Topic: NOTES WITH JUICE (Read 10096 times)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #120 on:** August 29, 2012, 03:55:18 PM »

Quote from: Laura on August 29, 2012, 11:12:31 AM

Thanks, John and Ron.

The very last post says something about an IKEA pan that is suitable for glass stovetops, so I will look for that the next time I go to IKEA.

The key for using grill pans on a glass-top stove is to find one with as flat a bottom as possible, and one that won't warp. You could use a cast iron one, but you'd have to be very careful not to move it while cooking so you don't scratch the stovetop.

Calphalon makes nice grill pans in various shapes and sizes (square, round, rectangular, double-burner). Just make sure you get a Calphalon piece made in the USA - "Made in Ohio". They have some of their line made in China, and those pieces are noticeably thinner, lighter and not as "efficient".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #121 on:** August 29, 2012, 03:56:22 PM »

!!!!!PAGE FIVE!!!!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #122 on:** August 29, 2012, 03:57:23 PM »

And now...

I think I'm going to take a nice walk up and through Central Park.

Laters...

Laura · « **Reply #123 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:07:11 PM »

Thank you, Jose.

bk · « **Reply #124 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:09:26 PM »

I got excited because it finished doing what it was doing, only to restart and begin a second install on the hard drive - that's going to take another thirty minutes, unless it completes faster as part one did - part one originally said over ninety minutes and it did it in less than an hour, so here's hoping.

TCB · « **Reply #125 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:14:07 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on August 29, 2012, 06:07:44 AM

Good morning, all.

Slacks to school today, got it, DR JRand62. That was a fine motion picture. Some truly great cinema.

And a wonderful compilation of trailers was sent along with it, during which I finally fell asleep, woke up on the couch at 5 a.m., went to bed, and now here I am, sucking up the COFFEE and sneezing like a giraffe. Though I'm not really sure how giraffes sneeze. And they are just allergy sneezes, but there have been more than enough of them already, thank you very much.

The bad thing for a giraffe is a sore throat.

TCB · « **Reply #126 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:18:34 PM »

Quote from: John G. on August 29, 2012, 07:12:33 AM

Does anything think Alice Ripley should play Queen Ann Romney?

What? And have Alice banished from America?

bk · « **Reply #127 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:25:16 PM »

Still fifteen minutes to go - excruciating. Keep sending excellent vibes and xylophones for a successful and non-problematic reinstall.

TCB · « **Reply #128 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:26:01 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on August 29, 2012, 08:01:07 AM

...Afterwards, a couple of us headed back up to midtown for some food and drink at one of the various French bistro-y places around Times Square. It was a gorgeous night, so we sat outside. Of course, I left with a few mosquito bites on my arms. Ugh.

Not a good idea this year, Jose, with the amount of West Nile Virus being spread by those buggers.

TCB · « **Reply #129 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:27:55 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on August 29, 2012, 08:40:34 AM

Hmmmm, JRand62...the only one that comes to mind is BLITHE SPIRT which I have seen on stage as well as performed in (as Dr. Bradford).

I know there have been others, but nothing springs to my brain just now.

MBarnum, I had no idea you were a thesbian.

TCB · « **Reply #130 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:29:38 PM »

Quote from: Jrand62 on August 29, 2012, 09:16:32 AM

Quote from: JoseSPiano on August 29, 2012, 09:03:08 AM
And...

I just got invited to see the new play starring to Jake Gyllenhall this afternoon, so...

Laters...

We expect a full report and stage door photos.

I would prefer dressing room photos.

TCB · « **Reply #131 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:33:00 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2012, 10:03:57 AM

I missed Governor Christie's entrance to theconvention last night. The man's a total pig.

I love that!

bk · « **Reply #132 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:33:43 PM »

The progress bar showed eight minutes to go then suddenly jumped back to before the halfway point and now shows twenty minutes! I HATE THIS STUFF

Ginny · « **Reply #133 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:33:45 PM »

Well, it would take a very good presenter to make the federal census website interesting and the statistician who spoke today was NOT. His first mistake, for me, was not having enough handouts and it was downhill from there. As someone who spent her entire professional life teaching people how to use information resources, I was extremely disappointed.

That's 4 hours of my life I'd like to have back.

Ginny · « **Reply #134 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:34:07 PM »

Computer vibes for BK!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #135 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:48:05 PM »

I hate those lying progress bars.

TCB · « **Reply #136 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:52:41 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2012, 03:28:48 PM

Quote from: bk on August 29, 2012, 03:25:21 PM
Yes, please send your strongest most excellent vibes and xylophones that all will be working exactly as it should when the reinstall is complete.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most Excellent Vibes & Xylophones for BK! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ditto!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Laura · « **Reply #137 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:53:24 PM »

Vibes for the BK computer!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #138 on:** August 29, 2012, 04:55:39 PM »

Quote from: TCB on August 29, 2012, 04:52:41 PM

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 29, 2012, 03:28:48 PM
Quote from: bk on August 29, 2012, 03:25:21 PM
Yes, please send your strongest most excellent vibes and xylophones that all will be working exactly as it should when the reinstall is complete.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most Excellent Vibes & Xylophones for BK! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ditto!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And again!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

bk · « **Reply #139 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:14:03 PM »

the reinstall - not successful - doing the same thing and it's getting worse. I'm on the phone with another senior tech who is as baffled as I. We went into "safe" mode and it still did it - just highlights things all by itself, opens documents, moves things around - we couldn't even do what he needed me to do to try and troubleshoot - he's getting a specialist involved right now because something is rotten in the state of Denmark and we have to fix it - there is no way I would even open a word document because I'd be petrified it would just highlight and delete everything. The computer did do a successful backup to Time Machine at one and there's been no new work since then, so I believe we're safe no matter what.

bk · « **Reply #140 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:15:23 PM »

It sure feels like it's a trackpad or mouse or bluetooth thing, but then again it's doing crap when I'm not even touching the damn trackpad. But the point is we did a complete reinstall of the operating system so how can anything be wrong now? Very very frustrating. This thing isn't eight months old

Ginny · « **Reply #141 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:21:01 PM »

The other thing I found irritating today was that we were in a laptop lab populated by PCs

I did have my MacBook with me and I was tempted to use it instead, but decided that would be rude and the presentation wasn't worth draining my battery.

Ben · « **Reply #142 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:25:34 PM »

Larry, good luck with the AC install.

We will be on Long Island on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We will leave around 11am and I'll go from AC train to AC car to AC house.

John G. · « **Reply #143 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:27:47 PM »

Watching the first hour of "Die Nibelungen," the five-hour Fritz Lang silent. The music is not Wagner, but for having been made in 1924, it's spectacular in so many ways. And th Brunhilde is on scary looking creature.

Jane · « **Reply #144 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:31:13 PM »

CONTINUED VIBES FOR BRUCE!

Ben · « **Reply #145 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:31:38 PM »

Bruce, hope your computer troubles work themselves out.

Not to be snarky, but the acolytes at Apple can't make a perfect computer. Things go wrong with all computers, PCs and Apples and I feel a bit of Schadenfreude when I hear about problems with Apples because they are touted as perfect machines. They are pieces of electronic equipment. They are not perfect. I wouldn't be so snarky if Apple Acolytes (Please believe me when I say that I'm not including the lovely people who post here. You don't behave in that manner) weren't so supercilious and disdainful of those of us who use PCs. Just let me use my freakin' PC and you use your Apple and leave it alone!

Jane · « **Reply #146 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:31:50 PM »

DR Ginny I'm sorry your day was such a waste of your time & annoyed you so much.

John G. · « **Reply #147 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:32:04 PM »

Quote from: Jane on August 29, 2012, 05:31:13 PM

CONTINUED VIBES FOR BRUCE!

A double dose.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #148 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:38:10 PM »

I have that "Nibelungen" on a laserdisc set which, I found out after acquiring it, is not the complete version. Nevertheless, I should watch it sometime...something I've never quite gotten around to doing.

John G. · « **Reply #149 on:** August 29, 2012, 05:42:06 PM »

The Eileen cover is on Amazon now.

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