Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 22 => Topic started by: bk on December 29, 2011, 12:23:57 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes looked back and forward at the same time, and now it is time for you to post until the backwards cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: QUONK!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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And the word of the day is: QUONK!
And The Song Of The Day Is: ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE
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Morning all.
That is all.
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We will leave soon for a round of grocery shopping.
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It's only 27 degrees in NYC right now.
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Good morning, all.
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TOD: It's a little early to recount all of the great things to have happened, but the standouts to my still-tired brain are being hired as a contractor for USAA (I'm hoping the job becomes permanent after the beginning of the new year), being offered a contract to write a book and then actually writing it, and finishing the first year of grad school.
There was a wonderful week in Maui and another incredible year of sharing with all of you.
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La de DAH de da da!
My favorite thing about 2012 is that my sister Molly and her husband Austin moved back to Indiana from Seattle. NOTHING can top that for me!
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Off to the bank.
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Poor Rex is sick. We realized we hadn't seen him in a while and Sandra found him hiding under her bed. So I'll call the vet as soon as they open.
Joshie saw me get the carrier out, and he took off like a shot.
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I'm trying to think if anything happened to me this past year. ???
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Poor Rex is sick. We realized we hadn't seen him in a while and Sandra found him hiding under her bed. So I'll call the vet as soon as they open.
Joshie saw me get the carrier out, and he took off like a shot.
Very sorry to hear about Rex being sick. Keep us posted.
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I'm trying to access some photographs on an SD card which seems to have got corrupted. These are my sister's photos which we tried to transfer to her pc over Christmas (she's had the camera for a year but hadn't figured out how to transfer them to her computer - doh! There are about 1400 photos and some videos. I'm using a programme which is supposed to be able to retrieve files and which I've got running at the moment. After four hours it has scanned 4% of the memory card and has found 64 files. So I suppose it will take about 100 hours to scan the complete memory card!
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Good morning, all! I have to go to Toyland this morning to check on the place and use the office scanner. It's been over a week now since I've been there. I hope it's still there. With our leader, the Master Toymaker, one cannot be too sure.
2011 began badly: we finished recording 101 Victor Herbert songs in early January, and on March 3 Toyland was closed down; my four colleagues were put on hiatus, while I remained as an employee with no crew and little to accomplish without them.Worse events followed: April 26 brought the death of my dear friend Russell Warner, a wonderful arranger who could offer a sympathetic shoulder and make me laugh whenever things stank. He died because he needed a new heart and the irony is that Russell had the biggest heart of anyone.
Luckily, the Man from Philadelphia and his foundation rescued us, and we spent the nxt four months preparing a recording of EILEEN, which I cast and recorded in August. The two weeks of recording in Dublin in August were two of the best weeks of my life, and I miss my new Irish friends enormously.
My first recording as an executive producer was released in December, I'm preparing the next for a May 2012 release, EILEEN is nearly ready with one overdub to be recorded, and I've got a recording scheduled in Dublin for August and two scores for future recording ready for the copyists,
This was also the year in which a concert piece based on Appalachian Christmas carols went from a workshop in April to a fully staged tryout in November, and it continues to grow.
It would still be nice to win the lottery.
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TOD:
Major family event was a big get-together when my brother and his wife celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. During the year there was also the arrival of another Great-nephew for me to buy presents for. Visiting Istanbul, Warsaw and Zagreb were also major highlights.
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Poor Rex is sick. We realized we hadn't seen him in a while and Sandra found him hiding under her bed. So I'll call the vet as soon as they open.
Joshie saw me get the carrier out, and he took off like a shot.
Very sorry to hear about Rex being sick. Keep us posted.
Sorry to hear that. Vibes for Rex.
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Get well vibes for REX.
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Poor Rex is sick. We realized we hadn't seen him in a while and Sandra found him hiding under her bed. So I'll call the vet as soon as they open.
Get well quick vibes for Rex.
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Poor Rex is sick. We realized we hadn't seen him in a while and Sandra found him hiding under her bed. So I'll call the vet as soon as they open.
Joshie saw me get the carrier out, and he took off like a shot.
I wish Rex well. He's probably hiding because he's heard horror stories about you from Joshie!
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And the word of the day is: QUONK!
My all time favorite Lionel Bart musical.
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And the word of the day is: QUONK!
And The Song Of The Day Is: ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE
In honor of DR Singdaw, who posted this a long time ago (his version had a minor typo, which I corrected in Photoshop):
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La de DAH de da da!
My favorite thing about 2012 is that my sister Molly and her husband Austin moved back to Indiana from Seattle. NOTHING can top that for me!
Remember, it was FF writing the wrong year on her inscription to Edith in the Golden Boy script that alerted Edith to all the impending troubles. ;D
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That, and FF walking around naked shooting seltzer at people.
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That, and FF walking around naked shooting seltzer at people.
Well she was under emergency conditions.
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Rx vibes for Rex! ~~~~~~~
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Rex has an appointment at 9:30.
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TOD:
Having my Mom come home from her final procedure after five months of hospitalization and rehabilitation.
Otherwise, 2011 was a crappy year for me. The sooner it's over and done with, the better...
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re: the couple not wanting to change their seats DR FJL wrote:
Jose - Was it something like the couple's seats were on an aisle, while the seats they were being relocated to were not on an aisle?
I was sort of wondering the same thing. Of course you'd want to be respectful of the person in the wheel chair. But I really really prefer the aisle seat and would be very unhappy if i'd paid for those seats and someone asked me to move. I'm claustrophobic and it makes a big difference to me to be on the outside (although many people would prefer to be closer to the center).
I'm wondering why they couldn't just have asked any patrons with aisle seats in that area if they would move (since most probably wouldn't mind but a few people do really need the aisle seats).
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Poor rex!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Today begins a five day weekend for me. I might veg out a little but one thing I want to accomplish today is to dissemble and tie-up the collection of cardboard boxes that have gathered in my basement over the past few months and especially the past few weeks and have it all ready for the recyclables pick-up on Monday. Then I might go visit a few Targets to see if I can find season 3 of MAD MEN (still on sale at $9.99)
"What is a 'weekend'?" -- DOWNTON ABBEY
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I also understand the couple who bought seats and was required to give them up. That's why I fought Lilah so hard. They should have offered to upgrade them to better seats.
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2011 has largely been a year of incredible blessings. My health has seen a somewhat precipitous decline, but otherwise we have so much to be thankful for.
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Today begins a five day weekend for me. I might veg out a little but one thing I want to accomplish today is to dissemble and tie-up the collection of cardboard boxes that have gathered in my basement over the past few months and especially the past few weeks and have it all ready for the recyclables pick-up on Monday. Then I might go visit a few Targets to see if I can find season 3 of MAD MEN (still on sale at $9.99)
"What is a 'weekend'?" -- DOWNTON ABBEY
Betsy's been rewatching to prepare for next week's debut of Season 2. I heard her laughing hysterically downstairs last night and knew exactly what line had just occurred. :)
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A quick hello from a computer at work.
The best thing that happened this year was that my father came home after 8 months in the hospital and/or rehab.
Everything else mostly sucked on a personal level.
BUT I am looking forward to the new year with one unresolved issue.
I will try to log on tomorrow. but I will not have computer access over the weekend.
In case I don't I wish every individual at Haines His Way and especially Mr. Bruce Kimmel a very happy, healthy, hearty and a prosperous and successful new year.
All kinds of health, happy, work and any other vibes that will be needed in the coming year.
I also want to thank everyone who gave me advice, vibes and gently gibes.
Lots of love, happiness and peace in the world.
Michael
PS I will definitely be back in the new year as soon as my laptop is fixed.
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Today begins a five day weekend for me. I might veg out a little but one thing I want to accomplish today is to dissemble and tie-up the collection of cardboard boxes that have gathered in my basement over the past few months and especially the past few weeks and have it all ready for the recyclables pick-up on Monday. Then I might go visit a few Targets to see if I can find season 3 of MAD MEN (still on sale at $9.99)
"What is a 'weekend'?" -- DOWNTON ABBEY
Betsy's been rewatching to prepare for next week's debut of Season 2. I heard her laughing hysterically downstairs last night and knew exactly what line had just occurred. :)
Funniest line all year and delivered as no other could.
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Happy New Year, Michael S.
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We now have a pantry full of food. Now the question is, What's for dinner?
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Thursday morning greetings! Another low-gear day for me, most welcome after the holiday frenzy last week. I do have to go grocery shopping today and will try to stock up enough to make it my last trip of 2011.
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TOD - highlights of 2011 for me: DS Rob's wedding to our lovely DD-i-L Mary Linda and the glorious trip to Europe with Richard to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary.
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A line from DA that also made me laugh.....was Maggie Smith's in aversion to electric lighting in the house.....
"I feel as though I'm onstage at the Gaiety."
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Here is my brother's dog Nubbins who came to visit last week. ;D
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And here is Nubbins with my brother. My brother is on the left. ;D
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And here is Nubbins with my brother. My brother is on the left. ;D
Thank you for making the distinction. The one on the right is certainly cute.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm wondering if I'm still on Los Angeles time after being back for three weeks. ::)
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I'm up and have already had a nice telephonic conversation with the Apple senior tech, since he's really the only person I've talked to at Apple who actually has quick solutions to problems. I've been having weird stuff with the Mail program, first on the old computer and it has carried over to this one. I talked to someone yesterday but they were as baffled as I and we didn't do anything. The senior tech asked me to do a re-index on all accounts - we had to go into applications and delete certain folders that were then rebuilt and re-indexed. Now I'll monitor things and see if it's helped and/or fixed. Hopefully it will have, but if it hasn't then we'll speak again and try the next thing.
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As for yesterday's seating issue at the theatre, well... I only heard what was passed on to me by the assistant stage manager, so... ??? However, I also found last night that in addition to the seating issue before the matinee, there was also a patron who fell down in the balcony, and taking care of him added to the delayed start time.
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We now have a pantry full of food. Now the question is, What's for dinner?
Papaya King?
Or as DR MBarnum would say: PaPaYAKing. ;)
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~~~~~VIBES FOR REX~~~~~
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I'm up and have already had a nice telephonic conversation with the Apple senior tech, since he's really the only person I've talked to at Apple who actually has quick solutions to problems. I've been having weird stuff with the Mail program, first on the old computer and it has carried over to this one. I talked to someone yesterday but they were as baffled as I and we didn't do anything. The senior tech asked me to do a re-index on all accounts - we had to go into applications and delete certain folders that were then rebuilt and re-indexed. Now I'll monitor things and see if it's helped and/or fixed. Hopefully it will have, but if it hasn't then we'll speak again and try the next thing.
MacMail has always had some bugs. Have you tried archiving some of your old mail/mailboxes?
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It's only 27 degrees in NYC right now.
Any sign of snow yet?
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Poor Rex. He has some badly infected teeth. I hope it isn't as bad as Joshie's situation.
He will be having dental surgery this morning and coming home this afternoon.
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I'm trying to access some photographs on an SD card which seems to have got corrupted. These are my sister's photos which we tried to transfer to her pc over Christmas (she's had the camera for a year but hadn't figured out how to transfer them to her computer - doh! There are about 1400 photos and some videos. I'm using a programme which is supposed to be able to retrieve files and which I've got running at the moment. After four hours it has scanned 4% of the memory card and has found 64 files. So I suppose it will take about 100 hours to scan the complete memory card!
DR JohnG - As I discovered with my newish camera, check to see if it's an SD card or an SDHC (High Capacity) card. They can be used interchangeably in most devices, however, not all SD card readers can read SDHC cards.
I don't currently have an SDHC reader, so I've been transferring pictures directly from my camera to my computer via the mini-USB port on the camera itself.
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Happy New Year, DR Michael S!
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I'm trying to access some photographs on an SD card which seems to have got corrupted. These are my sister's photos which we tried to transfer to her pc over Christmas (she's had the camera for a year but hadn't figured out how to transfer them to her computer - doh! There are about 1400 photos and some videos. I'm using a programme which is supposed to be able to retrieve files and which I've got running at the moment. After four hours it has scanned 4% of the memory card and has found 64 files. So I suppose it will take about 100 hours to scan the complete memory card!
DR JohnG - As I discovered with my newish camera, check to see if it's an SD card or an SDHC (High Capacity) card. They can be used interchangeably in most devices, however, not all SD card readers can read SDHC cards.
I don't currently have an SDHC reader, so I've been transferring pictures directly from my camera to my computer via the mini-USB port on the camera itself.
It's an SDHC card and I have it in a card reader at the moment, which I bought yesterday because I couldn't access the card via my camera. The software programme is slowly finding the files. It's a trial programme which I'm using to first establish if the photos are retrievable. If they are, I can then pay for the full version of the programme in order to save the photos to my computer. The full software version costs $39 but it's worth it in order to get hold of those 1400 photographs.
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I don't envy you that, Doug R. That sounds like a lot of work.
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Just got an e-mail telling us we won a couple of year-end best-of things at The Second Disc - best cast album reissue of 2011 went to Gone With The Wind, and best soundtrack reissue went to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (tied with another label's The Golden Child).
http://theseconddisc.com/2011/12/29/the-year-in-reissues-the-2011-gold-bonus-disc-awards/
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I'm trying to access some photographs on an SD card which seems to have got corrupted. These are my sister's photos which we tried to transfer to her pc over Christmas (she's had the camera for a year but hadn't figured out how to transfer them to her computer - doh! There are about 1400 photos and some videos. I'm using a programme which is supposed to be able to retrieve files and which I've got running at the moment. After four hours it has scanned 4% of the memory card and has found 64 files. So I suppose it will take about 100 hours to scan the complete memory card!
DR JohnG - As I discovered with my newish camera, check to see if it's an SD card or an SDHC (High Capacity) card. They can be used interchangeably in most devices, however, not all SD card readers can read SDHC cards.
I don't currently have an SDHC reader, so I've been transferring pictures directly from my camera to my computer via the mini-USB port on the camera itself.
It's an SDHC card and I have it in a card reader at the moment, which I bought yesterday because I couldn't access the card via my camera. The software programme is slowly finding the files. It's a trial programme which I'm using to first establish if the photos are retrievable. If they are, I can then pay for the full version of the programme in order to save the photos to my computer. The full software version costs $39 but it's worth it in order to get hold of those 1400 photographs.
When you attach the card to your computer, does it at least show up in your File Directory/My Computer/etc.? If so, is it still possible just to drag and drop the files to your hard drive - that is if they show up in the directory listing.
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Just got an e-mail telling us we won a couple of year-end best-of things at The Second Disc - best cast album reissue of 2011 went to Gone With The Wind, and best soundtrack reissue went to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (tied with another label's The Golden Child).
http://theseconddisc.com/2011/12/29/the-year-in-reissues-the-2011-gold-bonus-disc-awards/
Great news. Congratulations.
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Just got an e-mail telling us we won a couple of year-end best-of things at The Second Disc - best cast album reissue of 2011 went to Gone With The Wind, and best soundtrack reissue went to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (tied with another label's The Golden Child).
http://theseconddisc.com/2011/12/29/the-year-in-reissues-the-2011-gold-bonus-disc-awards/
Great news. Congratulations.
And the notes on Kritzerland were high praise.
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Page three!
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Poor Rex is sick. We realized we hadn't seen him in a while and Sandra found him hiding under her bed. So I'll call the vet as soon as they open.
Joshie saw me get the carrier out, and he took off like a shot.
~~~Get Well Quick Vibes for DC Rex!!~~~
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Just got an e-mail telling us we won a couple of year-end best-of things at The Second Disc - best cast album reissue of 2011 went to Gone With The Wind, and best soundtrack reissue went to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (tied with another label's The Golden Child).
http://theseconddisc.com/2011/12/29/the-year-in-reissues-the-2011-gold-bonus-disc-awards/
Congratulations BK!! ;D
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And the word of the day is: QUONK!
And The Song Of The Day Is: ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE
In honor of DR Singdaw, who posted this a long time ago (his version had a minor typo, which I corrected in Photoshop):
That is still funny! :D
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Congratulations on the additional awards, BK!
Off to Kroger - bye for now!
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WHOA!
I was just looking into my flights to Memphis and Chattanooga for my upcoming annual UPTA and SETC conventions, and it appears that I have enough Delta SkyMiles points for two(!?!?!) domestic round-trips. I have idea how or when that happened. But it happened! :)
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I'm trying to access some photographs on an SD card which seems to have got corrupted. These are my sister's photos which we tried to transfer to her pc over Christmas (she's had the camera for a year but hadn't figured out how to transfer them to her computer - doh! There are about 1400 photos and some videos. I'm using a programme which is supposed to be able to retrieve files and which I've got running at the moment. After four hours it has scanned 4% of the memory card and has found 64 files. So I suppose it will take about 100 hours to scan the complete memory card!
DR JohnG - As I discovered with my newish camera, check to see if it's an SD card or an SDHC (High Capacity) card. They can be used interchangeably in most devices, however, not all SD card readers can read SDHC cards.
I don't currently have an SDHC reader, so I've been transferring pictures directly from my camera to my computer via the mini-USB port on the camera itself.
It's an SDHC card and I have it in a card reader at the moment, which I bought yesterday because I couldn't access the card via my camera. The software programme is slowly finding the files. It's a trial programme which I'm using to first establish if the photos are retrievable. If they are, I can then pay for the full version of the programme in order to save the photos to my computer. The full software version costs $39 but it's worth it in order to get hold of those 1400 photographs.
When you attach the card to your computer, does it at least show up in your File Directory/My Computer/etc.? If so, is it still possible just to drag and drop the files to your hard drive - that is if they show up in the directory listing.
No. I'm afraid the computer says there is nothing on the card.
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DR DougR - Ah, well. Hopefully, the software you found will be able to right the wrong.
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Congratulations to MR BK and Krizterland on the awards!!!
Is the BK who ordered the books from California?
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Hooray for Kritzerland's Second Disc wins!!!!!!
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Just got an e-mail telling us we won a couple of year-end best-of things at The Second Disc - best cast album reissue of 2011 went to Gone With The Wind, and best soundtrack reissue went to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (tied with another label's The Golden Child).
http://theseconddisc.com/2011/12/29/the-year-in-reissues-the-2011-gold-bonus-disc-awards/
MAZEL!
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OK...
I think I should take a few - well, more than a few moments - to tidy up my room here.
Laters...
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Bachelor Father is on.
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Poor Rex had several teeth pulled. But he survived surgery.
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It is frickin freezing here today! :(
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Poor Rex had several teeth pulled. But he survived surgery.
Good for Rex.
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bk - You might want to consider this if you can't find pre-peeled garlic cloves:
How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds (http://www.saveur.com/article/Video/video-How-to-Peel-a-Head-of-Garlic-in-Less-Than-10-Seconds)
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It is frickin freezing here today! :(
My thermometer says it's 69 here, but I don't believe it. I haven't been warm in days.
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And... I actually just ended up spending some quality time on the internet instead: emails, scheduling and traveling arrangements. Now I just need to figure out what, if anything, I want to do on New Year's Eve.
Once again...
Laters...
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bk - You might want to consider this if you can't find pre-peeled garlic cloves:
How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds (http://www.saveur.com/article/Video/video-How-to-Peel-a-Head-of-Garlic-in-Less-Than-10-Seconds)
I love it!
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No sign of snow. It's supposed to be in the low 50s this weekend with some rain possible tomorrow. A year ago we had the Christmas blizzard and we were up to our butts in snow.
Dinner is baked potatoes and sliced chicken with a salad and a fresh pot of orange iced tea. Perhaps Jello or pudding for dessert.
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I just got in from a long long day at Toyland (what's wth the damned printer's problems?) and now i have to head out again for dinner with my friend Bruce Pomahac. I just wrapped his Christmas gift, and I hope the bus trip to 65th Street will be smoth.
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And...
Now I need to head in for tonight's show. -And some coffee too beforehand. ;)
Laters...
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I do wish that Kritzerland could get ahead - I'm always three or four months behind financially and it's so hard - my main distributor takes half of every title we do, but then takes forever to pay his invoices. Instead of paying on a net 30 or as they come in (as he did the first few years until we began doing twenty-something titles a year), he tells me that his foreign dealers take three months to pay him so I'm on some weird schedule - I get a check every week and while it might seem like it's a reasonable amount of money, he in fact is usually seven or eight invoices in arrears. Right now, he owes me over 50K but I get my little check every week and unfortunately the problem comes because I'm on a net 30 with my vendors - not a net ninety, and I can't go into arrears with them obviously. So, it's always catch up and especially difficult at the end of a year. I have to now write the Kritzerland designer a humungous check and that's going to leave very little for anyone else until the kitty is built back up, and that's a slow process given the way my distributor is paying his invoices.
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Very frustrating.
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I ended up not having time to jog and in a couple of hours I'm bringing the old computer to its new owner.
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I'm getting tired just thinking about BK jogging.
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or is it not jogging?
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Either way I'm tired
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But not too tired to get to page 4 (assuming no one deletes anything)
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Am too tired to contemplate anything but rest. Back to work.
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Good Evening!
Coffee has been consumed, and now it's time to warm-up my fingers.
Laters...
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I am back from a really good Chinese dinner with Bruce pomahac. The meal was wonderful and the company fantastic. Now I have to make out my last invoice for 2011.
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I have finally finished the remainder of the Social Securtiy Disability Report. Whew! Now I have to wait up to 120 days to hear from SS. I had to leave a message for the claims representative that will be handling my case. I could not understand one word of their message!
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bk - You might want to consider this if you can't find pre-peeled garlic cloves:
How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds (http://www.saveur.com/article/Video/video-How-to-Peel-a-Head-of-Garlic-in-Less-Than-10-Seconds)
Um, I tried this on Christmas Day while preparing my Four Bulb Garlic Dip and it really didn't work well. I still had to hand peel many of the cloves. And while some of the cloves did self-peel, some of those became sticky and the papery peels stuck to them. I guess you need to be a pro to pull this method off.
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We have had a nice dinner, finishing off the last of the Christmas turkey.
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T.O.D.
I survived
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I've been dragging my butt all day, too. After breaking down and tieing up to cardboard boxes, I decided to do a lot of non-clothing laundry and some general declutterization in the livingroom, diningroom and kitchen. After that, I gave up the Target hunt idea and crashed on my sofa for an hour. I've promised myself no housework tomorrow--it will strictly be an Out Day for me.
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Verizon has decided to start charging customers $2 when they pay their monthly bill online. They kindly suggest that one can pay the bill without the fee at a Verizon store. Which is exactly what I plan on doing--using pennies.
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Verizon has decided to start charging customers $2 when they pay their monthly bill online. They kindly suggest that one can pay the bill without the fee at a Verizon store. Which is exactly what I plan on doing--using pennies.
I read that they (and other businesses) want people to start using automatic payments...for whatever reason. I pay my cable and electric bill on-line each month (not automatically), and go in person to the local city hall to pay my water/sewer bill with my debit card and I write a check every month for my condo dues. The rest (mortgage, insurance, Verizon, Netflix), are automatic.
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Get well vibes for REX.
Ditto!
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Poor Rex had several teeth pulled. But he survived surgery.
~~~Even More Vibes for DC Rex!!~~~
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Well, it's only 5:00 pm, and I've decided to go home. This is early for me. I finished the evaluations and just need to get out of here...so I'm leaving.
Until later! :D
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A quick hello from a computer at work.
The best thing that happened this year was that my father came home after 8 months in the hospital and/or rehab.
Everything else mostly sucked on a personal level.
BUT I am looking forward to the new year with one unresolved issue.
I will try to log on tomorrow. but I will not have computer access over the weekend.
In case I don't I wish every individual at Haines His Way and especially Mr. Bruce Kimmel a very happy, healthy, hearty and a prosperous and successful new year.
All kinds of health, happy, work and any other vibes that will be needed in the coming year.
I also want to thank everyone who gave me advice, vibes and gently gibes.
Lots of love, happiness and peace in the world.
Michael
PS I will definitely be back in the new year as soon as my laptop is fixed.
Happy New Year, Michael!
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Just got an e-mail telling us we won a couple of year-end best-of things at The Second Disc - best cast album reissue of 2011 went to Gone With The Wind, and best soundtrack reissue went to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (tied with another label's The Golden Child).
http://theseconddisc.com/2011/12/29/the-year-in-reissues-the-2011-gold-bonus-disc-awards/
AND "Casino Royale!"
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bk - You might want to consider this if you can't find pre-peeled garlic cloves:
How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds (http://www.saveur.com/article/Video/video-How-to-Peel-a-Head-of-Garlic-in-Less-Than-10-Seconds)
That is cool.
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Poor Rex had several teeth pulled. But he survived surgery.
Betcha he and Joshie are cussing you up a storm!
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I am back from a really good Chinese dinner with Bruce pomahac. The meal was wonderful and the company fantastic. Now I have to make out my last invoice for 2011.
You are going to charge Mr. Pomahac for going to dinner with you?
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I am back from a really good Chinese dinner with Bruce pomahac. The meal was wonderful and the company fantastic. Now I have to make out my last invoice for 2011.
You are going to charge Mr. Pomahac for going to dinner with you?
Why not?
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I am back from a really good Chinese dinner with Bruce pomahac. The meal was wonderful and the company fantastic. Now I have to make out my last invoice for 2011.
You are going to charge Mr. Pomahac for going to dinner with you?
Why not?
Well, I just wondered what was for dessert.
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Rex is home. They gave him a dose of good strong pain killer for the night. He will hang out in Sandra's room for the next few days, I suppose.
The good news is that although his mouth was pretty bad, he does not seem to have the autoimmune disease Joshie had. So that's good.
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Must post a frenzy!
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Some days are easier than others to create a frenzy.
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Rex is home. They gave him a dose of good strong pain killer for the night. He will hang out in Sandra's room for the next few days, I suppose.
The good news is that although his mouth was pretty bad, he does not seem to have the autoimmune disease Joshie had. So that's good.
I am glad that he is home.
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Having a brain that works helps.
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Having a brain that works helps.
So that is why Ginny and elmore should start a frenzy!
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We can do this, my friends.
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Well, perhaps slowly.
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One more.
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Page Five!
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Vibes for Rex
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This is from something Skip's been working on lately:
2 SONG DEMOS SUNG BY REBECCA LUKER,
SINGING THE ROLE OF "JEANINE" FROM THE MUSICAL "TANGLED WEBS" -
Book by Bill Connington, Music by Skip Kennon. Lyrics by Ellen M. Schwartz,
adapted from a story by Fred Landau
And I'll Seal It With a Kiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYyjCvAxyUQ
Flying (in a Starry Sky)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LkAoRbwkO0
Links are also on Skip Kennon's blog at http://cadmus-music.blogspot.com/
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Thanks for your kind words for Rex. He will feel crummy for a few days, but then he should feel much much better. He's a bit wobbly now.
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This is from something Skip's been working on lately:
2 SONG DEMOS SUNG BY REBECCA LUKER,
SINGING THE ROLE OF "JEANINE" FROM THE MUSICAL "TANGLED WEBS" -
Book by Bill Connington, Music by Skip Kennon. Lyrics by Ellen M. Schwartz,
adapted from a story by Fred Landau
And I'll Seal It With a Kiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYyjCvAxyUQ
Flying (in a Starry Sky)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LkAoRbwkO0
Links are also on Skip Kennon's blog at http://cadmus-music.blogspot.com/
Wonderful! Both of them.
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Tomorrow is my final day at work. Well, it will be more like my last half-day at work. I have a medical appointment at 9:30, and I have to leave for lunch no later than 12:40.
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TCB - Thanks for your YouTube comments, too!!!
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Today is my final day at work. Well, it will be more like my last half-day at work. I have a medical appointment at 9:30, and I have to leave for lunch no later than 12:40.
The strange thing is how nervous I am. These are bigger butterflies than even DR Laura has ever seen.
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TCB - Thanks for your YouTube comments, too!!!
You are very welcome. I really want to know more about the show.... like what part is being written for me?
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Well, I think I will try to put Nervous Nellie to sleep for the night.
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G'night!
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Last day vibes for DR TCB!
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Tomorrow is my final day at work. Well, it will be more like my last half-day at work. I have a medical appointment at 9:30, and I have to leave for lunch no later than 12:40.
I hope you have a fantastic day!
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For DD Rex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPDaQrPjus
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HAPPY LAST DAY BEFORE RETIREMENT VIBES FOR TCB
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GOOD NEWS AT THE DOCTOR"S VIBES FOR TCB
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Congratulations on the awards BK!!
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Favorite moments of 2011 - watching the Vixter graduate from High school and the party afterwards
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coffee this morning.
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That's up close and personal, DR Cillaliz!
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Sorry I've been E and T lately. Lots going on at the office and with mom and dad. Just haven't been on here much. The photo is where I sit every morning to have coffee. The coffee shop is so small and there were so many national media there (more than a bus load) that we were about the only "Regular" people who fit in the shop, so we had our morning coffee with Newt, Callista and the press corp, lol, I had a nice conversation with a man from NPR and a woman from Fox. Not recorded or on the air. Wonder who will stop there tomorrow.
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coffee this morning.
well here is the answer to John G's question - Cilla has been conducting job interviews on our behalf!
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LOL Ginny, I've been in the SC Journal twice in one month.
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Happy last day of work for DR TCB!!!
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The really funny thing is I was in the coverage of Biden when he was in the same coffee shop, only it was local tv coverage and they used to show it every time they talked about him.
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VIBES TO TCB on his last day of work!!!
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VIBES TO REX THE CAT
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VIBES AND GOOD WISHES TO ANYONE I MAY HAVE MISSED
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Glad to see you back, DR Cillaliz!
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'night!
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So how are your folks Cilla?
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Is their house back in shape?
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Thanks Ginny, I never really left, just got busy. I have a ton of work to do over the next 4 days, mostly research and writing an appeal brief. I filed a petition at the 8th circuit right before Christmas in another case and am getting ready for a 1st degree arson trial on the 10th of January. Plus the family stuff and all my other work. It's just been crazy.
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I am so glad to have this here site to stop and visit and vent
thank youBK!
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Well, they stayed there last night, but it's not all back together and it hasn't all been cleaned yet. Mom's memory was beyond bad over Christmas. I'm hoping once she's been home and got some rest and gets settled back into the house she'll improve. It was very hard to see her not remembering things for even 5 minutes. It was tough. She already sounds better on the phone though.
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Tomorrow is my final day at work. Well, it will be more like my last half-day at work. I have a medical appointment at 9:30, and I have to leave for lunch no later than 12:40.
I hope you have a fantastic day!
Hope it's a great one.
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Great to see you, CillaLiz.
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Thanks!
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Having a brain that works helps.
I forgot what that feels like.
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I hope you have a good day tomorrow, TCB.
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Rex is still pretty stunned. I know it is the painkiller.
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Listening to Tony Bennett's latest Duets album. I'm liking a lot of it. Not Amy Winehouse. Hadn't heard her before. Guess it's an acquired taste.
But now to listen to Rebecca Luker.
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This is from something Skip's been working on lately:
2 SONG DEMOS SUNG BY REBECCA LUKER,
SINGING THE ROLE OF "JEANINE" FROM THE MUSICAL "TANGLED WEBS" -
Book by Bill Connington, Music by Skip Kennon. Lyrics by Ellen M. Schwartz,
adapted from a story by Fred Landau
And I'll Seal It With a Kiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYyjCvAxyUQ
Flying (in a Starry Sky)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LkAoRbwkO0
Links are also on Skip Kennon's blog at http://cadmus-music.blogspot.com/
Beautiful.
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Thanks so much, John G, for watching and commenting. It's appreciated as always!!
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No problem, especially when the work is that good.
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Night, all.
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Back from dinner and helping set up the old computer for the new owner - all very simple and smooth.
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Good Evening!
Well... I should play a show hopped on sugar and caffeine more often! It went really well tonight. :) ::)
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Alas, the post-show grilled sandwich may not have been the best idea. Or maybe it was the pile of onion rings next to it. ::)
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In any case...
One show tomorrow night, then off for New Year's but then a matinee on New Year's Day. -And then we're off until Wednesday night. I may try to head back up to DC on the 2nd & 3rd.
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~~~~~RESTFUL NIGHT'S SLEEP VIBES FOR DR TCB~~~~~
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Hello, DR Cillaliz!
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Hello, DR vixmom!
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I'd have to say the best thing to happen to me in 2011 was being able to spend some - for lack of a better phrase - quality time with my brothers as well as with some close friends who became even closer. As I've started to review exactly what I've done and went through the past year - especially the past nine months, I know that's there's no way I could have made it through relatively unscathed without their support. -To think that back in the middle of February was when my landlord at the time informed me that she was selling the building and that we had 30 days to vacate, well... Wow!
I've always had the fortunate "tendency" to land on my feet. This was the year where I know I could not have done so without the support and kindness of my friends and family.
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And since my latest tendency has been to not get out of bed until 11:00am...
Goodnight.
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This is from something Skip's been working on lately:
2 SONG DEMOS SUNG BY REBECCA LUKER,
SINGING THE ROLE OF "JEANINE" FROM THE MUSICAL "TANGLED WEBS" -
Book by Bill Connington, Music by Skip Kennon. Lyrics by Ellen M. Schwartz,
adapted from a story by Fred Landau
And I'll Seal It With a Kiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYyjCvAxyUQ
Flying (in a Starry Sky)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LkAoRbwkO0
Links are also on Skip Kennon's blog at http://cadmus-music.blogspot.com/
Wonderful! Both of them.
I agree! And Rebecca Luker sounds wonderful singing them!
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Last day vibes for DR TCB!
~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~
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I'm watching (and burning to DVD...Jose, what's your current address??) the Kennedy Center Honors and am really enjoying the live performances. I'm not concerned about what they should've done or what they did wrong, but just enjoying the performances that they offered. :)
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Having a brain that works helps.
I forgot what that feels like.
I don't know that I ever knew what it feels like.
;)
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And now, since we're so close...
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PAGE SEVEN KENNEDY CENTER HONORS DANCE!!
(http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Barbara+Cook+2011+Kennedy+Center+Honors+Gala+gmb7dX9_FZwl.jpg)