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Archives => Archive 22 => Topic started by: bk on February 18, 2012, 12:08:48 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes tripped the light fantastic, the light fantastic was good natured about it, and now it is time for you to post until the light fantastic cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: MAMMONISM!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Saturday is a work day.
Oh well.
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TOD:
Love Changes Everything
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Much of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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Good mrning, all! I slept quite a long time, with one long torturous "New York Is Destroyed So Evacuate Now" dream involving a hotel, subway, automobiles, elevators and God alone knows what else.
It's a long weekend because of Presdent's Day. I hope my invoice check arrives today, otherwise it will be a long poor weekend. I have a cuple of errands to run this morning, and then I will spend the remainder of the weekend working on taxes and proofreading.
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good morning to all
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Off to work. Oh well.
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50 years ago today John Glenn became the first American in outer space.
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50 years ago today John Glenn became the first American in outer space.
Did Andrew Lloyd Webber write a song about it?
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And the word of the day is: MAMMONISM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE MONEY SONG
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Saturday morning greetings! I had a very nice day yesterday, first running errands by myself, then more errands and a Red Lobster dinner with Richard. My first stop was the Middfest International office to buy tickets for their March 3 "French Affair," a fundraiser and preview of this year's featured country, France. Then on to Lambikin's Hideaway, the knitting store, for some coaching on my 2 projects. Richard and I went to a branch of my former library employer before our dinner and to the grocery store after.
Today I'm home baking coffee cakes for the fellowship time after tomorrow's church service.
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TOD:
Tell Me on a Sunday
Love Changes Everything
As If We Never Said Goodbye
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat
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This month seems to be going along at a snail's pace - probably because I go into a state of semi-hibernation at this time of year.
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It's also cold, windy and wet.
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TOD:
As If We Never Said Goodbye
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Memories
With One Look
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BK - glad you liked the Phantom Blu and Ray. I thought it was amazing how they staged it with the projections and all.
TOD: You know I strive to keep the ALW flame alive here at HHW, so I should probably list the songs that are NOT my favorite because the list would be much shorter. I'll have to get back to you on that.
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And the word of the day is: MAMMONISM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE MONEY SONG
How appropriate for Andrew Lloyd Webber Day.
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Continued vibes for Vixmom.
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TOD:
Buenos Aires
Tell Me on a Sunday
Unexpected Song
Another Suitcase in Another Hall
Most of the score for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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And the word of the day is: MAMMONISM!
Having grown up in SLC, I can tell you all about it.
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I reviewed The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (http://<a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Phantom-of-the-Opera-at-The-Royal-Albert-Hall-Blu-ray/29303/#Review">The Phantom of the Opera at The Royal Albert Hall Blu-ray review</a>) and didn't despise it, which, coming from me, is high praise indeed. :) There's been some brouhaha about a missing center channel on the 5.1 mix, but it is there after the Prologue, but it's really strangely mixed, over-reverbed and muddy sounding. Phantom fans should also be aware that one of the big set pieces of the show (in fact, the set piece) doesn't occur in this production.
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As I joked in my review, and some other ALW reviews through the years, I feel Sir Andrew suffered from some inexplicable series of strokes after Jesus Christ Superstar. JCS was a work of genius in my estimation, but after that, meh, with some slight exceptions.
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Best Punchline o' the Night Department: Betsy's parents are in town from Wisconsin and we went out to dinner last night and got talking about the Scott Walker recall. They said they had signed the petition (of course LOL) and I asked if a petitioner had come to their little lakeside cabin, and they said no, they had gone to an official "signing" event at the local (tiny northern Wisconsin village) Unitarian Church. Betsy's mom, in extolling the virtues of how easy it was to sign the petition, offered this assessment: "Those Unitarians. . .they're so advanced." ;)
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I was giggling madly into my salad, attempting not to be rude. I failed.
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Best Punchline o' the Night Department: Betsy's parents are in town from Wisconsin and we went out to dinner last night and got talking about the Scott Walker recall. They said they had signed the petition (of course LOL) and I asked if a petitioner had come to their little lakeside cabin, and they said no, they had gone to an official "signing" event at the local (tiny northern Wisconsin village) Unitarian Church. Betsy's mom, in extolling the virtues of how easy it was to sign the petition, offered this assessment: "Those Unitarians. . .they're so advanced." ;)
:)
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It was a Sleeping-In-Saturday. Delicious!
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With all the rainstorms and all that is conspiring to keep me inside today, I decided to watch "Lawrence of Arabia." I'm almost through with the first half. Interesting to watch in light of what is happening in the Middle East today.
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I'm up, I'm up, after a great night's sleep.
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I was in outer space long before John Glenn.
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Now, let me just say - page ONE??? This will NOT do.
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Now, let me just say - page TWO??? This will NOT do.
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Surprised that they introduced Aretha Franklin at the Whitney Houston funeral, and it turned out Aretha wasn't there.
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I have a feeling what elmore mentioned (in possible jest?) about there being an ultimate DVD of this service will actually happen - though I bet the proceeds will go to charity.
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That's just speculation, no inside info.
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I am back from my errands to find a huge check in today's mail. Yowzah!
So far, the day goes well. I hope a phone call I did not answer last night wasn't from the jerk Master Toymaker, but isn't 213 area code Los Angeles?
And the good news is, I avoided the Whitney Houston brouhaha, although I'm sure the media will keep it going as long as they did the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson.
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213 is indeed LA.
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Coffee cakes are in the oven...
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I am back from my errands to find a huge check in today's mail. Yowzah!
So far, the day goes well. I hope a phone call I did not answer last night wasn't from the jerk Master Toymaker, but isn't 213 area code Los Angeles?
And the god news is, I avoided the Whitney Houston brouhaha, although I'm sure the media will keep it going as long as they did the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson.
Uh-oh. Whitney the opera.
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Ok - so my top 5 ALW songs (after pondering ones I did not like, which was harder than I thought)
With One Look
Love Changes Everything
The Lady's Paying
Goodnight and Thank You
Anything But Lonely
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I am back from my errands to find a huge check in today's mail. Yowzah!
So far, the day goes well. I hope a phone call I did not answer last night wasn't from the jerk Master Toymaker, but isn't 213 area code Los Angeles?
And the god news is, I avoided the Whitney Houston brouhaha, although I'm sure the media will keep it going as long as they did the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson.
Uh-oh. Whitney the opera.
I rather enjoyed Anna Nicole (http://<a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Turnage-Anna-Nicole-Blu-ray/25079/#Review">Turnage: Anna Nicole Blu-ray review</a>).
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So, I baked the coffee cakes at 350o and when they were done turned the oven up to 375o to roast some almonds. When they were done, I turned the oven up to 425o to pre-bake pizza crust for tonight's dinner. Now I've turned the oven off and will knit for a while.
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I must say, after having perused this completely outre parchment litho of McKinley our stockbroker sent us, our dear departed President had a way with words. Not.
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213 is indeed LA.
Then I guess it wasn't the Master Toymaker. Good.
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Been moving stuff "in" to the house from the apartment. I'm getting a little perturbed as the DP hasn't offered to help or even cared that it isn't getting done in a timely fashion. In other words, he still hasn't figured out that he is the reason all the stuff went out of the house and then back into the house.
And... scene.
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I am back from my errands to find a huge check in today's mail. Yowzah!
So far, the day goes well. I hope a phone call I did not answer last night wasn't from the jerk Master Toymaker, but isn't 213 area code Los Angeles?
And the god news is, I avoided the Whitney Houston brouhaha, although I'm sure the media will keep it going as long as they did the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson.
Uh-oh. Whitney the opera.
I rather enjoyed Anna Nicole (http://<a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Turnage-Anna-Nicole-Blu-ray/25079/#Review">Turnage: Anna Nicole Blu-ray review</a>).
Yes, and I think I would, too. But Whitney the Opera sounds like a tragedy in the making.
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JMK, I didn't find the Milton Nascimento you recommended at the library, but I did get him performing something called "Brazilian Romance" with Sarah Vaughan. Quite wonderful.
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Been moving stuff "in" to the house from the apartment. I'm getting a little perturbed as the DP hasn't offered to help or even cared that it isn't getting done in a timely fashion. In other words, he still hasn't figured out that he is the reason all the stuff went out of the house and then back into the house.
And... scene.
:( I hope everything is ok now.
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DR Ginny I want a coffee cake. :)
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The day has alternated between light rain, snow, & wet snow with breaks of nice weather. Craig & Yogi even had sun when they began their long walk today. The nice weather quickly turned to rain, snow, etc.
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I am back from my errands to find a huge check in today's mail. Yowzah!
So far, the day goes well. I hope a phone call I did not answer last night wasn't from the jerk Master Toymaker, but isn't 213 area code Los Angeles?
And the god news is, I avoided the Whitney Houston brouhaha, although I'm sure the media will keep it going as long as they did the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson.
Uh-oh. Whitney the opera.
I rather enjoyed Anna Nicole (http://<a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Turnage-Anna-Nicole-Blu-ray/25079/#Review">Turnage: Anna Nicole Blu-ray review</a>).
Yes, and I think I would, too. But Whitney the Opera sounds like a tragedy in the making.
Meaning no disrespect, and someone somewhere will use the title "The Houston Opera," if they're not working on it already, but it seems Whitney Houston herself already had fun with a "Houston Opera" concept in this clip from the 1990s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syUsJPq9oe4
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It is feast or famine with the library. Currently it is feast & I've got some reading to do if I don't fall asleep.
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JMK, I didn't find the Milton Nascimento you recommended at the library, but I did get him performing something called "Brazilian Romance" with Sarah Vaughan. Quite wonderful.
Produced by Sergio Mendes, you may note.
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John, here are the two CDs:
Wayne Shorter: Native Dancer (http://www.amazon.com/Native-Dancer-Wayne-Shorter/dp/B0012GMZIG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329609657&sr=8-1)
Milton Nascimento: Milton (http://www.amazon.com/Milton-Nascimento/dp/B00004S95T/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1329609730&sr=1-1)
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Sassy and Sergio did NOT get along. I think I posted about this quite a while ago.
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Watching "History of violence" for the first time since seeing it in the theater. Strange. wonderful, violent, wonderful movie.
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For the past hour we have had a constant light snowfall. The sky is light again & very few snowflakes are falling.
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Page 2 at 8:22 EST?
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TOD:
All I Ask of You
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
With One Look
As If We Never Said Goodbye
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Greetings from Boston, Mass!
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Still on page Two? This is not good, not good at all.
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I went to the Top of the Prudential Center. It's really great. They have a little film on the history of Boston and other exhibits about Immigration. It was a clear day to I could almost see "forever."
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!!! 3 !!!
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So, where the hell is our DR Jose these days?
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Yes, page 3!
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So, where the hell is our DR Jose these days?
Good question, DR elmore!
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I somehow lost the first episode of the second season of Downton Abbey on my DVR, so i haven't seen any of the season 2 episodes yet. I tried to watch on PBS but the site said I needed to install something--I think it was a "flash player." I wasn't sure if I should do that or not.
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Greetings from Boston, Mass!
I used to enjoy trips into Boston when we lived in Acton, Mass. That was about 30 years ago.
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BK--I saw your message about not coming to Washington. Too bad-I thought maybe I could have met you for lunch one of the days!
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Greetings from Boston, Mass!
I used to enjoy trips into Boston when we lived in Acton, Mass. That was about 30 years ago.
Are you familiar with Waltham, DR Jane? That's where I'm going tomorrow. I think I'm taking a commuter train-I'm trying to avoid renting a car.
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I'm seeing Rachel York at the Reagle Theatre. I think there's another singer appearing with her--can't remember the name.
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I somehow lost the first episode of the second season of Downton Abbey on my DVR, so i haven't seen any of the season 2 episodes yet. I tried to watch on PBS but the site said I needed to install something--I think it was a "flash player." I wasn't sure if I should do that or not.
I don't know when we will receive the first disc from NetFlix. Apparently it is a very long wait to get this & they aren't exaggerating. Same goes for Moneyball & The Help.
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I somehow lost the first episode of the second season of Downton Abbey on my DVR, so i haven't seen any of the season 2 episodes yet. I tried to watch on PBS but the site said I needed to install something--I think it was a "flash player." I wasn't sure if I should do that or not.
I don't know when we will receive the first disc from NetFlix. Apparently it is a very long wait to get this & they aren't exaggerating. Same goes for Moneyball & The Help.
I did finally see The Help, which I enjoyed. I got it from a "redbox." It's now $1.20 a night (up from $1)--quite a bargain.
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Maybe we will see what our local redbox has this weekend. We only have one DVD here from NetFlix & they won't be mailing anything again until Tuesday.
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I somehow lost the first episode of the second season of Downton Abbey on my DVR, so i haven't seen any of the season 2 episodes yet. I tried to watch on PBS but the site said I needed to install something--I think it was a "flash player." I wasn't sure if I should do that or not.
I don't know when we will receive the first disc from NetFlix. Apparently it is a very long wait to get this & they aren't exaggerating. Same goes for Moneyball & The Help.
I currently have Moneyball from the library. Will watch it in the next few days.
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We can now reserve DVDs again at my library. Much better system.
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I have seen several productions of POTO (granted, I haven't yet seen the 25th Anniversary version); but I still believe that the finest production around is the Las Vegas PHANTOM at The Venetian. Unfortunately, that production will close on September 2. I must admit that having the WSMA playing the Phantom may have colored by opinion slightly. Still, the fact that the show was trimmed to a 92 minute running time (with no intermission) by ALW, himself, helped eliminate a lot of the problems i have always had with the show. Too many verses of too many songs! "Masquerade" must have 20 verses during the normal show, but it moves very swiftly in the Las Vegas version. I am hoping I can go back and see PHANTOM in Las Vegas one last time before it closes.
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Of course I have to agree, TCB! In the original production, the auction drags on and on and as you mentioned, Masquerade is too long. I'd like to see the Vegas version again too. It'd be interesting to see Anthony Crivello in the role he's been doing for 6 years!
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I was in outer space long before John Glenn.
Actually Alan Shepard was the first American in outer space on May 5, 1961. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
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I saw a Vera Bradley store at the Prudential Center mall. And then I saw Vera Bradley merchandise at Barnes and Noble. Of course I thought of DR Ginny. I have to say I don't ever remember hearing the name before I read DR Ginny's posts. Now I seem to see it everywhere!
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For the first time I went online to see what DVD's our library has. They have THE HELP but not MONEYBALL. For us a trip to the library isn't all that convenient while NetFlix in the mailbox is. There is a redbox on our end of town but we never use it.
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I've had a long day, so I must say goodnight! I hope the West Coasters get us to page 4, etc!
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I saw a Vera Bradley store at the Prudential Center mall. And then I saw Vera Bradley merchandise at Barnes and Noble. Of course I thought of DR Ginny. I have to say I don't ever remember hearing the name before I read DR Ginny's posts. Now I seem to see it everywhere!
Barnes & Noble, that surprises me. Vera Bradley seems to be more popular every day so more places are selling it.
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DR TCB how are you doing?
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DR Jennifer how long can you keep a DVD from your library?
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I received an e-mail from Amazon.com telling me that as a Prime Member, I can borrow one book per month for my Kindle. I read over all the details and the fine print, but I must confess that this portion of the rules has me baffled.
The book currently being borrowed can be read on multiple Kindle devices, as long as they are registered to the same eligible account, but cannot be read on Kindle reading apps.
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We are still on Page Three.
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I guess it is up to Jane, Kevin, and me to get us to the next level.
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How many more?
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One more.
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Page Four!
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Lions,
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and Tigers,
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and Bears,
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Oh my!
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Okay, that may be cheating, but I am all alone.
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Ben has appeared, but will he post?
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Kevin has left and did not post.
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And I believe that Jane has gone to watch a movie. Or make popcorn.
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And the word of the day is: MAMMONISM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE MONEY SONG
shouldn't it be "Fly Me to the Moon"?
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And Vixmom snuck in when I wasn't looking.
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How are you Vixmom?
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I feel guilty running off when the post total is low, but I am in a world of hurt tonight.
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G'night!
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The Vixter and I spent most of the day on church related activities
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We met wit one of the ladies of the church who, after 15 years, handed off to us the responsibilities of creating the Lay Readers schedule.
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The we went to church as the Vixter was the assigned Assistant minister for the Saturday evening service
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The we stayed for the monthly "Gathering" which is 2 hours of hymn singing - sharing -and Bible study
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and I am breathing through my nose
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And I believe that Jane has gone to watch a movie. Or make popcorn.
Not yet, I was reading. Now I'm off to watch something. Keith didn't make popcorn tonight which I don't need anyway.
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for which blessing I am most grateful
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DR TCB, WISHES THAT TOMORROW IS A BETTER DAY!!!
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and I am breathing through my nose
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DR Laura I hope the woman in hospice makes it to church tomorrow.
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'night
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Just watched the first disc of "Hot in Cleveland" season two, which wouldn't play on the DVD player, so I had to use my laptop. That's what you get with library discs some time.
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Great news on the nasal improvement, Vixmom!
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The we stayed for the monthly "Gathering" which is 2 hours of hymn singing - sharing -and Bible study
Followed by the sacrifice of one lucky member?
Oh, wait, that's "The Lottery." ;)
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Just watched the first disc of "Hot in Cleveland" season two, which wouldn't play on the DVD player, so I had to use my laptop. That's what you get with library discs some time.
Typically glitches like that are something minor like fingerprints. DVDs can be washed with liquid soap. Just dry them by rubbing from the center out (not around in a circle).
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Now, it's a strange Buster Keaton flick I found at the library, "Three Ages." In the first of the three ages, he's a cave man with Wallace Beery and some cheesy dinosaur effects.
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Just watched the first disc of "Hot in Cleveland" season two, which wouldn't play on the DVD player, so I had to use my laptop. That's what you get with library discs some time.
Typically glitches like that are something minor like fingerprints. DVDs can be washed with liquid soap. Just dry them by rubbing from the center out (not around in a circle).
I'll remember that if I have a problem with the second or third discs.
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Page five!
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at the suggestion of a demo lady at BJ's (she was NOT demonstrating this product) I bought a NeilMed Sinus Rinse kit between that and the anitbiotics I seem to have recovered
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and just in time , tomorrow morning I am the assisting minister
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The Vixter and I went to see POTO in Albert Hall in the movie theatre when it was being broadcast live from London
We watched the 1st 1/2 of the DVD yesterday and she says that she thinks that some of the camera angles are different in the video than those we saw during the original broadcast
She also believes they may have enhanced some of the sound effects
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I have to take her word for it as she has a much better memory of detail than I
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I checked our Downton Abbey DVDs and they have the PBS logo on them but they also say original UK version
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I haven;t opened them yet - I bought a set for us and a set for my inlaws in Canada
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I've been going and doing. I picked up two packages, both of which contained a CD with the same music - a soundtrack we're issuing. These two issues seem very bogus to me - and there's a third that was released here in the States - I don't know from whom these were licensed but NONE of them are from the original album masters - they're all from either LP or a mono third or fourth generation tape and sound like crap. So, something I could have licensed years ago but didn't because of all these specious releases will, in fact, be getting the Kritzerland treatment - stereo for the first time on CD, from the original album masters - and with a bonus, too. I can't say what that is without giving away the title, but I can say the film from whence this score comes is one of the most beloved 60s films ever, and this CD will sell out instantly.
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I've been going and doing. I picked up two packages, both of which contained a CD with the same music - a soundtrack we're issuing. These two issues seem very bogus to me - and there's a third that was released here in the States - I don't know from whom these were licensed but NONE of them are from the original album masters - they're all from either LP or a mono third or fourth generation tape and sound like crap. So, something I could have licensed years ago but didn't because of all these specious releases will, in fact, be getting the Kritzerland treatment - stereo for the first time on CD, from the original album masters - and with a bonus, too. I can't say what that is without giving away the title, but I can say the film from whence this score comes is one of the most beloved 60s films ever, and this CD will sell out instantly.
Return to the Planet of the Apes?!!!
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;D
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Just passingly curious: how in the hell did Belinda Carlisle ever become a "star"? Watching the Whitney Houston recap today reminded me of the Seattle songwriting team who wrote some of her hits and later had that great tune "Waiting for a Star to Fall" under their own band name (Boy Meets Girl), which Carlisle also evidently recorded. Just listened to a demo on YouTube and she is so flat I can't believe it.
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DR Laura I hope the woman in hospice makes it to church tomorrow.
Thank you, Jane. I haven't heard otherwise.
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Gregory Harrison is guest starring on the latest episode of "Hot in Cleveland."
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I've been going and doing. I picked up two packages, both of which contained a CD with the same music - a soundtrack we're issuing. These two issues seem very bogus to me - and there's a third that was released here in the States - I don't know from whom these were licensed but NONE of them are from the original album masters - they're all from either LP or a mono third or fourth generation tape and sound like crap. So, something I could have licensed years ago but didn't because of all these specious releases will, in fact, be getting the Kritzerland treatment - stereo for the first time on CD, from the original album masters - and with a bonus, too. I can't say what that is without giving away the title, but I can say the film from whence this score comes is one of the most beloved 60s films ever, and this CD will sell out instantly.
Return to the Planet of the Apes?!!!
Silly--Return to the Planet of the Apes is the seventies.
It's Planet of the Apes.
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Laura, good luck tomorrow. :)
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I suggest starting with Row, Row, Row Your Boat and moving up the complexity ladder from there.
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Could it actually be the OST of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD?
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If so, I'm positive I ordered it. :)
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DR Ginny I want a coffee cake. :)
DR Jane, when you come and stay in our guest room I'll make you one!
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I saw a Vera Bradley store at the Prudential Center mall. And then I saw Vera Bradley merchandise at Barnes and Noble. Of course I thought of DR Ginny. I have to say I don't ever remember hearing the name before I read DR Ginny's posts. Now I seem to see it everywhere!
I don't know whether to be flattered or embarrassed, but thanks for thinking of me, DR KevinH!
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For our pizza night movie, I gave Richard 3 choices - Midnight in Paris, Julie & Julia, or Enchanted - and he chose Enchanted. Amy Adams is so perfect!
And I'm off to bed because I have a 5:30 wake-up in the morning - 'night!
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Our new title is not an American film.
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I've watched the first two episodes of Downton Abbey - very good!
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If so, I'm positive I ordered it. :)
..and mine hasn't arrived yet; I am initiating an ebay dispute immediately
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Our new title is not an American film.
Plančte des singes?
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Just passingly curious: how in the hell did Belinda Carlisle ever become a "star"? Watching the Whitney Houston recap today reminded me of the Seattle songwriting team who wrote some of her hits and later had that great tune "Waiting for a Star to Fall" under their own band name (Boy Meets Girl), which Carlisle also evidently recorded. Just listened to a demo on YouTube and she is so flat I can't believe it.
who?
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Are we talking Nino Rota, per chance?
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We are not talking Nino. The composer has been represented on Kritzerland.
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I ended up going out for a late supper. I wasn't really intending to eat again, but hunger got the better of me - so a friend and I went to the Eclectic Cafe and I had cajun chicken angel hair pasta - very light, actually.