacist told me to massage it and keep moving it and it won't get so tender. He lied.

Pharmacists and doctors tend to say this sort of lie.
I'm sorry about your arm, but it's better than having flu.
(which I haven't got really, just a heavy cold.)

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I love Agatha Christie. I have all her books. . . over 80 of them.

Me too.
Some of the early shorts are a bit fragile and some of the later work disappointing, but the body of her work is genius.
Other than Shakespeare and the Bible the best selling author of all time.
For good reason.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I’m here, outside, which is very unheard of in this part of Oregon this time of year. Clear sky’s and low 70°,s with no cold breeze. I’m taking the opportunity to trim/shape a purple azalea/rhododendron that I have as a pre-bonsai. It’s very leggy but it’ll become an beautiful umbrella shape in time.

I hope so.
When i visit don't let me touch it.
It will die.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Aleve or Motrin? That’s cute as the dickens. Yvonne, buck up and have yourself a whiskey, keep a it until it no-longer pains you. Remember though, you need to get something good like a “premium Pendleton Whisky” otherwise come morning you may hurt worst than the beginning.

Nice 40 year single malt will do the trick.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

This is the possibility last bloom for this year. Typically they bloom early spring and a few bloom late fall, this year I got both from this one. Up here, azaleas and rhododendrons are easy keepers so ‘bout everyone has them in their yards. That said, no one has one of these and I’ve only found one in a nursery and that’s the one I’m trimming on. It’s too bad they are toxic to the tortoises.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

And with the pretty flower fresh in my mind i'm off to bed to feel queasy.
Night night, Roommates.
Label on an iron :
"Do not iron clothes on body."
I mean, golly!

 

[Big Charlie]

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This is the possibility last bloom for this year. Typically they bloom early spring and a few bloom late fall, this year I got both from this one. Up here, azaleas and rhododendrons are easy keepers so ‘bout everyone has them in their yards. That said, no one has one of these and I’ve only found one in a nursery and that’s the one I’m trimming on. It’s too bad they are toxic to the tortoises.

I have several azalea bushes. They usually only bloom in the spring. I got an almost red one this year. Some of the older ones are very leggy. I don't know how to get them to fill out again.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Some of the older ones are very leggy. I don't know how to get them to fill out again.

If it won’t hurt your feelings too much, trim them back to the best live wood they show. This typically will rob you of blooms the following year because they bloom from the prior years growth, sometimes they won’t bloom for two years or only light the second year, but don’t panic, they’ll come back. Fertilize like normal, no extra to help them along because that can cause other problems for you and you just want bushier azaleas. Then just be in the now with your azaleas and appreciate them for what they are.

 

[Yvonne G]

Me too.
Some of the early shorts are a bit fragile and some of the later work disappointing, but the body of her work is genius.
Other than Shakespeare and the Bible the best selling author of all time.
For good reason.

I also have many Edgar Rice Burroughs' books, but after reading several I quit buying them because they were all the same story: girl gets into trouble, hero goes through hell and high water to rescue her. Very boring after a while.