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Title: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 12:29:20 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes already had their birthday, and now it is time for you to post until the birthday cows come home.
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Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 12:30:04 AM
And the word of the day is: APPROBATION!
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 12:41:45 AM
A Very Happy Birthday to Our Very Own BK!! :D Hope you have a great and enjoyable day off!
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 12:43:14 AM
Well, I need to go to sleep now.  I have to get to work earlier than I normally do, and I really shouldn't be late.  So, I'm off.

Have a good day, all!
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Post by: jan on December 08, 2018, 12:56:12 AM
Happy Birthday, Bruce!  You know it's all downhill from here!
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 02:36:53 AM
Happy birthday to BK!  Hope it's a great day and year!
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:46:40 AM
HAPPY
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:47:47 AM
BIRTHDAY
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:49:24 AM
BRUCE
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:49:52 AM
🎁🎂🎉🎈
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:50:55 AM
HAVE A TERRIFIC DAY AND YEAR!
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:53:30 AM
Great photo of DR TCB.   Thanks George for sharing it.
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:54:04 AM
Tom, that was funny about the bow 😊
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 08, 2018, 04:33:09 AM
Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 08, 2018, 04:34:42 AM
I was awake way too early for a Saturday morning, but at least I don't have a stressful day today so I laid around for a bit, had a cup o' Joe, and fed the kitties.
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 08, 2018, 04:35:50 AM
A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BK THE BIRTHDAY BOY!!!
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Post by: ChasSmith on December 08, 2018, 04:37:59 AM
I think TCB should have taken another couple of bows to acknowledge all of us, too. What are we, chopped liver?
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 05:12:04 AM
I am sorry once again I dozed off last night
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 05:12:34 AM
Glad so many of you received  your cards!
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 05:13:06 AM
It's the first time in years. I've actually managed to get them done
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 05:18:09 AM
Happiest of Birthdays to the Founder of the Feast, the Host with the Most, the Wizard of the Website, and the Reason we are all here..... Happy Birthday BK!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Laura on December 08, 2018, 05:26:53 AM
Good morning.
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Post by: Laura on December 08, 2018, 05:27:29 AM
FJL, you can make "My dead aunt thanks you" your quote.
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Post by: Laura on December 08, 2018, 05:27:48 AM
Happy Happy Birthday, BK!
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Post by: KevinH on December 08, 2018, 05:28:05 AM
Happy Happy Birthday, Bruce!!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 06:21:43 AM
Happy Birthday MR BK!!

https://youtu.be/q0QVebMGQf4
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 06:23:19 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 06:24:17 AM
Good morning, all!
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 06:24:26 AM
Happy birthday, BK! You’re as old as my dance instructor, Joy, who acts half her age.
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 06:24:38 AM
Let’s move on...
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 06:24:48 AM
Two!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 06:25:08 AM
Yes, I went back to bed after feeding the cats. 
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 06:26:49 AM
It’s going to be a full day today. First up is a trip to Austin with Joy, her husband and sister for dim sum and then it’s Christmas to the Streets, the annual trip to the homeless center where we feed the folks there a barbecue dinner.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 06:26:49 AM
I must run out and get treats for Thatch.  Annabelle has stopped enjoying her Purina Party Mix, so I need to find something else she might like.
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 06:27:32 AM
TOD:

A better sense of money management.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 06:28:51 AM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Happy Birthday, BK  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 06:30:04 AM
A Trust Fund.  A huge one.

or

 Smarter Brothers.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 06:31:09 AM
It's also time to change the humidifier's filter, so I will also do that today.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 06:40:41 AM
Everyone have a great Saturday.

Long Day Survival Day vibes for DR GEORGE.....

DR TCB you could play Mark Twain!!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 06:41:27 AM
I am reading an entertaining novel titled TWAIN'S END that I enjoying very much.....only a few chapters in.....
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 06:43:18 AM
TOD:

It would have been nice to find a life partner....but that's okay....and maybe having my parents a bit longer.....

I am fine with my life.....so I will also say - having a bit more $$ so that I can travel and help others more......otherwise....I'm fine...
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 06:44:15 AM
FJL, you can make "My dead aunt thanks you" your quote.

I'm just having fun about it.  Happy it lasted as long as it did.


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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 06:52:04 AM
Happy Birthday MR BK!!

https://youtu.be/q0QVebMGQf4

Excellent. 
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Post by: Amy on December 08, 2018, 07:32:06 AM
Happy birthday, Bruce!!
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Post by: Amy on December 08, 2018, 07:41:38 AM
TOD:

It's interesting reading other people's comments on this topic about money. That's the one thing in my life I did right. I started contributing the maximum to my 401(k) when I was about 25, and did the same with an IRA when I was 35, and never stopped. Even with all the recessions and stock market crashes, I now have a very nice nest egg and I can probably retire when I'm 61, if I want to. But what would I do all day?  :)
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Post by: Amy on December 08, 2018, 07:47:27 AM
TOD:

I probably shouldn't have married a man just because he was Jewish and I knew it would make my Dad happy. But it all worked out okay.

This is sort of off topic, but when I was about 17, I had to decide between two job offers. One had better work, but the other had a higher salary. I went for the money, which is probably the wrong reason to do anything. I still sometimes wonder how different my career would have been if I'd chosen the better job with lower pay.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 07:59:52 AM
Interesting DR AMY.....
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 08:37:27 AM
I am home from market, so Thatch is really happy.  After I make the bed, I am settling in to work on these two choral arrangements.  We diddled so long about the second number that I've lost time I could have used to write them.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 08:58:25 AM
Thank you DR FJL.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 09:35:42 AM
No diddling vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Post by: Jennifer on December 08, 2018, 10:02:17 AM
Happy Birthday BK!
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Post by: Matthew on December 08, 2018, 10:03:34 AM
Good morning!!
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Post by: Matthew on December 08, 2018, 10:03:47 AM
Is thing thing on??
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Post by: Matthew on December 08, 2018, 10:05:39 AM
Well, hello there.  I just stopped in to say hi!!

And a huge Happy Birthday to our very own bk!!  An personal inspiration to me, and I'm sure to all of you as well.  Enjoy your day.
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 10:05:43 AM
Thank you DR FJL.



This is how I remember the first song, but the lyrics in the video are even better.

What can make a Grateful Dead aunt
Think she can thank a rubber tree plant
Everyone knows a dead aunt
Can't
Thank a rubber tree plant

She's on a high horse, on a high horse
(I think was something about the high of beating a dead horse or something )
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Post by: Matthew on December 08, 2018, 10:05:49 AM
And I may stick around a bit
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 10:07:18 AM
Hi, Matthew!
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 10:07:32 AM
What city are you in?
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Post by: TCB on December 08, 2018, 10:11:54 AM
Happy Birthday to Our

Incomparable Host, BK!!
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Post by: TCB on December 08, 2018, 10:16:55 AM
One more post.
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Post by: TCB on December 08, 2018, 10:17:44 AM
Page 3
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Post by: TCB on December 08, 2018, 10:18:16 AM
How nice to see Matthew here again.
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Post by: TCB on December 08, 2018, 10:23:03 AM
T.O.D.

PART ONE:
I certainly wish I had been smarter with money.  I guess I never thought I would live to retirement age (and beyond).  There is a lot to be said for living for today - and it is all wrong.
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Post by: TCB on December 08, 2018, 10:25:47 AM

PART TWO:
I wish I had stopped looking for Prince Charming, and had settled(?) fo Mister Pretty Damn Hot, when he came along.
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 10:29:28 AM
Happy Birthday, Bruce!  You know it's all downhill from here!

No!  It should be, "On to the NEXT 71!!"

;)
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 10:30:46 AM
I must run out and get treats for Thatch.  Annabelle has stopped enjoying her Purina Party Mix, so I need to find something else she might like.

I always have to rotate between a few different kinds of treats to keep Neve interested.  Even the regular cat food that I get her has to be different each time. :-\
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 10:30:58 AM
Long Day Survival Day vibes for DR GEORGE.....

Thanks, Jrand!  So far, so good.
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 10:31:18 AM
And I may stick around a bit

Please do!  And welcome back, Matthew!
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Post by: Matthew on December 08, 2018, 11:02:33 AM
And I may stick around a bit

Please do!  And welcome back, Matthew!

Thanks, George.  I'll do my best!
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 11:16:31 AM
Happiest of Birthdays to the Founder of the Feast, the Host with the Most, the Wizard of the Website, and the Reason we are all here..... Happy Birthday BK!!!!!!!!!

DITTO ❤
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 11:20:43 AM
Hello DR Matthew.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 11:48:51 AM
DR MATTHEW how's your doggie?
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Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 11:54:10 AM
I'm up, I'm up - eight hours of sleep and now I'll go get some food.
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Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 11:54:24 AM
A million thanks for the wonderful birthday wishes.
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Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 01:22:30 PM
Picked up no packages, got a foot long Eyetalian Subway sandwich to eat here - just didn't feel like wasting an hour sitting in a restaurant.  Have managed to like all of the thus far 500-plus Facebook birthday wishes - that took an hour this morning - and now I'm listening to more of the Sir Charles Groves British music box set.  I've heard about ten CDs out of the twenty-four - what a set this is, and the choral stuff is proving to be some of my favorite stuff because it's all new to me.  Listening to a major Delius choral piece now, A Mass of Life.
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Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 01:22:54 PM
I think I will watch a motion picture in a little while.
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Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 01:23:16 PM
Where in tarnation IS everyone on this festively festive and restive day?
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 01:35:32 PM
I am watching luge and skeleton racing.....most entertaining!
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Post by: Ginny on December 08, 2018, 02:09:23 PM
Saturday afternoon greetings!  Thanks to everyone who sent me eye vibes yesterday.  Paramedic Rob was correct - it’s a stye that’s infected, so I’m on antibiotic drops and pills.  After my appointment we shopped, ate, and had a delightful time singing the Messiah chorus parts with the Butler Philharmonic.  I kept up pretty well, but I don’t try to sing the runs.  Maybe with weeks and weeks of rehearsal, but not cold.
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Post by: Ginny on December 08, 2018, 02:09:59 PM
Happiest of birthdays to BK! 
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 02:30:04 PM
A million thanks for the wonderful birthday wishes.

A million thanks for bringing us all together.
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 02:44:39 PM
A million thanks for the wonderful birthday wishes.

A million thanks for bringing us all together.

Ditto!
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Post by: elmore3003 on December 08, 2018, 02:48:06 PM
I got some good sketches down on paper for my choral arrangement until Annabelle decided she would help me. She basked in the heat from my desk lamp, she tossed a few paper clips around, she tried to pick up the edge of my blotter with her claws, and I called it a day.
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 02:54:45 PM
;D
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 02:55:35 PM
Cats are helpful like that.
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 02:56:19 PM
Big dogs ram their head into your hand or arm from the side.
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 02:57:14 PM
I have 3 ugly carpet photos for DR Laura if anyone wants to volunteer to post them.
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 02:58:12 PM
Downtown is the place to find them.  The carpets at the Venetian, where we are staying, are pretty.
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 03:12:49 PM
I have been runnng errands all afternoon
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 03:14:20 PM
And the lawn guys came and cleaned up all the the leaves
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 03:14:50 PM
Vixdad hung the Christmas lights since DR Chas never showed up
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 03:15:52 PM
Chas, you will be happy to know that we did save the tree felling chore for you though
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Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 03:17:40 PM
Full English breakfast, hot pot of tea for before and a steak and mushroom pie for after the deed is done
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Post by: Ginny on December 08, 2018, 03:19:18 PM
I’m having trouble motivating myself to decorate for Christmas.  I’ve done a bit, but it’s slow going this year.
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Post by: Jrand73 on December 08, 2018, 03:29:47 PM
Tomorrow is December 9, and it is our final Board Meeting of the year for Putnam County Playhouse.....so that will be fun....
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:29:51 PM
And the lawn guys came and cleaned up all the the leaves

That is always good but it is best if you are the last person to do this so the neighbors leaves don't blow back onto your lawn  ;)
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:30:52 PM
Vixdad hung the Christmas lights since DR Chas never showed up

;D
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Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 03:31:53 PM
I’m having trouble motivating myself to decorate for Christmas.  I’ve done a bit, but it’s slow going this year.

Not surprising with your eye bothering you an all of your activities.
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Post by: Ginny on December 08, 2018, 03:35:37 PM
I’m having trouble motivating myself to decorate for Christmas.  I’ve done a bit, but it’s slow going this year.

Not surprising with your eye bothering you an all of your activities.

Yeah, DR Jane, I really could have done without this eye problem right now...
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:11:33 PM
Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:13:30 PM
Happiest of Birthdays to BK!!

May the year ahead prove to be a GREAT one!



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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:15:01 PM
I've been busy with some laundry and cleaning. Brian and I have both been busy, so he hasn't been here.

(The apartment's dirty.)
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:15:36 PM
Welcome back to E&T DR Matthew! 

Let us know what you've been up to.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:16:23 PM
Continued eye vibes to DR Ginny.
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 04:23:02 PM
A million thanks for the wonderful birthday wishes.

A million thanks for bringing us all together.

Ditto!

Super Ditto!!
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:25:58 PM
Happy Birthday MR BK!!

https://youtu.be/q0QVebMGQf4

Very nice, Jack!
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:28:17 PM
Hi, George.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:29:52 PM
TOD:

Better health!
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 04:31:15 PM
And the lawn guys came and cleaned up all the the leaves

And that's where the name "Lawn Guy Land" comes from?

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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:33:02 PM
I'm really looking forward to A Carol Christmas tomorrow.
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:34:00 PM
And the lawn guys came and cleaned up all the the leaves

And that's where the name "Lawn Guy Land" comes from?



 ;D  Very good, Fred!
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Post by: Jeanne on December 08, 2018, 04:34:32 PM
TTFN, folks.
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Post by: bk on December 08, 2018, 04:38:58 PM
Finished a wonderful feel good motion picture - Green Book.  Highly recommended.  Yes by the numbers, yes predictable, yes formula, but very well done, funny and touching, and two great Oscar-worthy performances - one by an actor I've never liked, Viggo Mortensen, and one by Mahershala Ali.
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 05:07:47 PM
Well, I'm off.  I need to get me something to eat, then I'll head up to Lakewood to see Tom in his play!

Be back later.
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 06:24:29 PM
Thanks, Jeanne.  :
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Post by: FJL on December 08, 2018, 06:29:38 PM
With all the talk of nudity in Bertolucci's films in the memorial articles, I'm wondering if Nancy Walker's talent for camera placement in "Can't Stop the Music" didn't get the appreciation it deserved.

The mise en scène in "YMCA" is an example.  (maybe not suitable for conservative workplaces)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzqVD8-mskA.
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 08:57:45 PM
Good morning!!

Great to see you, Matthew. Stop by more often.
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 08:58:38 PM
I'm really looking forward to A Carol Christmas tomorrow.

We want a full report.
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 09:01:54 PM
We fed 510 people tonight. The meal consisted of brisket, sausage, tamales, rice and beans, bread, pickles and onions, a jalapeno and a cookie. Folks seemed appreciative and we had quite a few back for seconds.
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 09:02:52 PM
Fred, I love the idea of a side-by-side comparison of Bertolucci and Nancy Walker. I'm sure she would appreciate it.
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Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 09:03:08 PM
Five!
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 09:06:47 PM
It's intermission!
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Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 09:07:53 PM
Tom's good as the narrator.  I'm enjoying the show most when he's onstage. :)
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: John G. on December 08, 2018, 09:08:02 PM
I am working my way through the epilogue of Berlin Alexanderplatz. For the first 13.5 hours, we were in a German expressionistic view of Berlin in the 1920s. Suddenly, in the epilogue, the director has gone all operatic with scenes in an insane asylum and prison beyond anything we've seen before. One scene had our her chained and being whipped while a disco ball hangs by his head. A naked man is snaking his way around the floor while also being whipped. Then, all of a sudden Janis Joplin is singing My and Bobby McGee. This was followed by an orgy in a slaughterhouse in a mess of blood. The villain has just shown up with a crown of thorns on his head. I can't take much more of this tonight. 
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 09:10:27 PM
I am working my way through the epilogue of Berlin Alexanderplatz. For the first 13.5 hours, we were in a German expressionistic view of Berlin in the 1920s. Suddenly, in the epilogue, the director has gone all operatic with scenes in an insane asylum and prison beyond anything we've seen before. One scene had our her chained and being whipped while a disco ball hangs by his head. A naked man is snaking his way around the floor while also being whipped. Then, all of a sudden Janis Joplin is singing My and Bobby McGee. This was followed by an orgy in a slaughterhouse in a mess of blood. The villain has just shown up with a crown of thorns on his head. I can't take much more of this tonight. 

WTF?? :o
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:13:19 PM
I’m having trouble motivating myself to decorate for Christmas.  I’ve done a bit, but it’s slow going this year.

Not surprising with your eye bothering you an all of your activities.

Yeah, DR Jane, I really could have done without this eye problem right now...

We never want these problems but sometimes the timing makes it worse.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:16:32 PM
I've been busy with some laundry and cleaning. Brian and I have both been busy, so he hasn't been here.

(The apartment's dirty.)

Too bad.  I know I am very grateful to have someone come once every other week.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:19:01 PM
This has only been since my surgery and flood but we plan to keep the help.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:19:30 PM
I'm really looking forward to A Carol Christmas tomorrow.

Lucky you.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:21:35 PM
Finished a wonderful feel good motion picture - Green Book.  Highly recommended.  Yes by the numbers, yes predictable, yes formula, but very well done, funny and touching, and two great Oscar-worthy performances - one by an actor I've never liked, Viggo Mortensen, and one by Mahershala Ali.

I hadn't heard about this but now I want to see it.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Laura on December 08, 2018, 09:22:14 PM
Good evening.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Laura on December 08, 2018, 09:22:52 PM
The church Christmas party was tonight. That was a lot of work.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:22:58 PM
We fed 510 people tonight. The meal consisted of brisket, sausage, tamales, rice and beans, bread, pickles and onions, a jalapeno and a cookie. Folks seemed appreciative and we had quite a few back for seconds.

This is nice.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Laura on December 08, 2018, 09:23:13 PM
Look who started to smile.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:25:10 PM
I am working my way through the epilogue of Berlin Alexanderplatz. For the first 13.5 hours, we were in a German expressionistic view of Berlin in the 1920s. Suddenly, in the epilogue, the director has gone all operatic with scenes in an insane asylum and prison beyond anything we've seen before. One scene had our her chained and being whipped while a disco ball hangs by his head. A naked man is snaking his way around the floor while also being whipped. Then, all of a sudden Janis Joplin is singing My and Bobby McGee. This was followed by an orgy in a slaughterhouse in a mess of blood. The villain has just shown up with a crown of thorns on his head. I can't take much more of this tonight. 

WTF?? :o

;D  I agree.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:25:52 PM
Look who started to smile.

❤😊❤
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:52:20 PM
The alarm is set for 5:15 as we have a very early flight home.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: Jane on December 08, 2018, 09:52:32 PM
'night
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: George on December 08, 2018, 10:00:05 PM
The show is over. 

Be back later.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 10:44:50 PM
Look who started to smile.

That is a beautiful smile
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: vixmom on December 08, 2018, 10:45:40 PM
We fed 510 people tonight. The meal consisted of brisket, sausage, tamales, rice and beans, bread, pickles and onions, a jalapeno and a cookie. Folks seemed appreciative and we had quite a few back for seconds.
This is nice.

Wow, you must be exhausted!
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: George on December 09, 2018, 12:00:21 AM
Tom and I and Tom's friend Tracy had dinner at Applebee's close to the theater.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: George on December 09, 2018, 12:01:09 AM
We're still here, but we're probably going to go our separate ways fairly soon...just not yet.
Title: Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOY HAS A BIRTHDAY
Post by: George on December 09, 2018, 12:28:17 AM
And we're done!  Tom and Tracy have said our goodbyes and we're off to our respective homes.  I have the drive down to Tumwater ahead of me, so I'll say good night now.

Good night!