songbird's crazy world

 The very last of the fall foliage  Getting ready for Thanksgiving  But some neighbors are looking ahead My house is ready for Thursday

  And guess what’s on my mind? And an encore … because Idina … You have to go to YouTube first this one, it won’t embed … Defying Gravity Yeah, I saw the stage production twice, saw the movies … 

 Sometimes I hate being right.  My favorite YouTuber/podcaster, MrBallen, has a pattern: a new video on YouTube every Saturday.  New material on the podcast every Monday.  And on Thursdays he does a podcast that recycles material from YouTube.  But during the last few weeks he hasn’t published anything new on YouTube or on the podcast, just recycled stories. I speculated that he might be seriously ill.  Sure enough, a few days ago he posted to instagram from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from cardiac surgery; I really like this guy and I hope he fully recovers soon. Another favorite YouTuber is Charlotte Dobre, who seems to have made a career out of reading and reacting  to Reddit posts and TikTok.  Pure mind candy.  And I have a “sweet tooth”. My other favorite time suck …Wordle.  I’m actually getting pretty good at it.  Starting to tackle the Connections puzzle, too.  I subscribe to The NY Times for the insightful ...

  The Lady in Red Welcome to  Saturday: 9 . What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme! Saturday 9: The Lady in Red (1986) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here .   1) Is red a color you often wear?  No.  I do have some red things in the closet, but my favorite colors are purple, burgundy and black.   2) In this song, Chris De Burgh is thrilled to be dancing with the woman he loves. Do you recall what was playing the last time you stepped onto the dance floor? Sort of.  My cousin’s daughter got married in February.  Traditional Jewish wedding.  I specifica...

 This is me in July 2024, at my daughter’s wedding.  I’ve lost an additional 15 pounds since then. And this is the photo I was talking about yesterday. Yeah, cringe. But yeah, learning that dance was fun.

 Interesting pattern in the sky And the moon The last of the fall foliage  #skywatchfriday

  So Shadow is like a pesky little sister.  She tries to provoke Duchess by sneaking up on her and poking or swatting at her. And Duchess? She growls. Shadow was sitting on the couch.  Duchess jumped onto the couch and growled at Shadow until Shadow moved.  Then Duchess got off the couch and went to sit on the recliner. But later 

 Cringing.  Really, that photo … OMG. About 7 years ago, Drew and I saw a Broadway show, Head Over Heels. It’s a jukebox musical using the tunes of the Go-Go’s.  At the time Drew was enrolled in a loyalty program that offered unique theatrical experiences.  Prior to seeing the show, we went to a rehearsal space where the show’s dance captain taught us the dance from the show’s opening number.  We also had a chance to speak with the dance captain, who told us all about his life as a Broadway dancer. It was an incredible experience.  Drew and I posed for a photo with the dance captain, and I posted that photo on Facebook.  That photo popped up in my Facebook memories the other day, It made me cringe, That photo was taken 125 pounds ago, when I was at my heaviest.  I can’t begin to describe emotions …

 Last year Drew and I saw several professional light displays:  Magic of Lights  at Jones Beach, holiday lights at  The Bronx Zoo , and and finally, the light display at  Eisenhower Park .  Three very different approaches to a seasonal light display. The display at Eisenhower Park is  Lumino City , and it’s based on winter fantasies. And last night we drove over to the park, to indulge in our fantasies, There are several themed areas — prehistoric safari, ice castle,  magical forest, Christmas.  Plenty of photo opportunities. I love that snowman. Yeah, Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. And so much more.    We walked all over the display. I had a hot chocolate and Drew got a pretzel.  And then we called it a night.