Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

We (Carol & I) visited an old neighbor at a memory specialty assisted living place yesterday. It is amazing. This place only opened a few months ago and they already have a large group of patients. We have several Assisted Living Facilities in this town (you must be 55 or older to live in this town) but this is the first one built exclusively for memory problems. When we got there our friend was in an activities session. It might seem strange to you but they were painting paper plates. The patients were really into it coming up with all kinds of designs. It obviously was stimulating their minds into creativity. As the countries population is growing older, Alzheimers and Dementia in particular are becoming more common then ever. These problems attack rich and poor alike and we must do our best to see that research will continue and improve in these areas. If your elected officials ask your opinions on what our government should be spending our tax dollars on, please do not forget these areas of illness. Remember it could be your parent, aunt or uncle our yourself that will need help next. 

Knock, Knock. Is anybody there???????

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Forgot to say,  A Happy Passover to all!

Hi Warren. Almost done with "Private Paris" I love the story.. Next for me to order is 15th Affair.. The Lindsey Boxer murder club series.. I read the last 14 of them.. They are Among my favorites!! Stay well.

HI patsy, glad you are back home safe. I remember well that Long Island weekend traffic. At one point, my two brothers & my Sister all lived on Long Island and of course there were weddings, confirmations etc: to attend and we lived in NJ. Even when I lived in Brooklyn   there were some rough weekend trips out to L.I.

The Mets are doing well. The Yanks only so-so at best. In fact the whole American League East looks like a disaster area. I am sure it will all smooth out after awhile but right now.....

Prodigal son. I knew that Lacrosse is on ESPN once in awhile but I did not know anyone who watched it! I do watch women's softball on TV when there is no Major League baseball on. I abhor soccer. I think it is the most boring sport in the world. My grandson's H.S. Baseball team is doing fairly well. They are playing at about.500 My grandson is Catching pretty much full time and relief Pitching sometimes. His bat is starting to come to life also. You are correct in saying that amateur sports can be very interesting and exciting.

Hey Prodigal Son. I am in the same town in Florida for just under 19 years. I still get told "hey, you are from Brooklyn". I consider it a compliment. The funny part is, I do a considerable amount of Public Speaking and I am seldom told when I do the Public Speaking that they hear a Brooklyn accent.

Patsy, I just finished the latest Harlen Coben book, "Fool Me Once". It was okay but it does not match up with Woods or Patterson's books. Coben used to write a series of books about an ex Jock who becomes an agent and got involved with all kinds of mysteries. I like him a lot better when he wrote them. The hero was I believe to have  had a name like Simon Bolitar.

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!! Enjoy your special day!!

older80goat said:

Hey Prodigal Son. I am in the same town in Florida for just under 19 years. I still get told "hey, you are from Brooklyn". I consider it a compliment. The funny part is, I do a considerable amount of Public Speaking and I am seldom told when I do the Public Speaking that they hear a Brooklyn accent.

 Having a Brooklyn accent is a gift from Above!

I had many friends and acquaintances who moved from God's Country over to Florida.  But you won't find too many folks like that here in the Gopher state.  Like you, I consider it a compliment when someone like the bus driver says that my speech so readily stands out like that. 

Argh!  We are getting more rain and it dashes my hopes of seeing high school baseball & softball.  Hopefully, the games will be played at a later date.

Everyone stay well!  

Hi friends Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!! We're going to have a rainy one starting This afternoon.. Warren, Good luck with your sermons.. Keep rooting for those Mets..

Looks like I am talking to myself!!!!

The Mets have had better weeks! Just when I thought they were ready to knock Washington out of first, they folded like a cheap suit. Hopefully this week will be better.

 It is funny with those turtles. Most of them are kind of plain looking. They are about a foot long and 8 inches wide. Some have designs on their shells.  But one that I call schnouzie is longer and wider and has a long neck and a big sharp nose. The others are not afraid of him and he does not try to bully even though he is bigger. They have to compete with seagulls and fish for the bread & rolls I feed them. The birds swoop down sometimes and grab the bread before the Turtles get it. Also some pretty large fish come up from the bottom and grab it. The turtles get most of it though.

Hi friends Warren, went to the library tonite & i am #159 on wait list for Pattersons 15th affair. I read the 14 in the series so far. . I love this series. The Murder wives club series. I want to be a member of that club.. Lol Have a great night..

Hey Patsy, Remember they had to replace one member of the Murder Club due to a sad affair. My Librarian said that 15 will not be available till some time in June and the new Private book the same.  I am very picky when it comes to Authors. I really like Jack Higgins, Woods & Patterson. A few others I only put up with. Speaking of reading I remember when we joined the NYC library at the branch on 6th avenue & 8-9th street. You had to bring a Gas or Electric bill to prove your residence and if you were under a certain age your Parent had to accompany you. My favorite books as a child were Barbar the Elephant and I understand they are still popular in the children's section. By the way, that branch in the slope is still there.

Hi Warren.. I didn't order Private Rio yet. I ordered 3 books which 2 will be In in about a week or so.. Believe it or not, Marcia Clark Wrote some good novels.. Fiction. I found those browsing thru the Shelves of the library.. I really enjoyed Them. I became a fan of hers during the OJ trial. Never knew she wrote novels. I thought she only wrote the one book About the trial.. Yes, Barbar the Elephant is still a Favorite,, Have a great night!

We had a moving program this morning here at our Independent Senior Living place. I read the INVOCATION & the BENEDICTION. Others presented other parts including a slide show of Red Skelton explaining the Pledge of Allegiance word for word. We did the usual recognizing of all veterans from each branch of service while playing each branches song. I am happy to say that the Recreation & Events Center was packed for this program. All this was followed by a buffett picnic type lunch and yes we even got a beer to drink with the lunch.