Conversation 27

Billy Joel Lyrics
“Allentown”

Well we’re living here in Allentown
And they’re closing all the factories down
Out in Bethlehem they’re killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line
Well our fathers fought the Second World War
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore
Met our mothers in the USO
Asked them to dance
Danced with them slow
And we’re living here in Allentown

But the restlessness was handed down
And it’s getting very hard to stay

Well we’re waiting here in Allentown
For the Pennsylvania we never found
For the promises our teachers gave
If we worked hard
If we behaved
So the graduations hang on the wall
But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Iron and coke
And chromium steel
And we’re waiting here in Allentown

But they’ve taken all the coal from the ground
And the union people crawled away

Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got
But something happened on the way to that place
They threw an American flag in our face

Well I’m living here in Allentown
And it’s hard to keep a good man down
But I won’t be getting up today

And it’s getting very hard to stay
And we’re living here in Allentown

NATIONAL STRING CHEESE DAY

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NATIONAL FRIED RICE DAY

Order up a side of Hibachi Chicken Rice to celebrate National Fried Rice Day on September 20. During this food holiday, fried rice stars as the centerpiece of the meal.

PEPPERONI PIZZA DAY

On September 20, we indulge on Pepperoni Pizza Day as we recognize the most popular pizza ever created. This food holiday celebrates the pizza enjoyed by young and old alike.

NATIONAL CARE FOR KIDS DAY

Caring for children is the bedrock foundation for building strong communities and society as a whole. National Care for Kids Day on September 20 offers an opportunity for you to positively impact a child’s life in a variety of ways both large and small. That’s because we all know there are many ways to be a role model in a child’s life.

NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

In the United States, the third Friday in September honors National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The day serves as a call to action, reminding the nation to rededicate our efforts.

@sheba2011

This is so true, lol!😂

Good Morning Peeps and welcome to our wonderful Community. 😎🎈
Fall will be here on Sunday so enjoy these last summer daze.

Here’s looking at you kid. 😎🎈

Just Smile. 😎

What dreams are made of. 😎🎈💕

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@loaf,

Good morning in Ohio wishing you and yours a great Friday. 🎈😎😘

@xango,

Good day in Florida I hope it is cooling down for you. Please take care of yourself. 🎈
Check in when you can. I hope the little bunnies are still visiting you. 😎

I’m sure you get these critters too. 💕

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Oodie last night was so strange. All the neighbors
are talking about being in total darkness due to a power outage. I was in the middle of
posting to you last night when all of a sudden everything within miles went dark. Yikes!

I went outside in a hurry and put food in the cats bowls as I cannot see them without
my security camera in the dark. I was walking Poppy and one neighbor said it was strange
he was in the middle of slicing a roast and it went dark. We all had a good laugh as the
power was back on in about an hour. I was able to finish my post to you and Shoelady60. 😎

We have rain all weekend I hope to attend an Art Fair if the rain is not too bad. 💕

Oz is very dry and we need the rain I just hope we are able to keep the power.

Oodie let me know how your visit goes with your hubby today. Keep cool and glad you
are enjoying your Kitchen. 💕😎I don’t like the rules of the rehab when you are trying to
help take care of your husband. This is concerning.

Enjoy the day Oodie and happy shopping. 😎

@sheba2011

I didn’t see hubby on Friday. Instead I was cleaning the guest bathroom to get it ready for the roofers. They will be here Saturday morning. So far I am happy with my choice. The owner and supervisor has explained everything and it seems they know what they are doing. The people I used following the two hurricanes seemed to know what to do. However, I had to contact them two more times when the roof began to leak again. Each time they asked if that was part of the initial problem. It was. Then it took weeks, in my case, months. before they returned. There were a myriad of things I could have done, but decided to look for someone who knew what to do. And now I have a leak in the same place. The roofer phoned me this afternoon to look at the ceiling in our den before starting the project. He is thinking about tearing down the entire ceiling and roof in that area and installing new everything. The amount he quoted will stay the same. If that is the case, his crew will help me move everything out of the room and when done help to move everything back. Meanwhile, we have another water main break. Right now I have water, but it looks like everything will be shut down sometime today. Hoping the problem can be rectified in one day.

It is still very hot and humid. Temps are in the 90s and so is the humidity. No rain this week. I am again watching the tropics. Looks like two or three in the Atlantic and one that is in the Caribbean may become the next hurricane and head for the Gulf Coast. I’ve seen this on a map and right now it could go towards Mexico or Texas. However, depending upon the jet stream it could head our way.

I am again concerned with xango. Her hubby had Covid and I am hoping she didn’t get it. I do remember that she was scheduled for another procedure and here’s hoping that she is OK. She seemed to be doing good recuperating from the last hospital stay which was weeks. September is also her anniversary month and I am hoping that they went away for a few days. After what she has been through for the last year, getting away is the best medicine for recuperation. At least it is a few days of no cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, etc., etc..

Enjoy your Saturday. Hope you can sit and relax for a change. The rain from the other day could have messed with your computer. If you can, try to send a few of those drops our way.

@taci,

Good morning dear friend wishing you Happy Trails and safe journey. 😎🎈in case you
have not noticed welcome to the new Thread this was done because of a glitch somewhere
in the universe. LOL! 😎

Oz is warm on this Friday. 😎💕

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 💕😎🎈Lady last night was a strange one. I posted to you last
night we had a total power outage all over. I was posting to oodiebom got to the middle
of the post and everything went black I grabbed my Iphone and turned on the Flashlight
I did not want to step on Poppy we both made it out of my dressing room and ran to
hubby who was already well aware of the problem.

One neighbor was in the middle of preparing a meal when it went dark. We all laughed about
this morning in the sunlight. 💕😎🎈

I was worried about the cats we had some rain yesterday and they don’t like rain. I was able
to feed all three of them. 💕🎈

My projects are looking better I am getting ready for fall and all. 😘💕😎

I love the idea of a cruise to Hawaii if I got that right you go girls. 😘

Sending cool vibes to you and Jake. 😘😎💕

@sheba2011

Hope all is back to normal in the neighborhood. When the electric goes out, I wander around my house doing nothing or trying to figure out what I can do.🙄 We are so dependent on it. I wouldn’t have made it during Little House on the Prairie times!

Warm, sunny day around 85. Looks like we will have some of your rain next week.🌧 Hubs is golfing so I am taking my time on small things. He will eat there so I will enjoy a big salad for me.🥗

Glad the Chiefs are on Sunday night so I will get to see them. And maybe a new outfit on Taylor. Love the boots but I hope she sits most of the game. I guess I’m just showing my age.😮

Fingers crossed your lights are on this evening.🤞 Big hugs to you, Poppy and the damp cats.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good evening I am making sure the animals are fed because we have a big storm on the
way tonight. I know we need the rain but the cats hate it. I think as long as they are fed
and have a safe place to chill during the storm they will be alright. 😎💕

Hey if the game is on we will be raining we will rain all weekend. 💕😎 We have certain
parts of Kansas will get more rain then other parts. I will take it.

Still at it on projects this is a one and done deal. Hubby is helping too. 💕😘

I hope your husband is having a good Golf Game and enjoying himself. 😎

Goodnight and enjoy your evening time for the History Channel. 😎💕

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten I hope this little post find you doing well. 😎🎈

The Summer Knows
Song by Barbra Streisand

The summer smiles, the summer knows
And unashamed, she sheds her clothes
The summer smoothes the restless sky
And lovingly she warms the sand
On which you lie
The summer knows, the summer’s wise
She sees the doubts within your eyes
And so she takes her summertime
Tells the moon to wait and the sun to linger
Twists the world ’round her summer finger
Lets you see the wonder of it all
And if you’ve learned your lesson well
There’s little more for her to tell
One last caress
It’s time to dress
For fall
And if you’ve learned your lesson well
There’s little more for her to tell
One last caress
It’s time to dress
For fall

Hot Fun in the Summertime
Song by Sly and the Family Stone

End of the spring
And here she comes back
Hi, hi, hi, hi there
Them summer days
Those summer days
That’s when I had
Most of my fun, back
Hi, hi, hi, hi there
Them summer days
Those summer days
I cloud nine when I want to
Out of school, yeah
County fair in the country sun
And everything is true
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Hot fun in the summertime
Hot fun in the summertime
Hot fun in the summertime
Hot fun in the summertime
First of the fall
And then she goes back
Bye, bye, bye, bye there
Them summer days
Those summer days
Boop-boop-boop-boop
When I want to
Out of school
County fair in the country sun
And everything is cool
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Hot fun in the summertime (hey, hey, hey, ooh)
Hot fun in the summertime (ooh, yeah)
Hot fun in the summertime

Cruel Summer
Song by Bananarama

Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning
I sit around
Trying to smile but the air is so heavy and dry
Strange voices are sayin’ (what did they say?)
Things I can’t understand
It’s too close for comfort, this heat has got right out of hand
It’s a cruel, (cruel) cruel summer
Leavin’ me here on my own
It’s a cruel, (it’s a cruel) cruel summer
Now you’re gone
The city is crowded, my friends are away
And I’m on my own
It’s too hot to handle, so I got to get up and go
It’s a cruel, (cruel) cruel summer
Leavin’ me here on my own
It’s a cruel, (it’s a cruel) cruel summer
Now you’re gone
Gonna feel only it was
It’s a cruel, (cruel) cruel summer
(Leavin’ me) leavin’ me here on my own
It’s a cruel, (it’s a cruel) cruel summer
Now you’re gone
It’s a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It’s a cruel, cruel summer
Now you’re gone
You’re not the only one
It’s a cruel, (cruel) cruel summer
(Leavin’ me) leavin’ me here on my own
It’s a cruel, (it’s a cruel) cruel summer
Now you’re gone
You’re not the only one
It’s a cruel, (cruel) cruel summer
(Leavin’ me) leavin’ me here on my own
It’s a cruel, (it’s a cruel) cruel summer
Now you’re gone
You’re not the only one

Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
Song by Billy Ocean

She’s simply awesome
She dashed by me in painted on jeans
And all heads turned ’cause she was the dream
In the blink of an eye I knew her number and her name, yeah
She said I was the tiger she wanted to tame (to tame)
I was in search of a good time
Just running my game, yeah
Love was the furthest from my mind
Caribbean queen
Now we’re sharing the same dream
And our hearts they beat as one
No more love on the run
I lose my cool when she steps in the room
And I get so excited just from her perfume
Electric eyes that you can’t ignore
And passion burns you like never before (hmm)
I was in search of a good time
Just running my game, yeah
Love was the furthest
Furthest from my mind, yeah
Caribbean queen (oh)
Now we’re sharing the same dream (the monster)
And our hearts they beat as one (hm)
No more love on the run (I love ya’, I need ya’)
Caribbean queen (you doing to me)
Now we’re sharing the same dream (the monster)
And our hearts they beat as one (hmm, yeah)
No more love on the run (run, ah, uh, uh, uh, yeah)
Caribbean queen (oh, you’re doing to me)
Now we’re sharing the same dream (a monster)
And our hearts they beat as one (I’m afraid)
No more love on the run (hm, yeah)
Caribbean queen
I found love
Caribbean queen, oh yeah
Oh, she’s a queen
Caribbean queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
Caribbean queen
I found love
Oh I love, love, love ya’
Ohh, oh
Caribbean queen, yeah yeah
Oh, she dashed by me in painted on jeans
She’s a queen
Caribbean queen, yeah, yeah
Ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh
Ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, yeah, oh
She’s a queen
My Caribbean queen, yeah, yeah
I said she’s danced by me in a painted on jeans
Ooh, yeah
Ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, yeah, yeah
Awe

NATIONAL PAWPAW DAY

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TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY

All you bilge rats, Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgh! Get ready to celebration Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19.

NATIONAL BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING DAY | SEPTEMBER 19

On September 19th, National Butterscotch Pudding Day offers a sweet taste of a wholesome and creamy dessert.

Brown sugar and butter star in the recipes for butterscotch pudding. However, corn syrup, vanilla, and salt are also sometimes used. Butterscotch adds amazing flavor to items such as sauces, candies, and frostings.

An 1848 newspaper offers the scoop on this yummy pudding. According to “Housewife’s Corner” and Masluk Cream Co., the real recipe for “making Doncaster butterscotch is one pound of butter, one pound of sugar and a quarter of a pound of treacle, boiled together.”

Enjoy butterscotch pudding on its own or use it in other recipes. The flavor goes well with graham cracker crusts for pies or layered in a trifle, too. Simply layer with chunks of pound cake and whipped cream. Add nuts or a caramel drizzle for texture and visual appeal. Spike your pudding with bourbon or rum. Pudding shots are delicious little cocktails.

Good Morning Peeps and welcome to our wonderful Community. 😎🎈

Enjoy these last precious days of Summer.

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@loaf,

Enjoy this beautiful Thursday. 🎈😎Loaf you have been with me since the start of this
thread which is ten years old. I miss you and hope all is well. Hey this is Thread number
27. 😎🎈Loaf I have had threads that lasted two years. LOL!

@xango,

Good day in Florida. 🎈😎 Wishing you a nice Thursday and welcome to the new thread. 😎🎈
I’ve been at it for ten years every single day. I also have other threads in the HSN Community.

I like what I do and I only post when I am taking a break. 😎

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 😎🎈Oodie how are you? I have missed you
for a day or two. I just hope all is going well at the rehab. I hope the mattress is one
and done. How is your husband?

If you are resting just rest. Let me know how things are going. 😘💕😎

@sheba2011

Still doing KP, but now it is fun. The pots and pans are looking good. The ones I no longer use will be donated.

I got hubby’s itches. No fun. Benedryl is very helpful along with the cream. Only thing is it makes me sleepy, so I won’t be driving until later today.

I made a phone call to the new Unit Manager and the Social Worker. Hubby had progressive lenses on a relatively new pair of glasses. Glasses are missing and it seems that the aides along with the RNs are not looking for them. Hubs has a habit of putting the glasses down on his food tray, so I surmise that the aides just picked the tray up and put it on the cart without looking. Seems only the aide we both adore does this. As far as doing the bedding, I’ve been told NO. I have two things here that will work wonders. One is the Clean Boss and the other is a bug spray that kills both the eggs and the insects. The last one requires one more spritz in two weeks. The Rehab has their own disinfectant that will only clean and not kill. My hands are tied on this as well as using an antihistamine along with the cream. I didn’t see hubby yesterday. I hope he is better and not scratching as much. His legs and arms look like a war zone. Our aide will be back tomorrow to work the weekend through Monday.

Will keep you updated. Have a great day and then some.

@sheba2011

I didn’t realize this was a new thread. Everything seemed OK yesterday. I surmise that the Tech Unit is still trying to make the necessary corrections. Then again, weather and cable could also be the problem as well. I remember just a few weeks ago losing my connection not only to the Internet but also to the CPU. I thought that the computer needed to go on life support. As it turned out, all that rain put a damper on the electrical and the plumbing. Sometimes it’s just your area or just your home that is involved.

I forgot to mention that I see Faire’s avatar from time to time in community. I often want to say hello, but cannot. Another person I miss is Velveteen Rabbit. She has not responded to pookie or to anyone else that has said hello. And when we met on Friday nights for Trivia, there was always FBN doing something for all of us to see and respond to. The last time he posted was to say he had Covid. I just hope and pray that he is OK.. He not only made you smile or laugh on that day, but the rest of the week.

@oodiebom,

I have been posting on HSN since 1999 on the regular I would be at work and still post.
I was having kids and working and husband and I were always busy. The Community
was different then you can make a comment and then move on to something else.

The big change came sometime in the 2000’s when the Community was shut down.
A new one came into place and then it happened again.

Oodie my lights have been out for about an hour I had already started this post.

I will say goodnight because we are expecting a strong storm.

Good night and I hope our power stays on.

@taci,

Good morning in S. California and may this day find you doing well.

Enjoy the Journey. 🎈😘😎

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 😎😘🎈Yeah there was a sort of glitch in the system and I had
to change the thread. Do you remember when the thread would run at least two years lol. 🎈😎
I don’t mind changing it out I don’t have a season thread this is knock around thread
where anything goes. 😘🎈😎Just having a little fun with music and fashion which is my
passion so no big deal.

Lady do you remember when just about everybody had a thread? I miss Fairemaiden I wonder
how she is doing her husband had cancer and she had her own health issues. Faire always
shoot from the hips. I miss her. 💕🎈 This is not my only thread on HSN I have done many.

Hey Oz had some nice rain only for a few hours and it was wonderful. 💕😎😘
The moon was beautiful last night I basked in it’s glory the cats did a pose too.

Lady this weekend will be a washout with the weather we will have strong rain. 😘😎
Sending cool vibes to you and Jake. 😎

@sheba2011

Hi in Oz. When I posted yesterday everything seemed fine. I do remember when it would go on for years because when it would get super long, my computer had trouble loading it. Now this glitch seems to come on a regular basis. Oh well, always something…..🙄 Thanks for #27 and your patience.

Yes, I remember all those names. Unless I die suddenly, I promise to let you know if I am leaving.

Hot weather through the weekend.🔥 Next week looks to be in the 70’s. Hard to believe summer is over, this year is flying by. It’s over on the calendar but this year has been so hot we may still have 85 in October.

Sending lots of hugs to you, Poppy and the cats.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good evening you always know what to say to make me feel good. 😎💕😘
Believe me when I say you are a joy and treasure.

Hey our lights were out in the middle of oodie’s post. Just popped back on
and I am going to sign out.

Enjoy your evening. 😘💕

@kittengirl,

Good morning Kitten in California I am sending you a Thursday Shout Out. Please be well. 😎💕