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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a touch of insanity, and now it is time for you to post until the insane cows come home - they're currently acting in a production of Antigone at the AhMOOnson Theater.
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And the word of the day is: MEGRIM!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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bk, in your tiredness, I think you forgot to lock yesterday's posts.
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DR TCB... you asked about my reaction to the news about Chastity. First surprise, I suppose.
I've always found gender identity issues headache-inducing.
It's like in Victor/Victoria.... A woman? Pretending to be a man? Pretending to be a woman?? :)
It's not that I don't feel empathy for such individuals. I just find it raises questions that play with my head.
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Has any DR heard anything about Woody Allen's latest film, Whatever Works?
Apparently, Allen took a never-filmed script from his 1970s comic heyday and updated it, while retaining the tone and charm of his most beloved early films.
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Thursday is still unlocked, that's the title of my next film
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Nothing across the board. DC is on my mind.
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Bye for now.
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Good morning, all! I have to head off to a meeting at Toyland, which will be nothing like last week's tension-filled ordeal, thankfully. I also have to pay a visit to my tax man over a horrible NY State Income Tax problem I had thought was resolved in 2005! Well, no, alas, it wasn't. After that a visit to see my bank manager about that $264 I believe they owe me. Hopefully, I'll hear from the Loesser office about a check; the problem's the timing with everyone out on vacation.
I slept better last night than the night before, although I was so tired I completely forgot about ROYAL PAINS and BURN NOTICE; I'll check the schedule for reruns and tape them over the weekend.
TOD:
DVD: some films with Mary Martin and Bing Crosby and a Jean Arthur comedy
CD: Mother Goose, Liz Callaway, Malcolm Gets and the evilest queen in show biz
VCR: curiosities
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Vibes for all.
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Friday. Oh well. I only work 5 hours, so I can't into too much trouble.
As for the DVR question asked by DR MATTH DR GEORGE and DR MBARNUM.
Saturday at 3 p.m. EST on the History Channel. My sister's episode of UFO HUNTERS is supposed to be broadcast. If I end up with three copies of that, it would be great - one to keep, one to share, and one for the store.
The episode is titled "Dark Presence", so if it is really broadcast, and it is that TITLE, that is the one.
Thanks so much. I will be at work, and I do not have copying capabilities because of the way my system is set up....sometimes I can record when I am there.....sometimes not. But it NEVER works when I set it record when I am away.
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DVD - VIVA LAS VEGAS some time.....
CD - GOD'S LITTLE ACRE - when it arrives
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Last night's sold out house saw some MAJOR baubles by both our leads in a couple of solo songs...."I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua" and "I Hate Men." Most distressing....and both in the same LONG scene.
I was listening backstage....hmmmmm....Fred messed up. Then during "I Hate Men", there was music but NO singing coming over the speaker....I jumped up, I thought Kate had had a serious problem maybe she fainted or something.
Of course MOST of the kids backstage were still talking loudly and walking around and texting and doing other distracting things.....I said, "What's wrong out there?" And of course they had no idea that Kate was having a problem and the show was in difficulty until I pointed out that KATE SHOULD BE SINGING RIGHT NOW.....
Oh well.....hopefully it will be fixed for tonight's sold out performance.
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There are so many people in this show who shouldn't be in theatre unless they buy a ticket.
One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
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Thanks to DR JOSE for posting the photos from last night and to DR JENNIFER for the clips from SYTYCD.
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Friday morning greetings! I'm scheduled to work at 10am at the AAUW garage sale.
TOD - Netflix brought me Inside Daisy Clover yesterday and I'm looking forward to watching it.
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DR Jose - would you like for one of your revisits to Twelfth Night to take place during the week of June 29? Our only definite plans, so far, are Blithe Spririt on Tuesday.
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Hi DR GINNY have fun today!
I am off to work. Oh well.
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One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
:o
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Vibes to Elmore that some money appears in the mail today.
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Hi Laura
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ALBSOLUTELY GLORIUS FRIDAY VIBES TO ALL OF US.
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Gotta go, off to another unending day.
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Why do I get Twitter "Follow Requests" from people I don't even know? How do they find me??
What's hilarious is that I've never yet Tweeted.
(http://steeleheaded.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/tweety_bird.jpg)
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TOD (amended) - at 8pm tonight, I'll be watching the webcast of UC's DAAP Fashion Show (http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=10233), in which Rob's girlfriend is a model. In the photo, she's in the back on the left.
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Why do I get Twitter "Follow Requests" from people I don't even know? How do they find me??
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I've wondered the same thing, DR DAW. If I don't know who's behind a follower, I just block them.
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DR jose I loved reading about Twelfth Night!
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DR jose I loved reading about Twelfth Night!
Yes!! I forgot to say: Thanks for your theatre reportage! :)
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
Does this mean that cable services will stop offering separate channels for the HD version of this network and that?
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Hey! What happened to my TV?
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Just kidding.
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Yesterday Miss Karen asked re: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
DR Jennifer ~ Have you read or heard how they match the couples? Is it strictly drawing from a hat like they supposedly do for the dances each week? I was just wondering cause like Broadway Evan and Randi match each other perfectly (Cat was even kidding them about how cute and short they were -- and she wanted to put them in her pocket -- of course, she's like 6 ft tall) Would it hurt a couple if a really short guy got a really tall girl -- and then when they do the ball room dances, would it look strange, for example?
I really like Cat as a host -- she really grows on ya, I think.
I also love Cat. She is so beautiful and compassionate towards the dancers. I think she is wonderful.
I am not positive but i believe they match the couples in the beginning. In the middle they choose couples by draw. And in the beginning if people lose their partners they are paired with the remaining contestant.
But i'm pretty sure that the producers set up the original couples. I'm not sure how they do it. I'd love to hear their rationale.
It's tough because some people were shown a lot during Vegas week. And i expect that they will remain safe even if they aren't that great.
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There are so many people in this show who shouldn't be in theatre unless they buy a ticket.
One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
Absolutely unthinkable and completely unforgivable. Fire her ass from the show.
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
Does this mean that cable services will stop offering separate channels for the HD version of this network and that?
Not sure but I'll certainly find out today!
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Good morning!
We did have a nice shower last night which cooled things down and allowed me to open the windows last night for a good sleep. Hot again today, and I'm sure the humidity will also be terrible.
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I haven't done a show with a lot of kids in the chorus since SCROOGE which was right before the cellphone influx. I can't imagine what it would be like today, and I'm frankly not anxious to find out.
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My work project today will be MIRACLE, I think. I do have some decisions to make about it or another disc.
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Until the UPS drove up a few minutes ago, MIRACLE was going to be it, but UPS delivered THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK on Blu-ray, and this is the first Fox Blu-ray I've gotten before street date, and I'm very tempted to do it today and maybe MIRACLE tomorrow. Both are long and have quite a few bonus features with them, so each will take most of the day to complete. I have seen ANNE FRANK before (owned it on both laserdisc and DVD) but haven't seen MIRACLE.
Decisions, decisions....
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Has any DR heard anything about Woody Allen's latest film, Whatever Works?
Apparently, Allen took a never-filmed script from his 1970s comic heyday and updated it, while retaining the tone and charm of his most beloved early films.
I like what I see in the preview. Larry David seems like a good WA stand-in for this movie.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - PARADE (OCR - Jerry Herman)
DVD - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Blu-ray)
MIRACLE (Blu-ray)
THE CLOSER - Season 4, disc 2
DVR - last night's ROYAL PAINS
last night's THE FASHION SHOW
SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS
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On TV TOnight!™
ABC - SURVIVING SUBURBIA, THE GOODE FAMILY, 20/20
NBC - NHL Stanley Cup Finals
FOX - DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS
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Friday. Oh well. I only work 5 hours, so I can't into too much trouble.
As for the DVR question asked by DR MATTH DR GEORGE and DR MBARNUM.
Saturday at 3 p.m. EST on the History Channel. My sister's episode of UFO HUNTERS is supposed to be broadcast. If I end up with three copies of that, it would be great - one to keep, one to share, and one for the store.
The episode is titled "Dark Presence", so if it is really broadcast, and it is that TITLE, that is the one.
Thanks so much. I will be at work, and I do not have copying capabilities because of the way my system is set up....sometimes I can record when I am there.....sometimes not. But it NEVER works when I set it record when I am away.
I just checked on Tivo.com and the listings there aren't showing that particular episode for tomorrow. THe ones playing tomorrow are "UFO Surveillance", "First Contact", "Military vs. UFOs" and "The Greys Conspiracy". But maybe Tivo has it wrong--I'll double check what Comcast is saying about the episodes tonight when I get home.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, since it's Friday, I guess I'm digital.
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There are so many people in this show who shouldn't be in theatre unless they buy a ticket.
One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
I think you should file a complaint about her to non-Equity.
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I guess I'm digital.
But are you pixillated??
That's the question. :)
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And as for the digital switch - or the switch to digital...
Well, each TV station is switching at various times today. The WNBC here in New York is flipping the switch sometime this afternoon. -And, of course, they will be running a special at Noon to go over the "switch to digital". Again. In any case...
A friend of mine from college is the "Northeast Regional DTV Coordinator" for the FCC. Needless to say, she is sooooo looking forward to tomorrow. She will finally get to sleep in for the first time in over a year. She only had to coordinate, not implement, nor follow-up.
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One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
Well... Maybe you should tell her you added a show - just for her - next Sunday. ;)
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
Does this mean that cable services will stop offering separate channels for the HD version of this network and that?
Just make sure that you are prepared for the switch to digital: have plenty of canned foods, bottled water, flashlight batteries, and cash on hand. Make sure that you are familiar with the evacuation routes where you live. And if you should find yourself outdoors without shelter, find a nearby overpass to seek safety. Avoid animals that look like they are behaving strangely.
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Hmmm... Back to digital for a sec... I was just checking some info on the interwebs, and came across this:
"Cable TV systems are not required to convert, but must-carry rules will require local stations to be carried in analog for at least three years after the over-the-air cutoff, until early 2012. Must-carry rules requiring digital-only subchannels to be carried have been a source of contention."
What?!?!?
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One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
:o
My reaction too. DR JRand, sorry you had such a bad night.
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
Does this mean that cable services will stop offering separate channels for the HD version of this network and that?
There will still be "standard" and "HD" versions available of various channels. The "switch to digital" affects how the show is transmitted and received, not what kind of TV set you have at home. -Since most HD channels are in "wide-screen" or some semblance thereof.
But, then again, I could be totally wrong about that.
But, then again... It was a post.
Discuss.
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Hey! What happened to my TV?
;D
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Barbara Bush: All In A Day's Work...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Si9JhCZlq6I/AAAAAAAAWkQ/40CGD0zxfGU/s400/barbarabush.jpg)
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DR Jose - would you like for one of your revisits to Twelfth Night to take place during the week of June 29? Our only definite plans, so far, are Blithe Spririt on Tuesday.
It could. It will probably depend upon the weather and how crazy the lines will be by then. But sounds like a good plan.
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From DR Sam
Going through my dad's place is very strange. I am finding things, old paperwork from his life, I never new existed. I just wish he had kept things from all the movie locations he was on. But no luck yet.
I had the same experience going through my father's papers. It was rather strange & emotional. Like you I had to rush through it. I wish I could have kept more than I did. I hope you find the things from the movie locations you are looking for.
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Nothing across the board. DC is on my mind.
Sound like a Richie Cole song. Well, I guess more like a Billy Joel-Richie Cole mash-up.
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Bye for now.
Almost a Stephen Sondheim reference.
;)
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DR jose I loved reading about Twelfth Night!
Thank You, DR Jennifer.
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DR jose I loved reading about Twelfth Night!
Yes!! I forgot to say: Thanks for your theatre reportage! :)
Thank You, DR DAW.
*I sort of wish I had gone into more detail, but I guess since it was late - the play didn't end until 11:30 - I kept my "review" brief. Which, I guess, was a good thing. ;)
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PAGE THREE STOP THE INSANITY DANCE!!!!
(http://www.fat2fitradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/powter.jpg)
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MEdia Check:
iPod: Nothing new yet--hoping to receive the new WEST SIDE STORY today.
Tivo: IN THIS OUR LIFE from TCM
DVD: Again, hoping that WOODSTOCK arrives at my office today...
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PAGE THREE STOP THE INSANITY DANCE!!!!
(http://www.fat2fitradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/powter.jpg)
I've been wondering, whatever happened to Susan Powter? Last I remember, she was doing sit-coms instead of sit-ups.
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
Does this mean that cable services will stop offering separate channels for the HD version of this network and that?
There will still be "standard" and "HD" versions available of various channels. The "switch to digital" affects how the show is transmitted and received, not what kind of TV set you have at home. -Since most HD channels are in "wide-screen" or some semblance thereof.
But, then again, I could be totally wrong about that.
But, then again... It was a post.
Discuss.
I suspect in the case here, there will still be two channels per network since some people subscribe only to basic cable which uses the low end of the band (2-99) and the high def channels use upper tiers of channels (on Time Warner here 200-299)
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Why do I get Twitter "Follow Requests" from people I don't even know? How do they find me??
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I've wondered the same thing, DR DAW. If I don't know who's behind a follower, I just block them.
Some people - more like "accounts" - have automated programs that "search" out new Followers/Followees. Some scour other people's Follower's lists - like mine, for example - and then send out Follow requests to anyone on that list - like you.
Right now, the spambots really seem to be in high gear right now - lots of get-rich, get-more-followers and get-more-adult-content "people" asking to be a Follower. BLOCK! BLOCK! BLOCK!
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I must head down now to get cleaned up for my usual Friday errands out and about.
WBBL.
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I have found the perfect template!! DR JRand58, just hand THIS over to your costume designer for Man of LaMancha:
(http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl2/16/162306/24_2009/488c66aadb6e4ade_Picture_104.xxlarge.jpg)
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BK,
You should enjoy THE INTERNATIONAL. We watched it a couple of weeks ago, and it's pretty good.
BTW: With my move and everything else that's going on right now, I guess I missed your comments on Eastwood's CHANGELING.
Not perfect, by Sandy and I did enjoy it. The film took some minor dramatic license, but it did follow the actual facts of the case pretty well...and it didn't bow to a "Hollywood ending".
Why didn't you like it?
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This weekend, my DVD choices are
DEFIANCE
TRUE BLOOD, Season 1
PRISON BREAK, Season 4
ZANE GREY THEATRE, Season 1
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We had an unbelievable thunder/lightning storm here in Austin last night.
I've never seen anything like it before.
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
Does this mean that cable services will stop offering separate channels for the HD version of this network and that?
Just make sure that you are prepared for the switch to digital: have plenty of canned foods, bottled water, flashlight batteries, and cash on hand. Make sure that you are familiar with the evacuation routes where you live. And if you should find yourself outdoors without shelter, find a nearby overpass to seek safety. Avoid animals that look like they are behaving strangely.
LOL!
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I've never seen anything like it
A Doctor Doolittle reference! :D
(http://www.llamas.co.nz/_borders/push_me_pull_you.jpg)
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Argh!
There was NO indication to me or others about our time of departure for DC. I assumed we were going in a group. It turns out we were supposed to purchase our own tickets and put in for expenses and we will all meet at Union Station!!! That's fine except you should have told me 2 and a half weeks ago when I could have gotten a RT Acela train for a reasonable price. Now, since I'm getting the ticket tomorrow I can't take Acela because it's out of budget. To get the reasonable price you have to buy 14 days in advance. It will be over $300 RT for Acela. I'll take the Northeast Regional for $72 each way.
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There are so many people in this show who shouldn't be in theatre unless they buy a ticket.
One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
Absolutely unthinkable and completely unforgivable. Fire her ass from the show.
DITTO!!
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Sorry DR Ben. I hope you aren't the only person who didn't realize you needed to purchase your own ticket. It seems strange that wasn't detailed with the original plans.
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JRand, I also could not find that particular episode listed for this weekend.
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This yahoo news headline made me laugh:
Kim Jong ll's Youngest Given Title of "Brilliant Comrade"
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I've never seen anything like it
A Doctor Doolittle reference! :D
(http://www.llamas.co.nz/_borders/push_me_pull_you.jpg)
Wow! That pushme-pullyou has the image of porn star Ron Jeremy on its side!
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Argh!
There was NO indication to me or others about our time of departure for DC. I assumed we were going in a group. It turns out we were supposed to purchase our own tickets and put in for expenses and we will all meet at Union Station!!! That's fine except you should have told me 2 and a half weeks ago when I could have gotten a RT Acela train for a reasonable price. Now, since I'm getting the ticket tomorrow I can't take Acela because it's out of budget. To get the reasonable price you have to buy 14 days in advance. It will be over $300 RT for Acela. I'll take the Northeast Regional for $72 each way.
DR Ben - If you call Amtrak - 1-800-USA-RAIL (872-7245) - and bypass "Julie", the reservation agents can sometimes override the 14- and 7-days in advance pricing if the train you want to book has a low booking level. And sometimes, some "discounts" magically pop up on their screens. -They want to fill those seats. Just keep asking if there's a special, cheaper rate available.
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LOL! Or Art Garfunkel with a handlebar mustache
Or Jerry Garcia
Or I'm sure someone will claim it's Jesus (look, the little gloved hands are open in praise, raised toward heaven -- although
he looks balding and with a handlebar mustache, too...) and make a fortune on e-bay
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I was, of course, awakened at seven by solo hammering - there is ONE guy there hammering and sawing - I could not get out of bed and, in fact, only got out of bed about ten minutes ago, so I'm now a little late in getting started and must drive these boxes over to the UPS Store right now - probably won't do the jog as it's fairly nasty-looking out.
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JRand, I also could not find that particular episode listed for this weekend.
Nor I. There are three episodes on for Saturday afternoon, but none of them are entitled "Dark Presence."
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solo hammering - there is ONE guy there hammering and sawing
If I had a hammer...
I'd hammer in the morning!
:)
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DR TCB... you asked about my reaction to the news about Chastity. First surprise, I suppose.
Well, I am hoping Chastity will be better looking as a man, as a woman, she is a dog!
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TOD:
VCR-- "Miracle on 34th Street"-- the original and th eremake
"Lady and the Tramp"
CD-- "Two for the Seesaw" Soundtrack
Bobbe Norris
Best of Jeri Southern
John Pizzarelli
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Argh!
There was NO indication to me or others about our time of departure for DC. I assumed we were going in a group. It turns out we were supposed to purchase our own tickets and put in for expenses and we will all meet at Union Station!!! That's fine except you should have told me 2 and a half weeks ago when I could have gotten a RT Acela train for a reasonable price. Now, since I'm getting the ticket tomorrow I can't take Acela because it's out of budget. To get the reasonable price you have to buy 14 days in advance. It will be over $300 RT for Acela. I'll take the Northeast Regional for $72 each way.
Ben, JUST SAY "NO"!!!!
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
Does this mean that cable services will stop offering separate channels for the HD version of this network and that?
But, then again, I could be totally wrong about that.
But, then again... It was a post.
And we all know how challenged you are in that regard! ;D
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Good Afternoon!
And since I just remembered I'm supposed to be down at Columbus Circle at 1:00...
Laters...
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DR TCB... you asked about my reaction to the news about Chastity. First surprise, I suppose.
Well, I am hoping Chastity will be better looking as a man, as a woman, she is a dog!
I think she looks better than a lot of women I've seen lately! But then I live in Oakland...with Berkeley nearby..
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solo hammering - there is ONE guy there hammering and sawing
If I had a hammer...
I'd hammer in the morning!
:)
Thanks, Debbie.
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Barbara Bush: All In A Day's Work...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Si9JhCZlq6I/AAAAAAAAWkQ/40CGD0zxfGU/s400/barbarabush.jpg)
Interesting pic when you consider what else happened today (http://www.examiner.com/x-12837-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m6d12-President-George-Bush-parachute-jumps-to-celebrate-birthday)...
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Back from shipping and banking.
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Barbara Bush: All In A Day's Work...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Si9JhCZlq6I/AAAAAAAAWkQ/40CGD0zxfGU/s400/barbarabush.jpg)
Interesting pic when you consider what else happened today (http://www.examiner.com/x-12837-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m6d12-President-George-Bush-parachute-jumps-to-celebrate-birthday)...
I wonder what Barbara's "beautiful mind" (her own quote regarding not thinking about the Katrina victims) is full of after that. ;)
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I do not see any screaming, blaring headlines today stating that Civilization As We Know It has come to an end because of the switchover to digital television transmission.
The stations have until midnight to make the transition - many have not even begun
der Brucer
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eBay has done it again - I've been using basic search for years - and, for example, if I were to type in the letter "b" I would see all the items starting with "b" that I ever searched for. The basic search page seems to have disappeared and only advance search with its endless options is coming up, which means that all those searches I've made that used to show in a list are now gone forever. Bravo, eBay, and take your "improvements" and stick them up your rectal cavity. And before someone comes on and tells me that basic search is that bar at the top, that's not what the basic search page was - it was like the advanced page but much simpler with only the options for highest priced/lowest priced and that sort of thing. So, instead of purchasing an LP I needed I simply went to amazon and got it there.
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DR TCB... you asked about my reaction to the news about Chastity. First surprise, I suppose.
Well, I am hoping Chastity will be better looking as a man, as a woman, she is a dog!
Does Sugar know you equate ugly with dog?
der Brucer
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(look, the little gloved hands are open in praise, raised toward heaven --
I think that's Michael Jackson.
der Brucer
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Well,
Barbara Bush: All In A Day's Work...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Si9JhCZlq6I/AAAAAAAAWkQ/40CGD0zxfGU/s400/barbarabush.jpg)
Well, if it keeps her heart beating, good for her!
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DR Jose - would you like for one of your revisits to Twelfth Night to take place during the week of June 29? Our only definite plans, so far, are Blithe Spririt on Tuesday.
It could. It will probably depend upon the weather and how crazy the lines will be by then. But sounds like a good plan.
I wanna go too!
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TOD:
VCR-- "Miracle on 34th Street"-- the original and th eremake
I have a friend in the remake. He's in BLITHE SPIRIT at the moment.
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I found this to be a sweet story (http://new.music.yahoo.com/beatles/news/real-lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-gravely-ill--61989942) about Julian Lennon & Lucy from “Lucy in the Sky”.
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DR Jose - would you like for one of your revisits to Twelfth Night to take place during the week of June 29? Our only definite plans, so far, are Blithe Spririt on Tuesday.
It could. It will probably depend upon the weather and how crazy the lines will be by then. But sounds like a good plan.
I wanna go too!
We'll keep a couple of evenings open, just in case...
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Alright, now I have to add SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB to my MEdia Check for today...
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;D
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The just-pased smoking regulation bill:
The bill aims to could curb the roughly 400,000 deaths a year attributed to smoking. It would allow the FDA to reduce how much nicotine is in cigarettes.
Well guess what? If you reduce nicotine content you will INCREASE smoking deaths! Nicotine is not the killer, the smoke pollutants are. When you decrease the amount of nicotine per cigarette, smokes , who are addicted to the drug, need to smoke more cigarettes and thus inhale more pollutants.
der Brucer
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Something for Fred to mull over:
WSJ (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/12/irs-considers-taxing-personal-use-work-cell-phones-fringe-benefit/)
IRS Considers Taxing Personal Use of Work Cell Phones as 'Fringe Benefit'
The IRS is weighing proposals to tax up to one-quarter of employees' use of work cell phones as private use -- and thus subject to taxation by the government.
der Brucer
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And the word of the day is: MEGRIM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: NO STRINGS(I'M FANCY FREE)
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ME GRIM - NO WAY!
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I think that is a rather crummy idea. If Keith weren't working so much he would not have had to use his cell phone for personal calls, basically to me. How on earth do you prove every call is work related & I'm sure they don't care if the calls are made because you are stuck someplace working overtime.
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I think that is a rather crummy idea.
Is that Lady-speak for "THAT SUCKS!"?
der Brucer
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Yup. ;D
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DR TCB... you asked about my reaction to the news about Chastity. First surprise, I suppose.
Well, I am hoping Chastity will be better looking as a man, as a woman, she is a dog!
Does Sugar know you equate ugly with dog?
der Brucer
Good point, but I don't consider Sugar a dog-- more like a four-legged human being.
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TOD:
VCR-- "Miracle on 34th Street"-- the original and th eremake
I have a friend in the remake. He's in BLITHE SPIRIT at the moment.
OH, who?
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Proof that I'm a Progressive:
LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-vandekamp10-2009jun10,0,2187018.story)
California can't afford the death penalty
Eliminating capital punishment, which is rarely carried out anyhow, would save the state $125 million a year.
By John Van de Kamp
June 10, 2009
Here's the math.
Today, California has 678 offenders on death row, more than any other state. Yet, in the last 30 years, we've had only 13 executions. With 20 more people sentenced to death each year -- and an average wait of 25 years from sentencing to execution -- the number of inmates on death row is continuing to climb.
Now consider what capital punishment costs. According to the final report of the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, which I chaired from 2006 to 2008, the cost of a murder trial goes up by about half a million dollars if prosecutors seek the death penalty. Confinement on death row (with all the attendant security requirements) adds $90,000 per inmate per year to the normal cost of incarceration. Appeals and habeas corpus proceedings add tens of thousands more. In all, it costs $125 million a year more to prosecute and defend death penalty cases and to keep inmates on death row than it would simply to put all those people in prison for life without parole.
On top of that $125-million extra cost per year, California is also facing the need to build a new death house for death penalty inmates at an estimated cost of $400 million.
For capital punishment to be an effective deterrent, the sentence must be carried out swiftly, and in public! Not likely to happen.
For capital punishment to be accepeted, its adminstration must be perceived to be inerrant and impartial. Not likely to happen.
So why not save the money?
der Brucer
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Lots of love to go around:
(http://celebrate.bestfriends.org/Images/SIaribiker_tcm9-5984.jpg)
der Brucer
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Proof that I'm a Progressive:
LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-vandekamp10-2009jun10,0,2187018.story)
California can't afford the death penalty
Eliminating capital punishment, which is rarely carried out anyhow, would save the state $125 million a year.
By John Van de Kamp
June 10, 2009
Here's the math.
Today, California has 678 offenders on death row, more than any other state. Yet, in the last 30 years, we've had only 13 executions. With 20 more people sentenced to death each year -- and an average wait of 25 years from sentencing to execution -- the number of inmates on death row is continuing to climb.
Now consider what capital punishment costs. According to the final report of the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, which I chaired from 2006 to 2008, the cost of a murder trial goes up by about half a million dollars if prosecutors seek the death penalty. Confinement on death row (with all the attendant security requirements) adds $90,000 per inmate per year to the normal cost of incarceration. Appeals and habeas corpus proceedings add tens of thousands more. In all, it costs $125 million a year more to prosecute and defend death penalty cases and to keep inmates on death row than it would simply to put all those people in prison for life without parole.
On top of that $125-million extra cost per year, California is also facing the need to build a new death house for death penalty inmates at an estimated cost of $400 million.
For capital punishment to be an effective deterrent, the sentence must be carried out swiftly, and in public! Not likely to happen.
For capital punishment to be accepeted, its adminstration must be perceived to be inerrant and impartial. Not likely to happen.
So why not save the money?
der Brucer
So...you're advocating they spend life in prison, yes?!
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A sneak peak from the upcoming Chess in Concert: Groban singing "Anthem" (http://video.msn.com/dw.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=9c410155-3f4f-41a7-b481-abf39d625f0b&playlist=videoByTag:tag:featured_music:ns:MsnEntertainment_Gallery:mk:us:vs:1&editor=videoByTag:tag:featured_music:ns:MsnEntertainment_Gallery:mk:us:vs:1&from=MsnEntertainment&rf=http://music.msn.com/music/videos/?stab=1)
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Must-carry rules requiring digital-only subchannels to be carried have been a source of contention."[/i]
Our cable company carries one of the local sub-channels (weather).
der Brucer
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So...you're advocating they spend life in prison, yes?!
Yes - and no parole.
der Brucer
I would consdier a death peanly excepetion for a prisoner serving life for murder who was then convicted of another murder while in prison.
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Just as I imagined, the weather turned very hot and muggy. Ugh! Was glad to get in and out of my several stops and get back home without melting.
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A sneak peak from the upcoming Chess in Concert: Groban singing "Anthem" (http://video.msn.com/dw.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=9c410155-3f4f-41a7-b481-abf39d625f0b&playlist=videoByTag:tag:featured_music:ns:MsnEntertainment_Gallery:mk:us:vs:1&editor=videoByTag:tag:featured_music:ns:MsnEntertainment_Gallery:mk:us:vs:1&from=MsnEntertainment&rf=http://music.msn.com/music/videos/?stab=1)
Interesting - I thought Groban was playing Freddie. (Anatoly sings Anthem).
der Brucer
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I watched last night's ROYAL PAINS while I ate lunch. It's a light, enjoyable show, but now that Mark has a "love interest," it looks like Paolo will fall for every young female patient who comes within their orbit. I guess they keep that stuff in to keep young adult viewers hooked, but it really doesn't interest me much. I found the ballerina's health issues much more interesting.
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I watched last night's ROYAL PAINS while I ate lunch. It's a light, enjoyable show, but now that Mark has a "love interest," it looks like Paolo will fall for every young female patient who comes within their orbit. I guess they keep that stuff in to keep young adult viewers hooked, but it really doesn't interest me much. I found the ballerina's health issues much more interesting.
You'd be more interested if one of the male leads bulked-up a bit ;)
der Brucer
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I spent the remainder of my three hours this afternoon watching THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK on Blu-ray. Sorry to say the Blu-ray transfer isn't exemplary. Having just seen the magnificent THE SEVENTH SEAL, this can't hold a candle to that in terms of qquality. There are some white specks, some minor flashing, some shots where contrast is too milky. It may have always looked that way, but the high def accentuates the lack of consistency.
Sound is a trifle disappointing, too, since only selected sounds get any sense of surround presence. Most of it isn't front-centered; it's center channel-centered a la mono.
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I watched last night's ROYAL PAINS while I ate lunch. It's a light, enjoyable show, but now that Mark has a "love interest," it looks like Paolo will fall for every young female patient who comes within their orbit. I guess they keep that stuff in to keep young adult viewers hooked, but it really doesn't interest me much. I found the ballerina's health issues much more interesting.
You'd be more interested if one of the male leads bulked-up a bit ;)
der Brucer
No problems about my interest levels in the show as long as the writing doesn't veer into trite territory.
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There are a large number of bonus featurettes plus the commentary which I haven't listened to in years, so I'll have to revisit it, too. Looks like I'll be spending a good chunk of this evening on these items.
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I posed a question the other day.
I know BK is very busy
but does anyone remember the names of the used cd/dvd stores that he goes to?
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There are so many people in this show who shouldn't be in theatre unless they buy a ticket.
One lady in the ensemble decided she didn't want to do the show last night because she was too tired, so she didn't come.
Absolutely unthinkable and completely unforgivable. Fire her ass from the show.
That's what I say!
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I posed a question the other day.
I know BK is very busy
but does anyone remember the names of the used cd/dvd stores that he goes to?
Amoeba
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TOD:
VCR-- "Miracle on 34th Street"-- the original and th eremake
I have a friend in the remake. He's in BLITHE SPIRIT at the moment.
OH, who?
Simon Jones.
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Until the UPS drove up a few minutes ago, MIRACLE was going to be it, but UPS delivered THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK on Blu-ray, and this is the first Fox Blu-ray I've gotten before street date, and I'm very tempted to do it today and maybe MIRACLE tomorrow. Both are long and have quite a few bonus features with them, so each will take most of the day to complete. I have seen ANNE FRANK before (owned it on both laserdisc and DVD) but haven't seen MIRACLE.
Decisions, decisions....
Interesting! Today is Anne Frank's birthday. If she were still alive, she'd be 80 years old.
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I posed a question the other day.
I know BK is very busy
but does anyone remember the names of the used cd/dvd stores that he goes to?
Amoeba
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Until the UPS drove up a few minutes ago, MIRACLE was going to be it, but UPS delivered THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK on Blu-ray, and this is the first Fox Blu-ray I've gotten before street date, and I'm very tempted to do it today and maybe MIRACLE tomorrow. Both are long and have quite a few bonus features with them, so each will take most of the day to complete. I have seen ANNE FRANK before (owned it on both laserdisc and DVD) but haven't seen MIRACLE.
Decisions, decisions....
Interesting! Today is Anne Frank's birthday. If she were still alive, she'd be 80 years old.
Wow! How ironic! Thanks for the info.
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DR George,
I put PUSHING DAISIES back in the mail for you late this morning. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it gets to you this time!
:)
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Now, I'm going to hop off line and get some writing done. I still have a lot of ANNE FRANK featurettes to watch.
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Spoo!
WBBL.
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I watched last night's ROYAL PAINS while I ate lunch. It's a light, enjoyable show, but now that Mark has a "love interest," it looks like Paolo will fall for every young female patient who comes within their orbit. I guess they keep that stuff in to keep young adult viewers hooked, but it really doesn't interest me much. I found the ballerina's health issues much more interesting.
My impressions: Once the doctor decided to stay in the Hamptons and give this concierge business a try, that should have been the END of the protests from him that he can't do something. His "I'm-not-really-committed-to-this, I-haven't-made-up-my-mind, you're-not-my-CFO, you're-not-my-P.A." schtick got old really fast.
This show, for me, is almost certainly an easy "don't see" if things don't improve after the next episode.
I'm totally not into his brother, either.
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It is good to know the son of the Holocaust shooter doesn’t share his father’s views. I found his statement (http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7826614&page=1) very moving.
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Thanks for that, DR Jane.
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Cool aerial view of The Highline:
(http://towleroad.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c730253ef01157009e484970c-800wi)
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Cool view of Ariel:
(http://www.marieclaire.com/cm/marieclaire/images/Little_Mermaid.jpg)
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DR George,
I put PUSHING DAISIES back in the mail for you late this morning. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it gets to you this time!
:)
:-* I've recorded last week's episode and will wait till I get the first episode to see them all.
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I posed a question the other day.
I know BK is very busy
but does anyone remember the names of the used cd/dvd stores that he goes to?
Amoeba
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Good Afternoon!
Well, well, well, well, well, well..... (Ah, a She Loves Me reference.)
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Amoeba
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;)
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In any case...
I met my friend Jonathan down at Columbus Circle, and from there we proceeded to walk up Broadway. To Levain. :)
-I did not get a cookie (this time). Instead, since I needed lunch, I opted for one of their thin-crust pizzas, Black Olive and Goat Cheese. YUM as always.
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I posed a question the other day.
I know BK is very busy
but does anyone remember the names of the used cd/dvd stores that he goes to?
(http://www.biology-resources.com/images/amoeba-breathing-big.jpg)
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Then we stopped in Jacques Torres Chocolates - which is just a block away. There, I got a cookie. Well, two cookies. With ice cream in between them. The Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches are back!
The "bread" is/are JTC's Chocolate Chip Cookies, but since they now serve ice cream in-house, you can choose one of the pre-made ones, or have one custom-made for you. I chose a pre-made one with Peanut Butter Ice Cream, and my friend, Jonathan, got a custom-made one with JTC's "Wicked" (Spicy) Chocolate Ice Cream. Again, YUM!!!
:)
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And before we walked into JTC, I happened to notice an errant cellphone lying on one of the benches in Verdi Square. I scanned the contacts, and realized it belonged to an actress - or at least someone in the "biz". I just recognized too many of the names, and Equity and an agent's office were on the Quick-Dial menu. In any case...
After some phone calls to her "Mama" and emails, I managed to return to the cellphone to the owner.
...And they lived happily ever after.
:)
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PAGE SIX "YOU KNOW WHAT" DANCE!!!!
(http://www.micrographia.com/specbiol/protis/homamoeb/amoe0100/amoeba21.jpg)
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OH!
And I somehow managed to score another pair of tickets to Twelfth Night in Central Park tonight. And, I believe I'm going to see it again. Tonight. So, I'll be heading back down to The Delacorte in a few.
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I posed a question the other day.
I know BK is very busy
but does anyone remember the names of the used cd/dvd stores that he goes to?
Amoeba
Amoeba
Amoeba
Amoeba
(http://www.biology-resources.com/images/amoeba-breathing-big.jpg)
IS THERE AN ECHO IN HERE??
:D
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Oh...
While I was at Columbus Circle, a young boy came up to me, asking me if I could call his father for him. He said his father was supposed to pick him up earlier. He had the number written down on a piece of paper, and I called it. -I was not going to give him my phone. I asked the boy what his name was and what his father's name was. His father answered the phone. I told him that his son was waiting for him. He said that he was on his way. I passed that info onto the boy... And then he went into the subway. Hmmm...
*I did do a reverse look-up of a number, and it's linked to some business in New Jersey, so, if "something" happens, at least I know it's trackable to an extent.
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Well... Time to head back down to 81st Street.
Laters...
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It used to be Aron's I think, at least for CDs. And he had a neighborhood place where he used to get advance copies of just about everything new he wanted. It closed, I think.
Now it seems it's Amoeba.
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And then he went into the subway.
Well, I guess it's a good thing, then, that you didn't give the boy your cell phone. :)
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Now it seems it's Amoeba.
Arriba, Amoeba!
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So, an amoeba and a paramecium walk into a bar...
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Barbara Bush: All In A Day's Work...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Si9JhCZlq6I/AAAAAAAAWkQ/40CGD0zxfGU/s400/barbarabush.jpg)
Please Explain (and provide his phone number)!
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Amoeba.
Actually, that's what I call the last cookie when I make shortbread cutouts. There's not enough dough to roll out to cut, so I just smash it free-form and call it the "amoeba." It's usually eaten by one of my taste-testers (Richard or Rob) while it's still warm. Once in a great while, when I'm here alone, I get to eat the amoeba myself.
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Lordy, whoever designed the Criterion LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD BD packaging needs to have his/her head examined. It took me about 20 minutes to pry the BD case out of the slipcover, and that was only after I got a hemostat (no joke).
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DR TCB - Sometimes, there are no explanations. Things just are. :)
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An amoeba, a paramecium, and a hemostat walk into a bar...
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DR TCB... you asked about my reaction to the news about Chastity. First surprise, I suppose.
Well, I am hoping Chastity will be better looking as a man, as a woman, she is a dog!
She should have done it twenty years ago. Who willingly becomes a 40 year old overweight gay male?
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If she becomes a he, then is he still considered gay?
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If she becomes a he, then is he still considered gay?
Not if he prefers women.
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TOD:
VCR-- "Miracle on 34th Street"-- the original and th eremake
I have a friend in the remake. He's in BLITHE SPIRIT at the moment.
OH, who?
You know he would be bragging his ass off if it were Rupert, so it must be Simon Jones.
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I saw this segment on a TV show a few years ago where these men being interviewed were male-to-female transgendered. They felt that they were born in the wrong body, they had surgery to correct everything to become women, but they were (before AND after the surgery) attracted to and were in relationships with other women. They became lesbians.
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A sneak peak from the upcoming Chess in Concert: Groban singing "Anthem" (http://video.msn.com/dw.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=9c410155-3f4f-41a7-b481-abf39d625f0b&playlist=videoByTag:tag:featured_music:ns:MsnEntertainment_Gallery:mk:us:vs:1&editor=videoByTag:tag:featured_music:ns:MsnEntertainment_Gallery:mk:us:vs:1&from=MsnEntertainment&rf=http://music.msn.com/music/videos/?stab=1)
Thank you. That would have been the only reason I would have tuned in, and now I won't.
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I saw this segment on a TV show a few years ago where these men being interviewed were male-to-female transgendered. They felt that they were born in the wrong body, they had surgery to correct everything to become women, but they were (before AND after the surgery) attracted to and were in relationships with other women. They became lesbians.
That really surprises me.
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Barbara Bush: All In A Day's Work...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Si9JhCZlq6I/AAAAAAAAWkQ/40CGD0zxfGU/s400/barbarabush.jpg)
Please Explain (and provide his phone number)!
If you don't mind waiting for about 40 years, you can get it from DR MBarnum.
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Envoyez les clowns!!
Kristin Scott Thomas to star in 'A Little Night Music'
5 hours ago
PARIS (AFP) — British actress Kristin Scott Thomas is to star in the first French production of Stephen Sondheim's hit Broadway musical "A Little Night Music", Paris' Chatelet Theatre said Friday.
The award-winning musical, inspired by the Ingmar Bergman movie "Smiles of a Summer Night", is scheduled to play at the Chatelet from February 15 to 19, 2010.
The 49-year-old actress, who lives in Paris, will play the part of prominent actress Desiree Armfeldt, a role held by Eva Dahlbeck in the Bergman film, Glynis Johns in the 1973 Broadway musical, and Elizabeth Taylor in a 1977 movie based on the musical.
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I saw this segment on a TV show a few years ago where these men being interviewed were male-to-female transgendered. They felt that they were born in the wrong body, they had surgery to correct everything to become women, but they were (before AND after the surgery) attracted to and were in relationships with other women. They became lesbians.
I knew a drag queen in Dayton, OH, in the 1970s. is name was Billy and he went to school with my brother Macbeth. He played the gay club circuit in Dayton with this huge boa constrictor and used to show up at parties escorted by big burly black ex-cons. After I moved to New York, I heard Billy had become a transexual and was now a lesbian.
DR Ginny, I turned Jose's invitation for TWELFTH NIGHT again!!! because you and Richard were thinking about going. No turning back now, or I shall be really pissed.
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Lordy, whoever designed the Criterion LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD BD packaging needs to have his/her head examined. It took me about 20 minutes to pry the BD case out of the slipcover, and that was only after I got a hemostat (no joke).
If I remember correctly that film is not worth all your effort. Or am I thinking of HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR?
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Barbara Bush: All In A Day's Work...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/Si9JhCZlq6I/AAAAAAAAWkQ/40CGD0zxfGU/s400/barbarabush.jpg)
Please Explain (and provide his phone number)!
If you don't mind waiting for about 40 years, you can get it from DR MBarnum.
Hell, in 40 years I will be so senile, I will probably opt for Barbara.
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Lordy, whoever designed the Criterion LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD BD packaging needs to have his/her head examined. It took me about 20 minutes to pry the BD case out of the slipcover, and that was only after I got a hemostat (no joke).
If I remember correctly that film is not worth all your effort. Or am I thinking of HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR?
As difficult to watch as both of those are, they're two of my faves, actually.
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DR Ginny, I turned Jose's invitation for TWELFTH NIGHT again!!! because you and Richard were thinking about going. No turning back now, or I shall be really pissed.
YIKES! DR Elmore, if you have another chance in the next 2 weeks, please, please take it, because I'd hate for you to miss Twelfth Night if it rains the whole week we're there or something.
I'd also hate for you to be really pissed at me... :-*
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I saw this segment on a TV show a few years ago where these men being interviewed were male-to-female transgendered. They felt that they were born in the wrong body, they had surgery to correct everything to become women, but they were (before AND after the surgery) attracted to and were in relationships with other women. They became lesbians.
That really surprises me.
Yup...surprised the heck out of me! They said (which is true) that gender identity and sexual preference are two separate and distinct aspects of a person.
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And since we're so close...
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PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
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DR Ginny, I turned Jose's invitation for TWELFTH NIGHT again!!! because you and Richard were thinking about going. No turning back now, or I shall be really pissed.
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YIKES! DR Elmore, if you have another chance in the next 2 weeks, please, please take it, because I'd hate for you to miss Twelfth Night if it rains the whole week we're there or something.
I'd also hate for you to be really pissed at me... :-*
well, last night I was too exhausted to go with him and tonight I opted to wait for you and Richard. I doubt he'll be getting tickets for a third night in a row, but you never know
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Rats! Apparently I'm missing some software or plug-in or something and cannot get the webcast of the fashion show that Mary Linda's in tonight. Guess I'll watch Inside Daisy Clover after all.
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Well, I now must leave work to help my sister work on her old house (even though it's only about five years old). She actually has someone coming on Sunday to look at it to see if she (this other someone) would like to rent it. I need to swap out a bathroom sink and replace the kitchen faucet, then go to my sister's new house and do some more stuff over there.
It'll be a long night. :P
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Rats! Apparently I'm missing some software or plug-in or something and cannot get the webcast of the fashion show that Mary Linda's in tonight. Guess I'll watch Inside Daisy Clover after all.
I don't know why this post made me think of it, but with my new computer, I should be able to watch Netflix movies instantly on my computer! I could never do that with my old computer (with Windows 2000 and not enough RAM). I'll have to check tonight when I get home. :D
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Until later!
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T.O.D.
CD - GUYS AND DOLLS (the 1995 revival cast)
DVD - GUYS AND DOLLS (the SMT production - for educational purposes only)
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I typed out a question three times about Chastity and her partner. I decided to just delete it.
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;D
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Well, I now must leave work to help my sister work on her old house (even though it's only about five years old). She actually has someone coming on Sunday to look at it to see if she (this other someone) would like to rent it. I need to swap out a bathroom sink and replace the kitchen faucet, then go to my sister's new house and do some more stuff over there.
It'll be a long night. :P
Has the word that Lincoln freed the slaves not yet made its way to Tumwater?
der Brucer
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(http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/files/2009/06/troublepants.png)
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Is nothing sacred?
(http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2009/06/miley-cyrus-nose-piercing.jpg?1)
der Brucer
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I typed out a question three times about Chastity and her partner.
Is this a new Voodoo ritual?
der Brucer
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What is ROYAL PAINS? I know it's on USA, so i assume i don't get it (we don't get that channel here). But i had never heard of it before someone mentioned it yesterday.
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Oh I can think of lots of royal pains...
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I am tired. Tomorrow my niece's daycare is having a huge garage sale. And they needed donated stuff and baking. i spent 3 1/2 hours baking. And they were so appreciative. It seems like i was the only one that had brought in any baking so far. ouch.
It should be interesting to see what kinds of stuff they are selling.
Then after there is a fun day at the small strip mall near there. They have free pony rides, balloons, face painting and jumping in those big bouncy things they blow up for kids. For some reason my niece will never go on/in the latter even though i know she'd love it.
Bets on if she'll get on a pony! :)
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Jennifer I haven't seen ROYAL PAINS yet. I think it is about a young doctor who treats the rich. Here is the website for the show: http://www.usanetwork.com/series/royalpains/
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What is ROYAL PAINS? I know it's on USA, so i assume i don't get it (we don't get that channel here). But i had never heard of it before someone mentioned it yesterday.
An Emergency Room Doctor (good looking bachelor) opts to save a young black patient over attending to a Billionaire hospital beneficiary – and gets fired, and black listed. He joins his (good looking bachelor) brother for a weekend at the Hamptons (super posh NY resort on Long Island) At a posh party the local Medic is screwing up giving emergency care to a guest, and our hero dashes to the rescue. The local Medic is canned and our hero is hired as the “Concierge Doctor”: and he and his brother move into a free beach house. Needless to save all the young lasses throw themselves at the new meat on the beach.
Lots of eye candy for everyone and fun subplots.
der Brucer
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Oh I can think of lots of royal pains...
Immigration judges only think they're Royal.
der Brucer
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I am tired. Tomorrow my niece's daycare is having a huge garage sale. And they needed donated stuff and baking. i spent 3 1/2 hours baking. And they were so appreciative. It seems like i was the only one that had brought in any baking so far. ouch.
How surprising. I hope you were just early with your donation. What did you bake? I always found my extra large oatmeal cookies were a big seller so of course I made those the most. When the boys were in Middle & High school they said rice crispies treats sold the best.
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... those big bouncy things they blow up ...
In today's world of terrorist actions I would substitute "inflate" for "blow up" :)
der Brucer
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Rice Crispy bars with chocolate on top
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Not that I made those, but that's usually what I buy at a bake sale...or something with rhubarb ;)
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It was a very crazy week. I didn't realize that I most likely had the flu and not just a cold until I started getting better. I'm not at 100% today, but am better. We also had an extremely busy week at the office, the combination was crazy. But we got through it. I topped the week off with a mamogram....Oh Joy.
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While having the flu. I would have postponed it.
I've been thinking all week how grateful I only have a head cold & not the flu. I'm glad you feel better.
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Bake sale favorites:
Chocolate brownies with lots of nuts
Oatmeal cookies with lots of raisins
Carrot cake with lots of icing
Lemon squares - if nice and tart
Hot gingerbread with whipped cream
der Brucer
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While having the flu. I would have postponed it.
I've been thinking all week how grateful I only have a head cold & not the flu. I'm glad you feel better.
No, today I'm ok. There wasn't a problem. I did postpone a couple other things.
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I did have a flu shot last fall. It was a mild case, but the fatigue, the muscle aches, the fever etc make me think it was the flu
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Has anyone seeen UP? I'm thinking of going to see it in 3D
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It was a very crazy week. I didn't realize that I most likely had the flu and not just a cold until I started getting better. I'm not at 100% today, but am better. We also had an extremely busy week at the office, the combination was crazy. But we got through it. I topped the week off with a mamogram....Oh Joy.
You name your mamograms?
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It was a very crazy week. I didn't realize that I most likely had the flu and not just a cold until I started getting better. I'm not at 100% today, but am better. We also had an extremely busy week at the office, the combination was crazy. But we got through it. I topped the week off with a mamogram....Oh Joy.
You name your mamograms?
:) Why not?
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Has anyone seeen UP? I'm thinking of going to see it in 3D
Woody and I have both seen it. Go - it will lift your spirits!
der Brucer
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TCB...It's Adopt a Cat Month at the Humane Society. Maybe there is a wonderful feline just waiting for you
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Has anyone seeen UP? I'm thinking of going to see it in 3D
Woody and I have both seen it. Go - it will lift your spirits!
der Brucer
Thanks
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I have never seen hot gingerbread with whip cream at a bake sale.
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I have never seen hot gingerbread with whip cream at a bake sale.
Well, if there were, I'd buy it!
der Brucer
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So would I, without the whip cream.
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You name your mamograms?
:) Why not?
Isn't it a bit late for electronic Mother's Day greetings?
der Brucer
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So would I, without the whip cream.
Vanilla Ice Cream?
Lemon sauce?
der Brucer
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Gingerbread ice cream, or vanilla.
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I like a home made apple pie with a scoop of ice cream
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Lemon sauce!
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TCB...It's Adopt a Cat Month at the Humane Society. Maybe there is a wonderful feline just waiting for you
Really? It must be an omen. But not this weekend. I don't want to pick out a kitty on the rebound.
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G'night!
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OK, folks, I'm signing off and may not be back for about 24 hours. Mary Linda is graduating from UC tomorrow morning and her family is having a late lunch/early dinner at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse, so we'll be in Cincinnati all day.
'night!
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I like a home made apple pie with a scoop of ice cream
Vanilla.
On our cruise we ate at one of the specialty restaurants, you have to pay extra for, and had an incredible Wild Berry and Apple Cobbler (with vanilla ice cream). Each one was individually baked while we waited. They weren't as crumbly as most cobblers & they were the best ones we have ever had.
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Have a great day DR Ginny, & please congratulate Mary Linda on her graduation.
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I'm all caught up, but too tired to post.
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We also had a delicious onion soup with blue cheese. Normally I'm not a fan of blue cheese, this was suburb & a nice change from your typical onion soup. It wasn't as heavy.
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Long day DR JFL?
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I like a home made apple pie with a scoop of ice cream
How about a chuck of extra sharp cheddar cheese?
der Brucer
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TCB...
It doesnt' hurt to look. Boo found me when I thought it was too soon after Nilla passing
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I would rather have my Danish Apple Pie. The cheese is in the topping.
'night
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We also had a delicious onion soup with blue cheese. Normally I'm not a fan of blue cheese, this was suburb & a nice change from your typical onion soup. It wasn't as heavy.
You're lucky! Usually Cruise Ships have lousy food which is why vacationers all lose weight.
der Brucer
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The nice part about not feeling well this week is I lost the weight I gained last week
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Jane - Just a few surprise rush returns where the clients needed their returns quickly for financing reasons. During tax season, these few rushes would be nothing; but outside of the season, they shock the system. :)
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There appears to be Amoeba echoes in here.
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I posed a question the other day.
I know BK is very busy
but does anyone remember the names of the used cd/dvd stores that he goes to?
Amoeba
Amoeba
Amoeba
Amoeba
(http://www.biology-resources.com/images/amoeba-breathing-big.jpg)
IS THERE AN ECHO IN HERE??
:D
Thanks for all the laughs, guys.
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What is ROYAL PAINS? I know it's on USA, so i assume i don't get it (we don't get that channel here). But i had never heard of it before someone mentioned it yesterday.
I know a couple of us talked about it last week when it premiered.
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I spent a good 2 1/2 hours with all of the bonus material on THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. Some of the anecdotes of Millie Perkins get retold two or three times, but I did enjoy the new featurettes, and the Burt Reynolds' narrated "Echoes from the Past" which has been on previous ANNE FRANK discs was really excellent with the true story and the play/movie fictionalization noted.
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None of the bonuses were in high definition, alas. All were 480p.
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Page Nine Dance!!!
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Then I watched another episode from THE CLOSER box set. This had to do with the missing juvenile delinquent who turns up dead. I remember being really shocked by the revelation of the murderer. This one had me fooled from beginning to end.
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Looks like tomorrow's review disc will indeed be MIRACLE that I had originally planned for today. It, too, has a fair number of bonus features in addition to the lengthy film.
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I'm going to head downstairs now to go to bed.
Good night!
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A sold out audience and a great show tonight! Good responses, I got all my laughs back, plus one more. The gangsters were of course great audience pleasers. Lois and Bill were very good, and Fred and Lilli sang ALL of their words, and did some nice comedy work.
One more night! And then on to La Mancha.
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Yes my Comcast lists a different episode tomorrow as well....but if those who can will check the History Channel at 3 p.m. EST and see if UFO HUNTERS is indeed showing THE DARK PRESENCE, I would like as many copies as I can get.
Time will tell. I will be at work....and I no can copy.....
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Time to me to go to bed as well.....working tomorrow for five hours....Read O Rama which means tons of people....and lots of talking.....the show....the strike....and then the party and talent show.....I am tired just thinking about it.
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A sold out audience and a great show tonight! Good responses, I got all my laughs back, plus one more. The gangsters were of course great audience pleasers. Lois and Bill were very good, and Fred and Lilli sang ALL of their words, and did some nice comedy work.
One more night! And then on to La Mancha.
Hurrah! Glad you had a great show
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Amoeba.
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I'm finally home after a really frustrating and difficult and mutinous rehearsal, most of which had to do with completely redoing the act one blocking - we had a meeting after the rehearsal and everyone aired their points of view and we made some decisions about how the rest of our rehearsals would work. What I was hoping to do with the staging part of the reading was clearly too ambitious, although had we not had the surprise of the awful set we have to work on, I do think everything would have come together. But, we do have the set and I'm just going to treat this much more conventionally, reading-wise, with everyone onstage in chairs and people just getting up, doing their scenes without much moving around, and letting the material just play rather than trying to be clever with staging that we have no time to make clean or good. So, after rehearsal, I went and did a sound check for Jan Abrams, then met Adam and Cason at Jerry's and we went through the entire script, figured out where everyone would be sitting, and then where they'd stand - we were able to keep a lot of what we'd done in terms of the original areas, but all choreography is now out - I should never have tried that - it took six hours of valuable rehearsal time that we could have been spending with the actors getting comfortable with the material rather than worrying about very difficult routines. We don't have a huge amount of time, but with everything simplified I'm hoping everyone will be much more comfortable and that we won't burden ourselves with a lot of extraneous walking around. We start at ten tomorrow, and we'll spend the first thirty minutes with the ensemble drilling their music - the next thirty minutes will be for the solos while Adam and I take the ensemble and talk them through where they'll be sitting and how they get from place to place - it should be much simpler for them. Then we'll start at the top of act one and go over each scene at least three times so they can get used to where and how they're playing. That's the only thing that's going to get us where we need to be - drilling and getting everyone comfortable.
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the answer is:
Amoeba
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You guys are just too funny today. Thank you for the laughs. They were really appreciated. :)
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Good night all. Must go to sleep. Busy day tomarrow.
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Wish I had the energy to reply to all the posts as I was reading them, but my hand and brain just would not comply and take notes.
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Good Evening/Morning!
Well... Since one's tendency is to recount one's evening chronologically, I just want to get this out of the way - and out of order - first. I was almost mugged while walking home earlier tonight - well, about an hour ago. Some teenage asshole punk walked up to me, tried to grab my iPhone - "Give me that!" - failed, and then proceeded to keep walking away with his friend.
I guess I was stunned for a bit, but I could also tell that the kid hadn't really planned to do that in advance. I think he just saw someone holding an iPhone, and he decided to see if he could take it away from him. He didn't really use any real force, he just walked up to me, and tried to grab my hands and iPhone. And as he walked away - and as we sort of stared each other down - I could hear his friend say to him, "That was stupid!". So...
I'm OK. I have my iPhone. I'm not hurt.
Guess I'm a real New Yorker now.
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And now to continue reading from Page 8...
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Thank you all nine of you for the answer.
Now I have to figure out which of the 9 Amoeba stores is closest to Studio City
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I am still on east coast time and have to fight to stay awake do I can go to bed Pacific time the same as I do Eastern time
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Jose, so glad you are ok and glad the kid didn't get your iphone. At least he didn't grab Monkey!
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Thank you all nine of you for the answer.
Now I have to figure out which of the 9 Amoeba stores is closest to Studio City
DR Michael S - Amoeba (http://www.amoeba.com/) only has three locations in California. One in Berkeley. One in San Francisco. And one in Los Angeles/Hollywood.
I'm guessing the Hollywood location would have to be the closest one to Studio City. ;)
*I thought you had been there before. It's practically a stone's throw from Musso & Frank, and I know you've been there.
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Jose, so glad you are ok and glad the kid didn't get your iphone. At least he didn't grab Monkey!
Monkey was safely tucked away in my bag, totally out of harm's way.
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DR Cillaliz - I hope you get to rest and relax this weekend. -Relapses can kick your proverbial ass.
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Of course I'm more concerned about you, but am relieved to know that you and your iphone and monkey are all fine. That had to have been scary
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Thanks Jose, I'm not sure I'll have time to rest. Speaking of that I better try to sleep
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Of course I'm more concerned about you, but am relieved to know that you and your iphone and monkey are all fine. That had to have been scary
It was more upsetting than scary. Of course, there was the shock of having someone trying to take something out of my hands. But then there was my own "stupidity"(?) for walking around at 1:00am in the morning with my guard slightly down. -And I say slightly, since there were a lot(!) of drunk people walking up and down Broadway tonight from 86th street all the way up to 145th. Lots of post-Yankees v. Mets foot traffic.
Thanks for your concern. Sleep well.
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So...
Did you register your Facebook Username?
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DR JRand - Glad to hear that Kiss Me, Kate went so well earlier tonight. Hope you have a great "Read-O-Rama", and good closing performance tomorrow/today.
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Geez, glad you are OK, DR JoseSPiano!!! That's twice in one day that you were potentially parted from your iPhone!! :(
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Facebook
It's so sluggish and slow of late that I often don't even bother checking in anymore.
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Come to think of it, HHW has been, at times, slow and sluggish of late as well. Hmmm...... Perhaps it's my Internet service provider?
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So...
Twelfth Night was quite wonderful. Again. It was neat to see it without all the rain and drizzle and mist - it really was a picture-perfect early summer night in the park. However, I do have to say that the "elements" added a palpable sense of gravity to the proceedings last night. As the final song goes...
When that I was and a little tine boy,
With hey ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came to man's estate,
with hey ho, the wind and the rain,
'Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came, alas, to wive,
With hey ho, the wind and the rain,
By swaggering could I never thrive,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came unto my beds,
With hey ho, the wind and the rain,
With toss-pots still had drunken heads,
For the rain it raineth every day.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey ho, the wind and the rain,
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
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Come to think of it, HHW has been, at times, slow and sluggish of late as well. Hmmm...... Perhaps it's my Internet service provider?
Or maybe you just need to add some more roughage to your diet.
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Facebook
It's so sluggish and slow of late that I often don't even bother checking in anymore.
Facebook has actually sped back up over the past few days. I think all the readying for the onslaught of Username registering was slowing down their system. -And, apparently, they did have quite the onslaught - 200,000 names registered in the first 20 minutes (it started at midnight EDT).
And, it looks like Facebook is getting ready for yet another change to their "front page". Oy!
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So...
I decided to take my time leaving The Delacorte tonight. I just wanted to sit there for a bit and let it continue to sink in - while the majority of the audience stood on the stairs waiting to make their exit. Then as I was about to leave the park, I noticed two couples standing with maps, so... One wasn't sure where to get out of the park, and one was wondering what good restaurants were near by. :)
Then...
Since it was just such a nice night, I decided to walk home from 81st Street. I started walking up Central Park West, and I started to hear and recognize a familiar voice coming up behind me. It turned out it was Raúl Esparza - who plays Orsino - and the show's choreographer, along with another actor/friend, and a great big dog(gie).
Well...
I never worked directly with Raúl during the Sondheim Celebration, but we did share "hall space", and chatted a few times during breaks. So, I went and re-introduced myself to him. We chatted about this and that, and he even asked what I thought about the show. When I told him that I had also seen the show last night, then the choreographer started to listen in...
After a few blocks of chatting and walking, I decided to let them go on their merry way.
It was truly a perfect way to end the evening.
*And that's also why the whole almost-getting-mugged thing really didn't - and doesn't - bother me. :)
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Rats! Apparently I'm missing some software or plug-in or something and cannot get the webcast of the fashion show that Mary Linda's in tonight. Guess I'll watch Inside Daisy Clover after all.
I don't know why this post made me think of it, but with my new computer, I should be able to watch Netflix movies instantly on my computer! I could never do that with my old computer (with Windows 2000 and not enough RAM). I'll have to check tonight when I get home. :D
Well, although my new computer has enough power and download speed, I didn't realize that you had to buy a separate piece of equipment to be able to download Netflix movies to view on your computer. :-\ I won't be buying that separate piece of equipment.
Oh, well.
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Well, I now must leave work to help my sister work on her old house (even though it's only about five years old). She actually has someone coming on Sunday to look at it to see if she (this other someone) would like to rent it. I need to swap out a bathroom sink and replace the kitchen faucet, then go to my sister's new house and do some more stuff over there.
It'll be a long night. :P
Has the word that Lincoln freed the slaves not yet made its way to Tumwater?
der Brucer
No...at least, my sister never got the word. Once she gets her old house rented (hopefully, this person coming on Sunday will rent it), and the major stuff gets done at her new house AND I'm through with rehearsals and/or performances of "Romeo & Juliet," THEN I'll have my freedom...but not until then. ::)
;)