tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6374931178937263240..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Still Herepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26738516228450911692021-03-09T17:40:28.586-05:002021-03-09T17:40:28.586-05:00Ah, yikes, in re: Comcast. Verizon is pretty ridic...Ah, yikes, in re: Comcast. Verizon is pretty ridiculous if not quite fighting us that much...but when they knew in advance the Ion Plus and Qubo networks were going to be shut down by the Ion mothership, for a month, they couldn't get their acts together to run feeds of the channels, Grit and one other they can't seem to identify in the channels the dead networks were feeding into. The Grio TV (a repurposing of Roma Downey's inspirational network with her gameshow husband, and about as unwatchable as that might suggest) is not too bad, as a new addition, in some of the more obscure films it has dug up. They have also been following TCM around a little, not the worst idea, as the Movies broadcast network also tends to demonstrate (albeit on Movies! they pack everything with ads). Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9614843445983686122021-03-09T14:44:04.371-05:002021-03-09T14:44:04.371-05:00HARROW season three is on Hulu. We just found it l...HARROW season three is on Hulu. We just found it last night.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74696119536376061042021-03-09T14:16:40.633-05:002021-03-09T14:16:40.633-05:00I love leftovers. Glad you got out.
www.rsrue.blo...I love leftovers. Glad you got out. <br />www.rsrue.blogspot.comR's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52858889659677874842021-03-09T11:58:50.595-05:002021-03-09T11:58:50.595-05:00Yes, Comcast is hopeless. Barbara still cannot sen...Yes, Comcast is hopeless. Barbara still cannot send email after they "reset" one of their servers, and they just shrug.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70104062403896045412021-03-08T19:38:17.372-05:002021-03-08T19:38:17.372-05:00I am paying for both now. It is ridiculous. It pro...I am paying for both now. It is ridiculous. It probably weighs in at $350 a month. I need to hire someone to help me navigate it. Comcast is hopeless. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26372253649202458992021-03-08T18:52:48.546-05:002021-03-08T18:52:48.546-05:00It's weird to give up on cable and pay for for...It's weird to give up on cable and pay for forty streams instead, and have the same amount of money going out...but...well, cable can surprise you, in terms of what might pop up. But if you get good reception for broadcast, as well (as we in the Philly burbs don't, since digital signals don't carry as far), it's possible that you would do better with just online access...till that bugs out on the rare occasions when the cable isn't also down...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104399586348314594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13716912662012242322021-03-08T18:46:22.642-05:002021-03-08T18:46:22.642-05:00I should get that!
I am not sure if I have Epix b...I should get that! <br />I am not sure if I have Epix but my kids tell me I need to cut the cord. Why am I so afraid to do it?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28838979041908216262021-03-08T17:33:36.049-05:002021-03-08T17:33:36.049-05:00Am reading Lawrence Block's forthcoming autobi...Am reading Lawrence Block's forthcoming autobiography. It's unsurprisingly interesting. Should probably remind him that Nolan Miller also edited what I think was the first best-of series of books, not quite annually, devoted to NEW CAMPUS WRITING, starting in 1955 for Bantam and wrapping up with the 1966 volume for McGraw-Hill. (Miller is mentioned in passing.)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104399586348314594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70426791048503148022021-03-08T15:48:32.777-05:002021-03-08T15:48:32.777-05:00Always bring any significant leftovers home, unles...Always bring any significant leftovers home, unless the meal was very poor. But, then, I don't eat in restaurants again yet...so all prepared meals are takeout. (Including from the supermarket take-out/eat-in counters.) I don't usually let anything rot in the fridge if I can help it. <br /><br />I'm not as social a creature as you, Patti, but I will strike up a conversation with any willing supermarket cashiers or bookstore clerks, along with keeping up as much online conversation as possible. <br /><br />The new Epix miniseries CONDOR, remaking THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR in series form, does some things right that the film didn't (haven't read the novel yet), mostly not making the relation at the core of the story a kidnapping/Stockholm Syndrome narrative in about five minutes, and if you have access to PENNYWORTH or the almost good but certainly amiable BRIDGE AND TUNNEL from Epix, they might be agreeable. Watching some of the ALLEN V. FARROW series certainly reaffirms, even if it might be somehow unfair to Allen, every bad thing I've suspected of him since well before his affair with Sun-Yi Previn apparently began. <br /><br />So many things I need to do. So many people who need things done. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104399586348314594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24172892359703601352021-03-08T13:58:40.586-05:002021-03-08T13:58:40.586-05:00New York is a mess and it totally depends on where...New York is a mess and it totally depends on where you are or who you know or getting lucky. In the city, I am sure things are affected by the Cuomo-De Blasio feud/competition. We were among the lucky ones in having a good health care provider (NYU Langone) which is on the case. They told us from the beginning they would let us know when we were eligible and when they had vaccines available, and they were as good as their word. And their process in getting the vaccine into people's arms is streamlined and efficient. But these "mass vaccination sites" are not efficient.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26971026056033400662021-03-08T13:27:43.156-05:002021-03-08T13:27:43.156-05:00Did you mean Dickinson, J.J.. I love that too.
I ...Did you mean Dickinson, J.J.. I love that too. <br />I think the varying rate that they are getting these shots into arms isn't fair. We are down to age 50 in MI. And we are far from the best. CA and NY seem especially show. Megan thinks she won't get hers until June. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8584231856490848592021-03-08T13:24:16.035-05:002021-03-08T13:24:16.035-05:00You pull up your reservation bar code on your ipho...You pull up your reservation bar code on your iphone and press it against an Ipad that is affixed to the glass. This is to avoid contact. <br />I would be out every day if I could be. I very much need to talk to other people, go places, see things. I have seen everything in my home long ago. Even when Phil was alive, we were both like this. We went to a movie at least once a week, went out to dinner at least once a week, saw friends about that often. Went for walks, went antiquing, saw plays regularly, went to the DSO, went to bookstores. These are the things I miss. My kids are the same too. <br />I have friends like you, Rick. And this has been a lot easier on them. I love to read but it not enough for me. Same with TV. I would far prefer to see a movie at the theater than on my TV. Other people laughing or crying with me, even strangers is great. <br />I have always needed to be around people. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48360012488439118312021-03-08T12:22:33.986-05:002021-03-08T12:22:33.986-05:00Weather in the 50s/high 30s here, rain, sun, cloud...Weather in the 50s/high 30s here, rain, sun, clouds in a mix. Glad you got out, Patti. I don't understand what "put your phone on an ipad" means. I have been hearing so much about people being fed up with the pandemic and it's restrictions, and I don't get it. I guess I'm just not that social or something. I'm perfectly happy in my home and garden, I have books and there are movies to watch (though I rarely do so), and things to do. Except for an occasional breakfast, we don't dine out so I don't miss that at all, and there just isn't anything I'm dying to go out an do. I'm not in "lockdown", I'm just content at home. Maybe I'll feel different when we manage to get shots (the Oregon vaccine lottery is a nightmare), but I doubt it.<br /><br />We watched the Murray The K music show on PBS, recorded in 1965, great songs but the sound was terrible. Too bad. Reading some Georges Remi books, may post later, haven't had much to post about lately.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38257111379117970872021-03-08T12:14:54.082-05:002021-03-08T12:14:54.082-05:00I am still reading CARRY ME HOME: BIRMINGHAM, ALAB...I am still reading CARRY ME HOME: BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, and THE MEANING OF NIGHT, but I have other books going at the same time. I finished CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS, another Hercule Poirot book, and I am now reading I HEAR SIRENS IN THE STREET by Adrian McKinty.<br /><br />No shots here yet for us, latest I heard they are aiming at essential workers and health workers. We still stay home except for grocery store visits and picking up take out food occasionally, although I will have a mammogram (long overdue) this afternoon. We are pretty much caught up on medical appointments, except Glen will see the doctor for his blood pressure problems later this week.<br /><br />The weather has been very nice, but it looks like we are moving toward drought conditions in California again with so little rain this year.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20798154182457004642021-03-08T11:47:19.836-05:002021-03-08T11:47:19.836-05:00Weather has improved here in Coastal NC, fifties ...Weather has improved here in Coastal NC, fifties and above, great walking and running weather. My wife and I are three weeks beyond our second dose. I have an outdoor exercise class iI the AM three days a week. Reading Shakedown by W.C. Gault. Lots of poetry. We have hit a couple of restaurants. We live on leftovers. Watching Mr and Mrs Murder, Offsprings and Midsommer Murders (on season 9) on Acorn, random programs elsewhere. Highly Recommend Dickerson on Apple TV.JJ Stickneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651983798817875054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88128889352420704352021-03-08T10:58:25.100-05:002021-03-08T10:58:25.100-05:00Yeah, thanks!Yeah, thanks!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22254661388491090522021-03-08T10:35:44.021-05:002021-03-08T10:35:44.021-05:00Patti-You meant Another Round not Last Round.Patti-You meant Another Round not Last Round.Steve A Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61419597500601030042021-03-08T10:29:28.198-05:002021-03-08T10:29:28.198-05:00That should have read...several other countries ar...That should have read...several other countries are doing remakes of their own.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30739442753136801782021-03-08T10:27:05.291-05:002021-03-08T10:27:05.291-05:00ANOTHER ROUND, not THE LAST ROUND, according to Wi...ANOTHER ROUND, not THE LAST ROUND, according to Wikipedia.<br /><br />I've mentioned SUMMER HOTEL before. <br /><br />THOU SHALT NOT KILL is set in Turin. The lead detective is Valeria Ferro, whose life was turned upside down when her mother (apparently) murdered her father. She gets out of prison after 17 (I think) years, and there is a running theme about the mother's actual guilt. Valeria is played by former Miss Italia Miriam Leone, 30 when the series started. Each episode is in two 45 minute parts, so we watch two at a time.<br /><br />BEFORE WE DIE is Swedish. Hanna, a detective nearing retirement (58 in the first series) turned in her son Christian for using and selling drugs. He is out of prison after a couple of years. She doesn't know that he has gone undercover to help the police with a drug investigation that has him working as a busboy at a restaurant owned by the crime family. Meanwhile, Hanna's partner (and married lover) is murdered and, surprise! The cases are indeed related. There were 10 episodes in series one, 8 in series two (not watched yet), which continues the same basic story, and looks for the mole in the police.<br /><br />Professor T has been successful enough that several other countries (Germany was the first, Britain will be next). An eccentric (to say the least) Professor of Criminology at Antwerp University works with the police (and a former favorite student) to solve murders. We've watched the first two of three series. Like THOU SHALT, each is two 45 minute parts.<br /><br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-76814943795133674842021-03-08T10:24:03.636-05:002021-03-08T10:24:03.636-05:00LAST ORDERS by Graham Swift. LAST ORDERS by Graham Swift. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60477683462376488992021-03-08T10:21:58.447-05:002021-03-08T10:21:58.447-05:00I already have my small check paid to the Feds and...I already have my small check paid to the Feds and small check back from the State. So fast this year. <br />And it was Another Round. I think there was a novel called LAST ROUND by Graham Swift. Will have to check. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-7419758479072324612021-03-08T09:40:07.263-05:002021-03-08T09:40:07.263-05:00We survived another frigid week in Western NY. Bu...We survived another frigid week in Western NY. But warm weather is on the horizon. We may hit 60 degrees by Wednesday!<br /><br />I have my bi-annual dentist appointment today (mostly a cleaning) and Diane has her dental appointment tomorrow. Diane had routine blood work last week and meets with her doctor for their bi-annual checkup on Thursday. Diane can't believe that with all the stuff I eat--pizza, ice cream, cakes, pies, etc.--my cholesterol number is lower than hers!<br /><br />Time to do taxes this week. I'll install TURBOTAX 2020 and see if we break even (my yearly goal) or do we have to pay a little or get a small refund.<br /><br />Covid-19 shots are ramping up here. They're jabbing thousands of people per day. What a difference from just a couple weeks ago when vaccines were in short supply! Stay safe!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9857838228458844062021-03-08T09:30:03.576-05:002021-03-08T09:30:03.576-05:00I do have Passport. Will try some of these suggest...I do have Passport. Will try some of these suggestions. THE LAST ROUND with Mads Mickelson was very good. It's on Prime for $6.99. The last scene is especially wonderful although hard to say if it's optimistic or pessimistic. <br />Yeah, Dick Johnson made that movie. GRAND PIANO would make me a nervous wreck. <br />Keep meaning to read Jane Harper. These darn book group books are weighing me down. <br />It must be fantastic to live that close to the beach. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9386863867616127172021-03-08T08:42:44.973-05:002021-03-08T08:42:44.973-05:00If you have PBS Passport, there is:
Seaside Hotel...If you have PBS Passport, there is:<br /><br />Seaside Hotel (Denmark)<br />Thou Shalt Not Kill (Italy)<br />Before We Die (Sweden)<br />Professor T (Belgium)<br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74721359148493196632021-03-08T08:04:56.170-05:002021-03-08T08:04:56.170-05:00Never heard of MAD DOGS but there are several acto...Never heard of MAD DOGS but there are several actors we like in it (Jackie is a big Steve Zahn fan - plus, Alison Tolman!) so will try it.<br /><br />Happy Belated Birthday to Kitty!Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com