October 5, 2021

Best Flannel Sheets

Everyone in New England knows the luxury of flannel sheets in the winter. So warm and soft you never want to get out of bed.
The NY Times rated 14 sets recently. Their ratings seem to factor in value and comfort. Their top three (price is for a queen set):
1. LL Bean (no surprise) Ultrasoft Comfort. Luxury Portuguese flannel. $120
2. Target Threshold. Incredible bargain. Offered in many changing patterns. In short supply now. They get restocked throughout the winter $30.
3. LL Bean Premium Supima: Even thicker and softer than 1. Perhaps lower rated because of the much higher price $200.
Apparently they have been doing these ratings for years. Durability is taken into account.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-flannel-sheets/

October 5, 2021

Dirty Old Town - Chad and Jeremy

October 5, 2021

I Could Write A Book - Dinah Washington

Pal Joey

October 4, 2021

Zip - Elaine Stritch

Rodgers and Hart celebrate Gypsy Rose Lee. Elaine Stritch starred in the 1951 production of Pal Joey.

October 4, 2021

Awadagin Pratt plays Sesame Street

October 4, 2021

Covid's Mysterious Two Month Cycle

For reasons that are not well understood Covid seems to run in a cycle of approximately four months or so, peaking halfway through and then quickly dissipaiting. We appear to be on the downslope of the cycle now with cases dropping 35 percent in the US since Sept 1 and 30 percent worldwide.
Reprinted from today's NY Times:

https://www.wionews.com/world/trying-to-make-sense-of-covids-mysterious-2-month-cycle-418142

October 4, 2021

Metropolitan directed by Whit Stillman (1990)

It touches on such pressing social issues as the escort shortage and the downward social mobility of the UHB.
Out of five stars it deserves about eight.

Streaming on HBOMax and occasionally appears on TCM.

October 4, 2021

Small World - Johnny Mathis

October 3, 2021

It's Delovely - Lester Lanin and his Orchestra

Lester Lanin's band played at the engagement party of Grace Kelly and the Prince of Monaco!

October 3, 2021

Surprising Murdaugh Murder Development

People Magazine recently reported that the late wife of Alex Murdaugh consulted a divorce lawyer six weeks prior to her murder:


https://people.com/crime/maggie-murdaugh-saw-divorce-lawyer-six-weeks-before-murders/