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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were exotic and pink, and now it is time for you to post until the exotic and pink cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: FANFARONADE!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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It's supposed to rain later in the day.
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It's not raining now.
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Good morning all
it's a weight watchers day
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Thursday morning greetings! I'm up early to putter a bit before leaving for the Dayton 'burbs to meet a friend for lunch. Linda and I both began our careers at the local Miami University campus, met our husbands there, married and had babies about the same time. We sort of lost touch when I left there to be a stay-at-home Mom 25 years ago and recently reconnected via email. She's retired, too, and we have a lot of catching up to do.
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Good morning, all! I went to bed at 9 pm and slept rather soundly until my neighbor arrived home around 4:45 am. I swear he's a vampre.
Today is another heavy Encores! day. I have a great time with Joshie and we work well together, so that makes it better than some of my previous work experiences. I've got to do the piano cut in "Ashmolean Marching Society" and, after that, I've got a whole lot of minor fixes.
Last night I got a very kind email from one of my colleagues who was just axed and I need to respond this morning before I head out. I have a bit of tuidying up to do as well. I'm having dinner with Steven LaBrie tonight and this apartment is not fit for company at the moment.
DR TCB, I am sorry you couldn't make the callback.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes to Nursie's son Craig! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Sanity vibes for DR SAM.
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DR TCB - YOU know best!
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Today is a work day, of course.
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DR TCB - I fully understand your decision.
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Off to work. Oh well.
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It's not Friday, and it's not raining here.
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And the word of the day is: FANFARONADE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I CAN DO THAT
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BK wrote last night: "The cynic in me believes this has been planned for weeks and that it was drawn out like this (announcing that there would be an announcement, and then endlessly leaking information) so they could get as much publicity as they could, because, let's face it, sales were dropping every week, publicity had dwindled because people were so tired of hearing about it, and this was the perfect way to jack up interest again."
Well, of course, this had to be known for several weeks. The name of the new writer has been talked about for weeks now. But the negotiation-out of Julie Taymor's involvement had to have been a complex, prolonged negotiation. Of course, the removal of someone like julie Taymor from a show she's worked on for all these years would be several weeks at least -- but all the while, until papers were signed, exit agreements finalized, etc, with the knowledge that it could potentially not be finally agreed upon.
(Not to make light, but heck, a recent negotiation we as ordinary people were involved in for the underlying rights to a novel took about six or seven weeks, maybe more, and what a relatively simplel deal that was, for a four-page document, one in which there was no contention.)
Also, in every case, the news breaks first from someone who spoke to the newspapers against the producer's wishes on condition of anonymity. Then , the story gets covered again when the producers reveal what actually happened. Blame the press for the double-coverage of every single thing here, and the press must be sensing that the public wants to read it from clicks on their sites, etc, or they wouldn't be doing it.
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Hmmm, that should have been three posts, at least!!!
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And the word of the day is: FANFARONADE!
When life hands you fanfaros, make fanfaronade.
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TOD:
Diet Coke.
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Time to head down to City Center. First, a bank stop.
TOD:
Margaritas!
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TOD - a Manhattan in Manhattan!
Off to do errands and meet my friend for lunch - bye for now!
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Vibes for DS Craig. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sorry DR TCB. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I just did.
So, you actually tried dinaguan? Good for you. I guess.
There are a couple of variations, but it should have contain bits of liver. -And, yes, tripe is part of the pudding/stew too. -And I still have the sense/smell memory of my mom boiling the tripe on Saturday morning's when I was a kid. That smell most definitely woke me up. Sometimes, bits of pig's ears are also added.
As for the menudo.... That's one of my favorites. Again, there are a couple of variations. Was yours chicken or beef based? -And if it was beef-based, did it include tongue?
Was the third item Ampalaya con Carne? -Bitter Melon with Beef?
As I have learned, dinaguan is much better served over rice. By itself it is a bit bland, I thought, and a little bit sour. But over rice it was quite delicious. I have had it twice now.
There was a taste of liver in something that I ate the first time around, but I don't recall what. It was very slight, not overwhelming.
The Menudo was either beef based or pork based, I am thinking. Probably beef. It was wonderful.
Ampalaya con Carne is indeed what I believe the third dish was. I would not call it a favorite, but I would have it again.
I have gone back to the restaurant 3 times now, and have tried different items each visit. I look forward to going again.
So far I have come across only one dish that I did not care for, and that was a simple dish of beef and onions. It was rather dull and had very little flavor. Possibly I needed to put some sauce on it. My favorite was some type of curry chicken.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And my early Spring cleaning "tirade" continues! There are currently five(!!!!!) empty of "boxes-o-stuff" in my living room. -And a whole bunch of stuff in the trash and recycling bins.
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Hmmm... Lime Rickey! I had one last week in Atlanta. -Well... It was made with gin... And it was called a "Rickey Martin". :)
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DR MBarnum - Dinaguan is made with vinegar. -The acid from the vinegar is what lends the dark, almost black color to the blood as it cooks down. I can honestly say that I haven't tried it in years(!!!!!!!), but when my Mom makes it, it definitely doesn't smell "mild".
As for that beef dish, well... Filipino food can tend to be on the bland side, and some of them are simple sautés of meat and vegetables. That's why there's always a dish of soy sauce, white vinegar with garlic, black vinegar and/or pepper vinegar on the table.
And, yes, rice is a must with any Filipino dish. Lots and lots of rice. -How else do you think my hair ended up the way it is? ;)
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DR MBarnum - Are you able to try any of the Filipino desserts? Halo-Halo? Leche flan? Puto? Babingka?
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It's not raining now.
And it's still not raining here - at least in Northern Manhattan.
It seems the forecast for the rain(!) shifted a couple of hours. Right now, it looks like it will start later this afternoon, with the heaviest rainfall starting around midnight.
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RE: Spider-Man - I'm just wondering how Julie Taymor will finally be end up being credited in the (final) program.
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And since we're sooooo close...
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Welcome to Page Two!!
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This is so funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csBMTYcgxGk&feature=related
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(http://thebottlecapman.com/images/Unused%20Soda%20Plastic/Lucky_Lime_Rickey.jpg)
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DR MBarnum - Are you able to try any of the Filipino desserts? Halo-Halo? Leche flan? Puto? Babingka?
I have not yet tried any of the desserts.
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DR MBarnum - Are you able to try any of the Filipino desserts? Halo-Halo? Leche flan? Puto? Babingka?
I have not yet tried any of the desserts.
How about delicacies, like baluts?
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DR MBarnum - Are you able to try any of the Filipino desserts? Halo-Halo? Leche flan? Puto? Babingka?
I have not yet tried any of the desserts.
Well, how about some appetizers? Lumpia (Fiipino eggrolls)? Chicken chicharrones? Chicken mami (chicken noodle soup)?
Sour is a big component of a lot of dishes. It usually comes from lime or calamansi juice and/or vinegar. Some cooks like a touch of sour, some like a lot.
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And...
American Idiot just announced that they will be closing April 24.
-I wonder if another show will try to scoop up the St. James in time for Tony consideration?
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Of course, they'd have to open by April 28. ;)
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Late good morning, all.
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Stayed up to get started on one paper. Got the beginning done and a lot of notes to be filled in with documentation. I hope I like what I wrote when I look at it later.
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(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSCN5736.jpg)
TOD: A Pimm's Cup. I've also got to say margarita, since I'd be booted out of San Antonio otherwise.
That's some homemade ginger ale in the background.
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So, DR Jose, when is that last phone call before the big announcement?
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DR Ginny congratulations on your smaller pant size!!
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From John G.
You know, I don't think so. I was liberated from something that was soul-numbing. I may be a lot poorer, but I feel more positive about things and have certainly gained a healthier perspective on life. I am not my job. And I needed to learn that.
I'm glad it is for the best.
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Thanks DR Vixmom.
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Sanity prevailing vibes for DR Sam. ;)
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Topic of the Day:
Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper...or something like that.
It wasn't horrible, but I have no interest in having it again.
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So, DR Jose, when is that last phone call before the big announcement?
I just got off the phone... :)
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Alas...
There is one more thing that I and the other party have to wait for now. But, soon... I promise.
(Sorry.)
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And now I need to finish up some laundry and folding here.
Laters...
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I'm up (after a good night's sleep with completely weird dreams), and have answered all e-mails, made a couple of important decisions about doing what we did with Promises - a second edition of a sold out title - because if I don't do it I've already heard another label will, without credit to me or my engineer, which is completely unacceptable to me, but just happened with Mad World. While I know it will take some time to sell these, I don't mind having them available like Promises is, and Promises continues to sell nicely.
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So, DR Jose, when is that last phone call before the big announcement?
I just got off the phone... :)
I got excited when I read this. Darn, more waiting. ;)
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So, DR Jose, when is that last phone call before the big announcement?
I just got off the phone... :)
I got excited when I read this. Darn, more waiting. ;)
Just like Spiderman....he's out there teasing us with possible news so it will be even bigger news when he announces it ;)
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I logged on just to see if there was any news from Jose. Back to work
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So, DR Jose, when is that last phone call before the big announcement?
I just got off the phone... :)
I got excited when I read this. Darn, more waiting. ;)
Just like Spiderman....he's out there teasing us with possible news so it will be even bigger news when he announces it ;)
Well, I was hoping to announce it, but this time the "delay" is on their end. Hopefully, by tonight.
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DR MBarnum - Are you able to try any of the Filipino desserts? Halo-Halo? Leche flan? Puto? Babingka?
Lumpia I did have and it was very, very good!
I have not yet tried any of the desserts.
Well, how about some appetizers? Lumpia (Fiipino eggrolls)? Chicken chicharrones? Chicken mami (chicken noodle soup)?
Sour is a big component of a lot of dishes. It usually comes from lime or calamansi juice and/or vinegar. Some cooks like a touch of sour, some like a lot.
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For those of you who like the eagle cam....here's Lili and Hope, the den cam for bears in Northern Minnesota http://www.bear.org/livecams/lily-hope-cam.html (http://www.bear.org/livecams/lily-hope-cam.html)
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Anything in advance on Jose's news from any sources who speak on condition of anonymity?
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Don't know FJL but I hear an announcement could come as early as tonight
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I'm up (after a good night's sleep with completely weird dreams), and have answered all e-mails, made a couple of important decisions about doing what we did with Promises - a second edition of a sold out title - because if I don't do it I've already heard another label will, without credit to me or my engineer, which is completely unacceptable to me, but just happened with Mad World. While I know it will take some time to sell these, I don't mind having them available like Promises is, and Promises continues to sell nicely.
BK, they can do that...use your remastered version and not credit you or your engineer?? AND it's already happened? ???
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Well...our plot doth thicken. (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2011/tv-news/charlie-sheen-sues-chuck-lorre-and-warner-bros.-for-100-million/?cmpid=FCST_hero)
:P
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DR Ginny congratulations on your smaller pant size!!
Thanks, DR Jane! I'm down 2 (count 'em, 2) sizes. My shopping binge continued today at the Dayton Mall and now I'm about set, except for a couple pairs of khakis and a pair of black jeans. For summer, I'll need some lighter colors and some capris, too.
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We are pretty much ready for Saturday's rehearsal. I'm not seeing Mr LaBrie until 7:30 so I've a couple of hours to tidy, maybe nap a bit, and think about what I would like for dinner.
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I'm up (after a good night's sleep with completely weird dreams), and have answered all e-mails, made a couple of important decisions about doing what we did with Promises - a second edition of a sold out title - because if I don't do it I've already heard another label will, without credit to me or my engineer, which is completely unacceptable to me, but just happened with Mad World. While I know it will take some time to sell these, I don't mind having them available like Promises is, and Promises continues to sell nicely.
BK, they can do that...use your remastered version and not credit you or your engineer?? AND it's already happened? ???
Yes. We don't own anything once we sell out of a limited edition licensed title. It's shameful - I actually haven't seen their booklet but I talked to someone who has and he most certainly would have mentioned it to me if we'd been thanked.
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I'm up (after a good night's sleep with completely weird dreams), and have answered all e-mails, made a couple of important decisions about doing what we did with Promises - a second edition of a sold out title - because if I don't do it I've already heard another label will, without credit to me or my engineer, which is completely unacceptable to me, but just happened with Mad World. While I know it will take some time to sell these, I don't mind having them available like Promises is, and Promises continues to sell nicely.
BK, they can do that...use your remastered version and not credit you or your engineer?? AND it's already happened? ???
Yes. We don't own anything once we sell out of a limited edition licensed title. It's shameful - I actually haven't seen their booklet but I talked to someone who has and he most certainly would have mentioned it to me if we'd been thanked.
Is this the upcoming (so-called) complete mono "...Mad World"?
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For those of you who like the eagle cam....here's Lili and Hope, the den cam for bears in Northern Minnesota http://www.bear.org/livecams/lily-hope-cam.html (http://www.bear.org/livecams/lily-hope-cam.html)
Thank you. I haven't checked out the eagle cam recently. Thanks for the reminder.
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Well...our plot doth thicken. (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2011/tv-news/charlie-sheen-sues-chuck-lorre-and-warner-bros.-for-100-million/?cmpid=FCST_hero)
:P
You sneak! I refused to open the article this morning. ;)
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La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-a-a-a-a-a-a-a...
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If you cannot copyright your work on the master tapes and others can use them, that really ain't right.
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Well...our plot doth thicken. (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2011/tv-news/charlie-sheen-sues-chuck-lorre-and-warner-bros.-for-100-million/?cmpid=FCST_hero)
:P
You sneak! I refused to open the article this morning. ;)
Oops...sorry. ::)
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Well...our plot doth thicken. (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2011/tv-news/charlie-sheen-sues-chuck-lorre-and-warner-bros.-for-100-million/?cmpid=FCST_hero)
:P
You sneak! I refused to open the article this morning. ;)
Oops...sorry. ::)
;D They really will have to continue with the show in order to keep on the crew that also lost their jobs thanks to Sheens antics.
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Slow news day here, I see. Now that Spiderman has announced it's plan for the next three months, we have nothing to gossip about. :( Although, we can sit with baited breath to see what DR Jose has in store for us. Oh, and I'm excited about the new Cast Recording release from Kritzerland.
Tomorrow is the next iPad release. I'm excited because one of them will be MINE!!! However, my timing might not work tomorrow to be in a line, so I may just order online.
That's all for a slow news day from the East Bay.
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I'm up (after a good night's sleep with completely weird dreams), and have answered all e-mails, made a couple of important decisions about doing what we did with Promises - a second edition of a sold out title - because if I don't do it I've already heard another label will, without credit to me or my engineer, which is completely unacceptable to me, but just happened with Mad World. While I know it will take some time to sell these, I don't mind having them available like Promises is, and Promises continues to sell nicely.
BK, they can do that...use your remastered version and not credit you or your engineer?? AND it's already happened? ???
Yes. We don't own anything once we sell out of a limited edition licensed title. It's shameful - I actually haven't seen their booklet but I talked to someone who has and he most certainly would have mentioned it to me if we'd been thanked.
Is this the upcoming (so-called) complete mono "...Mad World"?
Yep. Back when we did the CD we were offered the exact same thing - after I heard it I said no - this is a score I don't need in mono sound (at that point it was not only mono, it was substandard quality - how much they've fixed it I have no idea), taken from the rear channels of the DVD (very disingenuously described in their release blurb, I must say). For our bonus tracks we used all the stereo music from the film that was clean and usable and we made it sound great - as far as I know, they are using those tracks and our complete LP mastering, which was great.
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Finally pulled most of the music we'll need for the Gardenia show - now I have to get it copied and make CDRs - but still have about three songs left to choose.
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Got an e-mail from amazon France that two of my packages were returned as undeliverable. Unbelievable, is what it is. What idiocy is going on? I get packages from them ALL the time (including one yesterday). This happened once before and it's so annoying and there's no one to call about it. You just have to reorder and then wait another two weeks and hope it will arrive.
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Got an e-mail from amazon France that two of my packages were returned as undeliverable. Unbelievable, is what it is. What idiocy is going on? I get packages from them ALL the time (including one yesterday). This happened once before and it's so annoying and there's no one to call about it. You just have to reorder and then wait another two weeks and hope it will arrive.
That exact same thing happened to me when I ordered something for the library where I work. I just had to reorder it and everything was fine. Very strange.
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Oh no! :o Mouseketeer Great Annette Funicello Suffers Smoke Inhalation in Home Fire (http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-eonline/20110310/b230378/)!
The blaze at the Encino, Calif., home started in the early morning hours and was first reported around 7:21 a.m. Firefighters were quickly on the scene and managed to subdue the flames in about a half-hour.
The 68-year-old Funicello was taken by ambulance to a nearby medical center, along with an unidentified man and woman said to be her husband and nurse. One of the women, believed to be Funicello, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was in a wheelchair. All three are reportedly in good condition.
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I am starving! I do hope Mr LaBrie gets here soon.
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7:45 pm and less than three pages? This will not do. Nosirree!
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When I last was here, there were SEVEN of you hainsies/kimlets here reading the board - this resulted in THREE posts. I think I have suddenly entered some alternate universe and the fact that we are once again on page three at five o'clock in the afternoon is really annoying.
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So much rain here. Yuck!
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I didn't log out when I went to see about all the crashing in the kitchen.
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BK, the people at amazon france don't know why your package was undeliverable? If you had a tracking number maybe you could check on your end?
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Going to go watch Americal Idol now.
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This has been going on for a week now, this page three stuff. We used to be quite popular with the populace - this last week we've had more GUESTS than people posting.
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Lime Rickey
Rickey Martin
Rickey Ricardo
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I'm so tired hearing about Spider-Man
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I didn't log out when I went to see about all the crashing in the kitchen.
Are you getting a new kitchen?
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Partly.
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I didn't log out when I went to see about all the crashing in the kitchen.
Are you getting a new kitchen?
If she wasn't, after the crashing she may be getting one now
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Ok no more page 3
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I was folding lots of laundry, drying my hair, polishing my nails, talking to a friend I was long over due to call, cooking dinner, and eating dinner. Now I'm here and eating a Campfire mint. Boy have these mints shrunk in size since I was a kid, which is probably a good thing.
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LOL Cilla.
Laura what parts and what was the crash?
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Swimming has made by nails look bad so yesterday I put layers of nail polish on them. After I swam today I noticed the polish on my right hand was basically gone while the left hand was fine. It must be the way I swim with my arm under the water causing the polish to rub off, still I find it strange.
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I figured a walk on our road in the pouring rain would not excite Sherlock. Of course as soon as I left for the swim class the sun came out.
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New countertops.
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Then there shouldn't have been a crash. Is everything ok?
Counter tops are exciting. What are you getting?
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He is removing 50-year-old tile.
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Bruce because Laura doesn't offer info there are lots of extra posts while I ask questions. ;)
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Oops, she did offer up what is being removed. ;D
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Fifty year old tile-wow! Will we have before and after photos?
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New countertops.
Ooo, I'm jealous!
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Ginny are your counter tops also 50 years old?
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The old tile was too ugly to be in photos. Right now it's bare wood. I will have some "after" photos tomorrow.
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This morning I got a behind-the-scenes look at some new sewage ponds under construction. We got to see where the treated water comes in and gets sent on its way to the ponds.
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I could post photos of that.
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The old tile was too ugly to be in photos. Right now it's bare wood. I will have some "after" photos tomorrow.
I hope you haven't always found the tile to be too ugly. How long have you lived there?
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This morning I got a behind-the-scenes look at some new sewage ponds under construction. We got to see where the treated water comes in and gets sent on its way to the ponds.
Interesting.
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We've lived here 30 years.
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Hello--not much news. We've had a very rainy day...
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Barbra Streisand's next movie, "My Mother's Curse," will be released on March 30, 2012-------save the date!
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The ugly tile can be seen in everyone's favorite short film, "How to Make Floop."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jn0U_OsvHA
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It is always fun to see DR Sandra. As for the tile, there is plenty of worst looking tile out there. We had white squares here and I was thrilled to get rid of them.
Are you doing a flat surface instead of tile?
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A little know fact about me. I have been selling Jafra Cosmetics for 34-35 years now. Not that I've made any money for 32 of those years. I'm telling you this because I need to place an order which might take awhile.
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Are you doing a flat surface instead of tile?
Yes.
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You will love how easy it is to clean.
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Sherlock thought he wanted to go out onto his deck until he discovered it was all wet.
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Then he took his time coming back in through the garage because he had to check out every bag in there containing recycling. I want to live where recycling can be taken to the curb and collected instead of driving it to a drop off place.
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I could post photos of that.
I missed this offer. ;D I'll let you decide if the photos are interesting. ;)
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Well, since we're so close...
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PAGE FIVE DANCE!!
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And on that note (F-natural), I'm off to rehearsal. Tonight, we're going to be in the actual space and see what it's really going to be like. We're also going to take pictures for the lobby.
Until later!
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This morning I got a behind-the-scenes look at some new sewage ponds under construction. We got to see where the treated water comes in and gets sent on its way to the ponds.
You lead such an exciting life, Laura, ;)
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A little know fact about me. I have been selling Jafra Cosmetics for 34-35 years now. Not that I've made any money for 32 of those years. I'm telling you this because I need to place an order which might take awhile.
How did I not know this? We did a makeover and you didn't mention you sell make up? Can't imagine what other secrets you have!!
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I just saw two friends on a profile of Iowa places to go On Public TV. The host of the show was sitting at their table. How did I not know about this? I was obviously filmed last summer at a restaurant here in town.... Sheesh! I am really out of the loop
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Maybe I'd know more about what's going on if this wasn't my typical evening...
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Finished with one motion picture and will now begin another.
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Perhaps I'll make some popcorn.
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That photo is a bit big....but it's a post. Callie doesn't hang out with us very often, wish she would
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with two cats on my lap....it's time to take a nap..... or something like that
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Ok, not that interesting but they are posts
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I'm hungry for carmel corn. I wish I had some
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A little know fact about me. I have been selling Jafra Cosmetics for 34-35 years now. Not that I've made any money for 32 of those years. I'm telling you this because I need to place an order which might take awhile.
How did I not know this? We did a makeover and you didn't mention you sell make up? Can't imagine what other secrets you have!!
;D I still use two of those products I purchased after our makeover. Not the same two items, those have been replace multiple times. ;)
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with two cats on my lap....it's time to take a nap..... or something like that
And when they purr I find it an hard to get up.
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Cilla I wish I could meet your cats in person.
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They would like to meet you, too Jane
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My cats are really funny. Callie has this game she plays when it's time for her medicine (three times a day, close to the same time every day) She'll walk in the room and stare at me or do something to get my attention. Then she'll wait until I get up to go get her, then the games begin. She goes behind the couch, runs out the other side, runs through the hall, waits to be sure I'm following, then runs down the basement where we circle the couch again. If I don't catch her down there, she runs up the stairs and then up to the room I'm working on way upstairs where she lets me catch her. Whew!
Sometimes we go under the dining room table (well she does and stays just out of my reach) If I don't play along, she waits for me to go looking for her and then starts again. Sometimes she can be bribed with treats. If it's been too long, she'll wait and let me pick her up
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Ginny are your counter tops also 50 years old?
At least...
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Boos trick is she mopes if I don't walk up and greet her and pet her head. She'll sit totally still until I do that. Then she stretches and comes out to play. If I don't do it, she doesn't move.
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I just spent the last hour in the family room trying to watch BONES and kept nodding off - 'night!
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Ricky has now deemed himself to be guard of the household, protecting from all invaders. He runs from window to window watching the deer, cats or whatever is outside. He eats all the bugs that get in. Sometimes watching him, I expect to hear "To Infinity and Beyond!!!" He seems to be quite proud of his new job...until he decides to sit on me again
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They are very good cats. I do go out of my way to try to make sure that I have time every day with each of them. It seems to work. Ricky is learning "no". The last few times I've said it, he stopped what he was doing and walked away.
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Enough about Cats....waiting for news from Jose.....
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It was almost 90 degrees today.
It's a post.
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I am back from a very good dinner with Steven LaBrie; we wnr ro Good Enough To Eat, where he had a half a chicken and I had the meatloaf. The food was quite god and we had a wonderful time catching up.
I heading for bed; I'm getting my hair cut at 9:30 before I head over to City Center, so I want to be up around 6:15. Good night, everyone!
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Love the cat stories, especially Callie's.
'night
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It was almost 40 degrees today
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and it is pouring with rain
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and the wind, it bloweth mightily
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You lead such an exciting life, Laura, ;)
I do, don't I?
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Here's where the water comes in -- it came through the pipes that come under the road from the water treatment plant across the street.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5516525462_465f366931.jpg)
Then it comes out of the pipe here. It gets sprayed like this for some technical reason:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5515935181_ddc7082e35.jpg)
Then it goes through these holes to be piped out to the ponds:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5515935587_79390908e4.jpg)
Here is a pond:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5516689874_0b7b8ce459.jpg)
Here are a male and female blue-winged teal swimming in a pond:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5516099737_020bb69652.jpg)
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The ponds are really nice
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Listening to a wonderful trio play some modern music by Elle Taaffe Zwilich and Arvo Part. I hope it gets my mind prepped to get back to my paper.
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The Monarch Scientist is hoping to create an overwintering habitat there.
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Nice ducks, Laura.
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The mountain laurel is in bloom here. That means the air smells like Grape Nehi. I love this time of year here.
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One more:
Then after it goes through all of the cleansing: the chemical treatment, the oxygenation, waterfalls, filtering down through the layers of sand, etc., it is piped out to the Gila River bed to create a natural riparian habitat.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5516722666_93da7cab2d.jpg)
The natural riverbed is down where the trees are.
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The mountain laurel is in bloom here. That means the air smells like Grape Nehi. I love this time of year here.
I have one of those in my yard, John. I am waiting for it to bloom for the first time. I love it.
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I would love to have your "ugly" tile....the previous owners of this house covered the walls of my kitchen (well of course it was their kitchen then) with gradated brown tile - it is dreadful... and we have an very ugly yellow formica counter top which has been well used as a cutting board
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thank you for the pictures from your field trip Laura!
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Vixmom, I had a very ugly yellow formica counter that had been used as a cutting board too. Wonder if your former owners were related to my former owners
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I must admit of all the changes I've made to this house. New countertops made me the happiest.
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DR Laura, thank you for showing the photos. It's really very cool the way they created a habitat. I take any sarcasm back from my previous statement...you really do have an exciting life!
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LOL, Cillaliz!
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I have been wanting countertops for 30 years. I save all year and make one home-improvement.
Last year's project wasn't too expensive: I refinished the interior doors. Sometime before that, I refinished the kitchen cabinets.
The roof, pipes, and windows weren't exciting. The backyard makeover was fun. And the countertops will make such a difference in the appearance of my tiny kitchen.
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And, the more we spend on home-improvements, the more the value of the house goes down!
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The cats saved the day.
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Holy moley on rye - another 125 posts or so and I hit a rather magnificent new plateau.
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And, the more we spend on home-improvements, the more the value of the house goes down!
LOL!
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Holy moley on rye - another 125 posts or so and I hit a rather magnificent new plateau.
well start postin' boyo!!
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:D
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Yuck! They are doing a story on cyclic vomiting syndrome on the news. Do I really need to hear this?
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They're talking on TV about using an ice bath to lose weight.
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The ice bath sounds better than vomiting while cycling.
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the southpark guys are on Jon Stewart talking about their Book of Mormon
Did you go see this FJL?
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CYCLIC VOMITING ON THE GROUND - my slacker update of BREAKING AWAY
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vixmom - haven't seen it yet.
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The ice bath sounds better than vomiting while cycling.
They called it an abdominal migraine or intestinal migraine or something. Chandra Wilson's daughter has it. Did I really need to know this?
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I'm surprised someone hasn't done a comedy routine on all the goofy things the Wisconsin Senate could pass while the Democrats are in Illinois. Not commenting on the real issue, butsince they only need the supermajority on budget bills, they could make all kinds of goofy proclamations, laws etc and they'd pass.
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Cillaliz, Now sounds like a good time to turn off the tv and go to hulu.com and watch an old Dick Van Dyke Show episode.
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The guy they showed on the promos for the Channel 2 News taking the ice bath did NOT look like he needed to lose weight. I wonder if they chose him in the ice bath for the promos in order to get people to watch.
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I'm speaking at a seminar in Des Moines in April. Rock of Ages will be there while I'm in town, so I'm going to go see it again. It's not a great show, but it was a lot of fun.
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I'm surprised someone hasn't done a comedy routine on all the goofy things the Wisconsin Senate could pass while the Democrats are in Illinois. Not commenting on the real issue, butsince they only need the supermajority on budget bills, they could make all kinds of goofy proclamations, laws etc and they'd pass.
Just wait until Saturday Night Live this weekend.
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And one for Mallomars
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They showed the ice bath thing on one of the morning shows. Did they show him sitting in a tub reading the paper?
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I'm surprised someone hasn't done a comedy routine on all the goofy things the Wisconsin Senate could pass while the Democrats are in Illinois. Not commenting on the real issue, butsince they only need the supermajority on budget bills, they could make all kinds of goofy proclamations, laws etc and they'd pass.
Just wait until Saturday Night Live this weekend.
I'm hoping they do it, it could be very funny
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Cilla - Here, he was reading a book.
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Hmm maybe it was a book. Wondering if it was the same footage
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The guy I saw didn't look like he needed to lose weight
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Vibes to everyone who needs or wants them
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Ok, let's try to get to page 8....
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Here is my kitchen tonight:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5516219719_446cd7296e.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5516219467_44b3f25f52.jpg)
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Are you getting a new sink, too?
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What color are the new counters going to be?
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Are you doing a new backsplash?
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I sure hope so, Cillaliz!
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inquiring minds want to know....
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can't wait to see the after!!!
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The backsplash is going to be the same material as the countertop. You realize that if I picked a different backsplash that the combination would have clashed like a casino carpet or something.
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LOL!!
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I'm very excited for you, Laura
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I have incredibly bad taste, you know.
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Thanks. Me, too.
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If they had a countertop that was leopard-spotted ...
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I would have seen in on an HGTV show
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I watched half of another motion picture but got too drowsy and will finish it tomorrow.
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No news from Jose.
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Hopefully he's off celebrating whatever his news is
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I cannot imagine you have terribly bad taste DRLaura!
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I am looking forward to seeing you r new kitchen!
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Unless she ate something funny
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Then that would be funny taste....
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Never mind...it was a post and got us to page 8!!!
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Oh, I thought that WAS the new kitchen :)
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Time for sleep.
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Oh, I thought that WAS the new kitchen :)
The rustic look is in, you know ;D
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Good Evening...
I'm currently watching the coverage of the earthquake - 8.8! - and resulting tsunami in Japan...
Truly horrifying.
Sending prayers to the people of Japan.
-And the news also reports that the tsunami will affect other countries such as Russia, Guam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
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Audrey Rose (http://www.kritzerland.com/audrey.htm) has arrived! I'll listen to it at work tomorrow. :)