Antigone wrote:

Yep, those are the ones. We only have 5 of that size and 4 of the smaller (4 oz?) ones. They are very cool, makes you feel extra stylish swirling your old fashioned.  I found a bottle of Sazerac rye too, so now I need to come up with a recipe. 

 islander wrote:


Like these? Cool!

 islander wrote:

Ah, but do they work with ALL cocktails? Time to research.

Cleared another section of the storage room. Found our really cool federal glass blue and gold amoeba cocktail glasses. Used the occasion to be sure they still worked for cocktails - They do!

 triskele wrote: Ahh. Lawn mowing.
A continuing saga.

Mowed the back yard
Did laundry
Co-facilitated an international zoom with my spiritual community
Drank beer and ate lunch
Watched the Cubs FIGHT for the loss against the stinkin' White Sox
Made sauce bearnaise
Ate said sauce on a lovely grilled steak, with grilled spaghetti squash
Sat down here and wrote out this list.....

Today I read a letter my first grade teacher sent me yesterday.
First grade was '60-'61 school year for me!
I've kept in contact with her through the years. My mom was really the one who did most of that through the years. They were friends from the start.
I think I posted an old black and white picture of myself and my brother when my teacher got married back in '63 someplace around here.
She dated my uncle just before then. My uncle is now 93. My teacher is now 86.
Anyways, I sent her some flowers this last Valentines Day with a card "To my first Valentine." She got a kick out of that.
I need to write her back today.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

That's way cool. Only thing that would top it is if her name was Helen and you asked for credit.

I could only get 4 out of 6 flower plantings at the cemeteries. The traffic was like a parking lot that stopped me from completing my goals. Now I have to wait until Sunday cause it’s raining today.

Today I worked on Ralph Waite's home.
His widow is a very nice lady.
I think I ended up talking more that working.

 Steely_D wrote:
Jury duty skills!

 GeneP59 wrote:
Tell us where it'll happen... then will all show up and dance on it.

 Proclivities wrote:

In my dotage/retirement I've considered signing up for the Grand Jury, just to try to have someone there who isn't a crazy lunatic buffoon. But I worry that it'll result in burly sunglass-wearing monolithic goons showing up to have a conversation, and we're all polite here, aren't we?

 Steely_D wrote:

Many years ago I was selected for Federal jury duty in NYC.  One trial I was "screened" for was some sort of mob-related/racketeering charge stuff.  I was eventually dismissed for being of Italian descent - by the defense oddly enough.  Another trial was an international drug-dealing thing and I was dismissed for having had an old CPCS arrest.  I was relieved not to have had to serve as a juror for either of those trials - there were scary looking characters in the "public" areas, taking down names, for both of those jury selections.

 Steely_D wrote: 
yikes.

 Antigone wrote:

 A few years ago I got called - and picked - for an extraordinary case where the bad guy was accused of LOTs of things. Got hired into a company where he then brought in more of his bad guy buddies, then committed arson and insurance fraud. While in jail he threatened the life of some people (as reported by other inmates). The very tolerant judge seemed to know him well as they'd been going round and round for months, with this guy trying to represent himself. This was all explained on day one.

I was juror #1 but asked the judge if I could be excused (I had tickets for 3 Steely Dan shows during their Vegas residency and this overlapped). Fortunately, he didn't want to know why I wanted out, since I was honorable and he would take my word. (!) but agreed to cut it short one week so I could still be on the jury and make my "engagement." Really a cool dude.

But then, the very next day, the lawyers excused me completely. Looking back now, I think they did it to protect me. I could easily imagine one of the Bad Guy's buddies knocking on our door saying that it would be a shame if something happened to our boy, Max, currently going to college in San Diego and staying at the Western Arms apartments, wouldn't it?

 Steely_D wrote:


Yer doin' it right. 

Woke early, cleaned up, packed a little briefcase with snacks/coffee/laptop/Kindle, and found parking in plenty to time for jury duty.
Walked in, was tenth or so in queue, and the told us they had enough jurors - have a nice weekend and leave your badge so you get credit.
And then drove home...

 GeneP59 wrote:


While you can enjoy it ...

 Antigone wrote:
Hey! Hey! Hey! I’m not gone yet 

But I do appreciate the gesture.