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Well, you've read the notes, the notes ran away with the spoon, and now it is time for you to post until the runaway cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: TRICHOTILLOMANIA! Perhaps one of the greatest words ever.
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And a happy haineshisway.com birthday to AlexPaige!
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Well, no one can say we didn't get to page one. Let them try and then they'll see what happens.
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Welcome eight GUESTS.
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A Very Happy Birthday to AlexPaige!
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Why, I oughta...
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Topic of the Day: I don't think I can help with diet "tricks." The only time that I tried to lose weight (and I did successfully...at first) was with this program that contracted through Group Health in Seattle. They had two people drive down to Olympia once a week to run the program and it was all meal replacements. I really liked it, but the company (not GH) got bought by another company. That company stopped the program in Olympia because there weren't enough people for them...it's all about the money. >:( So I gained back almost all of the weight that I lost. :P
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And on that note (D-natural), I'm off to bed. Good night, BK and guests.
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Happy anniversay to fellow OZman Alex.
And where is DR td?
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My most successful diet:
lean beef steak
sliced tomato
and nicely peppered raw cucumber spears for snacks.
der Brucer
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Worked for me:
don't graze
avoid cheese - (well mostly)
moderate exercise - walking a couple of k each day.
Change the lifestyle approach to eating!
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Now:
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_4434_images/0630082353_M_063008_sept113.jpg)
Later:
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_4434_images/0630082353_M_063008_sept112.jpg)
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_4434_images/0630082353_M_063008_sept11.jpg)
Then, again, maybe not:
World Trade Center Owner Scraps Rebuilding Schedule for Site of Sept. 11 Attacks (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,374202,00.html)
der Brucer
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SingSing,
It's too late for diet tips - either the trousseau fits or it doesn't!
der Brucer
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Well, Dack Rambo obviously wasn't afflicted with trichotillomania!
(http://www.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2003/279/6197_1065515148.jpg)
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It's too late for diet tips - either the trousseau fits or it doesn't!
Ah, but I have a whalebone corset! :)
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So do people afflicted with trichotillomania pull their own hair, or the hair of others?
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The ironic thing about the LA TIMES "quotegate" is that now bk and that nasty piece of work known as westcoastdrama are intextricably linked. westcoastdrama was the individual that was so disdainful and critical of the Brain during NYMF last summer.
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Ah, but I have a whalebone corset! :)
With the PC mania in San Francisco, you are going to attempt entry with the remains of an endangered species in your undergarments? Don't forget your alligator shoes and mink stole.
der Brucer
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The ironic thing about the LA TIMES "quotegate" is that now bk and that nasty piece of work known as westcoastdrama are intextricably linked. westcoastdrama was the individual that was so disdainful and critical of the Brain during NYMF last summer.
Well, if Ms Westcoastdrama wants a plate of the same, tangling with BK is the way to get it!
der Brucer
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So do people afflicted with trichotillomania pull their own hair, or the hair of others?
n. The compulsion to tear or pluck out the hair on one's head and face and often to ingest it.
der Brucer
The compulsion to pull the hair of others is called "bitchfightmania"
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PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY (http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2008/06/the_dangers_of_1.html)
The Dangers of Auto-Replace
In addition to blocking traffic from websites they don’t like, it looks like the web-geniuses behind the American Family Association’s OneNewsNow site have a few other tricks up their sleeves, such as automatically replacing any use of the word “gay” with the word “homosexual” in any of the AP stories they run … leading to instances in which proper names are reformatted to meet their ridiculous standard, such as this article about sprinter Tyson Gay winning the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in which he is renamed “Tyson Homosexual”:
(http://www.rightwingwatch.org/OneNewsNowGay.gif)
der Brucer
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I've never known a Homosexual to misjudge any finish.
(http://ellistrations.com/musiciansblog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/145177_front200.jpg)
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THE BLEAT (http://lileks.com/bleats/archive/08/0608/063008.html)
...
It would mean nothing if we hadn’t gotten to know the characters. But how did we get to know them? In silent-movie fashion, through their actions and expressions. Most the dialogue between Wall-E and Eve consists of the characters calling each other’s name. (Side note: we’d all seen the previews, and we’d all heard the strange strangled voice of Wall-E saying his name; turns out that’s the moment when he introduces himself to this AWESOME BABE, and even though you’d heard it a dozen times already, it’s suddenly different, guileless and hopeful and gawky.) If there’s a moment when Eve becomes vulnerable – which puts her at Wall-E’s level, or perhaps a bit below it, since Wall-E has been aware of his vulnerability since the start - it’s the scene before the dance.
The scene wouldn’t have meant anything without the story that preceeded it.
Side note: Pixar’s gift for deft, precise, economical character delineation might have hit its apogee with Eve. It’s all in the tilt of the head and the shape of the eyes – the latter defined by ten blue lines. At first they have two or three shapes; by the end they’ve adopted the shape of Wall-E’s own eyes, indicating her own progression towards awareness and empathy. She is a hard plastic cipher at the beginning; by the end, she is Princess Charming. Literally. (That’s another Disney throwback reference I haven’t seen anyone else note.) Anyway: click VIDEOS and scroll down to Space Walk.
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And interesting read for animation fans.
der Brucer
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If Singdaw is to properly represent his Westchester County heritage, he has to consider how much the airlines will charge for these:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2553425457_d194467e17.jpg?v=0)
der Brucer
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HAPPY CANADA DAY (Formerly Dominion Day) to all those wonderful Canadian readers out there in the dark
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Diet trick:
Stomach Stapling (but you can only do it once)
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BK I will look into the links and missing pictures and book pages. I didn't know about the missing links and photos unless someone tells me. There are almost 500 separate pages on the website.
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BK I will look into the links and missing pictures and book pages. I didn't know about the missing links and photos unless someone tells me. There are almost 500 separate pages on the website.
Michael,
This page:
http://www.brucekimmel.com/BrainFromPlanetXStageInformationPage.htm
hangs up on the Chance theatre art.
der Brucer
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BK I will look into the links and missing pictures and book pages. I didn't know about the missing links and photos unless someone tells me. There are almost 500 separate pages on the website.
Here is the cover art:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/Murder_at_the_Grove_covermedrez.jpg)
der Brucer
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Laura,
The net shows US Air flying their non-stop PHX-FAT-PHX on Saturday.
der Brucer
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DerB: Hmm. I checked again all the Saturdays, and the last Saturday they have those flights is Aug 16. I am going after that. Grr.
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DerB: Hmm. I checked again all the Saturdays, and the last Saturday they have those flights is Aug 16. I am going after that. Grr.
I'm sorry, I thought you were going sooner.
der Brucer
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Too many
mornings connections.
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Too many mornings connections.
More than you can shake a stick at! :D
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And since I slept in a bit this morning...
Laters....
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Good morning, all! Back to Ms Criswell's orchestra parts, and that's how I will spend all of today and perhaps most of tomorrow.
"New" musicals: too much sturm und drang over an adjective. The only things this debate is good for are publicity, hostility, and needless angst. The word "new" implies exactly what it is to an audience. If a show has received no major production, no subsequent tour, no film and/or Zadan-Meron butchershop job for television, chances are the only persons it isn't new to are the writers. The David Evans-Winnie Holzman musical AMATEURS had a major full-scale production at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park several years before it ended up at the Promenade as BIRDS OF PARADISE, so I see no problem wth calling THE TIMES a new show.
TOD:
Look at this photo: besides looking like a bad Irish play, does this photo say anything about dieting tips/tricks????
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DR elmore3003 - you might want to check. It appears that there's been a fourth volume of the Britten edition issued.
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DR elmore3003 - you might want to check. It appears that there's been a fourth volume of the Britten edition issued.
Oooooh!
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DR singdaw, many thanks! One of the things I miss most about the Drama Book Shop was the burst of catalogs for new books every spring and fall. I would have known about and ordered the fourth volume by now.
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ri·boon
Pronunciation [ rih-boon ]
–noun
1. a buffoon or a dragoon who wears ribbons down their back. This summer.
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I tried out the ankle on the trails today. I stayed off the mountain, but I walked where it wasn't always smooth underfoot. It felt good to stretch things. I walked until the leg felt tired. I probably burned all of 75 calories.
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When I wish to lose a few pounds, I give up four things:
1. Mammals
2. Birds
*3. Fat (except olive oil)
4. Sugar
*This includes fried food and most junk and processed food.
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re: diet tricks
I think exercise is important. So for BK, jogging will help A LOT.
I've tried to cut back a lot on carbs (breads, pasta, rice ...). They make it so easy to pack on the pounds.
And cut out sweets.
Lots of vegetables and fruits. Although i think i would say in the beginning not to eat that many fruits a day because some have a lot of carbs.
I think eating only one meal a day is not good for a person's system at all.
I'm not a huge breakfast person though (i just don't get hungry in the morning). But i try to have a snack of fruit at least in the morning.
And 2 medium meals. And one or 2 snacks.
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And i would say (re: losing weight) to try to stay away from a lot of processed and packaged foods. Try to eat things that are fresh.
And look at the labels on all sauces and dressings. Most of them are full of sugar!
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Oh and today is Canada Day!
Going to try to go see the fireworks tonight!
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On tv tonight for me:
Canadian Idol.
Hell's Kitchen (finale i think).
Top Chef (really like this season so far).
I will try I Survived a Japanese game show one more time.
And I must say i am slightly hooked on the E! reality show (that are on tonight here) Denise Richards and The Lohans one.
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Happy Canada Day! Poutine for all! (Except the dieters.)
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Actually i don't think poutine is big in Canada, except for in Quebec.
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I think eating only one meal a day is not good for a person's system at all.
Everything I have read and been told by a nutritionist confirms this 110%. :)
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Larry - Very wise definition of "new" musical, looking at it from the audience perspective.
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Vibes and more vibes to Dear DR Kerry
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Nice letter, Bruce. I hope they print it.
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Good morning!
How great that the temps went down last night, and I could open up the house to fresh air all night long and all morning long. Sure, I'll have to close everything up by noon, but I'll be able to do it again tonight, too, so that makes me very happy indeed.
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THE NCIS episode airing tonight is once again a rerun from the previous season (which I have on DVD), so I'll be spending the evening watching other things on packaged media and not on TV or cable networks.
I would LOVE it if THE CLOSER's new box set arrived today, but I can't reasonably hope for it until tomorrow (it shipped Sunday morning according to Amazon).
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It appears as if CBS is airing the last half dozen episodes of NCIS from season 4 before launching into airing repeats of this season's shortened season leading into the season six premiere in late September.
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I'll be spending most of the afternoon and early evening on SUPERHERO MOVIE, another in the endless stream of movie parodies by David Zucker and company. I expect the film will be a catch-all of barbs at all the superhero tentpole films that dominate every summer season, but even at their weakest, there usually are a few gags that work, so it should be a moderately pleasant 82 minutes.
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No diet tips to offer. When I eat fewer sweets and amp up the exercise, I lose weight. When I don't do one or both, I gain weight.
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Page Three WIZARD OF OZ concept art Dance!!
(no such image appears in the finished film)
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I'm up, I'm up. It's very bright out.
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Tuesday morning greetings! It is blissfully cool here in SW Ohio today.
Surgery vibes to DR Kerry!
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Diet tip:
Eat several small healthy meals throughout the day (this keeps your metabolism up)
Drink lots of water
Exercise
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BK, I am very sorry about your problems with that journalist. Things like that give writers a bad name.
I have had a few actors and actresses who refuse to do interviews for the simple fact that in the past they have been misquoted or had something printed that was told to the journalist "off the record."
It is frustrating for me, because I am always very careful when I interview someone. I make certain that the interviewee is happy with the draft of the story before I ever send it to the publisher.
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....and on that note I will ask BK again today...if you see Earl Holliman at that 4th of July party, let him know that someone would like very much to interview him.
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Well, Dack Rambo obviously wasn't afflicted with trichotillomania!
(http://www.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2003/279/6197_1065515148.jpg)
Nor was his twin Dirk.
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Good Morning!
TOD: I haven't tried to many diets (obviously) but at this point in my life, apparently hormonal changes have taken effect and I've been packing on pounds at a frightening rate.
A friend of mine joined Weight Watchers last month and encouraged me to go, so I signed up last Saturday. So far I've been able to stick with it )all of 4 days!) and now I'm ready to join a gym. (My old one in Marietta is too far away.) I normally would not even mention this because I wouldn't want anyone to know if I "failed", but with all the great success stories I've heard here, it gives me inspiration and maybe it will put a little more pressure on me not to give up.
The closest gym to me is Curves. I haven't checked it out yet but I bought some cross-training shoes last night, so that's a start!
I realize that it's very easy to follow a diet on my own. Greg will be back from traveling on Thursday (he's actually home now but our scheudles won't meash for dinner) and then I'll have to start figuring out how to make it work for both of us. He likes to work outdoors until it gets dark and then go out to eat, which means dinner after 9. But I'll figure it out.
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Personally I find nothing in the pull-quote of BK's that anyone could interpret as being critical.
Like Amy, I found that somewhere in my early to mid-40s my metabolism just changed radically and before I knew it, I was pretty overweight. I've spent the past few years (that's right, FEW years ;) ) learning to readjust. I think it boils down to common sense--count your calories, count your fat and carbohydrate grams, and make sure to get some exercise each and every day.
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Heading down now to check the mail and get started on preparing lunch.
WBBL.
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BK, I am very sorry about your problems with that journalist. Things like that give writers a bad name.
I have had a few actors and actresses who refuse to do interviews for the simple fact that in the past they have been misquoted or had something printed that was told to the journalist "off the record."
It is frustrating for me, because I am always very careful when I interview someone. I make certain that the interviewee is happy with the draft of the story before I ever send it to the publisher.
She was a very nice lady, but clearly was trying to create drama where there was none. Someone at the Times let one e-mail from this westcoastdrama person make them think there was a story here. While I differ with elmore about calling The Times a "new" musical, my point was that given the way shows gestate for years and years and years and just keep doing recycled readings and workshops, what's "new" - on the phone she tried to get me to say that the Brain wasn't a new musical, but I simply told her that in today's world it absolutely was, what with ONE reading, then two productions within a year. It's all semantics over the word "new" and you can't make a mountain out of that particular molehill. And then we find out that the Times wouldn't cover the Festival because the Festival didn't commission new works. And when I think back on the Times review of our show, they mention the other productions, so the Times also has some weird agenda. I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
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....and on that note I will ask BK again today...if you see Earl Holliman at that 4th of July party, let him know that someone would like very much to interview him.
Mr. Holliman has never attended a Tony Slide party. And the fact is that in almost four years of living in my current home environment, and an additional eight or so years of living two blocks from here in my other home environment, I've only actually seen Mr. Holliman ONCE, driving to his house. He waved.
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ri·boon
n.
1. Street Slang assimilation of "ridiculous" (or one worthy of "ridiculing") and "baboon" in context of a cretin, barely functional moron or sub-human life form.
tr.v. ri·booned, ri·boon·ing, ri·boons
1. To utterly dismiss with snarling contempt.
2. To strip away any possible dignity that might otherwise be salvaged.
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Riboon: The rib of a baboon?
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I am also dealing with inaccuracies in our local paper today. They're also miscalculating something to create a little drama. Although I like the drama they are creating, (involving certain developers) I want them to have the facts straight so the whole story doesn't seem invalid.
They apparently do not understand math.
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TOD - I am trying not to think about what 6 weeks of sitting around with my foot propped up will do to my weight. And any thoughts I'd had of eating a lot of healthy salads went out the window with the dietary restrictions attached to the blood thinner pills I'm taking daily (for probably the next 6 months) ::)
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I joined Weight Watchers 10 years ago and lasted a week. I am not the type to go to meetings, htey kind of creep me out. But my friend and I decided we wanted to support each other's efforts so we can grow old together.
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Diet tip:
Eat several small healthy meals throughout the day (this keeps your metabolism up)
Drink lots of water
Exercise
And how many of those do you follow?
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Another G.S. just came to me - Cilla probably knows this: Gerry Spence - world famous attorney and author.
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I tried Nutrisystem in the late 80's, early 90's and had success with it, but then I went through a divorce and undid my results!
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my DH and I also tried something last year where pre-packed fresh meals were delivered. It was expensive but not as expensive as eating in restaurants every night (we rarely cook) but the food ended up arriving earlier and earlier and was not packed with fully frozen ice packs so some of it would be spoiled in the morning. They never improved despite several phone calls from us to we discontinued it. Plus, they had a lot of things like white bread and rice. They could have done better as far as making it healthier.
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1 diet tip I try to do: I try to eat before going to a party, wedding etc.. Otherwise I arrive ravenous and eat the yummy bad stuff, especially when a drink or two loosens your inhibitions!
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I hope they print bk's letter. My DH and I have both been misquoted in the press over the years, so when I read things like the Times letter, I automatically assume that whoever has been interviewed may be misquoted. If they print a letter, it's harder to misquote you!
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Where did wingding run off to?
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And the word of the day is: TRICHOTILLOMANIA! Perhaps one of the greatest words ever.
David suffered from a severe CHORAL LIMITATION because the TRICHOTILLOMANIA of the alto in front of him made him want to gag and tear his hair out, too.
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I think yesterday's meals were interesting for me, in that I ate pretty consistently, but all low-cal stuff.
Two ears of corn with two pats of butter, app. 350 calories. Shrimp and crab claws with cocktail sauce - app. 200 calories. Melon balls with a little Cool Whip on top - app. 200 calories. One fruit popsicle - 80 calories. Five thin slices of Oscar Mayer ham - 45 calories. One granola bar - 100 calories. Total calorie intake: 975. If I can't lose weight on 975 calories, then I don't know what. Especially after a two-mile jog. Normally, if I'm exercising, I can lose weight eating anything under 1500 calories. Counting calories has always been the easiest and most successful way for me to lose weight. The other successful way is to count fat grams along with the calories, and to eat under 20 fat grams a day, which I think I did yesterday.
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I don't diet. Diets are too trendy for my taste.
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I hope they print bk's letter. My DH and I have both been misquoted in the press over the years, so when I read things like the Times letter, I automatically assume that whoever has been interviewed may be misquoted. If they print a letter, it's harder to misquote you!
I wasn't mis-quoted, the quote was simply used without the context in which it was being said. I was, in fact, laughing about the fact that with the way that musicals must play this endless game that there aren't really any 'new' musicals. I also mentioned NYMF's Roller Derby, the "new" musical that was thirty years old.
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And, most amazingly yesterday, I drank two bottles of the dreaded water.
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And had only two Diet Cokes, the most amazing thing of all.
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At long last page four.
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A sad day for me.
Because of my work schedule, which includes logging off and getting into the shower the moment I finish writing this, I will not be going to the Rehoboth Beach Farmer's Market today.
Boo and hiss.
This means der Brucer and I will not have any fresh and wonderful tomatoes to eat this week.
Boo and hiss again.
I will be having stern words about this with Stacey, the supervisor of the cashiers, and must remind her that I will not be at all happy with her if she pulls the same stunt next week.
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OK, one more quick post:
BK, I don't think it is possible to get great corn in the Los Angeles area. It doesn't grow near Los Angeles, as I recall. So it won't be as fresh as you'd like.
However, you might check out the farmers markets, which I hope could prove me wrong. If you are trying to watch your calories, great veggies are probably your best bet, and the farmer's markets are your best bet for finding great veggies.
By which I mean the ones that show up on a weekly basis at various spots around town. They're great for people watching, too.
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When did I have corn?
Is that Carol Channing story true or apocryphal?
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I also mentioned NYMF's Roller Derby, the "new" musical that was thirty years old.
Wow...that was back when roller derby was originally on TV, before it made a comeback!
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I'm quite tired and I'm not sure when I'll jog today - I'd hate to fall asleep whilst jogging.
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My first big batch of ASCAP registrations has been accepted - includes all of The Brain, Stages, Together Again, and a few odds and ends, like the Creature songs. About time I did all this. They have the Nudie cues but none of the songs seem to be registered separately, so that's next, although I'm going to call and see exactly what's what, because I'm pretty sure when I registered Nudie back in the late 80s that all the songs were listed.
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Where did wingding run off to?
You know how it is, the last day in the office before you're going to be away. :P
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Welcome to HHW where everything old is new again... :)
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Another G.S. just came to me - Cilla probably knows this: Gerry Spence - world famous attorney and author.
Yes, I do know Gerry Spence, my brain wasn't really functioning. I have met him several times as well as his son Kent who is a great blues harmonica player as well as a lawyer
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Wow...that was back when roller derby was originally on TV, before it made a comeback!
There's a new roller derby team here in town. I haven't gone to it, but I find it hard to believe it's back
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My diet tip - get the flu, I lost over 5 pounds in about 2 days
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I am at the office. I feel better, but have a bit of a headache. I limited myself to water then had a 1/2 turkey and cheese sandwich and a cup of chicken and sausage gumbo.
Ok, it's a little spicy and I'm a bit concerned about that, but I'm going to miss Mardi Gras on Thursday (St. Charles, LA is out sister city and every year on the Thursday before the 4th they bring up all their Mardi Gras costumes and have tons of cajun food.) So although Mardi Gras and the first thursday in July have absolutely nothing in common. That's when we do it here
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BK: That thread you and I have been participating in at FSM. I've left you a post there.
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I'll go check it out.
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You know how it is, the last day in the office before you're going to be away. :P
Sing, are you going to be in SF on July 5th? SACCO AND VANZETTI will be the opening film for Labor Fest.
I know you've seen it, but if you know anyone who might be interested, here's the details if you want to pass them on:
Saturday, July 5, 2:00 PM
Roxie Theatre, San Francisco
www.laborfest.net
"The case of two Italian-born anarchists, executed for a murder they almost surely didn't commit, remains the definitive, scary myth of the promise of America snuffed by fear and loathing. It's cleansing to see the facts laid out with intimacy and rigor, and the film earns the comparison it makes to the squelching of due process for some of today's terror suspects." Entertainment Weekly (with an "A" rating!)
"Absolutely engrossing. Masterfully revives the past." - Chicago
Tribune
More info at www.saccoandvanzettifilm.com
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DR Edi - congratulations on the SF gig for S & V!
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Sing, are you going to be in SF on July 5th? SACCO AND VANZETTI will be the opening film for Labor Fest.
More info at www.saccoandvanzettifilm.com
But is it a NEW film? ;)
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Congrats on the laborfest - sounds like what will be happening to all those girls who made the getting pregnant pact
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Ok, back to work. I am catching up, the judge was very nice and we're having the pretrial conference tomorrow. I've already finished most of what was due so I'll be good to go before tomorrow. Phew!
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Cillaliz, you're on a roll. Sickness agrees with you!
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But is it a NEW film? ;)
;D
Alas, DR Edisaurus, I will already be in-flight by that time on Saturday, or I'd be the first one in line. :( And I don't really know anyone there. Darn it!
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Comcast was strange this morning....well more so than usual. I never did get to read all of yesterday's posts....
But yes, DRJMK....I know that the FF/PHYLLIS connection is one Ms Jane Rose - in whose apartment Frances stayed for a few months when she returned from Russia, and who appeared with her on THIS IS YOUR LIFE, and Frances was genuinely pleased and touched to see her (and Belle MacKenzie). It is one of my favorite moments in the show, and Frances seems to think "this might not be so bad...." and then Ralph goes in for the kill.
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No bread.
And don't eat after six p.m.
AND I will echo DR MBARNUM - lots of water.
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And the word of the day is: TRICHOTILLOMANIA! Perhaps one of the greatest words ever.
And The Song Of The Day Is: I'M BREAKING DOWN
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I am singing the Song of the Day
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Not a Known Fact:TRICHOTILLOMANIA was the song title that was later changed to WILLAMANIA.
Ya Never Know!!
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I am about to head off to the hospital. I will take all of your good vibes with me to Kerry. I will give a report later this evening.
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Oh and today is Canada Day!
Going to try to go see the fireworks tonight!
CANADA DAY OR CANADA DRY?
In Your Heart You Know it's GINGER ALE
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Mr. Holliman has never attended a Tony Slide party. And the fact is that in almost four years of living in my current home environment, and an additional eight or so years of living two blocks from here in my other home environment, I've only actually seen Mr. Holliman ONCE, driving to his house. He waved.
Well, next time you drive by his house, throw my business card to him.
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I tried Nutrisystem in the late 80's, early 90's and had success with it, but then I went through a divorce and undid my results!
I tried NutriSystem and actually lost about 15 pounds, but the problem with that is that they send you four weeks of food every four weeks (makes sense, doesn't it), but then you also have to pay every four weeks...which means that several times a year, you have to make TWO payments within one month. I only get paid once a month and can't afford TWO payments within one month. If they could've have a five-week schedule option, that would've been great, but no...only four weeks. :P
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I am about to head off to the hospital. I will take all of your good vibes with me to Kerry. I will give a report later this evening.
~~~SUPER VIBES FOR DRs KERRY AND DEARREADERLAURA!!~~~
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I think yesterday's meals were interesting for me, in that I ate pretty consistently, but all low-cal stuff.
Two ears of corn with two pats of butter, app. 350 calories. Shrimp and crab claws with cocktail sauce - app. 200 calories. Melon balls with a little Cool Whip on top - app. 200 calories. One fruit popsicle - 80 calories. Five thin slices of Oscar Mayer ham - 45 calories. One granola bar - 100 calories. Total calorie intake: 975. If I can't lose weight on 975 calories, then I don't know what. Especially after a two-mile jog. Normally, if I'm exercising, I can lose weight eating anything under 1500 calories. Counting calories has always been the easiest and most successful way for me to lose weight. The other successful way is to count fat grams along with the calories, and to eat under 20 fat grams a day, which I think I did yesterday.
The time that I was in the meal-replacement weight-loss program, we counted calories and had charts to figure how many calories we burned when we exercised, based on our weight. It was quite accurate, too. Anyway, we were told that women should eat 10 calories per day for every pound of weight that you want to weigh. Meaning, if a woman wants to weigh 100 pounds, she should eat about 1000 calories a day. 125 pounds...1250 calories, etc. For men, it's 12 calories per pound of weight that you want to weigh. And if you exercise, you can eat extra calories to make up for the calories that you burn, to maintain that ratio. The program was very insistent that we did not eat less than 1000 calories at all, so that they wouldn't have to do medical testing. If you go below that (like in OptiFast, where you're limited to something like 800 calories a day...or 530 calories PER DAY when my friend Margo did it in the 1980s), they need to make sure that your body doesn't go into starvation mode and is getting enough food for you to be able to lose weight. It's truly a science.
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Harvard has come up with a food pyramid that makes the most sense:
http://www.fitnessintraining.com/harvardfoodpyramid.htm
Notice how brown rice (a whole grain) is at the very bottom of the pyramid and white rice is at the very top. So, don't try to cut out all carbs, just the bad ones. I don't like to cook so I have a couple brown rice recipes where I make a big batch and feed off it for a week. I'll try to remember to post the recipes tomorrow. Pineapple pie is definitely not part of a nutritionally balanced diet!
Also, I lost 30 pounds after I got my dog. It forced me to walk twice a day and because she kept begging me for my food, I simply stopped eating dinner. Now, I eat a pineapple, mango, and papiya mix for dinner because the dog is not very excited by fruit. Dog enthusiasts would tell me I should train my dog not to beg, but it's easier to just not eat meat for dinner.
Amy
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Back from a jog. Had to finally stop at about a mile and three quarters - too hot, and legs too sore.
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I think my plan is to eat under 1500 calories a day and to get some sort of exercise every single day. I should be able to drop pounds consistently doing that.
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Does anyone have a calorie count of melon and other fruits. I'm not a fruit fan, but I do like melon.
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Cool whip or canned whipped cream is surprisingly easy on the calories - between 10 and 15 a serving, with only one gram of fat.
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I did hear back from the head of the Festival who'd written me the snippy e-mail - she seems better now, although she really should have apologized for the tone of her e-mail. The other head, who'd e-mailed me to say thanks, was very nice and positive.
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Melon is about 60 calories per cup. Bruce, as I recall, you lost quite a bit of weight before, so whatever worked for you then should work for you now. Physically, it's just a matter of burning more calories than you take in. Psychologically, it's just a matter of coming up with a diet that you can live with so you don't feel like you're suffering all the time, otherwise you won't be able to stay on that diet. For people who love meat, don't try be a vegetarian, just eat more fish and white meat chicken and less beef or pork. And for people who love pasta, don't go on a high-protein diet, just don't drown your pasta in a high-fat sauce - stick with marinara instead of alfredo. And don't overstuff yourself. When you're pleasantly full, stop eating immediately.
Amy
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A full afternoon of viewing for me. I began by watching a MURDER SHE WROTE I had never seen before with a nifty mystery and a clever solution. George Hearn, Richard Lynch (who looked enbalmed), and Cliff Gorman were among the guest stars.
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Next, I finished THE SWORD IN THE STONE which I had started last night. This is the old Gold Collection DVD. I didn't get the new one, and from all accounts, Disney used the exact same transfer. It looked mostly fine on my equipment (though there were some odd color fluctuations at the bottom of the frame early in the movie.)
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Next, I watched SUPERHERO MOVIE. Pretty standard David Zucker stuff with too great a reliance on pratfalls and fart jokes, but there certainly were some parts that did make me laugh, and everyone in the film keeps a straight face amid all the lunacy. It's mostly a rip of SPIDER-MAN though X-MEN and BATMAN and FANTASTIC FOUR come in for a bit of ribbing. I think there were rich mines of material ripe for spoofing that they missed, however.
There is one moment, however, that's fall on the floor funny. Actor Miles Fisher does about a minute or so of a dead-on Tom Cruise impersonation, and it was a scream (there's more in the bonus scenes, too.) My favorite part of the movie by far.
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I watched all of the bonus features apart from the audio commentary. Really fluff pieces where the actors praise each other to the skies, and the director and producers praise them and one another to the skies. Dull stuff indeed.
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And I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No Luke and not in the previews either.
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Sad to say, I didn't get THE CLOSER in the mail today, so after I finish with SUPERHERO MOVIE tonight, I'm going to watch 3:10 TO YUMA on Blu-ray, the remake with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.
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Richard Lynch (who looked enbalmed)
He was in an awful Chuck Norris movie I worked on, 20 some years ago, and he looked embalmed then!
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Sad to say, I didn't get THE CLOSER in the mail today
:'( :'( :'(
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Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?
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I had a long telephonic conversation with one of the heads of the LA Festival, and it was very nice, and they love me and still want me very involved in next year's festival, so that was nice to hear.
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Will we never get to page six?
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I've watched some HGTV this afternoon and vowed never to let them paint my bedroom orange!
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re: Nutrisystem.
It seems sort of expensive. But i do think it would be much cheaper than eating out every day.
I personally would LOVE to try this.
The concept seems so odd to me though. How on earth do they send food that does not need to be refrigerated? And when you microwave it
it ends up looking delicious.
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I tried NutriSystem and actually lost about 15 pounds, but the problem with that is that they send you four weeks of food every four weeks (makes sense, doesn't it), but then you also have to pay every four weeks...which means that several times a year, you have to make TWO payments within one month. I only get paid once a month and can't afford TWO payments within one month. If they could've have a five-week schedule option, that would've been great, but no...only four weeks. :P
I think you could do it by only ordering it one system.
And then reordering when you wanted.
For example here they sell this on the shopping channel. And you buy one order of 4 weeks. Then next month or whenever you could order another set.
I'm not saying you want to do this again. But if someone did i'll bet you could also talk to someone when ordering and explain your dilmemna. And they would probably arrange it so that you only paid once per month.
Although i didn't realize that people did this for so long!
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re: Nutrisystem.
The concept seems so odd to me though. How on earth do they send food that does not need to be refrigerated? And when you microwave it
it ends up looking delicious.
It's what they call "soft" canned food. It's in microwaveable trays, like frozen foods, but they're completely sealed and fully cooked. They don't need to be heated up. You can eat them at room temperature if you need to...like during a power failure. However, they don't really look "delicious" in real life. They just look like canned food. And they don't taste delicious, either. They're not bad, but they're definitely NOT "delicious." ;)
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Today is my Wednesday.
I usually enjoy Wednesdays, but the jury is still out on today (the work day part, that is).
Nothing heavy, but nothing "heady", either. We are still in that "rolling-over-into-the-new-fiscal-year" mode....invoices are piling up....and people are trying to toss little sweat grenades at me, such as "Ron, can you get this one paid really fast? When will the check go out on this one, Ron? Can you make an exception with this one and pay them tomorrow?"
The only joy I get is telling them "No, No, and No!" The County pays EVERYthing 30 days in arrears. If I process an invoice today (I can't until Wednesday, actually, but for the sake of the example "today"), the County check won't go out until August 1. Period. End of story. UNLESS special provisions were agreed upon BEFORE a purchase order was issued and that provision was worked into the purchase order.
That's more than any of you could possibly want to know, and probably not any of it, to be frank! I understand that. But I'm sharing it with you anyway.
That's my perverse nature.
;D
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I think you could do it by only ordering it one system.
And then reordering when you wanted.
For example here they sell this on the shopping channel. And you buy one order of 4 weeks. Then next month or whenever you could order another set.
I'm not saying you want to do this again. But if someone did i'll bet you could also talk to someone when ordering and explain your dilmemna. And they would probably arrange it so that you only paid once per month.
Although i didn't realize that people did this for so long!
The program is set up so that you save a lot of money by buying on the standing order plan. I didn't actually call to ask about changing the payment schedule, so maybe they really could do it, but looking very thoroughly around their website, I didn't see anything that indicated that option.
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Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?
No.
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Here are some more Emmy semifinalists. First, here are the actresses vying for the five slots in Best Comedy Actress:
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
I don't care at all that Teri Hatcher was omitted from the list, but where in the world is Dana Delany? She was the best thing about the show this year, and her name is not here. Amazing! All of these other names seem worthy.
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Next, here are the actors vying for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Naveen Andrews, Lost
Bruce Dern, Big Love
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Ted Danson, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
T.R. Knight, Grey's Anatomy
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men
Blair Underwood, In Treatment
Jake Weber, Medium
Isn't it THRILLING to see Jake Weber's name there!
BIG SURPRISE: last year's winner Terry O'Quinn for LOST is NOT in the list! That means that neither of last years Best Supporting Drama winners will be up this year (Katherine Heigl voluntarily took her name out of contention saying she didn't feel she had storylines this year worthy of being nominated.)
Very disappointed that my guys from THE CLOSER didn't make it. UNFAIR!
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Page Six WIZARD OF OZ Dance!!!
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And finally, here are the semifinalists for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Jane Alexander, Tell Me You Love Me
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rose Byrne, Damages
Jill Clayburgh, Dirty Sexy Money
Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
S. Epatha Merkerson, Law & Order
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Some of these people seem to be here by reputation rather than for giving galvanizing performances this season. I'm thinking especially of Gless and Clayburgh, both of whom are fine but neither of whom are worthy of Emmy nominations for their work this year.
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Guess I'll drop off-line for a bit and do some writing. I'll be back to sign off later.
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This is a way to start July? We need a frenzy or three and not all this damnably damnable errant and truant behavior.
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Has anyone linked Tom Nondorf's Leading Men column for July? If not, here it is. If so, here it is again.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119126.html
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Matt--What about dramatic actresses?
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Matt---you come back here right now, young man!
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People come, people go, like Grand Hotel.
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Now, I eat a pineapple, mango, and papiya mix for dinner because the dog is not very excited by fruit.
Wouldn't work around here! The dogs adore fresh fruit (and veggies) - the Dalmatian even searches through the cupboards looking for bags of apples. Last week he swiped 6 freash cucumbers from the farmer's market for a snack.
der Brucer
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..I was pretty overweight...
Maybe you can share your "pretty overweight" tip with DR Ginny to help her through her travails.
der Brucer
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Matt--What about dramatic actresses?
Sorry, DR Edi. I posted the ones I found out. No other lists have surfaced yet. Maybe later.
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The super and his wife have been on vacation, and I just got a nasty visit frm their son to give me hell about recycling. I carried an Amazon.com box down to the basement earlier and threw it onto the floor near the trash bins, which I've done for the past year or longer, for two reasons: if I put it into hte bin for paper, it takes up a lot of room for someone else who might be tossing out a lot of magazines and papers and, secondly, I've done this for a long time with never a complaint. Now, I'm not saying I was in the right, and perhaps if the super or his wife had made a comment in the past, I would not have continued to do this.
So, I called my agent to complain, but I don't like getting myself into a feud with the super and his family!
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I guess I'll head down now and listen to that audio commentary for SUPERHERO MOVIE.
Then, on to some fun stuff for this evening.
WBBL.
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I did lots of errands - still haven't eaten anything today, but will soon. I have another couple of errands to do, including shipping some packages. But, in breaking news...
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The health people are still confounded by the outbreak of salmonella (or however you spell it) poisoning and are now admitting they never really knew if it was totatoes and that they now feel it wasn't. BRILLIANT! I wonder how much money they cost stores all over the country? We all know how the news media reported it - there was no "maybe it's tomatoes" - the word "maybe" never made an appearance.
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In my travels today, everyone seems to be obeying the new hands-free law.
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The funny thing is that you'd think lots of cops would be out trying to catch people, but I have yet to see a police car this day.
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In my travels today, everyone seems to be obeying the new hands-free law.
You mean they're driving without using their hands?? That's amazing!
;)
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totatoes
Wouldn't totatoes have been more apt to have given you gout? ;D
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A farmer, a lawyer and a sage
A bit gouty in the leg
(in honor of the 4th of July - a "1776" reference)
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Some obviously woefully underread patron of DVDTalk just emailed me that my review of Company was among the most intelligent pieces he's ever read. Does BK's close personal friend SS ever use the pen-name Russell? ;)
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BTW, I forgot to mention that yesterday Dear Dog Blanche managed to find a discarded chicken bone on the ground at the park that Betsy takes her to, and chomped it down before Betsy could get it away from her. Several x-rays and drugs that made Blanche vomit upon the ground later, she seems to be doing fine, though my wallet isn't. :)
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The health people are still confounded by the outbreak of salmonella (or however you spell it) poisoning and are now admitting they never really knew if it was totatoes and that they now feel it wasn't. BRILLIANT! I wonder how much money they cost stores all over the country? We all know how the news media reported it - there was no "maybe it's tomatoes" - the word "maybe" never made an appearance.
JUST NOT SO!
From the very onset (June12 thread) I disussed, and posted clips, of the lack of certainty of the source - you even taunted me with 'What do you mean, "believe", aren't they sure?" All detailed print media and cable news stories have noted that the CDC was still lacking definite proof of the source of contamination and that tomatoes were just the "likely" suspect. If you think the media never reported the "maybe" element, it must be because you just read headlines or listen to news-show teasers.
der Brucer
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Here's the most productive thing I've done today: charged my iPod.
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I've seen a driver or two with cell phone to ear while driving.
No police in sight, though.
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I'm off to pack and then to bed, as I depart for JFK tomorrow morning at 4:30 AM. And I have much to do before then.
I won't have access to a computer until probably tomorrow night, so I shall miss you all tomorrow. And I shall probably be posting far less over the next few days. [I hear the sighs of relief already!] Cheers, Dear Readers! California here I come! :D
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The same folks who run red lights and don't stop for STOP signs are likely to be the ones ALSO getting away with using a hand to talk on a cell phone while driving. To them, it's just another law that doesn't get/won't be enforced.\\\\
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Ah, but I have a whalebone corset! :)
And what whale did you steal it from?
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I'm off to pack and then to bed, as I depart for JFK tomorrow morning at 4:30 AM. And I have much to do before then.
I won't have access to a computer until probably tomorrow night, so I shall miss you all tomorrow. And I shall probably be posting far less over the next few days. [I hear the sighs of relief already!] Cheers, Dear Readers! California here I come! :D
BK is going to be very unhappy with you if youd don't post often from San Francisco.
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Wouldn't totatoes have been more apt to have given you gout? ;D
Probably not gout....but possibly tomato slush between the toes.
When there's moist dirt there, it's called "toe jam" down South.
If tomato slush was there, I'm guessing it would be called "tozpacho"!
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I've seen a driver or two with cell phone to ear while driving.
No police in sight, though.
Isn't it a "secondary offence," meaning the idiots can't be given tickets for this unless they're pulled over for other infractions, first?
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Uh-OH! I've gone and started
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DerB: Hmm. I checked again all the Saturdays, and the last Saturday they have those flights is Aug 16. I am going after that. Grr.
Laura, have you called US Air by phone and asked about Saturdays?
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Isn't it a "secondary offence," meaning the idiots can't be given tickets for this unless they're pulled over for other infractions, first?
Not in California. The fines are pretty stiff, too -- $20 for first offense PLUS a $55 administrative fee.
The fine can go as high as $200 on subsequent offenses.
Also in effect today, drivers under 18 may not use a cell phone in a car even with an earphone (i.e., hands free).
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Travel vibes for DR Singdaw - wave when you fly over Ohio!
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Who can say why a given day seems slower than others.
It depends upon moods, I suppose.
Moods and internal madness (especially in my case).
I can just post on and on....
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....on and on and on....
...rambling and ranting about nothing in particular....
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...until those proverbial cows go home.
But not today.
No sir! I'm all business today.
No excessive verbiage from me.
Huh-UH!
Nothing but direct and to the point. That's my motto.
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Even DR wangchung has been busier than usual today, tying up loose ends.
Personally, I'm wondering if he's got some pre-nuptial jitters.
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TOD:
Look at this photo: besides looking like a bad Irish play, does this photo say anything about dieting tips/tricks????
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/MaxVonEssen.jpg)
I see nothing wrong with your photo, elmore.
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Cillaliz, you're on a roll. Sickness agrees with you!
My first day back I never wear make up and wear a shirt that makes my face look pale. Everyone looks at me and says "Are you sure you're feeling better?" then they cut me slack and no one is upset I didn't get anything done the day before. oops! I'm giving my secrets away
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I see nothing wrong with your photo, elmore.
One does have to wonder how many bad Irish plays Elmo has seen and loved.
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My first day back I never wear make up and wear a shirt that makes my face look pale. Everyone looks at me and says "Are you sure you're feeling better?" then they cut me slack and no one is upset I didn't get anything done the day before. oops! I'm giving my secrets away
But aren't you your own boss now? ;)
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I've watched some HGTV this afternoon and vowed never to let them paint my bedroom orange!
LOL< they do seem to be on an orange roll...which reminds me, I love those rolls you put the orange frosting on while they are still hot....hmmmm
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Good Evening!
There's a light at the end of the tunnel.
There's a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Another good day of rehearsal. And another day that we finished an hour early.
The Man from RUG will be in tomorrow morning for a few more hours before he heads back to London, and then it's back to the two other shows that this cast has learned. -And since we finally got our last cast member today...
*And we were also informed today that the head of Entertainment for Norwegian Cruise Lines will be coming to our run-thru on Thursday. Excited and scared. -Well, I'm not, but my cast better be! ;)
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But aren't you your own boss now? ;)
Yes, but when you are a trial lawyer, it's the judges and their secretaries who can either make your life nice or miserable
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Well, next time you drive by his house, throw my business card to him.
Oh Mike, he can get that info off of any bathroom wall.
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Sounds like over all you're having a great experience, DR Jose
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I left early and went shopping for the trip to the lake. I'm taking the pop and chips, that was easy, but I got a lot of it. We'll have 20 people for dinner on Thursday and even more for fireworks later. They shoot them off of a barge in the middle of the lake. It's really cool to see. On the fourth we're having another 20 or so people over, so that will be more pop and chips. Hope I bought enough! I'm really looking forward to this trip.
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I also got a present for Baby Gabe who turns one tomorrow and Baby Sophie who turned one in May. It will be fun to watch them together
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Travel vibes for DR Singdaw - wave when you fly over Ohio!
You might add, "And, please, don't flush!"
der Brucer
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Sounds like over all you're having a great experience, DR Jose
It really hasn't been all that bad. The only "bad" part has been having to deal with performers who seem to not like performing. Most of my notes after today's run-thru were, "Please smile! Please look like you know and like what you're doing!" And it really is amazing just how much better someone seems when they actually look like they're having a good time. *And they still don't get that when they are the one or two people not smiling, that our attention automatically goes to them. A frown catches the eye in a sea of smiles.
Yes, the days have been long, but they've been very leisurely paced, and the "stager" I've been working with really knows her stuff, and is a great teacher.
Now if we could just have internet access at the rehearsal hall, well...
*Maybe I should make that a requirement for my next contract with them. ;)
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bk - As for that article and that quote... Just remember - NEVER say anything negative about anyone or anything to the press. NEVER! It's called being "diplomatic". ;)
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DR Ginny - Is there anything special about your diet over the next couple of weeks? I'm just curious what foods you have to avoid, and what foods they encourage you eat.
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re: Nutrisystem.
It seems sort of expensive. But i do think it would be much cheaper than eating out every day.
I personally would LOVE to try this.
The concept seems so odd to me though. How on earth do they send food that does not need to be refrigerated? And when you microwave it
it ends up looking delicious.
Who told you it looks delicious?
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And for the Topic of the Day...
Eat Breakfast!
Drink water throughout the day. -It will help to help you feel full so that you don't indulge. (Hopefully.)
Don't eat after 6:00pm or 7:00pm - depending on your daily schedule.
Exercise each day. -And, remember, exercise can include either a jog or a nice walk.
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Not in California. The fines are pretty stiff, too -- $20 for first offense PLUS a $55 administrative fee.
The fine can go as high as $200 on subsequent offenses.
Also in effect today, drivers under 18 may not use a cell phone in a car even with an earphone (i.e., hands free).
I didn't know this.
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Well, since we're so close...
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....Be afraid. Be very afraid. (http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20080701/Opera.The.Fly/)
;)
(http://static-p-a.comcast.net/api/assets/bin-200807/76ed-FRANCE-THE-FLY-AS-OPERA.jpg)
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...And since I've just done my laundry here at the hotel, I can get a head start on my luggage (re-)packing.
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~~~~~SAFE AND NON-DELAYED TRAVEL VIBES TO DR SINGDAW~~~~~
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-I'm currently watching "The Moment of Truth"....
OY!
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~~~Super Travel Vibes for DR Singdaw!!~~~
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....Be afraid. Be very afraid. (http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20080701/Opera.The.Fly/)
;)
(http://static-p-a.comcast.net/api/assets/bin-200807/76ed-FRANCE-THE-FLY-AS-OPERA.jpg)
Bigger is better!
(http://static-p-a.comcast.net/api/assets/bin-200807/b9226f701348eedd5454943704344958.jpg)
der Brucer
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Bigger is better!
(http://static-p-a.comcast.net/api/assets/bin-200807/b9226f701348eedd5454943704344958.jpg)
der Brucer
That doesn't work with Internet Explorer. I assume that you're using a different browser? :D
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Well, I'm leaving work. Yesterday, I borrowed my sister's weed-whacker and I need to whack me some weeds! And man, are they tall!! :o (I've been quite lax about doing anything in my backyard...meaning I haven't done anything with my backyard.) Fortunately, since my backyard is so tiny, the whacking of the weeds shouldn't take too long. And the yard waste container is right behind my condo, so I don't have to take it very far, at all...I just need to do it. So, FINALLY, I'm going to do it.
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THEN, I'll have to start cleaning the inside of my place because my dad's two sisters are arriving on Saturday for a two-week (I think) visit and they want to see my new (to them) place. AARRGGHH!! I am such a procrastinator (as I've often said). But like when I wrote papers in college, the oh-so-near deadline will help...I hope.
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Until later!
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That doesn't work with Internet Explorer. I assume that you're using a different browser? :D
Did you go back to the source:
http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/slideshow/view/entertainment-20080701-Opera.The.Fly/
der Brucer
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THEN, I'll have to start cleaning the inside of my place because my dad's two sisters are arriving on Saturday for a two-week (I think) visit and they want to see my new (to them) place. AARRGGHH!! I am such a procrastinator (as I've often said). But like when I wrote papers in college, the oh-so-near deadline will help...I hope.
A house-boy would be nice!
der Brucer
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LOL< they do seem to be on an orange roll...which reminds me, I love those rolls you put the orange frosting on while they are still hot....hmmmm
Mmmm, haven't had those in a long time!
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DR Ginny - Is there anything special about your diet over the next couple of weeks? I'm just curious what foods you have to avoid, and what foods they encourage you eat.
DR Jose - as soon as they gave my first dose of Coumadin in the hospital they gave me the orange card that lists the dietary considerations:
-Avoid excessive amounts of foods high in vitamin K - broccoli, brussels sprouts, raw cucumber peel, endive, mustard greens, parsley, turnip greens, watercress, cabbage, spinach, kale, collards, and salads (that's pretty vague, huh?)
-No cranberry juice or cranberry products
-No alcohol
I suppose it could have been worse - it could have said no coffee or chocolate.
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TOMATOES STILL NOT OFF THE HOOK!
LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tomatoes2-2008jul02,0,7013495.story)
Salmonella probe expands beyond tomatoes
By Tiffany Hsu
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 2, 2008
Health officials are expanding their investigation beyond tomatoes and into other produce as they search for the source of a salmonella outbreak that now has sickened 869 people over nearly three months.
As reports of victims continue to grow across 36 states and Washington, D.C., long after many tomato producers finished harvesting, officials at the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters in a conference call Tuesday that they were recruiting more laboratories to help with the investigation.
They also said they would start looking at produce commonly served with the fruit, though they refused to specify what other items were suspected.
The most recent onset of infection was June 20, said Robert Tauxe of the CDC. At least 179 people have become ill, with cases stretching back as early as June 1.
Tomatoes are still the lead suspect, as 80% of victims reported eating the fruit, Tauxe said. "Tomatoes aren't off the hook," said David Acheson, associate commissioner for foods for the FDA. But the culprit's trail is convoluted and the pace of tracking "has been frustratingly slow," he said.
der Brucer
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-Avoid excessive amounts of foods high in vitamin K - broccoli, brussels sprouts, raw cucumber peel, endive, mustard greens, parsley, turnip greens, watercress, cabbage, spinach, kale, collards, and salads ...
Every young child's dream!
der Brucer
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LOL, DR derBrucer! Actually, I like a lot of those green things - broccoli is one of my favorite veggies.
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DR Ginny - WOW! There's an awful lot of healthy stuff on that list!
So, can you still eat cucumber "innards"?
Well, at least you can still eat the red, yellow and white vegetables.. -Although, "salads" - that could be quite all-encompassing. :-\
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DR Ginny - WOW! There's an awful lot of healthy stuff on that list!
I know! And some of it, I really like!
So, can you still eat cucumber "innards"?
That's my assumption - mmm, sliced cucumbers in sour cream sound really good...
Well, at least you can still eat the red, yellow and white vegetables.. -Although, "salads" - that could be quite all-encompassing. :-\
Yeah, that's the one I thought was pretty vague.
It actually didn't say NOT to eat those things, just to eat them in extreme moderation and never to excess. I guess the vitamin K interferes with the medication and throws off that INR reading.
Oy, I could have been very happy never having to learn any of this.
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Wonder how DR Kerry got along today?
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I didn't know this.
That would be California George, we live in Washington.
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It really hasn't been all that bad. The only "bad" part has been having to deal with performers who seem to not like performing. Most of my notes after today's run-thru were, "Please smile! Please look like you know and like what you're doing!" And it really is amazing just how much better someone seems when they actually look like they're having a good time. *And they still don't get that when they are the one or two people not smiling, that our attention automatically goes to them. A frown catches the eye in a sea of smiles.
A frown catches the eye in a sea of smiles.
I think I have that on a sampler.
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Happy Canada Day!!
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Too many mornings connections.
I got that also earlier...
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On tv tonight for me:
I will try I Survived a Japanese game show one more time.
I was not impressed with that show..
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Diet tricks:
I try to eat little meals all day...
Limit portion sizes
watch my intake of carbs and maintain my protiens.
Exercise...
Read labels
Some individuals can use artificial sweeteners such as Splenda, Equal, Xylitol in place of sugar. I use honey as a sweetener since I cannot use the above items.
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Also, watch salt.... Some restaurants use that in their seasonings.
I eat alot of fruit. Yogurt has natural enzymes that aid digestion. Also some dairy products like yogurt and milk are good.
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A diet tip that worked for me was certain stress points being removed from my life and one of them included one of the bullies at work leaving...
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Glad I will be at work on Thursday but I suspect getting there will be a challenge. Obama is paying a visit at a park only 4 blocks from where I live.. Can you say media trucks....
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Travel vibes to singdaw.......
Vibes to DR Laura, Ginny and Kerry!!!
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Thanks, DR DakotaCelt!
'night!
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DR Kerry is doing well.
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Our first monsoon storm of the summer is occurring now -- so far just lots of wind (and dark clouds).
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I hope you get some rain...
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I do, too, but it's still too dry out.
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Sending rain vibes to Laura!
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Good evening... Boo was looking out at the fire flies tonight...she used to chase them when she lived outside, so I got out the laser light and she went bonkers chasing it around. It must have satisfied her, she is now grooming herself while sitting on my lap
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Hooray!
The cool air came back just as predicted, and around 10 p.m., I opened the house up and am now enjoying delightful fresh cool air!
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I listened to the audio commentary on SUPERHERO MOVIE. There were three people present, but the director did most of the talking. Occasionally all of them would get excited about something they were watching and talk at once drowning each other out totally, but most of it was easy listening albeit not especially thick with information.
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We're supposed to have a cold front move through tomorrow and temps in the 70s on Thursday. Hooray, I love sweatshirt weather at the lake.
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Then I watched the Blu-ray disc of 3:10 TO YUMA. Wonderful action picture with excellent characterizations and some folks in it I did expect like Alan Tudyk (who played a doctor and was grand). Of course, the picture was superb, and Lionsgate used a 7.1 uncompressed audio track. It was among the best audio tracks I've heard in quite some time.
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I ended my evening with the HD-DVD transfer of SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW. Much better looking than the sDVD I've been watching for the last couple of years, but the Dolby DIgital Plus 5.1 audio track wasn't as involving as the regular DTS 5.1 track. About halfway through the movie, I switched over to it for good.
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I expect to get those Criterions tomorrow, so I'll start with the shorter of the two: PATRIOTISM.
I also got another review box set today - a 7-disc set of the animated TRANSFORMERS. Argh!
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Here are some cutting edge weight loss tips for men
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100205361>1=31036 (http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100205361>1=31036)
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JUST NOT SO!
From the very onset (June12 thread) I disussed, and posted clips, of the lack of certainty of the source - you even taunted me with 'What do you mean, "believe", aren't they sure?" All detailed print media and cable news stories have noted that the CDC was still lacking definite proof of the source of contamination and that tomatoes were just the "likely" suspect. If you think the media never reported the "maybe" element, it must be because you just read headlines or listen to news-show teasers.
der Brucer
You are correct - I don't ever get beyond the screaming headlines and the reprehensibly over-dramatic teasers. For such a "likely" suspect, they caused an awful lot of trouble and they are now admitting for no reason at all. They may as well have chosen squash or cucumbers.
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It is cooling down here now Cilla.
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TOMATOES STILL NOT OFF THE HOOK!
LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tomatoes2-2008jul02,0,7013495.story)der Brucer
You're the perfect audience, aren't you? :)
What I get is that they don't have a fershluganah clew - they're grasping at straws. A few people who got sick said they'd eaten tomatoes. That was their entire intake of food? Tomatoes for breakfast, tomatoes for lunch, tomatoes for dinner? Me no believe.
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I expect to get those Criterions tomorrow, so I'll start with the shorter of the two: PATRIOTISM.
Forewarned is forearmed: it has virtually nothing to do with July 4. :) (I reviewed it last week).
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Here are some cutting edge weight loss tips for men
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100205361>1=31036
Link doesn't work for me. :(
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Forewarned is forearmed: it has virtually nothing to do with July 4. :) (I reviewed it last week).
I knew that, but a tip is always nice. Did you get to do MISHIMA, too?
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I guess I will head down now and put myself to bed. Writing is all done for the evening.
Good night!
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Link doesn't work for me. :(
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100205361>1=31036 (http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100205361>1=31036)
Try this
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I fixed the earlier link too
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I knew that, but a tip is always nice. Did you get to do MISHIMA, too?
No, due to DVDTalk's "spread the wealth" modus operandi, another reviewer did, but I think his review is live, also. I have to say, it seems to be only the Criterions that DVDTalk gets so soon--it's quite a scandal how late some of our other major studio screeners have been arriving since the site was sold a few months ago to a big conglomerate.
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Just remember, you can not trust a skinny chef...
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Think I'll get some sleep. Night all
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Just remember, you can not trust a skinny chef...
Unless you're married to her... ;)
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I watched a very interesting DVD earlier - probably won't report on it in the notes for obvious reasons, but I watched the UK college production of The Brain. It was fun to see it - way too long for its own good (both act one and two were about ten minutes longer than they should have been, mostly due to slow scene changes and looooong pauses between lines). Some of the performances were very good - the narrator/Professor, the Joyce (an black actress - excellent voice) - the Zubrick was sort of from Tim Curry-land from Rocky Horror, which was interesting. The Brain was interesting, too - a little Benny Hillish, which isn't a bad thing at all. They used the full band, so it sounded good.
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...but I watched the UK college production of The Brain...
Nice to have a new fresh production.
I guess it's a testament to good writing that various groups can "take ownership" in different ways and still have a hit on their hands.
der Brucer
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The other woman going to Fresno booked our tickets today.
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Cool, when do you leave Laura...
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Glad you hear that Brain in UK was successful
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Page 10 Dance!
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Hallelujah....
Another judge nails the walmart for their treatment of workers...
http://www.startribune.com/business/22764284.html?location_refer=$urlTrackSectionName
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You're the perfect audience, aren't you? :)
What I get is that they don't have a fershluganah clew - they're grasping at straws. A few people who got sick said they'd eaten tomatoes. That was their entire intake of food? Tomatoes for breakfast, tomatoes for lunch, tomatoes for dinner? Me no believe.
I live to serve 8)
Actually the tomato link is based on commonality - what one raw food-stuff did the majority of victims ingest. (Without even gathering data you could probably guess lettuce, tomato or spinach.) Unfortunately today's hyper-world demands answers, NOW. They want to fix the blame. Imagine the uproar if the scientists issued a candid Press Release saying "Beats us; we don't have a fershluganah clew - but we're working on it." You really need to watch a press conference or two and see how the reporters "push" the experts to get good quotes.
Q. What caused this outbreak.
A. It could be one of many things; right now we're looking at raw tomatoes.
Q. So raw tomatoes are the killers?
A. Well, at the moment they seem the most likely candidate.
Q. Is it true that the tomatoes came from Mexico?
A. Well, we believe Mexico was the source of at least some of the product.
Q. Could terrorists have poisoned the fruit?
A. We have no evidence to suggest terrorist involvement.
Q. Can you state for a certainty that terrorists were not involved.
A. Well, no.
Q. Should we all stop eating tomatoes.
A. We still haven't fixed to source with any certainty.
Q. But if tomatoes are the cause, would not eating tomatoes help avoid sickness.
A. Well, yes.
HEADLINE: MEXICAN TERRORIST TOMATO PLOT?: Scientists aren't sure if terrorists poisoned Mexican tomatoes imported to US - suggest not eating tomatoes is a good way to remain healthy.
der Brucer
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I hate how walmart treats people with disabilities up in this area. I also do not approve of their business practice and REFUSE to shop there.
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I live to serve 8)
Actually the tomato link is based on commonality - what one raw food-stuff did the majority of victims ingest. (Without even gathering data you could probably guess lettuce, tomato or spinach.) Unfortunately today's hyper-world demands answers, NOW. They want to fix the blame. Imagine the uproar if the scientists issued a candid Press Release saying "Beats us; we don't have a fershluganah clew - but we're working on it." You really need to watch a press conference or two and see how the reporters "push" the experts to get good quotes.
Q. What caused this outbreak.
A. It could be one of many things; right now we're looking at raw tomatoes.
Q. So raw tomatoes are the killers?
A. Well, at the moment they seem the most likely candidate.
Q. Is it true that the tomatoes came from Mexico?
A. Well, we believe Mexico was the source of at least some of the product.
Q. Could terrorists have poisoned the fruit?
A. We have no evidence to suggest terrorist involvement.
Q. Can you state for a certainty that terrorists were not involved.
A. Well, no.
Q. Should be all stop eating tomatoes.
A. We still haven't fixed to source with any certainty.
Q. But if tomatoes are the cause, would not eating tomatoes help avoid sickness.
A. Well, yes.
HEADLINE: MEXICAN TERRORIST TOMATO PLOT?: Scientists aren't sure if terrorists poisoned Mexican tomatoes imported to US - suggest not eating tomatoes is a good way to remain healthy.
der Brucer
If press conferences were that funny, I'd tune in.
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Hallelujah....
Another judge nails the walmart for their treatment of workers...
http://www.startribune.com/business/22764284.html?location_refer=$urlTrackSectionName
Treatment even the judge suggested was the exception, and the rule.
der Brucer
And remember, whatever penalty a jury awards the plantiffs will come out of the working-stiffs pocket in increased prices.
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yes but is it more common than that and are others willing to complain.
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then again Walmart is making more people poor by destroying mom and pops and other businesses...
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i suggest the documentary, "When Walmart Came to town"
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unfortunately that is a side effect of settlements but then again, if walmart played by teh rules, there would not have to be a lawsuit.
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I hate how walmart treats people with disabilities up in this area. I also do not approve of their business practice and REFUSE to shop there.
Well, around here WAL-MART and K-Mart are the only options to a $15 car-ride to Dover; and, a WAL-MART job is better than no job. (Also WAL-MART is clearly one the largest employers of disabled workers in the area.)
der Brucer
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then again Walmart is making more people poor by destroying mom and pops and other businesses...
Well, that varies by area - sometimes a new WAL-MART actually attracts more new businesses and gives the area an economic boost.
der Brucer
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I have my reasons why I am saying what I am saying. Yes, they do hire and yes they do eimploy.
My reasons are personal due to experiences I had there and they are not something I want to put on a public forum. They were not pleasant and I did not desever the humiliation I got from Walmart employees. When I filed a complaint I received additional humiliation from the management.
This happened more than once. The first time I let it slide and the second time no. I did file and they made the entire experience humiliating.
I respect what you are saying but what I went through was painful and not pleasant. No person deserves to be treated like trash.
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Sometimes when Walmart builds again in another location they sometimes desolate an area. Fargo is fighting Walmart from building in the southend.
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We're STILL on page ten?
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We really must get up to page eleven or we shall not be able to hold our heads high, July 1st-wise.
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Perhaps I'll tell the story of The Randy Vicar and the Putty Knife.
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Listening to an incredible home-grown CD of Michael Small's absolutely stunning score to Audrey Rose.
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Page 11?
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Sorry I won't be awake to see it.
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I'm fading fast
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Are we getting close??
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I'M FASTING AS FAST AS I CAN - my new diet book
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I couldn't lose forty pounds if I were in a British casino.
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Travel vibes to singdaw
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Post-surgery vibes to Kerry
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Flight-reservation vibes to DearReaderLaura
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how about Fastdance.... (think Last Dance)
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Continued vibes to Ginny. Take several vibes as needed.
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Oh my, page 11 FastDance
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I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can.
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Are there really any "new" musicals?
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I read they are remaking FAme.....
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It's already eleven o'clock???
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It's almost time to write the notes - I hate when that happens.
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Well, no one can say we didn't get to page eleven.
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Will we never get to page twelve?
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Not sure....
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I am my own frenzy.
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I'm Dancing As Fast As My Can - my new book of misheard titles
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Tis is true...
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I wonder if there could be a musical called Splashdance? Monster mash?
Fastdance?
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I am glad we are over 300 posts...
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I am feeling a little overtired right now.
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Oh my, page 11 FastDance
With your foot - I doubt it!
der Brucer
Unless a Fast Dance is something done during Lent.
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I am going to head out... I need to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for work...
Pleasant dreams everyone!
Good night!
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LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-brief2-2008jul02,0,2775685.story)
Tolkien's children fight for 'Lord of the Rings' gold
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"How much have these movies grossed? Hundreds of millions of dollars? You know what they say: The most creative people in Hollywood are accountants."
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Sounds like a Kimmel quote to me!
der Brucer