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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were leopard-spotted, and now it is time for you to post until the leopard-spotted cows come home - they'll be home just as soon as the cow-spotted leopards come home.
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And the word of the day is: RUSTICATE!
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Sunday morning greetings! Have I ever been the first post after BK?
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We are up and about for this milestone day in Richard's encore career. On a regular Sunday, we'd have been on the road for an hour already, so this seems pretty relaxed.
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Sunday is a work day. And I have a class so i will be home late. And my car is going in the shop, so my nephew is driving us to work today.
Oy!
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What interesting movies are discussed in The Notes today.
I am glad DRMBARNUM's envelope arrived at his home yesterday....and that he enjoys the contents.
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And the word of the day is: RUSTICATE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: A WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY
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Wow, have i ever been second? At 9am?
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Yesterday I received from Amazon.com (after some delay) a box set entitled Classic Sci Fi TV. Some of the contents I have on other DVD's but much of it was new to me.
I watched Scott McCloud Space Angel - which includes music from WAR OF THE SATELLITES, a completely useless and self important show called CAPTAIN Z-RO (there are 24 episodes of this thing written by and starring Roy Steffens and at least featuring a nice looking sidekick played by Bruce Haynes), and other delights which I will be watching tomorrow while my car is in the shop and I am trapped at home.
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Not sure how much snow there will be tonight (i'm hoping none).
It depends how much falls as rain. But they are now only saying a cm or 2 a day (this week). So i will have to find my boots probably. But at least i won't have to shovel!
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A message from Captain Z-Ro
http://www.captain-z-ro.com/message.html
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Good morning, all! I am awake, the laundry's in the washers and I will shortly mop and vacuum while everything's in the dryers. This morning I got from Brent Barrett one more chart needing an "additional orchestration" for his Birdland gig on Dec 13 and 14. The one inquiry I've not had answered is, when's the band rehearsal?
So, I guess part of my day will be laying out the five charts I need to do for Brent's show, and finishing up THE MOST HAPPY FELLA Act Two. At some point I ned to look up some Lehman Engel thoughts on the Lena Horne show JAMAICA for Kate Baldwin, who's singing at Feinstein's on Dec 13, and email them to her.
DR Ginny, congrats to DH Richard today! I hope the ceremony is festive and his ordination leaves no scars. Please tell him I send my best wshes.
Back to work!
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Ooh, Arnold is 2 away from a pretty major milestone
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Good morning, DR fjl! Thanks again for a wonderful holiday.
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Arnold - I dropped your name as my being a fellow HHW-er with you when I had to e-mail Craig last night. Hope I didn't over-step by doing that.
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Hi Larry - we had a great time, too - always loads of fun to spend time with you
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Good Morning. Sugar is telling me it's time for a walk; my body is screaming that it is not ready yet. I think I'll listen to Sugar.
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DR GEORGE I had mixed feelings about Paragraph 175 - but then I had to tell myself, these are real people telling real stories, not actors reading made up stuff. It was difficult to watch in some parts.
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Yes, congrats to RICHARD today!
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DR JOSE has a tree in the window. I think I will do the switchover to Christmas music at the World of Wisdom today.
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Good morning!
Another crisp, cold morning which made walking exhilarating. There are clouds in the sky, but they don't appear to be rain clouds, so it should be a nice day.
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I do plan to put up my Christmas tree later today, hopefully after I've finished my work project.
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Here are the lovely Broadway World articles on the two-parter A LITTLE SITE MUSIC, or EVERY DAY A LITTLE NET.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_One_20000101
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_Two_20000101
And this from Frank Rizzo, theatre critic for the Hartford Courant:
http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/11/thumbs-up-on-youtube-spoof-on.html
And this one's a blog I'd never seen before, but it's very very nice:
http://www.lemonwade.com/2009/11/25/a-little-site-music-brilliant/
As Jose may have heard if he's spoken with his friend Jim whose firm did the videos, sometimes comedy is (a) very hard; and (b) all about timing. Jim's firm BTW got a really nice mention in the two Broadway World articles
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Arnold - I dropped your name as my being a fellow HHW-er with you when I had to e-mail Craig last night. Hope I didn't over-step by doing that.
Not at All. He knows that I post here all the time.
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With nothing but bonus features left on LOST, I hope to have the review finished and posted by the time I go to bed tonight. Not sure if I'll be able to finish all of those bonuses this afternoon. LOST UNIVERSITY may be a huge database. I just don't know as I haven't explored it at all yet. I was saving it for last and watching the other self-contained featurettes on various aspects of the show.
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And I believe this post gets me to a certain Millstone on this site. That is All.
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I guess I'll have a MONK episode to watch while I eat lunch. Then I'll have this week's episode also on the DVR.
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BROTHERS & SISTERS (and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES which I don't watch any more) have new episodes tonight. Of coruse, DEXTER does, too, which I'll be watching in close to real time.
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Kerry - Isn't the old song:
I'm only doing it for Sugar
[etc]
When I do things for Sugar
It just kind of does things for me
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Congrats on the millstone, Arnold!
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Floors mopped and vacuuming of the living area to follow. In about 15 minutes the clothes should be dry.
DRfjl, did you all have a truffle?
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Many congrats to DR Ginny's Dear Richard!
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Larry - No truffles yet. Looking forward to them , and we want to savor them by not mixing them with the leftover desserts from Thanksgiving Day.
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I see a sci fi story here. "Day of the Truffles": strange bulbous creatures appear, supposedly from the planet Godiva, and anyone they touch becomes a horriblyoverweight sugar addict before collapsing in a diabetic coma. It sounds like my life.
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I remember the book "Hooray for Me" where everyone heard "diabetes" as "diet beetles."
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CONGRATULATIONS TO GINNY'S DH RICHARD
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Here are the lovely Broadway World articles on the two-parter A LITTLE SITE MUSIC, or EVERY DAY A LITTLE NET.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_One_20000101
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_Two_20000101
And this from Frank Rizzo, theatre critic for the Hartford Courant:
http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/11/thumbs-up-on-youtube-spoof-on.html
And this one's a blog I'd never seen before, but it's very very nice:
http://www.lemonwade.com/2009/11/25/a-little-site-music-brilliant/
As Jose may have heard if he's spoken with his friend Jim whose firm did the videos, sometimes comedy is (a) very hard; and (b) all about timing. Jim's firm BTW got a really nice mention in the two Broadway World articles
DR fjl, you're becoming quite a celebrity! Excellent.
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Congrats to DH Richard!
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Apparently I forgot what day it was when I went to sleep last night, I set my alarm which went off at 6:30 AM. LOL. It took me a few minutes and hitting snooze a couple times before I realized it was Sunday and I don't have to go to the office....well I'm going to go to the office, but I don't HAVE to go to the office
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I'm hopping off-line now and writing for a little bit before heading down to get laundry ready for washing and to start back up with the bonus features on LOST.
WBBL.
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Thanks for the links, DR FJL! What fun!
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I'm down to getting a writing desk for the office library and a tv for the waiting room. I'm thinking a 26 inch - I'm going to mount it on the wall, so you need to be able to look up at it and see a clear picture. Any suggestions? I'm looking for inexpensive but still a picture that is half way decent
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Congratulations to Richard for today's festivities!
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Thanks, Larry and Jrand
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Congrats to DR ARNOLDMBROCKMAN on his milestone posting number!
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And now I am off to work to put Mr Brent Barrett's Christmas CD in the music rotation!
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Oh well.
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How can one NOT enjoy Mark Forest, Jrand! 8)
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Sunday morning greetings! Have I ever been the first post after BK?
Yes--today.
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Cilla, yes we are also thinking Nancy's murder was not random. I mentioned her "always open" door in one of my first posts--we had actually talked to her about it. It wasn't just unlocked all the time, it was open, so that Bodhi, her Golden Retriever could come and go as he pleased.
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We heard from some other neighbors that her I-pod had been stolen last week, she thought by some teen who lives behind her. I hope the cops are following up on that lead.
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The floors are mopped, living area vacuumed, and the laundry finished. Now to write some music.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And it's a beautiful Sunday morning here in NYC. :)
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I really think I fell asleep just a few minutes, if not seconds, after getting into bed last night. And a solid eight and a half hours later, I woke up. :)
I did spend a bit of time in bed listening to NPR - I always tune in for "The Puzzler" on "Weekend Edition" - but then I put on my floor and started my day. Some cleaning, some grocery shopping, some cooking, some breakfasting (alas, not "on croissants and café au lait" - anyone else get that reference?), some more cleaning, and some laundry-ing. All in all, a very good morning so far. And I since it is such a nice day - temps in the upper-50s, I'm gonna try to get out of here in a bit and spend some time in the sun.
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DR JMK - ~~~~~NERVE-CALMING AND ANXIETY-ALLEVIATING VIBES TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COMMUNITY~~~~~
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Isn't The Puzzler on Car Talk?
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DR FJL - Congrats on those great mentions!!!
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Hmm.... I still have some fresh cranberries to use up... A crostata? tart? Hmmm....
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Thanks, Jose.
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Sounds like Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper are together again for New Year's Eve. Excellent!
I have no more news.
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No one got their Pressure Point CDs? I'll bet the post office just sat on them until Friday.
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I'm up - had a nice night's sleep with very peculiar dreams - not bad, just peculiar.
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An odd version of "Miller's Son" - sung by a young man lying in his bed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c5rkIttD4U
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SPOO!!!!! (http://mashable.com/2009/11/29/live-twitter-billboard/)
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Welcome nine GUESTS.
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Good Afternoon!
And now that the second load of clothes are in the dryer, I believe it's time to get out of the apartment for a bit.
Laters...
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The sun is out - looks a little windy. I'll step outside in a few minutes and see how chilly it is - I'd like to jog today.
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Back from a two-mile jog to find NO POSTS since before I left? I'm afraid that will NOT do, oh, no, that will NOT do.
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A little excitement in TCB's hood:
4 POLICE OFFICERS SHOT DEAD NEAR WASHINGTON STATE AIR FORCE BASE (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,577691,00.html)
SEATTLE — Four police officers were shot dead in an ambush at a Washington state coffee house, a sheriff's official said Sunday.
The attack occurred east of McChord Air Force Base in Parkland, Wash.
Authorities said two suspects entered Forza Coffee Co. and opened fire on the four police officers who were sitting inside, Fox affiliate q13fox.com reported.
Police are now searching for the two suspects, one white male and one black male, q13Fox.com reported.
The officers were going over paper work before starting their day shift when they were killed, q13fox.com reported.
"It was just a flat out ambush," Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer told The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash.
Investigators believe the officers were targeted, and it was not a robbery, Troyer said.
der Brucer
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The notes posed:How many of you have a leopard-spotted dickie or any dickie?
I have two tutleneck dickies - one forest green, the other gold.
der Brucer
They are intended to be worn under wild silk print shirts and are often accompanied by double-knit bell bottoms.
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Jose - Thanks for linking the videos on twitter.
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BK - you is warned!
LATIMES (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/hollywood-christmas-parade-brings-numerous-road-closures.html)
Hollywood Christmas Parade brings numerous road closures
November 29, 2009 | 7:43 am
The 2009 Hollywood Christmas Parade gets underway at 6 p.m. today, with soap opera actress Susan Lucci on board as grand marshal.
The parade will cause numerous road closures, including:
-- Hollywood Boulevard, from La Brea Avenue to Orange Street, at 6 a.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- Hawthorn, De Longpre and Fountain avenues, from La Brea Avenue to Highland Avenue, at 1 p.m. Streets reopen at 9 p.m.
-- Lanewood Avenue, from La Brea Avenue to Orange Street, at 1 p.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- El Cerrito Place, from Hollywood Boulevard to Franklin Avenue, at 1 p.m. Reopens at 8 p.m.
-- Sycamore Avenue and Orange Street, from Franklin Avenue to Fountain Avenue, at 1 p.m. They reopen at 9 p.m.
-- West Sunset Boulevard, from La Brea Avenue to Highland Avenue, at 1 p.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- East side of La Brea Avenue, from Hollywood Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 7 p.m.
-- Highland Avenue, from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Hollywood Boulevard, from Highland Avenue to Gower Street, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Vine Street, from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Sunset Boulevard, from Highland Avenue to Gower Street, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Sunset Boulevard, from Highland Avenue to La Brea Avenue, at 3 p.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- 101 Freeway northbound and southbound off-ramps at Cahuenga Boulevard and Highland Avenue will be closed at 3 p.m. They reopen at 10 p.m.
der Brucer
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And the word of the day is: RUSTICATE!
I loved that movie, THE A-RUSTICATES!
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Is that TCB in Seattle?
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-11/50752740.jpg)
der Brucer
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A message from Captain Z-Ro
http://www.captain-z-ro.com/message.html
He looks like the guy that used to try to give candy to kids at our playfield.
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Welcome Back TCB-
And Thanks For All The Travel Notes on your Long Journey
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(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-11/50748328.jpg)
Plam trees, fireworks, and christmas lights - it must be Southern California.
der Brucer
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Is that TCB in Seattle?
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-11/50752740.jpg)
der Brucer
Is he working the bus stop again?
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I'm pondering my note to my brothers about the property in Ohio. Taxes are due in February.
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Is that TCB in Seattle?
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-11/50752740.jpg)
der Brucer
Is he working the bus stop again?
No, he is standing outside the Elliott Bay Book Co. selling copies of the "Real Change" newspaper in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood.
der Brucer
Working the bus stop is his evening job
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Here are the lovely Broadway World articles on the two-parter A LITTLE SITE MUSIC, or EVERY DAY A LITTLE NET.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_One_20000101
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_Two_20000101
And this from Frank Rizzo, theatre critic for the Hartford Courant:
http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/11/thumbs-up-on-youtube-spoof-on.html
And this one's a blog I'd never seen before, but it's very very nice:
http://www.lemonwade.com/2009/11/25/a-little-site-music-brilliant/
As Jose may have heard if he's spoken with his friend Jim whose firm did the videos, sometimes comedy is (a) very hard; and (b) all about timing. Jim's firm BTW got a really nice mention in the two Broadway World articles
Bravo to Fred! Bravo to Jan! Bravo to Jim and his firm!
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I'm pondering my note to my brothers about the property in Ohio. Taxes are due in February.
Have you notepaper sturdy enough to withstand the poison pen?
der Brucer
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Congratulations, DR Arnold!
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Woody's contribution to today's cultural ambiance was remarking on the song playing on the radio on his drive home:
She said I’m going out with my girlfriends
Margaritas at the Holiday Inn
Lord have mercy, my only thought
Was Tequila makes her clothes fall off
Now if rhyming "thought" with "fall off" makes you cringe, wait till you hear the "tablecloth" - "clothes fall off" rhyme!
der Brucer
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I did have a few more bonus features to watch on LOST. There was an interesting day with Nestor Carbonell who plays Richard Alpert on the show. It was the last day of shooting, and since Richard plays parts in both the 1977 and 2007 sequences of the last episode, he had to be there from before 7 a.m. in the morning until the production wrapped at 2:20 a.m. the next morning. He did look exhausted by the end but everyone seemed thrilled to have another season finished and looking forward to the last one.
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I had weird dreams last night, too. I dreamed I was in college trying to find out what the required books were for the classes I was taking, but not being able to buy them because I had no credit card. It was a MISERABLY unhappy dream; the idea of showing up to class on the first day and not being prepared is what I call a terrible nightmare.
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Back to LOST bonus features. Like the other sets, there is a succession of behind-the-scenes featurettes on various stunts for half a dozen or so of the episodes. Always interesting to see this.
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The one item I couldn't explore was LOST University which, as I suspected, does not go on-line util street date - December 8th. So, all I have are the publicity releases describing what it is, but there's no way I can test functionality or content until well after the review goes up later tonight.
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When I finished my LOST work, I continued with MIDNIGHT LACE whch I had started watching the middle of last week. Always a good little thriller, no matter how many times I've seen it.
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Next, I watched another episode of SUPERNATURAL from the fourth season Blu-ray set. This was the one about a siren working wiles on unsuspecting townsfolk causing them to kill their nearest and dearest. Naturally the siren comes after Dean and Sam. A very good episode.
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I was going to start MONK next, but I noticed on the DVR that I had recorded last Thursday night's SUPERNATURAL rerun, and so I started watching it. It was about the arrival of the first of the Four Horsemen - War. He had turned a town upon itself by making everyone believe the others were demons. I only got about halfway through it, so I'll finish it when I go back down.
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Page Four Dance!!!
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I'll likely watch ANGELS & DEMONS tonight on Blu-ray since that arrived on Friday. I thought the book began very well and then deteriorated badly in the second half. I'll be curious to see how the movie holds up.
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I guess I'll get busy finishing up my writing assignment before heading back down and watching some fun things tonight.
WBBL.
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I'll likely watch ANGELS & DEMONS tonight on Blu-ray since that arrived on Friday. I thought the book began very well and then deteriorated badly in the second half. I'll be curious to see how the movie holds up.
Because of the rambling second half, the screen writers had a chance to tighten up the story - I hope they did.
der Brucer
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RAPID HEALING VIBES for Our Jane - prayers were said today by some Long Island Lutherans on her behalf
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I hope that TCB will soon post some photos from his wonderful cruise
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It was lovely day today - I wish I had another 4 days off - somehow too many things still did not get done
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MOST HAPPY FELLA Act Two is all ready to be turned in and I can now proceed to other projects. I need some food first.
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RAPID HEALING VIBES for Our Jane - prayers were said today by some Long Island Lutherans on her behalf
Hey, DR vixmom! How was the big dance? Did the vixter have fun?
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I delivered a box o' CDs to the local dealer and happily he's taking a large amount of our new release - a very good thing. I was a little concerned about doing 1500 of these - new territory for me, but it looks like we'll be okay, as I think over 1000 of them are already spoken for.
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I had an egg salad and bacon sandwich and onion rings for lunch and now I'm ready to settle in with Red Cliff Part Two.
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We are back from Lima, where Richard was duly ordained to the Anglican Province of America priesthood. In addition to the local parishioners, we were joined today by members of my extended family and his, by friends from Middletown, by representatives from other Lima churches, by the priest from our former church in Cincinnati and his family, and by one of Richard's seminary classmates who flew in from Florida just for the occasion. Of course, the Bishop and his wife were there from Indiana, too. The potluck luncheon afterwards was fantastic - even my "extra crispy" pecan pie disappeared!
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Thank you DRs Elmore, JRand, FJL, ArnoldMBrockman, Cillaliz, and Laura for the wishes that I will pass along to Richard!
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Has anyone heard from DR Jane or DH Keith today? Just thinking of her and wondering how she's doing
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RAPID HEALING VIBES for Our Jane - prayers were said today by some Long Island Lutherans on her behalf
And some NW Ohio Anglicans (accompanied by some Methodists, Episcopalians, and Roman Catholics!)
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Congrats to DR Ginny's Richard.
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Also new on tv tonight: THE AMAZING RACE. Who will be in the F3??
I'm not sure if i'll get to watch any of my shows tonight. The tv in my bedroom (where i have my PVR) won't turn on since the power outage. It's had problems (only with the off/on switch). So i'm really hoping it will turn on tonight!
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I think Jane is resting - heard from Keith yesterday.
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I've had a sandwich, which was very tasty, and now I'm ready to tackle another project, perhaps the Christmas party charts for the School of Ethical Culture.
Today, after my Sunday morning ritual of sacred music by Mozart, Beethoven, and Stravinsky, I finally listened to Christmas albums: Brent Barrett's, the NYC Gay Men's Chorus, and Emmylou Harris were today's choices.
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I just had some roast beef with potatoes and carrots. Very tasty and enough left-overs to last for a few days. Now I need to do some research for a motion that must be filed tomorrow
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Well, I need to put it together sometime tonight...
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Despite the tons of purell I used over the weekend, I think i caught my dad's cold.
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I am now going to attempt to post multiple photos:
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Nice photos, thanks for sharing!
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I think tonight I will watch the Peter O'Toole vdeo of Sheridan le Fanu's UNCLE SILAS, titled DARK ANGEL. I'm very sleepy at the moment and maybe something suspenseful will wake me up.
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DR Ginny, you and Richard look like you're about to audition for Father and Mother Christmas.
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Well, DR Elmore, I did wear purple for the first Sunday in Advent!
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Page four?
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Thanks, DR Cillaliz. When our niece, Jennifer, took the picture of us she said we were cute. Be sure to tell Samantha.
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Today I was at church, then we went to see a show at Phoenix Theater.
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Page five?
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Thanks, DR Cillaliz. When our niece, Jennifer, took the picture of us she said we were cute. Be sure to tell Samantha.
LOL, I will, she still thinks you're cute
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DR TCB - TV ALERT------ ROBERT BALLARD IS ON 60 MINUTES> I missed part of it, but they were talking about the TItanic when I tuned in
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Watching Red Cliff Part Two, which is every bit as good as part one, and that's pretty great. Another hour to go.
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We have a refrigerator full of Thanksgiving leftovers, so what did we have for supper tonight? Shaddock's pizza, of course!
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Ginny, I loved the photos. Please give Richard my heartfelt congratulations.
(I could have sworn I read that your mother was being ordained!)
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DR TCB - TV ALERT------ ROBERT BALLARD IS ON 60 MINUTES> I missed part of it, but they were talking about the TItanic when I tuned in
Thank you, Cilla, I hope I can stay awake that long. This cold is a real doozy.
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Thanks, DR TCB! My husband was ordained, but my mother was there, having just celebrated her 91st birthday 2 days ago.
I hope you feel better soon!
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Thanks, DR TCB! My husband was ordained, but my mother was there, having just celebrated her 91st birthday 2 days ago.
I hope you feel better soon!
Belated Birthday Wishes to your mother, Ginny.
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Thank you, DR TCB. Also in attendance today was our little friend, Monica. She and my mother share their Nov. 27 birthday, but Monica is 88 years younger than Mom.
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Our whole area is reeling from the murder of four of our police officers.
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It just dawned on me that I am totally exhausted so I'm going to power down for the night. See y'all tomorrow!
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First Photos:
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/Italy044.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/Italy070.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/Italy104.jpg)
and for Laura, my hotel room carpet.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/Italy091.jpg)
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LOL. Great photos!
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LOL. Great photos!
Thanks, Laura.
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Done with Red Cliff Part Two - these two films are everything Bravehart wishes it could have been. This is an EPIC in the same way the great 70mm epics of old were. It is filled with trademark John Woo bits (but with swords instead of guns), and the performances are wonderful. Don't know if it's available on DVD in region one, but if it is get it. But be warned - for the US theatrical release they combined both parts into one 150 minute movie, so you're basically missing an entire film. Don't, repeat don't get that.
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What else to watch, that's the question.
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How did I get a photo of JMK's new house?
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/Italy113.jpg)
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G'night!
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How did I get a photo of JMK's new house?
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/Italy113.jpg)
The roof on that one is in much better shape than our potential new house. ;)
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Greetings all. I have returned from Long Island after a very nice and relaxing Thanksgiving.
Anthony is still on the Island because tomorrow morning he has Jury Duty.
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Congrats to wonderful Richard on his ordination!!!
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I'm glad to hear Jane is in recovery and sleeping it off.
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Good House Vibes to JMK
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Dear Tom, the pictures are fun so far, especially that one of you photographing yourself.
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Not much else to say right now. I'm tired after the (short) train ride. I actually have 4 days when I have nothing to do!!! What shall I do? I have errands to run tomorrow so I will not not be sitting contemplating my navel, I know that.
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Well, now I've seen a film version of UNCLE SILAS abd I still think the heroine is an absolute twit. I would have brained the evil governess with a candlestick as soon as all hell began breaking loose and Uncle Silas would have been dead by the time he threw his tantrums at me. God, she was a passive twit. Even her escape from madness and murder is engineered by the gamekeeper's daughter and the "true love" whose arms she ends up in is a complete cypher. I think Le Fanu did better with his short stories. Peter O'Toole, looking like a really jaded Ted Chapin, was fun and the ending, wherein Silas' son Dudley beats to death the evil Madame la Rougierre while thinking he's killing the heroine, is a hoot.
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BK - you is warned!
LATIMES (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/hollywood-christmas-parade-brings-numerous-road-closures.html)
Hollywood Christmas Parade brings numerous road closures
November 29, 2009 | 7:43 am
The 2009 Hollywood Christmas Parade gets underway at 6 p.m. today, with soap opera actress Susan Lucci on board as grand marshal.
The parade will cause numerous road closures, including:
-- Hollywood Boulevard, from La Brea Avenue to Orange Street, at 6 a.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- Hawthorn, De Longpre and Fountain avenues, from La Brea Avenue to Highland Avenue, at 1 p.m. Streets reopen at 9 p.m.
-- Lanewood Avenue, from La Brea Avenue to Orange Street, at 1 p.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- El Cerrito Place, from Hollywood Boulevard to Franklin Avenue, at 1 p.m. Reopens at 8 p.m.
-- Sycamore Avenue and Orange Street, from Franklin Avenue to Fountain Avenue, at 1 p.m. They reopen at 9 p.m.
-- West Sunset Boulevard, from La Brea Avenue to Highland Avenue, at 1 p.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- East side of La Brea Avenue, from Hollywood Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 7 p.m.
-- Highland Avenue, from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Hollywood Boulevard, from Highland Avenue to Gower Street, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Vine Street, from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Sunset Boulevard, from Highland Avenue to Gower Street, at 4 p.m. Reopens at 9 p.m.
-- Sunset Boulevard, from Highland Avenue to La Brea Avenue, at 3 p.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.
-- 101 Freeway northbound and southbound off-ramps at Cahuenga Boulevard and Highland Avenue will be closed at 3 p.m. They reopen at 10 p.m.
der Brucer
This, I think, like Daylight Savings Time, just gets earlier and earlier and earlier each year - it's pathetic. I believe they used to have it, in the classic days, a couple of weeks before Christmas or at least in the MONTH in which Christmas occurs.
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I spy a Jane or a Keith. All is right with the world if our Jane has returned to us.
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The best laid plans department:
I had planned on watching ANGELS & DEMONS tonight on Blu-ray. A lengthy phone call made the starting hour too late for me to be able to be finished with it in order to see DEXTER. So, it'll be tomorrow's leisure movie.
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Page Six Dance!!!
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So, instead, I watched the Alister Sim version of SCROOGE. I've seen this many times, but tonight, I got wildly emotional (really choked up) when Scrooge arrives at Fred's house and two of his friends are singing "Barbara Allen." I don't know why it affected me so profoundly this year, but it did.
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I also finished that episode of SUPERNATURAL that I had started. I remembered the ending very clearly, but I still enjoyed seeing it again.
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Then I watched tonight's DEXTER episode. Another corker, very gripping and some shocking scenes in next week's previews.
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Since I am fresh out of review material, tomorrow looks to be a day off. Yes, I'm supposed to get the sequel to A NIGHT IN THE MUSEUM this week, but who knows if or when it will arrive? I suspect the Criterion releases for the rest of December will also arrive this week, maybe tomorrow.
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Well, my evening internet surf was very brief, and now I'm ready to head downstairs and go to bed.
Good night!
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Hi.
The computer had a check up. Now all is well.
;D
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Picked up Pressure Point on Friday at the post office.
Very nice music. Very strange titles. Very nice music.
8)
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The minimalist Christmas decor is up.
2 strings of multi lights for the front window.
Small Radko tree decorated with copper dipped leaves, glass pinecones, glass hearts, silver disco balls, 2009 ornament, peace sign ornament, and my Murano tree topper.
1 table with a Santa, a pinecone from outside, and a just purchased Nutcracker from Germany.
Last but not least the 3 Santa hats always go on the white ceramic tiger and leopards.
And I'm done with the holiday ambiance.
::) ;D
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PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS FOR THE WEEK FOR EVERYBODY. :)
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Has anyone seen THIS (http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.cfm?colid=87600) Broadway.com video?? It features a segment with the WSMA Brent Barrett and he talks about his upcoming show at Birdland and sings songs (in the "studio") from his brand new Christmas CD (from Kritzerland)! His segment starts at about 8:40. :D
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Here are the lovely Broadway World articles on the two-parter A LITTLE SITE MUSIC, or EVERY DAY A LITTLE NET.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_One_20000101
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_A_Little_Site_Music_Act_Two_20000101
And this from Frank Rizzo, theatre critic for the Hartford Courant:
http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/11/thumbs-up-on-youtube-spoof-on.html
And this one's a blog I'd never seen before, but it's very very nice:
http://www.lemonwade.com/2009/11/25/a-little-site-music-brilliant/
As Jose may have heard if he's spoken with his friend Jim whose firm did the videos, sometimes comedy is (a) very hard; and (b) all about timing. Jim's firm BTW got a really nice mention in the two Broadway World articles
Congrats to FJL and Company on all the accolades!
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Night. ;)
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We could use some major vibage. I alluded to some of the challenges we've been facing. Well tonight our main drain out to the sewer starting backing up. This could be a very expensive repair.
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Finished my second movie on Blu-Ray and am done with viewing. So, I'll just take a hot shower and listen to music and do stuff.
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We could use some major vibage. I alluded to some of the challenges we've been facing. Well tonight our main drain out to the sewer starting backing up. This could be a very expensive repair.
~~~SUPER DRAIN VIBES FOR DR JMK AND FAMILY!!~~~
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Good Evening!
-It really is amazing just how much I can get done in one day when I actually start my day before 10:30am. ;)
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So... After cleaning the kitchen and doing three loads of laundry, I went ahead and headed out for a walk. It was a gorgeous afternoon, and even though the sun was already low in the sky at 3:00(?!?!?), I managed to get a good hour and a half of daylight before I hopped on the subway for the ride back uptown. And during the course of my three-mile walk, I was happy to see that two of my favorite restaurants had finally re-opened after some lengthy renovations. :)
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Sounds like Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper are together again for New Year's Eve. Excellent!
Nice!
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...And since I had purchased a "Family Pack" of ground turkey this morning at the grocery store, I went ahead an cooked a bit pot of chili, as well as some jalapeño-cheddar cornbread. My friends, Bradley and Jennifer, came over to help cut down on the leftovers. ;)
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And that's where I've been and what I've been doing for the past couple of hours, so... Now...
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We are back from Lima, where Richard was duly ordained to the Anglican Province of America priesthood. In addition to the local parishioners, we were joined today by members of my extended family and his, by friends from Middletown, by representatives from other Lima churches, by the priest from our former church in Cincinnati and his family, and by one of Richard's seminary classmates who flew in from Florida just for the occasion. Of course, the Bishop and his wife were there from Indiana, too. The potluck luncheon afterwards was fantastic - even my "extra crispy" pecan pie disappeared!
Congrats to DH Richard!
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I don't think I've seen this mentioned already, but if it has, my apologies for the duplication. But if this is still new news...
CONGRATS TO BK AND KRITZERLAND FOR HAVING THREE(!) CD MAKE PLAYBILL.COM'S
ON THE RECORD: HOLIDAY GIFT LIST OF 2009 (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134881-ON-THE-RECORD-Holiday-Gift-List-of-2009)
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We could use some major vibage. I alluded to some of the challenges we've been facing. Well tonight our main drain out to the sewer starting backing up. This could be a very expensive repair.
...As the real reasons for wanting to move come to the surface.. ;)
~~~~~FREE-FLOWING DRAIN VIBES TO DR JMK'S DRAIN~~~~~
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CONGRATS TO DR GINNY'S DH RICHARD ON HIS ORDINATION!!!
-What is his exact title now? How should he be announced/addressed?
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DR Ben - Do you and/or Anthony have the capability - equipment - to transfer something from VHS to DVD?
Are any other DRs so equipped, so to speak?
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DR TCB - Great and Fun Pictures!!! Looking forward to seeing the rest of your sights.
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Despite the tons of purell I used over the weekend, I think i caught my dad's cold.
~~~~~COLD-AWAY VIBES TO DR CILLALIZ~~~~~
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We could use some major vibage. I alluded to some of the challenges we've been facing. Well tonight our main drain out to the sewer starting backing up. This could be a very expensive repair.
Oy! As if you don't have enough poop going on.....
VIBES THAT ALL GOES BETTER~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Despite the tons of purell I used over the weekend, I think i caught my dad's cold.
~~~~~COLD-AWAY VIBES TO DR CILLALIZ~~~~~
Thanks...I'm hoping...
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Jose - Thanks for linking the videos on twitter.
You're very welcome, Fred.
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Despite the tons of purell I used over the weekend, I think i caught my dad's cold.
~~~~~COLD-AWAY VIBES TO DR CILLALIZ~~~~~
Thanks...I'm hoping...
*And, just remember... As some health officials have "warned"... Purel not only kills the "bad" germs, but it also kills the "good" ones.
In the meantime, try to refrain from touching your face - especially your eyelids - with your fingers. Or something like that. ::)
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Today I was at church, then we went to see a show at Phoenix Theater.
What show did you see?
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As for tonight's "The Amazing Race"....
I'm happy with the Final Three. It's definitely going to be an interesting finale/finish.
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DR Ben - Do you and/or Anthony have the capability - equipment - to transfer something from VHS to DVD?
Are any other DRs so equipped, so to speak?
I can...unless the video is copy-guarded.
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DR Ben - Do you and/or Anthony have the capability - equipment - to transfer something from VHS to DVD?
Are any other DRs so equipped, so to speak?
I can...unless the video is copy-guarded.
Nope. I just want to get my college recitals transferred to DVD, so they're "homegrown". I guess we could barter mug(s). ;)
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Despite the tons of purell I used over the weekend, I think i caught my dad's cold.
~~~~~COLD-AWAY VIBES TO DR CILLALIZ~~~~~
Thanks...I'm hoping...
*And, just remember... As some health officials have "warned"... Purel not only kills the "bad" germs, but it also kills the "good" ones.
In the meantime, try to refrain from touching your face - especially your eyelids - with your fingers. Or something like that. ::)
I'm feeling a little better tonight. I've been relaxing a bit. I also did some work on something I've been stressed out about. I'll easily be able to finish what I need to do at the office tomorrow. So that's a big relief. I should go to bed, but I'm not tired yet.
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As for tonight's "The Amazing Race"....
I'm happy with the Final Three. It's definitely going to be an interesting finale/finish.
I agree. It was stupid to give up on that challenge.
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I bought a USB turntable on sale yesterday. I've been meaning to get back to my project of getting my dad's old records on tape for a couple years. The other set up I had didn't work very well. Does anyone have a good suggestion for software to clean up the fuzz or does it come with the turntable...I haven't opened it yet
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I'm glad I bought it yesterday. Today the price went up $40!
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I did find a Toshiba 26 inch tv for the waiting room. It's nothing fancy, but I don't need fancy in the waiting room, just something to help people pass time. I do need to mount it and I don't understand much about how to do that. I want a mount that swivels so you can move it if you need a different angle to see the tv. The specs I saw said I need a VERSA 100x200, but I have no idea what that means. Can anyone explain that to me? Thanks
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DR Ben - Do you and/or Anthony have the capability - equipment - to transfer something from VHS to DVD?
Are any other DRs so equipped, so to speak?
I can...unless the video is copy-guarded.
Nope. I just want to get my college recitals transferred to DVD, so they're "homegrown". I guess we could barter mug(s). ;)
Sounds like a plan. :D
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Well... Since I actually got up early/earlier today, and since it's not late/later...
Goodnight.
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I am so happy that I"m down to one more thing to buy for the office. I want a little writing desk for the library. Just enough for a laptop or a monitor if there is something that I need to show people at the conference table. It's been nice to be able to hit the sales for everything I need. I've really done a lot of shopping around and am amazed how much I've saved by doing that.
I'm going to go just a titch over budget on this project, but not much. I underestimated how much it would cost to do the phone and computer wiring. I decided to go with the guy who knows what he's doing. Without phone and/or computer...I can't do my business. So it's worth it. But, other than that, I'm pretty much in my budget. I'm very pleased about that. I know it isn't over, but I'm pretty close on the things I need to pay for
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Better try to get some sleep. I have a lot to do tomorrow and I need to be alive
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Sewage (?) vibes to JMK
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I don't think I've seen this mentioned already, but if it has, my apologies for the duplication. But if this is still new news...
CONGRATS TO BK AND KRITZERLAND FOR HAVING THREE(!) CD MAKE PLAYBILL.COM'S
ON THE RECORD: HOLIDAY GIFT LIST OF 2009 (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134881-ON-THE-RECORD-Holiday-Gift-List-of-2009)
Congrats to BK and Kritzerland!!
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I've spent the last two hours beginning the arduous work that is doing an editing road map for an upcoming project. I have to load all the tracks into iTunes. Then I put the DVD of the film in the computer and it is so time consuming locating each track - as the music comes up in the film, I then have to go to iTunes and locate it and this is not as simple as it seems, since for the film cues are abbreviated, cut together differently, and the order in which they're recorded has nothing to do with film order. Fortunately, some of the tracks have slates that are easy to identify, so that helps a little but not always. In the two hours I worked on it, I got thirty minutes into the film.
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CONGRATS TO DR GINNY'S DH RICHARD ON HIS ORDINATION!!!
-What is his exact title now? How should he be announced/addressed?
"Please meet Mrs Palmer's Father Richard" should engender adequate confusion.
der Brucer
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Sewage (?) vibes to JMK
Or maybe "Effluvium-Be-Gone" vibes.
der Brucer