Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 5 => Topic started by: bk on February 16, 2006, 12:06:08 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were rousing, you were rousing, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they'll be home as soon as they finish telling the tale of The Randy Vicar and The Pork Chop.
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And the word of the day is: INCRASSATE!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
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Nobody here but us chickens.
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Nobody here but us chickens and five GUESTS! Welcome five GUESTS! We're talkin' about pasta - or we will be as soon as the WUSSBURGERS return.
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A GINGER gimlet.....I am intrigued.
Went to WalMart this morning and bought a three-hole punch since I will printing out something soon.
Also picked up DR CP's Two Disk Special Edition of THE FLY!
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Dr Zhivago will be mounted this summer? I am sure he is pleased.
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I liked RYAN'S DAUGHTER - with the reservations that MR BK mentions in the notes. The photography was indeed superb....I liked the music, mostly, and I didn't mind that it was an intensely personal story among just a few people rather than the multi-generational, character-laden DR ZHIVAGO (which has never been a favorite of mine.) So there you are.
Also watched a couple of episodes of THE RAT PATROL IN COLOR which I enjoyed very much. The color is just the way I remember it on our TV screen, and I like the characters and the actors a lot.
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Raining here today. I think I will watch THE FLY....and then watch the Men's Free Skate this evening. But I will not have anything to say about it, out loud or in print.
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Fetticine Alfredo with spicy chicken....lots of chicken. I usually order this at Italian restaurants and have never been disappointed. MMMMMMMM.....green salad with fresh tomatoes and no dressing, Italian bread.... Of course NOW I am hungry.
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Good morning, all! Yesterday, I received from eBay 18 DVDs of the 1960s tv series THRILLER with Boris Karloff, and I spent a couple of hours last night checking out the first 6 DVDs for problems. I hope to continue with that at some point today.
DR Tomovoz, I read all the posts of yesterday before I read my Dear Friend BK's new notes for the day. I like to seeknow what mischief you and DR TCB have been up to before I face the day.
Another day in Toyland, and then I must - I must! - get my act on the road and finish two charts for Ms Karen Ziemba.
TOD: pasta? I had something wonderful recently, but I can neither recall where or what.
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Good Morning!
WOW! I'm actually up before 10:30!
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Basically whatever the trio of pastas happen to be on any given day over at Becco.
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Otherwise, a good lasagna - which is very hard to come by - can be an amazing culinary treat. Luigi's in DC has a wonderful version where the beef is not ground but minced finely, and it's just the right ratio of sauce to cheese to pasta to meat.
I remember a Mushroom Ravioli served with a beurre noisette at The Brown Derby at Disney's MGM Studios in Walt Disney World. Oh, and the Gnocchi at Pietrasanta.
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Good Morning, DR elmore.
Good Morning, DR Dan (the Man).
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Well, I need to get ready for my day... And probably won't be back until sometime late tonight... So...
Laters...
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Mornin' all.
I like Spaghettiand Meatballs though I rarely eat that dish. The meatballs at the Hollywood Diner are big enough to be a main dish plus you have all that spaghetti.
Good vibes to Danise for Tuesday.
We get President's Day off on Monday. Can't come fast enough!
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Good Morning!
WOW! I'm actually up before 10:30!
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Time to go back to your own apartment? ;D
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Good morning, DRS Jose, Ben, and DTM! DR Jose, have a wonderful day and grab the new issue of OPERA NEWS for Hugh's interview.
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Hey, there, DRs Elmore, Ben and Jose--sorry I missed your greetings--I was tawkin' business with someone who wandered into my office and believed I could carry on a conversation before I finished my 24 oz. morning coffee.
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Speaking of "Hey, There", are any of you Noo Yawkers planning on taking in THE PAJAMA GAME? I'm hoping that this revival will work--I love this show.
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TOD:
I do like the basics--spaghetti and meatballs, a meaty lasagna, rotinni with chicken and vegs. I like the pasta salads at SaladTrough SaladWorks, particulaly the Spensa salad. The Captain's Grill here in Philly makes a terrific crab meat ravioli.
Dagnabbit--now I'm hungry, too!
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One of the best past a dishes I have ever eaten was right here in my office. My co-worker, and NAKED SPACE fan, Amy made one H-E-double hockey sticks of a macaroni and cheese! I loved it!!!!!
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I do love a good mac and cheese. I grew up with boiled elbow macaroni, drained of all water after boiling, then sliced Velvetta cheese was placed on the still hot macaroni. As it melted the macaroni would be stirred to distribute the cheese product. Although it's great to think of as comfort food, when I found out that there were other ways to make mac and cheese I gained a new appreciation for the dish.
D-t-M, I will be seeing Pajama Game in March. I want to see it sooner (it opens next week) but to do so I must exchange my subscriber ticket. I may try to do that over the weekend. Since I'm a Roundabout subscriber I also have a ticket for Threepenny w/Alan Cummings and Cyndi Lauper.
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I got this recipe from the store's weekly flier - I was looking for a quick-fix dinner for one of our late nites, and it turned out to be pretty good.
CHICKEN WITH CHEESE TORTELLINI
Cut 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
Bring a pasta pot filled with hot water up to a boil. Cook a 9 oz. package of 3-cheese tortellini in said water, according to package instructions.
Meanwhile, pour a 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes into a large skillet (the type with Italian herbs and such works well), add the chicken bites and 1 T. minced garlic, and cook, covered, over medium heat, about 8 minutes.
Add a 6 oz. bag baby spinach to the skillet, cook another 3 minutes (or until the spinach is wilted), then mix in the cooked tortellini and serve. Preferably with freshly grated Parmesan sprinkled on top. (And not that cr@# from the green can, which tastes terrible - if you don't know how to grate real Parmesan from a large chunk, get an Italian boyfriend to show you how.)
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MMMMmmm the Chicken Tortellini sounds great!
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Thursday morning greetings! Just started my 2-hour shift in telephone reference.
TOD - There's a chain near the University of Dayton called Nothing but Noodles and I love their 3-cheese mac 'n' cheese with broccoli mixed in. I make a pretty good lasagna, too.
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Hi all, I'm looking out at the snow blowing horizontally outside my office window, yes, although I have the awesome power of calling a snow day, I can't do it unless the schools are closed, late or let out early. It really was nasty coming in today, but school is on, so we are here. I really was in the mood for a snow day. So, just like a little kid, I'm hoping the schools let out early today!
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I really need to get my snow blower moved to my new house. It was a lot more to shovel than I realized. At least it was a good work out
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DR Jose, you sound very happy to be back in New York. That's great
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We're getting close to page 2
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MBarnum, now that I'm back on Netflix, what was the Bollywood movie you suggested I start with?
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DR Ben, I can't wait to get Monday off either. I'm hoping that this weekend I can get some of my boxes unpacked and things put away at my new place. It drives me crazy to know that the something I need is there, but I have no idea where it is
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DR SWW - About the Chicken Cheese Tortellini (which does sound great!): How many would this recipe serve? Could I make it at home and transport it to work for a carry-in lunch, keeping it warm in my crockpot (or is it the kind of thing that has to be served immediately?). We're having a luncheon for a co-worker's retirement next week and I offered to bring a main dish, since I don't come in until noon.
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Good morning! DR Michael Shayne says he is well but very preoccupied with work and family matters at
the moment and hopes to return to our shores very soon.
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Congratulations to ANN!!!
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My workplace does not get Presidents' Day off, but we get 8 hours of comp time, which we can use at our discretion. The cool thing is that this coming Monday is my regular day off (because I work the following Saturday), so it feels like real gravy when I get those comp hours!
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Good morning!
Another beautiful February spring day here with lows only in the 50s and highs in the mid-to-high 60s. Tomorrow is supposed to be the same. Then - winter returns.
It was very overcast this morning, and I thought it might be cooler than they were predicting, but the clouds rolled by (a Jerome Kern reference) and now it's blues skies (an Irving Berlin reference) for all!
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Re: DR MattH's question about last night's LOST.
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I am not sure if the machine reset itself on its own or if locke got the numbers entered in time. It seemed as though he was late, since we saw those red and black markings come up (which i don't recall seeing before). I also wasn't exactly sure what sawyer was saying at the end (to charlie). He said "you didn't forget did you?" (meaning that the others can come at any time). First i wondered if he was questioning who charlie was. but i guess he was just saying that since charlie was tied up, he should understand the others can get you anytime.
i think it's good that the show makes you think!
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I'm happy for all of you who have the Monday holiday, but I dread what it does to mail delivery around here. Our last Monday holiday (MLK Day), my TV GUIDE was delayed until Thursday (usually arrives on Monday). I always start thinking that magazines have been lost in the mail because inevitably they get lost in the shuffle and take days to a week to find their way here.
Why can't bills ever get delayed? :)
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DR TCB, I still cannot tell if you are serious sometimes when you post.
Re: American Idol, when the elimination rounds start then it will be considered a spoiler to say who was eliminated. But we are not there yet, and my post was vague. Like i said if you had not seen the show, i don't think you could tell what i meant. But also, since it was vague, i'm assuming if anyone was going to watch the show then they would have not read my 2 paragraphs worth of stuff on that night's show!
DR MattH, i cannot tell if i am happy with the choices. The ones i thought would get in, did. BUt that seemed predetermined to me. There were a bunch they showed last night (mainly the men) who i really did not care for. And a couple of women who were obnoxious.
My sister said they will be doing it differently this year. She said she read that all 24 will compete with 2 men and 2 women leaving the first week. This is interesting, but i think it will give everyone a better chance to get to know some of those we have not seen featured.
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Re: DR MattH's question about last night's LOST.
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I am not sure if the machine reset itself on its own or if locke got the numbers entered in time. It seemed as though he was late, since we saw those red and black markings come up (which i don't recall seeing before). I also wasn't exactly sure what sawyer was saying at the end (to charlie). He said "you didn't forget did you?" (meaning that the others can come at any time). First i wondered if he was questioning who charlie was. but i guess he was just saying that since charlie was tied up, he should understand the others can get you anytime.
i think it's good that the show makes you think!
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It looked to me as if he had entered the wrong number and was backing up erasing wrong numbers when time ran out. Then he hit the key at the lower right end of the keyboard (which would not be an enter-return key even on an Apple computer of that era), and then the numbers reset.
I don't mind thinking, but I found that confusing. Perhaps it was meant to be another mystery. I geuss the next episode may provide an answer. I just wanted to make sure I didn't see something wrong. I was watching on a much smaller screen than usual.
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I'm up, I'm up. And already hungry for PASTA! I, too, love macaroni and cheese. Dalt's, which closed last year, had a brilliant mac and cheese, and the jernt down the street from the El Portal has a weird but tasty mac and cheese (done with huge conch-shaped pasta). Koo Koo Roo has terrific mac and cheese as a side dish.
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MBarnum, now that I'm back on Netflix, what was the Bollywood movie you suggested I start with?
BRIDE AND PREJUDICE...is is really only a semi-Bollywood movie as it is in English, but it is a very cute movie based on the Pride and Prejudice story....I do belive many DRs recommend it. :D
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We have had some beautiful weather after our record snowfall on Saturday/Sunday but according to the weather person that is all about to change. We are scheduled to get the bad weather that is now affecting Iowa and Minnesota. By the weekend we are scheduled for temps in the 20s and perhaps some more snow. Most of the snow from the weekend is gone but we may get more on Saturday. Ugh!
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According to TV GUIDE, the twelve women will compete on Tuesday (a two hour show). The twelve men will compete on Wednesday (a two hour show). On Thursday, there will be a results show where two men and two women will be let go. Then, the same thing happens for the following two weeks until we're left with 6 men and 6 women.
Wasn't this the way it was done last year? I thought it was.
I thought the women were far stronger than the men. Honestly, I didn't hear any men that I thought were outstanding (though some of them were cute). There were several powerhouse women. To be fair, we haven't heard an entire song from anyone. Looking forward to that.
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BRIDE AND PREJUDICE...is is really only a semi-Bollywood movie as it is in English, but it is a very cute movie based on the Pride and Prejudice story....I do belive many DRs recommend it. :D
DR MBarnum - I just added myself to my library's waiting list for this!
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For Cillaliz and Ginny, Bride and Prejudice page 2 dance!
(http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=%22bride+and+prejudice%22/v=2/SID=w/l=IVI/SIG=12lk52mst/EXP=1140191165/*-http%3A//www.hrgiger.comwww.darkhorizons.com/2004/bride/p-bride.jpg)
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DR George, let me know if your relative got INVASION taped for you. I recorded it last night but having watched it at my friend's house, I don't need to watch the recording. I'll wait a few hours before I delete the DVR reocrding.
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DISCUSSING AMERICAN IDOL.
According to TV GUIDE, the twelve women will compete on Tuesday (a two hour show). The twelve men will compete on Wednesday (a two hour show). On Thursday, there will be a results show where two men and two women will be let go. Then, the same thing happens for the following two weeks until we're left with 6 men and 6 women.
Wasn't this the way it was done last year? I thought it was.
I thought the women were far stronger than the men. Honestly, I didn't hear any men that I thought were outstanding (though some of them were cute). There were several powerhouse women. To be fair, we haven't heard an entire song from anyone. Looking forward to that.
It might have been the way it was done last year, I can't remember. I know they used to have 4 groups of 8 and then america would vote 2 through from each group. then they would do a wild card.
I also didn't hear any men who were that great, although for some reason i like that white haired guy). And the first blondish guy had a great sound.
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It was 22 degrees this morning...I got that heater installed just in time!!!
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And I still have BONES and CSI: NY from last night to watch at some point today.
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"Lost"
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DR Jennifer, I know you meant Sayid when you said Sawyer...it was Sayid reminding Charlie about the terrible things that happened during season 1...especially Charlie's being strung up by the neck and left to die. This was post-torture session...and Sayid was being reflective and...possibly...drumming up support for more caution and less touchy-feeliness when encountering "others."
And...was it just ME...or did anyone else notice the photo that U.S. officer was looking at in the flashback as the truck was about to stop and set Sayid free? He had just asked Sayid if he had family...a wife or children. He was looking at the photo...and then the photo was on the screen....and it LOOKED LIKE KATE!
I was thinking...that was Kate's father!
But...was I the only one to see it and think what I thought?
As for the sequence where Locke didn't quite make it entering the numbers....I thought what happened was fascinating...when all those red panels popped up...each was illustrated...one had a black raven...another seemed to have a warhead. I think it's an interesting question you posed, DR Jennifer, as to whether Locke managed to reset it before the worst happened or whether it simply reset itself. Locke will be pondering what he saw for some time to come, I'm sure.
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We have had some beautiful weather after our record snowfall on Saturday/Sunday but according to the weather person that is all about to change. We are scheduled to get the bad weather that is now affecting Iowa and Minnesota. By the weekend we are scheduled for temps in the 20s and perhaps some more snow. Most of the snow from the weekend is gone but we may get more on Saturday. Ugh!
DR Ben - I was wondering this morning if NYC still had snow. Around here, when a large snowfall melts quickly we often have flooding problems. Anything like that up there?
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LAST NIGHT'S LOST
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It looked to me as if he had entered the wrong number and was backing up erasing wrong numbers when time ran out. Then he hit the key at the lower right end of the keyboard (which would not be an enter-return key even on an Apple computer of that era), and then the numbers reset.
I don't mind thinking, but I found that confusing. Perhaps it was meant to be another mystery. I geuss the next episode may provide an answer. I just wanted to make sure I didn't see something wrong. I was watching on a much smaller screen than usual.
Sometimes it takes great focus on the show not to miss anything! I remember locke ran to unlock the room for jack. Then he ran back and to me it seemed like there were some numbers already up on the screen. Then you're right. It seemed like he might have erased some and then gone back to type in more.
It seemed like the time went to zero right when he was finishing. I assumed when i saw the red and black symbols (what were they?) that he hadn't finished in time. But then when the time reset, i also wasn't sure what that meant. it sort of seemed like the time did reset.
i think everything is supposed to be a mystery. you're supposed to understand but not fully.
oh and thanks for the info on veronica mars. my sister must read the same tv sites as you cause that was what she told me! i had no idea since in our paper it said it was new.
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The white haired guy was so hyper (I couldn't tell if that was the way he really sings or if he was aping Ray Charles), it was hard to tell the quality of his voice. The cute blonde's name was Ace, I think. He did have nice tone. One guy sounded like a Harry Conick, Jr. knockoff. Just hard to get a bead on many of them.
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TV GUIDE also said that VERONICA MARS would be a new episode. I think the powers that be at UPN made the decision early this week, too late to change listings in some papers and magazines.
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The white haired guy was so hyper (I couldn't tell if that was the way he really sings or if he was aping Ray Charles), it was hard to tell the quality of his voice. The cute blonde's name was Ace, I think. He did have nice tone. One guy sounded like a Harry Conick, Jr. knockoff. Just hard to get a bead on many of them.
I'm fairly certain Ace is dark-haired.
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Those red and black symbols seemed to suggest death, the end of the island, etc. but even they were changing, a red being replaced by a black, etc. Very confusing. Again, the show is expert in starting mysterious things to keep us perplexed. One of the joys of the show.
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I'm fairly certain Ace is dark-haired.
Not dirty blonde? OK.
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Ginny said:
DR Ben - I was wondering this morning if NYC still had snow. Around here, when a large snowfall melts quickly we often have flooding problems. Anything like that up there?
Not really in the city, although there are sometimes small ponds at corners which can make it hard to cross. We do have an occasional clogged sewer also which contributes to the ponds effect. The ponds usually occur when snow shovelers just throw the snow in one place to get rid of it, not thinking that it will melt to form an ankle deep mess.
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Not dirty blonde? OK.
One "dirty" blond...Bucky Covington. Cute? Feh! :-\
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Ginny said:
DR Ben - I was wondering this morning if NYC still had snow. Around here, when a large snowfall melts quickly we often have flooding problems. Anything like that up there?
Not really in the city, although there are sometimes small ponds at corners which can make it hard to cross. We do have an occasional clogged sewer also which contributes to the ponds effect. The ponds usually occur when snow shovelers just throw the snow in one place to get rid of it, not thinking that it will melt to form an ankle deep mess.
Well, that'll be a real mess if those ponds freeze!
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Either I read it wrong at Amazon or they changed their price a few days ago because when I checked out the pricing for the 2-disc RENT last night, it was very reasonable ($15.98). Somehow I had it in my head that it was $22+. Anyway, that was pre-ordered last night.
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Meeting friends for lunch, so have to get cleaned up now and hop in the car to get to the meeting place.
WBBL.
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TOD:
I once had a wonderful pasta dish that was Angel Hair with a white cream sauce, but it also had a bit of sherry in it, there were scallops and shrimp and baby portabello mushrooms in it. Lovely and now I too am hungry.
Also there was a pasta meal I used to get at the cafeteria when I worked in the aerospace industry...
I know a cafeteria isn't usually the source of good food but his partiular dish was awesome. they would always run out. It was egg noodles with a white cream sauce with mushrooms, scallions, peas and chunks of white meat chicken.
Now I'm very hungry.
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The Vixter loved Hairspray.
She is now campaigning for a family trip to see it again
"this time we should sit in the orchestra"
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Re yesterday's discussion of the Homowack - Very fond memories. My grandparents used to have a lovely bungalow-type apartment right across the road from the Homowack, and we used to go over there for recreation and eating purposes all the time. The picture posted yesterday doesn't make it look like much, but it was the height of Kosher-posh (is that Posher?) when I was about twelve years old. Loved spending time in the lounge there even at that age, and believe me there was nothing Homo about the Homowack. :)
My brother also used to sing in the choir there fairly regularly because for the Jewish New Year, it was a popular place for people to stay for the High Holy Days.
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The Vixter loved Hairspray.
She is now campaigning for a family trip to see it again
"this time we should sit in the orchestra"
DR Vixmom - tell her that when I saw it in NY, I sat in the front row of the orchestra, stage left. When the hotdog wagon appeared in "Welcome to the Sixties," it almost landed in my lap! And, in the finale, when Penny's mother comes in through the house, she climbed right over my knees. DH Richard and I just saw a touring company here in Dayton this past Sunday. We sat in the balcony and it was interesting to see the show from that vantage point.
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Rodzinski - I think I've mentioned this before, but my first job out of law school was working for the International Tax Group at Coopers and Lybrand, and the head of that department was none other than Robert Henrey, who was the same Little Bobby Henrey from FALLEN IDOL, only all grown up. He shouted very rarely, but when he did, you could still hear in his "delivery" the way he shouted "Baines" when calling Ralph Richardson in the movie.
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Favorite pasta dishes are the linguini con pollo and the penne gorgonzola, both at Pietrasanta on 47th & 9th in Manhattan.
A favorite pasta dish for a long time was a recipe that Skip concocted which wsa included in Jane Brody's GOOD SEAFOOD BOOK. It goes by the name "Skip's shrimp and scallop capellini" and it's on pages 386-87, if anyone happens to have that health conscious tome.
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I shall now be on my way to LACC.
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DR Vixmom - tell her that when I saw it in NY, I sat in the front row of the orchestra, stage left. When the hotdog wagon appeared in "Welcome to the Sixties," it almost landed in my lap! And, in the finale, when Penny's mother comes in through the house, she climbed right over my knees. DH Richard and I just saw a touring company here in Dayton this past Sunday. We sat in the balcony and it was interesting to see the show from that vantage point.
Oh boy, will she be jealous!!
BTW she thought the funniest line in the whole show was
"No! This is not her father!!"
(Which she spent a good part of last night intoning, each time immediately followed by her creasing up and falling to the floor and rolling around laughing..... ah 12's going on 13......)
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DR George, let me know if your relative got INVASION taped for you. I recorded it last night but having watched it at my friend's house, I don't need to watch the recording. I'll wait a few hours before I delete the DVR reocrding.
Thanks! It's early, so I'll call my niece around lunch time.
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Homowack...amusing name...and I've truly known a few "wack" jobs in my day!
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Raining today - cold tomorrow.
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I'm up, I'm up. And already hungry for PASTA!
BK--maybe you are on to something--breakfast pasta!
I'm envisioning something like a western omlette, but with bow-tie pasta instead of/in addition to eggs.
OMG that sounds good!
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Good Pwoject Wunway last night - we now know the final three. The person eliminated should have been gone the around the third week or so, but that's okay.
The bad part is, I could have designed better dresses than we saw last night!
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D-t-M, I will be seeing Pajama Game in March. I want to see it sooner (it opens next week) but to do so I must exchange my subscriber ticket. I may try to do that over the weekend. Since I'm a Roundabout subscriber I also have a ticket for Threepenny w/Alan Cummings and Cyndi Lauper.
I lost my interest in PAJAMA GAME when I heard that Mr Connick plays piano during "Hernando's Hideaway," and although "Treepenny Opera" is a score I love and I'm seeing this production, I'm not thrilled that Lucy Brown is being played by a man! Whether it's drag or a gay slant, I keep thinking "what was the Weill Foundation and Brecht family thinking?"
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Hmmm....breakfast pasta.....hmmmm
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BRIDE AND PREJUDICE...is is really only a semi-Bollywood movie as it is in English, but it is a very cute movie based on the Pride and Prejudice story....I do belive many DRs recommend it. :D
I, for one!
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I had delicious lobster ravioli about three weeks ago and I cannot tewll you where! Somewhere around 46th Street between Broaday and Sixth.
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My video of LOVELY TO LOOK AT arrived today and it does proclaim "New Technicolor Restoration!"
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DR JANE - did you ever get BONJOUR TRISTESSE from Netflix? I forget what you said about it, if you did.
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Re: American Idol.
No Ace was not the one I meant (with blonde hair). Ace has brown hair and is quite cute. The blonde guy (i had not seen before). But he had a wonderful voice. He was the first one they showed when the showed the 12 guys at the end.
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LOST SPOILER from last night.
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DR RLP re: your question about the picture that was shown to Sayid. The writers always seem to include interesting bits in the backstories. You really have to pay attention.
I am not 100% sure that it was Kate. But I did rewind that part and it did look like a young kate. I'm curious, does anyone remember what kate's father's story is (i.e., did she say he was a soldier?).
It is so interesting how everyone on the island is connected.
Also, how many of you think that the guy they found is an OTHER?
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I can't believe I now know someone who has been to the Homowack lodge and someone who worked with Bobby Henrey.
AND it's the same person. Great stuff, FJL.
Now you never happened to see Rudy Varon appear at the Lodge did you?
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I just got in and turned on the tv for company. My God, is the dreadful DAYS OF OUR LIVES shrill today; it should be retitled "Too Many Hysteric Bitches In Front of A Camera." And now there's this impotent man wailing. Too noisy. After this, the inanities of PASSIONS will be a comfort.
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Good Pwoject Wunway last night - we now know the final three. The person eliminated should have been gone the around the third week or so, but that's okay.
The bad part is, I could have designed better dresses than we saw last night!
You're right about the turncoat who left last night. I was amazed at the name this person "named" when asked who should NOT advance to the final 3.
Also...there is one very bad designer in the final three who seems to get by on novelty value alone....terrible designs...all....and an ego that knows no bounds with nothing to back it up. I consider THAT person to be this season's "Wendy Pepper".
The other two are no Jay, thank goodness (I've never understood anyone's attaction to Jay's design sense), but both are solid, solid, solid.
As for last night's gowns....yech. What were they thinking?
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I second ALL that you wrote, DR RLP. Yes the "turncoat" situation was shocking....but then the person named had spoken some doubts out loud in the workroom about "wanting" to win...although the statement was recanted later.
I agree on the Wendy Pepper-factor person this season and hope said person was humilated during Fashion Week. Next week's reunion will be fun - not sure I am interested in the Jay Show that will follow.
Like you, I was completely unimpressed with Jay's clothes last year.
BUT what in the world was Austin Scarlett wearing to the party last night? I mean gender bending is one thing, but if you're going to cross dress...go all the way....he is the only guy I know with a bigger nose than Adrian Brody or Eugeny Pleshenko.
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I am still thinking of lobster ravioli....how about fettucine alfredo with lobster.... And a ginger gimlet!
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I used to have a recipe on how to doctor up boxed macaroni and cheese...and it was very good! However, I lost the recipe several years ago. :P I've tried to figure something out from memory and/or experimentation, but I just can't get it right. Oh, well.
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My home-made lasagna! (okay, it's really just "assembled"...I make it with a sauce mix) ;D But it's pretty darned good.
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Well the producer of the Mario Frangoulis concert just sent me my 2005 1099! Only two weeks late, and the excuse is how damned busy he's been. I now have to pay to have my taxes redone, and I am furious. He will be invoiced for the new charges.
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Well the producer of the Mario Frangoulis concert just sent me my 2005 1099! Only two weeks late, and the excuse is how damned busy he's been. I now have to pay to have my taxes redone, and I am furious. He will be invoiced for the new charges.
He could also be fined for breaking a Federal Tax Law. :o
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Would it be easiercheaper to file an amended return later in the year rather than changing everything?
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I used to have a recipe on how to doctor up boxed macaroni and cheese...and it was very good! However, I lost the recipe several years ago. :P I've tried to figure something out from memory and/or experimentation, but I just can't get it right. Oh, well.
DR George - I think I have this recipe at home. It's what I use to make what's fondly referred to in our household as "Tuna Glop." You start with a blue box of Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese, prepare as directed with a little extra milk, add a can of cream of celery OR mushroom OR chicken soup and a choice of meats - tuna, chicken, cut-up hotdogs, etc. My favorite combo is cream of celery soup, tuna, and a can of mushrooms. Bake at 325 for about half an hour. Great comfort food, with peas on the side and corn muffins.
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Tuna Glop must have scared everybody off! Except DRs Ben and DantheMan, hearty souls.
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I love tuna glop - once your macaroni is done.....everything else can be prepared and served in the SAME dish! I always add the peas before baking, and sometimes put Ritz Cracker crumbs on top.
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Not recommended for those on a diet.
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Speaking of Tuna Glop, I just copied it and sent it to my home e-mail. I'll make it for dinner some night soon and let you know how Anthony likes it. Sounds good to me :-)
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Be prepared to spend some time sitting down after eating, DR BEN. And of course the only dessert that can follow it, is ice cream.
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I love tuna glop - once your macaroni is done.....everything else can be prepared and served in the SAME dish! I always add the peas before baking, and sometimes put Ritz Cracker crumbs on top.
Sometimes I, too, put the peas in the casserole before baking. My topping of choice is sprinkled paprika.
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Oh Paprika.....that would be even more interesting with the ginger gimlet!
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The Men's Free Skate is going on right now, and will be complete by 5 pm EST. Not sure if I want to search for the results or not. Hmmmm.....
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The Men's Free Skate is going on right now, and will be complete by 5 pm EST. Not sure if I want to search for the results or not. Hmmmm.....
Monday, I managed NOT to know how the pairs turned out, so I'm going to great lengths today to avoid learning today's results. I have to go to my book group tonight, but should be home by the time NBC gets around to showing the top skaters.
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Tuna Glop must have scared everybody off! Except DRs Ben and DantheMan, hearty souls.
Tuna Glop sounds delish.
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The Olympics, war in Iraq, VP Cheney shoots a friend....and regularly scheduled programming here in Indiana has just been interrupted for coverage of a press conference:
IU Basketball Coach Mike Davis is expected to resign.
Do we have our priorities straight ur whut?
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I need a lime or lemon wedge. I have a bottle of seltzer on my desk that I bought this morning and now it's room temperature. Drinkable, but it needs zing, it need zest, it needs pow.
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Would it be easiercheaper to file an amended return later in the year rather than changing everything?
DR JRand55. I really don't know, but I was prepared to pick up my tax forms tomorrow and now I may have to cancel a financial meeting about the IRS on Monday because of this screwed up situation.
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DR George - I think I have this recipe at home. It's what I use to make what's fondly referred to in our household as "Tuna Glop." You start with a blue box of Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese, prepare as directed with a little extra milk, add a can of cream of celery OR mushroom OR chicken soup and a choice of meats - tuna, chicken, cut-up hotdogs, etc. My favorite combo is cream of celery soup, tuna, and a can of mushrooms. Bake at 325 for about half an hour. Great comfort food, with peas on the side and corn muffins.
In college, we used to add tuna and a can of mushroms to the Kraft packaged Noodles Romanoff and call it Toodles Romanoff
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I need a lime or lemon wedge. I have a bottle of seltzer on my desk that I bought this morning and now it's room temperature. Drinkable, but it needs zing, it need zest, it needs pow.
It needs Moxy!
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There is a "State" funeral here in OZ for Australia's (then) richest man - for what he has done for our country!! Priorities. If his money created jobs etc it would not be through his altruism!! A "celebrity" event at the Sydney Opera house. Do the Australian taxpayers really need to pay for this?
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Mike Davis just thanked God for his opportunity at IU, but it's time to go after six years.
Bottom line after all the bull: he leaves at the end of the season with $800,000 of the taxpayer's money for doing nothing for the next two years.
God ignored the Holocaust, but he wanted Mike Davis at IU and DREAMGIRLS to win the Tony.
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There is a "State" funeral here in OZ for Australia's (then) richest man - for what he has done for our country!! Priorities. If his money created jobs etc it would not be through his altruism!! A "celebrity" event at the Sydney Opera house. Do the Australian taxpayers really need to pay for this?
Didn't this guy die about three weeks ago?!? Why is it taking so long to bury people these days?
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In college, we used to add tuna and a can of mushroms to the Kraft packaged Noodles Romanoff and call it Toodles Romanoff
;D
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Work is very busy today
That is all.
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Didn't this guy die about three weeks ago?!? Why is it taking so long to bury people these days?
They're clearly not running out of ice.
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God ignored the Holocaust, but he wanted Mike Davis at IU and DREAMGIRLS to win the Tony.
I wish he wanted me to win the lottery. But then Bruce Coughlin won a Tony. Maybe God is dead.
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They're clearly not running out of ice.
With the family's money there would have been no shortage of ice.
It is of course a "Memorial Service". There was a private funeral.
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As of this moment, 16 skaters have performed in the men's long program.
Weir will skate 19th and Plushenko 21st.
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There is a "State" funeral here in OZ for Australia's (then) richest man - for what he has done for our country!! Priorities. If his money created jobs etc it would not be through his altruism!! A "celebrity" event at the Sydney Opera house. Do the Australian taxpayers really need to pay for this?
Is the state, perhaps, going to get most of his estate?
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Help line:
Any suggestions for "pop" songs of the fifties/sixites with similar lyric contect to these would be appreciated:
Wives and Lovers
Stand By Your Man
Born A Woman
For the Love Of Him
Queen Of The House
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His son is now the richest man in Australia. We do not have "Death" taxes.
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Help line:
Any suggestions for "pop" songs of the fifties/sixites with similar lyric contect to these would be appreciated:
Wives and Lovers
Stand By Your Man
Born A Woman
For the Love Of Him
Queen Of The House
"Everyday Housewife" -- Glen Campbell (?)
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In college, we used to add tuna and a can of mushroms to the Kraft packaged Noodles Romanoff and call it Toodles Romanoff
Doesn't DR RODZINSKI have a Toodles Romanoff LP on the old KAPP label? ;D
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DR TOMovOZ - there is the famous MAYBE I KNOW by Ms Lesley Gore.
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And JOHNNY GET ANGRY by MR BK's friend Joanie Sommers...although she sings JOHNNY GIT ANGRY.
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Thank you DtM and JRand.
I guess "That's The Way Boys Are" qualifies as well.
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Elmore - If your return was already ready, can't your accountant just plug the extra gross receipts on your schedule C? It's ONE number to be changed, if it's in a computer program. Why should this take him more than 15 minutes, as far as his own time is concerned? It'll probably take his secretary an extra half hour to reassemble the return, but how much could he be charging for his secretary's time?
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Early 70s, but Gilbert O'Sullivan's "A Woman's Place is in the Home" might otherwise qualify.
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It doesn't really fit what you're looking for, DR Tomovoz, but I can't get "It Must Be Him" out of me brain right now.
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"Havin' my baby!
What a lovely way of sayin'
How much you love me!"
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yeah...that helped...
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Doesn't DR RODZINSKI have a Toodles Romanoff LP on the old KAPP label? ;D
Yes, Toodles does a great version of the "Ballad of the Pink Berets"
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Hey! Here's something you guys probably never thought you'd read about:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11389042/site/newsweek/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11389042/site/newsweek/)
Sorry, Dan (the Man)...it's not about Buttle or Sandhu...but OUR VERY OWN Johnny Weir...read it and weep!
;D
And I was right...he WOULD fit in here very nicely!!
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"Kids are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say,
Mother needs something today to calm her down.
And though she's not really ill,
There's a little yellow pill.
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And it helps her on her way,
Gets her through her busy day.
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Gilbert O'Sullivan is fine. Thanks Rodzinski.
I should check his "Matrimony" lyrics too I guess.
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LOST spoiler - - - -
I definitely think the guy was "an other." Siad thought so, too.
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Let it please be him. Or I shall die.
Think I've sung along with Ms Carr more than a few times. (LOL) VERY big hit here DTM. I've not resorted to Mother's Little Helpers yet.
Not even Rescue Remedy.
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I have a copy of "He Wore the Green Beret" in the collection somewhere. It's even worse than the original "Ballad of.."
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BRIDE AND PREJUDICE...is is really only a semi-Bollywood movie as it is in English, but it is a very cute movie based on the Pride and Prejudice story....I do belive many DRs recommend it. :D
That's right, I couldn't remember the name.
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I only watched two programs from last night when I got in from a late lunch this afternoon. First up was VERONICA MARS.
Yep, a rerun, but I think now I should start watching the reruns. The stories in VERONICA MARS are very convoluted with lots of names and faces, and seeing the shows twice should help keep all the mysteries the series keeps going straight. Fun episode. It was the one where producer Joss Whedon played a smarmy rental car agent.
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Sorry I can't help out more, Tom--as I'm leaving the office I find that I've segued into 60s drug songs...
"One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all..."
...the colors...look at all the pretty colors....
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Next up was BONES in a sensational episode, one of the best in the series to date. I thought I had the murderer figured out, and I was wrong (but not totally off-base with my speculation.)
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I've saved last night's CSI: NY to watch tonight in place of the WITHOUT A TRACE rerun which I've seen.
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LOL DtM.
Enjoy your alternative reality.
Just remember The Needle and the Damage Done.
I've got you under my skin..
Hey Jude.
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I"m also trying very hard not to hear who won or whatever mishaps may have occurred in the men's freeskate. Although I do want to watch Dancing with the Stars tonight, so I may have to be going back and forth
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Just remembered Loretta's "One's On The Way".
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Go ask Alice.
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It was surprising to have another Australian win gold at the Winter Olympics. I assume everone else fell over. (Of course our newest winner was born in Canada).
"Cold" we don't do well.. The only contintent without a permanent snow line.
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I believe you can anything you want at her restaurant.
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Oh and Loretta's Fist City and You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man.
DOO: Where'd ya git the idea fer that song?
LORETTY: Where d'ya think?
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Page Six Johnny Weir Dance.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%](http://www.passion-patinage.com/IMG/jpg/weir-sp-01.jpg)[/move]
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Gotta love country music.
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.
Thank you all. I'll be back to check later!
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Thanks for the link, DR RLP. Interesting story. I guess Weir's motto is the same as Don Lockwood's: Dignity - ALWAYS, dignity.
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LOL....with four hungry children, and a crop in the field.
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I want to see the movie version of this story....Kevin Spacey should play the lead, no doubt.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-02-16T141736Z_01_L15575254_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITALY-SINGER.xml (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-02-16T141736Z_01_L15575254_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITALY-SINGER.xml)
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DR George - I think I have this recipe at home. It's what I use to make what's fondly referred to in our household as "Tuna Glop." You start with a blue box of Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese, prepare as directed with a little extra milk, add a can of cream of celery OR mushroom OR chicken soup and a choice of meats - tuna, chicken, cut-up hotdogs, etc. My favorite combo is cream of celery soup, tuna, and a can of mushrooms. Bake at 325 for about half an hour. Great comfort food, with peas on the side and corn muffins.
Ummm...tuna = :P
Thanks, but that's not it. ;) Actually, the recipe that I had was to just use milk instead of water and add more cheese to the plain mac & cheese and bake it, as opposed to cooking on a stove. No other additions. That doesn't mean that I didn't add things, but the "official" recipe that I had didn't have extras.
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I'm now off to drive a friend to the airport. Be back much later...I have to make a few stops: Silver Platters CD store and Borders Books and Music! ;D
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I want to see the movie version of this story....Kevin Spacey should play the lead, no doubt.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-02-16T141736Z_01_L15575254_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITALY-SINGER.xml (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-02-16T141736Z_01_L15575254_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITALY-SINGER.xml)
Well, if Spacey played the role it would be about a singer shot while walking his dog in questionable neighborhoods after 3 am. Wait a minute. Isn't that Blanche Dubois?
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I'm now off to drive a friend to the airport.
I offered to drive DR MBarnum to the airport. With a chair and a whip.
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I believe you can anything you want at her restaurant.
Except Alice.
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Gotta go,
Gotta go,
Gotta go,
Gotta go,
Gotta go,
Gotta go right now.
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I'm guessing that NBC will wait until 10 p.m. to broadcast the last six men to skate. That's just a guess, but I think you can likely watch DANICNG WITH THE STARS and flip over at 9:30 to the Olympics.
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Well, if Spacey played the role it would be about a singer shot while walking his dog in questionable neighborhoods after 3 am. Wait a minute. Isn't that Blanche Dubois?
And the hotel would be the Tarantula Arms! 8)
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I'm guessing that NBC will wait until 10 p.m. to broadcast the last six men to skate. That's just a guess, but I think you can likely watch DANICNG WITH THE STARS and flip over at 9:30 to the Olympics.
I am guessing you are correct! ;D
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Except Alice.
And for the 1990's pop people "Who the **** is Alice?"
I knew someone who lived next door.
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Tornado watch for Indiana tonight.
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I want to see the movie version of this story....Kevin Spacey should play the lead, no doubt.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-02-16T141736Z_01_L15575254_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITALY-SINGER.xml (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-02-16T141736Z_01_L15575254_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITALY-SINGER.xml)
I'd watch Mr Spacey in it. Is there another shower scene?
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I just got a notification from Deep Discount that my three Fox musicals (DADDY LONG LEGS, WEEK-END IN HAVANA, and PIN UP GIRL) shipped today. That means I should get them in two weeks. For some reason, the shipping from them takes an inordinately lengthy amount of time.
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Heading down now to get the bedrooms cleaned. Then on to some TV watching.
WBBL.
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I'd watch Mr Spacey in it. Is there another shower scene?
I think he's busy with the Superman codpiece problem.
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Just read the results of the men's free skate and the medal winners. The routines that caused such placements should be very interesting to see.
I will say nothing more....oh no, there is nothing more that I can say, at this time.
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DO NOT CLICK ON THIS LINK, UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW THE RESULTS.
REPEAT DO NOT CLICK ON THIS LINK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE RESULTS OF THE MEN'S FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION.
CLICKING ON THIS LINK WILL RESULT IN YOUR KNOWING WHO WINS AND WHO DOES NOT.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. ;D
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/figure_skating/results?day=16#FSM010001 (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/figure_skating/results?day=16#FSM010001)
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I think he's busy with the Superman codpiece problem.
Superman goes fishing! Hopefully not with Dick Cheney.
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But Superman is FASTER than a speeding bullet.
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Shouldn't you be giving "Spoilers" Mr Rand. LOL
You're skating on thin ice .
I have no interest whatsoever on clicking on the link. Unless you're keeping Mr Spacey on ice. (with a twist of lime)
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I wondered if Mr Cheney is a fly fisherman!
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As Mr Ray Charles sang, it time for me to "Hit the Road Jack".
I"ll be back in about six hours to check the list of song suggestions!!
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Shouldn't you be giving "Spoilers" Mr Rand. LOL
You're skating on thin ice .
I have no interest whatsoever on clicking on the link. Unless you're keeping Mr Spacey on ice. (with a twist of lime)
LOL...I have heard that Mr Spacey serves everything, with a twist. :o
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I think I will watch LOVELY TO LOOK AT
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I wondered if Mr Cheney is a fly fisherman!
I think Mr Spacey may be.
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I'm back and I caught up on the posts. Just what up was doing on the posts is anyone's guess. That darn up.
Re breakfast pasta - a jernt near me called Hugo's (also in West Hollywood) is famous for their pasta breakfasts, Past Mamma and Pasta Poppa, the former eggs mixed with garlic, cheese and pasta, the latter the same with sausage added. It's spectacularly good and it's always jammed in there for breakfast.
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I think Mr Spacey may be.
Obsessed with Mr. Spacey, eh!
;)
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Re: the you-know-whats that nobody will talk about until everyone sees them.
OLYMPICS SPOILER
SPOILER -- OLYMPICS
I'M NOT KIDDING...DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MEN'S FINALS IN FIGURE SKATING.
LAST WARNING!
I MEAN IT...DON'T READ ANY FURTHER...
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]FOR PITY'S SAKE...SAVE YOURSELF THE GRIEF. STOP READING![/move]
From what I've read, I guess no one was around to tell any of them to "sparkle." I've read that it was unremarkable in the extreme, with nothing much to commend any of the medalists...apparently the gold medal performance was not deemed to have been in the same league with the past three Olympic champions. As for the silver and bronze, the report I read was that they were won by default rather than by anything particularly memorable or exciting.
What a shame. I suppose the U.S. should be thrilled that all three men finished in the top 10....but somehow, the gilding has washed off the lily...and the dew has definitely dried up on the rose.
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DR TCB, I still cannot tell if you are serious sometimes when you post.
Re: American Idol, when the elimination rounds start then it will be considered a spoiler to say who was eliminated. But we are not there yet, and my post was vague. Like i said if you had not seen the show, i don't think you could tell what i meant. But also, since it was vague, i'm assuming if anyone was going to watch the show then they would have not read my 2 paragraphs worth of stuff on that night's show!
DR Jennifer, I certainly wouldn't worry about it, I am sure I will survive. However, I don't believe that saying that the three cowboys got booted off (pun intended) is being vague. I was particularly fond of the young cowboy who sang to his turkey; and although he was too untrained to survive on Idol, I would have preferred to find out that he was gone by watching the tape rather than from you spilling the beans.
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Wow!!!
Busying myself to catch up. Been busy all day and I suspect it will be quiet tonight. It is very windy and cold out here. We have windchill temperatures down to -35...
Keeps the riff-raff out!
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TOTD:
I love Fettuccini Alfredo with chicken!! I also like Garlic bread to go with it..
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I got this recipe from the store's weekly flier - I was looking for a quick-fix dinner for one of our late nites, and it turned out to be pretty good.
CHICKEN WITH CHEESE TORTELLINI
Cut 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
Bring a pasta pot filled with hot water up to a boil. Cook a 9 oz. package of 3-cheese tortellini in said water, according to package instructions.
Meanwhile, pour a 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes into a large skillet (the type with Italian herbs and such works well), add the chicken bites and 1 T. minced garlic, and cook, covered, over medium heat, about 8 minutes.
Add a 6 oz. bag baby spinach to the skillet, cook another 3 minutes (or until the spinach is wilted), then mix in the cooked tortellini and serve. Preferably with freshly grated Parmesan sprinkled on top. (And not that cr@# from the green can, which tastes terrible - if you don't know how to grate real Parmesan from a large chunk, get an Italian boyfriend to show you how.)
I just may have to try this....
I have a recipe my freind Karina sent me from Australia... It is called Apricot Chicken Breats and it is made rice and apricots...
It is excellent. I dont have the recipe handy to post it...
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My workplace does not get Presidents' Day off, but we get 8 hours of comp time, which we can use at our discretion. The cool thing is that this coming Monday is my regular day off (because I work the following Saturday), so it feels like real gravy when I get those comp hours!
I get monday off but I have to work Sunday.... Strange I know...
I suspect Sunday will be really quiet for the kids will be enjoying a three day weekend.
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The Vixter loved Hairspray.
DR Vixmom, Vixster has great taste....
I got to see a touring show of that musical and it is great!!
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Obsessed with Mr. Spacey, eh!
;)
Not in the least. I know too much and care too little about his publicity games.
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I just got in and turned on the tv for company. My God, is the dreadful DAYS OF OUR LIVES shrill today; it should be retitled "Too Many Hysteric Bitches In Front of A Camera." And now there's this impotent man wailing. Too noisy. After this, the inanities of PASSIONS will be a comfort.
ROFLMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DR Elmore if you only know how many Days viewers would love this remark....
You are so accurate in what the show has become!!!
(((DR Elmoore)))
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My home-made lasagna! (okay, it's really just "assembled"...I make it with a sauce mix) ;D But it's pretty darned good.
When's dinner??? It sounds good George!
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DR George - I think I have this recipe at home. It's what I use to make what's fondly referred to in our household as "Tuna Glop." You start with a blue box of Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese, prepare as directed with a little extra milk, add a can of cream of celery OR mushroom OR chicken soup and a choice of meats - tuna, chicken, cut-up hotdogs, etc. My favorite combo is cream of celery soup, tuna, and a can of mushrooms. Bake at 325 for about half an hour. Great comfort food, with peas on the side and corn muffins.
soundsl almost like my once around the kitchen creation...
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Didn't this guy die about three weeks ago?!? Why is it taking so long to bury people these days?
It took Days of our lives two months!!
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Thanks for the spoiler alert on the Olympics. I do appreciate it at least before it's aired for the first time.
I know the winner of the men's skating will be at the end, but the way the coverage goes, there very well may be some skating early in the show and in the middle of the show as well.
I'll just keep checking that "last" button on my remote
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Dakota - your cold weather has made it's way here. The high either tomorrow or the next day will be zero or even below
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Well they are starting the coverage with skating. I enjoy watching the ones who aren't in the running as well. Plus with the new scoring, you can actually win with out getting first secord or third in the short program
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As DR Jose would say ....laters
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Tornado watch for Indiana tonight.
It is hte middle of February???
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Dakota - your cold weather has made it's way here. The high either tomorrow or the next day will be zero or even below
Glad we could share ;D
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NBC is showing a lot of skaters that aren't near the top of the standings. I like that.
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Dakota - your cold weather has made it's way here. The high either tomorrow or the next day will be zero or even below
According to the news, the weather will drop tomorrow here as well.
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DR JANE - did you ever get BONJOUR TRISTESSE from Netflix? I forget what you said about it, if you did.
It is number 23 on our queue.
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His son is now the richest man in Australia. We do not have "Death" taxes.
Good for you.
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JRand, good no tornado vibes.
Warm vibes for DakokaCelt and everyone else who needs them.
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First I want to thank those that wrote and express concern over my absence.
Work has been keeping very busy and family concerns as well as also occupied a lot of my other free time.
So bear with me and I should be back soon.
Thanks
Michael
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Hi Michael. It is nice to see you. Good family and work vibes.
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Oh boy, will she be jealous!!
BTW she thought the funniest line in the whole show was
"No! This is not her father!!"
(Which she spent a good part of last night intoning, each time immediately followed by her creasing up and falling to the floor and rolling around laughing..... ah 12's going on 13......)
I'm particularly fond of "Hold Mommy's waffles" (ala Harvey, anyway).
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Shayne, good to see you back where you belong. We understand work and family, but you have family here, too, so keep us posted and take solace from your compatriots.
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'night
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I shall now be on my way to the theater for this evening's performance. Pray for Rosemary's Baby.
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I have tomorrow off, then work on Saturday, and have Sunday and Monday off. Then I'll get a day off for Presidents Day sometime between next Friday and the Saturday a week after that. The library branch I will normally be working runs on a Tuesday through Saturday week, so will be closed Tuesday, BUT the library I'm training at will be open Tuesday, so I will be there, and then they have to give me a day off to make up for it sometime later in the two-week pay period. Basically, I have no clue what's going on, but as long as they're paying me, I'll show up when they want me there! :D
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I have tomorrow off, then work on Saturday, and have Sunday and Monday off. Then I'll get a day off for Presidents Day sometime between next Friday and the Saturday a week after that. The library branch I will normally be working runs on a Tuesday through Saturday week, so will be closed Tuesday, BUT the library I'm training at will be open Tuesday, so I will be there, and then they have to give me a day off to make up for it sometime later in the two-week pay period. Basically, I have no clue what's going on, but as long as they're paying me, I'll show up when they want me there! :D
You're working as a bouncer at a library? What does that entail?
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I have tomorrow off, then work on Saturday, and have Sunday and Monday off. Then I'll get a day off for Presidents Day sometime between next Friday and the Saturday a week after that. The library branch I will normally be working runs on a Tuesday through Saturday week, so will be closed Tuesday, BUT the library I'm training at will be open Tuesday, so I will be there, and then they have to give me a day off to make up for it sometime later in the two-week pay period. Basically, I have no clue what's going on, but as long as they're paying me, I'll show up when they want me there! :D
Gotta love the confusion but you are right, it is a paycheck!
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You're working as a bouncer at a library? What does that entail?
And he bounces well ... ;D
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Oh, DakotaCelt, in response to your question a couple weeks ago about handling of patrons with cell phones... They're simply not allowed to be used in any branch of our library system!
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DR Jennifer, I certainly wouldn't worry about it, I am sure I will survive. However, I don't believe that saying that the three cowboys got booted off (pun intended) is being vague. I was particularly fond of the young cowboy who sang to his turkey; and although he was too untrained to survive on Idol, I would have preferred to find out that he was gone by watching the tape rather than from you spilling the beans.
I am sorry if I spoiled it for you. But I actually did not say that they got the boot. I asked if anybody else found it sad when the 3 cowboys said goodbye (meaning to each other). That was the sad part, and that is what I meant. I purposely didn't write if they were off the show. BUt i'm sorry.
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No spoilers.
I've already seen the skating on CBC, but I"m gonna watch the final 6 on NBC just to see what they say about each.
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I am sorry if I spoiled it for you. But I actually did not say that they got the boot. I asked if anybody else found it sad when the 3 cowboys said goodbye (meaning to each other). That was the sad part, and that is what I meant. I purposely didn't write if they were off the show. BUt i'm sorry.
As I said, Jennifer, it was no big deal; but thanks for the apology.
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Very vague skating spoiler re: what DR RLP wrote.
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I thought the winner was quite good. And I disagree that #2 and 3 were not good (although they weren't fantastic).
I still do not understand the new voting. There is one skater in particular (that i will mention tomorrow). The Canadian commentators thought it would be close for this person to win the bronze. But the scores were WAY below that!
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As I said, Jennifer, it was no big deal; but thanks for the apology.
I would have apologized before, but I wasn't sure if you were joking or being serious.
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Congratulations on number 23, DR JANE.....please report when it is seen and heard.
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Tornado warnings lapsed, some wind and rain, but not much here.
Much Cross Snowboarding which doesn't seem like an Olympic Calibre sport to me - but as long as they don't include baton twirling (there is a serious lobby for it, you know) - I will be happy.
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For DR RLP re: last night's LOST. SPOILERS.
http://www.tvrules.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9813
Here is an exerpt that confirms what you said earlier.
"An Army truck moves Sayid and some soldiers somewhere. One random guy asks Sayid if he has a wife or kids, but Sayid says no. The guy looks at his picture, which is of a very, very young Kate. As in, as young as they could make her and still be recognizable as Kate. So this must be Kate’s dad. "
I wonder how many people missed this. When I mentioned it to my sis today she had no idea!
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DRJOSE I watched Letterman the night you were on and they didn't show the audience, they used that snowboarding guy for ALL the bumpers between the commercials. It was very distressing!
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Johnny Weir's coach's name is Priscilla. Gotta love that!
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Good evening, fellow Dear Readers.
That's about it.
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Had a nice evening fully loaded with CSI of various falvors and SMALLVILLE. First up, CSI from Season 5 DVD set. It was the episode that featured FOUR cases, all of which were too brief to rank it as one of the great episodes. I suppose it was interesting to see the different interviewing techinques and personality variables among the ciminalists on the team, but we mostly knew those already, so the four cases were kind of unsatisfying since not enough time was available to delve fully into each one. Or maybe the writers couldn't devise enough red herrings for the cases should they have tried to let them stand on their own. Regardless, it wasn't a great episode in the series.
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Johnny Weir's coach's name is Priscilla. Gotta love that!
She skated in the senior ladies division as Priscilla Hill and she was very good, usually finishing second or third to Dorothy Hamill in the nationals.
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Next up was SMALLVILLE, a good but not great episode of the series.
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Next up was CSI, a fascinating case with William Petersen taking center stage for much of the hour. With so many on the team now, he has not had to be the focus of the show all that much in recent years, but these last two or three weeks, he's been front and center, and I've always liked him. Great to see him flexing his acting muscles.
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Finished up with last night's CSI: NY, a rerun which I remembered having seen when it originally aired earlier this season. There were two cases, one of which I remembered clearly and one I didn't, so I sped through the one I remembered and concentrated this time on the one that was vague in my mind.
The show was started to mesh together well this season after a topsy-turvy first season (CSI: MIAMI had a similar laborious first season.)
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Good Evening!
How does that song go in Robber Bridegrooom.... "Been a busy day..."
And, yes, indeed it has.
Whew!
-And eight pages of posts to catch up on...
Laters...
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I flipped over to NBC and was able to see the gold medal performance for the men.
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I must say I was totally unimpressed. Yep, there were jumps but not landed smoothly or effortlessly. Everything was stiff, forced, hectic. A triple flip was downgraded to a double. The triple axel had only a double toe loop connected, not a triple as so many of the men now do. No artistry in the skating, no passion or connection to the audience. Just a jumping automaton with music playing in the background.
True, everything was landed on one foot including a quad-triple-double, but the ideal for me is skating with technique and artistry, and this had solid technique with ZERO artistry.
I missed Evan Lysechek's heralded performance, but I'll tune in to the figure skating hour tomorrow (already have the DVR set) where I'm sure it'll get replayed.
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And a word about the new scoring system. Though people howled in protest about the old 6.0 system, it was nirvana compared to the thoroughly camouflaged and open to gross overscoring and underscoring that can be present now.
Under the old scoring system, some argued that skaters could be "held up": that is, a skater with an international reputation could be given overly generous marks that were not earned in actual performance. When that happened, however, it was plain for all to see as the scores of the nine judges would flash across the screen for technical merit and artistic presentation.
Now, holding up a skater is effortless for the judges because they can award bonus points, they can artificially pad a score with artistic scores and hide behind anonymity because all we see is a combined number of points in technical and presentation.
It has totally destroyed my interest in competative skating.
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Just watched a fantastic little pre-code film called WOMAN IN THE SHADOWS (a.k.a Woman in the Dark) starring Fay Wray and a very young Ralph Bellamy and Melvyn Douglas and written by Dashiell Hammett. Another one from that Dark Crimes 50 movie set which I keep harping on...but gosh these movies are great, and there are some rare titles!
Fay Wray was her regular gorgeous self, and much more interesting then she often times is. I think she is a bit dull in some of her movies, but not in this one...and doesn't Fay Wray EVER wear a bra??
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rodz wuz heer
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Going to head for bed now. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the evening.
Good night!
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And a word about the new scoring system. Though people howled in protest about the old 6.0 system, it was nirvana compared to the thoroughly camouflaged and open to gross overscoring and underscoring that can be present now.
Under the old scoring system, some argued that skaters could be "held up": that is, a skater with an international reputation could be given overly generous marks that were not earned in actual performance. When that happened, however, it was plain for all to see as the scores of the nine judges would flash across the screen for technical merit and artistic presentation.
Now, holding up a skater is effortless for the judges because they can award bonus points, they can artificially pad a score with artistic scores and hide behind anonymity because all we see is a combined number of points in technical and presentation.
It has totally destroyed my interest in competative skating.
I have been turned off it also... in addition to the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan episode
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I just caught up with all the posts, while skipping the "Lost" spoilers. I haven't watched "Lost" yet, but I'm about to. "Invasion" will be right after that. And I still haven't watched last Friday's "Battlestar Galactica." I might be able to get through all three shows tonight...or not.
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After I dropped my friend Margo and her kids at the airport, I went to Silver Platters and bought the movie soundtrack to "Meet Me In St. Louis (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EB5O6U/qid=1140154780/sr=2-3/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/102-4779504-7364131?s=music&v=glance&n=5174)" and the original cast recording of "A Family Affair (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AXWHA8/qid=1140154883/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-4779504-7364131?s=music&v=glance&n=5174)[/u]." I listened to "St. Louis" on the way back and had forgotten how much I love the songs. I haven't listened to A Family Affair yet, but am looking forward to it. :)
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Vanity Post # 6599...
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My Post # 6600!! ;)
Anyway, after I went to Silver Platters in Renton, I stopped at the Casual Male big and tall clothing shop in Tacoma. Wow! The last place I bought some shirts was at Fred Meyer...I didn't realize how expensive they can be. The three shirts (they are all very nice and fit well) cost a total of $120! Who knew?? But I do need them, so I'll keep them.
Well, I must do the Wussburger Dance. I'm going to watch "Lost" and "Invasion," and maybe "BG." Goodnight, all. :)
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Back from the show, which I felt was well-acted but way too low energy. The second act had some problems with the last half - lines forgotten and people just not there focus-wise. I was quite strong about it after the show. I also think we have some lighting instrument bulbs out - no one notices these things but for the last two weeks I've felt it's been a bit darker, so our stage manager is checking it out.
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And now I must nibble on a snack.
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Very, Very cold here tonight....
-12 with a -38 windchill....
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Listening to some very, very nice music while I am surfing....
Thanks again George...
I had it with me at work again and one of my workstudy students really liked it also...
Robert Clary is a fine singer... Enjoying his rendition of "I've Got Rhythm" and "Make Believe"
Our toes were tapping all evening in circulation. It was dead the last two hours of work tonight. I am suspecting Sunday will be very quiet...