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Well, you've read the notes, the notes with Botox were very reminiscent of Meg Ryan, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently having Botox injections and then they'll be MOOving right along.
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And the word of the day is: VENTRIPOTENT!
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The most exotic salad that I think I've had was the Oriental chicken salad at Applebee's. ;) It's very good. I actually did prefer their low fat Asian chicken salad, but they don't have that anymore.
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I stayed at work late last night because it's the time-to-pay-the-bills-for-the-monthly-board-meeting time and I (with others) have to have the bills paid before Monday morning. I didn't finish what I started before I had to leave last night, so I have to go in, in the morning. Since I also have to make up some time, it's a good thing. We can't get overtime, so if I don't finish what I started to work on, I would have to finish it on my own time. :P If I had thought about it, I could've held back some invoices and paid them next month...but I didn't. ;)
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And on that note (C#), I'm off to bed.
Good night, all.
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers.
That is all.
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A very busy day yesterday and another today. I worked from 8am-5:30pm and then went home to change as I was participating in Toastmaster regional contest in Fort Lauderdale. I was the test speaker for area Speech Evaluation Contest.
I always call 511 before heading out on the I-95 and the traffic report was the usual slow traffic during rush hour so I took the I-95. Well sometime between I called and I got on the I95 things changes. A tractor trailer broke down in the middle lane and back up traffic even more.
I was afraid I would be late. I got off at the next exit and took a back road. The traffic was much better and I made practically every green light. I made the contest with about 5 minutes to spare,
My speech was my retelling of the fable of The Tortoise and Hare. I mixed a little of the classic fable with Disney's version, Bugs Bunny's version and mine. It went very well. All five of the contestants gave me high marks with some constructive criticism. (which I actually did on purpose so they would have some to do in this area.)
I will be giving the speech again on Monday at my group as one of my speeches for my advance speaker series in Story Telling.
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Saturday morning greetings! Today's an information-waitressing day for me. It was so-o-o-o nice to have electricity for my morning routine and not to have to forage for coffee on my way to work.
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And the word of the day is: VENTRIPOTENT!
And The Song Of The Day Is: GLUTTONY
(Thank You Marianne Faithfull)
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As is so common these days, we have a salad bar at the store. It's a good thing we're a supermarket, and not a tire store - the combination of lettuce and veggies and the smell of rubber just does not mix.
But I'm just as likely to use the salad bar as a place to get ingredients for whatever I'm fixing for dinner that night. It's a great place to get toppings for pizzas, for instance.
I've made fruit salad several times. Some melon pieces, some berries, and some yogurt as the dressing. Yoplait Key Lime Thick and Creamy works particularly well.
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Workies.
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Good morning, all! I have go down to Toyland this morning and spend a bit of the day there. I'll take along a salad with mushrooms, red and orange peppers, bits of low-fat cheddar cheese, and sliced chicken breast.
I have no other plans for today, except to accomplish some work and get back here in one piece.
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Good morning. All i have to say is let the time flow, let the love grow, let the rain shower, let the rose flower - yeah, I'm still stuck on watching different youtube takes on the ANGIE theme.
I'll be an expert on the differences between season 1 and season 2 opening montages. And as someone noted on youtube, ABC shows back then really did enjoy putting their stars in those little circles while the opening songs played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uenud_vexZA
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It's very bouncy; if only I could use it as a workout song, since I don't mind hearing it over and over, at least for now.
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I always love Maureen McGovern's voice; wonder if any of her other hits were up-tempo.
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T.O.D.:
I've never been a big salad guy, but two which I enjoy are:
Shredder carrots. Chopped Walnuts. Raisins. Marzetti's Cole Slaw Dressing.
Fresh Broccoli Florettes. Small Cubes Sharp Cheddar Cheese. Freshly Crumbled Bacon. Marsetti's Cole Slaw Dressing.
I sometimes can go for a Pittsburgh style Steak or Chicken Salad:
Assorted Greens (I prefer Spring Mix). Grilled Steak or Chicken (with the chicken rolling in Tom's Hot Sauce). French Fries.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I think I'm going to back to bed for a bit after the exterminator shows up. If he shows up...
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As for the Topic of the Day...
There's a pre-pack salad mix that has radicchio, feta cheese, dried cranberries and hazelnuts with a white balsamic dressing... That's YUM!
I really like the salads at Pinch & S'Mac (http://www.pinchandsmac.com/menu.html), especially their "Red" (Arugula, Radicchio, Red Onion, Red Grapefruit, Shaved Grana w/ Extra Virgin Oliver Oil and Grapefruit Juice); "Spinach" (Baby Spinach, Apples, Grilled Onions, Gorgonzola and Walnuts with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Agrodulce); and their "Arugula 2" (Arugula, Pears, Hazelnuts, w/ Roasted Pear Vinagrette).
When I'm at home, I keep it very simple: mesclun (sometimes with some mache) dressed with EVOO and balsamic vinegar.
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Good morning!
Continuing to enjoy the cool mornings and cool evenings. Eventually, the days will be cool as well which will make it fall and my favorite season.
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I mowed my front yard this morning. The rain we've had over the last 10 days and the moderate temperatures made it shoot right up and look very ragged. Now, with a little luck, I won't have to mow the front many more times this year. I still have the back yard to do, but it's much less grown up as it's so completely shaded by huge oak trees.
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Today I'll be trying my best to finish the bonus features on THE GODFATHER set. Next will come another TV box set - CSI: NY. As it's my favorite of the CSI shows, I'm looking forward to watching the episodes again. And if the set is typical of previous editions, it should look very good even in SD.
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I make simple garden salads at home for myself. They're quick and easy to do.
I LOVE Waldorf salad but especially if there are seedless green grapes in it. One cafeteria here used to put chopped celery in their version of the salad which always turned me off. I guess it was to cut the sweetness from the other ingredients, but that's why I want Waldorf salad. I want it to be sweet.
My mom used to do a wonderful carrot salad with orange Jell-O, pineapple, and other wonderful things. I miss that.
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AMERICAN GANGSTER is coming on HBO-HD tonight, but I'm not sure I'm really interested in seeing it. I reviewed the PBS video set on gangsters, and this story was in there, so I'm not sure I want to revisit it again, especially since it's a pretty long movie, and I haven't even found the time to watch MICHAEL CLAYTON from last week yet.
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DR JMK, it sounds like you've moved WAY up the list of reviewers at your site from when you first started since it seems you're getting a lot of high profile titles that you weren't getting a few months ago. Congratulations on that.
I have a very full plate, too, and I don't mind being so busy and not having a lot of time to watch things for fun. I just hate my time being taken up with crappy stuff. I've got a movie coming up with Danny McBride that looks ridiculous, but there it is.
I guess they all can't be Criterion Collection selections.
:(
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I'm assuming I'll be getting the DVD of the latest INDIANA JONES movie on Monday. The swag arrived yesterday: an Indy Jones leather wallet. Very nice actually, one of the more practical publicity gimmicks they've sent.
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I need a haircut
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I also will go to Time Warner Cable and pay my bill
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I will go over to Chelsea Studios and notify Anthony's dance teacher of recent news about Anthony
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I will put financial information into Money
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I will listen to Showtime on BBC Radio Wales at 5pm this afternoon
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I have eaten breakfast
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And all those posts took us to Page 2
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My work is done, for now, just like George Bush is for now
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I also shall meander up to the TKTS booth and see if a half price ticket for tonight's performance of Equus is available.
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And now my work is really done.
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I need a haircut
I got a very nice haircut on Tuesday.
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I wonder if my episode of Angie is on YouTube.
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Welcome twelve GUESTS.
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I'm going to write for a bit and then head down to check the mail and then start thinking about what's for lunch.
WBBL.
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FJL, that ANGIE theme song is one of my favorites!
And ANGIE herself, Donna Pescow, will be at this October's RAY COURTS HOLLYWOOD SHOW.
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Der Brucer, SPEED RACER was actually a Japanese cartoon show in the 1960s that was very popular in the U.S. when I was a kid.
(http://www.techgadgets.in/images/speed-racer-mobile-game.jpg)
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Der Brucer, SPEED RACER was actually a Japanese cartoon show in the 1960s that was very popular in the U.S. when I was a kid.
(http://www.techgadgets.in/images/speed-racer-mobile-game.jpg)
I think he may have already known that. I know I did. ;)
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I'll have to say hey to Donna.
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And the word of the day is: VENTRIPOTENT!
Sounds like Viagra for ventriloquists.
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DR JMK, it sounds like you've moved WAY up the list of reviewers at your site from when you first started since it seems you're getting a lot of high profile titles that you weren't getting a few months ago. Congratulations on that.
I have a very full plate, too, and I don't mind being so busy and not having a lot of time to watch things for fun. I just hate my time being taken up with crappy stuff. I've got a movie coming up with Danny McBride that looks ridiculous, but there it is.
I guess they all can't be Criterion Collection selections.
:(
I think it's luck more than anything, LOL. DVDTalk doesn't work like HTF--there's no "assigned studio" to any one reviewer. A lot of what I get I select myself from the screener pool that's kind of first come first served. That said, I have been there over a year now, so maybe they know I can write a mostly comprehensible sentence. I get the feeling I'm one of the older reviewers there, so perhaps they're deferring to the "old man". ;D
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Well, the exterminator did not show up between 9:00am and 11:00am as "forecasted", but he did show up between 11:05am and 11:10am, so...
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I need to putter around here for a bit, but then I think I'm going to head back down to MoMA - yes, again! - to get one more glimpse or two of the Van Gogh exhibit since it's the last day is the last day of Members Only Previews. And then it looks like it's a good day for a bit of wandering and wondering around the City.
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I just looked at the list for the Hollywood Collector's Show - he must have really had a wake-up call, because he's really loaded up the celebs this time with many who've never done the show before, including Leslie Nielsen and other really popular folks. Unfortunately, it's October 4th, the same day as my book signing and reading. Of course, people can go there in the morning, do the ten-minute drive over to the signing and go right back, not that there will be many of my people at the show, save for Druxy who is wrangling Roger Corman. I might go over there after the signing, but I also have an event to go to that night, so unless I go at eleven, hang out, and then go to the signing, I won't be there at all on Saturday. And knowing me, I'll have to at least read through the portions I'll be reading at the signing and I won't have the patience to visit the show. So, it's Sunday for me.
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Also in attendance, Barbara Steele, Pogue's pal Denny Miller, Linda Gray, Cynthia Gibb (reason enough to go), and many, many other interesting folks.
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...And I'm off.
*But some of you already knew that.
Laters...
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I am sorry to say I don't know any of those people, with the exception of Leslie Nielson, who lives in Phoenix and does commercials for a local credit union.
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I have two unsolicited DVD recommendations, the aforementioned Speed Racer on Blu-Ray, which, if you've been wondering what the HD fuss is all about will show you in spades, and then some. But also my highest recommendation goes out for the really stunning and at times infuriating documentary Breaking the Maya Code by David Lebrun. Even if you don't have any particular interest in the subject, you'll find it fascinating.
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Awaiting the arrival of she of the Evil Eye so I can begin my jog.
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DR Michael S, I enjoyed the story of your speech presentation. Thank goodness you broke my rule of catching every red light when I’m late, and every green light when I’m early. ;)
Monday will you be delivering it without the speech without room for constructive criticism?
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It has been a morning of reference-librarian h*** and I'm glad to be eating cheese & crackers and grapes here at my desk.
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Salads?
The greatest salad in the history of the world no longer exists.
It was the original Cobb Salad, created by The Brown Derby restaurant which, sadly, no longer exists either.
Yes, you can find the Cobb Salad listed on the menus of many restaurants, but they are not the same.
Nobody makes the Cobb Salad like they did at The Brown Derby.
:'(
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I am sorry to say I don't know any of those people....
Hang your head in shame.
;)
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Speaking of "Enter Laughing" the movie, I urge all Hainsies and Kimlets in the New York area to see "Enter Laughing" the musical at the York Theatre. It just extended its run by two weeks (late October) but there is another show coming in after that so unless it moves or returns in January, that could be your last chance. It got a rave in the Times, 4* in the Post and great reviews from other publications and internet sites and is one of the funniest musicals I have ever seen. For a 25% discount, use the code DAVID (although I don't know if that code is good for the extension).
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Hi WEL, wish I could go. This is such a nice time of year to visit NY, alas we aren't going anywhere.
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TOD - Blue Cheese Chopped Salad at Outback Steakhouse - MMMM!
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Back from the long jog. It's not going to be one of THOSE days, is it? I should think the errant and truant had better get their collective butt cheeks back to this here site or else there will be A BITCH-SLAPPING TO REMEMBER, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. I must away for a couple of hours, and I do hope I return to some postings or it will be Salad Days around these here parts.
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TOD: spring mix, assorted salad vegetables, and Cheese Fantastico reduced fat dressing.
I also like pasta salad, potato salad, and broccoli salad.
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This morning I went for my usual hike, then my DS and I had a cup of coffee.
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Hopefully those posts full of thrilling information will keep me safe from a bitch-slapping.
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Good Afternoon!
Greetings from MoMA... Where I am currently standing in line to get into the Van Gogh exhibit one more time (at least). And it looks like the staff here are getting a preview of what the lines will be like once the exhibition opens up to the public tomorrow. The Members Only line was about a hundred deep when I got here, but it moved fast. However, I've already seen a couple of exasperated faces on some staff members this afternoon. -Hopefully, none of them will get to the point where they would get the urge to chop off an ear - their own or otherwise.
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OMG!
How on earth did it happen? Well...it was a busy, busy day, but......
There is no excuse. I plumb forgot to say it!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=8]HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, ELMO![/size][/color][/shadow][/move]
:P
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...And it's surprisingly - and "nicely" - not crowded now that I'm in the galleries. :)
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DS Zach has a treat in store today--his best friend's birthday party is going to be held at Laika Studios, where the friend's stepdad is currently working on Henry Selick's new movie "Coraline." So they will get to see all the models and sets. I wish I could go, but I'm playing a wedding right then. Damn these nuptially minded people.
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...And as I was leaving the exhibit a few minutes ago, the line to get in was already snaking its way through the zig-zag, through the foyer and down the hallway... past Café 2. --I may just have to come back to see how long lines get after today. They will be distributing timed tickets, but I have a feeling it could get "entertaining". ;)
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Good morning. All i have to say is let the time flow, let the love grow, let the rain shower, let the rose flower - yeah, I'm still stuck on watching different youtube takes on the ANGIE theme.
I'll be an expert on the differences between season 1 and season 2 opening montages. And as someone noted on youtube, ABC shows back then really did enjoy putting their stars in those little circles while the opening songs played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uenud_vexZA
I loved the show, ANGIE, and I thought I would recognize the theme song when I heard it, but it drew a total blank.
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I loved the show, ANGIE, and I thought I would recognize the theme song when I heard it, but it drew a total blank.
I loved the show too, although, there were times when I wished it was called, "Brad". ;)
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Brad and Angie on TV circa 1979
Brad and Angelina in real life circa 2008
What are the odds?
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Brad and Angie on TV circa 1979
Brad and Angelina in real life circa 2008
What are the odds?
Evidently 100%. :)
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TOD
When I was at the Naval Academy, our illustrious chef Louis LaForge imported a Washington DC specialty - Senate Salad. The main tables had theirs served from a giant polished mahogany bowl on loan from the Senate (it was a gift from the Philippine Government).
The salad consisted of mixed greens adorned with bay shrimp, green pepper, green onion, and walnuts encapsulated in a savory tomato aspic.
Really good!
der Brucer
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I just stopped in to say that I'm off to work. I've got some invoices to invoice so that they can be paid. Have a good day, all!
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I am sorry to say I don't know any of those people, with the exception of Leslie Nielson, who lives in Phoenix and does commercials for a local credit union.
But how can you see the commercials without a television ? ???
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OMG!
How on earth did it happen? Well...it was a busy, busy day, but......
There is no excuse. I plumb forgot to say it!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=8]HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, ELMO![/size][/color][/shadow][/move]
:P
Thanks, DR Ron Pulliam! I knew you were thinking it yesterday! And I really had a good day. In fact, I wish all days went so well. The only aggravation was that awful theatre where we saw BONNIE & CLYDE: awful lobby situation, terrible seats that need replacing, terrible box office access. NYMF should be bitch slapped for using that venue.
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He's been doing them for years -- before I got rid of the television.
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So... What exactly is "self-lubricating plastic"?
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Time for to watch a Bollywood movie....today it will be ANITA (1969) a mystery thriller that I have wanted to see ever since I bought the poster for the movie!
It stars Manoj Kumar and Sadhana.
(http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb287/owaismoin/80.jpg)
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Speaking of "Enter Laughing" the movie, I urge all Hainsies and Kimlets in the New York area to see "Enter Laughing" the musical at the York Theatre. It just extended its run by two weeks (late October) but there is another show coming in after that so unless it moves or returns in January, that could be your last chance. It got a rave in the Times, 4* in the Post and great reviews from other publications and internet sites and is one of the funniest musicals I have ever seen. For a 25% discount, use the code DAVID (although I don't know if that code is good for the extension).
Is this a different musical than STAGE STRUCK, which was also a musical version of ENTER LAUGHING (which I happen to own the CD)?
My dear friend, Sharry O'Hare and I cut our comic-timing teeth in ENTER LAUGHING back in the 70s. I was the drunken theater director and star; and she played my daughter.
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I am currently wending my way through "Here Is Every", which is basically a representation of Art and "un-Art" from the past 40 years. It's quite a fascinating exhibit. However, all I can really say about it right now is: There is a lot of penis on display here.
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Methinks perhaps DR Elmore did not take my MISPRIZE PARTY statements as a Happy Birthday wish, so I'll paraphrase Bonnie & Clyde the movie to say--you're young, you're in love and you kill people. Happy Birthday. ;)
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Is this a different musical than STAGE STRUCK, which was also a musical version of ENTER LAUGHING (which I happen to own the CD)?
My dear friend, Sharry O'Hare and I cut our comic-timing teeth in ENTER LAUGHING back in the 70s. I was the drunken theater director and star; and she played my daughter.
I don't know from STAGE STRUCK, but I do know from SO LONG, 174th STREET, which is what I believe this used to be called.
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So... What exactly is "self-lubricating plastic"?
Are you reading labels on sex toys again :)
der Brucer
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I don't know from STAGE STRUCK, but I do know from SO LONG, 174th STREET, which is what I believe this used to be called.
You are, of course, correct. I was confusing it with another nightmare show.
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Are you reading labels on sex toys again :)
der Brucer
Um... No. I was actually looking at a photograph that was framed in a frame of "self-lubricating plastic". Then I came across a large-scale sculpture made of the same material. The aforementioned penises were done in acrylics and collage.
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Um... No. I was actually looking at a photograph that was framed in a frame of "self-lubricating plastic". Then I came across a large-scale sculpture made of the same material. The aforementioned penises were done in acrylics and collage.
Would that make them self-lubricating?
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The aforementioned penises were done in acrylics and collage.
The plural "penes" sounds more eloquent.
der Brucer
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Why wasn't Robert Hays a bigger star? Especially after AIRPLANE and AIRPLANE II.
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[size=12]PAGE FOUR!!![/size]
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...framed in a frame of "self-lubricating plastic...
The material is abrasion resistent, so the frame would be less likely to scratch.
der Brucer
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I will be seeing Equus this evening. The line at TKTS was rather long. I joined the line at 2pm. They don't begin selling tickets for the evening until 3pm so I was in for an hour long wait but it went quickly as I listened to two girlfriends tell stories about growing up as they stood with their gay couple friend (who had been together 13 years as they told their girlfriends). Once the line begin moving it went very quickly and I was out of line by 3:10. This was the full line and not the Play Only line. If I had been on the Play Only line I probably would have been out by 3:05. That's 5 minutes of my life I'll never get back ;)
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OH NO!!
I miised the birthday of the most beloved elmore!!
I hope it was happy~!!!
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I will be seeing Equus this evening. The line at TKTS was rather long. I joined the line at 2pm. They don't begin selling tickets for the evening until 3pm so I was in for an hour long wait but it went quickly as I listened to two girlfriends tell stories about growing up as they stood with their gay couple friend (who had been together 13 years as they told their girlfriends). Once the line begin moving it went very quickly and I was out of line by 3:10. This was the full line and not the Play Only line. If I had been on the Play Only line I probably would have been out by 3:05. That's 5 minutes of my life I'll never get back ;)
Ben, don't forget to take high-power binoculars opera glasses!
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I will be seeing Equus this evening. The line at TKTS was rather long. I joined the line at 2pm. They don't begin selling tickets for the evening until 3pm so I was in for an hour long wait but it went quickly as I listened to two girlfriends tell stories about growing up as they stood with their gay couple friend (who had been together 13 years as they told their girlfriends).
Did they do a lot of growing up while standing with their gay couple friend?
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That's 5 minutes of my life I'll never get back
We'll ask you for a fresh update on that after you've seen the production. ;)
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DRs JoseSPiano and Ben both will end the day having seen penes. :)
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Wow! I wouldn't mind going to the Ray Courts Show in October. There are a lot of "stars" there that I would like to see. I would love to chat with Linda Evans, again, to see if she actually has sold her house up here. I haven't seen her around town for a couple of years.
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Wow! I wouldn't mind going to the Ray Courts Show in October. There are a lot of "stars" there that I would like to see. I would love to chat with Linda Evans, again, to see if she actually has sold her house up here. I haven't seen her around town for a couple of years.
Hmm, I wonder if I could find a guy to marry while I am in California?
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The Vixter was complaining about her toe hurting after socer practice andit looked a bit pink but we figured se just kicked a ball wrong.. the next day it was red and swollen so yesterday we took the toe (still attached to the rest of the girl) off to the doctor for a looksee
OH! Dr Kathy said, that's a nasty infection take these here anitbiotics and soak it in epson salts
and if a red line starts to strecth up from the toe go immediately to the ER
(I of course had dreams allnight about doctors wanting to remoe the Vixter's leg... I must stop watching those HOUSE reruns before bed)
after 4 pills and numerous soaks the toe is looking much better and she can walk on it without pain
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Hmm, I wonder if I could find a guy to marry while I am in California?
depends, how's your eye? ;D
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OH NO!!
I miised the birthday of the most beloved elmore!!
I hope it was happy~!!!
It was!
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depends, how's your eye? ;D
My eye is looking great. It is the rest of me that needs work.
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tonight Vixdad & I are going toa surprise 50th birthday party
The Vixter is being taking toa consert by my brother and his GF
I forget who they are going to see
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Glad things seem to be clearing up, DR Vixmom! :)
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It was!
I feel like an ass that I forgot
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My eye is looking great. It is the rest of me that needs work.
You look great from here!
Youa could always offer him a boat ride ;)
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You look great from here!
Youa could always offer him a boat ride ;)
Yeah, I am a knockout from a distance.
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AN ASS THAT I FORGOT - that's the title of the new musical about Jeff Stryker and - oh, wait, this is a family site - it's the new sequel to Shrek
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Glad things seem to be clearing up, DR Vixmom! :)
I don;t think I qualify as an overanxious mom, but HOUSE just had a show where the teenage daughter came in for a sport injury and turned out to have bone cancer and was losing the leg - stupid overactive imagination decided to kick in at bedtime!!
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Yeah, I am a knockout from a distance.
;D :-*
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AN ASS THAT I FORGOT - that's the title of the new musical about Jeff Stryker and - oh, wait, this is a family site - it's the new sequel to Shrek
:-X
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What happens when opera singers yodel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7P-INo21qU)...
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Yeah, I am a knockout from a distance.
You, on the other hand, my dear vixmom; are now quite the knockout up close!
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well I guess i better go clean up around here the laundry, dishes and vaccumming will not do itself
and since the Vixter is still in soak mode she can't be pressed itno service
laters!!
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You, on the other hand, my dear vixmom; are now quite the knockout up close!
:-* :-* :-*
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or into service either
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vaccumming will not do itself
It will if you get a Roomba. ;)
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I am glad Miss Vixter's foot is ok. I've had the red streaks thing.
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My eye is looking great. It is the rest of me that needs work.
Volunteers?
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I am glad Miss Vixter's foot is ok. I've had the red streaks thing.
Blood shot eyes don't count :)
der Brucer
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I don;t think I qualify as an overanxious mom, but HOUSE just had a show where the teenage daughter came in for a sport injury and turned out to have bone cancer and was losing the leg - stupid overactive imagination decided to kick in at bedtime!!
;D Bad timing to have watched that particular episode.
I've had red streaks too, usually before I went to the doctor for antibiotics.
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I am glad Miss Vixter's foot is ok. I've had the red streaks thing.
Felipe Rose ran naked across your property?
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Soaking a toe is, of course, a perfect time to catch up on one's READING. :)
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It's been a nice day so far. I went to Amoeba to kill time until she of the Evil Eye was done. Just looked around. Then I came home and had a visitor and a friend of the visitor - the friend ended up buying two CDs (Evening Primrose and New Guy In Town) and two books, the new Hofstetter and Rewind, which he, unlike many on this here site, was most anxious to read, since he finds fiction of that sort very interesting, if you get my meaning.
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Hopefully Mr. Pearl will get here on time and we can be on the road by four. Apparently, there's a mall very close to where we're seeing the reading, and at said mall there is a P.F. Chang's and a Cheesecake Factory. However, since we won't be getting there until between five-thirty and six (depending on traffic), those places will be too crowded. Then there's supposed to be a few other restaurants if one turns the opposite way from the theater - I think those are the ones we'll check out.
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I must say that the Cheesecake Factory and Claim Jumper are the least diet-friendly restaurants of any I've been in.
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Volunteers?
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Hmm... I'm walking around midtown... And my left knee keeps twinging... This actually started on Thursday, but I thought it would just go away eventually... It doesn't really hurt... It just sort of feels like it's going to give every now and then, and walking down stairs takes a little "thinking".
I may just head home in a few and give it a rest for the rest of the evening. Hmm... ??? :-\ ???
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Hmm... I'm walking around midtown... And my left knee keeps twinging... This actually started on Thursday, but I thought it would just go away eventually... It doesn't really hurt... It just sort of feels like it's going to give every now and then, and walking down stairs takes a little "thinking".
I may just head home in a few and give it a rest for the rest of the evening. Hmm... ??? :-\ ???
Well, you are of a certain age..................
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As is so common these days, we have a salad bar at the store. It's a good thing we're a supermarket, and not a tire store - the combination of lettuce and veggies and the smell of rubber just does not mix.
Do you mean the kind of salad bar you'd find at a restaurant?
Is that common in the US? I've never seen a grocery store with a salad bar.
But also DR Ginny's mention of a garbage disposal made me wonder if they are common in other parts of canada. Because i've never seen one here.
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I'm curious does the RENT movie cost $22 everywhere? That might not make anyone want to go with me. :(
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Do you mean the kind of salad bar you'd find at a restaurant?
Is that common in the US? I've never seen a grocery store with a salad bar.
But also DR Ginny's mention of a garbage disposal made me wonder if they are common in other parts of canada. Because i've never seen one here.
You have never seen a garbage disposal?
Salad bars in grocery stores used to be very popular on the West Coast, but they have all but disappeared from stores in this area. I can think of only one store locally that still has one; but it would probably be cheaper to go to an expensive restaurant for dinner, than to stock up on salad at this salad bar.
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You have never seen a garbage disposal?
Salad bars in grocery stores used to be very popular on the West Coast, but they have all but disappeared from stores in this area. I can think of only one store locally that still has one; but it would probably be cheaper to go to an expensive restaurant for dinner, than to stock up on salad at this salad bar.
I think i saw a garbage disposal when i visited some friends in the US. But we don't have those here (i'm serious).
We have grocery stores here that have prepared food behind a counter (that look like what you might see at a deli). You can buy things like macaroni salad. Or chicken dishes. But i would not consider this a salad bar. Is this similar to what you mean? Or are you talking a real salad bar where you have a bowl of lettuce and stuff.
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Absolutely scruptuous day outside. Sadly, I have spent most of it inside, though I did mow the grass this morning, and sat on the porch for a little bit while my lunch was cooking.
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It is very hot here today, probably like 75F.
There are some very cool clips of the new RENT movie:
http://www.thehotticket.net/rent/main.php
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I watched another episode of THE OFFICE while I was eating lunch. It was the episode where the Scranton branch is trying to come up with their own paper company commercial. Very enjoyable episode.
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I spent the rest of the afternoon on the GODFATHER bonus features. Glad to be done with it. Now, I must hop off-line and write them up.
WBBL.
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Soaking a toe is, of course, a perfect time to catch up on one's READING. :)
I think Vixmom should screen today's posts (or were those from last night) before the Vixter reads them.
Oh, you meant reading a certain book. ;D
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It is very hot here today, probably like 75F.
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DR Jennifer - most of the larger supermarkets in our area have very elaborate salad bars. Great for a healthy meal on the run!
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DearReaderLaura DR - hope your headache abates quickly.
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A fellow label owner came to pick up a few more Scent Of Mystery CDs, and he brought me the new El Cid re-recording, which is supposed to be terrific, so as soon as disc three of the Shaft box is finished I shall play it. I must also get ready for the trek to San Juan Capistrano. Excellent vibes and xylophones for easy traffic, please.
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DR Jennifer, I believe we have two markets here with salad bars; one the all natural co-op, and at the Market of Choice, a small chain of store located in Oregon. I’ve seen other salad bars in markets around the country. There were all rather much like a salad bar at a restaurant, including soup on the side. The salad bars here have a large variety of fixings. The deli counters we have sound basically like yours.
When we moved from Southern California to New Jersey we were startled to find no one had garbage disposals. It was also our first experience with a septic tank. Do you have a septic tank? The second home we had with a septic did have a garbage disposal but we were told to use it sparingly. Our current home has a septic, and a disposal we use all the time. Our other 6 homes all had garbage disposals as well as our apartments and our small, one bedroom, rental home.
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Bruce, Excellent vibes and xylophones for easy traffic.
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***EASY TRAVEL VIBES***[/size][/color]
for bk!!!![/size][/color]
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Sometimes I've been called a garbage disposal.
;) :-\ ::) ;)
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Sometimes I've been called a garbage disposal.
;) :-\ ::) ;)
;D I bet you have, a human garbage disposal, and called so with affection.
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DR Jennifer - I remember "fix it youself salad bars" popping up in Safeway stores when I was about ten years old. -Wow! That's thirty years ago?!?! It certainly was quite the novelty when they started appearing in supermarkets, and was usually a cause for some expressions of disbelief once we got to the register since they were priced by the pound. -"You bought how much salad?!?!?!". -And then when the hot food bars started popping up...
Here in NYC, salad and hot food bars in stores are more the norm than the exception. It just depends on the size of the store. The Whole Foods/Fresh Fields/Wild Oats stores usually have multiple bars: basic salad fixings, premade salads, international selections (Indian, Asian, etc.), desserts. And those are alongside the sushi, grilled items, pizza and home-cooked stations. Some stores even have a Pommes Frites bar, a cooked to order Seafood counter, and an in-store smoker for BBQ'd selections. In other words: Yes, we have salad bars.
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I feel like an ass that I forgot
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Ridiculous. It isn't that important in the scheme of things.
I missed my walk this morning so I think I'll take it now.
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So... Right now, I am sitting in Columbus Circle next to a group of people doing paint-by-numbers watercolors... By holding the brush in their mouth. ???
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I think i saw a garbage disposal when i visited some friends in the US. But we don't have those here (i'm serious).
We have grocery stores here that have prepared food behind a counter (that look like what you might see at a deli). You can buy things like macaroni salad. Or chicken dishes. But i would not consider this a salad bar. Is this similar to what you mean? Or are you talking a real salad bar where you have a bowl of lettuce and stuff.
A real salad bar.
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Thank you, Singdaw.
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I finally figured out HOW Singdaw knows DR Laura has a headache. ;D
BEGONE HEADACHE VIBES!
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LOL. Maybe he can hear me whining.
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Okay, let's get serious, salad-wise, with BK's favorites:
Agree with Druxy about the Brown Derby cobb salad - never bettered. That said, pre-diet, I loved a good cobb salad - my problem is that I only like ranch or, if it's really good, 1000 Island dressing, and I use way too much of it.
For a simple dinner salad I like Musso and Frank's simple dinner salad with their excellent vinaigrette dressing.
I also, as most of you know, love their Combination Louis - crab, shrimp, and lobster. Again, the 1000 Island dressing is very caloric, but it's the ONLY thing that's caloric in that salad, and even in the old days when I used to put a bowl of it on the salad I never gained weight. These days, however, I use both 1000 Island (in very small doses) and their red cocktail sauce, which is excellent.
I'm now very fond of Amy's Salad from Stanley's - avocado, chicken, butter lettuce, cashew nuts and grapefruit slices - in their soy dressing. Their Chinese chicken salad is also the best in town. They also do a nice Caesar Salad. Which brings me to:
Best Caesar salad in town: Dan Tana's - made at the table, as it should be.
Little Toni's does an excellent antipasto salad, filled with all sorts of fun things. Their Eyetalian dressing is very good.
And then there is cousin Dee Dee's unbelievably great salad - a light 1000 Island dressing of her own making, and then filled with good lettuce, veggies, jicama, and it's just perfection. Unfortunately, she doesn't make it very often - last time I had it was about fifteen years ago, I think. Which brings me to:
My mother's 1000 Island dressing - never bettered.
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Barry's about ten minutes away, which means we'll be getting a slightly late start.
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The notes will be up late, and I hope some people will also be up late posting.
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So... Right now, I am sitting in Columbus Circle next to a group of people doing paint-by-numbers watercolors... By holding the brush in their mouth. ???
Have you ever noticed how many idiots there are in this City?
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DR Jennifer, I believe we have two markets here with salad bars; one the all natural co-op, and at the Market of Choice, a small chain of store located in Oregon. I’ve seen other salad bars in markets around the country. There were all rather much like a salad bar at a restaurant, including soup on the side. The salad bars here have a large variety of fixings. The deli counters we have sound basically like yours.
When we moved from Southern California to New Jersey we were startled to find no one had garbage disposals. It was also our first experience with a septic tank. Do you have a septic tank? The second home we had with a septic did have a garbage disposal but we were told to use it sparingly. Our current home has a septic, and a disposal we use all the time. Our other 6 homes all had garbage disposals as well as our apartments and our small, one bedroom, rental home.
No septic tank, no garbarge dispossal.
Actually i was curious if other places in canada had garbage disposals. So i did a search. And one chain that carries them only has 2 locations (ontario and calgary alberta). So i suppose there are some people that have them.
Here i have not seen them. We just throw the garbage in the actual garbage.
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DR Jennifer - I remember "fix it youself salad bars" popping up in Safeway stores when I was about ten years old. -Wow! That's thirty years ago?!?! It certainly was quite the novelty when they started appearing in supermarkets, and was usually a cause for some expressions of disbelief once we got to the register since they were priced by the pound. -"You bought how much salad?!?!?!". -And then when the hot food bars started popping up...
Here in NYC, salad and hot food bars in stores are more the norm than the exception. It just depends on the size of the store. The Whole Foods/Fresh Fields/Wild Oats stores usually have multiple bars: basic salad fixings, premade salads, international selections (Indian, Asian, etc.), desserts. And those are alongside the sushi, grilled items, pizza and home-cooked stations. Some stores even have a Pommes Frites bar, a cooked to order Seafood counter, and an in-store smoker for BBQ'd selections. In other words: Yes, we have salad bars.
Part of it is probably because we dont' have any of the same grocery store chains here. Here we have Maxi, Loblaws, IGA, Super C and Metro. I'm not even sure if they have these same chains across canada. The IGA right near me has the premade salad/deli type bar with tons of choices. You could certainly eat well there. But no salad bar like you guys describe.
Is it expensive to buy your salad this way?
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Those salads sound good. What is butter lettuce?
I haven't really had that many salads at restaurants other than house salads.
I have however been eating salad every day since i've been trying to lose weight.
Usually i just use one of those $1 bag of lettuces you buy at the grocery store and add feta and tomatoes. And I make my own homemade dressing (with light mayo, olive oil, parmesean cheese, garlic, feta, parsley, vinegar, paprika). I can't even stand bottled dressings anymore.
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The salad bars can be on the pricey side. I rarely get them unless we are traveling, and you have to watch they are fresh. When I did bring home fixings from them I would use my own lettuce & just get the more expensive items (same price by the pound) I didn't have at home or I was too lazy to chop up.
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My sister makes two of my all-time favorite salads.
* Her potato salad is incredible
* Her taco salad used to be the most requested thing she ever made - and she is a wonderful cook.
* I make used to make a great shrimp and macaroni salad, but I seldom make it anymore.
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Some other people of interest at the October Ray Courts show include:
Dynasty's Gordon Thomas
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Jeffcolby1.jpg)
Mr. Clint Walker
(http://www.ironguru.com/portals/23/clint-walker.jpg)
Miss Ruta Lee (who I would most love to meet!)
(http://72.32.184.80/lalithuanians/images/stories/Ruta_Lee.jpg)
And from a TV sitcom I used to really love, JUST THE TEN OF US, Heather Langenkamp and Jaime Luner
(http://www.angelfire.com/film/shadowcat/HeatherLangenkamp.jpg)
(http://pointlessbanter.net/files/2007/11/jamie-luner.jpg)
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Some other people of interest at the October Ray Courts show include:
Dynasty's Gordon Thomas
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Jeffcolby1.jpg)
Actually Gordon Thomson.
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I would love to meet Tommy Kirk. And if Mr. Court could also land Tim Considine, I would probably walk to L.A. to see them.
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Wow, that could be an interesting reunion for Ray Court. Both sets of the original TV Hardy Boys - Tim and Tommy; and Sean and Parker.
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I enjoyed Michelle Obama's appearance on Paula's Party.
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Mr. Clint Walker
Johnnie's brother?
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Johnnie's brother?
Red or Black?
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Good Evening!
So... On the train ride back uptown, there was a (nice looking) gentleman sorting through a bag of athletic equipment. At first I - and some other people - thought he had pulled out a bag of athletic supporters and was sorting them. However, each strap seemed to have two jocks/cups attached to them. Hmm... Well, after some more observation and deduction, I realized that they were caps that water polo players wear. The (small) cups were the ear protectors. However, the look on the face of the woman sitting next to him... Priceless! :)
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. . .and you DIDN'T take a picture?!?!?!?
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. . .and you DIDN'T take a picture?!?!?!?
My thoughts exactly. I mean, what is the purpose of DR JoseSPiano having an iPhone, if not to share these moments with us, his fellow Dear Readers? 8)
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Have you ever noticed how many idiots there are in this City?
Well, it turned out the paint-by-number-with-your-mouth stunt was actually part of a series of "missions" that teams had to accomplish in order to win a ski trip to Austria. The contest was being held by Ski Bums (http://www.ski-bums.org/).
*And that also explained why some of the guys who were "judging" looked familiar. ;)
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My thoughts exactly. I mean, what is the purpose of DR JoseSPiano having an iPhone, if not to share these moments with us, his fellow Dear Readers? 8)
Well, I would only post the picture if I had gotten his name. And number.
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LOL. Maybe he can hear me whining.
DRLaura whines a lot and often!
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My thoughts exactly. I mean, what is the purpose of DR JoseSPiano having an iPhone, if not to share these moments with us, his fellow Dear Readers? 8)
I think he should be bitch-slapped. Gently, of course. . . ;)
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Part of it is probably because we dont' have any of the same grocery store chains here. Here we have Maxi, Loblaws, IGA, Super C and Metro. I'm not even sure if they have these same chains across canada. The IGA right near me has the premade salad/deli type bar with tons of choices. You could certainly eat well there. But no salad bar like you guys describe.
Is it expensive to buy your salad this way?
DR Jennifer - Well, we do have IGA stores here, but they're not called IGA - at least not in my travels - but I do know that IGA is a presence stateside.
I'm guessing that the Food Service and Safety rules/laws in Canada may be the reason that salad bars do not exist on your side of the border.
As for it being expensive... Well, if you happen to load up on a lot of heavy, dense food, it can get pricey. Most food bars here run around $6.00-8.00/pound. However, I have seen people load up their containers and not blink twice when they get to the cash register and hear that they have to fork over $15.00 or more to pay for their salad.
*At Whole Foods, I've seen couples and other small groups of people buy one of the clamshell packs of lettuces from the produce section, and then select their toppings from the salad bar before heading to the in-store dining area. I've done the same thing every now and then if I want to "stock up" on salad for the week.
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I think he should be bitch-slapped. Gently, of course. . . ;)
"Yellow"
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My thoughts exactly. I mean, what is the purpose of DR JoseSPiano having an iPhone, if not to share these moments with us, his fellow Dear Readers? 8)
Or to semi-quote from Company..
I just kept staring... and staring...
;)
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I am exhausted after an information-waitressing day that totally confirmed my retirement decision. It was weirdness from beginning to end.
Richard and I went out for some dinner, then to Kroger for a bit of shopping. We didn't do the fill-up-the-fridge thing, because we're still a bit concerned about the whole grid crashing again. Plus, as I just learned from my mother, we don't know how fresh the stuff in the stores is either. We'll stock up gradually.
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The salad bar is much more economical for salad for the 2 of us than buying a whole head of lettuce and all the add-ins from the produce section. I also use the salad bar for lettuce, tomatoes, and peppers for tacos.
DR Jose - I love the salad bar at the back of Cranberry Deli on 45th St.
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He's been doing them for years -- before I got rid of the television.
;D
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It has been interesting reading up on Tommy Kirk. These are probably stories that I have read before, but I find that as I get older; stories I have read before, now seem practically brand new.
Walt Disney perosnally fired Tommy Kirk because he learned that he was gay. The funny thing is that Disney then had to turn around and rehire him, because they needed him to star in the Merlin Jones sequel, THE MONKEY'S UNCLE. I hope he made them pay him well for that movie.
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In the irony department:
On day 3 or 4 of our 5-day power outage, the meter reader from Duke Energy left one of those "read your own meter" cards in our door.
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Good Evening!
So... On the train ride back uptown, there was a (nice looking) gentleman sorting through a bag of athletic equipment. At first I - and some other people - thought he had pulled out a bag of athletic supporters and was sorting them. However, each strap seemed to have two jocks/cups attached to them. Hmm... Well, after some more observation and deduction, I realized that they were caps that water polo players wear. The (small) cups were the ear protectors. However, the look on the face of the woman sitting next to him... Priceless! :)
;D
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When we used to have salad bars in most grocery stores in Washington, I used to buy them often, because it wasn't cost effective to buy all of the stuff to make one salad for myself. Of course, I quickly learned what items you should and should not get from a salad bar when you are paing by the pound. I love kidney beans in green salad, but I was paying over $2.00 for a couple of spoonfuls of kidney beans from the salad bar, when I could buy a whole can for 59 cents.
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If any DRs would like a fascinating miniseries, I can recommend heartily this 4-disc set about the life of scandalous actress Lillie Langtry, which has an excellent cast. I'm on the 3rd disc and cannot wait till Netflix sends the 4th. We're now up to her second American tour, and so far the count is:
1 husband
2 lovers the Prince of Wales, Arthur Jones, Prince Leopold, Fred Gephard'
3 one daughter by Leopold
4 friends with Sarah Bernhard, Oscar Wilde, James Whistler, etc.
Coming up: Lillian Russell, Diamond Jim Brady, Judge Roy Bean, American citizenship.
Francesca Annis is fantastic as Mrs Langtry, I might add, but so is everyone else.
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Larry - Is 12:30 OK as a meeting time for tomorrow? The show's at 1:00, is that right?
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Second only to the original Cobb Salad at the Brown Derby is a fantastic lobster salad that they used to serve at the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
It's been well over 25 years since I've been there, so I'm not really sure if they still have it.
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Our DS Bryan has created some wonderful salads.
'night
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'night!
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I like the broccoli supreme salad at HyVee
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I got one of these at the farmer's market
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It's the first time I've seen brussel sprouts on the stalk.
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Some other people of interest at the October Ray Courts show include:
Dynasty's Gordon Thomas
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Jeffcolby1.jpg)
Except that is John James, not Gordon Thompson.
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Larry - Is 12:30 OK as a meeting time for tomorrow? The show's at 1:00, is that right?
Yes. That's great.
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I was able to watch six episodes of CSI: NY, my next review set. CSI: NY is now the only one of the three CSI shows which I will be watching this season. Who would have ever dreamed that it would turn out to be my favorite of the three? For me, CSI has become dull and CSI: MIAMI over-the-top ridiculous.
CSI: NY is the only one which has consistently come up with interesting stories and let its cast do its work without being encumbered with personal life interferences. They do touch on their personal lives, but it doesn't become the focus of the show, at least, it hasn't yet.
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Oh, I love brussels sprouts roasted with a little olive oil.
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I also listened to the one audio commentary that is present in this set. It was only a fair discussion of episode #5 which had to do with virtual worlds. And the killer got away at the end of it which Anthony Zuiker, who created the series and does the commentary, thought was great.
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I came up to the computer a little earlier than usual since I didn't really have enough time left to see anything else through to conclusion. Maybe I can get to MAD MEN tomorrow while I cook and eat lunch.
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Except that is John James, not Gordon Thompson.
Exactly! I was wondering the same thing.
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I got one of these at the farmer's market
YUM!
-And I happened to have roasted brussel sprouts as part of my lunch at MoMA today. They were roasted with shallots, then sprinkled with some sea salt and pomegranate seeds. YUM!
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DR Jose - I love the salad bar at the back of Cranberry Deli on 45th St.
When Anthony and I volunteer in December I walk to Cranberry for lunch and use that very same Salad Bar. It is very good.
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Ugh, I do not like brussel sprouts. I love the city of Brussels but brussel sprouts make me unhappy.
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I just got back from Equus. It's still a very compelling play some 35 years later. It's very well done and Daniel Radcliffe does an excellent job. It's well directed and well acted although the only person I didn't care for is Kate Mulgrew. I've seen her in other things and enjoyed her performances but she does such a bad accent that it sounds like something from First Year acting class (IMHO). The set is also not much to speak of. It's all greys and blacks with four large boxes which are used by the actors for various scenes. There are also grates for smoke effects and stall doors for the horses. They do the same thing with the horses that they did in the original with wire mesh masks and large wire devices for hooves.
All in all an excellent production. It was very intense and sexual and left me with the same sense of wonder as the first time I saw it.
And now, to bed.
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I can't believe that Ben is going to bed without telling us anything about Harry Potter's wand.
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G'night!
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Except that is John James, not Gordon Thompson.
Well, I just screwed up all the way around! LOL!
And I was wondering why that photo looked nothing like I rememberd Gordon Thompson as looking like.
Here is the real Gordon Thomson:
Then:
(http://i1.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/ed/13/5db0_1.JPG)
And now:
(http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/4807/aj/aj17.jpg)
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I just watched Hitchcock's I CONFESS. I must confess that it was the first time I had seen it. It is a very good movie with a great performance from Montgomery Clift. Warners' transfer is one of their best black and white efforts. The making of doc was standard, with Peter Bogdonavich wearing lilac + ascot taking up the most screen time.
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I must say that the Cheesecake Factory and Claim Jumper are the least diet-friendly restaurants of any I've been in.
Do they post armed police to insure you clean your plate?
der Brucer
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Oh, I love brussels sprouts roasted with a little olive oil.
I bet you serve them with crawdads!
der Brucer
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Ugh, I do not like brussel sprouts.
Then avoid a homecooked Christams dinner in England
der Brucer
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I just got back from Equus.
Did they have audience seated in bleachers on-stage?
der Brucer
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...with Peter Bogdonavich wearing lilac + ascot ...
Did the lilac covering his private parts - or did he have a really long ascot?
der Brucer
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Did they have audience seated in bleachers on-stage?
der Brucer
Yes, there is on-stage seating for this production as in the original.
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We have a garbage disposal, but it is kind of redundant - county zoning requires we have an in-line grinder between our plumbing and the sewer system; it cost me a $400 plumbing repair call to learn that the grinder can not accommodate grease build up!
der Brucer
And since the grinder/pump is operated by electricity, if you lose power you best not flush!
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We just throw the garbage in the actual garbage.
That wouldn't work so well where we live. Refuse (all mixed together) is only picked up once a week; and, you can't throw gargbage out before collection day or the racoons will have it all over the yard!
der Brucer
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AN ASS THAT I FORGOT - that's the title of the new musical about Jeff Stryker and - oh, wait, this is a family site - it's the new sequel to Shrek
ROTFLMAO!! ;D
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I'm curious does the RENT movie cost $22 everywhere? That might not make anyone want to go with me. :(
It's only $20, here in Olympia, but I don't know if there will be any additional fees if you buy them on-line vs. in person.
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There are some very cool clips of the new RENT movie:
http://www.thehotticket.net/rent/main.php (http://www.thehotticket.net/rent/main.php)
Thanks for posting this. My friend Margo and I are planning on seeing this next Saturday...on my sister's birthday! It's only playing at noon, but my sister and her friends (there's a group of five of them that've been friends since college!) are going out to celebrate my sister's 44th birthday. Our family is all getting together to celebrate on Sunday, the next day.
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I'm back from the reading of the new musical, which was, in a word, inept and horrid (two words). We did end up eating at The Cheesecake Factory and it was great - this week's one and only splurge meal and it wasn't too bad - Barry and I split a small Caesar salad (although I had two-thirds and he a third - I was full already just from that) - then I had the farfalle with chicken, sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms in a very light cream sauce. It wasn't as huge as it usually is - probably six ounces of pasta, and boy did it do the trick. And I did eat it all up. But, no dessert, and no other meals today, and the long jog probably means I'm okay.
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What happens when opera singers yodel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7P-INo21qU)...
In-freakin'-credible!! ;D
I noticed that one of the related videos was of a young man, Philippe Jaroussky and a video of him singing a Vivaldi aria (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zQX2XqAE8c&feature=related). Wow! He's a counter-tenor and is very, very good.
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I did a Google search and found his MySpace (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=137436075) page, but it looks like it hasn't been updated recently. When I read the comments, it looks like he has a stalker!! :o Talk about freaky! Check it out, but check him out, too. He's VERY good...and very nice to look at. ;) And click HERE (http://www.jarousskyvivaldi.com/) for his record company home page.