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Well, you've read the notes, you've kept up with the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're keeping up and doing the Limbo at the same time.
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And the word of the day is: EXCURSUS!
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Will we never get to page two?
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If anyone wants to order CDs from this current batch, now would be the time, otherwise they're going back to storage over the weekend, and the next batch will be up for your perusal by Monday.
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TOD- I don't eat odd things...end of story
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OK I'll read the notes for inspiration!
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maybe if I did I would be a more interesting person, but anything that can qualify as "odd" disturbs me....
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Why did this TOD come about anyway? Were you eating something odd?
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[move=left,scroll,1,transparent,100%] POST 1000!!!!! [/move]
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Congratulations DR Adriana
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Oddest foods for me - eaten in Lancaster County PA.
Scrapple and Shoo Fly Pie. (not together but at the one meal).
I doubt I'd bother with either again.
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TOD:
Chilled lamb brains (at a Lebanese family dinner)
Roast deer heart (in Berlin)
der Brucer
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Oddest foods for me - eaten in Lancaster County PA.
Scrapple and Shoo Fly Pie. (not together but at the one meal).
I doubt I'd bother with either again.
How did you dress your scrapple (syrup, ketchup, apple sauce)?
der Brucer
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Shoo Fly Pie.
Pecan pie without any nuts.
der Brucer
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Seems scrapple has not make it into a song lyric - yet.
der Brucer
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C'mon Tom, three more posts - no EXCURSUS!
der Brucer
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Brylcream - a little scrapple do you.
I don't remember the meal that well der Brucer - it was over a decade ago.
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And the word of the day is: EXCURSUS!
Dialogue from "Private Lives"?
der Brucer
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I suspect they don't market scrapple in OZ.
(It would compete with your FAGGOTS!)
der Brucer
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The term Faggots is in fact not used here (Certainly not in this State - anything could happen in Queensland) in the food sense der Brucer - It is UK origin I think.
The closest we get to scrapple is "bubble and squeak" which is also not marketed - just the term here for fried up left overs. I doubt anyone under 40 uses the term these days - or would even consider using left overs in that way.
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"bubble and squeak"
Which was prominently featured in a "Two Fat Ladies" cooking show.
der Brucer
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Bubbly on ice - waiting for Tom to post!
der Brucer
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OK I'm back. Feeding dogs was the priority as it should be. I know who is in charge around here. 10,000 means nothing to them unless it is attached to a word such as biscuit. (Cookie they would not understand).
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(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_1603_images/0404071929_M_040407_tiger.jpg)
April 4: Tigress Xinta licks her cubs in Hongshan Zoo of Nanjing, east China
der Brucer
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FOR TOM
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/DancingBottle.gif)
DER BRUCER
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April 4: Tigress Xinta licks her cubs in Hongshan Zoo of Nanjing, east China
der Brucer
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
*cuteness overload*
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I want a baby tiger!
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thank you for the lovely picture before bed...now I can dream sweet baby tiger dreams
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goodnight
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Has Fred been to the Zoo?
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_1603_images/0404071735_M_040407_elephant.jpg)
April 4: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus clown, comforts an elephant after her handler had to remove an entire box of matzo from her mouth during a special feeding.
der Brucer
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Thank you.
I was thinking of playing one of my favourite titles "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our home" (David Frizzell) from the album "The Family"s Fine But This One's All Mine".
My taste in music is KLASS
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At least page 2 has arrived!
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and for those of you (many I'm sure) wondering I would have that particular disc in my collection of 45 rpm recordings - It was produced by my favourite producer of 1960's pop Tommy "Snuff" Garrett. Snuff is better known to some DRs as the man behind "Fifty Guitars Go South Of The Border" etc.
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Whilst DR George catches up, I shall sign off until later (early for some).
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Do you like his duet with Shelly West - "You're the Reason God Made Oklaholma?
der Brucer
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TOD- I don't eat odd things...end of story
Ditto. I'm not an adventurous eater...at all. ::)
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[move=left,scroll,1,transparent,100%] POST 1000!!!!! [/move]
Congrats on achieving three zeros for the very first time! ;)
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And Congrats to Tomovoz for hitting four zeros!! ;D
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Now that I've caught up, I'm going to bed. Good night!
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Good morning, all! Yesterday was an interesting day with lots of good moments and one really awful one. In the morning JoAnn and I ran erands dealing with my dad's estate: closed his post office box, checked on a bank account, went out to his vacant house and carried away items of furniture and various chochkes. My brothers and I had a good meeting abouot the estate and then a meeting with the attorney about various things left to be done in closing down everything. Right before the first meeting I received an email from the FAT conductor of little talent and huge ego. He was sending a whiney and rather vicious email to another, raking me over the coals with such ambiguousallegations as "heard from a friend of a friend."
After the meeting with the attorney, I needed to do some damage control, and then JoAnn and I watched AMERICAN IDOL.
Today, I shortly leave for Oxford, OH, to talk to music and theatre students and attend the first performance of their production of CANDIDE. I shall be E&T all day. Speaking of CANDIDE, today is the birthday of Mary Costa, the voice of Disney's sLEEPING BEAUTY, who played Cunegonde in the 1957 concert tour of the show and in the 1958 London production opposite Denis Quilley and Laurence Naismith.
DR Ginny, I'm waiting for my family to get their schedules together before I phone anyone, I've been unsuccessful so far in achieving any schedule from anyone!
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Congrats to DR Tomovoz on 10,000 (count 'em, 10,000) posts!
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Likewise, congrats to DR Adriana Patti on 1000 (count 'em, 1000) posts!
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Right before the first meeting I received an email from the FAT conductor of little talent and huge ego. He was sending a whiney and rather vicious email to another, raking me over the coals with such ambiguousallegations as "heard from a friend of a friend."
Would you care to share the contents or just flush it down the john?
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Today is my MRI. I hope they will find something rather than nothing so we can figure out the cause.
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Catching up...
DR Jane, DD Sherlock is ADORABLE. But he looks just a little bit sad. :(
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as for the TOD
I cannot think of anything out of the ordinary I may have tried. But I know for the longest time I wouldn't go for calamari. But I like that now.
I will try Haggis and a similar Jewish type called Kishka (stuffed intestines)
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***HEALTH VIBES***[/size][/color]
for Danise's mother
AND
***SUPPORTIVE VIBES***[/size][/color]
for Danise
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Yesterday DR TCB wrote:
But I am living proof that hips can be fixed!
And you sure DO know how to shake them...or so I hear! ;)
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Vibes for DR MS....and Mother of DR DANISE....two separate people!
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DR LAURA has a bathroom in her backyard? I understand the convenience, but the lack of privacy is a concern.
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Yesterday, DR JoseSPiano wrote:
As well as a "flowering" muffin pan.
As opposed to...ovulating?
And...
I think that muffin pan could come in handy for some seasonal meals.
Yes, but do you know the muffin man?
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DR CILLA LIZ - that pull out thing is called a letter tray and is very useful when your desktop is FULL and you want to write something. Ideally it is on the right side of the desk. Mine has one on either side.
We ordered desks specifically with letter trays when I worked at the School for the Deaf, so we could put our TTY's on the letter tray. Very convenient.
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Hmmmm.....The Twiggy CD.....hmmmmm
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Will we never get to page two?
Naturally.
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DR JoseSPiano-
Just curious, did you have to joing the local 802 for Lestat, or were you a member before that?
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DR SwishySarah -
I have often fantasized about working at Borders, mainly because I covet that [presumably] terrific employee discount...
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Good morning!
Brisk day here with slightly below normal temperatures but not really cold, just chilly. It should be a gorgeous day when the sun reaches its brightest point.
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I was very sad to read of the death of film director Bob Clark (A CHRISTMAS STORY, MURDER BY DECREE, PORKYS) and his son in a traffic accident yesterday. They were not at fault. Of course, the couple who hit them lived, the driver being intoxicated. What a shame! If I can get to it, I'd like to watch MURDER BY DECREE in his memory at some point today.
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**CONGRATULATIONS**[/size][/color]
DRs Tomovoz AND Adriana Patti
on your respective milestones!!
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I guess the most exotic thing I've ever eaten was turtle. A fellow teacher brought it to school one day, and I had some. It was fine, but I'm not sure I would have wanted an entire meal built around it.
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I'll have last night's MEDIUM to watch today and also need to finish THE YEARLING. Then, I'll see about getting to MURDER BY DECREE.
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TOD: I suppose that would have to be tripe. I'll try anything at least once. That is probably something I won't try again, however. :)
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Page Three Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia Dance!!!
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***MEDICAL VIBES***[/size][/color]
to DR Michael S
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There are new episodes of some shows on TV tonight:
NBC has new episodes of all of its comedies except MY NAME IS EARL, and THE OFFICE and 30 ROCK are extended episodes.
CBS has an all-new set of episodes for its three shows tonight.
UGLY BETTY and GREY'S ANATOMY are repeats but OCTOBER ROAD is new.
The CW's shows are both reruns.
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Good Morning!
OK - Well, after finally getting out of bed around 8:00, I folded my laundry, packed my bag, sorted my mail, and organized my desk. -And by the time I was finished it was only 8:45. :)
*Alas, I am taking a pile of mail with me up to Westport to sort through, but at least I collated the various small stacks of mail on my desk.
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DR singdaw - I was already a member of the AFM through the DC local. I was planning on joining Local 802 anyway once I got up here - you just simply have to pay the dues to be a member of the AFM. Getting Lestat just happened to coincide with everything else.
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Having another lun ch out today with best friend John and his kids. We're also planning excursions to Best Buy and Target, so it should be a fun afternoon.
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Well, time for me to head to 125th Street to catch the Metro-North train up to Westport. *There's wireless at the theatre (and at the hotel). -And since it's a tech, I'm pretty sure I'll have time to check in on things here throughout the day once I'm up there. ;)
Laters...
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I want a baby tiger!
DR Cason is already taken.
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And the word of the day is: EXCURSUS!
Every time Henry's alimony check is late, his EXCURSUS.
(Getting the obvious out of the way.)
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Congrats on 1000 and 10,000!
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Thursday morning greetings! Payday today and our checks were delivered by 2 Easter bunnies (actually Paula & Theresa from Finance). They were wearing fuzzy bunny ears and carrying baskets of foil-wrapped chocolate eggs. They hippety-hopped through our workroom singing "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" ;D
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Off to get cleaned up now before embarking on my lunch and shopping spree.
WBBL.
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TOD -
Calamari grosses me out.
And I consider escargot to be a terrible waste of good garlic.
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The term Faggots is in fact not used here (Certainly not in this State - anything could happen in Queensland) in the food sense der Brucer - It is UK origin I think.
The closest we get to scrapple is "bubble and squeak" which is also not marketed - just the term here for fried up left overs. I doubt anyone under 40 uses the term these days - or would even consider using left overs in that way.
I've had Bubble & Squeak!! I didn't know it was fried up leftovers, though. Thanks for filling me in, DR TOMOVOZ. I had it at a restaurant in West Hollywood long ago called THE TAMING OF THE STEW. Anyone remember this restaurant? It was on Santa Monica Blvd. Half vegetarian, owners British. GREAT FOOD! The B&S was so good that I tried to copy it at home. (I was quite the adventurous cook in those days.)
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Medical imaging vibes to DR Michael S!
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Travel vibes for DR Jose!
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I was thinking of playing one of my favourite titles "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our home" (David Frizzell)
Uh, I think one of my neighbors used that as her inspiration. Oh, SHE'S the wino? It was quite a lovely place at one time. :(
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Payday today and our checks were delivered by 2 Easter bunnies (actually Paula & Theresa from Finance). They were wearing fuzzy bunny ears and carrying baskets of foil-wrapped chocolate eggs. They hippety-hopped through our workroom singing "Here Comes Peter Cottontail"
How BUNNY-licious! :)
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TOD - One of the exchange students who stayed with us years ago made
Okonomiyaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki)
It kind of sounds like the Japanese version of Bubble & Squeak.
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DR LAURA has a bathroom in her backyard? I understand the convenience, but the lack of privacy is a concern.
Quite the rage among wino decorators, I hear.
Privacy is no longer an issue in today's world, DR JRand. That is sooooo YESTERDAY!!
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That is sooooo YESTERDAY!!
When we were all so SAPONACEOUS. ;)
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Yesterday, DR JoseSPiano wrote:As opposed to...ovulating?
And...Yes, but do you know the muffin man?
DR JoseSPiano not only knows the muffin man, but he also knows the cookie man, the cake man and every other food-preparation man with a 5-mile radius of his apartment....apparently.
:D
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Every time Henry's alimony check is late, his EXCURSUS.
(Getting the obvious out of the way.)
Not so obvious. I like it.
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maybe if I did I would be a more interesting person, but anything that can qualify as "odd" disturbs me....
...and yet, here you are....surrounded by....
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When we were all so SAPONACEOUS. ;)
Yes, we WERE SAPONACEOUS yesterday, weren't we? :)
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I love to try odd and unusual foods!!
Eel I am very fond of. Frogs legs I tried as a kid as well as chocolate covered ants. Beef tongue, heart, chicken gizzards (fried), tripe, chicken feet...all of which I enjoy.
Pigs feet I have tried a few times but did not totally enjoy. They were store bought however, and I would image that if I were to eat home cooked pigs feet I would like them just fine. But the store bought just has way too much vinegar.
I have yet to try brains, but hope to someday.
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Must scoot. Lots to do.
Have a good day, H/Ks!!
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I love to try odd and unusual foods!!
Eel I am very fond of. Frogs legs I tried as a kid as well as chocolate covered ants. Beef tongue, heart, chicken gizzards (fried), tripe, chicken feet...all of which I enjoy.
Pigs feet I have tried a few times but did not totally enjoy. They were store bought however, and I would image that if I were to eat home cooked pigs feet I would like them just fine. But the store bought just has way too much vinegar.
I have yet to try brains, but hope to someday.
EEEEKKKKKK!!!!!
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Amazing how theatre experience can change from one night to the next. On Tuesday I saw a wonderful show, Frost/Nixon, with Michael Sheen and Frank Langella. One of the best things I've seen in ages. Last night I saw a piece of drek called Howard Katz. It had a stage full of talented people, such as Alfred Molina and the wonderful, wonderful Elizabeth Franz and Euan Morton but they couldn't make me like this play any better. It was one of those 90 minute wonders with no intermission because they know if there was an intermission they would lose half the audience. I did not care a whit about any one of the whiney, pathetic and sad people on the stage and couldn't wait until it was over. Oh, well. You pays your money and you takes your chances.
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Thank you DR MattH for the new show listings. I was just going to check to see if UGLY BETTY was a repeat (it is listed that way in my tv guide but i was not sure).
I have SURVIVOR on tonight!
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Milestone congrats to Tomovoz and to Adriana
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Continued vibes to Michael S
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Scooting for me, as well.
And tomorrow, we grandladsit.
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I thought the result on last night's "Idol" was a travesty.
Gina is far better than several of the people remaining.
It's horses for courses, of course, but I loved Gina's "Smile"...and it was even more beautiful last night.
Of course, we remain saddled with several lackluster men...no doubt fuelled by lustful fantasies of a multitude of estrogen-brigade -- and no doubt a few team-testosterone -- members, although what any of them see in Sanjaya I cannot fathom.
I've heard increased speculation that Sanjaya may WIN the competition.
I wonder who will cheer him in concert...or buy his CDs?
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"Lost" SPOILERS:
I got so angry during last night's "Lost".....it seemed like there were more commercials than story.
Note I said "seemed" -- and it's simply that I was so engrossed in the story line that time flew. The 5-minute commercial blocks seemed like 10-minute blocks in comparison.
Jack remains mule-headed...and Kate knows that everything about Juliet is wrong. If Ben could set himself up to be tortured, Juliet could certainly be sent out handcuffed to Kate and subjected to Kate's mercurial temperament.
I think it might be time for someone else to assume a leadership role in the show, and I'm seriously hoping that Hurley's set-up of Sawyer wasn't just something the writers threw in there to include the "beach" survivors in the story arc.
We know now that many of the survivors have something dark in their past and that "the others" seem to have exceptionally detailed bios on all of them (and yes, they classify some of the survivors as "good people"). Last night, though, we learned that Kate was told by Locke that the others could not "forgive" her....whatever that means. Who are they to forgive or not forgive anyone? Especially given their own predilection toward murder....
...unless, of course, they're being set up as "avenging angels".
I've been thinking that the island might be their chance to "atone" for their pasts and to discover whatever good each might be capable of.
Now, I just can't imagine what will come next.
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I want:
An official Disney release of "Song of the South"
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Awaiting the plumber to see what today's adventures bring!
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I want:
A DVD release of "The Uninvited" with Ray Milland.
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Awaiting the plumber to see what today's adventures bring!
Bon chance!
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TOD: I made pig feet soup for Spanish class once. It had chorizo in it, which contains pig salivary glands.
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Perhaps we can convince DR Sandra to post some of her grandma's jello recipes.
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One more thing about "American Idol"!
In the very near future, the "results" show will expand to one hour.
Can you IMAGINE it? What on earth will they do to fill that hour?
I'm thinking it will be more of their self-congratulatory do-gooding, or maybe they'll be demo-ing the song submissions for viewers to vote on.
At any rate...I'll be reading the message board to learn results. Two hours of Ryan Seacrest in one week is nothing short of self-destruction.
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Anyone else looking forward to seeing BK's new listing of available CDs from his storage facility?
I accept there is a likelihood of my already having the bulk of those titles, but I'm curious all the same.
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Oddest foods for me - eaten in Lancaster County PA.
Scrapple and Shoo Fly Pie. (not together but at the one meal).
I doubt I'd bother with either again.
When were you in Lancaster PA...and why? :)
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Right before the first meeting I received an email from the FAT conductor of little talent and huge ego. He was sending a whiney and rather vicious email to another, raking me over the coals with such ambiguousallegations as "heard from a friend of a friend."
I know I speak for all of me when I say, "SPILL THE BEANS as quickly as you can!"
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Calamari grosses me out.
When it's sliced and fried properly, served with wedges of lemon, calamari is absolute HEAVEN!
:)
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Re: "Bubble and Squeak" --
I've certainly seen foodstuffs in restaurants that made ME bubble and squeak.
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I'm up, I'm up, a little later than I'd planned but just by a few minutes. I shall now de-groggify apace.
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Speaking of bubble and squeak...
Michael Buble's performance on "Idol" last night left me wishing Tony Bennett had performed. I thought Buble was underwhelming. I know folks think he's the second coming of Sinatra, but that isn't necessarily a good thing...especially if last night's performance was typical.
It didn't help when he made his idiotic query of Ryan Seacrest as to whether his votes for Antonella Barba were being counted each week.
And Ryan's "bearded" comeback was nauseating.
Neither, of course, can vote for someone who doesn't have a phone number listed at the end of a show.
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A belated congratulations to the Florida Gators...and their fans....for winning a second consecutive NCAA basketball national title.
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Golly. Just thinking about the term "bubble and squeak" makes my stomach gurgle. Yuck.
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I do not eat exotic foods. I ate some sushi ONCE....
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DR JEANNE is right of course....privacy is passe!
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Mountain oysters make me gag, too.
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So DR BEN....you don't think it will be KATZ, NOW AND FOREVER?
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Good morning dear Esteemed, rested, written, presidential, and rehearsed and studly BK --
I would not want your current schedule for myself.... oh no, I would not want that. And I also know that you rather thrive on it, so I'm very happy for you. I am very much looking forward to the new book being finished!! :)
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Meanwhile, it's a rather gray and chilly day in Oakland CA.
Oddly enough, it's supposed to be sunny and much warmer today.
So, as soon as that sun burns off the marine layer, I guess the warming trend will begin.
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Pigs feet was made to be walked upon
To eat them was never intended.
When ham is made and life is gone.
The feets should be rescinded.
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Digital cable with HD coming tomorrow.
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Last night I saw a piece of drek called Howard Katz. It had a stage full of talented people, such as Alfred Molina and the wonderful, wonderful Elizabeth Franz and Euan Morton but they couldn't make me like this play any better. It was one of those 90 minute wonders with no intermission because they know if there was an intermission they would lose half the audience. I did not care a whit about any one of the whiney, pathetic and sad people on the stage and couldn't wait until it was over. Oh, well. You pays your money and you takes your chances.
I know exactly what you mean!
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Digital cable with HD coming tomorrow.
I hope you've acquired a component cable so that you get the best possible picture!
You've barely said squat about your new set....have you seen an HD broadcast yet?
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Page 5 HDTV dance.
(http://www.tvsnob.com/images/dltv_hdtv3.jpg)
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I hope you've acquired a component cable so that you get the best possible picture!
You've barely said squat about your new set....have you seen an HD broadcast yet?
No, but I will once I see what kind of box they bring me.
I am enjoying it muchly. I just wish the programming was better. Of course with enhanced DIGITAL I get many more channels...so time will tell. 8)
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Tonight's repeats on network TV will give me an opportunity to rewatch a "Smallville" episode in HD. I think this show is amazing in HD.
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RE IDOL.
I just cannot say any way that sanjaya could win. Right now it seems like he's in the middle with popularity. But once we get down to 2 or 3 all the other votes will be divided. And i can't imagine that anyone who hasn't voted for him till now would start.
I really think that there are many more people who dislike him than like him. And i really cannot see him staying more than 2 more weeks. Well perhaps haley and phil will go before him.
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DR SwishySarah -
I have often fantasized about working at Borders, mainly because I covet that [presumably] terrific employee discount...
But if you work at a library, everything's free!! :D
Of course, you don't get to keep it, but you can get almost ANYTHING! ;)
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I don't yet have digital cable, but with my rabbit ears, I pick up quite a lot of both digital and HD over-the-air broadcasts. Of course, I don't know what over-the-air channels you might be able to receive where you are...in Oakland, we have many, many signals.
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RE IDOL.
I just cannot say any way that sanjaya could win. Right now it seems like he's in the middle with popularity. But once we get down to 2 or 3 all the other votes will be divided. And i can't imagine that anyone who hasn't voted for him till now would start.
I really think that there are many more people who dislike him than like him. And i really cannot see him staying more than 2 more weeks. Well perhaps haley and phil will go before him.
It's so pathetic that he wasn't in the bottom three. Every one of those three are light years better than Sanjaya.
What troubles me most is that Sanjaya may have gotten the most votes out of the middle three...which would mean he got the fourth highest number of votes.
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LOST SPOILERS.
I really enjoyed last night's show. But i realized hurley was conning sawyer before the reveal. I found it interesting that juliet had the keys to the handcuffs the whole time. And that she will now be returning to camp. Also i wonder what will happen with locke (why did he go with them?)
I'm curious, every recent episode has had some big reveal at the end. I don't remember it always being this way. Has it?
For anyone who loves the show i recommend the http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com forums. You can read the recaps. And go to the forums (general gabbery). Each week's show has their own chat.
Here is this week:
http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3152699&st=0
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Well, to all of the varied and sun-dried DRs who seem to watch Americon Idol ........ I just don't get it. I made myself watch the 30 minute "recap, re-hash, public vote" show last night, and it just strikes me as incredible that so many people can fall for all of the hype of "text this message here," and "be sure to phone this number here." The level of "non-talent" is really shown up for present-day pop music shriekers and wailers, when they are asked to sing a standard song, with a recognizable melody, which requires phrasing and beautiful sustained tone.
BUT.... equally as surprising was the incredibly bad performance by Michael Buble. I have to wonder about the studio set-up, and if the singers can properly hear the orchestra accompaniment, etc.. I have heard Buble live, and he was a good solid "on-pitch" singer. But last night, there were terrible intonation problems, and at one point he even sang the wrong melody note for the song.
It is, I guess, just another great example of selling the American public low level entertainment, but wrapped in a shiny, glitzy, nerve-jarring package, that makes the public believe :...oh goody, I actually get to be a part of this."
But what the hell do I know!
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I thought Buble was having some problems, too. But he was a last minute replacement for Tony Bennett who had the "flu".
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I shall now de-groggify apace.
Be careful! Paces do not always like being de-groggified.
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I was very sad to read of the death of film director Bob Clark (A CHRISTMAS STORY, MURDER BY DECREE, PORKYS) and his son in a traffic accident yesterday. They were not at fault. Of course, the couple who hit them lived, the driver being intoxicated. What a shame! If I can get to it, I'd like to watch MURDER BY DECREE in his memory at some point today.
Not only was the driver intoxicated, he was driving without a license. :(
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It's so pathetic that he wasn't in the bottom three. Every one of those three are light years better than Sanjaya.
What troubles me most is that Sanjaya may have gotten the most votes out of the middle three...which would mean he got the fourth highest number of votes.
I looked at it the other way and was hopeful that he had the least votes of the three. I would imagine that blake had more votes than him.
I do think though that other than melinda, popularity probably changes week to week (i.e., there is probably not that much difference between say blake and jordin).
We saw that sanjaya was in the bottom 2 many weeks ago. I'm not sure if that was before the howard stern thing. But it just takes one week for him to get the lowest. I'll bet there are not that many votes between him and the bottom.
Well we can hope.
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I want:
An official Disney release of "Song of the South"
I had read somewhere that, while still not confirmed, this is more likely at some point in the not-too-distant future.
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Today is my MRI. I hope they will find something rather than nothing so we can figure out the cause.
~~~Vibes for Michael's MRI!!~~~
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Anyone else looking forward to seeing BK's new listing of available CDs from his storage facility?
The answer is yes.
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Perhaps we can convince DR Sandra to post some of her grandma's jello recipes.
:o
I hope she does!!! ;D
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I love to try odd and unusual foods!!
Eel I am very fond of. Frogs legs I tried as a kid as well as chocolate covered ants. Beef tongue, heart, chicken gizzards (fried), tripe, chicken feet...all of which I enjoy.
Pigs feet I have tried a few times but did not totally enjoy. They were store bought however, and I would image that if I were to eat home cooked pigs feet I would like them just fine. But the store bought just has way too much vinegar.
I have yet to try brains, but hope to someday.
I would rather...not. (http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/wuerg/vomit-smiley-003.gif)
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The feets should be rescinded.
What timing! What...rapport! ;D
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And on that note, I'm off to work (after I shower and all that). :)
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Digital cable with HD coming tomorrow.
Hoo and Ray for DR JRand56!
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Hoo and Ray for DR JRand56!
Welcome to the 21st Century, I know....I know.... :P
DR RLP - I have looked around for some over the air broadcasts, but my television channel numbers - even with my VCR off correspond to the cable channels, so I think I would have to unhook my VCR/cable to receive the over the air channels...so NO no HD as yet. 8)
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I don't yet have digital cable, but with my rabbit ears, I pick up quite a lot of both digital and HD over-the-air broadcasts.
I don't think they're so bad. ;D
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I want:
An official Disney release of "Song of the South"
I think DR Francios mentioned that Disney is reconsidering their reluctance in releasing this.
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I watched the AI wrapup show last night....sure saves time not watching the HOUR show the night before.
Gina's outfit was not empire-waisted that I could tell....or maybe it was trying to be....but why was her skirt pulled up under her teles?
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Like this:
(http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/a/american_idol/2007/glocksen_gina_040407/281x211.jpg)
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Jack, no not Katz, now and forever, more like cat box leavings ;)
I don't know if they had hopes for this show but like many subscription shows at the NY regional theatres (Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Roundabout), it will finish the run and disappear into the great theatrical ether in the sky.
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Thanks again, DR Ben, for your theater blogging. :)
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Jack, no not Katz, now and forever, more like cat box leavings ;)
I don't know if they had hopes for this show but like many subscription shows at the NY regional theatres (Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Roundabout), it will finish the run and disappear into the great theatrical ether in the sky.
Meow! ;D
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Ether, either, let's call the whole thing off
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Seriously, though, Ben, given Patrick Marber's rep, and that there's a meaty roie for a leading man in it, I wouldn't be surprised to see a film of HOWARD KATZ at some point, and quite a few regional producitons.
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DR CILLA LIZ - one of my nephews - not one of the SMART ones - was in a group of people who were stopped by the police.
There was marijuana and a pipe in the car. By the time the policeman wrote the report, no one had confessed to ownership of the goodies.
So everyone, even my nephew, a minor, was charged. Now court dates have been set for them all individually. Some of the perps have confessed to ownership of the contraband. None of it was my nephew's, so at the hearing last week, he pleaded not guilty.
Is it imperative that he be represented by an attorney at the trial on April 23?
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You say Carmeena
And I say Carmina
You say Bureena
And I say Burana
Carmeena, Carmina
Bureena, Burana
Let's call the whole thing Orff ;D
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Producitons......interesting theatre term, DR FJL. I type it nine times out of ten myself.
I wonder what Dr Freud would make of the transposition? We are certainly putting "I" in it. Perhaps we are theatre mavens or have an active actor gene.
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You say Carmeena
And I say Carmina
You say Bureena
And I say Burana
Carmeena, Carmina
Bureena, Burana
Let's call the whole thing Orff ;D
Oh my! ;D
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Let's call the whole thing Orff ;D
;D ;D
Except, may I humbly suggest:
Let's Carl the whole thing Orff.
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Seriously, though, Ben, given Patrick Marber's rep, and that there's a meaty role for a leading man in it, I wouldn't be surprised to see a film of HOWARD KATZ at some point, and quite a few regional productions.
I think you're right, Fred.
Not to denigrate in any way (because if I had a career as an actor at the Guthrie or any other regional theatre I would be wildly happy with my life) but Howard Katz does have a "regional theatre" feeling about it (in my humble opinion) and will most likely have a life outside of New York.
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;D ;D
Except, may I humbly suggest:
Let's Carl the whole thing Orff.
Why, coitiny (in my very bad Curly from the 3 Stooges accent)
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Not to denigrate in any way (because if I had a career as an actor at the Guthrie or any other regional theatre I would be wildly happy with my life)
Not that I'm wildly unhappy with my life now. I have a good life and I'm very happy with my unrecognized husband and my job and my life outside of my job. It just wouda been nice if the Guthrie had recognized my talent those many years ago and hired me once or twice. But then I may not have met Anthony and I might not have discovered this here posting board so, all in all, it has worked out.
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And to get really ballsy, I will predict right here and now that if a HOWARD KATZ film does get made for either theatrical release or TV, the actor will get an Oscar or Emmy, or at least a Golden Globe, nomination for it.
Who the heck do I think I am predicting things, Jrand? :)
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Lucille Ballsy - that'll be my drag queen name if I go that route :)
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Welcome to the 21st Century, I know....I know.... :P
DR RLP - I have looked around for some over the air broadcasts, but my television channel numbers - even with my VCR off correspond to the cable channels, so I think I would have to unhook my VCR/cable to receive the over the air channels...so NO no HD as yet. 8)
Your TV remote has a button that allows you to change "sources" of signals. All you would have needed was a set of rabbit ears connected to the back of your TV...and tuning your TV for noncable channels, you'd have picked up any digital/HD signals serving your error.
A push of that button and you'd have been back to your cable feed.
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I don't think they're so bad. ;D
WhyIoughta.... :-*
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And since I'm on a posting frenzy, on Monday when I mentioned my meat loaf, I forgot to mention what you do with the other three ounces of tomato paste (you put the first three in the chopped meat with the other ingredients). I spread the other three ounces on top of the meat loaf (instead of ketchup, it's kind of life tomato frosting) and then lightly cover the top with aluminum foil to prevent over cooking, removing it for the last 15 minutes so that the paste gets a little crusty and warm and bakes into the top of the meat loaf.
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Crystal Ballsy - that's be my psychic drag queen name
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I forgot to mention what you do with the other three ounces of tomato paste
So noted! :)
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Lucille Ballsy - that'll be my drag queen name if I go that route
IF? From what I've heard, you're already past the point of no return. ;D
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Well, since I did play Lucy Van Pelt at Camp Loyaltown...
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And since I'm on a posting frenzy, on Monday when I mentioned my meat loaf, I forgot to mention what you do with the other three ounces of tomato paste (you put the first three in the chopped meat with the other ingredients). I spread the other three ounces on top of the meat loaf (instead of ketchup, it's kind of life tomato frosting) and then lightly cover the top with aluminum foil to prevent over cooking, removing it for the last 15 minutes so that the paste gets a little crusty and warm and bakes into the top of the meat loaf.
What an excellent idea! And now I'm even thinking a few strips of mozzarella with that topping of paste...and possibly some fresh basil...and WOW! I'm gonna try it!
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Crystal Ballsy - that's be my psychic drag queen name
I didn't know you had a psychic. Has he ever told you anything that actually came true?
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Interestingly, DR FJL [is that a word?], if you type "drag name generator" into Google, there are apparently many sites that are willing to lend a helping hand, as it were... :)
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Ah, the story of Matzarella, left behind while the whole family went to the Queen's Passover seder
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Thank you.
I was thinking of playing one of my favourite titles "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our home" (David Frizzell) from the album "The Family"s Fine But This One's All Mine".
My taste in music is KLASS
I'm Gonna Hire a Wino, to decorate my home,
So you'll feel more at ease here and you won't have to roam....
Boy, I haven't heard that one in a very long time
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Not that I'm wildly unhappy with my life now. I have a good life and I'm very happy with my unrecognized husband and my job and my life outside of my job. It just wouda been nice if the Guthrie had recognized my talent those many years ago and hired me once or twice. But then I may not have met Anthony and I might not have discovered this here posting board so, all in all, it has worked out.
I hear ya! 8)
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DR CILLA LIZ - that pull out thing is called a letter tray and is very useful when your desktop is FULL and you want to write something. Ideally it is on the right side of the desk. Mine has one on either side.
We ordered desks specifically with letter trays when I worked at the School for the Deaf, so we could put our TTY's on the letter tray. Very convenient.
Yes I've used one many times, just didn't know what you call it.
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Jenna Rator - the drag queen name for somebody, I would think
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;D ;D
Except, may I humbly suggest:
Let's Carl the whole thing Orff.
Oh my the PUNdits at HHW are the best!! :D
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And to get really ballsy, I will predict right here and now that if a HOWARD KATZ film does get made for either theatrical release or TV, the actor will get an Oscar or Emmy, or at least a Golden Globe, nomination for it.
Who the heck do I think I am predicting things, Jrand? :)
Go with the feeling!! ;D
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And one for Marber
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DR Ben:
May I ask...how much ground beef are you preparing when you make that meat loaf? And how many green beans (cup? cup-and-a-half?)
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I predicted Jrand would beat me to the page turn.
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Boy, this joint is lively this afternoon!
And when the board's a-rockin',
Don't come a-knockin'!
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I predicted Jrand would beat me to the page turn.
A regulah Kreskin, you are! :D
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Page Seven Hypnotic Eye Dance! ;D
(http://www.affinityzone.com/hypnotherapyonline/mindspiritauralt.jpg)
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Maybe DR FJL can predict how large my tax refund will be... :)
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Amazing! I predicted Jrand would say that, too!!!
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I have lots of sources listed, DR RLP....one is cable/air - but I shall see what else is available.
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Oy, I just had one of those calls from someone who wanted me to tell her how to get a grant to pay her bills.
My mother says, "Don't you spell that L-O-A-N?"
I say, "I spell it J-O-B."
But I can't say that to people who call the library, so I refer them to books by the guy on TV who wears the jacket with the question marks all over it.
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Sorry singdaw, no refunds or exchanges.
:)
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LOST SPOILERS.
I really enjoyed last night's show. But i realized hurley was conning sawyer before the reveal. I found it interesting that juliet had the keys to the handcuffs the whole time. And that she will now be returning to camp. Also i wonder what will happen with locke (why did he go with them?)
I'm curious, every recent episode has had some big reveal at the end. I don't remember it always being this way. Has it?
For anyone who loves the show i recommend the http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com forums. You can read the recaps. And go to the forums (general gabbery). Each week's show has their own chat.
Here is this week:
http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3152699&st=0
I never watch Lost, but happened to turn it on last night and burst out laughing. That is not Iowa. And you would never have to wait 2 days for a fan belt. Clearly someone has quite the imagination
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A grant to pay your bills?
I don't miss dealing with the public over the telephone....see DR RLP's story yesterday.
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Ain't nothin' goin' on but the rent
Got ta have a J - O - B
(what a horrible message in that song!)
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Here at my office, we are instructed always to say, "We are not an attorney and cannot offer legal advice" or "We are not tax advisors, you must consult your financial advisor or tax professional."
That doesn't stop people from seeking free advice, anyway...
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What an excellent idea! And now I'm even thinking a few strips of mozzarella with that topping of paste...and possibly some fresh basil...and WOW! I'm gonna try it!
Oh, my, that sounds too good not to try.
Regarding the amount (I'm not the best at passing on recipes, I tend to forget little things like HOW MUCH GROUND BEEF!) since it's for two of us I use about a pound or a little more depending on the package. That makes enough for a couple of meals (unless we have seconds). I love green beans so I use about a cup and a half.
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DR CILLA LIZ - one of my nephews - not one of the SMART ones - was in a group of people who were stopped by the police.
There was marijuana and a pipe in the car. By the time the policeman wrote the report, no one had confessed to ownership of the goodies.
So everyone, even my nephew, a minor, was charged. Now court dates have been set for them all individually. Some of the perps have confessed to ownership of the contraband. None of it was my nephew's, so at the hearing last week, he pleaded not guilty.
Is it imperative that he be represented by an attorney at the trial on April 23?
Yes. Just because someone says it's theirs doesn't mean that they won't get the others for possession. Possession doesn't mean ownership. There are SO many ramifications to a conviction for drug possession - you can't get student loans being a big one, that he should at least meet with a lawyer who can look at the case and give his advice.
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JRand56, perhaps you will get American Life channel on your newfangled digital cable, the channel that shows 77 Sunset Strip and those other nifty WB shows....that channel that I used to get until Comcast removed the station from their lineup. Dang them!
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That infommercial with the "experts" from the small business administration about getting "free money" from the U.S. government always makes me cringe. "If you don't have to pay it back it's free money!!!"
Yes, but the U.S. government is not set up as a foundation and they aren't going to give you grants to pay off your bills. Yes, you can get loans from the Small Business Administration but you do have to pay those back. They don't harp on that part quite as much.
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Dang them!
Dang them all to hell!
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"Dang me, Dang me, they otta take a rope and hang me"
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Time to get back to work
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I have still never watched American Idol. Wouldn't want to get hooked on yet another TV show. Besides I am busy watching culturally superious programs like .....Mr. Ed and The Munsters.
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Yes. Just because someone says it's theirs doesn't mean that they won't get the others for possession. Possession doesn't mean ownership. There are SO many ramifications to a conviction for drug possession - you can't get student loans being a big one, that he should at least meet with a lawyer who can look at the case and give his advice.
That's what I thought, too! Thanks for the free advice! When will I get my additional earned income credit? 8)
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JRand56, perhaps you will get American Life channel on your newfangled digital cable, the channel that shows 77 Sunset Strip and those other nifty WB shows....that channel that I used to get until Comcast removed the station from their lineup. Dang them!
I didn't see it on the list, but I will find out tomorrow! ;D
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TOD: I made pig feet soup for Spanish class once. It had chorizo in it, which contains pig salivary glands.
DR LAURA,
You say you made it, but did you actually eat it, too?
Something tells me this is something that DR SANDRA would NOT put alongside her Cherry Cokes. (I wouldn't, either, frankly.)
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Mr Ed is more entertaining than American Idol could ever be....to most of us. My guess is we will never see Mae West or Zsa Zsa Gabor on American Idol.
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When were you in Lancaster PA...and why? :)
There's some wonderful food to be found in that area.
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Re: "Bubble and Squeak" --
I've certainly seen foodstuffs in restaurants that made ME bubble and squeak.
LOL.
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good morning
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pg 8 good morning dance
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DR JEANNE is right of course....privacy is passe!
Thank you, my dear, said the Neo-Victorian.
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I've written a little over two pages, packaged up all orders, and must now shower and be on my way to a lunch meeting, after which, I shall return.
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But if you work at a library, everything's free!! :D
Of course, you don't get to keep it, but you can get almost ANYTHING! ;)
The pack rat's nirvana or the pack rat's hell?
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Was there a WORKING CD on Mr BK's list?
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Was there a WORKING CD on Mr BK's list?
Yes, indeedy! :)
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Good Afternoon!
Greeting from Westport.
And now I need to remember where I put some of the new music pages I received last Friday... :-\
Laters...
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I think I'm under watch from the HHW enforcement division regarding OVERUSE of the :)
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Well, to all of the varied and sun-dried DRs who seem to watch Americon Idol ........ I just don't get it. I made myself watch the 30 minute "recap, re-hash, public vote" show last night, and it just strikes me as incredible that so many people can fall for all of the hype of "text this message here," and "be sure to phone this number here." The level of "non-talent" is really shown up for present-day pop music shriekers and wailers, when they are asked to sing a standard song, with a recognizable melody, which requires phrasing and beautiful sustained tone.
BUT.... equally as surprising was the incredibly bad performance by Michael Buble. I have to wonder about the studio set-up, and if the singers can properly hear the orchestra accompaniment, etc.. I have heard Buble live, and he was a good solid "on-pitch" singer. But last night, there were terrible intonation problems, and at one point he even sang the wrong melody note for the song.
It is, I guess, just another great example of selling the American public low level entertainment, but wrapped in a shiny, glitzy, nerve-jarring package, that makes the public believe :...oh goody, I actually get to be a part of this."
But what the hell do I know!
I think you have quite a bit of company, DR MUSIC GUY. You're not the only one who feels that marketing is everything these days (to some) and that quality has sunk to a low ebb. Unfortunately, it's not just in music.
I'll shut up now.
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I would rather...not. (http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/wuerg/vomit-smiley-003.gif)
I'm with you, GEORGE. Your green not-so-smiley face rather sums up my sentiments, as well.
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I think I'm under watch from the HHW enforcement division regarding OVERUSE of the :)
Full time job! ;D ;D ;D
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I have yet to try brains, but hope to someday.
I will leave you to the merices of Larry Moore.
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
Greeting from Westport.
And now I need to remember where I put some of the new music pages I received last Friday... :-\
Laters...
I think Frances Farmer did summer stock in Westport in 1937 - see what you can find out, DR JOSE. I am sure she is well remembered there. 8)
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I will leave you to the merices of Larry Moore.
der Brucer
Brains are over rated to be sure. ;D
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I have still never watched American Idol. Wouldn't want to get hooked on yet another TV show. Besides I am busy watching culturally superious programs like .....Mr. Ed and The Munsters.
I've never seen it, either, Mike. How out of touch am I? I even still like privacy!!
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Brains are over rated to be sure. ;D
Life's more painless
For the brainless
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shhh don't tell anyone I'm here...
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Greetings from Westport.
It's pretty spiffy now with its recent makeover.
Is Paul Newman's next door restaurant open yet?
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I've never seen it, either, Mike.
Count me among the clewless, as well.
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EYE VIBES FOR TCB
HEALTHY MOM VIBES FOR DANISE
HEALTHY DAD VIBES FOR EDISAURUS
DON"T KILL THE MACBETH VIBES FOR ELMORE
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spoo they're back... gotta go!
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Here at my office, we are instructed always to say, "We are not an attorney and cannot offer legal advice" or "We are not tax advisors, you must consult your financial advisor or tax professional."
As clever as you are, SINGDAW, surely you could find a more entertaining reply!
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shhh don't tell anyone I'm here...
It's too late, DR vixmom...
The popsicle molds blew your cover!
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As clever as you are, SINGDAW, surely you could find a more entertaining reply!
Well thank you. Perhaps I could. But...
Entertaining for me ["Go shove it!"] or for them?
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Actually, I think we really have to say it that way so that we can't be accused of practicing law, etc...
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DR VIXMOM thanks for the CHAPERONE report and photo! What a beautiful costume!!!
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Actually, I think we really have to say it that way so that we can't be accused of practicing law, etc...
And we will keep practicing until we get it right! 8)
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And we will keep practicing until we get it right! 8)
AGAIN! Step, kick, kick, touch...
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Speaking of which, a friend of mine and I used to go to the gym during our lunch hour.
We'd go to the step aerobics class in this big, mirrored room...and pretend we were in A Chorus Line. It was great fun. We were the only two males in the class, and all the big muscular jocks out in the main area lifting weights would regard us with jaws agape. But we didn't care!
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Well thank you. Perhaps I could. But...
Entertaining for me ["Go shove it!"] or for them?
Your choice!
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And to get really ballsy, I will predict right here and now that if a HOWARD KATZ film does get made for either theatrical release or TV, the actor will get an Oscar or Emmy, or at least a Golden Globe, nomination for it.
Who the heck do I think I am predicting things, Jrand? :)
And the winner is...William H. Macy for HOWARD KATZ!
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Speaking of which, a friend of mine and I used to go to the gym during our lunch hour.
We'd go to the step aerobics class in this big, mirrored room...and pretend we were in A Chorus Line. It was great fun. We were the only two males in the class, and all the big muscular jocks out in the main area lifting weights would regard us with jaws agape. But we didn't care!
You can work out with me any day, Singdaw. But, please, no step!
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Jaws Agape is the title of the next volume of my autobiography.
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I'm with you, GEORGE. Your green not-so-smiley face rather sums up my sentiments, as well.
;D
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I never watch Lost, but happened to turn it on last night and burst out laughing. That is not Iowa. And you would never have to wait 2 days for a fan belt. Clearly someone has quite the imagination
Can we say "plot device," or at least "suspend disbelief"??
;)
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Made it here to AZ safely!
I woke up at around 5 this morning and went ahead and hopped, skipped, and jumped out of town. I couldn't sleep -- I must've been what my great-grandmother referred to as "journey-proud."
So, all is well -- it's nice to be home and not have lost a day due to travel!
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Jaws Agape is the title of the next volume of my autobiography.
I like that! It has so many differnent connotations! ;)
;D
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Did you drive from LA to Prescott this morning, DR Cason?
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I don't like the smell of welding pipes together. It makes me nervous.
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No surprises inside the walls today.
Except that the outlet that I would like to have raised a few inches over the kitchen sink is exposed. Maybe I can get DH to do that, if I am nice to him.
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With all the holes in the walls in the living room and DS's bedroom and two walls missing in the bathroom, I might as well just pick paint colors for the whole house. And a new sofa, of course.
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You can work out with me any day, Singdaw. But, please, no step!
;D
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No surprises inside the walls today.
Excellent news!
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singdaw, are we to infer from your "jaws agape" post that you're not a big muscular jock?
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I must be a romantic at heart. I thought Laura's post referrred to "wedding pipes."
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The spelling of referrrred is the way eartha Kitt would have said it, of course.
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singdaw, are we to infer from your "jaws agape" post that you're not a big muscular jock?
No comment. :)
But I think their reaction was more regarding the fact that these two men were dancing around with all these ladies, arms and legs akimbo.
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Now if their jaws were agape in the locker room....
Oh, I forgot, a family site
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arms and legs akimbo
Maybe THAT should be the title of someone's autobiography.
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Now if their jaws were agape in the locker room....
:-X
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Arms and legs akimbo - sounds like a cannibal specialty dish
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Arms and legs akimbo - sounds like a cannibal specialty dish
Served with a nice chianti?
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Glad to see our DRs JoseSPiano and Cason arrived safely.
Cason, we will expect a full report on DR EverLovinHeather's performance!
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Class, can someone use "jaws agape" in a sentence?
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Wheer's Der Brucer to make a bathhouse reference?
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I'll have the Jaws Agape with a side of Arms and Legs Akimbo.
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"Peel Me Agape" - What's that from?
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Isn't Jawsagape the name of the reverend in The Importance of Being Earnest?
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Frischberg rules!
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And one for squalor
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And one for squalor
And one for Desiree!
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In...in...The Wild Duck.
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Is that how that line goes?
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singdaw, is it possible that when you were doing your dance-aerobics, you were using "jaws hands?"
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Did you drive from LA to Prescott this morning, DR Cason?
I did indeed. ;D
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Jawsercize - very popular in dark corners of the Chelsea Gym (or so I hear)
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singdaw, is it possible that when you were doing your dance-aerobics, you were using "jaws hands?"
;D
I think it was closer to Kimmel hands.
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JAWS OF LIFE
(http://www.tmgcgart.com/assets/images/JOLtestAsmall.jpg)
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Oh Lord, this talk has chaste folks away.
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Wal-Mart Dog Treats Join Pet Food Recall (http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Apr05/0,4670,PetFoodRecall,00.html)
WASHINGTON The recall of pet foods and treats contaminated with an industrial chemical expanded Thursday to include dog biscuits made by an Alabama company and sold by Wal-Mart under the Ol'Roy brand.
The Food and Drug Administration said the manufacturer, Sunshine Mills Inc., is recalling dog biscuits made with imported Chinese wheat gluten. Testing has revealed the wheat gluten, a protein source, was contaminated with melamine, used to make plastics and other industrial products.
Also Thursday, Menu Foods, a major manufacturer of brand- and private-label wet pet foods expanded its original recall to include a broader range of dates and varieties. Menu Foods was the first of at least six companies to recall the now more than 100 brands of pet foods and treats made with the contaminated ingredient.
The recall now covers "cuts and gravy"-style products made between Nov. 8 and March 6, Menu Foods said. Previously, it only applied to products made beginning Dec. 3. In addition, Menu Foods said it was expanding the recall to include more varieties, but no new brands.
der Brucer
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I would have invited you to stop by for a drink of water, DR Cason... oh, never mind!
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It is amazing that all our pets are still alive.
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Catching up...
DR Jane, DD Sherlock is ADORABLE. But he looks just a little bit sad. :(
It was day three after his surgery. He was very sad. He is happier now, but very bored. We keep giving him chew toys in place of exercise :-\
Tuesday we are getting him neutered & he has to spend the night at the vet's. It was a difficult decision to make with everything else going on.
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Continued vibes to Sherlock
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Thursday morning greetings! Payday today and our checks were delivered by 2 Easter bunnies (actually Paula & Theresa from Finance). They were wearing fuzzy bunny ears and carrying baskets of foil-wrapped chocolate eggs. They hippety-hopped through our workroom singing "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" ;D
HOw fun! :D
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No surprises inside the walls today.
Except that the outlet that I would like to have raised a few inches over the kitchen sink is exposed. Maybe I can get DH to do that, if I am nice to him.
You clearly need a lesbian friend with a tool belt!
der Brucer
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Oh Lord, this talk has chaste folks away.
I tend to have that effect on people. :-\
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I always thought that "Arms Akimbo" sounded exactly like a character name in a Damon Runyon book or short story.
Now I must get back to being productive.
And that's the truth.
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singdaw, are we to infer from your "jaws agape" post that you're not a big muscular jock?
"Jaws Agape" is a Greek language film about shark mating.
der Brucer
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Wheer's Der Brucer to make a bathhouse reference?
I'm right heer!
der Brucer
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Well, to all of the varied and sun-dried DRs who seem to watch Americon Idol ........ I just don't get it. I made myself watch the 30 minute ..........
LOL-that is 25 minutes more than I could watch.
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Welcome to the 21st Century, I know....I know.... :P
DR RLP - I have looked around for some over the air broadcasts, but my television channel numbers - even with my VCR off correspond to the cable channels, so I think I would have to unhook my VCR/cable to receive the over the air channels...so NO no HD as yet. 8)
An $8 A-B switcher from Radio Shack would solve that problem.
You have to have the digital tuner in your TV search for the channels. They aren't numbers that you'd be familiar with. For example, channel 9 (the ABC affiliate here in Charlotte) is actually digital channel 34.
But since you're getting digital cable with HD, you can just bypass the built-in digital tuner in your set.
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Mr Ed is more entertaining than American Idol could ever be....to most of us. My guess is we will never see Mae West or Zsa Zsa Gabor on American Idol.
And we're grateful for that, at least in their current states!
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LOOKIN' FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
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der Brucer
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Enjoyed shopping this afternoon and still got home and managed to fit in three different entertainments.
I began with last night's MEDIUM, a tense hour with some fantastic acting from all concerned. Adam Goldberg, an actor I don't usually like much, was very good in this episode. And I had tears of joy in my eyes at the relief Allison and Arial felt at the end. Very good performances from everyone in this outstanding episode.
(And, of course, I wanted to MURDER that middle school principal. Reminded me of the idiot I worked for my last four years.)
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Oh, my, that sounds too good not to try.
Regarding the amount (I'm not the best at passing on recipes, I tend to forget little things like HOW MUCH GROUND BEEF!) since it's for two of us I use about a pound or a little more depending on the package. That makes enough for a couple of meals (unless we have seconds). I love green beans so I use about a cup and a half.
Ta!
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EYE VIBES FOR TCB
DON"T KILL THE MACBETH VIBES FOR ELMORE
;D
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Next, I watched the tearful and gut-wrenching last 25 minutes of THE YEARLING. It always affects me this way which is one reason I don't watch it very often. Superb film!
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I always thought that "Arms Akimbo" sounded exactly like a character name in a Damon Runyon book or short story.
Isn't the "Akimco Arms" a nudist B&B?
der Brucer
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With all the holes in the walls in the living room and DS's bedroom and two walls missing in the bathroom, I might as well just pick paint colors for the whole house. And a new sofa, of course.
Good news there aren't anymore surprises. I feel for you in all that mess.
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For the last hour, I did put in MURDER BY DECREE and am enjoying seeing it again after a long time away from it. I had forgotten how many well known actors are in this cast.
It's an Anchor Bay release, but to their credit they did give it an anamorphic transfer, so it looks as good as it can. Always was kind of drab brown in design with occasional splashes of color. Still looks that way. The mono soundtrack is very strong.
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Since MURDER BY DECREE is 124 minutes long, I'll still have over an hour of the film left to watch when I head back downstairs before this evening's prime time starts.
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Thank you FJK.
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You clearly need a lesbian friend with a tool belt!
der Brucer
Yes, since DH isn't willing to do the project.
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Good news there aren't anymore surprises. I feel for you in all that mess.
They are being very tidy, so no complaints there.
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SO YOU ORDERED IT ON THE ROCKS!
(http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/05/01/20070405125909990003)
der Brucer
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Back from a good lunch meeting. I'd already decided that I had to fix something I wrote this morning, so I just rewrote that page - it had to do with where I'm setting the current chapter - one location felt forced and one felt real, but I thought I might get away with the forced one as it was a little more interesting visually. So, that's what I wrote - but it felt forced - big surprise. I went back and went with my first instinct.
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Good Afternoon!
Tech is going well. -I had forgotten that the esteemed Ken Billington is doing the lighting for the show. Very cool watching his work in process.
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Alas, due to a shift in the dinner break today, DR singdaw and I will not be able to meet today. However, tomorrow is another day.
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DR singdaw - I believe Mr. Newman's restaurant is now open. That is if it called "The Dressing Room". -Get it? As in Newman's Own Salad Dressing. I guess.
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Heading down now to clean the bedroom areas before settling back in with Sherlock Holmes. The game's afoot!
WBBL.
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...And while waiting for the bus on the corner of 125th and St. Nicholas Ave. this morning, a colleague of mine happened to come by.
-"Hey, we were just talking about you, and I was going to call you later..."
And since he also happened to be taking the bus to the Metro-North Station, we had some time to chat. Well... After our chat this morning, it looks like I may be up for two Broadway shows. One new one. And one continuing one.
-And the hits just keep on coming!
*Needless to say, I've been smiling from ear to ear ever since. I'm not counting my chickens before they're hatched, but it is nice to know that my name is still in circulation - or back in circulation as it were. And this morning just presented another set of "heady possibilities" to me - in a string of heady possibilities. I swear, I'm either gonna get hired for all the potential jobs and have to decide among all the good, or I'm not gonna get hired for any of them. Either way, I know I still have lots of day work lined up right now, so it's truly a win-win scenario. :)
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DR Singdaw, have you met any of our fine DRs in real life yet?
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I had "sweetbreads" at Victoria & Albert's down in Disneyworld. Pretty good.
Closer to home, Filipino cuisine is quite infamous for it's "chocolate pudding", dinuguan - which has no chocolate in it at all. It's just very brown, almost to the point of being black. It's basically composed of every part of the pig that people don't normally eat: tripe, ears, sometimes the feet. And the blood - which, when cooked gives it its namesake color.
I've actually never had it. Growing up, there were many times when I saw my parents making big pots of it for parties. Unfortunately, the first step in the preparation was boiling the tripe for a few hours. -Usually starting early in the morning. Needless to say, the smell of tripe is not something pleasant to wake up to - and sometimes the smell was what would wake me up.
However...
I have had some "interesting" things in Vietnamese food - mainly in pho - triple, tendon, etc.
Oh - and I've always been a fan of beef liver and chicken livers. However, chicken gizzards and chicken hearts... YUCK!!!!
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And on that note...
DINNER!
Laters...
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Oh...
And then there's balut... Which I believe DR Ron Pulliam knows about. I shall leave it to him - or Google - to elucidate.
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Oh, I love beef liver. With lots of onions and bacon!
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Have done six count them six pages, and just got past the moment where the all is revealed. I got goosebumps writing one line in particular, and when that sort of thing happens (rare) I know something is working.
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I shall now go post these packages, then come back and try to do one or two more pages. That will put me very near to the end of this chapter, and then there are only two chapters left. I've probably got another twenty-five to thirty pages to go.
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Ah, yes. Baluts.
Duck eggs, nearly ready to hatch, but not quite, are fermented until duckling and egg juices are soft (like a soft-boiled egg).
Considered a delicacy by some.
Vomit-inducing to me...and others.
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DR RLP - I've located my Warlow Goose if you still would like a copy.
Colin and I were in Lancaster County in 1996. We were not raising a barn. We had been staying with friends who were then living in New York. (Scarsdale).
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Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
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Yesterday DR TCB wrote:And you sure DO know how to shake them...or so I hear! ;)
Care for a demonstration?
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DR RLP - I've located my Warlow Goose if you still would like a copy.
:-*
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I was woken up by the cry from you yesterday RLP - and it wasn't as loud.
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Jose-EXCITING NEWS!! Sending vibes and keeping my fingers crossed :D
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Care for a demonstration?
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I was woken up by the cry from you yesterday RLP - and it wasn't as loud.
I was hoping for a different sort of reply!
:D
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DR TCB: Did someone you know win the Lottery?
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I love to try odd and unusual foods!!
I have yet to try brains, but hope to someday.
Oh, Mikey, it is so tempting!
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Are you saying he's Elmo's little scarecrow?
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I've "graduated" from Hiring a Wino to Decorate my home. I'm now digtially "cleaning" my Hugo & Luigi discs for transfer to CD. "La Plume De Ma Tante" really need a good clean. It's been on my Uncle's dusty desk since 1959.
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Back from shipping packages.
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I had a bite of escargot once - like eating an eraser in garlic. I also had alligator once, and it wasn't too bad.
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Oh, I love beef liver. With lots of onions and bacon!
Not to be picky, but don't you mean calves liver?
Sauted beef liver is like boot-soles and has a heavey-handed flavor. (You can help if out if you brasie it in a tomato sauce.)
der Brucer
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Ah, yes. Baluts.
Duck eggs, nearly ready to hatch, but not quite, are fermented until duckling and egg juices are soft (like a soft-boiled egg).
Considered a delicacy by some.
Vomit-inducing to me...and others.
But they're so lovely to look at, and smell!
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I'll stick with raw oysters, thanky!
der Brucer
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DR LAURA - I would say a redecoration from horn to hoof is called for.
Congrats to the famous DR JOSE who will mention us all by name when he wins his Tony, I am sure.
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Just ordered TWIGGY and WORKING!!
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At least we haven't had Jaws Akimbo as yet!
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It was day three after his surgery. He was very sad. He is happier now, but very bored. We keep giving him chew toys in place of exercise :-\
Tuesday we are getting him neutered & he has to spend the night at the vet's. It was a difficult decision to make with everything else going on.
Neutered! Oh nuts!
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Can we say "plot device," or at least "suspend disbelief"??
;)
LOL, I never watch lost, so to have the first thing I see be last night's episode in Iowa, well, I just cracked up
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At least we haven't had Jaws Akimbo as yet!
Will this do?
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der Brucer
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whew!
Still scary, DR derBRUCER!!!
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DR TCB: Did someone you know win the Lottery?
No, why do you ask?
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CONGRATS for your name circulating in all the right places, DR JOSE!!!!
VIBES THAT THE GOOD THINGS KEEP HAPPENING AND JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I felt like I won the lottery when I went to my mailbox....there was a package from Kritzerland!!! The zip code had been changed on it a few times so I think someone got confused along the way, but it is here and I am most pleased about that.
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TOD
Frogs legs
Escargot
Alligator
Ostrich
Rabbit
I haven't cared to try any of the above again
My grandfather made Kapusta with pigs feet... that was excellent, although I must admit I use other pportions of the pig when I make it myself
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Now I am hungry for liver and onions. But not tonight. The Green Gables makes the best. It's all home cooking. The restaurant was a favorite of Esther Pauline Freidman and Pauline Esther Friedman when they were growing up....
(Eppie and Popo are also know as Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers. I can't remember which is which)
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I love Chicken gizzards and hearts, not so fond of chicken liver, but love beef liver.
Strange things I've eaten. Menudo, I guess. There was the chocolate covered cricket once. I've eaten rattle snake (tasted like chicken)
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I'm hungry~ time to go find something that has lots of taste and not too many calories
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Well at least I'm not hungry anymore!
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Good Evening!
There's a Trader Joe's basically across the street from the theatre. Very convenient. :)
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Cilla - whew!
I have written a little over nine pages, and I am pooped. I'll have to reread it later - I'll probably end up smoothing some of it out, but I think it's okay - it's obviously the most critical part of the book, the denoument, but it seems to be working.
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Thanks for all the Job Vibes. I guess they've been doing their job all along.
Again, I'm not counting on anything until any sort of papers are signed, but, again it's just nice to know that my name is known. -And known by the other major music contractor in town too!
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Years ago, when I was a travel agent, one of the airlines flew a group of the top selling agents to Denmark for the weekend. The first night, they put us up in this incredible 11th century castle, and that night they served us the complete "Babbettes Feast." During one of the courses, we were served hummingbird eggs, prepared the way Ron described the duck eggs. I asked the person next to me what I was supposed to do with it, and she said to just pop the whole thing in your mouth. I swear that damned egg stayed stuck in my windpipe for months.
BLACH!!!!
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Back to the Topic of the Day for a bit...
Rattlesnake Sausage on a pizza at PieWorks in Durham, NC. -They have some truly interesting topping choices. -And their Reuben Pizza - complete with a pumpernickel crust! - is pretty tasty!
I've had Menudo and Posole and some other supposed hang-over cures... I like them. It's all about the spicy broth. The Filipino style menudo is more like "stir fry", and tongue is the main meat in it. I like that too, but it's been years since I've had it.
I still have yet to try chicken feet off the dim sum cart.
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No, why do you ask?
You were raving about seven zeros.
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Thanks for all the Job Vibes. I guess they've been doing their job all along.
Again, I'm not counting on anything until any sort of papers are signed, but, again it's just nice to know that my name is known. -And known by the other major music contractor in town too!
Just think, Mr. Barnum, someday Jose will be a famous Broadway musician, adored by millions, and eventually he will be called to Hollywood (or possibly Bollywood) to star in a whole series of gladiator movies.
Perhaps you should grab him while you still can!
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Now that's a way to start a page!!!
PAGE 13 OFFAL DANCE!
*I'll spare you all the visuals on that one.
**And DR DERBRUCER - I think you should spare us too. ;)
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You were raving about seven zeros.
Nope, sorry Ron, I was just congratulationg the new 1000 and 10,000 post members.
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Just think, Mr. Barnum, someday Jose will be a famous Broadway musician, adored by millions, and eventually he will be called to Hollywood (or possibly Bollywood) to star in a whole series of gladiator movies.
Perhaps you should grab him while you still can!
DR MBarnum can grab me anytime. Or vice versa - although, I've already done that. ;D
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LOL, I never watch lost, so to have the first thing I see be last night's episode in Iowa, well, I just cracked up
I wouldn't make too much of that....many people in many different states make disparaging remarks about their own areas.
"People talk so slowly down here!" "Welcome to South Carolina, ma'am."
As for that location in Iowa....it might very well take that mechanic three days to get the part he needs. I know it sometimes take two days just to get a letter from here to Berkeley.
And I've had my car in a garage that took a day and half to get a part from a local store.
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Nope, sorry Ron, I was just congratulationg the new 1000 and 10,000 post members.
Ohhhhhhh...
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I came home from work ill today...tried to take a nap...tried....those dang telemarketers call every half hour!!!!
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I felt like I won the lottery when I went to my mailbox....there was a package from Kritzerland!!! The zip code had been changed on it a few times so I think someone got confused along the way, but it is here and I am most pleased about that.
Must have happened in Iowa, too....!
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Good Evening!
There's a Trader Joe's basically across the street from the theatre. Very convenient. :)
What a load off our minds.
We were so worried about you.......[not!]
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... not so fond of chicken liver...
Best you hold onto your New Testament 8)
der Brucer
Childen Chicken Liver omelets are a personal favorite! (And I can nosh on chopped chilen livers by the hour!
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**And DR DERBRUCER - I think you should spare us too. ;)
KILLJOY :'( >:( :'( :( :'(
der Brucer
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Rabbit
In my very early navy years, rabbit was plentiful and inexpensive. Our navy mess served it at least twice a week!
(Usually deep-fried like chicken). Quite tasty!
der Brucer
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Neutered! Oh nuts!
Not for long-poor baby.
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I saw a jackrabbit hopping down the trail in front of me today. Later I saw a heron in the lake. Sorry, I didn't have my camera with me. I had to move very quickly today in order to get home.
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Not for long-poor baby.
She said with finality.
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Best you hold onto your New Testament 8)
der Brucer
Childen Chicken Liver omelets are a personal favorite! (And I can nosh on chopped chilen livers by the hour!
Chilen livers? Is that short for "children" or "Chilean"....or ...?
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I would have invited you to stop by for a drink of water, DR Cason... oh, never mind!
DR Laura, you've gone through an awful lot of trouble just to get out of having to put up Cason.
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....And a few months ago, I happened to spot Chicken Livers in a Cream Sauce on a restaurant menu. Soooo good. Talk about gilding the lily!
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DR Laura, you've gone through an awful lot of trouble just to get out of having to put up Cason.
At least she didn't move...!
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DiT- ;D
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NOW, VOYAGER is on TCM but I'm not in the mood for it. Maybe some more MAUDE episodes...
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DiT-I thought you posted a blank page-should have waited for the scroll.
Thank you.
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Dan in Toronto?
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I wouldn't make too much of that....many people in many different states make disparaging remarks about their own areas.
"People talk so slowly down here!" "Welcome to South Carolina, ma'am."
As for that location in Iowa....it might very well take that mechanic three days to get the part he needs. I know it sometimes take two days just to get a letter from here to Berkeley.
And I've had my car in a garage that took a day and half to get a part from a local store.
It didn't upset me, it made me laugh
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...And the Chinese Carry Out place a block from my apartment offers a hefty portion of fried chicken livers for just $2.50. $3.25 with fried rice.
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Hmm... Now I'm trying to think if I've eaten any unusual fruits of vegetables. -Although, I guess in our current culinary world, there aren't any truly unusual fruits and vegetables. However, fiddlehead ferns and ramps come to mind - but mainly since their prime growing/eating season is so short.
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Mmmm, now I'm hungry for fried chicken livers with tartar sauce!
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DR Jose - congratulations on the potential employment(s). Maybe you'll be on Broadway when we're there in late June/early July?
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Page 14 - let's all do the Bunny Hop!
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...And I've eaten kishke (or kishka, if you prefer) before - at least the Jewish style. In fact, I think I shared a plate of it with our esteemed BK at Jerry's deli. It's basically a matzo meal sausage - the only "meat" in the filling is schmaltz, rendered chicken fat.
Of course, it's usually served with gravy... And gravy makes everything taste better. ;)
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Not to be picky, but don't you mean calves liver?
Sauted beef liver is like boot-soles and has a heavey-handed flavor. (You can help if out if you brasie it in a tomato sauce.)
der Brucer
Makes no difference any more. My cholesterol level doesn't allow for any liver or bacon now.
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DR Jose - congratulations on the potential employment(s). Maybe you'll be on Broadway when we're there in late June/early July?
Well, at that point and time, if I don't get the Broadway show that is currently running, I may be out of town with the new show that will be coming in.
Again, not countin' chickens, just sayin'.
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Congratulations on the possibilities DR Jose. Not quite a blank canvas.
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Chilen livers? Is that short for "children" or "Chilean"....or ...?
Is shorthand for Children's Chilean Chicken livers.
Or as they say, SNAFU!
der Brucer
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I had "sweetbreads" at Victoria & Albert's down in Disneyworld. Pretty good.
Lucky you! I never could afford that fancy restaurant of the Grand Floridian! Even with my Disney employee discount!
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Congratulations on the possibilities DR Jose. Not quite a blank canvas.
Oh.... NO! With that cap, you look so much like someone from the US of A., DR Tomovoz! Even Dame Julie wears one when she does not want to bother with her hair! (Yes! She told me! ;))
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Dan in Toronto?
My apologies Dan (the Man).
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Hmm... Now I'm trying to think if I've eaten any unusual fruits of vegetables. -Although, I guess in our current culinary world, there aren't any truly unusual fruits and vegetables. However, fiddlehead ferns and ramps come to mind - but mainly since their prime growing/eating season is so short.
Right, it's the short growing season that makes them unusual. ;D
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I'm thinking about planting a vegetable garden in my back yard this year. I'm not sure where I would put it. Not too many spots with full sun
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Lucky you! I never could afford that fancy restaurant of the Grand Floridian! Even with my Disney employee discount!
And I even splurged on the chef's table seating. With the wine pairings!
I have to say, it was actually quite the bargain. The complimentary bottle of champagne that started off the meal was almost as much as the meal itself. And they went ahead and recorked the five(!) unfinished bottles of wine and sent them to our hotel room.
*And since we were sitting in the kitchen and were allowed to query the cooks as they prepared the meals, I queried away. And as a result of all my querying, we were treated to one of each dessert they were serving that night.
But, seriously, considering the service and the seven courses, it really is not an "overpriced hotel meal".
-Oh, our dinner at The Brown Derby that trip was quite good too.
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Right, it's the short growing season that makes them unusual. ;D
A reference to Ben, Ant, and myself no doubt.
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;D I don't remember you being short.
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Unusual yes.
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I had read somewhere that, while still not confirmed, this is more likely at some point in the not-too-distant future.
Nope! The new CEO at Disney has said "NO!" to a release of Song of the South, at the last Shareholders Meeting!
But the Walt Disney Treasures DVD collection is not stopped! More new titles this December!
"Disney shows it has even more treasures up it's sleeve!
Walt Disney Home Entertainment continues the popular Walt Disney Treasures series with three new 2-Disc DVD sets featuring rarely seen footage presented with amazing color and sound. The seventh installment of Walt Disney Treasures will be available December 11, 2007 in a limited supply just in time for the holidays.
Predating even Mickey Mouse, the legendary and rarely-seen Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was Walt Disney's first big animated star, and having recently returned to the Disney fold, comes out of the vault for the first time ever on DVD. The silent shorts made from 1926 to 1927 with Walt's personal touch, are revitalized with a brand-new score specifically made for Walt Disney Treasures, Wave VII.
Chronological Donald, Volume 3 features the most prolific of "Walt's Fab Five," the short-tempered but hilarious Donald Duck in rarely seen solo shorts dating 1947 through 1950.
Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic is a comprehensive look at the "Happiest Place on Earth." The centerpiece of this volume is a new documentary with archival footage, including Walt's own words, as well as new interviews that reveal the magic and manpower behind one of the world's most famous destinations.
Each volume features noted film historian, author, and critic Leonard Maltin. Each volume is individually numbered, with an authenticity certificate, and an exclusive lithograph in the collectible, unique packaging tins and available just in time for the holidays, in a limited supply only."
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-Oh, our dinner at The Brown Derby that trip was quite good too.
Will you STOP it!! ;)
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;D I don't remember you being short.
Well, he looks taller with a CAP! ;)
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Will you STOP it!! ;)
And then there was the Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake at the 50's Prime Time Cafe... Oh, the S'Mores for dessert!
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My peanut butter needs preserves, not jelly. And s'mores should only be made over a campfire. Did the restaurant have a campfire?
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And then there was the Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake at the 50's Prime Time Cafe... Oh, the S'Mores for dessert!
That man is amazing! He even remembers the name of those places!!
Well, if you had gone to the Bistro de Paris (France Pavilion, Epcot) around 84/85... I might have waited on you!
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And speaking of food...
I don't really spot anything unusual on the menu at Dressing Room - A Homegrown Restaurant (http://www.dressingroomhomegrown.com/). Oohh... "Kettle maccherone and cheese".
AND we get a nice discount too!
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DR Jose, I love hearing about your culinary adventures....especially when I'm tagging along!
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My peanut butter needs preserves, not jelly. And s'mores should only be made over a campfire. Did the restaurant have a campfire?
NOT in a restaurant themed on homestyle cooking at Mom's place in the fifties!
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That man is amazing! He even remembers the name of those places!!
ROTFLOL!
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DR Jose, I love hearing about your culinary adventures....especially when I'm tagging along!
Sometimes I wonder if DR Jose really is a pianist!
I'm sure he knows that the area where the Chef checks the plates before sending them to the dining room is called a... piano!!
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NOT in a restaurant themed on homestyle cooking at Mom's place in the fifties!
I should have indicated I was joking ;D or you are joking now. ;D
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I should have indicated I was joking ;D or you are joking now. ;D
Almost ALWAYS joking!
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Oh, but the piano thing in a kitchen is not a joke! It's "cooking slang" and the whole name is "piano de cuisine"! Mr Rossini knew about it, of course! Jose knows! He'll tell you!
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My peanut butter needs preserves, not jelly. And s'mores should only be made over a campfire. Did the restaurant have a campfire?
No campfire. But the "S'More" came to the table on one big plate. Basically it was constructed as follows:
(from the bottom up)
2 Graham Crackers (side by side)
About 16 Marshmallows
2 Hershey's Chocolate Bars (side by side)
2 Graham Crackers (side by side)
And that was heated up into one gooey, rich, marshmallow-ey, chocolate-y plate of goodness!
Sort of like this:
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HMMMM!!!
PAGE 15 S'MORES DANCE!!!!!!!!
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Sometimes I wonder if DR Jose really is a pianist!
I'm sure he knows that the area where the Chef checks the plates before sending them to the dining room is called a... piano!!
Well, there was this dinner theatre I worked at once - and only once... They would use the piano as part of the buffet, a large sideboard so to speak...
I opened the fallboard to find that someone had spilled beef gravy over half the keyboard.
-Would you like some dinner with your music?
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Oh, but the piano thing in a kitchen is not a joke! It's "cooking slang" and the whole name is "piano de cuisine"! Mr Rossini knew about it, of course! Jose knows! He'll tell you!
Well, Rossini was known as quite the gourmand and gourmet if I recall correctly.
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Welll I've been good all day today. Think I'll have a little bowl of ice cream with berries of some sort on top
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...And here's a recipe for Tournedos Rossini (http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm7-2/tournedos-en.html), as well a nice bit of info about Rossini's culinary tendencies.
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Very funny THE OFFICE episode this evening.
Now watching THE TEN COMMANDMENTS on DVD - very lovely on my NEW tv. Thanks for the suggestion, DR MATTH, but since I am getting HD cable tomorrow, I hope I won't need that extra cable....but we shall see.
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God made men. Men made slaves.
Your tongue will dig your grave, old woman.
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But surely Val Kilmer is Moses?
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The other night on the Food Network, we saw a restaurant in New York where they serve do-it-yourself S'mores. It looked like there was a little hibachi in the middle of the table for toasting the marshmallows. My observation was that they weren't putting near enough chocolate on the crackers.
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But surely Val Kilmer is Moses?
Well this is true....but Charlton Heston is a swell pretender to the throne.
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Well... Rehearsal is almost over, so... Until I'm settled in at the Westport Inn...
Laters...
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DR Singdaw, have you met any of our fine DRs in real life yet?
No, DR DearReaderLaura, but I'm hoping to meet DR JoseSPiano on his dinner break tomorrow night. Do you think he's a good place to start? :o
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Care for a demonstration?
You name the time and place, and I'm there, sweetheart!
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Congratulations on the wonderful writing news from bk and potential work news from DR JoseSPiano.
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Dan in Toronto?
Jane's not wearing her glasses--I am only half as handsome as DiT.
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My apologies Dan (the Man).
;)
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DtM :D
Jose, s'mores just aren't the same if you don't make your own.
'night
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Jaws Agape is the title of the next volume of my autobiography.
And what are the titles of the previous volumes? Available on Amazon?
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DR Singdaw, I think Jose would be a swell place to start.
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I opened the fallboard to find that someone had spilled beef gravy over half the keyboard.
I find this both funny and disgusting.
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Arms and legs akimbo - sounds like a cannibal specialty dish
LOL. Oh, dear.
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Wheer's Der Brucer to make a bathhouse reference?
Der B missed several good opportunities today.
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You clearly need a lesbian friend with a tool belt!
der Brucer
Or Marvelous Matt.
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DtM :D
Jose, s'mores just aren't the same if you don't make your own.
'night
Gotta agree with Jane on this one. I think you also need a campfire or at least a fire in the fireplace to make them official
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Good Evening!
Greetings from the beautiful(?) Westport Inn.
Can you say "Febreze"?
Whew! :-\
But it's a nice room, and the decor of the hotel is quite interesting. It seems like they updated every decade or so without really get rid of the "old decade". I stopped into the restaurant/lounge earlier just to check it out.. flocked wallpaper, plexiglass ceiling light fixtures, 70's mod patterned fabric on the chairs, etc... Truly eclectic. Groovy.
-I decided to just veg out in my room tonight. However, after tomorrow's "10 out of 12", I'm sure I'll partake of a cocktail or two.
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Even with my nightly ice cream, I think I'm actually losing a little weight. I'm eating a lot healthier, so I feel better. Wish it would get warm enough to start riding my bike.
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Gotta agree with Jane on this one. I think you also need a campfire or at least a fire in the fireplace to make them official
Well... Steve and I cleaned our plate. :)
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I must admit I made the mistake of chatting with the judge's admin assistant today. She had these wonderful little chocolate eggs that were candy on the outside and solid chocolate on the inside. Unfortunately I found them irresistible
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Back from rehearsal and am now REALLY pooped. We ran straight through, but Merissa was not feeling well suddenly. Afterwards, I had a strong talk with her - she's never sick, just like Guy Haines is never sick EVER until he has to do an album. Then he's sick. So, I had to explain she's head-tripping herself because she's basically scared shitless. I told her she had to go home tonight and get out of her own way, and that she's in safe, good hands, the show is very strong, she's a good singer and actress, and the audience will be there to have a good time. She totally got it and will do what she needs to do. I've known this about her for a few weeks now - lots of drama, but I told her she'll be much happier without it. After the run, we began at the beginning, with specificity in movement, lyric, point, mood, and energy. We'll continue that tomorrow at eleven, and then do a run.
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Well... Steve and I cleaned our plate. :)
Didn't say I wouldn't eat them...just that the wouldn't be official ;D
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No, I wouldn't eat them...not until I lose...well lots of weight...
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Jose, want to pick a dance?
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But it's a nice room, and the decor of the hotel is quite interesting. It seems like they updated every decade or so without really get rid of the "old decade". I stopped into the restaurant/lounge earlier just to check it out.. flocked wallpaper, plexiglass ceiling light fixtures, 70's mod patterned fabric on the chairs, etc... Truly eclectic. Groovy.
lol. Hotel/motel decor would be an interesting subject for a book. Need an project, DR LAURA? :)
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Jose, want to pick a dance?
Umm... I'm a bit too tired to dance. We can just dance in our heads.
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Even with my nightly ice cream, I think I'm actually losing a little weight. I'm eating a lot healthier, so I feel better. Wish it would get warm enough to start riding my bike.
There's always the stairs. Boring, though.
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Oohhh... Free breakfast in the morning, served poolside (indoor pool)!
Can you say "Belgian Waffles"?
;)
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Oohhh... Free breakfast in the morning, served poolside (indoor pool)!
Can you say "Belgian Waffles"?
;)
Oh, yum. Lucky Jose.
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lol. Hotel/motel decor would be an interesting subject for a book. Need an project, DR LAURA? :)
Motel 6 always looks the same.
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I love this photo. It's from a story about a friend's wildlife rescue center. the baby squirrel was injured and had dog bites on it's face
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Arms and legs agumbo might actually be a better name for that cannibal dish.
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It's gumbo, demmit (almost a Sat. Night Live reference)
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Was I reading too quickly, or did Jose say that he had "had" Menudo at some point?
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I keep thinking of the silly wino song....and a neon sign to point the way to our bathroom down the hall
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Time for me to get some sleep. Night
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Not feeling like watching a DVD, so I'll watch one of the fifty things I've TIVOd over the last year.
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Even with my nightly ice cream, I think I'm actually losing a little weight. I'm eating a lot healthier, so I feel better. Wish it would get warm enough to start riding my bike.
It's been warm enough around here for a while now, and as soon as the road construction and new sidewalks are done, I'm going to walk to work whenever I can...unless I (to paraphrase Sondheim) wake too weak to walk to work. ;) That's really the main reason that I wanted to move to where I moved. It's less than a mile from where I work! ;D
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Well... Tomorrow we go from 11:30am to 11:30pm... And I want to be well-rested since I'm meeting DR singdaw tomorrow... And I want to get up in time for the free breakfast. ;)
Goodnight.
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Time to leave work and watch TV that I'm (hopefully!) recording. Until later. :)
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....And a few months ago, I happened to spot Chicken Livers in a Cream Sauce on a restaurant menu. Soooo good. Talk about gilding the lily!
If you ever visit Seattle / Tacoma, we will have to go eat at 13 Coins. They have the best chicken liver saute with mushrooms and onions. Yum!
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BK, have you had an opportunity to enjoy any Leslie Parrish yet?
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That is the cutest little squirrel. We don't have tree squirrels out here.
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I finished MURDER BY DECREE this evening, and it was just as enjoyable as I remembered it being. I know it was made on a small budget, and I think they did well with their resources.
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I was going to watch a MONK episode from Season 2, but I got a phone call that turned out to be lengthy so I just took it out of the player and put it away. Tomorrow, I'll want to start on some DVDs I haven't already watched.
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THE OFFICE was indeed hilarious. Poor Michael is just so clueless and juvenile in so many ways. Karen is making me like her less and less. I'm ready for Jim to admit that he hasn't forgotten about Pam.
Glad to see Andy back, even if only for a few seconds and a hilarious capper at the end of the episode. Dwight made me laugh a lot tonight, too.
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30 ROCK had a good show with Will Arnet playing a gay NBC executive whom Alec Baldwin tries to distract by using Kenneth the (nerdy) page. "You're the worst gay bait in history," Alec screams at him late in the show. Priceless.
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SCRUBS lost one of its regulars tonight, so the episode was mainly about saying goodbye. In spite of that, the show was funnier than it's been in weeks. I liked the episode this week.
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And I finished the evening with CSI, another episode I wasn't really crazy about. Once again, the two cases overlapped, and some of the folks with really surly attitudes got by with what amounted to slaps on the wrist. Not to my liking.
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I did set the DVR to pick up tonight's ANDY BARKER, P.I. even though I haven't been thrilled with the show thus far. I'll watch it tomorrow before settling in with some DVDs that have been watching to be viewed.
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I am here, but for some reason, I have nothing to say.
That is all.
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And I am out of here and heading downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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Speaking of ice cream, I DO have something to say.
I had a nice bowl of vanilla ice cream tonight...and poured a libation of Godiva Chocolate liqueur over it.
BLISS!
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I just had some Peanut Butter Cup ice cream in a float with Diet Coke.
Bliss as well.
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MBarnum, I've watched half of the Surfside Six - boy is she beautiful in it.
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Page Seventeen Harry, Ron, and the Patil twins NOT dancing Dance!!!
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Now, I'm really heading down.
Good night!
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Someone mentioned it here a few weeks ago - but, I'm watching The Sniper - and someone had said it had two jump out of your seat moments. I've heard this about older films and I never find it true, just because we've had so many jump out of your seat moments in decades since. Well, those two moments came and I did indeed jump - they're really shocking and brilliantly directed and would work in a movie theater with a full house even today.
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I am here, but for some reason, I have nothing to say.
That is all.
A day with no excitement. Sounds good to me!
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Just finished smoothing out what I'd written today - almost eleven pages - something of a record for me - although I think on one of the Krtizer books I did about sixteen in one day. I mostly liked what I read - I cut one little paragraph, and really smoothed out some awkwardly worded stuff, and I think it's compelling, at least I hope it is.
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And I still got goosebumps when I reread the line that had given them to me when I wrote it.
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Will we never reach page eighteen?
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I won a couple of really spiffy movie posters in an auction that ended last night. All the posters were linen-backed, and a group of 12 posters began dwindling rapidly as bids skyrocketed beyond my meager means to procure them all.
Still, I set me sights on three...and won two.
Here is one of them...a "British quad" (similar to a half-sheet....roughly 40" X 40")
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And the other is one that has eluded me over the years, but obviously for good reason, as this one is a pip:
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Those are nice, DR Ron Pulliam.
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I said it before, and I'll say it again - will we never get to page eighteen? Finished watching The Sniper, which was not a movie about eBay, and I shall now write Ye Olde Notes.
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We're here! We just had a lovely dinner with a couple of our Angelino friends at a French restaurant at the Farmer's Market. Boy, has THAT area changed. I hadn't been there in at least 10 years!
The weather in LA is absolutely stunning, and there is so much in bloom, but without the accompanying pollen that we get in the south. I love it here!
And the LA Times gave us a good review, which should be in tomorrow's paper. Hooray!
http://snipurl.com/1fecx
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Wow...it's weird to be out here in LA in the same time zone as bk, watching as the notes get ready to go up!
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It took a day to get the wireless internet to work because the clerks do not understand the technology at all. I drove to their partner hotel today and was able to get the instructions on how to make it work for Macs and now I'm good to go!
We're staying at the same hotel we always stay at. I've been staying here for the last 15 years when I work in LA. It's remarkably cheap ($78/night) and has a charming courtyard swimming pool. Unbelievably quiet. It could use a little freshening up, but who couldn't?
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I didn't realize that both of tonight's "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy" were repeats.
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And since we're so close...
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POST # 500!!
;D
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We will have luminaries at the film tomorrow---a former writer for Andy Kaufman, the writer of the Hellraiser movies, a writer from MAD ABOUT YOU as well as lots of movies, my hero, Van Dyke Parks, and our grand mensch, bk. Plus various and sundried friends, past and present.
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Right now, I'm watching last night's "Medium." It's a pretty intense episode! :o
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We will have luminaries at the film tomorrow---a former writer for Andy Kaufman, the writer of the Hellraiser movies, a writer from MAD ABOUT YOU as well as lots of movies, my hero, Van Dyke Parks, and our grand mensch, bk. Plus various and sundried friends, past and present.
That sounds like fun!
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There are too many posts to catch up on!
So I will just talk about myself!
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edisaurus, did you get my e-mail response? Miss Patti and I will be there with bells on - but will you have any time over the weekend to do a nice dinner somewhere?
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I have mentioned before about the evil developer who almost ruined our lives.
We had quite a few phone calls this morning around 6am from friends who didn't know we were in LA. They called to tell us that the evil developer was on the front page, and that the 5 story loft he built 10 feet from our National Register house is going into foreclosure. It delved into lots of gory details including some of his underhanded dealing with local politicians. Sweet!
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I have mentioned before about the evil developer who almost ruined our lives.
We had quite a few phone calls this morning around 6am from friends who didn't know we were in LA. They called to tell us that the evil developer was on the front page, and that the 5 story loft he built 10 feet from our National Register house is going into foreclosure. It delved into lots of gory details including some of his underhanded dealing with local politicians. Sweet!
That's great news! Of course, it's sad that this all ever had to happen, but it's karma, baby...Karma!!
;)
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edisaurus, did you get my e-mail response? Miss Patti and I will be there with bells on - but will you have any time over the weekend to do a nice dinner somewhere?
Oh, just checked my email. That must be saying something...I check HHW first!
Dinner, yes, yes!
How about Saturday night?
We're staying near the corner of Crenshaw and Wilshire. And remember the theatre I had asked you about months ago? It was one that has always intriguied me but I didn't know the name. (It's a block from my hotel) Anyway, it's called the Wilshire Ebell. Does the name ring E-bell?