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Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 05, 2016, 12:17:52 AM

Title: THE STOP-AND-START DAY
Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 12:17:52 AM: Well, you've read the notes, the notes stopped and started, and now it is time for you to post until the stop and start cows come home.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 12:19:02 AM: And the word of the day is: SHIBBOLETH!
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 12:20:42 AM: I've heard nothing but that El Nino is going to be huge and that we have 100% chance of rain. I've heard this since Saturday and today is the day it's 100%. Really. Funny, clear skies yesterday and the day before and no sign of anything right now.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 01:21:12 AM: First post after ~~El Nino~~ El BK!
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Post by: Michael on January 05, 2016, 01:35:28 AM: good morning to all
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Post by: Michael on January 05, 2016, 01:41:48 AM: I don't have a favorite, but Mr. Chippings does and he sings about them.

https://youtu.be/Ylf0NdFFaiI (https://youtu.be/Ylf0NdFFaiI)
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 03:08:27 AM: What a coinky-dink, DR George! I just bought the same computer keyboard you did, for the same reasons.

I guess neither of us have an excuse for any posting typos, now. :)
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 03:10:11 AM: I am not feeling very well - have a fever and am sweating, and I was up and back and forth to the bathroom at least once an hour all night.

I would prefer not to have to go in to work today, but looking at the appointment schedule, it may be unavoidable.

:P
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 03:48:22 AM: Where have all the flowers gone?
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 03:57:11 AM: (http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/parking_zpso0f9cifj.jpg)
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 05:05:54 AM: Health vibes for Singdaw, Jeanne and Ginny
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 05:06:07 AM: I like the turtle
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 05:06:37 AM: I like yellow roses and I want them to smell like roses
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 05:07:34 AM: Winter has arrived
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 05:07:57 AM: And I a off to wrk. Laters
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2016, 05:42:23 AM: Good morning, all!
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2016, 05:43:31 AM: I am home today. I hope there will be work at City Center tomorrow. We were on a roll last week.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2016, 05:44:21 AM: I slept rather well, although an unsettling nightmare woke me around 12:30.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2016, 05:45:32 AM: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Healthy Vibes to our DR slingshot! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2016, 05:47:31 AM: Good morning, all.

Coffee. Recliner. Thank you.
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2016, 05:51:59 AM: I had one crazy dream just before awakening. Boy, do some dreams not make any sense at all. And yet, we believe them.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 06:14:10 AM: Good morning, all.

Vibes for everyone.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 06:19:47 AM: TOD:

I grow roses, a few of which are still blooming at this late date. The colors include several shades of orange, an heirloom that is purplish red, one yellow and one white.

I also have a Mexican love vine, which produces flowers that are both red and a fiery orange.

My favorite flowers are irises. I have not had any luck in growing those.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 06:42:58 AM: Moving into the theatre vibes for DR TCB.

Nice new keyboard DR GEORGE.

Good luck at SAG vibes for MR BK!

Feeling better vibes for DR SINGDAW.....it is terrible to have to work when you are not feeling well.....
Title: Re: THE STOP-AND-START DAY
Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 06:44:51 AM: I love flowers. I always buy a nice bouquet on Monday to have in the house all week. Of course for several weeks after my father's funeral, we had plenty of flowers in the house.

I liked color tipped carnations. They usually stay nice for a whole week. Snapdragons are very pretty. I like lilies, too.

We don't grow too many flowers, but we have a few out front - probably zinnias and tulips that are very colorful!
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 06:45:27 AM: DR JANE is still on vacation!

(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1610083_10207756730503668_811808937181097998_n.jpg?oh=17068ac25f5b417acea51062da6d5f09&oe=570042E6)
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Post by: Ginny on January 05, 2016, 07:51:18 AM: Tuesday morning greetings! I'm off to Dayton soon for lunch with my grantwriter friends. It's cold here, but clear and sunny, and I'm looking forward to being out and about.
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Post by: Ginny on January 05, 2016, 07:52:55 AM: TOD - I think roses are overrated and they don't last. Give me pink carnations any day. And I love daffodils, the only flowers that grow in our yard. We usually get one really good bouquet each spring.
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Post by: Amy on January 05, 2016, 08:22:59 AM: TOD
I have probably about fifty rose bushes in my yard (front, sides and back). My favorites are the striped roses, which are mostly mini roses. The George Burns and Purple Tiger roses are especially lovely, but they don't last long. The Oranges and Lemons rose is nice too. The best large striped rose I have is called Rock n' Roll, which is stunning and lasts longer. The longest lasting rose I have is also very beautiful and it's called Perfect Moment. When I bought this house, I really got into gardening and learning all the different roses and their names, which I found very amusing when they're named after celebrities. I have a Barbara Streisand rose and a Rosie O'Donnell rose too. Then I started grooming dogs on the weekends and my roses are sadly very neglected now.
For smaller plants, I like to plant perennials so I don't have to replant constantly - they last a couple years. I like to plant impatiens in the Spring and cyclamens in the Winter because they bloom with no sun at all and I have a lot of areas that get no sun. For annuals that do need sun and only last a couple seasons, I like petunias in the Summer and pansies in the Winter, but I keep those areas small since they have to be replanted so often. I tried to grow gardenias once, but they never bloomed. Bulbs don't do well in Southern California because we always get a heat wave in the middle of December and they get confused and think it's Spring and start coming up. Most people here dig their bulbs up and put them in the fridge for the Winter, but who has time for that nonsense?!
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 08:34:28 AM: I'm up, I'm up and I guess the days of getting eight hours of sleep are history. They are now tearing down the house to the east of me. That's the third in the last three months. But this one is adjacent to this property and it's like they're in the backyard with those huge yellow machines that are making hash out of what used to be the most charming neighborhood in the Valley. This isn't regular people doing this - this is developers buying up everything and knocking it down so they can make obscene profits. I get it. But I hate it.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 08:35:01 AM: And, it's raining. They're doing this crap in pouring rain. The workers at the Annette house took the day off.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2016, 09:33:44 AM: I have work at City Center tomorrow. Today, I'm sorting my 2015 tax receipts. I need to call my accountant and set a date.
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Post by: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 09:41:24 AM: Good morning. Lost a cap off a tooth this morning, I still have the cap, dentist tomorrow.
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Post by: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 09:41:32 AM: I won't send roses
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Post by: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 09:41:42 AM: Where have all the flowers gone?
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 09:50:17 AM: Quote from: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 09:41:32 AM
I won't send roses

But roses suit you so!
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 09:51:19 AM: I showered and got all ready for work and then thought, "NO, I have a fever and I am still sweating profusely. I'm not going in."
So I sent off an E-mail and went back to bed. I think it was the right decision.
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Post by: Jennifer on January 05, 2016, 10:06:36 AM: Why is it so freaking cold outside? How is it possible that we did not have any snow until Dec 27th and now there is snow everyday? How could it have been 65F on Dec 24th and now it is 8F.

:( :( :(
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Post by: Jennifer on January 05, 2016, 10:07:06 AM: Quote from: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 05:07:34 AM
Winter has arrived

Oh yes it has. :(
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 10:16:33 AM: Good decision DR SINGDAW!
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 10:16:46 AM: Thanks for the information DR AMY......very interesting.
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2016, 10:36:13 AM: Round One of my taxes finished, and Round Two is the most consuming part, tallying up everything.

I must say, the CBS soaps today are particularly maudlin and self-pitying, I have never seen so much self-flagellation and false piety and rtemorse in my life!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 10:48:20 AM: Quote from: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 03:08:27 AM
What a coinky-dink, DR George! I just bought the same computer keyboard you did, for the same reasons.

I guess neither of us have an excuse for any posting typos, now. :)

Well, I still have my tablet. ::)

;)
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 10:48:54 AM: Quote from: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 03:10:11 AM
I am not feeling very well - have a fever and am sweating, and I was up and back and forth to the bathroom at least once an hour all night.

I would prefer not to have to go in to work today, but looking at the appointment schedule, it may be unavoidable.

:P

~~~Feel Better and Quickly Vibes for Singdaw!!~~~
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 10:50:07 AM: Quote from: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 03:57:11 AM
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/parking_zpso0f9cifj.jpg)

:))
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 10:51:20 AM: Quote from: Jrand65 on January 05, 2016, 06:42:58 AM
Nice new keyboard DR GEORGE.

Thanks, Jrand!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 10:54:10 AM: Quote from: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 09:41:24 AM
Good morning. Lost a cap off a tooth this morning, I still have the cap, dentist tomorrow.

Yikes! :o

~~~Tooth Vibes for Matthew!!~~~
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 10:54:37 AM: Quote from: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 09:51:19 AM
I showered and got all ready for work and then thought, "NO, I have a fever and I am still sweating profusely. I'm not going in."
So I sent off an E-mail and went back to bed. I think it was the right decision.

Good for you!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 10:55:19 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on January 05, 2016, 10:06:36 AM
Why is it so freaking cold outside? How is it possible that we did not have any snow until Dec 27th and now there is snow everyday? How could it have been 65F on Dec 24th and now it is 8F.

:( :( :(

It's global warming! It's Climate Change!! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!!

;)
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 11:01:33 AM: El Nino.
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 11:02:15 AM: Three hours and still waiting for the Social Security Office to call me back. I wonder if I should call again.....or wait....and wait.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 11:04:26 AM: The person I finally talked to the first time....after many menu options....and explained my problem to.....said...."Oh....I think you need to talk to a manager....and then of course.....I had to leave a voice mail with the 'manager' and my telephone number for him to call me back.

If I call again, I have to start all over.....or maybe he isn't in the office today....or maybe he didn't understand my telephone number.....

Many decisions. I hate to call and talk to someone else.....and then he calls me back later today....
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 11:29:39 AM: Quote from: Jrand65 on January 05, 2016, 11:01:33 AM
El Nino.

That, too.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 11:33:00 AM: DR Jrand thanks for sharing the photo. How about one where you can see the magnificent falls?
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 11:36:57 AM: Like this?

(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10606390_10207756736223811_2098780581980077335_n.jpg?oh=b0eec7527a266418631810e06728257b&oe=57017B4F)
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 11:37:56 AM: DR George I had planned to look for a keychain in Argentina today. There were lots of nice gift shops there, however, our tour guide marched right past all the shops without even asking if we wanted to stop.

Maybe it was the heavy rain, however he walked very fast ahead during most of the falls walk today. Fortunately the rain did not begin until we finished our walk of the falls.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 11:38:39 AM: Yes 😊
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 11:39:53 AM: The Argentina side of the falls was even more spectacular than the Brazil side.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 11:46:58 AM: Be well vibes for everyone!
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 11:49:15 AM: That looks pretty AND noisy!
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 11:58:25 AM: Quote from: Jrand65 on January 05, 2016, 11:49:15 AM
pretty AND noisy!

DR Jrand65, you know me so well! ;)
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Post by: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 12:18:36 PM: Daisy, Daisy....
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Post by: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 12:18:52 PM: A white sport coat, and a pink carnation....
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 12:20:30 PM: Quote from: Jrand65 on January 05, 2016, 11:36:57 AM
Like this?

(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10606390_10207756736223811_2098780581980077335_n.jpg?oh=b0eec7527a266418631810e06728257b&oe=57017B4F)

Wow!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 12:20:56 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 05, 2016, 11:37:56 AM
DR George I had planned to look for a keychain in Argentina today. There were lots of nice gift shops there, however, our tour guide marched right past all the shops without even asking if we wanted to stop.

How rude! >:(
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 12:21:55 PM: Quote from: Jrand65 on January 05, 2016, 11:49:15 AM
That looks pretty AND noisy!

Loud they were 😄
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Post by: elmore3003 on January 05, 2016, 12:36:45 PM: Today, I want Aazon.com and the US postal service both dead. Once the postman lies about a delivery attempt, Amazon is caught in the postman's lie, and the customer is completely screwed.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 12:43:58 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 05, 2016, 11:37:56 AM
DR George I had planned to look for a keychain in Argentina today.

Thanks for thinking of me! :-*
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 12:54:45 PM: MAybe I will get lucky at the airport. Figures I won't find one when I expected to hand deliver it.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 12:55:34 PM: DR Jennifer, I haven't seen any book marks.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 01:09:11 PM: Quote from: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 09:51:19 AM
I showered and got all ready for work and then thought, "NO, I have a fever and I am still sweating profusely. I'm not going in."
So I sent off an E-mail and went back to bed. I think it was the right decision.
Good for you. Hope you get plenty of rest.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 01:11:09 PM: Quote from: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 11:58:25 AM
Quote from: Jrand65 on January 05, 2016, 11:49:15 AM
pretty AND noisy!

DR Jrand65, you know me so well! ;)

But I thought you were petty and noisy.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 01:12:15 PM: Good nights' sleep vibes for BK.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 01:13:08 PM: Loving Victor Young at Paramount Vol. 2. Second listen today.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 01:37:38 PM: I futzed and finessed - lots of little additions and subtractions, then the helper came by, then I went to the SAG pension office and filled out what I hadn't filled out, but they still need one piece of ID - a birth certificate. If I have one I have no idea where it is. They need it for proof of age. I was surprised a driver's license wasn't good enough - it certainly has my age on it.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 01:38:14 PM: I had a bacon and cheese omelet and a bagel, came home and I've written three new pages.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 02:11:35 PM: Quote from: Jane on January 05, 2016, 12:54:45 PM
MAybe I will get lucky at the airport. Figures I won't find one when I expected to hand deliver it.

It's the thought that counts. :)
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 02:12:58 PM: Ah.....the need for documentation.....
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Post by: Jrand74 on January 05, 2016, 02:14:59 PM: I started to write my entire Social Security phone call story....and then realized I had already written it.

So....if you don't know what I'm talking about, you can read all about it on Page Two.
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2016, 02:26:33 PM: Good afternoon. It is still raining here.
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2016, 02:27:43 PM: TOD: Weedy patches that attract butterflies, of course!
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2016, 02:28:01 PM: Feel better, Singdaw!
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Post by: Laura on January 05, 2016, 02:28:18 PM: Jane is having one heck of a vacation! She has been gone a LONG time.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 02:29:45 PM: Quote from: Laura on January 05, 2016, 02:26:33 PM
Good afternoon. It is still raining here.

Yay for you. Looks like it's going to rain here soon.
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 02:46:32 PM: Soon it's gonna rain; I can feel it!
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Post by: KevinH on January 05, 2016, 04:00:12 PM: Nice photos, DR Jane!
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 04:08:05 PM: Quote from: Laura on January 05, 2016, 02:28:18 PM
Jane is having one heck of a vacation! She has been gone a LONG time.

We are ready to go home. Surprisingly the hotel said we can extend our check out time to 3:00 tomoorow since we don't leave for the airport until 4:00. We will have a quiet day with a short walk along the falls. It is convenient staying at the only hotel in the national park with the falls.
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Post by: Jane on January 05, 2016, 04:09:06 PM: Thanks DR Kevin.
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 04:45:38 PM: Safe travels to you and Keith tomorrow, DR Jane!!
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 04:45:55 PM: Well, since we're so close...
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Post by: singdaw on January 05, 2016, 04:46:07 PM: PAGE FOUR!!!!
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 04:56:20 PM: Hello, everyone.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 04:57:23 PM: Sing, thanks for checking in and letting us all know that you were just busy.

Vibes that you feel very chipper very soon.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 04:58:40 PM: Good to see that DR Ginny is now out and about. Vibes you are able to continue to do so.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 04:59:05 PM: Health vibes to Vixmom and anyone else ailing.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 05:03:01 PM: The forecast here called for a 100% chance of rain today and tomorrow. It rained quite a bit earlier, but has now cleared. This is good. If we get too much all at once we'll just have run-off and flooding, which doesn't help.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 05:04:38 PM: I've done eight pages so far, so will now take a break for a couple of hours, then try to do eight more. I've started the new chapter. Without elaborating, I will say that just about every chapter in the book takes place at a different restaurant and, as you might imagine, I'm having a lot of fun with that.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 05:05:31 PM: I spent much of the day working on taxes. I made more progress than I expected, so I'm pleased. I'd planned to do this today, and today's rain kept me from distractions.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 05:06:27 PM: Yes, our huge storm watch storm lasted about five hours - it was coming down pretty good for a while. The streets were all flooded even though every time they rip the damn streets up they assure us that they were doing it to fix that very problem, which they never fix. Then the sun comes out and like magic all those flooded streets are suddenly not flooded. It's supposed to continue raining but I'll believe it when I see it.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 05:07:04 PM: Quote from: bk on January 05, 2016, 05:04:38 PM
I've done eight pages so far, so will now take a break for a couple of hours, then try to do eight more. I've started the new chapter. Without elaborating, I will say that just about every chapter in the book takes place at a different restaurant and, as you might imagine, I'm having a lot of fun with that.

Do you plan to include the one we ate at last week? The elderly vs the hipsters?
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 05:10:50 PM: Dental vibes to DR Matthew.
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Post by: Jeanne on January 05, 2016, 05:11:05 PM: Travel vibes to Jane and Keith.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 07:19:10 PM: Finished with my viewing and back to writing, and no I won't be featuring that restaurant.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 07:22:49 PM: We never did get the rain. Bummer.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 07:25:07 PM: I have done a bit of furniture rearranging, moving a chaise longue from my bedroom to the room with the TV. I'm hoping to make the watching of a movie a bit more comfortable.

But moving anything means dusting. Ugh.
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:35:56 PM: I realized today that I have on,y 12 more working days until I go on vacation,
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:37:23 PM: I mentioned this fact go the boss who has still failed to take steps to hire the person we clearly need to round out the office
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:38:11 PM: He looked at me as if I were speaking a foreign language and slow,y repeated. 12. Days?
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:40:41 PM: H e began to look like a deer in the headlights as it gradually dawned on him that there will be issues that he will have to deal with as there will be no one else in place to deal with them
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:40:57 PM: Oh w ell
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:41:28 PM: He. Had plenty of notice. And I have been reminding him fir the last 6 weeks
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:42:15 PM: Health vibes for Singdaw, Ginny and Jeanne
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 07:54:17 PM: Quote from: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:41:28 PM
He. Had plenty of notice. And I have been reminding him fir the last 6 weeks

And he deserves what happens, while you go and enjoy yourself.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 07:57:27 PM: Finished Clouds of Sils Maria. Very European and also very enjoyable. Theater folks should really like it, even if a plot twist that I won't give away will irritate some.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 07:58:04 PM: Quote from: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 07:42:15 PM
Health vibes for Singdaw, Ginny and Jeanne

And you, too, Vixmom. Are you any better?
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 08:39:21 PM: I have cleared the building again.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 08:39:33 PM: Hello, 1 guest.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 08:40:22 PM: How are you?
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 08:40:33 PM: Can you believe we are still on page four?
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 08:40:44 PM: We'll have to do something about that to avoid offending your credulous symplicities.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 08:41:22 PM: Five!
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 08:41:32 PM: Hot diggity.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 08:55:47 PM: Break time. I've done about thirteen pages so far. I'll probably do another one or two in about an hour. I think I may go get something to nibble on.
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 08:58:29 PM: Sorry I dozed off a bit
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Post by: vixmom on January 05, 2016, 08:58:50 PM: Gotta go to sleep. Goodnight
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Post by: ChasSmith on January 05, 2016, 09:04:59 PM: I'm late to the party, and still I must poop it. Sleep calls, and I just picked up the phone.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 09:39:46 PM: Just saw an odd video of "With a Little Bit of Luck" from a Japanese production of "My Fair Lady." It's part of a Shaw video that's an extra on a DVD of "The Devil's Disciple" with Patrick Stewart.
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Post by: John G. on January 05, 2016, 09:39:56 PM: And with that, good night, all.
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 10:04:22 PM: Had one of those snack pack things of Italian dry salami and provolone cheese. Hit the damn spot.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:48:03 PM: Good evening!
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:49:14 PM: I should have said, Good evening, 1 Guest.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:49:46 PM: Rehearsal ran long tonight.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:50:43 PM: First rehearsal on stage tonight.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:52:36 PM: It went, okay.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:53:30 PM: That is my positive spin on things.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:54:32 PM: Act one was off book, so we ran it twice.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:57:39 PM: We also had to meet with the costumer before we could start.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 10:58:29 PM: We only ran a little bit overtime.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:01:37 PM: That is the positive side of having a play that runs under 90 minutes.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:03:01 PM: I suggested I could do WRECKS during intermission.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:04:16 PM: The director thought might be a little disctracting.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:05:15 PM: Where is George this evening?
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:05:50 PM: Where is Cilla?
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:06:39 PM: At least we have a healthy page five.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:07:03 PM: But page six would be better.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:07:35 PM: Okay, okay.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:07:52 PM: I get the hint.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:08:19 PM: I will get us to page six.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:08:48 PM: That should be pretty easy.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:09:19 PM: One more post!
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Post by: bk on January 05, 2016, 11:10:27 PM: Sixteen pages and done for the evening. Now a shower.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:10:57 PM: SIX
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:12:01 PM: Need to run lines and then read for a short time.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:13:02 PM: And then to sleep, perchance to dream.
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Post by: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:14:13 PM: G'night!
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 11:36:39 PM: Quote from: TCB on January 05, 2016, 11:05:15 PM
Where is George this evening?

I don't know what you're talking about...I am here! ;D
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Post by: George on January 05, 2016, 11:38:11 PM: I am now watching the series premiere of "The Shannara Chronicles."
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Post by: Matthew on January 05, 2016, 11:38:20 PM: I saw the national tour of Pippin tonight. I had seen the SF stop last October (2014) and disliked it quite a lot. Tonight was the same tour but with a new Leading Player and Pippin - and they are fantastic. I think my issue before was that the two leads were less than stellar (and the Pippin was the original Pippin on Broadway) and it made me dislike the show quite a lot. I've always loved the score and have found (and still find) the book tedious and hard to tell the story. But tonight was great. Oh, and Adrienne Barbeau was Berthe and she was great. Also, John Rubinstein is STILL playing the King (I saw him last year) and he's still great.