The Dolly Story

Last night on the buds , the CBC in a segment called ' Around Midnight ' , a re - broadcast of items from the week , ran the " Dolly Parton ' story.
Renowned singer in country and pop , the author of over 4 000 songs , and  the wealthiest woman in country and western music.
Her song ' I Will Always Love You ' made hugely famous by Whitney Houston , is ranked #5 all time in pop music.

She caught a break when the legend Porter Wagner needed a female singer for the ' The Porter Wagner Show ' out of Nashville in the 1960 s.
Dolly signed a 5 year deal and sang regularly and stayed 7 years. At the end of 7 years , she decided to go off on her own. Wagner fought the switch and tempers flared.
Dolly Parton showed up at Porter Wagner's door and said I need to sing you a song - ' I Will Always Love You ' - detailing her feelings and reasons that she needed to leave. Porter was mollified and asked to produce the song. The partnership ended and Dolly got a hit song out of  ' Always Love You '.
Three years later , Elvis Presley's team contacted Dolly's agent and asked to use the song.  A deal was struck in principle and work went ahead to set up a studio date.  Col. Tom Parker contacted Dolly's agent and said that it was customary for Elvis to take 50 % of the author's publishing commission for the song.
Despite the pleas of her whole support team , Dolly said , NO.
And of course , 15 years later , Whitney Houston turned ' Always Love You ' into a blockbuster hit. Rumours say that Dolly's home - mansion is paid from the royalties of the song.
Along the way , she continued to perform ,built DollyLand and created the ' Imagination Project ' to help disadvantaged people to read.
Recently , at Glastonbury Music Festival , 100 000 20 somethings sang ' Always Love You ' along w/ Dolly. Almost 50 years after she wrote the song , the audience knew the words - and belted out the whole song.

The Loop , the web page that I love to hate , had a banner announcing ' What to Do W/ leftover Vegetables '. This meant re - using vegetable leaves and stalks normally discarded. The cheepie idea that got my attention - potato peelings. Salt and oil the peeling and bake or fry the peelings to yield chip pieces. The peelings are high in nutrients.
Of course , Mr El Cheepo was all over this. And considering my latest efforts to make potato chips out of pita slices , well , it was a natural fit.

Weather : rainy , fall conditions and not much hope for 30 hrs.
However , eavestroughs are in good nick and run off , well , should run off , after the work that was done.

A report on the attempt to clean grout w/ baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Time consuming , spread and rub in w/ a toothbrush , wait and scrub , rinse. The results , not bad. Recall this was a first go and long overdue , so , not bad , is good. The bonus , no reek of chemicals and that choking feeling when using tile cleaner in a shower. Biologically , friendly , and safe for your hands - please wear rubber gloves warnings , do not inspire confidence in me when I try tile cleaner.