Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 19 => Topic started by: bk on August 09, 2010, 12:18:19 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've observed the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently observing the human condition and saying, "Moo."
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And the word of the day is: FANTOD!
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I'm up and off to work.
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Good morning, all.
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TOD: Observations on my city? Well, I'll limit it to the dining scene, since that is what my focus has been for the last 11 years. I have seen San Antonio grow and now wane in its culinary variety. There isn't another city in Texas with a restaurant scene quite as vital and tasty. Yet the economy has made too many restaurateurs cut corners in terms of quality, and prices are often too high. There are some great chefs out there, but the rewards all too often come from the ethnic restaurants rather than the places with reputations.
This September, the third branch of the Culinary Institute of America opens. We'll be graduating a new generation of chefs, and hopefully things will pick up so that there will be homes for many of them.
The rest of the city seems to be on a similar parallel, actually. Some of the great names, including Toyota, have experienced economic problems, as well. But thankfully, the job scene is one of the better ones in the nation. And a new military hospital expansion is said to be adding up to 50,000 jobs in the near future. So, here's hoping we come of out this soon and in better shape than ever.
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Morning all.
Anthony is still asleep. It's our last day in Annapolis. We will leave around noon or 1pm and head back to New York.
The final performance went very well and the closing party was great fun.
Unfortunately, it all has to end and I have to go back to work.
That's all for now.
I hope that London will be in my mailbox when we get home.
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Safe travels, Ben and Ant
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TOD:
As much as I miss the "energy" of being in Los Angeles, in many ways I'm glad I'm not there any longer.
Hollywood has been going downhill for decades, and this "revitalization" hasn't done anything to help matters. Even when I left 1 1/2 years ago, the vagrants were still about, making the place look like a slum. A glitzy slum, but a slum.
When I first moved to Los Angeles in 1963, one of my enjoyable activities was strolling along Hollywood Blvd. on a Friday night. It was an exciting place where things still happened. Not any longer.
All it is now is a discarded memory.
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Travel vibes for DR BEN & Co. Lovely story about the anniversary event!
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MONDAY!!!
I am watching a few Steve Cochran movies that I will be sending along to DR MBARNUM when he gets settled in his new abode. All of them most interesting if not completely entertaining.
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On the other hand, the last time I went back to my hometown (Seattle) in 2004, I hardly recognized the place.
In fact, I even got lost trying to find the house that I grew up in.
I guess that everything changes...and not always for the better.
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MONDAY!!!
I am watching a few Steve Cochran movies that I will be sending along to DR MBARNUM when he gets settled in his new abode. All of them most interesting if not completely entertaining.
HIGHWAY 301 is a winner! Excellent gangster movie.
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I'm told that my book is going to the printers this week.
:)
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Many things to do today - and then I shall work all afternoon on the Act One Review of My. Lines.
Because tonight we are doing said Act One.
MR BK's notes remind me of why I don't attend much theater anymore - some of it is of course the SHOWS being produced or brought into town.....but much of it is because of the behavior of the audience. Same reason I don't go to the movies.
I guess my observation is that people in most social situations today act like they would rather be with anyone else and anywhere else than they are - and that YOU and YOUR life are completely unimportant - in fact YOU don't even exist.
My observation about Indianapolis is that we are completely SPORTS-OBSESSED and that any and all public money that those private corporations need to keep those teams in town is available - to the detriment of schools, libraries, police & fire protection, and public works.
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I shall return.
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Today is MONDAY-- everybody's "Let's have FUN" Day!
------or some such thing.
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Good morning, all! I have a lot of errands to run before I end up at the NYU Dental Clinic. Yesterday, I deposited a check for over a thousand dollars in my Citibank account, but I'm thinking this morning that I used a deposit slip for my Sovereign Bank account. My first erramd is a trip to Citibank to see f I can correct this disaster before I am overdrawn in all bank accounts. Oy!
After that, i have some music to deliver and some work at Toyland, which will put me on 27th Street for most of the morning. After I leave there, I will head down to 23rd Street for a crosstown bus to get me to my 5 pm appointment at the Dental Clinic to have the lesion on my tongue removed. I'm hoping I get a prscription for pain, and, if I do, I'll stop by a pharmacy on my way home.
That's my day.
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I'm up and announcing.
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Well, BK, everytime I get nostalgic for LA, I should just read your post today. The manners and what is happening inside theatres I have observed for many years now. I loathe miked sound, visible head mics, cell phone dependency, audiences who don't understand proper applause and reaction in a theatre. I particularly hate shouting, whooping, and what's become de rigeur standing ovations.
Oddly, enough, I was at the theatre Saturday night in my old home city, Cincinnati. What I miss in it is what I now miss in most cities. Shops. Shopping areas have condensed everywhere. What you now seem to have are lots of restaurants and hotels, but not much else for folks to do when they are staying and eating downtown. And, of course, they can't even go to the movies, because all the big movie palaces are gone as well.
Much of this, of course, has to do with flight to the burbs and malls; but I think it also has to do with the internet where people are buying more and more online. The department store we regularly shopped at is now lofts. More people are living down town with less to do downtown; I notice this in Lexington as well. Unless you want to go out every night for dinner or are into bar-hopping, there's really not much to do.
Cincy still has several downtown stage theatres and a great library, but it shops and attractions used to spread out for blocks, now if you go a block past Fountain Square, you won't find much. I used to have three used bookstores on Main street, now only one is left.
One final bastion remains: The House of Adam. A men's clothing store. We used to refer to it as the House of Pimps, for that's what the style of clothes looked like.
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I've announced. Trying to decide whether to go back to sleep or not.
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I neglected to check the schedule which was posted on Friday. I am not at work today. Though I did go in to work. Just another manic Monday.
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Stopping in to say hello then off to work. I spent 1 1/2 hours cleaning up limbs and the mess left by the storm last night. That big red cell went right through here. It was raining and blowing so hard (over 60 mph) that I couldn't see the road out side my house. So I took the cats and went to the basement. When I came up, I saw a big limb down in front of the house (a 6-7 inch in diameter limb and really long) with lots of smaller limbs. The apple tree (a little tree) was at a 45 degree angle.
Anyway, I didn't go anywhere, they told us not to drive around because of downed trees and power lines. I didn't lose power, but the cable went out and when I called in they said it was city-wide and no time frame for it to go back, so I went to bed.
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This morning I got up at 5:30 am and was outside by 6:15 AM clearing more of the downed limbs. I stopped at 7:30 AM and cleaned up for work. We're sort of closed today, Edith is gone. I have an appointment at 10:00 and a pretrial conference this afternoon. I have a lot to do to today, but I'm pooped! We have a heat advisory today. Oy!
Better get to the office.
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I love Sioux City, I'll say more later
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I forgot to mention that I had one very peculiar dream last night in which Joshie, Jonathan Tunick, and I were all working on the same project with a crazy copyist!
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And the word of the day is: FANTOD!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I'M CALM
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Monday morning greetings! I have a real "today is the first day of the rest of my life" feeling this morning. Mostly in a good way, but the enormity of last week has begun to sink in.
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TOD:
The Manhattan neighborhood in which I live (which has been referenced in musicals by Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, and Jason Robert Brown - see if you can figure it out) has gone through several cycles of change in my 35 years, both good and bad:
* Early 1980s - people fled to the suburbs or outer buroughs in droves, as drug use, muggings, and vandalism escalated.
* Late 80s/early 90s - The hemorrhaging slows a bit, as a transient population of recent college grads and newlyweds stay for 3-5 years before moving on. This does not much help some of the established communities, particularly the German Jewish community which was a neighborhood mainstay during the 50s and 60s. A half-dozen synagogues close and/or merge with each other to stay functional.
* Mid/late 90s - Crime reduction and relatively affordable housing starts drawing in the artistic crowd: musicians, actors, and fine artists, particularly ones with families, move in in droves. Local parks and playgrounds get makeovers. Housing prices start to rise.
* Early '00s - A trickle of young Modern Orthodox Jewish singles turns into a stream, then a flood. One once-dying synagogue in particular benefits from the newcomers, seeing its membership increase nearly 10-fold in a five-year period. Other professionals move in as well, particularly clustered around one desirable school district. Housing prices move into the unaffordable range. As commercial landlords raise rents, whole blocks of mom-and-pop stores close down, to be replaced by chain stores, "upscale" boutiques, and fusion restaurants.
* Mid '00s - present: Idiotically greedy developers start building "luxury" condominiums in the working-class and slum parts of the neighborhood. Some projects run out of money during development, leaving ugly holes in the ground, while others get completed, leaving ugly, half-empty buildings in their wake. Rental prices hit the "absurd" point, causing a repeat of the early '80s flight to the 'burbs and outer boroughs, albeit for different reasons.
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GINNY!!!
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Hi, DR Elan - do you live in Hell's Kitchen?
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TOD:
Salem's downtown area is actually a very busy place. Lots and lots of assorted locally owned shops, a huge used book store, several antique stores, some highly thought of restaurants, furniture stores, several department stores including J.C. Penneys.
Our current mayor has worked tirelessly in revitalizing our downtown, and it is really quite nice.
There is also a wonderful waterfront area complete with a carousel.
The north end of downtown had gotten a little scuzzy, but new buildings have been put up which contain an independent movie theatre, offices, shops, and apartments up above. It all is shaping up very nicely.
Salem does not have as much culture nor recognition as Portland, but it is working on it. One thing that has really helped is the huge Independent Film Festival we have each year.
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WRT audiences & theater etiquette:
* I personally don't care if the person next to me dresses up or down to go to the theater, so long as he follows a decent personal hygiene regimen.
* I expect different standards of decorum at different shows. I accept a certain amount of audience noise at a Disney family show (although my experience has inevitably been that the children are significantly better behaved than the parents).
* The ridiculous sound blasting has gotten completely out of hand. Does nobody care about lyrics anymore?
* Rhythmic curtain call clapping is a phenomenon that has been going on for at least 20 years, to the best of my recollection. I wouldn't mind the over-enthusiastic audience reaction so much if at least once in a while we were allowed to boo a particularly bad performance (ask me about Civil War sometime...). Look, with prices getting as ludicrous as they have, any audience member who shows up expects to see something ovation-worthy...
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Hi, DR Elan - do you live in Hell's Kitchen?
Nope; although I used to hang out there Back in the Day...
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Page 2 Salem, Oregon dance!
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DR JRand, I will most definitely enjoy me some Steve Cochran movies!!
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We will be in Salem in about 3 hours! Then on to L.A., slowly but surely.
Stop calling L.A. Shirley.
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When I was little, my mom and I used to listen to a radio show called Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, during which he did a "March Around the Breakfast Table" segment. I just did my first 5 minutes of cardio rehab, marching an ellipse around our breakfast AND dining room tables.
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When I was little, my mom and I used to listen to a radio show called Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, during which he did a "March Around the Breakfast Table" segment. I just did my first 5 minutes of cardio rehab, marching an ellipse around our breakfast AND dining room tables.
I remember Don McNeil and his March.
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The latest Kritzerland release is still in it's package, and the last last or so are still in the shrink wrap, that's how far behind I am. But it will be ketchup and mayonnaise time this week, as there is a lot to do before the DP's mom and his niece and nephew arrive from PA next Sunday for a week of being a "tourist" in CA. LA, Disneyland and SF (including Alacatraz) are on the agenda.
And FINALLY, I can concentrate on Sunset Blvd which auditions in 3 weeks.
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I've been assured by a Citibank teller that my deposit will be accepted, even with the wrong deposit slip, and this contradicts the phone information I was given. So, I sent via their website an inquiry to Citibank who says I will get an answer in 2-3 days. Oy!
So, I've wrtten some info on Victor Herbert's orchestrators, I've answered some copyist inquiries, I wrote about the score for "The Garden Party," and I've had what may be my last solid meal for several days. I'm heading down to Toyland and then the dental clinic.
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At the bank on our block, you can just put the check in the machine slot without deposit slip and they give you a copy of the check you deposited.
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I have no idea why that seemed relevant.
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Not sure why anyone is bothered that the Hilton theatre is being renamed the Foxwoods.
Now when we go to the theater, we can say; MEET ME AT FOXWOODS!
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DR Ginny! I'm so happy to hear/read that you are home and posting!
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When I was little, my mom and I used to listen to a radio show called Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, during which he did a "March Around the Breakfast Table" segment. I just did my first 5 minutes of cardio rehab, marching an ellipse around our breakfast AND dining room tables.
Wait until a month or so from now when they get you on a treadmill...
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is one of those shows that went to hell in a hurry. When I saw it, I thought that the sound quality was incredible--only "Life" seemed to get on the loud side. But from what I later heard, the dial was routinely turned up to 11 at every performance. I don't understand why this show in particular feels the need to be LOUD...
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Do they yell instead of sing? I hate that.
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DR Ginny! I'm so happy to hear/read that you are home and posting!
Hi, DR Dan(the Man)! You've been through something like this, haven't you?
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Greetings from Toyland!
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And the word of the day is: FANTOD!
I have an Edward Gorey deck of tarot-ish cards called the Fantod Pack but I never knew what it meant.
I just looked it up; good word! "A state or attack of uneasiness or unreasonableness, or nervous irritability."
I think we've all been there...
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I've just returned from following someone who looked to be casing our street. He drove all through our neighborhood, and would pull over when he noticed I was following him. We've had a lot of break-ins lately in our 'hood. This guy pulled over 4 or 5 times and drove through most of the streets around us; it was obvious he wasn't lost. I hope he now knows that this is a neighborhood that is on alert.
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Did you call the police? That is suspicious behavior.
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Or take photos of him and his car.
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Maybe it was one of those census workers.
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Or maybe he was trying to get his GPS to say "pamplamoose." Do you have a "Grapefruit Street" in your neighborhood?
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The above post was for DR Sandra.
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Eewwww...I just dealt with the chicken breasts that I'd put in teriyaki marinade before leaving last Tuesday for my meetings in Dayton. We were going to grill them that night for dinner. Poured off the sauce and bagged up the chicken to put out in the garbage tonight.
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Eewww is right, Ginny!
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My London Cast Recording of PROMISES, PROMISES arrived today. I am certainly enjoying it tremendously.
I wonder if Miss Betty Lynn received hers. . . .
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Making Carne Asada burritos for dinner. Beans, rice, mexican cheese, mexican crema, homemade pico de gallo and homemade guacamole. This is what happens when you have worked almost 24/7 for 6 weeks.
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Page 3 burrito dance.
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DR Jane, my library got two copies of LIVE TO TELL today. The first two have gone out and now i'm number 6. I guess that's not bad since I only reserved it a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully there will be some fast readers in the bunch!
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Absolutely brilliant bonus track bk!
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Absolutely brilliant bonus track bk!
No spoilers!! Mine hasn't arrived yet!
;)
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Just opened my Promises Promises CD and I noticed that Donna McKechnie is listed for Turkey Lurkey Time, as well as in the photo, but is not on the cast list?
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Just opened my Promises Promises CD and I noticed that Donna McKechnie is listed for Turkey Lurkey Time, as well as in the photo, but is not on the cast list?
I hadn't noticed that! She's there on the front cover but not in either of the cast lists. . .
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Absolutely brilliant bonus track bk!
No spoilers!! Mine hasn't arrived yet!
;)
The shark gets blown up as the priest jumps out the window while Rosebud gets burned.
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Absolutely brilliant bonus track bk!
No spoilers!! Mine hasn't arrived yet!
;)
The shark gets blown up as the priest jumps out the window while Rosebud gets burned.
NOOOOOOO!!! :o Damn you!! >:(
:-*
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I think you just gave away the ending of PLANET OF THE APES, DR George. . .
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PROMISES PROMISES London cast recording package has arrived here as well.
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I think you just gave away the ending of PLANET OF THE APES, DR George. . .
Well, actually...the 30th anniversary edition gave it away on the cover. What were they thinking?? So, here it is again:
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:D
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Omigod! The landed on planet earth!?!?!?!?!?!
:o
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Had a late lunch (1 p.m.) to celebrate a co-worker's birthday. Went to Oakland's "Pican" restaurant.
My damage:
Crawfish & Mushroom Etoufee
Blackened Alabam Catfisha served with spicy crab grits and garlicky green beans.
"Bourbon and Coke" -- a chocolate Coca-Cola cake with a caramel ganache and served with creme fraiche.
OOF-tah! I'm stuffed. I'm almost miserably full.
But Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h how good it all was!
We also had potato fries and yam fries, both served with a dip of BBQ-mayonnaise.
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PROMISES PROMISES London cast recording package has arrived here as well.
Mine arrived Saturday. Downloaded it to iTunes yesterday to synch to my iPod nano.
Couldn't help listening to it.
It sounds fantastic. Very interesting, very different and very rewarding.
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Did you call the police? That is suspicious behavior.
I called the police, our neighborhood security and got his tag and a good look at him as i drove by when he was pulled over.
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I am getting hungry reading everyones' posts!
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In today's notes, BK puzzles:
When did the entire city of Los Angeles and environs completely subvert the parking meter situation, changing what used to be a six o’clock cut-off time to eight o’clock and thereby making it almost impossible to go anywhere? What sickening, stupid idiot made THAT decision and how can we get whoever it is fired?
Answer: The stupid idiots were youre elected City Council representatives:
NAVIGATE HOLLYWOOD (http://www.navigatehollywood.com/drivepark/meters)
As of July 2008, parking meter rates and hours of operation were adjusted to better match the heavy demand for parking in Hollywood and throughout Los Angeles. Currently, the revenue generated by the estimated 40,000 city parking meters in $20 million. The net increase from the rate hike is estimated to generate an additional $18 million annually.
Please Note: New overhead signs indicating the time limit and hours of operation will be posted, beginning on Saturday, March 28. Posting efforts will continue through April 12.
Rates
Parking meter rates throughout the city of Los Angeles have been adjusted to a minimum of $1-per hour, with some rates up to $2, $3 and $4–per–hour. Please note: In Hollywood, parking meter rates do not exceed $2-per-hour.
Hours of Operation
The parking meter hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. In entertainment and shopping districts, such as Hollywood, where the demand for parking extends even later into the night, parking meters operate from 8 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday nights; and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Variations from these hours are planned in observance of peak hour restrictions, valet services, religious services, etc.
All residents reap the consequences of the politicians elected by a minority of the eligible voting population.
der Brucer
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I called the police, our neighborhood security and got his tag and a good look at him as i drove by when he was pulled over.
And when will you be arrested for stalking :D
der Brucer
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
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Air.
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LOL - that's about all I could think of, too, DR Laura!
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Hope your recovery will soon be "complete," DR Ginny!
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If you can use good fat -- olive oil or guacamole.
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We reproduced what we had - if she was left off - oops. Of course, she's on the B'way version.
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Slow.
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What a busy little day this turned out to be. We actually had quite a few packages to ship, including a couple of complicated orders. Then we Xeroxed music and got Pam Myers' stuff sent to her. Now I have to send mp3s to the LA based singers, and they can all pick up their music anytime.
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I had to deal with an easy banking matter (for my personal account - has to do with switching over to online banking, which means no more fees ever). Picked up packages, picked up mail, ate lunch at Hugo's and now I'm waiting till digestion is done at which point I'll do some sort of jog.
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Air.
:D
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Lawry's Lemon Pepper - only 80 mg Sodium per serving...
Land O Lakes Light Butter (only 5gm of fat)
or...top with a tasty chopped mushroom sauteed in olive oil
I have found that I can use Lawry's Lemon Ppper ( but none other) in place of salt on almost all my veggies even sliced tomatoes.
der Brucer
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I am tired. It's been a long day. I ended up having an immigration hearing that wasn't on the calendar. Luckily they called to tell me it would be late so I was able to get my client to the office. There really must have been something distracting Edith, she doesn't usually miss putting things on the calendar. I don't think it was intentional
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Lawry's Lemon Pepper - only 80 mg Sodium per serving...
Land O Lakes Light Butter (only 5gm of fat)
or...top with a tasty chopped mushroom sauteed in olive oil
I have found that I can use Lawry's Lemon Ppper ( but none other) in place of salt on almost all my veggies even sliced tomatoes.
der Brucer
Mrs. Dash
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Woody often serves herb encrusted oven roasted potatoes instead (potatos quarters or eights, depending on size - leave the skin on the red ones), dust with your choce of herbs, sprinkle with oil oil and oven roast.
der Brucer
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I've just returned from following someone who looked to be casing our street. He drove all through our neighborhood, and would pull over when he noticed I was following him. We've had a lot of break-ins lately in our 'hood. This guy pulled over 4 or 5 times and drove through most of the streets around us; it was obvious he wasn't lost. I hope he now knows that this is a neighborhood that is on alert.
For a minute there, I thought it was me. Took me that minute to remember I no longer drive.
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Ah, took me a minute to figure out who Lowell is :)
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No cutting today. The lesions, which are fibrous scar tissue, will remain for several more weeks. It's been a good day. And PROMISES PROMISES arrived. Wish the Foundation's check would!
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Hi Lowell.
DR Elmore, no cutting is always good at the dentist.
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LOL at LOWELL!
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I called the police, our neighborhood security and got his tag and a good look at him as i drove by when he was pulled over.
And when will you be arrested for stalking :D
der Brucer
I have a license to stalk. I'm a block captain!
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I'm a block captain!
Is that status transferable to prison?
der Brucer
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DR Ginny! I'm so happy to hear/read that you are home and posting!
Hi, DR Dan(the Man)! You've been through something like this, haven't you?
Yep, almost four years ago. Scarey, scarey, scarey as you go through it. But when I think back on it, the worst part was probably having to wear the vise-tight truss thingy on the hemotoma I developed in my crotchal area where they had inserted my catheter.
That, and the embarassment of having to show off my crotchal area to so many strangers...
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The London Promises, Promises has just arrived! ;D
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I gotta tell you.
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So far about six reports of damaged jewel cases - the post office must have really had a field day kicking these around - really annoying.
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So far about six reports of damaged jewel cases - the post office must have really had a field day kicking these around - really annoying.
Mine is fine...hey, I'm a poet and didn't know it!
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My PROMISES, PROMISES arrived Saturday in a flawless jewel case.
But, BK, I do wish I had the time to come out to L.A. to visit and teach you how to use a label print program...
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SPLENDA IN THE GRASS on TCM tonight--I don't think I can sit through this one so soon after watching it just the other week...
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Just read the Academy, Tony & Golden Globe winning actress Patricia Neal died today. She and Bruce Kimmel appeared in the final episode of Ghost Story before it was revamped and renamed as Circle of Fear. The episode "Time of Terror" has BK terrorizing Miss Neal.
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TOD:
Salem's downtown area is actually a very busy place. Lots and lots of assorted locally owned shops, a huge used book store, several antique stores, some highly thought of restaurants, furniture stores, several department stores including J.C. Penneys.
Our current mayor has worked tirelessly in revitalizing our downtown, and it is really quite nice.
There is also a wonderful waterfront area complete with a carousel.
The north end of downtown had gotten a little scuzzy, but new buildings have been put up which contain an independent movie theatre, offices, shops, and apartments up above. It all is shaping up very nicely.
Salem does not have as much culture nor recognition as Portland, but it is working on it. One thing that has really helped is the huge Independent Film Festival we have each year.
After your move will you feel safer walking around your new neighborhood? Will you walk to work?
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When I was little, my mom and I used to listen to a radio show called Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, during which he did a "March Around the Breakfast Table" segment. I just did my first 5 minutes of cardio rehab, marching an ellipse around our breakfast AND dining room tables.
Before you know it you will be walking around the entire house, inside and out.
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DR Jane, my library got two copies of LIVE TO TELL today. The first two have gone out and now i'm number 6. I guess that's not bad since I only reserved it a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully there will be some fast readers in the bunch!
I finally picked up ALONE today. First I have The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey to read. Then I will decide which will be next, the fast ALONE or the, I expect, slower read EVERY MAN DIES ALONE.
I just finished reading LESSONS IN DYING. What a depressing group of titles. ;D
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Chopped chives & nothing else. Any mix of vegetables lightly sauted in olive oil.
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Air.
;D
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Lawry's Lemon Pepper - only 80 mg Sodium per serving...
der Brucer
That is less sodium then our McCormick's. Next time we will look for Lawry's.
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I've just returned from following someone who looked to be casing our street. He drove all through our neighborhood, and would pull over when he noticed I was following him. We've had a lot of break-ins lately in our 'hood. This guy pulled over 4 or 5 times and drove through most of the streets around us; it was obvious he wasn't lost. I hope he now knows that this is a neighborhood that is on alert.
For a minute there, I thought it was me. Took me that minute to remember I no longer drive.
;D
Hi Lowell. It has been awhile-nice to see you. :)
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DR Elmore, no cutting is always good at the dentist.
Yes. Good news! :)
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Is there any type of margarine that you could use?
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Lawry's Lemon Pepper - only 80 mg Sodium per serving...
der Brucer
That is less sodium then our McCormick's. Next time we will look for Lawry's.
What's a serving size? I like Molly McButter. I looked it up (http://www.mollymcbutter.com/pi.cfm) and found out that it has 180 mg per 1 teaspoon serving. :-\
The "natural cheese" flavor, while only 125 mg Sodium/tsp., doesn't really have much flavor.
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Woody often serves herb encrusted oven roasted potatoes instead (potatos quarters or eights, depending on size - leave the skin on the red ones), dust with your choce of herbs, sprinkle with oil oil and oven roast.
der Brucer
This is how i usually eat my potatoes as well.
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I just got SHUTTER ISLAND from the library. I had no idea that the ending was so controversial (I typed in SHUTTER ISLAND ending). Apparently Leo says a line at the end that is different from the book.
I can't decide how much I liked it. The ending was confusing. But other than that the main ending was quite interesting.
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To answer the question about Donna McKechnie in the London Promises Promises, she opened the show and played her role for four weeks. To quote Miss McKechnie: "Michael aparently thought that it would be in his best interest to have me open in London to show off his choreography" So it would depend when the show was recorded. The show opened October 2, 1969. Was the show recorded during the first four weeks or after? My source says that she was on the recording.
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DR Jane if you start reading ALONE you will want to read HIDE and THE NEIGHBOR right away. I know I am anxious to read LIVE TO TELL.
I forget if I mentioned this, but I took out 3 books from her FBI PROFILER series (books 2, 3 4,). Our library does not own book 1.
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OK - our dinner menu tonight includes baked potatoes. Any suggestions for low sodium/low fat/low cholesterol toppings?
Woody often serves herb encrusted oven roasted potatoes instead (potatos quarters or eights, depending on size - leave the skin on the red ones), dust with your choce of herbs, sprinkle with oil oil and oven roast.
der Brucer
This is how i usually eat my potatoes as well.
I should do this more often.
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TOD
We live in an unincorporated area of Sussex County (entire county has a population about equal to Burbank CA; the entire state has a population (900,000) less than most major cities
Rehoboth Beach, itself, is an 1.25 square mile incorporated beach community of about 2000 permanent residents. In summer, the city population swells to about 25,000 – and last Fourth of July the beach/boardwalk had an estimated 100,000 viewing the fireworks.
The city proper has a couple of dozen nice owner-operated full-service restaurants, some with near-celebrity status chefs
The entire area has only one motion picture theater -but it is a 14 screen (about half are 3D) multiplex which shows the latest film releases (weekend block busters openers get a special Thursday evening midnight preview). Tickets are $7.50 matinee, $10.00 evening. The theatres are spotlessly clean, the staff friendly and attentive, the patrons well-behaved. I suspect the fact that the complex draws viewers from all over the area holds down the type of gang-related peer pressure we find in many urban areas.
The download/boardwalk area is a very pedestrian friendly (but you do have to pay up to $1.50/hour to park – meters are universal (they are the cities major source of income).
The area has a few very active little theatre groups and a couple of popular cabaret-type venues and a downtown church was recently converted to an arts center, including a good sized auditorium that hosts children theatre and a variety of direct-from-vegas acts like:
(http://www.frankdeanandsammy.com/about/files/stacks_image_663_1.png)
The downtown is filled with lots of specialty stores and art galleries; the highway is lined with one of the east coasts largest Outlet Malls (and no sales tax!). We have a major craft brewery, a local winery, and we host a majestic tall-ship.
The area lacks for two things – no major bookseller, and no major electronic store outlet (we have to make do with WalMart).
The area does have its downside – as a major tourist location we suffer through humongous traffic jams at certain times and do have to learn to tolerate some pretty rude visitors at time. Unfortunately, there is only one thoroughfare – and it does double duty as a major six-lane highway and the only road through town. It is a major choke point – god help us if we ever have to do a major evacuation – there are only four ways off the entire Delmarva peninsula – and two of them to the south (The Chesapeake Bay Bridge – to Annapolis, Baltimore, Wash), and the Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel – to Norfolk) are both subject to closure in heavy weather, so that leaves only two exits left, one to the west and one to the north.
der Brucer
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DR Jane if you start reading ALONE you will want to read HIDE and THE NEIGHBOR right away. I know I am anxious to read LIVE TO TELL.
I forget if I mentioned this, but I took out 3 books from her FBI PROFILER series (books 2, 3 4,). Our library does not own book 1.
Then I will read the other book first. I still haven't decided on a book for my discussion.
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So far Ashland has kept out parking meters. I hope it stays that way.
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DR Jane if you start reading ALONE you will want to read HIDE and THE NEIGHBOR right away. I know I am anxious to read LIVE TO TELL.
I forget if I mentioned this, but I took out 3 books from her FBI PROFILER series (books 2, 3 4,). Our library does not own book 1.
Then I will read the other book first. I still haven't decided on a book for my discussion.
Although it depends if you want a fast read. Sometimes it's good to read a book that you know will be easy to read.
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Before you know it you will be walking around the entire house, inside and out.
And I suspect she'll feel well enough to clean out the gutters come fall.
der Brucer
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Hmm, wha, oh, sorry...stepped away to have dinner and then nodded off a bit.
Anyway - great suggestions for baked potato toppings. On hand we had some spray-on I Can't Believe It's Not Butter that I'd bought for popcorn. That and some dill weed did just fine. We broiled our salmon, steamed some peas, and it was great!
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I just got SHUTTER ISLAND from the library. I had no idea that the ending was so controversial (I typed in SHUTTER ISLAND ending). Apparently Leo says a line at the end that is different from the book.
The real issue is "at the closing scene, what does the token tell us?"
der Brucer
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Ha, ha, DR Dan (the Man) - *that* aspect of the treatment reminded me so much of post-childbirth it wasn't even funny. I had lines in both legs, but they only used one.
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My book went to the printer today.
I'm told that we will have copies in a week or two.
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We broiled our salmon,
For a really flavorful twist, Woody glazes the salmon with an orange marmalade mixed with soy sauce and fresh grated ginger mixture.
der Brucer
I you want some kick - throw in a dash of Sriracha sauce
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DR der Brucer - I'm going to have to start keeping your suggestions. That glaze sounds great!
DR Laura's oatmeal recipe is on the list, too!
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DR der Brucer - I'm going to have to start keeping your suggestions. That glaze sounds great!
DR Laura's oatmeal recipe is on the list, too!
Woody has some other nifty heart-healthy starch sides:
Buckwheat/Zucchini cakes
Savory Oatmeal (oatmeal with soy sauce and green onions)
der Brucer
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DR Elmore - good news from the dental clinic. That problem had me concerned.
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When I was little, my mom and I used to listen to a radio show called Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, during which he did a "March Around the Breakfast Table" segment. I just did my first 5 minutes of cardio rehab, marching an ellipse around our breakfast AND dining room tables.
Before you know it you will be walking around the entire house, inside and out.
Yeah, DR Jane, 6 minutes tomorrow and I should be up to 10 by the weekend!
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Yeah, DR Jane, 6 minutes tomorrow and I should be up to 10 by the weekend!
Do you have a wrist heart-rate monitor?
der Brucer
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Loved the "Hidden Track" on Promises, Promises. Wasn't what I was expecting, but maybe I should have when I read the Liner notes.
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And oh yes on this cast album Promises, Promises end with a "Button" instead of fading out like it does with the Broadway album. I like it better London version better.
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Yeah, DR Jane, 6 minutes tomorrow and I should be up to 10 by the weekend!
Do you have a wrist heart-rate monitor?
der Brucer
Not yet, DR der Brucer, but I suspect I'll get lots o' stuff when I start Phase 2 in a couple of weeks. I spent quite a bit of time on the phone this afternoon with Judy from there and she makes it sound like a great program.
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Well, time to catch up with THE CLOSER
I've enjoyed out time together, thank you very much.
der Brucer
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I'm outta here, too - kinda tired tonight...
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I'm outta here, too - kinda tired tonight...
No square dancing for you, then...not tonight!
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Back from a mile and a half jog. I think I'm finally done for the day - I had to upload the five bonus tracks for our next release - at least those make it totally unique and different from the previous CD release. Can't improve the sound all that much, due to the limitations of the tape source.
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That, and the embarassment of having to show off my crotchal area to so many strangers...
You have obviously never given birth.
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Loved the "Hidden Track" on Promises, Promises. Wasn't what I was expecting, but maybe I should have when I read the Liner notes.
I just finished the CD and I love the hidden track, also!
But was that taken from the 2002 recording (http://castalbums.org/recordings/Promesse_Promesse_2002_Italian_Cast/5148) or the 1968 recording (http://castalbums.org/recordings/Promesse_Promesse_1968_Italian_Cast/4370)?
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I am now the proud owner of a Home Composting Unit and am ready for the FUN to begin!!!
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When I was little, my mom and I used to listen to a radio show called Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, during which he did a "March Around the Breakfast Table" segment. I just did my first 5 minutes of cardio rehab, marching an ellipse around our breakfast AND dining room tables.
Before you know it you will be walking around the entire house, inside and out.
Yeah, DR Jane, 6 minutes tomorrow and I should be up to 10 by the weekend!
I find it interesting you have a time schedule. Obviously you aren't to do to much too quickly.
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That, and the embarassment of having to show off my crotchal area to so many strangers...
You have obviously never given birth.
;D Ginny, now you. I must admit the thought didn't enter my head until the reminders.
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I have a crazy week ahead, especially tomorrow. I'll try & pop in, if nothing else to see how DR Ginny is recovering. If I don't stop by, don't worry.
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DR Jane, my library got two copies of LIVE TO TELL today. The first two have gone out and now i'm number 6. I guess that's not bad since I only reserved it a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully there will be some fast readers in the bunch!
I finally picked up ALONE today. First I have The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey to read. Then I will decide which will be next, the fast ALONE or the, I expect, slower read EVERY MAN DIES ALONE.
I just finished reading LESSONS IN DYING. What a depressing group of titles. ;D
I really enjoyed The River of Doubt. I guess I should say I found it fascinating, I wasn't familiar with that part of his life.
Perhaps you should rotate in something uplifting or happy ;)
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George - not 1968 - around 1971 or 72, I think.
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hello boys and girls
did everyone have fun today?
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So glad to see Ginny back and chatting - take as manny naps as you need Ginny = rest time is healing time!!
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A home composing unit? How exciting.
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LOL as soonas Dan mentioned hia "crotchal area" I flashed back to the Vixter's birth.... one fellow I never met before waltzed ina and lifted my sheet and took a long look at my (not so much anymore) privates... I asked if there was a sign outside inviting everyone in for a free peek - and suggested that perhaps an introduction might be inorder
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That's composting, Miss Litella, not composing
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= rest time is healing time!!
Yes, that's what the dishes in the sink are doing - healing!
der Brucer
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A home composing unit? How exciting.
Don't you have one of those? I think it's called "Skip"
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That's composting, Miss Litella, not composing
never mind
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is the home composting unit good for composting crawfish shells?
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A home composing unit? How exciting.
Don't you have one of those? I think it's called "Skip"
LOL, that's what I was thinking
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Edi - as a member of the church's real estate committee I am inthe process of finding homes to hav our realtor show us - I have been using the Multiple Listing service to locate homes and then I drive past them, slowly, sometimes several times and then I drive slowly around the neighorhood trying to decide if I like the look of the neighborhood and whetehr it is worthwhile making an appointmemtn to see the inside of the house....
perhaps your "caser" was merely a house hunter
at least one can hope
:- )
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I had a day...But I've decided to always look on the bright side of life....so I will only focus on the fun I had tracking down some info on a home on the red tag list to try to intervene early and save it. The chair of the commission and I are having fun and making some real progress on a few of the houses. He says he likes my energy, lol. I just like working with someone who has as much fun with it as I do.
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George - not 1968 - around 1971 or 72, I think.
Thanks for the info, BK. Castalbums.org (http://castalbums.org/shows/Promises_Promises/282) doesn't list a 1971 or 72 recording, just the 1968 released in 1970 (and the 2002). Of course, the site only gets updated when people who've signed up add recordings that they have.
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Edi - as a member of the church's real estate committee I am inthe process of finding homes to hav our realtor show us - I have been using the Multiple Listing service to locate homes and then I drive past them, slowly, sometimes several times and then I drive slowly around the neighorhood trying to decide if I like the look of the neighborhood and whetehr it is worthwhile making an appointmemtn to see the inside of the house....
perhaps your "caser" was merely a house hunter
at least one can hope
:- )
Casing, house hunting....potato, potahto
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And now, I'm going home.
Until later!
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Dan t the Man ... how did I not know about your health woes? It must have been during one of my longish E & T spells ---
belated wishes for the best of health to you!!
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Cilla I mjust adopt your attitude - today I was ready to get in my car and drive 30 miles to hit someone in the back of the head
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There is nothing on the calendar tomorrow....but then there was nothing much on the calendar today. I was very lucky to be at the office when the call came in about an immigration heraing I didn't know about. I'm focusing on the fact that I got the call and got my client to the hearing in time, not on the fact that it wasn't on my calendar even though the order was in the file. I'm sure that wasn't intentional. No harm no foul...bright side of life
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is the home composting unit good for composting crawfish shells?
Well, it sure did a number on the Game Warden - we haven't heard from him for a while.
der Brucer
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Cilla I mjust adopt your attitude - today I was ready to get in my car and drive 30 miles to hit someone in the back of the head
I haven't completely adopted it....but there is the line "Life's a piece of sh(*, when you think of it" so even the bright side of life leaves some room for complaining
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Driving that far to hit someone in the head is a waste of gas...I'd figure out a reason to make them come to you - then hit em in the head ;)
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VIBES ;D ;D
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Bright side of life, you'd be saving your gas...
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Night all.
;)
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In a state of 3 million people, 3000 are being shipped out this week to Afghanistan. Crazy. Vibes an prayers that 3000 come home alive and well
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George - not 1968 - around 1971 or 72, I think.
Thanks for the info, BK. Castalbums.org (http://castalbums.org/shows/Promises_Promises/282) doesn't list a 1971 or 72 recording, just the 1968 released in 1970 (and the 2002). Of course, the site only gets updated when people who've signed up add recordings that they have.
Well, obviously they're incorrect about 1968 since the B'way version didn't open until December of that year - the likely year is 1970 - although likelier would be 1971.
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Watching a very weird motion picture on Blu and Ray but am really having trouble keeping my eyes open. I think I'll probably do early notes and hit the hay early.
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Happy 8-9-10, everybody! It happens once every hundred years.
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TOD:
Salem's downtown area is actually a very busy place. Lots and lots of assorted locally owned shops, a huge used book store, several antique stores, some highly thought of restaurants, furniture stores, several department stores including J.C. Penneys.
Our current mayor has worked tirelessly in revitalizing our downtown, and it is really quite nice.
There is also a wonderful waterfront area complete with a carousel.
The north end of downtown had gotten a little scuzzy, but new buildings have been put up which contain an independent movie theatre, offices, shops, and apartments up above. It all is shaping up very nicely.
Salem does not have as much culture nor recognition as Portland, but it is working on it. One thing that has really helped is the huge Independent Film Festival we have each year.
After your move will you feel safer walking around your new neighborhood? Will you walk to work?
Oh yes, it is much closer to work. My neighborhood will consist of two other old apartment buildings and a bunch of state office buildings. I just have to walk across the park to the capitol and then down to my office.
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And Freddie won't get locked in any more garages.
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I just have to walk across the park...
Well, if you meet some guy named Jerry who wants to tell you about his dog------RUN!
der Brucer