Cincinnati has been warmer than normal this past week. Fortunately, some cooler (and more normal) weather is on the way for the upcoming week … but the warm temperatures didn’t stop us from enjoying our weekend. How did you spend you weekend?
Our weekend was full with two nights on the ballroom floor (including participating in a Quickstep formation), work, and golf. The Quickstep formation wasn’t a train wreck … a good thing, but I’m glad it’s over. Mother’s Day (Sunday in the US) wasn’t big in our house because we don’t have kids, and our mothers passed away in 1987 (mine) and 2013 (my wife’s). I thought the handbell choir did a good job with Morning Is Broken.
Meals: The Musical returns this week. Meat is the Act 4’s theme, so song titles must include meat(s) or any meat. Use a normal menu as a guideline. For instance, beef, steaks, and hamburger are acceptable, but cows are not. Sausage, ham, and pork are acceptable examples, but pigs are not. Seafood items are not acceptable. The producer is amicable to common sense. Curtain time is Wednesday, 9:30 pm (Eastern US).
Celebrations for Your Week
- (Week) Hamburger Week, Craft Beer Week, Bike Week, Saluting to Moms 35+ Week, Reading is Fun Week, Women’s Health Week, Transportation Week, Return to Work Week, Nursing Home Week, Police Week, Food Allergy Awareness Week, Family Week, Work at Home Moms Week, Bike to Work Week, Etiquette Week, Neuropathy Awareness Week, Stuttering Awareness Week
- (Mon) Eat What You Want Day, Hostess Cupcake Day, Root Canal Appreciation Day, Twilight Zone Week, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day, Jigsaw Puzzle Day, Mocha Torte Day, Women’s Check-up Day
- (Tues) Limerick Day, Odometer Day, Nurses Day, Nutty Fudge Day, Fatigue Syndrome Day
- (Wed) Blame Someone Else Day, Crouton Day, Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day, Third-Shift Workers Day, Receptionists Day, Apple Pie Day, Fruit Cocktail Day, Leprechaun Day, Cough Drop Day
- (Thurs) Chicken Dance Day, Buttermilk Biscuit Day, Crazy Day, Marshmallow Fluff (Creme) Day
To start your week, here’s Sugar Chile Robinson from a 1946 clip, which means Mr. Robinson is currently 76 years old. Enjoy and have a good week.
Great ole video, there Frank! We had a busy week-end but the kids (all 9 of ’em) made us (3 sisters, my mother and mother-in-law) a most fabulous brunch… so definitely not celebrating any Food Week items! 😉
Sooo… it’s always good to celebrate good etiquette (unlike the two fools sitting in front of us at the John Mellencamp concert ~ they had no etiquette whatsoever!)
Since I need to stop eating completely (yeah, OK.. maybe I’ll just cut down!), I will keep my fingers busy with jigsaw puzzles instead of anything to do with cakes!
Now how the hell are you supposed to celebrate “Odometer day?” drive to watch it increase?
Never nice to blame others but if there is a day assigned to it well…
I’m always a tad crazy (it’s what keeps me sane) so, I will definitely celebrate that one too!
Have a most wonderful week Frank!
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Dale,
Wow … it seems you had quite the family gathering. Too bad the kids didn’t get the 5 mothers an odometer.
Ways to celebrate Odometer Day? Well …
1) Add an odometer app to your phone.
2) Buy an old car/truck odometer from a spare parts location
Don’t worry about cutting back on eating because I’m sure you don’t have a sweet tooth.
I imagine the Mellencamp concert was a good one … many hits! Here’s one of my favs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myo9wXrNUP4 … Enjoy.
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It was great! Nothing makes us happier than getting together, the whole gang.
OK, OK, I have an odometer app on my phone… forgot about that one! 😉
I unfortunately have a food tooth.
The Mellencamp was fabulous! He can still totally rock. Thanks for the link! He did indeed play this one. Weren’t too many songs we couldn’t sing along to!
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A concert of hits is fabulous! How long did he play?
Because you have the odometer app, off to the auto salvage yard.
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He played a good two hours. He’s got some musical going on in the UK so he shared a couple of those tunes with Carlene Carter (June Carter Cash’s daughter who strangely sounds a lot like Roseanne Cash!)
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Better sounding like Roseanne Cash and Roseanne Barr.
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I was half expecting you to say that!!! I love Roseanne Cash!
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Much more than Ms. Barr.
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Cough drop day? That’s as bad as the movie I saw this weekend: “Hot Pursuit.” Kind of a stinker.
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Carrie,
We considered the Helen Miran movie, but with the weather dry, my wife and I golfed 9 holes together instead. … and blanks for letting us know that Hot Pursuit gets the buzzer.
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Glad to hear you’re dancing. Went on a hike with my family after I enjoyed my chocolates. That Sugar clip was something else. He’s so talented!
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Amy,
Besides dancing, one of the events included some of our friends dancing for others … a showcase. It was fun. Meanwhile, hiking and chocolates seems like a good combination! Oh yes … Mr. Robinson was quite the child prodigy!
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Reblogged this on " Una Voz en el Silencio ".
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We also had a surprise mini heat wave last week but fortunately it cooled down during the weekend and weather today is pleasant.
Oh, I am ready for the musical and you might have even guessed knowing my views!!!
Have a wonderful week, Frank!! 🙂
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Marina,
Seems your weather is similar to mine. Storms comes later today, so the back side will bring cooler temps! Meanwhile, I will be interested to see what you bring to Act 4.
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So Tuesday I should expect some special attention, right?! lol I’m worn out from the last regatta of spring season in Zanesville last weekend. Was 94 degrees – hot and humid both days. But the team did well and will now move on to NJ for a national competition. Best part of the weekend was the Cavs beating the Bulls right at the buzzer yesterday – had it on the radio. So glad it was LeBron who made the winning shot – that just made my Mother’s Day! Tues., 7pm game 5! What a talent Sugar is – great video 🙂
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Kelly,
I saw the reply of Lebron’s shot this morning. “Just get me the ball and get out of my way.” Amazing.
Cheers to your son’s continued success with rowing. But still … a hot day for all. Cheers to your Mother’s Day and the upcoming Nurses Day.
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We went to see “Woman in Gold” on Friday and then out to dinner and the symphony on Saturday night. Fort Collins has a wonderful symphony orchestra and they performed Grieg, as well as a Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto and in second half a Tchaikovsky Symphony. Since it continued to rain over the weekend, we stay home on Sunday, but today the sun is shining! The first time in over a week. We Colorodoans are spoiled with our abundance of sunshine – an average of 300 days/year, so people were starting to get cranky with all the rain. I suspect my clients will be in a better mood today. Looking forward to it! 🙂
Oh, and “Woman in Gold” was wonderful. Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds were awesome.
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Cathy,
I love reading about your weekends because we seem to have similar approaches to life … and we would have loved an evening of dinner and the symphony. You aren’t the first to recommend “Woman in Gold”, so we will have to get to it quickly!
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Sounds like you had an active weekend, Frank. Loved the Sugar video, but I’m sure you knew that. 🙂 I’m really happy that I’ve never yet had “Root Canal Appreciation Day.” 🙂
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Sylvia,
Oh yes … I knew you would love the Sugar video! He was quite the prodigy at this time. Meanwhile, in case you ever have to get a root canal, it’s a much different process today that even 15 years ago … so no need to fret.
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That’s good to know, but I still don’t fancy anyone dregging my canals. 🙂
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Mother’s day was wonderful here, all the kids were home so we had a nice game of RISK. Though I lost first. I’m starting week three without my laptop which is frustrating the hell out of me. I have many a blog post ideas but they will have to wait. Enjoy your Monday.
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Catherine,
Cheers to your wonderful Mother’s Day weekend … and I’m sure you were happy to have to kids home. While you are waiting on your laptop, consider capturing your blog ideas the old fashion way – with pen and paper.
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Major rain storms blew through here over the weekend, well last two months but Texans are thrilled the drought is finally easing and today we are only expecting sunshine! Happy to read your dancing and well, you guys are always so busy! Have a great one ~
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Mary,
The storms through your part of the country is national news, so it seems you (personally) have avoided damage. Strength to those who haven’t. I think the last line of those storms will pass through Cincinnati late sometime today.
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Nice picture of Cincinnati at the top. Jewel-like. There is something about a city’s nighttime glitter. Hope it’s cooled down a bit for you.
We spend the weekend refurbishing the grill – after a while they do need parts changed out. out…and naturally the odd screw sizes and twisting off of screw heads meant multiple trips to Home Depot. Did get it all back together and grilled both nights – with a bit of shrimp boiled for nibbling.
(The storms that have been pounding the middle of TX and Tornado Alley all weekend are sagging this way – the warm Gulf moisture/breeze has held them back, but we’ll see – they are predicting rain/storms all week. Water is hard to complain about.
Umbrellas up and cheers.
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Mouse,
Cheers to getting the grill back operating. At least you are away from the tornadoes … that front is coming through us later today. Stay cool down there!
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What a beautiful Adam Jones Cincinnati bridge photo!
I look forward this Wed. at 9:30 pm to showing you where the beef is.
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Tim,
Yep … an outstanding image.
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It’s been warm and humid here–I’m going to have to break down and turn the a/c on today. But we’re also supposed to get more seasonable weather mid-week. It sounds like you had a good weekend. I spent all day Saturday finishing the reviewing of my copyedited manuscript. Sunday we picked up my mom and went to my sister’s house for Mother’s Day. I sent off the manuscript a little while ago, so now I can catch up on people’s blogs! 🙂
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Merril,
Congrats on sending the manuscript! I imagine your weather is like hours … we try to conserve AC, but we succumbed .. .but I imagine it will be off tomorrow.
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Blame someone else day? That sounds like all of America, every day. Got to be the lawyer’s favorite.
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LB,
Now that’s funny!
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I’m glad you found it amusing.
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Looking forward to Meals – Act III
I notice that there a preponderance of food items in the week’s celebrations!
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Resa,
Food items frequently many in the list … so no different this week. See you at the show!
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So, are the rules saying that the word :animals” is allowed, or not?
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Resa,
I checked with the producer, who didn’t say a word …. just a fierce scowl … so I wouldn’t try it.
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As you already know, we had a lovely Saturday evening watching our youngest go off to her prom. Sigh…last one for us. Got my college gal home on Monday. Full house..hoorah for me 🙂
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Audra,
I think mom has gone through a variety of emotions the past few days. 🙂 Glad prom went well.
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I have never seen Sugar Chile Robinson! What a great little clip this is! I enjoyed Mother’s Day with my family, but we really don’t make too much out of it. It’s not necessary for my kids to buy me gifts and we spend time together regularly. I think it’s such a painful day for so many of my friends I really do try to play it down a bit! If I can find a buttermilk biscuit tomorrow I’ll be very pleased! 🙂
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Debra,
I’m with you because this clip was new to me … but gotta love it. Cheers to your simple Mother’s Day. Yes, your family frequently gets together, but you still enjoyed the day.
In case you don’t find a buttermilk biscuit for the day, can this as a substitute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhAdzzYSKfY … Hmmmmm ….
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Nice photo of your city!
And – what a cute kid (still) playing that piano. His singing made me smile too.
Happy CDD! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIUjVnerk0o
Are you dancing with me?
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RoSy,
Clive was a big hit with that scene … then again, maybe he was already a star … oh well … either way, gotta love. … and who doesn’t enjoy the chicken dance!
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We actually danced the chicken dance at our house last night too. LOL
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Way to get into the spirit.
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