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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were balanced and an act, and now it is time for you to post until the balanced cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: OGIVE!
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Like the musical says, life is a...
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I'm achieving a very big plateau at some point in the next week.
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I'm achieving a very big plateau at some point in the next week.
PPPPUUUUSSSSHHHH!!!!
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Our GUESTS are looking at very interesting threads - there is a common denominator between them, too - which is also very interesting.
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Of course, I could just make ninety-six posts right now and be done with it.
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But I need my beauty sleep.
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Break-Many-Legs Vibes for your reading tonight, BK!!
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TOD
First Radio a white plastic Emerson a Christmas Gift when I was about 9
First TV a Color Panasonic I bought in Japan and lugged home on the ship.
First Record Player a Webcor blond mahogany table set (mono of course) with one of my first pay checks from the bank after graduating from High School.
First Stereo Rig a Norelco portable 7 inch reel-to reel tape stereo tape recorder/player (with detachable speakers) Sophomore year in college
First Cassette Player Panasonic portable (bought in Navy Exchange in Japan 1970
First CD player Panasonic in 198? soon after they came out
First Laser Disk Player Panasonic soon after they came out
Most extravagant purchase a pair of AR4 speakers in 1971
der Brucer
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were balanced and an act, and now it is time for you to post until the balanced cows come home.
At least the steers don't have to worry about balls in the air problems.
der Brucer
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Thank you, DR JRand59!!! :) :)
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my mail gets delivered today after being on hold while i was gone. looking forward to getting the book.
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And I'm back in Florida. Busy week ahead
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I totally forgot about today's McGlinnventory and I am running late, speaking of too many balls in the air. I had thought last night, in my foggy state, that I was spending the morning on FINIAN'S RAINBOW and I was wrong. Damn! Off to the East Side.
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bk,
The jump ahead in time for MAD MEN's third season is only a few months. The season begins in spring of 1963. Kennedy is still president.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And is it really only Tuesday? Cool!
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I totally forgot about today's McGlinnventory and I am running late, speaking of too many balls in the air. I had thought last night, in my foggy state, that I was spending the morning on FINIAN'S RAINBOW and I was wrong. Damn! Off to the East Side.
DR elmore - I hope that school kids let you have a seat on the bus and/or subway. *If I were you, I'd just ask to have a seat. You might be surprised. -Or just carry one of your crutches with you and threaten to beat them over the head with it to make them move. Or just hit them over the head anyway. ;)
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Or trip them as they get off the bus.
::)
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*DR elmore - Broadway Salutes (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/133059-Brian_Stokes_Mitchell_Hosts_Broadway_Salutes_Sept._22) is also taking place this afternoon in Duffy/Times Square at 4:00. Plan and prepare for any further commuting accordingly.
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Same old same old.
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I have a meeting at 11.
I have to call about scheduling a c*****scopy for this tired old body. It's been 4 years and my doctor thinks I should have one. Who am I to argue.
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That's it for now.
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As for the Topic of the Day... Hmmm...
First Cassette Player - I think I was eight-years old. It was a Tandy/Radio Shack one.
First Radio A few months after getting the above cassette player, I purchased - well, my Mom purchased it, but it was still mine! - a Radio/Cassette player, again from Radio Shack. I no longer had to hold up my cassette player to my parents' radio in order to record my favorite songs from KING (we were living in Seattle at the time).
First TV To the best of my memory, I don't think I've ever purchased a TV. All the ones I've had have been hand-me-downs.
First Record Player I never purchased one. I just took over the Panasonic that my Dad had.
First Stereo Rig Something cobbled together from various components when I was in high school.
First CD player A Sony 5-Disc changer sometime in 1986. It was on sale at Circuit City, and cost just as much as a single-disc player at the time.
First Laser Disk Player N/A
Most extravagant purchase Hmmm, probably the (RED) iPod Nano I bought a few years ago... Then left on a plane.
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Tuesday morning greetings! It's gloomy and humid here again today. Too cool for the AC, but I'm about to try it anyway to relieve the humidity :P
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Tuesday morning greetings! It's gloomy and humid here again today. Too cool for the AC, but I'm about to try it anyway to relieve the humidity :P
The humidity seems to have kicked back in here in NYC this morning too. Indian summer, I guess. ;)
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Good morning!
Still overcast and we had a little drizzle this morning. Still temps are creeping up into the 80s for the rest of the week, so I'm sure my A/C will be kicking back on at some point today or tomorrow.
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So far, no UPS deliveries, so I still have a day off. Criterion releases often arrive in the USPS mail instead of via UPS, so I could still get something in today's mail, but it would likely be too late to start on until tomorrow.
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I forgot to mention last night that I did indeed go back to the beginning and rewatch the Blu-ray of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. If I have the day off, I'll likely do THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS this evening.
How wonderful is it to see these HARRY POTTER movies with the cast basically growing up before our eyes. And except for Richard Harris, all of the cast staying in their roles giving the series such a feeling of unity.
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TOD:
First Radio -- As I recall, it was a GE AM/FM portable that also tuned in the TV radio bands from channels 2 thru 13. I wanted it for the express purpose of patching it to my tape recorder and recording TV shows.
First TV I bought for myself -- a 25" Sony Trinitron in 1989--a wonderful tv with terrific color. Unfortunately, it only had antenna and coax cable inputs and it gradually became inconvenient to hook up the VCR and video game consoles.
First Record Player I bought for myself -- Never bought one for myself--I still use the component system that was a high school graduation gift from my parents. It's a Pioneer receiver and a turntable, both were state-of-the-art and both still work fine.
First Cassette Player -- Another Christmas gift during my youth. GE. It was square-ish as opposed to the general long-ish designs of the 70's. I primarily used it to record TV shows.
First CD Player -- A Sony. My first major purchase made when I got my first real job as a sales clerk at Strawbridge and Clothiers in Philly. I spotted it when it was on sale--I bought it and brought it home without yet owning any CDs. I went out that weekend and bought Peter Gabriel's SO.
First answering machine -- A clunky GE machine I bought when I moved into my first apartment. My roomie and I liked making funny greeting messages on it. But the tape heads on this thing were low quality and within a year the messages began to sound faded and squeaky. When it began to chew up the tapes, my roomie literally drop-kicked it across the room and that was the end of that.
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As for the rest of the day, I have last night's CASTLE to watch while I eat lunch. I will check out the next Brett/SHERLOCK HOLMES case. I will likely watch MANHUNTER on Blu-ray this afternoon, too. If not that, then something on HD-DVD. So many choices....
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Page Two Dance!!!
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As for TOD:
My first TV was an RCA color 19" portable which I bought for my bedroom when I moved back in with my parents after college while I was going to graduate school and working full-time as a teacher. By then, our tastes in TV watching were so different that we couldn't agree on anything to watch, so I watched in my bedroom most nights after I finished my work.
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When I moved to my first apartment, I bought a combination stereo record player/cassette player/radio with two speakers. I left my stereo record player at home for my parents to use.
Of course, a VCR was a major purchase back then since they were so new. I think I paid $900 for my first one which was a major chunk of change. I was barely making that much per month teaching. Fortunately, I had a second job reviewing movies for a local newspaper syndicate, and I had income from stock dividends which allowed to to have such an extravagance.
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In other news...
It's been quite "fun" reading the reviews of the new production of Tosca that opened at The Metropolitan Opera last night...
Here's the slug from the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/music/23tosca.html?ref=music):
"The Swiss-born director Luc Bondy was showered with boos during his final bows as the Met opened its season on Monday night with a new production of Puccinis Tosca."
And Howard Kissel in the New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/culture/2009/09/a-new-tosca.html) calls it "unspeakable".
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There are some new shows debuting tonight on network TV:
NCIS: LA
THE GOOD WIFE on CBS
THE FORGOTTEN on ABC after another two hour DANCING WITH THE STARS.
I'm eager to see the season seven premiere of NCIS which has quickly become (along with BONES, CASTLE, and THE MENTALIST) among my favorite shows right now on network TV.
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Awwww....
Art Ferrante, Pop Pianist in Famed Duo, Dies at 88 (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/arts/music/22ferrante.html?ref=music)
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I saw him and his partner play many, many times during my youth. My aunt dearly loved them, had many of their albums, and when my uncle didn't want to se them yet again, I'd be selected to go. Of course, I enjoyed them very much, too, so I always looked forward to seeing them again.
She also had the same kind of crush on Leonard Bernstein (join the club), and we went to see him every time he came to town, too.
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In a previous life I worked with Teicher's nephew at a lawfirm. He was quite an accomplished sax player.
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bk, does you DishTV/DirectTV (I forget which you have) offer the AMC-HD channel?
As you know watching the Blu-rays, the HD versions are SO much more enjoyable. I watched the first season in SD and then got to review the first season on Blu-ray where my eyes were open to how lush and beautiful it looked. I could NEVER go back to SD now with the show.
It comes as no surprise to anyone here since I talk about it all the time, but I really am spoiled about watching shows in high definition now. Anything else, especially on standard def TV, looks subpar. DVDs are somewhat different since a good Blu-ray player can upconvert a well made DVD to near-HD appearance (those Holmes stories I'm watching now look fantastic upconverted). But it PAINS me to see PROJECT RUNWAY every week since there's no Lifetime-HD on my cable service (we do have LIFETIME MOVIES-HD, but that's a different animal entirely.)
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Good Morning, All!
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Well, I must head down now and do more of my stretching exercises for my rehab, and then I should be ready to watch another Holmes adventure before starting in on lunch preparation.
WBBL.
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The big event on my agenda for today is my semi-annual dental check-up. They just called from the office to say that the dentist I usually see is out sick and to ask if I wanted to see his associate or to reschedule. As long as Sharon, they hygienist, is there to do my cleaning, I really don't care which dentist I see. We're good to go.
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Yes I love my MAD MEN in HD!
Season Three is my favorite so far.
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Good morning. That is all.
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TOD:
First tv I bought myself - a Panasonic 19" color portable! Worked for many years. It had a great picture and was very easy to tune. Antenna of course.
First record player - was a nice one, don't remember the brand. One piece stereo with a drop down turntable in the center.....coral and black. It was an automatic turntable that allowed me to play several records and once which was wonderful.
Tape Recorder - a small reel to reel that ran on batteries. I also recorded television shows to listen to later.....
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No DR MBARNUM I did not see Mr Fulton's reply, but I will go look right now.
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After hearing everyone here talk about Mad Men and watching Oprah yesterday, I've decided that I need to watch it, too. There's a waiting list a mile long at the library for Season 1, so I think I'll ask Richard to put it on our Netflix list.
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I have sent a friend request to Mr Fulton.
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HA! Won't Richard be surprised to find that I added Seasons 1 and 2 of Mad Men to our Netflix all by myself! And moved Season 1, Disc 1 to the top of the list!
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Rob and I finally gave in to the humidity. We've closed the windows and turned on the AC. Now maybe the kitchen chairs won't stick to the floor!
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DR Elmore3003....here's a local article about the current San Francisco run of SOUTH PACIFIC (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/18/PK1Q19KLI0.DTL&type=performance) in which one Rod Gilfry is starring as Emile.
I'm seeing the show Saturday, October 2.
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And the word of the day is: OGIVE!
OGIVE me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play.
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
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Vibes for DR DAW's DH! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I plan on watching the new series FLASH FORWARD. Although it's on the same time as SURVIVOR. So i'll record it.
I don't think anybody here has seen it yet. But it's supposed to be one of the must see new shows. It sounds interesting.
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What kind o' Ogive you handin' me?
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Looking forward to NCIS tonight....both of them.
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Mr Rad Fulton has accepted my friend request.
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There is also a 2 hour HELL's KITCHEN on fox tonight.
And because Thursday has a 2 hour GREY's ANATOMY, the canadian station CTV is showing the season premiere of THE MENTALIST tonight!
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And the word of the day is: OGIVE!
OGIVE me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play.
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
I have a version of this somewhere that is very much like Jonathan and Darlene's style. DR Kerry has heard it.
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DR Cillaliz i'm curious what you thought of the premiere of DWTS.
I thought it was really good.
And i loved watching the relay dancing (is that what they called it when they all do the same style one after the other). That really let you compare the dancers.
I have to say i think there are 3 who are in the bottom for the men: Ashley hamilton, tom delay, and chuck liddell. I think that tom will be safe cause his partner (cheryl) is very popular.
My favorites were aaron carter (i also love karina). And mark (from iron chef). I also love his partner lacey.
I thought donny osmond was amazing, although did not vote for him. He is for sure gonna be top 4. But i was surprised how much i liked him.
And one person i was not expecting to like. But i thought he was the cutest thing ever. The snowboarder, Louie (with chelsie). His freestyle (2nd routine) was so good. I love these two!
Michael irvin was worse than i thought he would be ( i assumed like all football players he would make it till the end). But i just didn't find him very appealing. But great opening show. Can't wait for the women tonight!
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My first electronics purchases (not things given to me, but things I actually bought) were so long ago...
I know I bought a stereo record player with attached speakers, plus an 8-track cassette player, in the early 1970s while I was stationed in Jacksonville FL.
But...the first serious purchases I ever made were made in the stereo shop of the Army exchange (PX) in Vicenza Italy in 1973. It was there that I bought a Pioneer SX626 receiver and a Pioneer PL50A turntable (see! I can remember model numbers!!!). I also bought a pair of Coral speakers. Never heard of them at the time and haven't seen any since, but they were splendid speakers (250 watts per speaker, IIRC). The speakers were stolen some 15 years later when I was in Naples Italy, but I still have the receiver and turntable.
My first laserdisc player was a Pioneer model. My first VHS was an RCA SelectaVision model...cost me nearly a thousand dollars at the time (1983-ish or '84-ish). It was wonderful, too. The slow motion feature was the best I've ever seen.
Of course, I invested in the RCA SelectaVision CED player, too. Ah, me. CED discs were amazing and had a better success rate, upon their introduction, of playability than did laserdiscs (which were prohibitively expenseive). When "Star Wars" was issued on home video for the first time, it cost only $24.95 on CED disc. The laser was nearly four times that amount.
Why it never caught on I'll never know.
The very first "new" (not used) TV that "I" bought for myself (my parents had bought me a new set one Christmas -- a GE model -- in 1979 or 1980) was a Sony 17-inch Trinitron that I purchased when I reitred from the Navy and was settling in here in Oakland. I still have that set, by the way, and it's now in my bedroom since it was supplanted in my living room a couple of years back by my Panasonic 37-inch plasma HDTV.
My first CD player was a portable I bought in 1984 when I was first assigned to USS Carl Vinson here in the Bay Area. I forget the make...it was a popular brand. There were so few CDs to choose from (that suited my tastes) that it took me nearly a year to accumulate 10. During a port visit in Honolulu, I went to a Sharper Image store and bought a pair of Bose Roommate speakers to complement my CD player (for those rare occasions when I could plug them in and play my music loudly...usually during a weekend stay in a motel on the island of Alameda).
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Thank you, DR Jennifer! :)
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My first CD player was some off brand that also have a turntable, cassette player/recorder, and radio tuner. It played ONE cd.....it lasted about one year.....and I only had one CD in that time.....a classical CD that I had purchased for $1. I thought cd's were not going to last and continued to buy LP's - until CD's were moved to the front of the store and LP's relegated to ONE bin in the back.
By then I had to get a new CD player, because the turntable in the system had ceased to function.
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DR Cillaliz i'm curious what you thought of the premiere of DWTS....
I thought donny osmond was amazing, although did not vote for him. He is for sure gonna be top 4. But i was surprised how much i liked him.
Donny Osmond? You must vote for Donny Osmond. Do it for me. Please.
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And the word of the day is: OGIVE!
OGIVE me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play.
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
I have a version of this somewhere that is very much like Jonathan and Darlene's style. DR Kerry has heard it.
I was just hearing that very version in my mind. May God help us all!
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I remember saving my one dollar allowance and my fifty cent per hour babysitting money so I could buy a tape recorder. I gave up everything (including the teen magazines with Donny Osmond) to save up. Just when I got within about five dollars of having enough, my parents gave one to me for my birthday.
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And the word of the day is: OGIVE!
OGIVE me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play.
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
I have a version of this somewhere that is very much like Jonathan and Darlene's style. DR Kerry has heard it.
I was just hearing that very version in my mind. May God help us all!
LOL! It's great.... in a Wing or Florence Foster Jenkins kind of way.
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Good morning. A rather hazy day today.
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Health vibes to DR DAW and his DH.
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R.I.P John Hart
(http://i.ebayimg.com/05/!BUbY8V!B2k~$(KGrHgoH-EIEjlLl09!jBKNczLKt3w~~_12.JPG)
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Vibes to DR Jane and all who live close to the fires.
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Now that you are friends with Rad, JRAnd, you must watch THE UNDERTAKER AND HIS PALS.
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DR George -- I am going to the Kristina concert on Thursday. I've been hearing about Kristina for years, and I'm very excited to finally get to see a concert version of it. I got my ticket as soon as they went on sale - months ago!
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TOD:
The first TV I bought myself was a 20 inch Toshiba, purchased in 1986 from the Bi-Mart that I worked at during our annual employee shopping night (which was always the week before Christmas). It was the last of the tvs to not have a remote control (I couldn't afford one with a remote). I had that tv up until I bought my Toshiba 42 inch LCD a couple of years back.
The other items on my list I haven't a clue about...I know my first answering machine was white with blue buttons and I had it for about 10 years or so.
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TOD - Sometime around 1966 or 1967, I saved up my babysitting money to buy an RCA Victor portable stereo record player with detachable speakers. It was my first major purchase and I was very proud of it. That unit saw me through high school, college, grad school, and the first year or so of my "Mary Tyler Moore" life. I gave that player to a teacher friend for use in her classroom and replaced it with a Sony modular unit that also had an AM/FM radio. I'm still using the speakers from that system with the combo record player/cassette player/CD player/radio that Richard gave me for Christmas several years ago.
My first tape recorder was a Panasonic portable cassette player/recorder that I bought for the voice lessons that a mutual friend of mine and DR Elmore's recommended in 1975. I recently gave that to the AAUW garage sale.
We didn't have a CD player until Richard gave me a Sony "boom box" for Christmas in the 1990s that I still use here in my haven. I know we didn't have a CD player when DR Elmore came to visit and brought copies of his then-new Showboat recording as a gift. He'd brought both CDs and cassettes and we have the cassettes.
I bought my first TV - a small Sony B & W portable - in the mid-1970s and must have given it to the garage sale, too. We looked around for it when Richard and Rob were taking stuff Saturday to the electronics recycling place and couldn't find it.
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I went to Tommy Tune's show STEPS IN TIME last night, at the Gerald Lynch theater at John Jay College. I wasn't sure what to expect -- I hadn't seen Tommy Tune perform in years. I must say it was simply fabulous. He looked, sounded, danced, all at top form. He is one of the most charming and charismatic people to watch. This was a one night only benefit performance, and it was not well advertised. Very unfortunate, because the room should have been packed to the gills. It wasn't, but it was nonetheless a very enthusiastic and appreciative crowd. He was given a spontaneous standing ovation at one point in the middle of the show, -- very well-deserved, and he seemed genuinely moved by the moment. I hope he is able to perform this show on a more regular basis in NY. He's also been touring the show a bit. If the opportunity to see him arises, I highly recommend it.
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I plan on watching the new series FLASH FORWARD. Although it's on the same time as SURVIVOR. So i'll record it.
I don't think anybody here has seen it yet. But it's supposed to be one of the must see new shows. It sounds interesting.
The last time I looked, the entire pilot was available for viewing on iTunes for free.
Nope--never mind. I either read it wrong or they yanked it. :-/
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Thank you, DR Julie!!
And thanks for your theatre reportage! :)
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Mawnin', m'dears!
So, today is the last day of this glorious summer up here in the woods. It will be in the 80's - gasp!! Just for me!! Last minute tasks to ready the house for 7 months without me. I saw a deer this morning, when I went out to feed the jays - only the 2nd time this summer... only the 2nd time in the 9 years I've been here... magical last day in the forest.
Then, pack the car. Oy... tomorrow, head down to Jane and Keith's - it will be swell to hang with them and the pupster - who by now is a big boy!
TOD - my first cassette player/recorder ... 1972, as I was leaving for Noo Yawk and Juilliard, my singing teacher - Miss Long, may she rest in peace - gave me a brand new Sony. I kept it, and USED it, until last year, when I finally got rid of it. How I appreciated that gift, through the years.
Don't remember much about the other stuff... I'm tech-challenged, so the new toys are always quite alarming, and I'm resistant to having/using them. Even my new cell fone - I ONLY use it to make and receive phone calls. I can barely manage to read a text message, and I certainly can't figure out how to send one... oy...
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Great to hear about the Tommy Tune show... geezers in tap shoes! wow... I remember seeing Chita and Gwen and Ann Miller tear up the stage in their dotage - put the kidz to shame, I tell ya!
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I'm up after a very good night's sleep. It's so nice to have silence again.
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MattH, good news about the small jump in time for season three. I looked on my channel list from DirecTV and only the SD AMC seems to be there. Unless I'm looking at the list wrong, but I checked all of it, even the premium channels and it's only listed once.
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Guess I'll try to do a jog in about thirty minutes.
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I do have some packages to ship today, too.
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And the liner notes are the big order of the day. I have been remiss, oh, yes, I have been remiss.
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Count down to the new plateau.
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The East Side is indeed a mess because of the United Nations and terrorist fears. Nothing can go down Lexington Avenue but selected vehicles from 59th Street to 48th Street. Given the horrible traffic, the bus took only 30 minutes between 79th and 55th, so I wasn't unhappy at all. The jammed traffic was awful and I watched an ambulance with a blaring siren have a helluva time getting through it all.
On the way back, I stopped at a lumber store and bought two sheets of playwood, which are being cut to my specifications as I type this. I will stop back tomorrow morning to pick them up.
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Had my first PT appointment this morning. Ow. And oy.
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On the way back, I stopped at a lumber store and bought two sheets of playwood, which are being cut to my specifications as I type this. I will stop back tomorrow morning to pick them up.
Sounds awfully butch to me!
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Had my first PT appointment this morning. Ow. And oy.
Details, man, details!
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And a page 4 dance to boot!
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Handy Man is here and working and I'm about to go jog. I had more packages to pack than I thought, but they're all done now.
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And the word of the day is: OGIVE!
OGIVE me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play.
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
I have a version of this somewhere that is very much like Jonathan and Darlene's style. DR Kerry has heard it.
I was just hearing that very version in my mind. May God help us all!
LOL! It's great.... in a Wing or Florence Foster Jenkins kind of way.
Where the deeeeeerr and the anteeeeylope plaayyyyyy.......
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HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR IOANA, DW OF DS CRAIG!
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Happy Birthday, Ioana!
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Break-Many-Legs Vibes for your reading tonight, BK!!
DITTO!!!
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Happy Birthday to Ioana, DDiL of DR Jane! She's the same age as my DS Rob.
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I totally forgot about today's McGlinnventory and I am running late, speaking of too many balls in the air. I had thought last night, in my foggy state, that I was spending the morning on FINIAN'S RAINBOW and I was wrong. Damn! Off to the East Side.
DR elmore - I hope that school kids let you have a seat on the bus and/or subway. *If I were you, I'd just ask to have a seat. You might be surprised. -
I would have asked, preferably near one of the chaperon's. I would have been sure to give a brief explanation as to why I was asking.
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DRs Jose & Julie, thanks for the safe from fire vibes.
All of Southern Oregon is now on a high fire watch.
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Had my first PT appointment this morning. Ow. And oy.
Try some mild pain meds before you next appointment.
VIBES PT WORKS AS WELL FOR YOU AS IT HAS FOR DR MATT H!!!
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Happy Birthday to Ioana, DDiL of DR Jane! She's the same age as my DS Rob.
Thank you. Lower case i! Stupid me, it didn't look righ as DDIL so I dropped it. ;D
Thank you as well DR Laura.
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I totally forgot about today's McGlinnventory and I am running late, speaking of too many balls in the air. I had thought last night, in my foggy state, that I was spending the morning on FINIAN'S RAINBOW and I was wrong. Damn! Off to the East Side.
DR elmore - I hope that school kids let you have a seat on the bus and/or subway. *If I were you, I'd just ask to have a seat. You might be surprised. -
I would have asked, preferably near one of the chaperon's. I would have been sure to give a brief explanation as to why I was asking.
DR Jane - There are no chaperones unless it's a field trip.
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I thought it was a field trip. I still think the odds are that one of the young people would have given up their seat.
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I thought it was a field trip. I still think the odds are that one of the young people would have given up their seat.
Nope. The city busses and subways act as the "school bus" for many of the school children in NYC, so it's kind of a daily occurence - well, whenever DR elmore happens to take the bus during pre- and post- school hours. However, as we both agree, it never hurts to ask. ;)
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MBarnum were any of your family near the East Medford fire?
The speed at which these fires were under control is truly impressive. We have barely had any rain this summer, combined with the high temps and high winds the Ashland fire spread with incredible speed. So far it is holding at 153 acres and the Medford fire at 600 acres.
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Asking is good. If they say no you aren't any worse off than to begin with.
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DR Cillaliz i'm curious what you thought of the premiere of DWTS....
I thought donny osmond was amazing, although did not vote for him. He is for sure gonna be top 4. But i was surprised how much i liked him.
Donny Osmond? You must vote for Donny Osmond. Do it for me. Please.
Well you can only vote during the show and 30 minutes afterwards (which was yesterday).
Although i'm pretty sure he won't need my votes.
They limit your votes though. Although donny will have the same number every week (so you could vote yourself). Or you can vote online.
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Happy Birthday to DR Jane's DIL Ioana!
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I am about to take the kittens to the shelter to see the vet. I hope the vet is satisfied with their condition.
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Thanks DR Jennifer.
DR Laura I've been thinking about your appointment today. I hope the news is excellent!
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Labor was induced at 11:00 this morning and I am waiting news of my soon to be born grand nephew or niece.
VIBES IT IS SOON, AND ALL IS WELL!!!
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Here's your library tip for the day:
Based on the Book (http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/)
Probably not exhaustive, but a good start.
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There is also a 2 hour HELL's KITCHEN on fox tonight.
And because Thursday has a 2 hour GREY's ANATOMY, the canadian station CTV is showing the season premiere of THE MENTALIST tonight!
I am very jealous. I can't wait to see some new episodes of one of my favorite shows.
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Smooth labor vibes for the mother-to-be!
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R.I.P John Hart
(http://i.ebayimg.com/05/!BUbY8V!B2k~$(KGrHgoH-EIEjlLl09!jBKNczLKt3w~~_12.JPG)
Wasnt he the actor who played the Lone Ranger for one season between Clayton Moore's long tenure in the part?
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Here's some awful news (kind of). I did get a new review DVD set in the mail today (very late 3:30, so I didn't even attempt to start on it). It's Criterion's next Eclipse box set: Dusan Makavejev Free Radical.
Now, here's what's awful. This is the same director that helmed that most disgusting, repugnant movie I've ever watched: SWEET MOVIE. True, these movies were made before he threw everything into his movies but the kitchen sink, but I'm still wary about what weird stuff he decides to focus on in these three films. At least being Eclipse releases, there won't be any bonus features. It'll be the three movies and that's all.
I'll start on them tomorrow.
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Oy!
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I watched another HOLMES program this morning: THE PROBLEM AT THOR BRIDGE. Interesting mystery. Another good transfer.
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While I ate lunch, I watched last night's season premiere of CASTLE. Such a fun outing without it being a great mystery, but loved seeing Robert Gant in a guest role even if it was only one scene. A great way to get the season off to a rousing start.
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On the way back, I stopped at a lumber store and bought two sheets of playwood, which are being cut to my specifications as I type this. I will stop back tomorrow morning to pick them up.
Sounds awfully butch to me!
"Buying" plywood, Kerry? LOL.
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I went to HD On Demand and pulled up last night's CSI: MIAMI. I don't watch the show any more on a regular basis, but since this episode went back in time 15 years, I thought it'd be interesting seeing how they pulled it off. They had to do a lot of CGI around David Caruso's eyes to erase the years especially since he wasn't wearing sunglasses back then (one of the BIG points made in the episode). Using rather primitive forensics, Horatio is able to solve the case and start up his own crime unit. Kind of a fun episode.
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While I ate lunch, I watched last night's season premiere of CASTLE. Such a fun outing without it being a great mystery, but loved seeing Robert Gant in a guest role even if it was only one scene. A great way to get the season off to a rousing start.
I saw him in a commercial during the proceedings. Where was he in the show?
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I spent the majority of the afternoon watching MANHUNTER on Blu-ray. Not the greatest looking transfer (the DVD was always soft, so this is better than that), and it's filled with Michael Mann's MIAMI VICE vibe of the 1980s with all the synthesized music and slow mo.
I never saw the remake RED DRAGON though many people have said this is superior to the remake.
William Petersen was still sex on a stick back then.
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While I ate lunch, I watched last night's season premiere of CASTLE. Such a fun outing without it being a great mystery, but loved seeing Robert Gant in a guest role even if it was only one scene. A great way to get the season off to a rousing start.
I saw him in a commercial during the proceedings. Where was he in the show?
He was the one who introduced the victim to the Russian poker game so he could try to pay his debts and got even father behind.
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HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY TO IOANA!!!!!!!
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I had time to watch today's ATWT. Luke was on, but it had to be one of the most pathetic ransom shows ever staged. Not insisting the kidnapper let her hear her missing husband's voice. She thought he was DEAD! Why should she believe otherwise without SOME kind of proof. Stupidity beyond belief.
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~~~PT VIBES~~~ FOR DR JMK!!!!!!!
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~~~SUCCESSFUL READING VIBES~~~ FOR bk!!!!!!!
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Tonight, I'll likely watch OLTL and then the next HARRY POTTER (since CHAMBER OF SECRETS is one of my favorites in the series).
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~~~STRESS-FREE COMMUTING VIBES~~~ FOR DR elmore3003!!!!!!!
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~~~WELL KITTY VIBES~~~ FOR LAURA DR!!!!!!!
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~~~GRAND NEPHEW/NIECE DELIVERY VIBES~~~ FOR DR JANE!!!!!!!
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Well, Brian, the copyist for FR, should be here soon to pick up two more numbers, and then I'm off to a press event for the show from 6-8. We begin tech rehearsals soon, and I'm still waiting for several pieces. Most of my work is finished, but I've got a couple of short cues and, maybe, the finale. I got a new cue last night, but the last two bars are still indefinite.
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Smooth labor vibes for the mother-to-be!
I hope so. Her last delivery was difficult. Today is one week past her due date, long in my opinion for a 2nd baby.
Thanks for the book/movie link.
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DR George -- I am going to the Kristina concert on Thursday. I've been hearing about Kristina for years, and I'm very excited to finally get to see a concert version of it. I got my ticket as soon as they went on sale - months ago!
Cool!! I've had the Swedish CD for several years and even though I can't understand anything that they're singing, I love this! I can't wait for the CD of the concert to be released!
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HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR IOANA, DW OF DS CRAIG!
DITTO!! ;D
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HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY TO IOANA!!!!!!!
Thank you. I've been waiting to hear how DH Jayson is. Did I miss a post?
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~~~GRAND NEPHEW/NIECE DELIVERY VIBES~~~ FOR DR JANE!!!!!!!
Thanks. I'm a bit nervous.
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Here's your library tip for the day:
Based on the Book (http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/)
Probably not exhaustive, but a good start.
That's pretty cool!
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Thanks for the birthday wishes DR George.
And THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the DVD of GLEE! It was commercial free to, which we both appreciated. Last night we watched the pilot you sent. Keith loved it, to my pleasant surprise, and we immediately watched the season premier. If not for you we would we would have missed this show.
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Thanks for the birthday wishes DR George.
And THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the DVD of GLEE! It was commercial free to, which we both appreciated. Last night we watched the pilot you sent. Keith loved it, to my pleasant surprise, and we immediately watched the season premier. If not for you we would we would have missed this show.
I'm glad you liked it and I'm glad I could do this for you (and others). :D
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GLEE for me is one of the must-see shows of the season. Glad you and Keith are going to continue with it.
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My afternoon surf is completed, so I'm heading down now to continue with viewing. First OLTL and the back to Blu-rays for HARRY POTTER followed by the NCIS double feature on CBS.
WBBL.
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Well, we had good news and bad news. The good news is that they have all survived the upper respiratory infection. The bad news is that the eye infection I thought was part of the URI is very bad. The worst possibility is that some of the kittens may end up blind, and blind kittens are not adoptable.
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This is pretty much what the sky looked like as I left the hiking trails yesterday. When I drove home, had I turned right instead of left I would have seen this photo. I saw trucks & people & opted not to get in the way.
(http://api.ning.com/files/8E*yWzZ*bzUP3SUThKG5F21P3QOxYVkwyHKeN9UgHETrpW0ZFc9tgbjn3prQDr-76eeVyKH*TWSRTg5SqQtfewqQgyb2IfKU/TolmanFirec909.JPG?width=737&height=552)
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Well, we had good news and bad news. The good news is that they have all survived the upper respiratory infection. The bad news is that the eye infection I thought was part of the URI is very bad. The worst possibility is that some of the kittens may end up blind, and blind kittens are not adoptable.
:'( Poor kitties.
VIBES THEY DO NOT LOSE THEIR EYESIGHT!!!!
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GLEE for me is one of the must-see shows of the season. Glad you and Keith are going to continue with it.
So am I :)
Thanks again George.
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Well, we had good news and bad news. The good news is that they have all survived the upper respiratory infection. The bad news is that the eye infection I thought was part of the URI is very bad. The worst possibility is that some of the kittens may end up blind, and blind kittens are not adoptable.
:'( Poor kitties.
VIBES THEY DO NOT LOSE THEIR EYESIGHT!!!!
~~~DITTO!!~~~
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DR JANE - Wishing You and Your Family all sorts of ~V~I~B~E~S~!!
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The fire was stopped before it crossed the road the photo was taken from. There were fire fighters from multiple fire departments, 4 or 5 helicopters dropping water from our lake, and air tankers dropping fire retardant.
Keith heard on the news the planes were scheduled to leave the area tomorrow as we are near the end of our fire season. It chokes me up just thinking of the consequences of this fire had it begun after they left.
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Thanks DR Jose, I seem to be asking for them lately ;)
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Continued Fire free Vibes!
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Healthy kitten vibes!
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While on the cross trainer at the gym Keith had a view of the planes dropping the red/orange retardant & the helicopters dropping water into the smoke. No wonder he called to check on me. As I left the trails a tanker, not dropping retardant, flew over my head & then back to towards the smoke. That plane appeared to be all white.
Keith said he seemed to be the only person at the gym paying attention to the fire. By the time we both came home there were people stopped all along the roads watching.
(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg272/mschlags/airtanker_generic1.gif)
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Happy Birthday, Ioana!
Ditto!
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MBarnum were any of your family near the East Medford fire?
The speed at which these fires were under control is truly impressive. We have barely had any rain this summer, combined with the high temps and high winds the Ashland fire spread with incredible speed. So far it is holding at 153 acres and the Medford fire at 600 acres.
Not so far as I know. Both Dan and Allen live in the suburbs, with no forest areas around, so I don't think the fires would get too close to them.
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Thanks DR Kerry. I walked our road today instead of going to the trails. Keith was out and said I probably could have gone. He saw helicopters circling the area keeping watch.
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R.I.P John Hart
(http://i.ebayimg.com/05/!BUbY8V!B2k~$(KGrHgoH-EIEjlLl09!jBKNczLKt3w~~_12.JPG)
Wasnt he the actor who played the Lone Ranger for one season between Clayton Moore's long tenure in the part?
Correct. He also played Jack Armstrong in a serial. He did tons of movie and tv.
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Sounds very scary Jane (and is since we all know how quickly things can change)!
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DR MBarnum the hills of East Medford consists of open, and currently dry, fields. I'm sure they aren't near the burn area.
Speaking of Allen, we are waiting for a Fed-ex delivery today.
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Happy Birthday, Ioana!
Ditto!
Thanks. :)
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I wonder if any of Allen's Fed Ex route is on fire. I know most of it is "country."
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Thanks, DR Jane. Jayson's temp broke this morning, and staff advised us to go ahead with the procedure, as the next opening would require waiting over a month.
The test found a hernia in his throat. In addition, they took a biopsy, for which we'll have to wait on the results. Otherwise, he appears to be comfortable. Thanks for asking.
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I know most of it is "country."
But a little bit of it is "rock & roll"??
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My errant "e" has now appeared!!!!! :D :D :D
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I think I may finally be through doing things on this "light" day. I did do a two-mile jog - I was going to do four but it was way too hot and would have been stupid to try that. Then I went and had some bacon and eggs, then shipped packages, then did some errands, then wrote a first draft of the liner notes, and did all the other package information. I'll try to finish all that by tonight and get it to the designer. So, maybe we'll announce on Friday.
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Thanks, DR Jane. Jayson's temp broke this morning, and staff advised us to go ahead with the procedure, as the next opening would require waiting over a month.
The test found a hernia in his throat. In addition, they took a biopsy, for which we'll have to wait on the results. Otherwise, he appears to be comfortable. Thanks for asking.
I'm glad he was well enough to have the procedure & is fairly comfortable. I never heard of a hernia in ones throat. Is that what they biopsied?
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In the mail, a new book to begin reading tonight. :)
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Nope. Two different issues.
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Will the hernia be removed or did they do that today?
GOOD BIOPSY REPORT VIBES FOR DH JAYSON!!!
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My computer is frozen once again & Keith is using the laptop outside. It is too hot in Keith's office for me to continue using his computer, not that I enjoy using it to begin with. It gives me a very sore left shoulder & neck. I just came to check on Jayson.
Laters
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~~~Vibes for DR DAW's DH Jayson!!~~~
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I hope Jayson feels better soon and that all tests come out fine.
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Vibes for Jayson and for Laura's kittie's eyes!
And hopeing Ioana has a wonderful birthday!
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T.O.D. Part 1
When I was in the Fourth or Fifth Grade, I made my own first raido - which was a Crystal Set. I used it quite a bit during grade school. Sadly, I believe it was lost with the Titanic.
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Thanks for the birthday wishes DR George.
And THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the DVD of GLEE! It was commercial free to, which we both appreciated. Last night we watched the pilot you sent. Keith loved it, to my pleasant surprise, and we immediately watched the season premier. If not for you we would we would have missed this show.
OMG! I totally forgot to acknowledge that I got one, too. FOR-GIVE ME, GEORGE!!!!! And thank you.
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Thanks for the birthday wishes DR George.
And THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the DVD of GLEE! It was commercial free to, which we both appreciated. Last night we watched the pilot you sent. Keith loved it, to my pleasant surprise, and we immediately watched the season premier. If not for you we would we would have missed this show.
OMG! I totally forgot to acknowledge that I got one, too. FOR-GIVE ME, GEORGE!!!!! And thank you.
You're welcome!
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Gutters are sparkling and clean, shades are fixed, and I'm done with work for the day, until later tonight when I'll proof and revise my liner notes.
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The BIG Do for the press is tomorrow at noon but I was very happy watching the rehearsal of several numbers from the show. I'm getting excited, I gotta say, about this production and I hope it's a huge success. I had a nice talk with my old friend Kevin Ligon, who plays either Shears or Robust, I forget which, and is standing by for Senator Billboard Rawkins, and got a big hug and kiss from Terri White, whom I've known since she was the original Joyce Heth, the World's oldest Woman, in the Broadway cast of BARNUM. I had several friends in the cast and one of my best freinds from college was Glen Close's dresser on the show.
Tomorrow, the lumber store first thing and then a trip to the Finians on Broadway office to finish off some paperwork and submit an invoice.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes to Our DR Nursie and All DRs in need! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DR Elmore - are we allowed to ask what the plywood is for?
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bk, the book arrived yesterday. I love the cover and can't wait to start reading it.
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DR Elmore - are we allowed to ask what the plywood is for?
I think it may be used to whack the children on the bus!
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DR Elmore - are we allowed to ask what the plywood is for?
Some of the bookshelves need support because of the weight of the books.
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DR Elmore - are we allowed to ask what the plywood is for?
I think it may be used to whack the children on the bus!
I'm getting a gun for that.
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DR Elmore - are we allowed to ask what the plywood is for?
Some of the bookshelves need support because of the weight of the books.
Ah, that makes sense.
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The BIG Do for the press is tomorrow at noon but I was very happy watching the rehearsal of several numbers from the show. I'm getting excited, I gotta say, about this production and I hope it's a huge success. I had a nice talk with my old friend Kevin Ligon, who plays either Shears or Robust, I forget which, and is standing by for Senator Billboard Rawkins, and got a big hug and kiss from Terri White, whom I've known since she was the original Joyce Heth, the World's oldest Woman, in the Broadway cast of BARNUM.
The one time I went to New York (in 1995), a bunch of us went to 88's (or was it "Eighty-Eight's"?) and Terri was one of the bartenders! I recognized her from the TV production of Nunsense with Rue McClanahan and got her autograph!
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The BIG Do for the press is tomorrow at noon but I was very happy watching the rehearsal of several numbers from the show. I'm getting excited, I gotta say, about this production and I hope it's a huge success.
:D
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Thank you DR elmore.
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I wonder if any of Allen's Fed Ex route is on fire. I know most of it is "country."
He did not deliver to us. I don't know where he is delivering these days. They guy who came today said he had one delivery up near yesterday's fire area & the roads were clear. They don't even have much smoke. May it stay that way!!!
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Happy Birthday to Ioana!
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Orb vibes for the kitties.
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And Mr John Hart wrote a lot of English dialog for Mexican and Italian films - and did a lot of dubbing for them too.
DR MBARNUM you sent me The Undertaker and His Pals. I watched it, but didn't realize that Rad was in it. I shall have to look at it again.
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Halle-freakin'-luia! ABC To Showcase New Shows With Fewer Commercials (http://us.imdb.com/news/ni1013186/)!
About three minutes of ad time will be cut from the half-hour sitcoms and about five minutes from the hour-long dramas, the Times said.
;D
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I am not liking the new girl on NCIS....and I am hoping this is temporary.
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And hopeing Ioana has a wonderful birthday!
We just spoke to her. She said thank you for all the birthday wishes. She was already pleasantly surprised by a few on my Facebook page. ;D Craig began her celebration at midnight with a cake & card. She spent the day talking to her mother & friends in Romania & then had her favorite dinner of sushi.
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Good Evening!
I have not left my apartment today. However, that's actually not such a bad thing. I could tell my body was telling me to have a low-key day.
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The BIG Do for the press is tomorrow at noon but I was very happy watching the rehearsal of several numbers from the show. I'm getting excited, I gotta say, about this production and I hope it's a huge success. I had a nice talk with my old friend Kevin Ligon, who plays either Shears or Robust, I forget which, and is standing by for Senator Billboard Rawkins, and got a big hug and kiss from Terri White, whom I've known since she was the original Joyce Heth, the World's oldest Woman, in the Broadway cast of BARNUM.
The one time I went to New York (in 1995), a bunch of us went to 88's (or was it "Eighty-Eight's"?) and Terri was one of the bartenders! I recognized her from the TV production of Nunsense with Rue McClanahan and got her autograph!
Awww... I still miss 88's. :( And Eighty-Eight's. ;) -That's where I made my official NYC cabaret debut.
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DR Elmore - are we allowed to ask what the plywood is for?
I think it may be used to whack the children on the bus!
I'm getting a gun for that.
Ah, that makes sense.
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The BIG Do for the press is tomorrow at noon but I was very happy watching the rehearsal of several numbers from the show. I'm getting excited, I gotta say, about this production and I hope it's a huge success. I had a nice talk with my old friend Kevin Ligon, who plays either Shears or Robust, I forget which, and is standing by for Senator Billboard Rawkins, and got a big hug and kiss from Terri White, whom I've known since she was the original Joyce Heth, the World's oldest Woman, in the Broadway cast of BARNUM.
The one time I went to New York (in 1995), a bunch of us went to 88's (or was it "Eighty-Eight's"?) and Terri was one of the bartenders! I recognized her from the TV production of Nunsense with Rue McClanahan and got her autograph!
She was so wonderful as Joyce Heth! I loved the original production of BARNUM.
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Glad to hear books are arriving and looking forward to comments.
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The BIG Do for the press is tomorrow at noon but I was very happy watching the rehearsal of several numbers from the show. I'm getting excited, I gotta say, about this production and I hope it's a huge success. I had a nice talk with my old friend Kevin Ligon, who plays either Shears or Robust, I forget which, and is standing by for Senator Billboard Rawkins, and got a big hug and kiss from Terri White, whom I've known since she was the original Joyce Heth, the World's oldest Woman, in the Broadway cast of BARNUM. I had several friends in the cast and one of my best freinds from college was Glen Close's dresser on the show.
Tomorrow, the lumber store first thing and then a trip to the Finians on Broadway office to finish off some paperwork and submit an invoice.
...And Kevin Ligon was also our (relatively last-minute replacement) Pirelli in Sweeney Todd at the Kennedy Center. Good guy.
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I loved the original production of BARNUM.
Me too! The only show I ever saw that I felt I had my money's worth before Act 1 started.
der Brucer
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Hmmm... Just read about another death over on Facebook - a newborn daughter of a college classmate. Very sad. Again, it just seems weird "sharing" such news over Facebook, but I'm guessing it also allows a very immediate way for her friends to pass on the condolences and support. They're currently in England, so I'm guessing that that was the most "efficient" and expedient way to get the word out. -And it was the mother of my friend who stepped in and updated her status.
-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
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... and blind kittens are not adoptable.
Meaning they will not be offered or that there will likely be no takers?
Speaking from no experience I would think a blind cat would be good pet - probably content to cuddle up for the attention. Finding the food, water, and liter box by smell should work.
der Brucer
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-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
Amazing what a busy-body aunt could do with pen and paper and aided by telephone.
der Brucer
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-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
Amazing what a busy-body aunt could do with pen and paper and aided by telephone.
der Brucer
And it's amazing just how relatively not long ago that was.
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-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
If the phone rang in the middle of the night, you just knew it was bad news.
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A big thank you to DRs Jane, George, Laura, and MBarnum! We will find out more as time goes on. It's always the waiting!!
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-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
Amazing what a busy-body aunt could do with pen and paper and aided by telephone.
der Brucer
And it's amazing just how relatively not long ago that was.
You didn't have Twitter in high school?
der Brucer
I wonder how many DRs had Autograph Books in school?
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-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
If the phone rang in the middle of the night, you just knew it was bad news.
Well, you could always:
let it go to voice mail
let the machine take it
answer the portable phone on the night stand
get out of the warm bed, find your robe and slippers, go downstirs in the chilly house and hope the phone was still ringing.
der Brucer
Remember how cold kitchen linoleum could get?
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Time to head home. Actually...it's early, but I don't care. I'm leaving now. ;)
Have a good rest of the evening, all!
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Hmmm... Just read about another death over on Facebook - a newborn daughter of a college classmate. Very sad. Again, it just seems weird "sharing" such news over Facebook, but I'm guessing it also allows a very immediate way for her friends to pass on the condolences and support. They're currently in England, so I'm guessing that that was the most "efficient" and expedient way to get the word out. -And it was the mother of my friend who stepped in and updated her status.
-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
They used the telephone for relatives and close friends and the church for everyone else.
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-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
Amazing what a busy-body aunt could do with pen and paper and aided by telephone.
der Brucer
And it's amazing just how relatively not long ago that was.
You didn't have Twitter in high school?
der Brucer
I wonder how many DRs had Autograph Books in school?
No, I didn't have Twitter in high school, but at least I had indoor plumbing and electricity.
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Glad to hear books are arriving and looking forward to comments.
Nice dedication :D
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Hmmm... Just read about another death over on Facebook - a newborn daughter of a college classmate. Very sad. Again, it just seems weird "sharing" such news over Facebook, but I'm guessing it also allows a very immediate way for her friends to pass on the condolences and support. They're currently in England, so I'm guessing that that was the most "efficient" and expedient way to get the word out. -And it was the mother of my friend who stepped in and updated her status.
-How did people share such news before Facebook? Before the internet? :-\
They used the telephone for relatives and close friends and the church for everyone else.
I still remember the phone ringing in the middle of the night when my grandfather (on my dad's side) died...
I guess what I'm really asking, pondering is whether the immediacy of sharing such news via Facebook, MySpace, email, etc., is a bad thing or a good thing. Or just something that just "is".
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I think it is a good thing as more people can be reached. I'm sorry to read about the loss of the baby, especially today as I wait for news. Keith's grandmother lost a 2 year old son & never got over it.
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Yes DR DAW, waiting is very hard. Continued vibes for good news.
'night.
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I guess what I'm really asking, pondering is whether the immediacy of sharing such news via Facebook, MySpace, email, etc., is a bad thing or a good thing. Or just something that just "is".
DR Jose - I think it's part of the "new normal," and it will take a while to get used to it. Last month when we were going through John's illness and death, I tried to be very careful not to post things before his daughters did. I pretty much let them take the lead. On the upside, my posting the obit allowed a friend to see it, who told his son, who told his mother, who is a second cousin of Richard's with whom we'd lost touch. We've now heard from her and have her address.
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And now I'm going in the other room to watch the premier of The Good Wife.
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I liked NCIS LOS ANGELES. All of the cast are very good, although the girl is the weak link. It's definitely set up on the NICS template.....but it was pretty to look at with lots of location shots in LA.
And Linda Hunt, LL Cool J, and Chris O'Donnell all did some good work. I think they will make a good team. The supporting cast - with the one exception - plays well. So we shall see. Seven people were killed in tonight's episode....that's a lot of violence in one hour.
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DR GINNY's comments really echo how I feel, I think. It's how it is now.
It is certainly nice to have information here and now - and it is easier to let people know without the pain of repeating the news in several phone calls.....and having funeral and service information available on line can be necessary when the loved one isn't from the area.....
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I think I will play some records.
Yes.....RECORDS......
a DROWSY CHAPERONE reference.
I am most intrigued still by the tidbits that MR BK is letting out about the 3-film CD!!!
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Wait, perhaps I will watch the Undertaker and His Pals starring my new Facebook friend Rad Fulton.
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I'm back. I forgot to do this earlier & before I forget,......
Definition of Indian Summer:
"Indian summer is an informal expression given to a period of sunny, warm weather in autumn in the northern hemisphere, typically in late October or early November, after the leaves have turned but before the first snowfall."
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DR Cillaliz i'm curious what you thought of the premiere of DWTS....
I thought donny osmond was amazing, although did not vote for him. He is for sure gonna be top 4. But i was surprised how much i liked him.
Donny Osmond? You must vote for Donny Osmond. Do it for me. Please.
DR Laura, i forgot to tell you Donny Osmond is on Dancing with the stars...
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Contract is here for the three-film CD, which is now two films and one theme from a third for reasons of quality.
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I'm watching a motion picture on Blu and Ray
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Jane, I was wondering when someone would mention the dedication :)
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The East Side is indeed a mess because of the United Nations and terrorist fears. Nothing can go down Lexington Avenue but selected vehicles from 59th Street to 48th Street. Given the horrible traffic, the bus took only 30 minutes between 79th and 55th, so I wasn't unhappy at all. The jammed traffic was awful and I watched an ambulance with a blaring siren have a helluva time getting through it all.
On the way back, I stopped at a lumber store and bought two sheets of playwood, which are being cut to my specifications as I type this. I will stop back tomorrow morning to pick them up.
Are you having a rack built for Mr. Barnum's next visit?
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I am not liking the new girl on NCIS....and I am hoping this is temporary.
I've seen the show, but I could have answered this even before I saw it. There is no way ON EARTH that CBS would tamper with what turned out to be their highest rated show last season. By the end of the summer, NCIS had supplanted CSI as the number one show on CBS.
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HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR IOANA, DW OF DS CRAIG!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DDIL IOANA!
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I began my evening by watching today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Fish and Kyle were on and had a sweet conversation. The beginning of what's obviously going to become a love triangle. Can't wait to see this on daytime TV.
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Then I enjoyed all over again HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. The uncompressed 5.1 audio track was VERY impressive.
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Jane, I was wondering when someone would mention the dedication :)
At least three DRs did yesterday.
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I loved the original production of BARNUM.
Me too! The only show I ever saw that I felt I had my money's worth before Act 1 started.
der Brucer
I was a stage hand when the touring show was in Iowa City (Student stage hands got union wage when a touriing show came to town) It was scary watching the first perfornance and knowing I was the one who tightened the bolt on the tight rope.
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Then, to kill some time before I began NCIS, I put in the 2004 Tony Awards DVD. Hugh Jackman hosted this year (the year he won the Tony for THE BOY FROM OZ), and I enjoyed all of his singing, dancing, and clowning (with Rod from AVENUE Q). I left it in the player because I'll continue watching it tomorrow if I have time before I start cooking lunch.
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I thought NCIS was a bit of a mess tonight. Three storylines running simultaneously with the search for Ziva/Tony's torture and interrogation, the search for Ziva's replacement, and the crime story with the dead sailor. It all dovetailed OK into the wrap-up for the episode, but it served only as a season starter for me, not a great episode of the show.
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EYE SIGHT VIBES FOR THE LITTLE KITTIES!
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George, thank you so much for the DVD of GLEE.
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G'night!
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Ok, Fire free vibes to DR Jane
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Water free vibes to DR Amy
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NCIS: LA was an OK crime drama. I guessed pretty easily who was behind the kidnapping, but the cast is attractive (the show seems a little overloaded with cast members, I thought) though I did like all three guys in the MTAC room. Chris and LL had an easy camaraderie, too, which will help make the series work. Overall, a fine premiere episode.
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Happy Birthday to Ioana
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Oh Man, VIBES TO EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THEM WHO I AM UNINTENTIONALLY FORGETTING
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Tomorrow I'll watch COMMUNITY from On Demand while I eat lunch to see if I want to continue watching it.
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Jane, I was wondering when someone would mention the dedication :)
At least three DRs did yesterday.
I missed it? I must have been tired. What pages were they on?
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Wondering whether I should eat anything else today? Just had the bacon, eggs, and toast at noon.
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And if I eat, what would I eat?
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DR Jose,
The Facebook thing is very difficult to balance. I understand not wanting bad news out so freely, but it was a god send when my nephew was having his heart surgery, both for those of us following the progress of the surgery and for Jon who was in the waiting room and was able to have the support of those of us who couldn't be there
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I think the issue is more how many friends you have. I have one friend who has one Facebook account with a lot of friends and another limited to close people who you would share that sort of news with.
Gretchen and Steve used Caringbridge.com. I'm not sure if it's just for cancer patients, but the people I know who have used it were. It's a blog with a guestbook etc. You can subscribe for updates. That was where they announced the news about Steve. It does allow posting once and notifying friends and relatives all at once
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BK I received my book and sparkling prize today and the first thing I noticed was the dedication. It made me smile
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You all will have to vote for Donny Osmond for me and let me know how he does.
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DR Jennifer,
I never really know what I think the first couple weeks of DWTS. I agree on the bottom three from last night. I love Macy Gray, but she should go home.
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I was surprised and delighted by Kelly Osbourne tonight. I'm cheering for her
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I will vote for him for you. You can follow him on abc.com
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Thank you, Cillaliz.
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Eyes are feeling heavy, so I need to hurry downstairs and go to bed.
Good night!
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VIBES TO THE KITTIES......
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I'm watching The Forgotten. Reminds me of Cold Case
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I think two of them will be ok. The other two, I'm not too sure about.
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DR Elmore - are we allowed to ask what the plywood is for?
Some of the bookshelves need support because of the weight of the books.
You need smaller books.
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Think I like Cold Case better
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Well... I think I just need a good night's sleep to clear my head and reset my body.
Goodnight.
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Sleep well DR Jose.
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DR Laura, hope the other two pull through and surprise you
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Thanks. Me too.
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I still need to order and read the previous Adriana Hofstetter mystery! I am way behind.
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DR Elmore, it's very exciting to follow you Finnian news. Thanks for sharing
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I am getting ahead of the game and asking my ASK BRUCE question today...why is that on the KRITZERLAND.COM site, under "shop by catagory" it does not list "Books"?
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Second ASK BK question: In order to find the section of Kritzerland.com I had to do a google search for the book title. There must be an easier way....also, the only book title on the website that you can click on is the newest book...can you not order the previous books from the website?
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3rd ASK BK question...can I order the paperback version from you? (I am not cheap, I am poor).
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George, thank you so much for the DVD of GLEE.
My pleasure!
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Jane, I was wondering when someone would mention the dedication :)
That's great, BK! I actually didn't look past the title page...until now.
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I missed it? I must have been tired. What pages were they on?
Turns out my memory is faulty. Most DRs yesterday were talking about the inscription. But DR TCB did mention the dedication in Post #251 yesterday [page 9]. :)
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Jane, I was wondering when someone would mention the dedication :)
First thing I look at when I open a book.
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HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR IOANA, DW OF DS CRAIG!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DDIL IOANA!
Thanks, and also
HAPPY BIRTH TO OUR NEW LITTLE GRAND NEPHEW, 8LBS 5 OZ! :) :) :)
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Double thanks DR Cilla.
Continued eye vibes for the kittens!!!
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DR Elmore, it's very exciting to follow you Finnian news. Thanks for sharing
It sure is :)
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West Coasters -
Try "the forgotton", ABC at 10PM
der Brucer
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HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR IOANA, DW OF DS CRAIG!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DDIL IOANA!
Thanks, and also
HAPPY BIRTH TO OUR NEW LITTLE GRAND NEPHEW, 8LBS 5 OZ! :) :) :)
How exactly is that name pronounced? ;D
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Vibes to Jayson & anyone else in need.
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We have had a very busy evening hosting a big house party/fundraiser for Bill Bradbury, the man we're hoping will be Oregon's next Governor. He is a very sweet, caring and immensely intelligent man who has had a lot of trials and tribulations in his life and I'm proud to call him a friend.
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West Coasters -
Try "the forgotton", ABC at 10PM
der Brucer
It just started. I'm also recording "The Good Wife."
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I am getting ahead of the game and asking my ASK BRUCE question today...why is that on the KRITZERLAND.COM site, under "shop by catagory" it does not list "Books"?
It was too late to add a "books" category to the menu bar without completely redesigning it, which I didn't want to do. So, it's under "Fun" - but at some point we'll figure out a better way.
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Second ASK BK question: In order to find the section of Kritzerland.com I had to do a google search for the book title. There must be an easier way....also, the only book title on the website that you can click on is the newest book...can you not order the previous books from the website?
The others will become live at some point - a page has to be done for each of them and we haven't had time to do them yet. So, for now if you want any of the other books, just drop me a line.
And yes, you can order paperbacks of both Murder At The Grove and the latest. It's 14.98 per book, plus 4.95 for shipping (can do two books for that one shipping price). But you have to order directly via paypal, just like pre-ordering a CD.
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Just wanted to say hello.
By this weekend I hope to have some energy, and maybe sleep less after work.
Have a great Wednesday everyone.
Lots of good happy vibes. (hey, there's no happy smiley face) ;D
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I watched "The Forgotten" and now am watching "The Good Wife." So far, both are pretty good. :)