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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were not waylaid, and now it is time for you to post until the waylaid cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: TRIG!
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why am I up?
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must be to celebrate Cilla's 50th birthday!!!
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Happy 50th Birthday to CILLALIZ!!!!!!!
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I found party favors for your guests
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+hats-caps
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or these
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+t-shirts
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and in case DR Sandra is one of your guests....
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+underwear-panties
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I found a new cap for Cilla
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I was so tired when I came home I just went to sleep
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I need to take lessons from Laura onhow to say NO
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thank you for the Arena links Jose - i wish i could see the show == how long will it run?
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well guess I qwill start my day
VIbes for all!
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happy birthday cake day to Cillaliz!
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Good Morning to all
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BK
Is it too late to get a table at the Hollywood Show?
It might be a place to get some more people to sign up!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Happy 50th BirthDay to Priscilla!!!
After this one it gets easier.
I've survived 8 of them.
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Good morning, all! As soon as THE CLOSER ended last night, I headed for bed, since I knew the alarm was going off at 6:30. I want to be down at Toyland early, before it gets too warm, to await a delivery of paper. I'm taking a bundle of second edits with me, and I'll work there until the Office Depot delivery arrives.
Last night I had another weird travel dream, of which I remember nothing except that my beloved Judy Kaye was in it. I did finish watching PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (BBC, 1980), and I think its tone is closer to Miss Austen's than the ultra-romantic Colin Firth-Jennifer Ehle version of the 1990s. I think I still prefer the Firth-Ehle edition, but I'd forgotten how wonderful the 1980 production was. The actress playing Jane Bennett reminds me a great deal of a friend of mine and DR Ginny's from 1970s community theatre, and I think Elizabeth Garvie is a better Elizabeth Bennett than the wonderful Jennifer Ehle.
So, after another cup of coffee, I will head downtown. I have few plans for the day beyond work and sitting around Toyland.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 50th Birthday to Our DR cillaliz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Happy, happy, Cillaliz!
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And a good morning to all.
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TOD: Celery. It may seem odd, but it's probably my favorite food. I eat it plain, in a simple salad with Parmesan, olive oil and lemon, stuff with the likes of pimento cheese, added to any stir-fry, soups, you name it. Something refreshing about the flavor that I love.
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Tuesday morning greetings! Typical of the first night in a hotel, I slept poorly. Well, that's not entirely true - I slept great, except for the hour or so that I was awake from 5-6am...
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Cillaliz!
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Greetings from Toyland!
The news says the temperature will get to 93 today, and it's already quite warm. Whewn I got here, I went into the Men's Room to wash my face with cold water, and was terrified by two huge black things crawling rapidly around the floor; that I would swear were 1.5 inches long. Once I put my glasses back on (from washing my face) and saw two cockroaches were running about the floor, I killed them both. I don't think I've seen roaches that large since my parents moved from our house on Goldman Avenue.
Thanks to my insane mother's terrible housekeeping, we had roaches that large running about the kitchen and basement. Once, when I was home for a weekend from college, I looked in Randy's hamster cage and asked, how long has this hamster been dead? My mother replied, I've been meaning to get to that for a few days. Moke like a few months. I guess she was too busy drawing in the inch-thick dust covering everything. Yes, her insanity still irks me, since we all had to deal with the fallout, especially Randy, who was stuck at home with her after I went offto school and Macbeth moved out to party, get high and screw around.
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Happy Happy Birthday, Cillaliz!
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I did not get cited. I think my yard is nice, in a rather wild way.
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DR Laura - we have neighbors who only speak to us to complain about something to do with our yard. We keep the grass cut and the weeds trimmed, but no chemicals, no manicuring, etc. Irritates the &%$# out of the folks to the west and the south. For 23 years...
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The City Yard Police patrols our neighborhood. No one called and reported us. I have never called and reported anyone, but I am glad when I see the house across the street getting cited, because the renters there don't do any yard work until they are cited.
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I found party favors for your guests
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+hats-caps
Thanks Vixmom!!!! I love these hats, if there was time I would consider ordering them.
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I've only been cited twice -- once was many years ago when they seemed to think I had too many summer wildflowers. Once was a year or so ago when the neighbor dumped the dirt along my fence in the alley.
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and in case DR Sandra is one of your guests....
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+underwear-panties
Oh my!!! No one would ever catch me wearing these, lol
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I found a new cap for Cilla
LOL
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happy birthday cake day to Cillaliz!
Thanks DR Michael S
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Happy 50th BirthDay to Priscilla!!!
After this one it gets easier.
I've survived 8 of them.
Thanks Ben, I'm really happy about turning 50. Not sure why, but I think it's great
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 50th Birthday to Our DR cillaliz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Elmore!
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Happy, happy, Cillaliz!
Thanks John G
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Cillaliz!
Thanks DR Ginny!!
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Happy Happy Birthday, Cillaliz!
Thanks DR Laura!!! Glad the yard police passed you by
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The City Yard Police patrols our neighborhood. No one called and reported us. I have never called and reported anyone, but I am glad when I see the house across the street getting cited, because the renters there don't do any yard work until they are cited.
I have reported the people across the street from me every year. There is a strip across the street, then woods, then their house at the bottom of the hill. They never bother to cut the weeds across from my house, The weeds get so long the fall into the street. If you get reported you have a chance to cut them down before you get cited. So, I don't mind reporting them
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Ok, off to work.
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Happy Birthday, Cillaliz!
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TOD:
I like cooked carrots, spinach and peas.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR CILLA LIZ!
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TOD:
Potatoes....done many ways.
Also if you have never mixed shredded carrots into your mashed potatoes, you might try it....very interesting....and carrot slices with fried potatoes are also nice.
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TOD: I love roasted brussels sprouts. And roasted beets.
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Do any of our excellent cooks here ever cook okra? I have heard of roasting it, but I haven't tried that.
Okra is very expensive out here. One year I had it growing in the backyard like crazy, but this year I couldn't get the plants to survive. I think the snails ate the seedlings.
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BearManor Fiction is starting to take pre-orders for my forthcoming book of short (and not so short) stories, DRACULA MEETS JACK THE RIPPER And Other Revisionist Histories.
http://bearmanorfiction.com/?page_id=125
The book will be shipping around the end of this month.
I'm rather proud of this one.
It gives me the opportunity to do what I enjoy doing most (i.e. tell stories).
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Happy Birthday to our DR Cillaliz!
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TOD: Potaotes, of course. And corn. And tomatoes.
And I adore Lima beans and spinach.
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Happy Birthday, Cilla. Sue someone real good today. ;D
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Laura, I, too, have been wondering about this Yard Police thing. Why in heaven's name would having "too many" flowers be a problem? Is stuff like that actually in your city charter?
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It is very foggy and rainy in the Pacific NW this morning.
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TCM is full of the Sam Katzman jukebox musicals this morning.....Georgie Jessel is singing at the Bop In Club....
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It turns out that was the actual, honest to goodness German Ambassador to the U.N. last night on Colbert. The clip of him doing his "Stand Up Comedy" starts after a brief (and funny) intro at about 12:00 minutes in:
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/mon-july-11-2011-michael-shermer
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They call it "uncultivated vegetation."
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They call it "uncultivated vegetation."
Their heads would explode up here.
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I love brocolli, but I've never liked the way it's cooked in restaurants these days - steamed until it's bright green. That's just not quite cooked enough for me. It's too tough and stringy that way. I don't want it turned into a pile of mush either - I like it very slightly yellowed, so it's firm, but tender. I've been trying to lose a little weight for a family reunion that's happening mid-August. Mark and I wound up at a Famous Dave's for lunch last week, which doesn't sound very low-calorie, but I order the roasted chicken which comes with 2 sides, and corn on the cob. I chose the brocolli and green beans as my sides, skipped the corn bread muffin, since I don't like corn bread anyway, took most of the skin off the chicken and didn't put butter on anything. So, I think it was a pretty low-calorie meal. Who the HELL do I think I am, Bruce Kimmel all of the sudden? Anyway, I had to eat the brocolli like it was finger-food because it was so under-cooked (in my opinion) that it was tough and stringy and impossible to cut with a dull table knife. Next time I'll ask them to cook it longer.
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That was pretty funny DR JMK.....
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Page Three Cheaper By the Dozen Dance
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I will be heading in shortly for our penultimate (I think, I hope) note and work session before we open on Thursday.
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However, since we are basically "ahead of schedule", we will also be getting a jump on some of the understudy rehearsals today and tomorrow too.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR CILLALIZ!!!!!
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I love brocolli, but I've never liked the way it's cooked in restaurants these days - steamed until it's bright green. That's just not quite cooked enough for me. It's too tough and stringy that way. I don't want it turned into a pile of mush either - I like it very slightly yellowed, so it's firm, but tender. I've been trying to lose a little weight for a family reunion that's happening mid-August. Mark and I wound up at a Famous Dave's for lunch last week, which doesn't sound very low-calorie, but I order the roasted chicken which comes with 2 sides, and corn on the cob. I chose the brocolli and green beans as my sides, skipped the corn bread muffin, since I don't like corn bread anyway, took most of the skin off the chicken and didn't put butter on anything. So, I think it was a pretty low-calorie meal. Who the HELL do I think I am, Bruce Kimmel all of the sudden? Anyway, I had to eat the brocolli like it was finger-food because it was so under-cooked (in my opinion) that it was tough and stringy and impossible to cut with a dull table knife. Next time I'll ask them to cook it longer.
If you do want to give broccoli a try at home, buy a package of frozen chopped broccoli. That should take care of the tough and stringy aspects.
And similar to DR JohnG's posting about Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted Broccoli is nice too. It can get a bit stinky in the kitchen as it's roasting, but it's quite a good way to make a green veggie brown. ;)
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A Youngster
Hap Hap Slap-Happy Birthday CILLALIZ
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thank you for the Arena links Jose - i wish i could see the show == how long will it run?
DR vixmom - Right now, the run is scheduled to end on October 2. (But there is room in the schedule for an extension. Or two.)
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Left Over From Yesterday
Does Max factor ?
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Well...
I need to head in a little early to finish up some work - which I know I won't have time to get finished, but since it doesn't have to be done until next week, well... -I'm really trying not to procrastinate. Anyhoo...
Stay Cool.
Laters...
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And the word of the day is: TRIG!
And The Song Of The Day Is: TOP HAT,WHITE TIE AND TAILS
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Happy Birthday, Cillaliz!
Thanks DR Druxy
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Happiest of birthdays to DR CILLA LIZ!
Thanks JRand
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Happy Birthday to our DR Cillaliz!
Thanks Kerry
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Happy Birthday, Cilla. Sue someone real good today. ;D
LOL. I'm going to write a really good prehearing brief so I can get a client a green card.....and Edith and I are going to HuHot for lunch, where I will consume (among other things) many vegetables
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR CILLALIZ!!!!!
Thanks DR JOSE!!
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50
A Youngster
Hap Hap Slap-Happy Birthday CILLALIZ
Thanks DR Arnold
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Since we are always slightly off the rest of the world, we are having a cool day. After the heat we've had for the past few days it feels great
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TOD - broccoli has always been my favorite green vegetable, but blood thinners dictate that I limit my consumption of it. Green beans, prepared correctly, have become my new fave and raw carrots have replaced chips alongside my homemade sandwiches.
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TCM is full of the Sam Katzman jukebox musicals this morning.....Georgie Jessel is singing at the Bop In Club....
Keep a look out for my late friend Joe Lanza. He is a dancer in almost all of those films! He is a good looking, short Italian who always dances with a tall blonde with short hair piled on top.
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A very happy birthday to you DR Cillaliz!!
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That roasted cauliflower recipe sounds delic! I shall try it...although I have very little luck in cutting my cauliflowers into florets. I usually end up with a big mess.
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TOD:
I love most all vegetables, with corn and peas at the top of the list followed closely by asparagus and spinach. As a kid my favorite was Swiss chard.
One of my favorite ways to cook a veggie is cabbage cooked in oil.
The only vegetables that I can think of that I am not very fond of are Lima beans and raw onions 9but I will still eat them, if need be. Everything else is good.
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I couldn't stand asparagus until DW Wife Betsy cooked it fresh for me. My mother being of her generation only used to foist canned, slimy asparagus off on us and I couldn't abide it.
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I arrived at my church gig this morning to a narthex full of teens. They leave today for their mission trip to Chicago and (JR, prepare yourself) Purdue.
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Oh, yes, fresh asparagus. Yum.
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A successful day at Toyland except the copier-printer still refuses to work well and will not feed heavy card stock, a new complication. The paper is delivered, the Act One notes on second edits have been scanned and sent, and I've printed out for proofing the Finale Ultimo and Overture.
I think I will do a few second edits for the Act Two numbers and then head home.
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Thank goodness I won't be able to hear them from here, DR JMK....I hope.
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A successful day at Toyland except the copier-printer still refuses to work well and will not feed heavy card stock, a new complication. The paper is delivered, the Act One notes on second edits have been scanned and sent, and I've printed out for proofing the Finale Ultimo and Overture.
I think I will do a few second edits for the Act Two numbers and then head home.
I think you should replace the Overture with the Finale Ultimo just to be contrary.
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That was pretty funny DR JMK.....
". . .am I right, ladies?" ;D
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Happy Birthday, DR Cillaliz!
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I had a few minutes between shows so I popped into an internet place. I had a leisurely morning and headed towards a couple of theatres to buy tickets. My friend saw Ghost, the Musical in Manchester and recommended that I see it. I got a ticket for Saturday. And the only show that has a Sunday performance is The Wizard of Oz, Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest ( it has some songs from the movie and a few new ones). Michael Crawford plays the title character.
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After that I walked to Trafalgar Square and stopped in the National Gallery. I don't know much about art, but enjoyed seeing the paintings very much. I remember Renoir and Degas, to name two! And lest you think the USA is not represented, there's a painting by an American (can't think of the name) of the Delaware Water Gap!
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Being the theatre fan I am, I searched to see if there were any Tuesday matinees. Well, the only two I could find were Phantom.... and The Mouse Trap. I've seen the Mouse Trap before, and I've seen Phantom many times, but I couldn't resist seeing it today since I'm seeing the sequel, Love Never Dies, tonight. I thought it was a great production, though I didn't enjoy Christine as much as I did by DR elmore's friend, Sara Jean Ford (I got the name right, I think!). Time for dinner!
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London is London....thanks for the report DR KEVIN H
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It is now 88 degrees.
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Oh, a nice cool day, JRand.
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR Cillaliz!! ;D
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Oh, a nice cool day, JRand.
It's NOT a dry heat.
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Happy happy birthday to Cilla!!!!!
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and in case DR Sandra is one of your guests....
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+underwear-panties
Oh my!!! No one would ever catch me wearing these, lol
Too bad.
;)
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R.I.P. Sherwood Schwartz, creator of GILLIGAN'S ISLAND and BRADY BUNCH, age 94
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I, on the other hand, am up after a very good night's sleep.
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Looks overcast outside, but I'm sure that will burn off.
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I'm just kidding with you, JRand.
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Being the theatre fan I am, I searched to see if there were any Tuesday matinees. Well, the only two I could find were Phantom.... and The Mouse Trap. I've seen the Mouse Trap before, and I've seen Phantom many times, but I couldn't resist seeing it today since I'm seeing the sequel, Love Never Dies, tonight. I thought it was a great production, though I didn't enjoy Christine as much as I did by DR elmore's friend, Sara Jean Ford (I got the name right, I think!). Time for dinner!
Yes, DR KevinH, you got the name right! I love Sara Jean. I hope you are having a fantastic time.
When I left Toyland, I fond the elevator today didn't want to open on the 10th floor, so I finally got sick of waiting, figured the hell with it and walked down 10 flights carrying a ton of printed paper. I was not amused.
As soon as I got home, I jumped into a bathtub of cool water and pretended I was in a pool. It's a killer doing laps in a pool five feet long and maybe three feet wide.
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I think I'll go eat now and jog later rather than jog now and eat later. Sun is finally breaking through.
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I just found out that my favorite Disney film A TIGER WALKS was released on DVD....when this happened, I don't know...but I had been waiting YEARS for it and they slipped it in without any fanfare, evidently.
So I just ordered a copy from Amazon.com. ;D
(http://www.covershut.com/covers/A-Tiger-Walks-1964-Front-Cover-23566.jpg)
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Back from having a sandwich and no fries or onion rings. Then I took some music to be Xeroxed.
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Was that noise I heard while i was reading today's notes the sound of MBarnum booking a quick trip to this weekend's Hollywood Show?
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Thanks MBarnum!! I love the card
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Happy Birthday, DR Cillaliz!
ThanksDR Kevin H
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR Cillaliz!! ;D
Thanks George!!
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and in case DR Sandra is one of your guests....
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+underwear-panties
Oh my!!! No one would ever catch me wearing these, lol
Too bad.
;)
Trust me. it's not too bad
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And thanks for the mention in the notes, BK
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I love almost all vegetables, but really don't like beets
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(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c59/tutty06/IcoNs/birthday.jpg)
Cillaliz!
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We have returned from a nice lunch at Six Feet Under (http://sixfeetunderatlanta.com) with my first cousin Perry and our second cousin Susie and her husband. I was being a chicken about navigating Richard to drive in Atlanta traffic, so Perry came and picked us up and then gave us a nice tour of Atlanta's east side.
He's a good guy...
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Off to Evening Prayer and then to dinner at the host church - bye for now!
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I've been spending all sorts of lovely hours dealing with all the stuff it takes to actually issue a Blu and Ray. It's unbelievable. There is a company owned by Sony that you have to pay an annual fee to in addition to another fee per title issued in addition to a four-cent royalty for each title issued. It's like having to pay money to have bar codes on product. It's amazing that in this day and age something like that is allowed, but it is and everyone must comply. Then I'm getting the account set up at the replicators.
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PAGE FIVE OFF-TO-THE-AIRPORT DANCE!!
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I'm driving my friend Margo to the airport and taking the rest of the day off.
Be back later!
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I'm driving my friend Margo to the airport and taking the rest of the day off.
Be back later!
Okay.
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A very happy birthday to you DR Cillaliz!!
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Mickey, are you the little pecker in the corner?
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I couldn't stand asparagus until DW Wife Betsy cooked it fresh for me. My mother being of her generation only used to foist canned, slimy asparagus off on us and I couldn't abide it.
I love canned asparagas. Fresh is okay, too; but I like the canned in salad.
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I swear, DR MBarnum, your apartment is truly the land where the good dead tchochkes go!
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Hello again-- After dinner (pizza) I went to see Love Never Dies. I was in the second row and I was afraid it was too close because the stage was quite high, but as it turns out much of the action was on the side I was on and I only missed seeing a little bit when one of the characters is on the ground after having been shot.
I really like the score, especially the title song and the song that opens the show now (after some adjustments): Till I hear you sing. The phantom, Ramin Karimloo has a wonderful singing voice and I liked the new Christine, Celia Graham, though I still would have liked to have seen Sierra Boggess. I waited with about 12 other people at the stage door. Both leads couldn't have been nicer.
I'm off to Liverpool in the morning.
I'm enjoying the cool temps. Some people were wearing sweaters and jackets today but I enjoyed being in short sleeves.
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http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152606-PLAYBILLCOMS-CUE-A-Death-Takes-a-Holiday-Star-Rebecca-Luker
Here's a lovely set of questions and answers from Rebecca Luker.
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KevinH, I hope you are taking lots of photos to share with us!! Sounds like you are having a great time!
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Cillaliz!
Thanks SO much TCB
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DR John G your popcorn looks tasty.
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From Laura,
She can't give an exemption, Jane. I'll have to pull out the plants if she issues a citation. We don't like anything that looks like nature in this city.
Such a shame.
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DR CILLA,
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Thanks Jane....all these photos of cake and I can't eat any of them!
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and in case DR Sandra is one of your guests....
http://www.cafepress.com/+happy-birthday-priscilla+underwear-panties
;D
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I found a new cap for Cilla
;D
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I need to take lessons from Laura onhow to say NO
YES YOU DO!!!!
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Thanks to my insane mother's terrible housekeeping, we had roaches that large running about the kitchen and basement. Once, when I was home for a weekend from college, I looked in Randy's hamster cage and asked, how long has this hamster been dead? My mother replied, I've been meaning to get to that for a few days. Moke like a few months. I guess she was too busy drawing in the inch-thick dust covering everything. Yes, her insanity still irks me, since we all had to deal with the fallout, especially Randy, who was stuck at home with her after I went offto school and Macbeth moved out to party, get high and screw around.
I was the youngest left at home but my life must have been easy street compared to this. :(
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I did not get cited. I think my yard is nice, in a rather wild way.
:D :D
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Happy Birthday, DR Cillaliz
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I arrived at my church gig this morning to a narthex full of teens. They leave today for their mission trip to Chicago and (JR, prepare yourself) Purdue.
Yuck!
Every year we have a small crop of fresh asparagus-YUM!!!
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Thanks DR Matthew!
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I arrived at my church gig this morning to a narthex full of teens. They leave today for their mission trip to Chicago and (JR, prepare yourself) Purdue.
Yuck!
Every year we have a small crop of fresh asparagus-YUM!!!
And asparagus is related to a narthex full of teens because...?
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Trying to get up the energy to jog four miles. Blechhh. I picked up the Xeroxed music, so that's done, although I have to go to storage Thursday to get stuff I'm missing.
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PAGE FIVE OFF-TO-THE-AIRPORT DANCE!!
I like the dance.
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KevinH, I hope you are taking lots of photos to share with us!! Sounds like you are having a great time!
DITTO!!
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I am trying to decide if I should go to the gym or watch a spaghetti western.
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Thanks Jane....all these photos of cake and I can't eat any of them!
;D
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I have managed to lose some weight without really even trying. That's how it happens with me for some reason.
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One more?
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Page Six!
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Off to take care of shtuff at the rental.
Have the rest of a wonderful birthday, Cilla. You only turn 50 once (hopefully). :)
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I had a few minutes between shows so I popped into an internet place. I had a leisurely morning and headed towards a couple of theatres to buy tickets. My friend saw Ghost, the Musical in Manchester and recommended that I see it. I got a ticket for Saturday. And the only show that has a Sunday performance is The Wizard of Oz, Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest ( it has some songs from the movie and a few new ones). Michael Crawford plays the title character.
And ALW plays Toto!
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I had a few minutes between shows so I popped into an internet place. I had a leisurely morning and headed towards a couple of theatres to buy tickets. My friend saw Ghost, the Musical in Manchester and recommended that I see it. I got a ticket for Saturday. And the only show that has a Sunday performance is The Wizard of Oz, Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest ( it has some songs from the movie and a few new ones). Michael Crawford plays the title character.
And ALW plays Toto!
Meow!
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Being the theatre fan I am, I searched to see if there were any Tuesday matinees. Well, the only two I could find were Phantom.... and The Mouse Trap. I've seen the Mouse Trap before, and I've seen Phantom many times, but I couldn't resist seeing it today since I'm seeing the sequel, Love Never Dies, tonight. I thought it was a great production, though I didn't enjoy Christine as much as I did by DR elmore's friend, Sara Jean Ford (I got the name right, I think!). Time for dinner!
Yes, DR KevinH, you got the name right! I love Sara Jean. I hope you are having a fantastic time.
When I left Toyland, I fond the elevator today didn't want to open on the 10th floor, so I finally got sick of waiting, figured the hell with it and walked down 10 flights carrying a ton of printed paper. I was not amused.
As soon as I got home, I jumped into a bathtub of cool water and pretended I was in a pool. It's a killer doing laps in a pool five feet long and maybe three feet wide.
Don't use the diving board!
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Off to take care of shtuff at the rental.
Have the rest of a wonderful birthday, Cilla. You only turn 50 once (hopefully). :)
Thanks JMK, of course, you only turn every age once ;) I'm just hanging out with the cats right now. I think I'm going to go for a hot fudge sundae....or at least some sort of ice cream delight. I really just want to stay home tonight and do nothing. I have so much to do this week it's insane so a quiet night is really in my plans. ALthough I have thought about going to Cars 2 in 3 d, lol
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I can't believe the forecast. It's only in the 70s here today and tomorrow, but the 100+ heat index will return for Friday and Saturday. Not only will I be cooking in the oven for 12 hours, but I really doubt anyone will want to sit on the deck. I could be wrong, but that means clean clean clean the rest of the house. and thanks to Willis Carrier for inventing air conditioning.
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Does anyone have a DVD of IRON & SILK?
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Cilla enjoy your ice cream & quiet evening.
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http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152606-PLAYBILLCOMS-CUE-A-Death-Takes-a-Holiday-Star-Rebecca-Luker
Here's a lovely set of questions and answers from Rebecca Luker.
That was not as funny as her husband's, but it was lovely, as I assume she is.
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It's more "Mad Men" this evening. I enjoy these seasons all together. I don't think I have the patience to watch a TV show week in and week out any more.
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Hear "Ghost" for free:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152642-Free-Listen-to-Cast-Recording-of-West-Ends-Ghost-the-Musical-Now-Available-Online
For what it's worth. I haven't listened yet.
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I still haven't worked up the energy to jog four miles, but I'm going out there now anyway. A man's got to do what a man's got to do.
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DR KEVIN H if you are in Liverpool you are near KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK!
http://www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/
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Jogging vibes for MR BK
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DR KEVIN H if you are in Liverpool you are near KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK!
http://www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/
I don't believe that is the wild animal that he came to see!
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Cute video of a kitten & a Pitt Bull playing: http://www.castanet.net/news/Offbeat/62184/Pitbull-vs-kitten
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I am trying to decide if I should go to the gym or watch a spaghetti western.
I suppose it all depends on which group of scantily clad unavailable men you want to watch.
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Happy Birthday to DR Cillaliz. Hope you had a great day!
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I am not that fond of steamed broccoli. Never heard of roasting it (or cauliflower either). My favorite way to eat broc is to stir fry it with olive oil and soya sauce.
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Happy Birthday to DR Cillaliz. Hope you had a great day!
Thanks Jennifer! I'm having a good day!
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Hello, everyone.
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HAPPY 50TH TO DR CILLALIZ!!
May you have a lovely birthday.
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TOD:
Carrots, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, and corn are all faves. I enjoy them cooked in any number of ways.
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I read an article in the local paper here a couple of days ago. IT was about exercising. And the person writing it said that people should not give up on their routines during the summer. The article seemed to imply that most people were vigorous exercisers during the Fall/Winter. But slacked off during the summer.
I find this very odd. I know I exercise 10X more in the summer because the weather is nicer and i can be outside. I would think that people jog, bike, swim in the summer. I wonder if the person who wrote the article lives in Arizona or LA or somewhere where it's hot all year round but very hot in the summer so people would not want to exercise outside as much.
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Ice cream sounds like a great treat! I actually had a red creamsicle tonight. At my niece's soccer game they give them treats after the game. I usually don't have anything. But they were going to melt. And they looked so good! Yum!
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Jane, I've been watching an early Martin Clunes program, DIRTY TRICKS. It's fun and it's good to see Martin Clunes as a young, likeable, not-quite-so-Doc-Martin character.
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I hate weighing myself. But i can tell that my 1-2 hours of exercise a day has been paying off.
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HAPPY 50TH TO DR CILLALIZ!!
May you have a lovely birthday.
Thanks DR Jeanne. It's been a really nice day made even better by the greetings from my friends
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I read an article in the local paper here a couple of days ago. IT was about exercising. And the person writing it said that people should not give up on their routines during the summer. The article seemed to imply that most people were vigorous exercisers during the Fall/Winter. But slacked off during the summer.
I find this very odd. I know I exercise 10X more in the summer because the weather is nicer and i can be outside. I would think that people jog, bike, swim in the summer. I wonder if the person who wrote the article lives in Arizona or LA or somewhere where it's hot all year round but very hot in the summer so people would not want to exercise outside as much.
Some people do more exercising inside in gyms etc and don't do that as much in the summer. Or they live where it's really hot outside in the summer. I know I tend to gain weight in the summer and lose in the winter. I've never considered myself typical in that regard, but his story fits me
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Back from a faboo dinner at the local Anglican church that's hosting this conference. They served a low-country boiled dinner - shrimp, sausage, potatoes, onions, and corn on the cob. I ate just some peel & eat shrimp and a few potatoes and then sampled a couple of desserts - strawberry pie and banana pudding. Tomorrow night they're throwing a barbecue for us.
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Ice cream sounds like a great treat! I actually had a red creamsicle tonight. At my niece's soccer game they give them treats after the game. I usually don't have anything. But they were going to melt. And they looked so good! Yum!
Is a red creamsicle strawberry instead of orange?
I agree about the exercising. L.A. isn't hot enough most of the time to make a difference, at least not IMHO.
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Jane, I've been watching an early Martin Clunes program, DIRTY TRICKS. It's fun and it's good to see Martin Clunes as a young, likeable, not-quite-so-Doc-Martin character.
Thanks I have added to our NetFlix queue. Reading the blurb there is may be more likable but is this character as much of a good guy as the Doc is?
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Back from a faboo dinner at the local Anglican church that's hosting this conference. They served a low-country boiled dinner - shrimp, sausage, potatoes, onions, and corn on the cob. I ate just some peel & eat shrimp and a few potatoes and then sampled a couple of desserts - strawberry pie and banana pudding. Tomorrow night they're throwing a barbecue for us.
sounds great
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Has anyone made pulled pork a day or two before serving it? I'm thinking about cooking it on Thursday before the heatwave hits and then warming it up in my crock pots before the party. It would really help keep the temp down in the house on a very hot day. I'm thinking it should still be ok for two days.
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It would also be a lot easier to not have to be doing a lot of cooking during the party
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I am ready for bed. I am suddenly quite sleepy.
Till tomorrow!
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Sleep Well Elmore!
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Sounds like Cilla had a lovelier than lovely birthday
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And I just had a lovelier than lovely four-mile jog. I've now shaved twelve minutes off my jog time since last week, which is amazing to me.
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Has anyone made pulled pork a day or two before serving it? I'm thinking about cooking it on Thursday before the heatwave hits and then warming it up in my crock pots before the party. It would really help keep the temp down in the house on a very hot day. I'm thinking it should still be ok for two days.
I like the way the sauce settles into the meat, so I usually do it a day before.
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'night
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Having halibut again - so low in calories and I enjoy it. About six ounces tonight, which is barely 300 calories. And some veggies which I'll sauté - asparagus, onions, and mushrooms - pre-packaged but it looked good and is all of 75 calories, save for the 125 calories of oil to saute in. So, that's around 500 calories for dinner and I already burned off most of lunch.
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I am so tired after catching up on all those posts.
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caught up on the notes and now to slumberland
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Night, all
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I am trying to decide if I should go to the gym or watch a spaghetti western.
I suppose it all depends on which group of scantily clad unavailable men you want to watch.
I chose the gym...which was practically empty tonight.
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You know, I watched four episodes of the old 1970s show SOAP. It is still darn funny! I was surprised that it has aged so well.
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Looks like a nifty new release from WARNER BROS. ARCHIVE.
(http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aacm_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-WB-Site/Sites-master-catalog/default/v1310510540384/Images/ProductImages/1000239110_f.jpg)
with extras, including commentary by Debra Messing!
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Cilla, I hope you had a lovely birthday. I sent greetings via Facebook but wanted to do the same here, too.
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Finished with my viewing, which was sporadic. Too much to do and I must start to do some of it, like write liner notes.
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Good Evening!
Well... I left the theatre at 10:45pm... And I got about 12:30am "thanks" to two major(!) work zones on I-66. Of course, those work zones are supposed to be set up for the rest of the week. Guess I'll be taking the local roads instead. Or the Metro.
Anyhoo...
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Has anyone made pulled pork a day or two before serving it? I'm thinking about cooking it on Thursday before the heatwave hits and then warming it up in my crock pots before the party. It would really help keep the temp down in the house on a very hot day. I'm thinking it should still be ok for two days.
I like the way the sauce settles into the meat, so I usually do it a day before.
And if you make a lot of pulled pork, you can also freeze some portions for later.
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DR KevinH - Sounds like you're having a wonderful time in London. Thanks for checking in and passing on your reports.
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Hello again-- After dinner (pizza) I went to see Love Never Dies. I was in the second row and I was afraid it was too close because the stage was quite high, but as it turns out much of the action was on the side I was on and I only missed seeing a little bit when one of the characters is on the ground after having been shot.
I really like the score, especially the title song and the song that opens the show now (after some adjustments): Till I hear you sing. The phantom, Ramin Karimloo has a wonderful singing voice and I liked the new Christine, Celia Graham, though I still would have liked to have seen Sierra Boggess. I waited with about 12 other people at the stage door. Both leads couldn't have been nicer.
When I went to London, there was hardly anyone at the stage door...it seems that the Britons don't really do that, unlike on Broadway. I saw Kiss Me Kate with Marin Mazzie and the World's Sexiest Man Alive, Brent Barrett. I got to speak with, take pictures of and get autographs from just about everyone that I knew of except for Brent Barrett. He must've been with people in the theater theatre.
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Hear "Ghost" for free:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152642-Free-Listen-to-Cast-Recording-of-West-Ends-Ghost-the-Musical-Now-Available-Online
For what it's worth. I haven't listened yet.
I did...and I really enjoyed it.
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Sounds like Cilla had a lovelier than lovely birthday
I did. And I ended it by playing my piano for about 2 hours. I literally haven't touched my piano in a couple years, at least. It's out of tune, and I'm a little rusty, but I can still play. I'm going to call a piano tuner tomorrow. Don't know if any can fit me in this week while I'm home working on the house, but I hope so
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And...
I'm really sleepy, so...
Goodnight.
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Has anyone made pulled pork a day or two before serving it? I'm thinking about cooking it on Thursday before the heatwave hits and then warming it up in my crock pots before the party. It would really help keep the temp down in the house on a very hot day. I'm thinking it should still be ok for two days.
I like the way the sauce settles into the meat, so I usually do it a day before.
Hmm, I wasn't planning to put bbq sauce on it, I'm going to make a couple different sauces (or buy them, haven't really decided that yet) and let people choose their own sauce
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Cilla, I hope you had a lovely birthday. I sent greetings via Facebook but wanted to do the same here, too.
Thanks Ron. I really did. I think I want to continue the tradition of no parties or celebrations on my birthday. I enjoyed the family celebration and am looking forward to the party Saturday, but it was nice to have my birthday to do what I wanted to and not be where others want me to be.
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Jane, I've been watching an early Martin Clunes program, DIRTY TRICKS. It's fun and it's good to see Martin Clunes as a young, likeable, not-quite-so-Doc-Martin character.
Thanks I have added to our NetFlix queue. Reading the blurb there is may be more likable but is this character as much of a good guy as the Doc is?
Speaking of Netflix, have you heard about the change in pricing?? :P
We are separating unlimited DVDs by mail and unlimited streaming into two separate plans to better reflect the costs of each. Now our members have a choice: a streaming only plan, a DVD only plan, or both.
Your current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans:
Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month
Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming) for $7.99 a month
Your price for getting both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). You don't need to do anything to continue your memberships for both unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs.
These prices will start for charges on or after September 1, 2011.
You can easily change or cancel your unlimited streaming plan, unlimited DVD plan, or both, by going to the Plan Change page in Your Account.
We realize you have many choices for home entertainment, and we thank you for your business. As always, if you have questions, please feel free to call us at 1-888-357-1516.
–The Netflix Team
So right now, I'm paying the $9.99+tax to get 1 DVD at a time PLUS unlimited streaming. I don't want to pay almost twice as much for the same service. >:(
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Has anyone made pulled pork a day or two before serving it? I'm thinking about cooking it on Thursday before the heatwave hits and then warming it up in my crock pots before the party. It would really help keep the temp down in the house on a very hot day. I'm thinking it should still be ok for two days.
I like the way the sauce settles into the meat, so I usually do it a day before.
And if you make a lot of pulled pork, you can also freeze some portions for later.
I'm going to make about 10 pounds, probably in two separate pots. I haven't figured that out yet. I'll probably go buy the meat so I can prep it and start it Thursday AM
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I just have the streaming on Netflix, but I really dont' watch it in the summer. I'm considering just cancelling for now. I can always re-up later, or I can watch one of the free services
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I'm off to bed. I didn't get enough sleep last night and with the drive to the airport and back, I'm VERY tired.
Good night...whoever. 8)