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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had both green and red squiggly lines, and now it is time for you to post until the squiggly cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: SUPERFICIES!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR JANE
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Happy Birthday Jane! May it be a good year for you :)
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This "huge" rainstorm all the weather forecasters predicted is amazing - I think we've had about six drops of rain in the last two hours.
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Will we never get to page two?
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TO JANE: A WISH FOR THE HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY TODAY!! ;D
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Last night, we had a speed-through rehearsal. We very quickly sped through the show just to be a reminder of what we need to do for our paying audience tonight. It took us all of 1 hour and 15 minutes! But then, we also didn't go through any of the songs, because we didn't have our music director. Then we went home. :)
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Whenever we did a "speed through," the show was always shorter at the next performance! :)
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Wishing you every good thing! :)
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And great news about your wrist. ***CONTINUED HEALING VIBES***
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Media check:
In my DVD player: two used DVDs that I just bought yesterday: "Hot Fuzz" and "Ratatouille." They were $10 each, and they're practically brand new. Also, the new musical movie, "Hairspray" and the old musical movie, "Zero Patience."
Of course, I won't have any time to watch any of these because we start performances of Nite of the Living Dead! The Musical! again and we have a performance tonight, TWO performances tomorrow and an evening performance on Sunday...at 8:00 pm! That's too darned late for Sunday night! The show won't end until after 10:30! But tickets have already been sold, so it's too late to cancel. :P
Good night, all. 8)
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Whenever we did a "speed through," the show was always shorter at the next performance! :)
That would be nice! Especially for Sunday's show.
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DR JRand57 - thanks for the link to Mr. Jackson! :-*
DR elmore3003 - thanks for the Christmas globe...I didn't realize I was so sadistic! ;)
DRs DaNiece and Cillaliz - thanks for the recipes!! :D
DRs JMK and Matt H. - thanks for your reviews of Naked Boys Singing. Frankly, I'm not too surprised at the result.
DR Edisaurus - that's just wild about Mindy! 8)
DR Miss Karen: ***CHINCY BASSAS BEGONE VIBES***
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it's too late to cancel.
The Show Must Go On!!!!!
What we do for our art...
G'night, DR George!
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Last night, my main bathroom faucet bit the dust...so to speak. The handle for the hot water was cracked before I moved in and for quite a few months now, has not really gripped tightly enough to turn the water on and off. I actually had to use a screwdriver! :P Well, the screw finally turned it's last turn and I couldn't get it to turn off at all! I had to turn off the hot water from underneath the sink. I finally decided to remove the old faucet and put in the new faucet that I had actually purchased when I moved in. ::) Anyway, it was somewhat of a hassle (and I didn't get all the gunk off the sink around the old faucet), but the new one is in and it's wonderful! I have cold AND hot water! Here's a picture of my new faucet:
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It's SO nice to have easily accessible hot water again..I should've done this when I moved in! ;) Just had to share. :D
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY #1
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Happy Birthday #2
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Happy Birthday #3
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Happy Birthday #4
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY #5
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY #6
SORRY IT'S NOT A CHIPPENDALE DANCER
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This is the final birthday wish.
Here is a link to hot Chippendale Dancers
http://www.hahapages.com/mt/HotChippendaleDancers.html (http://www.hahapages.com/mt/HotChippendaleDancers.html)
Enjoy!!!
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Dakolta Celt and family
Only calm and good thoughts during this time
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Happy Birthday to Dear Jane!!!
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Comforting thoughts to Dakota Celt
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Happy Happy Birthday, Dear DR Jane!
(Take pictures of your birthday cake!)
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We are supposed to get rain and wind over the next few days. Maybe even freezing temperatures by Monday.
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Good morning, all! I think I have to take back my offer of three weeks' work at Barnes & Noble. I had a request this morning for a scoring deadline, I've got BABES and LADY OF THE SLIPPER sitting on my desk at Toyland, and I think I've got enough to work with at the moment. I'm trying to analyze why I said yes yesterday, and I believe it's because there are a lot of wonderful people there that I like and I miss them. I also like the job but I do know I don't like having to be on my feet for seven hours at a time. That said, I think I'm going to call the manager this morning and rescind my offer, head down to the barber for my haircut, go to Toyland and then the NYPL for some research.
I hope this offer concerning the deadline comes to fruition, so we'll have to see, and, of course, I worry that when a job ends that I'll never work again.
TOD:
DVD: Brothers & Sisters is still sitting here
CD: a lot of Arthur Fiedler, a lot of Christmas CDs
VCR: how rude!
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I forgot the photo!
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And so today:
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Congrats to DRGINNY on her new Grand Nephew.
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Friday is a work day, of course. We did have snow, but the street seems clear, so we shall see.
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Congrats to DRGINNY on her new Grand Nephew.
DR Ginny, whose grandchild is this? Is it on the Palmer or Ellis side of the family escutcheon?
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Oh, and nice faucet, DR George.
I will leave it to other DRs to determine whether or not that is a euphemism. 8)
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whose grandchild is this?
DR elmore3003, I think the seasonal song goes: Whose child is this? ;)
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And the word of the day is: SUPERFICIES!
If one follows just the SUPERFICIES of Fusion Cuisine, all one has to do is FUSE SPICIER ingredients (say, those of Szechuan cooking) with those of a tamer taste (say, anything coming from Great Britain). But something tells me that la doubanjiang (a spicy and salty bean paste used as a flavoring) would not pair well with clotted cream under any circumstances.
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(whispered)
Happy
Birthday,
Jane!
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(shouted)
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BIRTHDAY,
JANE!!!!!
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(Just for some contrast)
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...Here's a picture of my new faucet:
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It looks kind of droopy, but nice all the same.
;)
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DOES ANYONE. STILL WEAR. A HAT?
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Nice hardware, DR GEORGE.
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And so today:
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Shouldn't this be sent to DH Keith? With the head photoshopped, of course?
8)
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This guy is on the guest list for DR Ron Pulliam's "green" office holiday function:
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Friday morning greetings! DH Richard drove me to work this morning. He'll pick me up at the end of the day and we'll attend the evening party that one of my coworkers is hosting in her home. I'll be information-waitressing all day.
DR Ginny, whose grandchild is this? Is it on the Palmer or Ellis side of the family escutcheon?
This is John's second grandson. Mom is his oldest daughter, Rev. Amy.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Jane!
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With enough oatmeal, everyone can have superficies.
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Ewww, did I just say that?
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On that note, I'll delay my birthday wishes to Jane until a more dignified moment.
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OK, now - happy happy birthday, Jane!!!
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Off to work.
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Wishing you every good thing! :)
DITTO! ...and might I add "And Many More!!!
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TOD:
Nothing much. We've got the DVD for Hairspray, but I haven't had time to watch the film yet, just the bonus stuff. And the RedBox DVD rental thingie at work has a monitor on top that keeps playing quickie previews to sell the movies they're renting, so I'm so sick and tired of the song "You Can't Stop the Beat" that I'm likely to throw up if I try to listen to the song voluntarily right now. I mean it plays over and over and over and over and over. Bleh.
(And poor Robert Wagner, reduced to playing Mr. George Wilson in the direct-to-video "A Dennis the Menace Christmas," another preview in the loop. Sad, sad, sad.)
BOOKS:
Finished Raymond Sokolov's With The Grain, which is all about cooking with grains.
Margaret Visser's The Way We Are (quickie essays about where social conventions come from) and Christine Ammer's Fruitcakes and Couch Potatoes (words and phrases that sound like food, but really mean other things) are both nightstand books - something to read quickly while falling asleep.
Which brings me to Ken Hom's Fragrant Harbour Taste: The New Chinese Cooking of Hong Kong. From the spelling, you can tell that the guy does a lot of work for the BBC. His measurements threw me until I looked stuff up. He kept referring to a "dessert spoon" as a measurement, distinct from a "teaspoon" or "tablespoon." I had no idea what he was talking about. It turns out that a teaspoon is equal to 5 ml. A tablespoon is three times that amount, 15 ml. Dessert spoon fills in the middle, at 10 ml, or equal to two teaspoons. Handy, what?
(The above measurements do not apply in Australia, where a tablespoon is equal to four teaspoons, or 20 ml. And we Americans think Texans are size queens! ;))
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DR Miss Karen: ***CHINCY BASSAS BEGONE VIBES***
DITTO!!!!!!
(and not only for me -- Chincy Bassas Begone vibes to any one who needs 'em!)
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DR FJL ~ Thanks for yesterday's An Ode to A Chincy Bassas.
My favorite line? "Boo-key, Danno!"
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I don't have to be to work until much later (3 pm), so I'm gonna go take a nap.
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Enough about Chincy Bassas -- they're supposed to be gone...
Tis the Season to Be Jolly so on to the TOD:
In my car CD player, I've got the Christmas CD sent to me by DR ELmo last year -- the one with arrangements by the renowned Larry Moore (a shameless plug for my beloved friend).
Nothing in the casa player at the moment -- might end of being Christmas tunes as well.
Nothing in the DVD player -- no time for movies since this semester's final study packet will soon be due.
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With that I'll end my teeny, tiny gratuitous frenzy and begone ...
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Well, spoo, I'm this close, what is one more to pad the numbers...
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This guy is on the guest list for DR Ron Pulliam's "green" office holiday function:
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The Granddaddy of Snarkville ...
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Ta-dah! Page 3 -- now I really will begone ..
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TOD:
So I guess I’ll tell you about my Amazon Kindle, which arrived a few days ago. For those of you who haven’t seen the reports in the media, it’s basically an e-book reader. It’s registered to your Amazon account, and allows you to browse and purchase content from Amazon wirelessly – not using WiFi, but much more broadly, using Sprint’s cell network. You can actually use it to connect to the Internet, too, but the interface is a bit clunky and it works best primarily with text that is not highly formatted. The entry price isn’t cheap – it’s $399.99 – BUT there is no monthly plan or bill – the wireless component is free.
And again, it’s primarily a text reader. I purchased about 8 books [it holds 200 or so, expandable with a memory card] and it downloaded the complete texts in just a minute or two. Content varies in price but most best-sellers are under $10.00. I am also subscribing to The New York Times, which is delivered wirelessly automatically and is ready for me when I wake up each morning. Reading a newspaper electronically takes a little getting used to, and I miss the serendipitous experience of reading the actual paper, but other than the crossword and the ads, it’s all there. The one downside is that you can’t lend, give, or share an e-book, magazine, or newspaper as you could with the equivalent print version.
The greatest thing is that the device disappears, and you can easily go into the “reading trance” of a good story. The screen uses a technology that approximates the written page – nothing like reading a computer screen – and the text is scalable, so you can find a size that is comfortable. It uses ambient light, so if you want to read in bed at night, you’ll need a book light.
I’m going to be traveling next week, and I look forward to having a whole library of books and newspapers in one small, lightweight device. Oh, and there’s a built-in dictionary and Wikipedia search capability. It bookmarks automatically so you return to the spot you left off. It can play audio books and mp3s that have been converted into compatible formats – and that is the only time you’d ever need to hook it up to a computer, to transfer those types of files into the device. I’m very pleased with it. It’s not an all-purpose machine – but it does what it’s designed to do very well.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR JANE!
TOD:
STOPOVER TOKYO - bland transfer of an interesting film. Robert Wagner spies with Joan Collins and a cuddly Japanese orphan.
THE TWELVE CHAIRS - good transfer of Mel Brooks' melancholic comedy with a gorgeous Frank Langella.
LIZA WITH A Z - good transfer of the great performance at the Biltmore theater.
I'm listening to BROADWAY BY THE YEAR- 1953, featuring Davis Gaines, Debbie Gravitte, Andrea Burns and others.
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TOD: DR Kerry has given me several delightful compilation CDs recently that contain many fun and many odd songs. I never know what's coming up.
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Well, I must be off to do many errands and airport runs.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And my parents are in NYC! *My Dad called from Port Authority at 7:25!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR JANE!!!!!!!!
*I hope Sherlock gives you a great gift! ;)
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I never know what's coming up.
Funny, the subjects in the viagara drug trials said the same thing.
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So... I met my parents down at the Burger King on 42nd Street - which seems to have become their breakfast place of choice whenever they come to NYC - around 8:30. After they got off the bus, they went to the 8:00 Mass across the street. After giving them some basic directions for how to get around today, I walked them over to the GMA window - where we spied and tried to take a picture with Diane Sawyer - and took some other pics as well. Then it was over to Bryant Park - "See - Radio City Music Hall is right up the street." And now they're on their own for the next couple of hours... And I'm about to play some auditions. So...
Laters...
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DITTO! ...and might I add "And Many More!!!
Yes, I bet you might!
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So... I met my parents down at the Burger King on 42nd Street - which seems to have become their breakfast place of choice whenever they come to NYC
Are you sure you are related to them?
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See Jane have a Happy Birthday!
Enjoy, Jane, Enjoy!
See Spot Sherlock eat birthday cake while Jane is not looking!
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We've had a wimpy rain here, too, but that's good since we'll be moving a lot of gear today.
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I've been to some pretty nice restaurants in my day, but the BK (Burger King) croissant with egg and sausage is still quite the delicacy.
The menu after 11 a.m. is nothing great, but oh, that breakfast menu! :)
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Coincidence?
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DR Singdaw - thank you for your balanced insights about the Kindle. I'm just reading the cover story in the Nov. 26 Newsweek about digital books.
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Good morning!
Cold and partly cloudy right now, but we're in for a warming trend with temps edging near 70 next week! Simply amazing.
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It's going to be a slightly out of whack day for me. My friend Gregg is in town tonight to participate in a marathon tomorrow, so we're going out to dinner tonight. Since he'll be arriving in the late afternoon, I went ahead and mopped the kitchen floor this morning to get that out of the way. Glad to have that behind me.
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You're welcome, DR Ginny!
I think I forgot to thank bk for posting that fascinating Scorsese short last evening. It was great fun!
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Friday Media Check:
CD - HOLIDAY IN PLAID
DVD - SHOW BUSINESS: The Road to Broadway
MURDER SHE WROTE, Season Seven, disc 5
THE LODGER
DVR - last night's MY NAME IS EARL
last night's 30 ROCK
last night's CSI
last night's SUPERNATURAL
BREAKFAST ON PLUTO
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Don't forget that there are new holiday episodes for PSYCH and MONK tonight on USA at their regular times.
WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB also has a new episode tonight.
Alas, GHOST WHISPERER and MOONLIGHT are not on tonight but return next week at their regular times! (end service announcement.)
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My friend Gregg is in town tonight to participate in a marathon tomorrow, so we're going out to dinner tonight.
DR Matt H. - hope you'll report on all the lovely carbo-loading details!
I miss bread...
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DR Matt H. - hope you'll report on all the lovely carbo-loading details!
I miss bread...
Yes, Gregg always gets pasta when we go out to eat before he races. Almost the only time I ever eat bread is when I go out to dinner. I'm not in the habit of eating it here. I have enough carbs here as it is!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE!!!
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Sorry to disagree with you, DR Ron Pulliam, about Ellen Pompeo, but I like the self-absorbed and moody character she plays and I think she does it very well.
I find the new Dempsey love interest singularly lacking in personal charisma and there isn't any sexual chemistry with him that I can detect. He and Pompeo do have it.
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I'm heading down now to get cleaned up to face the rest of my day.
WBBL.
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Happy happy birthday to DR Jane!
Hope you have a great day!
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Good morning.
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Today is my LAST work day of 2007.
Hoo & ray!
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DR Jane
Many Happy Returns!
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It's very quiet here in the office.
No one but me as of this moment.
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Sorry to disagree with you, DR Ron Pulliam, about Ellen Pompeo, but I like the self-absorbed and moody character she plays and I think she does it very well.
I find the new Dempsey love interest singularly lacking in personal charisma and there isn't any sexual chemistry with him that I can detect. He and Pompeo do have it.
On again, off again, on again, off again. Their relationship can go nowhere on the show. Oh, they can rekindle the inexplicable lust the writers provide them from time to time, but last night you could see in Dempsey's eyes that his character isn't interested in going where Meredith has finally decided they should go.
I think the other girl IS sexy...and he and she look GOOD together. I think Pompeo is the antithesis of sexy.
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Mega happy birthday wishes to the lovely, beautiful, sweet hearted, and fun DR Jane!!!
Have a great day!!
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Today is my LAST work day of 2007.
Hoo & ray!
Lucky you, DR Ron Pulliam! Wish I could say the same...
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DRs Ron Pulliam and Ben must be doing something right! :)
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In their youth and childhood, perhaps! :)
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...along with Julie Andrews and Elaine Stritch...
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Good morning, everyone.
I've been doing cleaning and laundry this morning. We have our share of Evil Eyes here, but none of them help out.
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Happiest of Birthdays to DR JANE!!
May all your wishes come true!
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STRENGTH VIBES to DAKOTA CELT!
May you get through the coming days and weeks with peace and grace.
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Congrats to GEORGE on his successful plumbing project.
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Thanks to SINGDAW for the Kindle review.
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I hope this offer concerning the deadline comes to fruition, so we'll have to see, and, of course, I worry that when a job ends that I'll never work again.
Judi Dench said she always felt the same way.
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I really enjoyed last night's discussion started by Edi about her Mercer interview. True HHW fashion: one person starts a colorful story, then other DRs chime in with their own witticisms. Kudos to Edi, Fred, Cillia.
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Congrats to RON on his splendid fitness scores.
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Isn't it GREAT when things fall into place?
I've spent the past several days lining things up, making notes, trying to prepare "contingency" packages for various co-workers concerning things that would likely arise in my absence. I assured them the solutions to getting them done would be simple.
No sooner would I finish notes on how to handle something than the "something" would come in early and allow me to do it.
Today, the final piece fell into place, so to speak, and the last invoice I expected to see for December arrived this morning. It will be processed and out the door by noon.
A Board of Supervisors action that would require our Fed-Exing some leases to a landlord for signature fell into place last night. I have the leases and FedEx will pick them up before 5 p.m.
The only thing I have left to do is to script my voice mail message to cover all the possible things people might want to hear when they call the office (70% of my phone calls are "wrong numbers" -- and always for the same things. I have a ready reference for referring folks to the correct offices and I incorporate those numbers/situations into my holiday voice mail).
One-stop shopping, that's what I am!
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Congrats to GEORGE on his successful plumbing project.
I have a kitchen sink that requires George's handiness.
How about December 29th, George? Can you fly down and install a new kitchen faucet?
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TOD:
DVD: CHANCER
RAZOR'S EDGE
BAREFOOT CONTESSA (next up)
VCR: MINISTRY OF FEAR
CD: UNE CHAMBRE EN VILLE
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE
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Congrats to RON on his splendid fitness scores.
I flashed back to my annual Navy PT tests for a second there, Jeanne.
And then I recalled I'd crowed about my lab tests!
THANKS!
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TOD:
DVD: RAZOR'S EDGE
BAREFOOT CONTESSA (next up)
Is this the Power-Tierney "Razor's Edge"? Fantastic Alfred Newman score....especially that theme that plays under the scenes between Larry and Isabel.
The latter movie is unbelievably wonderful. I LOVE "The Barefoot Contessa".
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TOD Media Check:
DVD:
The TV movie CHRISTMAS EVE starring Loretta Young
CD:
Soundtracks to the upcoming Bollywood films WELCOME, HALLA BOL, and SHOWBIZ
Book:
Toho Studio's special effects maestro Eiji Tsuburaya's biogroaphy by August Ragone.
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Questions about Kindle - what is different between it and other eBook readers and eBooks? For example, I know one of our dear readers read one of the Kritzer books as an eBook on one of those palm pilots or machines you carry with you. Is any book on amazon available? For example, MY books? Do you get the covers? What does it cost to download at $25 book? If there's a paperback AND a hardcover, I assume you can download the cheaper of the two?
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Well, the HUGE rainstorm of last night produced 0 inches of rain, just some damp streets. These weather people should be put out to pasture, but, no, they just continue to give misinformation and collect large salaries.
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Not only was there no huge rainstorm (as promised), the sun is now trying to peek through what are rapidly disappearing gray skies.
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Oh, and I'm up.
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Is this the Power-Tierney "Razor's Edge"? Fantastic Alfred Newman score....especially that theme that plays under the scenes between Larry and Isabel.
The latter movie is unbelievably wonderful. I LOVE "The Barefoot Contessa".
Yes on point #1. I've been watching a lot of Gene Tierney lately. I think she's just gorgeous and is my favorite of the actresses of that era. She reminds me a lot of my Aunt Margaret, another dark-haired beauty. I don't recall if I've mentioned Margaret in DR Jeanne's Stories of Her Family. Margaret was one of the early aviators--married a pilot and became one herself. She and her husband, Bob Blair, had a flying school and taught many stars to fly. This was in the days when stars still did their own stunts. Both Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart were among the students, and both became good friends. Margaret was a very lovely person and a strong role model for me.
I have much respect for Somerset Maughum's writing. I enjoyed it that he put himself in a work of fiction. It made me wonder how much of the story is actually fiction. Anyone have any info here?
I've never seen BAREFOOT CONTESSA, another of the Hollywood classics that I somehow missed. (There were many.)
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BK, here's the Newsweek cover story that I mentioned earlier:
The Future of Reading (http://www.newsweek.com/id/70983)
As I understand it, the big difference between the gizmo your friend has and the Kindle is the connectivity. Books are transmitted like cell phone calls, not downloaded to a computer and then uploaded to a reading device.
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BK - A small, very light FedEx package awaits you at your mail place (signed for at 9:18 am your time).
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Yesterday was a glorious day here. Snow on the ground, but blue skies and bright sun. I was hoping for the same today. Instead, it's grey and damp, with some drizzle. Pooh!
I need to find a present for a friend--quickly, because it should have gone in the mail a week ago. I'm at a real loss as to what to buy her. I was so busy getting the work done on my house this year that I just haven't had much time to think about Christmas.
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Happy Day Before to BK!
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Sing,
have you used any of the other eReaders?
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Lucky you, DR Ron Pulliam! Wish I could say the same...
Don't wish too hard - the day of the Digital Librarian is neigh nigh!
der Brucer
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This guy is on the guest list for DR Ron Pulliam's "green" office holiday function:
(http://www.playbill.com/images/photos/grinch2007prod200.jpg)
After what Edisaurus posted about Manilow:
Across the mesa you could see Barry Manilow's house, where he lives year-round. Every day at noon a private plane flies him to Vegas, and home at night after his shows.
we should send him to Palm Springs to picket.
Whatever "greening" Ron's office provides will be more than consumed in Barry's daily commute.
der Brucer
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Jane,
To wish you a Happy Birthday I should post for you one of my famous pictures.
On second thought, your Birthday might be happier if I leave the screen blank 8)
May Sherlock give you a kiss for each and every year!
der Brucer
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A little holiday cheer, Samba Soleil style:
http://jeffreykauffman.net/greensleeves.mp3 (http://jeffreykauffman.net/greensleeves.mp3)
You would not believe the cool device our bass player recorded this with--it's something called a Zoom, IIRC--it was about the size and shape of an I-Phone, had 2 condenser mics built in (though you can attach real mics), and it stores up to 6 hours of MP3 recordings. Amazing.
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I have read the article, and it somehow made me a little sick to my stomach. Especially the part about the continuing amateurization of the world, with authors writing their books online and asking their readers to comment and basically help shape the book. This is akin to moviemaking, where screenplays are now written by committee, shaped by people who know virtually nothing except what they've read in some Screenwriting 101 books - writing books is one of the few creative areas left where no one can tell you what to do - you write the book you write. Yes, a traditional publisher/editor can insist you remove 150 pages from your manuscript, and yes, that might be a good idea and then again it might hurt the book. But, even then, that is a creative relationship between two people, not the author and hundreds of people. I just don't like any of that sort of thing, frankly. Happily, books won't be going anywhere soon, and anything that gets people to read is a good thing.
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BK - A small, very light FedEx package awaits you at your mail place (signed for at 9:18 am your time).
How very exciting! I'll be going over there in a couple of hours.
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BK - I'm now reading the Letters to the Editor in the Dec. 10 issue of Newsweek and one says, "...there's still that driving pride of sole authorship and, yes, seeing the original on honest-to-God pages."
You're not alone.
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Well, the HUGE rainstorm of last night produced 0 inches of rain, just some damp streets. These weather people should be put out to pasture, but, no, they just continue to give misinformation and collect large salaries.
Actually, the LA basin received .5 inches of rain - a downpour that would have been welcomed in Atlanta. And some of your neighbors got damp:
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-12/34154019.jpg)
Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
Modjeska Canyon resident Gil Santos walks his dog, Negro, on his daily hike. Several residents had evacuated overnight ahead of the storm, which was less fierce than expected.
der Brucer
And I doubt that the weather people put out "misinformation", surely that qualified their prediction with a percent probability.
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Actually, the LA basin received .5 inches of rain - a downpour that would have been welcomed in Atlanta. And some of your neighbors got damp:
Modjeska Canyon resident Gil Santos walks his dog, Negro
Heaven forfend--a dog named Negro. In L.A.?? :P
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Yeah, the percent was 90%. Put them out to pasture. And my neighborhood didn't receive .5 inches of anything. And, .5 inches is hardly a huge rainstorm, which was what was predicted.
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And how's this for something or other - I got an e-mail from the gal who'll be designing the set for The Brain - she sent me some of her designs to look at and she seems very creative. And the address on her resume? Why the same exact place that Der Brucer lives - Rehoboth Beach.
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Put them out to pasture.
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I gotta tell you.
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Blue skies smilin' at me - ninety percent huge rainstorm I don't see.
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We got lots of rain overnight here in Oakland. It was a soaker. And a good 'un!
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No, DR Jeanne, I have never used any previous e-reader device.
bk, DR Ginny was correct, the primary difference between Kindle and other e-readers is the connectivity. Which kind of ties you to Amazon, for good and for ill. Amazon at the moment appears to have the largest selection of e-books [90,000 titles and growing daily - but that is only a small percentage of Amazon's stock], but it only accepts a few other formats besides its own proprietary format. Kindle books by and large cannot be viewed on other e-devices, and vice-versa. You can manipulate books from the www.guttenberg.org project to work on Kindle. But for now, the vast majority of books on Amazon - including yours - are not converted to the proprietary format, nor are much of the print books already in your collection - which is certainly a limitation. You can, for a very nominal fee, have Amazon convert Word or .pdf docs to Kindle-ready "books." The .pdfs would be more successful if they are simple text and nothing complicated.
You do not get covers. There are no formats - it's just the text, so hardcover/softcover are indistinguishable - you're just getting the text of the book. No download charge at all - it's built in to the cost of the reader device and the Kindle version of the book. Most Kindle versions of the best-sellers are going for under $10.00. Things in the public domain [that have been converted and are available] can go from .99 to a few dollars.
It certainly doesn't replace a print book, and it has its limitations, but it is very convenient for reading on the go, and for books you'd like to read but don't really care if you own a hard copy.
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It is very gray and getting windy here. Hopefully, some rain later today.
A half-inch would be a lot of rain at one time here in the desert. Our ground is so hard that it runs off and fills the washes.
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...The latter movie is unbelievably wonderful. I LOVE "The Barefoot Contessa".
MOVIE? How do you know Jeanne isn't referring to DVDs of episodes of the television cooking show with Ina Garten called The Barefoot Contessa? (http://www.foodnetworkstore.com/p-608533-Barefoot-Contessa-Vol-1-2-6-packbr-By-Ina-Garten.aspx) (Named after her catering business.)
(Which was named after the movie. ::))
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Anyone here remember "Our Gang" and Alfalfa? Recall his riff on Bing Crosby's "Learn to Croon"?
Learn to croon.
If you want to win your heart's desire.
Sweet melodies of love inspire
Romance.
Just murmur boo boo-boo boo-boo boo boo boo
And when you do
She'll answer boo boo-boo boo-boo boo boo boo
And nestle closer to you.
Learn to croon
You'll eliminate each rival soon
If you're heading for a sunny honeymoon
Learn to croon.
That's a current e-worm rattling around my cranium!
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MOVIE? How do you know Jeanne isn't referring to DVDs of episodes of the television cooking show with Ina Garten called The Barefoot Contessa? (http://www.foodnetworkstore.com/p-608533-Barefoot-Contessa-Vol-1-2-6-packbr-By-Ina-Garten.aspx) (Named after her catering business.)
(Which was named after the movie. ::))
I expect she would have corrected me had that been the case. The movie was the likelier, to my mind, subject. The cooking show would never have crossed my mind unless it had been specified as such.
It's truly non-consequential as an "issue."
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Heaven forfend--a dog named Negro. In L.A.?? :P
Given that the owner's surname is Santos, my bet is the dog's name is pronounced NAY-grrrow. (rrr trilled, of course.)
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Yeah, the percent was 90%. Put them out to pasture. And my neighborhood didn't receive .5 inches of anything. And, .5 inches is hardly a huge rainstorm, which was what was predicted.
Be glad you didn't get a huge rainstorm. After the brushfires you've had in your area lately, the threat of mudslides that heavy rains could create makes me very glad I'm in Delaware.
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And how's this for something or other - I got an e-mail from the gal who'll be designing the set for The Brain - she sent me some of her designs to look at and she seems very creative. And the address on her resume? Why the same exact place that Der Brucer lives - Rehoboth Beach.
Drop her a note about having friends in her area. And that I can be found over at her local Super G. (Only I use my legal name there - Stephen.) She may already know who I am!
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...and it has its limitations, but it is very convenient for reading on the go...
I can see the headlines now:
NEW CAUSE OF CAR CRASHES - DRIVERS READING AT THE WHEEL!!!
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For a couple of years now, der B has groused and grumbled every time I've forgotten to turn on the hood over the stove while cooking. I can't blame him - our smoke detectors are very sensitive, and equally loud.
But it was very satisfying to hear those smoke detectors start to blare when he was fixing himself a grilled cheese sandwich today.
Time to get ready for work.
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Drivers reading while talking on their cell phones, no doubt!
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For a couple of years now, der B has groused and grumbled every time I've forgotten to turn on the hood over the stove while cooking. I can't blame him - our smoke detectors are very sensitive, and equally loud.
But it was very satisfying to hear those smoke detectors start to blare when he was fixing himself a grilled cheese sandwich today.
Well, obviously, you're a bad influence on him.
:D
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It's nearly time for lunch.
I cannot believe how much I've accomplished today. In such a few short hours.
Tomorrow morning is "haircut" for December (I'll actually have another on on Dec. 29th, so George will have to work around my haircut if he's to come down and install a new kitchen faucet for me).
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I can see the headlines now:
NEW CAUSE OF CAR CRASHES - DRIVERS READING AT THE WHEEL!!!
The morning drive-time announcer on my NPR station mentioned a few school delays and closings this morning, then recommended, "For a complete list, please visit our website." Richard and I laughed about how difficult that would be from behind the wheel of your car.
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Anyone here remember "Our Gang" and Alfalfa?
Did you know he co-starred in Frances Farmer's first film, Too Many Parents, and he's hilarious in it.
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Have you ever noticed how many Hainsies and Kimlets get haircuts at the same time? Mine's tomorrow at 11:45am.
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And the word of the day is: SUPERFICIES!
And The Song Of The Day Is: CLEAR OUT OF THIS WORLD
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Mine's tomorrow at 11:45am.
:) And mine was yesterday!
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JANE
JANE
JANE
JANE
JANE
JANE
JANE
JANE
JANE
JANE
H A P P Y H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y ! ! !
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Don't forget that there are new holiday episodes for PSYCH and MONK tonight on USA at their regular times.
I didn't know about PSYCH being on (I don't watch MONK)! Is it a one-off holiday episode or has there been a regular season going on that I didn't know about??
Otherwise, thanks for posting this!! :D
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Oh, and nice faucet, DR George.
That's what my date said last night! ;)
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It looks kind of droopy, but nice all the same.
;)
It works...that's all that matters. ;D
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TOTD:
CDs (1) Home On The Range - Soundtrack
(2) Mornigntown Ride to Christmas - The Seekers
(3) Best of Van Morrison Vol 3.
DVD: Pirates - 1 (Black Pearl)
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Nice hardware, DR GEORGE.
Thanks for noticing. :)
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Congrats to GEORGE on his successful plumbing project.
And thank you!
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I have a kitchen sink that requires George's handiness.
How about December 29th, George? Can you fly down and install a new kitchen faucet?
If you're paying, I'll be there.
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(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-12/34154019.jpg)
Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
Modjeska Canyon resident Gil Santos walks his dog, Negro, on his daily hike.
der Brucer
Anyone know where Modjeska Canyon is? Is this a der B typo that I should recognize? The area looks lovely, but I've never heard of it.
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bk, DR Ginny was correct, the primary difference between Kindle and other e-readers is the connectivity. Which kind of ties you to Amazon, for good and for ill. Amazon at the moment appears to have the largest selection of e-books [90,000 titles and growing daily - but that is only a small percentage of Amazon's stock], but it only accepts a few other formats besides its own proprietary format. Kindle books by and large cannot be viewed on other e-devices, and vice-versa. You can manipulate books from the www.guttenberg.org project to work on Kindle. But for now, the vast majority of books on Amazon - including yours - are not converted to the proprietary format, nor are much of the print books already in your collection - which is certainly a limitation. You can, for a very nominal fee, have Amazon convert Word or .pdf docs to Kindle-ready "books." The .pdfs would be more successful if they are simple text and nothing complicated.
You do not get covers. There are no formats - it's just the text, so hardcover/softcover are indistinguishable - you're just getting the text of the book. No download charge at all - it's built in to the cost of the reader device and the Kindle version of the book. Most Kindle versions of the best-sellers are going for under $10.00. Things in the public domain [that have been converted and are available] can go from .99 to a few dollars.
It certainly doesn't replace a print book, and it has its limitations, but it is very convenient for reading on the go, and for books you'd like to read but don't really care if you own a hard copy.
Sounds like it won't hurt BK's book sales, assuming someone really wants to read one of his books, ie they won't be able to read it "free" on Kindle.
It does give new meaning to the word "library", though.
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MOVIE? How do you know Jeanne isn't referring to DVDs of episodes of the television cooking show with Ina Garten called The Barefoot Contessa? (http://www.foodnetworkstore.com/p-608533-Barefoot-Contessa-Vol-1-2-6-packbr-By-Ina-Garten.aspx) (Named after her catering business.)
Woody,
You are correct that I could have been referring to the cooking DVDs.
I am indeed familiar with Ina Garten and her Barefoot Contessa line. She was a regular for a while in MARTHA STEWART LIVING. I admit that the name of her company spurs interest in me for the movie. However, Ron's assumption in this case was correct. Much to my nutritional distress, I am mad about movies these days and "off" cooking. ;)
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Then again, do we know that Ron was referring to the movie and not the TV cooking show???
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Drop her a note about having friends in her area. And that I can be found over at her local Super G. (Only I use my legal name there - Stephen.) She may already know who I am!
Wouldn't that be funny!
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Have you ever noticed how many Hainsies and Kimlets get haircuts at the same time? Mine's tomorrow at 11:45am.
And I had one yesterday.
Does JRAnd have an explanation??
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It works...that's all that matters. ;D
And last night's UGLY BETTY had a little plumbing scene.
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I assumed all the haircuts related to the notes being called SHAV AND A HAIRCUT two days ago. Power of suggestion, maybe?
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Especially for JRand57, or any fan of haute couture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGXvGpcASA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGXvGpcASA&feature=related)
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I donned winter coat, scarf, gloves, and boots, and went out for a walk. I found a copy of Winspear's BIRDS OF A FEATHER, which I purchased for my friend. She's not a mystery lover, but this isn't a traditional mystery. I'd like to put something else with it, but am completely out of ideas.
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Tomorrow morning is "haircut" for December (I'll actually have another on on Dec. 29th, so George will have to work around my haircut if he's to come down and install a new kitchen faucet for me).
Not a problem...I haven't had a haircut since July.
I'm just sayin'. ;)
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And last night's UGLY BETTY had a little plumbing scene.
Fortunately, mine was a little less stressful.
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OK, Modjeska Canyon is in eastern Orange County. I had never heard of it.
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Fortunately, mine was a little less stressful.
Glad to hear it.
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I donned winter coat, scarf, gloves, and boots, and went out for a walk. I found a copy of Winspear's BIRDS OF A FEATHER, which I purchased for my friend. She's not a mystery lover, but this isn't a traditional mystery. I'd like to put something else with it, but am completely out of ideas.
Tea? A nice bookmark?
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And one for Mahler!
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Grocery gaffe: hams for Hanukkah
Manhattan grocery advertises food Jews can't eat under their dietary laws
The Associated Press
updated 8:20 a.m. PT, Fri., Dec. 7, 2007
NEW YORK - A luxury grocery store in Manhattan made a food faux pas, advertising hams as "Delicious for Chanukah."
Chanukah - an alternate spelling for Hanukkah - is the eight-day Jewish holiday that began Tuesday evening, and hams, as well as pork and other products from pigs, can't be eaten under Jewish dietary laws.
A woman who saw the mistake over the weekend at the Balducci's store on 14th Street took pictures of the signs and posted them on her blog.
Jennifer Barton, director of marketing, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the signs were changed as soon as the error was noted.
She issued an apology on the company Web site, saying the company would be reviewing its employee training.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22147407/
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I just had an "Oh, brother!" moment.
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Back from lunch -- shrimp rolls for starters followed by a delicious steaming claypot of shrimp, chicken and green veggies -- broccoli, green beans, zucchini, and mushrooms and brown rice. De-lish.
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My boss is cutting out early today and won't be in until after noon on Monday. She has a Beverly Hills soiree to attend this weekend.
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I've confirmed my root canal for Monday (shudder!).
I know what my co-pay will be and am prepared to fork it over with aplomb.
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I didn't know about PSYCH being on (I don't watch MONK)! Is it a one-off holiday episode or has there been a regular season going on that I didn't know about??
Otherwise, thanks for posting this!! :D
No, these are one-off specials for the holiday. The new seasons for them both start in January.
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It never warmed up anywhere near what was forecast. I don't think it ever got out of the 40s today. It certainly felt cold at lunchtime while I was doing my errands.
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Got a bunch of things watched. I finished watching the "making of" documentary on the NAKED BOYS SINGING DVD. It was an hour long, unusual for this kind of featurette. Really covered a lot of ground, and I was very glad that it was included on the disc.
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I watched another MURDER SHE WROTE episode. It was an Amish-set story with a good mystery and, again, one I had never seen before. I did not get the murderer's identity correct, but the clues were really lacking.
I have two more episodes in the set, and I will be finished with it.
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Next, I watched last night's 30 ROCK. Some good moments with typically funny lines from Alec Baldwin. The episode also gave Jane Krakowski more to do than usual.
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Next, I watched CSI. I had no idea this was going to be a two part episode. Focusing on Warrick's drug addiction also took attention away from the murders they were investigating. Not one of their finest moments.
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Next up, I watched SUPERNATURAL. It was a chilling episode about changelings with a couple of really good scares.
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I skimmed through AS THE WORLD TURNS. No gay characters today, but the previews for next week did have one scene featuring them.
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I finished up the afternoon viewing with MY NAME IS EARL. Some good lines as Earl decides he's got to break out of prison. I'll be looking forward to potential upcoming episodes now that he's back in the real world.
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No, these are one-off specials for the holiday. The new seasons for them both start in January.
Thanks! :)
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I watched Wednesday's episode of "Life" last night (following which, the announcer said that all new episodes of "Life" would resume after the new year....attn: Michael Shayne).
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What a terrific episode! I loved how they started it off with the corpse outside the apartment door, the hole blasted through the door by the girlfriend/wife, the forest of marijuana plants and the missing gun dilemma. That was a nifty bit of foreplay for the phone call Charlie got and all that followed.
I remembered thinking at the time Charlie had entered the house and found the wounded girl in Indio that she might actually be the daughter of his dead friend rather than the daughter of his friend's murderer.
The scene with Charlie in the overturned vehicle and the guys who crashed into him was terrific, too. "Am I upside down, or are you?" LOL.
And that moment after Charlie left Jack Reese atop the building was a true "red herring". I'm sure a lot of folks figured he'd shoot himself or jump. But....NOPE.
I can't wait to see how they further develop the plot that goes into who set Charlie up.
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Next up, I watched SUPERNATURAL. It was a chilling episode about changelings with a couple of really good scares.
What moved and impressed me in this episode was the affinity Dean has with kids....especially with THAT kid. And I DO THINK he is Dean's, despite the mother's sincere claim that he was not.
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Got a bunch of things watched. I finished watching the "making of" documentary on the NAKED BOYS SINGING DVD. It was an hour long, unusual for this kind of featurette. Really covered a lot of ground, and I was very glad that it was included on the disc.
That's really weird--I wonder if my screener was an advance copy. The featurette was only about 15 minutes on mine!
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I'm enjoying the after-taste of lunch. It's a bit garlicky, and a bit ricey with some shrimp-chicken tones, too. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Oh! Oh!
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I watched Wednesday's episode of "Life" last night (following which, the announcer said that all new episodes of "Life" would resume after the new year....attn: Michael Shayne).
[size=8]S P O I L E R S[/SIZE]
What a terrific episode! I loved how they started it off with the corpse outside the apartment door, the hole blasted through the door by the girlfriend/wife, the forest of marijuana plants and the missing gun dilemma. That was a nifty bit of foreplay for the phone call Charlie got and all that followed.
I remembered thinking at the time Charlie had entered the house and found the wounded girl in Indio that she might actually be the daughter of his dead friend rather than the daughter of his friend's murderer.
The scene with Charlie in the overturned vehicle and the guys who crashed into him was terrific, too. "Am I upside down, or are you?" LOL.
And that moment after Charlie left Jack Reese atop the building was a true "red herring". I'm sure a lot of folks figured he'd shoot himself or jump. But....NOPE.
I can't wait to see how they further develop the plot that goes into who set Charlie up.
My favorite moment (well, one of my favorites) watching the show in high definition was when the snake was hanging over the policeman's left shoulder, and the camera whirled around for us to see it. In HD, the snake felt like it was RIGHT in my face. Creepy!
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What moved and impressed me in this episode was the affinity Dean has with kids....especially with THAT kid. And I DO THINK he is Dean's, despite the mother's sincere claim that he was not.
What I didn't like was his already developed leering and sense of entitlement with the girls at age 8. That did not go well with me at all.
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Back from shipping, visiting one of the only antique malls left in the city (they were so popular five to ten years ago, and now they're kaput, basically), and picking up some packages at the mail place, including a loverly box of chocolates for me to eat - and unique, too - from Godiva, they all are in the shape of pies and have various pie flavor fillings.
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In today's UPS delivery:
The Complete Calvin & Hobbes.
OOF....this box weighs about 40-60 pounds! I am SO glad I get "prime" shipments via Amazon.
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That's really weird--I wonder if my screener was an advance copy. The featurette was only about 15 minutes on mine!
Yes, you definitely got a preproduction screener. Bummer. It was very informative about the entire casting, preproduction, production, and post production facets of the show.
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What I didn't like was his already developed leering and sense of entitlement with the girls at age 8. That did not go well with me at all.
But it WAS Dean-esque as a trait! :)
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I just read in VARIETY that NBC is bringing MEDIUM back to its 10 p.m. Monday timeslot on January 7th. Hallelujah!
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I already ate one of the peanut butter pie ones.
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But it WAS Dean-esque as a trait! :)
Of course it was. I got the joke; I just didn't like it.
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Looking forward to the coconut cream pie and the chocolate cream pie, too.
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My favorite moment (well, one of my favorites) watching the show in high definition was when the snake was hanging over the policeman's left shoulder, and the camera whirled around for us to see it. In HD, the snake felt like it was RIGHT in my face. Creepy!
Since your screen is roughly twice the size of mine, I can believe you because it was creepily large at 37 inches.
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The sun is co-mingling with gray clouds.
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I don't think my friend Gregg is set to arrive until around 7 (he's going to call me from the highway once he gets closer to the city), so I'll be able to finish MURDER SHE WROTE's final two episodes and then move on to something else. I may rewatch a GREy'S ANATOMY or a BROTHERS & SISTERS from last season. Decisions, decisions . . . .
WBBL.
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Are you sure you are related to them?
Good Afternoon!
It's snowing in New York City. And it's very pretty. -Well, at least when the sun was still out and you could see the snow falling. ;)
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I've been to some pretty nice restaurants in my day, but the BK (Burger King) croissant with egg and sausage is still quite the delicacy.
The menu after 11 a.m. is nothing great, but oh, that breakfast menu! :)
And I've also noticed that no one really seems to go to that Burger King for breakfast - at least the few times I've met my parents there. In fact, today, there breakfast was basically cooked to order - at least the pancakes were. And since they were out of small and medium coffee cups, everyone was getting large coffees for the price of a small (or medium).
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A little holiday cheer, Samba Soleil style:
http://jeffreykauffman.net/greensleeves.mp3 (http://jeffreykauffman.net/greensleeves.mp3)
You would not believe the cool device our bass player recorded this with--it's something called a Zoom, IIRC--it was about the size and shape of an I-Phone, had 2 condenser mics built in (though you can attach real mics), and it stores up to 6 hours of MP3 recordings. Amazing.
I <heart> Zooms! As do a bunch of my friends. I don't have one of my own - well, I just don't have the need for one - but it sure comes in handy for some composer and sound friends of mine.
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In today's UPS delivery:
The Complete Calvin & Hobbes.
OOF....this box weighs about 40-60 pounds! I am SO glad I get "prime" shipments via Amazon.
What else was in the box?
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Tea? A nice bookmark?
Thank you, Ginny. Actually, we often include nice bookmarks when we give books. I'm quite fond of them, and since I often read several books concurrently, I make good use of them.
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What else was in the box?
Just the "complete" "The Complete Calvin & Hobbes"! The three-volume set is a boxed set. And it's THAT set that weighs an awful lot.
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The sun is co-mingling with gray clouds.
Co-mingling sounds dangerous....or slightly naughty.
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In other news...
My day of Mary Poppins auditions went well. However, I will say, I was a bit caught off guard by how many production personnel were there: the resident director, the resident choreographer, the two dance captains, the music director/conductor, the music supervisor (the recently Emmy-nominated David Caddick), the casting director and myself. However, it turned out the were casting one very-soon-to-be-open ensemble slot, and the "winner" would have to start rehearsals in January, and be ready to go on four weeks later. And since it's a "swing" slot, said person must learn eight(!!!!!!!!) different tracks in those four weeks.
We saw some great people, and, as always, it was nice to see some old friends come into the room. And top it all off, I was done at little after 1:00! :)
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Just the "complete" "The Complete Calvin & Hobbes"! The three-volume set is a boxed set. And it's THAT set that weighs an awful lot.
Hmm... But 40-60 pounds? I have that set, and I'd have to say it's just about 20 pounds.
*And I just checked Amazon - they list the shipping weight at 22 pounds.
Maybe you should have had a strength test done yesterday along with your bloodwork. ;)
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I'm just being lazy - and I LIKE it.
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Methinks BK's chocolate tonnage will soon rival Ron's mom's.
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Beginning with last night:
Thank you DRs JRand, FJL, Jeanne, Jose, Jennifer, Cilla, & Singdaw .
I don’t know how long the healing will take now. I couldn’t get a PT appointment until the 19th. The doctor said I could take some time before beginning so it’s ok.
CONGRATULATIONS Ginny!
Edi, great come back! I enjoyed the stories & photo.
Ron, congrats on your health report.
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Now THERE'S two words that go well together: chocolate and tonnage!!! :)
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So...
Since I was done early, I decided to head up to Radio City to catch up with my parents when they got out of the Christmas Spectacular. However, I did have some time to kill, so I went ahead and watched the skaters on The Pond at Bryant Park while sipping on a Bay Leaf infused Hot Chocolate from 'wichcraft. :)
-I also tried to log on to the internet while I was at Bryant Park, but Bryant Park's free wireless service was not being cooperative.
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In honor of BK's birthday tomorrow I must dig out my pointy hats and pantaloons (well, I'm wearing the warm ones because it's cold out) and those silly uncurling things. Now, WHERE did I put them??
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Now THERE'S two words that go well together: chocolate and tonnage!!! :)
I have a friend who's been giving me a chocolate assortment for Christmas the last couple years. I actually asked if he could go back to the book gift card this year. I've eaten waaayyy too much chocolate!
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Jane, you will give us a birthday report, won't you?
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So...
Once I got up to Radio City, I waited across the street until the show got out. Once I noticed people coming out of the doors, I called my parents' cell phone. No answer. Then a few minutes later, I called again. Then a few more minutes later, the same. Well... I then remembered that they were going to try to meet up with some family friends who were coming up to the 4:00 show this afternoon - my parents went to the 1:00 show - and that they were going to try to meet up in the lobby of NBC. So, I headed over there. And looked... And looked. Then I recalled that they were also going to try to have lunch at the Carnegie Deli, so I headed over there. And I called them again too. Still no answer.
Just as I had finished looking in the very(!) crowded Carnegie Deli, my Dad called me - it was already about 3:15. And they were already back at Port Authority. They had hoped to take the 3:00 bus back to Atlantic City, but they just missed it, so they were in line for the 3:30 train.
Hi, Mom and Dad! Bye, Mom and Dad!
::)
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In any case... They said they had great seats, and that they really enjoyed the show. And, of course, my Mom then asked me if I could get another set of house seats for a friend of hers. For tomorrow. Na gonna happen.
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Just for the record: I don't expect to eliminate chocolate from my diet altogether, just cut back significantly.
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DR edisaurus - Love the Mercer stories! -And I think I shall listen my Ella Fitzgerald "....Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook" in your - and his - honor. :)
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Bruce, oh so sweet.:D I love my birthday wishes. I can’t wait to read all about your birthday activities tomorrow.
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Tomovoz-darling bear, thank you.
Singdawg –LOL
Michael S-LOL times 7.
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That is such great news about MEDIUM. Thanks DR Matth!
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But what are YOU doing for your birthday, Jane?
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Hi, Mom and Dad! Bye, Mom and Dad!
I have a sense of deja vu.
;)
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DR singdaw - Do you have a choice of fonts on the Kindle? Or do the book's original fonts get downloaded with the text too?
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DR Tomovoz...
Thank you.
;D
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DR JoseSPiano - no, just one font in [I think] six different sizes. I can't remember the name of it, but I think they selected it for maximum clarity on the screen. I can easily read the smallest font, and it minimizes page turns. So everything that is converted into a "Kindle" edition is converted into that font. Reading the NY Times, they do use a slightly larger font size for Section and Article headings.
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It is raining.
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In today's UPS delivery:
The Complete Calvin & Hobbes.
OOF....this box weighs about 40-60 pounds! I am SO glad I get "prime" shipments via Amazon.
I bought this for my sister last year from Costco, so there was no shipping charge, at all. :)
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DRLaura, Thanks for the wishes, but no birthday cake. I saved some Baskin Robins chocolate ice cream & Bryan sent a Challah for Chanukah. :) And I just had a piece of See's candy.
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Thanks DR Elmore-cute card. I’m pleased you have too much work to help out at Border’s.
JRand, I’m not sure what to say. Keith appreciated it ;D
SWW, It is easier for me to read shouting;D-Thanks.
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I have a sense of deja vu.
;)
So did I.
So did I.
But it was good seeing them today. Although, my Mom almost had Security called on her when she stopped by the GMA window/studio. She noticed that people were in there getting their pictures taken with Diane Sawyer. I told her that GMA has an audience, but you have to arrange for the tickets in advance. Well, after trying to sweet talk the Security guard into letting her in the studio area to have her picture taken with Diane Sawyer - even though she was not part of this morning's taping - she called me over to take a picture of her with Diane Sawyer standing in the background... Excuse me, ma'am, you need to stay in front of the line.... Ma'am, you are not allowed into this area.... PLEASE move away from this area now. NOW.
-And that's when I gently guided her back onto the sidewalk.
Whew!
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I just read in VARIETY that NBC is bringing MEDIUM back to its 10 p.m. Monday timeslot on January 7th. Hallelujah!
Yea!! :D
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As for the Friday Media Check...
Radio - WQXR
CD -
"Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall" - Rufus Wainwright
"Audio Daydream" - Blake Lewis (Yes, that Blake Lewis. ;) )
"Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5" - Andras Schiff, pianist
"Saints-Saens, Piano Concertos No. 2 and 5 (and Franck's Variations Symphoniques)" - Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist; L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Charles Dutoit, conductor.
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Ginny, I still need to read the book today, thanks for the wishes.
Thanks Edi, I’ll do my best. I wish I had an original one of those books.
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Jane,
May Sherlock give you a kiss for each and every year!
As long as they are his little nose kisses & not big slobbery ones ;D
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Aww, c'mon, DR Jane!!! Where's you sense of ADVENTURE? :)
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TOD:
DR JoseSPiano is nothing if not ecclectic! :)
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My DH has a conference in San Diego next week. I'm tagging along. We fly out of JFK, weather permitting, Sunday evening.
Short sleeve shirts, here I come!
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Grocery gaffe: hams for Hanukkah
NEW YORK[/b] - A luxury grocery store in Manhattan made a food faux pas, advertising hams as "Delicious for Chanukah."
She issued an apology on the company Web site, saying the company would be reviewing its employee training.
;D
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DR Jane - I hope you have a wonderful evening! You deserve it.
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MBarnum, you find such great cards. Thank you.
George, I like your new faucet. I’m partial to the style that old fashioned style.
Ron, enjoy your vacation, after a successful root canal-ouch.
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The sun is co-mingling with gray clouds.
Back when Oregon was just a territory, we had laws against that sort of thing.
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It is raining.
:D
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Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes DR’s Cilla, AdriannaPatti, George, Ben, Miss Karen, td, Jose, JMK, Jennifer, ArnoldMBrockmanRon, Jeanne, and Singdaw again. :D
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Hi folks!
I couldn’t let the day go by without wishing our Dear Jane a most happy of happy birthdays.
I’ll also sending vibes to Dakota Celt. You are very much in my thoughts.
Thank you DR Ginny for the lovely card.
I’m still in the battle. I’m not sure if I’m wining but we’ll have to see what the doctor says on Monday.
I had to battle the short term disability folks today. It seems they closed my case and I won’t be getting another check even though I faxed them my fitness for duty report on Monday! They said it wasn’t good enough. I called the doctors office but he had already left for the day so I can’t get anything taken care of until this coming Monday.
It’s been horrible being here at home alone and not even being able to use the computer but I’ve done everything the doctor has said I must do to get well.
All in all I am not the least bit sorry for undergoing the surgery. This was not done for vanities sake but for my back and I am already reaping the benefit in that regard. My back feels so much better. Once I am healed and everything goes back to normal, it will be the best thing I have ever done for myself.
DR Ben and DP Ant, I’m glad you got a chuckle out of the Christmas card. I thought it was the best card I’ve sent since I had the one about the 4th Wise man who came bearing Fruit Cake.
I’ve got a few back in the mail—Cillaliz and George. I guess I didn’t have your correct address. I’m sorry.
I also wanted to tell you all the Christmas song I dislike the most is “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.” Ugh.
Well, I’d better go. Have a wonderful evening everyone! :)
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My, what a busy day I’m having! I was a whirlwind of energy this morning & rather productive around the house. I
Sherlock gave me a very cute card, mouth delivered. He still doesn’t have the hang of letting me take something from him & just dropped it at my feet.
I read all my email birthday wishes, which I have not had time to respond to, and then the phone began ringing, and ringing, etc. I couldn’t head out with Sherlock for a hike until after 12:00. By then it had stopped raining. :)
I returned home and the phone rang again, and then again. And once again while I was catching up on the posts and wonderful birthday greetings. :D
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Thank you Danise.
That was the song I was trying to remember yesterday-horrid song. So far I have not heard it this year.
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Before the phone rings again I’m going to get out of my hiking clothes and into something more attractive. Maybe I can also do something about the bad hair day I’m having. ;D
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I agree with you on that song, Danise.
And I hope you feel better soon! And that the chinchy bassas come to their senses.
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I'm all for fun (I think my Christmas card proved that) but not singing about someone being killed on Christmas and having part of the song being about "should we return her presents or not". Not funny in my book.
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I don't think I ever heard past the first line. It is too nasty.
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Now one of my favorite humor Christmas songs is the "Twelve PAINS of Christmas".
"Shut up, you"
"Fine! Your so smart, YOU put up the lights!"
And who could forget "Hangovers", "Making dinner for the in laws", "She's a witch, I hate her". "BUY ME SOMETHING!" :) Too funny!
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Hi folks!
I couldn’t let the day go by without wishing our Dear Jane a most happy of happy birthdays.
I’ll also sending vibes to Dakota Celt. You are very much in my thoughts.
Thank you DR Ginny for the lovely card.
I’m still in the battle. I’m not sure if I’m wining but we’ll have to see what the doctor says on Monday.
I had to battle the short term disability folks today. It seems they closed my case and I won’t be getting another check even though I faxed them my fitness for duty report on Monday! They said it wasn’t good enough. I called the doctors office but he had already left for the day so I can’t get anything taken care of until this coming Monday.
It’s been horrible being here at home alone and not even being able to use the computer but I’ve done everything the doctor has said I must do to get well.
All in all I am not the least bit sorry for undergoing the surgery. This was not done for vanities sake but for my back and I am already reaping the benefit in that regard. My back feels so much better. Once I am healed and everything goes back to normal, it will be the best thing I have ever done for myself.
DR Ben and DP Ant, I’m glad you got a chuckle out of the Christmas card. I thought it was the best card I’ve sent since I had the one about the 4th Wise man who came bearing Fruit Cake.
I’ve got a few back in the mail—Cillaliz and George. I guess I didn’t have your correct address. I’m sorry.
I also wanted to tell you all the Christmas song I dislike the most is “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.” Ugh.
Well, I’d better go. Have a wonderful evening everyone! :)
So happy to see you on line. One finger at a time .... tee hee.
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TOD:
DR JoseSPiano is nothing if not ecclectic! :)
"Jose Sings the body ecclectic" - wasn't that in "Fame"
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Happy Birthday DR Jane.
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I'm not sure it is availabe on the NET for listening to or downloading but I do enjoy Frank Kelly's take on the "Twelve Days Of Christmas".
I still smile at the Allan Sherman version as well.
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Oh, and the bit about making out Christmas cards--
"I don't even KNOW half these people!"
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DR Tom,
Here is a link--the pictures don't match the song but at least the song is there.
5 months of bills!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOOf7fDJ56g
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Here is another one I like. I don't know about the video but I like the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aieiytHWRk4&feature=related
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Hi DaNiece!
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Hi folks!
I’m still in the battle. I’m not sure if I’m wining but we’ll have to see what the doctor says on Monday.
I had to battle the short term disability folks today. It seems they closed my case and I won’t be getting another check even though I faxed them my fitness for duty report on Monday! They said it wasn’t good enough. I called the doctors office but he had already left for the day so I can’t get anything taken care of until this coming Monday.
It’s been horrible being here at home alone and not even being able to use the computer but I’ve done everything the doctor has said I must do to get well.
All in all I am not the least bit sorry for undergoing the surgery. This was not done for vanities sake but for my back and I am already reaping the benefit in that regard. My back feels so much better. Once I am healed and everything goes back to normal, it will be the best thing I have ever done for myself.
~~~Speedy Recovery Vibes for Danise!!~~~
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George, I like your new faucet. I’m partial to the style that old fashioned style.
Thanks! I also like it because the toilet in that bathroom is an old fashioned style and the handles on the faucet match the handle on the toilet, too. :)
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Thanks DR Danise. I do have the song but the link maybe enjoyable for other DRs.
Whoops! I thought you'd found the Frank Kelly song. What a pain!
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I also wanted to tell you all the Christmas song I dislike the most is “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.” Ugh.
There was a parody song of that years ago (and I actually transcribed the lyrics and sang it) called "Spice Girls Got Run Over By a Reindeer." Now, that's funny! ;) It was recorded back when they were originally popular. I wonder if it'll come back, now that they're making a come back.
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~~~Speedy Recovery Vibes for Danise!!~~~
Thank you.
And you know that in the past, I have also changed out both the bathroom and the kitchen faucet. I'm not afraid to tackle any thing water but I draw the line at anything to do with the electric. Too scared I'll get shocked I guess.
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Thank you DaNiece. I spoke to my son in Pittsburgh. He mentioned he was looking forward to the snow turning to slush.
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DR Danise - Good to see you posting! -But should you be typing? ;)
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Danise, vibes on both fronts-healing & the disability funds owed you.
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The Word Police are looking for a few good people. As a certified Word Police officer, you will be entitled to issue Grammar Citations when you see or hear crimes against the language. To be inducted into the force, you must pass a Word Police Academy exam.
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/wordpolice/
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DR Danise - Good to see you posting! -But should you be typing? ;)
I know I have to go soon but I had to hop on for just a little bit. :)
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Danise, vibes on both fronts-healing & the disability funds owed you.
Thanks DR Jane. I guess my card didn't arrive on time. But I sent it on Monday when I was out and about.
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Hmm... I just watched the "Top Chef" special from last night... Well... At least when I wasn't nodding off... In any case... It was an interesting mix of competitors from the first three seasons. And as for the winner... I guess I'm happy with the person who took home the $20,000.
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The Word Police are looking for a few good people. As a certified Word Police officer, you will be entitled to issue Grammar Citations when you see or hear crimes against the language. To be inducted into the force, you must pass a Word Police Academy exam.
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/wordpolice/
I'd never make a good Word cop. I ain't got good English. ;D
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DR MattH - As for "Ugly Betty" and Henry's tiny waist and broad shoulders... I'm wondering if he was/is a dancer. I've seen a bunch of dancer's with similar builds.
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Hmm... I just watched the "Top Chef" special from last night... Well... At least when I wasn't nodding off... In any case... It was an interesting mix of competitors from the first three seasons. And as for the winner... I guess I'm happy with the person who took home the $20,000.
Me too. I just wish I could taste the food for myself. It's hard to have to rely on what some else says is good or isn't.
I can't ever get over the tiny bit of food they have on the plate and the fancy titles that go with them. Feed me!!!!
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I know I have to go soon but I had to hop on for just a little bit. :)
I hope your M.D. is not a DL (Dear Lurker). ;)
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Thanks DR Jane. I guess my card didn't arrive on time. But I sent it on Monday when I was out and about.
It did arrive & the beautiful gift. :D Thank you. I was just about to email you (won't now) & let you know I'll call tomorrow.
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Hi DaNiece!
Hello there!
I finished the video and it should be posted next week. I think I'll put in on Utube and link the web site to it. I don't know if anyone outside our industry will appreciate it but it's cute.
I shoveled my driveaway and threw some salt. By Sunday, the snow will be a faint memory. It's chilly here. I can't seem to warm myself.
We were supposed to tour the Victorian Homes tonight but we couldn't organize the troops. We decided to skip it this year. Tomorrow I am volunteering for a childrens Christmas party and won't be back in time to meet their tour schedule. Maybe you'll be here to join us next year?
Take care and don't overdue it.
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It is still raining.
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I forgot to mention, one of my calls was from Romania. Craig's girlfriend called. She hasn't had an internet connection for a couple of months so it was nice to catch up.
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Well, folks. I guess I'd better go.
I hope you had a wonderful day, DR Jane.
DaNiece, I hope you can call me when you get time.
Have a wonderful evening all!
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I'd never make a good Word cop. I ain't got good English. ;D
I can't even spell "driveway"!
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DaNiece, I should have put a laughing face next to the slush comment. Craig is not looking forward to it. ;D
I however was looking forward to a report on the house tour-sorry you are skipping it.
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Hello there!
I finished the video and it should be posted next week. I think I'll put in on Utube and link the web site to it. I don't know if anyone outside our industry will appreciate it but it's cute.
I shoveled my driveaway and threw some salt. By Sunday, the snow will be a faint memory. It's chilly here. I can't seem to warm myself.
We were supposed to tour the Victorian Homes tonight but we couldn't organize the troops. We decided to skip it this year. Tomorrow I am volunteering for a childrens Christmas party and won't be back in time to meet their tour schedule. Maybe you'll be here to join us next year?
Take care and don't overdue it.
I can't promise I will be there but I will try. Remember, I am also going to try to make it in July for the wedding. :D
Laters all!
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DaNiece, I should have put a laughing face next to the slush comment. Craig is not looking forward to it. ;D
I however was looking forward to a report on the house tour-sorry you are skipping it.
DR Jane---HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Sry, I wish we were going too. :(
I'm tired of the snow already. Isn't that sad? We've only just begun ...
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I hope everyone has a wonderful evening. I'm going to take a hot shower and crawl underneath a warm blanket. A movie and popcorn sounds good to me right now.
Take care.
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I've been to some pretty nice restaurants in my day, but the BK (Burger King) croissant with egg and sausage is still quite the delicacy.
The menu after 11 a.m. is nothing great, but oh, that breakfast menu! :)
LOL. I love that one....Number 1 with sausage. It's not something I'd normally admit...
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I'm not sure it is availabe on the NET for listening to or downloading but I do enjoy Frank Kelly's take on the "Twelve Days Of Christmas".
I still smile at the Allan Sherman version as well.
What one did Jason Graae sing on PBS? It was a spoof of "Twelve Days."
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And you know that in the past, I have also changed out both the bathroom and the kitchen faucet. I'm not afraid to tackle any thing water but I draw the line at anything to do with the electric. Too scared I'll get shocked I guess.
I've changed light fixtures before. You just have to make sure that the power is turned off at the circuit breaker box. I've got an outlet in my garage that I need to swap out. I don't know if it's just the individual outlet, or if part of the power line is bad, but I'll start with the outlet. That should be easy. If that doesn't work, then I'll have to call an electrician. :-\
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Happy B'day again DR Jane. Hope you're having a great day.
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I feel awful. I realized tonight that I forgot to email an appointment I set yesterday for today. I wasn't there right on time but did arrive about 10 minutes after that and no one was waiting. So, I don't know if he showed up and left or if he didn't show up. I still feel terrible.
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"DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS" VERY MINOR SPOILER :)
I'd never heard the word "fanilow" used before to describe a Barry Manilow fan.
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If you could get that croissanwich with chicken, would that be "number 1 with a pullet?"
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Hmm... I haven't dinner yet. And I'm really not that hungry... Hmm... I guess that Avocado and Nori "tartine" I had for a late lunch was a bit more filling than I thought. ???
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I'd never heard the word "fanilow" used before to describe a Barry Manilow fan.
The term was used extensively in the "Will & Grace" episode that featured Barry! :D
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Time to leave work and run a couple of errands before the show tonight! We have tonight's show, TWO shows tomorrow and then a Sunday evening show. It's gonna be a long weekend.
Later, all!
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Of course, now that I've 'said' that I'm not hungry... Well... Now I'm hungry.
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And don't forget the "Fanadus".
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DR JoseSPiano - iTunes is selling Rufus's "Get Happy" as a bonus track. I haven't investigated whether you can buy it separately.
"Get Happy" IS a bonus track on the London concert DVD.
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DR George, that makes me exhausted just THINKING about it!
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Hmm.. Beyoncé is singing "Over the Rainbow"... Hmm... Well, I guess that's what happens when "Movies Rock". :-\
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-Although, it sounded like she just faked her way through the bridge. ;)
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DR MattH - As for "Ugly Betty" and Henry's tiny waist and broad shoulders... I'm wondering if he was/is a dancer. I've seen a bunch of dancer's with similar builds.
I must have missed a post...what did MattH say about Henry's waist and shoulders?
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Hmm... But 40-60 pounds? I have that set, and I'd have to say it's just about 20 pounds.
*And I just checked Amazon - they list the shipping weight at 22 pounds.
Maybe you should have had a strength test done yesterday along with your bloodwork. ;)
It's HEAVY! Okay?
:D
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I'm home. Busy afternoon, but I get my desk cleared, my inbox emptied, my "stuff" neatened, my out of office assistant is up on my e-mail and my voice mail message is detailed and very helpful.
NowI'm ready for food.
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And it's cold, suddenly. I may need a fire in the fireplace.
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And it's December 7th....I may need an Egg Nog toddy or two.
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Hmm... I'm trying to figure out if I should keep watching "Movies Rock" just in case something truly original and inspired comes on. Hmm...
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Hmm... Someone should have told Jennifer Hudson that "Somewhere" from "West Side Story" is actually 50-years old - especially since this is the anniversary year. Not 40-years old. Even the movie version came out in 1961 - still more than 40-years old.
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Back from dinner - a new place, a really excellent barbecue hole in the wall on Lankershim - was it good!
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Hmm...the brithdays for Dec. 8 are up on All That Chat a little early.
Today's Birthdays 12/8
Posted by: do_re_milla 07:51 pm EST 12/07/07
Queen of Scots Mary 12/8/1542 - 2/8/1587 Scottish queen, source mat'l
Queen of Sweden Christina 12/8/1626 - 4/19/1689 Swedish queen, source mat'l
Camille Claudel 12/8/1864 - 10/19/1943 French sculptor, source mat'l
Jean Sibelius 12/8/1865 - 9/20/1957 Finnish composer, violin lovers, take a listen to Oistrak's performance of the Sibelius vln concerto
Diego Rivera 12/8/1886 - 11/25/1957 Mexican painter, politically controversial murals in Ministry of Education Building, National Palace and other government buildings in Mexico City, Rockefeller Ctr (painted over), source mat'l
James Thurber 12/8/1894 - 11/2/1961 writer: New Yorker magazine; author: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, My World and Welcome to It, The Last Flower, Is Sex Necessary? - The Male Animal (Leon Ames, Don DeFore, Elliott Nugent, Ruth Matteson, Gene Tierney)
Lee J. Cobb 12/08/1911 - Feb 11, 1976 performer, Husband of Helen Beverly (? - ?) divorced - Till the Day I Die (Robert Lewis, Russell Collins, Elia Kazan); Thunder Rock (Frances Farmer); Death of a Salesman; King Lear (Rene Auberjonois, Philip Bosco, Paul Rudd); tv's THE VIRGINIAN
Richard Fleischer 12/8/1916 - 3/25/2006 director, author; son of pioneering animator Max Fleischer; nephew of Dave Fleischer, brother-in-law of Seymour Kneitel studied drama at Yale and joined New York's RKO-Pathé newsreel operation in 1942, where he wrote and directed for the "This Is America" series and wrote and produced "Flicker Flashbacks." His success there earned him a chance to move to the "real" RKO studio in Hollywood, where he proved his mettle on a series of suspenseful, noirish grade-B programmers like Bodyguard (1948, based on a story cowritten by Robert Altman!); His memoir, "Just Tell Me When to Cry," was published in 1993 - tv's & film's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)(terrific cast, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, & the seal! 1 of my fav Disney movies); The Happy Time (Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan, Marsha Hunt, Linda Christian, Bobbie Driscoll); Barrabbas (Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine, Simone Signoret, Sharon Tate[Extra (uncredited)); Fantastic Voyage; Dr. Doolittle; The Boston Strangler; Conan the Destroyer; Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents
Sammy Davis Jr. 12/8/1925 - May 16, 1990 husband of Loray White (1958 - 1959) divorced; May Britt (1960 - 196 divorced; Altovise Gore (1970 - 1990) his death; nephew of Will Maston, son of Sammy Davis, Sr., performer - entertainer: Sammy and Company, NBC Follies; group: The Will Mastin Trio; actor: The Kid Who Loved Christmas, Cannonball Run series, Sweet Charity, A Man Called Adam, Robin and the 7 Hoods, The Three Penny Opera, Ocean’s 11, Porgy and Bess, Golden Boy, Mr. Wonderful, Rufus Jones for President; member: The Rat Pack; author: Why Me?
Maximilian Schell 12/8/1930 performer - Academy Award-winning actor: Judgment at Nuremberg [1961]; Little Odessa, Abraham, Stalin, The Freshman, Peter the Great, The Chosen, Julia, The Man in the Glass Booth, The Odessa File, Heidi, The Young Lions, Wiseguy
David Carradine 12/08/1936 performer, half-brother of Keith Carradine; son of John Carradine - Royal Hunt of the Sun (Judd Jones, Chris Plummer); tv's & film's Taggart; Kung Fu; Bus Riley's Back in Town; Boxcar Bertha; The Warrior and the Sorceress; North and South; The New Swiss Family Robinson; Final Move
James MacArthur 12/8/1937 - performer; adopted son of actress Helen Hayes & Charles MacArthur - Invitation to a March; tv's & film's Hawaii Five-O: Dano of “Book ’em, Dano”, Hang ’Em High, Spencer’s Mountain, The Interns, The Swiss Family Robinson
Graciela Daniele 12/08/1939 Writer, Lyricist, Choreographer, Director, Performer, Other, Production Crew, Creative Consultant; Wife of Jules Fisher - What Makes Sammy Run?; Coco; Follies; Chicago; 1981 The Pirates of Penzance (Kevin Kline, Estelle Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, Alix Korey); The Mystery of Edwin Drood; The Goodbye Girl; Ragtime; Annie Get Your Gun; Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life; The Pirate Queen; Cymbeline
John Rubinstein 12/8/1946 husband of Jane Lanier, son of piano great Arthur Rubinstein, performer - Pippin; Fools; Getting Away With Murder (Christine Ebersole, Terrence Mann); Tony Award-winning actor: Children of a Lesser God [1980]; Crazy Like a Fox, Family, composer: score: The Candidate; tv's & film's Day Break; Shark; Jekyll; NCIS; The Guardian; Angel; Robocop; Matlock; Family; The Car; Zachariah
Bruce Kimmel 12/8/1947 - producer, performer, author, director - Grammy-nominated producer of numerous theater albums, including Hello Dolly (revival), The King and I (Donna Murphy, Lou Diamond Phillips), Bells are Ringing (Faith Prince); preserved many theater songs that might have gone unheard with the Lost in Boston series and the Unsung Musicals series; author of the books "Writer's Block" (2004), “Rewind” (2005), "How to Write a Dirty Book and Other Stories" (2006), and the "Benjamin Kritzer" trilogy; founder of the Kritzerland label in 2005 (After The Ball, New Guy In Town, The Last Starfighter, Skinner/Ripley Raw at Town Hall, among others), The Brain From Planet X [Book by David Wechter and Bruce Kimmel, Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel (NY Musical Theatre Festival); film: writer, director and co-star of The First Nudie Musical (1979)
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Hmm.. I guess Charlize Theron missed her rehearsal... Or maybe she had to make up her own intro due to the writer's strike... ???
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Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE
Happy Birthday tooooooo Yoooooooooooooooooooooooou
and maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany moooooooooooooooore!!!
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BK, thank you for the directions to In-And-Out Burger. Greg was very happy to have one!
And, it was right across the street from Coffey Sound, where sound techies like to shop, and a few blocks away from my good friend who is moving out of her apartment this week. She had been keeping it in hopes that she could get another film going but since it hasn't happened she'll move all her stuff back to Atlanta. (She's the friend who cooked dinner for James Ivory).
We dropped by to visit and it turned out that she knew our cameraman. We hadn't told him who we were visiting because we assumed he didn't know her, so that was a fun coincidence!
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Going out to dinner with Dear Lurker Susan now...see you later!
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Oh, and I watched Diane Sawyer do her stand-ups out front and tried to see if anyone looked like they could be Jose's parents. But I didn't see any likely suspects...
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DR JANE - I just did an image search at Google for HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE - and that picture showed up.
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DR MBARNUM - nice Japanese fashions. And thanks for the box of goodies that arrived today.
Many BOLLYWOOD spectaculars and many episodes of American television, including OH SUSANNA! I just watched 8 episodes....6 of which were photographed by E. Fitzgerald, uncle of DR JEANNE.
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DR edisaurus - Love the Mercer stories! -And I think I shall listen my Ella Fitzgerald "....Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook" in your - and his - honor. :)
Awwww...thank you!
Another Mercer tidbit: Johnny always regretted that he never had a big Broadway hit that yielded any well-known songs. He was offered the opportunity to write the lyrics for GYPSY, but didn't like the script at all.
Sure would have been interesting if he had liked it!
What if....
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Buddy Bregman was featured in one episode....
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Less than two hours until MR BK's birthday here on the east coast.
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Cilla & DaNiece, thank you again.
JRand-LOL
We had an enjoyable evening out. Dinner was good and the town looks very pretty decorated in the holiday lights.
Keith is making popcorn and we are going to watch something, maybe part 2 of LIFE.
Thank you one and all for making my birthday special. Thank you Bruce for this wonderful site and have a super, wonderful day tomorrow. :D
'night
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DR MBARNUM - nice Japanese fashions. And thanks for the box of goodies that arrived today.
Many BOLLYWOOD spectaculars and many episodes of American television, including OH SUSANNA! I just watched 8 episodes....6 of which were photographed by E. Fitzgerald, uncle of DR JEANNE.
Oh, really! You know, almost no one remembers that show. But EVERYONE remembers LASSIE.
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Hmm... Well, at least they brought out John Williams to conduct a movie-scoring medley.
BK - I'd be interested in your thoughts if you happen to turn on the TV later to catch this special. It's leads off the last half hour of the two-hour special.
Actually, I bet DR Ron Pulliam may have some thoughts too. And a couple of other DRs.
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YIKES! Is Harrison Ford sedated?
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Hello all caught up
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Vixdad is watching A Mighty Wind in the next room
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Ron... Vixdad had root canal last week he said it was actually the most painless tooth work he had ever had done.... I wish you the same!!!
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((((((((((((DAKOTACELT)))))))))))))))
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TOMOVOZ THANKS!!!!
I took a peek to see if it was to be put aside for under the tree but I think I should give it to her tomorrow!!! We can listen to it while we set up the tree!!!
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Edisaurus... very interesting story tyoday!! It hink you had a great answer I am afraid I would have not been so self possessed!!
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Elmore glad to hear you have an abundance of offers!
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Ginny congrats on the newest addition!!!
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George nice faucet!!!
I have never tackled plumbing work but when we first moved inot this house I decided that we needed new wall outlets.
I was not working at the time and Vixdad was at work so I went up to the Home Depot and bought a bunch of outlets. The man at the store told me how to connect them and I went home and changed all the outlets in the house, every single one of them, about 20 or so..... when Vixdad came home he wanted to know how I knew how to turn off the power... I looked at him blankly.... I had no idea what he was talking about...
the Lord must look after fools because I'm still here
I'm not allowed to do any unsupervised electric work anymore
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Off to spend some time with my husband
VIBES to ALL!!
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I didn't want to miss the chance to wish DR Jane a happy birthday before the night was over. So.....
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TO MY GOOD FRIEND, DR JANE!
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YIKES! Is Harrison Ford sedated?
Calista Flockhart has that effect on a lot of people.
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I watched NAKED BOYS SINGING!
There were naked boys.
They were singing.
They were singing in the nude.
Once or twice they actually sang a real song.
I laughed a couple of times.
I winced at quite a few of the rhymes.
I liked "Nothin' But the Radio On" and "Perky Little Porn Star."
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DR MattH - As for "Ugly Betty" and Henry's tiny waist and broad shoulders... I'm wondering if he was/is a dancer. I've seen a bunch of dancer's with similar builds.
I wasn't the one who commented on his tiny waist. That was DR Ron Pulliam. I mentioned how much I liked seeing his upper torso. Had no trouble at all with the proportions.
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I wasn't the one who commented on his tiny waist. That was DR Ron Pulliam. I mentioned how much I liked seeing his upper torso. Had no trouble at all with the proportions.
I stand corrected and clarified.
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The term was used extensively in the "Will & Grace" episode that featured Barry! :D
Exactly what I was going to say, DR Singdaw! You beat me to it!
:D
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Had a great dinner out with my friend Gregg. We talked much theater and movie talk. He had spaghetti and meat sauce. I had fried chicken.
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When we got back to my house, we watched SHOW BUSINESS: THE ROAD TO BROADWAY. I throoughly enjoyed it. I think it might bore non-theater folk, but I certainly enjoyed it though I did think some of the construction of the stories surroundings the four shows were a bit incomplete. I think TABOO didn't get enough time. I could have done without those pompous critics trying to be worldly and philosophical (though it was nice to finally put faces with names after all these years.)
I had had this DVD sitting here for weeks waiting for Gregg and me to watch it. He really loved it, but he was a HUGE supporter of CAROLINE OR CHANGE, so he enjoyed those segments the most.
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Before Gregg arrived, I watched the final two MURDER SHE WROTE episodes on Season 7. The first involved Dee Wallace Stone being accused of poisoning various people in town. Gary Lockwood and Nina Foch were the other prominent guest stars in the episode.
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Page Thireteen Nigel and Lupin Dance!!!
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The other MURDER SHE WROTE episode (which at one time was intended to be the SERIES finale) featured Jerry Orbach, Tony Lo Bianco, Jameson Parker, and Pat Harrington, Jr. in a tale of a missing manuscript and murder.
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After Gregg left, PSYCH had only been on 7 minutes, so I was able to start it on the DVR and catch up to it in real time. Fun episode with Phylicia Rashad and Ernie Hudson as Gus' parents. The PSYCH snow globe that Shawn gave the police lieutenant was adorable. Wonder if they're available on-line?
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Dear Lurker Susan? Please persuade Dear Lurker Susan to become Dear Reader Susan!
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Between tomorrow morning and Sunday night we are expecting another 6-8 inches of snow. Maybe up to 1 foot. I'm planning to take a walk in the snow and take some photos....well if it isn't too windy and cold.
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Heading down to bed now.
Good night!
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Greetings from Jackson, MI!
I've decided that I'm not a very big fan of this state. That's all I'm saying about that.
We had two shows this morning that went less than brilliantly. Our Scrooge woke up with a sore throat and a bum shoulder, our Mrs. Crachitt couldn't breathe through her nose, I also woke up with a sore throat (from having the heat on in our hotel room last night), and Tiny Tim just didn't have her head on straight through the entire first show. It was a mess. But they fed us, so we saved some of our per diem, which is a good thing.
And now I'm off to shower and sleep - we have load-in, two shows and a load-out tomorrow, and I'm fairly pooped so...goodnight!!
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OH...DR Jose: Can you pick up a copy of that magazine for me at Virgin??? Thanks!!
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Back from dinner at my sister's...mom, sister Sue, great neice and nephew Taylor and Ben, and my buddy Jim all watched CHARLOTTE'S WEB...what a sweet movie.
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Hi and Bye, Jason.
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I think I'm done with motion pictures for the evening. I'm just being lazy, fooling around on the computer, and may write the notes early.
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Snow storm has slowed down and may not arrive until mid morning. I'm going to go to sleep so I can hopefully get up early enough to work out at Curves and be able to still drive my car up the hill and through the snow.
NEWSFLASH...a Prius is not an all terrain vehicle!
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Before I go to sleep, I must make sure the party hat is out and ready to put on for the big day tomorrow :)
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This is about the time of year you wonder why you moved away from Arizona, huh, Cillaliz?
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Nope! I LOVE the snow. Much more than the AZ heat. I'm a northern girl.
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(to the tune of that song from South Pacific about being far away from Little Rock ARK)
He wants to cry
He's in Jackson MI
Oakland KY
He just might die
From shoulders in pain
And sharing a can
And vocal strain
And -
No Levain
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Will we never get to page fourteen?
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Where in tarnation IS everyone? Oh, WUSSBURGERS, come out, come out, wherever you are.
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I see how it is - I'm the only one in the jernt.
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Well, that will not stop me from taking us to 400 postings.
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That will not stop me from taking us to page fourteen.
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We've got thirty-five minutes, baby, and wonders can happen in such time.
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I wonder if any wonders will happen in thirty-five minutes. I mean, now I've set up expectations, haven't I?
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Just a brief hello.
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I had another memory flashback.
Who here, with vivid memories of late 195s TV, and "Wagon Train" in particular, recall an episode with Patty McCormack?
Am I correct in recollecting it was a Christmas episode?
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Just a few more posts and we'll be on page 14.
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I enjoyed "Psych", but I wasn't blown away by the snow globes. Nice sight gag.
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I'm ready for my haircut tomorrow. Have some things to attend to before and after. Once they're done, most everying will be "done."
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Except, of course, for the "root canal".
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Alone again, naturally.
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I had a nice dinner. I had a warm fire. I decided against the Egg Nog toddies.
And I feel ready for bed.
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When I had to have my root canal, I had an appointment for a Monday morning. I suffered in extreme pain through a very long weekend. I was ever so glad to keep that appointment that Monday morning; it was actually a huge relief!
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DR Ron Pulliam, I know you will enjoy your time away from work. And you have it all before you - how nice! :)
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But not quite four hundred and now it's my birthday and I shall not rest until four hundred is attained. New notes are up but this topic isn't changing until four hundred.
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Hmmm...
I thought that there might be a huge crowd here for the Posting O' The Notes on this particular night.
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We're quite close.
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This wussburgering must stop.
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Hmmm...
I thought that there might be a huge crowd here for the Posting O' The Notes on this particular night.
Neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor birthdays will bring out the WUSSBURGERS.
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It's simply unseemly.
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Okay, just a couple more and we're at four hundred.
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Yes, just a few more! ;)
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On a Clear Day-
You can see 400!
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All the DRs must be out picking up their party pantaloons from the dry cleaners...
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Pa Rum Pa Pum Pum, indeed! :)
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I want an Egg Nog toddie.