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Well, you've read the notes, the notes made you feel all warm and toasty, and now it is time for you to post until the Christmas Cows Come Home.
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And the word of the day is: BENISON!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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My goodness, here's a wonderful Christmas present - only ten more posts until 22,000 postings. Before I go to bed, it will be done.
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Hey, first post and on Christmas as well! Hoo and Ray!
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For now, I'm going to sit on my couch like so much fish for a few minutes, then I shall come back and it will be done.
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I'm sorry your camera doesn't have a viewfinder, DR George. You will find it hard to take photos in direct sunlight. You just can't see what is on the screen--at least I can't on mine. I use the viewfinder all the time at the dog park.
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I think I can hang around for ten more posts.
Something else you might want to look into is getting one of those high speed cards. I didn't think it made a difference but it does if you want to catch some action shots.
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I don't understand why they even have a lower pixel setting. Seems a waste to me. If your going to take a photo, don't you want to take the best one you can?
How are you going to know when you are going to take that one special picture and you'll want to blow it up or crop it or do something that you can't do with a lower setting?
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I'm sorry your camera doesn't have a viewfinder, DR George. You will find it hard to take photos in direct sunlight. You just can't see what is on the screen--at least I can't on mine. I use the viewfinder all the time at the dog park.
Yea...my sister's camera has the option and I always used the view finder to save battery power. Oh well...it was a gift, and otherwise, a mighty fine gift it was!
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I don't understand why they even have a lower pixel setting. Seems a waste to me. If your going to take a photo, don't you want to take the best one you can?
How are you going to know when you are going to take that one special picture and you'll want to blow it up or crop it or do something that you can't do with a lower setting?
I know. But I suppose that there are some people in the world who might want the option of not having to manually resize pictures. Who knows, maybe I'll find a specific use for it...or not. ::)
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Yea...my sister's camera has the option and I always used the view finder to save battery power. Oh well...it was a gift, and otherwise, a mighty fine gift it was!
Nothing wrong with that! Is this your first digital camera?
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It also has a macrozoom, so that it can zoom as close as 4 inches away. That's pretty cool. :)
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Nothing wrong with that! Is this your first digital camera?
It's the first that I've owned, but not the first that I've used. I've borrowed my sister's camera and her boyfriend's camera, so I have some experience with them.
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I know. But I suppose that there are some people in the world who might want the option of not having to manually resize pictures. Who knows, maybe I'll find a specific use for it...or not. ::)
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Does yours take video? That's one feature I really love about mine.
I don't like the 3x zoom. I wish it had about 10x.
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Are we there yet?
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Maybe one more and we'll be there?
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Having only eaten humungous amounts of spaghetti, tuna pasta salad, crab mousse, chocolate donuts (2) and other things, I topped it off with a piece of Pecan Pie.
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I'm so full.
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Yummers. Sounds much better then my dinner. :) Oh well, live and learn.
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It just took forever to post.
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Hope they're not doing server maintenence NOW for heaven's sake.
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A mere three more postings.
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And the word of the day is: BENISON!
I once smoked BENISON HEDGES
der Brucer
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We're getting really close.
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This is my final post before achieving 22,000 postings.
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Antici...
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Yay! Congrats on the all the postings!
And a very Merry Christmas to one and all!
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And here it is - the big 22,000! The mind boggles. The mind reels. The mind is awfully active with all that boggling and reeling this late at night.
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BK - are you getting ready for Valentine's Day?
der Brucer
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And one for Mah... ME!
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Opps, I thought you would post before me and make it. BK.
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...PATION!!
Congratulations on the 22,000+ Posts!! ;D
My, you do have a lot to say. ;)
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Well, I think I shall toddle off to the bedroom environment and plotz. I do hope I haven't put on ten pounds in the last few weeks, but I wouldn't be surprised if I had. But, tomorrow, it's back to the svelte, lean and lithe me.
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Does yours take video? That's one feature I really love about mine.
I don't like the 3x zoom. I wish it had about 10x.
It looks like it can take an hour of video!! That's pretty cool. As for the zoom, I was looking at cameras that has at LEAST 10x opitcal zoom and several that had 12x optical zoom...and a view finder. ::)
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It looks like it can take an hour of video!! That's pretty cool. As for the zoom, I was looking at cameras that has at LEAST 10x opitcal zoom and several that had 12x optical zoom...and a view finder. ::)
Well, enjoy the one you have. I'm sure you will get lots of great photos to keep, share and enjoy with it.
Good night, Gentlemen. I'll speak with you again later on today!
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I don't understand why they even have a lower pixel setting. Seems a waste to me. If your going to take a photo, don't you want to take the best one you can?
How are you going to know when you are going to take that one special picture and you'll want to blow it up or crop it or do something that you can't do with a lower setting?
The rationale for the lower pixel setting is to conserve memory space. If your going on an outing where you might want to take 50 or so shots before you get home to download, the smaller pixel size is an advantage. (The large pixel sizes are only of value if you intend to do an 8x10 quality blow-up - in today's world, most photos are sent via Internet and are displayed on monitors where the smaller file sizes are almost mandatory (and you suffer no loss of quality at the monitor level for the lower pixel settings).
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Good night and sleep well! :D
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Dec. 23: Under blue skies and freshly groomed snow, Ben Somrak, dressed as Santa, flies through the air with his skis in the Super Half Pipe at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Crested Butte, Colo.
der Brucer
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Merry Christmas, everyone. God bless us every one.
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Happy Christmas to all, and to all, a Good Morning!
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We're having big thunderstorms here. The big love cat is hiding under the bed. That's when you know it's bad...
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God bless us everyone indeed!
Good morning, all, and Merry Christmas! I have to wake up, wrap several gifts and head off to a do at the home of Mr Ron Raines and his family. I have several tasteful gifts for my beloved goddaughter, and the Christmas brunch will be a delightful social occasion.
After that, I shall return and watch more holiday DVDs. I want to look up Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas special; it's here somewhere.
TOD: I haven't opened my packages yet, but I did get checks from my Dad and brother Randy, photos from our DR MBarnum of The Brain events, a lovely gifts from our DRs TCB, Tomovoz, and Jason; and I have packages from my friend Loyce, Rodgers & Hammerstein (I'm pretty sure it's the WHITE CHRISTMAS CD) and our DR Jose.
I have a package waiting for me at the Post Office, which might be from the Macbeths, but I'm expecting nothing from them this year and possibly never again. I suspect it's from our DR Nurse Jane.
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We did a gift trade at my Dad's for the adults. (There are still 6 kids I have to shop for and it's a madhouse---they rip them open and little pieces immediately disappear and fights ensue because one kid, no matter what he gets, wants what his cousin got, even if it's the same hting but a different color!)
The gift exchange was one of those where you open something and you can either keep it or trade for a previously opened gift. I brought something I would like, which was a DVD and various exotically colored popcorn kernels from India, hoping I would get a high number and trade back for it.
I ended up with a set of tacky coasters with little sayings based on virtues...faith, charity, etc. Oooooops! I somehow mistakenly left them at my Dad's!
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Congratulation on 22,000 BK. Your spaghetti do sounds absolutely swellegant!
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My DH is still abed...Santa just left him a present. I think I'll go back and see if the 'fraidy cat has emerged.
Good morning, Lar!
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It's chilly and rainy and gloomy here in Johnston SC this morning.
Perfect for contemplation.
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Happy Christmas Day to all.
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Benisons for pleasant get-togethers and travel.
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Time for my brekkies....grits here I come.
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TCM airing "The Man Who Came to Dinner". I totally forgot it has a Christmas ambience.
Fun film.
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Merry Christmas to everyone! Hope everyone has a great holiday!
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Christmas morning greetings! After our quiet Christmas Eve dinner with my mother, we took her on a drive to see light displays, dropped packages at the homes of my aunt and some friends, took my mother home, and went to midnight services - lovely.
Today we're off to Cincinnati to the home of DH Richard's younger brother.
Merriest of Christmases to All!
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Good morning!
We have a soggy, cold CHristmas Day here. I'm sorry for kids who might have looked forward to taking new things out to play with them and their parents who might not get much relief from their children's excitement during the day.
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THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER! Of course, what a wonderfully fun film to watch at Christmas! I, too, had forgotten all about it. I doubt I'll be able to squeeze it in today, but maybe tomorrow.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=8]Happy Holidays to All DRs![/size][/move]
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After December the 24th comes:
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Merry christmas, everybody!
My favorite presents have been the ones for the dogs. They really seem to understand that when lots of presents are being opened, there will be something for them as well. (But they seem to expect that at brirthdays as well, and that can be a problem.)
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I started my workout about 15 minutes earlier this morning than usual so I could assure myself some computer time before having to get ready for my DREAMGIRLS outing at noon.
Tonight, I'm once again invited to best friend John's house. He and his wife have invited one of his co-workers who they think might be a fine fellow for me to know. Yes, a blind date! A totally unexpected Christmas present.
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Loved the party report, DR GEORGE's photos...the lovely condolences for Kachina...
Today is rainy.
MY BEST gift this year was a photograph of my second grade class. There we are on the steps of Newby Elementary School with Mrs. Olive Gee.
Thanks to kindly Mrs. Gee who patiently guided us through PHONICS and CURSIVE I can now READ and WRITE.
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I mentioned some of the DVDs I got at the CHristmas party the other day, so I won't repeat those. I have also gotten gift cards for Borders, Amazon, and Best Buy. I have a few gifts here I haven't unwrapped yet and am waiting to unwrap later today.
And I have a present exchange dinner party on Wednesday night where other loot will be gathered, but I have no idea what the gifts will be. I know at least four DVDs since these guys asked for DVD lists, but what they'll select to give me, I have no clue.
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Page Three Grumpy Dance!!!
(Well, it IS raining here!)
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And now Matt Hough has only 1, 232 posts to match BK"s record. Go for it Matt! :-)
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I don't know what I received yet. Won;t know to later this pm.
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Happy Holidays Y'all!
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Thanks to DR MBARNUM, I have also seen that television version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL and enjoyed it very much.
For me the joy (in addition to the choreography) of Scrooge is seeing Old Scrooge and then seeing a young and EXTREMELY handsome Albert Finney as Young Scrooge. There was certainly more a sense of a lost life for me in that comparison than in others when Old Scrooge was made to look younger OR another performer played Young Scrooge.
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I read earlier that James Brown has died. I check agained a moment ago to make sure what I read was correct and he still is.
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I read that about James Brown as well. Can't say that I was a fan at all, but I'm sorry he's gone.
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And now Matt Hough has only 1, 232 posts to match BK"s record. Go for it Matt! :-)
I really hadn't even noticed the totals. I never look over there. What this tells me is that I have TOO much time on my hands!
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Now, I must head downstairs and clean up for my movie outing. I'll be back this afternoon with a report on my thoughts.
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Just dropping by to wish all of you lovely people a
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S !
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TOD: I see lots of wonderful gifts for me under the tree, but I don't know what they are yet! I have to wait until my entire family gathers before I can tear off the wrappings. And that won't be until after we eat dinner! Agony!
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I have to go and make my Whole Garlic Clove Dip. Using Neufchatel this year, so I'm not sure how it's going to turn out.
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. The kids are still abed. It is not as much fun when there are no small children all excited. These big kids know there are few gifts this year.
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I always enjoy looking out the window and seeing the new bikes and scooters whizzing by. The only children on our street now are the Vietnamese-Jewish children from next door, Mae-ling and Wae-ling Goldstein, so I doubt there will be any whizzing this year.
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Congrats to MR BK on 22,000 +
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DR JRand - We were sorry to hear about your loss of Kachina.
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A very Merry Christmas to all you wonderful HHWers out there!
Peace and goodwill towards man and beast and all that jazz!!!
Have a fantastic day!!!
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Am heading up to Tigard to meet my family at my nephew and his family's home for food and presents. Since I did not put up a Christmas tree this year I will snap and post a photo of theirs.
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Good morning to all! Merry Christmas!
We are also having a bad storm as I type this. The Weather Bug is blinking and chirping. I see we are under a tornado watch.
I have my chestnuts in the oven and I'm hoping that the power won't go out before they are done. If I wink out it might be a bolt from the blue!
Well, my cold is back in full force. I kinda guessed it last night when I woke and couldn't swallow. It's full blown this morning. I'm coughing like before, my nose and head feel stuffed. Ugh. The good news is that I already had a doctor appointment set for this Friday so if I can just hold out until then I should be ok.
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I feel so sorry for all of the kids that got bikes and skate boards and baby buggies and such. It's pouring down rain. There's no way they could go out and try them.
It's also going to go down to 45 degrees tonight. Note that we are at 76 as I type this. That's quite a drop.
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There goes the TV. Sometimes I think I should switch to cable. But the whole reason I switch FROM cable was because it went out every time it rained.
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for Danise. I hope you feel better soon!
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I found this guy who is confused and thinks he's on vacation now!
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Thank you, DearReaderLaura. I don't know why I can't seem to stay well these past couple of years.
The doctor said because of the surgery I had, my immune system is down but give me a break--it can't be that far down.
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Wow--that was a BIG boom and very near! I think I'd better sign off for a bit.
Laters all!
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Yes, James "The Godfather of Soul" Brown died early this morning at an Atlanta hospital.
Don't know the particulars. He lived in Augusta GA, which is only a 30-minute drive from here.
Every year, at the Imperial Theater in Augusta, there was a James Brown Toy Giveaway for the underprivileged.
I saw him on TV just a few days ago at the opening of the theater for this year's giveaway. He looked a bit drawn and sounded tired, but he was in happy spirits.
I've crossed paths with Mr. Brown several times over the years in airports. I was once seated across the aisle from William "Refrigerator" Perry on a flight to Atlanta from Columbia. Perry was a star football player at Clemson University and a member of the great Chicago Bears football team of the 1980s that won the Super Bowl with Perry as a star defensive lineman. Perry lives in Aiken and currently works as a brick mason, IIUC (that's internet lingo for "if I understand correctly").
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Oh, yes...."here" is Johnston SC.
Many years ago when I was home for Christmas, the tragic news of the death of Butterfly McQueen marred the Christmas festivities in Augusta. She died at her home in a fire.
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I have to go and make my Whole Garlic Clove Dip. Using Neufchatel this year, so I'm not sure how it's going to turn out.
I, for one, would LOVE to know the recipe for this...and what it is you dip into it.
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DR MattH....I wonder if your blind date may be that "partridge in a pear tree" we've all heard tell of.
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I found this guy who is confused and thinks he's on vacation now!
I think he was just dressing for the weather over the Carolinas.
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WOD: I loved Inga SWENISON in BENISON.
TOD: Well, they were technically Chanukah presents, but I have stacks of DVDs lying around here. Oy. I've been watching An Angel at My Table, which, despite its title, is not a very festive film. :) Very similar story to Frances. Hopefully not as fictionalized (or, maybe considering what happened to poor Janet Frame, I should hope it was fictionalized). Don't ask me why, but I've also been watching the boxed set of MGM horror films, which have really superb commentaries (for a change).
Merry Christmas to one and all!!
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Happy Page 4!
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Our Christmas dinner is being prepared in the kitchen.
Turkey and asparagus souffle are on the bill of fare.
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I also got stacks of CDs. The Anonymous 4 items put me in a Beta state (no mean feat, since Beta is a defunct format), and, though he is quirky and a little too precious at times, I really enjoyed JRB's solo album. Still unlistened to are the two new Michael John LaC musicals (hey, they were on sale--so sue me). I wonder if these will leave me as cold as everything else he's done has. :)
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WOD: Don't ask me why, but I've also been watching the boxed set of MGM horror films, which have really superb commentaries (for a change).
Merry Christmas to one and all!!
And a Merry Scary Christmas to you!
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Margaret O' Brien and Angela Lansbury are currently on the telly in TCM's airing of
10th Avenue Angel
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Did I mention that my mom made me a special cake for the holidays?
Rum Cake!
And is it ever scrumptious!
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I wonder how late BK will sleep in today.
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I wonder if BK will jog today.
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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Oh wait-- that should have been for yesterday.
The happiest of Christmases to everyone!
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Hiya, Kerry!
Merry Christmas!
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Tonight is the Christmas gathering at my aunt's house of her other son who wasn't able to come last weekend or last night.
He will be here with his wife, his twin daughters, one son who joined the Coast Guard this past year, and one son who has a domestic partner and baby.
Debra and her family will be there along with me and my mom.
My aunt's house is small...and bedlam will ensue.
We won't be eating in any sort of formal manner...just grabbing, chowing down and fending for ourselves.
I am always most grateful my mom lives "across the street". It's nice to just leave when one's last nerve has been trod upon.
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If it's Christmas it must be bedlam - that's the title of my next Christmas album
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...and what it is you dip into it.
A John Barrowman reference ::)
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE AT HHW, AND MOST ESPECIALLY TO OUR BELOVED BK!
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TOD:
A friend who lives in Canada has the advantage of receiving both a nearby US PBS station, as well as TV Ontario (TVO), Canada's PBS-like station. TVO has wonderful programming, including a Yorkshire Television series called Heartbeat, which is extremely popular in both the UK and Canada. Said friend of mine is totally addicted to Heartbeat. Knowing how difficult I am to shop for, she now wisely tapes Heartbeat for me and sends me the fall season for Christmas each year, then the others throughout the year. Heartbeat is light drama, takes place in Yorkshire in the 1960's, with of course 1960's costumes, vehicles, and music. It's great fun and I always look forward to it.
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I was addicted to the song "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat" by the deFranco family when I was a kid.
I have nothing else to add at this point.
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We are watching the fireplace channel -- our favorite Christmas tradition (well, except for the bow stuck on DR Sandra's forehead by her brother) -- while the thank-you notes are being written.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I was laying in bed like so much fish, contemplating my day when I received a call from the Pogues. How lovely a call it was and we laughed and laughed and just when we thought we could laugh no more we laughed again.
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BK will indeed be jogging.
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Just heard from the darling daughter - she'll be here by noon.
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Shall now ungroggify - I think I'll wait to open my presents until the darling daughter gets here - more fun that way.
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It's quite pretty-looking outside.
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I'm so glad I cleaned up last night rather than this morning.
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Yes...it never fails to satisfy when one cleans up before retiring to bed.
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I don't think I could face the new day if I had a greasy pot or pan staring at me as I entered the kitchen, much less dirty dishes.
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It's quite pretty-looking outside.
Lucky you! It's miserable-looking outside here. Tornado warnings for two counties over (and in SC, those counties aren't too far apart).
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I used to wait until morning to clean the hideously dirty spaghetti sauce pot, because I was always too tired to do it, but it's ever so much nicer to do it and be done with it.
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My Christmas Dinner (or, lunch, but it was more a dinner based on menu) is now done.
Turkey breast, dressing, gravy, peas, asparagus souffle (yummy), cranberry sauce and rolls.
If the day were nicer, I'd go out for a walk of a mile or two.
As it is, I could be rolled from room to room.
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I would guess DR MattH is now settled in with his "DreamGirls" right now...and later tonight he'll be blind-matched with his friends' idea of a "dreamboy."
And I'll be avoiding a few first cousins once removed.
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A Merry Page 5!
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]MERRY CHRISTMAS / HAPPY BOXING DAY[/move]
BENISON? Isn't that what Woody and derBrucer are having for dinner?
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Did I mention that my mom made me a special cake for the holidays?
Rum Cake!
And is it ever scrumptious!
Don't drink too much cake, Ron.
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Merry Christmas to all! I'm at my brother's house so there is high speed wireless. I really can't write long, but had to stop by for a moment. TOD - I got a great floor lamp for my living room. I actually took it home at Thanksgiving, so that was no surprise. It's been a great day - gotta run I'm talking to my sister-in-law's dad I'll come back later
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I would guess DR MattH is now settled in with his "DreamGirls" right now...and later tonight he'll be blind-matched with his friends' idea of a "dreamboy."
I asked a friend and his wife if they could find me a blind date. They told me a blind date was the only kind they could find me.
So, who needs friends?
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DR Sandra is enjoying Christmas:
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We miss dear reader Sandra and her frequent cries of "Cherry Coke" "Floop" and "Underpants."
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Today's jog was sickeningly difficult and I basically thought I was going to die.
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Toby and Dylan are uncharacteristically tired today. The excitement of opening and eating their Christmas presents must have gotten to them.
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I got a Godiva "American Pies" collection, with candy shaped concoctions that taste like apple pie, key lime pie, etc. Kind of amazing, but what a pity it's a limited edition.
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I'm quite certain that all the youngsters will LOVE Dreamgirls - LOVE it. I'm quite certain that all the musical theater fans who already LOVE it before they even see it just because it's a MUSICAL on FILM, will LOVE it. I suspect a few others will LOVE it. And I supect that most people will feel it's okay, fine, not great, or they will be indifferent. In trying to have it all ways, to please especially the people that are not interested in book numbers on film (preposterous), the filmmakers have created pablum and not art. You can't try to please everyone - people will sit still for things that work, it's that simple. People sat still for West Side Story and The Sound Of Music and many other films that have book numbers. But today's filmmakers and studios? They won't take the chance - they assume people won't, and shoot everything as if it were a performance number, even though it's clearly not. That way, as Bill Condon says, they "ease" the audience in. You can't "ease" and audience to do anything. Do it or don't do it. Be true to what you're doing or you will fail. Try to please everyone, every demographic, every audience member, and you come out with nothing.
The studio is working so hard to shove this thing down people's throats - I would say, in fact, they're being as shameless as Miramax was with Chicago - for those who don't remember, Chicago was the film that made the Academy change their rules about promotion and what studios could send to their members.
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My goodness, that was a rather long posting, wasn't it?
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My goodness, that was a rather short posting, wasn't it?
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The banana cream pie is my favorite so far.
(not a John Barrowman reference)
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My favorite of my Hannukah gifts was cocoa from the Fairytale Brownies company. It says mix it with either water or milk. Guess which I chose.
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PABLUM PICASSO - my new book about the artist as a toddler
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Awaiting the arrival of the darling daughter.
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I'm missing The Brain From Planet X. I hate those sort of two week runs - just when it's getting smooth and good and you want to start working on things, it's over.
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Oh, well, we'll always have Paris.
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I'm certain that I'll be heating up Ye Olde Spaghetti Sauce and making a little pasta for daughter and her hubs.
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As Spanky And our Gang said - Lazy Day.
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Brain - is he over his laryngitis?
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DR CASON was talking about existentialism earlier.
And of course everyone knows what existential cows say:
Camus.
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We must hear about the presents....DR MS and MR BK have yet to open theirs.
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DR CASON was talking about existentialism earlier.
And of course everyone knows what existential cows say:
Camus.
DR Sandra just explained this to me. She is laughing hysterically.
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DR Sandra just explained this to me. She is laughing hysterically.
Hehehehehehe.
At least if DR SANDRA is laughing, the paper plates are safe. ;D
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I just read aloud Cason's last post, and DR Sandra is laughing hysterically.
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I'm back from the Raines' brunch and I've had too much (can one?) bagels and lox. Yum!
I am now sitting here like so much fish, deciding which DVD to put on and about to open my gifts.
No word from the Macbeths. Hmmm . . .
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Speaking of our DR Cason, I called his parents' house this morning and threatened lurker Karen Murphy with painful torture and stalkings if she did not sign up with HHW and mend her lurking ways. She promisies that this week we will have a new member. And she is a wonderful lady, DRs, as those of us lucky to meet her at The Brain can testify. It hurts me to threaten her.
My existential side tells me this is what Albert Camus would do if he were you, too.
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What would Camus do?
Would too many prunes make Camus doodoo?
Was Camus a practitioner of voodoo?
Do people not familiar with his work ask "Camus who?"
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Page Six Holiday dance. ;D
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Merry Christmas, everybody!
And happy birthday to Evelyn Nesbit!
I am wearing DS-FC (Dear Spot-Faced Cat, in internet lingo) Joshie's present while he's playing outside. It's a feather boa. I look beautiful.
I am also trying to figure out how to work the iPod my aunt sent me. My mom is mad because said aunt didn't stick to the ten-dollar limit they agreed on. I, however, am not complaining.
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I also got stacks of CDs. The Anonymous 4 items put me in a Beta state (no mean feat, since Beta is a defunct format), and, though he is quirky and a little too precious at times, I really enjoyed JRB's solo album. Still unlistened to are the two new Michael John LaC musicals (hey, they were on sale--so sue me). I wonder if these will leave me as cold as everything else he's done has. :)
Which two new musicals are they?
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I'm missing The Brain From Planet X. I hate those sort of two week runs - just when it's getting smooth and good and you want to start working on things, it's over.
That's how I feel about Cannibal. We had just hit our stride and the audiences were eating it up (not literally, though ;)), and then it ends. :-\
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I'm back from my matinee of DREAMGIRLS (actually was home by 2:30). The theater was packed, and the audience was VERY enthusiastic. Yes, Jennifer Hudson stopped the show (if you can call it that with a movie) twice, and "Steppin' into the Bad Side" and "Dreamgirls" also brought down the house. I will be very, very surprised if this movie doesn't hit big. Unlike most of us here, many people don't know this sensational music and will be discovering it for the first time with this film (just like CHICAGO).
I found it a marvelous piece of entertainment, and I found myself thrilled by it on several occasions. I also had a tremendous lump in my throat when it was over, relieved that one of my favorite musicals had been brought to the screen with so much of it intact.
Yes, there are definitely changes to the story, but in the main, I can't complain. I even liked all three of the new songs, especially the one Jennifer Hudson did in the first half of the picture. (Naturally, that's not the one that got the Golden Globe nomination; Beyonce's "Believe" did.)
I found the casting mostly spot-on, but I have to agree that Jamie Foxx just didn't bring enough grit and grouch to his part. His performance is almost nonchalant, and with everyone else throwing themselves into their roles with such vigor, he looked out of his league.
Great to see Loretta Devine and Ken Page in nice little parts (Loretta gets to sing, and her voice is still wonderful). The wig on John Lithgow brought jeers from the audience, the one truly negative reaction from the audience during the movie. Enjoyed seeing John Krasinski (Jim from THE OFFICE) in a tiny bit, and I didn't even recognize Hinton Battle in the movie. When I saw his credit on the screen at the end, I gasped!
See DREAMGIRLS!
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I had time when I got home to watch the last two episodes on the MEDIUM set.
The next to last one featured Kelsey Grammer as the Angel of Death. The premise and mystery were excellent, but just as I felt when I first saw it, the ending was too pat.
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The last of the season's episodes featured the ever-gorgeous David James Elliott as Allison's husband in an extended dream sequence in which her life was totally different. Things managed to work themselves out to everyone's relief but poor defense attorney Watt who always comes out on the losing end of these things. Seems like he'd finally learn not to mess with Allison.
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Just finished loading the software for my dad's new Garmin Streetpilot. It was a gift for him from all of us.
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He and my brother are most excited to go play with the street pilot
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I've got to head down now to get ready for my dinner (maybe date) tonight.
WBBL.
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Gotta run, they keep me very busy around here, no time for computers. We're going to eat a wonderful roast beef, brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes and gravy (potatoes made with cream cheese and sour cream) Lot of christmas cookies and scalloped corn. With a nice wine selection, it should a be a wonderful feast.
Time to go get appetizers and watch ELF.
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Hope everyone is having a great day. Dad was watching over my shoulder a minute ago and is still laughing about the blind date post...sorry TCB, no offense intended.
Better run, can't keep mom waiting
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Poor DR Sandra. She has a brand new IPod and cannot think of a single song to download.
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And I notice she did not mention the gift from her dad and me.
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Today, everyone in the family is going to my sister's house for lunch. It'll be a day of eating and playing games and talking and listening to music. My niece's other grandmother, aunt and her husband will be there, too.
Have a great day, all!!
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Just watched the ANNIE alum documentary, LIFE AFTER TOMORROW, on Showtime. Very emotional and illuminating.
While it's obviously not the same impact on actors' lives, since the ANNIE "orphans" were all really kids, the whole phenomenon brings to mind the current phenomenon of the JERSEY BOYS leads.
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I've got to head down now to get ready for my dinner (maybe date) tonight.
WBBL.
Good luck with it! I always had poor luck.
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Poor DR Sandra. She has a brand new IPod and cannot think of a single song to download.
She should find "Merry Christmas, Darling" by The Carpenters.
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I also went to see DREAMGIRLS today. The theatre was quite full (at 1pm). But what surprised me even more was how packed the whole movie plex was when we got out. It was so full of people i could not believe it.
I have never seen the stage version of the show, but really enjoyed the movie. My mom actually loved it and was gushing when it was over.
My favorite performance was Jennifer Hudson, followed by Jamie Foxx.
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Fog has settled onto the pond and all the surrounding environs here in Johnston SC. The air is cooler, too.
Not much longer before we'll be trekking 'cross the street to chow with the rellies...again.
Honestly, by Christmas Day, I've pretty much "had it" in terms of festivities.
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Good luck with it! I always had poor luck.
I've NEVER trusted anyone's taste with my dates.
I'm too picky, they say.
Heigh-ho!
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We've been watching the History Channel all afternoon. All UFO shows -- Brasil, Mexico, Texas, etc.
Nothing ever changes...lots of theories, lots of assertions, lots of debunking, ZERO evidence and no conclusions.
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Merry Christmas, everybody!
I am also trying to figure out how to work the iPod my aunt sent me. My mom is mad because said aunt didn't stick to the ten-dollar limit they agreed on. I, however, am not complaining.
Did she at least keep your mom's gift under $10? Or do they not exchange gifts?
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FYI, I'm flying back to Oakland on Wednesday morning. I'll be arriving in San Francisco a little after noon, PST.
It's been quite a visit. It seems to have gone by in a hurry, but thinking back on all the events and things we've experienced, it has been fully enjoyed.
By me, at least!
;)
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What would Camus do?
Would too many prunes make Camus doodoo?
Was Camus a practitioner of voodoo?
Do people not familiar with his work ask "Camus who?"
If you named your pet cow after him, would Camus moo?
Is an existential error a Camus boo-boo?
Is an existential Hawaiian dress a Camus muu-muu?
Is an existential BK just Camus too-too?
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Did she at least keep your mom's gift under $10? Or do they not exchange gifts?
No. Probably $25. My sister cheats.
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Would you call an existential African a Camus Zulu?
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No. Probably $25. My sister cheats.
She obviously takes great joy in her gift buying.
I always hated being restricted by limits when I participated in such things.
Of course, if names were being drawn and I wasn't fond of the person whose name I drew, I took great pains to meet the limit AND find something he or she would like (just to spite myself).
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Congrats Bk on your new plateau!
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That is an adorable card Mbarnum!
Merry Christmas everyone!
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A page 7 Snow dance!!
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I got a digital camera... Now I just have to play with it and figure out how to operate it. I did get some CDs and a sweater. And a Best buy certificate to get an external cd/dvd burner. My grandmother has not clue about them and told me it was easier for me to pick it out.
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My sister is the one who set the $10 limit.
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Darling daughter and hubby and friend Skye have come and gone. We had a marvelously marvelous visit with much laughter, they ate some spaghetti and the remainder of the tuna past salad, and cousin Dee Dee and dog Casey stopped by to say hello. I've got about an hour before I toddle off to Cissy Wechter's Christmas bash - I'm going to do everything in my power to not overeat, having already had a bite of tuna pasta salad and a smidgeon of spaghetti - probably not more than three ounces of pasta total.
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My sister is the one who set the $10 limit.
My mother's sister is EXACTLY liike that.
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The family soiree is in full swing, and a second shift of folks are eating.
I've had a bowl of chili and a bowl of chicken-and-dumplings. I've had a slice of chocolate pie and a slice of chocolate cake. I've had two cups of coffee.
In a moment, I'm going back over for some of the barbecue on a bun.
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The prime rib and potatoes are roasting, the herb biscuits are next up. The green beans await steaming.
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Good Evening!
It's always nice to come home.
:)
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So... As I was saying...
I was back in the apartment on lunch break washing some dishes. While washing a coffee mug, the handle broke off, and somehow ended up cutting my left thumb. I thought I had it wrapped up - literally - well enough to continue with my day, but once I got to rehearsal and checked with my stage manager, she immediately called the Company Manager, and the Company Manager drove me to the Emergency Room. Thankfully, the Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys game was on that afternoon, so the ER was actually "slow" and empty. After a short wait, I was sent "behind the curtain", and after getting four stitches, I was sent back home. -With my thumb wrapped up in a couple of layers of gauze. (On the way out of the ER, I joked with the nurse that they wouild probably get slammed now that the football game was over... alas, the nurse "sadly" agreed with me.) The gauze dressing came off two days later, and the stitches were taken out ten days later. -And, right now, I have just a trace of a scar. *And I even played a tech rehearsal with only one thumb functioning! :)
Lesson learned: Washing dishes is bad.
:P
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Wasn't that a wonderful Christmas story?
;)
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So...
As for presents... Since I have three nieces and a nephew, they're the ones who really raked in the Christmas loot this year - as always. However... My brother, Don, gave me a digital camera. Another digital camera to replace the one he gave me last year... the one I lost on the cruise a couple of weeks ago. And it turns out to be a very nice digital camera. My brother, Mike and his wife, gave me a Gap gift card, and my parents gave me a check. :) I also got a great series of gifts from my Secret Santa at the theatre which culminated in a final gift of a chocolate fondue set with a bar of Marie-Belle Dark Chocolate - my fave!
However, I have to say my favorite gift this Christmas - this whole year - has been my niece, Emily. She just turned six months old, and she truly is precious - and she still smiles at me, and laughs with me. It's been wonderful being able to spend time with her while I've been working back down in DC.
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DR Jose! Welcome back. It's so good to see you. I'm sorry about your thumb, but I assume it's healing fine.
The gift is wonderful. But the accompanying card is priceless.
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Nice to have you home, Jose.
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In other news...
All I will say is that the past couple of weeks, months have been "interesting". Not necessarily "bad", just truly "interesting". My work got "interesting". Thankfully, the haze is starting to clear up, and I'm starting to enjoy my work again. -Even if I do find myself rolling my eyes still every now and then. But I'm among some wonderful people, and, now I'm seeing that I was always among them. It's just amazing how one - like myself - can concentrate on the "interesting" stuff in their lives, and not see all the good, all the joy that's been there all along. As the song goes in She Loves Me, it's all about "Perspective".
...Just in time for Christmas too! And that has also been a wonderful Christmas present this year too.
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DR Jose! Welcome back. It's so good to see you. I'm sorry about your thumb, but I assume it's healing fine.
The gift is wonderful. But the accompanying card is priceless.
Heck! I played my whole tech week for She Loves Me with the stitches in my thumb! If anything, it made me clean up my technique a bit.
I hope you enjoy the "read" and the "listen" - those improvisations are truly amazing! And as for the card... <blush>
*And, Thank You, to you too for your gift. I just love the classics. :P
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...And I actually ended up heading down to Richmond this morning to spend Christmas with Steve and his family. So, I'm pretty stuffed right now with country ham biscuits, corn on the cob, green beans (cooked with ham), sausage balls, smoked turkey, deviled eggs, potato salad, sweet potato casserole, chocolate fudge (with and without nuts), pecan pie, pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll, sweet tea (and unsweetened tea, if so desired), etc... It's always Good Eatin' at the Austins!
My family actually did our Christmas "thing" Saturday night - between shows for me - since my brothers - at least the married (and possibly soon-to-be-married ones) - were heading to visit their in-laws (and possibly soon-to-be-in-laws) on Christmas Eve. And that was also quite a meal too: beer can chicken, short ribs with sauerkraut, Cuban-style pork roast, Virginia ham (my father's first "attempt" at a Virginia/country ham - "You didn't soak it?!?!?!"), mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, birthday cake (my niece, Alexandra, was born on Christmas Eve), etc...
Now I'm just trying to decided if I really want to make a stop at IKEA and Potomac Mills (BIG outlet mall) when I head back up to DC tomorrow morning... Hmm... Decisions, decisions...
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And, now... Back to digesting... ;)
Laters...
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Ho-Say!!
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Rain rain rain....my backyard is a muddy mess....on Christmas no less.
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I want some tuna pasta!
BLIND DATE vibes for DR MATTH.
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DR SANDRA should be able to find a plethora of tunes on the site that DRs RODZINSKI and MBARNUM always tout....www.weirdomusic.com
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We met some other families and took all our kids together to see A Night at the Museum. Surprisingly, we were about the only people with kids there. A nice premise, lots of heart, thankfully very little "character arc," and some funny bits by Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney. Robin Williams only does his manic shtick once and the rest of the film plays it surprisingly reserved.
I'm off to my LAST Christmas gig for 2006!! Hoo-ray. Then I actually have a few days off--my first in months.
Tomorrow we meet Sherlock.
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In 24 hours I probably undid all the "studying" I did for my cholesterol test next week. But, dang, was it fun!
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DR Laura, what fun is it to be adult if you cant be a kid once in a while!
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Welcome back DR Jose!
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Good Evening!
It's always nice to come home.
:)
Jose, I am so glad to see you back here posting!
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My family has come for two weeks and are staying with me. I did however spend the afternoon and dinner with my extended family of friends.
Tomorrow is work and I will then try to spend as much time with the family.
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I'm missing The Brain From Planet X. I hate those sort of two week runs - just when it's getting smooth and good and you want to start working on things, it's over.
Never say it's over, never, never, never.
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Well, that was quite odd, wasn't it?
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Had a wonderful Christmas day and have returned...I am pooped...now will sit in front of the TV and watch something.
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...oh, and I came home to a wonderful voice message from Mr. Tony Russel (star of WILD, WILD PLANET and HONEYMOON ITALIAN STYLE) wishing me a very happy holiday and letting me know how wonderful he thought his interview I did with him turned out, which is published in the current issue of VIDEO WATCHDOG ( on newstands now)...that message made me very, very happy!
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Tony Russel page 3 dance!
(http://www.geocities.com/thezorrolegend/disneyzorro/martinez.jpg)
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Well, since I actually got up early today - early for me at least, 8:30am - and since I'm hoping to get an early start back up 95 - I want to avoid as much of the mall and outlet traffic as I can...
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day, and let us all continue to have wonderful days - whether or not it's Christmas.
Goodnight.
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...oh, and I came home to a wonderful voice message from Mr. Tony Russel (star of WILD, WILD PLANET and HONEYMOON ITALIAN STYLE) wishing me a very happy holiday and letting me know how wonderful he thought his interview I did with him turned out, which is published in the current issue of VIDEO WATCHDOG ( on newstands now)...that message made me very, very happy!
Wasn't he in a film with Elvis?
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Welcome back, Jose!
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I just watched ELF, which I hadn't seen snce its initial release, and I enjoyed myself immensely. Alas, I cannot figure out the menu so I know neither how to watch the film with commentary nor where to find the additional scenes. Damn!
I'll worry about it tomorrow.
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Hello!
I'm back from my evening out. First things first: no date. He couldn't make it. We still had a quite fun time with the four of us at the dinner (not counting the two kids). She had a shrimp pasta that was very good and unlike anything I've had before. Also baby asparagus which was great. And cheesecake with raspberry sauce for dessert. Yum!
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After dinner, we got to talking about, of all things, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Even though it's more than a year old now, I've never seen it. Heard about it, of course, and the concert tour of it played here this week, but I never had seen it, so, out comes the DVD, and I finally got to see HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
Not a bad little show, and I would have killed for something like this to have been out when I was taking singing and dancing lessons amid jeers and taunts from my schoolmates.
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I had about 40 minutes before coming upstairs once I got home, so I watched some of the special features on the MEDIUM disc. One was an overview of the entire season done after the season wrapped. Very nice inside information about the making of some of those episodes.
Another featurette dealt specifically with the making of the 3-D episode which I found very interesting.
And, of course, I watched the gag/blooper reel. Lots of fun seeing different sides of the actors than we noramlly see in the episodes.
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After dinner, we got to talking about, of all things, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Even though it's more than a year old now, I've never seen it. Heard about it, of course, and the concert tour of it played here this week, but I never had seen it, so, out comes the DVD, and I finally got to see HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
Not a bad little show, and I would have killed for something like this to have been out when I was taking singing and dancing lessons amid jeers and taunts from my schoolmates.
Some how, Matt, I think we still would have had to put-up with those jeers and taunts from our schoolmates.
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Some how, Matt, I think we still would have had to put-up with those jeers and taunts from our schoolmates.
Probably so, but at least there would have been something to point to and say that here was someone who was an athlete AND a singer/dancer. (And, of course, the entire basketball team showed its dance moves a couple of times during the film.)
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WB DR Jose! Glad you're healed up and able to play!
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Wasn't he in a film with Elvis?
Indeed he was. KING CREOLE
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I forgot to mention yesterday that at the first party I went to, I saw my friend's daughter who helped out on the Rupert Holmes thing up in NY. She said she really enjoyed talking to BK on the telephonic device and that the people in NY were very nice to deal with. I didn't know that this had worked out until yesterday, so I was happy about that and appreciate that they used her...she's a great girl!
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the current issue of VIDEO WATCHDOG ( on newstands now)...
...is apparently impossible to find in Atlanta. Are there any chain stores that might carry it here, MBarnum?
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Poor DH is sick on Christmas so I'm going to try to get him into bed. (So he can get better...)
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Merry Christmas!!
I just stopped in while Keith and Bryan are playing a Play Station game. Kate, Bryan's girlfriend is watching and enjoying laughing at Keith's skills (he keeps crashing his motorcycle. Earlier we watched a DVD from the Basil Rathbone complete Sherlock movie collection we received from Bryan and Kate.
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danise-feel good vibe!
Jose-Good thumb vibes!
DR Sandra-great photo, it made me smile.
'night
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edisauriu-feel better vibes for DH
MBarnum-Great phone call!!
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Back from the Wechter party and a splendidly splendid one it was, filled with nice folks and great food - I don't think I overdid it but it sure feels like I did.
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I don't want to go to the office tomorrow. Maybe I'll find out if I can do my office work from home.
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edisaurus, Laura did a GREAT job and I'm hoping that she'll become my new NY assistant when I do projects there. A delight, really proactive and smart, too, and I couldn't have been more pleased - and Rupert and his assistant felt the same way.
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I'll try to finish Pandora's Box tonight.
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I'm heading off to bed now. Almost 12:30 a.m. here! Yikes!
Good night!
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Sleep, sleep, I couldn't go to sleep...
I'm here for the duration, baby.
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And I am telling you I am not going.
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Leave you, leave you, how could I leave you?
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I will never leave you, I will never go away.
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If ever I would leave you it wouldn't be in springtime.
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I hate to go and leave this pretty site
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And one for staying.
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There'll be no so long dearie around hereie.
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I'm on a roll - an onion roll. They had delicious onion rolls at the party. I had two halves which made one whole - so basically I had one ham sandwich.
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There but for you go I.
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And lest we forget - they call the wind Maria.
And yet, in West Side Story, they call the girl Maria.
How do you solve a problem like Maria/Maria?
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What am I, Henny Youngman all of a sudden?
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I'm so full I probably think this song is about me.
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I spy a rogue named Pogue - he's quite in vogue.
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I cannot stop until I reach 23,000 postings. Only about 940 to go - I can probably do that by midnight.
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Midnight at the oasis, put your Kimmel to bed.
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I guess there's also: Knowing when to leave
Autumn leaves, and here comes winter
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I am my own frenzy.
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Quick, someone make a post because I am nauseated seeing that many me's.
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Maybe I'll be all of page nine - except that FJL got in there.
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I ain't going to help you get there besides this one. Bedtime here. I'm wussing out! Happy Christmas!
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I must not want to finish Pandora's Box very much - I am procrastinating, which, I suppose, is better than anticrastinating.
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The rogue Pogue's brogue has told us he's leaving.
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We will be done with page nine in record time.
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Perhaps I'll tell the story of The Randy Vicar and the Horny Toad.
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I'm making the yuletide gay right now. The yuletide has been straight for far too long, if you ask me.
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There is a lot of ME on this page, but then I'm making up for lost time.
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I'm going for the gold - page nine in under ten minutes.
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Well, fifteen minutes.
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Which isn't bad for flying mostly single 0
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Holy moley on rye, get me to page ten.
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This is mighty entertaining.
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Page nine is being obstinate.
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But, this ought to do it.
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Flying single O - Isn't that from Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol?
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Sorry, THIS ought to do it.
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Page ten in less than fifteen minutes - that's what I'M talkin' about.
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And now I shall try to finish Pandora's Box.
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I just read aloud Cason's last post, and DR Sandra is laughing hysterically.
I do what I can.
Our mantra for last night was: "Why try to be something, when you can just be..."
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We're flying single o
Maybe there's two o's, but I don't know
But we've got a hit song that wasn't sung by Scrooge Magoo
But now it's sung by a non-needy Jew
Fanny
Fanny just needs Fanny
She's the most selfish person in the world
Sufficient
She's so self-sufficient
But since we need a big hit song
Who cares if it's all wrong
For Fanny
Fanny just needs Fanny
She's the happiest person in the world
With one person
One very special person
She'll sit right there on the shelf
Truly content with herself
Where am I going with this? :)
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Gosh, it's late. And the only other "leave" song I could find is "Leave it to Levy" and I'm not sure that's in keeping iwth the theme.
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Playing with my new toy... a digital camera... and Alas... I need to get a memory stick...
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We miss dear reader Sandra and her frequent cries of "Cherry Coke" "Floop" and "Underpants."
Cherry Coke!
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Floop!
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Let's have the other two!
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Underpants!
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Let's have the other one!
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She beat me to the punch TWICE! Now there is no more punch and I shall have to content myself with Diet Coke.
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I will have to get the needed item for camera sometime this week...
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I had a lovely Christmas dinner of Cherry Coke and floop. Once again, I was the only one eating said floop and drinking said Cherry Coke. The rest of my family really missed out.
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Well, you got Cherry Coke and floop into the report, but I'm also quite sure you were wearing UNDERPANTS, and proper underpants at that.
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But of course. I didn't think you wanted to hear about THAT.
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It's late and I have a lot of sitting around to do tomorrow, so I'm going to try to get the cat to make some space for me on the futon so I can go to sleep. Good night everybody!
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Diet!!
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Me has been very, very bad!!
Back to the regiment next week!!
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I wonder if i could get to 300...
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I hope everyone had a wonderful day.
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and I missed the return of DR Jose. Welcome back.
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I hope you did also Tom!!
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295!!
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The forecasters are predicing snow for Thursday here.
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297
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298
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I get to start celebrating newyears early... My bday is the day before...
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January 12 is my one year anniversary on HHW!
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Hooray Page 11 Snow Dance!!
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Tomorrow we meet Sherlock.
I'm jealous! :)
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Hooray we are over 300 posts tonight!
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JMK is a lucky person... Please share photos!
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Tonight, I went to my sister's house and my parents were there. We ate and played cards (Phase 10...what else?) and listened to Christmas music. I came home and watched an episode of "Doctor Who," an episode of "Las Vegas" and I'm now on my third episode of "Medium." Finally, I'm able to watch some of those episodes that I've had on the DVR!! I decided to delete without watching all four episodes (each) of "The Class" and "Old Christine." I have enjoyed watching them (especially "Christine") but trying to catch up with them just all of a sudden didn't interest me. What does that mean?? ::)
Anyway, I'll watch them as they come on, but if I get that backed up again, I won't. ;)
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Welcome back, Jose!! ;D
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Diet!!
Diet is die with a t!
;)