Oh, I Think So

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Mine was not and continues to not be a family that sings along.  We'd be in a German restaurant, eating some schnitzel or sauerbraten and suddenly, an oompah band would set up, the waitress would pass out song lyrics, and the musicians would launch into "Roll Out the Barrel."  My parents would start eating faster, as would my sister and brother-in-law.  Meanwhile, in my seat, I was joining along with the crowd in a mostly off-key (not me!) and just-about-drunk (also not me!) polka-tastic tune. My family looked so annoyed and pissed off but I went along with it because, hey, singing is fun and sometimes even I go with the flow as I used to have a very good singing voice. Under the heading of "Use It or Lose It" is me and my singing voice.  I went through a period where I was simply too mortified to get up and toss off a tune to anyone who'd listen, I had to work to pay the bills as it's just me, and my singing voice sort of bottomed out. The high note...

I drive out to Elk Grove Village every three-to-four weeks to get a new dip, which is your fingernails treated with a substance and then dipped into pulverized acrylic powder and then both of these are repeated four times.  I have nothing more profound than that.  I thought I might be able to wax poetic about my dips but, honestly, it's just a very good long lasting nail treatment that looks good for weeks and does not chip.  It's hard to find a place that does dips in a big city with many nail salons.  The few dips are expensive or inconvenient or both.  What makes them look less good?  Nails grow and there bottom part is bare.  I used to get dips frequently and once I moved, it was difficult to get out there and I found no city location that was for me.  I finally said, "Ah, screw it," and make the drive. Colors?  I first started with a very neutral beige, then went to a true deep red, and now am sporting a Tiffany blue and yes, thanks, i...

And it is, once again, Lady Gaga.  That Bradley Cooper, whom my friend described as her current Hollywood crush, looks tasty, sounds great, and has a new career as a movie director with a good eye and a light touch.  This movie could have been totally heavy-handed and it's not.  Go!  Cry!  But you'll also laugh.  And that one guy who looks so familiar but who is that?  It's Andrew Dice Clay, also very good. You can read all the Bradley Cooper interviews you want but it won't matter which one you read as they are all the same.  He's consistent in every interview so, honestly, if you read one and read the next, the interviewer is different but Mr. Cooper shares the same information. Lady Gaga is downright serious in all her interviews and she's down with it.  So am I.