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Title: DISSERTATION ON THE STATE OF THE BLUES
Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 12:23:30 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes were bluish, and now it is time for you to post until the bluish cows come home - funny, they don't look bluish.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 12:24:36 AM: And the word of the day is: SORTILEGE!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 12:48:15 AM: First post after BK!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 12:59:01 AM: BK, what is the theme of the next show?
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 01:18:07 AM: A FB friend of mine posted this yesterday (I only just saw it a little while ago...so it's a day late). I'm sure she's not the only one who did, but her post is the only one that I saw:

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/HAPPY%20TREASON%20DAY...UNGRATEFUL%20COLONIALS_zpsbimccok0.jpg)
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 01:21:40 AM: George, are ready for 100 degrees tomorrow?
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 01:23:36 AM: Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 01:21:40 AM
George, are ready for 100 degrees tomorrow?

Hell no! :P
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 02:34:08 AM: Too Darn Hot!
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 05, 2015, 04:54:43 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 05, 2015, 04:56:01 AM: I wish DRs TCB and George would send a few of those degrees our way. It's going to be in the 80s this week, which is nice, but it seems like we have to earn each one of these warm spells by suffering a fallback. The last few summers in this part of the northeast have been just Too Darn Cool.
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Post by: ChasSmith on July 05, 2015, 04:57:25 AM: Hey, this show is finally happening!

Break a whole bunch of legs tonight, BK!
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 05:38:46 AM: Good morning, all.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 05:39:00 AM: Break-a-leg vibes for BK and company.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 05:39:38 AM: I don't think it's hit 100 here yet. We've had a nice, breezy summer.

Sure, it gets up to 95 or so, but then it stops and regains its sense.
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Post by: Jrand74 on July 05, 2015, 06:13:21 AM: DR GEORGE I have one of those portable air conditioners because my room was built on after the original house, and the ducts for the heating/air conditioning do not run out here.

I think DR TCB has one, too.

It is a bit annoying to have to run a dryer vent hose like thing out a screen, but it cools my entire room.... I use an empty water bottle to empty the water each morning.....

All in all....it makes it more comfortable than just a fan. This is the third year for this one, and I have had no problems.
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Post by: Jrand74 on July 05, 2015, 06:16:17 AM: Mine reminds me of R2D2....sort of like this.

(http://images.drenergysaver.com/321/portable-air-conditioner.jpg)
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Post by: Jrand74 on July 05, 2015, 06:16:43 AM: Show vibes for MR BK & Co. Is it tonight?
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:11:30 AM: Good morning, all! Last night, I finished up the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's EMMA with Jonny Lee Miller (very good!) and Romola Garai (a little too modern), and then I spent far too long reading a too-precious book about social etiquette and dancing in Regency England. So, I slept until 9, and now I'm ready for my second cuppa coffee.

I need a market trip as well.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:12:33 AM: I plan to putter about the apartment, tidy up a bit, maybe vacuum, and copy orchestra parts today. Tomorrow, I head back up to Columbia.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:18:37 AM: I need something really good to happen. My financial life and career need a good kick: that Ohio property isn't moving, the Moross work is wonderful but sporadic, my orchestrating/arranging career is on the downside with few offers and there are lots of young, more-eager-than-I and often less-talented-than-I folk grabbing and competing for the work in Manhattan.

I need that job I said yes to several months ago to get moving or a foundation/recording company to want to employ me. I need something good to happen to drag me out of this funk.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:19:43 AM: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Successful Vibes for BK & Co. tonight! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: Kerry on July 05, 2015, 07:34:47 AM: I thought many of the fireworks I saw last night had a teal push to them.
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Post by: KevinH on July 05, 2015, 07:45:16 AM: Good morning!
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Post by: KevinH on July 05, 2015, 07:46:08 AM: Just as Friday seemed like Saturday and Saturday seemed like Sunday, today feels odd. Seems like Saturday to me for some reason.
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Post by: KevinH on July 05, 2015, 07:48:30 AM: Yesterday I went to see The Producers in Olney, Md. with my friends. I had seen it several times before but it's been quite a while. It was a very good production and of course, Jason Graae was a standout. He was his usual hilarious self. There was a "talk-back" after the show, but we couldn't stay since my friends had other guests coming for dinner
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Post by: KevinH on July 05, 2015, 07:50:21 AM: Question for DR George and TCB---is it common to not have central air conditioning in houses in your area?
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:14:41 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:11:30 AM
Good morning, all! Last night, I finished up the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's EMMA with Jonny Lee Miller (very good!) and Romola Garai (a little too modern), and then I spent far too long reading a too-precious book about social etiquette and dancing in Regency England. So, I slept until 9, and now I'm ready for my second cuppa coffee.

I need a market trip as well.

I found that a very pleasant version of "Emma." I like Romola, who sounds like she belongs in a George Eliot dramatization. That may be why I liked her much better as Gwendolen Harleth in "Daniel Deronda."
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:15:43 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:18:37 AM
I need something really good to happen. My financial life and career need a good kick: that Ohio property isn't moving, the Moross work is wonderful but sporadic, my orchestrating/arranging career is on the downside with few offers and there are lots of young, more-eager-than-I and often less-talented-than-I folk grabbing and competing for the work in Manhattan.

I need that job I said yes to several months ago to get moving or a foundation/recording company to want to employ me. I need something good to happen to drag me out of this funk.

Something good vibes, Elmore. Something very good.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:16:05 AM: Quote from: KevinH on July 05, 2015, 07:48:30 AM
Yesterday I went to see The Producers in Olney, Md. with my friends. I had seen it several times before but it's been quite a while. It was a very good production and of course, Jason Graae was a standout. He was his usual hilarious self. There was a "talk-back" after the show, but we couldn't stay since my friends had other guests coming for dinner
Who was Jason playing? Roger?
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2015, 09:18:13 AM: Quote from: George on July 05, 2015, 01:18:07 AM
A FB friend of mine posted this yesterday (I only just saw it a little while ago...so it's a day late). I'm sure she's not the only one who did, but her post is the only one that I saw:

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/HAPPY%20TREASON%20DAY...UNGRATEFUL%20COLONIALS_zpsbimccok0.jpg)

j

Vixdad loves this! Thank you for posting this George it gave him a good laugh
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2015, 09:20:10 AM: Quote from: Jrand64 on July 05, 2015, 06:16:17 AM
Mine reminds me of R2D2....sort of like this.

(http://images.drenergysaver.com/321/portable-air-conditioner.jpg)

We have one of those in the living room we just set it up yesterday we have been using a small fan up until then
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2015, 09:22:12 AM: Page 2 air conditioning dance
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2015, 09:24:00 AM: Our house was built in 1955 we do not airconditioning nor do we have forced sir heating which would allow us yo add central air (we have Baseboard hot water heating)
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Post by: Jrand74 on July 05, 2015, 09:45:38 AM: I think you will find it most adequate DR VIXMOM.....I love my robot.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 10:00:21 AM: DR John G, I believe Jason's playing Roger de Bris, I think.

I've listened to the soundtracks of EMMA (Samuel Sim) and MAURICE (Richard Robbins) this morning, and now I'm listening to ROBERTA.
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Post by: Jrand74 on July 05, 2015, 10:46:52 AM: And I am off the the July board meeting of the Putnam County Playhouse....we shall see what we shall see....
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 11:04:55 AM: I'm up, I'm up - a little over eight hours of sleep I think.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 11:05:13 AM: Weird dreams.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 11:05:38 AM: Next month's show, as you might have figured out, is Andre Previn.
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Post by: Ginny on July 05, 2015, 11:34:44 AM: Sunday afternoon greetings! Richard, Mary Linda, and I just returned from church, lunch, and delivering cookies to Mom. There may be a nap in my future because I stayed up too late last night watching THE MUSIC MAN. But it was worth it!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 11:35:06 AM: Quote from: Jrand64 on July 05, 2015, 06:13:21 AM
DR GEORGE I have one of those portable air conditioners because my room was built on after the original house, and the ducts for the heating/air conditioning do not run out here.

I think DR TCB has one, too.

It is a bit annoying to have to run a dryer vent hose like thing out a screen, but it cools my entire room.... I use an empty water bottle to empty the water each morning.....

All in all....it makes it more comfortable than just a fan. This is the third year for this one, and I have had no problems.

Thanks or the info, Jrand. The only thing I'm really concerned about is when my dad has to empty the water for the first time. Hopefully, he can figure it out easily enough. I ws able to download the manual for the specific model that he has and save it to his computer desktop.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 11:37:51 AM: Quote from: vixmom on July 05, 2015, 09:18:13 AM
Quote from: George on July 05, 2015, 01:18:07 AM
A FB friend of mine posted this yesterday (I only just saw it a little while ago...so it's a day late). I'm sure she's not the only one who did, but her post is the only one that I saw:

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/HAPPY%20TREASON%20DAY...UNGRATEFUL%20COLONIALS_zpsbimccok0.jpg)

Vixdad loves this! Thank you for posting this George it gave him a good laugh

Glad he liked it!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 11:39:09 AM: Quote from: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:18:37 AM
I need something really good to happen. My financial life and career need a good kick: that Ohio property isn't moving, the Moross work is wonderful but sporadic, my orchestrating/arranging career is on the downside with few offers and there are lots of young, more-eager-than-I and often less-talented-than-I folk grabbing and competing for the work in Manhattan.

I need that job I said yes to several months ago to get moving or a foundation/recording company to want to employ me. I need something good to happen to drag me out of this funk.

~~~Continued Vibes of All Kinds for Elmore!!~~~
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 11:41:27 AM: ~~~Break Legs Vibes for BK and the Kritzerland Cast!!~~~
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 11:44:44 AM: And now, I must be off. I need to take a shower, get dressed, the head to Costco to get some brand new tires for my 17 year old car...and get something to eat, too. The tires are on sale, but the sale ends today, so I don't want to wait until it's too late.

Until later!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 11:48:34 AM: But before I go...

Quote from: KevinH on July 05, 2015, 07:50:21 AM
Question for DR George and TCB---is it common to not have central air conditioning in houses in your area?

No. This is certainly one of the hottest summers that I can remember. I didn't know anyone who had or even needed an air conditioner until recent years.

It's Climate Change! It's Global Warming!! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!!

;)
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Post by: Ginny on July 05, 2015, 12:08:50 PM: Vibes and {{{{{hugs}}}}} for DR Elmore!
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 01:48:34 PM: Thanks for the vibes! Keep 'em coming.

I just listened to the OBC of TOVARICH; Jean Pierre Aumont sings better than Vivien Leigh, but i'm really amazed how mediocre the score is.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2015, 01:59:45 PM: Today is maybe going to be around 90, but we've had a very nice cool summer so far.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 02:09:00 PM: Did a two and a half mile jog, ran the opening patter three times, have shaved, am about to shower, and then I shall be on my way to The Federal for sound check and show.
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Post by: Ginny on July 05, 2015, 02:20:01 PM: Break a leg, BK and company!
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2015, 02:37:57 PM: Break a leg wishes from us as well!
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 03:07:21 PM: I shall now be on my way to The Federal for sound check and show.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 03:29:41 PM: Stopped by a neighborhood market and found cherries for 99 cents a pound. That's $2 less than I have been paying. I bought many pounds.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 03:29:54 PM: Had two naps today. Want a third.
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Post by: Ginny on July 05, 2015, 04:06:53 PM: Quote from: John G. on July 05, 2015, 03:29:41 PM
Stopped by a neighborhood market and found cherries for 99 cents a pound. That's $2 less than I have been paying. I bought many pounds.

We paid $7.99 for a pound of cherries at the Oxbow Market in Napa, CA, on Tuesday. Yesterday at Kroger here in Middletown similar cherries were $1.99/pound.

And in Palo Alto, Richard saw a listing for a house similar in size to ours priced at $4.5 million.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:22:18 PM: What the heck is going on here? Or, rather, not going on here?
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:23:52 PM: Page two at 4:30 on the Left Coast?
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:25:21 PM: Quote from: Jrand64 on July 05, 2015, 06:13:21 AM
DR GEORGE I have one of those portable air conditioners because my room was built on after the original house, and the ducts for the heating/air conditioning do not run out here.

I think DR TCB has one, too.

It is a bit annoying to have to run a dryer vent hose like thing out a screen, but it cools my entire room.... I use an empty water bottle to empty the water each morning.....

All in all....it makes it more comfortable than just a fan. This is the third year for this one, and I have had no problems.

Yes, I do, Jrand.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:25:42 PM: One more.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:26:16 PM: Three!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:26:36 PM: Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:26:16 PM
Three!

Finally!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:28:46 PM: Quote from: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 07:18:37 AM
I need something really good to happen. My financial life and career need a good kick: that Ohio property isn't moving, the Moross work is wonderful but sporadic, my orchestrating/arranging career is on the downside with few offers and there are lots of young, more-eager-than-I and often less-talented-than-I folk grabbing and competing for the work in Manhattan.

I need that job I said yes to several months ago to get moving or a foundation/recording company to want to employ me. I need something good to happen to drag me out of this funk.

~~~~~~~~~~~Financial vibes for elmore!~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:34:32 PM: Quote from: KevinH on July 05, 2015, 07:50:21 AM
Question for DR George and TCB---is it common to not have central air conditioning in houses in your area?

I live in an apartment, so you rarely find air conditioners in apartments. More and more people are getting air conditioning out here, but it is very rare for us to have this much hot weather so early in the summer. They say that summer never starts in the Pacific Northwest until July 5. June is usually cloudy and gray. Not this year.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:35:37 PM: Today marks the 4th anniversary of me and my wheelchair!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:44:48 PM: I am watching the Women's World Cup Soccer Finals. The U.S. is up 4 to 1.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:47:13 PM: I still don't understand the appeal of soccer. I think American football is a lot more exciting than soccer.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:48:06 PM: About as exciting as me talking to myself on this page!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:49:53 PM: And when its twelve o'clock, I'll climb the stairs....................
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:54:28 PM: Well, I am boring myself.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:54:50 PM: No witty banter from me.
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Post by: Ginny on July 05, 2015, 05:11:16 PM: Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:47:13 PM
I still don't understand the appeal of soccer. I think American football is a lot more exciting than soccer.

I do, too, DR TCB, but we're watching the soccer game anyway.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 05:23:01 PM: Quote from: Ginny on July 05, 2015, 05:11:16 PM
Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 04:47:13 PM
I still don't understand the appeal of soccer. I think American football is a lot more exciting than soccer.

I do, too, DR TCB, but we're watching the soccer game anyway.

I never understood the appeal of American football. At least in soccer, the action never (or rarely) stops. The 90 minute game doesn't take three (or more) freakin' hours. And in American football, the commentary just never stops! They drone on and on and on about nothing I understand, nor care.

But that's just me. ;)
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 05:24:16 PM: Quote from: George on July 05, 2015, 11:44:44 AM
And now, I must be off. I need to take a shower, get dressed, the head to Costco to get some brand new tires for my 17 year old car...and get something to eat, too. The tires are on sale, but the sale ends today, so I don't want to wait until it's too late.

Until later!

Well, I am now the owner of four brand new Michelin tires! I'm glad I got in as early as I did (about 1:00 pm). They said that it would take about an hour and a half because it was the last day of the sale, but I didn't get my car until about 3:45 pm! I walked to Taco Del Mar for a burrito and chips and queso, then I walked back to Costco and was able to get a new screw for my eye glasses. Last night, one of the screws that holds the lenses fell out and I couldn't find it. Fortunately, Costco replaces them for free.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 05:24:34 PM: After I finally got my car back with my new tires, I came home and took a nap. I was so tired just from the heat. My place is kind of warm, but not (yet) horribly so. I have some ice water, but will need to refill in a few minutes.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 05:24:49 PM: Quote from: Ginny on July 05, 2015, 04:06:53 PM
Quote from: John G. on July 05, 2015, 03:29:41 PM
Stopped by a neighborhood market and found cherries for 99 cents a pound. That's $2 less than I have been paying. I bought many pounds.

We paid $7.99 for a pound of cherries at the Oxbow Market in Napa, CA, on Tuesday. Yesterday at Kroger here in Middletown similar cherries were $1.99/pound.

And in Palo Alto, Richard saw a listing for a house similar in size to ours priced at $4.5 million.

You know what they say, Ginny: "Location, location, location."
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2015, 05:52:11 PM: I've been watching the Blu-ray edition of The Music Man. The Wells Fargo wagon just arrived and it's intermission. So good.

And my break is over.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2015, 06:26:46 PM: Quote from: George on July 05, 2015, 01:18:07 AM
A FB friend of mine posted this yesterday (I only just saw it a little while ago...so it's a day late). I'm sure she's not the only one who did, but her post is the only one that I saw:

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/georged55/HAPPY%20TREASON%20DAY...UNGRATEFUL%20COLONIALS_zpsbimccok0.jpg)

;D
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2015, 06:32:45 PM: Yesterday we escaped the heat and went to Cannon Beach on the coast. We were actually cold while watching the fireworks, from a cliff overlooking the ocean. It was lovely and and interesting view. We could see fireworks going off at various locations down the coast line.

Best of all there was barely any traffic as we drove back to town.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2015, 06:36:20 PM: We are still unpacking.

I have a friend from Ashland stopping by tomorrow.

I need to do something about the mess that is our bathroom. I need to either find a place for all my junk or trash some of it.
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Post by: Dan M on July 05, 2015, 06:41:19 PM: Hello everyone from recuperation land. I haven't been up to snuff so I have been an E & T DR. I am recovering but it isn't as easy as it sounded going in. I'm reminded that the surgery lasted 7 hours and a lot of work had to be done to reconstruct my abdominal muscles and extra mesh having been used. I'm still on a (yecch) liquid diet and it feels like I've lost lots of weight. I'm still wearing an abdominal binder, which is an awful way to keep your figure.

I've been weaning myself off the painkillers. Oxycodone sure makes it easy to sleep, but the side effects aren't worth it. Flexeril is right next to it. I'm just never going to be a pill-popper I guess. I really hate taking pills. The only pill worth having on standby is Zofran which helps stave off the many instances of nausea I've had to deal with.
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Post by: Dan M on July 05, 2015, 06:47:02 PM: Tomorrow I see the surgeon, my fiery Argentinian bariatric expert. He actually did me a favor by calling an audible and changing the surgery from robot assisted to all human hands. That's why it took so long. That's why my recovery is slower too. My taste buds have changed. Everything tastes too sweet. I can't have anything carbonated. I panicked the other day and ordered a whole bunch of baby food, but I jumped the gun. I'm still on a liquid diet. I haven't made it officially to the puree stage.

At least my surgeon did what he did, otherwise I would have yet another surgery. If I underwent just robotic repair of my quite involved hernia, I would have been left with an empty flap. That would have necessitated plastic surgery. I'm not a fan of too much surgery. Being put under too many times is too stressful for the body.
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Post by: Dan M on July 05, 2015, 06:50:47 PM: I'm hoping that tomorrow I will have more things removed like staples and the like. I can't bear the thought of eating, even though I have flashes of hunger. Even Jello is yucky right now. I have to cut all of the fruit juices with water. All I notice is how sweetened everything is. Who knows maybe this is the turning point in my life where I finally part ways with Pepsi. Even the "unsweetened" stuff is too sweet. I guess it takes this kind of drastic change to realize these things.
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Post by: Dan M on July 05, 2015, 06:58:48 PM: My body clock is all over the place. I have to sit up for periods of time to avoid pneumonia, but I don't feel that comfortable with the binder. I am limited in what I can do. I can't lift anything heavier than 2 pounds, so there's not really any chance of straightening the apartment. My friends have been helping when they can, but it's hard to see the dust settle around you.

My other friends may come visit in a week of two. She's had to take care of her nephew, and inherited a little Chihuahua. When I'm fit for duty, they want me to meet this little dog. Maybe she'll be a good companion. She's not the stereotypical small dog. She is a love bug and cuddles, but never gets all nervous and yappy.

I was considering a cat. I miss Minny, but he's got the sweet life on the farm. My friends are worried that the small dog isn't fitting in since she is so tiny compared to the hulking Shepherd dogs. The large female seems to want to actually eat this little dog. I'll see what happens when I meet the dog. I have a way to go yet.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2015, 07:03:58 PM: Get well already vibes for DR Dan!!! It is good to see you reporting in.
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Post by: Dan M on July 05, 2015, 07:04:58 PM: On a totally different track, yesterday the local classical station played "American" music for the Independence Day holiday. I had heard of Peter Boyer, but it was the first time I consciously heard something he wrote. I'm not sure. He definitely comes out of film orchestration school. His pieces have a definite deja-vu, or deja-heard. There's talent there, but I guess I haven't heard enough. My first impression was that of a pastiche of all the bombast of John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Bernard Herrmann strung out on a Copland scaffold. Those are composers to emulate, but I'm still not sure. I hate to make such judgments because I don't have real qualifications. Sometimes I feel like I am speaking out of turn. But that was the one remarkable 4^th item for me.
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Post by: Dan M on July 05, 2015, 07:12:22 PM: Dear Bruce, you were an unexpected visitor yesterday cheering me up in the form of Howard Krump on the cruise to Mazatlan, or something. I'm glad you stopped by.

It's great to hear about James Karen. He's been one of my favorite actors all my life. In NY, we loved him as the Pathmark Supermarket man for so many years. He's always been one of my pro- arguments for being a character actor, if that term is still okay to use, as opposed to a lead. Mr. Karen also has a great speaking voice, in my opinion, and I have always wanted to meet him. Even when he plays a heavy, there's a twinkle in his eye that lets us know that he knows he's having fun. Maybe that's what I like is that I've always understood his fun in his work, whether he was in Hercules in New York, a living dead movie, episodic TV or commercials, or Poltergeist.

Thank you Bruce and thank you Mr. Karen for lifting my spirits during my recovery.
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Post by: Dan M on July 05, 2015, 07:14:02 PM: I'm going to lay down (I'm hoping that's the "write way" to say that) as I am getting tired. I may check back later. I appreciate everyone's good vibes. IF only we could do a group hug.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 08:02:00 PM: ~~~Continued Recovery Vibes for Dan M!!~~~
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:10:59 PM: Great to see you posting again, Dan. Continued vibes for your recovery.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:11:08 PM: Four!
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:11:32 PM: Went over to my friend Bonnie's tonight.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:11:45 PM: We ate Pekin duck and cherries for dinner.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:13:06 PM: Watched "Song of the Thin Man" with the still with us Patricia Morison as the merry murderess and "Bodyguard" again. Even better the second time through.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:13:29 PM: Now home and watching part of Clint Eastwood in "Honkytonk Man."
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:13:40 PM: It's one of Clint's musicals.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:14:05 PM: There's an odd sentence to write.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:14:39 PM: Like talking about one of Burt Reynolds' musicals.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:15:00 PM: What am I going on about?
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:15:14 PM: Gratuitous post No. 99.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:15:21 PM: Cranberries!
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:15:28 PM: Underpants.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:16:13 PM: Off to do some work.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 09:07:30 PM: Back from doing some work.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 09:07:38 PM: No posts in an hour or so.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 09:07:46 PM: Where are y'all?
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 09:07:58 PM: Bad allergies tonight.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 09:08:10 PM: Gonna take a Benedryl and go to bed.
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Post by: John G. on July 05, 2015, 09:08:18 PM: Good night, all.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:13:08 PM: Quote from: John G. on July 05, 2015, 08:11:32 PM
Went over to my friend Bonnie's tonight.

I just got back from feeding my friend Margo's cats.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:13:20 PM: She had asked me a couple of days ago and I completely forgot! :-\
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:13:32 PM: Fortunately, she called to remind me.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:14:04 PM: Actually, she called and asked if I had fed her cats. ::)
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:14:12 PM: I apologized profusely...
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:14:28 PM: ...and frequently....
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:15:05 PM: ...then put some clothes on and drove very quickly (but safely) to her house to fed her cats and fish.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:15:24 PM: Now, I'm back home and very warm again.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:15:38 PM: My car's air conditioning is VERY nice!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:16:39 PM: Unlike my very non-air conditioned house.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:17:29 PM: And now, since we're so close...
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 09:18:42 PM: PAGE FIVE CAR AIR CONDITIONER DANCE!!

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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2015, 09:33:56 PM: Good evening. Was at the baseball game. We won again!
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2015, 09:34:03 PM: Now I am going to bed.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:02:09 PM: I am shocked that we made it to Page 5.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:02:41 PM: I hope BK's show is a huge success.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:04:33 PM: My friend in Arizona called, so I had to turn off the A/C, but then he talked for an hour and a half. He talked, I listened.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:06:42 PM: Finally, I had to tell him to hang-up because I was dying!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:07:56 PM: They said it may be near the end of the week before we ditch these 90 degree days.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:09:33 PM: The longer this heat wave goes on, the less housework I get done.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:11:41 PM: That will be my excuse for the next two years.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:12:10 PM: #130
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:14:40 PM: My friend asked what was on my schedule for the week, and I drew a blank.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:15:50 PM: I did remember that I had to choose the spot for Wednesday Old Actor's Lunch, or I won't be going to that either.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:17:55 PM: They just said on the news that only one out of six people in Seattle have central air conditioning.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:18:26 PM: I guess that answers Kevin's question.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:19:06 PM: Currently 79 degrees.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 10:19:08 PM: Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:09:33 PM
The longer this heat wave goes on, the less housework I get done.

I know! I was going to do laundry at some point this weekend, but I don't want to deal with any heat from the dryer. :P
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:20:00 PM: Jane, shouldn't you be in bed?
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Post by: George on July 05, 2015, 10:21:00 PM: Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:19:06 PM
Currently 79 degrees.

It's supposed to be 73° here in Tumwater.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:21:34 PM: TCB, shouldn't you be in bed?
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2015, 10:31:09 PM: Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:20:00 PM
Jane, shouldn't you be in bed?

I'm there and about to read until I fall asleep.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2015, 10:31:29 PM: Quote from: TCB on July 05, 2015, 10:21:34 PM
TCB, shouldn't you be in bed?

;D
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2015, 10:34:24 PM: The air vent in our new bedroom is above our heads. Keith needs to turn my side away from me. I expect George & TCBwould prefer my promblem vs no air in this heat.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2015, 11:40:57 PM: Back from a terrific show with only one horrendous screw-up when our musical director neglected to make the key change at the end of Old Souls - the poor singer was thrown under the bus, but she just kept going, pro that she is. The pianist did finally end the song in the proper key. It was shocking because he wrote out the ending himself so he could read it, with chord notations, so I'm not sure how it could even happen. Otherwise, he got through the rest of the show fine and our cast was great.
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Post by: George on July 06, 2015, 12:10:31 AM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2015, 10:34:24 PM
The air vent in our new bedroom is above our heads. Keith needs to turn my side away from me. I expect George & TCBwould prefer my promblem vs no air in this heat.

You got that right!
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Post by: George on July 06, 2015, 12:11:52 AM: Quote from: bk on July 05, 2015, 11:40:57 PM
Back from a terrific show with only one horrendous screw-up when our musical director neglected to make the key change at the end of Old Souls - the poor singer was thrown under the bus, but she just kept going, pro that she is. The pianist did finally end the song in the proper key. It was shocking because he wrote out the ending himself so he could read it, with chord notations, so I'm not sure how it could even happen. Otherwise, he got through the rest of the show fine and our cast was great.

Yikes! But at least it only happened once and will probably NEVER happen again...at least, from this accompanist. :D
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Post by: TCB on July 06, 2015, 12:18:13 AM: Congratulations, BK, on another triumph (minus one hiccup)!