Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 18 => Topic started by: bk on April 15, 2010, 09:18:49 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were so inclined whilst I reclined, and now it is time for you to post until the inclined cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: PELF!
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I had a lovelier than lovely visit with you too, BK. :-)
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VIBES, VIBES, AND MORE VIBES FOR EVERYONE. ;)
Hi.
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Have a great trip bk, and enjoy the show, and the get togethers.
Night all.
Pleasant Friday and great weekend ahead. ;D
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bk - Whilst you are in Indianapolis, I think you should have a Pork Tenderloin Sandwich (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216832/). Or maybe stop into Shapiro's (http://www.shapiros.com) and see how their corned beef and/or pastrami holds up to Langer's.
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MBarnum - I'm hard-pressed to call watching ROOM 222 not doing anything. Sounds quite educational.
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"They just came out of a whole semester of sexual tension."
That just seems like something out of a Barbara Cartland novel.
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As for the Friday Media Check...
Well...
Since I've been back in Richmond this week, I've been spending a lot of time listening to WCVE (http://ideastations.org/radio), which really is my favorite pubic radio station anywhere.
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And since my goal for tomorrow is to not stay in my parents' house all day...
Goodnight.
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Good morning...well it's after midnight here. The placard meeting was still going when I left at 11:45 PM! There were 30 houses on the agenda. A number were demolished, but we got a 90 day extension on a lot of them, including the former synagogue. Many of the houses are in the same neighborhood that Paul and He who hates cats live in. It's a cool historic district that is just starting to come to life. The council agreed to the deferral and actually went though a lot of soul searching on how to save some of these buildings.
I had the best time. I know that sounds silly, I was sitting with he who hates cats, his best friend, my friends Margo and John. When you sit through a five hour meeting there are many things that get to be quite funny
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Not sure if this is going to work. A friend is a Shrine Circus clown. He thought he could make it to the meeting and go back to the circus but ended up staying all night. It was hilarious when he got up to speak on behalf of some properties. all the councilmen got out their cell phones and started snapping photos
Just click on it and you'll see him
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The cat thing has become a joke now. Of course they showed a really disgusting house with cats and poop in it. I got a grin and knowing look from He Who Hates Cats. Then when another friend asked what a yellow tagged house meant, he said "Biohazard. You know like mold or cat poop or hairballs..." really funny
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Who knew a placard meeting could be so entertaining. Anyway, I've volunteered to help He who Hates cats save his neighborhood and will be going to the association meeting to do what I can to pitch in. He said I could go even though I don't live there. I'm looking forward to it.
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Time to try to get some sleep. Glad tomorrow is an office day. It will be nice to try to catch up. It's been a very crazy week. I'm enjoying it, but it's been crazy
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Very funny DR CILLA LIZ.....clowns at the meetings I go to don't always wear their work clothes.
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Yes MR BK is in Indy.
And yes, MR BK - we shall be dining away from the hotel....EVIL KURT has decided and knows the way and all.....we shall be meeting in the lobby of the hotel a bit before five....and then off to Shapiro's - as recommended coincidentally by DR JOSE in his post..... ;D
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TOD:
Absolutely no new DVDs to watch this weekend, so I'll just pick something out of my library.
Last night, after all the discussion about it, I watched TOMBSTONE. First time in over 10 years.
My copy is the old, original DVD release, so there were no "bells & whistles," just a good western.
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BK,
Cincinnati is a beautiful city. I visited it back in the 1980s and, in some ways, it reminded me of Seattle.
The funny thing about it is that its airport is in Kentucky.
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Good morning, all! I am off to the Post office. I will return.
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I have some things to do as well.....back soon.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And... Oy!
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That is all for now. Time to make a phone call or two. Thus the previously mentioned Oy!
Laters...
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No, you're right, BK. After nearly three hours driving up there to Indianapolis, I ain't driving another hour to Bloomington. Check out the yellow pages for good used book stores. If you don't get up early enough to do an hour on the treadmill, we have a treadmill at the Pogue manse set up in front of a TV and a DVD player. Heading out the door, see you soon.
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BK,
Cincinnati is a beautiful city. I visited it back in the 1980s and, in some ways, it reminded me of Seattle.
The funny thing about it is that its airport is in Kentucky.
It is a beautiful city. Pity BK isn't staying longer, we could have some fun up there. and I know where all the bookstores are.
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Last night DR Jennifer wrote about GLEE:
"Emma didn't turn him down. Why would he expect to have sex with her during their first date?? "
Um...that's called a turn down. We're talking about adults here, adults who have had an emotional connection from day one. In one of the last episodes before the hiatus, Emma said that she would have done anything for Will including leaving the coach if he had just snapped his fingers. Kind of a turnaround now, don't you think?
"He is supposed to be the good guy, the moral compass for the show."
Says who? You? He's a MAN. He has his flaws, his desires, his hopes and dreams like all of the other characters. He's coming out of a sexless marriage and was horribly betrayed by someone he loved very deeply. I think you're expecting a miracle here if you don't think he has physiological needs that a woman who had been sending signals of devoted interest for years might have been willing to meet. And when he was once again frustrated, I wasn't THE LEAST surprised he was turned on by a woman who's his female equivalent, interested in music and excellence and very competitive.
You're living in a dream world if you think any man isn't going to explore avenues of sexual interest when he's been thwarted for months on end by women he trusted and cared for.
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MR BK- Scott just sent me a message that 5 seats will be taped off for your party.
MR BK
CP
EVIL KURT
ADRIENNE
JRAND
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The post office was empty this morning. I suppose for the employees it was like a holiday after the April 15 madness yesterday. I went right to a window and mailed my package to Germany and then I went to a postage machine and posted all 6 packages of Victor Herbert songs and other surprises to Wisconsin, Oregon, Indiana, Ohio, and other places. I don't believe I was longer there than half an hour. I've had my breakfast, meds, and coffee and I will shortly head down to City Center to visit with Joshie and deliver some Finale files for a Full Score we want to print out and peruse.
I need to be back here by noon to have lunch with my friend Joseph annd hand over the WIZARD OF OZ edits.
TOD:
DVD: the three Netflix items still sit here; I may mail them back today. BONES, Season Three continues
CD: A lot of McGlinn material
VCR: mo' porn!
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Well...
Phone calls have been made. Emails has been said. Just waiting for responses. In the meantime...
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It's a rave! :)
'Brassy Broads’ delivers plenty of laughs (http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/entertainment/theatre_arts/article/H-BRAS16_20100415-193809/337598/)
*Although, I don't think the set designer was going for "bordello-worthy". However, since there are two numbers from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in the show, well... ;)
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I would (page) dance, but, I think I'm going to crawl back under the covers for a cat nap right now instead.
Once again...
Laters...
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Friday morning greetings! After a few errands here in town, I will make my way to downtown Cincinnati to pick up DR DakotaCelt. Our first stop will be the rare books library at the University of Cincinnati for her to do some genealogy work and then - who knows? Maybe the zoo, maybe the Museum Center at Union Terminal, maybe some Skyline, maybe some Graeters...
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Not sure if this is going to work. A friend is a Shrine Circus clown. He thought he could make it to the meeting and go back to the circus but ended up staying all night. It was hilarious when he got up to speak on behalf of some properties. all the councilmen got out their cell phones and started snapping photos
Just click on it and you'll see him
That's a riot!
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Very funny DR CILLA LIZ.....clowns at the meetings I go to don't always wear their work clothes.
Yes, it's always nice when you know who the clowns are right off the bat!
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Good morning. I am going hiking with a botanist/photographer this morning whom I met on the butterfly walk last weekend. It will be a slow hike, but I am sure I will learn a lot.
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I can't open Cillaliz's photo.
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re: BK's flight by the window
I know you only booked recently. But if someone says they are claustrophobic is there no way that they can make sure that person has an aisle seat??
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Nope, not in this case on this particular plane - believe me, I tried every avenue.
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I'm up, and shall go down and use the treadmill for a while in about ten minutes.
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Shapiro's - isn't that downtown? Maybe I should have stayed in my original hotel? Although I really like the one I'm in and the Internet here is free.
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I'm no longer working with two monitors.
The more I did it, the more I
HATED >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
it.
It was awkward and I just don't have enough room on my desk. I am now back to my one good monitor and I'm much happier!
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Not sure if this is going to work. A friend is a Shrine Circus clown. He thought he could make it to the meeting and go back to the circus but ended up staying all night. It was hilarious when he got up to speak on behalf of some properties. all the councilmen got out their cell phones and started snapping photos
Just click on it and you'll see him
That's a riot!
"I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician."
-- Charlie Chaplin
:D
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Are they really that clueless department: received an email today about a review I wrote probably close to 3 years ago (the review has the posting date right on it), asking me to provide a complete list of source music used in a documentary about the Stauffenberg plot to kill Hitler. Yes, yes, I'll get right on that. Oy.
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My handy, dandy giganto CD case was indeed delivered yesterday, so I think Zach and I will begin assembling it today. I also bought a nice maple credenza for the office that needs assembling.
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Maple flavored?
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Yes, Shapiro's is downtown - but I still think your hotel was the best choice. There is no there there.
So don't have deli for lunch unless you want it twice in one day.
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Turning out to be a lovely day - weather wise.
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Good morning!
Pleasant here this morning, and it's warming up today in anticipation of the rain tomorrow. It's mostly cloudy outside right now, but I'll be inside for most of today since I ran my usual Friday errands yesterday instead.
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I'm no longer working with two monitors.
The more I did it, the more I
HATED >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
it.
It was awkward and I just don't have enough room on my desk. I am now back to my one good monitor and I'm much happier!
I tried it for awhile, and I hated it, too. You've done a wise thing.
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Not eating lunch. Did the treadmill for two miles and when Pogue arrives I think I might have some fruit to hold me over till our early dinner.
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Jrand, do you think we should leave the hotel a little earlier than five - don't know how long it is till downtown.
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My work project for today is the Blu-ray version of RIDE WITH THE DEVIL. That's going to take a great portion of the afternoon since it's a long film, but the DVD looked so good that I'm REALLY looking forward to the high def version.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - ROSE MARIE (studio cast with Julie Andrews)
DVD - RIDE WITH THE DEVIL (Blu-ray)
RESURRECTION
ARMAGEDDON (Blu-ray)
DVR - THE TUDORS (season premiere)
last night's THE MENTALIST rerun
last night's FLASH FORWARD
last night's PROJECT RUNWAY
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With my favorite show tonight MEDIUM airing a rerun (along with GHOST WHISPERER), I only have the season finale of SPARTACUS to record tonight. I believe this will be the slave revolt episode since the gladiators are getting to that state of rebellion now, so it promises to be a bloody massacre. Glad I'll be DVRing it so I can skim over the extreme graphic parts.
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I can't open Cillaliz's photo.
It's a link to my facebook photos, let me see if I can do something different
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Not sure if this is going to work. A friend is a Shrine Circus clown. He thought he could make it to the meeting and go back to the circus but ended up staying all night. It was hilarious when he got up to speak on behalf of some properties. all the councilmen got out their cell phones and started snapping photos
Just click on it and you'll see him
That's a riot!
"I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician."
-- Charlie Chaplin
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That's perfect!
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Yes please, MR BK - EVIL KURT just called and said we will be at the HOTEL at about 4:30 - if that works for you and CP.
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Need to get a copy of that "Rose Marie" with Julie Andrews. I loved it on vinyl and don't know where that copy is now.
TOD:
CD: "Lucky in the Rain," "South Pacific" original, Elton John sings "The Road to El Dorado."
DVD: "Funny Face," "The Commitments"
CD in the car: Slowly listening to Stephen King's "Under the Dome." Up to CD 7 of 30.
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Here's a link to the story about the meeting last night http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_2d94a558-491b-11df-8be4-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_2d94a558-491b-11df-8be4-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story)
He Who Hates Cats is quoted in this one http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html)
His initials are GW
The article has a lot of mistakes in it. Like it was Thursday and not Monday when we went to the meeting. The address on the Peletier Mansion is wrong, etc. But at least there's a story
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Yesterday was supposed to have been the first day of Fiesta in San Antonio, a 10-day excuse to have tons of parties in which hundreds of thousands of people show up to eat, drink and take time off. This is a huge thing in the city. Next Friday is even a holiday for many businesses because the parades downtown block off all traffic. Anyway, it rained all day with no sign of stopping, so the openings yesterday were cancelled. Today looks no better. But I still have to judge a tamale-cooking contest (only half outdoors). Should be fun.
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Page three rain dance.
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TAMALES HALF OUTDOORS is the title of my new Salsa CD. In stores in July.
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TAMALES HALF OUTDOORS is the title of my new Salsa CD. In stores in July.
Better title than Too Darn Wet Tamales.
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DR Laura, here's the photo
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TAMALES HALF OUTDOORS is the title of my new Salsa CD. In stores in July.
Better title than Too Darn Wet Tamales.
One of the rejected titles.
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And the word of the day is: PELF!
And The Song Of The Day Is: MONEY,MONEY,MONEY
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BK: Believe it or not, your hotel is only about 20 minutes to Monument Circle in the very heart of downtown. Indy's downtown is very...um...contained. :-)
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Need to get a copy of that "Rose Marie" with Julie Andrews. I loved it on vinyl and don't know where that copy is now.
I never thought I'd own it. I didn't have the LP, and it was out of print forever, so I was thrilled by the prospect of it finally getting a CD release. I've only listened to a few cuts thus far, but it has brought a wide smile to my face just knowing the score is being this beautifully presented and sung.
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I need to head down now and get the rest of my day started. Time to get lunch cooked and some shows watched before starting in on today's work project.
WBBL.
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Good Morning, once again!
Still waiting for some responses to the phone calls and emails I made earlier. In the meantime...
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Could this be the reason for Jonathan Groff's shoulder-broadening?
Jonathan Groff to Make London Stage Debut in Deathtrap Revival (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138771-Jonathan-Groff-to-Make-London-Stage-Debut-in-Deathtrap-Revival)
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DR Cillaliz - RE: The Clown - :) :) :) :) :)
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DR Ben - RE: The Two Monitors - Did you have it set up so that you could "across" the monitors? I've seen some situations where that type of set up really comes in handy - music editing(!) - and I also know that it tends to work better when you have two identical flat-screen monitors. But, as you stated, it does eat up a lot of real estate on your desk.
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BK: Believe it or not, your hotel is only about 20 minutes to Monument Circle in the very heart of downtown. Indy's downtown is very...um...contained. :-)
Indeed.
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Good Morning, once again!
Still waiting for some responses to the phone calls and emails I made earlier. In the meantime...
Don't watch the pot.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.....Groff in DEATHWATCH.....possibilities.
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Hope the Indiana HHW get together is tons of fun...and how could it not be!!
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MR BK do you want to be the Brain Tap victim?
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Hope the Indiana HHW get together is tons of fun...and how could it not be!!
LOL....we're working on it.
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Media Check:
CD:
HUNTERZ: The Masterpiece
DVD:
Don't know if I will have time to watch this weekend
DVR:
I have a ton of movies being recorded onto my DVR off of TCM the next few days. I will try to devote a day to watching them.
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Good Morning, once again!
Still waiting for some responses to the phone calls and emails I made earlier. In the meantime...
Don't watch the pot.
I'm trying my best not to. So...
I think I'll head out to lunch with Steve.
Laters...
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Maybe you will recognized at the eating establishment as the guy that played piano for that show.
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No Brain Tap victims from our party, please. We are the worst kind to choose because we'll all try to "perform" - the best victims are those who are embarrassed and uncomfortable.
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DR MBarnum if you want to cheer up watch last night's SURVIVOR. Pretty funny stuff.
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No Ghost Whisperer or Medium tonight. :(
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Will alert the theatre....thanks. See you at 4:30 pm.
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He Who Hates Cats is quoted in this one http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html)
His initials are GW
I thought this had been revised to "He Who Really Doesn't Like Cats"...is he back to hating them, now?
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DR Laura, here's the photo
SO-O-O CREEPY!
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No Ghost Whisperer or Medium tonight. :(
We're having them. They're repeats, but they are airing nevertheless.
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No Brain Tap victims from our party, please. We are the worst kind to choose because we'll all try to "perform" - the best victims are those who are embarrassed and uncomfortable.
I expect we may feel those very emotions anyway.
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Page 4 Shapiro's Dance.
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...um, GLEE is just a TV show, right?...
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...um, GLEE is just a TV show, right?...
Absolutely not. It is a real life - filmed with hidden cameras...it's a reality show - like THE HILLS.
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Ah, well that explains that then, DR JRand...
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I thought it would.
In fact I am sure that there are hidden cameras recording me for a reality show that will air on the CW next year.....and it's very difficult not to be "on" all the time....I try to tone it down so they won't guess that I know what they're doing.
Just a minute......just a minute......
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MEdia Check
iPod: I've downloaded something that is reportedly an ootlegbay of a performance of MOOSE MURDERS.
Tivo: UNDERCURRENT--an actual Katherine Hepburn movie that I've never seen before
DVD: The animated THE LORD OF THE RINGS movie, which I recall one critic aptly describing as "a punishment for bad children..."
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Need to get a copy of that "Rose Marie" with Julie Andrews. I loved it on vinyl and don't know where that copy is now.
I never thought I'd own it. I didn't have the LP, and it was out of print forever, so I was thrilled by the prospect of it finally getting a CD release. I've only listened to a few cuts thus far, but it has brought a wide smile to my face just knowing the score is being this beautifully presented and sung.
I remember finding the vinyl at a yard sale in Louisville what must be 30 years ago. It was used, but by the end of that summer, it had been played dozens of times more. I thought hers and Tozzi's voices on "Indian Love Call" was just great, even though it always reminded me of Carol Burnett's version.
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I thought it would.
In fact I am sure that there are hidden cameras recording me for a reality show that will air on the CW next year.....and it's very difficult not to be "on" all the time....I try to tone it down so they won't guess that I know what they're doing.
Just a minute......just a minute......
I think the crew that's been secretly taping me is getting impatient. But I keep saying out loud, "Just wait--something will start happening..."
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My crew is much quieter....although now and then I hear someone say - who does he think he is?
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Jose, technically everything worked the way it was supposed to, mouse crossed over, programs opened and closed, the images were sharp and clear. It was all a matter of desk space and awkward placement of the keyboard on that limited desk space. I decided to try it because others in my department (with more desk space) seem to like it so much but I found myself twisting and turning and having trouble using the keyboard. Since I'm a real touch typist, not a hunt and peck boy, it just got more and more irritating. I'm much more calm (as calm as I can be in a day filled with ughs) now that I am back to one monitor.
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I used two monitors back at the DEPT OF LABOR because I was working on a Federal Database and a State Database, and the information was not to be shared....so the powers that be thought it best that it be kept on two systems.
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My inner web just got wonky.
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On TCM last night was Gabriel Pascal's 1945 filming of "Caesar and Cleopatra" with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. It's a gorgeous, yet soundstage-bound, production with soundstage "sound" when actors are "acting" in outside/outdoor scenes.
Much seems stilted by today's practices of filming classics, but there is fun to be had, including Claude Rains in just about every scene he's in. Particular fun is had with Cleopatra's nurse Ftateeta portrayed by the wonderful Flora Robson at her most menacing.
CÆSAR. Good! But first, let us have Cleopatra here.
THEODOTUS. She is not in Alexandria: she is fled into Syria.
CÆSAR. I think not. (To Rufio) Call Totateeta.
RUFIO (calling). Ho there, Teetatota.
Ftatateeta enters the loggia, and stands arrogantly at the top of
the steps.
FTATATEETA. Who pronounces the name of Ftatateeta,
the Queen's chief nurse?
CÆSAR. Nobody can pronounce it, Tota, except yourself.
Where is your mistress?
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Take some Pepto-Bismal, JRand, that should fix things.
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Our CPA uses two monitors when he is doing tax prep.
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Take some Pepto-Bismal, JRand, that should fix things.
A fine suggestion.
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I had forewarned the idiots (technical term) at the Senior Center I would file a wage complaint with the state bureau of labor if my paycheck were altered in anyway. Well, it was, so I fired off an email to the ED this morning telling her I couldn't believe they were pursuing this path with me when I could prove they had been paying me the same amount for close to ten years. I got an immediate response saying it was all a huge mistake, and would I please reconsider quitting. ;)
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DR JMK you always knew how to make friends.
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JMK, did they think you wouldn't notice? Or wouldn't say anything? And have they tried it with anyone else?
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So far the new editing software is working.
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Well...
I didn't end up heading out to meet Steve for lunch...
Nor did I accomplish my goal of trying to get out of my parents house before 2:00pm. -It's only 1:53pm right now, but I no it ain't gonna happen in the next seven minutes...
However...
I did manage to set up my Dad's new HP Laptop Computer. -It's sort of interesting how Windows 7 looks like OS X Snow Leopard in some respects. Hmmm...
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Need to get a copy of that "Rose Marie" with Julie Andrews. I loved it on vinyl and don't know where that copy is now.
I never thought I'd own it. I didn't have the LP, and it was out of print forever, so I was thrilled by the prospect of it finally getting a CD release. I've only listened to a few cuts thus far, but it has brought a wide smile to my face just knowing the score is being this beautifully presented and sung.
It's always been one of my favorite recordings. The aborted Smithsonian recording of the complete score has great moments but isn't nearly so good. I blame the great Lehman Engel for a lot of its success, and the two leads!
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DR JMK you always knew how to make friends.
;D
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DR Jose, I've heard today that several Library of Congress checks for the March 22 concert have bounced. That concert was cursed, I tell ya, cursed!
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JMK, did they think you wouldn't notice? Or wouldn't say anything? And have they tried it with anyone else?
I put them on notice I *would* notice and *would* say something, and I think they just didn't think about it until I sent them a link this morning to the online wage complaint form at the State's website, LOL. These are not the brightest bulbs in the pack, if you catch my drift--they're very nice ladies, but really shouldn't be "managing" anything.
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DR ELMORE I shall watch for the mailman to bring my goodies.
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Pogue and I went to something called the Cracker Barrel for lunch. It was GREAT. I took it easy there - had a great chicken salad sandwich and cole slaw. So, not too heavy. Will take it easy at the deli, too.
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Cracker Barrel - a souvenir shop with a restaurant attached!
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DR ELMORE I shall watch for the mailman to bring my goodies.
Open at risk!
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Pogue and I went to something called the Cracker Barrel for lunch. It was GREAT. I took it easy there - had a great chicken salad sandwich and cole slaw. So, not too heavy. Will take it easy at the deli, too.
You went to a Cracker Barrel?!?!? Well... I would have gone to a Perkins if I had the choice. ;)
*Did you at least sit outside on a rocker for a spell?
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DR Jose, I've heard today that several Library of Congress checks for the March 22 concert have bounced. That concert was cursed, I tell ya, cursed!
Umm... Thanks for the update. :-\ And, apparently, today is the day the funds are supposed to be wired to the AFM, so... We shall see...
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Good morning...well it's after midnight here. The placard meeting was still going when I left at 11:45 PM! There were 30 houses on the agenda. A number were demolished, but we got a 90 day extension on a lot of them, including the former synagogue. Many of the houses are in the same neighborhood that Paul and He who hates cats live in. It's a cool historic district that is just starting to come to life. The council agreed to the deferral and actually went though a lot of soul searching on how to save some of these buildings.
I had the best time. I know that sounds silly, I was sitting with he who hates cats, his best friend, my friends Margo and John. When you sit through a five hour meeting there are many things that get to be quite funny
Glad on the whole it went well. Now you must convert the cat hater. ;)
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Yes MR BK is in Indy.
And yes, MR BK - we shall be dining away from the hotel....EVIL KURT has decided and knows the way and all.....we shall be meeting in the lobby of the hotel a bit before five....and then off to Shapiro's - as recommended coincidentally by DR JOSE in his post..... ;D
Of course DR Jose would know where to eat. :D
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DR Matt H, I never saw Madonna's Vogue. I think Emma turned him down after his encounter, she only said she wasn't ready for sex. In all fairness, he did stop before it went too far. He is such an idiot though since he went there worried Rachael was being taken advantage of & then gets caught in the trap. I thought he had fallen in love with Emma, he could give her just a little bit of time since she is only scared, not unwilling.
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re: BK's flight by the window
I know you only booked recently. But if someone says they are claustrophobic is there no way that they can make sure that person has an aisle seat??
And they don't do it for health reason's either, I've tried.
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I understand risky business, DR ELMORE....I will consider myself warned.
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And now I cannot stop thinking of MR BK and DR CP rocking in chairs on the front porch at Cracker Barrel.
DR CP: Boy the food here is terrible.
MR BK: It sure is. And such small portions, too.
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From Jose:
And speaking of animal shelters...
This is an ongoing campaign:
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DR Cilla I enjoyed the articles & the clown photo. :) Since you & the guy who hates cats have become friends, be careful about becoming FB friends unless you delete your comments there ;)
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And just because...
Here's Jonathan Groff, er, I mean, Jesse St. James from "Glee":
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DR Jane - You're welcome.
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OK...
NOW I'm going...
Laters...
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P.S. The watched pot just boiled.
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On TCM last night was Gabriel Pascal's 1945 filming of "Caesar and Cleopatra" with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. It's a gorgeous, yet soundstage-bound, production with soundstage "sound" when actors are "acting" in outside/outdoor scenes.
Much seems stilted by today's practices of filming classics, but there is fun to be had, including Claude Rains in just about every scene he's in. Particular fun is had with Cleopatra's nurse Ftateeta portrayed by the wonderful Flora Robson at her most menacing.
CÆSAR. Good! But first, let us have Cleopatra here.
THEODOTUS. She is not in Alexandria: she is fled into Syria.
CÆSAR. I think not. (To Rufio) Call Totateeta.
RUFIO (calling). Ho there, Teetatota.
Ftatateeta enters the loggia, and stands arrogantly at the top of
the steps.
FTATATEETA. Who pronounces the name of Ftatateeta,
the Queen's chief nurse?
CÆSAR. Nobody can pronounce it, Tota, except yourself.
Where is your mistress?
The constant mispronunciation of her name was one of the best running gags in that movie which I found fairly ponderous when I watched it to review a few months back (in was part of a George Bernard Shaw box set from Criterion).
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DR Matt H, I never saw Madonna's Vogue. I think Emma turned him down after his encounter, she only said she wasn't ready for sex. In all fairness, he did stop before it went too far. He is such an idiot though since he went there worried Rachael was being taken advantage of & then gets caught in the trap. I thought he had fallen in love with Emma, he could give her just a little bit of time since she is only scared, not unwilling.
She's also germaphobic, something that might cause a bit of a problem when it comes to intimacy.
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I watched last night's THE MENTALIST while I ate lunch. It was a rerun, of course, but I found it wildly entertaining. Jane is at his most playful and baiting of the suspects. I love when he pokes pins into their puffed up sense of entitlement.
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Then I spent a great majority of the afternoon rewatching RIDE WITH THE DEVIL on Blu-ray. It's a terrific Blu-ray transfer, and I enjoyed it even more the second time through. The core ensemble is really strong and play off one another quite wonderfully.
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The one bonus interview featurette was in 1080p. The two commentaries and the booklet in the case are the only other bonuses.
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I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing of interest, but Reid and Luke were in the previews for next week (in a saloon where Luke is getting ready to ride a mechanical bull!)
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I then returned to ON CUKOR that I had started rewatching last night. Got to BORN YESTERDAY which made me decide to watch a Judy Holliday movie tonight. I'll just have to decide which one I want to see.
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I forgot to mention that I did skim through the Wednesday IDOL results show. I knew who went home already, but I wanted to see Adam Lambert's "What Do You Want From Me?" live performance. ENjoyed it despite the overproduction.
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And I just read that USA has renewed BURN NOTICE for two additional seasons even though season four hasn't even started airing yet. So we can count on at least six total seasons of the hit show which is good news indeed!
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We loved the food at the Cracker Barrel. We didn't sit in the rockers, but I did buy a couple of peanut butter moon pies. They have unbelievable candy from my childhood.
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And now we'll mosey on down to meet Jrand and company in the lobby.
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In other breaking news, it is the 16th anniversary of DW Wife Betsy and myself.
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Happy Anniversary, DR JMK!
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Now I'm going to hop off-line to do some writing and then head back down to finish ON CUKOR, watch a Judy Holliday movie, and then maybe watch last night's PROJECT RUNWAY.
WBBL.
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I just had a nice talk with Mr Ron Raines, who's back from seeing Charlotte in a play at U of michigan, and it was nice to catch up. I have to get myself some dinner, once I figure out what that may be, and do a little more OZ work.
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Happy anniversary, DR JMK.
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Happy anniversary, DR JMK.
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I watched GLEE'S first season's 14th episode last night, and I have to say that it's either "a guy thing" or the brilliance of the writing which causes this much discussion over that brilliantly played (by both participants) scene. I'm with Matt on this one. Plus the fact that Schuster's conversation with Flynn was mirrored later in Emma's conversation with Schuster. This is going to prove to be a very interesting second half of the season.
Poor Idina Menzel, though. RENT and ENCHANTED showed that she's not photogenic. GLEE proved that there's not a photogenic portion of her face. . . .
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DR Matt H, I never saw Madonna's Vogue. I think Emma turned him down after his encounter, she only said she wasn't ready for sex. In all fairness, he did stop before it went too far. He is such an idiot though since he went there worried Rachael was being taken advantage of & then gets caught in the trap. I thought he had fallen in love with Emma, he could give her just a little bit of time since she is only scared, not unwilling.
She's also germaphobic, something that might cause a bit of a problem when it comes to intimacy.
That could. I think that can be overcome.
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Topic of the Day (so far):
In my CD player at work: just arrived in the mail: an autographed(!) copy of Maria Friedman's brand new "Maria Friedman Celebrates the Great British Songbook," then Fine and Dandy (the world premiere recording...from the library), Follies (the London cast recording...a replacement...the 1-CD release :() and A Gala Concert for Hal Prince (a recent Amazon purchase...used, but in very good condition).
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In other breaking news, it is the 16th anniversary of DW Wife Betsy and myself.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
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I just had a nice talk with Mr Ron Raines, who's back from seeing Charlotte in a play at U of michigan, and it was nice to catch up. I have to get myself some dinner, once I figure out what that may be, and do a little more OZ work.
Speaking of U of M, our own Swishy Sarah has accepted an invite there for graduate school.
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I watched GLEE'S first season's 14th episode last night, and I have to say that it's either "a guy thing" or the brilliance of the writing which causes this much discussion over that brilliantly played (by both participants) scene. I'm with Matt on this one. Plus the fact that Schuster's conversation with Flynn was mirrored later in Emma's conversation with Schuster. This is going to prove to be a very interesting second half of the season.
I would say it is a guy vs gal take on this, except for Keith's reaction. He didn't care at all. I think if he doesn't like the next episode GLEE will be off viewing list.
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I do wish BK would dine at a White Castle while he's in Indianapolis.
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I do wish BK would dine at a White Castle while he's in Indianapolis.
AKA White Death? I loved them.
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Topic of the Day (so far):
In my CD player at work: just arrived in the mail: an autographed(!) copy of Maria Friedman's brand new "Maria Friedman Celebrates the Great British Songbook," then Fine and Dandy (the world premiere recording...from the library), Follies (the London cast recording...a replacement...the 1-CD release :() and A Gala Concert for Hal Prince (a recent Amazon purchase...used, but in very good condition).
Gerat finds. I love that "Fine and Dandy" recording.
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I do wish BK would dine at a White Castle while he's in Indianapolis.
Nothing better than a bag of sliders. And some of those crispy onion rings on the side. Will have to go when I visit Louisville soon.
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Happy Anniversary, JMK and Betsy!
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MEdia Check
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DVD: The animated THE LORD OF THE RINGS movie, which I recall one critic aptly describing as "a punishment for bad children..."
I have the animated LOTR movies, but haven't watched any of them...I also bought the 2-record set to "The Hobbit." It included iron-on transfers of some of the characters. ;D
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Does anyone else here remember how former DR "Swishy Sarah" got her nickname?
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It's a rave! :)
'Brassy Broads’ delivers plenty of laughs (http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/entertainment/theatre_arts/article/H-BRAS16_20100415-193809/337598/)
*Although, I don't think the set designer was going for "bordello-worthy". However, since there are two numbers from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in the show, well... ;)
I'm glad to know that the "plenty of laughs" did not refer to your piano playing!
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Here's a link to the story about the meeting last night http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_2d94a558-491b-11df-8be4-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_2d94a558-491b-11df-8be4-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story)
He Who Hates Cats is quoted in this one http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html)
His initials are GW
The article has a lot of mistakes in it. Like it was Thursday and not Monday when we went to the meeting. The address on the Peletier Mansion is wrong, etc. But at least there's a story
When do we get a photo of the man who hates cats, but makes your heart flutter?
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Does anyone else here remember how former DR "Swishy Sarah" got her nickname?
She had a pair of short that swished when she walked.
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Does anyone else here remember how former DR "Swishy Sarah" got her nickname?
Here's a link to the story about the meeting last night http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_2d94a558-491b-11df-8be4-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_2d94a558-491b-11df-8be4-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story)
He Who Hates Cats is quoted in this one http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html)
His initials are GW
The article has a lot of mistakes in it. Like it was Thursday and not Monday when we went to the meeting. The address on the Peletier Mansion is wrong, etc. But at least there's a story
When do we get a photo of the man who hates cats, but makes your heart flutter?
;D
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I thought that this post.....
And they don't do it for health reason's either, I've tried.
....was in response to this quote.
DR Matt H, I never saw Madonna's Vogue. I think Emma turned him down after his encounter, she only said she wasn't ready for sex. In all fairness, he did stop before it went too far. He is such an idiot though since he went there worried Rachael was being taken advantage of & then gets caught in the trap. I thought he had fallen in love with Emma, he could give her just a little bit of time since she is only scared, not unwilling.
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He Who Hates Cats is quoted in this one http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article_c5a9d52a-4920-11df-b27e-001cc4c03286.html)
His initials are GW
I thought this had been revised to "He Who Really Doesn't Like Cats"...is he back to hating them, now?
I've given him enough grief that it's now become an inside joke. At this point if he loved cats, he wouldn't tell me
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Happy Anniersary to JMK and saintly-wife, Betsy.
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DR Laura, here's the photo
SO-O-O CREEPY!
Actually the clown did creep people out at the beginning of the meeting and we kept turning around to see if he was there. He didn't say a word for several hours. Then we took a break and he told us who he was and it all became quite funny. As the meeting opened the mayor said "Oh, it appears we have a clown in the gallery...well, at least you appear to be a clown, but if you aren't I don't mean to offend you"
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...um, GLEE is just a TV show, right?...
Absolutely not. It is a real life - filmed with hidden cameras...it's a reality show - like THE HILLS.
:D
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Our CPA uses two monitors when he is doing tax prep.
One for the real books and one for the.....well
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MEdia Check
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DVD: The animated THE LORD OF THE RINGS movie, which I recall one critic aptly describing as "a punishment for bad children..."
I have the animated LOTR movies, but haven't watched any of them...I also bought the 2-record set to "The Hobbit." It included iron-on transfers of some of the characters. ;D
Remember George to iron them on clothing, not on yourself!
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Well...
I didn't end up heading out to meet Steve for lunch...
Nor did I accomplish my goal of trying to get out of my parents house before 2:00pm. -It's only 1:53pm right now, but I no it ain't gonna happen in the next seven minutes...
However...
I did manage to set up my Dad's new HP Laptop Computer. -It's sort of interesting how Windows 7 looks like OS X Snow Leopard in some respects. Hmmm...
That was my idea
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And now I cannot stop thinking of MR BK and DR CP rocking in chairs on the front porch at Cracker Barrel.
DR CP: Boy the food here is terrible.
MR BK: It sure is. And such small portions, too.
I am sitting on my own front porch laughing out loud (I'm in a chaise lounge, however)
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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DR Cilla I enjoyed the articles & the clown photo. :) Since you & the guy who hates cats have become friends, be careful about becoming FB friends unless you delete your comments there ;)
We're facebook friends, but I know that and know he's reading it.
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In other breaking news, it is the 16th anniversary of DW Wife Betsy and myself.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FROM MY FRONT PORCH TO YOURS~~
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Does anyone else here remember how former DR "Swishy Sarah" got her nickname?
One can only imagine
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
Looks like the back of the praying monk
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In other breaking news, it is the 16th anniversary of DW Wife Betsy and myself.
A Very Happy 16th Anniversary to DR JMK and DW Wife Betsy!! ;D
(dear wife wife?? ;))
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Purty pictures DR Laura.
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Love the pictures, Laura!
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I don't know how the deer vetch got posted twice. I didn't mean to.
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Thanks for all the wishes. I shall pass them on to DW Wife Betsy.
And it is DW Wife Betsy, as anyone who's in the know knows. ;)
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And, the rattlesnake that wouldn't move:
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Laura your pictures are always amazing.
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DR Laura I love your photos! When are you going to do a book?
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So are MBarnum's, but in a different way. ;)
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We had a lovely hike today, walking at about .5 miles per hour, so we wouldn't miss anything. We saw lots of small flowers, and the botanist/photographer was able to identify several things I had seen but couldn't identify.
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DR Laura I love your photos! When are you going to do a book?
Maybe some day, if I ever get a "real" camera.
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That rattlesnake didn't move. We drove clear around off the road to miss it, and the SUV behind us did the same. It was still there when we looked back.
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maybe the snake was dead
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I am sitting on my porch, drinking beer and watching people drive by to look at two houses in the neighborhood that are for sale. It's a beautiful night but starting to get cold, so I'm not sure I'll last much longer....without getting a coat, that is
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Back from a delightful afternoon with DR DakotaCelt in Cincinnati. We first went to the rare books library at UC, where she found resource that's very valuable to her genealogy research. They would only make copies of 10 of the 40 or so pages that she wanted, so I may be making several trips down there throughout the summer. We ruled out going to the zoo, because it was raining when we left the campus. I drove her around Union Terminal and Music Hall and then we decided to have our late lunch/early dinner at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. After our meal, we drove to Eden Park and Mt. Adams so I could show her some of my favorite scenic vistas of the city. There were some photos taken, but not with my camera (which I forgot); DR DakotaCelt will post them in a few days.
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Happy 16th anniversary to DR JMK and his DW Betsy!
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Sounds like a lovely day, Ginny
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Thanks for all the wishes. I shall pass them on to DW Wife Betsy.
And it is DW Wife Betsy, as anyone who's in the know knows. ;)
But isn't your oldest boy seventeen?
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DR Cilla I enjoyed the articles & the clown photo. :) Since you & the guy who hates cats have become friends, be careful about becoming FB friends unless you delete your comments there ;)
We're facebook friends, but I know that and know he's reading it.
;D I think ;)
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Does anyone else here remember how former DR "Swishy Sarah" got her nickname?
One can only imagine
She was only 16 at the time. It was perfectly innocent-what DR Laura said.
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LOL Jane. It's fine.
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Does anyone else here remember how former DR "Swishy Sarah" got her nickname?
One can only imagine
She was only 16 at the time. It was perfectly innocent-what DR Laura said.
I was joking
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Sounds like a lovely day, Ginny
It sure does :-) I look forward to Dakota's photos.
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DR Cilla, I know & I know :)
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Thanks for all the wishes. I shall pass them on to DW Wife Betsy.
And it is DW Wife Betsy, as anyone who's in the know knows. ;)
But isn't your oldest boy seventeen?
And your point is? >:( ;)
(Gabe is 13).
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When the boys were around 7 & 10 siblings of the same age spent the night while their parents celebrated their anniversary. The parents told me it was their 11th while the older boy told me it was their 9th. I, in a very friendly way, let the mother know. I still don't know who told me the truth.
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maybe the snake was dead
No. When she threw the pebbles, it suddenly jerked its head up and looked at us. She said it was cold -- it turned out to be a cloudy day that was not the usual warm April weather.
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Wow. I don't like snakes...I don't hate them, I just want them to live happily somewhere I am not
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Same here.
We saw two rattlesnakes and one that was not a rattlesnake. I don't know what it was; it was too fast.
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Thanks for all the wishes. I shall pass them on to DW Wife Betsy.
And it is DW Wife Betsy, as anyone who's in the know knows. ;)
But isn't your oldest boy seventeen?
And your point is? >:( ;)
(Gabe is 13).
;D
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Sounds like a lovely day, Ginny
It sure does :-) I look forward to Dakota's photos.
DRs Cillaliz & Jane - it was a very nice day. I thanked DR DakotaCelt for the opportunity to refresh my Cincinnati tour guide skills. The Playhouse in the Park needs to trim the shrubbery so that I can show off the great view from their parking lot.
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Happy Anniversary to DR JMK and betsy!
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO JMK and BETSY
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Pogue and I went to something called the Cracker Barrel for lunch. It was GREAT. I took it easy there - had a great chicken salad sandwich and cole slaw. So, not too heavy. Will take it easy at the deli, too.
You went to a Cracker Barrel?!?!? Well... I would have gone to a Perkins if I had the choice. ;)
*Did you at least sit outside on a rocker for a spell?
They Have A Great Chocolate Milk Shake At Cracker Barrel and Goo Goo Clusters.
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Well, I'm off. Tonight, Theater Artists Olympia (TAO...pronounced "dow") will be putting on a fundraiser called En-TAO-Ment! Two numbers from The Brain will be performed (not ones that I'm in, though) and much more. It should be a swell (and loud) event! ;D
Until later!
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DR Matt H, I never saw Madonna's Vogue. I think Emma turned him down after his encounter, she only said she wasn't ready for sex. In all fairness, he did stop before it went too far. He is such an idiot though since he went there worried Rachael was being taken advantage of & then gets caught in the trap. I thought he had fallen in love with Emma, he could give her just a little bit of time since she is only scared, not unwilling.
She's also germaphobic, something that might cause a bit of a problem when it comes to intimacy.
That could. I think that can be overcome.
I'm sure it can - in time. And you've got a healthy, vital man expected to patiently wait? Nope, not in this lifetime.
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When I went down, I finished watching ON CUKOR. Reminded me that it's been ages since I saw the wretched remake of THE BLUE BIRD he filmed in Russia with a starry cast but a hapless production team. It was one of the worst movies I've ever seen, but I'd like to see it again one day, just for curiosity's sake.
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Since I was in a Judy Holliday mood, I took one of my favorites with her off the shelf: THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC. I've always loved the film, and I love it still, despite this DVD which is filled with speckles and dirt. Still as entertaining as can be.
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After that I took one of my new/old Joan Crawford movies recently acquired from the Warner Archive - THIS MODERN AGE. A silly story (Joan finds out her mother's a kept woman and is shamed into breaking her engagement to a well-to-do Massachusetts aristocrat), and Joan looks weird as a blonde. That faux/snooty accent always sounds so phony during this period of her career. Neil Hamilton as her love interest was very good.
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Then I spent the rest of the evening wawtching the women's Olympic competition. Well, not all of it. I selected about 8 short programs and four long programs to watch.
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Looking forward to having a day off from reviewing tomorrow. Should be able to get the rest of my DVR programs watched.
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OK, my evening internet surf is completed, and I'm ready to head downstairs to go to bed.
Good night!
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In honor of the Indiana HHW viewing of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X I decided to watch some sci-fi tonight....THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD and THE TIME MACHINE.
Believe it or don't, I have never seen either movie.
I just finished THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, and my feeling is that it is way overrated. The style of having the actors talking over one another, I guess to make it seem realistic, is just annoying to me and therefore I just wanted the monster to eat up all of the actors.
I did enjoy seeing George Fenneman as one of the guys stationed up there in the arctic, and I must admit that I would certainly not have minded being stranded there with him. 8)
I am now about 10 minutes into THE TIME MACHINE. So far nothing has happened, but at least Rod Taylor is on the screen the whole time.
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If I don't fall asleep I will next watch DR WHO AND THE DALEKS, a movie I have not seen since I was a kid!
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And happy anniversary to JMK and Betsy!!
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And happy anniversary to JMK and Betsy!!
Ditto!
I have been remiss tonight! Blame it on BONES.
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Great photos, DR Laura
And with that, good night, all.
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Back from a very wild and wooly time with Jrand, Evil Kurt, seeing the show, and then going out with the cast and crew after. Must now write the notes and tell all about it.
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Yes it was wooly and wild and wild and wooly.
I have the photos to prove it, but will not be able to post them until after work tomorrow.....you will just have to wait.
I was wonderful meeting MR BK in the flesh, so to speak.....and also it was wonderful to meet DR CP - two nicer gentlemen it would be hard to find.
Of course once we got to the entertainment establishment after BRAINEX - both MR BK and DR CP were completely engulfed in lovely young ladies - now and I then I would see them, but mostly they were surrounded - sort of like Custer and the Indians.
I do not think there were any complaints.
Be that as it may.....I shall let MR BK tell the tale.....and come back in the morning - before work. Oh well.
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Happy Anniversary to DR JMK and DW Wife Betsy.