Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on August 06, 2023, 12:45:23 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were nostalgic for the way the movie business once was, and now it is time for you to post until the 1962 cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: DEBONAIR!
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Notes devoured. Deboned.
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What is everyone’s favorite Richard Fleischer movie?
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What is everyone’s favorite Richard Fleischer movie?
Doctor Dolittle and Soylent Green are the only movies of his that I've seen.
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I like several - The Narrow Margin is great, I like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Violent Saturday, Compulsion, 10 Rillington Place and of course we have to have Soylent Green. Little known fact, unless you've read the first memoir - I met with him after Nudie Musical came out - he was set to direct a Dick Tracy movie and we talked about me maybe writing it - nice guy, fun meeting, the project didn't go any further.
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Good morning, all!
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The new computer is running great, but I have a ton of cleanup as well as a learning period of where everything might be or should be.
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I slept well, but I've lost two days on the ballet, thanks to this computer transfer, and that is a concern.
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DR George, I signed your petition. Thanks for posting it.
I think Trump's Truth Social, since it's mainly lies and propaganda from a serial liar and since its readers are fools and MAGA morons, should be shut down. It has nothing to do with Free Speech and all to do with spreading inaxxurate information.
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Hopefully, Ann and Jen will come down and help me take the empty iMac carton and other detritus from the setup to the basement. I plan on spending most of the day ar my worktable.
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Good morning, friends.
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Glad to read that DR Rodzinski reached a conclusion last evening.
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No, DR Ron Pulliam - never heard of Ms. Georgia Gibbs.
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You have dibs on Gibbs.
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:)
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What if hard-hearted Hannah wasn't from Savannah after all, but instead from Texarkana?
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I think I should like to live in Rancho Cucamonga. Just because it would be fun to say "Cucamonga" frequently.
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Of course, the same could be said of Glocca Morra.
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Or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyr Ndrobullllandysiliogogogoch.
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Och.
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[a Sondheim reference]
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It really is shocking, the difference in the movie industry from then to now. Legit theater, too. There are only one or two movies released per year now that I have any interest in seeing.
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CNN is featuring "8 cottage cheese recipes you've got to try," so apparently they're monitoring HHW.
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Good morning
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I must get to church
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Quick Wordle first
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Well I hope it’s quick
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Good morning, all.
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I must get me to church, too, but just for a rehearsal.
And a short one this time, not like yesterday’s which ran nearly four hours.
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What?
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Oh Page Two.
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I was thinking about mowing the front yard today after I get home from the bored meeting.....but it seems we will be having rain off and on all day - so that's probably a no go.
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Good morning, all.
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https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/06/tom-carvel-the-greek-who-introduced-soft-ice-cream-to-america/
I seem to recall there were Carvel fans here.
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It really is shocking, the difference in the movie industry from then to now. Legit theater, too. There are only one or two movies released per year now that I have any interest in seeing.
Totally agree.
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The competition was long. I started dancing at 7 a.m. last dance was at 11 p.m. lots of long stretches in between.
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Or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyr Ndrobullllandysiliogogogoch.
Showing off in Welsh, are we!!!
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DR John G., do you think this could really work?
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Happy Sunday to one and all! There's a new Broadway Radio Show up on the site:
http://www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/
This week we sample 10 Sondheim Recital albums -- full albums of Sondheim songs recorded by artists from all over the world. Lots of great show tunes, of course, but also plenty of wonderful performers!
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It was not fast
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In fact I had to give up and go to church
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But now I’m back so I’ll try some more
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https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/06/tom-carvel-the-greek-who-introduced-soft-ice-cream-to-america/
I seem to recall there were Carvel fans here.
I do live me some Carvel!
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There are two carvel stores within a mile of my home
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One to the north, one to the south
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I visit both
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Perhaps too frequently
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Hmmm back to this Wordle
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I’m having trouble getting words that aren’t rejected outright
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Finally!
Wordle 778 3/6
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This week we sample 10 Sondheim Recital albums
Great show topic!
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Interesting.
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Meanwhile, BK is breaking the word barrier.
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And DR John G. is breaking the dance berrier.
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And DR Matthew is breaking the banjo barrier.
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Very soon DR vixmom will break the MegaMillions barrier.
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If I were a blacksmith, I'd attempt to break the ferrier barrier.
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But alack.
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Alas.
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THREE
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:)
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7315.0;attach=18355)
;D
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DR John G., do you think this could really work?
I don’t know. I don’t have any indoor succulents.
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Or string
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Finally!
Wordle 778 3/6
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Excellent. It took me four.
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Wordle 778 6/6
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Finally!
Wordle 778 3/6
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Excellent. It took me four.
Better than I, both of you. ::)
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https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/06/tom-carvel-the-greek-who-introduced-soft-ice-cream-to-america/
I seem to recall there were Carvel fans here.
Wow. I've never had any Carvel's.
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The competition was long. I started dancing at 7 a.m. last dance was at 11 p.m. lots of long stretches in between.
Oh, my goodness! :o
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This week we sample 10 Sondheim Recital albums
Great show topic!
Agreed!
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Interesting.
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7315.0;attach=18358)
Amazing!
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The competition was long. I started dancing at 7 a.m. last dance was at 11 p.m.
What DR John G. and his partner looked like at 7:00AM:
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And at 11:00PM:
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:)
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I watched an interview with a sun bear conservation expert who believes that the sun bear in the Chinese zoo video really IS a bear, and not a human in an bear costume.
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I have signed the petition to Apple to remove the Trump’s Truth Social off their app store.
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From Rodzinski:
Do enough people use Truth Social to make it worthwhile to protest Vs potentially whipping the usual foaming-mouth suspects into a frenzy about “censorship” that the platform gets more attention than if it was just ignored?
I thought about this, and hesitated, before signing it.
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Just because I agree with a petition doesn't mean I sign. I think sometimes they are just trying to get people to support the group, vs the petition doing any good.
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I also am careful about sending petitions to my politicians when I know they already support the subject.
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CNN is featuring "8 cottage cheese recipes you've got to try," so apparently they're monitoring HHW.
;D
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https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/06/tom-carvel-the-greek-who-introduced-soft-ice-cream-to-america/
I seem to recall there were Carvel fans here.
Thank you. I knew some of this but not all. It was interesting.
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The competition was long. I started dancing at 7 a.m. last dance was at 11 p.m. lots of long stretches in between.
Wow.
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DR John how is your body feeling today?
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https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/06/tom-carvel-the-greek-who-introduced-soft-ice-cream-to-america/
I seem to recall there were Carvel fans here.
I do live me some Carvel!
There are two carvel stores within a mile of my home
You are soooo lucky.
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Finally!
Wordle 778 3/6
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Nice.
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The Carvel's near Craig closed :(
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And at 11:00PM:
:))
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I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep.
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Air conditioning man is here. And wouldn't you know, we turn it on and it's not doing what it's been doing. He swapped out the filter and I'm sure that will help, but I told him to check the thermostat, too.
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But right now, it seems to be blowing cold air - maybe not as cold as usual, but cold. Last night and Friday night nothing but really hot air that not only was hot but raised the temperature in the house.
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Good morning - home from the church gig - albeit earlier than usual as I have to get to the matinee. The show is in the town of Half Moon Bay on the coast and there is only one way in over the hill from my place in San Mateo. It's always busy when the weather is nice and the weather IS nice today and according to WAZE, it will take 40 minutes (unlike the 25 or so) to get there this afternoon. So, I won't do the last Mass in the month of August so I can get home, eat something for lunch, take the boys out and get on the road earlier than usual. I'd rather be early than late.
The show is great. Everything has come together quite well. I'm proud of everyone - even the banjo player who has totally stepped up his game. The band is tight, the vocals are great, couldn't ask for much more. Three weekends after this weekend.
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Page 4 dance - since it's Christmas....
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Air conditioning man is here. And wouldn't you know, we turn it on and it's not doing what it's been doing. He swapped out the filter and I'm sure that will help, but I told him to check the thermostat, too.
It is so annoying when that happens.
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Good morning - home from the church gig - albeit earlier than usual as I have to get to the matinee. The show is in the town of Half Moon Bay on the coast and there is only one way in over the hill from my place in San Mateo. It's always busy when the weather is nice and the weather IS nice today and according to WAZE, it will take 40 minutes (unlike the 25 or so) to get there this afternoon. So, I won't do the last Mass in the month of August so I can get home, eat something for lunch, take the boys out and get on the road earlier than usual. I'd rather be early than late.
The show is great. Everything has come together quite well. I'm proud of everyone - even the banjo player who has totally stepped up his game. The band is tight, the vocals are great, couldn't ask for much more. Three weekends after this weekend.
:)
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Good afternoon!
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Finally!
Wordle 778 3/6
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Excellent. It took me four.
Better than I, both of you. ::)
Took me 6 too!
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He put some freon in and could not find any reason for the hot air. He changed the filter. I told him the thermostat has been wonky, shutting completely off so that I have to jiggle the batteries or put new ones in. He put a new thermostat in, too, a much better one than the cheesy thing that was here. Also, turns out Grant's place next door also had an air conditioning problem, so we're all fixed and hopefully whatever it was that caused the ninety-degree air to blow is done.
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Temp of the house is coming down quickly now, currently, currently 78. Also, this takes AA batteries and they're super easy to get to, unlike the other one, where you had to remove the entire shell to get to the tiny AAA batteries.
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And now, I must futz and finesse.
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My apartment building has a "rummage" table in the garage where you can leave stuff you don't want anymore. And this morning, a snagged a tagine!
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Moroccan cooking, here I come!
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~~~STAYING COOL VIBES~~~ for BK!!!!!!
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Glad all is turning out well for your show, DR Matthew.
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:)
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7315.0;attach=18362)
;D
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He put some freon in and could not find any reason for the hot air. He changed the filter. I told him the thermostat has been wonky, shutting completely off so that I have to jiggle the batteries or put new ones in. He put a new thermostat in, too, a much better one than the cheesy thing that was here. Also, turns out Grant's place next door also had an air conditioning problem, so we're all fixed and hopefully whatever it was that caused the ninety-degree air to blow is done.
Very good news, BK!
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My apartment building has a "rummage" table in the garage where you can leave stuff you don't want anymore. And this morning, a snagged a tagine!
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7315.0;attach=18365)
Congrats, Singdaw!
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He put some freon in and could not find any reason for the hot air. He changed the filter. I told him the thermostat has been wonky, shutting completely off so that I have to jiggle the batteries or put new ones in. He put a new thermostat in, too, a much better one than the cheesy thing that was here. Also, turns out Grant's place next door also had an air conditioning problem, so we're all fixed and hopefully whatever it was that caused the ninety-degree air to blow is done.
That's great.
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Bruce, I suggest you put a reminder on your calendar to change the filter. Did he say how often you should do it?
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Moroccan cooking, here I come!
Congratulations on snagging the tagine.
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We walked at Fort Vancouver today.
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The little garden was lovely.
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I like to walk through it when the sunflowers are in bloom.
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It was a lovely day, not too hot yet, for the walk.
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We saw about five planes take off at the little airport.
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We had popcorn this afternoon.
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It's been so long since I made my own (non-microwave) that I think I need to remember the precise measurements better.
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It wasn't a disaster, but there were a lot of wasted unpopped kernels.
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3...
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2...
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1...
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FIVE!
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We had popcorn this afternoon.
:)
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It wasn't a disaster, but there were a lot of wasted unpopped kernels.
That can happen even when the measurements are correct.
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Sort of stirring from a nap.
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My body is tired, Jane.
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I’m old.
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And it’s hot.
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My body is tired, Jane.
Tired, not too sore? Still, it must have been worth it.
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It did not rain yet today.
I got home about 4:15 p.m. and mowed the front, side, and back yards.....finished at about 5:20.......much less time with the self-propelled mower so of course LESS gasoline!
No quite as exhausting - but still tiring.....
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I do not know from a tagine.
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Glad to hear that MR BK's air conditioning is back.
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Matinee vibes for DR MATTHEW & Co.
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It did not rain yet today.
I got home about 4:15 p.m. and mowed the front, side, and back yards.....finished at about 5:20.......much less time with the self-propelled mower so of course LESS gasoline!
No quite as exhausting - but still tiring.....
I'm glad you appreciate your new mower. How long did it used to take you?
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I do not know from a tagine.
I had to google it cuz I couldn't tell from the photo.
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A tajine or tagine is a North African dish, named after the earthenware pot in which it is cooked. It is also called maraq or marqa
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(https://www.landsandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/vegetable-tagine-2.jpg)
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LOL, not remember it is called a tangine, I thought the photo DR Singdaw shared looked like a toy.
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It’s a beautiful tagine, Singdaw.
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I would have one, but it’s too much rice for me.
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I gave one as a gift. It was handmade in Morocco. Beautifully ornate on the outside. All of the images were etched into it.
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The friend loved but never used it. It was too beautiful, she said.
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One of the worst restaurant meals I can remember having when I was a critic involved a dish called tagine. It was served in the dish and dramatically presented at the table. But it wasn’t tagine. All of the ingredients had been cooked separately and then layered into the dish. Blech.
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Broadway character actor Walter Charles has died. I saw him in La Cage. His wife wrote a lovely tribute: “My beautiful husband and friend passed away today. The last piece of music that I played for him was The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams. Walter Charles is free."
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It’s a beautiful tagine, Singdaw.
Yes it is.
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I gave one as a gift. It was handmade in Morocco. Beautifully ornate on the outside. All of the images were etched into it.
It sounds beautiful.
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The friend loved but never used it. It was too beautiful, she said.
LOL, that doesn't surprise me. I would want it sitting out to look at it.
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One of the worst restaurant meals I can remember having when I was a critic involved a dish called tagine. It was served in the dish and dramatically presented at the table. But it wasn’t tagine. All of the ingredients had been cooked separately and then layered into the dish. Blech.
:o
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Broadway character actor Walter Charles has died. I saw him in La Cage. His wife wrote a lovely tribute: “My beautiful husband and friend passed away today. The last piece of music that I played for him was The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams. Walter Charles is free."
It is a very lovely tribute. It sounds as if he had been sick for awhile :(
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Futzing and finessing was maddening, but it all came out fine - just a lot of date and time confusion plus some moving stuff around.
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Had a long telephonic call, shaved and showered, and so far I've written five new pages and will write one more before I leave for dinner.
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SIX!
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The weather is frightening
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The thunder and lightning
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Seem to be having their way
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But as far as I'm concerned
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It's a lovely day
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The turn in the weather
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Will keep us together
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So I can honestly say:
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That as far as I'm concerned
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It's a lovely day
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And everything's okay
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Yes, isn't this a lovely day
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To be caught in the rain?
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You were going on your way
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Now you've got to remain.
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Just as you were going,
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Leaving me all at sea
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The clouds broke
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They broke, and oh,
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What a break for me.
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I can see the sun up high
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Though we're caught in the storm
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I can see where you and I
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Could be cozy and warm
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Let the rain pitter-patter
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But it really doesn't matter
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If the skies are gray
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Long as I can be with you
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It's a lovely day.
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SEVEN
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"Isn't This A Lovely Day"
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
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If I hadn't stepped away for a second I would have made the 7th page post ;)
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You did earn it with all of your posts that preceded it ;D
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Sorry, DR Jane. I'm sure there will be other page turn opportunities. :)
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And now I have made three more posts than I intended.
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'night
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Starting a movie new to me, The Grass Is Greener. Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons. Stanley Donen directing. Songs by Noel Coward. Can’t wait to hear Mitchum sing Coward.
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Good night, friends.
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Loved the Irving, Singdaw.
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The Grass Is Greener is dull. No wonder I had never heard of it.
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Got Ann-Margaret’s new album from the library today. She sings Bye Bye Love with Pete Townshend, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You with Cliff Richard, Teach Me Tonight with Pat Boone, Splish Splash with Mickey Gilley and Linda Gail Lewis (Jerry Lee’s sister)
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Got my MacBook set up today. It took a phone call to Apple to do everything.
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This sounds wonderful
https://www.playbill.com/article/see-whos-honoring-sheldon-harnick-in-upcoming-tv-tribute
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This movie is coming to its mediocre conclusion.
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And sadly, Robert Mitchum didn’t sing.
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And sadly, Robert Mitchum didn’t sing.
But the title was apt, was it not! The grass is definitely greener in other film choices.
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I watched two things on Max today:
First, I watched the "Friends Reunion" show that was aired on HBO. I had never seen it, and I was curious.
It was a lot of fun, except for the cloying James Corden segments.
And after that, I treated myself to my first viewing of "The Batman". Thumbs up on this one for two main reasons: Robert Pattinson's Batman/Bruce Wayne and Michael Giacchino's score. I thought everyone did very well, although it was very dark and the opening 10 minutes or so almost had me reaching for my remote. I am glad I stuck with it.
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BC day tomorrow next door in BC.
While today is AC Day for BK.
UC?
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Singdaw took an entire page all by his lonesome!
Herculean work.
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I know that I mentioned I watched "Dune" the other day. I am a big fan of the Frank Herbert "Dune" books. I liked some of the first "Dune" (1984) film, and the made-for-TV version (2000) was quite spectacular but didn't light any fires of admiration. I respected it.
I was somewhat puzzled by the newer (2021) version's opening reviews and wondered if my low expectations had somehow been thwarted. It didn't help to learn that Hans Zimmer not only scored it but that it was a dream project for him. He was the prohibitive favorite to win the Oscar and did so. Well, I thought, maybe I'll love it, as well.
I can say this much: I loved the film and its performances by a very talented cast. The director captured the very essence of Herbert's first novel, but I was a bit put out that it was "Part 1". That said, they did Herbert's story up very well, and did not skimp on anything.
As for the score: I am not a fan of Hans Zimmer. In truth, I think his score served the film very nicely but not memorably. Then again, it may not be necessary to remember the music if it did, indeed, serves the film. I am on the fence over that, but I will say that I thought his music "good". From me, re: Zimmer, that is a gush.
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We took a ferry from the other side of Vancouver to a place called Bowen Island to visit with Mrs R’s brother. A pleasant day.
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Hi Ron.
I don’t know the work of Zimmer enough to have an opinion worth a damn.
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But I am intrigued by your thoughts.
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Hi Ron.
I don’t know the work of Zimmer enough to have an opinion worth a damn.
Next to John Williams, and possibly despite John Williams, Zimmer is the most sought-after composer over the past 15 years.
I love only one Zimmer score, and that score was for a film called "Interstellar".
You may recall he scored "Gladiator".
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I do not care for page seven.
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Back from a really fun dinner.
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And now, I must return to those thrilling days of yesteryear and write more pages. I did six or seven before I left, but also did a lot of adding to what I'd done the day before. My goal today was to do fourteen pages, but I'll have done that if I write five more.
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Listened to Paul Simon’s Seven Psalms.
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In honor of page seven.
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Eight.
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It wasn’t what I expected. But I liked some of its quietness. Will give it another listen.
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Good night, all.
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Broadway character actor Walter Charles has died. I saw him in La Cage. His wife wrote a lovely tribute: “My beautiful husband and friend passed away today. The last piece of music that I played for him was The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams. Walter Charles is free."
Oh, no. :( I saw him as Ben in Follies (https://ovrtur.com/production/2891102/credits) in Seattle back in 1995!
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That production also starred:
Sally Durant Plummer - Judy Kaye*
Young Sally - Liz McCarthy
Stella Deems - Kelly Britt
Heidi Schiller - Edie Adams
Roscoe - Adam Petroski
Hattie Walker - Maxene Andrews
Emily Whitman - Virginia Mayo
Wally Whitman - Billy Barnes
Solange LaFitte - Denise Darcel
Carlotta Campion - Karen Morrow
Phyllis Rogers Stone - Constance Towers
Benjamin Stone - Walter Charles
Young Phyllis - Amy Dolan
Young Ben - James Clow
Buddy Plummer - John-Charles Kelly
Young Buddy - Brian d'Arcy James
Young Heidi - Kimberly Lane
*Names in bold are names that I at least now recognize...I may not have back then. ::)
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This sounds wonderful
https://www.playbill.com/article/see-whos-honoring-sheldon-harnick-in-upcoming-tv-tribute
Wish I lived in New York so that I could see it.
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And where, pray tell, was George all night?
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Showing up at the last minute.
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And now gone again.
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The sound of silence.
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New notes are up.
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Up are new notes.
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I've seen them.
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I've read them.
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I wrote them.
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And still no George.
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What?
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Did someone say something?
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Certainly George didn't say anything.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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And where, pray tell, was George all night?
At rehearsal. I got there at about 6:00 or so and didn't leave until about 10:30.
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Page eight my ASS.
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Novella my ASS.
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Nutella my ASS.
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And still no George.
I have returned!
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My ASS my ASS.
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Yeah, well, get me off this damn Geraldine page.
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We're not that far.
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We just aren't.
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Is there gaslighting going one?
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See?
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PAGE NINE DANCE!!