Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 23 => Topic started by: bk on June 26, 2012, 12:37:04 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes threw caution to the wind, and now it is time for you to post until the cautious and windy cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: MAKEBATE!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Hi all. Hope everyone has a good and wonderful, vibe filled day!
It's pouring down rain as I type this. I don't want to have to go out in that but I guess I have to.
I didn't get anything from the county except use my vacation time. The insurance wouldn't pay the claim. Scum.
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Good morning, all.
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Dry vibes to those who need them and wet vibes to those of us who need them, too.
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Aren't they calling the wind Debby instead of Maria this week?
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We went from a heat wave to chilly morning weather. It's 59 right now and it won't get much above 70. I have to go to the Dentist after work and I'll probably have to take a jacket when I go.
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The weather has improved dramatically. Hot and sunny yesterday and today. My energy supplier is obviously trying to cash in because I've just received a letter from them saying my home may be suitable for solar power panels.
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Good morning, all! The alarm rang at 6:30 and I slept in another 45 minutes. I slept well most of the night with one peculiar dream about working at a Barnes & Noble that looked more like the Louvre and having High Anxiety over a pay phone call.
This bodes to being a quiet and uneventful day, and I hope that I am right. I have a few errands to eun, more tidying up to do around the apartment and a couple of jobs to begin and hopefully finish this week.
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I am scheduled to work in the Library again today from 11am to 1pm. I hope it's as uneventful as the previous excursion.
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
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Good morning, all. Coffee!
It happens at least once every mid-to-late June: We have a suddenly cool day that is SO cool, I turn the furnace on for a while to take the chill out of the house. I actually wanted to do it yesterday evening after the second or third or fourth or fifth thunderstorm had barreled through and left things a little cooler than the last. But I persevered, and left the windows partially open for sleeping, and that was fine ... but finding the thermostat reading 60 this morning was not fine. If I were a true staunch hardcore traditionalist New Englander (there are plenty of them all around me), I would only touch that dial at the risk of public shame. But touch it I did.
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Okay, it's off now. But I shan't be surprised if we need another boost later on since it's only going up to 70 today out of doors, and while that's still a refreshing change from last week, it doesn't do much for the house and the people in it.
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It'a a bee-yoo-ti-full morning here in the Hocken of Consho. One of those rare days where I wished that my walk from the train station to my office building was a little longer.
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DR George wrote re: an article DR TCB posted:
I don't think that the article says that the Kindle can only hold 20 books but just used a random number as an example...I have almost 200 titles on my Kindle. Okay, a lot are short stories, but I do have quite a few full-length books.
Right they weren't saying that a kindle can hold 20 books. The kindle can hold probably 1000s.
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DR Cillaliz, re: THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR. I'll talk about it after i've watched this week's show.
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
Very well summarized.
But why do you think it's a mistaken notion of anonymity and distance?
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I found that when I've tried to find genuinely cyber-assaultive people, the system is strongly protective of their anonymity.
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
That's a lovely gesture on her part. Can't wait to hear it when I get home.
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TOD:
Like:
Immediate Information
:)
Dislike:
Immediate Misinformation
>:(
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
Great list. I would add that in leveling the playing field, the drawback is a level playing field. Everyone is now a critic or an expert, of restaurants, of movies, of theater, of screen-to-DVD transfers, of politics, of soccer, of you name it. And I have no idea who the critic may be or that person's credentials. Why should I believe someone I don't know when he says a restaurant is bad; his taste could be deplorable. Or why would I listen to a woman I don't know about a play when I don't know what she likes and dislikes? That perspective is part of what is cheapening everything out there.
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
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It's a morning, alright. If ever there was a morning, this is one.
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
I can't answer why they did that, but you could got to imdb.com to see who was in the show.
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
I can't answer why they did that, but you could got to imdb.com to see who was in the show.
I've already done that.
I just think it's inconsiderate and rude to the other actors.
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
I can't answer why they did that, but you could got to imdb.com to see who was in the show.
That's annoying and ridiculous on a lot of shows now. There seems to only be a requirement that the person's name "exist" on the credits for a tiny brief fraction of a nanosecond, not that it be readable or comprehensible.
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Very nice DR BEN.
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Act One went very well last night....we did it twice.....so hopefully Act Two will follow suit this evening.
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TOD:
I like making friends with like interests, finding nice things to buy, photographs and information that is not available elsewhere (although you have to be sure it's true)......
I don't like all of the misinformation and most of all the TIME that is wasted trying to find something or just browsing.......
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Page Two Youth Theatre Workshop THE TEMPEST dance.
(http://H:\2012 YTW photos\IMG_4569_640x480.jpg)
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Oh wait....I have to add the photo to my Photobucket account.
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Like this
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/IMG_4569_640x480.jpg)
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
Great list. I would add that in leveling the playing field, the drawback is a level playing field. Everyone is now a critic or an expert, of restaurants, of movies, of theater, of screen-to-DVD transfers, of politics, of soccer, of you name it. And I have no idea who the critic may be or that person's credentials. Why should I believe someone I don't know when he says a restaurant is bad; his taste could be deplorable. Or why would I listen to a woman I don't know about a play when I don't know what she likes and dislikes? That perspective is part of what is cheapening everything out there.
Very true. We have masses of information and opinions but need to be cautious as to its reliability.
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Mr Cheyenne Jackson in ATTITUDE UK
(http://d3rm69wky8vagu.cloudfront.net/article-photos/large/1.160468.jpg)
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I understand Mr. Jackson is on the Tony nominating committee this year.
Confirmed in Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167162-Mark-Brokaw-Cheyenne-Jackson-Liza-Gennaro-Adam-Guettel-and-More-Join-Tony-Nominating-Committee-for-2012-13
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Interesting that with all the very attractive notables and luminaries added to the nominating committee, most of the articles I read chose Cheyenne's photo to accompany the news of the additions to the Tony nominating committee.
Must be the nature of the sites I frequent.
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I would choose his photo.....maybe more people will read the article.
As Jayne Mansfield said: "To get ahead in Hollywood of course it is important to have talent. But you don't have to go around wearing blankets."
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Hi there. Been e&t both here (and other places like FB). Camp began yesterday and we are having call backs for Aida which should be a great show. Some really talented kids this year, the best ever. Tonight, the behaviorist comes over to asses the situation with the DD's. As you might recall, 2 do not get along. So we'll see what she has to say.
I know not of the movies from the new Krtizerland releases, but I have an obsession with buses, so I must order the new CD.
Off to Egypt (which is just over the bridge and to the left)
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I would choose his photo.....maybe more people will read the article.
As Jayne Mansfield said: "To get ahead in Hollywood of course it is important to have talent. But you don't have to go around wearing blankets."
Who was it who said: Wearing the blanket will have to do if her husband walks in and your clothes are on the other side of the room
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Hmm, I may have made that up.
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Credits flitting by in a nonce is nothing new--we used to joke that our sister-in-law's name appeared for a nanosecond at the end of every CHEERS episode.
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Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that that "Hope you win!" message that pops up when you bid on eBay is not limited to me alone?
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This morning has turtled by. I have accomplished much and feel as though the time should be 3-4 hours later than it is.
I'm thinking about lunch.
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Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that that "Hope you win!" message that pops up when you bid on eBay is not limited to me alone?
I think I get one as well.
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Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that that "Hope you win!" message that pops up when you bid on eBay is not limited to me alone?
I think I get one as well.
Yes, that was just the latest example of my scintillating humor.
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Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that that "Hope you win!" message that pops up when you bid on eBay is not limited to me alone?
How can you be so cynical.
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
Very well summarized.
But why do you think it's a mistaken notion of anonymity and distance?
Because unless you are a high-level hacker who has the deep knowledge and tools to cover tracks, your identity can be traced.
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
Very nice, Ben. Isn't it strange that we can have such dear friends that we truly care a lot about, and yet have never met? T.O.D.: One of the good things about the internet.
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It is surprising how many people I consider friends are people on the Internet that I have either never met or only rarely see.
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
I can't answer why they did that, but you could got to imdb.com to see who was in the show.
I've already done that.
I just think it's inconsiderate and rude to the other actors.
Or you could pause the dvd. I find many times the names go by too fast and I have to pause the dvd.
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Well, it's 98 degrees now and it's only 12:20. Wonder what it's going to climb to this afternoon.
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It's warmer inside my apartment than it is outside! I don't like that at all.
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Tuesday afternoon greetings! The HVAC guys were back, as scheduled, at 8:30am and they're still here finishing up the installation of the new furnace. I spent a couple of hours this morning with the new-ish director of our local public library, discussing several projects. Now I'm waiting to go to the grocery until I can be sure that the trucks will be out of the driveway when I get back.
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DR George wrote re: an article DR TCB posted:
I don't think that the article says that the Kindle can only hold 20 books but just used a random number as an example...I have almost 200 titles on my Kindle. Okay, a lot are short stories, but I do have quite a few full-length books.
Right they weren't saying that a kindle can hold 20 books. The kindle can hold probably 1000s.
I don't know if these two things have anything in common, but yesterday on the broadcast they were saying you could have multiple books open to read, for those who don't stick with the same book until it is finished. I don't know about twenty, but I am just repeating what they said.
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
Great list. I would add that in leveling the playing field, the drawback is a level playing field. Everyone is now a critic or an expert, of restaurants, of movies, of theater, of screen-to-DVD transfers, of politics, of soccer, of you name it. And I have no idea who the critic may be or that person's credentials. Why should I believe someone I don't know when he says a restaurant is bad; his taste could be deplorable. Or why would I listen to a woman I don't know about a play when I don't know what she likes and dislikes? That perspective is part of what is cheapening everything out there.
Who are you calling cheap?
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
You can always "Pause" the DVD.
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I understand Mr. Jackson is on the Tony nominating committee this year.
Confirmed in Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167162-Mark-Brokaw-Cheyenne-Jackson-Liza-Gennaro-Adam-Guettel-and-More-Join-Tony-Nominating-Committee-for-2012-13
They have to attend every Broadway show? Wow that could be a full-time job. And a lot of shows you would need to attend during the first week.
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Okay, here we go.
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Page Three.
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I'm up, I'm up. I've been up for thirty minutes, although I was also up much earlier but needed to sleep more, which I finally did. I was on the phone with the pressing plant and will shortly fax them the info sheet for JHS so they can get going on it. They should have the master today or tomorrow.
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
Maybe they thought that, since it's on DVD (or that most people have DVRs), the people watching can pause and freeze the frame.
Doesn't make it right.
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
That's very sweet!
Except "Marry Me" has the line, "You may not know it yet but I'm the best you'll get." ::) That's plot driven and doesn't really make for a good actual wedding song out of context from the show.
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The whole credit speed thing doesn't just happen on DVDs, it's also endemic on broadcast and cable shows. You can't read most credits because they go by so fast and are so small that they are practically unreadable.
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The whole credit speed thing doesn't just happen on DVDs, it's also endemic on broadcast and cable shows. You can't read most credits because they go by so fast and are so small that they are practically unreadable.
AND the stations usually squish them down to almost nothing so that they can preview either the next show, or next week's show or some other show. :P
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A picture of my favorite fruit, cherries, of which I've just been eating some. Britain doesn't get enough sun for really good cherries. Most of ours are imported from Spain or Italy but the best are from the US which we get a bit later in the summer.
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc228/vanmunchen/cherries.jpg)
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
That's very sweet!
Except "Marry Me" has the line, "You may not know it yet but I'm the best you'll get." ::) That's plot driven and doesn't really make for a good actual wedding song out of context from the show.
Oh come on, Ben says that to Ant, at least, three times a day.
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
That's very sweet!
Except "Marry Me" has the line, "You may not know it yet but I'm the best you'll get." ::) That's plot driven and doesn't really make for a good actual wedding song out of context from the show.
Oh come on, Ben says that to Ant, at least, three times a day.
Well, at least they say it with love! :D
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I understand Mr. Jackson is on the Tony nominating committee this year.
Confirmed in Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167162-Mark-Brokaw-Cheyenne-Jackson-Liza-Gennaro-Adam-Guettel-and-More-Join-Tony-Nominating-Committee-for-2012-13
They have to attend every Broadway show? Wow that could be a full-time job. And a lot of shows you would need to attend during the first week.
And how many shows open just before the cut-off date??
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Doug R, I'm a cherry freak, too. In Italy, we learned to take those cherries, pit them, soak them in rum and sugar, then serve with flavored whipped cream. It's a happy thing.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/392375_3201467566506_1200183964_n.jpg)
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I want dessert!
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NOW!
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
Agreed.
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TOD:
What I like about the internet:
The sheer volume of information that is readily available at any given time (even more so now that I can access it anywhere I go.)
Meeting people who I would have never have otherwise come in contact.
Delighting in the imagination and creativity of the people out there.
What I don't like:
The value of books and music--culture and information in general--has been severly cheapened.
The level of meaness that some people can rise to because of a mistaken notion of anonimity and distance.
Opinions are shared as soon as they're formed. In social media, time is rarely given to think over and evaulate.
Great list. I would add that in leveling the playing field, the drawback is a level playing field. Everyone is now a critic or an expert, of restaurants, of movies, of theater, of screen-to-DVD transfers, of politics, of soccer, of you name it. And I have no idea who the critic may be or that person's credentials. Why should I believe someone I don't know when he says a restaurant is bad; his taste could be deplorable. Or why would I listen to a woman I don't know about a play when I don't know what she likes and dislikes? That perspective is part of what is cheapening everything out there.
Agreed, too.
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I want dessert!
Agreed, THREE!! ;)
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The thermometer says 102. I'm glad I'm in air conditioning.
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It's 73 outside and VERY sunny!
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Warm today - hot tamale.
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Going to rehearsal so I can find some properties upstairs....hope they are still there.
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I'm stuffed to the gills with a Five Guys cheeseburger and fries, but you can set those cherries and rum and whipped cream in front of me right now.
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Well, it was after 4pm before the last truck left our driveway. Since I have to be at a meeting at 7, it was too late to go out shopping. We'll probably have breakfast for dinner and I'll go shopping in the morning.
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Back from a sandwich and no fries, picking up one package, but now have to go back to pick up a couple more that came via Ontrak. In other news, I have, for about the tenth time, been banned from blu-ray.com because the "site manager" made yet another snarky post in my direction that was truly childish and stupid. I posted in response that I found it odd that a site manager would have to stoop to such a thing and added, "The one thing we know is that no one will be moderating you." A true statement but one he, in his infantile way, could not deal with. Normally the ban comes off after a few days, but I really don't care one way or the other. They clearly don't want professionals or people who know what they're talking about - they want only people who make pronouncements based on screen caps, only people whose sum total of knowledge has been gleaned from the Internet and watching a DVD or Blu-ray who are suddenly experts in everything. Why not? And there you would have the reason for today's topic of discussion.
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Sorry to hear that, BK. But I'm more sorry for the person who is seeking knowledgeable information. It means that the idiots are winning in yet another arena.
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And the word of the day is: MAKEBATE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: TROUBLE
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The thermometer says 102. I'm glad I'm in air conditioning.
It's 73 outside and VERY sunny!
I could use an air conditioner. The high here today was 59
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The thermometer says 102. I'm glad I'm in air conditioning.
It's 73 outside and VERY sunny!
I could use an air condioner. The high here today was 59
Three more posts and we can move to the next page!
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Must I do everything!
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Hmm, I guess so.
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Just one more!
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Page 4!
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Loved the low temperature this morning. Unfortunately, it's going to be in the high 90's and maybe 100 over the weekend.
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Same in NY. It's supposed to be 94 on Friday and 91 or higher on Saturday and Sunday.
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Loved the low temperature this morning. Unfortunately, it's going to be in the high 90's and maybe 100 over the weekend.
We are hoping to reach the 70 degree point this weekend ourselves!
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Same in NY. It's supposed to be 94 on Friday and 91 or higher on Saturday and Sunday.
Oy! So here we go again, so soon after the last one.
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Must I do everything!
If you don't mind...
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
Just listened to this, Ben! How nice!
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From DR Vixmom:
DR Jane - I currently have 84 books in my Nook color
Thanks. I have no idea how many I have but I thought 20 was a low number. After that comment I think the reviewer should have mentioned how many books the readers did hold.
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I'm impressed you only paid for 6 of them.
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From DR Vixmom:
DR Jane would be so proud of me
I am. :)
My brother laughed when I asked him if a book he might have read was worth the free price.
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Vixmon your dinner last night sounded yummy.
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From DR George:
I don't think that the article says that the Kindle can only hold 20 books but just used a random number as an example...I have almost 200 titles on my Kindle. Okay, a lot are short stories, but I do have quite a few full-length books.
I thought that was what the woman who was interviewed said as an example why she liked the Kindle. I could have taken it the wrong way.
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In other news, I have, for about the tenth time, been banned from blu-ray.com because the "site manager" made yet another snarky post in my direction that was truly childish and stupid. I posted in response that I found it odd that a site manager would have to stoop to such a thing and added, "The one thing we know is that no one will be moderating you." A true statement but one he, in his infantile way, could not deal with. Normally the ban comes off after a few days, but I really don't care one way or the other. They clearly don't want professionals or people who know what they're talking about - they want only people who make pronouncements based on screen caps, only people whose sum total of knowledge has been gleaned from the Internet and watching a DVD or Blu-ray who are suddenly experts in everything. Why not? And there you would have the reason for today's topic of discussion.
There's something wrong with a site where someone can suspend a member who knows what they are talking about, on a whim but which also gave free reign to an industry "insider" for many years who was found to be no such thing.
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All readers can hold hundreds to even over a thousand books. It depends on how much memory your reader has and the size of the books. Some readers have expandable memory. My Sony has slots for two memory cards (each one has a limit of 8 gigs) so I can have a total of 17 gigs of memory which includes the 1 gig that is on the reader. The downside to the memory cards is it takes more time for the books to load. My reader remembers the page I stopped at on multiple books. I can be reading 4 or 5 books and be in a different place in all of them and when I open the individual book the reader knows where I stopped.
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Evening all. We are finely seeing some sun!!! Still windy but that's ok.
So happy to about Ben and Ant's mention on the radio show! Who and Ray!!!!!!
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As for the net.
I'm grateful for the people it's allowed me to meet.
I'm sorry for anything I've ever said that hurt someone.
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All readers can hold hundreds to even over a thousand books. It depends on how much memory your reader has and the size of the books. Some readers have expandable memory. My Sony has slots for two memory cards (each one has a limit of 8 gigs) so I can have a total of 17 gigs of memory which includes the 1 gig that is on the reader. The downside to the memory cards is it takes more time for the books to load. My reader remembers the page I stopped at on multiple books. I can be reading 4 or 5 books and be in a different place in all of them and when I open the individual book the reader knows where I stopped.
The Kindle's memory is not expandable. That's the biggest downside...it's only got 3GB memory. Something like an iPad can also have much, much, MUCH more memory than the Kindle, so with the Kindle app, what you can get is practically unlimited.
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But then, you can fit a lot of books on 3GB.
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If anyone is interested you can hear my friend Alex talk about our recent Wedding on her radio show. She then plays a song for Anthony and me from the Kander and Ebb revue, And The World Goes Round. It's Marry Me (from The Rink) which turns into A Quiet Thing (from Flora, The Red Menace). It's a lovely moment (I'm a bit biased but there you have it).
The clip starts at about 1:36 on the clock (that's 1 hour and 36 minutes into the show, not 1 minute and 36 seconds, Songs from the Shows is a 2 hour program). If you move the slider do it in short increments until you get to 1:36. I've found that if you move it straight from the start to the time you're looking for the iPlayer will freeze.
Alex Hall BBC Tees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00th95v/Songs_from_the_Shows_24_06_2012/)
I'm listening now. :)
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Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that that "Hope you win!" message that pops up when you bid on eBay is not limited to me alone?
I've been meaning to tell you my winning bid strategy. I don't place a bid. I look at the item, decided the max I would like pay for it. I then put it on my watch list.
When the object of my desire comes up, I wait unit the LAST 30 seconds and then swoop in like a Klingon Bird of Prey and place my max bid. I almost always win. :)
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From DR TCB:
they were saying you could have multiple books open to read, for those who don't stick with the same book until it is finished.
Now I get it. ;)
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No doubt leaving the other bidders with thoughts of "how the heck did THAT happen?". Cool thing is that no one knows I'm even interested until it's to late.
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I understand Mr. Jackson is on the Tony nominating committee this year.
Confirmed in Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167162-Mark-Brokaw-Cheyenne-Jackson-Liza-Gennaro-Adam-Guettel-and-More-Join-Tony-Nominating-Committee-for-2012-13
They have to attend every Broadway show? Wow that could be a full-time job. And a lot of shows you would need to attend during the first week.
And how many shows open just before the cut-off date??
Will Mr. Jackson attend in cut-offs?
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Hugs and vibes of comfort for our DR Edi who had to say goodbye to her extra special cat Bailey.
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Hugs and vibes of comfort for our DR Edi who had to say goodbye to her extra special cat Bailey.
Hugs from us to Edi as well
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I understand Mr. Jackson is on the Tony nominating committee this year.
Confirmed in Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167162-Mark-Brokaw-Cheyenne-Jackson-Liza-Gennaro-Adam-Guettel-and-More-Join-Tony-Nominating-Committee-for-2012-13
They have to attend every Broadway show? Wow that could be a full-time job. And a lot of shows you would need to attend during the first week.
And how many shows open just before the cut-off date??
Will Mr. Jackson attend in cut-offs?
One can only hope!
;)
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This is sad, "The writer and director Nora Ephron is gravely ill in her battle with leukemia"
http://gma.yahoo.com/writer-director-nora-ephron-gravely-ill-friends-221908312--abc-news-tv.html
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Hugs and vibes of comfort for our DR Edi who had to say goodbye to her extra special cat Bailey.
Hugs from us to Edi as well
And more hugs.
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Just finished culling 100 photos from Italy. I need to race off tonight to Walgreens where prints are only 10 cents through tonight.
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Watch it be my luck that my neighborhood Walgreens is the only one not participating in the promotion.
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This is sad, "The writer and director Nora Ephron is gravely ill in her battle with leukemia"
http://gma.yahoo.com/writer-director-nora-ephron-gravely-ill-friends-221908312--abc-news-tv.html
Writer, Director Nora Ephron Dead at 71 (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/writer-director-nora-ephron-dead-71/story?id=16656032).
:'(
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:(
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Sad about Nora Ephron.
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Sad about Edi's cat and sad she's not here for comfort.
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I sat on my couch and immediately fell asleep for an hour.
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VIBES to DR Edi, who I do not know, but I know what it is to say goodbye to a much loved pet.
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I read on the innerwebs that there is a haboob heading my way.
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I still haven't packed and we leave tomorrow. I still don't know all the times we are meeting up with family. If I did I would know about asking DR Jeanne if she is free to finally meet in person, and of course ask Bruce if he is free at all.
Bruce, we will be staying at the Hilton Woodland Hills. Being in the Valley we will try to figure this out, if you are free. Maybe sometime on Friday. Are you free anytime then? I know you have a very busy schedule. There is also the possibility of coffee on Saturday morning.
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I read on the innerwebs that there is a haboob heading my way.
Vibes it is small.
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I read on the innerwebs that there is a haboob heading my way.
Does that call for a hootenanny? I do not know haboobs from half-wits.
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It was on this date in 1990 that we hit the all-time high of 122F.
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Does anybody here watch CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM?
We finished watching the 8th season last night on DVD, and I became aware of something disturbing that is, in fact, present in all seasons of the series.
During the end credits of every show, names of the producers, writers, director, and 3-4 regular cast members have their own cards and are easy to read. But, beyond that, the names of the other actors go by SO FAST that it is impossible to read them.
In several instances, I wanted to see who played a certain role, but I can't read that fast.
How much would it cost the producers to extend those cards another 2-3 seconds in length?
I just wonder why SAG nor anybody else has never objected to this rude practice.
You can always "Pause" the DVD.
I've done that, but with their card only being 3-5 frames (?), you have to be very fast with the pause button.
But, you're missing the point.
These actors deserve enough time so their names can be seen in the credits.
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Sad about Nora Ephron.
I used to visit every week with her father, Henry, when he was at the Motion Picture Home.
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Sad about Nora Ephron.
I used to visit every week with her father, Henry, when he was at the Motion Picture Home.
You must have liked him very much.
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Hugs and vibes of comfort for our DR Edi who had to say goodbye to her extra special cat Bailey.
So sorry for DR Edi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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All readers can hold hundreds to even over a thousand books. It depends on how much memory your reader has and the size of the books. Some readers have expandable memory. My Sony has slots for two memory cards (each one has a limit of 8 gigs) so I can have a total of 17 gigs of memory which includes the 1 gig that is on the reader. The downside to the memory cards is it takes more time for the books to load. My reader remembers the page I stopped at on multiple books. I can be reading 4 or 5 books and be in a different place in all of them and when I open the individual book the reader knows where I stopped.
The Kindle's memory is not expandable. That's the biggest downside...it's only got 3GB memory. Something like an iPad can also have much, much, MUCH more memory than the Kindle, so with the Kindle app, what you can get is practically unlimited.
But can't you just delete items from your actual kindle, yet you still own them in your amazon account.So if you need to put them back on your kindle you can.
I haven't had to do this because there is so much room on mine.
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From DR TCB:
they were saying you could have multiple books open to read, for those who don't stick with the same book until it is finished.
Now I get it. ;)
Can't you open and potentially start all your ebooks and your kindle will save its place?
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"Memphis" is closing. 1,160some performances and still in the red.
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Hugs and vibes of comfort for our DR Edi who had to say goodbye to her extra special cat Bailey.
So sorry for DR Edi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~Vibes of Comfort for DR Edisaurus~~~
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"Memphis" is closing. 1,160some performances and still in the red.
How is that possible?
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Well, I must be going.
Until later.
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"Memphis" is closing. 1,160some performances and still in the red.
How is that possible?
I wish I knew. I saw the show in the movie theater and bought the DVD, but I honestly can't tell you where the money went based on what I saw.
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Sad about Nora Ephron.
I used to visit every week with her father, Henry, when he was at the Motion Picture Home.
You must have liked him very much.
He was a very nice man.
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From DR TCB:
they were saying you could have multiple books open to read, for those who don't stick with the same book until it is finished.
Now I get it. ;)
Can't you open and potentially start all your ebooks and your kindle will save its place?
Yes I can. I just didn't realize this was what the person was talking about.
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Bruce left before seeing my post to him-lol.
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Jane, I should have time earlier on Friday, but Saturday morning would be perfect.
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Just finished the liner notes for Junior High School, the CD.
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Jane, I should have time earlier on Friday, but Saturday morning would be perfect.
I shall do my very best. It would be great to see you.
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Just finished the liner notes for Junior High School, the CD.
Can't wait to see that.
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Quite impressive cloud to the east of us. I don't think it will reach me, though.
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Six!
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Eyes are tired. Must sleep.
Night, all. (It's still 101 here.)
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It was on this date in 1990 that we hit the all-time high of 122F.
AND I WAS THERE!!! Didn't it get to 123?
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It will be 101 here tomorrow. Lots more humidity than AZ. Not looking forward to it
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VIBES TO EDI~~~~~~~
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Watched two motion pictures - one so bad that I didn't even finish it, and one that I've seen several times, which I was watching just to make sure how the music was used, since we're issuing the CD. It's a very interesting thing - in the film, the score is very sparse, and it's just basically three of the same instrument. But the score was also recorded with a small orchestra - I guess they wanted a choice. We'll be including both versions.
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So much going on right now I can't keep it all straight. Not only are we trying to get Junior High School Blu ready to announce, but we want to announce the CD soundtrack at the same time, so that's being rushed into production, and I also want to put out the reissue of the Bay Cities Baja Marimbas CD, which will have about six to eight wonderful never-released bonus tracks that Julius Wechter did over the years.
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So much going on right now I can't keep it all straight. Not only are we trying to get Junior High School Blu ready to announce, but we want to announce the CD soundtrack at the same time, so that's being rushed into production, and I also want to put out the reissue of the Bay Cities Baja Marimbas CD, which will have about six to eight wonderful never-released bonus tracks that Julius Wechter did over the years.
BK, is this the original CD?
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/711re5g61pL._SL500_.jpg)
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So much going on right now I can't keep it all straight. Not only are we trying to get Junior High School Blu ready to announce, but we want to announce the CD soundtrack at the same time, so that's being rushed into production, and I also want to put out the reissue of the Bay Cities Baja Marimbas CD, which will have about six to eight wonderful never-released bonus tracks that Julius Wechter did over the years.
BK, is this the original CD?
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/711re5g61pL._SL500_.jpg)
That's the one. This will have a much better cover!