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Well, you've read the notes, you've smelled the notes, the notes have tickled your nostrils, and now it is time for you to post until the smelly cows come home.
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First post AGAIN - huzzah!
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Hisaka - a lovely description of Christmas and New Year's Day in Japan. Thank you.
If you email me your picture, I will try to post if for you, if you like.
WFO - I can't get it.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
DRMATTH - thanks for MMC DVD update.....I may have to get this..... By the time I started watching it, I think they had already gone to the half-hour re-edited version. We didn't have an ABC affiliate until 1957.
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So sorry the screening was cancelled.....grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Moonbeam McSwine.....*sigh*....don't that take the rag offen the bush?
Hmmmmmmmm......my question for ASK BK day - who do you think was the BEST designer of women's clothes for the movies....you can divide your answers by decades if you like....and may we have some examples of memorable costumes you have seen on screen?
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I don't know that much about the designers, but I always liked Edith Head. I like Judy Holliday's blue dress in Bells are Ringing. But my favorite costume is worn by Leslie Parrish in Li'l Abner.
Love Errol Flynn's Robin Hood getup.
Love Danny Kaye's costumes in The Court Jester - in fact, all the costumes are wonderful.
Love the period costumes in Chinatown.
Love the wardrobe in Rosemary's Baby - perfection.
Love the wardrobe in West Side Story
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12 Days Of Christmas. It is traditional here in OZ (and I assume in the UK) that Christmas decorations should be taken down by the 12th day. AFTER Christmas. I think the 12 days of Christmas start at Christmas. Any thoughts out there. The idea of A Catholic code in the lyrics of the song has been debunked. I think the tune is a traditional French folk song.
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Also love the costumes in Singin' in the Rain - brilliant.
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I shall very soonly go to bed and be most errant and truant (as well as truant and errant) on this very busy day, today. After I get up (and I must get up early), I have to get some wrapping paper from my sister (who lives next door) because today at work we are having our annual Holiday (formerly "Christmas") Pot-Luck. In the morning, we also have a gift exchange at about 9:30 a.m. I have the gift (it's a calendar of Japanese gardens) and I must wrap it, hence the need for the wrapping paper...which I don't have.
At about noon, (which is not too long after the morning break and gift exchange), we will have lunch. We have to have the lunch early because several people are having training and would not be able to participate, otherwise. We don't want anyone left out, now do we?
A little later in the afternoon, I have to go to my sister's house again and walk her dog. My sister is going to the funeral of her boyfriend's favorite cousin. She (the cousin) had medical problems all her life and finally (I guess) her body just gave up. Very sad. My sister said that she was a very sweet person. I never met her.
After work but with not enough time to go home first, I am going to see a performance of a local production of Forever Plaid. The actors' actual ages are from 16 to about 44. The music director (who is also one of the actors..and the oldest) is not a very good actor. He also doesn't like his singers (for any reason) to blend when they sing. They must all sing out and belt...even when they're supposed to blend (especially in something like Forever Plaid)! Uggg. Other than that (and the fact that he scoops when he sings and consequently, every one of his students scoop when they sing), he's a fairly decent voice teacher.
That's my very busy day.
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Love the wardrobe in Rosemary's Baby - perfection.
Love the wardrobe in West Side Story
Are these "Chronicles of Narnia" references?
der Brucer
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Thank you for the advice, DAN(THE MAN). I'll try.
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Morning al!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=8]Alert! Alert! Alert!!!!![/size][/move]
[move=right,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=9]The wind chill factor in Sunny Florida is 27 degrees!!!!![/size][/move]
[size=9][move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]The current temp. is 32 degrees![/move][/size]
Need I say more?
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[size=9][move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]The current temp. is 32 degrees![/move][/size]
Need I say more?
An F or C would be helpful ???
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Danise it's currently -16 degrees celcius (3 degrees F) here with a windchill of... -23 degrees celcius (-10F).
Call me when there is REAL weather in Florida! :)
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Maybe there is something in the water:
AP News (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141541,00.html):
Judge's Robe Bears Ten Commandments
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A judge refused to delay a trial Tuesday when an attorney objected to his wearing a judicial robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on the front in gold.
Circuit Judge Ashley McKathan showed up Monday at his Covington County courtroom in southern Alabama wearing the robe. Attorneys who try cases at the courthouse said they had not seen him wearing it before. The commandments were described as being big enough to read by anyone near the judge.
Attorney Riley Powell, defending a client charged with DUI, filed a motion objecting to the robe and asking that the case be continued. He said McKathan denied both motions.
"I feel this creates a distraction that affects my client," Powell said.
McKathan told The Associated Press that he believes the Ten Commandments represent the truth "and you can't divorce the law from the truth. ... The Ten Commandments can help a judge know the difference between right and wrong."
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der Brucer
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Extract from FNC (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141480,00.html):
TV Council Targets Racy Programming
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
WASHINGTON — One person's edgy entertainment is another person's sleazy programming.
The television show, "Desperate Housewives," which airs on Sunday evenings during ABC's primetime hours, is an example. The show is considered a ratings hit, but other programs like it are under the microscope for in-your-face sexuality and overall content.
The Parents Television Council is worried about children watching the show and imitating what they see. The group, which claims to be a nonpartisan advocacy organization, puts pressure on the television networks and even the Federal Communications Commission to enforce what they consider standards of decency.
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Well, if we're to worry about the kids imitating what they see on TV, we best ban the evening news!
der Brucer
(Maybe we need warnings like: "Don't try this in your own bedroom - these scenes performed by professional porn stars!")
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More from Frivolity News Channel (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,140884,00.html):
College's Decision to Allow Men Irks WomenWednesday, December 08, 2004
NEW YORK — A decision by Wells College , which has been all-women since 1868, to begin admitting male students in order to boost enrollment has riled female students
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"We all leave our doors unlocked. We can run around in our nighties. It's all girls and we feel really safe and that will change," said student Starbuck Hersey.
A hearing on the lawsuit against the school is scheduled for Dec. 16. Until then, the school is actively recruiting male applicants.
Advertising the bit about running around in nighties should aid in recruitment.
der Brucer
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ENJOY!
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2004-12/15463541.jpg)
Gianduja truffles and chocolate-dipped candied orange peel are two confections that showcase superior quality, high cacao-content chocolates.
(Ricardo DeAratanha / LAT)
In our quest for the finest high cacao-content chocolates, we sometimes overlook the pleasure of milk chocolate. It's not just kid stuff. And nowhere does it show to better effect than in gianduja, a felicitious blend of chocolate and pulverized hazelnuts. A well-known Swiss concoction, gianduja is also claimed by the Italians, who harvest a great many hazelnuts in the Piedmont region. (They go so far as to say that gianduja or giandujotto takes its name from a popular Turin-based folk character, Gioan d'la Duja, or "John the jug," who apparently enjoyed his wine quite a bit.)
From whatever country it comes, a gianduja truffle is divine. Creamy hazelnut butter, milk chocolate and cream create a silky-smooth truffle center. Crunchy toasted nuts and semisweet chocolate on the outside emphasize the caramel undertones of milk chocolate.
(Above extracted from the LA TImes (http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-chocolate15dec15,0,1893806.story?coll=l))
der Brucer
PS The article also has a recipe for a Chocolate cake with whipped chocolate mint ganache at 729 calories per serving!
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A q of the day for BK (or anyone else). Decades ago my friend Patty told me about a character named Troy Vey. Patty thought Troy had shown up - very briefly - in Li'l Abner. Ever since, when an incident merits more than an "Oy," Patty or I will sum it up with a groany "Troy" or "Troy Vey." Does the name "Troy Vey" ring any bells here?
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Hmmmmmmmm......my question for ASK BK day - who do you think was the BEST designer of women's clothes for the movies....you can divide your answers by decades if you like....and may we have some examples of memorable costumes you have seen on screen?
Edith Head! Edith Head! Edith Head!
Even when she did something bad it was good.
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I think I have solved my internet problem!
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Now I have to catch up on BK notes and postings
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Edith Head! Edith Head! Edith Head!
Even when she did something bad it was good.
Edith Head Gives Good Costume!
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Belated Happy Birthday to Tom of Oz!! Sorry I missed the festivities!!
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12 Days Of Christmas. It is traditional here in OZ (and I assume in the UK) that Christmas decorations should be taken down by the 12th day. AFTER Christmas. I think the 12 days of Christmas start at Christmas. Any thoughts out there. The idea of A Catholic code in the lyrics of the song has been debunked. I think the tune is a traditional French folk song.
I'm assuming this melodic inquiry is on the song "Twelve Days of Christmas"? I've always read the main tune is traditional French, but the "five gold rings" section which broadens the melodic line before the final countdown has been credited to Fredric Austin, British opera singer and composer who arranged the successful London revival of THE BEGGAR'S OPERA in 1920.
Does anyone remember the "12 Days" cartoon, which used to play on television? The young lady by the end is drowning in livestock, as I recall.
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Favorite DVDs of the year
Lord of the RIngs Extended edition
Gone With the Wind
Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse and Pluto
How To Steal a Million (a fave film of mine)
Season 5 of Babylon 5
Broadway The Golden Years
That's Entertainment set
and I am sure there are others but these are off the top of my head and now I have to go to work.
More catch up later
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Not a question for BK (yet), but I do have a suggestion for an item to add to your Li'l Abner must-haves--the Li'l Abner Jug Band wind-up toy.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/1100974820254_AB1.jpg)
There are a couple of these on eBay right now, but I would be extremely quizzical of the seller to make sure the thing works.
My mom and dad had one of these years back, and I was forever being told that I broke it when I was a yung'en. I got blamed for a lot of things like that--the destruction of half of the Christmas village under the tree, the end of Christmas Eve dinners, the Bay of Pigs, etc...
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When I arrived at work on Monday morning , I was informed that I had 2 "use 'em or lose 'em" vacation days that had to be taken by the 23rd, So I took yesterday planning to get lots done and of course woke up with a miserable cold. I nonetheless soldiered on and had my hair and nails "done" and (finally) put up the Christmas Tree (or as Mayor Bloomers calls it, the "Holiday Tree") I haven't actually put any ornaments on it but its up.
DH (dear hubby) has been installing my Christmas present on the computer at home dso I have been banned from using it for the duration so I am behind on my readings, I must now backtrack and read the rest of Monday and all of Tuesday.
I'm back at work, feeling stuffy and miserable (because you just can't call in sick the day after a vacation day) and one of my subordinates just called in sick so now I must cover her stuff as well as my own.
My question, why oh why can't I win the Lottery, or at least have married money?? I was born for a life of leisure ah well off to work I go......
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Does anyone remember the "12 Days" cartoon, which used to play on television? The young lady by the end is drowning in livestock, as I recall.
I'm not sure I recall that one, DR Elmore, but do you remember this CBS Christmas Greeting (http://tvparty.com/xmas/cbsxmas1.ram)? (Warning: you need to have RealPlayer installed to view this.)
I remember seeing this run during Captain Kangaroo on the mornings before Christmas while getting ready for school. Even at that young age I was captivated with its quiet message of peace.
Charming spots like this are just so rare these days.
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I'm assuming this melodic inquiry is on the song "Twelve Days of Christmas"? I've always read the main tune is traditional French, but the "five gold rings" section which broadens the melodic line before the final countdown has been credited to Fredric Austin, British opera singer and composer who arranged the successful London revival of THE BEGGAR'S OPERA in 1920.
Does anyone remember the "12 Days" cartoon, which used to play on television? The young lady by the end is drowning in livestock, as I recall.
Re: this discussion of the "12 Days of Christmas"
In today's Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, a version of the following appeared. In the main section of the paper was also a several inch article about "parishes" (and I use the word loosely) in Lousiana and other southern states that are calling for boycotts of stores or companies that utilize the phrase "Happy Holidays" instead of the more "appropriate" "Merry Christmas." One clear-thinking pastor noted the somewhat overzealous nature of these boycotts with his remark, "Well why don't they just ask the Jewish shopkeepers to put a yellow star in their windows and ads, and just be done with it?"
I am all for putting the "Christ back in Christmas," and lessening the commercialization of the holidays, as long as the religious right remembers that one of the reasons this country was founded was to escape religious persecution. For all.
At any rate, the "Religious" version of "12 Days of Christmas:"
Many people know the opening lyrics to "The Twelve Days of Christmas." But few know that behind the somewhat silly counting song is essential Christian doctrine.
The song was composed by Catholics in England during the 16th century, who were forbidden by law to practice their Catholic faith. The only legal church in England was the state church. To teach their children basic doctrine, they used nonsense songs that would not raise the suspicions of the non-Catholics around them, but would remind the children of their faith. The explanation of the twelve days is below.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
The first day of the Christmas celebration is counted from December 26, the day after Christmas, to January 6, the traditional day for celebrating the coming of the wise men to worship Jesus, also called the day of "Epiphany.".
A partridge in a pear tree.
The mother partridge will lure enemies away from her nest of defenseless chicks in order to protect them. She will literally risk her life for her children. The partridge in this song is a hidden reference to Christ, who declared, "I lay down my life for the sheep" (John 10:14-15). Jesus himself uses a bird analogy in Matthew 23:37:
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
The pear tree symbolizes the cross, a literary usage called metonymy, whereby a thing is signified by a part or a whole of that thing. Jesus was crucified on a "tree," Paul says (Gal. 3:13); that is, a cross made out of a tree.
Two turtle doves
The turtle doves stand both for the two testaments in the Bible (Old and New), but also, according to some traditions, the two turtle doves offered at Jesus' dedication in the Temple when he was twelve (Lev. 12:8; Luke 2:24). All of the temple sacrifices are symbolic of the one sacrifice Christ made by giving his life as a just payment for the sins of all (Heb. 10:1-10).
Three French Hens
French Hens were very expensive during the 16th century, and thus are symbolic of the three costly gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh given by the wise men (Matt. 2:10-11). An alternate significance is symbolism depicting the value of the three Christ virtues, faith, hope, and charity (sacrificial love) (1 Cor. 13:13). Other forms of the song use the French Hens to symbolize the three persons of the trinity.
Four Calling Birds
The Calling Birds stand for the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (see John 20:30-31).
Five Golden Rings
The Rings stand for the first five books of the Old Testament, the "law of Moses" so often referenced in scripture, the "Torah" as they are called by Jews. The Torah tells the story of man's fall into sin and reconciliation through the Messiah (see Luke 24:25-27).
Six Geese A-laying
Eggs are an almost universal symbol of new life. The "laying" geese, therefore, stand for the six days of creation (Gen. 1:31-2:2).
Seven Swans a Swimming
The swans symbolize the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in Romans 12:6-8:
We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously, if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
Eight Maids A-milking
The maids who milked the cows were the least of the servants in a home. Their job symbolized Christ's faithfulness even to us who don't deserve his love (Rom. 5:1-5). The eight maids stand for the eight "beatitudes" or blessings listed in Matthew 5:3-10:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Nine Ladies Dancing
The nine ladies remind us of the nine "fruits of the Spirit" described in Galatians 5:22-23:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Ten Lords A-leaping
Lords established the law in their own jurisdictions. The Lords stand for the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:3-17), which are holy and good, by which we should live, and by which we are justly condemned because of our sin (Gal. 3:10-28).
Eleven Pipers Piping
The Pipers remind us of the eleven original apostles who did not forsake the faith (Acts 1:13) as Judas did in betraying Christ (John 17:12); and through whom the good news of the gospel was preached "to the whole world" (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 10:18-21).
Twelve Drummers Drumming
The Apostles' Creed is one of the earliest "confessions" of faith that summarize the basic teachings of biblical Christian faith. Orthodox confessions are not meant to add to or replace scripture, but to summarize its teachings. They can be recited at will to remind us of the basics of the Christian faith. The Drummers "set the pace," reminders of what we believe by symbolizing the twelve doctrines summarized in the Apostles' Creed
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Well, you've read the notes, you've smelled the notes, the notes have tickled your nostrils, and now it is time for you to post until the smelly cows come home.
I can'd smell nodding my node is stuffy,
I wanna go back to bed
moan moan
ok enough feeling sorry for me...How's your Dad Jose?
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DR Vixmom, that is miserable having to be at work when you feel cruddy! Hope you feel better soon!
JRAnd54, I am not very familiar with most of the costume designers, but one that I do like very much is Vera West who did the costumes for all of the wonderful 1940s Universal films...she put some big, big, BIG, shoulders on Evelyn Ankers, Lois Collier, and Anne Gwynne...and they all looked lovely!
One of my favorite individual costumes is June Kenney's big white dress in ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE that she wears after being shrunken down to about the size of a Barbie doll.
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Hmmm...not much of a costume, if you ask me BK!
(http://logic-evidence-and-the-christian-faith.org/e-bay/Daisy-Mae.jpg)
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chicken soup recipes anyone?
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I'd say Walter Plunkett did the most eye-catching designs for films, so he's my favorite. I think he did the SINGIN' IN THE RAIN clothes, and he's most famous for GONE WITH THE WIND. He won an Oscar for his work on AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, though I think he was only responsible for the black and white ball costumes. (Irene Sharaff, another favorite, did the ballet costumes.)
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My "homemade" chicken soup recipe consists of Lipton Chicken noodle soup, a can of LeSeur Carrots and freshly ground black pepper
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Ok, mock me all you real chefs, with your recipes starting with "First you hatch your chicken..."
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How may posts until I stop being a newbie?
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Uh, how many that should be
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Ok, mock me all you real chefs, with your recipes starting with "First you hatch your chicken..."
Ummm... Excuse me, it's "First you breed your chicken..." -But, of course, that's only after you've found the proper parcel of land to breed them on, so...
;)
And as for my Dad... I shall find out shortly. I need to get ready to head over to the hospital. I've been dealing with a stuffy nose this morning too, but, thankfully, it's just been my usual morning "stuff", so... All clear now.
I'll catch up and read more of the posts later... So...
Laters...
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maybe when I learn to type
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I have to echo bk's enthusiasm for Ken Bloom's BROADWAY MUSICALS. I ordered a copy sight unseen for a friend for Christmas and when it came yesterday not in shrink wrap, I flipped through it. Beautiful pictures and interesting text. I am ordering one for myself after Christmas, just in case someone gives me one this year.
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DR JRand, the special features on the first disc of the MICKEY MOUSE CLUB DVD include a touching remembrance of Jimmie Dodd. There are some fine home movies; he seems to have "adopted" the Mouseketeers as his kids since he didn't have any children of his own.
There are also several sections of stills - some color and some B&W that I enjoyed.
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Ummm... Excuse me, it's "First you breed your chicken..." -But, of course, that's only after you've found the proper parcel of land to breed them on, so...
;)
I stand humbled and corrected
(well I sit actually, I ahve enough trouble typing as it is without adding standing to the menu)
Good health vibes to your Daddy, Jose!!
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Hmmm. how did I do that?
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Yes, I'll book forward to a report on SCENT OF A MYSTERY once it finally gets screened. I want to know if it's a REAL mystery or just a thriller.
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Danise it's currently -16 degrees celcius (3 degrees F) here with a windchill of... -23 degrees celcius (-10F).
Call me when there is REAL weather in Florida! :)
Yeah, well it's 56 degrees F here! Brrrr!! I had to turn off the air conditioning and put on my cardigan sweater.
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****Good recovery vibes to DR Jose's dad!****
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Ok, mock me all you real chefs, with your recipes starting with "First you hatch your chicken..."
I believe that should be "First you STEAL a chicken...."
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Fee better, vixmom! BTW - You're a very funny lady. (A Funny Lady reference.)
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DR Stuart - You have once again proven that this is not only the ginchiest, but also the most Educational site on the whole Internet!
I find your post re the 12 Days fascinating. In fact, I'm going to print it out to add to the sea of paper in my home environment.
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I believe that should be "First you STEAL a chicken...."
Is that a reference to my Hungarian grandfather? ;D
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Fee better, vixmom! BTW - You're a very funny lady. (A Funny Lady reference.)
I am also the reflection of my love's affection (he had the cold first!!) My "Funny Girl" reference for the day!!!
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I'm up at the cabin! It's not raining, is the news. So lovely in the forest. very quiet here. I got up the mountain last night. Long drive from LA.
So today I check out my show, which is in one huge case in my tool trailer. Put the stuff together, repair or replace whatever is mouldy or eaten by rats... then I'm heading down to Redmond to do some errand-type stuff, then back to get the water on. Oh, how lovely indoor running water is!
Jose, I'm sorry your dad isn't well. Good vibes to him.
My mom starts chemo today. She says if she doesn't start throwing up, she'll continue. Otherwise, just kill her NOW!! She has a dark sense of humor these days, but a sense of humor, nevertheless. I had to grow up to do comedy!
On the way up I listened to the CD that comes with the BK book - well, gang, the songs are swell! Makes my mouth water for the actual musical... I do believe there is a part for me in there somewhere...
okay, later, kids!
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chicken soup:
take most of the skin and ALL of the yellow fat off your dead chicken. Put it in a large soup pot and cover it with clean water. Toss a couple of stalks of celery and a large carrot or two into the pot, and a whole yellow onion. Peel a whole head of garlic, and put the cloves into the pot. Toss in a scant fistfull of mixed peppercorns, and two or three bay leaves. Let the pot simmer for a couple of hours. DO NOT BOIL or your broth may cloud up. Remove the chicken and veg's and skim the top of the pot. Take the meat off the bones and put it back in, cut the celery and carrot up and put them back. Add whatever other vegetables you like: I put in mushrooms, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, whatever I have. But purists keep it very simple and add only matzoh balls (that's another day's recipe) or rice or noodles. Cook 'til the stuff you added is done, and suck it down! Save some for me!
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You may have noticed i cook with NO SALT. If you want salt, add it yourself!
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DR Stuart - You have once again proven that this is not only the ginchiest, but also the most Educational site on the whole Internet!
I find your post re the 12 Days fascinating. In fact, I'm going to print it out to add to the sea of paper in my home environment.
Sure, but come Passover when I tell you that Chad Gad'ya isn't really about a goat and bitre zuzim, I hope you feel the same way!
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I don't know that much about the designers, but I ...
Love Errol Flynn's Robin Hood getup.
Even better than Errol's costume is the series of gowns Milo Anderson designed for Olivia de Havilland. Have you ever noticed that the costumes mirror her character arc? She moves from a cold metalic brocade in the banquet scene, to a burgundy gown in the forest, to a shimmery white and blue number at the archery contest, back to "trapped" in metalic tones when Robin is trapped in the prison...well, on and on until she's she's almost pure in that satin gown on the stairs while listening in on the baddies below. Gorgeous use of design and color.
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ENJOY!
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2004-12/15463541.jpg)
Gianduja truffles and chocolate-dipped candied orange peel are two confections that showcase superior quality, high cacao-content chocolates.
(Ricardo DeAratanha / LAT)(Above extracted from the LA TImes (http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-chocolate15dec15,0,1893806.story?coll=l))
der Brucer
PS The article also has a recipe for a Chocolate cake with whipped chocolate mint ganache at 729 calories per serving!
You want me to make WHAT for dinner? :o :o :o
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I am spending my last moments before I have to leave for school getting ready for my last final: eating chocolate and Cherry Coke and watching The Berenstain Bears.
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Hmmm...not much of a costume, if you ask me BK!
(http://logic-evidence-and-the-christian-faith.org/e-bay/Daisy-Mae.jpg)
I'm surprised that the Breen Office didn't take notice of the one peculiarly positioned polka dot.
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Never heard of Troy Vey.
Mr. Pool Man took a look at the heater - it works if you switch it to manual, and he rotated the timer button and that made it work, too. So, the timer mechanism may be bad (the little motor that makes it rotate to trip the sensors at the times I have set for it to go on). If that's the case, then Mr. Pool Man's boss has to come out and replace it - until then, I can use the heater manually. Whew.
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Lovely costume choices!
Milo Anderson, William Travilla, and Orry-Kelly are three more whose designs I like a lot.
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I believe that should be "First you STEAL a chicken...."
Why not just steal the soup?
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Edith Head Gives Good Costume!
And, if anyone has any doubts about who Edith Head was (as if!), we can refer them to the featurette Edith Head - the Paramount Years, on the To Catch a Thief DVD.
How many other designers can be spoofed so long after their reign, as she has been in The Incredibles?
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The Li'l Abner tin band is nice, but to get a primo one with the original box seems to cost upwards of four hundred bucks. I'm just not THAT obsessive yet.
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! ! ! ! ! VIBRANT VIBES OF HEALING FOR DR JOSE'S DAD ! ! ! ! !
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chicken soup:
take most of the skin and ALL of the yellow fat off your dead chicken. Put it in a large soup pot and cover it with clean water. Toss a couple of stalks of celery and a large carrot or two into the pot, and a whole yellow onion. Peel a whole head of garlic, and put the cloves into the pot. Toss in a scant fistfull of mixed peppercorns, and two or three bay leaves. Let the pot simmer for a couple of hours. DO NOT BOIL or your broth may cloud up. Remove the chicken and veg's and skim the top of the pot. Take the meat off the bones and put it back in, cut the celery and carrot up and put them back. Add whatever other vegetables you like: I put in mushrooms, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, whatever I have. But purists keep it very simple and add only matzoh balls (that's another day's recipe) or rice or noodles. Cook 'til the stuff you added is done, and suck it down! Save some for me!
This sounds wonderful. I never would have thought of the garlic that's probably the secrect ingredient I've been missing that makes my own soup so bland. I will have to try this as soon as I can get me a chicken!!
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Brother Berenstain didn't study for his test and just got an F. Maybe it's a sign...
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Why not just steal the soup?
It leaks out your pockets...
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I'd say Walter Plunkett did the most eye-catching designs for films, so he's my favorite. I think he did the SINGIN' IN THE RAIN clothes, and he's most famous for GONE WITH THE WIND. He won an Oscar for his work on AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, though I think he was only responsible for the black and white ball costumes. (Irene Sharaff, another favorite, did the ballet costumes.)
Not to mention two versions of The Three Musketeers (1935, with Walter Able, and 1948, with Gene Kelly), and gazillion of others.
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Ok, mock me all you real chefs, with your recipes starting with "First you hatch your chicken..."
No, I simply open a can of chicken broth and start from there. Then I'll add either some egg noodles or some rice (but not enough to absorb all the broth, of course), some carrots and celery.
Better yet is to poach a couple of boneless/skinless chicken breasts in the broth first, then shred the meat and add that to the soup. The breasts will make the broth that much richer.
Light herbs, such as parsley, add to the soup's flavor and color. And yes, I do keep a supply of dried parsley on hand, which works very well in these cases.
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This sounds wonderful. I never would have thought of the garlic that's probably the secrect ingredient I've been missing that makes my own soup so bland. I will have to try this as soon as I can get me a chicken!!
DR PennyO did indeed supply you with a basic recipe for chicken soup. Yet you have mentioned that you think there is a "secret" ingredient in other chicken soups that gives them more flavor than yours......
Might I suggest that the missing secret ingredient in your chicken soup might be......
BEEF?
True. My mother (and therefore I) would never think of making chicken soup without a couple of strips of flanken, tossed in with the vegetables first. (We are not talking flank steak, but rather what is termed "short ribs.") The leaner the better (her mother -- my grandmother -- used to use a chuck steak instead). Not only does it add depth to the broth, but nothing beats some boiled flanken.....
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Ah, yes, Orry-Kelly, had forgotten...I would add him/her as a favorite!
Allison Hayes wore some fine outfits in her films...however, I think they were out of her closet most of the time! LOL!
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Sure, but come Passover when I tell you that Chad Gad'ya isn't really about a goat and bitre zuzim, I hope you feel the same way!
Hey! I thought I was the only one allowed to make obscure Jewish liturgical references on this board ;D
At some point, I really ought to look into the nature of religious counting songs, and see if there's a universal theme going on. Judaism's got "Who Knows One?" (aka "Echad Mi Yodea" or "Quen
Supiense Y Entendiense," depending on your language preference), and Christianity's got the aforementioned "Twelve Days" and "Children Go Where I Send You."
Of course, I'm going to do this AFTER the holiday season, since right now, I'm about carolled out (shopping this year puts my teeth on edge... so help me, if I hear that drummer boy rut-a-ta-tumming one more time...)... of course, I get my revenge by performing Tom Lehrer's "Christmas Carol" at every opportunity ("so let the raucous sleigh bells jingle/hail our dear old friend, Kris Kringle/ driving his reindeer across the sky/ don't stand underneath when they fly by")
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Another beautiful day here in Los Angeles, California, USA. I really must try and get out in the sunshine a bit today.
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Re: this discussion of the "12 Days of Christmas"
The first day of the Christmas celebration is counted from December 26, the day after Christmas, to January 6, the traditional day for celebrating the coming of the wise men to worship Jesus, also called the day of "Epiphany.".
Actually, December 25th is the first day of Christmas and the 12th day is January 5, the day before the church celebrates Epiphany. Twelfth Night celebrations are normally held on January 5, the night before the religious holiday, similar to Fat Tuesday being the last day of celebration prior to Lent.
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I feel the urge to post, and yet I can not think of anything to post about...other then the fact that I am very bored at work today (actually all week).
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Another beautiful day here in Los Angeles, California, USA. I really must try and get out in the sunshine a bit today.
It's beautiful and sunny here on Long Island, but if you step outside your earlobes may freeze off
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It is foggy and cool in the capitol city of Salem, Oregon. Looks like winter to me!
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BK, have you finished watching BEES SAAL BAAD...now I know it is not that loooooooooong of a movie!
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Hopefully soon DRMBARNUM I will have the opportunity to be bored at work.
And yes most of Allison's clothes came out of her own closet - and unfortunately a lot of them came from Frederick's of Hollywood - for whom she modeled in May, 1957!
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Almost finished - it's lots of fun in that weird Bollywood way.
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Hey! I thought I was the only one allowed to make obscure Jewish liturgical references on this board ;D
You were on my mind when I wrote it, DR Elan. ;)
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DR Stuart: As I wrote earlier, the Religious significance of "12 Days Of Christmas"has been debunked!! Google again!
Acknowledgements for the discussion are due to TCB from Christmas last year.
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QED!
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Urban legend - Twelve Days of Christmas. More convincing to me!!
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Well.....I reported all of my problems to Amazon.com yesterday, as I wrote, and a partial refund was credited to me. There is a button to click if that solved the problem OR a button to click if it did not.
Of course, I clicked the "did not" button and gave someone else the whole story. WELL - today, Aimee from Amazon emailed me and told me that I was being sent WITHOUT CHARGE a brand new SCARFACE gift set (price including shipping $42.98). And sure enough it's in my order list, for FREE.
Hmmmmmmmmmm......thanks, Amazon - and Sally Brown for the lesson!
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Ah, yes, Orry-Kelly, had forgotten...I would add him/her as a favorite!
Allison Hayes wore some fine outfits in her films...however, I think they were out of her closet most of the time! LOL!
Orry-Kelly was a he.
As for Allison Hayes, most of her outfits were more out than in, weren't they? :o
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Charles LeMaire won an Oscar for this wardrobe for LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING - and he also did some terrific work in A WOMAN'S WORLD dressing Lauren Bacall, June Allyson, and Arlene Dahl.
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LOL SWW - good point!
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Well.....I reported all of my problems to Amazon.com yesterday, as I wrote, and a partial refund was credited to me. There is a button to click if that solved the problem OR a button to click if it did not.
Of course, I clicked the "did not" button and gave someone else the whole story. WELL - today, Aimee from Amazon emailed me and told me that I was being sent WITHOUT CHARGE a brand new SCARFACE gift set (price including shipping $42.98). And sure enough it's in my order list, for FREE.
Hmmmmmmmmmm......thanks, Amazon - and Sally Brown for the lesson!
Good for you!! One more reason for us to shop Amazon!
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oooH!!! I'm first on page four, I'm supposed to dance now or sumpin' right? C'mon help out a newbie!!
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Yes you MUST dance vixmom!
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Charles LeMaire won an Oscar for this wardrobe for LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING - and he also did some terrific work in A WOMAN'S WORLD dressing Lauren Bacall, June Allyson, and Arlene Dahl.
Mr LeMaire began on Broadway; he designed THE NEW MOON in 1928 for Hammerstein and Romberg.
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Congrats on fixing your computer MS!
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DR ELMORE do you think he ever got Arlene Dahl confused with Oscar Hammerstein?
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Yes you MUST dance vixmom!
I'm dancing and leaping and twirling and ...
I'm dizzy
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DR ELMORE do you think he ever got Arlene Dahl confused with Oscar Hammerstein?
Only if she were standing in the dark with a light behind her.
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MILLION DOLLAR BABY sounds excellent. It's now number one on my list of movies I want to see.
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Ummm... Excuse me, it's "First you breed your chicken..." -But, of course, that's only after you've found the proper parcel of land to breed them on, so...
;)
To truly make something from scratch, you have to create the universe first!
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Speaking of eating...we were, weren't we? I'm just about to go into our annual Holiday Pot-Luck! I brought li'l smokies in a sauce made of one part yellow mustard and two parts current jelly (about 12 ounces to a "part" for the amount of li'l smokies that I brought). Yummers!
For the gift exchange, I received a little metal candle holder in the shape of a bag (luminary) with the words Merry Christmas cut out at the top and bottom of each side and a cut out of Santa hanging on the side also. It's really cute. Well, they've just made the announcement! Off to feast!
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To truly make something from scratch, you have to create the universe first!
Easy for you to say, after all you are a god!!
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Speaking of eating...we were, weren't we? I'm just about to go into our annual Holiday Pot-Luck! I brought li'l smokies in a sauce made of one part yellow mustard and two parts current jelly (about 12 ounces to a "part" for the amount of li'l smokies that I brought). Yummers!
Did you ever try putting them in a sauce made of one can cranberry jelly and one can tomato sauce, 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 steak sauce ? (then you simmer and simmer and simmer) now that's good eatin'!
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Well.....I reported all of my problems to Amazon.com yesterday, as I wrote, and a partial refund was credited to me. There is a button to click if that solved the problem OR a button to click if it did not.
Of course, I clicked the "did not" button and gave someone else the whole story. WELL - today, Aimee from Amazon emailed me and told me that I was being sent WITHOUT CHARGE a brand new SCARFACE gift set (price including shipping $42.98). And sure enough it's in my order list, for FREE.
Hmmmmmmmmmm......thanks, Amazon - and Sally Brown for the lesson!
Wow JRand54! That was great customer service and a nice surprise, too!!!
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Merry Christmas to me!
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Before she hit the big time, Gloria Gresham did the costumes for the theatre department at Rutgers Camden during the first two years I was a student. She eventually went to work on films, including Diner. Therefore, I am one degree from Kevin Bacon.
Gloria's sister, Georgia, was one of the faculty at Rutgers and also the scenic designer on all of the large scale department productions. The Gresham sisters (there were three in all) hailed from Indianapolis, Indiana.
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To truly make something from scratch, you have to create the universe first!
I only go from scratch like this when I'm making Bangers 'N' Mash.
Get it? Bangers? Big Bang?
I know, I know, groaning would take require much energy. (That's entropy for ya. :-\)
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Good Afternoon!
First of all, my Dad will be discharged from the hospital today, and he should be home shortly. Technically, any discharges are supposed to take place before 11:00am, but do some final procedure as well as an instruction session from his doctor for the in-home follow-up care over the next week, his discharge was scheduled for sometime around 3:00pm today. So, hopefully, he'll be home sometime soon.
I got home about an hour ago, and I've just been waiting for my mom to call just in case I need to head back over to help her out at the hospital with my Dad. A few minutes after I got in, a delivery man knocked on the door, and he had two big baskets of goodies for my Dad from his office at HHS - I need to check the cards to see if Tommy Thompson sent over anything personally. ;)
So, right now, the kitchen counter is a veritable culinary and dietary landmine. Yes, there is lots of fresh fruit - apples, pears, oranges - but there are also boxes of assorted chocolates, cookies, pastries, even a box of some Hungarian chocolate and nut covered treats! Plus hard candies (including those addictive strawberry ones), chocolate covered nuts, blocks of cheese, etc. Oh, and one of the baskets has some gourmet coffee and tea selections too. I haven't opened any of the baskets, but... There were some other baskets and boxes opened already, so... Not to mention these over-sized scones (blueberry and cinnamon) - I think they were baked in a 8-inch square pan, and then just cut on the diagonal - it's a BIG scone! In any case...
My Dad will be coming home today - momentarily, I hope. He looked good. Understandably tired - which actually sort of depressed me for a few minutes - it's just always hard seeing a loved one, especially a parent, in a state of compromised health.
While I was at the hospital, some other relatives dropped by, ones I haven't seen in a while, so it was good to catch up with them too.
My Mom and I grabbed some lunch down in the Cafeteria. I wasn't too hungry, and just opted for some soup. My mom opted for a pastrami sub from Blimpie's. -The food selection in the cafeteria was not as varied as I thought it would be, well, not as healthy as I thought it would/should be. Fairfax Hospital is a big hospital, and I just expected more - ?? It was also one of those places where most of the food service choices are franchised out: Blimpie's, Kwai (Chinese Food), Pizza Hut, etc. The hospital itself does have it's own counter, but it consisted mainly of three steam table trays of fried chicken wings (with choice of dips), and two meat choices (meatloaf and chicken), vegetables (broccoli and carrots) and mashed potatoes with gravy. Oh, and there was a friend food stand - french fries, onion rings - plus hamburgers and cheeseburgers. I would have got some frozen yogurt, but the machine was broken, so... Ah, well...
Where was I? Oh...
My Dad will be coming home today. Thanks again for all the Vibes!
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ENJOY!
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Gianduja truffles and chocolate-dipped candied orange peel are two confections that showcase superior quality, high cacao-content chocolates.
Gianduja... Hmmm... Gianduja...
When I was in Australia last year, a bunch of the chocolate stores sold Gianduja in big bricks - and they were very reasonably priced too! But since I already had about 17 pounds of chocolate to take back with me... Yes, I had one carry-on consisting of only chocolate!
:)
And actually, if you are able to find gianduja in bulk, you can very easily make truffles out of them. Just let the gianduja warm up slightly, then take off spoonfuls of the stuff, roll them into balls, then roll those in cocoa powder, cinnamon, crushed nuts, etc. And if you prefer a hard-shell truffle, then just dip them into some tempered chocolate.
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On my way to my mail place - apparently my amazon Germany package has finally arrived, which gives me hope for the subsequent amazon Germany package which was shipped on Monday.
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RE: Chicken Soup - Always add garlic!
You can make a variation that is close to the bread soup that is made in Spain. Just add a full head of garlic to the simmering broth. Once the head of garlic is softened just take it out of the soup, then squeeze the gloves of garlic onto some bread. YUM!
-And a dash of lemon juice will help add some "salt" to the soup should you need a little "spark".
-And, yes, some beef will do wonders for a chicken soup too! I have a few recipes that call for half chicken and half beef broth. Of course, if you like a darker chicken stock, you can always brown the chicken and bones before simmering.
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I think it's 51 that takes away that "newbie" label. You get to 50 and then add one more and you're on your way to Godhood.
We are officially finished with gift bags for Broadway Cares. Anthony is hanging cards in the living room (he's putting them on ribbons hanging from the door) and I just returned from a much needed haircut. I am tired. We will spend tomorrow quietly until late afternoon when I will return to the office for our annual holiday party and Anthony will go off to dance class. After that our lives will pick up again as the holiday rush approaches
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Yet another personal touch for chicken soup. I substitute leeks for celery - it keeps the broth clearer. Also, I toss in what my mom used to call "soup greens" - some dill, and lots of the greens twisted off a bunch of parsley root.
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Did you ever try putting them in a sauce made of one can cranberry jelly and one can tomato sauce, 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 steak sauce ? (then you simmer and simmer and simmer) now that's good eatin'!
Not yet! :D
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Count me amongst those who appreciate the art of Miss Edith Head. Two other credits I also enjoy seeing on the silver screen are:
"Gowns by Irene" and "Gowns by Adrian."
(Sometimes these appear as "Miss ______'s Gowns by ______."
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Charles LeMaire did all the costumes in ALL ABOUT EVE except the Bette Davis clothes. Both he and Edith Head won Oscars for it. Charles was the head of Fox's wardrove department for years.
I also like Orry-Kelly's work, and not always for flashy stuff like he did for Marilyn in SOME LIKE IT HOT (and won an Oscar). He gave Bette Davis some of her most flattering, feminine clothes ever in NOW, VOYAGER. He was her favorite designer.
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Yet another personal touch for chicken soup. I substitute leeks for celery - it keeps the broth clearer. Also, I toss in what my mom used to call "soup greens" - some dill, and lots of the greens twisted off a bunch of parsley root.
Soup greens in our house consisted of the following: Celery, onion (halved), dill, parsley, petrushk (a rutabaga, cut in half) and pasternak (parsnip, scraped and chunked, like a carrot). Those would go into one bundle of cheese cloth. Into another bundle would go some scraped and sliced carrots. The bundles would go in at the same time.
The soup greens would be fished out after a long while.....and then mashed into this terrific funnel that my mother used to have that had a built in strainer, so that the liquids would go back into the soup pot. Then she tossed the soup greens bundle. (She always made fun of people that used the soup greens for other purposes after coming out of the pot. Like those who make sort of latkes from them....) The carrots were also fished out of the soup pot, but lovingly saved for those who preferred carrots in their soup (I did not, and still don't). The flanken has been in there all this time.
THEN the chicken (or chickens, in my mother's case), in quarters first go into the pot.
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If you haven't read EDITH HEAD'S HOLLYWOOD, it's worth reading. She comments on designs she was especially proud of. Once costume Oscars were instituted in 1948 (hard to believe they didn't have them before then), Edith pretty much expected to win every year, and as they had awards for both clothes in color films and black and white movies, she had two chances per year minimum to carry home an Oscar (she won 7 in her career). The two Oscars she was the most upset about losing were her first year nomination for THE EMPEROR WALTZ which lost to "the armor in JOAN OF ARC" (her words) and her dazzling gowns for Grace Kelly in TO CATCH A THIEF which lost to "LeMaire's kimonos" in LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING (her words). She seemed to be a humorless, all-business lady.
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Yes, Doris Day seemed to like Irene's clothes a lot. BTW, that particular Irene wasn't Irene Sharaff (who billed herself merely as Sharaff for some years in Hollywood so she wouldn't be confused with the "other Irene" - Irene Gibbons who was head of costumes at MGM. She was the sister of legendary art director Cedric Gibbons, also MGM department head for decades.
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Excitement abounds at the Oregon Judicial Department. Protesters are out front protesting while the Supreme Court decides Oregon's Same-Sex marriage. In the meantime some attorneys on the second floor set off the fire alarm when the popcorn in their microwave caught fire! LOL!
Just spent the last 20 minutes standing outside with about 1000 other Judicial and Justice department employees whilst the firemen did their duty amid protestors and media.
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Good Afternoon!
My Dad is indeed home from the hospital! He and my Mom apparently came in while I was zonked out for a few minutes. -I was thinking of taking a nap earlier, and I guess I went ahead and followed through on that thought. -I just didn't know it.
Apparently, they would have been home a few minutes earlier, but my mom could not remember where she had parked her car, so... My Dad was stuck waiting in the lobby for a couple of minutes while my Mom was searching for her car. ;)
And my father is also slightly annoyed - but in a very humorous way - about one of the side effects of his surgery. It makes me laugh too. I'd share, but it's way too personal to share.
:D
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I just read that Sidney Lumet will be given a lifetime achievement Oscar at the ceremony this year. Can't think of any non-winning living director more deserving. I just love TWELVE ANGRY MEN, NETWORK, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, THE VERDICT, to name just a few.
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Picked up LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING today. Looking at the calendar, I don't see an available amount of time until possibly Sunday to settle back and enjoy this epic again (with 50 additional minutes), but I hope to get to it soon.
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Anybody see KING ARTHUR - coming to DVD on Tuesday?
Thanks for the additional MM DVD info - it's looking better and better.
Chicken soup recipe? Open can - pour into pan - heat - serve.
Irene Sharaff ALWAYS designed those terrible dresses that had - I don't know what you call it - but I guess a dropped waist or something....fitted at the anatomical waist and then flared out further down....very unflattering, especially to Judy Garland in the BORN IN A TRUNK number - and most other films Irene Sharaff worked on.
Oh....and I almost forgot Jean Louis - who made Kim Novak look so beautiful especially in BELL BOOK AND CANDLE.
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Picked up LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING today. Looking at the calendar, I don't see an available amount of time until possibly Sunday to settle back and enjoy this epic again (with 50 additional minutes), but I hope to get to it soon.
I ordered this online and I received it today but drat it all , its a Christmas prezzie for DH, so I have to look longingly at the cover for the next ten days.....at least I know what we'll be doing as soon as the wrapping paper is cleared away!!!
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I ordered this online and I received it today but drat it all , its a Christmas prezzie for DH, so I have to look longingly at the cover for the next ten days.....at least I know what we'll be doing as soon as the wrapping paper is cleared away!!!
:-[ oh lordy, I just reread that... fifteen years ago I would have have been looking forward to something entirely different than a four + hour movie..and the paper wouldn't have been cleared away either!! ;)
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Well I must leave the office now so off I go, until the computer ban is lifted at home. Lots of catching up in the morning!!
Jose, I'm glad your dad is home and sharing a laugh!
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JRand54, I've seen KING ARTHUR. Very disappointing.
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Correction: KING ARTHUR...does have one very spectacular battle on the ice that makes it worth a rental.
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Jean Louis won a couple of Oscars (one for THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC, of all things) and seems to have been Marlene Dietrich's favorite designer. Doris Day looked good in his creations, too.
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Thanks DRCP....battle on the ice....hmmmm....Eisenstein, anyone?
Rental it is.
DRJOSE great news about your father.
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Jean also created Joan Crawford's QUEEN BEE look! How about a reversible mink coat? Brown fur on the outside, white fur on the inside....
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Those dropped waist dresses like Judy wore in A STAR IS BORN, I think those were done because she was so short waisted with an "ample" bosom. It was done to give her a longer line and more of a figure.
Sharaff certainly could design other styles as witnessed by her beautiful period clothes in THE KING AND I, Taylor's modern outfits in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, and the ballet clothes for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. Sharaff won Oscars for all of those, a total of five in her career.
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I don't like the idea of leeky chicken soup.
Back from errands - sent off draft two of the script, and picked up my amazon Germany package, a DVD which I shall watch at some point today. It's the German DVD of Dial M For Murder. Unlike the region 1 DVD, it's in widescreen. There is some controversy about this, but I thought it would be fun to compare it with the full-frame version. This film has only ever been released in the Academy ratio - and yet it was filmed in 1953, just prior to Cinemascope and 1:85 being introduced (in 1954). I am told that all directors were told to film their movies so they could be projected in 1:85 as well as 1:33. Certainly if Rear Window can be widescreen, so can Dial M, since they were both shot in 1953 and released in 1954. I saw some screen caps of the 1:85 Dial M, and I must say the framing looked better to me - not so much head room. Looking forward to viewing the disc.
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Ciao for niao!
-Back after the show...
Laters...
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my ask BK question:
On the hidden track what is the song that is played with all the compression being used?
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Is it a rock song? If so, it's by the assistant engineer's band.
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The father of a friend of mine died following a long illness. The funeral was yesterday. The family is Lebanese, and the service was held at a huge (and packed) Eastern Orthodox church. There was a full mass, followed by five speakers - my friend (one of five children), two grandchildren, and two friends. Nobody talked about the man's material accomplishments - only about his place as a father, grandfather, and friend. At the end of the service, the singer Billy Newton-Davis sang a spiritual, then Ave Maria. We then went to the cemetery - it was bitter cold - and afterward to a full Lebanese lunch, where it was nice to get to know other friends of the family.
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Good afternoon all
I have a vibes request...this one being for myself.
A few weeks ago I went in for a routine exam, and the nurse practicioner noticed something was awry down in female-part-land. Yesterday I went in for an ultrasound, and they discovered a very large cyst in my right ovary. ( Apologies if this is too much info for some dear readers.) Anyway, the NP called me today and informed me I need to come in right away, i.e. tomorrow at 9 am, for bloodwork to attempt to rule out cancer. I say attempt to rule out because she admitted that it's not a fool-proof method. Was this comforting? No, no I think not. Then she's transferring me to one of the actual doctors for an internal exam on the 27th. Apparently they put me to sleep and go in via the belly button...yikes. So needless to say, this is a little frightening. Although the chance of cancer is remote, it exists...and one way or the other, it means going in there to remove something, and possibly taking my right ovary with it...not something I'd look forward to. So I'm little nervous...and any vibes tomorrow at 9 am PST would be much appreciated! :-\
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EXCELLENT VIBES TO DR ANN!
And if it makes you feel any less apprehensive, cysts on ovaries are relatively common. Even large cysts.
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Good news about your dad, Jose!
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Best of vibes to you DR Ann!
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GOOD HEALTH vibes to DR Ann!
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DR Ann,
Three sets in 12 minutes! Now THOSE are good vibes!
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And if it makes you feel any less apprehensive, cysts on ovaries are relatively common. Even large cysts.
Thanks DR Panni. This is true...which is why yesterday I wasn't that worried about it. But the RN seemed to be telling me today "Well, it's a cyst...but it's not the usual kind...we're not exactly sure WHAT kind it is.." Wise words from the medical profession...and words I'm all too familiar with. I have a long history of confusing the hell out of doctors :)
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Don't like nurses and/or doctors. Excellent vibes and xylophones to dear reader Ann!
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The best of thoughts to you DR Ann.
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Evening all!
It is a F for the record but it doesn’t matter if it’s a F or C, it’s COLD! :D
Vibes to DR Ann. I completely understand what you are going through. Part of what had me upset with my kidney stones was all of the tests and the Doctor that kept telling me, “Well, it’s not cancer.” Pardon me. Did I ask if it was cancer? I think not. It wasn’t even on my mind.
He was the one that said it so many times, I burst into tears when I called my mom from the car to let her know what the outcome was. I felt like he was looking for it/expecting it to BE cancer and was somehow disappointed that it wasn’t.
They just seem to have a way of scaring you for no reason.
Good vibes also to DR Jose’s Dad for a quick and speedy recovery. I’m glad things went ok for him in the hospital.
Chicken Soup
Makes 6 servings
2 chicken breasts
4 tablespoons chicken bouillon
2 cups carrot
dill salt and pepper
1 onion quartered
1 1/2 cups celery
Rinse chicken under cold water. Place in large soup pot and cover with water (to make as much soup as you want). Bring to a boil. As it first starts to boil foam rises to the top. Skim off the foam with a spoon. Discard foam and add bouillon, onion quartered, carrots, dill salt and pepper, and celery. Cook until chicken and vegetables are tender. Debone the chicken. Serve with noodles or rice.
Good vibes to VixMom for her cold.
Hate to post and run but they are rerunning the first episode of LOST that I missed.
Have a good evening all!
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Evening all!
It is a F for the record but it doesn’t matter if it’s a F or C, it’s COLD! :D
Danise, either way it's F'ing Cold! ;)
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Good vibes for ANN
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Best health vibes, DRAnn. Medical professionals are so matter-of-fact and detached, aren't they? Please keep us informed as you go through this frustrating "ruling out" process (so much of medicine seems to be just that!)
DRJose, I'm glad your father is home. It's always a good sign, I think, when a patient gets crabby about something - and even better when they can laugh about what they're crabby about.
I'm at work until 9pm (as I am every Tuesday and Wednesday) and it's dull, dull, dull (as Eloise would say) here at Dayton Metro Library. We did have a cute family in earlier taking pictures of their children in front of the huge Christmas tree in our lobby.
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Mother of God - I am watching a FOX series called QUINTUPLETS....nothing could overcome the writing....especially the people they have "acting" here. And now untalented writers and performers and A and B stories are not enough.....they have the two former and A and B and C stories.
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Good evening. I have been out of town the last few days, so I'll have to go back and read notes/messages.
Good vibes to Ann. I am praying for you.
Yesterday I went for a walk in New Mexico, and this is what I saw:
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And this:
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And this:
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This morning I saw these:
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A close-up of the ringbill gulls:
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Thank you, DR Jrand54. Hope this time will succeed...
This is one of typical Japanese traditional foods for New Year's party.
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VIBES TO DR ANN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(If I were a betting person and saw a HHW Vibe vs. Female-Parts Cyst match-up, I'd take the vibes anyday!)
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A plethora of vibes for Dear Reader Ann! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today was my last final. WOO HOO!! It was nineteenth century British poetry. Woo hoo... :P
Before the test, we all gathered for the cram session that always seems to happen before every test. While we were cramming, I happened to notice that in my Tennyson book in the middle of "In Memorium," I had the word "underpants" written in the margin. It's in my handwriting, but I don't have the slightest idea why I wrote it.
So I showed it to the others and they all thought it was really funny, especially the pothead who sits in the corner, but he thinks everything is funny. Anyway, so while we were cramming, people would just say, "Underpants" at random times and we would all giggle.
So after the test started and we were all frantically trying to remember everything, I hid my face with my test and said, "Underpants" and everybody dissolved into giggles, except the one girl who had gotten there just as the test was starting and didn't know what we were all laughing at. She was very confused.
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Photo from DR Hisaka! ;D
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Underpants.
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Now I want some teriyaki and tempura.
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Am watching Collateral.
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Thank you so much, DR JRand54!!!!!!!
How did you do that? I have no idea how come I couldn't do it....
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Dear Reader Laura - If you see Tippi Hedren - RUN!!!
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DR Hisaka - That looks delish!
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Now back to work. But first... Underpants.
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Cotton underpants, of course.
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Hisaka - it seemed to be the right size, but I did make it smaller and saved it to my hard drive as a jpg file.
Who knows? Technology is mysterious at times.
Underpants.
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I will be sitting in the Jacuzzi soon, thinking of Terry Yaki and T.M. Pura.
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Best of health vibes to Ann!!!
DRLaura the pics, as usual are great.
Sandra enjoy your break!! I expect you did well on your exams.
Hisaki, you bet I liked the food, except for Sushi. I still have the egg roll recipe. Speaking of Sushi. My younger son lives in Romania as part of our Peace Corps program. He teaches English to high school students. One night he had several of the students over for Vegetarian Sushi. He discovered they don’t like Soy Sauce. He didn’t tell them he put it in the vegetables and they enjoyed those. When we send care packages we include the wraps for making the Sushi.
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What is vegetarian sushi? I thought the whole point of sushi was that it wasn't vegetarian.
Underpants.
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Sorry, but I’m still not reading the posts but had wanted to say hello. Tomovoz I did check for the answer to my question, thank you.
Now I must get back to work or I won’t be ready to leave on Friday. The only good thing about rushing off unexpectedly at this time of year is the pets are doing okay right now.
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Exquisite photos, DR Laura. Thanks for sharing them.
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Cotton underpants. White, of course.
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I'm thinking that as DR Jane hasn't read the previous posts, she must think we've gone insane during her brief absence.
(And she may be right.)
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GONE insane? I think we all achieved insanity quite some time ago.
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oonderpantz...
that's german for underpants of course :)
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POSITIVE HEALTH VIBES (from my whole household, the little dog, too) TO JOSE'S FATHER AND DR ANN (As well as any other DR who needs 'em)!
Hating doctors & nurses! well, I hate 'em too! And tonight I waited on the nursing staff of the floor of the rehabilitation center where Mum had therapy last year; talk about dumb broads! The floor nurse (who was nearly fired last year for her patient irresponsibility), was shocked and agog to find out that Mum CAN WALK! Jeeze! it was on her watch that Mum had the friggin' therapy that got her back onto her feet!
As for costumers who haven't been named, I really liked Theadora van Runkle's costumes for NEW YORK, NEW YORK. . .
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GONE insane? I think we all achieved insanity quite some time ago.
We all go a little mad sometimes. . .
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Who else has been viewing the 40th Anniversary Edition of MARY POPPINS? Comments?
I must say that the docus on Disc Two teared me up - I hadn't known that a certain cast member died in 1977! Karen Dotrice has grown up to be a quite beautiful, well-spoken young lady as well.
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Yes, but sometimes JUST ONE TIME can be enough ... ;D
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Welcome Alex.
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Hello new Dear Reader Alexpaige. Do you like Cherry Coke?
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Welcome Alex!
(it is now 3:11pm)
So, I should say:
WELCOME ALEX and GOOD ARVO!
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~~~~~Good Health Vibes to DR Ann!~~~~~
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DR Ann, I hope all will be well. Keeping the good thought.
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I waited as long as I could, but I finally gave in to the temptation and bought a used copy of FORBIDDEN PLANET. I kept hoping Warners would come out with a Special Edition, remastered edition of this classic, but not seeing one, I thought I could spring for the $8 used price and get it, especially after bk alerted me that dspite it not being mentioned on the packaging og the MGM edition, it was an anamorphic transfer. he was right, of course, and it looks considerably sharper and more colorful than the laserdisc I've been watching for many years. Sound seemed about the same as the laserdisc - a somewhat tinny stereo surround track.
It needs restoration, naturally, as do many popular 50 year old films, but it looks surprisingly good on the DVD, and I'm glad I can retire the laserdisc at long last.
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I saw the new MARY POPPINS at Target when I picked up THE RETURN OF THE KING today, but I resisted the temptation. I have bought that movie SO many times. Yep, I know the new version is anamorphic, and I will eventually get it, but I think I can make do with the letterboxed DVD that I have for the present time. last time I watched it, it looked super to me. DVD Savant's review for it says the color hues have been corrected in this release, but for the life of me I hadn't noticed anythign wrong with the color in the version that I had.
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Good Evening!
Good show tonight. And Press Opening tomorrow! The show is in good shape. Now it'll be up to the critics and word-of-mouth...
-And I believe two of our very own HHW critics will be seeing the show tomorrow night... ;)
I really don't have any opinion of the show myself. Well, I do, but it's truly from the standpoint of a pit musician, which is what I am for this show. Yes, we did do a week of techs and some rehearsals here in DC, but most of the work-work was done up at George Street about three months ago. We shall see...
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I saw the new MARY POPPINS at Target when I picked up THE RETURN OF THE KING today, but I resisted the temptation. I have bought that movie SO many times. Yep, I know the new version is anamorphic, and I will eventually get it, but I think I can make do with the letterboxed DVD that I have for the present time. last time I watched it, it looked super to me. DVD Savant's review for it says the color hues have been corrected in this release, but for the life of me I hadn't noticed anythign wrong with the color in the version that I had.
The ONLY version of MARY which pleased me - until now - was the Archive Edition on laserdisc. . .none of the others looked "right" to me.
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Welcome Alex.
Just had a lovely Jacuzzi, and am now relaxed and ready to finish Collateral. I have the new Mary Poppins - the image is considerably better than all previous incarnations. There is quite some controversy about the new Disney enhanced mix, with many people favoring the 2.0 original stereo mix. That track, however, doesn't sound all that good to me. The new track sounds like there's something wrong with it - like a button didn't get pushed or something.
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underpants
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What is all this underpants business? I must have missed something. Mine are gray cotton, by the way.
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DR Hisaka, that food looks delicious! One of my favorite things when I was in Japan, was to try so many different kinds of food! Yum, yum!
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! ! ! ! ! HEALTHY VIBES OF HEALTH FOR DR ANN ! ! ! ! !
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Underpants.
*giggle*
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Hisaki, you bet I liked the food, except for Sushi. I still have the egg roll recipe. Speaking of Sushi. My younger son lives in Romania as part of our Peace Corps program. He teaches English to high school students. One night he had several of the students over for Vegetarian Sushi. He discovered they don’t like Soy Sauce. He didn’t tell them he put it in the vegetables and they enjoyed those. When we send care packages we include the wraps for making the Sushi.
DRJANE: I know nobody likes Sushi, except California Roll, in the US. They don't eat raw fish, do they? Soy Sause has a little strong smell so it's to much for them, I think. Glad Japanese food is familiar to you and your family.
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oonderpantz...
that's german for underpants of course :)
ooooooonnnnnderpantz...
*snort!*
*giggle!*
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What is all this underpants business? I must have missed something. Mine are gray cotton, by the way.
*twitter*
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What is all this underpants business? I must have missed something. Mine are gray cotton, by the way.
Where's that new camera of yours, DR MBarnum?
-You can send the pic to me privately if you'd rather not post here on the board!
;)
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White Cotton underpants.
Plain, desirable.
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What is all this underpants business? I must have missed something. Mine are gray cotton, by the way.
Try bleach, Michael.
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Wonderful pictures DRLaura!
I got back from Forever Plaid and I will freely admit that it was quite wonderful. All four performers were strong singers. The music director (who played one of the characters, also) didn't disappoint in regards to the "blending" issue that I mentioned earlier. They all sang out, Louise (a Gypsy reference) but since all four sang out, it wasn't too bad, after all. They did sing quietly, when appropriate. Overall, quite the enjoyable production.
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Champion boxer briefs...a.k.a. UNDERWEAR!! ;D
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White Cotton underpants.
Plain, desirable.
That sounds like a Benjamin Kritzer haiku.
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DR Hisaka - Nice pictures of the bento boxes.
domo arigato gozaimasu
I eat sushi regularly, and from the number of sushi places in LA alone, I'm sure there are more Americans that like it than just me. -And there are some really good sushi restaurants in the Washington, DC area too.
And New York has some wonderful kaiseki and yakitori restaurants too.
I also like other Japanese foods... the various dumplings, grilled items (especially negimaki), katsu donburi, etc.
Oh... Some of the Japanese restaurants here are starting to offer the option of ordering your grilled chicken "medium rare", partially cooked. Is that a true Japanese option? And I've been to one place that had "chicken sashimi" on their menu. -Although, apparently, it's doused in boiling water right before it's brought to your table. Hmmm...
Of course, there's also sake... Oh, and shoju!
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OH.... And whenever I am in New York, I usually stop by Minamoto Kitchoan for some wagashi.
http://www.kitchoan.com
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Wonderful pictures DRLaura!
I got back from Forever Plaid and I will freely admit that it was quite wonderful. All four performers were strong singers. The music director (who played one of the characters, also) didn't disappoint in regards to the "blending" issue that I mentioned earlier. They all sang out, Louise (a Gypsy reference) but since all four sang out, it wasn't too bad, after all. They did sing quietly, when appropriate. Overall, quite the enjoyable production.
George, what theater did FOREVER PLAID (and who was the music director)?
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Jose -- why would anyone want to eat rare chicken???
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Lovely photos DRLAURA.
Oh I went ahead and ordered the MICKEY MOUSE CLUB WD TREASURES. Thanks for the info MATTH....and while I was at it, I got the SE A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS because I didn't have it.
I think I will get the new MARY POPPINS, I only have it on VHS. A Cast member died in 1977? Oh my....hmmmmmmmmmm......and has anyone else noticed how good the makeup on "old" Dick Van Dyke is, he looks almost like that today!
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Greetings new DR ALEXPAIGE.
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;D
(http://www.merrymakersinc.com/g-feb-2004/captain-underpants-box.jpg)
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Jose -- why would anyone want to eat rare chicken???
I wondered that too, but the waitress at the yakitori restaurant I was at informed me that cooking chicken medium-rare is in the Japanese style. -That and the chicken sashimi - raw chicken. -And she also reassured me that they only get their chickens from very good, organic farms...
I may give the medium-rare chicken a try sometime, but I'm pretty sure I'll keep passing on the raw stuff.
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What is vegetarian sushi? I thought the whole point of sushi was that it wasn't vegetarian.
Not so at all. Sushi actually refers to the rice. It is normally topped with sashimi, the raw fish, but it can be topped with other ingredients as well, including various vegetarian stuff.
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Oh I went ahead and ordered the MICKEY MOUSE CLUB WD TREASURES. Thanks for the info MATTH....and while I was at it, I got the SE A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS because I didn't have it.
The Target near here still had a bunch of the latest batch of Disney Tins in stock. I was surprised considering how fast the first batch of Tins got bought up. I guess they made more this time. I may spring for the Mickey Mouse, Vol. 2 set if it's still on the shelf the next time I'm there - which most likely will be tomorrow. -Alas, I missed out on buying Vol. 1 when it originally came out. Ah, well..
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And on that note... F double-flat(!!!)...
Goodnight.
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And I must also head to sleepsville. We've got a lot of travelling to do tomorrow, which we will report on later.
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You want a stinkin' Kritzer haiku. Here's a stinkin' Kritzer haiku:
Benjamin dreams and looks up
White cotton undies
He is happy now
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Or another...
The feel of cotton
white and soft against her skin
Makes Benjamin smile
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And my final selection of the evening...
Clouds of white cotton
float in front of Benjamin
But Susan is gone
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Thank you all for the vibes! I'll hopefully find out something more definite tomorrow.
Right now my internet is refusing to load anything...except HHW. Go figure.
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Right now my internet is refusing to load anything...except HHW. Go figure.
Would you expect anything else?? :D
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George, what theater did FOREVER PLAID (and who was the music director)?
Capital Playhouse (http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/) and Troy Fisher:
(http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/Plaid_Gall/images/DSC08031.jpg)
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If you go to the Capital Playhouse website, they have a whole bunch of pictures from a performance. Here's a picture of the four:
(http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/Plaid_Gall/images/DSC08051.jpg)
They didn't acknowledge in any way the fact that the two stepbrothers are African-American and Caucasian. They were just stepbrothers.
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Nice pictures DRGEORGE.
One of my favorite shows!
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Time for bed.