Haines His Way

Can any DR enlighten me about the "m-o-o-n; that spells - - - " reference that DR Ron Pulliam uses occasionally?  I've tried Google, but can't for the life of me discern the source...    

Read or watch the TV miniseries of Stephen King's "The Stand" to fully appreciate the usage.

There is a character named Tom who, for want of a better word, is retarded.  Conscious Tom is retarded, but subconscious Tom is a wholly different entity.

At any rate, Tom never made it through school.  Whenever something unpleasant occurs in the story -- or something is about to happen that Tom wishes to give import to -- he will say, "It's about to rain.  M-o-o-n, that spells "rain."

In other words, Tom can spell "moon"...and he uses that spelling for everything he wishes to emphasize.

When will it end? Do I need to get a prescription for XANAX?

Nah...just use a wine bottle.  (Or, a bottle of wine).

If UPS actually delivers what the tracking system says is "out for delivery" (UPS does not ALWAYS deliver things their tracking says is "out for delivery"...trust me on that), I shall have my new HD DVD player this everning.

Doesn't much matter, because I won't be getting the HDMI cable I purchased through Amazon.com until tomorrow or Friday, at the earliest.

I may actually have to go out and BUY one locally, since the Amazon vendor from whom I purchased the cable on Monday didn't ship until late yesterday afternoon.

I'm expecting the new DVD of "The Sand Pebbles" in today's UPS delivery, as well.

Of course, based on UPS tracking info, I was expecting it yesterday, too.  Sigh.

Quote from: JRand56 on Today at 08:22:36am
Boy if you think President Bush has problems with his cabinet - you should read DR LAURA's story from yesterday.
 
 (And from DR Laura)
I was able to get rid of the old one and get a new one. Problem solved.
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WOW !! I was so happy to read DR Laura's GREAT NEWS !!  But then, I realized she was talking about the cabinet.  

lol

I was shopping a couple of months ago at my local Goodwill outlet, and there on the shelf was an HDMI cable for $1.99.

I bought it....and DR MATTH informed me how it should be hooked up to my new LDC television and it works fine.

Although...I have NOT seen one there since.  

That's beautiful Ginny. Hope you can save it.   The Williges building isn't the most beautiful in town, but Sioux City has some wonderful architecture and many buildings have been torn down over the past 20 years or so.  It's now to the point where we really can't afford to lose another one.  

Yes, it's a beautiful space, DR Cillaliz.  One of the other speakers in your video said that once it's gone we'll never be able to replace it.  That's exactly what I said about the Arcade yesterday at a lunch table full of grantmakers.

OK...  So I got DRs Ginny and MusicGuy NYC dates...

DR MBarnum - when exactly are you coming in again?  I seem to recall June 28-July 1.

DR Ginny - Do you have your tickets yet for the new Sara Ruhl play at Woolly Mammoth?  Just curious.

It's so strange to hear them constantly saying "Mister Speaker" in official hearings in reference to the patient.

Yes.  I was hoping that they'd refer to him as "Madame Speaker," as well.  

Lunch tray report:

I am enjoying the company cafeteria's split pea soup for the third day in a row, because it is SO DARN GOOD!  

As for Xanadu - Well, I liked it.  Was it deep and meaningful? No.  Was it worthy of a full-scale "Broadway" treatment? Well...  Is it filled with lots of self-referential cheap laughs? Yes.  Is it filled with a lot of other corny and 'easy' jokes? Yes.  So...





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I will say I was sort of "confused" by the look of the show.  I had trouble determining if the sort of "cheap" and "thrift store" look was meant to mock to the movie - and the 70s, or if it was more a result of the budget.  And even though the stage of the Helen Hayes is small, and there are seats on the stage, there just seemed to be a lot of empty space up there.    And Howell Binkley's lighting seemed oddly lacking to me.  I've worked on two shows with Howell, and, again, I just had to wonder if they didn't have enough money for better lighting effects, or if it was purposely made to look that way.

-Oh, and there were sounds problems the night that DR FJL and I saw it too.

XANADU again...






And, yes, I liked the joke about children's theatre.  However, I don't think it was in reference to NAMBLA.

DR Jose - alas, that's something we just may have to miss.  Our Saturday and Sunday in DC are pretty booked with my conference, as is the Wednesday evening before we head up to NYC.  If we were staying in DC the whole time we're away, we'd go that second weekend.  Do you think they'd do a command performance just for me on Tuesday evening?

Oh, that's right.  They're on their Wednesday-Sunday performance schedule.   Well... If the show gets great reviews, and the audience demand is there, Woolly will add Tuesday night shows.  Just keep your eye on the Washington Post.  I think the officially opening is this coming weekend.