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Well, you've read the notes, you were in your Sunday clothes when you read the notes, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently having a Sunday kind of love and they can't be bothered now.
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And the word of the day is: TROPE!
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Welcome ten GUESTS! I must say, you're putting the WUSSBURGERS to shame!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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I made the tragic mistake of taking a short nap late yesterday afternoon that turned into five hours of sleep... I am still wide awake at this hour...
Back to solving the mysteries of unmarked tape...
I do have to say one of the tapes was fun to find... Matt and Kevin on the same tape!!
A partial of episode of MASH with the charming as ever Monsieur Kimmel!!
And one program I am asking myself why I taped it.. It is some REALLY bad MOW!!!
I did find the tape I have been looking for that my friend Cassie had sent me from her personal tape collection.. Her hubby converted it from PALS to NTSC and it is an appearance of hte Chieftains on the Byrne show, A couple of episodes of a show called Ghlean Rua, and the Irish version of Wheel of Fortune.
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Anyone else ever have the fun challenge of unsolved mysteries of tapes not labeled?
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One of my other treasures include Burgess Meredith performing with the chieftains....
A grainy copy of the St. Patricks day Parade in NYC in 02...
8 more tapes to go... Man, i really do need to learn to LABEL, yes LABEL!!
THat should be the topic of my next book!! Labeling essentails!!
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OR should my new book topic be:
The fine art of Fast Forwarding....
the elements of timing commercials and painful scenes or just down right rotten programs...
Includes timing exercises and exercises to improve dexterity,yes dexterity...
Man two VCRS and one DVD player at a single fell swoop and not miss a minute!!
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Last night, DearReaderLaura wrote:
Ouch, George. You sister is selling your house out from under you?
No...not out from under me. She had told me when I moved in that if I wanted to buy the house, she'd give me a real good deal, but actually, I don't want to buy the house. There's nothing wrong with the house (except that it needs a new hot water heater) but I don't want to buy a house...I hate yard work. :P I don't want to do yard work, and since I'm old enough to make my own decisions, and I have a job and have paid off my credit cards, I can make my own decisions, which include deciding not to buy a house with a yard that requires yard work that I don't want to do. ;D
So, eventually I'll buy a condo or something like that. But in the meantime, I have to clean the house because I haven't in a while. ::) So, we'll get the house ready and I'll probably get an apartment so that I can save some money for a down payment on something. My parents gave my sister the empty lot where she built her house, but that's all they have, except for the house that they live in. So, my sister said that after she sells the house, she'd give me half the value of the lot. That'll start a nice savings account for my down payment and it won't take as long for me to save some money. Well...that's the plan, anyway. :)
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Anyone else ever have the fun challenge of unsolved mysteries of tapes not labeled?
I have a couple hundred tapes and very few of them are marked. I'm not too worried about it. There are way too many that I've never even watched. ::) (I have a tendency to do that...tape or even buy something, then never watch it).
It's that old procrastinator gene, again. :P
;)
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I have a couple hundred tapes and very few of them are marked. I'm not too worried about it. There are way too many that I've never even watched. ::) (I have a tendency to do that...tape or even buy something, then never watch it).
It's that old procrastinator gene, again. :P
;)
Bad George...
I have to... I have to keep mine in order for I have lot of soaps tapes and other programs. I do not have cable so I watch my tapes...
Yes, I have a lot tapes and most are labeled. I have discovered I have a tape so Passions.... What was I thinking and why do I have this horrid program....
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I am hoping to find my Cruise of Deception tape. I have not idea where it is....
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I do have to say I have found a few interesting documentaries I forgot i had including Doctor Who ones.
BTW, GEorge, You are not going ot like the ending of Season Two. I have already seen it.....
GRRRR, I am saddened....
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??? I'm assuming that it's not just a case of another actor playing the role of the Doctor?
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??? I'm assuming that it's not just a case of another actor playing the role of the Doctor?
NO... sniff, sniff
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The doctor is fine.... sniff, sniff
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I thought about buying the new series one "Doctor Who" DVDs from England, but that'll cost a lot more than the US release, which will be released on Tuesday! I'm hoping Costco will have them.
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The doctor is fine.... sniff, sniff
I'm sure I have an idea.
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An appropriate picture for the nightowls....
(http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/htmsl/h3750pi.jpg)
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I'm sure I have an idea.
It is so sad....
A gal i know from the Connotator let us know about it and we saw a clip...
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Cool picture!
And on that note (low E-flat), I must go to bed. I have a lot of cleaning up to do (after I wake up later in the morning). Tonight, I'm going with my friend and her kids to a co-worker's house to see some fireworks where they live. It's supposed to be pretty spectacular and since the co-worker's neighbors pay for the fireworks, it's all free to me! Free is good. :)
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I thought about buying the new series one "Doctor Who" DVDs from England, but that'll cost a lot more than the US release, which will be released on Tuesday! I'm hoping Costco will have them.
I am waiting for the US release... I have a number of tapes from the classic series... The only doctor I do not have tapes of is the 6th doctor and I am not a fan of Colin Baker.
I found him arrogant after going to a SciFi fair in the Twin Cities and I met him there.
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Cool picture!
And on that note (low E-flat), I must go to bed. I have a lot of cleaning up to do (after I wake up later in the morning). Tonight, I'm going with my friend and her kids to a co-worker's house to see some fireworks where they live. It's supposed to be pretty spectacular and since the co-worker's neighbors pay for the fireworks, it's all free to me! Free is good. :)
Have fun!! Free is always good!
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OOOHHH!!! Doctor Who comes out on TUESDAY!!!!
Uh, wait a sec... that means it comes out on July 4th, Independence Day. Like a lot of stores are going to be bringing out the new stuff then.
:P
(But I should have Wednesday off, so we can head up to Borders and... :D)
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I already know why *sniff.*
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I'm going to RE-POT some herbs while I think about the word TROPE. Maybe a good idea will bloom.
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Yesterday was Grandlad Alex's birthday party. He was (for the most part) well behaved. So was Mommy.
But they're here in Rehoboth Beach today, so they can watch the fireworks tonight. I'm not sure I want to go. I don't like crowds, and it's going to be a mob scene downtown. I don't like screaming, and Mommy is sure to do a lot of that. And I've got a very early start time at work on Monday.
Bleh.
(Speaking of which, I'm off to earn my daily whatever. Later.)
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I am going to re-top the coffee cup!!
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JMK - This trivia contest turned out to be tougher for me than the musical-oriented ones, but I submitted a guess. Like they say about Lotto, you gotta be in it to win it.
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Working today. NO try on the Trivia Question, yet! But I will work on it. Sounds intriguing.
I had a friend make a video copy of YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE for me, a movie that I love. I ran out of blank video tapes, and I thought I would be interested in some damned Debbie Allen movie about the Apollo Theatre or something, so I put that tape in....it had run about to the middle, so I thought I was at the END of HAWKE. Of course, I wasn't. So now I have a STUPID dance movie that was AWFUL and only half of YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE.
Maybe it will be on television again sometime.
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Anybody have a favorite of the Delmer Daves 1960's Warner Bros soap opera movies?
I like A SUMMER PLACE, of course, and ROME ADVENTURE, and SUSAN SLADE...and PARRISH and YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE.
Oh, I guess I like them all!
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Good morning, all! I believe I have some dad-sitting today, but till then, I will edit the Act One Finale of BABES IN TOYLAND (again!).
Now that my dad's out of danger for the nonce, I'm getting anxious to return to NYC. I do love my family, but I've been here 10 days now and I miss my apartment. I've got 9 more days, and I hope to spend several evenings visiting friends I haven't seen in some time.
Dylan has decided that New York is not the city in which he wants to live, so he's decided to head back to upstate New York for the rest of the summer. I believe he'll be moving out the day before I arrive. Does that sound like Gertrude Stein?
DR MBarnum, my only insurance advice about your accident is that you don't need to accept their first offer.
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Why are there fireworks tonight? It's not a holiday.
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Anybody have a favorite of the Delmer Daves 1960's Warner Bros soap opera movies?
I like A SUMMER PLACE, of course, and ROME ADVENTURE, and SUSAN SLADE...and PARRISH and YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE.
Oh, I guess I like them all!
I think i know the answer... I may need to go and re-read the question but I have a hunch I may be on the right track...
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DR MBarnum, I just read about your accident. I am so sorry. I think the instructor who passed that girl should get a talking to!
I'm sort of surprised that the girl's dad would let her drive before making sure that she was capable.
But I think that was lovely of you to be so generous towards her. I"m sure was completely devastated.
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Last night I went to see some fireworks. They had to start them early (9:30pm instead of 10pm) because of fear of rain.
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Good morning. I awoke to a shrill meow from Bootsie when I opened the door she bolted downstairs. Well, you can imagine Callie bolted after her and we went from room to room. Finally Bootsie got to Callie's food and I can't get mad a Callie for hissing about that so I stepped in.
Bootsie's ear mites seem to be back. The vet is closed today so I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to ease her discomfort (it's driving her crazy) until I can get in tomorrow. This will also delay the two of them becoming friends a little. Those buggers are contageous and I don't need Cal getting them too.
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I don't know that they will e ver be friends, but they came miles in the last 24 hours. Actually what happened is Bootsie realized that this is a big house and she's only in a little part of it, so she wants to wander and walks past Callie and they both hiss.
The funny thing is they have never gotten closer to each other than 3 feet. Isn't that a bit strange?
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that is a bit unusual...
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Gosh JRand, Delmar Davies did some wonderful films...of his soapers my fave is A SUMMER PLACE...he also directed two of my favorite movies...THE RED HOUSE and THE LAST WAGON!
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And I may still have that VHS of YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE that you made for me many years ago...I think...I know I have gotten rid of tons of videos...but I will look, and if I have it I will send it back to you!
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Cillaliz, when we used to foster for the pound, our personal cats got so used to seeing strangers come and go. They rarely squabbled. Of course, the visitors were usually kittens. Sasha made sure everyone's ears were clean.
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EAR MITES!!! oy, vey...
I just had a couple of days to watch a new kitten play with a gigantic dawg - I know yer pets will make friends, after a bit. They can't help themselves... like kids, they just love to have a playmate and companion.
So, anyway, here I am, back at this incredibly magical cabin in the woods... got back last night. Neighbors in for the holiday weekend, with lots of friends staying over in tents on their meadow... one couple - lawyers - really very interested to see my place today. They want to buy a weekend/summer house up here. While I was gone, they looked around the place and fell in love with the setting...
(Be careful what you wish for...)
I went over to say hi to my neighbors and met said lawyer couple, and as soon as the woman said she'd like to see my place, I felt very defensive and proprietary... but i will show them the place today. I wouldn't be letting it go this summer, at any rate. But I'd know where to find a buyer next year, if I wanted one... <sigh>
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I am SO looking forward to the Meeting In Tacoma next week!
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We've arrived in NYC and are safetly ensconced in "Dream" on 55th Street. Currently trying to catch up on sleep. The flight (Jet Blue) was the BEST ever. Tonight, "Avenue Q". More later...
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Good morning!
Over nine hours of sleep for me, and slept until almost 10 o'clock. Can't remember the last time either of those events happened, but after 4 1/2 hours yesterday, not surprised it happened at all.
Beautiful hot day here (already in the 80s), so I'll be inside all day long.
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And later today, more likely tonight, I'll begin attending to an unwritten - but necessary - scene for the new version of my play. Love having a mentor, I tell ya!
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Matthew! Enjoy your sojourn!!!! Give my regards to Broadway!
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Oh, my, reading DR Elmore's desire to return home reminded me how much I love being back after a trip, and I don't think I've been away from this house for that many days. FOur or five days away, and I'm itching to return always.
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DR JRand, you made me a copy of YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE as well, and I would certainly be glad to look for it if DR MBarnum can't locate his. Keep me posted.
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Fully determined to watch both CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE and BROTHERS GRIMM today. The former I've seen, of course (but not in quite some time), but the latter is new to me.
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And then new episodes of DEADWOOD and ENTOURAGE tonight to keep me entertained as well as the rerun of COLD CASE which I don't believe I saw the first time around. So, it should be a pretty fully evening of new TV for me.
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Anybody have a favorite of the Delmer Daves 1960's Warner Bros soap opera movies?
I like A SUMMER PLACE, of course, and ROME ADVENTURE, and SUSAN SLADE...and PARRISH and YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE.
I've only seen A SUMMER PLACE and YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE, both of which I enjoyed but wouldn't count among my favorites. I'll have to try to catch up with the others one of these days.
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So strange that it's almost noon, and I haven't been up for that long. Still, it's getting close to time to think about preparing lunch.
WBBL.
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I am SO looking forward to the Meeting In Tacoma next week!
I am SOOOO bumbed I can't be there!
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We've arrived in NYC and are safetly ensconced in "Dream" on 55th Street. Currently trying to catch up on sleep. The flight (Jet Blue) was the BEST ever. Tonight, "Avenue Q". More later...
DR Matthew, enjoy the visit! I'm so sorry I won't be there to meet you.
My dad is stepping out (against the wishes of all family members) with his lady friend today, but I'm hoping my brother aand sister-in-law try to put a curfew on him. He will hopefully be returned by her to me and I will keep an eye on him till my brother and sister-in-law return from their outing.
I'll sit on the porch for a while and read the Shakespeare book till he arrives.
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Oh, my, reading DR Elmore's desire to return home reminded me how much I love being back after a trip, and I don't think I've been away from this house for that many days. FOur or five days away, and I'm itching to return always.
DR MattH, I love to travel, but once I'm set to return home, that's my focus. My family, whom I dearly love, and I have always got along better with 500 miles between us and short sweet visits. This one's almost three weeks so I'm getting antsy!
We also have a unified opinion of my dad's lady friend: she's a twice widowed 81 year old who seems from her behavior in the past three months more interested in running around with him and spending his money than watching his health; I think he cares for her more than she does for him, and her presence certainly cheers him up, but he isn't the first old coot to be taken in. She's also pentecostal, and she's told me how she knows THE DAVINCI CODE is inaccurate since she and Jesus are quite close. Yep, there's a problem here.
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It's nearly 9:30 a.m. and it looks like it's 6:30 a.m. outside. The marine layer hasn't lifted...it's quiet...the birds are still chirping as they would in their sunrise frenzy.
Wierd.
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I don't know that they will e ver be friends, but they came miles in the last 24 hours. Actually what happened is Bootsie realized that this is a big house and she's only in a little part of it, so she wants to wander and walks past Callie and they both hiss.
The funny thing is they have never gotten closer to each other than 3 feet. Isn't that a bit strange?
No, not at all. When my Vickie entered my household in 1988, I had a male named Dickens.
They squabbled and hissed and made my life miserable for three months -- THREE MONTHS!!! They wouldn't eat in the same room together. Because Dickens made it perfectly clear he would not deposit his poop into the same litter as Vickie, I had to get separate litter boxes and put them in different rooms!
At around the three-month mark, I had to be away for a weekend and a co-worker looked in on them and fed them. When I returned, I was amazed to learn that they were sharing their food dishes, grooming one another and co-existing beautifully...even sleeping side by side.
When I got home, they were back at war. It was ME! Each was jealous of ME. So I had to make concerted efforts to spend time holding each of them and praising them in front of one another....I'd invent reasons to scoop them both up and flop down on the bed with them and scratch their bellies.
I'd introduce a new toy they could both go crazy over and give each an opportunity to play with it.
I had to make them understand they could share.
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I got my two time travel movies watched yesterday. At the same time, sorta, I was finishing up a day-long task of cleaning out the linen closet in my bathroom.
It's a generous-sized cabinet, actually, floor-to-ceiling, and it's perfect for all my towlels, linens and pharmaceuticals/sundries.
Trouble is, they accumulate. And the shelves are deep. Once something's out of sight, I seldom investigate further than halfway back. So I re-buy.
This was a long overdue cleansing. Took much of my afternoon. And I threw out quite a bit of stuff, some of which expired in 1998!
I have enough shampoo to last me til January 2008. And don't even suggest I buy toothpaste til 2010 (but that's not my fault...that's Christmas stocking stuffer stuff...I'm forever bringing four or more tubes of toothpaste back from my Christmas trips back east).
I know most of this stuff won't be good for that long...but unitl it expires, I must keep it on the shelves.
Sigh.
At any rate...it's done...the countertop is clean and shiny and exposed to light once again...and the "stuff" is contained on two shelves, so my towels and linens can breathe sighs of relief, too.
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This afternoon, I am treating myself to the final performance of "Like A Dog on Linoleum", Leslie Jordan's one-man show that has been here the past six weeks.
I'm truly looking forward to it. It's playing at a theater I've not yet experienced...the 300-seat Lorraine Hansberry Theater.
Showtime is 2 p.m.
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What an honor to start a NEW Page!
I think this calls for a Dionne Warwick-John Williams "Valley of the Dolls" moment!
BUT...it won't save no matter what I try. Sorry.
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Ron, you have incurred the wrath of Murphy...
Murphy's law has struck again...
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Elmore, what Shakespearean play are you reading?
vibes for Elmore and his family....
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I once won a vacation to an exotic locale I presumed would be San Tropez. As it turned out, it was Sans Trope, and the hotel room I had bore a sign that read: Arnold Schoenberg slept here.
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And with that bad joke, I'm "de trope".
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Ron, you have incurred the wrath of Murphy...
Murphy's law has struck again...
Or, the wrath of a bursting-at-the-seams photo cache.
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Elmore, what Shakespearean play are you reading?
vibes for Elmore and his family....
I'm reading a biography, WILL IN THE WORLD.
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I'm reading a biography, WILL IN THE WORLD.
Enjoy!! I have heard of that book. It is on my list of things to read... I am going to go outside and enjoy the nice weather and a book, "1949" by Morgan Llwellyn. I have read the first two books in the trilogy.
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We also have a unified opinion of my dad's lady friend: she's a twice widowed 81 year old who seems from her behavior in the past three months more interested in running around with him and spending his money than watching his health; I think he cares for her more than she does for him, and her presence certainly cheers him up, but he isn't the first old coot to be taken in. She's also pentecostal, and she's told me how she knows THE DAVINCI CODE is inaccurate since she and Jesus are quite close. Yep, there's a problem here.
Did you point out to her that The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction?
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In case anyone missed the open invitation:
Next Sunday Afternoon
A Northwest HHW Gathering
July 9, 2006
1:00 p.m.
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Anthony's Homeport at Point Defiance
Tacoma, Washington U.S.A.
(Maps on request -- to the restaurant, not the city)
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Did you point out to her that The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction?
Yes, I did. Do you know how crazy some of those Pentecostal Christians are? They are to Jesus as I to my VCR!
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Good morning. Or not. I awoke to a frozen computer. I shut it down. The End. The hard drive is officially dead. I must now send in the computer to Apple and seven to ten days later I'll have it back with a new hard drive. At that point, I can boot from my external drive and get everything back just the way it was, presuming the nightly backups have been working as they should. In the meantime, I will have to do any computer work from a remote location. Isn't that a fine kettle of fish? So, everyone is on their own to keep the jernt alive and well.
I would hate, after five years, to miss a day of notes, but at this time I just don't know what will be. If I have enough cash I may go buy a little iMac to use. We'll see.
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In case anyone missed the open invitation:
Next Sunday Afternoon
A Northwest HHW Gathering
July 9, 2006
1:00 p.m.
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Anthony's Homeport at Point Defiance
Tacoma, Washington U.S.A.
(Maps on request -- to the restaurant, not the city)
I'll be there! ;D
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I watched two movies this afternoon. First up was the completion of CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE. It's a beautiful looking movie, but it's at least 20-30 minutes too long. Love the score, and no one can excel Tyrone Power in the beauty department.
The DVD of this will be among the great looking classic films.
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Yes, I did. Do you know how crazy some of those Pentecostal Christians are? They are to Jesus as I to my VCR!
Yes, it's like you're speaking a foreign language to them. They hear, see, and know only the things in their own minds. Rationality and commmon sense go right out the window. Very frustrating.
And I know what you mean about dealing with family. Despite the love one may have for them, they can be trying on the patience of an adult. My parents could never accept that I had grown up and didn't need to be directed by them any longer. That's the main reason I moved out of the town where they lived even though I continued to teach there.
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bk, did you not save your old Dell when you went over to the Mac world? I still have an ancient laptop top here (uses Windows 98) that I use on Oscar and Tony night just because it's easy to set up and get on-line with. Not powerful enough for much of anything else, but it does come in handy for a back-up.
I'm afraid I'm at a point in my life where I can't be without a computer now. I have to be sure there is at least one here that works.
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Yes, it's like you're speaking a foreign language to them. They hear, see, and know only the things in their own minds. Rationality and commmon sense go right out the window. Very frustrating.
And I know what you mean about dealing with family. Despite the love one may have for them, they can be trying on the patience of an adult. My parents could never accept that I had grown up and didn't need to be directed by them any longer. That's the main reason I moved out of the town where they lived even though I continued to teach there.
I am sure that it true, but I would love to have some more family members that I could complain about.
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Anyway, because I didn't have enough time left to watch BROTHERS GRIMM, I put in one of my favorite THIN MAN movies - SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN and watched it. Always entertaining with a great supporting cast: Donna Reed, Barry Nelson, Sam Levene, Louise Beavers.
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I am sure that it true, but I would love to have some more family members that I could complain about.
My parents left this world after living long lives and did not have to suffer at the end of their lives. I have no regrets.
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And as I was folding clothes after doing laundry, I watched the filmed version of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE which happened to be being telecast on one of the HBO channels. I think the one taped in CEntral Park, with everyone singing live as in a theater, works so much better than this "canned" version despite having many of the same cast members.
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BK, would it be possible to write tomorrow's notes this afternoon from some outside spot; and then send them off to someone, like Mr. Mark Bakalor, who could post them for you at midnight?
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My parents left this world after living long lives and did not have to suffer at the end of their lives. I have no regrets.
I certainly didn't mean any offense, Matt H., I just was wishing that I still had some additional family members around.
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I certainly didn't mean any offense, Matt H., I just was wishing that I still had some additional family members around.
Oh, no, I wasn't offended, and I'm sorry you read my reponse that way.
My closest friends here in Charlotte are now my family, and truthfully, I feel so bonded to them that I am indeed fortunate to consider them family now.
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In case anyone missed the open invitation:
Next Sunday Afternoon
A Northwest HHW Gathering
July 9, 2006
1:00 p.m.
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Anthony's Homeport at Point Defiance
Tacoma, Washington U.S.A.
(Maps on request -- to the restaurant, not the city)
Who all are coming to this shindig? DRs MBarnum, Jed, Ann, JMK, Jane? Am I missing anyone? I wanna go!!!!
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Sunday greetings! After quite a while at the Apple store in Cincinnati, DH Richard and I are now the proud owners of a MacBook. Now, when I travel, I won't have to be E&T so much.
Who all are coming to this shindig? DRs MBarnum, Jed, Ann, JMK, Jane? Am I missing anyone? I wanna go!!!!
Me, too, DR Elmore! Think we could get a good deal on a flight out of Dayton?
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Well, at this moment the Moore family collective panties are in a bunch! My father's been off with his lady friend for over 3 hours, we don't know where he is or when he's returning so all our lives are on hold this this old biddy returns him. The fact that the man was near death a week ago doesn't seem to bother his friend too much; she mentioned that they were going sho[[ing after their lunch, and I hope she doesn't have him carrying her groceries and other purchases. I'm sure he was beginning to get a bit stir-crazy at my brother's but I don't want him out for too long a stretch until I know he's in better shape. Welcome to KING LEAR.
I may be jailed tonight for kicking an old bag to deay
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Sunday greetings! After quite a while at the Apple store in Cincinnati, DH Richard and I are now the proud owners of a MacBook. Now, when I travel, I won't have to be E&T so much.Me, too, DR Elmore! Think we could get a good deal on a flight out of Dayton?
I'm stuck here with the Old Coot who's driving me mad this weekend!
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I'm stuck here with the Old Coot who's driving me mad this weekend!
Well, when you can escape, the Margaritas and salsa offer is still good!
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Ron P - I don't know whether to say thanks for the cat story or not. THREE MONTHS????? I was very frustrated earlier and was ready to give up and find Boots a new home, but she's soooo sweet, I just can't give up yet.
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Ron P - I don't know whether to say thanks for the cat story or not. THREE MONTHS????? I was very frustrated earlier and was ready to give up and find Boots a new home, but she's soooo sweet, I just can't give up yet.
Nicky joined our household four years ago this September; and not a day goes by that Angel doesn't find a reason to hiss at her brother. Of course, he is a boy, and he is built like Steve Reeves; so he really wants to rough house. Angel, on the other hand, is thirteen years old, and is frail like her father; so she doesn't enjoy his idea of fun.
But they still love each other!
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WOW! We finally made it to Page Four!
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I wouldn't give up yet, Cillaliz. They've only known each other a few days. They're not hurting each other.
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My parents left this world after living long lives and did not have to suffer at the end of their lives. I have no regrets.
We should all be so lucky.
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and Callie could still be hurting from the loss of Nilla. Animals have their own way of dealing with loss. Give it time.
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I wouldn't give up yet, Cillaliz. They've only known each other a few days. They're not hurting each other.
Oh, I'm in for the long haul, it's just frustrating. It went so smoothly for Callie and Nilla, in 3 days they were curled up on the couch together and they were that close until Ihad to put him to sleep. So, I just have to get used to the idea that it's different this time. I'm trying to spend more time with both of them. Boo is in the office with me while I work on the computer. Callie and I played downstairs for a long time this afternoon. I separated them for the rest of today, and that has really calmed both of them down. Tomorrow is another day....
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But thanks everyone for the stories, it helps to know this is normal and I was just really lucky the last time
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I've been out shooting photos of the water tower as it is today. Paul isn't done but I can at least give you an idea of what we were painting in the photo. I'll be back
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This isn't finished, but it's the guitar we were painting in the news photo. That's Paul to give you some idea of the scale
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The alien was from the 2001 logo, I think, the fish were added this year by Mark and Heather (the girl in the news photo) I really like the fish!
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Anyway, there are logos and art all the way around both water towers. A photographer from Iowa tourism was there to take photos of all of it. Some of it is really cool and some of it is graffitti I could live without
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Here's one more. This isn't the tower we painted this year, but I haven't gotten photos of the south tower from a distance yet. I'm waiting until it's finished
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Well, when you can escape, the Margaritas and salsa offer is still good!
Is Monday night July 3 a possibility?
I got to my brother Tom's around 6:30, just as my dad's friend and he were unloading a carton of needless groceries. I threw a huge fit about his wasting my day and my brother's and how he shouldn't have been out for over 5 hours. His friend said she heard a deadline of 6:oo and my brother tom let her know that the discussion was a couple of hours, not a 6 PM deadline. I'm sure she left in a huff hating our collective guts, but what the hey?
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Is Monday night July 3 a possibility?
Well, I don't think I can get to Ohio tomorrow, but I do appreciate the invitation.
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Well, I don't think I can get to Ohio tomorrow, but I do appreciate the invitation.
Likewise, your earlier invite to Washington State, DR TCB!
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The logic of this new Seven-Up commercial throws me: their seen picking them off of trees, but later a young lady is holding them as though they were bunchesd of radishes or turnips. Now, I'm puzzled: is Seven-Up a fruit or a tuber?
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Hi, elmo! I believe it's a root fungus - rather like a truffle... hogs dig it up
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has a nice, tart taste, and is really juicy!
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sorry to hear that yer dad has been captured by a ho...
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but a nice way to go, if the groceries were a ruse... to cover their trax...
"Oh, no... nothing like that! We were just grocery shopping..."
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Gotta hand it to him! Boy oh boy! Last week, on his deathbed, today, someone else's...
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Just don't let them get married! OY!
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Cil! The murals look magnificent. Nice to see them with people standing next to them, to get a sense of the scale. Wow.
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(Just blabbering away here, all by myself...)
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Heading slowly toward Page 5...
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I went to Costco earlier - I had nothing in the house. And I've spent the past 2 hours weeding and clipping, until the bugs got real bad. Jeez. I'm soaked with OFF! but they kind of like it - sort of like Worcester Sauce on a tasty old gal... Anyway, I bought those wonderful little cream puffs to take to the neighbors tonight. I love them! but would never buy 90 cream puffs, unless I were taking them OUT OF MY HOUSE!!!
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AND I showed the house to some friends of the neighbors... told 'em I wouldn't be able to get it together to leave this place until mid-NEXT-summer, and they loved the place, and said GOOD, cuz we can't move that fast, either. But tell us when you get ready to sell it - we want it.
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Two more to a new plateau...
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Badabing! 1400!!! Your turn! (somebody. Anybody...)
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Had a lovelier than lovely 78th birthday celebration for my Mom. They're back home safe and sound by now, having just missed the rain by minutes.
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And one for Mother!
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Hi, elmo! I believe it's a root fungus - rather like a truffle... hogs dig it up
Truffles don't have green leaves! Seven-Up appears to be either a carrot or a lemon but it cannot grow in two different vegetations.
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I don't think my Mom gets the joke when I affectionately refer to her as "Mama Rosalie."
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Or else she gets the joke and is refraining from smacking me one.
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I'm going to CURTAINS in LA on July 28th. I'm really looking forward to seeing it. I'll be in LA from late morning on the 28th (Friday) to late morning on the 30th (Sunday) I'd love to see anyone who may be around that weekend.
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I'm watching Prairie Home Companion 4th of July at Tanglewood. What fun.
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I'm watching Prairie Home Companion 4th of July at Tanglewood. What fun.
So are we, DR Cillaliz!
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So are we, DR Cillaliz!
It's fun isn't it -
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Who all are coming to this shindig? DRs MBarnum, Jed, Ann, JMK, Jane? Am I missing anyone? I wanna go!!!!
I'll be there, too. You're more than welcome!! Just hitch a ride and you'll get here in time! ;D
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Posting from home, but on Vinnie's computer, but with my backup drive. So, we know that we can boot up from my external drive perfectly - in fact, it's amazing. We boot off my drive and his computer is suddenly MY computer. We almost got my dead computer to boot off it, but it hangs up about the 3/4 point, which leads Vinnie to believe that it could be more than just the hard drive that's dead.
Tomorrow morning I'm going to call an authorized Mac store in Encino where Vinnie had work done on his hard drive. If they're working tomorrow, I might be able to bring it in and have them fix it there, as they take the AppleCare warranty. Otherwise, I have to ship it to Apple and it takes seven to ten days, although my computer guy says that it sometimes takes less. We shall see. I have the use of this computer for about ninety minutes now, so I'll do tomorrow's notes now and just post them with tomorrow's date.
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The Dell is deader than the Mac - totally fried hard drive. Very annoying.
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Funny thing about this episode of A Prairie Home Companion is that Rob and I listened to the first half on our drive to meet Richard at the Apple Store this afternoon.
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Hey, guess who's coming to our house for dinner tomorrow?
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Good news about your backup drive, BK.
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So, here's the way it will work - I'll post the notes whenever, but no one read them until midnight. Also, I won't be able to change the topic until the morning, so we'll just keep posting in the old topic until I can do it.
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Funny thing about this episode of A Prairie Home Companion is that Rob and I listened to the first half on our drive to meet Richard at the Apple Store this afternoon.
I still can't decide if I really like watching it. It's a novelty and fun once in awhile, but I have my own images I like to think of when I listen to it
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sounds like a good plan, BK
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Hey, guess who's coming to our house for dinner tomorrow?
Sidney Poitier?
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Hey, guess who's coming to our house for dinner tomorrow?
Sidney Poitier?
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Sidney Poitier?
And his parents?
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TCB, we think alike!
Uh, oh, is that good?
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Damn! I have been bested by Mr. Barnum.
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TCB, we think alike!
Uh, oh, is that good?
Hmmm, I am speechless.
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yeah! Lake Woebegone...he didn't do that when he was in Sioux City, I was a bit disappointed about that
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Cillaliz, do you still have relatives in Portland? I just returned from a birthday celebration of my Uncle Bud's 80th...his old high school buddy Arnie Lindstrom (I think that was his name) was also celebrating his 80th along with a gal named Doris, who I think was related to Arnie somehow....there were several gals there that resembled you!
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Cillaliz, do you still have relatives in Portland? I just returned from a birthday celebration of my Uncle Bud's 80th...his old high school buddy Arnie Lindstrom (I think that was his name) was also celebrating his 80th along with a gal named Doris, who I think was related to Arnie somehow....there were several gals there that resembled you!
No, I don't have that sort or relative in Portland. It was my sister's ex-husband and his family. So, if someone resembles me she is just lucky I guess... ;)
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wonderful paintings Cilla!! The artists have done a beautiful job!! Kudos!!
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Posting from home, but on Vinnie's computer, but with my backup drive. So, we know that we can boot up from my external drive perfectly - in fact, it's amazing. We boot off my drive and his computer is suddenly MY computer. We almost got my dead computer to boot off it, but it hangs up about the 3/4 point, which leads Vinnie to believe that it could be more than just the hard drive that's dead.
Tomorrow morning I'm going to call an authorized Mac store in Encino where Vinnie had work done on his hard drive. If they're working tomorrow, I might be able to bring it in and have them fix it there, as they take the AppleCare warranty. Otherwise, I have to ship it to Apple and it takes seven to ten days, although my computer guy says that it sometimes takes less. We shall see. I have the use of this computer for about ninety minutes now, so I'll do tomorrow's notes now and just post them with tomorrow's date.
Sounds almost like the mother board and power unit are about kapoot!!
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wonderful paintings Cilla!! The artists have done a beautiful job!! Kudos!!
Thanks. It's a lot of fun. There are a number of people involved and we all look forward to it every year.
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I might be able to get an old titanium powerbook to use until mine is fixed. I just don't know if that store is working tomorrow or off until Wednesday, in terms of taking the computer there for fixing. We shall see.
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Cillaliz, do you still have relatives in Portland? I just returned from a birthday celebration of my Uncle Bud's 80th...his old high school buddy Arnie Lindstrom (I think that was his name) was also celebrating his 80th along with a gal named Doris, who I think was related to Arnie somehow....there were several gals there that resembled you!
Cillaliz, I didn't realize that you were 80.
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Cillaliz, I didn't realize that you were 80.
Neither does my 79 year old mother!!!
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I think we're going to The Devil Wears Prada tomorrow. Has anyone seen it?
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Well, things are quiet on the kitty front. I spent a couple hours with Boo and a couple hours with Cal. They saw each other once and there was just a quick hiss, then Boo went back to sleep and Cal went back into the hallway. I think slowing down has helped a lot. Thanks everyone for your support on this.
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Had some fun viewing experiences tonight. The first one wasn't fun: THE BROTHERS GRIMM which I found absurd.
The screenwriter takes bits and pieces of a dozen or so Grimms' fairy tales and weaves this ridiculous, ugly fantasy around the real-life brothers. That's two hours of my life never to be seen again.
Gilliam has a fanciful way of dealing with outrageous plots, but this didn't work for me.
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COLD CASE was much more entertaining. Again, it was a rerun that I hadn't seen before, and I did guess the identity of the murderer before it was revealed.
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I still can't decide if I really like watching it. It's a novelty and fun once in awhile, but I have my own images I like to think of when I listen to it
But, on the radio you can't see:
-Garrison's red socks and sneakers
-The tattoo on the upper arm of one of the Wailin' Jennys
-Meryl Streep wiping away tears during America the Beautiful
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DEADWOOD advanced the plot of the town's new bank with some funny and interesting developments. Wonderful show.
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ENTOURAGE I was pleased to see found a way to dispense with the ex-con character. Bruno Kirby guest starred, and I barely recognized him.
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And I finished the evening with LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, a rerun I had seen but was slow in remembering its conclusion. Once I got to the part where I remembered everything about the case, I erased the show off the DVR.
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Don't know what things I'll be watching tomorrow. I recently got the fourth season of THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW. It might be time to crack that box open and get to watching it. I also have THE WILD WILD WEST to proceed into the third disc in that set.
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Still have some POIROT films I haven't watched from the latest boxed set (though I did see CARDS ON THE TABLE on A&E). I might go back to one of the prior POIROT films and rewatch them. With there being so many of them, I don't remember the guilty parties on all of them. MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA might be a good one to revisit.
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But for now, I think I'm going to head for bed.
Good night!
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But, on the radio you can't see:
-Garrison's red socks and sneakers
-The tattoo on the upper arm of one of the Wailin' Jennys
-Meryl Streep wiping away tears during America the Beautiful
How true, how true.
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I'm off to sleep. Night all, no Nitol, just Night all
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On Comcast, every once in a while they have preview episodes shows and right now you can watch an entire episode of "Monk" and a preview of a new show called "Psych (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491738/)" (you can't search for it, you just have to find it), which doesn't actually start until this coming Friday. I didn't watch "Monk" but "Psych" is pretty good. It's about a guy played by relative newcomer, James Roday (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734442/), who has very, very, very (that’s three verys) developed observational skills (when he was a kid, his dad, played by Corbin Bernsen, made him practice...he then rebelled and they're estranged). He's more like a Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century but he pretends to be a psychic and works on a case, which he solves. There is, of course, a lot more to it. It also stars Dulé Hill as his best friend and reluctant partner in a pretend "psychic detective agency" that they open by the end of the episode. It's going to be on the USA Network and so far, so good!
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Okay, switching to new topic and day, even though we have a rather pathetic number of postings. Perhaps Ann will post one of these fine centuries.