Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on August 01, 2014, 12:18:07 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both happy and August, and now it is time for you to post until the happy and August cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ARRANT!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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GOOD MORNING TO ALL
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And the word of the day is: ARRANT!
ACTOR OF THE DAY
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The movie of the day
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I started to read Lee Grant's memoir. I love when memoirs have an index so you can choose first what you want to read. First up was Airport 77, Bueno Sera Mrs. Campbell but no Damien: Omen 2 or The Mod Squad which I saw the other day where she guest starred along with Richard Dreyfus playing Mother and Son in 1970
BTW it was interesting to see Dreyfus' acting tricks that he used in future films
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What a delightful note to BK from Ben's friend.
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Larry - that's all well and good from yesterday about the bus, but the seating space allotted is tiny. No reason for three seats, though, but even tall thin people spill over regularly into a second seat.
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On the other hand, with all the calorie food info exploding on the net the past few days - i am delightedly surprised that a Big Mac has only 520 calories. If you have that and a Diet drink (or water) and nothing else, that's a very good calorie-conscious meal, and it has a bit of the good food groups, including vegetables.
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More vibes to DR Mike!
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Good morning.
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Ah yes, the 1st of August.
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Because who couldn't use a good gelatin heart mold?
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~ ~ ~ CONTINUED POSITIVITY VIBES ~ ~ ~ for bk in dealing with The Situation.
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Strawberry Cream Cheese ice box cake:
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Of course, August means it's time once again to mention that August Wilson's real name (and the name he went by for his first twenty years or so) was Freddie.
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Good morning, all.
Don't think I knew that about August Wilson, FJL.
And, yes, Singdaw, I want that heart mold. Except I never make Jello. Wonder what it would look like in green.
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August Wilson's former wife lives a few houses down from mine, and their former house is also just a stone's throw away, as well as the restaurant where he did a lot of his writing.
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Blackberry/White Chocolate S'mores:
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Friday morning greetings! Things were pretty chaotic around here yesterday and we were without running water for big stretches of the morning and afternoon. The wet bar is all in place, but not ready to use yet. We're waiting for the plumbers to return to finish up and I'm ready to call a halt (or, at least, a moratorium) to the home improvements for a while.
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DR Ginny - good news! We need to see a photo when it is all finished.
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DR Ginny - good news! We need to see a photo when it is all finished.
Absolutely, DR Singdaw! The plumbers just arrived, so it won't be long now...
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"The plumbers just arrived, so it won't be long now..." is the title of my first highly censored novel.
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Good late morning, all.
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TOD:
DVR: Some goodies from TCM
DVD: Hmmmm....maybe a Punjabi movie.
Streaming: The Comcast man (or woman) will be here Saturday morning to install a new modem/router, so hopefully my Netflix and Amazon streaming abilities will improve.
CD: Soundtrack to a 1970s Bollywood film titled Desh Ke Dushman
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"The plumbers just arrived, so it won't be long now..." is the title of my first highly censored novel.
Was this ever translated into esperanto?
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I''m headed to Austin tomorrow for barbecue and some brewery opening. I plan to finish off Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes on the drive up. Only 2 1/2 CDs left and it's getting intense. Nice build-up to the end.
DVDs: Maybe Broadway Melody of 1940.
CDs: some of the new stuff I bought last night, especially Lamont, Hendricks and Ross, great trailblazers of the sound Manhattan Transfer picked up.
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Happy August.....the birthday month of several people I know and some I am related, too, including myself.
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DR ELMORE with MARS entering LEO, people are going to exhibit that type of behavior....we are in for 18 days of selfishness and attitude.....
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August Wilson post for August Page Two Dance. I am way UP in the background.
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And the word of the day is: ARRANT!
And The Song Of The Day Is: PURE IMAGINATION
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Happy August.....the birthday month of several people I know and some I am related, too, including myself.
Happy! Happy! It's My Wife's Birthday Month Also !
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Nice photo, JRand.
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Caption:
Sandra Gay as she delivers an uppercut to the jaw to DR Jrand63. Only then, he was DR Jrand42.
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Good morning, all! I did not get to physical therapy this morning: I canceled and went back to bed. I am sleeping badly, I'm not happy, and I'd rather be in bed that dealing with the cosmos.
I do need to accomplish something positive, since I need to keep active, so I think I will make a trip to the NYPL at Lincoln Center and return about 10 opera CD sets that John McGlinn checked out some time before his death and never returned. They turned up in the things leaving the office, and I will return them for him.
DR JRand63, thanks for the update on the state of the stars! Eighteen days more? Oy!
DR FJL, I am by no means of the imagination svelte, and I can cope fine, if awkwardly, with two others on those seats built for some designer's imaginary concept of a rider's girth.
That said, the fat pig on the bus yesterday morning was a rude piece of crap. Rudeness and a lack of concern for others are standard situations in this age of narcissism and selfishness, and part and parcel of Manhattan existence: I see it every day as people who got to the bus stop last push their way onto the bus first, or young parents and their children sitting in the elderly, infirm seats and ignoring the people with crutches, canes, limps or signs of being maybe twice their age. This fat creep is taking advantage of his weight problems, and I have no doubt he pulls this same crap on others in worse shape than I. It's hard not to wish him ill. I wish him only the worst.
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As promised, here is a photo of the newly-installed wet bar. It's 98% complete and fully operational. A carpenter will come to put the finishing endpiece on the countertop and to repair the baseboard. We are very pleased!
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That is lovely, DR Ginny!
Let the drinking commence! :)
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{{{{hugs}}}} for DR elmore3003!
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That is lovely, DR Ginny!
Let the drinking commence! :)
Yes, DR Singdaw, there may be a fair amount of that going on, but also quite a bit of cooking and eating. The kids are looking forward to some kitchen autonomy.
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{{{{hugs}}}} for DR elmore3003!
Ditto!
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TOD:
HOUSE OF CARDS, Season 2
HELL ON WHEELS, Season 3
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Let the drinking commence! :)
My thoughts exactly. (Hiccup!)
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{{{{hugs}}}} for DR elmore3003!
Ditto!
Group hugs!
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That is lovely, DR Ginny!
Let the drinking commence! :)
Yes, DR Singdaw, there may be a fair amount of that going on, but also quite a bit if cooking and eating. The kids are looking forward to some kitchen autonomy.
Just the kids?
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Very nice DR GINNY.
LOL DR SINGDAW.....you don't know how true your statement is!
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Thanks DR JOHNG - I played a secondary character and many were not please that I was featured in the Sunday Supplement (this photo was originally in color) to announce the show! LOL....
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We did the show for 12 weeks, and then revived it at a different venue, then took it to Ireland for a theatre festival.
At no time during the run was I able to see my face in any mirror in any dressing room.....it was always too crowded.
I wondered during rehearsal why August Wilson would start his show with a ten minute dialog between the two recording engineers....until the show opened....we had people coming in during the first ten minutes at every performance.
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Thanks DR JOHNG - I played a secondary character and many were not please that I was featured in the Sunday Supplement (this photo was originally in color) to announce the show! LOL....
You mean you weren't Ma Rainey?
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For all you bibliophiles. (Thank you, JRand.)
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Oh, go on, DR Ginny. It's time to belly up to that bar.
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Strawberry Cream Cheese ice box cake:
It looks good. I have never had an ice box cake, at least not that I know of.
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DR TCB I hope your morning has begun well.
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That is lovely, DR Ginny!
Let the drinking commence! :)
Yes, DR Singdaw, there may be a fair amount of that going on, but also quite a bit if cooking and eating. The kids are looking forward to some kitchen autonomy.
Just the kids?
Well...
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As promised, here is a photo of the newly-installed wet bar. It's 98% complete and fully operational. A carpenter will come to put the finishing endpiece on the countertop and to repair the baseboard. We are very pleased!
It looks nice and I'm sure will make like more convenient for the couple upstairs.
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Oh, go on, DR Ginny. It's time to belly up to that bar.
It's really not that kind of bar...
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Oh, go on, DR Ginny. It's time to belly up to that bar.
It's really not that kind of bar...
But it could be. Just sayin'.
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Yes, DR John G, it could be. We were discussing at dinner last night how it might appeal to future buyers of this house. I've been joking that, when Rob and Mary Linda move out, we'll hire a live-in caregiver and Richard and I can live here forever!
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Let's carry on ...
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Three!
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You mean you weren't Ma Rainey?
;D ;D
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All this talk of bars.
Let's not set it too low.
:)
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
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John Kander receiving the National Medal for the Arts:
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I'm up, I'm up. Nine hours of sleep, so that's good.
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I''m headed to Austin tomorrow for barbecue and some brewery opening. I plan to finish off Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes on the drive up. Only 2 1/2 CDs left and it's getting intense. Nice build-up to the end.
DVDs: Maybe Broadway Melody of 1940.
CDs: some of the new stuff I bought last night, especially Lamont, Hendricks and Ross, great trailblazers of the sound Manhattan Transfer picked up.
John, don't mean to be a stickler (okay, I do...but courteously), but it's Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Jon Hendricks and worked a lot with The Manhattan Transfer, which is my absolutely most favorite singing group. :D
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Happy August.....the birthday month of several people I know and some I am related, too, including myself.
Happy! Happy! It's My Wife's Birthday Month Also !
My dad's birthday is this month, too!
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As promised, here is a photo of the newly-installed wet bar. It's 98% complete and fully operational. A carpenter will come to put the finishing endpiece on the countertop and to repair the baseboard. We are very pleased!
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4057.0;attach=6180;image)
Very nice, Ginny!
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
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Happy August.....the birthday month of several people I know and some I am related, too, including myself.
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/augustbirthdays_zps512c26fb.jpg)
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
The only way they'll cancel your old registration (and hence stop the property taxes) is if you turn in the old plates.
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As promised, here is a photo of the newly-installed wet bar. It's 98% complete and fully operational. A carpenter will come to put the finishing endpiece on the countertop and to repair the baseboard. We are very pleased!
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4057.0;attach=6180;image)
Very nice, Ginny!
Thanks, DR George!
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Someone from the Cleveland outpost of DR Ben's employer told me, in an email, that he'd call at 2pm. How long should I wait before getting involved in something from which I don't want to be interrupted?
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
The only way they'll cancel your old registration (and hence stop the property taxes) is if you turn in the old plates.
That makes sense, I guess. I've never moved out of state...at least, not since I started driving or paying property taxes.
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I''m headed to Austin tomorrow for barbecue and some brewery opening. I plan to finish off Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes on the drive up. Only 2 1/2 CDs left and it's getting intense. Nice build-up to the end.
DVDs: Maybe Broadway Melody of 1940.
CDs: some of the new stuff I bought last night, especially Lamont, Hendricks and Ross, great trailblazers of the sound Manhattan Transfer picked up.
John, don't mean to be a stickler (okay, I do...but courteously), but it's Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Jon Hendricks and worked a lot with The Manhattan Transfer, which is my absolutely most favorite singing group. :D
Thank you. I don't mind.
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A new musical from Kathie Lee! After "Under the Bridge" and "Scandalous"! Oy! What a track record!
http://playbill.com/news/article/194152-Scandalous-Writer-Kathie-Lee-Gifford-Penning-New-Musical-Regis-Philbin-Cast
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Errands run. It seems awfully humid today, but according to weather.com, it's only 58%.
Still, possible rain tonight and tomorrow.
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A new musical from Kathie Lee! After "Under the Bridge" and "Scandalous"! Oy! What a track record!
http://playbill.com/news/article/194152-Scandalous-Writer-Kathie-Lee-Gifford-Penning-New-Musical-Regis-Philbin-Cast
Why? Just...why?? ???
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DR JOHNG - I did know her lines better than she did.
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A new musical from Kathie Lee! After "Under the Bridge" and "Scandalous"! Oy! What a track record!
http://playbill.com/news/article/194152-Scandalous-Writer-Kathie-Lee-Gifford-Penning-New-Musical-Regis-Philbin-Cast
Well, look at the good side: it keeps her off TV.
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Well, I've had a nap and finished reading a book and - no phone call. I think I'll take a shower.
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Back from sausage and eggs and picking up two packages.
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Not necessarily in that order.
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;D
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For those who are interested, here is an interesting and well-written review from the NY Times of a new Beethoven biography:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/books/review/beethoven-by-jan-swafford.html?_r=0
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My boss is proposing we play human foosball, as if we were the people on the sticks in a tabletop foosball game.
I think my boss needs a margarita.
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DR John G. - your boss is weird. 8)
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Val Kilmer IS Moses.
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Hmmmm.... Perhaps I'm weird, too.
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OUTRÉ sounds more polite, I suppose.
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"The plumbers just arrived, so it won't be long now..." is the title of my first highly censored novel.
Was this ever translated into esperanto?
No. Just Latin. Pig Latin, that is.
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
The only way they'll cancel your old registration (and hence stop the property taxes) is if you turn in the old plates.
You pay property taxes on your automobile? It must be a deluxe model!
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Singdaw, you are not weird.
You are special.
Special to us, that is! 8)
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Soon I will have all of my episodes of JULIA watched. I sure do love that show. And, I love that Fred Williamson is in much of the final season.
I have heard he was a jerk, but he was sure a handsome one!
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Singdaw, you are not weird.
You are special.
Special to us, that is! 8)
I'll go with outre'.
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My boss is proposing we play human foosball, as if we were the people on the sticks in a tabletop foosball game.
I think my boss needs a margarita.
Or two. Or ten.
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Two hundred ten!
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Yes, DR John G, it could be. We were discussing at dinner last night how it might appeal to future buyers of this house. I've been joking that, when Rob and Mary Linda move out, we'll hire a live-in caregiver and Richard and I can live here forever!
Then you won't need to worry about future buyers ;)
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
Usually they take the old ones from you, if not you get to keep them, or used to be able to.
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
The only way they'll cancel your old registration (and hence stop the property taxes) is if you turn in the old plates.
Wow! I'm glad I didn't have to do that when we left Connecticut. At least I don't remember having to do that.
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I was watching THE CHINA SYNDROME on TCM. It's one of my favorite Jane Fonda performances....and Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas are good, too.
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I gotta tell you.
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Have had several telephonic conversations and I did some banking.
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The State of Virginia assesses personal property taxes on automobiles. That was another surprise for me when I moved here from NY State.
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Well, I'm leaving work now so that I can go home and get what I need to bring downtown to The Midnight Sun for tonight's pajama party and waffles movie night! I have no idea how many (if any) people will show up, but we'll be ready for them.
Have a good rest of the evening, all!
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Our neighbor spent two hours picking wild blackberries on our road. She then baked a pie with slices of peaches on top of the berries and served it to us still warm from the oven with Häagen-Dazs vanilla bean ice cream.
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DR ELMORE with MARS entering LEO, people are going to exhibit that type of behavior....we are in for 18 days of selfishness and attitude.....
oh puh leeeze!!! Can't we all just talk about ME for awhile?
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
The only way they'll cancel your old registration (and hence stop the property taxes) is if you turn in the old plates.
That makes sense, I guess. I've never moved out of state...at least, not since I started driving or paying property taxes.
your car registration is linked to your property taxes? I don;t understand how that works. What if you don't own property?
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My boss is proposing we play human foosball, as if we were the people on the sticks in a tabletop foosball game.
I think my boss needs a margarita.
I think he has already had too many
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on the other hand that might be fun - human chess games are fun
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The State of Virginia assesses personal property taxes on automobiles. That was another surprise for me when I moved here from NY State.
how does that work? Is it based on the value of the car?
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Elmore I wish there was something I could do to make it all better....
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Elmore I wish there was something I could do to make it all better....
Thank you, dear. I'm currently unemployable, and until that situation changes - and I do hope it does - I must do what I can to occupy myself.
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(((LArry))))
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Elmore I wish there was something I could do to make it all better....
I'm currently unemployable
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Mega vibes you will soon be very employable and find a job!!!
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My boss is proposing we play human foosball, as if we were the people on the sticks in a tabletop foosball game.
I think my boss needs a margarita.
I think he has already had too many
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/08/01/woah-human-foosball
OK I think maybe your boss' idea might be fun
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Back from a two-and-a-half mile jog.
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My boss is proposing we play human foosball, as if we were the people on the sticks in a tabletop foosball game.
I think my boss needs a margarita.
I think he has already had too many
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/08/01/woah-human-foosball
OK I think maybe your boss' idea might be fun
apparently this started in Minnesota so no doubt SingSong will be joining a team any day now :)
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My boss is proposing we play human foosball, as if we were the people on the sticks in a tabletop foosball game.
I think my boss needs a margarita.
I think he has already had too many
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/08/01/woah-human-foosball
OK I think maybe your boss' idea might be fun
I think so, too. The woman next to me at work suggested combining the game with beer pong. I'm there.
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Five!
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The State of Virginia assesses personal property taxes on automobiles. That was another surprise for me when I moved here from NY State.
how does that work? Is it based on the value of the car?
Yes, DR vixmom. I get a bill every year. The tax used to be a lot higher but a former Governor lowered the rate. And some cities or counties issue a sticker for your windshield to prove you paid. My county eliminated that several years ago.
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Page five? Really?
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no doubt SingSong will be joining a team any day now
We practice on Tuesday nights.
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Vibes for DR TCB!
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DR vixmom - you don't have to own real estate. Vehicles are taxed separately as personal property.
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We watched Philomena (loved it) and have just started in on August: Osage County. I don't think we'll make it all the way through before we collapse from exhaustion.
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Went out for Salvadoran tonight. Shouldn't have. The food was great, but the carb overload was even greater and it's made me very cranky tonight.
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As promised, here is a photo of the newly-installed wet bar. It's 98% complete and fully operational. A carpenter will come to put the finishing endpiece on the countertop and to repair the baseboard. We are very pleased!
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4057.0;attach=6180;image)
Very nice, Ginny!
Agreed!
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My boss is proposing we play human foosball, as if we were the people on the sticks in a tabletop foosball game.
I think my boss needs a margarita.
I would get dizzy spinning around in circles like that
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Back from mailing my old license plates back to the DMV in Connecticut. I should have taken care of that long ago, but it's off the list now.
You actually had to return the license plates?? I've never heard of that.
The only way they'll cancel your old registration (and hence stop the property taxes) is if you turn in the old plates.
That makes sense, I guess. I've never moved out of state...at least, not since I started driving or paying property taxes.
your car registration is linked to your property taxes? I don;t understand how that works. What if you don't own property?
A car is property. Not as in real estate but it is property
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So you don't spin around in Human Foosball...that's no fun
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Had great fun at the baseball game tonight. X's won 2-1 in the 9th inning. There was a double steal and a very exciting run to win the game. What fun
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I got a free shirt. They throw them into the crowd. A friend and I grabbed it at the same time. I offered to let him have it, but he gave it to me :)
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Tomorrow morning very early my neighbor's "high end" yard sale starts. They have apparently advertised it all over and people may come from miles and miles away. I took over a number of things - some nice, a few just stuff. Mostly big stuff like an oak table, big antique mirror etc. I don't have to go over for it, but I think I'll set the alarm for 6:00 and see what's happening. They actually expect people by 5:00 AM! How crazy is that.
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After the sale I may go to the office, or I may take the day off and just work on Sunday. Saturday night they are giving away baseball caps to the first 500 people at the game, so I'll likely go. I also have a ticket for Sunday night. It should be a good weekend.
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Get me off this damn page.