Recent content by Kiraann

And heavy woolen socks

Not sure about the penguins but definitely about fleece leggings!

I woke up to a real temp of 1 !! Wind chill of -18 and this is in Texas ! I’m holing up all day.

That can seriously cause issues.

In that serious vein, check out the 1973 version of the Three Musketeers. The opening is D’Artangon’s father teaching him his last trick, a desperation move. Father tells him it is fraught with danger. Much later in the movie, D’Artangon uses that move and sure enough, it is dangerous. This is...

I’m sure there are many terms that could arise, pardon the expression.

Personally, I’m not in favor of open casket funerals. When my mother passed away in September, I was called early in the A.M. and immediately went to the assisted living center. She was still lying in the bed and I cannot get that image out of my mind. I was expecting it - she was in a coma for...

Unfortunately, I have to greatly restrict my rice intake - type 2 diabetes.

Yes.

One time I was called for jury duty, the voir dire completely amused me. The accused was found drunk in a street using the curb as a pillow. Both sides concentrated questions on whether jurors could be fair since the defendant was gay. I could see that as a real concern in Amarillo. But after...

I did that some time back. Still gettting emails.

How does one configure their profile to quit sending emails about updates on threads? I see the little alert icon when I log in so don’t really need nor want the emails.

That was a good comedy - Without a Clue - starring Ben Kingsley as Watson and Michael Caine as Holmes. Very entertaining.

No, she’s one of many Executive Producers which include George R R Martin and Robert Redford. She did sign off on the project. On IMDB, most who rate it highly have never read the books. Those who did read the books downgrade the show for the same reasons as I did.

I don’t expect any particular book be completely replicated in other media, but I do expect the characters to be at least mostly replicated. Imagine Sherlock Holmes be shown as an idiot and Inspector Lestrade solve the crime. That’s how I felt about the characters in the tv show.