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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were chewy, and now it is time for you to post until the salt water cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LIMPET!
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DR der Brucer - Yes, I did see King of Hearts on Broadway. I like the score.
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(http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/Cherry-ripe.jpg)
I've never had one, but I've heard Julie Andrews sing about them! ;)
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When we lived in Germany, we would get gummi (pronounced "goom-y," not gum-my) bears. This was long before they ever came to the states. When I was in middle school and high school, I LOVED Butterfingers. When I was going to Western Washington University, the campus candy store in the commons sold the Canadian candy bar, Coffee Crisp. Those are so good.
(http://www.bewarethecheese.com/coffecrisp.jpg)
I went through an Oreo phase after college (it's faded, but not entirely gone ;)) and I will never turn down a Little Debby's Nutty Bar.
(http://www.littledebbie.com/images/products/nutty1.gif)
:D
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Little Debby's Nutty
She's saner than you or I!
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Somehow, "The Night They Invented Champagne" has a nicer ring to it than "The Night They Invented Taffy"...
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I also like Coffee Crisp and Aero Bars both Canadian bars.
There is also candy called Smarties that is different from Smarties in the USA> The Smarties in the USA is closer to what Canadians call Sweet Tarts. Smarties are closer to M & Ms. but they can melt in your hand as well as your mouth. There is anothe favorite whose name I forget at this time but it has chocolate on the outside and carmel in the inside.
We also got Cadbury bars from England that were most exellent.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, yes... I'm up.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
The one treat that comes to mind are Jolly Rancher Sticks. Specifically the Green Apple and Cinnamon flavored ones.
When my brothers and I were attending St. Thomas More Elementary, there was a small gas station with a convenience store right across the school's parking lot. Since we usually had to wait a little while for one of our parents to come pick us up, we would - along with the rest of our classmates - would head on over to the store to pick up a treat to tide us over.
The sticks did not look like this:
(http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/candywarehouse_2017_122683281)
The packaging I remember was not as colorful, and, basically, the only way you could tell what flavor you were getting was from the color of the candy - since it came in a clear wrapper. And that wrapper! It was sort of a thick cellophane which was always sticking to the candy itself making it virtually impossible not to eat one of those sticks without having to spit out pieces of the wrapper from time to time. And during warmer, more humid weather, the "tacky" factor increased exponentially.
*Hmm... And after just checking Hershey's site, it looks like the Sticks have been discontinued.
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There is anothe favorite whose name I forget at this time but it has chocolate on the outside and carmel in the inside.
Rolos, perhaps?
(http://www.hersheys.com/products/details/images/thumbs/product_logo_rolo.gif)
Oh...
(http://www.nestle.ca/NR/rdonlyres/461A977F-A2B1-4FF4-8707-4F25B512CBC1/0/Smrt50g_May07.jpg)
;)
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Good morning, all! It's about time for my walk, and I have yet to decide which direction I'm taking. Tonight I have my first NYMF show, LOVE JERRY, the one I almost worked on, and I'm curious to see it.
I have a day to tackle a lot of projects sitting on my desk, and I wish my damned eyes were in better shape because they're really slowing down the work at the moment.
TOD: Candy is no longer on my agenda.
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Was it the Zero bar that had white frosting and yummy nougat inside?
I remember loving that one.
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singdaw will be posting pix of Mrs. Zero from ADDING MACHINE any minute now. :)
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Mrs. Zero was sayin' ta me...
(almost an Adding Machine reference)
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Thanks for all the Skip-feel-better vibes
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Regarding your Minsky review, I've always said if this is Norman Wisdom I'll take Saxon Follies.
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And the word of the day is: LIMPET!
And The Song Of The Day Is: UNDER THE SEA
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Thursday morning greetings! The power is still not on at our house and I am NO LONGER AMUSED. As of last night, the houses we can see from our kitchen have lights, so it's getting very frustrating.
On the bright side, Java Johnny's, the coffee shop just up the street, is open and I was able to get coffee at the beginning of my commute. Yesterday and the day before, I was halfway to work before I found anyplace open.
I was awake from 3am to 4am and decided that everything in the refrigerator will have to be thrown out. I will wait until we can use the garbage disposal, so that we can recycle the glass jars.
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When my brothers and I were attending St. Thomas More Elementary
Oh, my, what a segue.
I saw a play about Thomas More last night. A Man for All Seasons. It was excellent. It's not a stunning production but it's very, very good and worth seeing, mainly for the outstanding performance of Frank Langella. What a phenomenal actor. I remember him from years at the Guthrie (he played Oberon in a production of Midsummer and I still remember it) and his recent performances on Broadway including the amazing Frost/Nixon. Maryanne Plunkett is in the show also as More's wife. She seemed to disappear after Me and My Girl but she has returned recently. It's great to see her again.
I am a self-professed Anglophile but boy they have some dirty history (as do most of us ;))
The show is on TKTS so if you're in New York and have a chance to see the show, I recommend it highly.
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Thursday morning greetings! The power is still not on at our house and I am NO LONGER AMUSED. As of last night, the houses we can see from our kitchen have lights, so it's getting very frustrating.
Reminds me of the great New York Blackout from 5 years ago. We were out for 29.5 hours (one of the last neighborhoods in Manhattan to get power back). The most annoying thing about it was seeing buildings on 5th Avenue brightly lit at 9pm while we, one block west, were still sitting in the dark.
Yes, Ginny, it's a good idea to throw out the entire contents of the fridge.
Vibes to you and Richard.
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Thanks for the theatre report, DR Ben! :)
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Oh, my, what a segue.
:)
*I have to admit that even though I know I should see the new production of A Man For All Seasons, I'm still "recovering" from the yearly - sometimes twice yearly - showings of the film version when I was in elementary school. We shall see... ;)
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singdaw will be posting pix of Mrs. Zero from ADDING MACHINE any minute now.
I just might! 8)
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Oh, my, what a segue.
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Zcb4NHH8WWC0bM:http://ambassador.rit.edu/bca/images/stories/blogs/aml6057/20080501/segway.jpg)
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Yes, I know, I know...it's SEGWAY. :)
Now, there's even an OFF-ROAD model!
(http://news.cnet.com/i/ne/p/2005/3105segway400x595.jpg)
What a bad idea!
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Reminds me of the great New York Blackout from 5 years ago. We were out for 29.5 hours (one of the last neighborhoods in Manhattan to get power back). The most annoying thing about it was seeing buildings on 5th Avenue brightly lit at 9pm while we, one block west, were still sitting in the dark.
...And I was up that week playing auditions for Arena Stage's production of Camelot. We even finished casting the following morning - still without power - on the sidewalk outside Ripley-Grier. We even had an actor who saw all the headshots spread out on the sidewalk, and tried to submit himself right then and there for consideration.
However, I fondly remember that whole experience. Yes, it was a bit scary not having any sort of power, nor any way to find out what was really going on unless you happened to come across someone with a radio - or leaned into someone's car to listen to their radio. It was a gorgeous day, but, man, was it dark that night. -And candles could only provide so much light. I was also staying in Michael Rupert's old place in the Village during that trip too.
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Ben - I remember Times Square and many buildings near us being lit many hours before us over here on 10th Avenue. Obviously, some distinct buildings and areas are seen as more equal than others, unless it has to do with perceptions of energy surges???
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singdaw will be posting pix of Mrs. Zero from ADDING MACHINE any minute now. :)
Or maybe I will...
(http://www.timeout.com/newyork/resizeImage/htdocs/export_images/648/648.x600.th.rev.adding.jpg?width=190)
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-Consider that the Page Two Dance too then. ;)
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And now I'm off to MoMA to spend a couple of minutes with the Van Goghs, and then an afternoon of auditions...
Laters...
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Thanks for the vibes! We are into our 5th day without electricity and can use all the cheering up we can get.
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Off to a meeting - maybe they'll have coffee....
Bye for now.
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This might be of interest to someone, somewhere ;D
Jersey Men (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121451.html)
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I'm back from my 45-minute walk: over to Columbus, down to 6th and back up Broadway. The trailers and equipment trucks are still on Broadway between 80th and 82nd so I guess the Upper West Side filming continues, just not at the church today.
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Thanks for the vibes! We are into our 5th day without electricity and can use all the cheering up we can get.
DR Ginny, I am so sorry! I knpw that Randy and Jo have power and my nephew Cory told me their power was back on Tuesday night.
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She's saner than you or I!
Talking to yourselfselves, it's lonely.....
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I'm going to follow DR MBarnum's advice and purchase a crock pot, so I need some advice, DRs: how many quarts and what's a reputable brand?
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DR Ginny, heck with the vibes, sounds like you need a generator!!
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http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/09/18/entertainment/film_reviews/ab6cbbcf3e58c1c7862574c80014ae26.txt (http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/09/18/entertainment/film_reviews/ab6cbbcf3e58c1c7862574c80014ae26.txt)
Here's the link to the review of the Non-equity tour of CHICAGO that I saw last night. I have to say I pretty much agree with Bruce. It is pretty sad when the star of the show turns out to be Amos Hart.
The acting? When a guy called "Mr. Cellophane" is the standout, you know there's work to be done
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Thursday morning greetings! The power is still not on at our house and I am NO LONGER AMUSED. As of last night, the houses we can see from our kitchen have lights, so it's getting very frustrating.
When Hurricane Hugo came through here in 1989, many in our city were without power for two weeks or longer. I live on the corner, but my power is generated by the transfomer on the side street, not the main street. Living down the side street from me a few houses down was the mother of Charlotte's then-mayor. She was like 87 years old. Anyway, that side street (including me) got power back in about three days. My neighbors beside me on the main street were about 12 days getting their power back, and I can tell you there were many neighbors who were very angry about that. I let folks come in and shower with hot water, etc once power was restored to me.
I have to admit I got VERY sick of eating grilled food during those three days we were without power.
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Ron P - I couldn't agree more with your assessment of the economic situation. I have been amazed at the loans that banks etc have given out to people who clearly can't afford them. When I bought my house, I got something in my price range and couldn't imagine doing anything but a fixed rate traditional mortgage and when some of the other forms of mortgages were proposed and I questioned why anyone would want them with the problems they could cause down the road, the loan officer just smiled and said, "Some people don't think about that" or something like that.
I don't have any sympathy for the banks that made these stupid loans to satisfy their own greed or, and I don't mean to be cold or offend anyone, but I don't have a lot of sympathy for someone making $45,000 who thinks they can buy a $300,000 house. Hello. Those numbers don't add up and they never did.
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Good morning!
It's going to be a beautiful day here. Morning started out sunny but very cool, and it's warming to 78 today. Perfect introduction to fall weather. And the cools mornings are supposed to continue for at least the next five days.
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I guess I was just raised to live within my means. I do have a degree in economics, but I wouldn't think it would take that to understand what you can and can't pay out of a monthly paycheck,
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When I was young we had a huge blizzard around the holidays and the power was out. I'm not sure how long. I do know everyone was wrapped in blankets over their clothes and we huddled around the fireplace.
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On TV Tonight:
BURN NOTICE (summer season finale)
SMALLVILLE (season premiere)
SUPERNATURAL (season premiere)
FLASHPOINT
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Ok, I better get to work. One more day and I get a 4 day weekend woo-hoo.
BTW, I read that Obama did an interview in the past few days and said he won't propose to change Don't Ask Don't Tell alone, that the military would have to want to do that. And that he won't propose legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. That's up to Congress. Interesting
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Hopefully, I'll be finishing up WILL & GRACE this afternoon. There appear to be a fair number of bonus features to get through.
Tonight, I'll start on the new GODFATHER set. I may not get to any of the TV shows aside from maybe BURN NOTICE.
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Mrs. Primrose is a nut? But but but but but but but but but...
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Was it the Zero bar that had white frosting and yummy nougat inside?
I remember loving that one.
Yes! Yes! [size=8] Yes![/size]
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Yes! Yes! [size=8] Yes![/size]
I'll have what he's having...
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TOD:
Favorite candy from my childhood...like Jose, I loved the green apple Jolly Rancher sticks as well as candy cigarettes and that Japanese Rice Paper candy.
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Coffee crisp and aero are canadian chocolate bars? I had no idea.
And i also had no idea that you guys did not get smarties (the ones like M + Ms). I love those.
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Right now I have two favorite candies: Hershey's Cherry Cordial kisses and M&M almonds.
All Reece's peanut butter cup incarnations (eggs, trees, etc.) are to die for!
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Now I must head down to clean up for lunch out with friends.
WBBL.
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Yep tonight is the season premiere of SMALLVILLE.
The paper here talks about some of the shows on that night and it actually gave a casting spoiler, which i was totally unaware of.
I'll leave space in case anyone does not want to know.
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I find smallville actually has very complex plot twists. So i don't even remember exactly what happened on the finale. But apparently the guy that plays lex will not be back this season. And lana is leaving in november. I am really surprised about the first one! How will they explain this. He is such a key part of the show!
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I think my fav chocolate bar is Crunchie.
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Thursday morning greetings! The power is still not on at our house and I am NO LONGER AMUSED. As of last night, the houses we can see from our kitchen have lights, so it's getting very frustrating.
I know how you feel. During our second stint living in Michigan we were amongst 6 homes that regularly lost power. During summer storms loosing power in Michigan was a fairly common occurrence to begin with. One does learn to be grateful for the little things, our first house was on a well which meant no water. At least in house number 2, while we watched the lights across the street with envy, we at least had water.
We still use the large lanterns the neighbor behind us purchased during one of the outages.
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re: me asking about a restaurant having a $$ charge for bringing your own cake. I agree i should have asked.
But this is not a fancy restaurant. Not at all. And we've brought cakes to plenty of restaurants in the area that are actually fancier.
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Ron P - I couldn't agree more with your assessment of the economic situation. I have been amazed at the loans that banks etc have given out to people who clearly can't afford them. When I bought my house, I got something in my price range and couldn't imagine doing anything but a fixed rate traditional mortgage and when some of the other forms of mortgages were proposed and I questioned why anyone would want them with the problems they could cause down the road, the loan officer just smiled and said, "Some people don't think about that" or something like that.
I don't have any sympathy for the banks that made these stupid loans to satisfy their own greed or, and I don't mean to be cold or offend anyone, but I don't have a lot of sympathy for someone making $45,000 who thinks they can buy a $300,000 house. Hello. Those numbers don't add up and they never did.
Musings/Ramblings on this issue:
I do think it goes beyond the average joe, or jane, who needs a place to live. In the marketplace where I live, the "average" price of a single family home (1 child) one year ago was $550,000. The average median income was $42,000, or thereabouts. I've often wondered why no one ever asks where those average people were/are expected to live. The fact is, if they didn't already own homes before the prices went up, they probably won't be moving to the Bay area. But considerable numbers were here and stay here.
I know that the housing markets nationwide accelerated wildly in 1990 or thereabouts. It was called a "correction" and is still referred to in those terms. I still find it odd that houses that were built for, say, $75,000 in early 1990 were corrected to a value, of say, $250,000 by the end of the year. That means a whole lot of correcting was going on in terms of cost of materials, labor, land cost, etc.
Unfortunate, then, that only the owner of the house profited. Certainly, then as now, the men who built the house have not appreciated nearly as high a correction on their take-home pay. They can build the houses but then can't afford to live in them.
Now I know it's a whole different story for those who bought before the "correction." Suddenly, in various parts of the country (not everywhere, I know), folks found themselves sitting in homes assessed at a value 5-7 times what they paid. That's a financial security blanket that many folks have enjoyed. Some sold and moved on, almost always to a less-expensive area where their cashed-in equity has vastly improved their quality of living.
But (and there's always a "but" as I am sure you are aware), the truth is that there are a lot of folks out there robbing Peter to pay Paul. And Peter has gotten pissed and put a hit on Paul.
What is truly troublesome about all of this is who allowed it all to happen and who was standing at the doors of those homes approving the loans.
Local news story today on a housing blight said there are tens of thousands of homes out there owned by the institutions that recently failed and that there is now concern that the properties will sit untended, unoccupied and potentially vandalized.
Ramblings exeunt....
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Candy--can't remember the brand name, I think it was Royal something (I remember it had a crown on the packaging), but we used to get these yummy Sour Cherry hard candies in Seattle and up in Vancouver B.C. when I was a kid. Pucker-mouthed good!
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Ron P - I couldn't agree more with your assessment of the economic situation. I have been amazed at the loans that banks etc have given out to people who clearly can't afford them. When I bought my house, I got something in my price range and couldn't imagine doing anything but a fixed rate traditional mortgage and when some of the other forms of mortgages were proposed and I questioned why anyone would want them with the problems they could cause down the road, the loan officer just smiled and said, "Some people don't think about that" or something like that.
I don't have any sympathy for the banks that made these stupid loans to satisfy their own greed or, and I don't mean to be cold or offend anyone, but I don't have a lot of sympathy for someone making $45,000 who thinks they can buy a $300,000 house. Hello. Those numbers don't add up and they never did.
Except we are all suffering now because of their mistakes, some terribly.
I remember during one of our moves we applied for a pre-approval for a home loan. It came through for far more than we could afford based on "future" income. We never understood that-heck a job is never totally secure, let alone raises. We had no idea how they came up with that figure. Fortunately we knew better than to get in over our heads.
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BTW, I read that Obama did an interview in the past few days and said he won't propose to change Don't Ask Don't Tell alone, that the military would have to want to do that. And that he won't propose legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. That's up to Congress. Interesting
Hmmm, I thought I read that a long while back. Maybe old news is new news again ;D
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Good Morning, once again...
...As I just posted on my Facebook profile... I almost wept openly in front of the Van Gogh's this morning at MoMA. A truly wonderful exhibit, and I shall definitely be heading back there on Saturday, the last day of Member Previews. It was already a bit crowded this morning, and I can't imagine what it will be like once the exhibit officially opens on Sunday.
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And the word of the day is: LIMPET!
Incredible, Mr!
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This might be of interest to someone, somewhere ;D
Jersey Men (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121451.html)
It would be of interest to me if my name were in the press release. Time for an e-mail :)
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One news agency this morning is reporting that Brad Pitt has donated $100,000 toward the defeat of the gay marriage ban initiative in California.
Money well-spent.
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re: me asking about a restaurant having a $$ charge for bringing your own cake. I agree i should have asked.
But this is not a fancy restaurant. Not at all. And we've brought cakes to plenty of restaurants in the area that are actually fancier.
From what you said, in this case, you didn't know anyway there would be a cake.
I remember my surprise the first time I was informed there was a charge to cut the cake. I always asked before taking one as many restaurants had their own cakes, or special birthday desserts, on the menu. Often it was the less fancy places that did special birthday cakes & desserts.
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One news agency this morning is reporting that Brad Pitt has donated $100,000 toward the defeat of the gay marriage ban initiative in California.
Money well-spent.
Didn't DR Nursie post that last night?
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One news agency this morning is reporting that Brad Pitt has donated $100,000 toward the defeat of the gay marriage ban initiative in California.
Money well-spent.
You missed my post yesterday at 06:12:58pm ;)
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Didn't DR Nursie post that last night?
;D ;D Yes I did.
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I don't know from last night's posts. I have not caught up. I am in the now right now and not caught up.
[Burp!]
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der Brucer & Matt H, thanks for the BONES info. Maybe I’ll save it & watch without Keith or we will watch together & speed through the dog pictures.
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;D DR Ron.
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DR FJL, is Skip feeling better today?
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Oh, golly, and I didn't even get started on what your money buys when you pay $550,000 for a home in the Bay Area.
Some of you may watch House Hunters on HGTV. Occasionally, someone is looking for something in San Francisco (or environs). You can get 800 square feet of condo space for about $450,000 in the City of San Francisco...if you can find a unit available.
The same amount of money in Johnston SC will buy you 4,000 square feet of house on about 10 acres of land.
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;D DR Ron.
I have now caught up. I am not only in the now but in the before now.
Not one person commented upon your post, either.
That's very unusual among "this" group of people, I'd say.
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I gotta tell you. I'm still groggy.
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But soon I must joggy because lunch is at noon, which is not so far away.
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DR Ron, I guess everyone agreed with me, it was nice of him to make the donation. :)
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Favorite candies growing up?
M&Ms
Three Musketeers
Tootsie Rolls
:D
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I have now caught up. I am not only in the now but in the before now.
Not one person commented upon your post, either.
That's very unusual among "this" group of people, I'd say.
Maybe it's because when I read it it was this morning?
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Oh, golly, and I didn't even get started on what your money buys when you pay $550,000 for a home in the Bay Area.
Some of you may watch House Hunters on HGTV. Occasionally, someone is looking for something in San Francisco (or environs). You can get 800 square feet of condo space for about $450,000 in the City of San Francisco...if you can find a unit available.
The same amount of money in Johnston SC will buy you 4,000 square feet of house on about 10 acres of land.
$550,000 in Sioux City.....wow! We have been named one of the most affordable places to live. Let's just say I could buy my house 3 times and still have money to totally remodel the whole thing.
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I just did 3+ miles on a recumbent bicycle at the gym, motivated to peddle through the television where Sarah Palin was speaking. :)
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Skip is indeed getting better.
But it still seems like another day of doing all the dog-walking in the midst of tax work. And since I can't walk two dogs at a time, it sometimes means first walking Toby and then walking Dylan. Skip seems to enjoy doing the dog-walking when he's able to do it (which is 99% of the time); I see it as a necessary chore for all they bring us.
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I need a new attitude
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Counting the minutes until singdaw posts a foto of Patti Labelle
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The study compared the average value of 2,200-square-foot houses with four bedrooms, two and a half baths, a family room and a two-car garage across 315 U.S. markets.
Ok, here's what the Coldwell Banker study looked at. In Sioux City the average cost of this home is $134,000. It was the most affordable place to live.
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I feel like crap from my head to my shoes
Know what I'm doin' and that's pickin' up poo
Oo oo oo oo oo
I need a new attitude
(almost a Labelle reference)
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To move to a more affordable city, one needs to be able to sell their house in this market.
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VOULEZ VOUS POUPEZ AVEC MOI?
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DR FJL, I like having some sort of space for the dogs to go out when they have to, and walking is only for pleasure.
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VOULEZ VOUS POUPEZ AVEC MOI?
ÇE SOIR?
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To move to a more affordable city, one needs to be able to sell their house in this market.
And that is the current conundrum. Not only the ability to sell but to find someone who can afford to buy...especially with mortgage companies dropping like so many flies that have been feasting upon poisoned fish.
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I love living in the Bay Area. I don't know that it's exactly "right" for me any more. I've embraced (some of) its many offerings, but my thoughts tend toward living where I can breathe without someone hearing me through the walls.
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DR FJL, I like having some sort of space for the dogs to go out when they have to, and walking is only for pleasure.
That's something I aspire to as well. I want some open space where a dog (or dogs) can jump and play. A space where a cat (or cats) can tease the dog (or dogs) and then get away. A space where I can lay out a nice croquet course. A space that is not, in any way, crowded on all sides by fences or shrubs belonging to other folks who also want some space to themselves.
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I feel like crap from my head to my shoes
Know what I'm doin' and that's pickin' up poo
Oo oo oo oo oo
I need a new attitude
(almost a Labelle reference)
Would a bitch-slap help? 8)
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I guess if I could walk out of the apartment and be out on the street it would be better, although I love apartment living otherwise. But there is the trade-off of the hassle of the elevator ride when other people are on it, and I'm with one of the dogs.
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Except for during blackouts, I do love being on the 16th floor, though.
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Sounds like I'm getting that new attitude. Maybe it was the threat of a bitch-slap. :)
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Re housing: We bought our house as newlyweds, and we intend to die in it. We are doing the fixups one per year (except we did TWO this year). It is a very modest house, which fits us perfectly.
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FJL, from the 16th floor you must have quite a view. Can you take a photo and post it?
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Back from a meeting that took way longer than it should have. Now, I'm having lunch - leftover carry-out fried chicken from last night, goldfish crackers, and an apple.
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(http://news.cnet.com/i/ne/p/2005/3105segway400x595.jpg)
What a bad idea!
I'll say - however does one text and drive?
der Brucer
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Candy is no longer on my agenda.
Maybe she'll make a VCR for you.
der Brucer
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Maybe she'll make a VCR for you.
Eye candy is probably still all right.
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Counting the minutes until singdaw posts a foto of Patti Labelle
I hate being so predictable. I like to be full of surprises. :P
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Back from the long jog which seemed longer than usual today. I must now shower and get to my noon lunch at Stanley's, after which I shall return to package up some stuff and get it shipped out.
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But cha are, David. But cha are.
Just kidding!
But sometimes cha are. :)
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:) :)
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And it's being predictable only sometimes that keeps someone unpredictable
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You never know when someone is going to be predictable.
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Laura - I'm not good with a camera or photo-loading, but I hope next time the DR's are over, maybe we'll get a nighttime photo or two - that's when the view is really good.
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If the windows are clean, of course.
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Question: When we don't like something that's reliable, we call it predictable. When we do like something that's predictable, we call it reliable. Have they come to mean the same thing, only expressing a quality judgment?
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(http://www.atpm.com/6.07/national-parks/images/old-faithful-1-420.jpg)
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FJL, from the 16th floor you must have quite a view. Can you take a photo and post it?
DR Laura - I have 2 photos taken from DR FJL's 16th floor window back in 2005. They are trapped inside my home computer, so if when our power comes back on, I'll post them.
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Question: When we don't like something that's reliable, we call it predictable. When we do like something that's predictable, we call it reliable. Have they come to mean the same thing, only expressing a quality judgment?
Solve that and then we can deal with:
predictably unreliable.
der Brucer
It does seem that we often use "predictability" to reference events and reliability to reference on-going behavior.
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I should have predicted, er, relied upon your knowing the answer
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From what you said, in this case, you didn't know anyway there would be a cake.
I remember my surprise the first time I was informed there was a charge to cut the cake. I always asked before taking one as many restaurants had their own cakes, or special birthday desserts, on the menu. Often it was the less fancy places that did special birthday cakes & desserts.
Although in this case they would have given a piece of cake.
But my mom (who was a cake decorator) made a special Strawberry shortcake birthday cake for my niece. So obviously she would want that vs a piece of cake without her favorite character on it. :)
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re: McCain not using computers/internet.
Let me make this comparison.
Regis Philbin always says on his talkshow that he can't use a computer or the internet. He makes a joke about it. And it comes across as sort of funny. And i don't dislike him for it.
McCain seems like a nice enough man. And the president would not NEED to be able to use a computer/internet. But to me he SHOULD be able to. IT comes across (to me, this is my opinion) that a president should be in touch with something that is so important to society. I don't dislike McCain because of this. But it makes him seem very old school.
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Musings/Ramblings on this issue:
I do think it goes beyond the average joe, or jane, who needs a place to live. In the marketplace where I live, the "average" price of a single family home (1 child) one year ago was $550,000. The average median income was $42,000, or thereabouts. I've often wondered why no one ever asks where those average people were/are expected to live.
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In most coastal urban areas median income families are expected to live in apartments, often shared with another breadwinner. In more rural coastal areas (like Rehoboth Beach), median income families congregate in trailer parks.
In the building boom the followed the war (WWII) contractors flooded the market with "starter homes" - small 1000 square foot 2 bedroom, 1 bath, car port on an un-landscaped rural lot. And the amenities were bare-boned - linoleum floors, shower over the tub, few built in appliances. (Home A/C hadn't been invented yet). The scheme in those days was a family started off in the "starter home', and as the family grew in size or affluence, they would move up to something nicer. Unfortunately, as real estate values escalated, "moving up" became much more expensive; the solution was to stay where you were and remodel. Soon all the "starter home" communities had 1000 square foot homes with 2000 square foot add-ons and two-car garages - some with back yard pools.
Enter the Government in the form of FHA! The best way for a developer to move his property was to have it FHA financeable; FHA, however, had design requirements that mitigated against starter homes and pushed the developer into more upscale accommodations - 2 baths, laundry rooms, wet bars, family rooms, two car garages, basic landscaping, etc. So now, there were no more affordable starter homes being constructed, and the existing starter home stock was being converted to middle-class housing.
Pre war, most urban newly weds lived with a parent, often until after the second child arrived.
When we left Long Beach, a rookie city cop married to an elementary school teacher could not afford a single family home in the area! The voters constantly pressured the planning and zoning folks the deny permits for entry level housing and to impose requirements that make the neighbor hood "upscale" - that's how they kept the neighbor hood "nice" (meaning keep "those people" out).
No one in city government addressed the problem that the thousands of minimum wage workers who were the backbone of the tourist industry could not afford housing within the city limits. They were expected to use public transit and live in outlying communities (which most folks would call slums).
Somehow it does seem that The American Dream is in foreclosure
der Brucer
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I'm on jury duty using a public computer. I'm soooo hoping I don't get picked. I will feign intense racism, if I have to.
Mark convinced me to bring the first Benjamin Kritzer book to read. It's a wonderful book, but it's sort of embarrassing to be sitting there giggling in a room full of jurors. Anway, now I'm thinking there would be nothing more wonderful than if I hung a big dry salami from our backyard porch where Mark and I could just walk outside and take bites off of it whenever we felt like it. Heaven!
My favorite candy when I was a kid were those really hot bright red cinnamon fire sticks. I loved the translucent bright red color. That was the beginning of my passion for garnets set in 14k yellow gold. (I have three pendants, two rings, and three pairs of earrings that all remind me of bright red hot cinnamon fire stick candy.) But these days the candy I love to eat is anything with chocolate and peanut butter. There used to just be Reeses, but now there's lots of variations of chocolate and peanut butter together (including Chubby Hubby Ben & Jerry's, if you include ice cream flavors). What I really want to know is why chocolate and peanuts together (like a Snickers) tastes entirely different and not nearly as yummilicious as chocolate and peanut butter together. Hmmmm??
Amy
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Musings/Ramblings on this issue:
..Suddenly, in various parts of the country (not everywhere, I know), folks found themselves sitting in homes assessed at a value 5-7 times what they paid. That's a financial security blanket that many folks have enjoyed. Some sold and moved on, almost always to a less-expensive area where their cashed-in equity has vastly improved their quality of living.
Unfortunately, many stayed put and refinanced to enjoy their new-found prosperity - and now, with falling real estate values, owe more on the house than it's worth.
der Brucer
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Bruce, I really wish you hadan't mentioned "Simon Smith...." It's a great and catchy song, but.....Now that song will be going through my head all day, and I'm crazy enough as it is! Ask Dr laura if you don't believe me. >:(
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To move to a more affordable city, one needs to be able to sell their house in this market.
In almost any area of the country, anyone who bought a house in the past few years probably owes more on it than it can sell for! I watched many an engineer go thru relocation hell during the downturn in the La Area in the 70s: pink slip at work, relocation job offer to another state but had a $190,00 mortgage on a house now worth $175,000 (and dropping daily due to all the distress sales).
der Brucer
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And that is the current conundrum. Not only the ability to sell but to find someone who can afford to buy...
And "afford to buy" is of little help when mortgage funds are drying up and lenders have nothing to lend at any price.
der Brucer
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Ask Dr laura if you don't believe me. >:(
No comment.
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der Brucer & Matt H, thanks for the BONES info. Maybe I’ll save it & watch without Keith or we will watch together & speed through the dog pictures.
Good idea - you can speed thru all the dog pics and miss nothing you need to enjoy the story.
der Brucer
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and I'm crazy enough as it is! Ask Dr laura if you don't believe me. >:(
Are we to trust her value system on sane/crazy?
der Brucer
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You never know when someone is going to be predictable.
I knew you were going to say that.
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Are we to trust her value system on sane/crazy?
der Brucer
Let the fact that she has no television set in her home guide your answer!
;D
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Had a nice lunch, and it came early so I had practically an entire afternoon to finish all of the W&G episodes. I did finish and listened to the new audio commentary attached to the series finale episode. Funny, but the creators and director of the show didn't much like that last episode.
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The bonus features were cribbed from the single DVD issue of the last episode the week after it aired. There were those dull theme featurettes they do on every release and some really funny outtakes. But that's all.
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So tonight, I will be watching THE GODFATHER (1972). It's three hours, so that will only leave me time for BURN NOTICE. I'll have to catch up to SMALLVILLE and SUPERNATURAL over the weekend as best I can.
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Amy, glad you're reading the first Kritzer book and hope you'll continue on through books two and three.
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Back from a great lunch with Mr. Barry Pearl. We split the drumettes, which weren't as good as they were last time, and I had a salad I've never had before that was out of this world great. It's called - Amy's Salad - and consists of butter lettuce, grapefruit slices, a few avacado slices, and shredded chicken, with a small amount of cashews, with their soy dressing, which is the same as they use on their Chinese Chicken salad - it was very refreshing, way too filling, and just excellently excellent.
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Mr. Pearl had some good news to impart - he's been cast in Happy Days: The Musical (as Arnold, the owner of Arnold's) - it's produced by McCoy/Rigby and will be done at their La Mirada theater first, and then the show will tour for a few months. A very good gig.
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Writing all finished and now I'm heading back down to start on THE GODFATHER.
WBBL.
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I love living in the Bay Area. I don't know that it's exactly "right" for me any more. I've embraced (some of) its many offerings, but my thoughts tend toward living where I can breathe without someone hearing me through the walls.
Craig wants very much to return to the Bay Area. Since he doesn't have a job he is moving to Philadelphia this weekend figuring there are more opportunities in Philly than in San Francisco, plus the rent is much less.
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I guess if I could walk out of the apartment and be out on the street it would be better, although I love apartment living otherwise. But there is the trade-off of the hassle of the elevator ride when other people are on it, and I'm with one of the dogs.
Why, do the dogs beg for food in the elevator as they do in the house? ;)
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Except for during blackouts, I do love being on the 16th floor, though.
Now that would not be fun with a dog, especially a big dog who shouldn't go down too many stairs.
Have you ever tried getting them a litter box?
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Does no one own a crock pot? Not a single DR, except for our DR MBarnum via telephone, had any consumer thoughts.
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Question: When we don't like something that's reliable, we call it predictable. When we do like something that's predictable, we call it reliable. Have they come to mean the same thing, only expressing a quality judgment?
Something could break on a regular basis. That would be predictable but not reliable
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re: McCain not using computers/internet.
Let me make this comparison.
Regis Philbin always says on his talkshow that he can't use a computer or the internet. He makes a joke about it. And it comes across as sort of funny. And i don't dislike him for it.
McCain seems like a nice enough man. And the president would not NEED to be able to use a computer/internet. But to me he SHOULD be able to. IT comes across (to me, this is my opinion) that a president should be in touch with something that is so important to society. I don't dislike McCain because of this. But it makes him seem very old school.
So is there really something so bad about old school?
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In almost any area of the country, anyone who bought a house in the past few years probably owes more on it than it can sell for! I watched many an engineer go thru relocation hell during the downturn in the La Area in the 70s: pink slip at work, relocation job offer to another state but had a $190,00 mortgage on a house now worth $175,000 (and dropping daily due to all the distress sales).
der Brucer
Actually, our housing market has been the opposite of most places. We took some big hits when major corporations left and/or relocated to a foreign country called California. So while the rest of the country was booming we were in a slump. It's been getting better the past couple years. I wouldn't be surprised if my house is worth the same or more than when I bought it.
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DR Elmore, I have a crock pot but I don't use it. So I don't know if it's reliable or predictable
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DR Elmore....I'm ignoring your email. :)
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DR Elmore....I'm ignoring your email. :)
Maybe you shouldn't! :-*
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I am off to see LOVE JERRY at NYMF, and I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow night I'm seeing BONNIE & CLYDE with our DR Jose, and on Sunday ABOUT FACE with our DR FJL.
Next week, IDAHO! at NYMF and TALE OF TWO CITIES/
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I made the best ribs i've ever made tonight.
I usually do them at 300F for 2 1/2 hours (covered in foil with bbq sauce in there). And i marinate them first.
But this time i put them on the bbq for 2 minutes per side.
That really helped. But i also found a recipe for the most delicious rib sauce. I think it was called TGI friday's jack daniel grill sauce or something. It made all the difference. I can't believe i used to use bottled sauce.
This was so good. I just wanted to keep eating.
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Does no one own a crock pot? Not a single DR, except for our DR MBarnum via telephone, had any consumer thoughts.
I don't own a crock pot. Here i think most people call them slow cookers.
My sister has one (her hubby uses it).
I can't really say which is a good brand. But i suspect if you buy a reputable brand that you'll be okay.
I think a lot of them are 5 quarts or 7 quarts. It probably depends if you are just making it for yourself.
I've never used one. But i think they can be quite useful. Especially if you have to be out all day and want a nice meal when you come home.
You can put the stuff in when you get up in the morning. And when you come home your meal is cooked.
I know you can cook a lot of stuff in them (i've seen demos on tv). And they seem great.
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DR elmore, I have never used a crock pot. I've had friends that loved theirs, setting it up in the morning and returning home to dinner.
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Hi folks,
I hope everyone is doing well.
I'm sorry to be the bearer of even more bad news but here it is. I got the results of Bears tumor. It was a Mast cell tumor grade III.
Rapid clinical growth is usually observed. These areaggressive malignancies frequently recur after surgery, and have moderate to high metastatic potential.
Additional diagnostictests may be required and will determine which therapeutic option(further surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) is best suited for Bear.
I know I can't afford any of that. If the tumor returns, I'll have to have him put down.
I thought the surgery was going to take care of the problem but I guess it was all for nothing.
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DR Danise, I'm very, very sorry. If is helps at all, if I had all the money in the world I doubt I would treat him if it returns.
VIBES FOR YOU AND DD BEAR!!!
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I know how you feel. During our second stint living in Michigan we were amongst 6 homes that regularly lost power. During summer storms loosing power in Michigan was a fairly common occurrence to begin with. One does learn to be grateful for the little things, our first house was on a well which meant no water. At least in house number 2, while we watched the lights across the street with envy, we at least had water.
We still use the large lanterns the neighbor behind us purchased during one of the outages.
Years ago, when I still lived in the Starlite, Starbrite Trailer Court, all the weatherman had to do was predict windy weather and our power would be gone for the night.
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Does no one own a crock pot? Not a single DR, except for our DR MBarnum via telephone, had any consumer thoughts.
The number of quarts depend on a number of factors:
Is it just for you?
Would you be using it to prepare foods for pot lucks or feeding up to 12 people?
Most crockpots are very reliable. The more controls you have, the better for you. You need at least a "High" and a "Low", but you're better off getting something that lets you set how long you want something to cook. You'll determine this from the booklet that comes with each crockpot, telling you recommendations on how to prepare various foods.
I never use this item with frozen foods...I always use fresh, or in the case of beans, dried.
Rival, Hamilton Beach, Sunbeam and Cuisinart all have fine models in different capacities.
My first was a Rival. It was a small pot and I could have used one larger. I bought one, eventually, by Sunbeam. Both have been troopers for me over the years. My Rival is currently 35 years old (my mom sent it to me in 1973 when I was stationed in Vicenza, Italy), and my sunbeam is 33 years old (I bought in the Naples, Italy, Navy Exchange in 1975). Year before last, I bought a 6-quart Cuisinart for my pot luck events. I also make my Brunswick stews, BBQs and soups in it. I put the food in containers out of the crockpot and into the freezer.
My Rival is about 2 quarts. My Sunbeam is roughly a 4-quart model.
If you think you'd want to prepare only a meal's worth of food, get a small one -- 2 to 2 1/2 quarts. If you don't mind leftovers or would like to freeze some, get a 4-quart model.
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Our problem was related to a transformer for the six houses that kept loosing power.
I made friends with the neighbor across the street the day their transformer exploded. I ran out and stayed with her until the fire department gave the "all safe" call.
We were both lucky. A few years later the transformer outside my friend's house exploded during the night. They were lucky to get out with the dog while their house was burning.
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Years ago, when I still lived in the Starlite, Starbrite Trailer Court, all the weatherman had to do was predict windy weather and our power would be gone for the night.
Are you telling us that Alex was always out with Maggie and you couldn't get him to fix the electric until the next morning?
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Good Evening!
Well, I had another awe-inspiring and inspiration-inducing day of auditions. There really are some truly talented and gifted and blessed people in this business. I had a wonderful time being an "audience member" today during the monologues, and being able to play for the some of the people that came in today... "I'm not worthy. I'm not worthy." ;)
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DR elmore - Rival is the only manufacturer who makes "Crock Pots" - since they own the copyright to that name. Everyone else makes a "slow cooker". In any case...
Read DR Ron Pulliam's post. ;)
I have a small one which I use from time to time. It's very basic - just a "High" and a "Low" setting. Yes, you can set things up in the morning, and then have your meal ready a couple of hours later, however, I've never been comfortable leaving it plugged in all day when no one was in the apartment. -I've just had one too many friends who have had electrical fires (that were NOT started by their slow-cookers), but still... Just walk down to Bed, Bath & Beyond and see what they have on the shelves. They're all pretty reasonably priced, although, if you feel like splurging, All-Clad recently came out with their own slow-cooker, which you can get at Williams-Sonoma. ;)
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Hi folks,
I hope everyone is doing well.
I'm sorry to be the bearer of even more bad news but here it is. I got the results of Bears tumor. It was a Mast cell tumor grade III.
Rapid clinical growth is usually observed. These areaggressive malignancies frequently recur after surgery, and have moderate to high metastatic potential.
Additional diagnostictests may be required and will determine which therapeutic option(further surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) is best suited for Bear.
I know I can't afford any of that. If the tumor returns, I'll have to have him put down.
I thought the surgery was going to take care of the problem but I guess it was all for nothing.
Danise, don't ever think if it as all for nothing. Anything that gives Bear even one more day of life and comfort, makes it totally worth while. My heart goes out to, Danise.
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Are you telling us that Alex was always out with Maggie and you couldn't get him to fix the electric until the next morning?
Why, that's right! How did you know?
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I love living in the Bay Area. I don't know that it's exactly "right" for me any more. I've embraced (some of) its many offerings, but my thoughts tend toward living where I can breathe without someone hearing me through the walls.
I've lived in my townhouse condo for almost two years (wow...two years, next month!) and the only sound that I've ever heard from either of my neighbors is the sound of dogs running up and down stairs and a few barks. And that's rare. And it'll be even more rare, since the dog owners have moved out! Otherwise, I've NEVER heard any talking...loud or otherwise. :) And people on both sides of me have said that they've never heard me or my TV. :D
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Today I heard a song from 1950 I had never heard before, a spoof of GOODNIGHT IRENE, PLEASE SAY GOODNIGHT TO THE GUY IRENE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJn6Xdg2i9U)(SO I CAN GET SOME SLEEP).
The singer is Ziggy Talent, (http://www.vaughnmonroesociety.org/band/MVziggy.htm) saxophonist and novelty singer with the Vaughn Monroe orchestra.
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In almost any area of the country, anyone who bought a house in the past few years probably owes more on it than it can sell for! I watched many an engineer go thru relocation hell during the downturn in the La Area in the 70s: pink slip at work, relocation job offer to another state but had a $190,00 mortgage on a house now worth $175,000 (and dropping daily due to all the distress sales).
der Brucer
But isn't really the only problem...that (for whatever reason) when someone wants to sell their house, it's worth less than what they owe on it? I mean, I have been in my condo now for almost two years, and I don't ever intend to move, so I personally don't really care what the value is, anymore.
Just my 2¢.
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DR George, you are one of the lucky people. I would feel the same way if this were my last home.
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Correction, if I intended this to be my last home. It may possible be if the market never turns around. ;)
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Correction, if I intended this to be my last home. It may possible be if the market never turns around. ;)
The market WILL turn around...eventually. You just have to wait long enough. ;D
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~Vibes of Comfort and (((Hugs))) to DR Danise and DD Bear!!~~~[/move]
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Been working on the layout of the LACCTAA newsletter. I wrote this piece and thought it of a perfectly normal length, but in the current layout it takes up three full pages, three columns each. That's weird to me, but I think I've figured out a way to get it to two pages.
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Thanks to the detective prowess of MBarnum, I just had a great thirty minute conversation with my former literary agent, Doug Brodax, who now lives in Ohio, but still represents a handful of people, while doing a different kind of day job (I think he's had it with this town and who can blame him). He was always one of my favorite of all the agents I've had, so I'm sending him a big package of books on Monday and we're going to see if we can work together on trying to get them to the right film people, especially the Kritzer and Hofstetter books.
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DR Danise, I am SO SO SO Sorry to hear your news. I had to make a very difficult decision about Petey, my 15 year old cat, shortly before I moved here. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done and still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it. But it was the best thing for Petey. I still miss him.
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Thanks to the detective prowess of MBarnum, I just had a great thirty minute conversation with my former literary agent, Doug Brodax, who now lives in Ohio, but still represents a handful of people, while doing a different kind of day job (I think he's had it with this town and who can blame him). He was always one of my favorite of all the agents I've had, so I'm sending him a big package of books on Monday and we're going to see if we can work together on trying to get them to the right film people, especially the Kritzer and Hofstetter books.
Great news, BK! Hope something good happens!!
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DR Elmore. Because of your email I have decided to get a McCain/Palin yard sign.
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I haven't caught up yet, but have read thru the day's posts and am so sorry to hear about Bear. Big hugs to both of you from me and my kitties!
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DR Elmore, I also have a crock pot and have never used it. It's huge---my mom got it for me, probably hoping I might cook something in it. She's always giving me presents in the hopes I will one day become domesticated.
Also, since we had a fire that gutted out whole downstairs from an overheated dehumidifier, I am also reluctant to leave anything cooking while I'm at work. Maybe I could do some cooking in it on a weekend when I'm just doing yard work.
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Hugs to Danise and Bear
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Jane - It's great when the elevator is empty. But when the elevator fills up, people tend to pile on and push others back without regard for the dogs. I find that very wearying.
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Thanks to the detective prowess of MBarnum, I just had a great thirty minute conversation with my former literary agent, Doug Brodax, who now lives in Ohio, but still represents a handful of people, while doing a different kind of day job (I think he's had it with this town and who can blame him). He was always one of my favorite of all the agents I've had, so I'm sending him a big package of books on Monday and we're going to see if we can work together on trying to get them to the right film people, especially the Kritzer and Hofstetter books.
:D
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DR Danise, If is helps at all, if I had all the money in the world I doubt I would treat him if it returns.
I would try prednisone.
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DR Elmore. Because of your email I have decided to get a McCain/Palin yard sign.
ROTFLOL!
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Jane - It's great when the elevator is empty. But when the elevator fills up, people tend to pile on and push others back without regard for the dogs. I find that very wearying.
I guess when you are as big as Sherlock they don't push. ;D
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DR Elmore. Because of your email I have decided to get a McCain/Palin yard sign.
I didn't know that DR elmore was a supporter of McCain.
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...Here's an article from yesterday's NY Times, Dining & Wine section which I think many DRs may appreciate:
Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17diet.html?_r=1&ref=dining&oref=slogin)
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I didn't know that DR elmore was a supporter of McCain.
;D If it says so on the internet it must be true
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Hi folks,
I hope everyone is doing well.
I'm sorry to be the bearer of even more bad news but here it is. I got the results of Bears tumor. It was a Mast cell tumor grade III.
Rapid clinical growth is usually observed. These areaggressive malignancies frequently recur after surgery, and have moderate to high metastatic potential.
Additional diagnostictests may be required and will determine which therapeutic option(further surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) is best suited for Bear.
I know I can't afford any of that. If the tumor returns, I'll have to have him put down.
I thought the surgery was going to take care of the problem but I guess it was all for nothing.
I just read this aloud to der Brucer.
"No," he replied. "Doing the best you can is not 'all for nothing.'"
And I fully agree with him.
You have loved Bear ever since he came to live with you. That is not 'all for nothing.' You and Bear have shared something that has been wonderful. And I am very sure he knows that.
The very hard truth is that we humans have longer lives than those of our animal companions. Well, maybe not if we choose to share our lives with a tortoise or two, but they're not nearly as much fun on walks. And it hurts when their lives come to an end. I know, because der B and I have been there six times since we've been together. It hurts every single time.
And I would not change that, I would not give up the love that we've shared with every one of our companions, not for anything.
It is the journey of love that matters. Your journey with Bear is not yet over.
With a plentitude of hugs for you both - S. Woody.
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DR SWoody, your post to Danise is very touching, kind and true.
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Oh, now you guys dont' want to give poor Elmore a coronary! LOL!
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Dear Danise, I am so sorry. :'(
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Been working on the layout of the LACCTAA newsletter. I wrote this piece and thought it of a perfectly normal length, but in the current layout it takes up three full pages, three columns each. That's weird to me, but I think I've figured out a way to get it to two pages.
Oh, that's a simple enough problem to solve.
Just use a smaller font!
;D
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...Here's an article from yesterday's NY Times, Dining & Wine section which I think many DRs may appreciate:
Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17diet.html?_r=1&ref=dining&oref=slogin)
DH Keith says he doesn't diet, he eats healthy & exercises.
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Well, I'm leaving work early. I drove to work this morning and went home for lunch, but I walked back to work after lunch. :) But it's getting dark and totally overcast. It's not supposed to rain until this weekend, but it looks like it's going to rain right now. So, I'm off.
Until later!
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Der B is watching Kitchen Nightmares, with chef Gordon Ramsey.
It's billed as "a very special episode."
What the #&*@ do they mean by that?
::)
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What the #&*@ do they mean by that?
Hype...it's all hype. ;)
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DR SWoody, your post to Danise is very touching, kind and true.
I agree.
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G'night.
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Oh, now you guys dont' want to give poor Elmore a coronary! LOL!
;D
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'night DR TCB. I hope your eye is improving. You haven't mentioned it recently.
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'night
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Night Jane. I baked a pumpkin pie tonight and if my calculations are correct it should be cool and ready to slice right now!
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Hmm...
Just been reading the reviews of A Tale of Two Cities which opened earlier tonight...
I think my favorite "blurb" comes courtesy of Ben Brantley (http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/theater/reviews/19tale.html?ref=theater) - who seems to have been kinder than some of the other reviewers.
If you want grotesque, look (bizarrely enough) to the show’s star, James Barbour, who portrays the worthy but dissolute Sydney Carton, he of the “far, far better thing” spiel. Mr. Barbour, who played Mr. Rochester in the Broadway musical of “Jane Eyre,” is giving the kind of high-camp, hair-tossing performance New York hasn’t seen from a leading man since Robert Cuccioli lashed the air with his ponytail in “Jekyll & Hyde.”
With a voice that combines the boom of thunder with the breathlessness of Marilyn Monroe and a leaning posture that appears to be in eternal search of a lamppost, Mr. Barbour invests every minute he’s onstage with heavy-lidded, overripe languor. Some might call his performance de trop (well, in Paris they might). But hey, at least he shows signs of life, something otherwise perversely lacking in this tale of historic turmoil.
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Aww, Danise, I'm so so sorry to hear about Bear. Give him love and comfort as long as he is enjoying life.
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I have a crockpot. My DH doesn't like anything with sauce, and crockpots tend to make sauce, so I don't use to as often as I would like to.
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Hi folks,
I hope everyone is doing well.
I'm sorry to be the bearer of even more bad news but here it is. I got the results of Bears tumor. It was a Mast cell tumor grade III.
Rapid clinical growth is usually observed. These areaggressive malignancies frequently recur after surgery, and have moderate to high metastatic potential.
Additional diagnostictests may be required and will determine which therapeutic option(further surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) is best suited for Bear.
I know I can't afford any of that. If the tumor returns, I'll have to have him put down.
I thought the surgery was going to take care of the problem but I guess it was all for nothing.
DR Danise, what awful news! I am so sorry. What an awful run of luck you're having.
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Every day, fewer and fewer posts. WHO is missing here? Singdaw? Where is Singdaw? I will bitch-slap everyone from here to eternity and hell and back.
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DR Elmore. Because of your email I have decided to get a McCain/Palin yard sign.
How noble.
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How noble.
:-*
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Every day, fewer and fewer posts. WHO is missing here? Singdaw? Where is Singdaw? I will bitch-slap everyone from here to eternity and hell and back.
Well... According to Facebook, he may have a new way of posting here on HHW. ;)
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Thank you all very much for the crock pot thoughts; since i've never owned one, it's nice to know that no one's saying, "avoid the model by Sunbeam" or whatever. The reviews on the sites for Target and amazon.com run the gamut so I'm still pondering.
I really liked LOVE JERRY, which was quite powerful and moving with some wonderful performances from Donna Lynne Champlin and two young men I've never seen before, J.T. Arbogast and Harris Doran. I saw Michelle Pawk and John Dossett there; Michelle played Donna Lynne's mother in HOLLYWOOD ARMS, for which Michelle won the Tony.
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...Here's an article from yesterday's NY Times, Dining & Wine section which I think many DRs may appreciate:
Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17diet.html?_r=1&ref=dining&oref=slogin)
A rather inane article, if you ask me. For example, I enjoy every bit of food I put in my mouth, but the ONLY way I can lose weight is to run for an hour and then make sure I don't eat over a certain number of calories - and that works - for me, clearly. Takes longer than it used to when I was younger, but I'm getting there. As I've said, I do one splurge meal a week where I eat whatever I damn well please, and I never gain weight from it. It can range from four slices of pizza, or a huge meal at Genghis Cohen. What I have really cut down on, shockingly, is butter. Unless the food at the restaurant is cooked in it (and most of what I order wouldn't be), I, who am addicted to butter, have pretty much stayed away from it totally. I have also stopped in its entirety any cake, pie, or donuts or muffins. Just not doing it right now, although if I were to have a real craving, I'd simply use my splurge meal to eat half a cake or something.
I happen to like these 100 calorie bags of graham cracker cookies - they satisfy my sweet tooth and only have three grams of fat and they're tasty. Red licorice, too - 0 fat, and I eat about 150 calories-worth.
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Thank you all very much for the crock pot thoughts; since i've never owned one, it's nice to know that no one's saying, "avoid the model by Sunbeam" or whatever. The reviews on the sites for Target and amazon.com run the gamut so I'm still pondering.
I really liked LOVE JERRY, which was quite powerful and moving with some wonderful performances from Donna Lynne Champlin and two young men I've never seen before, J.T. Arbogast and Harris Doran. I saw Michelle Pawk and John Dossett there; Michelle played Donna Lynne's mother in HOLLYWOOD ARMS, for which Michelle won the Tony.
Oh, Cool! I forgot that J.T. and Harris were in the show too! Hmm...
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So, singdaw is now obsessed with FACEBOOK and is spending all his time THERE? Is that what it is? I will personally bitch-slap FACEBOOK if that's the case. How unseemly is that.
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A rather inane article, if you ask me. For example, I enjoy every bit of food I put in my mouth, but the ONLY way I can lose weight is to run for an hour and then make sure I don't eat over a certain number of calories - and that works - for me, clearly. Takes longer than it used to when I was younger, but I'm getting there. As I've said, I do one splurge meal a week where I eat whatever I damn well please, and I never gain weight from it. It can range from four slices of pizza, or a huge meal at Genghis Cohen. What I have really cut down on, shockingly, is butter. Unless the food at the restaurant is cooked in it (and most of what I order wouldn't be), I, who am addicted to butter, have pretty much stayed away from it totally. I have also stopped in its entirety any cake, pie, or donuts or muffins. Just not doing it right now, although if I were to have a real craving, I'd simply use my splurge meal to eat half a cake or something.
I happen to like these 100 calorie bags of graham cracker cookies - they satisfy my sweet tooth and only have three grams of fat and they're tasty. Red licorice, too - 0 fat, and I eat about 150 calories-worth.
It's not "inane", just sensible.
*Btw - bk - How long has it been since your last physical? ;)
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So, singdaw is now obsessed with FACEBOOK and is spending all his time THERE? Is that what it is? I will personally bitch-slap FACEBOOK if that's the case. How unseemly is that.
No.
*And, remember, he turns in early.
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The cool air has returned tonight, and my doors and windows are open. Should be another good night of sleep.
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I spent the first 3 hours of the evening watching THE GODFATHER. I hadn't seen it in a very long time, and I enjoyed seeing it again. I also put in the old DVD of it and did A-B comparisons. The new restoration is somewhat better, but only somewhat. I'm not sure this will ever look great on home video. It's so dark, done in such somber colors, that it seems to always look very hot with oversaturated color. I did enjoy the new 5.1 soundtrack. I also listened to the original mono which sounds very good.
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I also listened to the Coppola commentary. Of course, it's not new. It's just been ported over from the first DVD issue of the film.
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It's not "inane", just sensible.
*Btw - bk - How long has it been since your last physical? ;)
It's sensible THIS week. Next week something else will be sensible. It changes as fads change. One day it's all about carbs, then it's not about carbs. And on and on it goes. I read the article and all that talk of berries and nuts is just so New Age - like berries and nuts makes life so enjoyable - the nuts are insanely fattening, but the berries aren't. Fruit isn't. What's new here? Why does eating some berries suddenly make eating so much more enjoyable? It's hooey. I especially liked the bit about peanut butter - that woman will weight twenty pounds more than she does now if she keeps that up, because peanut butter is the most fattening thing on the planet. Unless she's just having a spoonful, in which case I would say, "Yeah, a spoon of peanut butter makes eating so much more enjoyable. Poppycock, I say, and poppycock I say again. People should do whatever works for them in terms of weight loss. I have never during this diet felt deprived of anything, because I SEE the results of what I'm doing, and I feel SO much better since I started. ;D
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Early. What care I for early. Why when I was your age... When you was my age? You was never my age. You kids make this world lousy.
Wow, was I just channeling West Side Story or what?
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I had about 45 minutes so I went ahead and started my favorite of the trilogy - THE GODFATHER, PART II. The Sicily scene at the beginning was very soft. I'm assuming it must have been shot that way to suggest long ago, but I don't think I ever noticed before how blurry it is. The DeNiro sequences are also soft, I'm again assuming this was done on purpose.
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I concluded my evening with tonight's BURN NOTICE. The Carla story is kind of baffling to me. I did enjoy the caper this week very much.
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It's sensible THIS week. Next week something else will be sensible. It changes as fads change. One day it's all about carbs, then it's not about carbs. And on and on it goes. I read the article and all that talk of berries and nuts is just so New Age - like berries and nuts makes life so enjoyable - the nuts are insanely fattening, but the berries aren't. Fruit isn't. What's new here? Why does eating some berries suddenly make eating so much more enjoyable? It's hooey. I especially liked the bit about peanut butter - that woman will weight twenty pounds more than she does now if she keeps that up, because peanut butter is the most fattening thing on the planet. Unless she's just having a spoonful, in which case I would say, "Yeah, a spoon of peanut butter makes eating so much more enjoyable. Poppycock, I say, and poppycock I say again. People should do whatever works for them in terms of weight loss. I have never during this diet felt deprived of anything, because I SEE the results of what I'm doing, and I feel SO much better since I started. ;D
It's all about moderation. Peanut butter included.
*And why are you all defensive? ;D
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And speaking of "early"... I have a full day of callbacks and "finals" tomorrow... And since it's "finals", there will be some V.I.P.s in the room... So... I needs my rest. ;)
Goodnight.
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All I know is the pie tasted great and I am very happy about eating it.
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And speaking of "early"... I have a full day of callbacks and "finals" tomorrow... And since it's "finals", there will be some V.I.P.s in the room... So... I needs my rest. ;)
Goodnight.
Have fun!!
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I concluded my evening with tonight's BURN NOTICE. The Carla story is kind of baffling to me. I did enjoy the caper this week very much.
I hope I can catch a rerun over the weekend.
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OH!
*DR elmore - I was "advised" that the theatre where "Bonnie & Clyde" is playing is a little "light" on the A/C, so dress accordingly and/or bring a layer you can put on or take off. Thankfully, it's supposed to be another cool evening tomorrow.
**Oh, and Karen Mason says HI! :)
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I guess I'm ready to head down for bed now.
Good night!
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Oh, I forgot to mention that I did skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing and nothing.
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And now I'm REALLY going!
;D
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The Nutrigrain bar I had was delicious. It would have been even more delicious had I topped it with ice cream, though.
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I happened to catch the TV show AMERICA'S GOT TALENT...I have never seen this show before...I teared up 3 different times.
Is it always so heartwarming/sad? (heartwarming for those who get to compete next time...sad for those who don't).
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DR Jose has a point, BK when was the last time you had a checkup...how is your cholesterol and blood pressure...especially you blood pressure!
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The Nutrigrain bar I had was delicious. It would have been even more delicious had I topped it with ice cream, though.
And some hot fudge.
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She's always giving me presents in the hopes I will one day become domesticated.
Amy's Mom at night: and God Bless my feral daughter.
der Brucer
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I have a crockpot. My DH doesn't like anything with sauce, and crockpots tend to make sauce, so I don't use to as often as I would like to.
Put whole carrots and large potato (and onion if you like) pieces in the bottom of your pot and then the meat on top. When ready to serve, place the meat on a platter and retrieve the veggies with a slotted spoon and put in a bowl - no sauce to frighten DH. If you really want to fake him out - put the meat and veggies under the broiler for a few minutes to give them a rust and some color - the result will be close to a nice oven roast.
der Brucer
Crawdads, on the other hand, make lots of juice!
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I'll give that a try. Thanks, DerBrucer.
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...I enjoy every bit of food I put in my mouth...
I seem to recall some recent "made me want to vomit on the ground" episodes :)
der Brucer
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Ain't no crawdads here.
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Speaking of fudge, Entenmann's once had a chocolate chip health bar; the chocolate was unspeakably bad, though.
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I especially liked the bit about peanut butter - that woman will weight twenty pounds more than she does now if she keeps that up, because peanut butter is the most fattening thing on the planet.
Well, as Brother Dave Gardner so wisely observed:
Man can not live by bread alone - he must have peanut butter!
der Brucer
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I've found that "healthy chocolate" usually is pretty bad.
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Ain't no crawdads here.
How about razorback suckers?
der Brucer
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No razorback suckers here either. Nor turtles or frogs.
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Razor back ribs, anyone?
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Razor back ribs, anyone?
Served with Peanut Butter?
der Brucer
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Not defensive, just amused by those kinds of articles and passionate about food and how to manipulate it so that one can lose weight.
Last I checked (a couple of years ago), I was in perfect health all the way around.
I'm already thinking about tomorrow's food. Perhaps I'll have some nuts and berries so I can have FUN eating, and then I'll top it off with a moderate serving of peanut butter. Yes, that sounds excellent.
What I'm really thinking is, I haven't had my splurge meal yet this week. Hmmm. Maybe a couple of tacos at Casa Vega? Or maybe some sort of good pasta at CPK? Or maybe just a trip to La La's for my beloved chicken breast and salad. Of course, I did love that Stanley's salad of butter lettuce, grapefruit slices, avocado, chicken and cashews. We'll just have to see.
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Listening to Shaft's Big Score - fun.
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I did manage to watch a motion picture on DVD this evening.
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...Maybe a couple of tacos at Casa Vega?
...Stanley's salad of butter lettuce, grapefruit slices, avocado, chicken and cashews.
Hmm...Taco has tomato which is a berry; salad has cashews which are nuts.
See , you do eat healthy!
der Brucer
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I happened to catch the TV show AMERICA'S GOT TALENT...I have never seen this show before...I teared up 3 different times.
Is it always so heartwarming/sad? (heartwarming for those who get to compete next time...sad for those who don't).
It is sad when Amercia votes out good performers, especially when we've gotten to know them and their sob heartwarming stories, but...
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You can say that again!
der Brucer
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You can say that again!
der Brucer
If you insist!
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