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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were rainy and wet, and now it is time for you to post until the wet cows come home, with a capital C and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool. Finally!
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And the word of the day is: WHEEDLE!
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We'll see how well Arnold M. Brockman knows the score to Whoop-Up, re word of the day.
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Welcome five GUESTS. I wonder if one of you is... nah.
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Of course, some might still think the site is down.
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Will we never get to page two?
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Got to make up for those lost hours. I'll put on some lip gloss and rouge.
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And?
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I shall now toddle off to the bedroom environment.
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I shall be back bright and early, not necessarily in that order.
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This whole page is ME.
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Good morning....
This what happens when falls asleep while watching the telly....
YOu become WIDE awake at 230 am!
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Heard about the storms in the west...
I hope all the HHWers on the west coast do take care and stay safe and dry!
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TOD:
Groundhog Day.... Still a fun film after all these years
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Got to make up for those lost hours. I'll put on some lip gloss and rouge.
Lost hours? What about Lost Years?
The notes say: What are your favorite comic motion pictures of the last twenty years – from 1998 to now?
Did we lose the ten years after 2008 while the site was down?
der Brucer
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BK: Be careful if you decide to go for a ride in the rain. Those rains are from the same storm that wreaked havoc up here...and there may be some downed palm trees and power lines to contend with.
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"The Rains Came" is a rather wonderful old movie.
"The Rains of Ranchipur", the CinemaScope remake, is a rather campy old wonder with a stellar cast (Richard Burton, Lana Turner and Michael Rennie) and a SUPERB score by Hugo Friedhofer. The photography is glorious.
Fox really knew what to exploit with the CinemaScope process....many earlier Scope films were filled with glorious scenery. "Boy on a Dolphin" is a major delight in that regard.
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TOD: I love the delightful "While You Were Sleeping". It's one of those movies that just "works". Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman have a wonderful chemistry and the entire cast is superb!
I also love:
"Groundhog Day"
"Four Weddings and a Funeral"
"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"
"Strictly Ballroom"
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30 miles up the road from Jane:
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_3034_images/0104082105_M_010408_calif_storm20.jpg)
• Jan. 4: Ponderosa Pine tree, toppled by high winds, lies on a house in Sams Valley, Ore.
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_3034_images/0104082105_M_010408_calif_storm21.jpg)
• Jan. 4: Homeowner Greg Layton, left, and contractor Casey Kelley survey the damage done by a large ponderosa pine tree that fell onto a bedroom in his Sams Valley, Ore. home.
der Brucer
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320226,00.html)
HOSPITAL LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION AFTER MAN DISCHARGED IN STORM FOUND DEAD IN SNOWBANK
BANGOR, Maine — A Machias hospital has launched an internal investigation into the death of a 61-year-old Eastport man whose body was found partially buried under fresh snow the day after he was discharged at his own request.
Reid Emery left Down East Community Hospital on Tuesday evening against the wishes of doctors and nurses, officials said. His body was found Wednesday afternoon a few hundred feet from the hospital.
Emery had walked out into a snowstorm without a jacket and with only slippers on his feet, according to police.
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Popp said she could not discuss details of Emery's care and would not comment on reports that he was delusional when he left the hospital and had been given medication. Patients are generally allowed to sign themselves out of the hospital if they are deemed competent, she said.
I wonder what mental giant deemed the guy without a jacket in his slippers about to go out in a snow storm "competant'?
der Brucer
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AOL's list of 11 Best US Restaurants include these near some DRs:
BACCHANALIA
Cuisine: Contemporary American
Chef: Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison
Price Range: $50 and over
1198 Howell Mill Rd NW # 100
Atlanta, GA
BARRINGTON'S
Cuisine: Contemporary American
Chef: Bruce Moffett
Price Range: $31-40
7822 Fairview Road
Charlotte, NC
JEAN-ROBERT AT PIGALL'S
Cuisine: French
Chef: Jean-Robert de Cavel
Price Range: $50 and over
127 W 4th St
Cincinnati, OH
THOMAS HENKELMANN
Cuisine: French
Chef: Thomas Henkelmann
Price Range: $30 and over
420 Field Point Rd
Greenwich, CT
GARY DANKO
Cuisine: Contemporary/French
Chef: Gary Danko
Price Range: $75 and over
800 N Point St
San Francisco, CA
THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON
Cuisine: American
Chef: Patrick O'Connell
Price Range: $21 and up
309 Middle St # D
Washington, VA
der Brucer
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AOL's list of 11 Best US Restaurants include these near some DRs:
GARY DANKO
Cuisine: Contemporary/French
Chef: Gary Danko
Price Range: $75 and over
800 N Point St
San Francisco, CA
Let's just clear the air....if we ever have a Hainsie/Kimlet do in the Bay Area, I ain't pickin' up the tab at Gary Danko!!!
;D
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We can all come to Oakland for Dim Sum. THAT I'll pick up the tab for.
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Or, I'll cook.
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Unless S. Woody is in the group. Then, HE'LL cook! I'll buy the food.
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:D
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Time for some shut-eye.
Ye old storm number 3 is due to start rollin' in at any time (we've had two, count 'em 2, storm systemss in the past 24 hours). Number 3 is supposed to be with us through Monday.
The I-80 is closed at higher elevations...in both directions. Nobody is going anywhere until the blizzard subsides.
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Yes, it's time for bed.
But we need only a few more posts to reach page 2.
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And I can imagine BK rolling around rumpling his covers wondering when the frell we'll ever get to page 2.
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AOL's list of 11 Best US Restaurants include these near some DRs:
THOMAS HENKELMANN
Cuisine: French
Chef: Thomas Henkelmann
Price Range: $30 and over
420 Field Point Rd
Greenwich, CT
I just ate there LAST WEEK!!!! And posted about it here.
I just feel so chic! :)
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GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !
I put in a lot of work to get here!
And you steal my thunder?
A POX on your house.
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DR Ron...
You didn't have to remove yours. Yours was prettier.
I would gladly defer.
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I am actually breaking the cardinal rule because when I saw you were online, I just popped in and started posting. I still have not finished yesterday, NOR read today's notes yet.
I just threw caution to the winds!
I feel so naughty.
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DR Ron - Are you staying warm and dry? Egad!
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Four goys in a room bitching! :)
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Good night for real.
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Good night, DR Ron Pulliam. Sweet dreams! And lovely photos you posted here last night! :)
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Unless S. Woody is in the group. Then, HE'LL cook! I'll buy the food.
Do you have the kitchen set-up he is used to:
(http://ww1.dacor.com/images/products/370x293_EG486Cktp.jpg)
(http://ww1.dacor.com/images/products/epi%20dbl.jpg)
der Brucer
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I feel so naughty.
Time to go out and play tripod?
der Brucer
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I just ate there LAST WEEK!!!! And posted about it here.
I just feel so chic! :)
Did Zach get a Doggie Bag?
der Brucer
Have you ever asked for a Guinea Pig bag?
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMihZV39H1nUBwC6jzbkF/SIG=12i5ttktj/EXP=1199614169/**http%3A//www.petwebsite.com/guinea_pigs/images/guinea_pig_17.jpg)
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Last night DR RLP wrote:
but they surely need no harassment for being related to me.
I heartily agree. I mean, being related to DR RLP is punishment enough! ;)
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Truffle goes to Photoshop:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1166/1461505372_aaeccd8a25.jpg?v=0)
der Brucer
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TOD: I love the delightful "While You Were Sleeping". It's one of those movies that just "works". Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman have a wonderful chemistry and the entire cast is superb!
I also love:
"Groundhog Day"
"Four Weddings and a Funeral"
"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"
"Strictly Ballroom"
I only liked "While You Were Sleeping," but I loved the other four, also. ;D
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Did Zach get a Doggie Bag?
Well, it's French cuisine, so the portions were small. So no.
Have you ever asked for a Guinea Pig bag?
No, I haven't! Would the powers that be think it odd?
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DR dB.
I love the way your mind works! :)
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I wish I were a whiz Internet site developer. I'd happily do the work bk is proposing on HHW pro bono.
Alas, I don't have that expertise.
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Is Jeff posing for cover art?
(http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/15230000/15238098.JPG)
der Brucer
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TOD:
Groundhog Day.... Still a fun film after all these years
According to THIS (http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/isam/F03Newshtml/sondheim/sondheim.htm) article from 2003:
Whether or not Bounce can be termed a “flop,” the consolation for its demise is at least built into the show: you forget the past and go on to the next thing. What’s the next thing for Sondheim? No one knows for sure, but at a pre-show talk at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival in late August, he mentioned his interest in doing a “theme and variations” piece, possibly a musical version of the 1993 film Groundhog Day.6 In any case, we can be sure that, unlike the film’s characters, Sondheim will not repeat himself.
6. Hedy Weiss, “Sondheim Plans Changes to ‘Bounce’,” Chicago Sun-Times (25 August 2003): 38.
BK, can you call Steve and find out??
;)
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Well...I'm off to bed. Goodnight der Brucer and Singdaw!
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Good night, DR George! :) :) :)
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TOD
Best in Show
der Brucer
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But before I go, I received a letter from Elmore! Let me must say:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]THANK YOU LARRY!!!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*[/move]
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And the word of the day is: WHEEDLE!
Evelyn Nesbitt knew how to WHEEDLE - too bad her WHEE LED to Stanford White's doom!
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(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_3034_images/0104082105_M_010408_calif_storm21.jpg)
"Well, I guess the little woman's gonna get her wish for a skylight after all!"
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But before I go, I received a letter from Elmore! Let me must say:
THANK YOU LARRY!!!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Since you posted your thanks for all to see, could you share the private letter so we all know what you are thanking him for?
:D
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Do you have the kitchen set-up he is used to:
(http://ww1.dacor.com/images/products/370x293_EG486Cktp.jpg)
(http://ww1.dacor.com/images/products/epi%20dbl.jpg)
der Brucer
No I don't. But we'll find something. :)
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For whatever reason, I am unable to sleep.
It's an odd atmospheric pressure thingie, I think. This storm system is bearing down on us but hasn't unleashed itself.
I'm breathing well enough. But when I was abed, I tossed and turned and could not find a comfortable position.
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Perhaps it's fate.
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I managed to watch "Project Runway" today. I was AMAZED.
I agreed with who was sent packing (i.e., "aufed"). I was also quite taken with the tastefulness of Chris' garment.
It was quite unusual for him....so much so that Michael Kors was forced to comment specifically upon it, and it's only the third or fourth challenge, I think.
I have to tell you that when I saw the back of one of those garments (I forget whose it was), I had a flashback to Kayne's "final" dress in last season's show....beautiful in front and an abomination in back.
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I feel a song coming on.
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I also get the feeling that my keyboard will need fresh batteries very soon.
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Technology is great until you have to continue spending money to keep it functional.
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Have you ever asked for a Guinea Pig bag?
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMihZV39H1nUBwC6jzbkF/SIG=12i5ttktj/EXP=1199614169/**http%3A//www.petwebsite.com/guinea_pigs/images/guinea_pig_17.jpg)
"You want to put handles on me? And stuff your money and credit cards where? I'm calling the SPCA!!!"
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For whatever reason, I am unable to sleep.
It's an odd atmospheric pressure thingie, I think. This storm system is bearing down on us but hasn't unleashed itself.
I'm breathing well enough. But when I was abed, I tossed and turned and could not find a comfortable position.
Or maybe it's just that you're horny.
Just a possibility.
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Before I get ready for work (clear skies and chilly here in Rehoboth)...
I went to that AOL list of restaurants (http://food.aol.com/top-11-american-restaurants) der B was posting about earlier, and noticed something interesting...
NOT ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS LISTED IS IN NYC!!!
Poor Jose.
Poor Fred.
Poor Elmore.
Starvation is right around the corner.
*sob*
;)
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Saturday is a work day for me. Oh well.
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Hmmmm.....TOD....
I shall have to see some more choices from other DR's before I decide. I can't think of any off the top of my head...
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Or maybe it's just that you're horny.
Just a possibility.
Not.
;)
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Pictures from my travails!
This is a shot of the Oakwood Cemetery in Spartanburg...and older cemetery that I love to visit:
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From Christmas night at my Aunt's house:
My cousin Rick and his (second) wife Susan:
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Rick is my Aunt Doris' and Uncle Rock's middle child. Butch (I have no picture 'cause he didn't come that night), Rick and Debra, in that order, are their kids!
Here's a picture of the cousins-once-removed and one second cousin (Addison who is three). From left, Lauren, Addison (daughter of first cousin once-removed Garrick, who also wasn't there), Becky (Debra's daughter), Ashley (Butch's daughter by his first wife, Pam), and Lindsey, Lauren's twin sister, both daughters of my cousin Rick and his (first) wife Rosemary (decidedly not there):
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Here is Becky's boyfriend, Jeremy:
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Here is Debra's husband Rob and Becky (their daughter):
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Oh, yes....ball caps are ubiquitous in the south. And they don't come off for anyone, anywhere at any time (except church).
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DR Ron, I apologize if I missed it, but how did your mother like her new digital camera?
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I think I have one more...of Lindsey with Addison (Lauren and Lindsey are identical twins...who are currently trying to look as different from one another as possible). Addison is the daughter of Lauren and Lindsey's older brother Garrick. Rick is Addison's grandpa. Addison was so-o-o-o-o-o-o excited to get more presents!
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There were more people there, including Chad's girlfriend Callie. And then there was my Aunt and Uncle's cat, Callie. Callie (cat) was shy and didn't stay around for long. Callie (girlfriend) was shy, too, but I did get a photo of each, and offer them as a final look at my Christmas sojourn:
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Meow
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DR Ron, I apologize if I missed it, but how did your mother like her new digital camera?
She LOVES it!
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I think I'll try napping for a while.
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That's good. Perhaps she'll start sharing her results with us here at HHW! :D
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Lovely photos from DR RLP.
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Rain here, but just a drizzle compared to those on the West Coast.
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Off to work.
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Saturday morning greetings! Why am I up, showered, and dressed so early on my day off? Because I have to be at an online state board meeting at 9am - glad we're not meeting in person or I'd have been on the road for an hour by now!
I'll be back later, but here's something to keep y'all busy in the meantime:
FreeRice (http://www.freerice.com)
It's an addictive vocabulary quiz that a co-worker introduced me to yesterday.
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What lovely photos, Ron! Please keep 'em coming.
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Maybe it's because I'm a little kvetchy this weekend, but I'm reminded that WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING gave me a slight case of the creeps. Without giving away spoilers, I found the actions of the Sandra Bullock character to be sick and sad and almost indecently self-centered in light of what was going on in the plot, and that kept me from enjoying what what really a well-made film.
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And yet I'm reminded that I really liked JUST LIKE HEAVEN, with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, which is similarly based in a sort of obsession with someone the hero hardly knows, maybe because of the tone of the film.
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That two "I'm reminded" posts in a row. I must be getting old-farty and kvetchy.
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Only one in the house! Good morning to me.
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers.
I hope California saves some rain for us!
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DRs TCD and Edisaurus - thank you for your welcoming me to your high ranks!
DR Sandra - happy belated Goddess!
Thanks for sharing all those photos, SR Ron -- The one of your mom's backyard is especially beautiful. Your family looks very happy to all be together.
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Hope you're feeling better today, Jennifer.
Thanks to Cilla for sharing all about the caucus - very interesting stuff - and you must be exhausted. At least the air waves have now been returned to you!
Welcome back to Vixmom!
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Still trying to catch up.
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TOD:
Groundhog Day.... Still a fun film after all these years
It's one of the few films that I can watch over and over again without getting board. Whenever I'm flipping channels and it happens to be on, I cna just start watching it at any point and get absorbed into it very quickly.
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DR FJL - why are you feeling so kvetchy?
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And the word of the day is: WHEEDLE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: FLATTERY
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DR Jose - I think that Liz is playing only Friday night and Saturday night. I can do either, but have a slight preference for Saturday. Can I interest you in the Saturday night show (the 12th)?
Anyone care to join us to see Liz Callaway at the Metropolitan Room?
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It must have been something I ate. I'm having digestive issues beyond the usual stuff. Really nothing major, just making me a litttle kvetchy and krabby.
Hmm, maybe a "But Alive" parody should be in the works, but APPLAUSE is over a month away. :)
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I'm sorry you're not feeling well. Hope it improves quickly.
Are you staying in this weekend?
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Good morning Dear Reader Laura.
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And good morning to DRs Matt and AMB!
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Good morning!
Another cold morning but it promises to be a beautiful day when the sun starts warming things up. Into the 50s today and into the 60s tomorrow. Good times!
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We'll see how well Arnold M. Brockman knows the score to Whoop-Up, re word of the day.
And The Same Titled Song From WISH YOU WERE HERE
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Enjoyed the photos, DR Ron Pulliam. Thanks for sharing.
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I've liked all of the film comedy suggestions so far. I especially love the Christopher Guest mockumentaries BEST IN SHOW (his best) and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN. Am also a big fan of WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL.
I liked RUNAWAY BRIDE a lot (and Julia Roberts' other hit film comedy that year NOTTING HILL).
I thought SIDEWAYS was wonderful.
And let's not forget those wonderful Pixar animated films like FINDING NEMO, TOY STORY 2, CARS, and RATATOUILLE.
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Today I'll likely continue with BONES episodes while I cook and eat lunch.
Tonight, I'd like to watch CON-AIR on Blu-ray and since it's less than two hours and there don't appear to be a huge number of extras, I'll probably watch either CHILDREN OF MEN (sDVD) or OCEAMS THIRTEEN (Blu-ray).
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I'll be heavily concentrating on TV DVD sets for the next week or two. I have OSWALD'S GHOST (the PBS Lee Harvey Oswald documentary) and SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH Season 3 coming up next, and yesterday I received review copies of seasons three for both THE ODD COUPLE and HAWAII-FIVE-O. I have A LOT of TV watching ahead of me!
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Fave Comic Flix-SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, HOT FUZZ, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, GALAXY QUEST< LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, and TREMORS(if it's in that time frame)
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Other comedy movies I just end up watching and loving even from the middle are Moonstruck, Sleepless in Seattle, and the old Goldie Hawn movies, such as Seems Like Old Times and Foul Play.
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just making me a litttle kvetchy and krabby.
I feel kvetchy
I feel kvetchy
I feel kvetchy and krabby and krass
And you know full well
That sure as all hell
The last line will end up with "ass"
der Brucer
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Dear lord, how could I have forgotten HOT FUZZ, one of the best comedies I've seen in a long, long time.
I also loved GALAXY QUEST.
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I guess I should head down now and straighten up the bedroom a bit before checking the mail and then deciding what's for lunch.
WBBL.
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Der B - LOL! And that could build up to the great line: "Or too much to eat/Or maybe it's fleas"
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm washing dishes!
*Well, I just started the dishwasher, that is. Hmm... and I'm smelling incense right now, or at least a touch of patchouli. ???
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Is patchouli anything like shipoopi?
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As for AOL's Top 11(?) List... Well... After reading the wrap-up in the NY Times of the dining scene in NYC this past year, I'd probably have to agree. Yes, there were some great new "rooms" that opened in 2007, but I think everyone is still living in the proverbial shadow of Thomas Keller's Per Se (http://www.frenchlaundry.com/perse/perse.htm) - which opened back in 2004. And most of the notable new restaurants that opened in 2007 were more homey, rustic affairs. *And some of the hopefuls of this past year, ended up not living up to all their hype and pedigree (a.k.a. Gordon Ramsay at The London). However, 2008 holds lot of promise.
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Is patchouli anything like shipoopi?
God, I hope not.
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Dear FJL, 'being reminded' x 2 simply means you have a good memory, which will be useful when you're as old as I (Is anyone as old as I?)
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Oy! Such a morning it's been. I'm having the most frustrating time ofver these "Lady of the Slipper" notes; I hate everything I've written andit's driving me mad. The major issue is that the NYPL has a plethora of info on the original "Babes In Toyland" production because it's publcist/bsiness manager kept 4 voluminous scrapbooks of the show's run from March 1903 press releases throughthe show's first-class tour returning to Chicago in Sept 1904. There's also a huge file of programs, posters and other ephemera. "The Lady Of the Slipper," a huge all-star succes in Oct 1912, has next to nothing beyond a few comments in the bios of Elsie Janis and Fred Stone: no NYPL scrapbooks for producer Charles Dillingham, no show scrapbook, and only occasional clippings in the scrapbooks of Doglas Stevenson (the Prince) and Helen Falconer (Ms Janis' understudy who finished up the 1914 tour). Piecing together a history of this show from only a few comments is an ordeal. I want my epitaph to be"Toyland spoiled him."
So, I've been up this morning trying to piece together a series of paragraphs I like, and I don't like any of them.
More to follow.
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And speaking of Food Writing...
I highly recommend the latest issue of Gourmet Magazine. The focus of this issue: Southern Food!
They've published a wonderful essay "What Is Southern?" by one of the Grand Dames of Southern Cuisine, Edna May Lewis. The essay was just recently discovered, and the editors at Gourmet have more or less built the entire issue around it, which includes a good sampling of Edna May Lewis' recipes.
There's also an extensive(!!!) Southern Brunch menu by Atlanta chef, Scott Peacock, as well as more basic Southern Fried Chicken Dinner menu by one of their editors.
However, the articles in this issue ended up keeping me up last night for a few hours. I read almost the whole issue before heading to bed. DR edisaurus - Besides the feature on Scott Peacock, there's also an assessment of the Southern dining scene in Atlanta by John T. Edge. I'd be interested in your "comparisons".
OH! And the recipe for a Mile High Chocolate Layer Cake that calls for six sticks of butter for the frosting! :)
*It was also sort of "shocking" to see some very simple recipes in this issue, with some very basic ingredient lists. Even Scott Peacock's "fancy" brunch is more or less doable after a good trip to the grocery store, and some advance planning.
Serves 8
Champagne Punch
Pimento Cheese Toasts
Ambrosia
Braised-Pork Hash
Creamy Stone-Ground Grits
Lowcountry Breakfast Shrimp
Eggs with Cream, Spinach, and Country Ham
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
Crisp Winter Lettuces with Warm Sweet-and-Sharp Dressing
Crusty Buttermilk Biscuits
Spoon-Bread Muffins
Warm Sweet-Potato Pudding with Apples and Chestnuts
Bourbon Pecan Tarts
Boiled Coffee
*Now that's a brunch!
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Yesterday at 1:40 PM I received an urgent Email from the West Coast asking me to do some data base work. The Email contained a link to a City computer from which I could down-load the required voter data files.
Now, this was 9 files adding up to a bit more than 200 MegaBytes of data - and me on Dial-up! And, oh how lucky, the password would expire at 7:30 Pm! Inasmuch as the download took over three hours, It's a good thing I read the EMail promptly!
While HHW was busy having too many connections, I was able to clobber together one of the three desired databases and sent it back to CA as a Zipped file. I included an invoice for the bargain price of $250. The other two data bases will garner me an additional $600 and I can expect about $200 or more in added consulting fees :D
(Fortunately all those years I spent doing campaign consulting got campaign managers used to using my proprietary software - no one seems to like the stuff my competitors sell; when I was hospitalized during one campaign, a candidate called in a software consulting company to do some work on my system and after a few days of wheel spinning they left with the words "This stuff is too complex for us to figure out!")
So now one CA campaign manager has a handy-dandy data-base for a School Board race that will allow for targeted mailings, precinct walking, phone polling, and robo-calls to annoy the hell out of everybody.
der Brucer
And now you know a little more about how this most annoying business of political campaigning comes about.
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brian - Thanks for looking at the bright side. There are times (not that often, thankfully) when I need to be reminded of the glass-half-full theory. :)
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And if you'd like to get a sneak peak at the issue, you can do so online. Just click below:
(http://www.epicurious.com/images/gourmet/toc/cover.jpg) (http://www.epicurious.com/gourmet/toc/)
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(Is anyone as old as I?)
You were in diapers when I was in Junior High!
der Brucer
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TOD:
BABY'S DAY OUT
(http://www.avclub.com/content/files/images/Babys-Day-OUt-Box.article.jpg)
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And for a bit more information on Edna May Lewis and Scott Peacock - and Southern Cooking(!), I highly recommend:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31sr91uBzcL._AA180_.jpg) (http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Southern-Cooking-Revelations-American/dp/0375400354/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199551609&sr=8-1)
The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks
Not only is the book filled with some wonderful recipes, but the recollections and advice from Miss Lewis and Mr. Peacock are invaluable.
*And the whole story about how the book came about, and how Lewis and Peacock became not only mentor and protege, but dear, dear friends, is quite wonderful in itself.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Ditto ;)
But I'd also add:
"South Park - Bigger, Longer & Uncut"
"Drop Dead Gorgeous" - So wrong in so many ways. ;D
*And if I could back thirty years, I would have to include:
"Airplane"
"Tootsie"
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Yesterday at 1:40 PM I received an urgent Email from the West Coast asking me to do some data base work. The Email contained a link to a City computer from which I could down-load the required voter data files.
Now, this was 9 files adding up to a bit more than 200 MegaBytes of data - and me on Dial-up! And, oh how lucky, the password would expire at 7:30 Pm! Inasmuch as the download took over three hours, It's a good thing I read the EMail promptly!
While HHW was busy having too many connections....
But HHW was not down until around midnight last night. ???
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But HHW was not down until around midnight last night. ???
I did the downloads earlier and used the later HHW downtime to process and package the data which I sent after 3 AM
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REAL CLEAR POLITICS (http://www.time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/)
Rasmussen: Obama +10, McCain +5 in N.H.
There are new Rasmussen numbers for New Hampshire taken after the Iowa Caucuses:
Democrats
Obama 37 (+9 vs. 12/18 poll)
Clinton 27 (-4)
Edwards 19 (+1)
Richardson 8 (nc)
In the latest RCP Average for New Hampshire, Clinton leads Obama by 1.2 points (32.5% to 31.6%).
Rasmussen also found that 40% of the voters will be independents and of those Obama holds a 16-point lead.
Republicans
McCain 31 (+4 vs. 12/18)
Romney 26 (-5)
Paul 14 (+7)
Huckabee 11 (nc)
Giuliani 8 (-5)
Thompson 5 (+2)
In the latest RCP Average, McCain holds a 3.2-point lead over Romney (31% to 27.8%). Also, don't look now, but Ron Paul has jumped 7 points.
der Brucer
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Survived the online
bored board meeting and am very glad NOT to be driving back from Columbus on this cold, rainy afternoon.
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Well, as Matt might say to his carpet;
It's nap time!
der Brucer
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Oh, cool!
Just catching up on more stuff on the DVR... Currently the latest edition of "Theatre Talk". Today's guests: John Simon, Barry Day and Elaine Stritch(!). -Recollections of Noel Coward. :)
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Good day one and all!!
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So, I've been up this morning trying to piece together a series of paragraphs I like, and I don't like any of them.
I hate that when it happens.... A person takes to writing and you pray and hope it goes swimmingly and then the paper and pen do not want to cooperate with the mind.
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Writing vibes to Elmore!
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I suppose I'm up. Still gray out but no rain this fine morning. I slept fitfully, with more odd dreams. I must now de-groggify.
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A dog is having a bowel movement in front of the house. A man with a blue bag has cleaned it up.
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Feel better vibes to FJL...
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Because I needed to do something tactile and non-cerebral after sitting at my computer for 3 hours this morning, I've started getting ready to put away Christmas decorations. I'm not allowed to remove anything until after tomorrow (Epiphany, you know), but some of the boxes needed to be reorganized after several weeks of rummaging for things as needed for holiday festivities.
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Yes, of course, the comedy film lists should be from 1988 to now. I'll fix the notes.
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A man with a blue bag has cleaned it up.
Well there's a good neighbor! It drives me crazy when dog owners aren't responsible citizens.
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Currently the latest edition of "Theatre Talk".
I thought I had taped this, but human error intervened.
Mine! :)
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I got "Skidoo," though!
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Interesting posts from DRs dB and JoseSPiano.
And DR Ginny, you are right! The Rice game IS addictive! :)
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Got home from my gig at about 1:00 a.m. to discover Betsy had taken Gabe to the ER for severe abdominal pains (my in-laws are in town and were home holding down the fort with Zach sleeping). So of course none of us got any sleep until they got home circa 3 a.m. Nothing serious, thankfully, but it was scary.
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So no one better be talkin' 'bout no logey-ness, y'hear? :)
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DRs Julie and JoseSPiano, would love to join you and hear Liz. I'm sorry those two dates do not work for me. :(
Perhaps another time!
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So no one better be talkin' 'bout no logey-ness, y'hear?
"Loggy-ness," however, is perfectly acceptable. ;)
Glad to hear that it is nothing serious, DR JMK.
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Back from singing a major memorial service this morning. There were about 300 attendees.
This afternoon, off to northern NJ to spend a little time with Mom.
Tomorrow morning, I will be one of the three kings - the one with frankincense, I think. Oh yes, there are costumes and props involved. ::)
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Back from singing a major memorial service this morning. There were about 300 attendees.
This afternoon, off to northern NJ to spend a little time with Mom.
Tomorrow morning, I will be one of the three kings - the one with frankincense, I think. Oh yes, there are costumes and props involved. ::)
And cameras?
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And now.... "Words and Music by Jerry Herman". :)
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And cameras?
Oh God, I hope not!
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Oh God, I hope not!
Oh, God, I hope so!
*I'm sure some proud parent will post some clips on YouTube. :)
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AM I the only person who cannot read the second part of the notes (after the unseemly button)?
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AM I the only person who cannot read the second part of the notes (after the unseemly button)?
Possibly. ;)
Works fine for me.
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Thanks for all the back vibes.
DR Jose, i don't think it is anything internal, since i'm pretty sure i know what physical activity i did to get the back ache.
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I will try again.
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Interesting posts from DRs dB and JoseSPiano.
And DR Ginny, you are right! The Rice game IS addictive! :)
I was doing fine at the game until the word was Elan, but I could't find any definition that suited our young HHW father.
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Btw, I quite like the idea of the movie club.
But I am curious what kind of movies will be chosen?
Will it be newer releases?
Will it be older movies?
Not everybody here has netflix.
I wonder if sometimes it could be a movie that is on tv that week.
Btw, the 2nd part of the notes still do not work. :(
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AM I the only person who cannot read the second part of the notes (after the unseemly button)?
Yes.
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Oh and DR Jose (no results spoilers just discussion of the show), I actually really liked the first episode of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE.
Granted i did not know some of them. But i thought it was very entertaining. And Omarosa is crazy like usual!
Gene Simmons sometimes doesn't seem like the sharpest businessman. But wow, his idea was good!
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Vibes for Gabe. ~~~~~~~
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DR Jennifer - Are you getting an error message when you try to click on the second part of the notes?
Maybe you need to clear your cache?
Or just click below:
http://208.50.7.254/archives/001979.html#more (http://208.50.7.254/archives/001979.html#more)
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DR Jose it still doesn't work. I see the first half fine.
when i click on the button, the notes go into widescreen.
And then it says:
<font size="-1" face="Verdana
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My nose looks like a red light bulb from all of the nose blowing with this danged cold! >:(
I went to Bi-Mart and bought some softer tissues and am now going to settle down with my first Bollywood of the weekend....
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Well, I couldn't tell if the TOD was movies made from comics or comedy films since 1988(?), so it seems to be comedies:
I Think I Do
While You Were Sleeping
Clueless
George of the Jungle
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Pride and Prejudice
I had a weird dream last night about the Merchant-Ivory film SAVAGES as well, so no wonder I'm a bit dazed today.
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DR Jose it still doesn't work. I see the first half fine.
when i click on the button, the notes go into widescreen.
And then it says:
<font size="-1" face="Verdana
Hmmm.... ???
Do you have another browser on your computer?
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....KHOYA KHOYA CHAND (2007) starring Shiney Ahuja (mentioned by DR TCB just recently), Soha Ali Khan, and Rajat Kapoor.
It takes place in the film industry of the 50s and deals with a film director who falls in love with an actress who is married to a not very nice actor.
the film has gotten wonderful reviews and I have been very eager to finally see it. The dvd was just released this week.
(http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/rsz/434/x/x/x/medias/nmedia/18/65/04/57/18824068.jpg)
(http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/22slide1.jpg)
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OK - Time for me to get off my duff....
Laters...
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DR JRand, i just now read your comments about seeing a doctor.
It is better than yesterday. And it's not what i'd consider my back. It's way down under the small.
If i didn't know why it hurt, or if it was getting worse then i'd go.
But i think i just need to lie down and let it heal.
Thanks again for all the vibes.
I've never had a prob like this before. Although apparently this runs in my family since my mom said she has had the exact same thing quite a few times!
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DR Jose i always use internet explorer.
Anyhow it's not a huge deal. I was just wondering if i was the only one who had the problem.
Gotta go.
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That two "I'm reminded" posts in a row. I must be getting old-farty and kvetchy.
Boy howdy! Re: "While You Were Sleeping", her character is sweet and generous above all else.
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Wrote a page. I think the sun was trying to come out, but it's having a difficult time.
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TOTD:
Shaun Of The Dead
Hot Fuzz
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DR Ron will no doubt be not surprised that I thought "While You Were Sleeping" was a waste of time.
But I did not even get half way through "Notting Hill".
I did enjoy "Four Weddings & A Funeral".
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Clueless is a fun movie Elmore!
I also liked Legally Blonde.... Good cheesy fun but a lot of spunk!
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Four Weddings and a Funeral was fun... I also had a hard time getting through Notting Hill.
I did like My Cousin Vinny and Runaway bride. They were fun.
I know the following is not great comedy but it is a fun guilty pleasure
Robin Hood; Men in Tights
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Hmm.... Post 181 proves to be ironic on page 7!! :o ;D :D :) ;)
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Congrats to Ron on reaching 16000 posts!!!
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If it got into the 50s today, it was the low, low 50s. It felt cold when I went to get the mail around 2 p.m.
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I managed to watch a couple of BONES episodes today before making and taking a plethora of phone calls.
The first BONES episode was the one with Booth taking part in an Ultimate Fighting match in Las Vegas. Temperance is a knockout herself when she gussies herself up to look like his "dame."
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The second BONES episode was my favorite of season 2, the one where Temperance and Hodgins get buried alive by a serial killer. Makes me cry every time I watch this episode - so beautifully loving and genuinely emotional. Of course, it's their brains and ingenuity that save them.
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And I will be watching CON-AIR and hopefully after that CHILDREN OF MEN later this evening.
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OK, off to be with the dangerous con men on that infamous airplane flight.
WBBL.
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And speaking of Food Writing...
I highly recommend the latest issue of Gourmet Magazine. The focus of this issue: Southern Food!
Got it. Agree.
They've published a wonderful essay "What Is Southern?" by one of the Grand Dames of Southern Cuisine, Edna May Lewis. The essay was just recently discovered, and the editors at Gourmet have more or less built the entire issue around it, which includes a good sampling of Edna May Lewis' recipes.
Yep
And on and on.
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And for a bit more information on Edna May Lewis and Scott Peacock - and Southern Cooking(!), I highly recommend:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31sr91uBzcL._AA180_.jpg) (http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Southern-Cooking-Revelations-American/dp/0375400354/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199551609&sr=8-1)
The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks
Not only is the book filled with some wonderful recipes, but the recollections and advice from Miss Lewis and Mr. Peacock are invaluable.
*And the whole story about how the book came about, and how Lewis and Peacock became not only mentor and protege, but dear, dear friends, is quite wonderful in itself.
And over at Jessica's Biscuit, you can get her earlier book, The Taste of Country Cooking (http://www.ecookbooks.com/p-501-the-taste-of-country-cooking.aspx), for an absolute steal of a price at just $9.98, a full 60% off (which trumps Amazon easily).
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I can see page 2 of the notes!
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A dog is having a bowel movement in front of the house. A man with a blue bag has cleaned it up.
Ah, The Blue Bag Blues. That's the title of my next volume of scatological verse.
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RE: the AMAZING RACE
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I'm curious who people like between who is left.
Personally i don't like gramps (find him slightly useless). Grandson is okay, but since they are a team...
I also dislike chinese yeller dad. But i love the daughter.
My favs are TK and rachel.
I really disliked Kynt and was happy to see them go (i thought she was nice though).
And i'm sure most here will disagree, but i kind of like jen and nate, especially her. I find them to be the most competitive team. And although they suck when they are not on top. They IMO are the strongest remaining team.
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Here is the cast list of the next SURVIVOR.
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-announces-survivor-micronesia----fans-vs-favorties-cast-6330.php
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I am back from some errands and a bit of lunch at a place I totally forgot existed and one I haven't been to in over thirty years - The Lamplighter coffee shop. It was quite good.
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Will we never get to page eight?
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Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?
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We need more comedy film lists.
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A Sweeney update:
I checked with T.J., the bagger to whom I loaned our copies of a) the Sweeney Todd Lansbury/Hearn DVD, and b) the Sweeney Todd libretto. He hadn't had a chance to see the Burton film yet, but tonight he and a group of his friends will be seeing it together, and then gathering at his home to watch the DVD, getting the two versions back to back.
How many make a group of friends?
Fifteen, he said.
Fifteen youngsters getting exposed to Sondheim!
Who says Sweeney Todd isn't a feel-good experience!
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We need more comedy film lists.
As long as I'm mentioning Tim Burton, let's add
Beetle Juice
Edward Scissorhands (at least for the first half)
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Ron P - Maybe I need to look at "While You were Sleeping" again. I recall cringing a bit at the leading character's behavior - but apparently many others disagree.
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We must get to page 8 by 8 pm EST.
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But how about by 7:30?
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That's a tall order.
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Or maybe not - are we on page 8?
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Si.
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Comedies since 1988:
MOULIN ROUGE!
THE HOURS
THE INVASION
EYES WIDE SHUT
FUR
BIRTH
DOGGVILLE
BEWTICHED
THE INTERPRETER
THE OTHERS
I dunno, there's just something that makes me laugh out loud anytime I see a credit for Nicole Kidman, whether I see the movie or not, she's always good for a laugh.
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Time to get dinner cooking
A simple Stroganoff
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PAGE EIGHT DANCE:
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No, Tomovoz, I am not the least bit surprised that you also don't care for "While You Were Sleeping."
It's up there with "Dreamgirls" and "Steel Magnolias" as huge puzzlements to me as to why their charms elude you.
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Thanks to a Christmas package which, deliberately, arrived this afternoon, I was able to watch Ann-Margret in DAMES AT SEA. ;)
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I can relate to DR tomovoz' reaction to STEEL MAGNOLIAS; I don't know what he has against DREAMGIRLS, however.
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Ron P - Maybe I need to look at "While You were Sleeping" again. I recall cringing a bit at the leading character's behavior - but apparently many others disagree.
Well,no...not Tomovoz.
It's the oddities and peculiarities that make this group interesting.
Although I suspect there are some "other external factors" at work in some cases...!
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I can relate to DR tomovoz' reaction to STEEL MAGNOLIAS; I don't know what he has against DREAMGIRLS, however.
It's what he's told us about Australian audience reactions to "Dreamgirls" that has me stumped. He once wrote that they pretty much laughed at the film and the performers in it.
What was funny? It's slick, beautifully made and extraordinarily performed (with exception of Jamie Fox). Jennifer Hudson is amazing. It gets better each time I see it.
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Ron P - Maybe I need to look at "While You were Sleeping" again. I recall cringing a bit at the leading character's behavior - but apparently many others disagree.
DR FJL, I thought it was clear that the character is looking for the "we of me" (a Carson McCullers reference) and being a part of his family was what she really wanted more than the object of her affection. When I had serious surgery in 1999, a dear friend told the hospital she was my sister to get into recovery to check on me so I can understand her deception to get into the hospital by telling them she was his fiancee.
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PROJECT RUNWAY MINI-SPOILER NOTICED ON THE RERUN
Michael Kors was saying one designer's effort was "sophisticated," and almost on the word "sophisticated," they cut to the back where that designer was ungracefully shoving food into his mouth. It was garish yet adorable. :)
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Larry and Ron - Maybe it's the difference between what i imagine a dear friend would do as opposed to someone who just carried a silent infatuation with someone (as in the movie). It was only a slight case of the creeps that the movie gave me, and maybe I'll try that movie again since so many people love it.
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DH Richard and I are back from a glamorous Saturday evening outing - dinner at a local family restaurant and grocery shopping. While we were eating we received a phone call from DS Rob, reporting from the road. They've left the ski resort and are on their way back to Mary Linda's family's home. No broken bones - whew!
TOD - What Women Want
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I have nothing to say except that I have seen While You Were Sleeping and have nothing to say about it.
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Whew! I am tired.
Church all morning tomorrow and then a rehearsal at a synagogue in the afternoon.
Popping in to say "Good Night" to all!
:)
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I am hungry but don't feel like fixing anything...perhaps some Chinese takeout would be good?!
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After I eat some foodstuffs it will be time to watch another Bollywood film...this evening it will be SHREE 420 (1955) starring Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Nadira, Nemo, Iftekar, and Lalita Pawar.
This is one of the great classics of Hindi cinema and I am expecting it to be quite good.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41GBK030Z0L._AA240_.jpg)
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I've done five pages so far, which is more than I'd planned, but I may go ahead and do another one or two and get to the end of the chapter I'm currently on.
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Saturday night and the DEBATE is on. I watch it now and then, but mostly I watch COPS.
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I just keep thinking - these are our BEST choices?
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Time for dinner.
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Good Evening!
Back from a bit of wandering and knoshing. -Yeah, so what else is new?
;)
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I ended up dining with currently errant and truant DR Jason. He's back at the Q, but he'll be transferring a few doors down next week to start being the merch manager over at A Chorus Line. He survived his tour - which included having to perform the last three stops/shows with a severe case of laryngitis. And then once he was back in the City, it was right back into the merch biz - along with a trip home to Kentucky to see his family. *He also got a laptop for Christmas, and once he transfers over to the Schoenfeld and only has to worry about "walk in" and "walk out", he hopes to be popping back in here to post.
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Sitting here working on genealogy and listening to the debates... The Dems are on now
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BTW - I wanted to like "DreamGirls". I'm not yet brave enough to try and watch 'Hairspray" (I thought the old movie was cute).
The audience laughter at the preview screening was at yet another over emotive song and then another one and then another one. I don't care for that type of vocalising. I guess a bit like FW's musicals - all big ballad heavy.
It was way too late to introduce a character song rather than a performance song for the musical to "work" for me. The spotlighting the theatre in those end scenes was total clichéed corn.
I thought Jennifer's performance was great. Beyoncée was way out of her depth!
The movie had some appeal to a younger audience here (the ones who watch Idol).
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DR td. Thank you for the list of movies to avoid! LOL
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Then after a stop at Amy's Bread - Omigod! The Monkey Cake was sooooo fresh - the icing was actually still on the warm side, and the cake layers still had a hint of "crust" to them - I headed on up to meet Michael - yes, that Michael - to catch a movie. It was between "Juno" and "Atonement", and we were just going to walk up to Lincoln Square and buy tickets to whatever was screening first. Well...
We stood in line at one of the self-service kiosks, and ended up behind this young woman who was on her phone trying to convince her friend to come see "I Am Legend" (in the IMAX screen). Of course, she starts panicking when the manager comes over the PA system and starts announcing that various showings are Sold Out of very close to selling out. She's already punched in her quantity, "2", but she's still jabbering away with her friend on the phone. "Oh... Are you sure you don't want to see it? Come on, it should be fun. I mean, I really should buy the ticket now since it may sell out in the next few minutes... Well, maybe I'll just buy the tickets now even if I don't end up going to see the movie..."
-Excuse me? Are you going to talk or buy your tickets?
(Pause of acknowledgement)... "Well... I mean the movie should be really cool on the IMAX screen... I know it's raining, but it's not too bad right now, come on over, I'm nearby...."
She finally buys her tickets.
Of course, in the interim, we had realized that all the showings for ALL the movies were sold out at that hour. Nothing was available until 10:00. Ah, welll...
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It's great we all have such different tastes in entertainment.
I think it was DR who mentioned "Boy On a Dolphin" today. I loved the movie when I saw it back whenever. I've not been able to find the title song in my years of collecting so decided to check for it again. (Julie London). The prices of the 45 rpm single and the soundtrack vinyl are beyond belief. (I eventually found a CD that has the track)
Thanks Ron. At last my "wanted list" is complete! (A Johnny Depp reference perhaps)
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Since we were on the UWS, we wandered here and there. We walked by Levain - they had closed an hour earlier anyway. We walked by Crumbs... Not really in the mood for cupcakes. We did want to sit down for a bit and catch up, but we didn't feel like squatting in a Starbucks. So... We ended up in Grom. It was Michael's first time at the gelateria, and my umpteenth time there. Oh, they added Green Tea gelato to the seasonal menu... and Cinnamon... Hmm.. Well, I decided to have a cup of their Cioccolata Calda di Latte - hot chocolate - (with whipped cream!) and Michael had a small cup of their Nougat gelato, then we settled into the seating area in the back of the store for a bit of chit-chatting and gossip-ing.
While we were there, a family came in. A mother, a father, and five girls - all in their pre-teens and teens! They sat at the table next to us, and started talking about their flavor choices for the evening. It was quite the lively discussion. Then they moved on to the BEST chocolate and hot chocolate in the city. Well... I just had to speak up when they I realized they were leaving out the new Jacques Torres location just a few blocks away. -They even thanked me for my recommendations when we were leaving. ;)
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T.O.D.
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
BENNY & JOON
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DR Jose - thanks for the update on DR Jason. Hope you told him HI from all of us!
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A handy site for 2008 releases!
http://www.film-releases.com/film-release-schedule-2008.php (http://www.film-releases.com/film-release-schedule-2008.php)
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DR Jose - thanks for the update on DR Jason. Hope you told him HI from all of us!
You're welcome, DR Ginny. And I did. :)
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I had an evening of viewing that really ran the gamut.
I began with CON-AIR on Blu-ray. It is not one of my favorite action films of the 1990s, and I'm afraid this viewing didn't inch it up the scale at all. Nicholas Cage's drawly Southern accent was really "actory," and the film has about two too many climaxes.
The Blu-ray transfer was exceptionally sharp and clean but too bright and did not have enough contrast. Could have been a drop dead gorgeous transfer, but the brightness level did the image no favors and kept it from popping like it could have.
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Saturday night and the DEBATE is on. I watch it now and then, but mostly I watch COPS.
LOL. I love COPS. Now that's reality tv. The only time of the week I plan to turn on the tv.
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Next, I watched CHILDREN OF MEN, one of the DVDs I got for a Christmas present. Loved the movie, one of the best of 2006 and greatly underrated. Had me by the throat from the get-go and was very involving. It contained a PSYCHO-like surprise at one point, too, which I really was shocked with.
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I watched some of the special features on the disc as well. Fascinating how they filmed the car/escape sequence in a long, long take. Also very interesting how the bombing of the coffee shop was done with timing so perfect.
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I finished the evening with THE SOUND OF MUSIC. I didn't have time to watch the whole movie, but I selected several numbers to watch - "Do Re Mi," "The Sound of Music reprise," "The Lonely Goatherd." This was another film I hadn't had a chance to watch on the new set until tonight. I was choosing between this and HELLO, DOLLY, and SOM won out tonight.
Tomorrow, I may try some DOLLY numbers to see how they look since my TV shows tomorrow night don't start until 9 p.m.
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DR JRand, i just now read your comments about seeing a doctor.
It is better than yesterday. And it's not what i'd consider my back. It's way down under the small.
If i didn't know why it hurt, or if it was getting worse then i'd go.
But i think i just need to lie down and let it heal.
Thanks again for all the vibes.
I've never had a prob like this before. Although apparently this runs in my family since my mom said she has had the exact same thing quite a few times!
Sounds like a classic case of an Alien Probing.
der Brucer
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We can all come to Oakland for Dim Sum. THAT I'll pick up the tab for.
8 pm tomorrow OK?
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I have some writing to do, so let me get started on that. Then I'll head downstairs for bed.
Good night!
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And over at Jessica's Biscuit, you can get her earlier book, The Taste of Country Cooking (http://www.ecookbooks.com/p-501-the-taste-of-country-cooking.aspx), for an absolute steal of a price at just $9.98, a full 60% off (which trumps Amazon easily).
Note: Woody's "Wish List" at Jessica's Biscuit totals out at a tad over $11,800! (And that's at the sale prices....)
der Brucer
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... about two too many climaxes.
Only on HHW will you find laments about too many climaxes :)
der Brucer
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Hello, everyone. In nine minutes I'll be able to say, "Good morning."
I had a busy day. But I am now caught up on the Notes and posts.
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Sounds like a classic case of an Alien Probing.
der Brucer
Well, that's a new one. Kinda interesting, I think. I'll have to remember that one.
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I have seen very few of the comedies mentioned. If I can add television, I'd say
AT HOME WITH THE BRAITHWAITES.
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Got an email from someone with the name "reba" - I got all excited until it turned out to be about a "rebate" for something or other. But they did get my attention for a moment there! I assume calling themselves "reba" was intentional.
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And now.... "Words and Music by Jerry Herman". :)
And out on DVD already!
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der Brucer
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Thanks again for all the fiction recommendations. I hope to get to the bookstore soon!
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And out on DVD already!
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der Brucer
Really? I looked for it the other day and couldn't find it. Will check again. Thanks.
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Good night. Oh, and good morning, too. (midnight by my clock.)
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I'm sleepy tonight. Watched a movie I TIVOd today - Crack-Up, with Pat O'Brien. I also excitedly checked out Skidoo - I was very excited to finally see it in its proper scope ratio. Well, imagine my surprise to see the shockingly horrid pan-and-scan travesty that greeted my eyeballs. I couldn't believe it - TCM should be ashamed of themselves and should not make licensing deals where original ratio transfers will be provided. And to ADVERTISE it as being letterboxed, and then to not apologize for it being the horror that it was. I cannot watch the film like that - and I think it would at least play better if we could see it as Mr. Preminger filmed it.
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Will we never get to page ten?
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I have one more line to write to finish the chapter I'm on, then I will go ahead and write the first two sentences of the next chapter - that way I'll be into it when I resume tomorrow.
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Shockingly, in less than a week I'll be over forty pages in.
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Ron P - Maybe I need to look at "While You were Sleeping" again. I recall cringing a bit at the leading character's behavior - but apparently many others disagree.
It's very difficult to identify with either of the leads who are acting so disingenously:
While You Were Sleeping - I invaded your family inner-circle on false pretenses.
While You Were Sleeping - I stole what I believed to be your girl.
Or you can just relax and try to enjoy the absurdities.
der Brucer
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Really? I looked for it the other day and couldn't find it. Will check again. Thanks.
Here's the link: SHOP PBS (http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=2943436)
der Brucer
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I just looked back over my previous 50 posts, given that I have about 50 posts to get to 10,000 and I was hoping to get there before the 12 Days of Christmas were over.
Lord, I've prattled on about nonsense these past couple of days, haven't I?
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Frenzy, dear FJL, frenzy...
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That's what frenzies are for
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Ooh, page 10 Frenzy Dance
"Do the Frenzy"
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I just keep thinking - these are our BEST choices?
I suspect that come November, much of America may be weighing the "lesser of two evils" choice. I, for one, may well be voting "against" a candidate rather than for one. In spite of life-long party loyalty, I would probably pick Clinton or Obama over either Romney or Huckabee. If Mc Cain runs I will probably go there, unless he picks a theocrat for a running mate. I think the outcome in Nov will be highly conditioned by current events between now and then. Will the country be looking for a leader that "lifts their spirit" (Obama) or one that will protect their lifes (Mc Cain).
der Brucer
I remeber the first electoral choice I was given after I left the service, a Congressional Race:
A. The Republican - Uber right PR director of the John Birch Society.
B. The Democrat - Uber left widow of a slain Negro civil rights worker (we didn't say "black" then)
I think I voted Libertarian.
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If you can't prattle here, then where CAN you prattle? If you didn't prattle, we'd have to use a prattle prod on you.
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I had a bagel for dinner.
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ILord, I've prattled on about nonsense these past couple of days, haven't I?
Oh hell, let's
GIVE IT UP FOR PRATTLE!
der Brucer
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I wrote the final line of the chapter, and the first two sentences of the new chapter. However, the final line isn't right - just a placeholder for now. I know exactly what I want to evoke with the line but I can't seem to get there just yet.
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Will we never get to page eleven?
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More hot prattle.
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If you didn't prattle, we'd have to use a prattle prod on you.
Don't TASE me, Bro!
der Brucer
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I do think I'm through with the viewing for this evening. I may have to write TCM a little note - is there a place on their site for comments?
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This is enjoyable. While I was looking for the lyrics to "Do The Freddie," I ran across this enjoyable Josh Groban youtube clip. With one day of Christmas left, we should still be celebrating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vr2MB426j0
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Prattle on, Prattle on...
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I've been informed that it's nearly 1 a.m.
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I guess I'm not getting to 10,000 tonight. I've so been informed by a higher authority.
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I'm the creek without a prattle.
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Or sleepless in see-prattle
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(Don't know what that means, but it's a post towards the goal)
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The frizzle they were predicting for us has fizzled out.... Thank god...
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I'm going to bed, too.
Tonight I watched LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD and enjoyed it tremendously. I think I'd even call it a reference quality dvd.
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Or sleepless in see-prattle
Derby winner Sea-Prattle Slue!
der Brucer
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I do think I'm through with the viewing for this evening. I may have to write TCM a little note - is there a place on their site for comments?
YES!
TCM FEEDBACK (http://www.tcm.com/TCMCFA/feedback.jsp)
der Brucer
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Oh...
WNET (Channel 13, PBS) is currently showing "The Paper Chase"... They are sooo young. ;)
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I'm going to bed, too.
Tonight I watched LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD and enjoyed it tremendously. I think I'd even call it a reference quality dvd.
I'd rather LIVE HARD and DIE FREE!
der Brucer
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I am hoping we dont get any of the storms that are now moving across the rockies from the west... I hear the east will be hit next weekend.
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Oh...
WNET (Channel 13, PBS) is currently showing "The Paper Chase"... They are sooo young. ;)
Or maybe your getting soooo old :)
der Brucer
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Or maybe your getting soooo old :)
der Brucer
Well, maybe what I meant to say was: They were so young. ;)
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not in the mood for anymore snow....
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Today I did very little, except to watch TV and go shopping with my niece.
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And since we're so close...
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PAGE 11 DANCE!!
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The Tapioca! ;D
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I watched the last six episodes of "Dirty Sexy Money" that had been saved on my DVR since October!
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Since you posted your thanks for all to see, could you share the private letter so we all know what you are thanking him for?
:D
Larry was most kind to send me a personalized autographed picture of a famous person of whom I am a fan.
;D
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Thanks to a Christmas package which, deliberately, arrived this afternoon, I was able to watch Ann-Margret in DAMES AT SEA. ;)
I'm jealous! But I have the album! :) I haven't listened to it, though.
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And...
Goodnight.
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Tomorrow, I have eight, count 'em EIGHT, episodes of "Reaper" to watch. I think I watched the first episode when it was on, but had to record the rest because I started rehearsals for Nite of the Living Dead! The Musical! Now that that's over, and I have NO plans for this weekend (other than the shopping with my niece today), I plan to watch all eight episodes and delete them from my DVR.
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"Reaper" ...Nite of the Living Dead! The Musical!
"Reaper" and "Pushing Daises" would make nice bookends for "Nite of the Living Dead".
der Brucer
You can file "Cannibal" along side of "Good Eats"
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"Reaper" and "Pushing Daises" would make nice bookends for "Nite of the Living Dead".
der Brucer
You can file "Cannibal" along side of "Good Eats"
They would. ;) I do watch "Pushing Daisies" but I haven't seen many episodes of "Good Eats"...a few, but not many.