Well, I didn't think so but there are times when one just can not tell, you know what I mean? You just can't.

Now, to that liver and onions.

ReByyee...

Some personal notes about Fiddler. We saw it in DC when it was on its pre-Broadway tryout. We loved it and saw it many times after. In later productions, my sister has played Hodel, Chava, and Golde.

However, my Dad thought it would be a good idea to bring my grandmother to a performance. It was biographical for her, as she was from Ukraine, near Kiev, and came to this country alone at age 12. She had also read all the Sholom Aleichem stories, so Dad figured she'd really connect with the show.

Well, instead, she hated it. She came out disappointed and angry, feeling the writers had cheapened the stories and made fun of the shtetl experience—and thereby made light of her personal life experience. We were shocked, just didn't get her attitude.

Well, years later, I read the Sholom Aleichem stories. They are much darker than what made the Broadway stage. Tevye's second-to-youngest daughter, Bielke, falls in love with a young man who, like her, is a bit of an intellectual. However, his widowed mother thinks Bielke is a golddigger, especially since the young man has an inheritance coming. So the mother packs up her son and all their belongings and leaves in the dead of night. Tevye's daughter drowns herself in a pond on the family farm.

The youngest daughter, Shprintze, is picked as a trophy wife by an older, successful businessman. She marries him because he promises to take care of her family. Instead, he finds them embarrassing and arranges to send Tevye (who's a widower by then) to the Holy Land; gets Perchik and Hodel out of Siberia and sends them to the ghettos of New York, where they become sweatshop workers; and makes similar plans for the remaining family. He goes bust after getting most of Tevye's family out of the way.

Anyway, there's lots more, but it's much sadder and darker than what got into the musical, and I finally came to understand why my grandmother reacted as she did.

SUPE, YOU SO FUNNY! YOU REALLY AM.

GOOD FOR YOU WOSH

ALL I CAN SAY AT THIS POINT IS

KEEP IT UP

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE WELL ON YOUR WAY

TO MAKIN IT WORK

THE YEAR THAT FOLLOWS WILL BE THE GREATEST TEST FOR YOU

SO IF YOU FEEL WEAK........

GO EASY ON THE HUBBY

JUST KIDDING

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

ALWAYS SOO OBSERVANT SUP

VERY POETIC...............

MAKE ME THINK OF AN OLD SAYING............

MONKEY SEE ...MONKEY DO

SEEMS TWO MONKEYS SAW

AND ......................DID

WORKING SO HARD THEY WENT INTO A TIZZY

PROB MADE THEMSELVES VERY VERY DIZZY

WHAT THE TWO DID NOT REALIZE

THEMSELVES DID THEY HYPOCRATIZE

FANTASTIC POST SUP

PERFECT SUMMARY

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

Thanks, I think that because I waited soooo very long to quit has actually made it easier in some ways. For the last few months of smoking I wasn't enjoying it at all. I hated the smell and then I started to hate the taste of them as well. I was sick of myself for being so addicted and weak. It feels like a big weight is being lifted. I still know that it isn't going to be a picnic but I have overcome many things in my long and winding life and some of those things were extremely difficult. When put in perspective this just isn't the toughest by far. My hubby said yesterday that he could see my skin looking healthier already! (probably BS but it was nice to hear)

We must be kindred spirits. I was having trouble falling asleep tonight and got to thinking about today's frivolity on the off topic boards. In my crazy tangential mind swings I remembered another nonsense song we used to sing on the bus to Red Raider Day Camp each summer morning when I was about 10 years old . . .


THE CANNIBAL KING


The Cannibal King with a big nose ring
Fell in love with a dusky ma-a-id,
And every night by the pale moonlight
Across the lake he'd wa-a-de.

He'd hug and kiss his pretty little miss
Under the bamboo tree–e-e,
And every night by the pale moon light
It sounded like this to me-e-e..

(chorus)

Har-umph (*kiss* *kiss* noise)
Har-umph *kiss* *kiss*
Har-umph lah-dee-da dee day-ay-ay,
Har-umph *kiss* *kiss*
Har-umph *kiss* *kiss*
Har-umph lah-dee-da dee day-ay-ay!


(Tune changes)

We'll build a bungalow big enough for two
Big enough for two my honey, big enough for two,
And when we're in it how happy we'll be
Under the bamboo, under the bamboo tree

(Tune changes - sing as fast as you can)

If you'll be M-I-N-E mine,
I'll be T-H-I-N-E thine,
And I'll L-O-V-E love you
All the T-I-M-E time

You are the B-E-S-T best
Of all the R-E-S-T rest
And I'll L-O-V-E love you
All the T-I-M-E time!


Silly -- yes! Fun -- well, you gotta be 10 years old to appreciate it fully. It's time to try going back to bed now.

The Steve Miller Band ~ Fly Like An Eagle

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Oh, Lord, through the revolution

Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

I wish I could join in with the silly songs but that part of my brain is not functioning at the present time. Thanks for the silly songs and try to get some sleep. If you find yourself awake again I'll be here till 6am. I just took a break and had a nice walk around the parking lot and the hospital grounds. It's nice out there in the middle of the night. So quiet and peaceful. Last night there was supposed to be a small scale meteor shower but it was a dud. Love me some meteors!

YOU KNOW WOSH

YOU ARE VERY LUCKY

CAUSE NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT YOU

GET HERE.....................

THE MOST IMPORTANT IS STANDING RIGHT THERE

YOUR HUB

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

GEEEEEEEEEEEESE CHUC

IT'S EASY TO SEE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR

HANDS FULL

I KNOW IT'S A HAPPY OCCASION

SO THERE IS AN AIR OF GLEE

BUT I CAN'T HELP THINK ABOUT THE CHORE YOU'RE IN FOR

WHICH BRINGS IN THE AIR OF SHEEEEEEEEE..SH

THAT PINATTA SOUNDS GOOD

BUT I SAW A TRAVESTY ON AMERICA'S HOME VIDEO ..........

WHERE THE BIRTHDAY GIRL GOT SO ATTACHED TO IT

SHE BURST OUT CRYING AS IT GOT BEATEN

SO PERHAPS KEEPING IT HIDDEN MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA

AND THERE'S AN UPSIDE TO THE IRONMAN/ SPEEDRACER THING

THEY ARE NEWLY REINTRODUCED .......

SO WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE ..........

MAN THIS ALL BRINGS TO MIND THE MANY 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTIES I'VE ATTENDED

THE PARTIES ARE ALWAYS GREAT........

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PARENTS

PROUD AS THEY MAY BE

THEY'RE ALMOST ALWAYS TUCKERED OUT

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

WOAH 8O

ANOTHER NOTABLE FOR PG

SHE KEEPS NOTES ..................

PROVIDED SOMEONE IS SMART ..................

HECK

LUCKY I GOTS THE POINTY HAT

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

GOOD ONE ACTOR

HAS ANYONE ASKED IF YOU WERE STILL HOLDING

THE SAW...WHEN YOU GAVE UP THE BRANCH?

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

OK NOT SURE HOW MANY OF YOU TOOK IN THE

LATEST EP OF "HELLS KITCHEN"

TONIGHTS EPISODE WAS A COMPETITION

FOR A "SWEET SIXTEEN" BIRTHDAY

NOW.......................................

BEING A NEWB TO THAT SHOW................

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW

WHO ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO ANSWER LOL

ARE THE CHALLENGES FUNDED/ PAYED FOR

BY PATRONS? OR BY THE SPONSORS OF THAT SHOW?

I HAVE TO WONDER BECAUSE OF THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT FORMAT AND TC'S

TC HANDS OUT MEEGER BUDGETS FOR THE EVENTS AT HAND

BUT SINCE HELL'S KITCHEN IS ACTUALLY SET IN

A RESTURANT SETTING.........

WHERE PATRONS COME TO EAT.........

OR FOOD IS DELIVERED FROM..........

AND IN THIS CASE CATERED...

WHO PAYS?

THE PATRONS TONIGHT CHOSE OFFERINGS

FROM THE MENS AND FROM THE WOMENS

TO DEFINE THE MENU.........

THE MOTHER OF THE PATRON OF HONOR

WAS PRETTY SNOOTY THOUGHOUT THE EP

I CAN SEE IF SHE PAYED FOR THE SHINDIGG

WHAT HER CONCERNS WOULD BE

BUT IF THE WHOLE THING WAS FREE...........

WHERE'S THE GRIPE ?

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

I am very lucky indeed. I have a great guy that loves me bunches and I also have 5 wonderful kids ages 32. 29, 25,23 and 16 and they are all being the best cheering section a person could have! I take some credit for how great they turned out, but I am very grateful for the love and support that I get from them and let's not forget my awesome grandkiddos , my grandson age 11 and my precious Isabelle age 3. They are all what my life is about. I just work so I can have my real life...

PRICELESS



TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

Good night , one more night smoke free. Time for beddy bye thank God. Hope everyone has a great day! Mostly sunny and in the 70's here today.

I got seriously gipped.

I'm 1/1. No lie.

FWIW, KK and dcbear have me snorting my morning coffee all over the place.

I now know more about Drew than I ever thought possible.

Errr, thanks?

(((IronChef))) I can only imagine the state of worry you must be in.

I hope, truly hope, either something fantastic comes along for more security or you receive a major positive resolution where you are.

Now that was wickid smaht.

Well I was born on the 13th and my 13th birthday was Friday the 13th!!

Coffee all over my monitor. That is so funny and clever. Wished I'd have thought of that.

OH JME, not work. Been doing it since the kids were born. Cater on the side so I have a system. Plus, campgrounds are great. Kids can spread out and amuse themselves. Just have to keep an eye on them. After the kiddy thing is over, we turn it into our annual adult spring party.
As for the pinata. Also, not a problem. Colio's birthday is in December. Last year I got one of those pinatas where you can pull a string to release the bounty instead of hitting it. After all the kids pulled a string the candy still hadn't released. So, we put it on the floor and let them go at it. It was like a scene from the Lord of the Flies. They were insane and there was nothing left but little pieces of Sponge Bob everywhere.

I like your idea---how many kids you gonna have?

On the day of kindergarten orientation for my youngest son, one kid's partents handed out invitations to his birthday party to every kid in the class---25 of them. I was like--"C'mon people---what are you trying to do the the rest of us parents????" If you're gonna have a lot of kids you have to have lots of adults to help out.

He's inviting about 20 so I'd expect 10 or 12.

What time shall I arrive and what can I bring?

Kiddo is going to have a kickbutt party! Adopt me?

Sorry, kid quota cuts off at two. I can be your evil stepmother. mwahaha. Everyone welcome. No need to bring anything but yourself and some sunscreen (hopefully).

Oh fercryin' out loud. *violently rolling my eye* What are they? Gluttons for punishment? I'd have to seriously medicate. Myself, not the kids!

Some may think I'm a meanie butthead parent, but we have a rule for our kids: you may invite one friend for every year you are in age. If you go over that amount and can't decide on which BFF you have to leave off your list, then we do an in-classroom treat/snack thing.

One kid is in Dec. and one kid is in June. The poor Dec. baby has had his share of bowling, indoor fun-plexes, movies, etc. Just once, the kid would like to have a BBQ.

I can live with that.

I could not believe it -specially cause the kid didn't really know many of his classmates!!

I like the one kid for each year rule. I'll bet as creative as you are, you can come up with a clever indoor BBQ for the Dec. babe!

LMAO!
Now, how did I know you were going to reply to this one?
Keeping my eye on you, Mister!

LMAO! Now I need the paper towels...

20????
Better go back to that penny

(Do pennies even exist anymore?? )

Silly song, anyone?

In the bathtub, takin' a shower
It was late, I don't know the hour
Heard the siren, way cross town
Looked out my window, my house burned down

Runnin' bare through the bushes
Neighbors seein' what they can see
Runnin' bare through the bushes
Runnin' Bare's what they call me

My boyfriend called, said come around
'Cause my wife, she's outta town
Time I got there, she walked in
Please notify my next of kin

Runnin' bare through the bushes
Neighbors seein' what they can see
Runnin bare through the bushes
Runnin' Bare's what they call me

[Sorry, no attribution; plus I can't recall the verse that starts out: Went to the lake to take a swim]

The Kennedy's across the street in the Bronx
had 8 kidlets and they are such a part of my memories for so many reasons.. from HORROR to wonderful.

(oh don't ask )

Their parents took each kid one time alone
to a room and told them they were their
favorite....but please DO NOT tell any
of the others that.

Oh boy.

*Looking around for bJ*


I love the kidlet songs...My fave and now
I realize it must have been Chuc's too

(Musta' been my mum's as hers were truly that light and fluffy....mmmmmmmmm)


On Top of Spaghetti

On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table,
And on to the floor,
And then my poor meatball,
Rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden,
And under a bush,
And then my poor meatball,
Was nothing but mush.

The mush was as tasty
As tasty could be,
And then the next summer,
It grew into a tree.

The tree was all covered,
All covered with moss,
And on it grew meatballs,
And tomato sauce.

So if you eat spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball,
Whenever you sneeze

Well, that's not the only thing Drew is gifted with. He is, for instance a natural athlete. We used to go to Central park and play baseball in pick up games, and, though he hadn't played in years, he would pick up a bat and hit the ball wherever he wanted to hit it. In football games he could catch a ball in a pack of people. All you had to do was put the ball in his vicinity.

Denny is like me, in that he has to work at being good. I would prefer that Drew doesn't coach Denny, in that, what works for Drew, doesn't necessarily work for people who are less gifted.

I did the whole dance class thing, but Drew is a natural. We went out ballroom dancing, and, though he had never done it before, all I had to do was show him a dance step once, and it looked like he came out of the womb dancing. Of course I had to let him lead, which was uncomfortable for me.

Drew is also the smartest man I've ever met. I studied writing for many, many years, but, we did a thing where we both wrote short stories, and his was so much better than mine. It made me queasy, in a sense, but it also made me proud, so I let him read Denny's writing assignments.

He's also a good father. I know Denny loves me, but, when the sh*t goes down Denny always goes to Drew first. The way Denny looks at him is beautiful. They really have a special bond, and, this, after Drew told me he didn't want kids when we first met.

Since we're both positive now, he can't have kids of his own, and we've been talking about adopting. I can see Denny, and know he's mine. An adopted child wouldn't be Drew's, any more than Denny is, but he's such a good patient man, and father, that we have decided to see if we can adopt a child.

I know this sounds like a testimonial to Drew, but, once I start, I just can't stop talking about what a great person he is. He's my husband, and he's my pal, and I'm just so f*cking lucky to have met him.

Ah come on....I can't take anymore
I love how you love your guy.

If you need any help and since Drew is a
lawyer maybe not....But Rosie is doon' great things there..Would you consider taking her
cruise with Denny??

I'm going to go....Now that I can I am.
It just seems so beautiful..It's actually history in the making..And my gay g/f wants to go even though she has no kidlets....They do a few each year I think...No matter..SUCH good luck.

I would love to adopt a kidlet...but I think it's time for me to do other things with my life.
It's time for me to concentrate on me for
a bit and get myself going....BUT I found a house where they want peeps to hold AIDS babies.
Something I have always wanted to do.
I'll post it and if anyone lives near there they
can too.

Gracie,

I've chatted with Drew's older brother, and my old flame, Kevin about him, maybe, donating that special something to a nice lesbian couple we know who want a child in the worst way.

Kevin and I are now on good terms, and if he did it, then the child would have Drew's partial DNA. Kevin doesn't want to be involved in the raising of a child, so this would be perfect for us. Joan (the lesbian who would carry the child) is crazy about Drew (who isn't?), and she would want Drew to be a part of their child's life.

it's pretty much a win-win situation. Now all I have to do is convince Drew, as I've been doing this without his knowledge, and I didn't know if it could work. Kevin had his annual AIDS test, and he's healthy. He also feels like he owes me, since when we broke, up he stabbed me with a steak knife, in a crowded restaurant. It's time to call in that favor.

I don't know if this will work out, but every time I look at Drew with the kid, I'm convinced that he would be great. Keep your fingers crossed.

OHMG!!!!!!
I had to read that three times. I thought you meant he stabbed you in the back..I am sooo sorry but the way you said it

He did what???????????

I promise you I would NEVER laugh at that
but you wrote it like everyone gets stabbed lol
Just slipped it in there....OHMG Bear.....I would consider that DNA a bit...WOW.
I thought I have known a few crazies.
I'm sorry but that is off the chain....Ouch!!!!!
Were you hurt???????

I can laugh about it now, but it wasn't so funny at the time. Kevin and I weren't working out. I was newly clean and sober, and he never met a libation he didn't indulge in. He was a sweet, thoughtful man, when sober, which wasn't often enough for me, and I was trying desperately not to indulge in past bad behavior.

I had broken up with men at "La Colline" before, and I even had a reputation amongst the staff for it. It was a quiet, genteel place, and to raise a ruckus was just not something one did. It's why I chose that place to do it.

I did the deed, and as Kevin was storming out, he picked up a knife and stabbed me in the shoulder. I guess I should have been happy he was drunk, and had bad aim, eh? I got 10 stitches, and I didn't press charges. I cared for him, and I didn't want him to have that trouble to go along with his substance abuse problems.

Years later I took Drew to GW for an emergency appendectomy, and Kevin showed up. I then found out that he and Drew were brothers. Can you say uncomfortable?

We both love Drew, though, and Kevin was then clean and sober, so we've become good friends, and when people ask how we know each other we have a hell of a story to tell them. Drew, to his credit, took it all in stride. I told you he's an amazing man. How many men do you know who would take this news with a shrug, and grin?

Geez Louise, what a guy! Does he have any straight brothers???? lol

Well at least you can say that Kevin is the kind of guy who wouldn't stab you in the back...Only the shoulder

OK it seems ok now to pass on that DNA.
YES....peeps can become crazy on the juice.

Oy veycious.

I've had some bad break ups but
no stabbings praise Allah and all the other deities.

I WANTED to a few times.... but never did.

Unfortunately, no. This is a man whose father came out of the closet, when Drew was a teenager. It's a crazy family, but I've never been bored.

It is really great to know one person's love for another. Sounds as if you guys will, TOGETHER, conquer anything you desire!

Am I missing something?? Is it not possible for Drew to "father" a child without the child being positive?

That's alright dc. I forgot I was married there for a minute. Phew. Premature dementia.