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OSMOSIS
« on: August 14, 2008, 12:15:31 AM »
Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a Thursday sort of vibe, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they now say they're coming home via osMOOsis.
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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2008, 12:16:58 AM »
And the word of the day is: AUSTRAL!
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« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2008, 12:17:58 AM »
Welcome eleven GUESTS.
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« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2008, 12:56:00 AM »
Erroneous assumption in today's notes:

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Most of you know what osmosis is, but would you like to see what the dictionary on my laptop has as the number one definition of osmosis? Here it is:

The flow of a solvent by diffusion through a semipermeable membrane from a more concentrated solution to a less concentrated one, until the concentrations are equalized. It is a major factor in regulating the movement of water into and out of tissues in living organisms. I don’t know about you dear readers, but reading that just gave me a migraine. That’s certainly not the definition of osmosis that we all know and love.

It is, indeed, the very definition that first springs to my mind. If I were given "osmosis" in a word association test, my answer would be "semipermeable membrane". I suspect the same might be true of many folks who got better than a C in a biology course!

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« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2008, 12:58:15 AM »
For a wonderful time-waster movie-lovers' challenge, try this game:

GUESS THE FILM FROM THE FONT

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I bet both bk and Ron Pulliam can ace this!

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« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2008, 01:21:49 AM »
I only got six before I gave up.
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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2008, 01:22:28 AM »
TOD:

Celery and carrots.

PICNIC
STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET
JEANNE EAGELS
VERTIGO
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« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2008, 01:41:44 AM »
Ah - another food movement bound to irritate our host:


LATIMES

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Rillettes -- the new wave in L.A.'s charcuterie renaissance -- can be made of pork, game, poultry, fish or even vegetables. So grab a baguette and enjoy.

SERVED IN pretty, hinged Mason jars, squat glass pots or ceramic ramekins, rillettes -- savory, toothsome meats or fish that have been braised or prepared as confit-- are multiplying on restaurant menus, a second wave in L.A.'s charcuterie renaissance.

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The article even contains a simple recipe - but plan ahead - it takes six days.

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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2008, 01:46:02 AM »
TOD:

A: Bell, Book and Candle

B: Tomatoes, cucumbers

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« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2008, 02:07:46 AM »
Bad Kitty!


Good Doggy!


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« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2008, 02:58:38 AM »
Howdy, All!

I have been most remiss.

Yesterday, we spend the day on the Eastern tip of the Island of Long, nosing around the Hamptons.  We drove by Gray Gardens and Ina Garten's house.  It was a lovely day of meandering.   :)
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« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2008, 03:13:47 AM »
Quote from: DERBRUCER on August 14, 2008, 12:56:00 AM
...If I were given "osmosis" in a word association test, my answer would be "semipermeable membrane". I suspect the same might be true of many folks who got better than a C in a biology course!

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Yep, this is the sort of guy I live with, folks.  The word I'd use to associate with "osmosis"  is "absorbtion," which is probably more in line with how our esteemed BK would use the word, but then I'm more attuned to memes than I am to the world of science.

That's meme, pronounced "meem".

You could look it up.
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« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2008, 03:18:50 AM »
The only Kim Novak movies I can think of are Bell, Book and Candle and Vertigo.

And since I don't obsess worry about my weight, I don't diet, so I don't have any diet foods.  (Obsess is really too strong a word, but it's the one that first came to mind.  It's one of those words that are memetic with us non-dieters when referring to those who do diet.)
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« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2008, 03:20:18 AM »
Most good charcuterie does take time.
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« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2008, 03:32:52 AM »
I got eleven of those letters, but don't have the time to spend on the rest of 'em.

(That "L" with the light bulbs is not All That Jazz.  I don't know what it is.)
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« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2008, 03:53:28 AM »
Quote from: bk on August 14, 2008, 12:16:58 AM
And the word of the day is: AUSTRAL!
I was going to make a crack about Hugh Jackman having an AUSTRAL accent, but then I looked the word up and, whaddayaknow, he does!
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« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2008, 03:58:18 AM »
I've handed my copy of Michael Ruhlman's Charcuterie to der Brucer, so he could look up the rillettes recipes included there.  This might not have been my smartest move - der B is probably going to ask me to make some for him.  On the other hand, this means der B is finally discovering how good a writer Ruhlman is, something I've known for some time.

A less happy note - According to his blog, Michael Ruhlman's father passed away earlier this week, just a month shy of his 70th birthday.  I do feel sad for him.
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« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2008, 03:58:52 AM »
Workies!

Hasta.
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« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2008, 04:43:20 AM »
Quote from: S. Woody White on August 14, 2008, 03:13:47 AM
That's meme, pronounced "meem".

As opposed to The Merm.     ;)
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« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2008, 04:57:54 AM »
Morning all.

Anthony is doing well in Wisconsin. The first performance of How to Succeed is next Thursday August 21 and they open Friday August 22.

Larry, I hope you're feeling better today. Do you want to get together on Saturday for a Mitchell-Fest?
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« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2008, 05:01:20 AM »
In honor of the word AUSTRAL, possible song of the day:

"Southern Nights" - sung by Glen Campbell (with guest Jerry Reed)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_6wSfpShc


(let's see if this link works)





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« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2008, 05:29:21 AM »
TOD:  Vertigo but also loved her appearances in Falcon Crest as well.

Great chicken salad on top of greens (made last night, was wonderful!):

Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:

    * 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast (or canned chicken)
    * 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
    * 1 cup diced celery
    * 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (I used low-fat)
    * 3/4 cup Kraft low fat or non-fat Ranch dressing
    * Salt and white pepper to taste
    * 10 oz. pkg. mixed salad greens
    * 2 pears, peeled, cored, chopped
   
Preparation:
In medium bowl, combine chicken, bell pepper, celery, and blue cheese. Gently add salad dressing, salt and white pepper and carefully mix to coat. Cover and chill. To serve, top dinner plates with salad greens, and top with the chicken mixture. Prepare pears and sprinkle over salad. Serves 2-3
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« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2008, 05:53:02 AM »
I just finished listening to a BBC program all the way through! Not such a big accomplishment you say. Well, the Beeb introduced a new media player on the site a few weeks ago and it has made listening very difficult. The performance of the new player has been, shall we say, inconsistent. Many programs appear as unavailable and for both listen again and listening live I was never able to hear an entire program. It would "time out" at some point. There are message boards asking for the old program and citing numerous complaints, not just in the U.S. but in the U.K. as well. The Beeb has not been responsive to listener complaints but this morning one of my programs which had been unavailable was suddenly available and I listened all the way without timing out. Perhaps something is happening.
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« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2008, 05:54:41 AM »
Favorite Kim Novak films?

VERTIGO
PAL JOEY
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« Reply #24 on: August 14, 2008, 07:13:23 AM »
Favorite diet meal:

eggplant, peeled and diced
zuchini, peeled and slice
yellow squash, peeled and diced
tomatoes, diced
green pepper, seeded and diced

Cook it all together in a pan with a little olive oil.

I am sure SWoody and Jose can fine-tune it.
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« Reply #25 on: August 14, 2008, 07:30:02 AM »
Good morning!

The coolness continues but not for long. Once these clouds move out of here, the temp will climb to 88 today. Argh! Didn't get out of the 70s yesterday, and I got so spoiled.
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« Reply #26 on: August 14, 2008, 07:30:37 AM »
Favorite Kim Novak:

PICNIC

VERTIGO

THE MIRROR CRACK'D
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« Reply #27 on: August 14, 2008, 07:32:07 AM »
I tend to eat a lot of salad when I'm dieting (with a little low cal dressing). It used to work better than it works now that I'm older, but with concerted exercise, the pounds do come off.
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« Reply #28 on: August 14, 2008, 07:34:06 AM »
Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I believe I hear the kiddies jumping around already... Actually, they were my alarm clock today.  :)
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« Reply #29 on: August 14, 2008, 07:34:39 AM »
Today I'll be watching and reviewing Disney's latest smash hit TV-movie CAMP ROCK on Blu-ray disc.

The Blu-ray offers the film in widescreen while the regular DVD offers only the 1.33:1 full frame version. They did this with HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2, and I much preferred the widescreen version, not just because I have a widescreen TV but because the wider frame did make it seem more like a real movie and not just a thrown together Tv show. The big dance numbers were especially more impressive in that wide frame.

This time I won't have to watch both versions. Someone else will review the sDVD.
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