Bakers Dozen

American cities in song

  1. El Paso (Marty Robbins)
  2. Los Angeles (“I Love L.A.”, Randy Newman)
  3. Monterey (Eric Burdon & the Animals)
  4. Gary, Indiana (from “The Music Man”)
  5. “Please Come to Boston” by Dave Loggins
  6. Sweet Home Chicago (Robert Johnson originally)
  7. Johnson City, TN in lyrics of song Wagon Wheel, various performers
  8. “Philadelphia Freedom” by Elton John
  9. “Galveston” (written by Jimmy Webb and performed by Glen Campbell)
  10. “Viva Las Vegas” by Elvis
  11. “Cleveland Rocks” by Ian Hunter
  12. New York (“New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town”, 1944, by Leonard Bernstein, and “Theme from New York, New York”, 1977, Kander and Ebb, first performed by Liza Minnelli and popularized by Frank Sinatra)

American cities in song

  1. El Paso (Marty Robbins)
  2. Los Angeles (“I Love L.A.”, Randy Newman)
  3. Monterey (Eric Burdon & the Animals)
  4. Gary, Indiana (from “The Music Man”)
  5. “Please Come to Boston” by Dave Loggins
  6. Sweet Home Chicago (Robert Johnson originally)
  7. Johnson City, TN in lyrics of song Wagon Wheel, various performers
  8. “Philadelphia Freedom” by Elton John
  9. “Galveston” (written by Jimmy Webb and performed by Glen Campbell)
  10. “Viva Las Vegas” by Elvis
  11. “Cleveland Rocks” by Ian Hunter
  12. New York (“New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town”, 1944, by Leonard Bernstein, and “Theme from New York, New York”, 1977, Kander and Ebb, first performed by Liza Minnelli and popularized by Frank Sinatra)
  13. Detroit, Rock City (Kiss)

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The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning

Mean Mr Mustard, hopefully your lack of running water isn’t flood or hurricane related?

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Madame P. just alerted me we are having company in under an hour.
    Madame P. is a very surprising woman.

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Called the doctor while in the middle of a 15-mile long traffic jam this morning to reschedule my appointment, but it turned out the next time slot was cancelled, so they worked me in.

Nope, just a water main problem on my street, already fixed. I knew I had no right to complain.

But thanks!
mmm

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Called the doctor while in the middle of a 15-mile long traffic jam this morning to reschedule my appointment, but it turned out the next time slot was cancelled, so they worked me in.
  8. My dentist told me he could refill my broken tooth, it did not have to be pulled.

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Called the doctor while in the middle of a 15-mile long traffic jam this morning to reschedule my appointment, but it turned out the next time slot was cancelled, so they worked me in.
  8. My dentist told me he could refill my broken tooth, it did not have to be pulled.
  9. This morning, when the principal of the high school where I teach World Hiistory came to my classroom and told me there’d been complaints from parents (wait for it… Wait for it… I’m serious, this is bizarre) that I was hostile to Christianity and to the Republicans.

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Called the doctor while in the middle of a 15-mile long traffic jam this morning to reschedule my appointment, but it turned out the next time slot was cancelled, so they worked me in.
  8. My dentist told me he could refill my broken tooth, it did not have to be pulled.
  9. This morning, when the principal of the high school where I teach World Hiistory came to my classroom and told me there’d been complaints from parents (wait for it… Wait for it… I’m serious, this is bizarre) that I was hostile to Christianity and to the Republicans.
  10. Just now when I made an appointment online at an auto shop in a convenient location (I’m out of town and can’t go to our usual place) and saw great reviews for it, 4.5 stars out of 5

astorian, those sound like bizarre complaints!

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Called the doctor while in the middle of a 15-mile long traffic jam this morning to reschedule my appointment, but it turned out the next time slot was cancelled, so they worked me in.
  8. My dentist told me he could refill my broken tooth, it did not have to be pulled.
  9. This morning, when the principal of the high school where I teach World Hiistory came to my classroom and told me there’d been complaints from parents (wait for it… Wait for it… I’m serious, this is bizarre) that I was hostile to Christianity and to the Republicans.
  10. Just now when I made an appointment online at an auto shop in a convenient location (I’m out of town and can’t go to our usual place) and saw great reviews for it, 4.5 stars out of 5
  11. I’ve been looking for a little runabout for my boys to use when we’re on our island instead of using the big boats. Found one online and the pictures, description, and price were excellent. drove out of town for 45 minutes to see it. Wow… that guy should be a marketing exec! He’d tweaked up his ad so much it, was a shocking to see what it really was. i.e. Original - apparently means not maintained, “Fish Finder” - manual dial from 1960s, Bluetooth stereo - 3"speaker from an electronics surplus depot taped to dash, brand new boat cover - big blue tarp, etc… etc…

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Called the doctor while in the middle of a 15-mile long traffic jam this morning to reschedule my appointment, but it turned out the next time slot was cancelled, so they worked me in.
  8. My dentist told me he could refill my broken tooth, it did not have to be pulled.
  9. This morning, when the principal of the high school where I teach World Hiistory came to my classroom and told me there’d been complaints from parents (wait for it… Wait for it… I’m serious, this is bizarre) that I was hostile to Christianity and to the Republicans.
  10. Just now when I made an appointment online at an auto shop in a convenient location (I’m out of town and can’t go to our usual place) and saw great reviews for it, 4.5 stars out of 5
  11. I’ve been looking for a little runabout for my boys to use when we’re on our island instead of using the big boats. Found one online and the pictures, description, and price were excellent. drove out of town for 45 minutes to see it. Wow… that guy should be a marketing exec! He’d tweaked up his ad so much it, was a shocking to see what it really was. i.e. Original - apparently means not maintained, “Fish Finder” - manual dial from 1960s, Bluetooth stereo - 3"speaker from an electronics surplus depot taped to dash, brand new boat cover - big blue tarp, etc… etc…
  12. I ran a 3 nautical mile run on Sunday and didn’t think I’d run it very well. I ended up finishing in 33:12 with a 9:37 pace.

Not spectacular, but a very decent pace I think. I had my knee scoped in March and I’m still getting my body to cooperate with me on runs.

Can you discuss this in more detail in MPSIMS? I’d like to know how this turns out.

The last time you were taken by surprise

  1. Woke up to no running water, 15 minutes ago
  2. My husband told me he hadn’t stamped the bills as I was about to go mail them, five minutes ago.
  3. Big deal to overhaul our local basketball arena fell through just this morning
  4. Madame P. made me a doctor’s appointment without my knowledge, about 90 seconds ago.
  5. My cat attacked my foot from under the bed as I was standing at the bedside, this morning
  6. The battery in my fire alarm got low, which set the alarm off in the middle of the night.
  7. Called the doctor while in the middle of a 15-mile long traffic jam this morning to reschedule my appointment, but it turned out the next time slot was cancelled, so they worked me in.
  8. My dentist told me he could refill my broken tooth, it did not have to be pulled.
  9. This morning, when the principal of the high school where I teach World Hiistory came to my classroom and told me there’d been complaints from parents (wait for it… Wait for it… I’m serious, this is bizarre) that I was hostile to Christianity and to the Republicans.
  10. Just now when I made an appointment online at an auto shop in a convenient location (I’m out of town and can’t go to our usual place) and saw great reviews for it, 4.5 stars out of 5
  11. I’ve been looking for a little runabout for my boys to use when we’re on our island instead of using the big boats. Found one online and the pictures, description, and price were excellent. drove out of town for 45 minutes to see it. Wow… that guy should be a marketing exec! He’d tweaked up his ad so much it, was a shocking to see what it really was. i.e. Original - apparently means not maintained, “Fish Finder” - manual dial from 1960s, Bluetooth stereo - 3"speaker from an electronics surplus depot taped to dash, brand new boat cover - big blue tarp, etc… etc…
  12. I ran a 3 nautical mile run on Sunday and didn’t think I’d run it very well. I ended up finishing in 33:12 with a 9:37 pace.
  13. Just found out a blogger/columnist I’ve been reading for about 20 years, and whose dog was missing, found out the dog had been killed by a car. :frowning:

A book you’ve read several times because you really like it:

  1. IT by Stephen King

Yeah, hope you aren’t too hassled by the situation, astorian.

A book you’ve read several times because you really like it:

  1. IT by Stephen King
  2. Aztec by Gary Jennings

A book you’ve read several times because you really like it:

  1. IT by Stephen King
  2. Aztec by Gary Jennings
  3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny

A book you’ve read several times because you really like it:

  1. IT by Stephen King
  2. Aztec by Gary Jennings
  3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny
  4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck