I was surprised but pleased with the Advocate . . .

Yesterday in the Advocate, Baton Rouge

 The Advocate which I have been reading everyday for 6 years has turned into a very liberal rag but occasionally the newest owners do the right thing. Yesterday was one of them. No matter your political leanings Rush always gave you a conservative and honest perspective. You didn't have to agree but at least you were not stuck with run of the mill  editorials. He spoke with tongue in cheek humor and will certainly be missed.

Here is a link to Cal Thomas' article also from the Advocate. https://triblive.com/opinion/cal-thomas-the-rush-limbaugh-i-knew/

 Planning to go to see The Odd Couple at Theatre Baton Rouge this afternoon. I am amazed that the theatre has been allowed to have a live production. I believe that they will be at 50% capacity which means about 100 patrons or so. They sent us this notice about what to expect concerning attendance. It is quite thorough.

  

Thank you for purchasing tickets to Theatre Baton Rouge's performance of "The Odd Couple" !  
We are very excited to be doing a live performance in our theatre again.  However, there is some important information we would like for you to know before the performance.  

Please read this email all the way through. 
We know it is long, but everything in it is important - we promise.

1.  Please come to the theatre 20 minutes before curtain time.

2.  Please do not come to theatre if you are feeling unwell or are displaying symptoms 

     of being ill.

     - If you are displaying symptoms of illness, we ask that you do not come to the theatre.

       The theatre will be happy to exchange your tickets to a future performance of "An Act of 
       God" with no exchange fee if tickets are still available.

       
3.  You will be required to wear a mask the entire time you are on theatre grounds.

     -  Masks will be worn at all times by patrons and staff while in the building.

     -  A mask will not be provided for you, so please make certain to bring a mask with you.

4.  Your temperature will be checked at the door by an Oschner Nurse or TBR Staff Member 
     using a touchless thermometer.
     -  If your temperature is 99.5 or above, we will ask you to stay in an air conditioned space 
         away  from other patrons and allowed five minutes for your body temperature to cool down.         
        After five minutes we will try again.  If we get the same reading, you will be unable to

        see the performance that day.

     -  If you are asked to go home due to a high temperature, we will reschedule 
        your tickets for another performance date if possible.

5.  Please know your seat assignment.  (Not applicable for General Admission Performances)
    -  For patron safety, no physical tickets will be handed out at the theatre.
    -  If you need to know your seat number, please call the Box Office and we will be happy

       to give you that information.  Box Office hours are Monday - Friday, 10am to 5pm, 
       225.924.6496.

6.  The floors around the theatre will be clearly marked in areas where people may be waiting in line.  

     These indicators will be six feet apart from one another for social distancing.   

     (These  marked areas will include the bar and the restrooms.)

7.  Restroom entry will be monitored by a TBR attendant.
     -  The number of patrons allowed in the bathroom will be limited to avoid crowding.
     -  Hand sanitizer will be used upon entering and leaving the restrooms.

8.  The Bar 
     -  All drinks will be served in disposable cups with lids and straws.
     -  For the safety of our patrons, we are suspending the use of TBR sippy cups.  ALL drinks will be served in disposable cups.

     -  We ask that you pay with a credit card or exact change when paying at the bar.  We

         are unable to make change for large bills at this time.

 

9.  The theatre will be deep cleaned and disinfected between each performance by a member of our janitorial staff.  
      -  This cleaning process will include the use of HEPA filters and UV lights.

10.  Tickets may not be purchased at the door.  Because we are worried about congestion  and social distancing by the entryway, we will not be selling tickets at the door.

      -  If someone you know wishes to see the performance, they will need to order tickets 

         through the box office or online before the show.
      -  Tickets will be unavailable for purchase one hour before the scheduled beginning of 

          each performance.

11. For the safety of our volunteers and patrons, there will be no "meet and greet" with the cast after the performance.

12.  At the end of the performance, an will come to your row and ask you to exit the auditorium.
      -  Please remain seated until you have been asked to leave.  This way, we hope to avoid 
         crowding at the exits and in the aisles and everyone can safely and socially distantly exit
         the building.
 
14. In order to ensure patron safety, we will not be using paper programs during "The Odd Couple".  Below is a link to the electronic version of the playbill:

Draft that I almost threw out . . . who knows I may do something with it someday. I'm surprised I was able to get it back!

I'm not sure where this insight comes from but as I was out swinging on the back porch I was musing about how many people I've met don't seem to know how to work - at anything. Whether they are salespeople in the stores or teachers or cleaners or road workers or business men or heaven forbid politicians or utility workers or techies or lawyers or pastors or students everyone seems to be lazy.  It doesn't seem to matter what they get paid; they don't work hard and to the best of their ability. Even if you're making $8 an hour at whatever you are doing you must put in your best effort. That seems to be missing in almost every category of worker I've met or read about in the Advocate. On top of that no one seems to think they are paid enough for what they do. Well even if this may be the case for a lot of workers there is never an excuse not to give your best effort and no matter the job always be trying to learn how to do it more efficiently and well. Even when I was making .50 an hour at my first job umpteen years ago as a waitress I put in lots of effort to do everything right and even better then right. I tried  to improve on cooking and delivering the food and drinks when I had to open the restaurant at 6am alone at 16 years old. I loved being able to do all of the tasks expected of me even when the tips were minuscule. After all when the early morning people arrived for a coffee and a doughnut they would leave me a quarter and my tip was 10 cents.  Think about that - it was a big tip since the doughnut was .05 and the coffee was .10. I would never have considered not working my buttski off just because I was working in an unskilled job. 

Yup, that's what happens when your home is 25 years old . . .

American Goldfinches

The only flowers that have survived. I dragged all of the pots I could unto the porch.

Killdeer in the mud.

 

    

I was so excited that the septic system had  been upgraded properly and rather expensively over the last couple of day. So last evening when I went to take an early shower there was no hot water! Puppy's Pop went up in the attic and our hot water heater was leaking.  I called the Big Kiddo and he left his home to come help out. They managed to drain the water from the tank and then found a new one on line at Home Depot which they installed today. Puppy's Pop picked it up this morning and put down some extra plywood over the cross beams so they could have some maneuvering room. 

The Big Kiddo got here about 9am and he and Puppy's Pop brought the new hot water heater up into the attic and by about 1pm they had it all connected. We have hot water. I am always impressed with how well this wonderful father and son duo get things done. After a bite to eat Big Kiddo was on his way home which is about a 35 mile drive.

Quote:  All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price. ______Juvenal

Just checking.

Some how I've managed to mess up the last post. Trying to figure out what went wrong. I know it is me! Not sure how to fix it! Blogger has changed so much.

Excellent day when the septic system is working properly ! ! !

It is absolutely unbelieveable how much I missed being able to flush when necessary! Puppy's Pop is a superior man as he managed to keep it as workable as possible until the men were finally able to get here in this extreme cold weather and fix the old system. It took them 2 full days but we now have the latest, fashionable Louisiana system. We went to Big Mike's to celebrate. I had my Muffaletta Pizza and traditional Root Beer Float. Perry had his usual Bud Lights and tried a new sandwich with the best fries in Christendom! Life is good. I've even learned to read the Advocate in 5 minutes flat. What a bunch of poorly written articles and hooey. Quote: A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. _____G.D. Prentice

Well, I've come back . . .

Not a good day for refurbishing the septic system!

I can't believe how different the layout is. I guess it serves me right for not paying attention. I will just post a photo today and, bien sur, a quote!

Quote:  Clocks will go as they are set; but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.  ____Otway

Trying to help out . . .

I am trying to post on blogger without using their new format. I think I've done it but I may have to go to the new format whether I like it or not by the end of the month!