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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were short and sweet, and now it is time for you to post until the long and sour cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ENDEMIC!
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TOD:
Ask bk
Is there any genre of film that you absolutely loathe? :)
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(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2112/150/89/21014741/n21014741_38280440_6258.jpg)
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On Facebook, you have the opportunity to become a fan of Aretha Franklin's Inauguration Hat:
A glimmering vision of hope outshining the sun on a certain cold wintry day in January, tears of joy and the swell of optimism bursting from two million citizens' hearts as they focus their expectant gaze in one direction... you know what we are talking about and that is why you are here. To celebrate this vision of change, this paradigm shift, this sparkling, glittering vision, yes... Aretha Franklin's inauguration hat.
;D
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Greetings folks.
Jose, thanks for the news about Mill Mountain.
I sent the news to Anthony. He will be sad also.
Yes, he did Beauty and the Beast there as well as ...Forum with Nick Dalton.
The trip to Wisconsin is still on with estimated time of departure set for sometime around February 5 or 6
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We watched the Inauguration during lunch, eating all American peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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It was 17 when I left the house at 6am but I have a long sleeve shirt, a flannel shirt and jeans so I'm warm.
While on Long Island this past weekend we went to the Smithhaven Mall so Anthony could return something at the Lands End Department in Sears. They were having a post-holiday sale on waterproof shoes/sneakers. They were originally $49.50 during the Christmas season. The box was marked down to $24.95 so I decided to get a pair and when I took them to the sales clerk I found they were marked down even further to $17! What a deal.
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Talking to Myself (a Jule Styne reference or a Hallejluiah Baby reference)
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Ella Fitzgerald is singing right now on David Jacob's Sunday evening show, The David Jacobs Collection.
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DAW, is that picture from FAO Schwartz? It looks like the Make Your Own Muppet section which we saw when we went to FAO in December
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And now, Mr. Michael Buble courtesy of David Jacobs
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I found a used copy of the new cast recording of The Fantasticks so we can now hear the alternate abduction song. It's the same tune, just different lyrics.
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Well, I'm trying very hard but I don't think we will get to Page 2 unless someone else shows up to continue the conversation
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On that note, I take my leave for the time being.
Au revoir
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Believe it or not it is 39 degrees in Florida!!
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On Facebook, you have the opportunity to become a fan of Aretha Franklin's Inauguration Hat:
A glimmering vision of hope outshining the sun on a certain cold wintry day in January, tears of joy and the swell of optimism bursting from two million citizens' hearts as they focus their expectant gaze in one direction... you know what we are talking about and that is why you are here. To celebrate this vision of change, this paradigm shift, this sparkling, glittering vision, yes... Aretha Franklin's inauguration hat.
;D
Did you see The Daily Show last night? They did a hilarious riff on the hat, ending with Maya Angelou dressed up like a big Christmas present.
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Of course, if I were completely anal, I would have said an hilarious riff.
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Of course, if I were completely anal
But we know you're not, so it's OK. :)
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Did you see The Daily Show last night? They did a hilarious riff on the hat
No, I didn't. I'll have to troll YouTube for it!
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DAW, is that picture from FAO Schwartz?
DR Ben, it very well may be. I often grab indiscriminately from the Internet, and don't always pay attention to what exactly it is that I'm grabbing! :P
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And the word of the day is: ENDEMIC!
And The Song Of The Day Is: OKLAHOMA
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I've been told that youtube doesn't count a video as viewed unless the viewer makes it pretty much all the way through. Does anyone have any info as to how far they have to get in a video to tally another viewing?
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Does anyone have any info
I do not, DR FJL, but be very careful. We wouldn't want people to start referring to you as the TALLY HO... ;)
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I'm off in 6 degree wind chill for the meeting in preparation for everyone's *favorite* medical test....
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***MEDICAL TEST VIBES***
for our very own DR Edisaurus!!!!!!
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Talley's Folly, the story of....
Oh, never mind. ;)
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Good morning, all! Another work day at my desk: Most Happy Fella, Brent Barrett, and those blasted Babes.
I have nothing else to report. Maybe later.
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those blasted Babes
Is that the production number from the sequel, Babes in Outer Space?
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DAW, is that picture from FAO Schwartz?
DR Ben, it very well may be. I often grab indiscriminately from the Internet, and don't always pay attention to what exactly it is that I'm grabbing! :P
Ewwww.
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Can I beat DR FJL to the punch?
You got to
Make your own kind of Muppet!
Make your own special Rowlf!
Make your own kind of Muppet!
Even if you use just buttons and cloth!
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DR Jane i'm reading about your library trip from yesterday.
I've never heard of self-check out for books. I don't think they would ever do that here. Does your library have a motion sensor. The librarians here have to rub the books against the sensor so they don't go off when we leave.
Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
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Wednesday morning greetings! It's cold and gloomy here in SW Ohio. I'm getting ready to take my salt-covered car to the car wash and then off to Dayton for lunch with the volunteer administrators.
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Vibes of comfort, patience, and safety for the young family DR Laura met on the airplane!
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Congratulations to DR Jane on her new library card!
DR Jennifer, the library from which I just retired installed a self-checkout system about a year ago. We also have had a drive-up window, for both checking out and returning, at the downtown library for as long as I can remember.
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On tv tonight for me:
LOST 3 hours
TOP CHEF NYC!
AMERICAN IDOL (8pm)
13 FEAR ( i forget the exact name but it's creepy and addictive)
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Page Two Muppet Workshop Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/muppetworkshop.jpg)
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Congratulations to DR Jane on her new library card!
DR Jennifer, the library from which I just retired installed a self-checkout system about a year ago. We also have had a drive-up window, for both checking out and returning, at the downtown library for as long as I can remember.
I don't know of any library here that has a self-check out system or a drive-up window. They both sound interesting. But i guess the latter especially is not practical because of the way most libraries are set up.
My library is in the suburb's civic center that houses skating rinks and a pool. There is really no way that you could drive up.
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EDISAURUS vibes ......
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Whew.....a library with a swimming pool and a skating rink seems more unusual to me than a library that allows dogs to browse. But I am from Indiana.
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TOD:
What is your favorite routine by a comedy team that all DR's might not be familiar with -
Nichols & May - The Bargain Funeral
May: And just where did you hear about our service?
Nichols: I saw the ad in the TV Guide.
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DR DRUXY . the Vintage Life Network is great!
http://vintagelifenetwork.ning.com/
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What State Department would one contact to add a name to an existing property deed? I can't seem to find the right dept/form on the inner nit.
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Good morning!
It was 16 here this morning but should warm up into the 40s later in the day. It's still VERY cold, the coldest winter we've had in four or five years.
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TOD:
What is your favorite routine by a comedy team that all DR's might not be familiar with -
Nichols & May - The Bargain Funeral
May: And just where did you hear about our service?
Nichols: I saw the ad in the TV Guide.
There's a snippet of that in the PBS doc MAKE 'EM LAUGH, which I just reviewed.
May: Would you like any extras?
Nichols: Well, like what?
May: A casket?
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On TV Tonight!™
ABC - LOST recap show, LOST (two hour season premiere)
NBC - KNIGHT RIDER, SVU (rerun), LAW & ORDER
CBS - comedies, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: NY
FOX - AMERICAN IDOL, LIE TO ME (series premiere)
FX - DAMAGES
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I'll be working on the Blu-ray of ANY GIVEN SUNDAY for most of the day. The film itself is the director's cut so it's now stretched to 156 minutes. There are TWO commentaries and several other bonus features.
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DR td,
Some regular DVDs I've noticed are VERY good up-converted:
HELLO, DOLLY!, DOCTOR DOLITTLE, THE KING & I, FLOWER DRUM SONG, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, STARGATE, (surprisingly) the later Charlie Chan films from Fox, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, CASABLANCA, GOLDENEYE (or any of the James Bond Ultimate Edition releases), STAR WARS IV and V, V FOR VENDETTA, GYPSY, FUNNY FACE, SUNSET BOULEVARD.
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Just getting around to thanking you all for all the splendiferous birthday wishes Saturday.
These are busy times, partly because part of the time is spent drumming up new business (I coach, accompany, transpose on sight, record, etc.) which then fills more times. Yesterday, I commenced teaching a choral arrangement that will be performed February 23. I hurried the rehearsal in order to let everyone out in time to run across the street to watch the Inaugural. One "helpful" singer offered to record me playing everyone's individual part on his iPhone and then e-mail everyone an mp3. Which meant I didn't make it out in time to see Justice Roberts' flub. Oh, well: Caught the speech, and of course thought of Mr. Guy Haines when the President mentioned picking ourselves up, dusting ourselves off..
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I saved LEVERAGE from last night so I could watch it today while I eat lunch. I also still have MONK from Friday night to watch. DR Elmore's negative opinion of the episode has not helped it inch its way up the priority ladder!
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TOD:
What is your favorite routine by a comedy team that all DR's might not be familiar with -
Nichols & May - The Bargain Funeral
May: And just where did you hear about our service?
Nichols: I saw the ad in the TV Guide.
There's a snippet of that in the PBS doc MAKE 'EM LAUGH, which I just reviewed.
May: Would you like any extras?
Nichols: Well, like what?
May: A casket?
LOL - that's the one!
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Dan the Man - When you said you wanted to beat me to the punch, I didn't realize the punch was spiked. :)
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What State Department would one contact to add a name to an existing property deed?
Well, first you contact the MacBeths.... ;)
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with a swimming pool and a skating rink
...and room for a pony.
[almost a Hyacinth Bucket reference]
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What State Department would one contact to add a name to an existing property deed?
Well, first you contact the MacBeths.... ;)
Ack!
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Good morning, everyone.
JRand's post about a library that allows dogs to browse is most intriguing. I'm sure there's a story in the posts that led up to it.
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I'm sure there's a story in the posts that led up to it.
Then again, sometimes at HHW we are just completely random. :)
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Busy day for me. In fact, "busy" isn't the word for it. The packers arrive tomorrow and I am far from ready for them. As I will be staying with friends for a while I must decide which things I cannot live without and condense my life into a very small space. Ugh! I hate packing!
Last weekend I "lost" my bed, then my desk. Today is the last day on my desktop computer. (What's the point of a desktop when you have no desk, you ask.) I will have my laptop, but tend to feel cramped on it.
I shall be making a little sojourn to visit a friend next week, before making the trek west. I will post as I can.
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Heading downstairs to check the mail and then get started on fixing some lunch.
WBBL.
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I'm sure there's a story in the posts that led up to it.
Then again, sometimes at HHW we are just completely random. :)
Oh, I'd say there's a certain logic to HHW. Maybe not conventional logic, but logic.
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Much to do.
TFN.
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Happy Trails -- and successful moving vibes -- to DR SoulSis on her sojourn west!
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Yes, DR JEANNE - DR JANE had posted that some time ago she used to be able to take Echo to the library with her....but the policy had changed....
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DR td,
Some regular DVDs I've noticed are VERY good up-converted:
HELLO, DOLLY!, DOCTOR DOLITTLE, THE KING & I, FLOWER DRUM SONG, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, STARGATE, (surprisingly) the later Charlie Chan films from Fox, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, CASABLANCA, GOLDENEYE (or any of the James Bond Ultimate Edition releases), STAR WARS IV and V, V FOR VENDETTA, GYPSY, FUNNY FACE, SUNSET BOULEVARD.
Thank you for the suggestions; funny, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS were at the top of my list.
I watched two episodes, including "The Constant," from LOST's 4th season last night. . .not only am I upconverted, I've been converted. ;)
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Everyone knows Burns & Allen routines - DON'T THEY? - still my favorite is Gracie at the Department Store on the Returns line.
Bernadette Peters did it with George Burns on one of his specials and it still held up.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And that's about it for now.
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What State Department would one contact to add a name to an existing property deed?
Well, first you contact the MacBeths.... ;)
Call me for the phone number. I think I may still have it. Of course, they'll make sure it's their names on the deed.
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TOD:
Bk, how long is the long jog in minutes?
Bk, how long is the long jog in distance?
(you have probably mentioned this during my times of E and T, so excuse the repeat if that is the case)
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DR Jeanne - What is your estimated date of arrival in Los Angeles? Until then...
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JR, if it's like Oregon, deeds are recorded with the County, not the State.
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For much of New York, deeds are recorded in the Book of Life.
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What State Department would one contact to add a name to an existing property deed? I can't seem to find the right dept/form on the inner nit.
Here it would be with the County Recorder's Ofiice
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Here it would be with the County Recorder's Ofiice
And they don't even read music!!
(http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:LrMDVk1nroLPAM:http://www.themiddleages.net/life/recorders.jpg)
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Reportedly from the recent Sondheim/Frank Rich "interview" at Avery Fisher Hall:
[regarding "Green Grow the Lilacs" and "Oklahoma"]
Sondheim: " 'Green Grow The Lilacs' is a very bleak play about homosexuality. Would you get that from 'Oklahoma!'? I don't think so."
Frank Rich: "From some productions!"
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OUCH!!
Actor shot in head onstage
An 81-year-old community theater actor was shot in the head during dress rehearsal. (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/01/21/germaise.actor.shot.in.head.wfts)
-But the actor is OK, and the show did go on!
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Oh, and good morning! It's slightly overcast here today. I watered the plants on the patio yesterday, si that means it will most likely rain.
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OUCH!!
Actor shot in head onstage
An 81-year-old community theater actor was shot in the head during dress rehearsal. (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/01/21/germaise.actor.shot.in.head.wfts)
-But the actor is OK, and the show did go on!
Did they send DR TCB to hospital after performance?
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OUCH!!
Actor shot in head onstage
An 81-year-old community theater actor was shot in the head during dress rehearsal. (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/01/21/germaise.actor.shot.in.head.wfts)
-But the actor is OK, and the show did go on!
WEHT checking to make sure the gun isn't loaded first? ::)
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Dan the Man - When you said you wanted to beat me to the punch, I didn't realize the punch was spiked. :)
What? Why, I never partake of spirits this early in the day...
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Did you see The Daily Show last night? They did a hilarious riff on the hat, ending with Maya Angelou dressed up like a big Christmas present.
I also thought the side-by-side comparison of various sound bites from speeches made by (now-former) President Bush and (not-yet) President Obama quite entertaining and enlightening.
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Did they send DR TCB to hospital after performance?
They were going to, but then they realized that they really couldn't tell any difference between before and after, so they decided he was OK after all.
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I never partake of spirits this early in the day...
Although it is easy to see why one might think otherwise. ;)
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:) :) :) :) :)
(http://gothamist.com/attachments/arts_jen/0109kcole.jpg)
:) :) :) :) :)
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***MEDICAL TEST VIBES***
for our very own DR Edisaurus!!!!!!
Save your vibes for next Monday--this was just the prep meeting!
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Happy Trails -- and successful moving vibes -- to DR SoulSis on her sojourn west!
DITTO!!!!
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the prep meeting
Where everyone wears kelly green and pink and calls each other "Muffy" and "Duffy"?
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OUCH!!
Actor shot in head onstage
An 81-year-old community theater actor was shot in the head during dress rehearsal. (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/01/21/germaise.actor.shot.in.head.wfts)
-But the actor is OK, and the show did go on!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/stanwyck.jpg)
When questioned, the 81 year old actor's wife stated, "I don't understand--I'm the prop mistress on this production and I prepared that gun myself. I have no idea how anything like that could have happened. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to make sure this radio is in place for the bathtub scene."
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***MEDICAL TEST VIBES***
for our very own DR Edisaurus!!!!!!
Save your vibes for next Monday--this was just the prep meeting!
Will do! Roger Wilko and out.
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the prep meeting
Where everyone wears kelly green and pink and calls each other "Muffy" and "Duffy"?
If that goes on in your work environment, it explains so much!
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it explains so much!
Well, someone has a lot of 'splainin' to do, at any rate! :D
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Whew.....a library with a swimming pool and a skating rink seems more unusual to me than a library that allows dogs to browse. But I am from Indiana.
The library does not have a swimming pool or skating rink. They are just all housed in the same building!
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Speaking of libraries, when i went to mine the librarian was waiting for me holding a packet of 5 books that i had reserved.
It is very weird because there are probably 10-20 librarians who work the front desk. AND i do live in montreal (although each suburb has their own library. But still there must be 50-100,000 people who live in my suburb!
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TOD:
Ask bk
Is there any genre of film that you absolutely loathe? :)
I don't like the graphic horror genre.
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I finally got the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead Until Dark. I will see how similar it is to the tv series. If it is very similar then i will probably only read book 1 (which is the first season of TRUE BLOOD).
I would like to recommend a series i'm reading now. It's by Scott Westerfeld. They are Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras. I've read the first two. And i think if anybody liked the Twilight series that they would like these books.
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TOD:
Bk, how long is the long jog in minutes?
Bk, how long is the long jog in distance?
(you have probably mentioned this during my times of E and T, so excuse the repeat if that is the case)
I go at a very measured pace - fifty minutes.
Four miles.
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I slept very well - got up once to use the restroom, otherwise I got nine hours of needed sleep.
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I don't believe I have anything to say today.
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Except that I caught another dragonfly nymph.
Some people think I don't have enough to do.
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I don't like the graphic horror genre.
So The Sound of Music is out for you, huh? ;)
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For some reason, I keep finding bits of glitter around my house. ???
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TOD:
What is your favorite routine by a comedy team that all DR's might not be familiar with -
Nichols & May - The Bargain Funeral
May: And just where did you hear about our service?
Nichols: I saw the ad in the TV Guide.
There's a snippet of that in the PBS doc MAKE 'EM LAUGH, which I just reviewed.
May: Would you like any extras?
Nichols: Well, like what?
May: A casket?
LOL - that's the one!
I also liked the bit of theirs of the astronaut calling his mother.
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Reportedly from the recent Sondheim/Frank Rich "interview" at Avery Fisher Hall:
[regarding "Green Grow the Lilacs" and "Oklahoma"]
Sondheim: " 'Green Grow The Lilacs' is a very bleak play about homosexuality. Would you get that from 'Oklahoma!'? I don't think so."
Frank Rich: "From some productions!"
Well, you always did wonder what Jud was doing behind the silo! He wanted Curly for himself.
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Except that I caught another dragonfly nymph.
Some people think I don't have enough to do.
You crack me up!
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The sun is making a mighty effort to show itself. I'll wait a bit before jogging.
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For Dan-the-Man and other lyric Hounds:
Here is another lyrics site:
ST-LYRICS (http://www.stlyrics.com/)
der Brucer
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On TV Tonight!™
ABC - LOST recap show, LOST (two hour season premiere)
NBC - KNIGHT RIDER, SVU (rerun), LAW & ORDER
CBS - comedies, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: NY
FOX - AMERICAN IDOL, LIE TO ME (series premiere)
FX - DAMAGES
I show a new episode of KNIGHT RIDER set to record tonight.
Thanks for the tip on LIE TO ME. I set it to record.
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OUCH!!
Actor shot in head onstage
An 81-year-old community theater actor was shot in the head during dress rehearsal. (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/01/21/germaise.actor.shot.in.head.wfts)
-But the actor is OK, and the show did go on!
Great story since it has a happy ending.
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Really scary....my appearance in SPANG is now up on YOU TUBE. Sci fi independent film....I play the voice of the Corporation.....my voice is digitized and hard to understand....but I am skinny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4F_MdB9NrE
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In case you can't make out what I'm saying.....they just got fired.
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DR Jennifer the self check out also includes disabling the motion sensor. I swipe my card, swipe the book, & then press the book against the sensor.
I never imagined any dogs eating the books. ;D They had to be leashed & well behaved. I could understand changing the dog rule for the new building, not the old one. Sigh, Ashland was far more dog friendly when we first moved here than it is today. We still have plenty of stores we can go into but alas, fewer outdoor restaurants we can sit at. Dogs are considered a health hazard while birds, rats, & dirt aren’t. ??? It is odd we can sit outside with Sherlock at the restaurants along the main street, we just prefer not to. For one Sherlock takes up half the sidewall & nothing ruins a meal like a big truck parking right next to you while it unloads its goods. Second it is nicer along the walkway overlooking the creek.
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Of course, if I were completely anal, I would have said an hilarious riff.
And then would be subject to a pendantic post as follows:
Use of "a" and "an" before words starting with the letter"h":
If the "h" is pronounced, use "a" (like hilarious or human; if the "h" is silent, use "an" (like hour or honest). Words staring with "u" and "o have similar problems- "once" and "universal" take an "a")
See "Aspiration and Voicing for Dummies"
der Brucer
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DAW, is that picture from FAO Schwartz?
I often grab indiscriminately from the Internet, and don't always pay attention to what exactly it is that I'm grabbing!
Sounds like indiscriminate bath-house behavior.
der "He's so rude" Brucer
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Except that I caught another dragonfly nymph.
Not with your tongue, I hope! Rivet!
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Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
Our local bookstore used to invite owners with pets to brouse (even provided treats and a water bowl). I suspect most dogs have better book manners than do most children.
der Brucer
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I suspect most dogs have better book manners than do most children.
One should never share a stage with children or animals. -W.C. Fields
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What State Department would one contact to add a name to an existing property deed? I can't seem to find the right dept/form on the inner nit.
Deeds are registered at the County level.
LOOK UP HERE (http://www.realmarketing.com/county_recorders/indiana_county_recorders.htm)
der Brucer
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Deed are registered at the County level.
How about intentions?
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Really scary....my appearance in SPANG is now up on YOU TUBE. Sci fi independent film....I play the voice of the Corporation.....my voice is digitized and hard to understand....but I am skinny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4F_MdB9NrE
That looked like it was fun to do. Did the movie turn out well?
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For Dan-the-Man and other lyric Hounds:
Here is another lyrics site:
ST-LYRICS (http://www.stlyrics.com/)
der Brucer
Another great resource! Thanks, DR der Brucer!
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DR DtM - I never saw the whole movie.....it premiered and closed in one night....and I was working that night.....although it seems like some more of it is on You Tube.
Thanks DR derBRUCER.....I shall continue my research.
DR TOMovOZ - the Australian horror movie I watched is called THE SURVIVOR with Robert Powell and Jenny Agutter.... The lone survivor of an airplane crash, the Captain, tries to find out why he walked away without a scratch when everyone else perished. He finds out.
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The lone survivor of an airplane crash, the Captain, tries to find out why he walked away without a scratch when everyone else perished. He finds out.
Hilarity ensues.
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The lone survivor of an airplane crash, the Captain, tries to find out why he walked away without a scratch when everyone else perished. He finds out.
Hilarity ensues.
:D :D :D :D
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Jrand - That was lots of Fun!
P.S. I loved how the speech bridges musical theater over the generations, with the "etc, etc" of The King and I combined with the "Blah, blah, blah" of Spring Awakening. Quite prescient about Spring Awakening, I must say.
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First day of school?
(http://images2.photomania.com/505842/1/rad93D6A.jpg)
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prescient
Whenever I see that word in print, I always imagine how it would sound as Liza would say it...
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prescient
Whenever I see that word in print, I always imagine how it would sound as Liza would say it...
She would process it with one of these:
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefWPeHdJPm8AewWjzbkF/SIG=11laouiru/EXP=1232652815/**http%3A//www.nedinky.com/mangle.jpg)
der Brucer
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I am trying to recall the name of a play from about twenty years ago--it's about a famous contemporary painter who visits his ex-lover in an attempt to retrieve a portrait he painted of her years ago. The scenes with his ex (and her husband) are interspread with scenes of him being grilled in an on-stage interview by a female art critic. The play had a good long run off-B'way and then was done all over the place regionally. Does it ring a bell with anyone?
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First day of school?
(http://images2.photomania.com/505842/1/rad93D6A.jpg)
Wow--even I want to beat that guy up.
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derBrucer: Do you happen to have a perfectly in-focus photo of a male Northern Cardinal that I could crop and use as a church bulletin cover?
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Writing is going very slowly. I've done about two pages and may just wait till this afternoon to do more. I did get through the little section I was working on, and now I've got a section that I should be able to get through today, which should take me to the end of a chapter. I am halfway through the book, so that's good.
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From the "You could see it coming department"
WASHINGTON POST (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/20/AR2009012004482.html)
After Flub, Experts Say, A Do-Over Couldn't Hurt
By Josh White
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 21, 2009; Page A33
The presidential oath of office is required of a new president before he can execute his powers, and the Constitution is clear that its 35 words must be spoken exactly.
Which is what makes the oath President Obama took yesterday so interesting. It might be that the more than 1 million spectators didn't actually witness Obama being sworn in.
Because of a noticeable gaffe by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Obama transposed the words. He should have said he will "faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States" but instead said he will "execute the Office of President of the United States faithfully."
Constitutional law experts agree that the flub is insignificant. Yet two previous presidents -- Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur -- repeated the oath privately because of similar issues.
Lawyers said Obama and his supporters need not be worried about the legitimacy of his presidency, but they also said a do-over couldn't hurt. Charles Cooper, head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel under President Ronald Reagan, said that the oath is mandatory, that an incorrect recitation should be fixed and that he would be surprised if the oath had not already been re-administered.
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Jonathan Turley, a professor of constitutional law at George Washington University, was hosting an inauguration party at his McLean home yesterday and did a mock swearing-in of 35 children. When Roberts erred, one child shouted: "That's not right!"
"He should probably go ahead and take the oath again," Turley said. "If he doesn't, there are going to be people who for the next four years are going to argue that he didn't meet the constitutional standard. I don't think it's necessary, and it's not a constitutional crisis. This is the chief justice's version of a wardrobe malfunction."
Turley is right - do it again. I jsut can't stand the thought of 4 years of "He really isn't the President" Emails.
der Brucer
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derBrucer: Do you happen to have a perfectly in-focus photo of a male Northern Cardinal that I could crop and use as a church bulletin cover?
Let me check.
der Brucer
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DtM- Might it be SIGHT UNSEEN?
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First "Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off" and now "Do it Again" - who says the new administration isn't musical-theater-friendly? :)
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DtM- Might it be SIGHT UNSEEN?
Yep!--that's the title, DR FJL! Thanks!
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SIGHT UNSEEN was also done on Broadway in 2004.
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Wow--even I want to beat that guy up.
He'd probably like it.
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Jrand - That was lots of Fun!
P.S. I loved how the speech bridges musical theater over the generations, with the "etc, etc" of The King and I combined with the "Blah, blah, blah" of Spring Awakening. Quite prescient about Spring Awakening, I must say.
So let it be written - so let it be done.
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Laura, DR - if you go to Google, select images, and then type in "male Northern cardinal," you will have a plethora of options. :)
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Not exactly hilarity, DR DAW.....but it certainly was laughable.
And now, you may count me among the fans of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.
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Now watching Susan Hayward in I'll Cry Tomorrow. Obviously Jean Ratcliffe viewed this movie before writing Frances Farmer's "autobiography."
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derBrucer: Do you happen to have a perfectly in-focus photo of a male Northern Cardinal that I could crop and use as a church bulletin cover?
There is lots on the internet:
(http://www.wildnatureimages.com/images%203/070214-111..jpg)
Or I can send you a Very Hi-Res version of this"
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/WINDOW/LUNCH0003.jpg)
which is mine - so no copywright problems.
der Brucer
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Wow--even I want to beat that guy up.
Steal his lunch money and give him a wedgie?
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Thanks, DAW. I like to use my own photos (copyright laws and all that), but I don't have any good enough. I was hoping if I knew the photographer and he agreed to let me use one, I would be legal.
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which is mine - so no copywright problems.
Perhaps. But she could pay dearly in other ways. :)
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Thanks, derBrucer. You can send yours to me, and I can see if it is clear enough for printing.
dearreaderlaura@hotmail.com
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Wow--even I want to beat that guy up.
Steal his lunch money and give him a wedgie?
How did you come across this picture anyway?
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which is mine - so no copywright problems.
Perhaps. But she could pay dearly in other ways. :)
I could arrange for you to "pay the piper" for her.
der Brucer
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How did you come across this picture anyway?
I was just innocently searching for male northern cardinals. ::)
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Here's a nice male cardinal.
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Laura,
Here is another choice I have in VeryHiRes:
der Brucer
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Do you have a larger version? It gets pixel-y when I enlarge it.
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Do you have a larger version? It gets pixel-y when I enlarge it.
Did you check the two I emailed you?
der Brucer
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I got one in one email.
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I have lots of them, but they won't hold still for fotos.
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I got one in one email.
The second's still loading - I'm on dial up you know - and the second is almost 2MB.
der Brucer
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Ok. Thanks.
LOL, Dan the Man! I know. We have some out here -- not in town, but out in the desert. They are too fast for me.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,481102,00.html)
MISSING US AIRWAYS JET ENGINE FOUND IN HUDSON RIVER
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Police have already located several pieces of debris from the flight, including 35 flotation seat cushions, 12 life jackets, 15 pieces of luggage, two briefcases, 11 purses, 15 suit jackets and shirts, four shoes, and two hats,
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Yeah, yeah...that's nice but:
Are the shoes paired?
Do any of the purses match the shoes and hats?
der Brucer
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Back from the long jog - not so easy today, but I did it.
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I'm thinking about food and I'm also thinking I will not write until four o'clock - by then I'll be fully recharged and ready to go.
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LOL, Dan the Man! I know. We have some out here -- not in town, but out in the desert. They are too fast for me.
Huh? Are you talking about guys dressed in puce jackets and white trousers?
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Here's a nice male cardinal.
Is this from the Audobon Guide as revised by our DR MBarnum?
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YES!
DerBruce, it is going to look great. May I have permission to use it on our bulletin cover on Super Bowl Sunday?
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And we're all witnesses? :)
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On TV Tonight!™
ABC - LOST recap show, LOST (two hour season premiere)
NBC - KNIGHT RIDER, SVU (rerun), LAW & ORDER
CBS - comedies, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: NY
FOX - AMERICAN IDOL, LIE TO ME (series premiere)
FX - DAMAGES
I show a new episode of KNIGHT RIDER set to record tonight.
So do I. It's the episode of SVU that's a rerun.
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So Laura DR doesn't get carted off to jail?
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It is a beautiful day outside if still very cold.
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I watched last night's LEVERAGE while I cooked and ate lunch. Good, tension-filled episode. Always a fun episode when you have a caper on a plane. There are only so many places you can go.
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I spent the rest of the afternoon with ANY GIVEN SUNDAY. It is enjoyable if, like so many Oliver Stone movies, too busy and too filled with ideas to be contained in one movie. There must be something like six different plots being told.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,481102,00.html)
MISSING US AIRWAYS JET ENGINE FOUND IN HUDSON RIVER
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Police have already located several pieces of debris from the flight, including 35 flotation seat cushions, 12 life jackets, 15 pieces of luggage, two briefcases, 11 purses, 15 suit jackets and shirts, four shoes, and two hats,
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Yeah, yeah...that's nice but:
Are the shoes paired?
Do any of the purses match the shoes and hats?
der Brucer
But did they find that photo of Patti LuPone?
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Blu-ray doesn't do this film any favors with the picture all over the place from sharp and spectacular to oversaturated and hard to watch to soft and indistinct. Like the story, the film is just always going in so many directions as to quality control.
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BROTHERS GRIMM....Laurence Harvey style is coming on TCM in about 30 minutes.
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I'll be working on this disc until LOST comes on. There are tons of bonus features, so it's going to take some time for sure.
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I've got to do some writing, so I'm hopping off-line and then heading back downstairs for more viewing.
WBBL.
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YES!
DerBruce, it is going to look great. May I have permission to use it on our bulletin cover on Super Bowl Sunday?
Only if you get DAW to ask for you :D
der Brucer
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From DS Betsy:
Dear World:
We, the United States of America , your top-quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4. Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we are now operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional on January 20. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage. We look forward to resuming full service and hope to improve in years to come. We thank you for your patience and understanding,
Sincerely,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Really scary....my appearance in SPANG is now up on YOU TUBE. Sci fi independent film....I play the voice of the Corporation.....my voice is digitized and hard to understand....but I am skinny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4F_MdB9NrE
Why did I never know of this movie?
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SPANGLISH has always been one of my favorite Cy Coleman-Dorothy Fields songs. Was it used in SPANG?
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:)
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Had a sandwich for lunch and am now even more logey than I was. Oh, well, I'll take a shower and get back to writing.
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And one for el barrio
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( a Seesaw reference)
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I'll take a shower...
Please return it when you're done.
der Brucer
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We went for a long walk. I took no photos.
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( a Seesaw reference)
I believe I have a most rare Lainie Kazan window card for SEESAW lying around in some dank corner of my home environment.
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We went for a long walk. I took no photos.
Because people don't think you have enough to do, and you didn't want to disappoint them?
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And now for something completely different...
Remember the Patti LuPone audio clip that was posted a few days ago?
Well... Here's the REMIX!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Wh6DAFpW4)
;D
*And I believe DR elmore knows the creator of this bit of fabulosity. ;)
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That is great!
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We went for a long walk. I took no photos.
Because people don't think you have enough to do, and you didn't want to disappoint them?
No, becasue she has a virtual staff to do it for her.
der Brucer
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I love the legal disclaimer in the "more info"
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That is great!
It most certainly made me laugh out loud. And, yes, the legal disclaimer is chuckle-worthy too.
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I guess Mr. Randy whomever will not be appearing in any shows with Ms. LuPone soon.
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We went for a long walk. I took no photos.
Because people don't think you have enough to do, and you didn't want to disappoint them?
Oh, I disappoint people on a daily basis.
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I hope that clip is still up until I get on my PC later tonight.
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DR DtM - I never saw the whole movie.....it premiered and closed in one night....and I was working that night.....
What a shame. I'm glad you/we get to see some of it on YouTube :)
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She's not a cardinal, but, she does have a cardinal red leash:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/january/th_IMG_0739.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/january/?action=view¤t=IMG_0739.jpg)
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She's not a cardinal, but, she does have a cardinal red leash:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/january/th_IMG_0739.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/january/?action=view¤t=IMG_0739.jpg)
Careful, someone might STEELER.
der brucer
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Really scary....my appearance in SPANG is now up on YOU TUBE. Sci fi independent film....I play the voice of the Corporation.....my voice is digitized and hard to understand....but I am skinny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4F_MdB9NrE
Your 15 minutes of fame!
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Sweet photo DR td.
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Whew.....a library with a swimming pool and a skating rink seems more unusual to me than a library that allows dogs to browse. But I am from Indiana.
Here they just have cats live in the library then write books about them and make a lot of money.
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It was nice to see my volunteer administrator friends today and not have to give the treasurer's report.
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Wow! This weekend the following are coming to our downtown theater
Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road and The Reader. I still want to see Gran Torino which is still playing. Not sure I have time to see all of them, but I WILL see Slumdog.
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Wow! This weekend the following are coming to our downtown theater
Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road and The Reader. I still want to see Gran Torino which is still playing. Not sure I have time to see all of them, but I WILL see Slumdog.
Yep, this Friday is the "Nationwide" release date for those movies. Happy Watching!
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Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
Our local bookstore used to invite owners with pets to brouse (even provided treats and a water bowl). I suspect most dogs have better book manners than do most children.
der Brucer
Used to-it doesn't anymore?
There is a nice bookstore in town that doesn't let dogs in because of Orlando.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2387824598_b232854765.jpg?v=0)
Orlando is extremely overweight, 18 years old & diabetic. I worry about him.
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Wow! This weekend the following are coming to our downtown theater
Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road and The Reader. I still want to see Gran Torino which is still playing. Not sure I have time to see all of them, but I WILL see Slumdog.
Thanks!
Well, better go. Tonight I'm going to the tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. I haven't seen it before so I'm looking forward to it
Yep, this Friday is the "Nationwide" release date for those movies. Happy Watching!
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I need to read Dewey. The librarian who wrote the book will be signing books at the local library Monday night. I'm thinking about going to ask her if the kitten they found around Christmas time has moved into the library
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I've written almost five pages - am in a tricky section so I'm doing a lot of rewriting as I go.
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WOW!
Just checking the "local news" for New York City... -I didn't realize that the Wall Street Journal building was evacuated today due to someone sending 13 envelopes filled with a "white powder" to their offices. Thankfully, the powder was harmless, and was most likely flour.
And a fire just broke out at Mt. Sinai Hospital... which seems to be under control right now. I hope everyone is out of harm's way.
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Our local bookstore used to invite owners with pets to brouse (even provided treats and a water bowl). I suspect most dogs have better book manners than do most children.
der Brucer
Used to-it doesn't anymore?
Nope - Rehoboth Beach has been Ashlandized. When we arrived, dogs could go into stores, bars, and on restaurant patios - now even the cafe's with sidewalk seating don't allow animals. Of course you can walk your dog right up to the sidewalk seating and he can greet the diners. The bookstore still puts water bowls on the sidewalk, and has a walk-up self-serve counter where you can order snacks, and they provide free dog-treats (and chairs where you and the pooch can enjoy your snacks, and browse thru a book or two.)
der Brucer
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Wow! This weekend the following are coming to our downtown theater
Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road and The Reader. I still want to see Gran Torino which is still playing. Not sure I have time to see all of them, but I WILL see Slumdog.
I purchased my ticked online for SLUMDOG (Friday night's 10pm show)last night using my forgotten Christmas present; a gift certificate from Cinemark. :)
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I need to read Dewey. The librarian who wrote the book will be signing books at the local library Monday night. I'm thinking about going to ask her if the kitten they found around Christmas time has moved into the library
No, the library board voted not to adopt the new kitty. But the author has adopted him and taken him home! :D
Story here (http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-01-02-dewey-new-cat_N.htm)
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Nice picture, DR td!!!!! :)
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Thanks for the link, DR JoseSPiano!! :D
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And in other news...
Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from being considered to fill Hillary Clinton's State Senate seat.
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And in other news...
Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from being considered to fill Hillary Clinton's State Senate seat.
I wonder what's behind this?
der Brucer
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And in other news...
Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from being considered to fill Hillary Clinton's State Senate seat.
I wonder what's behind this?
der Brucer
Well, there's a breaking news item already on NYTimes.com... But I actually heard about it first from a "tweet" from one of the NYTimes' reporters. Sort of a sneak-peak of a sneak-peek.
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I need to read Dewey. The librarian who wrote the book will be signing books at the local library Monday night. I'm thinking about going to ask her if the kitten they found around Christmas time has moved into the library
No, the library board voted not to adopt the new kitty. But the author has adopted him and taken him home! :D
Story here (http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-01-02-dewey-new-cat_N.htm)
Thank you. What a beautiful cat.
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Our local bookstore used to invite owners with pets to brouse (even provided treats and a water bowl). I suspect most dogs have better book manners than do most children.
der Brucer
Used to-it doesn't anymore?
Nope - Rehoboth Beach has been Ashlandized. When we arrived, dogs could go into stores, bars, and on restaurant patios - now even the cafe's with sidewalk seating don't allow animals. Of course you can walk your dog right up to the sidewalk seating and he can greet the diners. The bookstore still puts water bowls on the sidewalk, and has a walk-up self-serve counter where you can order snacks, and they provide free dog-treats (and chairs where you and the pooch can enjoy your snacks, and browse thru a book or two.)
der Brucer
I get a big kick out of greeting diners at the places Sherlock isn't welcome. ;D
Ashland sounds better than Rehoboth Beach. Dogs are still permitted at sidewalk dining & in a good number of shops. Maybe more, we just don't ask.
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And in other news...
Did you know that there is such a thing as the Playmobil Mobile Security Checkpoint (http://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-3172-Security-Check-Point/dp/B0002CYTL2/)?
;D
*Be sure to read the reviews!!!!! ;D :D ;D :D
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DRMBARNUM the movie SPANG should remain unknown.
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DR JOSE....that remix was scary!
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Was trying to finish a tax return but the office computer maintenance person had to do some work on the system.
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DR Jose I'm glad you said to be sure & read the reviews. ;D
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I am waiting for my W-2!
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I have been called to jury duty.
Today was the first day during which we were divided into groups. About 50 of us were sent to a courtroom where the interviewing began. I was called to fill the no. 11 juror chair during the interviewing. There were 18 chairs...12 inside the jury box and 6 outside.
We started at 10 a.m. They began with the first chair. The first person went through all the questions and was dismissed. Another potential juror was called to replace him and he took the first chair and began going through all the questions. By 11:30 a.m., we had been through 5 people total but only through the 3rd chair (i.e. three were dismissed from the top and then the person in chair 2 was dismissed right off the bat and replaced). It was a long afternoon.
By the time we got to potential juror number 7 (1st person on my row), I was certain we'd not get to me today. Instead, each person subsequently went right through all the questions (on a sheet, front and back) all the way through potential juror 12 in a little over an hour. Then, we spent the rest of the afternoon on the remaining six potentials, all of which was followed by questioning by the defense attorney wanting to dig into our answers a bit. A few folks were called on, including me, but it looks like I may be the only one of those specially questioned who is likely to be "seated". I don't mind, really.
I cannot say more than that. We expect a jury to be seated by lunch tomorrow. The trial is expected to be given to the jury for deliberation sometime "next" Thursday (Jan. 29). Sigh. My first potential jury trial.
That is all. I have a sinus headache, of sorts, and I'm looking forward to a relaxing evening of high-falutin' TV.
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And in other news...
Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from being considered to fill Hillary Clinton's State Senate seat.
I wonder what's behind this?
der Brucer
I heard she was doing it because of her Uncle Teddy's condition. It might also be that she is being maneuvered into taking "his" Senate seat.
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DR Jane, I guess we are just used to the no dog rules.
I don't think dogs are really allowed anywhere. And i don't think anyone would even think to bring one to the library. I guess it depends what you are used to.
I could see a dog being allowed to eat at an outside restaurant. Although even then i would want to make sure that the dog did not disturb anyone (i.e., if someone was eating at the next table who was not comfortable with it).
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the office computer maintenance person had to do some work on the system.
I hate it when that happens! :-\
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DR Jose I'm glad you said to be sure & read the reviews. ;D
Those reviews are truly some of the funniest things I've ever read. I've bookmarked the page, and will read a few reviews each day.
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DR Ron, if you do end up as a juror on a trial I hope you find it interesting.
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it looks like I may be the only one of those specially questioned who is likely to be "seated".
I hate it when that happens, too. :-\
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I've written about six and a half pages now and I think that will be it for today, unless I do some fixing later. I have a movie all picked out and I think I shall go watch it.
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DAW, is that picture from FAO Schwartz?
DR Ben, it very well may be. I often grab indiscriminately from the Internet, and don't always pay attention to what exactly it is that I'm grabbing! :P
Sounds like a personal problem.
;)
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That Patti youtube video is great! Thanks for posting it!
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DR Ron Pulliam, I hope you get chosen if you want to serve. I hope you are not chosen if you do not want to serve. Hopefully it is a civil case which will settle as soon as they take a good look at their jury (like when I was called last April).
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And now for something completely different...
Remember the Patti LuPone audio clip that was posted a few days ago?
Well... Here's the REMIX!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Wh6DAFpW4)
;D
*And I believe DR elmore knows the creator of this bit of fabulosity. ;)
I love this!
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Really scary....my appearance in SPANG is now up on YOU TUBE. Sci fi independent film....I play the voice of the Corporation.....my voice is digitized and hard to understand....but I am skinny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4F_MdB9NrE
That's pretty cool!
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I think i will go watch American Idol now!
I am going to save the Lost recap for another day (since i just watched the 3 hours from last week). I hope i can make it through at least the 1st hour. But i want to be awake when i watch it.
But how exciting!
After Idol i may just watch something that doesn't require any concentration since i seem to have gotten my niece's cold (drip in throat, slight cough, runny nose). At dinner tonight she wanted to drink from someone's glass and was told she had germs. She said, "no i gave my germs to auntie!"
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DR JRand58 - enjoyed the clip, and glad that at long last, you're able to enjoy it, too! :)
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And we can say we knew you when!
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DR Ron Pulliam - Enjoy your "high falutin' TV" tonight, rest and sleep well later, and I hope your sinuses are clear by the morning.
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And in other news...
Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from being considered to fill Hillary Clinton's State Senate seat.
der Brucer
I heard she was doing it because of her Uncle Teddy's condition. It might also be that she is being maneuvered into taking "his" Senate seat.
It is difficult to imagine she would move from New York. If she does we will know why ;)
I wonder what's behind this?
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And, yes...
Oath Is Administered Once Again (http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/oath-is-administered-once-again/?partner=rss)
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(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G9WA5NRDL._SS400_.jpg)
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DR Jane i'm reading about your library trip from yesterday.
I've never heard of self-check out for books. I don't think they would ever do that here. Does your library have a motion sensor. The librarians here have to rub the books against the sensor so they don't go off when we leave.
Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
Well, what if a person chewed on a book?
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Accuweather.com says we have a 50% chance of rain tomorrow.
I always figure we do every day. Either it will or it won't.
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DR Jane, I guess we are just used to the no dog rules.
I don't think dogs are really allowed anywhere. And i don't think anyone would even think to bring one to the library. I guess it depends what you are used to.
I could see a dog being allowed to eat at an outside restaurant. Although even then i would want to make sure that the dog did not disturb anyone (i.e., if someone was eating at the next table who was not comfortable with it).
We have found most people with unruly dogs do not take them out to restaurants or shopping. At home & while traveling we have spoken to various workers/owners at shops, art galleries, restaurants, etc that invite dogs to visit. Basically the response is the same, they rarely or never have had a problem with dogs, children on the other hand far too many times.
In Ashland I know of four shops with live in cats & two with dogs that go to work with their owners. Our major complaint is the crack-down on dogs eating in one area of town, the area where there is plenty of space to spread out & not have your dog bother anyone.
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DR Jane i'm reading about your library trip from yesterday.
I've never heard of self-check out for books. I don't think they would ever do that here. Does your library have a motion sensor. The librarians here have to rub the books against the sensor so they don't go off when we leave.
Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
Well, what if a person chewed on a book?
Ask DR Ginny this one ;)
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DR Jane i'm reading about your library trip from yesterday.
I've never heard of self-check out for books. I don't think they would ever do that here. Does your library have a motion sensor. The librarians here have to rub the books against the sensor so they don't go off when we leave.
Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
Well, what if a person chewed on a book?
A person must take (legal) responsibility for his or her own actions...whether he or she wants to or not.
;)
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I have been called to jury duty.
Today was the first day during which we were divided into groups. About 50 of us were sent to a courtroom where the interviewing began. I was called to fill the no. 11 juror chair during the interviewing. There were 18 chairs...12 inside the jury box and 6 outside.
We started at 10 a.m. They began with the first chair. The first person went through all the questions and was dismissed. Another potential juror was called to replace him and he took the first chair and began going through all the questions. By 11:30 a.m., we had been through 5 people total but only through the 3rd chair (i.e. three were dismissed from the top and then the person in chair 2 was dismissed right off the bat and replaced). It was a long afternoon.
By the time we got to potential juror number 7 (1st person on my row), I was certain we'd not get to me today. Instead, each person subsequently went right through all the questions (on a sheet, front and back) all the way through potential juror 12 in a little over an hour. Then, we spent the rest of the afternoon on the remaining six potentials, all of which was followed by questioning by the defense attorney wanting to dig into our answers a bit. A few folks were called on, including me, but it looks like I may be the only one of those specially questioned who is likely to be "seated". I don't mind, really.
I cannot say more than that. We expect a jury to be seated by lunch tomorrow. The trial is expected to be given to the jury for deliberation sometime "next" Thursday (Jan. 29). Sigh. My first potential jury trial.
That is all. I have a sinus headache, of sorts, and I'm looking forward to a relaxing evening of high-falutin' TV.
I've only gotten summoned for jury duty twice. The first time (about 18 or so years ago), I called and did not have to go to courthouse. The second time was about five years ago and the case was postponed, so we all got to leave right after we got there.
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I was called for Jury duty a month after Bryan was born. Naturally I was excused. The next time was just before moving out of state. I was called a few years back & received a medical exemption. I should be a permanent one.
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It's 7:30 pm in January, and it's 76 degrees!
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It's 7:30 pm in January, and it's 76 degrees!
It's going to be a very long summer.
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I've had to report for a jury duty about 4 times, I guess but have been summoned about 10 times. The closest I ever came to actually getting on a jury was for a guy who was charged with 3 counts of first degree murder. Knowing how tough it is to get charges to stick, it must have been pretty gruesome. Luckily they decided they had the jury and alternates with the person just before me. This was right around the holidays, and the trial was estimated to take a few weeks. I believe in doing one's civic duty, but I really didn't want to be on a trial through the holidays.
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Was this a highly publicized case, Kerry?
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It's 7:30 pm in January, and it's 76 degrees!
It's going to be a very long summer.
Nah, it's always nice in January around this time! Unless they schedule the Phoenix Open or some other big outdooor event!
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Was this a highly publicized case, Kerry?
No, I tried to see if there was anything about it in the papers, but it had to with some of the Mexican Mafia in and out of prison. I am not sure how long before the trial the crimes actually occurred.
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Accuweather.com says we have a 50% chance of rain tomorrow.
I always figure we do every day. Either it will or it won't.
What's your headache (or lack thereof) telling you? My ankle is telling me something is going on with the barometric pressure.
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It is a good thing DRS Kerry & Laura live in a warm climate with their natural barometers.
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It is a good thing DRS Kerry & Laura live in a warm climate with their natural barometers.
We desert rats have it made! At least in January!
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I would love to spend January & February in the desert climate.
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Here's some "Life On Mars" info! According to TVGuide's Mega Buzz (http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz-Greys-Housewives-1001901.aspx) weekly e-mail:
Is there any word on the rest of Life on Mars' first season? I want to know if it really ends differently than the British original. — Robin
MICKEY: You can wait and find out when Mars returns on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 10 pm/ET (following Lost), but all signs point to a very different reason behind Sam Tyler's time-tripping. "In this next installment [of episodes], you'll see that the mythology is not as per the British version," ABC prez Steve McPherson said at the TCA winter press tour.
This is good information! I think I'll continue to watch it. :)
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'night
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Time to head home and watch "Lost"!!
Until later!
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DR Jane i'm reading about your library trip from yesterday.
I've never heard of self-check out for books. I don't think they would ever do that here. Does your library have a motion sensor. The librarians here have to rub the books against the sensor so they don't go off when we leave.
Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
Well, what if a person chewed on a book?
Ask DR Ginny this one ;)
I've seen worse - wa-a-a-ay worse :P
And, so, goodnight!
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Here's a link to the latest edition of the TELL ME WHY (http://blog.92y.org/index.php/weblog/item/tell_me_why_podcast_david_zippel_lyricist/) Podcast from the 92nd Street Y.
"In this edition of the 92nd Street Y's Tell Me Why podcast, host Julian Fleisher talks with Tony Award-winning lyricist David Zippel, whose credits include City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl, Hercules and Mulan, among others. Zippel, the artistic director for the next Lyrics & Lyricists concert at the Y in February, It Started With a Dream: Lyrics He Wrote, Lyrics He Wishes He Wrote, shares his plans for the show, what it's like working with Liza Minelli, his favorite lyricists (including Joni Mitchell and Billy Joel) and much more."
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I spent a good couple of hours watching the bonus features on the ANY GIVEN SUNDAY Blu-ray disc. Most of the bonuses were not in HD and were ported over from the SD version of the movie released years ago (which I have). Glad to have those behind me.
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I've been called three times to jury duty. The first time was for Magistrate Court. It was to be held the day I was to register for my final semester of classes for my Masters, and the magistrate himself excused me.
The second time I had to call the night before to see if I needed to report. My juror number was one that didn't have to report.
The third time I did have to report, and I sat in a huge room all day long as they picked and chose people for juror consideration. I was never chosen. I read a book and a bunch of magazines while I waited during that very long day.
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I had time to watch the MONK episode from Friday. I could easily see what annoyed DR Elmore so much about it, but the show made me laugh out loud several times, and the case was pretty good, too.
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Well, since it IS "Ask BK Day. . . "
Barbara Cook has expressed her dislike for Cole Porter once or twice. (I don't agree with her on this).
But, say that Ms. Cook employed the very esteemed BK to produce an album of her singing Cole Porter songs, my question for ASK BK DAY is:
What ten or twelve Cole Porter compositions would you have Miss Barbara Cook sing?
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I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nada and nada in the previews for tomorrow.
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Page Ten Dance!!!
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Then, I settled in to watch the two episodes of LOST which began its fifth season.
All ideas about flashbacks and flashforwards is kind of shot to hell now with the multiple time frames for the show. Exciting, perplexing, riveting: everything LOST has almost always been and is still.
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I'll have tonight's DAMAGES, LAW & ORDER, and CSI: NY on the DVR, and I suspect I'll be ready to start on the second season of THE INVADERS tomorrow night, too.
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DR Jane i'm reading about your library trip from yesterday.
I've never heard of self-check out for books. I don't think they would ever do that here. Does your library have a motion sensor. The librarians here have to rub the books against the sensor so they don't go off when we leave.
Also, i can't even imagine a library letting dogs in. It sounds very odd to me. What if they chew on a book?
Well, what if a person chewed on a book?
Ask DR Ginny this one ;)
I've seen worse - wa-a-a-ay worse :P
Sign in Ginny's library:
FREEDOM OF ExPRESSION DOES NOT INCLUDE BODILY FUNCTIONS!
der Brucer
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And now for something completely different...
Remember the Patti LuPone audio clip that was posted a few days ago?
Well... Here's the REMIX!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Wh6DAFpW4)
;D
*And I believe DR elmore knows the creator of this bit of fabulosity. ;)
And a new word enters the Great White Way vocabulary!
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Since I didn't get a great night of sleep last night, I'm heading down now to give it another try tonight!
Good night!
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I seem to get called to jury duty every three years. It's always during the dog days of summer on a day when there doesn't seem to be a lot of court action. For the last two times I've not only not been picked for a panel, I was not even called up to the court. I was payed $5.00 for my efforts.
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Tonight's LOST
SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!!
SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!! SPOILER WARNING!!
It was pretty good!
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I need to read Dewey. The librarian who wrote the book will be signing books at the local library Monday night. I'm thinking about going to ask her if the kitten they found around Christmas time has moved into the library
No, the library board voted not to adopt the new kitty. But the author has adopted him and taken him home! :D
Story here (http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-01-02-dewey-new-cat_N.htm)
LOL. Too funny that I have to get my info about Spencer IA from someone in New York. Thanks for the info
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Well, since it IS "Ask BK Day. . . "
Barbara Cook has expressed her dislike for Cole Porter once or twice. (I don't agree with her on this).
But, say that Ms. Cook employed the very esteemed BK to produce an album of her singing Cole Porter songs, my question for ASK BK DAY is:
What ten or twelve Cole Porter compositions would you have Miss Barbara Cook sing?
Probably the same songs we chose for the Rebecca Luker Cole Porter album.
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I just reread what I wrote today, and with just a couple of exceptions hated every minute of it - I went off on some weird tangent that was so wrong - so I just rewrote seven pages of stuff and now I'm much happier.
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DR Jane, I guess we are just used to the no dog rules.
I don't think dogs are really allowed anywhere. And i don't think anyone would even think to bring one to the library. I guess it depends what you are used to.
I could see a dog being allowed to eat at an outside restaurant. Although even then i would want to make sure that the dog did not disturb anyone (i.e., if someone was eating at the next table who was not comfortable with it).
We have found most people with unruly dogs do not take them out to restaurants or shopping. At home & while traveling we have spoken to various workers/owners at shops, art galleries, restaurants, etc that invite dogs to visit. Basically the response is the same, they rarely or never have had a problem with dogs, children on the other hand far too many times.
In Ashland I know of four shops with live in cats & two with dogs that go to work with their owners. Our major complaint is the crack-down on dogs eating in one area of town, the area where there is plenty of space to spread out & not have your dog bother anyone.
the only dogs allowed in restaurants, stores etc here are dogs assisting the blind, deaf etc
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I would love to spend January & February in the desert climate.
I actually liked March in the dessert the best
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Well...
It was a good night of TV.
And now it's time for a good night of sleep.
Goodnight.
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Petsmart recalls pet treats!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/21/peanut.recall.treats/index.html
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I didn't last through all of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. I think part of it is I have work that I was thinking about the work I need to do,. Anyway, I wasn't the only one leaving at intermission. It was a Canadian company. They were ok, but I just wasn't at all into the show and the sound levels were kind of goofy. I could hear everything but it all seemed so muffled.
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DR Jane, I guess we are just used to the no dog rules.
I don't think dogs are really allowed anywhere. And i don't think anyone would even think to bring one to the library. I guess it depends what you are used to.
I could see a dog being allowed to eat at an outside restaurant. Although even then i would want to make sure that the dog did not disturb anyone (i.e., if someone was eating at the next table who was not comfortable with it).
We have found most people with unruly dogs do not take them out to restaurants or shopping. At home & while traveling we have spoken to various workers/owners at shops, art galleries, restaurants, etc that invite dogs to visit. Basically the response is the same, they rarely or never have had a problem with dogs, children on the other hand far too many times.
In Ashland I know of four shops with live in cats & two with dogs that go to work with their owners. Our major complaint is the crack-down on dogs eating in one area of town, the area where there is plenty of space to spread out & not have your dog bother anyone.
the only dogs allowed in restaurants, stores etc here are dogs assisting the blind, deaf etc
Could I pass as "etc"?
der Brucer
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I went to the office and worked until the show got out. Mostly because I don't like being in the office late at night when no one is around. I did get a lot done. Not everything I needed to get done, but most of it
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DR Jane, I guess we are just used to the no dog rules.
I don't think dogs are really allowed anywhere. And i don't think anyone would even think to bring one to the library. I guess it depends what you are used to.
I could see a dog being allowed to eat at an outside restaurant. Although even then i would want to make sure that the dog did not disturb anyone (i.e., if someone was eating at the next table who was not comfortable with it).
We have found most people with unruly dogs do not take them out to restaurants or shopping. At home & while traveling we have spoken to various workers/owners at shops, art galleries, restaurants, etc that invite dogs to visit. Basically the response is the same, they rarely or never have had a problem with dogs, children on the other hand far too many times.
In Ashland I know of four shops with live in cats & two with dogs that go to work with their owners. Our major complaint is the crack-down on dogs eating in one area of town, the area where there is plenty of space to spread out & not have your dog bother anyone.
the only dogs allowed in restaurants, stores etc here are dogs assisting the blind, deaf etc
Could I pass as "etc"?
der Brucer
:D
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Very interesting people are friending me on Facebook.
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Will we never get to page eleven?
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My mom called me at 10:30 tonight. She's never called me that late so I knew something was wrong. Turns out my brother is in the hospital. He doubled over in pain today and they took him to emergency. They don't think it's his heart (He had angioplasty when he was 36 years old, so we worry) but they will be checking again tomorrow. They think it may be gall bladder, but we don't know. This is DR Samantha's dad. She's been at the hospital with him ever since he got there. Vibes would really be appreciated
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Excellent vibes and xylophones for Cilla's bro.