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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had power, and now it is time for you to post until the power cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: STERTOROUSLY!
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Wow, nobody has posted yet!
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Today we are probably going to a smaller mall to see santa and ride the free train (it goes up and down the mall).
It is a pretty small mall and gets like 100 times less people than the regular mall (which is a zoo). So hopefully if we go for when santa and the train start (noon), then there won't be too many people there.
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Good morning!
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Hi Jennifer!
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Wow, what a weather day yesterday. It started several hours later than threatened, but once it got going . . . well, it was really beautiful.
I went into the theater at Theater Row around 1:45 and it was lightly snowing, but nothing sticking to the ground. When we walked out at 5pm, it was starting to come down very quickly. I said goodbye to my friend, and then walked the one avenue over to the Westin hotel lobby, which I lovingly refer to as my branch office, and made a few calls and checked some emails. When I left to head up near Lincoln Center, it was really coming down and getting more difficult to get around. The wind was strong, and the snow was starting to blow horizontally straight into my face, no matter what direction I walked in.
I got to the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, where Evergreen had it's first preview, around 7 or so. They did a great job with the show. Beautiful score, and an interesting book, geared towards being a family holiday show.
At 9pm, I got out and started heading home. At that point, it was really hard to get around. The plows were starting to work the main avenues, creating large snow mounds that were hard to cross over. When I got home, I made a large mug of hot tea, and crawled under the covers and watched some TV.
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It looked so beautiful outside last night. The combination of the snow on the streets, and lining each branch of every tree, coupled with all of the extra Christmas lights and decorations, was just gorgeous.
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Just before dawn:
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I went out and turned the car around so Woody could drive to work.
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I woke up this morning to the sound of people shoveling the sidewalks and clearing the snow off their cars.
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This was the view down 22nd Street this morning. The plow had already been through, but it could use another pass.
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Looks like I'll have to forgo having my coffee out on the terrace today.
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Thanks for the Bryant Park photos yeaterday, DR Jose. I enjoyed seeing that, and the Lion, but wondered why Monkey wasn't stting on top of the Lion. ???
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DR Edisaurus - sorry your travel plans got disrupted yesterday, but it's nice to get an extra day in NY. Glad everyone is taking good care of you!
Thanks for the Finian's Rainbow report.
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I really enjoyed hearing of DR elmore's wonderful evening with hid god daughter Charlotte.
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WARNING - UNSETTLING POST ABOUT CHILD ABUSE FOLLOWS:
Rarely am I speechless; I am not loath to offer advice, asked for or not, but:
A young man who works with Woody has a problem:
His Father is a local Pediatrician who has just been arrested for multiple counts of engaging in violent sex acts with children age 6 mos to 12 years. The offenses all occurred on the Doctor’s Office premises while the parents were waiting for their off-spring to finish with their examinations.
The authorities had been alerted a year ago to the potential problems, but did not have probable cause for a warrant. A parent finally stepped forward with a child who could testify. Subsequent to his arrest a search warrant uncovered videos showing the Dr. committing various offenses.
Woody doesn’t know what to say to the kid if he returns to work – there are no words!
I do not envy a court-appointed defense counsel who gets this case.
I do not envy parents who have had their children treated over the years wondering “IF?”
Lack of probable cause notwithstanding. the public will surely raise a ruckus over the authority’s failure to prevent multiple cases of assault during the time he was under suspicion.
Unseemly details can be read about HERE
(http://capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200912/bradley18-4.html)
der Brucer
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And... Well...
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Congrats to DR DAW on 6000 posts!
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DR derBRUCER - I guess just follow the kid's lead.....if he doesn't talk about it, SWW doesn't talk about it.
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DR DERBRUCER - I'm speechless too. A truly tragic, unfortunate and disgusting situation.
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MR BK - IB is rather short on violence considering that it's QuenTan. Some scalpings that really don't look all that realistic, a head bashing/beating with a baseball bat (mostly in long shot), a couple of massa-crees, a strangling and a double murder.....but not the blood bath we usually see.
And I liked the story - and all of the performances except B.J. Novak, who seemed to be playing his OFFICE persona in this movie and doing a lot of open mouthed staring like Sally Field used to do - and call it acting.
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What lovely snow pictures from everyone. We have just a bit - and more scheduled for later in the week, but not today, which is good, since I have to work.
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DR Julie - I headed out to Elmhurst, Queens, last night around 6:00. The snow had finally started to pick up, but it was too bad. By the time we got to Queens - we just took the bus... WOW! -And, then, needless to say, by the time we left the restaurant around 10:30... WOW!!!. -We hopped on a bus from the restaurant to the Main St/Flushing Station - and it almost got stuck a few times spinning its wheels at a couple of intersections.
-Oh, and the walk from Bryant Park to Times Square down 42nd Street had to be one of the windiest, coldest and downright uncomfortable walks I've ever taken. I had orginally planned to walk all the way over to 8th Ave, but decided to head underground at Broadway & 7th. It really was just too windy and cold. -But at least I got some good pictures. ;)
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DR JOSE did you post this? I think I heard you talking about it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/20091218/en_playbill/135391
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DR JOSE did you post this? I think I heard you talking about it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/20091218/en_playbill/135391
Yes, I did post that. Not that particular article, but I have linked directly to Lincoln Center's new Atrium (http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/index.php/atrium) previously here on HHW.
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Oooooh! The concert I'm supposed to go today at 3:00 is actually at 7:00! -Yeah! Plenty of time to head for a bit, take some pics of NYC in the snow and take a nap this afternoon! :)
Although, I think I may just head back to bed now for another hour or two. Hmm...
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Ah - then yours was a DIRECT line! Thanks, I knew I heard it somewhere.
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I hate it when the power goes out.......
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DR derBRUCER - I guess just follow the kid's lead.....if he doesn't talk about it, SWW doesn't talk about it.
Just what I said.
der Brucer
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Although, I think I may just head back to bed now for another hour or two. Hmm...
Will Santa's elves take care of patio snow removal?
der Brucer
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Santa's elves are very busy with other things right now.
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Page Two Dance while I head to work....my last work day until after the Christmas Holiday.
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It's sunny and 27 degrees here this morning.
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Although, I think I may just head back to bed now for another hour or two. Hmm...
Will Santa's elves take care of patio snow removal?
der Brucer
I'm not sure about the patio, but the front sidewalk has already been cleared. -It's a law in NYC that landlords and business owners must clear the sidewalks 30-60 minutes after the snow stops falling. It's good being a renter.
*My friends Chris and Jeff - and their 4-year old son - just moved out to a new house in New Jersey. Alas, they discovered this morning that they probably should have asked for a shovel and a snow blower for house-warming presents. ;)
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Good morning!
Bright and cold (but not frigid). It's going to be a beautiful December day. My walk this morning was very enjoyable. I overslept a bit so it was later than usual when I went walking, so there were more cars on the road than usual on Sunday.
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For a Tarantino movie, the violence is not outrageously over the top (as in KILL BILL Vol. 1), but as DR Jrand said, it is there, and he doesn't pass up any potential opportunities for violence to show it sometimes artistically and sometimes at its ugliest. But since it's a war-based fantasia, one expects there to be violence.
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I am looking forward to a day off and no responsibilities that involve leaving the house. I'll likely watch THE HANGOVER on Blu-ray this afternoon, and this evening, I'll watch RIO RITA (from the Warner Archive) and some Christmas based shows like the three Christmas-based Charlie Brown specials and Stephen Colbert's Christmas special from last season which I reviewed and kept the DVD of.
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Of course, I'll have my usual Sunday pursuits to take care of: laundry and cleaning my bathroom later in the day.
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Good morning, all! I stayed up until 1 am watching reruns of THE NANNY, which never fails to make me laugh and slept rather well except for two dreams which were a little unsettling: in one, my colleague on the BABES IN TOYLAND project announced that he was quitting and my last dream this morning included a school of music and students and a lot of waiting in a train station or lobby, the second part included a shooting of a student and a lot of deceased relatives: my Aunt Lois, mom, dad, and some very blue kitchen towels I'd purchased from one of the students. There were also several living cousins in the dream as well.
I really like a heavy snow day in Manhattan: the streets are very quiet, as though everythng's gone into hibernation, and then you'll hear the occasional scrape of a shovel against concrete. Holy Trinity Church has a mass this morning but I don't hear anything from the congregation, not even the sound of the organ. I was happy to stay under the blankets and dream as long as I could.
I will shortly head down to Toyland to pick up a book I need, and then I will go to Town Hall for the Men's Chorus concert. I hope the Appalachian Carols go really well today; my dad deserves no less.
DR Der Brucer, I would suggest Woody say nothing unless the kid brings it up. I would guess he's heard enough by now from a grapevine of neighbors, relatives, his mother and the attorney. If he wants to talk about it more, he should be the one to initiate the dialogue. I would guess he's both horrified and embarrassed by his father's behavior.
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Seems strange that there won't be anything on TV tonight for me to watch. DEXTER has concluded its season, and BROTHERS & SISTERS is on its seasonal hiatus.
On the other hand, ABC has been repeating CASTLE episodes on Saturday nights, and since I have the show on SeasonPlay, last night's show was recorded, and will likely be watched either while I eat lunch or at some point today.
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And the word of the day is: STERTOROUSLY!
And the word of the day is: STERTOROUSLY!
And The Song Of The Day Is: WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE
(Take Your Pick----Sinatra-City Of Angels or Sting--Heavy Breathing I Would Say)
The Power Of Three
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I'll be heading down now to watch something fun and then start on lunch preparation.
WBBL.
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DAW
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR M I L L S T O N E!!
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Miss Dixie Bell thoroughly enjoyed a romp through the snow in the front yard. We found grass.
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OH!
They're running a marathon of "The Sing-Off" on The Oxygen network.
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DAW - Congrats on 6000!
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The sun is out!!!
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I'm up. I think the sun is trying to come out but hasn't been successful yet.
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Congrats on your milestone DR DAW!!
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WOW!
So, after exchanging a couple of tweets, I've just reconnected with a pianist I met about 20 years ago at the University of Maryland. We've been commenting on each others tweets the past couple of months, and after he had posted that he had gone to UM, well... I asked him if he played for one of my best friends, and, lo and behold, he did!
It's a small word after all!
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Greetings from Toyland!
I've been here around 45 minutes now, and I'll work on two bibliographies while I wait to go to Town Hall for the Men's Chorus concert.
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DER BRUCER, I agree with Elmore. I would add that what may mean the most to the son is if Woody just acts like it's a normal day. Normal conversation, normal joking, normal however they usually act. From my experience of working with people accused of such things and their families, normalcy is often what they crave the most and when no one knows what to say to them, they often feel very isolated.
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We're still on page two?
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I had a very bad night. I woke up with my shoulders in pain (tension type pain) , my stomach in pain and a headache. I finally got back to sleep, but woke up feeling very tired. I had breakfast then got the chills. I'm feeling a little better now. I did make up the cookie dough for the cookie party this afternoon, but I'm not sure if I'm going to feel up to it.
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We're still on page two?
We are already on page two?
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Two loads of laundry done. Dixie is fast asleep ON MY BED! This is something new. She's been on the bed before, but not for extended naps or rest-time; when I'm dressing to take her out on the leash, she jumps onto the bed. Otherwise, she will lay in my room if I take a nap, but, now she is beginning to think that the bed is hers, too. . .ah, the foibles of a five-year old dog. . .
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Dixie is fast asleep ON MY BED!
Hey, you're lucky she shares!
der Brucer
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Back from a three-mile jog and very surprised to see us still on page two because when I left there were six people on this board, four of whom didn't post. You'd think it was the Sunday before Christmas or something. Now, get off your butt cheeks and let's get some Christmas spirit around here.
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Now, get off your butt cheeks and let's get some Christmas spirit around here.
A little early in the day for the Christmas Spirits - although a nice egg nog would taste good right now.
der Brucer
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Are we on page 3 yet?
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How about now?
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How about now?
You're a spendid page-turner!
der Brucer
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Perhaps the snow is affecting the internet!
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TMZ is reporting that Brittany Murphy has died.
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Lunch Time!
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TMZ is reporting that Brittany Murphy has died.
And some of the other news services are starting to break and confirm the news. Very sad. She was only 32.
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TMZ is reporting that Brittany Murphy has died.
And some of the other news services are starting to break and confirm the news. Very sad. She was only 32.
Very sad, indeed.
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TMZ is reporting that Brittany Murphy has died.
And some of the other news services are starting to break and confirm the news. Very sad. She was only 32.
Very sad, indeed.
STORY HERE (http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-cardiac-arrest/)
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In other news...
For the past couple of hours, I've been sucked into and enjoying "The Sing-Off" marathon on Oxygen. I had read some of the blurbs about the show, and I'm glad I tuned in today. -I'm really digging Ben Folds' critiques and words of encouragement. He's even blogged about his experience as a judge on his WEBSITE (http://www.benfolds.com/news/sing-judging).
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-I'm really digging Ben Folds' critiques and words of encouragement.
If Simon leaves Idol he'd be a good replacement.
der Brucer
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Hey - thanks, DR George!!!! :)
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Great snow photos, everyone - thanks for sharing!
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Ooohh... This looks interesting.... And the sound clips sound great too!
Ben Folds Present University A Cappella (http://www.benfolds.com/acappella)
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“Music education has been atrophying,” Ben Folds says. “And yet, at any given school, any number of a cappella groups are getting together a few times a week to rehearse and perform. What’s more is they’re really good.” An idea was born. “If there are thousands of a cappella groups out there,” Ben says, “it must be amazing to sing in them. I wanted to capture that magic.” And so Ben Folds—one part Jane Goodall, two parts Ahmet Ertegun—set out to recruit and record these university a cappella groups. You hold the result in your hands.
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~~~FEEL BETTER VIBES~~~
FOR DR CILLALIZ!!!!!!!
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I braved Target for a Secret Santa gift. Got it. (also got two blu-rays for myself).
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DR derBRUCER - I guess just follow the kid's lead.....if he doesn't talk about it, SWW doesn't talk about it.
what i was thinking, just treat him the same as before. poor guy.
i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
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I braved Target for a Secret Santa gift. Got it. (also got two blu-rays for myself).
If it is a gift for a Secret Santa; how will you know who to give it to?
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Are we on page 3 yet?
Yes, by gum, we are!
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watching reruns of THE NANNY, which never fails to make me laugh
us too :)
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Continues to be a beautiful day here, and it warmed up considerably this afternoon. Felt like low 50s outside, but it might not have been that warm. Still, lovely.
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I began my afternoon viewing with two episodes of THE MENTALIST. The first was the one about the witch who cast a spell on a child who later was killed. Naturally, she's the chief suspect, but Patrick is sure she's innocent and being set up. Good episode, and I remember being completely fooled by the identity of the killer.
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The second episode was one of the lesser ones of the season, the one about the art forgery and Patrick going into the home of a Russian mobster and stealing the real painting (or the one everyone suspected was real).
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DR derBRUCER - I guess just follow the kid's lead.....if he doesn't talk about it, SWW doesn't talk about it.
what i was thinking, just treat him the same as before. poor guy.
i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
If I was Woody, I would just pat him on the shoudler sometime when they are not around others, and just tell him that if he ever feels like talking, that Woody is a good listener. Normalcy is fine, but knowing there is someone available to listen, who is non-judgemental, is really a comfort.
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DR derBRUCER - I guess just follow the kid's lead.....if he doesn't talk about it, SWW doesn't talk about it.
what i was thinking, just treat him the same as before. poor guy.
i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
Or that the parents didn't notice something OFF when the kids came back from getting their "treat"? If the kids were screaming when he did the videos why would it have stopped when they were returned to their parents?
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Then I watched THE HANGOVER on Blu-ray. Nutty, farcical, completely enjoyable film. Bradley Cooper is to die for, Ed Helms is a riot, Justin Bartha (from the NATIONAL TREASURE movies) is precious but not in nearly enough of the film.
Scary shots: a couple of stills of Wayne Newton in Vegas which are part of the photographic evidence of their wild night shown at the end of the movie. Forget about any movie monsters. What Wayne Newton has done to himself to stay "young" is the most frightening argument against plastic surgery possible.
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Dixie is fast asleep ON MY BED!
Hey, you're lucky she shares!
der Brucer
lol.
poor sherlock still doesn't understand why he can't sleep in the big bed where he has slept since he was a puppy. he seems to had adjusted & comes up in the morning when i'm awake.
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I ended my afternoon watching the CASTLE rerun from last night. Taking place during NY Fashion Week, Julian Sands was a fashion designer suspecting of killing his top model. Very good mystery.
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i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
My daughter's reaction as well! "Moron Parents!"
It seems the assualts actually took place post-exam when the Dr. took the girls to a separate "play room" for a post-exam treat.
I find it especially sad that young parents can not even trust their own Pedicatrian to treat their children kindly.
der Brucer
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TMZ is reporting that Brittany Murphy has died.
And some of the other news services are starting to break and confirm the news. Very sad. She was only 32.
very sad.
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DR derBRUCER - I guess just follow the kid's lead.....if he doesn't talk about it, SWW doesn't talk about it.
what i was thinking, just treat him the same as before. poor guy.
i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
Or that the parents didn't notice something OFF when the kids came back from getting their "treat"? If the kids were screaming when he did the videos why would it have stopped when they were returned to their parents?
hard to say the children didn't hide their emotions, they tend to be unhappy at the doctors office to begin with. when the boys got older i remember waiting outside the exam room & would have heard screams. babies often scream anyway. when bryan needed stitches at the er i refused to leave, no matter they didn't let parents stay as they had a tendency to feint.
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i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
My daughter's reaction as well! "Moron Parents!"
It seems the assualts actually took place post-exam when the Dr. took the girls to a separate "play room" for a post-exam treat.
I find it especially sad that young parents can not even trust their own Pedicatrian to treat their children kindly.
der Brucer
that kind of explains it, except he would have been gone an oddly long time. i wonder how many children refused to return to that doctor.
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Or that the parents didn't notice something OFF when the kids came back from getting their "treat"? If the kids were screaming when he did the videos why would it have stopped when they were returned to their parents?
Apparently parents did notice but were either reluctant to go to the police and/or the police still had insufficient evidence for the arrest - the police clearly had multiple reports over the year of suspicion.
After the McMartin case (remember that) officials are cautious about prosecution based soley on toddler's oral evidence. The tipping point in this case seems to be a child who exhibited physical signs of abuse at the hospital.
der Brucer
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Busy day.....then nothing.
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Sunday afternoon greetings! We are back from a long day in Lima. Fr. Richard's lay reader was kept away by the snow (he comes from up north), the recorded music didn't work (probably due to a power failure sometime during the week and requiring Richard to lead the acapella singing), there was a vestry meeting after the service, and Richard made his monthly visit to our centenarian. Needless to say, I drove home while Richard slept.
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I'm going to fiddle with a few computer things and then head back down to put away the folded laundry, clean my bathroom, and then get back to the home theater for a full evening of fun viewing.
WBBL.
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I have been thinking about Christoph Waltz's performance in INGORIOUS BASTERDS and also the performances of the two lead actresses - all three are great - and together they make this a film worth seeing.
I am NOT a Tarentino fan....he is for the young, the hip, the NOW (with no sense of history) crowd - but this revisionist movie (with Brad Pitt) is one that I will watch again....something I haven't done with any other QuinTan fillum.
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Power failure......we will have none of that!
Maybe a squirrel got into the works.
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One hour and twenty minutes left at work. It would be nice to have a few more customers NOW instead of one hour a ten minutes from now. Please.
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Anything good happening here?
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Well...
Since I've basically been a slug for the past couple of hours...
And since I'll be heading down to Symphony Space (http://www.symphonyspace.org/) in a little while for their annual Bach Branderburg Bash...
Well...
Laters....
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DR derBRUCER - I guess just follow the kid's lead.....if he doesn't talk about it, SWW doesn't talk about it.
what i was thinking, just treat him the same as before. poor guy.
i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
I agree this does not make sense. You would always go in with your child even if they were 4 or 5. And you would not have a doctor take them anywhere unless the doctor was a close family friend. Very sad.
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Awaiting the arrival of the darling daughter and her friend Skye - we'll go eat something fun as soon as they get here.
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I brought my camera but my niece did not want to sit on santa's lap. She did however talk to him and she let him give her a little bear.
The train was broken when we arrived. When we went back the driver decided that no adults would be allowed on it (even though there was space).
so i had to run beside the train since there is no way i would leave my niece alone on it (she just turned 4).
Later they changed the rule so that one adult could go with each kid. So i went. But the train stopped working on the way back.
The funny part is that the driver said there was too much weight on it and wanted some very small women to get off. The part i thought was funny was that this guy was a big fat tub and probably weighed 250+ llbs. And he was making the women get off. :)
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Those poor little children.
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Good evening. Thanks for the vibes. I went out and got salt for the water softener and was feeling better so I went to the baking party. It was fun. Jane's sour cream cookies were a hit again.
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there was home made caramel corn
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Home made toffee
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two ritz crackers with peanut butter in between them and then they were dipped in chocolate
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cupcakes
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Home made dog treats (martha has lots of dogs)
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Horrible news story from DR der Brucer. Forty years ago I worked for a pediatrician who fought many demons and eventually, we're pretty sure, took his own life.
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Spiced nuts
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there was home made caramel corn
That's on my agenda for tomorrow!
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Some other cookies that looked like they had crushed oreos mixed with something and rolled into balls then dipped in chocolate - haven't tried that one yet.
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Needless to say I'm full of sugar, but I do feel better. I did skip the wine and drank diet coke. It hink that was a good choice today
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Sounds like a fun party, Cillaliz! I hope you continue to feel good all week!
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Thanks Laura. I'm sure I will. I really think it was the barbeque ribs I had fro dinner last night that bothered me
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I'm trying to at least get us to page 5
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I did take an Advil cold and sinus before I left. It's cold and damp outside. Always feels coldet when it's like that
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Will this do it?
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Our children's nativity was very disorganized this morning. So sad. Not a good impression on the C-E people.
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Oh, I'll have to tape the Sing off finale - I'll be at a Solstice party
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Wouldn't an organized children's nativity be some sort of miracle?
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When I came home about 4:30 there were 2 deer in my yard. they have been eating me out of bird food with great regularity so I finally gave in tonight and bought a deer feed block. It's more than just salt. I hate to feed them since I"m in town, but they come to my yard whether there is food or not, so I may as well give them food
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Awaiting the arrival of the darling daughter and her friend Skye - we'll go eat something fun as soon as they get here.
:)
Is this an early Christmas visit?
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Then I watched THE HANGOVER on Blu-ray. Nutty, farcical, completely enjoyable film. Bradley Cooper is to die for, Ed Helms is a riot, Justin Bartha (from the NATIONAL TREASURE movies) is precious but not in nearly enough of the film.
Scary shots: a couple of stills of Wayne Newton in Vegas which are part of the photographic evidence of their wild night shown at the end of the movie. Forget about any movie monsters. What Wayne Newton has done to himself to stay "young" is the most frightening argument against plastic surgery possible.
Have you seen what used to be Melanie Griffith?
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the driver decided that no adults would be allowed on it (even though there was space).
so i had to run beside the train since there is no way i would leave my niece alone on it (she just turned 4).
I laughed out loud at this. i could see myself doing that.
how silly to take the light weight person off & leave the hefty one. no wonder there were problems with the train.
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Good evening. Thanks for the vibes. I went out and got salt for the water softener and was feeling better so I went to the baking party. It was fun. Jane's sour cream cookies were a hit again.
:) glad you felt up to the party.
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there was home made caramel corn
That's on my agenda for tomorrow!
yum, yum!
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Good evening. Thanks for the vibes. I went out and got salt for the water softener and was feeling better so I went to the baking party. It was fun. Jane's sour cream cookies were a hit again.
:) glad you felt up to the party.
Thanks. So am I . I think part of my problem last night was stress. This was a nice way to spend some time
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I am home and about to wrap gifts for Ohio. The Men's Chorus concert was such an improvement over last year's and mostly a lot of fun. The Appalachian carols went rather well, although I wish the great Kevin Kuhn had been my guitar soloist. The violinist, Justin Smith, was absolutely wonderful and got a huge ovation at the end. There were too many soloists - four, and I wrote for only two - but the baritone who premiered it in 1985 did a lovely job again on "The Cherry Tree Carol," and I really liked one of the two tenor soloists very much; the second tenor soloist wasn't Wagnerian enough to suit me. He might have been better with a smaller chorus to sing over.
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i don't understand why the very young children received exams without a parent present.
I find it especially sad that young parents can not even trust their own Pedicatrian to treat their children kindly.
I wouldn't trust any doctor who called himself a Pedicatrian! Sounds like a weird cult.
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Seems strange that there won't be anything on TV tonight for me to watch. DEXTER has concluded its season, and BROTHERS & SISTERS is on its seasonal hiatus.
On the other hand, ABC has been repeating CASTLE episodes on Saturday nights, and since I have the show on SeasonPlay, last night's show was recorded, and will likely be watched either while I eat lunch or at some point today.
How about reading a book? :-)
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this is craig's car AFTER the snowplow cleared the parking lot at their apartment building. he said his car isn't as bad as others.
since he doesn't have a shovel he will have to wait for the snow to melt before driving again.
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craig & ioana don't seem to mind being snowed in on their fist anniversary.
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craig & ioana don't seem to mind being snowed in on their fist anniversary.
I hope it was peaceful and not FISTFUL
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since he doesn't have a shovel he will have to wait for the snow to melt before driving again.
I think he should go out tomorrow and get a shovel. That snow is not gonna melt.
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the driver decided that no adults would be allowed on it (even though there was space).
so i had to run beside the train since there is no way i would leave my niece alone on it (she just turned 4).
I laughed out loud at this. i could see myself doing that.
how silly to take the light weight person off & leave the hefty one. no wonder there were problems with the train.
Well there was really no other choice than to run beside the train. she was already sitting in her seat. I wasn't going to tell her that she had to get off.
They've always let adults on before. And there must have been complaints since 30 minutes after the first ride he let adults on.
It was a crazy rule. Who is going to let their small child ride a train alone?
And actually when the train stopped working (the 2nd time she went on it a couple of hours later). There was one small child (less than 4) who was on the train alone. And the driver was like, "can someone take him back to where the train starts"
Now there were only 3 mothers on the train with their small kids. but can you imagine. The driver was going to let someone else bring the kid back to his dad.
He ended up having the 4 adults get off the train (except him) and the 3 little kids rode for the rest of the way. Since the train was not working too fast i could just walk. The other time i had to run.
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I braved Target for a Secret Santa gift. Got it. (also got two blu-rays for myself).
If it is a gift for a Secret Santa; how will you know who to give it to?
Don't ask, don't tell.
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Then I watched THE HANGOVER on Blu-ray. Nutty, farcical, completely enjoyable film. Bradley Cooper is to die for, Ed Helms is a riot, Justin Bartha (from the NATIONAL TREASURE movies) is precious but not in nearly enough of the fillm.
THE HANGOVER is one of those comedies which I thought I would hate, but ending up really liking it. I mean REALLY liking it. It's a great little comedy.
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DR CILLA LIZ it sounds like you had fun. Glad you are feeling better!
DR JENNIFER AND THE RUNAWAY TRAIN sounds like a children's book.
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I am awaiting the TCM documentary about E P I C movies that will be starting in about 15 minutes.
DR JOSE is at some Bach Bash! Whew....when it comes to culture - here at HHW, we're the first hogs to the trough.
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I like all of the guys in THE HANGOVER - but I have a terrible memory of that Dead Hooker in Vegas movie or whatever it was. Maybe I need to see THE HANGOVER so I can forget it.
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TCM special and then some DVD's. Probably the second half of GRAND PRIX from Friday evening.
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Well, the next problem coming up is we are supposed to have a snow storm starting that will be the worst on Wednesday, the day I'm supposed to drive home. I have a hearing Wednesday morning, so I'm pretty much stuck here until after that. Haven't decided if I'll try to get the hearing moved or just wait and see what happens. Think I'll make some phone calls in the am and see if people are willing to wait until after Christmas
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DR MICHAEL S - I received my October 1958 TV GUIDE....again no mention of anything on the ABC network that might be a pilot of BARBARY COAST - at least in the Pennsylvania area the magazine is from. I looked at each night knowing that sometimes films were delayed, but still nothing.
The only show scheduled on ABC that night from the schedule you found was ANYBODY CAN PLAY....so it is still a mystery.
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Does anybody have Jessica Fletcher's number?
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Nothing good ever came of hanging out with Jessica Fletcher.
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craig & ioana don't seem to mind being snowed in on their fist anniversary.
I hope it was peaceful and not FISTFUL
as in snow fights? no snow fights. when we called they were about to take yogi to play in the snow, then they were going to begin putting together the large puzzle craig gave ioana. they did joke doing the puzzle together could lead to the downfall of their marriage.
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PAGE SIX!!!
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When I came home about 4:30 there were 2 deer in my yard. they have been eating me out of bird food with great regularity so I finally gave in tonight and bought a deer feed block. It's more than just salt. I hate to feed them since I"m in town, but they come to my yard whether there is food or not, so I may as well give them food
I thought it would be a nice idea to hang one of those suet packs outside my kitchen window...
After the second sparrow crashed into the window, I took the pack and hung it from a tree.
The crashing sparrows were okay. I looked out the window and did not see them on the ground.
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Or that the parents didn't notice something OFF when the kids came back from getting their "treat"? If the kids were screaming when he did the videos why would it have stopped when they were returned to their parents?
Apparently parents did notice but were either reluctant to go to the police and/or the police still had insufficient evidence for the arrest - the police clearly had multiple reports over the year of suspicion.
After the McMartin case (remember that) officials are cautious about prosecution based soley on toddler's oral evidence. The tipping point in this case seems to be a child who exhibited physical signs of abuse at the hospital.
der Brucer
I wish that I could say this is an isolated case, but it happens far more than most people would ever imagine. Not only doctors, but teachers, babysitters, ministers, counselers, and very often, parents.
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since he doesn't have a shovel he will have to wait for the snow to melt before driving again.
I think he should go out tomorrow and get a shovel. That snow is not gonna melt.
for now he can't get anywhere to get a shovel, even the trains are closed. at least they have power and plenty of food. they sounded very happy to be snowed in.
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Then I watched THE HANGOVER on Blu-ray. Nutty, farcical, completely enjoyable film. Bradley Cooper is to die for, Ed Helms is a riot, Justin Bartha (from the NATIONAL TREASURE movies) is precious but not in nearly enough of the fillm.
THE HANGOVER is one of those comedies which I thought I would hate, but ending up really liking it. I mean REALLY liking it. It's a great little comedy.
that is what i keep hearing. i hope we agree once it finally arrives from netflix.
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this is craig's car AFTER the snowplow cleared the parking lot at their apartment building. he said his car isn't as bad as others.
since he doesn't have a shovel he will have to wait for the snow to melt before driving again.
I spent the entire morning shoveling my sidewalks and digging out my car. There was so much snow piled on top of my Camry that it looked like a hatchback.
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Sunday afternoon greetings! We are back from a long day in Lima. Fr. Richard's lay reader was kept away by the snow (he comes from up north), the recorded music didn't work (probably due to a power failure sometime during the week and requiring Richard to lead the acapella singing), there was a vestry meeting after the service, and Richard made his monthly visit to our centenarian.
Is that anything like a gladiator?
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When I came home about 4:30 there were 2 deer in my yard. they have been eating me out of bird food with great regularity so I finally gave in tonight and bought a deer feed block. It's more than just salt. I hate to feed them since I"m in town, but they come to my yard whether there is food or not, so I may as well give them food
I thought it would be a nice idea to hang one of those suet packs outside my kitchen window...
After the second sparrow crashed into the window, I took the pack and hung it from a tree.
The crashing sparrows were okay. I looked out the window and did not see them on the ground.
glad they were ok. we have a problem with birds hitting our window. the sound is horrible & it is worst when the don't survive.
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My incredibly commercial Hallmark tree is up and decorated.. http://twitpic.com/uf4p5 .
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Hallmark's Proctologist Santa ornament... http://twitpic.com/uf4zg
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My incredibly commercial Hallmark tree is up and decorated.. http://twitpic.com/uf4p5 .
I love your tree, Dan.
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This ATC post seemed to scream out for a parody, whether it turns out to be true or not.
Author of Wicked claims economic downturn has hurt him fiscally
Posted by: EricL212 01:54 pm EST 12/19/09
Gregory Maguire claims to have been hurt by the economic downturn, hard to imagine that could be true with 7 world wide productions of Wicked running to sold out houses.
So:
("Crying Poverty" - to the tune of "Defying Gravity")
Something has changed my spending
My income’s not the same
I must take lower paychecks
And the downturn is to blame
I don’t have much in savings
My pockets aren’t deep
I must adjust my cravings
Life does not come cheap
And that is why
I’m crying poverty
No it’s no lie
I’m crying poverty
My income is way down!
I'm through my credit limits
My banker tells me so
Don’t even ask for change
I’ll simply have to tell you no!
The money used to come in
But now the cash cow’s lost
And now it’s time for slummin’
I must buy at cost!
Why won’t you buy
My crying poverty
My home’s a sty
I am crying poverty
My income is way down:
Unlimited
My credit was unlimited
My spending used to be so very very free
Everywhere we gandered
Gold had been my standard
Now with this economy
Oh screw that, I
Am crying poverty
It’s true that I
Am crying poverty
The poorest guy in town!
And nobody will give me cash
They even repossess my trash
So chatters please don’t put me down!
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This ATC post seemed to scream out for a parody, whether it turns out to be true or not.
Author of Wicked claims economic downturn has hurt him fiscally
Posted by: EricL212 01:54 pm EST 12/19/09
Gregory Maguire claims to have been hurt by the economic downturn, hard to imagine that could be true with 7 world wide productions of Wicked running to sold out houses.
So:
("Crying Poverty" - to the tune of "Defying Gravity")
Something has changed my spending
My income’s not the same
I must take lower paychecks
And the downturn is to blame
I don’t have much in savings
My pockets aren’t deep
I must adjust my cravings
Life does not come cheap
And that is why
I’m crying poverty
No it’s no lie
I’m crying poverty
My income is way down!
I'm through my credit limits
My banker tells me so
Don’t even ask for change
I’ll simply have to tell you no!
The money used to come in
But now the cash cow’s lost
And now it’s time for slummin’
I must buy at cost!
Why won’t you buy
My crying poverty
My home’s a sty
I am crying poverty
My income is way down:
Unlimited
My credit was unlimited
My spending used to be so very very free
Everywhere we gandered
Gold had been my standard
Now with this economy
Oh screw that, I
Am crying poverty
It’s true that I
Am crying poverty
The poorest guy in town!
And nobody will give me cash
They even repossess my trash
So chatters please don’t put me down!
Very good, FJL.
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Thanks, TCB. I try. certainly some people find my trying a little trying. :)
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And, this weekend, WICKED became the 20th longest running show in Broadway history.
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I like your style DR FJL!
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I always like your lyrics, FJL. I don't always know the tune so sometimes I don't get it as much as I could.
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I just heard that Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT starring Anthony Federov is going on a two month tour of Korea.
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Thanks, td and Laura!
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G'night!
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Lovely photos, DR DtM.
Even some proctologists celebrate Christmas, I suppose.
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Had a wonderful visit with my darling daughter and her friend Skye. We ate at Hugo's which, at two-thirty, was a bloody zoo and remained so until four when we left. We had a terrible waiter - took him twenty minutes to mosey over to our table and only after I threw a little fit to a passing waiter who refused to look in my direction - oh, he looked once I sternly raised my voice. He got our waiter, who then apologized, saying it was his fault - like, who else's fault would it have been. Then he was perhaps the worst waiter I've ever had - inattentive, couldn't even get a refill on my Diet Coke.
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I then made a delivery - a big box o' CDs to the local dealer.
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DR FJL - ;D
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Seems strange that there won't be anything on TV tonight for me to watch. DEXTER has concluded its season, and BROTHERS & SISTERS is on its seasonal hiatus.
On the other hand, ABC has been repeating CASTLE episodes on Saturday nights, and since I have the show on SeasonPlay, last night's show was recorded, and will likely be watched either while I eat lunch or at some point today.
How about reading a book? :-)
How about it?
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Then I watched THE HANGOVER on Blu-ray. Nutty, farcical, completely enjoyable film. Bradley Cooper is to die for, Ed Helms is a riot, Justin Bartha (from the NATIONAL TREASURE movies) is precious but not in nearly enough of the film.
Scary shots: a couple of stills of Wayne Newton in Vegas which are part of the photographic evidence of their wild night shown at the end of the movie. Forget about any movie monsters. What Wayne Newton has done to himself to stay "young" is the most frightening argument against plastic surgery possible.
Have you seen what used to be Melanie Griffith?
Yep, and it's just as horrendous. And so foolish. We might not know their chronological ages, but we know how long they've been around. It's silly for them to think we have collective amnesia.
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I began my evening after those usual Sunday chores watching RIO RITA. Once again, the movie looks better (sharper) than the homemade DVD-R that I had burned for myself, so it got pitched. All the signs of its age (circa 1929) show, but it was still most enjoyable.
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Then I watched two more SUPERNATURAL episodes in the fourth season Blu-ray set. Once gave us the backstory on the human that Castiel is inhabiting. A terrific acting showcase for Misha Collins which he brings off splendidly.
The second episode sets up the season finale with Sam being locked up to detox from his demon blood addiction.
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Then I watched that TCM documentary on EPICS. Put together by bk favorite Laurent Bouzereau, the mishmash back-and-forth of references to the epic films of the 50s and 60s was a trifle irritating. I find the subject fascinating, but it's very superficially addressed (maybe three or four minutes about the scores for the epics, for example. They could have done the entire HOUR on just the scores alone) and haphazardly arranged.
So, wonderful topic, a few decent bits of insight amid much already known information (the tired, recycled stories about GONE WITH THE WIND), but with no real depth. I found it pretty unsatisfying.
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Thanks, Ginny
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I am expecting three Fox Blu-ray releases this week (500 DAYS OF SUMMER, ALL ABOUT STEVE, and the FAMILY GUY parody of STAR WARS). Next week will come the GLEE box on DVD.
In other words, my days off will likely come to an end this week. I've loved the time off, but I'm ready to get back to work.
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Page Seven Dance!!!
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Watching the remake of Beyond A Reasonable Doubt on Blu and Ray.
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I guess I'll head down and get to bed early as I can read a bit before going to bed. (And, no, Michael Shayne, I'm not taking your advice. This has been my routine for at least forty years.)
Good night.
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Off to bed, a little early for me tonight, but I can't stay awake.
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since he doesn't have a shovel he will have to wait for the snow to melt before driving again.
I think he should go out tomorrow and get a shovel. That snow is not gonna melt.
for now he can't get anywhere to get a shovel, even the trains are closed. at least they have power and plenty of food. they sounded very happy to be snowed in.
The car is snowed in, dear Jenny, dear Jenny
Snow piled deep, dear Jenny, drive we can not.
Clear it off, my good man, clear it all off
Make the snow begone, dear man, gone snow
With what shall I clear it, dear Jenny
With what shall I clear it, with what?
With a shovel, good man, with a shovel old chap
With a shovel, good man – shove it!
Where can I get one…..
At the store…
How can I get there….
In your car…
The car is snowed in….
der Brucer
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...how silly to take the light weight person off & leave the hefty one. no wonder there were problems with the train.
Well, since the heavy one was the train's driver, taking him off would probably cause even more problems.
der Brucer
Besides, the guy would then be guilty of public self-ejection - most unseemly.
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Dixie is fast asleep ON MY BED!
Don't tell me your dog problems:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/Fletcher/nap2.jpg)
der Brucer
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Well the tree is up thask to Vixdasd - he brougjht it in the house yesterday morning. Itis a 7 foot prelit tree that comes in three sections. I put teh first section together and plugged it on but no lights lit - Vix dad said he would take a lok a it so I went out to do my chores - mailed all the Christmas cards , finished the Christmas gift shopping , filled my gas tank, went grocery shopping , stopped at the dollar store for boxes and bags and tissue paper and finally drove home through a light snow.
Vixdad had fixed the bottom tier of the tree - he had to replace over thirty bulbs!! (Biy am I glad I was out of thehouse while that chore was going on!) and put thr rest of the tree together and put the big tree box back up in the garage loft while I was out
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The Vixter spend the day baking and decorating cookies - ther weas a commercail onteh TV about Betty Crocker having recipes on their web site and she said, " I don't need Betty Crocker - I have HHW!"
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which reminds me - last Christmas Skip advised me on the proper way to cook my prime ribs - and they came out beautifully - unfortuately I cannot remember the details
I believ I brought the meat to room temperature before cooking and then cooked in a low oven for a certain period of time and then finished by searing in pan - but I am not sure about the oven temperature and the length of time - and did I sear before or after the roasting period?
Cooking Tips are greatly appreciated!!
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By Saturday night we were well and truly snowbound - although not as badly snowbound as these poor people on a train right here in town.
A train that came out of Penn was stuck at Deer Park (diesel running on the Ronkonkoma Branch), and it encountered a huge snowdrift there, and couldn't go further. It was stuck there from 1 or 2 in the morning until 8 AM. No heat. No food - no working pottys...
They must have been absolutely miserable
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This morning I took one look out of the window and decided that we would not be attending church this morning Vixdad took hoi ssnowblower out for a spin and got the front walk and the drivewalk and the sidewalk cleared. The he decided to do our neighbors driveway before digging out the back yard. The snow blower sheared a bolt and stopped working so our backyard is still covered with drifts of up to 4 feet
We cannot actually open the back door because there is about three feet of snow piled up against it
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Well teh Vixter is off off school tomorrow as they have annouced a snowday - but I must get to work so laters gaters!
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Vixdad had fixed the bottom tier of the tree - he had to replace over thirty bulbs!! (Biy am I glad I was out of thehouse while that chore was going on!) and put thr rest of the tree together and put the big tree box back up in the garage loft while I was out
Bet you missed wonderful examples of British expletives.
der Brucer
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Finished with my viewing for the evening.
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which reminds me - last Christmas Skip advised me on the proper way to cook my prime ribs - and they came out beautifully - unfortuately I cannot remember the details
I believ I brought the meat to room temperature before cooking and then cooked in a low oven for a certain period of time and then finished by searing in pan - but I am not sure about the oven temperature and the length of time - and did I sear before or after the roasting period?
Cooking Tips are greatly appreciated!!
Until Fred returns, consider this:
OCHEF (http://www.ochef.com/185.htm)
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First, they sear all sides of the meat in a hot skillet on top of the stove. They season the roast with a little salt and pepper, place it on a rack in a roasting pan and slip it into a 200°F oven, where it cooks until it reaches an internal temperature of 110°F (45°C). At that point, they turn the oven up to 500°F and continue cooking until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 130°F (55°C), which should take only 10 or 15 minutes more.
Raising the temperature after most of the cooking is done gives you a deep brown crust very fast, Corriher says, because protein- and sugar-laden juices that came to the surface during cooking evaporated, leaving a high concentration of proteins and sugars that brown quickly.
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der Brucer
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The he decided to do our neighbors driveway before digging out the back yard. The snow blower sheared a bolt and stopped working so our backyard is still covered with drifts of up to 4 feet
No good deed goes unpunished.
der Brucer
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I'm quite tired but obviously I'll be up till midnight and then back up at six in the morning.
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Listening to music and just relaxing.
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Hey - thanks, DR George!!!! :)
My pleasure...as always. :D
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(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/deer004.jpg)
Star in the East
Camel-looking creatures
Where are the Magi?
der Brucer
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Trying to resize
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Trying to resize
You look great the way you are!
der Brucer
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Photobucket resizes them, but then posts fullsize.
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Photobucket resizes them, but then posts fullsize.
Stange - I wass able to steal a re-sized one before you deleted.
der Brucer
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I hate it when the power goes out.......
A weird thing happened this morning...I lost power for a time (I don't know how long). I woke up when the power came on and my printer started up. Fortunately, I didn't have anything set on my DVR to record overnight, so I didn't miss that. I just had to reset ALL of my electric clocks. :P The weird part is that I have no idea how it happened. There were no reports in the local paper (in the on-line version, at least) and the weather is fine. The day has been a bit rainy (it's 52°F right now), but otherwise, perfectly fine. Not that it really matters, but I'll try to talk to our property manager tomorrow.
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Then I watched THE HANGOVER on Blu-ray. Nutty, farcical, completely enjoyable film. Bradley Cooper is to die for, Ed Helms is a riot, Justin Bartha (from the NATIONAL TREASURE movies) is precious but not in nearly enough of the fillm.
THE HANGOVER is one of those comedies which I thought I would hate, but ending up really liking it. I mean REALLY liking it. It's a great little comedy.
that is what i keep hearing. i hope we agree once it finally arrives from netflix.
This is in my Netflix queue, also. :)
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Let's try again.
This is what I saw when I looked outside. The deer eating from the bird feeder is a little hard to see. She wouldn't stand still for her photo op
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The bird feeder is about 8 inches from the window.
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Whew! That took entirely too long to get accomplished. Time for sleep
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(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/deer004.jpg)
Star in the East
Camel-looking creatures
Where are the Magi?
der Brucer
It's actually the streetlight in the west... magi are sleeping
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They won't leave my bird food alone so today I bought a deer block...they are supposed to love it. They sniffed it and went straight to the bird food. Go figure
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Let's try again.
This is what I saw when I looked outside. The deer eating from the bird feeder is a little hard to see. She wouldn't stand still for her photo op
Nice picture of the three deer. The other one...not so much. ;)
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My incredibly commercial Hallmark tree is up and decorated.. http://twitpic.com/uf4p5 .
Very nice!
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Good evening. Thanks for the vibes. I went out and got salt for the water softener and was feeling better so I went to the baking party. It was fun. Jane's sour cream cookies were a hit again.
It all sounds wonderful! Today, I went to my sister's house for a pre-Christmas family get-together. My niece made some vegan banana-oatmeal cookies that were really very good! Otherwise, we had vegetarian nachos. My sister gets this vegan textured crumble that's a meat-replacement product and it's actually pretty good. You use it just like crumbled (and cooked) ground beef. You definitely can tell the difference, but as its own food item, it's not bad at all.
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...I lost power for a time (I don't know how long).
You must remind your date to plug you in before turning you on.
der Brucer
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Today, I went to my sister's house for a pre-Christmas family get-together.
An IKEA assembling party?
der Brucer
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Today, I went to my sister's house for a pre-Christmas family get-together.
An IKEA assembling party?
der Brucer
Fortunately, not...this time.
:)
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They won't leave my bird food alone so today I bought a deer block...they are supposed to love it. They sniffed it and went straight to the bird food. Go figure
Your must add the key ingredient - squirrel food; the deer will eat the bird food, the birds will eat the squirrel food, and the squirrels will eat the deer food - works for me!
der Brucer
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Good Evening!
So...
A Pianist, Monkey and a Chipmunk get on the A Train...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/4202056831_f46cc40cdc.jpg)
;D
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DR vixter - I hope you were/are able to enjoy your own personal "Winter Wonderland". -And it was good to read that the vixdad got your tree out of the garage and up in your house where it belongs.
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DR Dan (the Man) - Great Tree!
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DR Cillaliz - Good to hear that you're feeling better. -And that you were able to enjoy a nice variety of cookies earlier tonight too! :)
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Happy Anniversary to the Snow/Lovebirds, Craig and Ioana!!!
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Tonight's presentation of all six of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos by the "Symphony Space All-Stars" was quite nice. This was the first time I've ever heard all six of them in one sitting, live or otherwise, and it turned out to be not so daunting an evening as I thought it would be. -I do think there could be such a thing as "too much Bach" in one sitting.
Since they used a very small ensemble - usually just one player per part - the textures and counterpoint were very clean and clear. They closed with No. 5, and not only was it fun to listen to, but it was also fun to watch. You could literally see the melodic line being passed from one instrument/player to the next. I also got a kick out of hearing the second one featuring an E-flat clarinet in place of the usual trumpet.
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DR FJL - I'm very tempted to pass that on to Michael Cole... :)
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As for "The Hangover"...
Yes... It needed more Justin Bartha. :)
And I would never call it a "small comedy". ;)
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OY!
It's late!
Goodnight.