Good Monday Morning, Everyone!

[Clintmax]

:donut: :hug:
And so another work week begins. I hope everyone had a great weekend!

I had a dream last night that I won the $350 million dollar Powerball lottery! Oh, how I wish it wasn't simply a dream! I can't imagine that much money though. I know I'd have to give at LEAST a million of it to Skinner as a donation to DU!

[KitchenWitch]

1. Hi Clint!

[Clintmax]

2. Hello, Miss Kitchen!

:hug:
How's every little thing?

[KitchenWitch]

4. It has been a roller coaster

See my "thanks for support" thread.

[Clintmax]

6. OK I will!

:hug:

[tjwmason]

3. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

How are you this fine morning? :pals: :hug:

[Clintmax]

5. Morning, TJ!

:pals: :hug:
I'm doing fine. Still trying to wake up *YAWN*. Are you doing OK in Merry Ol' England?

[tjwmason]

8. Lazy sod

You should have been out running round the neighbourhood a couple of times by now. :P

All's jolly here - the usual slacking at work, just finished listening to some Shostakovich and jumped to Charpentier (quite a juxtaposition to say the least).

[Clintmax]

9. What...no Andrea Bocelli??

:rofl:

[tjwmason]

21. To my knowledge I don't have any recordings of him singing.

It is possible that I do, as I rarely pay attention to specific singers, being more concerned about the actual music and thus the composer - but he seems to be buried in 19th century Italian stuff (which I tend to avoid like the plague).

[Clintmax]

22. Now, now...

Mister Music Picky Pants! You must broaden your horizons!

[tjwmason]

23. Given that my musical horizons start over 1000 years ago

and extend right to the present day (Naji Hakim and Arvo Paert make me weak at the knees - and James Macmillan rocks) - there's not actually much broadening to be done.

Opera is fine as opera - indeed I love it - but sticking it onto C.D. (except Wagner who is in a class of his own), or even worse taking a single aria out of place ( :puke: ) robs it of its dramatic purpose.

[billyskank]

7. Hi Clint!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

10. Morning, Billy!

:hi:
Did you have a good weekend?

[billyskank]

15. Quite good, thanks.

You enjoy your (rare) weekend off?

[Clintmax]

19. Yes, I did!

But it went by too quickly! Vacations and weekends off usually do. I just don't understand it!

[Robeson]

11. Good Morning Clintmax.....

...there are two or three people on this site who I'd actually give some money to from that Powerball, but I ain't tellin'....:evilgrin:

[Clintmax]

12. Hello, Robeson!

I hear ya! There are more on here than Skinner I'd give money to also. You doing OK this early Monday?

[Robeson]

13. Doin' fine. Thanks!

...:hi:

[Clintmax]

14. That's good!

Why is it the week days drag on and the weekends (when you have them off) fly by at warp speed?? Huh, huh, tell me why!!!

[Scooter24]

16. Heya...

:hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

17. Hello, Scooter!

:hi:
You hangin in there, Man?

[Sugar Smack]

18. Hi, sweetheart!

:hi:

Thank you- I never won any powerball lottery, but it's a nice life nonetheless! ;-)

[Clintmax]

20. Hello, Miss Sugar!

It was a fun dream...but you're right...it IS a nice life nonetheless!
:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

24. Good Morning Clint!

I haven't checked all of my Powerball and MegaMillion tickets yet. I bought tickets in every state along the way last week.

[Clintmax]

25. Hello, Miss Joan!

I have my fingers crossed for ya! :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

26. I Promise I'll Share!

[Clintmax]

27. So would I!

I think I'm going to have to buy at least one ticket this time to see if my dream was a good omen!

[In_The_Wind]

29. Yes, buy one ticket.

you only need one winner ... :thumbsup: Buy yourself a Birthday lottery ticket!

[Clintmax]

30. Yes...

I think I just might! Wouldn't it be fantastic if I won? I can't hardly even imagine it!

[billyskank]

28. Hi Joani!

:hi:

[In_The_Wind]

31. Good Morning Billy!

[newyawker99]

32. Good morning Clintmax!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

33. Well Hello, NewYawker!

:hi:
Good to see you this Morning! You doing OK today?

[swimboy]

34. Good morning, Clint!

Just got back from my morning swim.
Happy Birthday, buddy! :toast: :bounce: :party: :hug: :party: :bounce: :toast:

Enjoy your birthday. Use your special birthday powers, but only for good!

[tjwmason]

36. Good morning swimboy

How's things in the Old Dominion today? :hi: :pals:

[swimboy]

46. Good morning, TJ!

I am having a truly remarkable morning so far. So good that it is a little eerie. Everyone was cheery and waving as I rode to work and the traffic seemed to part at intersections to let me through without having to wait. I'll enjoy this while it lasts, and as I'm at work now, I'm not sure how this phenomenon will sustain itself.

Missed you the last three days or so. :pals: I enjoyed listening to the Poulenc. I've sung his Gloria and his Christmas motets (?) and really like the sense of space and almost visual brilliance of his chords. So from the very opening it was unmistakably Poulenc. And you were right, the ending is very unexpectedly strange.

I've listened only to a sampling of the Rossini so far. It is a strange setting with the harmonium and the almost comical (to me) walking bass at the beginning. I think it would enjoy wider performance if it were set more conventionally, but I'm going to spend some more time with it to take it for what it is.

How was your weekend? :hug:

[tjwmason]

57. The Rossini is barking mad.

The openning especially as that's the Kyrie eleison.

Poulenc was an interesting fellow - another couple of wonderful pieces by him are "Litanies de la vierge noire" (sp???) and his organ concerto.

Glad you like them anyway.

The traffic sounds shockingly/scarily good - I definitely hope that it continues for a good long time. :hug:

[Clintmax]

41. Hello, Swimboy!

Thank you for the well wishes! I'll be careful with my powers...I promise!

[swimboy]

48. Good man!

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Good morning to you, my dear Clintmax!

I'm not normally up at this hour, but I couldn't sleep....

So up I got.....and here I sit, posting! The sun's not even up yet!

Looks like we're in for some rain today....

Hope your workday goes happily and smoothly.......



:toast:

[tjwmason]

37. Good morning Peggy.

I'm sad to hear that you can't sleep - but on the other hand, my greedy side is delighted that you're around :D :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Ah, my dear tj!

Oh, I slept well enough.....and, apparently, long enough!

And now it's over for the time being!

No sense thrashing around in the bed, when I could be up increasing my post count!

Great to see you today, my dear!


:loveya: :hug:

[tjwmason]

60. We're always delighted to see you round here

:D :hug:

[Clintmax]

42. Morning, Miss Peggy!

It's OK to get up early sometimes. Though...it's rather VERY early on the east coast, huh?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. Earlier for you than for me!

I don't mind getting up early when it's my idea.....

And NOT my employer's!


(I LOVE being retired!)




:loveya:

[Clintmax]

47. I'm decades away from retirement!

x( But I like getting up early anyway!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. I know you are, sweetie......

I didn't mean to rub your face in it, either.......

My bad......:cry:

[Clintmax]

50. LOL! No, no, no...

You didn't. It didn't bother me at all.

[tjwmason]

59. That's probably preferable to me calling him 'old man' though.

I'm even further from retirement though - short of winning the National Lottery (which I don't even enter). :(

[southlandshari]

38. Good Morning and Happy Birthday!!

:hi:

[Clintmax]

43. Hello, Miss Shari!

And thank you! :hug: I hope you're doing splendidly!

[Clintmax]

51. Shari, could you do me a favor and delete my...

October 17, 1966...thread please?

[southlandshari]

52. Don't do that to me this early in the morning!

I was about to go search for it before I noticed the year!

:P

[Clintmax]

53. LOL!

Oh I'M sorry! I just feel like a fool for starting it in the first place. "Pay attention to me, pay attention to me!" :grr:

[southlandshari]

54. It's gone.

But only because you asked for it to be gone. I liked it!

Happy Birthday!!!

:hug:

[Clintmax]

56. Thank you!

:hug::hug:

[Clintmax]

55. Thank you SO much, My Dear!

:hug:

[WCGreen]

40. Great sun shinny crisp fall day to ya, Clint..

[Clintmax]

44. Well thank you, WC!

We're looking for a high of 84 today...so no crispness down here in Florida! :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

58. Good morning, Clintmax!

And Happy Birthday! :party:

:hi:

[Clintmax]

61. Thank you, Airmen's!

:hug: How are YOU doing today?

[AirmensMom]

62. OK, thanks.

I couldn't sleep last night, so it's going to be a lazy day. :hug:

Anything special going on for your birthday? :party:

[Clintmax]

63. Well, I have to work all day...

after that, who knows. ;)

[AirmensMom]

64. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Maybe they'll take you out to lunch ... we used to do that when I was working. :9

Have a special day! :bounce: