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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were UPS (Undeniably Prosaic Stuff) and an adventure, and now it is time for you to post until the UPS (Urrival Probably Soon) come home.
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And the word of the day is: PROCELLOUS!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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Breaking News...we have a new President-elect!
That is all. ;D
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And now I really must get to sleep, so good night BK, Der Brucer and everyone else.
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We have made history in the US...
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And the word of the day is: PROCELLOUS!
Roman Consul circa AD 190
der Brucer
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bk, I have never had a good experience with UPS...I have another word for them but this is a family site...
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health vibes to jhvw....
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We have made history in the US...
And, sadly, dozens of white supremacists are no doubt lining up to replace Oswald in the history books.
der Brucer
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***HEALTH VIBES***
to DR jhvw
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SWITCHED (http://www.switched.com/2008/11/04/wal-mart-cutting-cd-shelf-space-to-make-room-for-blu-ray/?icid=200100397x1212310079x1200815805)
Wal-Mart Cutting CD Shelf Space to Make Room for Blu-ray
Remember the days of watching big box retailers like a hawk to see if more shelf space was being given to Blu-ray or HD DVD? Yeah, epic times. Now, however, a new report is suggesting that Wal-Mart may be giving more of its packaged media space to Blu-ray Discs rather than music CDs. The reason? A 23-percent decline in CD sales during the first four weeks of Q4. Richard Greenfield, analyst with Pali Capital, believes that Wally World is "increasing its exposure to consumer electronics, video games and Blu-ray, and reducing floor space devoted to CDs and standard DVDs."
der Brucer
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Really really loved Billy Porter's production of SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (a very entertaining revue of songs made famous by Stevie Wonder) when I saw it at the Venetian in Vegas some years back.
(since Billy Porter is mentioned in BK's notes)
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And the word of the day is: PROCELLOUS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: STORMY WEATHER
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I do not remember the last CD I bought in a store....with the exception of some music CD's at the Dollar Tree......
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Good news last night from DR JMK about the DDD sale......now we just need those codes.
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I was very moved by John McCain's concession speech last night -
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmJfimrZW3jBur_BmaFtqj7mfFgQD948JFJG5
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Let's see.....yes I am glad so many DR's enjoyed the Disco Dancer video....I also watched the Kitty Cat Dance....very funny.
Last night I also watched AJNABEE....about two impossibly beautiful Indian couples....
One couple is Raj and Priya, he is a Polo Coach....they are newly married and go to live in Switzerland where they meet.....Vicky (male) and Sonia..... Vicky is an entrepreneur with a lot of money....there is polo, cooking, skiing, a trip to Mauritius, a cruise on an ocean liner.....and wife swapping.....sort of.
Akshay Bobby and Bobby Deol who play the husbands are most handsome....and this movie from 2001 has some lovely music. The women are unbelievably beautiful as well....and are not...uh....shy.
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One of the livelier songs from AJNABEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghS1C81s7QY
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My question for ASK BK day......first you read the book and then you saw the movie.....which movie came closest to your ideas of the book.
And then first you saw the movie, then you read the book.....which book disappointed you most......
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For me....to begin....
Gone With the Wind
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
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I must get me to work -- have a lovely day all!!
VIBES for all!
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Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
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The rat hole (remember RH from yesterday) is now a mouse hole, still difficult but one of the traps has been removed.
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We have made history in the US...
And, sadly, dozens of white supremacists are no doubt lining up to replace Oswald in the history books.
der Brucer
P-too! P-too on saying such a thing, DR der Brucer!
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My question for ASK BK day......first you read the book and then you saw the movie.....which movie came closest to your ideas of the book.
And then first you saw the movie, then you read the book.....which book disappointed you most......
Book first, then movie: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Movie first, then disappointing book: would the novelization of THE EYES OF LAURA MARS count?
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Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
I wouldn't doubt that Prob 8 (along with the Florida prop) will be overturned in the courts. But still a let down that it passed.
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* * * * * Health Vibes For DR jhvw * * * * *
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I'm not ashamed to admit that I burst out crying at 11:00 pm last night. Tears of joy, they were.
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My suggestions to President Obama to help our economy:
1. Sell Alaska to Canada.
2. Give the 50th state slot to Puerto Rico.
Admit it, wouldn't Puerto Rico be much more happenin' as a state?
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Page Two Dance:
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Wednesday morning greetings! I stayed up too, too late last night, but wouldn't have missed those 2 speeches for anything.
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Good morning, all! I am very happy today about the election results except for the re-election of that idiot Miichele Bachmann and the passing of gay marriage bans in several states. While I'm not in particular a believer in marriage in any form, given the casual treatment it receives from too many heterosexual couples, I find it sad that the narrow minds pushing the passage of such acts see no further than the ends of their noses and encourage the continuation of bigotry and stupidity. And that's my soapbox.
So, today, I think I will wander down to the NYPL for a bit of research and return here to continue the Frank Loesser project.
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I think the President-Elect's first act should be to require more accountability...
...from UPS.
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What will they think of next? :)
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Diet Soda Cake
It could NOT be any easier. Just take a box of cake mix, and INSTEAD of adding the eggs, oil, water, etc., that the box tells you to add, just mix with 1 can of diet soda, and then bake according to box directions (or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean). That's it! You can do the same with brownie mix as well. Lots of people stick to Diet Coke and chocolate cake, but I have experimented with various cake and soda combos. Diet cream soda and diet lemon-lime soda both work GREAT with yellow and white cakes, as do fruity diet sodas like black cherry and orange. Have fun and be adventurous!
By the way, a lot of people have emailed in saying that they add a can of black beans to their cake or brownie mix instead of the recommended ingredients (and then mix with an electric mixer and bake according to the directions on the box). I've tried that, and it tasted good, but please remember this -- while the beans are healthy and contain fiber, a can of them typically has over 300 calories, so they'll add an extra 25 - 30 calories to each serving of your cake. Diet soda adds no calories.
Of course if you want to add fiber, there's always our favorite... CANNED PUMPKIN! So depending on what you're looking for, alter your cake-baking accordingly. Have fun!!!
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In 1974 or so, I became friendly with a fantastic high school musician who played clarinet and saxophone in several productions I worked on. While he was going to Harvard, he came down to Manhattan to visit a couple of times, and I'm very proud of all he's done with his life. I got an email from him yesterday morning; he'd gone to our hometown to help Obama with the Ohio election and I just got a nice email about how well he thought it had gone (Big Understatement!). A couple of years ago, when his book was published, he sent me a copy accusing me and my forcing him to purchase from a $1.00 bin at Sam Goody's the OBC of WORKING for making the book possible.
http://dsmcintosh.com/DSMcIntosh/Home.html
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And so is my computer. Thankfully! WHEW!!
*I had to do the "Parameter RAM" reset that bk had to do a few days ago. However, I was going to head down to 5th Avenue anyway this morning, so I was all set to stop by the Apple Store if I had to. But for now, I don't.
Again, WHEW!
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In 1974 or so, I became friendly with a fantastic high school musician who played clarinet and saxophone in several productions I worked on. While he was going to Harvard, he came down to Manhattan to visit a couple of times, and I'm very proud of all he's done with his life. I got an email from him yesterday morning; he'd gone to our hometown to help Obama with the Ohio election and I just got a nice email about how well he thought it had gone (Big Understatement!). A couple of years ago, when his book was published, he sent me a copy accusing me and my forcing him to purchase from a $1.00 bin at Sam Goody's the OBC of WORKING for making the book possible.
http://dsmcintosh.com/DSMcIntosh/Home.html
Hmm, I wonder if he's the son of someone I know? Did his family live on Milton Road? Did I work on any of those productions?
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In 1974 or so, I became friendly with a fantastic high school musician who played clarinet and saxophone in several productions I worked on. While he was going to Harvard, he came down to Manhattan to visit a couple of times, and I'm very proud of all he's done with his life. I got an email from him yesterday morning; he'd gone to our hometown to help Obama with the Ohio election and I just got a nice email about how well he thought it had gone (Big Understatement!). A couple of years ago, when his book was published, he sent me a copy accusing me and my forcing him to purchase from a $1.00 bin at Sam Goody's the OBC of WORKING for making the book possible.
http://dsmcintosh.com/DSMcIntosh/Home.html
Hmm, I wonder if he's the son of someone I know? Did his family live on Milton Road? Did I work on any of those productions?
Yep! Milton Road. I used to stop by and see his family when I was back in Ohio to learn what David was up to. At one point he was living in New York on 79th Street or so and I didn't know it until I ran into him on the subway.
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So are we allowed to discuss politics now? Saying something like at last this country has come to its collective senses? :)
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And what a telling difference in "classiness" between the audience reaction during McCain's concession speech and Obama's acceptance speech.
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Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
>:(
The fight is hardly over!
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Interesting link DR ELMORE.....we always make a difference, but it's always nice to find out the positive results. That looks like a very interesting book....
DR SINGDAW.....I am going to try that recipe!!! Not today....maybe tomorrow.
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Good morning!
More overcast but it promisees to be a day devoid of rain, so that will be nice. (More rain slated for Friday).
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I should be able to finish up with SUPERNATURAL today with no trouble. There are some bonus features, but I don't think there are hours of them.
I plan to watch last night's THE SHIELD as I cook and eat lunch before beginning on my work discs.
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On TV Tonight!™
NBC - KNIGHT RIDER, LIFE (new time), LAW & ORDER (season premiere)
CBS - comedies, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI; NY
ABC - DANCING WITH THE STARS results, PRIVATE PRACTICE, DIRTY SEXY MONEY
FOX - BONES, HOUSE (rerun)
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What used to be a throwaway night of TV is now pretty full. I'll be watching BONES, LIFE, and LAW & ORDER tonight (recorded but watched slightly later so I can speed through commercials).
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Well... I'm off to the Apple Store... :-\
Laters...
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I am THISCLOSE to an Apple......
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Season Finale of TOP DESIGN........
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The Rat Hole is back!!!
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Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
You're always valid in my book, Singdaw!!!
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HEALTH VIBES to DR jhvw
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So are we allowed to discuss politics now? Saying something like at last this country has come to its collective senses? :)
I'd like to thank one person in particular for yesterday's results!
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I am more seriously swamped with review discs than I think I ever have been. I still have both the 14 disc A&E Adventure Collection and The 60's to get through, the UK series Primeval, Chabrol's Madame Bovary, plus Blu-rays of Hellboy II and a Paul McCartney concert disc. Plus I just found out I'm soon to be getting the Blu-ray of Get Smart, as well as the new Monty Python megaset and the latest Disney tin of Donald Duck stuff. Oy.
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So what am I doing posting here? ;) (A question I'm sure some of you ask with great regularity).
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Oh, I forgot--I'm also the new default "classical" reviewer so I'm getting some new Naxos Blu-rays, too. I think a Balanchine compilation and some early opera whose name I forget right now.
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Blu-Ray........I am sad to think that I will have to upgrade again....soon.....
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Blu-Ray........I am sad to think that I will have to upgrade again....soon.....
They'll look fantastic on your 13" analog Emerson! ;)
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BK, I sympathize with you.
UPS has got to be one of the worst companies on Earth to do business with...or to work for.
Years ago, I owned a check-cashing business. One day, a UPS driver came to me with a company check, which I verified with the company, then cashed. 2-3 days later I got the check back, "Payment Stopped".
Turns out the check was issued in error, so the company stopped it.
Unfortunately for UPS, under California law, I was a "holder in due course". That means that if the check was, indeed, issued by the company (even in error) and I cash it (taking reasonable care to verify its athenticity), then both the company and the person that cashed it are on the hook to pay me.
I called the folks at UPS, explained the law to them and their attitude was "Tough," so I sued them in Small Claims Court for 3 times the amount of the check.
To defend themselves, they sent the poor driver (who honestly believed that there was no error in his check) and his supervisor. The driver had been told to make the situation go away if he wanted to keep his job.
I felt sorry for the guy, so I settled for the amount of the check and my court costs.
My wife, who used to own a small company, could write a book about the problems she had with UPS.
Go Fed-Ex!
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I've always had really good luck with UPS. We've had the same driver in this neighborhood for probably 10+ years, and he knows us personally, always brings the packages into the covered garage and leaves them there and also defaults to leaving them even if they need a signature (we've asked him to do that). He'll come back to get the signature if he needs it.
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Thought for the day:
Do something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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While I'm not in particular a believer in marriage in any form, given the casual treatment it receives from too many heterosexual couples....
Luckily there's folks like Jane and Vixmom and Ginny and me, who picked swell guys and find it a joy to be married for years and years and years.
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Jmk, I really hate to get controversial (who'm I kidding, I love to get controversial when I can :) ) - but as a person who sends stuff UPS and at times relies on having a signature as proof that the item was received, your UPS guy's approach to signatures bothers me just a tad.
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But really, just a tad, and in your case I know you are honorable people, and the UPS guy must know that too.
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Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
I wouldn't doubt that Prob 8 (along with the Florida prop) will be overturned in the courts. But still a let down that it passed.
What confounds me is that this was a constitutional amendment. It should require a 2/3 vote to pass, but somehow it doesn't (and doesn't have 2/3, either). The result is hardly a mandate, but I think it IS a result founded on fear and prejudice and hatred.
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Blu-Ray........I am sad to think that I will have to upgrade again....soon.....
They'll look fantastic on your 13" analog Emerson! ;)
And at my age....I can't look at an Emerson product without thinking Faye had something to do with its manufacture.
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Since January of 2005, I have had my oil changed at the Mobil Oil Quik Change. It has taken between 15 and 20 minutes.
Today, under President-elect Barack Obama....it took 45 minutes.
I'm just saying.............
I do hope that was not intended as a racist joke. It certainly seems to be one, though.
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My question for ASK BK day......first you read the book and then you saw the movie.....which movie came closest to your ideas of the book.
And then first you saw the movie, then you read the book.....which book disappointed you most......
Rosemary's Baby - the perfect adaptation of a book - the film IS the book. Second, To Kill A Mockingbird, captures the feeling of the book wonderfully, but it's not quite the book.
For the second part of the question: Maybe The Birds.
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While I'm not in particular a believer in marriage in any form, given the casual treatment it receives from too many heterosexual couples....
Luckily there's folks like Jane and Vixmom and Ginny and me, who picked swell guys and find it a joy to be married for years and years and years.
And then there are my brothers, each on a third marriage!
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But really, just a tad, and in your case I know you are honorable people, and the UPS guy must know that too.
He knows my "at home" and "away" schedule, so he will sometimes drop stuff off while he's in my neck o' the woods and then come back before the end of the day to get the actual signature.
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Since January of 2005, I have had my oil changed at the Mobil Oil Quik Change. It has taken between 15 and 20 minutes.
Today, under President-elect Barack Obama....it took 45 minutes.
I'm just saying.............
I do hope that was not intended as a racist joke. It certainly seems to be one, though.
???
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I'm in the same boat, DR JMK. A week ago, I wa down to one disc left to review. Within a week, I had a huge stack with more to come (WALL-E on Blu-ray, KUNG FU PANDA, the Criterion Blu-rays). I don't believe I'll be watching any DVDs "for fun" for the next couple of weeks.
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Forgot one little addendum to my post yesterday on the upcoming 25% off sale--it will also be mirrored on DDD's "sister" site, DVDPlanet. I highly recommend checking out both sites for prices. I was really surprised to find during the spring sale that quite a bit of stuff was cheaper at DVDPlanet than DDD.
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Oh, let's keep politics out of here for a while longer. As to Prop 8, I've still heard it's too close to predict, with many absentee ballots to be counted. The amount of money that the pro 8 people spent is nauseating, as was their lying, deceitful campaign, and hopefully all those holier-than-thou morally specious individuals will get the karma they so richly deserve should the bill pass.
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I'd go along with ROSEMARY'S BABY as the most satisfying book to film project.
For me, the most disappointing was VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. Not a great book but a great read, and so many bad decisions were made bringing it to the screen.
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Oh, let's keep politics out of here for a while longer. As to Prop 8, I've still heard it's too close to predict, with many absentee ballots to be counted. The amount of money that the pro 8 people spent is nauseating, as was their lying, deceitful campaign, and hopefully all those holier-than-thou morally specious individuals will get the karma they so richly deserve should the bill pass.
Ummmm.....isn't Prop 8 political?
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I was awakened at six this morning by a call from UPS telling me that my package was on the right truck and would be delivered today. I went back to sleep At eight, I was awakened again by another call from UPS telling me my package was on the right truck and would be delivered today. I was too groggy to deal with talking about filing my complaint, but I'll do that shortly.
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Oh, and I'm up.
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I guess I'll head down now to check the mail and get lunch started.
WBBL.
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Since January of 2005, I have had my oil changed at the Mobil Oil Quik Change. It has taken between 15 and 20 minutes.
Today, under President-elect Barack Obama....it took 45 minutes.
I'm just saying.............
I do hope that was not intended as a racist joke. It certainly seems to be one, though.
???
I'd be delighted to be wrong.
But given the statement....Black president-elect...blue-collar workers doing oil changes, likely African-American or other minority...working efficiently one day and then, with a black president-elect, taking three times longer to do that the job....THAT reads like a slur to me.
It could, of course, simply have been meant to be a comment on a new bureaucracy slowing things down, but since Washington has been stagnant the past two years, I hardly see how it could be less effective than it has been
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I really liked THE CARPETBAGGERS - remember when Harold Robbins was scandalous? And the movie version, although I liked it a lot - left out some really good stuff.
I was particularly disappointed that Carroll Baker's RINA didn't get the hospital death scene that is in the book....
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Oh, let's keep politics out of here for a while longer. As to Prop 8, I've still heard it's too close to predict, with many absentee ballots to be counted. The amount of money that the pro 8 people spent is nauseating, as was their lying, deceitful campaign, and hopefully all those holier-than-thou morally specious individuals will get the karma they so richly deserve should the bill pass.
Ummmm.....isn't Prop 8 political?
If you mean, by political, a "hate crime", then yes.
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RLP, I find it very distasteful that you would even consider that JRAnd meant that at a slur. I got the joke. Evidently you did not.
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RLP, I find it very distasteful that you would even consider that JRAnd meant that at a slur. I got the joke. Evidently you did not.
I don't get the joke at all, MBarnum. Perhaps you can explain it.
To me, the alleged joke itself was distasteful.
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No it wasn't meant to be racist. I would delete it, but it has been quoted.
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Elmore, I agree with you. There are many many more divorces than long-lasting marriages. I am so glad that I am one of the fortunate ones.
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I see that my braces-on-the-brain, homophobic, narrow-mnded, God-fearing Christian niece-by-marriage has posted on her MySpace page how proud she is of her home state Alabama for voting Republican and how disappointed she is in Ohio. I think I need to urge my nephew to divorce her. Or commit her. Or send her painless methods of suicide.
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The shocking and shameful history of the county seat of my hometown. :(
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E7DC1F39F934A25756C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E7DC1F39F934A25756C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all)
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So what am I doing posting here? ;) (A question I'm sure some of you ask with great regularity).
What about the ANNETTE set?
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Elmore, I agree with you. There are many many more divorces than long-lasting marriages. I am so glad that I am one of the fortunate ones.
My friends Peggy and Peter, the parents of my goddaughter Emily, the parents of my goddaughter Charlotte, all have proven marriage can be a commitment as well, but there are too many who change marriages daily as others change underwear, and I find that no endorsement for the institution at all. I am very happy for you and those on HHW who have proven a commitment can work. I hope our DR singdaw can be given the chance to prove it, too.
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I think it's time to walk down to the NYPL for a spell.
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I see that my braces-on-the-brain, homophobic, narrow-mnded, God-fearing Christian niece-by-marriage has posted on her MySpace page how proud she is of her home state Alabama for voting Republican and how disappointed she is in Ohio. I think I need to urge my nephew to divorce her. Or commit her. Or send her painless methods of suicide.
Washington just joined Oregon in offering assisted suicide. ;)
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So what am I doing posting here? ;) (A question I'm sure some of you ask with great regularity).
What about the ANNETTE set?
Another reviewer got that one.
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So what am I doing posting here? ;) (A question I'm sure some of you ask with great regularity).
What about the ANNETTE set?
Another reviewer got that one.
Bummer.
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No it wasn't meant to be racist. I would delete it, but it has been quoted.
Thanks for saying that, Jack. I hoped it wasn't. I have to let everyone here know that despite "our" differences in the past, I am not hellbent on thinking the worst of you or anyone here.
All my relatives are in South Carolina and Virginia. I'm quite sure my Virginia relatives are spitting tacks this morning. My mom and aunt worked the polls in South Carolina (Edgefield County) and I have been more than up to my neck in alligators every time we speak on the phone. My mom has been sending me everything that comes her way via e-mail that vilifies Obama and praises McCain. It's what she's exposed to. My aunt's house has Fox News on 24/7 with only a brief changeover for a sports program.
I can well imagine I'm going to hear a lot of stuff in a couple of months that will make me question (for the millionth time) whether I was actually adopted. It's sad to me that they are all "one" in their views about politics. Nothing "Democrat" is ever good (except the governor who, for unfathomable reasons, seems to be a Democrat more often than not).
All of that said, I am sincere about not getting the joke. It was likely heinous of me to believe you would make a racist statement, but sometimes folks say things I know they don't mean to say in the way that they say them.
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RLP, I find it very distasteful that you would even consider that JRAnd meant that at a slur. I got the joke. Evidently you did not.
I don't get the joke at all, MBarnum. Perhaps you can explain it.
To me, the alleged joke itself was distasteful.
Well, lets see. All candidates are about change and making things better. JRand, jokingly plays the type of person expecting immediate change or wanting to place immediate blame. His first activity of the day after election doesn't go well. He blames the new presidency. Jokingly.
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Boetticher/Scott Westerns all great. BK, You're right; Buchanan Rides Alone is not quite as good as the others, but still fun. THE TALL "T" is one of the best and, given the election results, may I quote from it, "Come on, It's gonna be a nice day!"
P.S. - And now may Sarah Palin retire to the obscurity she so richly deserves and may we never hear her name uttered again in the lower 48.
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I wonder if DR SWW knows about this?
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Goddam AT&T!!!! Whom the fat hell do you have to screw to get a live customer service rep and not a stupid automated voice? Some days modern technology can blow it right out its collective ass.
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I'd go along with ROSEMARY'S BABY as the most satisfying book to film project.
For me, the most disappointing was VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. Not a great book but a great read, and so many bad decisions were made bringing it to the screen.
Two movies that were much better than their books:
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
JAWS
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Goddam AT&T!!!! Whom the fat hell do you have to screw to get a live customer service rep and not a stupid automated voice? Some days modern technology can blow it right out its collective ass.
A young man from AT & T came to my door yesterday telling me that all of my neighbors were switching over and they could give us a great deal on a triple play....I said no thanks.....
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RLP, I find it very distasteful that you would even consider that JRAnd meant that at a slur. I got the joke. Evidently you did not.
Maybe I should have just blamed the person who was obviously responsible:
I don't get the joke at all, MBarnum. Perhaps you can explain it.
To me, the alleged joke itself was distasteful.
Well, lets see. All candidates are about change and making things better. JRand, jokingly plays the type of person expecting immediate change or wanting to place immediate blame. His first activity of the day after election doesn't go well. He blames the new presidency. Jokingly.
RLP, I find it very distasteful that you would even consider that JRAnd meant that at a slur. I got the joke. Evidently you did not.
I don't get the joke at all, MBarnum. Perhaps you can explain it.
To me, the alleged joke itself was distasteful.
Well, lets see. All candidates are about change and making things better. JRand, jokingly plays the type of person expecting immediate change or wanting to place immediate blame. His first activity of the day after election doesn't go well. He blames the new presidency. Jokingly.
Maybe I should have blamed the person who was obviously responsible.
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Good Morning, once again!
...And it must be "Cute Mac Genius Day" at the 5th Avenue Apple Store. ;)
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Everybody Breathe!
Count to 10.
Then Breathe Again.
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Boetticher/Scott Westerns all great. BK, You're right; Buchanan Rides Alone is not quite as good as the others, but still fun. THE TALL "T" is one of the best and, given the election results, may I quote from it, "Come on, It's gonna be a nice day!"
This is a great DVD set and the documentary on Boetticher is fascinating. I've watched 3 of the 5 films, thus far.
Boetticher was one of my publicity clients back in the late 1960s. He was a very interesting man who would be the first one to admit that he was self-destructive careerwise. At that time, he was contemplating filing a lawsuit against Universal over TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA, the Clint Eastwood movie. He claimed that he'd sold the studio his script with the proviso that he also direct, so when Don Siegel was assigned to the project, Budd yelled "Foul". I don't know how the matter was settled.
I last saw him 2-3 months before he died. I had a lobby card from THE TALL T, signed by Randolph Scott, and I wanted Budd's signature on it also. Thie piece currently hangs on my living room wall.
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Since January of 2005, I have had my oil changed at the Mobil Oil Quik Change. It has taken between 15 and 20 minutes.
Today, under President-elect Barack Obama....it took 45 minutes.
I'm just saying.............
I do hope that was not intended as a racist joke. It certainly seems to be one, though.
???
I'd be delighted to be wrong.
But given the statement....Black president-elect...blue-collar workers doing oil changes, likely African-American or other minority...working efficiently one day and then, with a black president-elect, taking three times longer to do that the job....THAT reads like a slur to me.
It could, of course, simply have been meant to be a comment on a new bureaucracy slowing things down, but since Washington has been stagnant the past two years, I hardly see how it could be less effective than it has been
I took it as a joke and knowing Jrand I'm absolutely sure it was not meant as a racial slur - and I think everyone here knows that.
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;D
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Moving on....
DR JOSE....pictures of the Apple genii please.
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I responded before seeing the other responses.
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DR elmore - Regardless of your catty response, the only person responsible for last night's election results is Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama.
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Here is a non-controversial post:
For lunch, I am eating Minnestrone, a Gyro, and a banana.
Not necesarily in that order.
:)
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I talked to another supervisor - he's told me someone will be calling me from the Van Nuys office to hear my complaint. I told him no one would call. He suggested I write the corporate offices, which I may well do.
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Moving on....
DR JOSE....pictures of the Apple genii please.
Hmm.. I do have my iPhone...
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I guess I should think about doing the long jog - I'm a bit tired from having been awakened at six - and that particular call actually came from the Van Nuys office.
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So I suppose I can call that number and see if I can get the head person on the phone.
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And I had to go to 5 businesses this morning before I could find a hard copy of today's New York Times to purchase.
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I got my flu shot today.
The brochure they handed me indicates that it takes up to 2 weeks for protection to develop, but then lasts up to a year. I guess "up to" is the operative term.
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see if I can get the head person on the phone.
The foot person is more fun.
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I must say (re: the election) that for someone who does not live in the US (me) it seems like such an odd system that the entire state goes entirely Republican or Democrat.
In Canada (i don't know if it's any better but), in the city of montreal for example every suburb is counted as one. So the majority in that suburb is what counts. The more populated provinces do end up having the most say.
I wonder do any countries just go strictly by majority?
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Or, failing that, Horton Foote.
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DR elmore - Regardless of your catty response, the only person responsible for last night's election results is Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama.
I hope you don't get too cold sitting on that Monument of Superiority.
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Tonight on tv i will be watching Dancing With The Stars, So you think you can dance canada, and Life.
Btw, BK, i know it sucks re: lies and UPS ... but you seem like you are getting very upset. Was it urgent that you get that parcel? IMO if it's not urgent then just complain but don't let yourself get so worked up.
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DR SINGDAW was the minnestrone from Minneapolis?
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It looks like my new MacBook will be going "away" for 5-7 days. Ah, well. At least Jason was cute. ;)
*Strangely enough, my previous iBook also had a hardware issue after just a month's use.
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minestrone
DR elmore - Regardless of your catty response, the only person responsible for last night's election results is Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama.
I hope you don't get too cold sitting on that Monument of Superiority.
There's lots of company up here.
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minestrone DR elmore - Regardless of your catty response, the only person responsible for last night's election results is Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama.
I hope you don't get too cold sitting on that Monument of Superiority.
There's lots of company up here.
Yep, and I think we're all along the same mountain range. ;)
*And I only made my initial comment/response in order not to diminish the efforts of BOTH parties over the past two years. We ALL still have to strive to work together despite our differences, and not take a jab at the other side in gloat. There are still Blue AND Red States out there. Work with, not against.
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Monument of Superiority.
Mine is bigger than yours? ;)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:4npckm8JuUlpqM:http://loveforlife.com.au/files/washington-monument-picture.jpg)
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was the minnestrone from Minneapolis?
I suppose it certainly could have been! :)
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Ah, well. At least Jason was cute.
Prove it.
;)
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OK... Now that I'm descending from my mountain top/cloud/perch/horse, it's time for me to head over to the Met.
Laters...
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Ah, well. At least Jason was cute.
Prove it.
;)
Well, I guess I could upload his pic to my Facebook page in the meantime...
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Monument of Superiority.
Mine is bigger than yours? ;)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:4npckm8JuUlpqM:http://loveforlife.com.au/files/washington-monument-picture.jpg)
That goes without saying.
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I talked to another supervisor - he's told me someone will be calling me from the Van Nuys office to hear my complaint. I told him no one would call. He suggested I write the corporate offices, which I may well do.
Send the letter by Fedex, They may get the message
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It looks like my new MacBook will be going "away" for 5-7 days. Ah, well. At least Jason was cute. ;)
*Strangely enough, my previous iBook also had a hardware issue after just a month's use.
The only issue we've had with our MacBook has been attributed to the Newman's Own Pineapple Salsa that I slopped on it during an HHW Tony par-tay.
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Well I am on my back to Florida. Fortunately the weather has been nice the last two days. My folks are not in great shape. I wish I didn't have to leave.
See you all tomorrow
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There are directions on a box of Ritz Crackers to "Open for Fun." Well, I did, and I had so much fun that I think I'll go to grocery store and open ALL the boxes for fun.
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I was looking at a catalogue of flowers and bulbs, and this one caught my eye:
Well-Endowed Reblooming German Iris
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Vibes for the parents of DR MS.
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There are directions on a box of Ritz Crackers to "Open for Fun." Well, I did, and I had so much fun that I think I'll go to grocery store and open ALL the boxes for fun.
I think we should ALL do that!
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Well I am on my back to Florida. Fortunately the weather has been nice the last two days. My folks are not in great shape. I wish I didn't have to leave.
See you all tomorrow
Good luck, Michael.
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Here is a non-controversial post:
For lunch, I am eating Minnestrone, a Gyro, and a banana.
Not necesarily in that order.
:)
That is unnatural and should be banned. I am starting a petition.
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There are directions on a box of Ritz Crackers to "Open for Fun." Well, I did, and I had so much fun that I think I'll go to grocery store and open ALL the boxes for fun.
;D
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***HEALTH VIBES***
for the parents of DR Michael S.!!!
***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
for DR Michael S.!!!
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I am starting a petition.
Let us know how that works out for you! :D
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I am watching a 2002 BBC documentary about Luchino Visconti. It features a contemporary interview with Helmet Berger.
I don't feel so fat now.
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DR GINNY - I could have told you salsa and apples are not a good combination.
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Maybe I should have blamed the person who was obviously responsible.
(http://www.topnews.in/usa/files/hillary-clinton.jpg)
Looks to me like she's already blaming you, DR JRand.
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it's time for me to head over to the Met.
Practice, practice, practice...
Oh no, wait. That's Carnegie Hall.
Never mind.
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Maybe I should have blamed the person who was obviously responsible.
(http://www.topnews.in/usa/files/hillary-clinton.jpg)
Looks to me like she's already blaming you, DR JRand.
I can take it.
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So... I have an extra ticket to DOCTOR ATOMIC tonight at The Met... -You know the drill.
*And I didn't realize that one of my former students in singing in the new production of LA DAMNATION DE FAUST, so it looks like I'll be back here on Friday possibly. :)
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minestrone DR elmore - Regardless of your catty response, the only person responsible for last night's election results is Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama.
I hope you don't get too cold sitting on that Monument of Superiority.
There's lots of company up here.
Yep, and I think we're all along the same mountain range. ;)
*And I only made my initial comment/response in order not to diminish the efforts of BOTH parties over the past two years. We ALL still have to strive to work together despite our differences, and not take a jab at the other side in gloat. There are still Blue AND Red States out there. Work with, not against.
Listen, buster, I waited eight looooonnnng years to gloat, and no mere well-reasoned call for moderation and civility will deter me. ;)
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In other semi-related news, my broker's assistant just emailed me to basically tell me not to look at my October statement.
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~~~~VIBES TO THE PARENTS OR DR MICHAEL S~~~~~
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I received my quarterly e-mail 401(k) statment two weeks ago and it's just sitting in my mailbox. I opened it so that it would fall into the old-mail file cabinet but I have yet to look at it. Since I'm back in the rathole I figure why bother.
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minestrone DR elmore - Regardless of your catty response, the only person responsible for last night's election results is Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama.
I hope you don't get too cold sitting on that Monument of Superiority.
There's lots of company up here.
Yep, and I think we're all along the same mountain range. ;)
*And I only made my initial comment/response in order not to diminish the efforts of BOTH parties over the past two years. We ALL still have to strive to work together despite our differences, and not take a jab at the other side in gloat. There are still Blue AND Red States out there. Work with, not against.
Listen, buster, I waited eight looooonnnng years to gloat, and no mere well-reasoned call for moderation and civility will deter me. ;)
Well, there's gloating, and then there's goading. ;)
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R.I.P. Michael Crichton
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Moderation is fine....in moderation.
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R.I.P. Michael Crichton
Maybe I will watch Robert Wise's version of The Andromeda Strain today.
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-You know the drill.
I do, indeed. :)
(http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/power-drill-1.jpg)
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Crichton died? How old was he?
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My suggestions to President Obama to help our economy:
1. Sell Alaska to Canada.
2. Give the 50th state slot to Puerto Rico.
Admit it, wouldn't Puerto Rico be much more happenin' as a state?
But the Puerto Ricans have rejected Statehood, often, at the ballot box!
der Brucer
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I am watching a 2002 BBC documentary about Luchino Visconti. It features a contemporary interview with Helmet Berger.
I don't feel so fat now.
I can't imagine a fat Helmet Berger. Didn't he get some prince or count to legally adopt him in the mid 70's?
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While I'm not in particular a believer in marriage in any form, given the casual treatment it receives from too many heterosexual couples....
Luckily there's folks like Jane and Vixmom and Ginny and me, who picked swell guys and find it a joy to be married for years and years and years.
:D
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Crichton died? How old was he?
It was just on the news. He was 66, and it was cancer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/michael-crichton-dies-une_n_141457.html
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While I'm not in particular a believer in marriage in any form, given the casual treatment it receives from too many heterosexual couples....
Luckily there's folks like Jane and Vixmom and Ginny and me, who picked swell guys and find it a joy to be married for years and years and years.
Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
I wouldn't doubt that Prob 8 (along with the Florida prop) will be overturned in the courts. But still a let down that it passed.
What confounds me is that this was a constitutional amendment. It should require a 2/3 vote to pass, but somehow it doesn't (and doesn't have 2/3, either).
I wondered how it could pass with such a small difference.
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Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
>:(
The fight is hardly over!
Except for your chickens - they won!
der Brucer
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While I'm not in particular a believer in marriage in any form, given the casual treatment it receives from too many heterosexual couples....
Luckily there's folks like Jane and Vixmom and Ginny and me, who picked swell guys and find it a joy to be married for years and years and years.
And then there are my brothers, each on a third marriage!
3rd for both of them! At least Randy seems to have gotten it right this time. :)
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Good morning, all! I am very happy today about the election results except for the re-election of that idiot Miichele Bachmann
Well you can gain some solace in the fact the Colorado Republican Representative Marilyn Musgrave (Mother of the Federal Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage) was souindly trounced!
der Brucer
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Sorry JRand, I didn't laugh at the joke either ;).
DR Ron, I felt you asked nicely enough & kind of understand why you thought it might be racist, if you reach hard enough. I never saw it that way. To me your even wondering if the joke was racist is an example of the extent of racism & prejudice creating problems where it doesn't exist. I think the same joke could have been made whoever had been elected.
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I see that my braces-on-the-brain, homophobic, narrow-mnded, God-fearing Christian niece-by-marriage has posted on her MySpace page how proud she is of her home state Alabama for voting Republican and how disappointed she is in Ohio. I think I need to urge my nephew to divorce her. Or commit her. Or send her painless methods of suicide.
Washington just joined Oregon in offering assisted suicide. ;)
It's nice not to be all alone.
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So are we allowed to discuss politics now? Saying something like at last this country has come to its collective senses? :)
Does that mean that representatives of the over 46% of the electorate who disagree can voice their conerns with a potential rush to socialism?
der Brucer
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Brrrr...is it a bit chilly in here??
Since you dear people are all so wonderful at giving vibes, I wonder if I might ask some for DH Jed's father. He went in for a check up the other day and they tested his white blood cell count at dangerously low levels. Jed went to bring him back in this morning to retake the test, since they thought it might be a lab error. Turns out it wasn't a lab error at all, and Jed might be driving his dad up to Seattle to the VA hospital to find an available bed. DFIL (father in law) has had emphysema for a few years now, totally dependent on oxygen, but this is a new thing and we're not sure what it might mean. Jed has promised to keep me posted. Any vibes and/or prayers would be much appreciated.
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Well I am on my back to Florida. Fortunately the weather has been nice the last two days. My folks are not in great shape. I wish I didn't have to leave.
See you all tomorrow
SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES, AND GOOD VIBES FOR YOUR PARENTS!
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So are we allowed to discuss politics now? Saying something like at last this country has come to its collective senses? :)
Does that mean that representatives of the over 46% of the electorate who disagree can voice their conerns with a potential rush to socialism?
der Brucer
I'd venture to say that this might be indicative that politics should remain persona non grata around here...
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R.I.P. Michael Crichton
>:(
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I am watching a 2002 BBC documentary about Luchino Visconti. It features a contemporary interview with Helmet Berger.
I don't feel so fat now.
I can't imagine a fat Helmet Berger. Didn't he get some prince or count to legally adopt him in the mid 70's?
Here is Helmut in 2007.
(http://www.teddyaward.tv/pix_upload/Objekt/TeaserBreit/1088.jpg)
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R.I.P. Michael Crichton
Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
>:(
The fight is hardly over!
Except for your chickens - they won!
der Brucer
I SAW! :D :D :D
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MICHAEL S
Good Health Vibes to your Parents
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Good Afternoon!
Greetings from the new Shake Shack on the Upper West Side... YUM!!
*While walking up here I realized that Magnolia, Shake Shack and Levain are within seven blocks of each other... And if go west a block or two then you could also include Grandaisy, Buttercup Bakeshop, Jacques Torres Chocolate and Grom... Just sayin'...
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Vibes for the father of DR JED....
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VIBES AND PRAYERS FOR DR JED'S FATHER, DR ANN'S DFIL, & DS TOBY'S GRANDFATHER.
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~~~~VIBES TO DR JED'S FATHER AND THE REST OF HIS FAMILY~~~~~
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Thank you guys. I knew I could count on you :)
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I realized that Magnolia, Shake Shack and Levain are within seven blocks of each other... And if go west a block or two then you could also include Grandaisy, Buttercup Bakeshop, Jacques Torres Chocolate and Grom...
...and the gym! ;)
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***VIBES*** for the father of DR JED
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I realized that Magnolia, Shake Shack and Levain are within seven blocks of each other... And if go west a block or two then you could also include Grandaisy, Buttercup Bakeshop, Jacques Torres Chocolate and Grom...
...and the gym! ;)
But I don't go to that location. Too cruise-y.
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Well, it looks like Prop 8 narrowly passed in California.
It remains to be seen if I will be told that my marriage is invalidated.
I wouldn't doubt that Prob 8 (along with the Florida prop) will be overturned in the courts. But still a let down that it passed.
What confounds me is that this was a constitutional amendment. It should require a 2/3 vote to pass, but somehow it doesn't (and doesn't have 2/3, either).
Expect this constitutional amendent (as opposed to revision) issue to be on its way back to the courts. (The issue was raised before the election, but the court basically said "come back when you're injured".
der Brucer
der Brucer
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for DR Jed's Father! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I enjoyed this story on children in the white house, of course prompted, & including, the two about to live there. To watch (http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=10546099&ch=4226716&src=news)
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Funny I know more about the results on the propositions in California then in Oregon. ;D
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So are we allowed to discuss politics now? Saying something like at last this country has come to its collective senses? :)
Does that mean that representatives of the over 46% of the electorate who disagree can voice their conerns with a potential rush to socialism?
der Brucer
It's perfectly fine with me--I enjoy a lively political debate, I think it's one of the privileges of our society and one reason I can never understand why people get so uptight about differing opinions. If you don't want differing opinions, there are any number of countries I can suggest. :)
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voice their conerns
I do feel for the unvoiced conerns.
NO MORE SILENCE!
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And what a telling difference in "classiness" between the audience reaction during McCain's concession speech and Obama's acceptance speech.
Definitely!
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Also....R.I.P. B. R. Chopra (died today at age 94), made some of Bollywood's most popular movies, including:
Naya Daur (1957)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Nayadaur2.jpg/180px-Nayadaur2.jpg)
Humraz (1967)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Humraz1967.jpg)
Kanoon (1961)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Kanoon_film_poster.jpg)
The Burning Train (1980)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/The_burning_train.jpg)
Baghban (2003)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Baghban.jpg)
and
Baabul (2006)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Baabul.jpg)
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I wonder if DR SWW knows about this?
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41msjqYmLzL._SS500_.jpg)
The PB is cheaper:
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Parental vibes for DRs Michael Shayne and Jed.
One of my reasons for retiring is to be more available to my mom and her sister, both of whom live in a retirement community nearby.
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Catching up on book reviews and other professional journals and trying to stay awake. People who have to get up at 6am have no business watching election coverage until after midnight!
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Did the long jog, had some breakfast at The Studio Cafe and am now doing postage.
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Vibes to Jed's father
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Michael S, vibes to your parents
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DR elmore - Regardless of your catty response, the only person responsible for last night's election results is Senator, now President-Elect Barack Obama.
I agree - the result was much more a Yes on Obama than it was a No on McCain (althought a No on Bush probabaly played a part).
der Brucer
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Everybody Breathe!
Count to 10.
Then Breathe Again.
I'm a very fast counter - should I go for 100?
der Brucer
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Here is a non-controversial post:
For lunch, I am eating Minnestrone, a Gyro, and a banana.
Do you following the High School instructions and put a condom on your banana?
der Brucer
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I am intrigued by the promotional video of DOCTOR ATOMIC, the opera that DR JOSE is attending.
Interesting.
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=9869&detect=yes
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Watch out for Steve Guttenberg jogging in the park.
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I am watching a 2002 BBC documentary about Luchino Visconti. It features a contemporary interview with Helmet Berger.
I don't feel so fat now.
I can't imagine a fat Helmet Berger. Didn't he get some prince or count to legally adopt him in the mid 70's?
Here is Helmut in 2007.
(http://www.teddyaward.tv/pix_upload/Objekt/TeaserBreit/1088.jpg)
My, my! A far cry from "Dorian Gray."
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And you should see the avoirdupois port des bras.
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I enjoyed this story on children in the white house, of course prompted, & including, the two about to live there. To watch (http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=10546099&ch=4226716&src=news)
Thanks for posting this, DR Jane. First thing this morning, a group of us were talking about this very topic and trying to remember how old Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton had been when their fathers were elected.
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And you should see the avoirdupois port des bras.
I can imagine.... and don't want to!
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That's best, DR KERRY - although at least we have images of him how he used to be. For most of us, our former litheness is just a dim memory......
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Vibes for DR Michael Shayne's parents. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vibes for DR Jed's dad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Did someone say helmet?
(http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/CatHelmet.jpg)
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I must say (re: the election) that for someone who does not live in the US (me) it seems like such an odd system that the entire state goes entirely Republican or Democrat.
In Canada (i don't know if it's any better but), in the city of montreal for example every suburb is counted as one. So the majority in that suburb is what counts. The more populated provinces do end up having the most say.
I wonder do any countries just go strictly by majority?
North Korea
Burma
Many democracies elect the Head of State by a majority popular vote and the Chief Executive by a representative method.
Canada's Head of State is the un-elected Queen Elizabeth.
der Brucer
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We're having lovely weather here again today...although a cold wave is expected before weekend.
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I tried to post the PanCake Rabbit.....but I can't make it work. :(
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I am watching a 2002 BBC documentary about Luchino Visconti. It features a contemporary interview with Helmet Berger.
I don't feel so fat now.
I can't imagine a fat Helmet Berger. Didn't he get some prince or count to legally adopt him in the mid 70's?
Here is Helmut in 2007.
(http://www.teddyaward.tv/pix_upload/Objekt/TeaserBreit/1088.jpg)
My, my! A far cry from "Dorian Gray."
Yes, indeed. Then again, I don't much look like the 140 pound fella that I was in 1971 either.
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It turned into a gorgeous day here. Blue skies with nice, puffy white clouds. Ideal November weather.
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The Unbearable Litheness of Being - that's the title of something, right?
:)
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Good Afternoon!
Well, I'm back at my apartment... And I'm back to using my iBook G4... For 5-7 days... I hope.
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I was going to watch THE SHIELD today during my lunch, but there was a foul-up with the recording, and it was unlistenable.
So, thankfully, I had also recorded RAISING THE BAR and watched that show's season finale instead. OK episode, but this is not a riveting series.
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I watched 3 1/2 more episodes of SUPERNATURAL including the hilarious "Ghostfacers" episode. Wonder if we'll see these guys in season four. Of course, A.J. Buckley is now a regular on CSI: NY, so it's doubtful.
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I began the last episode and got the teaser watched but cut it off and will watch the bulk of the show when I go back down. There appear to be three bonus features on the third disc which I'll also investigate when I go back down.
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The new Shake Shack was pretty good. I'm not exactly sure how the whole "long line" process is going to work once Spring and Summer come around, but, thankfully, when I get there this afternoon, there was no line, and I was able to walk right up to the counter to place my order.
There is seating inside - upstairs and downstairs - and they have bathrooms at this location, but it definitely seats less than Madison Square Park. ;)
I gave one of their new Concretes a try: Upper West Slide - Vanilla Custard, Strawberry Puree, Bananas and Shortbread Cookies. Very tasty.
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One of the bonuses on disc two was a 16-minute set of improvisations by the actors on the "Ghostfacers" episode. Only a few of their comments were used in the actual show (most of the best quips), but I'm glad I got to see all of their filmed "interviews." Sadly, the presentation was in 480i.
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And I just finished watching today's installment of "The View"...
I have to say, I'm really wondering what the "Women of the The View" are going to talk about now that the election is over. I really have enjoyed their lively(!) discussions over the past couple of weeks. Heated, honest and still friendly all at the same time. -And today's "wrap-up" of sorts was quite moving at times.
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And when I got home, not only did I find that our front door was left ajar(?!?!?!?!), but we also had a "robo-call" from The Jonas Brothers! -"They" were calling on the behalf of Verizon's new package offerings. ::)
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I am intrigued by the promotional video of DOCTOR ATOMIC, the opera that DR JOSE is attending.
Interesting.
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=9869&detect=yes
Yep, it does promise to be an interesting evening.
*And the "mini-site" that The Metropolitan Opera has developed for Doctor Atomic is quite a good primer, preparation for the opera.
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I must locate this movie:
MISS CHAAL BAAZ (1961) starring Helen, Ismail, and K. N. Singh
She was not a witty girl. In order to track down the murderer of her own father, she had to adopt several means and ways which were looked upon by the people as cunning designs. . As soon aa Roopa (Helen) retuned from England, she saw the dead body of her father who was the biggest scientist of the country. Her late father had devised a formula to reach the Mars. Due to this discovery he had to sacrifice his own life. Later, the formula came into the hands of Dr. Sinha. Dr. Sinha, with the help of the formula and by unsing all sorts of crafty means, tried to desroty the entire world. He also got the help of the scientists of Mars. In order to save the world from disaster Dr. Ghosh, Ashok, and Roopa had to face lot of troubles. . How Roopa outwitted several people to attain her object, can be seen in details in the proud offering "Miss Chalbaaz".
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I forgot to mention that I did speed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing and nothing in the previews.
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The Unbearable Litheness of Being - that's the title of something, right?
:)
Not my autobiography that's for sure.
At your height, DR MATTH.....that's S
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WOW DR MBARNUM......even the U.S. hasn't reached the Mars yet.
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Now I have some writing to do and then will head down to continue with the evening viewing.
WBBL.
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Maybe I will watch some Visconti before the evening TV starts.
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Time to head home. Hope I can stay awake for the drive...
Bye for now!
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I must locate this movie:
MISS CHAAL BAAZ (1961) starring Helen, Ismail, and K. N. Singh
She was not a witty girl. In order to track down the murderer of her own father, she had to adopt several means and ways which were looked upon by the people as cunning designs. . As soon aa Roopa (Helen) retuned from England, she saw the dead body of her father who was the biggest scientist of the country. Her late father had devised a formula to reach the Mars. Due to this discovery he had to sacrifice his own life. Later, the formula came into the hands of Dr. Sinha. Dr. Sinha, with the help of the formula and by unsing all sorts of crafty means, tried to desroty the entire world. He also got the help of the scientists of Mars. In order to save the world from disaster Dr. Ghosh, Ashok, and Roopa had to face lot of troubles. . How Roopa outwitted several people to attain her object, can be seen in details in the proud offering "Miss Chalbaaz".
I love the name, Dr. Ghosh!!!
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to Michael Shayne's parents and to Michael Shayne!
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Vibes to Toby's grandpa!
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Well I am on my back to Florida. Fortunately the weather has been nice the last two days. My folks are not in great shape. I wish I didn't have to leave.
See you all tomorrow
~~~Vibes for Michael's Folks and Travel Vibes for Michael!!~~~
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I received my quarterly e-mail 401(k) statment two weeks ago and it's just sitting in my mailbox. I opened it so that it would fall into the old-mail file cabinet but I have yet to look at it. Since I'm back in the rathole I figure why bother.
There's something to be said for living paycheck to paycheck. ::)
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Good Evening!
Time for me to head to Lincoln Center to experience the new production of Doctor Atomic. -I have a strange(?) feeling I'm going to be quite moved emotionally by the end of the evening. Don't know why, just have a feeling. -Although, now that I think back to it, I still remember being quite surprised at how much I "got" Nixon In China when it was at the Washington Opera (Kennedy Center) many years ago. So... Alas, I shall need my umbrella tonight too - which means I may have to check my bag and coat... which means I'll have to stand in line at the coatcheck... Ah, well... The things we do for Art. ;)
Laters...
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Also....R.I.P. B. R. Chopra (died today at age 94), made some of Bollywood's most popular movies
I saw the news this morning & thought of you. I figured you would do a nice tribute.
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Helmut Then and Now:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/HelmutBerger.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/71257.jpg)
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What a busy little day, but I'm through now, at least for a little while. I got all the packages stamped (save for the ones with multiple discs - those I have to do when the discs are actually in the boxes, but there's not that many of those), then I went to Costco and bought some large items like spaghetti sauce, ketchup, packing tape, a huge thing of waters, two huge things of Diet Coke and like that there. The prices are really extraordinary. I then picked up the package that was supposed to arrive yesterday, as well as a package containing more of the postage strips. None of the overseas packages, which are quite overdue, have arrived yet. Well, there's always tomorrow. I also got invited to attend the opening night of the re-jiggered Silk Stockings, which my friend Andy Taylor is in. Looking forward to seeing it.
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Laura's tip for the day:
Be sure to click on "save" frequently.
Sigh.
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I enjoyed this story on children in the white house, of course prompted, & including, the two about to live there. To watch (http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=10546099&ch=4226716&src=news)
Thanks for posting this, DR Jane. First thing this morning, a group of us were talking about this very topic and trying to remember how old Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton had been when their fathers were elected.
I'm pleased you enjoyed it, & my great timing at posting it ;)
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I knew, I guess....but had forgotten....the Visconti was an Italian royal. His father was a Duke and he (and his brothers) had the title of Count.
His mother was the heiress to a large pharmaceutical fortune - and he was her major benefactor.
Seeing Helmut speaking was less of a shock than just seeing a still photo - and the documentary was very S L O W and very concerned with family history. A bit shy on movie clips....or a point of view....but it was interesting.
I have always called him Lu-CHEE-no.....but since there is the "ch" in his name, it seems the proper Italian pronunciation is Lu-KEE-no.....
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Children in the White House.....I remember Caroline and John first.....
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Children in the White House.....I remember Caroline and John first.....
And I was sure you'd mention Alice Roosevelt!
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SWITCHED (http://www.switched.com/2008/11/04/wal-mart-cutting-cd-shelf-space-to-make-room-for-blu-ray/?icid=200100397x1212310079x1200815805)
Wal-Mart Cutting CD Shelf Space to Make Room for Blu-ray
Remember the days of watching big box retailers like a hawk to see if more shelf space was being given to Blu-ray or HD DVD? Yeah, epic times. Now, however, a new report is suggesting that Wal-Mart may be giving more of its packaged media space to Blu-ray Discs rather than music CDs. The reason? A 23-percent decline in CD sales during the first four weeks of Q4. Richard Greenfield, analyst with Pali Capital, believes that Wally World is "increasing its exposure to consumer electronics, video games and Blu-ray, and reducing floor space devoted to CDs and standard DVDs."
der Brucer
I had read something to this effect a couple of weeks ago... It is not only Wallapart that is doing it
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ijYVyhnn0
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I remember Amy Carter adn then Chelsea
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VIBES for Jed's Dad
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I was very moved by John McCain's concession speech last night -
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmJfimrZW3jBur_BmaFtqj7mfFgQD948JFJG5
I agree, it was a very, very classy speech. I also liked Obama's.
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VIBES for Michael S's folks
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We have made history in the US...
And, sadly, dozens of white supremacists are no doubt lining up to replace Oswald in the history books.
der Brucer
P-too! P-too on saying such a thing, DR der Brucer!
I agree dtm but sadly they will watch for a chance. I bet teh FBI is keeping a very close eye on them.
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Vibes to Jed's Dad
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Many merchants, including Borders, are sacrificing their cd space for other items. With several area Borders, one is able to burn one's own cd on the premises, should the cd not be in stock. My Borders doesn't have that technology. . . yet.
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Vibes to Michael S.'s folks...
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Good morning, all! I am very happy today about the election results except for the re-election of that idiot Miichele Bachmann and the passing of gay marriage bans in several states. While I'm not in particular a believer in marriage in any form, given the casual treatment it receives from too many heterosexual couples, I find it sad that the narrow minds pushing the passage of such acts see no further than the ends of their noses and encourage the continuation of bigotry and stupidity. And that's my soapbox.
So, today, I think I will wander down to the NYPL for a bit of research and return here to continue the Frank Loesser project.
Bachmann is a loony toon in more ways than one. She ranks right up there with the other nutty race between Franken and Coleman.. Those two guys ran a very DIRTY and NEGATIVE campaign
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Excellent vibes and xylophones to all who need them.
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~VIBES FOR THE DP OF DR MICHAEL~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~VIBES FOR THE DF OF DR JED~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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P.S. - And now may Sarah Palin retire to the obscurity she so richly deserves and may we never hear her name uttered again in the lower 48.
I agree...
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Keith is play the computer game, FALLOUT 3, he purchased at Wallmart. Their parking lot is filled with beautiful red & gold autumn trees.
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P.S. - And now may Sarah Palin retire to the obscurity she so richly deserves and may we never hear her name uttered again in the lower 48.
I agree...
I honestly believe McCain might have won if it weren't for his choice of running mate.
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Crichton died? How old was he?
It was just on the news. He was 66, and it was cancer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/michael-crichton-dies-une_n_141457.html
I had heard that a bit earlier that he had died. He was not that old
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Laura's tip for the day:
Be sure to click on "save" frequently.
Sigh.
Tip well taken!
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P.S. - And now may Sarah Palin retire to the obscurity she so richly deserves and may we never hear her name uttered again in the lower 48.
I agree...
I honestly believe McCain might have won if it weren't for his choice of running mate.
I have a gut feeling that Palin was not his first choice and taht other key female Republicans turned down the chance at the ticket. They turned it down becuase of the Bush legacy and the challenges they faced in their own districts.
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I wonder if DR SWW knows about this?
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I found the first helping overrated.
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P.S. - And now may Sarah Palin retire to the obscurity she so richly deserves and may we never hear her name uttered again in the lower 48.
I agree...
I honestly believe McCain might have won if it weren't for his choice of running mate.
She's the reason I voted for him. Palin in 2012!
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Yeah! Every bad thing that happens in the next 4 years is the democrats fault.
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Palin didn't have a chance. The attacks on her were outrageous and most an outright lie. It just shows that this country is still incredibly sexist.
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LOL DR Cilla, I know. I still think she lost him more votes than she gained him.
I just pray the confidence & hope people have in Obama is proven true & that he & his family are kept safe.
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We have made history in the US...
And, sadly, dozens of white supremacists are no doubt lining up to replace Oswald in the history books.
der Brucer
P-too! P-too on saying such a thing, DR der Brucer!
I agree dtm but sadly they will watch for a chance. I bet teh FBI is keeping a very close eye on them.
And der B and I are hoping for the best from the FBI.
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Yeah! Every bad thing that happens in the next 4 years is the democrats fault.
This includes splinters and papercuts.
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Some sexist, just like some racists. I think people were mostly reacting to her. I have to seemed to be a good sport, at least when it came to Tina Frey.
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LOL DR Cilla, I know. I still think she lost him more votes than she gained him.
I just pray the confidence & hope people have in Obama is proven true & that he & his family are kept safe.
46% of the people don't have that confidence and hope in Obama.
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LOL DR Cilla, I know. I still think she lost him more votes than she gained him.
I just pray the confidence & hope people have in Obama is proven true & that he & his family are kept safe.
True....
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A co-worker of mine insists that no one who voted for Obama could possibly have also voted for Proposition 8 in California, or for the equivalent Proposition 2 in Florida.
Let's see...
In California, Obama recieved 61 percent of the votes. The yea votes for Proposition 8 are tallying at 52 percent.
In Florida, Obama got 51 percent of the votes. The yeas on Proposition 2 came to 62 percent of the total.
Yep, she's right, there's absolutly no overlap in either case.
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Palin just did nto impress me from the get go... I do like Hutchinson though...
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Some sexist, just like some racists. I think people were mostly reacting to her. I have to seemed to be a good sport, at least when it came to Tina Frey.
I don't agree with that at all. The attacks began before anyone knew anything about her. The things that were said about her and done to her and her family were the most disgusting uncalled for display I've ever seen
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Cilla I have other reasons why I did not support McCain and one was his support of CAFTA which would have destoryed the sugar industry up here.
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And now, for something completely different...
Dinner tonight (since it is wet and damp and rainy outside) will be leek and potato and carrot soup. It was going to be just leek and potato, but I had some leftover carrots, and Julia won't mind.
On the side, for a little protein, we will have some sausages. Charcuterie seems so right with a French soup.
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and the livelihood of my relatives
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Some sexist, just like some racists. I think people were mostly reacting to her. I have to seemed to be a good sport, at least when it came to Tina Frey.
I don't agree with that at all. The attacks began before anyone knew anything about her. The things that were said about her and done to her and her family were the most disgusting uncalled for display I've ever seen
All I know is that Joe Biden would have figured out it wasn't Sarkozy long before seven minutes (SEVEN MINUTES--even mentioning things like the Palin porno!).
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This is not talking about politics?
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I also believe I'm the only one here with a tangential personal connection to Ms. Palin--my niece was taught by her father and both my sister and brother-in-law have known her most of her life.
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The people have spoken - that's really all there is to it.
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Anyone seen the Kath and Kim and what do you think?
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Sorry, BK, but the other side kept talking about it so I thought I'd throw in a little balance
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I'm hoping the 46% of us are very, very wrong.
Cilla, I was very unhappy about things that were done to Palin, that I too felt were unjust & will admit they began even before her interview with Katie Couric.
I think this is an interesting discussion on sexism, but since it involves politics & sexism, maybe I'll stop now. I'll email you.
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Some sexist, just like some racists. I think people were mostly reacting to her. I have to seemed to be a good sport, at least when it came to Tina Frey.
I don't agree with that at all. The attacks began before anyone knew anything about her. The things that were said about her and done to her and her family were the most disgusting uncalled for display I've ever seen
All I know is that Joe Biden would have figured out it wasn't Sarkozy long before seven minutes (SEVEN MINUTES--even mentioning things like the Palin porno!).
I didn't find that funny. And I didn't care for either candidate being hung in effigy. (not that anyone was laughing at that)
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Some sexist, just like some racists. I think people were mostly reacting to her. I have to seemed to be a good sport, at least when it came to Tina Frey.
I don't agree with that at all. The attacks began before anyone knew anything about her. The things that were said about her and done to her and her family were the most disgusting uncalled for display I've ever seen
All I know is that Joe Biden would have figured out it wasn't Sarkozy long before seven minutes (SEVEN MINUTES--even mentioning things like the Palin porno!).
I didn't find that funny. And I didn't care for either candidate being hung in effigy. (not that anyone was laughing at that)
I didn't think it was funny, either. I thought it was mind-bogglingly scary that a woman who might ultimately be President could be that completely clueless.
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We had spaghetti three times at our house last week. (A "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" reference)
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I am hungry for spaghetti and meatballs....
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I mean I don't think it was funny the prank call was made in the first place.
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Prank calls are never funny.
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"Southbound traffic on Interstate 5 was halted about noon in Ashland as winter hit the Siskiyou Summit."
Glad we weren't trying to get into California today.
Instead I had a nice hike this morning, before it rained. In the afternoon I had a nice lunch out with friends & then accomplished multiple errands.
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There are winter storm warnings for western and central North and South Dakota starting this evening
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Meat Supreme Pizza from Fox's Pizza Den for dinner here tonight.
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Meat Supreme Pizza from Fox's Pizza Den for dinner here tonight.
That sounds good. :)
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Some sexist, just like some racists. I think people were mostly reacting to her. I have to seemed to be a good sport, at least when it came to Tina Frey.
I don't agree with that at all. The attacks began before anyone knew anything about her. The things that were said about her and done to her and her family were the most disgusting uncalled for display I've ever seen
All I know is that Joe Biden would have figured out it wasn't Sarkozy long before seven minutes (SEVEN MINUTES--even mentioning things like the Palin porno!).
I didn't find that funny. And I didn't care for either candidate being hung in effigy. (not that anyone was laughing at that)
I didn't think it was funny, either. I thought it was mind-bogglingly scary that a woman who might ultimately be President could be that completely clueless.
You'll have to come to Iowa for the caucuses next time. The candidates are all clueless in the beginning...all of them. I mean talking to Iowa farmers about the price of arugula? LOL, that's being clueless. But we get that they are learning. Palin never got the same break that every other candidate gets. She had to get in the game after everyone else had been through tons and tons of town halls, debates, living rooms where they are confronted by questions they aren't expecting, funny and stupid gaffs. The others aren't necessarilty smarter, they're just more rehearsed.
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PAGE 11 FOX'S PIZZA DEN DANCE!! ;D
(http://mystic-kane.com/MS/foxs/open.JPG)
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Brrrr...is it a bit chilly in here??
Since you dear people are all so wonderful at giving vibes, I wonder if I might ask some for DH Jed's father. He went in for a check up the other day and they tested his white blood cell count at dangerously low levels. Jed went to bring him back in this morning to retake the test, since they thought it might be a lab error. Turns out it wasn't a lab error at all, and Jed might be driving his dad up to Seattle to the VA hospital to find an available bed. DFIL (father in law) has had emphysema for a few years now, totally dependent on oxygen, but this is a new thing and we're not sure what it might mean. Jed has promised to keep me posted. Any vibes and/or prayers would be much appreciated.
~~~VIBES FOR DR JED'S FATHER, DR ANN'S FATHER-IN-LAW AND DS TOBY'S GRANDFATHER!!~~~
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Did someone say helmet?
(http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/CatHelmet.jpg)
This picture always makes me smile! :D
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Omigod, DR George! Mum and I have become hooked on the Meat Supreme Pizza from Fox's!
Still, at Mulligan's, we have the best Greek Pizza I've ever had. . .
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And I just finished watching today's installment of "The View"...
I have to say, I'm really wondering what the "Women of the The View" are going to talk about now that the election is over. I really have enjoyed their lively(!) discussions over the past couple of weeks. Heated, honest and still friendly all at the same time. -And today's "wrap-up" of sorts was quite moving at times.
I've enjoyed the show (in general) also, and specifically recorded today's episode to see what they would do. I'll watch it tonight, when I get home.
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Omigod, DR George! Mum and I have become hooked on the Meat Supreme Pizza from Fox's!
Still, at Mulligan's, we have the best Greek Pizza I've ever had. . .
Sadly, I'll probably never know how good they could be. Fox's and Mulligan's are no where near Washington state. :-\
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Some sexist, just like some racists. I think people were mostly reacting to her. I have to seemed to be a good sport, at least when it came to Tina Frey.
I don't agree with that at all. The attacks began before anyone knew anything about her. The things that were said about her and done to her and her family were the most disgusting uncalled for display I've ever seen
All I know is that Joe Biden would have figured out it wasn't Sarkozy long before seven minutes (SEVEN MINUTES--even mentioning things like the Palin porno!).
I didn't find that funny. And I didn't care for either candidate being hung in effigy. (not that anyone was laughing at that)
I didn't think it was funny, either. I thought it was mind-bogglingly scary that a woman who might ultimately be President could be that completely clueless.
You'll have to come to Iowa for the caucuses next time. The candidates are all clueless in the beginning...all of them. I mean talking to Iowa farmers about the price of arugula? LOL, that's being clueless. But we get that they are learning. Palin never got the same break that every other candidate gets. She had to get in the game after everyone else had been through tons and tons of town halls, debates, living rooms where they are confronted by questions they aren't expecting, funny and stupid gaffs. The others aren't necessarilty smarter, they're just more rehearsed.
I completely agree. But did you just see the Fox (FOX) Report of things she didn't know? She didn't know Africa was a continent! She thought that South Africa was a part of a country named Africa. She didn't know what countries made up the continent of North America. She didn't know who was part of NAFTA. It went on and on. And I repeat, this was a FOX report.
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that's not much different from what we hear in Iowa... seriously.
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I forgot--there was also a litany of actual governmental processes and responsibilities she had no clue about--simple things like differences in responsibilities at the federal and state level that you would think a Governor would at least have an inkling about. Again, from Fox News.
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I am unfamiliar with Fox pizza....
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I don't really have a problem with judgments based on listening to interviews etc, that's an honest basis for thinking someone isn't qualified. I didn't get the same impression hearing her in person.
I do have a problem with the allegations that her son was really her daughter's, with the personal attacks that were lies and outrageous stuff. It appeared to be an all out attack intended to destroy her personally, not her qualifications. I have a problem with that.
The same thing was done to Obama to a lesser extent and I don't agree with that either.
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Last night I went to a place called BJ's with a friend of mine. Apparently they are more common in California, and now starting to move up here. i had a "Thin Crust Cilantro Pesto Pizza" and it was scrumptious. Along with the pesto there was a light dusting of mozzarella and feta cheeses, with some diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro on top. Yummy. And perfect on the crispy thin crust.
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Get out your sled, DR DAKOTA CELT.
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I forgot--there was also a litany of actual governmental processes and responsibilities she had no clue about--simple things like differences in responsibilities at the federal and state level that you would think a Governor would at least have an inkling about. Again, from Fox News.
Didn't know you gave Fox News so much credit :)
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Helmut Then and Now:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/HelmutBerger.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/71257.jpg)
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Noooooo! Damn my eyes!
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And I just finished watching today's installment of "The View"...
I have to say, I'm really wondering what the "Women of the The View" are going to talk about now that the election is over. I really have enjoyed their lively(!) discussions over the past couple of weeks. Heated, honest and still friendly all at the same time. -And today's "wrap-up" of sorts was quite moving at times.
I thought today's show was good but sort of odd.
I'm sure a bunch of people tuned in waiting for elisabeth to go ballistic. But instead she surprised me. Not only did she say she was extremely happy (re: the election). But she said that when her 3 year old had asked about things and she'd told her obama won, the girl asked who lost. And elisabeth told her nobody.
I get that she is being all patriotic. And i think that is a surprising attitude for her (to support the democrats). But i just couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed. She has gone on and on about obama and not trusting him, even yesterday. And she was screaming about reverand wright even yesterday. And now to act like she didn't feel that way ... was so weird to me.
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Sarah Palin thrust instantly into the national spotlight - one that shines 24/7 - was put into a situation that no one can really be prepared for on short notice.
There is no news cycle anymore - it's instant....you say it and it's broadcast.
And MR BK wrote something the other day that I also agree with....this trivialization of candidates and this tabloid-i-zation of their personal lives really does diminish the offices they are running for. And I have my own unpopular opinion about where THAT started.....but I have already caused my controversy for the day.
I hate it that it's come to this....but I guess that's the way it is nowadays.....
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Laura's tip for the day:
Be sure to click on "save" frequently.
Sigh.
Cheer up! Soon you'll be in Fresno for fun, frolic......and raisins!
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Last night I went to a place called BJ's with a friend of mine. Apparently they are more common in California
Yes, I've heard that BJ's are quite common in California. ;D
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I guess i won't be watching LIFE today.
In canada LIFE is on NBC and Global (canadian channel). IF a show is on a canadian channel at the same time, then instead of the NBC feed we must watch the Global feed.
Well Global had switched LIFE to wednesdays at 9pm also. But instead a HOUSE repeat came on. And the person pulling the switch did not notice. So kept HOUSE on Global and NBC. Annoying.
I saw it took them till 9:15pm to switch it. I think the show will be on Global on Friday though.
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I forgot--there was also a litany of actual governmental processes and responsibilities she had no clue about--simple things like differences in responsibilities at the federal and state level that you would think a Governor would at least have an inkling about. Again, from Fox News.
Didn't know you gave Fox News so much credit :)
I actually watch Fox quite a bit and I try to listen to a little of Rush each day. Like I said, I *enjoy* a lively political debate, I don't think it's anything that should be censored or avoided. It's one of the great things about our great country. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and should feel free to voice it.
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DR KERRY - at least he still has his hair. And I think those photos were from the TEDDY awards in Germany....looks like he just got off a plane....
As I said, watching him in the documentary was NOT as shocking as seeing those still photos. He is a handsome - larger man - of a certain age.
Charlotte Rampling said - "Oh, Helmut....he had no education, no background, no talent. He didn't know what anything was - he was a ski waiter with a big bum that Visconti picked up on the slopes....at least that's what we heard....."
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Last night I went to a place called BJ's with a friend of mine. Apparently they are more common in California
Yes, I've heard that BJ's are quite common in California. ;D
I know they are rare if not extinct in Indiana.
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DR KERRY - at least he still has his hair. And I think those photos were from the TEDDY awards in Germany....looks like he just got off a plane....
As I said, watching him in the documentary was NOT as shocking as seeing those still photos. He is a handsome - larger man - of a certain age.
Well, I'm still trim for some reason. The price was losing MY hair. I have lovely laugh lines though (not crow's feet since I've had them since I was a kid). Of course, they are a lot deeper now. I should probably follow Joan Fontaine's advice and gain weight, and plump up the crevices! She always said that after a certain age you can be thin and look older or be plump. I will admit I feel better being skinny. Thank God I broke my ankle and lost 40 pounds by eating fattening food and not exercising (It's the Oooonly way to fly!).
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DR KERRY - I lost the hair and gained the pounds. It's a double whammy.
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We have BJ's ice cream.
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DR Michael Shayne must have liked the weather today in montreal. It was over 60F. And tomorrow is going to be even warmer (I think like 66F).
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My neighbor just called on my cell to ask if our land line was working. I had no idea we had lost phone service. The power has briefly gone off 4 times today. She doesn't have an internet connection so I guess we are lucky.
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I am curious about those people who work in libraries (here). Do you guys buy all books that people request?
I started requesting a lot of books. Some are just books that i know the library will get (and i want to be the first one on the list). But i started requesting books that i don't think the library would get. And they have been buying them all.
So far the only exception are the theatre books. But there is still a chance. Today they called to say one of the scrapbooking books i wanted was ordered and came in.
I'm loving my library!
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My neighbor just called on my cell to ask if our land line was working. I had no idea we had lost phone service. The power has briefly gone off 4 times today. She doesn't have an internet connection so I guess we are lucky.
Check those clocks!
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I've sat on my hands all evening, following our lively little discussion here, debating as to the wisdom of jumping into the pool. Well, I suppose I can't resist dipping a toe in the water at least.
Re: Sarah Palin.
When I heard that McCain had chosen her as his running mate, my first question (besides Who?) was Why? What qualities did this person have that showed her to be up to the task of being a vice-presidential nominee. Like most of the country, I knew very little about her. I made no judgements at that point, I was merely curious. I watched the news reports begin to roll in over the next days and weeks. The attacks on her family and her children I ignored. Family has nothing to do with her political qualifications. But as I watched and listened, one thing became clear. Sarah Palin was put on the ticket in part to attract the Hillary supporters who were angry that Barack had no only beat her out for the nomination, but declined to put her on as his VP pick. They saw this group of female Hillary supporters as a group of voters that were now up for grabs, so they put out Sarah Palin.
I am female, and I was enthusiastic about Hillary Clinton. And this move insulted me no end. To put out a woman to garner our votes implies that we were voting for Hillary merely because SHE was a woman, not a qualified and exciting candidate. Dangle another woman in front of us, and we'll bite, right? How dare they assume that female voters have such a shallow perspective that we will vote for anyone with breasts.
And then we did get to know Palin.
Yes, Sarah Palin was thrown into a situation that she was not as prepared for as the presidential candidates, but that's exactly the point. She needed to be able to handle the scrutiny and questioning, and she just couldn't. Every vice-presidential pick is thrown into the same situation after a presidential candidate is picked.
In truth, I felt horribly sorry for her, the way they were using her, throwing her to a situation she couldn't possibly handle. She lacks the intellect and the knowledge to fill that position and it was painfully obvious from the beginning. It was unfair and cruel to put her up there anyway, hoping to draw women who would vote for her based soley on her gender. I did not decide against voting for Sarah Palin because I am sexist or against females in positions of power. I decided not to vote for her because she was flat out unqualified for the position.
Okay, getting off soap box. Getting out of the pool.
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Nicely put ann...
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Get out your sled, DR DAKOTA CELT.
I would be careful if I were you.... ;D
I just might send a snowball sailing your way ;D
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I am curious about those people who work in libraries (here). Do you guys buy all books that people request?
I started requesting a lot of books. Some are just books that i know the library will get (and i want to be the first one on the list). But i started requesting books that i don't think the library would get. And they have been buying them all.
So far the only exception are the theatre books. But there is still a chance. Today they called to say one of the scrapbooking books i wanted was ordered and came in.
I'm loving my library!
It boils down to budget and what the subject librarians want... Requests can also have a play in what is purchased
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DR Michael Shayne must have liked the weather today in montreal. It was over 60F. And tomorrow is going to be even warmer (I think like 66F).
Except he left or is leaving. ;D
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DR Jennifer, nice library. In Massachusetts the library asked for a small donation to order a book. I liked that idea.
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There were many wrongs committed during this whole election process--- just like every election. It's a very nasty business. I would think women would be treated more fairly by now, but then again, we still live in a world where some felt it necessary to put Prop. 102 in AZ and Prop 8 in CA on the ballot. We will just have to live with it for 4 years and hope things improve. We're all in this together. No more Us against Them. The fat lady has sung. :-\ :-[ :P ::) ???
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DR Ann. Nicely said. I have to go now, just wanted to give a quick response. LOL-I was more bothered by the fact she was used to appease the hard core Republicans than to get the Hillary vote.
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'night
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Someone actually asked me out for a date tonight. Or something. I think I'll have root beer float instead. Less effort and infinitely more satisfying! ;)
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DR Jennifer, nice library. In Massachusetts the library asked for a small donation to order a book. I liked that idea.
I've been using the library a lot in the last couple of years. I take out a lot of books for myself and some for my niece. A lot of the books i requested, like i said, were books they would have gotten anyhow.
But after i noticed they were getting a few of the books they wouldn't have normally gotten i decided to request some scrapbooking and theatre books (that they definitely would not have gotten).
The library is in an interesting positions right now. Because there are certain suburbs in montreal that separated from the city (like mine). But my library used to be connected to the next suburb over (but they did not separate from montreal). So the libraries separated (before we could take books from both libraries).
So perhaps now they are looking to get more books. In scrapbooking the other library had all the books. So maybe my library would actually like to get some books but don't know which ones to get.
So i actually went to a book store and selected some titles that i thought would be really good. And "suggested" them just to see what happened. I think i suggested 2 or 3. And so far they called today with one.
And actually speaking of theatre books. I checked and they did get 2 of the ones i requested. So i guess this method is working for me!
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Watching a wonderful motion picture on DVD right now.
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I am at work and feeling very tired....
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I am curious about those people who work in libraries (here). Do you guys buy all books that people request?
I started requesting a lot of books. Some are just books that i know the library will get (and i want to be the first one on the list). But i started requesting books that i don't think the library would get. And they have been buying them all.
So far the only exception are the theatre books. But there is still a chance. Today they called to say one of the scrapbooking books i wanted was ordered and came in.
I'm loving my library!
Go Libraries!! ;D (said the library worker ;))
Jennifer, every library is different. We have three selectors that decide what to buy for our 27-branch system. I've requested items that I wouldn't have thought that they'd buy...and they didn't. I've also requested items that they did buy. There's also Inter-Library Loan (ILL) where an item is requested from a completely different library. I've suggested items to purchase and indicated that ILL is okay, and I've gotten some through ILL. Some librarys charge for this service, but ours doesn't. We don't even charge ANY late fees, only on lost items.
So, I say request anything and everything that you want. More often than not, you won't be disappointed. :)
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Sarah Palin thrust instantly into the national spotlight - one that shines 24/7 - was put into a situation that no one can really be prepared for on short notice.
There is no news cycle anymore - it's instant....you say it and it's broadcast.
And MR BK wrote something the other day that I also agree with....this trivialization of candidates and this tabloid-i-zation of their personal lives really does diminish the offices they are running for.
Sarah Palin trivialized herself with every word that came out of her mouth. Though there was plenty of reason not to take her seriously and be very afraid of herfrom the get-go...There was one thing that scared me more than any other: when she wanted to discuss with the Wasilla librarian about banning books( who quickly told her she would not be banning any books and almost got sacked for it, but for her popularity).
Palin claimed it was just a hypothetical discussion...Sorry, I'm writer! More importantly, I'm a reader...and a book collector. To me, the dissemination of knowledge, of ideas and thoughts...regardless of how noble or repugnant...is sacred to me. I believe those of worth will live; those that are worthless will be condemned as such. When I hear the words "banning books", all I think of is Nazis and every other facist government that tried to suppress information and literature. I don't care how "hypothetical" it supposedly was. That the notion of book-banning plods through the wide open spaces of this person's empty brain at the same time she trying to make the ludicrous case that press critiques of her are an infringement of her first amendments rights is almost as frightening as it is laughable.
Oh, yeah...then there's that dinosaur and men roaming the earth together thingie. The Flinstones as science...Seeing Russia from her house (She can't, by the by)...$150,000 shopping spree (it was more we'll learn from Newsweek's Election Extra...the McCain people's characterization of her and her family as "Wasilla hillbillies" pretty much sums it up)...Her inability to name any media she reads (she can't even lie effectively and say she reads Time or USA Today?)...The Alaskan Secessionist Movement, the Witch Doctor praying over her...but one could go on...
The British Ambassador passed on a joke from McCain about her. "What's the difference between a pit bull and Sarah Palin. A pit bull eventually lets go."
If the Republican Party wants to survive, it will bury this hate-spewing, fear-mongering, cretinish bimboo along with Joe the Plumber, all the other extremist factions, and all the divisive Rovian tactics that no longer work any more and get back wooing the mainstream voter and embracing true conservative policies.
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Who can forget Kim Novak and Liz Taylor sparring in MIRROR CRACK'D. Maybe it's time for a remake with Helmut Berger and Ryan O'Neal.
Lola Brewster: You seem lovely, as always. Of course, there are fewer lights on than usual. In fact, any fewer, and I'd need a seeing-eye dog.
Marina Rudd: Oh, I shouldn't bother to buy one, dear. In that wig, you could play Lassie.
Lola Brewster: Same adorable sense of humor. And I'm so glad to see that you've not only kept your GORGEOUS figure, but you've added SO MUCH to it!
Marina Rudd: What are you doing here so early, dear? I thought the plastic surgery seminar was in Switzerland.
Lola Brewster: Actually, darling, I couldn't wait to begin our little movie. You know the saying: once an actress, always an actress.
Marina Rudd: Oh, I do know the saying. But what does it have to do with you?
Lola Brewster: Cute angel. So do tell. How does it feel to be back, after being away SO LONG?
Lola Brewster: Chin up, darling... both of them.
Marina Rudd: Lola, dear, you know, there are really only two things I dislike about you.
Lola Brewster: Really? What are they?
Marina Rudd: Your face.
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We had a tornado warning earlier tonight and rain and snow are on the way in the next couple days. Now I call that a change
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You know what I think? I think DR Kerry needs a kitten.
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And there just happens to be a cute kitten in my backyard.
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Here's an old joke that's giggle-worthy. Nothing political meant by my repeating it, though.
A middle aged woman goes to the doctor's and says, "Doctor, Doctor, you have to help me. Every time I go to the bathroom, dimes come out!"
The doctor tells her to relax, go home, rest with her feet up and come back in a week.
A week later the woman returns and says, "Doctor, Doctor, it's gotten worse! Every time I go to the bathroom, quarters come out!! What's wrong with me?"
Again the doctor tells her to relax, go home, rest with her feet up and come back in a week.
Another week passes and the woman returns and yells, "Doctor, Doctor, I'm still not getting better! Every time I go to the bathroom, half-dollars come out! What the heck is wrong with me?"
The doctor says, "Relax, Relax, you're just going through your change!"
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Sounds like Indiana weather, DR CILLA LIZ.
Well I guess this is the day to put JRAND58 in his place.....I only hope it's not a full time job for some here at HHW.
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I'm tired. Almost finished with one motion picture on DVD and may dive into another.
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I finished that last SUPERNATURAL episode, the one with sensational special effects as Dean is ripped from stem to stern by the hounds of hell. Amazing effects work on a TV budget.
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We had a tornado warning earlier tonight and rain and snow are on the way in the next couple days. Now I call that a change
We like to share... :)
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There were three bonus featurettes on the last disc in the set: a discussion of the special effects departments that are so crucial to the show, a brief look at the Chevy Impala that's one of the focal points of the show, and a gag reel.
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Next, I finished FOR YOUR EYES ONLY on Blu-ray which I had started several days ago. Don't know when I'll find the time to watch the last of the Bond Blu-rays, but I don't think it'll be this month.
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BONES had a pretty enjoyable episode. I should have guessed the murderer, but I didn't. Really didn't have a clue. How nice to have this show back.
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LIFE had a good episode tonight, and I DID figure out the identity of the mystery man before it was revealed.
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Nice to have LAW & ORDER back in its familiar time slot as well. Enjoyed the case brutal though it was.
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It's time for me to leave work and have dinner. I wonder what it'll be. ;)
Until later!
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Sounds like Indiana weather, DR CILLA LIZ.
Well I guess this is the day to put JRAND58 in his place.....I only hope it's not a full time job for some here at HHW.
I agree with you JRand, not sure that's worth much, but it's true
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We had a tornado warning earlier tonight and rain and snow are on the way in the next couple days. Now I call that a change
We like to share... :)
No thanks you can keep it
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It has finally cooled off in the desert.
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Heading down now to bed.
Good night!
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Good Evening!
I'm back from The Met... Back from seeing Doctor Atomic...
Very heavy and heady subject matter, handled in a manner that was both realistic and representational - sometimes at the same time. Alas, with the way the libretto is structured - it was compiled from various sources - a more representational approach overall would have been more to my liking (like the original San Francisco Opera production). There just seemed to be too many tableaus and stretches of "static" and posing. Yes, the tension was sustained, for the most part, but a little more movement would have helped, imho.
I was not prepared for "this" John Adams' score. The pulsing ostinatos of Nixon in China and "Harmonielehre" were almost non-existent, and in its place was a series of different types and "techniques" of music. It all worked, and the production was also abetted by a very smart and effective sound design.
I'm glad I did get to see this production, but if I ever do see the opera again, I'd like to see a different production, concept.
*OH! And I really do think the true star of the evening was the conductor, Alan Gilbert - who is about to take over the Podium of the New York Philharmonic. A truly committed and perfectly-paced realization of the very difficult score.
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And since we're back on Sarah Palin... ;)
I think we all have to keep in mind that Senator McCain was not the one who picked Governor Palin as his running mate. She was picked by his advisors and the heads of the RNC. It is well documented that Senator McCain and Governor Palin had never even met before under the guise of considering her as a potential running mate. They met for a few hours at a Governors function. That was it.
I will admit that I got her appeal, I got her "charisma". But I also could not deal with some of the facts of her past: going through six colleges, not having a passport until relatively recently, having a husband who was not a registered voter until after they were married... There just seemed to be too much there for everyone - on both(!) sides of aisle - to criticize, examine and ridicule. I give her credit for not crumbling under the extreme personal pressure she was subjected to when she was thrust into the spotlight, but I still wonder why the RNC did not choose someone with more experience, and who had already been on "in the halo" of the spotlight.
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Not in the mood to watch another movie.
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So I'm listening to a CD of British light music.
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In order to load postage on my Pitney-Bowes postage machine, one must plug in one's phone line. The problem is one sometimes forgets to unplug and plug back into the phone base, hence missing all sorts of important telephonic calls, which is exactly what happened today - I missed five calls including one from the mail place AFTER I'd been there saying that a DHL package had arrived - so I guess I'll get that after my meeting with Druxy, or before, if I decide to jog later in the afternoon.
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In order to load postage on my Pitney-Bowes postage machine, one must plug in one's phone line. The problem is one sometimes forgets to unplug and plug back into the phone base, hence missing all sorts of important telephonic calls, which is exactly what happened today - I missed five calls including one from the mail place AFTER I'd been there saying that a DHL package had arrived - so I guess I'll get that after my meeting with Druxy, or before, if I decide to jog later in the afternoon.
Get thee to a Radio Shack and buy a splitter.
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We had spaghetti three times at our house last week. (
That'll teach the kids not to clean their plates!
der Brucer
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OK.. It's been a long day for me today, and I'm hoping to have a productive day tomorrow in some form or another, so...
Goodnight.
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Yes, I've heard that BJ's are quite common in California. ;D
A comment not un-noticed!
Did you see a special on California BJs on Fox?
der Brucer
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Laura's tip for the day:
Be sure to click on "save" frequently.
Does your church have a "Save" button a every pew?
der Brucer
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This British music is awfully light.
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Perhaps I'll listen to some British heavy music.
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Will we never get to page fourteen?
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Sarah Palin thrust instantly into the national spotlight - one that shines 24/7 - was put into a situation that no one can really be prepared for on short notice.
There is no news cycle anymore - it's instant....you say it and it's broadcast.
And MR BK wrote something the other day that I also agree with....this trivialization of candidates and this tabloid-i-zation of their personal lives really does diminish the offices they are running for.
Sarah Palin trivialized herself with every word that came out of her mouth. Though there was plenty of reason not to take her seriously and be very afraid of herfrom the get-go...There was one thing that scared me more than any other: when she wanted to discuss with the Wasilla librarian about banning books( who quickly told her she would not be banning any books and almost got sacked for it, but for her popularity).
Palin claimed it was just a hypothetical discussion...Sorry, I'm writer! More importantly, I'm a reader...and a book collector. To me, the dissemination of knowledge, of ideas and thoughts...regardless of how noble or repugnant...is sacred to me. I believe those of worth will live; those that are worthless will be condemned as such. When I hear the words "banning books", all I think of is Nazis and every other facist government that tried to suppress information and literature. I don't care how "hypothetical" it supposedly was. That the notion of book-banning plods through the wide open spaces of this person's empty brain at the same time she trying to make the ludicrous case that press critiques of her are an infringement of her first amendments rights is almost as frightening as it is laughable.
Oh, yeah...then there's that dinosaur and men roaming the earth together thingie. The Flinstones as science...Seeing Russia from her house (She can't, by the by)...$150,000 shopping spree (it was more we'll learn from Newsweek's Election Extra...the McCain people's characterization of her and her family as "Wasilla hillbillies" pretty much sums it up)...Her inability to name any media she reads (she can't even lie effectively and say she reads Time or USA Today?)...The Alaskan Secessionist Movement, the Witch Doctor praying over her...but one could go on...
The British Ambassador passed on a joke from McCain about her. "What's the difference between a pit bull and Sarah Palin. A pit bull eventually lets go."
If the Republican Party wants to survive, it will bury this hate-spewing, fear-mongering, cretinish bimboo along with Joe the Plumber, all the other extremist factions, and all the divisive Rovian tactics that no longer work any more and get back wooing the mainstream voter and embracing true conservative policies.
DR Jose,
...7, 8, 9,...
der Brucer
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Too tired to stay up - so notes are posted and I'm changing the topic now.
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Gratuitous Post #380. :)