Topic: THE BALL PEEN HAMMER (Read 35813 times)

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #240 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:30:41 PM »

Danise nice to hear from you...

I am glad you were able to find out your troubles from the sleep study and I hope things get better for you.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #241 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:31:46 PM »

Continued Vibes Danise....

MBarnum · « **Reply #242 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:33:40 PM »

After dog teeth brushing I will resume my Bollywood movie of the weekend AWARA (1951). This film is considered a classic of Hindi cinema...and I am here to tell you it is very, very, very (that is three verys) good.

It stars the great Prithviraj Kapoor who was quite a matinee idol in the 1930s, and this film was his beginning of character roles. His son, Raj Kapoor, takes the leading man role.

The wonderful Nargis (playing an up and coming young lawyer) is the leading lady.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #243 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:34:22 PM »

Congrats to TCB and SWW on their milestones!

Jane · « **Reply #244 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:40:09 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on August 04, 2007, 07:27:42 PM

That would have been wonderful to hear and see Skip play the piano! I am envious, DR Julie!

Me too. I very much enjoyed meeting Skip after the walking tour.

Jeanne · « **Reply #245 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:43:10 PM »

Quote from: François on August 04, 2007, 07:17:54 PM

That front desk deals with a lot of outdoor patients for different specialists; the fact is, the surgeon did check with the desk and was told I HAD NOT SHOWN UP yet!

Mister Cellophane should have been my name!

Oooh, let me add that the waiting area is in front of the reception desk and the Lady could see me all the time! I even helped her with a rude taxi driver that came to pick up a patient!

Mr Cellophane, I tell 'ya!

I really sympathize, Francois. "Mr Cellophane" is a cute way to put it. I could bore you all to tears with stories of problems I've had with staff at doctors' offices. I don't think practitioners realize all the problems their patients encounter; most just leave things up to their staff.

How did you finally get through to them that you were in fact present and what was their reaction?

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #246 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:44:46 PM »

Francois, glad you are okay and I am sorry to hear about your father.

My dad is declining and is becoming bloated from the cancer. He is also growing more tired.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #247 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:46:01 PM »

Quote from: François on August 04, 2007, 02:10:36 PM

The causeway from Tampa (lower right) to Clearwater (uper left!)

http://www.tbrpc.org/scenic/15-37.jpg

It is highways like that which scare me

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #248 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:49:42 PM »

Quote from: Jane on August 04, 2007, 07:04:01 PM

This is a BIG week for our boys, the human ones.

Craig has his first finals in grad school. He did well on his two mini courses. If he does well on the rest of his courses, his partial scholarship will be renewed.

Monday Bryan takes his MCAT, the exam for medical school. He needs to score extremely high as it is extremely difficult to get into medical school.

This mom is asking for big vibes for Bryan to be healthy, rested & focused, in order to get the high score he is capable of.

Vibes for both Craig and Bryan for much success!!

François · « **Reply #249 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:51:22 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on August 04, 2007, 07:43:10 PM

I really sympathize, Francois. "Mr Cellophane" is a cute way to put it. I could bore you all to tears with stories of problems I've had with staff at doctors' offices. I don't think practitioners realize all the problems their patients encounter; most just leave things up to their staff.

How did you finally get through to them that you were in fact present and what was their reaction?

Oh, it's when a younger lady working the desk (She was not on duty when I first came in!) called me up! She tried to joke about the situation (Where were you?) but I was mad and then, when I went up to the surgery department, the surgeon was snickering at me; I told him what I thought about the place! I told him not to lecture me because I am an adult and that, if he had to lecture someone it sure was the person at the desk. He then said: "I'm sorry! We have to work with jerks sometimes!"

I arrived at the clinic around 3:00 pm and left around 8:00 am. I must have slept for one hour after the examination! No polyps were removed then!

Jeanne · « **Reply #250 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:51:55 PM »

VIBES to both CRAIG and BRYAN.

François · « **Reply #251 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:53:06 PM »

Quote from: DakotaCelt on August 04, 2007, 07:46:01 PM

It is highways like that which scare me

Oh, the highway portion there is sort of very limited: most of the causeway is on ground level, surrounded by water on both sides. Only 2 or 3 short bridges!

François · « **Reply #252 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:53:33 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on August 04, 2007, 07:51:55 PM

VIBES to both CRAIG and BRYAN.

La même chose!

Jane · « **Reply #253 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:59:06 PM »

Thank you DRs Dakota & Jeanne!

DakotaCelt I'm sorry about your father. Vibes to you & your family. I hope he is fairly comfortable.

Jane · « **Reply #254 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:02:09 PM »

A friend sent me information on a deadly form of breast cancer I have never heard of, IBC or inflammatory breast cancer. They symptoms are very different from regular cancer. There are no lumps & can't be detected with a mammogram. Often doctors think it is just a mosquito bite or an infection.

Go to this site and watch the first video:
http://www.komotv.com/ibc/

Jane · « **Reply #255 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:04:02 PM »

Bruce-Safe and easy travels tomorrow!

'night.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #256 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:10:35 PM »

Travel vibes to Bruce!

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #257 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:11:05 PM »

Thank you Jane

François · « **Reply #258 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:11:36 PM »

Now, ain't that OVERREACTING???

http://cbs2.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_216203807.html

You'd think that the guy has killed or rapped someone! Or even lied to the Nation!

Ok, cancel that Calendar for the following years!! But I'm sure THIS issue is going to make a lot of money and some will be sorry for not going on with the yearly publication! And look at all the buzz -- and publicity! -- they make about the "scandal"?

You'd think there'd be not more important issues in America or the rest of the world?

I wonder if they don't plan on "empeaching" the guy!! Silly!

Why not send him to the famous Electric Chair?

FJL · « **Reply #259 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:13:14 PM »

Just back from Skip's evening show at 59E59. They had to add extra seats toinight, so i had to sit on the floor in the back of the theater. Great seeing it with an overpacked house!

FJL · « **Reply #260 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:13:55 PM »

Skip says thanks, MBarnum!

Matt H. · « **Reply #261 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:14:39 PM »

Best hopes and wishes go out to Bryan and Craig on their endeavors. How exciting for them to be at such important moments in their lives!

FJL · « **Reply #262 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:14:46 PM »

And Skip also says thanks to you, too, Jane.

Matt H. · « **Reply #263 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:16:40 PM »

Ugh! I just happened to hear the weather forcast for the next seven days. Highs of 97 the next two days and then a slight cooling trend.

Matt H. · « **Reply #264 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:22:05 PM »

I began my evening by watching the Blu-ray disc of ROVING MARS. I watched the standard definition DVD three or four weeks ago. The Blu-ray is much more three dimensional at its best moments, but, of course, the film is culled from so many different sources that the sharpness of the image is constantly in flux. I'd say it's about 80% exceptional and the other 20% merely good. One can definitely see an upgrade in picture quality, however.

The soundtrack is an uncompressed digital track encoded at 4.6 mbps. (Most common DVD soundtracks are encoded at 192-444 kps. so the increase in sound clarity, immediacy, and smoothness is startling.)

Matt H. · « **Reply #265 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:23:39 PM »

I also rewatched the bonus featurette "Mars: Past, Present, and Future" which was also presented on the Blu-ray disc in high def. Again, there is a definite upgrade in picture quality, but I didn't find it quite as big a jump from the standard def quality on the regular DVD.

bk · « **Reply #266 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:25:00 PM »

Finished with DVD watching, and shall now just relax, write the notes, post the notes at ten and then try to get six hours of sleep.

Matt H. · « **Reply #267 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:25:43 PM »

I had every intention of watching THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS tonight, but when I finished with ROVING MARS, I had a desire to watch a James Bond movie instead, so I put in GOLDFINGER and watched it upconverted through the Blu-ray player. Gorgeous picture and I opted for the new DTS soundtrack on these discs which is a very impressive reimagining of the original mono soundtrack.

Matt H. · « **Reply #268 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:29:44 PM »

I ended my evening by watching MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION on ABC. The drama starring Judy Davis and Sam Waterston was very talky, and I despaired after the first quarter hour that it wasn't going anywhere. I stuck with it, however, and each remaining quarter offered a neat surprise twist that kept me interested.

This could very easily have fit right in with any of the one hour TWILIGHT ZONE episodes from 40 years ago.

BTW, I watched the show in high def. The opening credits looked really great, but I didn't think the remainder of the show was all that impressive in high def. I found it just a tad soft, but that may have been on purpose to be kind to the two stars in terms of photographing them. I liked Waterston's shorter haircut, but Davis had the makeup really slathered on.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #269 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:33:31 PM »

Hugs and prayers to DakotaCelt and family.

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