I had thought I'd attend the live version of this play at Savannah Children's Theatre this afternoon, but, after watching Saturday Night Live last night - which consisted only of prerecorded holiday skits from the past and was populated by a skeleton camera crew, Keenan Michaels as the sole regular, and Tina Fey with Tom Hanks to commemorate Paul Rudd's induction into the 5-Timers Club - I chickened out.
If New Yorkers had pulled the plug on that show, then why risk being around a bunch of strangers who might not even be vaccinated or mask-wearing?
Surprisingly, I was awake today in plenty of time to catch all of "CBS Sunday Morning".
It's been a while since I could say that.
(smile)
The pandemic was front and center, of course.
The USA alone has now had more than eight hundred thousand deaths, with those infected by the improved coronavirus now dying at the rate of 1300 per day.
Damn.
Even with that dour news, there was a major highlight for me in one of the stories.
The interviewer was speaking with three men who, as boys back in 1965, were part of the choir singing in the brand-new tv special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas".
Wow!
They had been paid the princely sum of five dollars per day... and there were three days of recording their singing!
Believe me, back in that time, a kid would feel pretty rich with a fiver in their pocket, much less three of those bills!
For today's show, they sang "Christmas time is here", the sweet song heard while the cartoon characters are skating at the start of the Peanuts special.
That almost convinced me to go to the live matinee... almost.
Instead, I busied myself with cleaning magnets off the refrigerator, then using a Lysol sheet to sanitize the fridge surface before replacing the magnets.
Seriously, that's quite an undertaking.
Yesterday, I'd tackled the magnets and other things on the stove side of my fridge.
Some I ended up tossing during the three hours of the task; they were too stained or discolored to salvage.
When I had completed that task, I'd decided to only place magnets acquired during my travels, to try to encourage me to get out more.
What a lot of souvenirs I have!!!
Maybe I'll hit somewhere new to me on my trip to Daytona Beach in the next few weeks and collect one more magnet to mark the occasion!
(smile!)
Encouraged to continue cleaning, today I have spent at least two hours on the magnets, and the doors, from the front of the fridge and freezer.
That side has now been designated for magnets I've made over the years, as well as photos and other printed stuff.
Amazing how much cleaner and brighter it all looks!
(smile!)
By the time I was done, it was too late for the SavChTh show.
I was hungry anyway, choosing to watch a Christmas movie, one of many I've enjoyed during this merry month of December.
Then, I took a break from tv for a while.
When I turned it back on thirty minutes ago, Georgia Public Broadcasting had a gift for me: "A Charlie Brown Christmas".
What a blessing!
Right place, right time.
i thank You, God.
I just may have to rethink my stance on their request for money...
but, not right now.
"Monk" is on, and he's part of my Sunday groove this year.
What a relief, though, to have been given that bit of normalcy with Linus.
What a blessing!
i thank You, God.
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Why was I cleaning my fridge?
Two reasons.
1) Tony and Laura got a new fridge a week or so ago and he'd called me to see if I might want their old one, as it was likely newer than mine. I initially said "Yes!", but changed my mind.
As I told him, I really didn't need a larger one.
About half of mine has containers of water to help it maintain its cold temperature, as I never have enough food to even half fill it.
2) Jeff and Amy will be in town for Christmas Day and I might invite them to come here for a meal.
That would mean I need to really straighten up around here.
Not that I don't need to do a bit of that anyway, and have already make several trips in the last two days to both the trash can and the recycling bin. As Boo said about her own lack of housekeeping, I don't have teaching as an excuse anymore.
LOL.
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