all work and no play - not me!

I do so love this episode of "Quantum Leap"!
Sam Beckett had leapt into a 1950's shamus, a 'tec, a dick, there to solve the murder of his partner in the private detective business.
I wasn't watching alone, either - mi tres amigas were along for the ride!
And what a ride, with this dashing figure working to solve the crime without getting pinched for it himself.
See, he and his partner's old lady had been having an affair - ooh la la!

Such an air of "Casablanca" in this one, especially when he'd pass by a mirror or look at his reflection.
That's when we'd see what folks in that time saw: a fellow who could pass for Humphrey Bogart's brother!
And, oh, the banter back and forth, between him and the widow and him and the paperboy - fun!
The bfe really liked all that film noir flavor, too!
Yeah, he was watching!


J-Dawg and I were still in communication with our communicators.
(Hahaha! Inside joke between friends!)

bfe: "Whatcha you up to these days?"
me: "5 foot 4 :-) "
bfe: "Ahh yes. A classic response!"
me: "Spent most of today tabling down numbers so I can start Social Security payments."
bfe: "What are ORP and TIAA?"
me: "The T is university retirement account with USG. Optional Retirement Account is the type I chose, so the money stayed with of when I left."
bfe: "I see. So ORP was used up already?"
me: "With me, not with of. Stupid phone."
bfe: "Ha ha! I knew what you meant."
me: "That's correct! Good thing i had used up all the ORP from TIAA last year, or i would have lost about 200 bucks a month for the rest of my life."
bfe: "That seems so fast."
me: "Yes, ORP didnt have but three years of university donations, since that was all i had as full time. Bulk of my money is in 403 b account."
me: "Ended up about 28K. Used it up first because USG ticked me off when they kept changing my account numbers and investments after the merger."
bfe: "Ha ha. That's funny in a good way."
me: "Lol. Actually, the investments i chose have done so much better than those the school has as their default."
bfe: "Buy low! Sell high! Ok I get you then. It wasn't just your rock and roll lifestyle!"
me: "Rock and roll lifestyle, ha! Going to the drive-in was as close as i have come to that in months. And it was free!"
bfe: "That seemed like a mega-positive experience."
me: "It really was! I just may do it next Wedn. They are showing Do The Right Thing."
bfe: "A classic film in the heat of the summer!"
me: "For real. :-) "

So, that was the work -
back to playing around!
And just in time for bare male body in a bubble bath...
oh! Oh, oh, oh, oh, OH!
Sooooo glad I caught this shot!
Barbara and Carolyn and Sandy were pretty glad, too, that I'd captured that Kodak moment!
I just wish he'd been a tad longer when unzipping his roommate's dress - but I have a wonderful imagination!
(smile!)

And lucky me!
I even caught this scene!
Actually, that's because this is the third - or fourth - time I've seen this one, so I knew I'd have him out of those bubbles and kept pushing the button and hoping for bliss!
(Yes, all innuendoes and puns are 100% deliberate!)
This time around, Sam still was Sam, but Samamtha, not Samuel - this was his first time as a woman!
What a lot of fun it was, too, for me and mis amigas, who mostly grew up in the 1960's and 1970's, during those early years of women's rights.
What a long way we've come!
(smile!)
i thank You, God!