So every time Drew and I take a cruise, we make sure to spend time looking at the stars. Our stargazing usually takes place after dinner. And most of the time there's music playing in my head:
The Southern Cross (actually, visiting Australia and New Zealand) is on my bucket list. I have only been on one cruise in my life, and I got "hanging off the rail" seasick the night we dined at the Captain's Table. Oh well, now I know and I can prepare for that with a medication or some other way. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
I like to stargaze but I prefer to do that when we're in the mountains. Our city lights aren't too overpowering for us to catch glimpses of those starry wonders and I love it when we're out in the evenings or early mornings to see twinkling lights against the blackness. A sight that always makes me wonder. I love Grosby Stills and Nash - great mewsic!
So you should know that I am not a “shopper”. I live in shopping mall heaven — I’m ten minutes from the Broadway Mall, 15 from Roosevelt Field and 25 from Whitman Shoppes — but I seldom go to the mall. I prefer to shop on line. And when I do venture into a store, I usually know what I want and buy it as quickly as possible. I’m not one to browse through stores just to see what’s for sale. There’s a local chain, Baked By Melissa , that specializes in mini cupcakes. They’re primarily in Manhattan. A few years ago Becca introduced me to their product - delicate little cakes, exquisitely decorated, very tasty. I walk past their shop on 7th Avenue whenever we go to the theater. Well, last week I remembered that they used to have a second shop on 7th, right next to the original shop, but selling gluten-free versions of all their cupcakes. The gluten-free shop closed, but the company continues to make a gluten-free version of their product. So I thought that gluten-free cupcakes wou
found a new blog today. Love it. http://secret-squirrel.webs.com/index.htm I've posted there under various names over the last 10 years or so. it went from a sweet little board that was Pete Werner's hobby to ....well, a real nightmare. that a board devoted to all things Disney can be such a nasty, racist, childish (not childlike) place.... loving the inside scoop, though. Did I ever tell you how "songbird" was banned from the DIS? I was a poster in good standing for 3-4 years. Even booked my trips through Dreams Unlimited, back when Pete was careful to distinguish between the disboards as a hobby and Dreams as his business. Pete and Webmaster Alex were struggling with server issues, the disboards would go down more often than they'd stay up. then Pete announced cosmetic changes to wdwinfo.com, which feeds into the disbaords forum. Like all other members of the forum, I was frustrated. so I was a bit sarcastic. I posted something to the effect of "would yo
Another “your choice” week. How about new music from icons of the 60’s and 70’s? Let’s start with Jimmy Buffett’s posthumous hit, “Bubbles Up”. The Rolling Stones released a new song in 2023, it’s called “Angry”. The surviving Beatles (with some help from AI) released “Now and Then”. And then Billy Joel … The AI effects in the video blew me away… A note about the AI effects … the Beatles used it to isolate John’s vocals on an old demo. Billy Joel had a young man play the piano then superimposed his own face onto the image of the younger man.
One of my favorite songs...have a great weekend, friend. smiles
ReplyDeleteThe Southern Cross (actually, visiting Australia and New Zealand) is on my bucket list. I have only been on one cruise in my life, and I got "hanging off the rail" seasick the night we dined at the Captain's Table. Oh well, now I know and I can prepare for that with a medication or some other way. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteIt’s on my bucket list too. Perhaps a cruise in the South Pacific
ReplyDeleteHadn't occurred to me before, but a cruise is about the only way to avoid urban light pollution and see the stars.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Just what I was looking for !!!!
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Good pick!
ReplyDeleteGreat tune! These guys almost made the list this year for my posts, but perhaps they will make it next year.
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ReplyDeleteI like to stargaze but I prefer to do that when we're in the mountains. Our city lights aren't too overpowering for us to catch glimpses of those starry wonders and I love it when we're out in the evenings or early mornings to see twinkling lights against the blackness. A sight that always makes me wonder. I love Grosby Stills and Nash - great mewsic!