Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on June 10, 2015, 12:15:43 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were literary, and now it is time for you to post until the literary cows come home - they're currently reading The MOOtian Chronicles.
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And the word of the day is: BELLWETHER!
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Good morning.
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Good night.
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Oh, Jane... again? I'm so sorry.
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I found the opening paragraph in today's notes quite entertaining. :)
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Enjoyed DR Dan M's video of Marilyn Michaels, too.
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good morning to all
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Good morning!
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It's Wednesday!
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It's Wednesday!
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This captures this morning perfectly!!!
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And the word of the day is: BELLWETHER!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE BEST IS YET TO COME
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Good morning, all.
Wednesday, indeed. A day to be productive, or Hell won't have it.
More coffee!
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Looks like music notes got all messed up again.
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.....and again!
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Good morning, all.
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Wednesday....I hope DR SINGDAW's presentation was okay this morning! I am sure he knocked them in the aisles!
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I think I forgot to add this story to my Sondheim comment yesterday, but I have told it before. When I was 11 years old and saw the film GYPSY, I was startled to hear Rosalind Russell "sing": "Some people sit on their butts....got the dream, yea, but NOT the guts...."
She said BUTTS!
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I can imagine the Elizabeth Moss was quite good in THE HEIDI CHRONICLES....I like that show....but haven't thought about it since I stage managed it for several weeks back in the late 1980's or early 1990's.....lots of sets (turntable) and lots of props.
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Wednesday morning greetings! Have to do a little gearing up for AAUW's garage sale (Friday and Saturday), then go to a new manicurist. This will be only the 4th manicure I've had in my life and the first one with someone who speaks English. I met Wendy at the Women's Wine and Chocolate Walk last month and her new salon is just down Central Avenue.
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Good morning, all! I slept late and I am pondering my day. I have no plans beyond working on the Moross score, but I do need a trip to the market.
I worked with Marilyn Michaels around 1985. Oy! Never again.
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The City's a mess this morning: two buses collided in the Lincoln Tunnel. I am very happy I am not trying to get through midtown.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Lincoln-Tunnel-Death-Bus-Crash-Police-306773321.html
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Yesterday's TOD:
"Company". I saw it at Reprise! at UCLA. Jean Louise Kelly played Amy and Judith Light played Joanne. Although I admit I'd heard Sonheim's music earlier through benefit tribute shows, but "Company" was the first show I saw in it's entirety.
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I'm back from my young cousin's graduation in Scranton, PA, where she was the co-valedictorian. She gave an absolutely beautiful speech, the ceremony was really lovely, and the post-graduation dinner was very good.
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I'm back from my young cousin's graduation in Scranton, PA, where she was the co-valedictorian. She gave an absolutely beautiful speech, the ceremony was really lovely, and the post-graduation dinner was very good.
Congratulations.
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The big song that the kids (they're 13 and 14) seem to love to dance to right now is called "Shut Up and Dance." They really go wild when shouting out those words.
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Did that title originate with Sondheim in GYPSY? Or was that an expression already?
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Thanks, John G, and my cousin Laura will thank you, too.
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The City's a mess this morning: two buses collided in the Lincoln Tunnel. I am very happy I am not trying to get through midtown.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Lincoln-Tunnel-Death-Bus-Crash-Police-306773321.html
It does look messy at the tunnel. The bus I came back on this morning from Scranton was diverted through another route, and of course the delay on our bus was explained and understandable.
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Page 2!
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Congrats to the Cousin of DR FJL!
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Maybe Ricky Ricardo was teaching Lucy to drive.....I know she tried my make a U-turn in the Holland Tunnel and backed up traffic all the way to East Orange, NJ!
Then this happened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDI9e7rU3HE
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Thanks, Jrand!
When I thought about it, the real beneficiary of there being two valedictorians who tied exactly is person #3, who gets to be salutatorian because there are two valedictorian, and that person #3 would probably not have been so honored otherwise.
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Yes.....exactly!
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I'm back from my young cousin's graduation in Scranton, PA, where she was the co-valedictorian. She gave an absolutely beautiful speech, the ceremony was really lovely, and the post-graduation dinner was very good.
Congratulations to your young cousin and welcome back!
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Thanks so much, Ginny!
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Folks, I'll have you all know I just did some chainsawing.
Probably not an image that immediately comes to mind when you stop to consider what the DRs do in their leisure time, but trust me on this.
Nothing heavy or too dangerous, like felling large trees. Just some small junk trees and a lot of cleanup of fallen ones. By God, the next time someone goes Into the Woods, they're going to compliment the housecleaning staff.
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Greetings!
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Folks, I'll have you all know I just did some chainsawing.
Probably not an image that immediately comes to mind when you stop to consider what the DRs do in their leisure time, but trust me on this.
Nothing heavy or too dangerous, like felling large trees. Just some small junk trees and a lot of cleanup of fallen ones. By God, the next time someone goes Into the Woods, they're going to compliment the housecleaning staff.
I own a chainsaw. A gift from my dad. I have used it, too. Almost as much as I've loaned it out.
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Greetings!
How are you?
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I have watched a couple of my brothers using a chain saw.
I also have an Uncle George that I never met. He and his twin brother Jim were working at a saw mill in Waverly, Indiana, in the 1930's, they were not out of their teens yet. When out with the cutting crew, George happened to notice that a huge tree was falling toward Jim....he ran and pushed Jim out of the way. The tree fell on him and killed him.
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Horrible, DR JRand64!
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One week from today, if all goes well, I will be in post-surgical recuperative mode. Hopefully on my way back to my covered hovel, in my opinion dressed up with lots of books and discs.
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Yes it was a sad time DR CHAS SMITH.
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I'm up, I'm up, after a little over eight hours of sleep and then just staying in bed. Could have used another two or three hours.
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I will soon be on my way to sell tickets for the second week opening night of 7B/7B....of course we are sold out.
But there are people who telephone for reservations who do not believe it. They think for some reason, we are holding tickets back and not selling them....we want empty seats in the theatre and we just don't want them to see the show.
They ask the same question several different ways expecting a different answer.....sold out means NO tickets left....I would love to sell you a ticket....I would love to take your $$$, but it's not possible......
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, we have no tickets available for any night."
"How about on Saturday?"
"No."
"But there was a picture in the newspaper tonight....."
"I know."
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Good morning. I am making banana bread.
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Good morning. I am making banana bread.
I'll be right over.
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I now have slightly sparkly fingernails.
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Off to sell.....or I mean NOT sell tickets and then work to sell refreshments during the intermission.
I hope our Popcorn Boxes have arrived, and we don't have to use bags again.....makes clean up much more difficult.
I know, First World Problems.
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I will soon be on my way to sell tickets for the second week opening night of 7B/7B....of course we are sold out.
But there are people who telephone for reservations who do not believe it. They think for some reason, we are holding tickets back and not selling them....we want empty seats in the theatre and we just don't want them to see the show.
They ask the same question several different ways expecting a different answer.....sold out means NO tickets left....I would love to sell you a ticket....I would love to take your $$$, but it's not possible......
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, we have no tickets available for any night."
"How about on Saturday?"
"No."
"But there was a picture in the newspaper tonight....."
"I know."
DR Jrand, your anecdote reminds me of my time working at Barnes & Noble. Just like we know when there's a full moon by the batty behavior we see around us, at the store, we knew when Oprah unleashed upon the great unwashed the latest payola book she was pushing. A few examples of the demographic she reaches(ed):
1) Ken Follett's PILLARS OF THE EARTH: "Oprah had this book on the show [not the author, the book] and we want to get a copy." It costs $35 and only comes in hardcover. "But I can't read a hardcover!" OR "It's $35!" OR "It's 700 pages and it has no pictures!" OR "We'll wait for the paperback." Some time later, when the paperback was released, the publisher to save money (my guess), printed this book in Oxford Unabridged Dictionary style, requiring a magnifying glass. "That's the paperback?! It's still too much!" OR Oprah fans were expecting to find a "beach read" in a pocketbook format. Can't do that with a hardcover that's 700 pages, sorry.
2) Steinbeck's EAST OF EDEN: "Oprah had the author on today's show [we would say that would have been impossible, but people insisted that the long-dead Steinbeck was on Oprah, maybe she's a necromancer, after all how do you explain Stedman]" OR "That book's too long" OR "I thought that was a new book. That was written a long time ago, I don't want it."
3) THE FLAT BELLY DIET: "Oprah had this book on her show today, I want it." When this book was first hawked by Oprah, it was exclusively available through the publisher's (Rodale) website WITH a subscription to Prevention magazine. Customers could not understand that B & N did not have the book, even after showing them Rodale's website.
My all-time favorite, though, was when the local schools would have the summer reading lists. The good students would come in right away. The others would show up in the waning days of summer vacation. Better yet, the parents would come in as proxies for their scholars at home. The two most asked questions: "How many weeks can we check these out?" AND "Which books on this list: are the skinniest/have the most pictures/illustrations/have Cliff's/Spark Notes?"
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DR Dan M - substitute "public library" for "Barnes & Noble" and you'd be describing my worklife...
We didn't even have to look up whether or not there was a full moon. We just KNEW.
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Looks like I will have new neighbors very soon.
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It's been a good day; a formatting problem on the Moross vocal score has been cleared up, I edited another number, and I got a really beautiful book in today's post.
I need a nap before I ponder dinner.
DR JohnG, I gather you are traveling to Maui. How neat! I'm going nowhere fast.
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I'm back from my young cousin's graduation in Scranton, PA, where she was the co-valedictorian. She gave an absolutely beautiful speech, the ceremony was really lovely, and the post-graduation dinner was very good.
Congrats to your young cousin, Fred!
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The big song that the kids (they're 13 and 14) seem to love to dance to right now is called "Shut Up and Dance." They really go wild when shouting out those words.
Is it the song from My Favorite Year? I love that song.
;)
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DR John G.'s work day must be over, or nearly so.
I wonder if he's out raising a glass!
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I have watched a couple of my brothers using a chain saw.
I also have an Uncle George that I never met. He and his twin brother Jim were working at a saw mill in Waverly, Indiana, in the 1930's, they were not out of their teens yet. When out with the cutting crew, George happened to notice that a huge tree was falling toward Jim....he ran and pushed Jim out of the way. The tree fell on him and killed him.
That's terrible! :(
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Very sad story, JRand.
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DR John G.'s work day must be over, or nearly so.
I wonder if he's out raising a glass!
I wish. But work is progressing for another 35 minutes or so.
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Three!
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Dan, I worked at a Barnes and Noble for a few months. We seem to have met the same customers.
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Back from a roast beef sandwich - curiously you'd think a deli would actually have some Jewish type rolls, but nooooo - only french bread and other kinds of breads, and bagels - no Kaiser, no onion rolls - what is happening in the world of delis?
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Then I came home to this lovely surprise:
http://www.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/theatre/features//177590
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Dan, I worked at a Barnes and Noble for a few months. We seem to have met the same customers.
Yes, they were certainly out of place at a bookstore. Not book readers by nature.
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Dan, I worked at a Barnes and Noble for a few months. We seem to have met the same customers.
I have a Barnes and Noble pin for 5 years of work, I think. Or was it ten?
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Five. 1998-2003. i left in 2004.
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Only I got all the difficult celebrity customers: Tovah Feldshuh, one of the RENT producers, and others.
I loved Ann Meara, William Daniels, David Eigenberg, Cynthia Nixon, Helen Stenborg, and others.
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I have a date on Saturday. My dear friend Rob Berman is taking me to see American Ballet Theatre's new production of SLEEPING BEAUTY. I am really looking forward to it.
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Then I came home to this lovely surprise:
http://www.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/theatre/features//177590
I love surprises like this!
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I have watched a couple of my brothers using a chain saw.
I also have an Uncle George that I never met. He and his twin brother Jim were working at a saw mill in Waverly, Indiana, in the 1930's, they were not out of their teens yet. When out with the cutting crew, George happened to notice that a huge tree was falling toward Jim....he ran and pushed Jim out of the way. The tree fell on him and killed him.
That's terrible! :(
Yes, but greater love hath no man. My brother Macbeth would push me under a bus.
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For a dime.
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I no longer crave peanut butter cookies. Vanilla ice cream and really good apple pie.
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That's enough me for a while.
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One week from today, if all goes well, I will be in post-surgical recuperative mode. Hopefully on my way back to my covered hovel, in my opinion dressed up with lots of books and discs.
~~~Continued Vibes for a Successful Surgical Recovery!!~~~
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DR Dan M - substitute "public library" for "Barnes & Noble" and you'd be describing my worklife...
We didn't even have to look up whether or not there was a full moon. We just KNEW.
Ditto and ditto!
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Then I came home to this lovely surprise:
http://www.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/theatre/features//177590
Very nice, BK!
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I no longer crave peanut butter cookies. Vanilla ice cream and really good apple pie.
That sounds good. Brings to mind that I've never had apple pie with cheddar on top. That was something I always heard about.
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Then I came home to this lovely surprise:
http://www.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/theatre/features//177590
Very nice! The reviewer has an appropriate name for music reviewing, Spindle. Makes me think of the days when we would stack the records on a spindle and let the phonograph play the records automatically. I'm sure it wasn't all that great for the LPs.
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Dan, I worked at a Barnes and Noble for a few months. We seem to have met the same customers.
I have a Barnes and Noble pin for 5 years of work, I think. Or was it ten?
I remember working with people who had those. I wasn't there long enough to have made any significant anniversary. I'll admit to being a book-a-holic.
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Thanks so much, George!
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Jrand - I'm so sad to hear your story.
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Elmore - We seem to be cut from similar sibling cloths. (only in my case, it's my sister-in-law's influence from all i can tell)
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Elmore - We seem to be cut from similar sibling cloths. (only in my case, it's my sister-in-law's influence from all i can tell)
I think Macbeth was always rotten, but marrying Lady M, who's as crooked as he, was an enabling situation that makes them both worthy of termination ASAP. Rotten amoral personalities both. They treated my dad like garbage before he died and then screwed my brother Randy and me over after his death.
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Hello, everyone.
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I had a haircut today. My hairdresser, Richard, who's even older than I am, whispered to me that one of the young hairdressers working for him didn't know who Frank Sinatra or Marlon Brando were. Really? How old is she? "Twenty-five." Sheesh! How could anyone grow up in the US and not know those names?
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Wednesday morning greetings! Have to do a little gearing up for AAUW's garage sale (Friday and Saturday), then go to a new manicurist. This will be only the 4th manicure I've had in my life and the first one with someone who speaks English. I met Wendy at the Women's Wine and Chocolate Walk last month and her new salon is just down Central Avenue.
I treated myself to a manicure when I graduated from college and have never had another. I was down in Mexico and it was quite cheap! I do like nice nails, but I do them myself. I hope you like Wendy and your manicure, DR Ginny. It's a nice treat.
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I'm back from my young cousin's graduation in Scranton, PA, where she was the co-valedictorian. She gave an absolutely beautiful speech, the ceremony was really lovely, and the post-graduation dinner was very good.
Congrats to your niece! This was college graduation?
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I have watched a couple of my brothers using a chain saw.
I also have an Uncle George that I never met. He and his twin brother Jim were working at a saw mill in Waverly, Indiana, in the 1930's, they were not out of their teens yet. When out with the cutting crew, George happened to notice that a huge tree was falling toward Jim....he ran and pushed Jim out of the way. The tree fell on him and killed him.
So sorry. What a loss for your family.
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I'm back from my young cousin's graduation in Scranton, PA, where she was the co-valedictorian. She gave an absolutely beautiful speech, the ceremony was really lovely, and the post-graduation dinner was very good.
Congrats to your niece! This was college graduation?
8th grade. She starts high school in the fall.
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Back from a roast beef sandwich - curiously you'd think a deli would actually have some Jewish type rolls, but nooooo - only french bread and other kinds of breads, and bagels - no Kaiser, no onion rolls - what is happening in the world of delis?
Ridiculous!
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One week from today, if all goes well, I will be in post-surgical recuperative mode. Hopefully on my way back to my covered hovel, in my opinion dressed up with lots of books and discs.
SURGICAL VIBES OF ALL SORTS to DR DAN M!
May you have a successful surgery and rapid recovery!
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Great review, BK!
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One week from today, if all goes well, I will be in post-surgical recuperative mode. Hopefully on my way back to my covered hovel, in my opinion dressed up with lots of books and discs.
SURGICAL VIBES OF ALL SORTS to DR DAN M!
May you have a successful surgery and rapid recovery!
Thanks DR Jeanne. As the week progresses, I am getting nervous.
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Just relaxing, watching a couple of Netflix movies and dozing, although one was pretty good.
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I like BK's lovely surprise.
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BK - congrats on the review
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Well, it's time to head home. I need to do some laundry...I really do!
Until later.
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Well I am back from a lovely relaxing day during which , I am happy to report, the bus we were on successfully avoided bumping into anything else
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Congratulations on the wonderful review BK
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Well I am back from a lovely relaxing day during which , I am happy to report, the bus we were on successfully avoided bumping into anything else
Very good news, Vixmom. :)
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Jack, what a terribly sad story
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Elmore I hope everything is lovely at the ballet
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Last night, I power-cycled my cable modem/router to see if that would help with me receiving the wi-fi signal up in my bedroom (which is an open loft right above the modem/router), and so far it's working...hopefully, it'll continue to work.
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My modem is still working! Whew!
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Finished with my viewing.
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Slow night. ::)
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Tomorrow, I have a meeting in the morning with the supervisor of the rep for one of our book vendors.
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The meeting was supposed to be with our rep, but she was injured so she couldn't fly up from California.
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I'm not sure if I've ever met this guy who is coming up.
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I think that I might have, but it would've been several years ago.
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Or, depending on how long he's had the job, I could have met his predecessor.
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Shows you how well I pay attention.
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Oh, Jane... again? I'm so sorry.
It happens far more than I mention it. I did manage to go to sleep after I posted.
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I'm back from my young cousin's graduation in Scranton, PA, where she was the co-valedictorian. She gave an absolutely beautiful speech, the ceremony was really lovely, and the post-graduation dinner was very good.
Congratulations to your young cousin and welcome back!
Ditto & Ditto!
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I have watched a couple of my brothers using a chain saw.
I also have an Uncle George that I never met. He and his twin brother Jim were working at a saw mill in Waverly, Indiana, in the 1930's, they were not out of their teens yet. When out with the cutting crew, George happened to notice that a huge tree was falling toward Jim....he ran and pushed Jim out of the way. The tree fell on him and killed him.
Such a sad story, and very moving.
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Looks like I will have new neighbors very soon.
I hope they are good neighbors.
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We had a nice evening at our condo building. A very friendly couple who lives several doors down invited us for dinner. It was a delicious dinner with a grilled panni as the main dish. I now want a bbq for our patio to grill yummy veggies.
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Can't stop here....
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PAGE FIVE RANDOM PANTS DANCE!
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Page five? Really? Barely???
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Let's get this show on the road. This is most unseemly.
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I'm still up in my bedroom and my wi-fi is still working!
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I've been watching "Royal Pains."
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And now it's over.
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Just had to share.
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...and post.