Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on July 05, 2014, 12:17:53 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes stumbled-through, and now it is time for you to post until the stumbling cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: HOMONYMOUS!
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Happy Fifth of July (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005UQ7X/), Everyone!
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TOD:
I think I would like to see a Dick van Dyke show. With Dick van Dyke. :)
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Last night there were many fireworks, both professional and amateur. Some of them extremely close.
The DD was a complete basket case. :P
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Apparently I forgot to log out last night.
I could't get the HHW pages to refresh properly without hanging, so I gave up and went to bed.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Good morning, all.
First day of Autumn!
No, that's not right. But it is indeed only 60 degrees at present, and feels like that, even if it is warming to 80 degrees today.
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I am up early to meet and greet the Air Conditioning People.
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Air conditioning vibes for DR CHASSMITH.
Stumble through vibes for MR BK & co.
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We had explosions until about 1 a.m. this morning. There were some things I couldn't identify....but after reading DR JOHN G's posts from last night....I am thinking they were Chinese Lanterns.
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Today is a work day....oh well.
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My play Frances Farmer Presents: Frances Farmer
Not sure who will play the part.....of people I know, a lovely actress named Marika Blades with whom I have worked before.
Thirty years ago....Carroll Baker.
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Good morning, all.
Happy Saturday vibes for all.
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TOD:
A one-person show about Cole Porter starring anybody but Kevin Kline. Maybe Gavin Creel could play the part.
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This is a photo of one of the Chinese lanterns getting ready to sail away into the night air.
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Air conditioning vibes for ChasSmith.
We had our own air conditioning last night. It rained. Dropped the temperature into the low 70s. I don't think it'll be that nice today, but we can hope. (It also stopped just in time for the fireworks.)
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Good morning.
Today would have been my mother's 95th birthday. At my church, celebrating 90th birthdays is a big thing, since most people don't make it to 100.
My mother didn't make it to 90. She passed away at 84. But I held a celebration on her 90th, anyway.
Her 90th birthday was on a Sunday. I placed pink flowers on the worship table. After the morning prayer was concluded, our pianist accompanied me on "His Eye is on the Sparrow," her favorite hymn. Our wonderful Elmore wrote a very beautiful special arrangement just for this occasion. Thank you again, Elmore.
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg.html)
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I would have loved to have heard that, Laura. What a nice gift to remember your mom by.
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George -- and any other Stephen Flaherty fans out there -- have you heard of this show, In Your Arms? I'd love to see it. The cast sounds great. And the video was intriguing.
http://playbill.com/news/article/193131-Tony-Winning-Broadway-Talent-Flock-to-Dance-Musical-In-Your-Arms-Beginning-Tonight
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That is lovely, DR Laura. Thanks so much for sharing that memory.
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And now, for something completely different:
Pineapple Sheet Cake.
(http://spicysouthernkitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/pineapple-cake-21.jpg)
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~ ~ ~ VIBES ~ ~ ~ that DR ChasSmith's A/C gets fixed quickly and not too expensively!!!!
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Beautiful story, Laura, thanks for the memories.
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Look what's growing on Long Island (blackberries, yum!)
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And after a little work we have a snack!
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Good morning again.
AC is fixed, a couple of little thingies were added to prevent what was happening from happening again, and all is well. The only thing that won't be well will be the labor charges, since they were here for an hour and fifty minutes. But, you know.... oh well.
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I would like to see Kevin Kline do my one-person play on Errol Flynn.
Unfortunately, he's got a movie coming out soon (THE LAST OF ROBIN HOOD) in which he plays Flynn, so I think he's done with the role.
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And the word of the day is: HOMONYMOUS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: SONS
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BK,
Did you meet James Karen's wife, Alba, at the party?
She was co-producer on my film, CHEYENNE WARRIOR.
She also directed the 2nd Unit.
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TWO!!!
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Fireworks - filmed from inside:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI#t=75
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Saturday morning greetings! Back to work today. We're putting back together the parts of our bedroom that we've finished painting and getting ready to do more. Rob and Mary Linda will be here to begin their painting of the room directly above that will be their living/dining room. We'll have our Independence Day cook-out today.
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There was a big fireworks show not too far from house, and it was quite pleasant to watch some of it form my front porch. Luckily the noise (which was loud enough to rattle the windows and walls) does not bother Sugar at all. Same with thunderstorms-- so we are both very lucky that is not a problem. There have only been a couple of times during storms when a thunder clap was so loud that she got upset-- and we both jumped under the covers for those.
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Thanks, DR Laura-- that was very sweet. I don't know if I was there that particular day, but I have heard you sing that song before, and you do a lovely job.
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good morning to all
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TOD
There's Mel, There's Woody and There's You
Starring Jason Graae
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Good morning, all! I finally decided at 11:30 I no reason to stay any longer in bed. Now that i'm up, I have no reason to be out of bed either. It's a tossup.
I have absolutely no plans, no ambitions, for today. I think the big adventure may be changing the ceiling light in the kitchen. Perhaps a trip to market.
DR Laura, you're very welcome.
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DR vixmom, yes, I had a wonderful evening gossiping and laughing with Mr Pomahac. I discovered just before I left the apartment that I had misplaced my Metrocard, so I'll be paying full price for the next couple of weeks until the new one arrives.
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Good morning.
Today would have been my mother's 95th birthday. At my church, celebrating 90th birthdays is a big thing, since most people don't make it to 100.
My mother didn't make it to 90. She passed away at 84. But I held a celebration on her 90th, anyway.
Her 90th birthday was on a Sunday. I placed pink flowers on the worship table. After the morning prayer was concluded, our pianist accompanied me on "His Eye is on the Sparrow," her favorite hymn. Our wonderful Elmore wrote a very beautiful special arrangement just for this occasion. Thank you again, Elmore.
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg.html)
That was a lovely tribute to your mother and so sweet of elmore . May today bring you many wonderful memories as you celebrate her life
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yesterday I starting sneezing and coughing and feeling very unwell and I ended up taking a doseof Alka Seltzer cold medicine and going to sleep
I didn't get up until nearly 10 today but I am feeling much better maybe it was an allergic reaction to all the gunpowder inthe air
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Yes, Alba was at the party.
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I'm up - almost nine hours of sleep.
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Had my eyes dilated this morning and am not going to stay on the computer for too long.
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That's too bad, DR John G. When your eyes are dilated is when you are most appealing to other people. ;)
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Slow news day here at HHW?
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Later this afternoon they will be broadcasting a special 3-hour version of "A Prairie Home Companion," to celebrate its 40th anniversary on the air. It is an outdoor event from the campus of Macalester College. Some friends of mine are going (I am going to listen on the radio), and I have volunteered to drop them off, as parking for miles around will be a madhouse.
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Hello, everyone.
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I had a nice day at home yesterday. Some puttering, some tossing, some cleaning, lots of relaxing. Nice.
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I was a bit concerned about the fireworks because The Frat Boys in a nearby building don't have a clue how to behave, at least where noise is concerned. But there were no problems that I'm aware of. Not even a lot of noise. My neighbors must have been elsewhere.
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Yes, a lovely tribute to your mother, Laura. So nice that you two had a good relationship.
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TOD:
I think I would like to see a Dick van Dyke show. With Dick van Dyke. :)
Wanna come to the dentist with me? (He's a patient there.)
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Last night there were many fireworks, both professional and amateur. Some of them extremely close.
The DD was a complete basket case. :P
I think I might have been, too.
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Good morning again.
AC is fixed, a couple of little thingies were added to prevent what was happening from happening again, and all is well. The only thing that won't be well will be the labor charges, since they were here for an hour and fifty minutes. But, you know.... oh well.
Glad to hear that the little thingies are doing their job again.
Life without AC is like...can be MISERY!
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yesterday I starting sneezing and coughing and feeling very unwell and I ended up taking a doseof Alka Seltzer cold medicine and going to sleep
I didn't get up until nearly 10 today but I am feeling much better maybe it was an allergic reaction to all the gunpowder inthe air
I suspect there was a lot of unhealthy stuff in the air last night.
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That's too bad, DR John G. When your eyes are dilated is when you are most appealing to other people. ;)
Perhaps that's why he doesn't wish to be home and on the computer. ;)
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Well, the fun never ends.
Car dealer just called me --
Oh wait, maybe I didn't say the car was at the dealer's today for three things that need repair or adjustment. The big thing was the driver's door latch where the fault was found in the security system, a replacement job taking a few hours.
Anyhoo... they were to have everything done this afternoon, but they just called me with "good news and bad news": they've got the door half taken apart and found something ridiculously broken in the window system. What will put it right is a $50 part. The bad news: the part's in New Jersey and they won't have it till Tuesday. (They're closed on Mondays, so that's actually the next working day.)
So, they want to keep the car till then and complete the repair. Why? Because putting that $50 part in won't add anything to the labor cost while they've got the thing opened up. If they put it back together and I take the car today and bring it back, that job will cost me more like $300. They could provide me with a loaner, but the timing on its availability is so tight that I found a friend with a car I can use between now and then.
Did I mention how the fun never ends?
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(One of the telephone calls in life that you never want to get is the one from the guy repairing your car. Even if it includes some "good news", it's certainly otherwise always bad. Or it at least means inconvenience.)
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I hope to have another day like yesterday. I really do need to get rid of more, but find that I can't work at it for hours on end like I used to. It's just too tedious. I'll try to chip away at it. And no one cares whether my abode is clutter-free or not but me.
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Chas, do you feel that everyone wants your money? I'm quite familiar with that one.
Glad you have a friend who can loan you their car.
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I've been in various aspects of a Getting Rid Of mode for the past few years, and while standing around watching the A/C get repaired this morning, I was looking around and finding LOTS of
sh stuff in the basement that's going to be outta here within the week. It's amazing, the comparatively simple stuff we put off sometimes because we just don't want to think about it. And it can be hard to get started. Well, I got started mentally today, and I look forward to regaining some square and cubic feet.
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I've been in various aspects of a Getting Rid Of mode for the past few years, and while standing around watching the A/C get repaired this morning, I was looking around and finding LOTS of sh stuff in the basement that's going to be outta here within the week. It's amazing, the comparatively simple stuff we put off sometimes because we just don't want to think about it. And it can be hard to get started. Well, I got started mentally today, and I look forward to regaining some square and cubic feet.
Pruning vibes to you!
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Chas, do you feel that everyone wants your money? I'm quite familiar with that one.
Oh yes, times like this usually bring up that feeling. And it always seems that things run in groups, so that as soon as the second or third thing goes wrong, it somehow opens you up to the big bad universe and other things rush in to join the party.
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I find that it really helps to be in the mood to toss.
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Chas, do you feel that everyone wants your money? I'm quite familiar with that one.
Oh yes, times like this usually bring up that feeling. And it always seems that things run in groups, so that as soon as the second or third thing goes wrong, it somehow opens you up to the big bad universe and other things rush in to join the party.
JRand may have a explanation for that. One of the planets decides that our money needs to be redistributed and BAM! Car repair! Dental work! You name it.
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I need to get a few more things done today.
TTFN.
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Chas, do you feel that everyone wants your money? I'm quite familiar with that one.
Oh yes, times like this usually bring up that feeling. And it always seems that things run in groups, so that as soon as the second or third thing goes wrong, it somehow opens you up to the big bad universe and other things rush in to join the party.
JRand may have a explanation for that. One of the planets decides that our money needs to be redistributed and BAM! Car repair! Dental work! You name it.
Home improvements!
Actually, we're very grateful to Rob and Mary Linda for the incentive to do lots of things around here that we should have done a long time ago.
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I went to the eye doctor at Costco. Afterward, I went through the store and found in the DVD section about eight Criterion Collection titles. Msot were priced at $19.99, which was was you get at Barnes and Noble during the sale. The Criterion version of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" was actually cheaper. he only other title I remember was "The Lady Vanishes."
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In more pleasant news, I've been reacquainting myself with the beauty that is FINIAN'S RAINBOW, by way of the three Broadway cast albums.
I'm very upset with myself for not having seen the revival. The album is pure magic, ranking with some of the greatest in terms of capturing Broadway musical magic. Mr. Berman's conducting, as at Encores!, is to die for. It doesn't hurt that the music and lyrics themselves don't exactly suck, either.
I don't know the extent of DR Elmore's contributions, but I can take an educated guess at a couple of things. I took out the battered old vocal score that I probably hadn't looked at in three decades. While it's woefully simplistic in its piano reduction and notation, it's still a pleasure to have.
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In more pleasant news, I've been reacquainting myself with the beauty that is FINIAN'S RAINBOW, by way of the three Broadway cast albums.
I'm very upset with myself for not having seen the revival. The album is pure magic, ranking with some of the greatest in terms of capturing Broadway musical magic. Mr. Berman's conducting, as at Encores!, is to die for. It doesn't hurt that the music and lyrics themselves don't exactly suck, either.
I don't know the extent of DR Elmore's contributions, but I can take an educated guess at a couple of things. I took out the battered old vocal score that I probably hadn't looked at in three decades. While it's woefully simplistic in its piano reduction and notation, it's still a pleasure to have.
Any differences in the published vocal score and the recording are most likely my orchestrations: 6 bars here, 10 bars there.
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Good morning, all.
First day of Autumn!
No, that's not right. But it is indeed only 60 degrees at present, and feels like that, even if it is warming to 80 degrees today.
60‽
It is a cool 85 degrees here. So far we only have the air on in our bedroom. By tomorrow we will turn it on for the rest of the house.
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Good morning.
Today would have been my mother's 95th birthday. At my church, celebrating 90th birthdays is a big thing, since most people don't make it to 100.
My mother didn't make it to 90. She passed away at 84. But I held a celebration on her 90th, anyway.
Her 90th birthday was on a Sunday. I placed pink flowers on the worship table. After the morning prayer was concluded, our pianist accompanied me on "His Eye is on the Sparrow," her favorite hymn. Our wonderful Elmore wrote a very beautiful special arrangement just for this occasion. Thank you again, Elmore.
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg.html)
This is a nice tribute to your mother's memory.
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And in still other lovely news, what I just took out of the mailbox goes to show that IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
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Good morning.
Today would have been my mother's 95th birthday. At my church, celebrating 90th birthdays is a big thing, since most people don't make it to 100.
My mother didn't make it to 90. She passed away at 84. But I held a celebration on her 90th, anyway.
Her 90th birthday was on a Sunday. I placed pink flowers on the worship table. After the morning prayer was concluded, our pianist accompanied me on "His Eye is on the Sparrow," her favorite hymn. Our wonderful Elmore wrote a very beautiful special arrangement just for this occasion. Thank you again, Elmore.
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg.html)
Happy Birthday to your mother, Laura! Sounds like it was a lovely tribute to her. :)
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George -- and any other Stephen Flaherty fans out there -- have you heard of this show, In Your Arms? I'd love to see it. The cast sounds great. And the video was intriguing.
http://playbill.com/news/article/193131-Tony-Winning-Broadway-Talent-Flock-to-Dance-Musical-In-Your-Arms-Beginning-Tonight (http://playbill.com/news/article/193131-Tony-Winning-Broadway-Talent-Flock-to-Dance-Musical-In-Your-Arms-Beginning-Tonight)
I hadn't heard about this...thanks for sharing, John!
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There's Mel, There's Woody and There's You
Starring Jason Graae
That would be good! Guy Haines could be his understudy!
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Well, the fun never ends.
Car dealer just called me --
Oh wait, maybe I didn't say the car was at the dealer's today for three things that need repair or adjustment. The big thing was the driver's door latch where the fault was found in the security system, a replacement job taking a few hours.
Anyhoo... they were to have everything done this afternoon, but they just called me with "good news and bad news": they've got the door half taken apart and found something ridiculously broken in the window system. What will put it right is a $50 part. The bad news: the part's in New Jersey and they won't have it till Tuesday. (They're closed on Mondays, so that's actually the next working day.)
So, they want to keep the car till then and complete the repair. Why? Because putting that $50 part in won't add anything to the labor cost while they've got the thing opened up. If they put it back together and I take the car today and bring it back, that job will cost me more like $300. They could provide me with a loaner, but the timing on its availability is so tight that I found a friend with a car I can use between now and then.
Did I mention how the fun never ends?
~~~Car Vibes for ChasSmith!!~~~
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Chas, do you feel that everyone wants your money? I'm quite familiar with that one.
Oh yes, times like this usually bring up that feeling. And it always seems that things run in groups, so that as soon as the second or third thing goes wrong, it somehow opens you up to the big bad universe and other things rush in to join the party.
JRand may have a explanation for that. One of the planets decides that our money needs to be redistributed and BAM! Car repair! Dental work! You name it.
And speaking of dental work, I just got a bill for $178! WTF?? I've never had to pay before...it's always been covered by my dental insurance. They didn't do anything special the last time (at the beginning of May), so why do I have to pay? I'll make a call on Monday, for sure!
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I gotta tell you.
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DR Chas, good news your AC was fixed. Good luck it wasn't too pricey.
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Nice pics DR Ben. With the drought I wonder if our wild blackberries will be decent.
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Fireworks - filmed from inside:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI#t=75
That was beautiful. Keith's cousin has a drone. I will have to send this to him.
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There was a big fireworks show not too far from house, and it was quite pleasant to watch some of it form my front porch. Luckily the noise (which was loud enough to rattle the windows and walls) does not bother Sugar at all. Same with thunderstorms-- so we are both very lucky that is not a problem. There have only been a couple of times during storms when a thunder clap was so loud that she got upset-- and we both jumped under the covers for those.
Sugar is such a good girl.
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And now, I must be off. I have to take a shower, then go to Costco for some foodstuffs for a pot-luck wedding reception that I'm going to tonight (the couple does not want any gifts...love that!), go work for a few hours to make up some time, and then go to the wedding reception.
Have a good day, all!
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I really do need to get rid of more, but find that I can't work at it for hours on end like I used to.
Wow - we are in exactly the same boat. :P
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Later this afternoon they will be broadcasting a special 3-hour version of "A Prairie Home Companion," to celebrate its 40th anniversary on the air. It is an outdoor event from the campus of Macalester College. Some friends of mine are going (I am going to listen on the radio), and I have volunteered to drop them off, as parking for miles around will be a madhouse.
What a thoughtful offer when you aren't even going.
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Back home from transporting folks to the site of the Garrison Keillor show.
One of them just called on her cell phone. A load of fresh lemon bars intended for the picnic was inadvertently left in the back seat of my car.
It's my heavenly reward. :)
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Chas, do you feel that everyone wants your money? I'm quite familiar with that one.
Oh yes, times like this usually bring up that feeling. And it always seems that things run in groups, so that as soon as the second or third thing goes wrong, it somehow opens you up to the big bad universe and other things rush in to join the party.
JRand may have a explanation for that. One of the planets decides that our money needs to be redistributed and BAM! Car repair! Dental work! You name it.
And speaking of dental work, I just got a bill for $178! WTF?? I've never had to pay before...it's always been covered by my dental insurance. They didn't do anything special the last time (at the beginning of May), so why do I have to pay? I'll make a call on Monday, for sure!
VIBES IT IS THEIR ERROR!!
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Back home from transporting folks to the site of the Garrison Keillor show.
One of them just called on her cell phone. A load of fresh lemon bars intended for the picnic was inadvertently left in the back seat of my car.
It's my heavenly reward. :)
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You aren't picking them up when it is over?
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Back home from transporting folks to the site of the Garrison Keillor show.
One of them just called on her cell phone. A load of fresh lemon bars intended for the picnic was inadvertently left in the back seat of my car.
It's my heavenly reward. :)
(While the rest of us get our money redistributed.)
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After I had an excellent swim, excellent meaning that my shoulder felt good & I had a single lane, we went to the pond store for fish food. They had these fish I had never seen before called Red Cap Oranda. They looked like cartoon fish swimming around. This is the best photo I could find on the internet.
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRS8ZbJd35fUHG68DHReeC8CKAoCEfwO7zUR70a_Q1K8pT2XvJm)
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In more pleasant news, I've been reacquainting myself with the beauty that is FINIAN'S RAINBOW, by way of the three Broadway cast albums.
I'm very upset with myself for not having seen the revival. The album is pure magic, ranking with some of the greatest in terms of capturing Broadway musical magic. Mr. Berman's conducting, as at Encores!, is to die for. It doesn't hurt that the music and lyrics themselves don't exactly suck, either.
I don't know the extent of DR Elmore's contributions, but I can take an educated guess at a couple of things. I took out the battered old vocal score that I probably hadn't looked at in three decades. While it's woefully simplistic in its piano reduction and notation, it's still a pleasure to have.
Any differences in the published vocal score and the recording are most likely my orchestrations: 6 bars here, 10 bars there.
I also haven't yet compared with the other two albums.
Edit: Which is the kind of thing that would be nice to do with cast albums if you had, say, three players in the system to toggle between.
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I really do need to get rid of more, but find that I can't work at it for hours on end like I used to.
Wow - we are in exactly the same boat. :P
Just cleared away a huge chunk of books, many from classes that I'll never need again. I'll probably get 5 cents for the lot, even though some of the textbooks cost a great deal.
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Beautiful fish, Jane.
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Saturday morning greetings! Back to work today. We're putting back together the parts of our bedroom that we've finished painting and getting ready to do more. Rob and Mary Linda will be here to begin their painting of the room directly above that will be their living/dining room. We'll have our Independence Day cook-out today.
Except for a kitchen they will have their own private rooms. I like that.
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Thanks John. They were really cute swimming around.
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You aren't picking them up when it is over?
No - that task has fallen to a different friend. And just as well, because finding them amongst thousands of people will be more difficult than dropping them off was.
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I'll probably get 5 cents for the lot, even though some of the textbooks cost a great deal.
I hate how that works.
I think the textbook market is especially swindleous. That's a made-up word, but it's apt.
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if you had, say, three players in the system to toggle between.
I would have that as part of my set-up, in the library/private study of my dreams. :)
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So, DR John G. -
...is there any pie left over?? ;D
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in the library/private study of my dreams.
And this is a photo of where it will be located, so no one will be bothering me... ;D
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/remoteshack_zps37c2ff96.jpg)
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Saturday morning greetings! Back to work today. We're putting back together the parts of our bedroom that we've finished painting and getting ready to do more. Rob and Mary Linda will be here to begin their painting of the room directly above that will be their living/dining room. We'll have our Independence Day cook-out today.
Except for a kitchen they will have their own private rooms. I like that.
Yes, they'll have the whole upstairs. We are thinking seriously about putting a wet bar in the living/dining room - something along these lines:
(http://www.leaddesignplan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/show-your-small-wetbar-17179.jpg)
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Saturday morning greetings! Back to work today. We're putting back together the parts of our bedroom that we've finished painting and getting ready to do more. Rob and Mary Linda will be here to begin their painting of the room directly above that will be their living/dining room. We'll have our Independence Day cook-out today.
Except for a kitchen they will have their own private rooms. I like that.
Yes, they'll have the whole upstairs. We are thinking seriously about putting a wet bar in the living/dining room - something along these lines:
That looks like an excellent idea. If the plumbing is a pain they do have a sink in the bathroom. You could just put a cutting board over the sink hole & skip the hook-up. Are they coffee drinkers? If so that looks like a good spot for a coffee maker.
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DR Jane, the plumbing for the shower & tub is right on the other side of the wall where we're envisioning this. We'll talk to plumber when he (Dad Rick) or she (Daughter Lori) comes to do the bathroom work.
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So, DR John G. -
...is there any pie left over?? ;D
Yes. There were about 10 desserts for 30 people, and plenty of leftovers. Sadly, I'll have to eat it.
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Looks nice, Ginny.
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DR John G, the more I think about it and look at the photo, the more I want to do it!
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I'll probably get 5 cents for the lot, even though some of the textbooks cost a great deal.
I hate how that works.
I think the textbook market is especially swindleous. That's a made-up word, but it's apt.
I like swindleous. Wonder what it rhymes with? Kindle us?
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DR Jane, the plumbing for the shower & tub is right on the other side of the wall where we're envisioning this. We'll talk to plumber when he (Dad Rick) or she (Daughter Lori) comes to do the bathroom work.
Then it might be easy to install, and remove if you decide to down the road.
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DR John G, the more I think about it and look at the photo, the more I want to do it!
I think it would be a nice convenience for them. How long do you expect them to live with you?
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I'll probably get 5 cents for the lot, even though some of the textbooks cost a great deal.
I hate how that works.
I think the textbook market is especially swindleous. That's a made-up word, but it's apt.
I like swindleous. Wonder what it rhymes with? Kindle us?
How many of your books were written by your instructor?
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So, DR John G. -
...is there any pie left over?? ;D
worked your way through all those lemon bars already?
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DR John G, the more I think about it and look at the photo, the more I want to do it!
I think it would be a nice convenience for them. How long do you expect them to live with you?
We're thinking it could be 3-5 years and Richard thinks the wet bar would enhance the value of the house.
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I think for that amount of time it is worth the expense. I'm not sure about enhancing the value of the house, depends on the buyer. I doubt it would hurt.
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I'm going into the bedroom to read and cool off. With the air on it is only 78 degrees.
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I'll probably get 5 cents for the lot, even though some of the textbooks cost a great deal.
I hate how that works.
I think the textbook market is especially swindleous. That's a made-up word, but it's apt.
I like swindleous. Wonder what it rhymes with? Kindle us?
How many of your books were written by your instructor?
Zero, thankfully.
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And so on the day after Independence Day, I listened to "Independence Day" from "The Brain from Planet X." (Actually I listened to the whole album.)
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Just put on "The Monuments Men." The first word out of someone's mouth is a German saying, "Champagne!"
I'm gonna get bitchy here, but a real German would call for Sekt, their word for any sparkling wine and the word they used throughout the war, according to a book I read on how the French winemakers tried to subvert their best vintages in the 1940s from falling into Nazi hands.
They walled in full vintages to hide them, and they forgot about them. When the bottles were found in the 1990s, they were in excellent condition.
I hope the rest of the film is better.
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Stumble-through was a whole lot of fun - only a couple of tiny lyric fumfers, and fewer notes than I've ever given - two to be exact - and only one was an acting note - the other was cutting a verse out of a put-together that just went on too long.
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Then I went to Jerry's with the Staitmans and had a chili, cheese and onion omelet and an English muffin. Now I'm home relaxing.
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Just put on "The Monuments Men." The first word out of someone's mouth is a German saying, "Champagne!"
I'm gonna get bitchy here, but a real German would call for Sekt, their word for any sparkling wine and the word they used throughout the war, according to a book I read on how the French winemakers tried to subvert their best vintages in the 1940s from falling into Nazi hands.
They walled in full vintages to hide them, and they forgot about them. When the bottles were found in the 1990s, they were in excellent condition.
I hope the rest of the film is better.
LOL They could have had him say Sekt and done a subtitle ;)
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Lovely tribute to your mother, DR Laura
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Had a good time at the festival today, but had to do it in phases. I went for the first hour and a half, and then came home for awhile, then went back for about three hours and decided I was done. It was very hot. I drank 10-20 ounce bottles of water! And a glass of beer, and a diet coke..... It was hot and humid....I'm really glad I stayed hydrated or I'd probably be sick right now
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The fireworks have started again out in the street. Guess it's good background noise with a war movie.
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I can hear them here too. The SITP fireworks will start soon.
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There can't be fireworks on the fifth of July - it's unAmerican!
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There are fireworks here for days...I wish they happened once and were done
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Good morning.
Today would have been my mother's 95th birthday. At my church, celebrating 90th birthdays is a big thing, since most people don't make it to 100.
My mother didn't make it to 90. She passed away at 84. But I held a celebration on her 90th, anyway.
Her 90th birthday was on a Sunday. I placed pink flowers on the worship table. After the morning prayer was concluded, our pianist accompanied me on "His Eye is on the Sparrow," her favorite hymn. Our wonderful Elmore wrote a very beautiful special arrangement just for this occasion. Thank you again, Elmore.
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/7bc18ca8-49d1-49bf-902d-d6407a32f0a7_zpsc7425118.jpg.html)
What a wonderful way to honor your mother.
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Fireworks in neighborhoods like mine (large lots, lots of trees, some hills, lots of privacy in comparison with typical city living) start around Memorial Day and are heard to greater and lesser degree all summer. Especially this week, of course. The town's official fireworks display was put off till tonight because of the weather, and it's an exceptionally beautiful day and evening so all the aficionados are going crazy tonight as well.
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Thank you, everyone.
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I spent the morning at the arboretum. I am amazed we could stay outside until 1 p.m. (in the shade for the last couple of hours).
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And now there appears to be a storm approaching from the northeast. I hope it makes it here!
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Vibes for your storm, Laura.
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Well, I enjoyed "The Monuments Men" overall, as something to have on while cleaning. I really liked the ending when Nick Clooney shows up. I used to watch him when I lived in the Cincinnati area.
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I actually got some stuff cleaned today. Nowhere near done, but things are certainly a lot better than they were. Now I may be able to focus on getting last year's taxes done.
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Having had to get up so early this morning, I'm really feeling it now and I'm just about down for the count.
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I think we should be able to go around yelling "Sekt!" in the same way people yelled "Tak!" in the Stephen King story.
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I think we should be able to go around yelling "Sekt!" in the same way people yelled "Tak!" in the Stephen King story.
If I got bottles of sparkling wine for saying that, I'd say it as soon as I woke up and not stop until bedtime.
With that, good night.
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Hopefully fireworks have stopped for the night. Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter and more humid than today, so I'm planning an indoor day. I have lots of projects which I may or may not do. I've been outside a lot lately, I could use a nice quite air conditioned day
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I'm thinking of getting a new TV for my birthday. The VIZIO I have in the living room is one I think I bought before I moved from my old house, so it would be about 8 years old. It's a 32 inch. I could go a little bigger, but don't need to go a lot bigger. I could move this one down the basement for when I exercise....which I want to start doing again. Any suggestions on what might be good? I like to go for the cheapest, but that's not always the best idea. I'm only thinking 38-40 inches at the most.
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Page five? Really?
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Finished with my viewing - one good movie, one awful movie.
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Chas, do you feel that everyone wants your money? I'm quite familiar with that one.
Oh yes, times like this usually bring up that feeling. And it always seems that things run in groups, so that as soon as the second or third thing goes wrong, it somehow opens you up to the big bad universe and other things rush in to join the party.
JRand may have a explanation for that. One of the planets decides that our money needs to be redistributed and BAM! Car repair! Dental work! You name it.
And speaking of dental work, I just got a bill for $178! WTF?? I've never had to pay before...it's always been covered by my dental insurance. They didn't do anything special the last time (at the beginning of May), so why do I have to pay? I'll make a call on Monday, for sure!
VIBES IT IS THEIR ERROR!!
Thanks, Jane!
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in the library/private study of my dreams.
And this is a photo of where it will be located, so no one will be bothering me... ;D
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/remoteshack_zps37c2ff96.jpg)
Wow! That sure is remote...and I'm sure has a fantastic view.
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There are fireworks here for days...I wish they happened once and were done
Fortunately, it's all quiet here, except that I'm watching "Hey, Mr. Producer: The World of Cameron Macintosh." I still love this!