Another weekend down in 2014, but many remain for the year. I hope your weekend went well, so what did you do?
We had an evening of ballroom, did errands related to the move, watched the Olympics, shoveled snow, played handbells on Sunday, and joined our dinner group for a fun evening around the theme of Board Games. We played a few games, drank good wine, and ate well … and all in the presence of good company. See for yourself!
Opening Night for Life: The Musical is scheduled for Thursday WEDNESDAY with curtain time at 9:30 pm (Eastern, US). Act 1 features songs with any of the following in the title: life, living, alive, lived, or live (that rhymes with give, not five). Get yourself ready, plus it’s Invite-a-Friend Night! Tell them to identify who sent them.
Celebrations for your calendar
- (Week) Love Makes the World Go Round but Laughter Keeps Us from Getting Dizzy Week, Have a Heart for a Chained Day Week, Jello Week, Wildlife Week, Love a Mench Week, Poison Prevention Week, Celebration of Love Week, Random Acts of Kindness Week, Flirting Week
- (Mon) Clean Out Your Computer Day, Plimsoll Day, Make a Friend Day, Umbrella Day
- (Tues) Get Out Your Guitar Day, Extraterrestrial Culture Day, Be Electrific Day, National Shut-in Visitation Day, Satisfied Staying Single Day, World Day of the Sick, Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day, White T-Shirt Day, Inventor’s Day, Promise Day
- (Wed) Darwin Day, Safety Pup Day, Pancake Day, Lost Penny Day, Plum Pudding Day
- (Thurs) Get a Different Name Day, Madly in Love with Me Day, Radio Day,
Let’s use the Olympics to start your week with a smile. Have a good week, and hope you participate in Thursday’s opening act and promotion. (Thanks to Lame Adventures for this one.) Cheers!
A Frank Angle 
Looks like a fun weekend!
No, I wouldn’t try the curling thing. Too cold.
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Guap,
LOL … Believe it or not, I didn’t link you doing this until now!
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night, not Thursday.
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Love the spinach balls checker board and the Trivial Pursuit cheesecake. What a clever idea! (And I wouldn’t mind a piece of the latter, either. 😉 )
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Carrie,
I will pass along you appreciation to the appetizer chef … and I will proudly say the dessert was our contribution to the night.We had to add a cream cheese frosting so the sprinkles would stick!
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Saw a few human curlers this weekend on Portland’s downtown ice covered pavements. Accidental awards given out to those who actually hit Starbuck’s front doors. Awesome……
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Raye,
Ice storms are the worst! I saw the news reports from your area, thus wondered how you were doing. One good thing about ice storms is that they deliver unique beauty. Stay safe!
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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I promise I will celebrate the Promise day on Tuesday,
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X,
Promises promises.
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X … If you like music, take note of Life: The Musical. PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Goofy curling ad. 🙂
Tuesday I will get out my guitar and play a bluesy love song for Melanie. That will evolve into Darwin day on Wednesday as I adapt to a slightly warmer temp outdoors. I will survive if I am fit.
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Jim,
Thought of you regarding Tuesday, but I hope you able to adapt to the warmer weather.
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Jim,
PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Ha, that was a funny ad, Frank! I’m missing all the Olympics, because I have no cable. It seems like there’s a lot of drama going on. What a nice dinner you had. What a great idea for entertaining! You’re having all the fun. It’s been raining all weekend here. Yay! But, it also feels good to lounge about inside. So, a pretty relaxed weekend for me.
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Bumble,
Although NBC has much of the Olympics on its cable stations, they are broadcasting on their regular network in the evenings (and daytime on weekends).
I saw that your area was receiving a drenching from the Pineapple Express. Rain is one thing … deluge is another. Hopefully you’re in a safe area.
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Thanks, Frank. Good to know!
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Frank, I forgot I sent you the link to that ad! Glad it was of use to you.
I don’t have a guitar to get out on Tuesday, but Tuesday is a young friend’s birthday and I’m giving her a ukelele. My contribution to a keeping a hipster a hipster.
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Lame,
Oh yes … I bookmarked that one with the Olympics in mind! Thanks again!!! Cheers to your friend’s birthday! Besides, you can also give her an invitation to Opening Night!
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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I went curling once – My curling iron didn’t look like that at all! Brrrrr!!
Your weekend life seemed rather exotic and interesting and it was very different to mine – which was rather quiet and painting focused.
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Pauline,
Believe it or not, I have curled before because I went to a college that had a curling rink … I think the first in the US to have one. Meanwhile, I’ve got the feeling painting gave you some peace.
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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My nipples are very very worried
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GFB,
… thus they could be digging into the ice, thus unnecessary resistance.
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Ouch! Do you mind if I use the video in a future post?
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Use it!!!
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Good man!
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Perhaps Oily could slide on his back for the women’s team.
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A terrifying thought!
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Oily would promote a perfect handle.
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Cheers – bit behind with emails as I am runnignaround the country for a couple of days!
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Kudos for making the sprinkles stick on such a delectable dessert. Well played, Frank. I’ll be playing our Romanza CD during this Celebration of Love Week.
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Georgette,
The frosting was very good .. and much was left in the bowl to consume! Cheers to your celebration!
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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After watching that video, I think I need some of your cheesecake! Brilliant idea for a dinner.
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Elyse,
The cheesecake was a winner … but so were the other courses … after all, this group eats well!
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Absolutely Wonderful! – The Game/Food idea!!!
My tune for “Life: The Musical” is all picked out, if I can somehow beat the rest of your readers to the punch with it this Thursday at 9:30 pm.
Also warning you in advance to batten down your evolution views when a new theory comes your way this Wed. in observance of Darwin Day.
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Tim,
It was a very good evening of culinary delights. Meanwhile, I am not worried about Wednesday.
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Wow, the chef is impressive, but my favourite is the trivial pursuit cheesecake! I normally make cheese cake using a muffin tin, freezing them individually, else I would eat it far too quickly. Scrabble is a perennial favourite in our house.
Jello week, eh? Well, I will have to pull out my Jello recipe book from the 1970’s, it was my mother’s, and has the oddest recipes. I will pass on the one’s where jello is mixed with either chicken or veggies, and keep to the ones with fruit.
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Catherine,
The meal was with 4 chefs … that is 4 couples. The host determines the theme, gets the entree, and assigns a course to the other 3 couples … and we had the dessert. Good luck with Jello week!
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Great post, Frank. Loved the board game dinner idea. Very creative! We went skiing on Thursday and Friday and came home during a blizzard on Saturday. Made it back okay. We’re enjoying the Olympics. Wow! That Downhill course was something!
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Cathy,
No kidding on the downhill course, which is definitely downhill! Cheers to your skiing time, and safe travel home. Meanwhile, our dinner group eats well and regularly lives up to the challenge issued by the host.
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Our weekend was totally non-eventful, which is a change for us. We had been way too busy. But, boy, does that food look incredible! Wow. Now I’m hungry. Hope your week gets off to a good start.
Hugs from Ecuador,
Kathy
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Kathy,
There is no question that our dinner eats well! Cheers to you having a less-hectic-than-normal weekend.
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PS: Life: The Musical opens Wednesday night at 9:30 pm (Eastern US), not Thursday.
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Here it snowed… and a lot. Yesterday I took an TCM dietetics’ course (traditional Chinese medicine)… if I want to apply as possible to the rules in order to remain in good health for the next 50 years! 😀
Seriously, it’s since 2007 I no longer use drugs but I let myself heal only with acupuncture. To make it more conscious, it is also necessary to pay attention to my diet according to the philosophical concept (concept of Qi – Energy). It’s not enough to be a vegetarian and apply myself to become vegan… Have a lovely week :-)c
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Claudine,
Cheers to you getting educated about what you want to do!
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Great menu for your games night. Your hosts were very creative. Random acts of kindness sounds like wonderful idea. 🙂 I’ll have to try and get in early on Thursday. Will give it some thought. Have a super week.
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Sylvia,
The hosts set the theme and assign the courses for the others, so it’s not all on the hosts. Nonetheless, we eat well and have a good time.
BTW … that’s a misprint on my post … curtain time is Wednesday night!
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Thanks for the heads up, Frank. 🙂
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Ah, sounds like a full and joyful weekend you had, Frank!
Have a wonderful Monday and new week! 🙂
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Marina,
I hope your weekend was good. BTW … Life: The Musical is set for your Thursday morning (my Wednesday night).
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The winter Olympics are my favorite, however, I don’t get the sport of curling. My intention is to try to understand it better this year. We’ll see….
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Renee,
Regarding curling, think shuffle board. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWHIuerlP4I
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Random acts of kindness – and Get out your guitar – sounds like a great week ahead – thanks for getting it started
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Mouse,
I wish there was a Fluffernutter Week!
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I would do the curling thing. I just would. But not sober. I would not be mostly-naked sliding down the ice sober. I would not.
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Trent,
There’s no doubt this should be a new sport! After all, snowboarding wasn’t on the radar 50 years ago!
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You are ahead of your time.
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Thank you, sir!
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Sounds like you had a fun-filled weekend. 🙂
😆 LMAO on the Bic advert! 😆
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RoSy,
Cheers to your enjoyment of the ad. A good weekend for us. Hope yours was more than dealing with the cold!
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Thanks for the heads-up on Darwin Day! I think perhaps the intention wasn’t including an African Spurred Tortoise, but our Darwin could use a celebration. Looking forward to Wednesday’s musical post!
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Debra,
I thought of your hard-shelled friend when listing that. Then again, at your house it’s his day everyday.
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Love the checkers game, but I don’t think we’d play long if I was there. No will power.
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TBM,
That’s the idea … play the game and eat the jump!
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Love the appetizers! These are a wonderful idea. All the days, some are interesting but I am simply in no mood for celebrations. As for Curling, what a strange sport.
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Val,
Our group eats well with every course! I took curling as a PE in college!
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Thanks for the video … maybe that is the way the Swedes has to do it.
Playful and serious dinner you had – some creativity behind all that food. Excellent … looking forward to the Musical. Have to use the thinking cap again. Have a fantastic weekend now.. and keep on dancing.
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Viveka,
Glad you saw this one for both the video and the culinary delights. Knowing these treats met your approval caused a smile.
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