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@dolmansaxlil that sounds horrible and terrifying!!

@Bernard I didn’t even recognize the title to know it was a Hitchcock film!!

Wilt

@Bernard said:

North by Northwest (I doubt there's anyone who has never seen it).

I have not seen it.

Great pics, @steve-miller !! The building collector is interesting!

I’m guessing you’re not going into Mpls/St. Paul?

I love the Twin Cities. I lived there for about 6 years (first in Mpls and then in St Paul), and I got my BA from the U of Mn. It’s changed a lot since I lived there, for example I guess there’s a monorail now.

@RealPlayer said:

Shingrix?

Yes, that’s the one I had. You might ask you PCP again, if that discussion was a while ago, I think the scientific support for getting the shingrix has really increased. (As @wtg mentioned)

I am hopefully done with these side effects, but it was definitely a much rougher two days than I expected. The nurse said the second one is worse (this was my first shot) so I might shift around my appointment for shot number two…

BTW for anyone getting the shot, do plan to take Tylenol, that definitely helped me. I went to bed at 9:30pm last night, that helped too.

Also plan to clear your calendar.

@AdagioM said:

But I’m sorry it’s hitting you that way. Whine away!

thank you!!!

I survived my two classes, whew!

I can actually tell it's starting to work its way out, I should be fine by tomorrow, or maybe even by bedtime. Probably teaching actually helped, as awful as it was earlier today!

Now home and see if I have any energy after dinner to play the piano.... I have a multi-week streak going here!

Thanks everyone! At least I'm not the only one!

@wtg yep, the benefits beyond avoiding shingles are definitely part of the draw. But also, one of my brothers had shingles, very, very nasty and something I want to avoid!

@Jodi said:

The second one made me feel even worse (plan accordingly).

Yeah, I scheduled it for after fall classes end!

I just went to the cafe near my office and got myself a treat (coffee and a cookie!) I'll survive!

Whining helps though!

I got it yesterday midday. By 9pm, I felt feverish and like I had been run over by truck. I took some tylenol and went to bed.

This morning I still feel feverish and still feel like I've been run over by a truck. The only difference is now my arm really hurts. I just took some more tylenol.

I have to teach in about 2.5 hours.... Someone please save me.

/whine

@Daniel said:

That's because you're British.

I don't think that's why. I never saw her husband mentioned either, maybe once around the time that he passed away, and then again now as her passing has led to many articles about her.

They were very private, so it's not surprising that @andyd and others (me) never saw Dolly's husband mentioned.

Loosey

@AdagioM Aww, if I had any role in your return to piano, that makes me very happy!

And just doing it for you is the perfect reason!

But do let us know how it goes and what you're working on!

@Steve-Miller said:
And do I really need a washer that lasts 30 years? At my age I hesitate to buy green bananas!

FWIW (which isn’t much) I don’t like front loaders.

Fish

@AdagioM wonderful!

What a was the trigger that pulled you back?

@Bernard nice! that’s a gorgeous house!

Also this:

for sale for the first time since being built in 1878

Wow!!

@kluurs said:

"whatever time of the day the person can consistently focus their time."

Yep. My preference would be to practice in the morning, but it's just not possible. So it's usually night time, but even if I can only put in a little bit of time, I do. And then when i have a bigger chunk of time, I benefit from that more because I've been at the piano consistently.

@kluurs said:

if I dedicated myself to playing several hours a day and with proper instruction, I might rise from a bad player to mediocre

That's pretty much me. As you say, it doesn't matter. It gives me great joy. (And somehow, miraculously, doesn't drive my husband crazy).

So I keep playing.