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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had forty years of history, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they've been trying to come home for forty years, and who knows, this year may be it.
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And the word of the day is: EXCULPATE!
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HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR VERY OWN DR GINNY!!!!
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bk, enjoyed the nostalgia! :)
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FEEL BETTER, DD Bosco!!!!
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Enjoyed the photos, DR JoseSPiano!
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Our tree is up but we have no pictures of it yet. When Mr. M takes a photo I will post it.
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I moved from my family's home in Coon Rapids to one of the dorms on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis campus). I moved a few more times during my college years and then I moved to New York in 1980. I moved 4 times between 1980 and 1983 (there was a time in that period when I was on the road) and then I settled into my current abode where I have been since 1983 (25 years). I only wish it were a house or apartment so I could say I own it but it's still a nice place (at least that's what those of you who have been here tell us).
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It's raining and the temperature has dropped from the low 60s to the high 30s. Quite a change in one night.
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Rose (Anthony's mother) enjoys computer games so I might purchase for her (as a Christmas gift) a game called 4 Elements. I got caught up in it last night. I went to play to see how it all works and what the specs are, etc. I ended up playing for over an hour.
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I'm all alone at 7:30 so I will take my leave and finish my oatmeal
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My only major move other than coming down to Florida was about 8 months or so when I lived in Denver. I didn't have a car and they had a lousy public transport system.
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DR Ginny
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Happy birthday to dear DRR (Dear retired Reader) Ginny!
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Or at least soon-to-be-retired
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After a nice vacation
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Good morning, all! This morning I have a date with my barber to have a few hairs cut and a trip to Music Theatre International to look at the original London orchestra parts for THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. Following that, I will stop at NYPL at Lincoln Center for a bit of reasearch before heading back here. Depending on the elements, I may do laundry, but I may hold off on it till tomorrow since it means schlepping everything down the block.
I made two big moves, a disastrous one in 1971 to teach at Shippensburg State University in Pennsylvania, a major debacle in my life that sent me running back to mom and dad for several years, and then my move to Conquer The City in 1979. The move to Pennsylvania was good for two things: it proved to me that I was never meant to exist in small university Academia and it was the first step in getting to Manhattan.
I was hired to replace a popular teacher and I think the director of the dept's disappointment that I was nowhere near as qualified, as well as my general lack of interest in academic minutiae, was what caused his ugliness and open hostility. Add to that my feelings he was a boor and a lousy stage director, and it was a no-win combo. Within six months I hated him and his dept as much as they hated me. I was devastated at the time when my contract was not renewed and I was told to vacate the premises, but I now know it was the best thing that could have happened. My options were to head east to Manhattan or west to Ohio and I chose to run home. There I co-founded a community theatre, got to orchestrate for a community symphony, acted professionally, and grew up. A bit.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happiest of Birthday Wishes to Our DR Ginny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And the word of the day is: EXCULPATE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: FREE
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR GINNY
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Happiest of Birthdays to Dear Ginny!
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Happy Birthday to DR GINNY!!
May you have a lovely day!
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DR Jose and others:
Sometimes homeowners will call a home inspector for a home they've been living in for a while. Maybe they have a specific concern or maybe they just want someone to take a look. It's not a bad idea if you know a GOOD inspector. Like Jane implied, the inspectors that the realtors recommend tend to be lightweights because they don't want anything that would jeopardize the sale. So there are two (informal) classes of inspectors: the ones realtors use and the ones conscientious homeowners (and savvy buyers) look for.
As for the timing, it does seem a bit strange. But there's no point in a buyer shelling out hundreds of dollars for an inspection if the price they want isn't acceptable to the seller. So it makes sense to have at least a preliminary agreement. Most contracts are written with a contingency for home inspection, lender's approval, and appraisal. If the buyer isn't happy with the results of the inspection, then the parties can renegotiate.
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One timing consideration for a seller is that, once you KNOW about a problem from an inspection that has been performed, you are legally obligated to DISCLOSE it to potential buyers.
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DR Jeanne - DON'T LET THE TURKEYS GET YOU DOWN!!! :)
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And I now have an appointment with a contractor regarding said basement repairs--just to be sure his estimate is consistent with that of the structural engineer. I'm told our buyer is VERY nervous and is imagining $$$$$.
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Thanks, Sing. I'm trying to roll with the punches, but I admit there have been too many sleepless nights. I truly hope that the errors have all been honest ones. I'm told that some inspection companies will tell buyers that they can get them a lower price on their home by citing all sorts of stuff and scaring the seller. I don't even want to think about dirty tactics.
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Happy Birthday to DR GINNY!!!
Your next birthday will be a RETIRED birthday! Hurray!
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DR TCB - my guess is that Mr Whiting could find some time for us now.
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THE DARK KNIGHT clocks in at 153 minutes.....I have to find that much time to devote to it.
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I'm off to the dentist--just one fun thing after another! I may need to mortgage my house to pay my dental bills. Oh! I already have a mortgage. And I'm selling the house. Oh, well...
TTFN.
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DR TCB - my guess is that Mr Whiting could find some time for us now.
Especially seeing as how he is AMBITIOUS and all.
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***DENTAL VIBES***
for DR Jeanne!!! :)
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Happy Birthday to DR Ginny! Have a great day!
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DR TCB - my guess is that Mr Whiting could find some time for us now.
Especially seeing as how he is AMBITIOUS and all.
So says Mr Zefferelli. I don't think he got the part of Romeo by being shy.
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Loved reading about MR BK's early NYC adventures!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GINNY!!!!!!! MORE CAKE!
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re: the last few seconds of this week's HEROES for DR MattH
If you're ever missing the ending of a show televisionwithoutpity has really great recaps. Usually they have the recaplet version and the extended full out line by line details of what happened.
Anyhow in the last minutes:
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In the last minutes, Peter is trying to shoot his father (the Haitian is screaming that he needs to do it fast because he cannot hold back his powers). Sylar comes in freezes the bullet (that peter shot) and asks Arthur if he is his father (with his new lie detector abilities). Arthur lies, so sylar lets the bullet kill him. The catalyst which arthur stole from hiro is in the air (to disappear forever? to go into peter?).
Also the army guy gets super power and throws a chair through the glass windows.fdsafjdafusa fudsaof udsaoif uopdsaufodsauf mljfkljda ljdsfljdfl;jljl
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There is a new SURVIVOR tonight, but no UGLY BETTY!
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Good morning!
It's been raining pretty hard off and on since I've been awake today, and the rest of the day promises more of the same. At least it's still warm (for November, that is).
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Thank you, DR Jennifer, for the recap. The bit about the test soldier was the part I missed.
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When I graduated from college, I moved back in with my folks to begin my teaching career at a local junior high and to start work on my masters. Going to school during the summer and taking a course or two during the school year, it took me 3 years to finish my masters degree work and graduate. Once that was done, I still didn't have a lot of money to set out on my own, so I continued living with my folks putting aside parts of my monthly salary (only made about $700 a month after taxes back in the 70s) to save up enough to move out.
When I had finally saved up enough to make first and last month rent payments on an apartment in Charlotte (about 40 miles from home but in a different state), I found a beautiful one bedroom garden apartment and told my parents on a Saturday night at the supper table. They had no idea I was even contemplating leaving, and I remember that my mother cried all during supper. I was surprised at their surprise because my older brother had been gone for a long time (he never lived at home; he went straight from college into marriage and a house of his own) and I didn't figure they'd want me around with my flaky hours and midnight typing sessions (school work and review writing).
But while I was a bit scared to be on my own, I really couldn't wait to start living life as a single man with no one looking over my shoulder at the choices and decisions I was making.
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On TV Tonight!™
NBC - comedies, ER
CBS - SURVIVOR, CSI, ELEVENTH HOUR
FOX - SECRET MILLIONAIRE, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER
the shows on ABC and the CW are all reruns.
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I am SO hoping that THE DARK KNIGHT on Blu-ray comes today. I am taking the day off on the chance that it comes. If not, I'll go ahead and review the next disc in my stack: GHOST TOWN with Ricky Gervais.
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TOD:
For various reasons, I was born here and have alway lived here-- 49 years or more in the same zip code even; I'm like a fruit bat and stay within a 4 mile or four block radius! Part of it was Musicguy's job; part of it was watching over my younger siblings. So, I'm still here. Luckily I have traveled all over and experienced many wonders of the world. But i still live in Phoenix. Not so bad, but at times I want to get away. Jose? Singdaw? TCB? Jack? Michael? Tomovoz? Any takers? I'm relatively low-maintence!
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Thursday morning greetings!
Thanks to BK and to DRs
Singdaw
Michael S
FJL
Elmore
ArnoldMBrockman
Ben
Jeanne
JRand
Jennifer
Kerry
for the lovely birthday wishes that I found here this morning.
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Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning. No real huge surprises though I was a little dismayed that MILK wasn't nominated for Best Drama even though it WON the NY Film Critics' prize for Best Picture the other day.
The TV nominations were very predictable.
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Happy Birthday to DR Ginny!!!
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Thanks for the memories, BK!
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Thank you, DR MattH!
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Easy question today, BK.
My first big move in life was to leave my Seattle home and drive down to Los Angeles.
That was in the first week of November of 1963...about 3 weeks before JFK was shot.
[No, the 2 events are not connected.]
The drive took 2 1/2 days. Spent the first night in Medford OR, the 2nd in Stockton, CA, then rolled into the San Fernando Valley around 2:30 the following afternoon. Somehow, I found myself on Wilshire Blvd., between Beverly Hills and Westwood...totally lost.
So, I called the friend I was going to stay with and he came and got me. Next day, I found my own place.
About 3-4 weeks later, Karen Kupsenut (sp), daughter of Chicago columnist Irv Kupsenut was murdered across the street and down the block aways from me.
[No, I didn't have anything to do with that either.]
Then, about 3-4 months later, I moved to a place on Normandie near Wilshire, which was closer to where I was working.
Not only was a woman raped in the building shortly after I moved in and there was a massive narcotics raid in the building across the street, but one of my fellow tenants was the infamous actress Barbara Payton.
Ah, the memories of youth.
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Thursday morning greetings!
Thanks to BK and to DRs
Singdaw
Michael S
FJL
Elmore
ArnoldMBrockman
Ben
Jeanne
JRand
Jennifer
Kerry
for the lovely birthday wishes that I found here this morning.
Please add my happy birthday salutations.
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First!!!
Happiest belated Birthday Greetings to my dear old pal JANE!!! Oy, vey, are we really 60?? on YOU it looks good!
Second!!
Happiest belated Birthday Greetings to my dear newer pal, MBarnum!!!
Third!!!
Happy Happy Happy Birthday to our DR Gins!!!
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Druxie - are YOU another Sag??? Wow - happy belated birthday wishes to you, too.
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DR Druxy, did you read the new book on Barbara Payton...it is great!
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Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning. No real huge surprises though I was a little dismayed that MILK wasn't nominated for Best Drama even though it WON the NY Film Critics' prize for Best Picture the other day.
The TV nominations were very predictable.
I haven't seen the nominations, but if Sean Penn weren't nominated for such a fierce performance, there is no justice.
I forgot the NYPL doesn't open until noon today. Damn!
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DR BK: re: the final question you pose in today's column:
I wonder if in forty years from now I’ll be looking back and talking about what I was doing right now? Of course, if that would be so, I’d be about 101 years old. Can you imagine me at 101 going on about the long jog, which would consist of me walking from the bedroom to the bathroom.
I can not only imagine it, but I envision it! Let's ALL still be posting here and remember this day!
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A most wonderful birthday to a most wonderful DR, Ginny!
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A GINNYuine Wish for DR Ginny to have a Happy Birthday!
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Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning. No real huge surprises though I was a little dismayed that MILK wasn't nominated for Best Drama even though it WON the NY Film Critics' prize for Best Picture the other day.
The TV nominations were very predictable.
I haven't seen the nominations, but if Sean Penn weren't nominated for such a fierce performance, there is no justice.
He did get nominated, and the film got other nominations, but it didn't get the big one.
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A GINNYuine Wish for DR Ginny to have a Happy Birthday!
That was a good one! My first big laugh of the day.
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Page Three Dance!!!
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Well, I gues I need to head down now to get cleaned up for a (soggy) lunch out with friends.
WBBL.
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NO big moves for me. Four between second grade and seventh grade - but not long distances. Have lived in the same house since 1971 - and my next move will be either to Spring Hill Government Housing or Sugar Creek Cemetery.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... It's still raining in NYC. It's colder in NYC. Alas, it's not cold enough for snow. -But, apparently, it's snowing in New Orleans and other places.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR GINNY!!!!!
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My first "solo" move into a place of my own was also my first "big" move. I had been in the Navy for three years but had always lived in barracks. In 1973, I was assigned to an Army post in northern Italy in the city of Vicenza. I was a journalist/broadcaster and Vicenza was the location of the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) facility that served Italy. The Army was the "senior" branch of service in Italy and, therefore, hosted the AFRS station. I was one of two Navy people there. There were also two Air Force broadcasters. The rest were Army and civilians (as many civilians as military!!!).
Being a Navy man on an Army post had its perks, including a room to myself in the barracks when I first arrived. Unlike others in my paygrade (E-4, at that time), I was authorized (nay, encouraged) to live off post and the Navy was offering me an allowance for quarters (i.e. living accommodations).
I signed up with the housing office to tour available apartments/homes. I finally found the right fit for me. It was a third-story apartment (top floor) in a nice complex (six apartments, 2 per floor) about 2 miles from the post (Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy).
I had two balconies -- one in front off the living room and one in back off my bedroom. My living room "view" was a large cornfield, beyond which was the major street off which Caserma Ederle was positioned. I could see the tops of the roofs on the post. It was all about 3/4 mile from the center of Vicenza.
I felt rather "suburban" in an "urban" environment (what with the cornfield and all). The road linking me to the post ran down the middle of the cornfields. I bought an old Fiat, but I also had a bicycle. The bicycling to work, especially for night shifts, was very eerie...and "Harvest Home" would always run through my head as I pedaled along the road. It was even eerier when I had to stop for a train (a track ran through the cornfields, too, crossing the road I traveled).
I had a great view of some low mountains out my bedroom window. There was also an unobstructed view of a rather unique-looking building out in what seemed to be a pasture. While there were no cows, it was all open land, very grassy and nicely maintained. I later learned this building had a name: La Rotonda, and it had been designed/built by Italian architect Andrea Palladio (whose name lent itself to "Palladium" as a "style"). The "Rotunda" was Thomas Jefferson's inspiration for the center section of Monticello.
Atop the mountain (called Monte Berrico) was an old monastery that occasionally rang bells that wafted over the countryside.
I cannot recall how long I lived there before waking one day to one of the most spectacularly "clear" days ever. In general, Vicenza was foggy in one way or another...high fog, that looked like clouds or ground-hugging, lung-filling, so-thick-you-had-to-feel-your-way-through-it fog (and I came to love it). On this day, though, there was no fog. I stood on my bedroom balcony and took in all the sights. Off to the right, I could see the city rooftops and spires of churches and a bell tower. And....WHAT? What was that beyond the city? HUGE, TOWERING mountains. Snow-capped, too. I later learned they were called "The Dolomites", the Italian section of the Alps. Incredible sight. It was in Europe that I experienced mountains so high they took your breath away.
My apartment was cozy, had two bedrooms (or three if you don't want a dining room), and had every room off a central entryway. Tiny kitchen, nice-sized living room, marble floors and high windows.
I loved the independence. I loved the privacy. I loved it that folks enjoyed invitations to come over. I still have a fondness for that first apartment.
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As for the Topic of the Day....
Being the son of a father in the Coast Guard...
Born in Boston, but moved/transferred down to Washington, DC., a few months after I was born.
Seven years later, we moved/transferred to Seattle with a preliminary stop in Port Angeles.
Two years later, we moved/transferred to New London/Gales Ferry, CT. *Which is where I started taking proper piano lessons. -Although, I did take some sort of keyboard/piano lessons in some mall shop in Seattle.
Then about two years after that, we moved/transfered back down to the DC area, Arlington, VA.
Then came the move down to Richmond for college. -Where, during my first week at school, someone was stabbed in broad daylight in front of the campus gym, and there was a shooting out at the off-campus housing where I was living. (Blame me?)
I bopped between my parents' house in Fairfax and Richmond for a few years, before getting my own place in Richmond... Then moving in with Steve...
And three and a half years ago... New York City!
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Druxie - are YOU another Sag??? Wow - happy belated birthday wishes to you, too.
No, I'm a Pisces. My birthday isn't until February 23rd.
It's always easy to remember, because it's the day after George Washington's.
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Some wonderful stories today generating from the TOD! :)
My story is not nearly so interesting:
Born in New Jersey. My family moved to Los Angeles when I was 3. Transferred back to Connecticut when I was 8. And, other than four years of school in Ohio, I've moved quite a few times since, but all within the NYC metro area.
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And here I though DR PennyO meant a member of the Screen Actor's Guild!
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As for the Golden Globe Nominations...
Some very interesting choices in the Acting categories.
And I'm very happy to see "Slumdog Millionaire" in the Best Picture category.
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The package I shipped to BK yesterday was shipped 3-day delivery and I thought it would arrive on Monday. According to Fed Ex's tracking, it's already in Valley Village, CA!
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DR Druxy, did you read the new book on Barbara Payton...it is great!
I haven't read it.
Actually, I have researched my own book on the Barbara Payton, Franchot Tone, Tom Neal triange, but my agents were never able to interest a major publisher. The major roadblock: Who remembers these people?
I did some interesting interviews, too. Like the owner of the apartment building who witnessed Neal beating the crap out of Tone.
The book is one of my "to do" projects...should the time ever become right.
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And here I though DR PennyO meant a member of the Screen Actor's Guild!
Well, if that's what she meant, then the answer is "No" to that, too.
:)
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The package I shipped to BK yesterday was shipped 3-day delivery and I thought it would arrive on Monday. According to Fed Ex's tracking, it's already in Valley Village, CA!
Arriving nearby is one thing....and having it delivered...well.....
I once noted a package arrived in Oakland four days before it was actually delivered. As it wasn't for express delivery, I had nothing specific I could complain about. I got it within the window provided for said delivery.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR GINNY!
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May your day be filled with as much joy as you give everyone else.
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The package I shipped to BK yesterday was shipped 3-day delivery and I thought it would arrive on Monday. According to Fed Ex's tracking, it's already in Valley Village, CA!
Arriving nearby is one thing....and having it delivered...well.....
I once noted a package arrived in Oakland four days before it was actually delivered. As it wasn't for express delivery, I had nothing specific I could complain about. I got it within the window provided for said delivery.
I think bk might be at an advantage since he has his mail and packaged delivered to a "mail place".
However, I have noticed that UPS' shipping times have been on the shorter end of delivery windows lately.
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Penny, thanks for the belated wishes. I'm still in shock.
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I'm still in shock.
Shock and awe, baby! :)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR GINNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Remember that I shipped my big box o' stuff back to LA via Fed Ex three day service and it arrived the next day. Maybe that's Fed Ex's way of giving holiday cheer.
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I'm up, the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and I got a decent night's sleep.
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the sky is blue
The telecine operator is getting better!
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Remember that I shipped my big box o' stuff back to LA via Fed Ex three day service and it arrived the next day. Maybe that's Fed Ex's way of giving holiday cheer.
It also went from airport shipping hub to airport shipping hub.
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Hubba-Hubba!
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TOD: My first "big" move was when I left home to go to the University of Kansas. I didn't have a car there, so even though it's an 8 hour drive it could have been 1000 miles away. On the way we had some sort of car trouble. When we arrived they had 3 people assigned to a small 2 person dorm room, so they wanted me to stay in the ironing room that night. I didn't know anyone there and didn't really want to sleep in the ironing room so instead we went to a motel and went back the next morning. Since the 3rd person hadn't checked in yet, they gave me the room.
I transferred to the University of Iowa after 2 years and after I decided I didn't want to be a flute performance major after all. There were no rooms available for transfer students in the dorm so I got an apartment. I had no idea about how to go about getting an apartment, but went and started looking and found one in a "security building" (the door was always open so the "security" was really a joke). I still didn't have a car, so I got to lug groceries on the bus and all that fun stuff, but I did have my own place.
After law school I made the huge move to Phoenix. The original plan was to move to Juneau, Alaska, but I met a guy and he wanted to go to Phoenix, so I changed all my plans and went there instead. He lasted 4 days, I stayed 5 years. That was a very hard move and probably the most alone I've ever been in my life. I didn't have a job, but got one as a law clerk for a judge fairly quickly then it was on to the public defender's office. I met lots of people there, but it never felt like home to me. I am very happy to be back in Iowa and plan to stay right where I am for the duration.
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And speaking of Amazon.com... ;)
Have any other DRs not been receiving e-mail notifications that their orders have been processed and shipped?
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Remember that I shipped my big box o' stuff back to LA via Fed Ex three day service and it arrived the next day. Maybe that's Fed Ex's way of giving holiday cheer.
It also went from airport shipping hub to airport shipping hub.
That must explain why it took the full three days when I sent it to NY :)
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And speaking of Amazon.com... ;)
Have any other DRs not been receiving e-mail notifications that their orders have been processed and shipped?
It's been hit and miss. I ordered the Phase IV DVD on Tuesday with two-day free shipping, got no shipping notice and it arrived yesterday, in one day.
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PAGE FOUR DANCE!!
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And now, I must leave and go to work...to party!
Until later!
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My first big move was in 1983 at age 19. I moved from my dad and stepmom's home in White City to my owm apartment in Ashland. My roommate was a co-worker named Howard Swanson. Eventually a friend of Howard's moved in.
About 6 months later I made my next big move...packing my cat and all my belongings into my 1975 AMC Matador, and came to Salem, Oregon. That was in 1984.
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I cannot imagine moving everything right now. I have nothing in storage....it is ALL right here....and there is a lot of IT.
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DRJOSE I have received a couple of Amazon orders before I got the shipping email....or got them both the same day.
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Anybody interested in a home made DVD copy of p/s Yellowstone Kelly starring Mr Clint Walker and Mr Edd Byrns and Ms Andra Martin.
Talking to DR MBARNUM - it seems like everyone who worked with Ms Martin was ready to leave his wife and marry her....although she was happily married and wasn't interested.
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Yes, Ms. Martin was quite popular.
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My first move was a short distance from home. It was difficult as my parents did not want me to move out & felt at 18, with little money, I was too young. The move itself was easy. It was a little bachelor apartment smaller than my bedroom at home.
The first major move was with the movers from hell. Keith had moved to New Jersey with the two dogs, leaving me with an almost two year old & three cats. One of the cats got very sick before we moved, two days after the move she had surgery to remove a tumor. We went from sunny California to cold New Jersey. I was excited about the move until my friend broke down crying at the airport. I flew the entire flight chasing an active kid around the plane, worrying about the cats in cargo (will never do that again), depressed & wondering what had we done. The furniture did not arrive until 2 weeks after us since the driver abandoned the truck on the way. Keith was out of town at the time & the new crew basically dumped everything, didn't even put the beds together. My car had been on that truck & I couldn't even get out to buy diapers or winter clothes.
After that move the other 8 seemed like a breeze in comparison, even the difficult ones. Not that any long distance move is really easy and most were far from it.
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One of Ms Martin's husbands and the father of her twin boys is Mr Ty Hardin - pictured here with Ms Glynis Johns in THE CHAPMAN REPORT, a movie I wish would show up on DVD...
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Wow....DRJANE.....everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at your heels!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GINNY!
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Wow....DRJANE.....everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at your heels!
And that was the short version ::)
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And speaking of Amazon.com... ;)
Have any other DRs not been receiving e-mail notifications that their orders have been processed and shipped?
I'm still getting notifications via e-mail when my items have been shipped.
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DR JANE - the Reader's Digest version was bad enough......
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I'm hoping for some packages today and tomorrow.
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But for now I've been lazy long enough, so I shall now do the long jog.
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DR JANE - the Reader's Digest version was bad enough......
For sure!!!
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I bought a handy dandy set of Sentry Wireless headphones....and they work. Interesting....don't have to use wired headphones now! Nifty.
Although I will also invest in an adapter rather than use batteries to power the transmitter.
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Good Afternoon!
And now I'm heading out to play in the rain... At the very least, meet some friends for lunch, possibly a movie, and even possibly a show tonight.
Laters...
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Tell Neil Sedaka hello.
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Very cold today but no snow or rain.
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Why no UGLY BETTY tonight??
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Thanks for the dental vibes, Sing. It was an uneventful visit, thankfully.
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DS Craig has another job interview tomorrow morning. He is enthusiastic this job & he are very suited for each other. I believe it is also walking distance from his apartment. Job vibes for my DS Craig!!!
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Thanks for the dental vibes, Sing. It was an uneventful visit, thankfully.
Good to hear.
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A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR GINNY!! ;D
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DS Craig has another job interview tomorrow morning. He is enthusiastic this job & he are very suited for each other. I believe it is also walking distance from his apartment. Job vibes for my DS Craig!!!
~~~Extra Job Vibes for DR Jane's DS Craig!!~~~
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I'm ba-a-a-ack! A co-worker and I switched cubicles today and our computers and phones were unavailable until kind Jared could get here to exchange them for us. We're both back in business now, so I must extend thanks to DRs
Druxy
PennyO
MBarnum
Ron Pulliam
Jose
Jane
Cillaliz
JMK
George
for the birthday wishes!
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***INTERVIEW VIBES***
for DR Jane's DS Craig!!!
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! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR GINNY ! ! ! ! !
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Thanks, Dan(the Man)!
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Interview vibes for son of DRJANE - Craig.
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This was always one of my favorite record logos.....I don't know what it is supposed to be....but it was very imaginative and forward looking.
(http://i14.ebayimg.com/05/i/001/17/57/86c7_1.JPG)
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And speaking of Amazon.com... ;)
Have any other DRs not been receiving e-mail notifications that their orders have been processed and shipped?
I did notice something funny about two shipments last week that arrived unannounced. Must be that new computer system Amazon recently started using.
I learned one thing this past weekend--before you order anything on the innernet, check to see if there is a coupon code posted somewhere or other. I was about to put through an order for a rather pricey item on the National Geographic site when a friend who was looking over my shoulder told me I should Google for a coupon code. Sure enough, I found one for 20% off!
It never hurts to look.
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ABC PARAMOUNT--Our music sounds like it goes through a loopy rainbow thing!
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Well DR DtM - with artists on the roster that included Eydie Gorme, Paul Anka, Tommy Roe, Jimmy Velvet, The Rover Boys, Curly Putman, Dave McKenna, AND Stan Wolowic and the Polka Chips....that probably should have been the motto.
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TOD - I also made the first of my big moves 40 years ago when I went to Ann Arbor for my freshman year at The University of Michigan. The separation was eased by the fact that during the summer after my high school graduation my parents moved out of the house I'd grown up in - in fact, when I got home from freshman orientation my bed was gone!
Then, a little over 35 years ago I moved from Michigan to Middletown, Ohio, to accept my first professional librarian position in the Miami University library there. Little did I imagine that I'd still be living there when just a few weeks away from retirement.
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Now I must sign off and get ready to go celebrate my birthday by having my
head eyes examined.
Bye for now!
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Thank you DRs George & Singdaw. I hope this is the last time I ask for job vibes.
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DR Ginny I was wondering where you were. Glad you could return for your birthday celebration :)
Thanks DR JRand.
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Back from the long jog, which was slightly pathetic today in its slowness. I had too much on my mind.
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I am full of Indian food thanks to my old buddy Ron who took me to India Palace for my birthday lunch.
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Watch your mailbox, DR MBARNUM.
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Speaking of mailboxes...I can't believe that I forgot to mention that last week (how soon I forget ::)), I received my first Christmas card of the year in the mail...and it was from a HHWer! Thanks, Ron! ;D
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Job vibes for DR Jane's son Craig. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Even though TOP CHEF was 1 hour 15 on Bravo. It was only scheduled for 1 hour here (food network). But they either cut off the last 1-2 minutes. Or else they went over.
So i had the 6 of them standing there and then ...
I read about it just now on televisionwithoutpity.
I'm curious who people's favorite chefs are.
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re: TOP CHEF my favorite chefs that are left
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Thank you DR Jennifer.
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I am full of Indian food thanks to my old buddy Ron who took me to India Palace for my birthday lunch.
Lucky you! :)
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My mailbox is awaiting it's fill, DR Jrand!
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And speaking of Amazon.com... ;)
Have any other DRs not been receiving e-mail notifications that their orders have been processed and shipped?
No, I've gotten a shipping notice for everything I've bought in recent memory.
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I'm pretty surprised i can watch all the videos on bravotv.com!
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Another reason I enjoy Bollywood movies....
(http://memsaabstory.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/rkl_airindiadisclaimer.jpg?w=446&h=335)
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Why no UGLY BETTY tonight??
Some shows are done until 2009. Others have one more new episode before the second half of the season starts in 2009. It varies by show.
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It continued raining during lunch, but it looks like the clouds are parting finally and I see some slivers of blue sky amid those clouds.
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I was very disappointed that THE DARK KNIGHT did not arrive in the mail today. Thus, tonight I'll watch the Blu-ray of IRON MAN. I've only seen it in sDVD when I reviewed it and one other time I watched it, so I'm looking forward to seeing how much of an improvement the added picture resolution and the lossless soundtrack will be to the movie.
The review copy of THE WOMEN did arrive. I'll get to it this weekend.
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We have a Christmas tree to purchase.
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When I got in, I watched last night's CSI: NY. A good episode, and I enjoyed it. There was some really excellent special effects work with the three lab techs on top of the Empire State Building, and with the height of the camera shooting down, I got some distinct scares of a fear of falling. HD adds so much enjoyment to the viewing experience.
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Next, I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS.
Yep, the boys and Brian were on. I thought we might get some interesting May-December stuff going on since Luke had been jilted and Brian was drunk and needy, but it didn't quite happen.
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And I finished the afternoon rewatching a favorite CLOSER episode from last season, the one with Brenda in the car being shot and later being guarded by Roy and Chad. This also introduced her father into the series. It's a great episode.
And the killer was played by one of the new heroes introduced this season on the show (the one who had blue flames in his hands.)
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Greetings from MoMA (again)!
Hmmmm... Salumi & Cheese. Happy tummy.
*If you'd like to see pics of what I just happily consumed - before I consumed them, of course - just go to http://twitter.com/JoseSPiano and click on the twitpic links in my @MuseumModernArt replies.
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Greetings from MoMA (again)!
Hmmmm... Salumi & Cheese. Happy tummy.
*If you'd like to see pics of what I just happily consumed - before I consumed them, of course - just go to http://twitter.com/JoseSPiano and click on the twitpic links in my @MuseumModernArt replies.
SALUMI?
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Here is the clip from the Bonnie Hunt show of the winners of THE AMAZING RACE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZt_q330FzQ
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Dans-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-e, Salumi, dans-s-s-s-s-s-s-e...
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Happy Birthday Ginny - soon you'll be old enough to consider retirement.
der Brucer
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At last - innovative musical theatre returns:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/scientologSm.jpg)
A VERY MERRY
UNAUTHORIZED
CHILDREN'S SCIENTOLOGY
PAGEANT
The OBIE Winning Play by Kyle Jarrow
Directed by Andrew Lloyd Baughman
A jubilant cast of children celebrate the controversial
Church of Scientology in uplifting pageantry and
song. Portraying Tom Cruise, the intergalactic ruler
Xenu and a dancing brain, among others, the OBIE
Award-winning play explains and dissects the actual
teachings of Scientology against the candy-colored
backdrop of a traditional nativity play.
A dancing brain - why hasn't someone thought of this before!
der Brucer
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I just read that LEVERAGE had 3.1 million viewers for its second episode broadcast on Tuesday night. Those are OK numbers, certainly not approaching the popularity of THE CLOSER but certainly enough to keep the show on the air for the rest of its season.
I told my friends about it at lunch, and though none of them had seen the previous two episodes, I got several to agree to watch next week's episode.
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My afternoon surfing is over now so I must head downstairs to clean the bedrooms (didn't get to it this morning; slept late again) and then get back to leisure viewing.
WBBL.
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I just read that LEVERAGE had 3.1 million viewers for its second episode broadcast on Tuesday night. Those are OK numbers, certainly not approaching the popularity of THE CLOSER but certainly enough to keep the show on the air for the rest of its season.
I told my friends about it at lunch, and though none of them had seen the previous two episodes, I got several to agree to watch next week's episode.
And, thankfully, it's a show you can jump right into without having seen the previous episodes.
der Brucer
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... which would consist of me walking from the bedroom to the bathroom.[/i]
If you're still long-jogging walking from the bedroom to the bathroom at 101 - be very thankful!
der Brucer
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Dans-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-e, Salumi, dans-s-s-s-s-s-s-e...
I wondered if someone would pick up on that!
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ABC PARAMOUNT--Our music sounds like it goes through a loopy rainbow thing!
That loopy thing is a Möbius strip - a one-dimensional surface (it only has one side).
How that relates to the sound waves passing through escapes me.
der Brucer
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Dans-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-e, Salumi, dans-s-s-s-s-s-s-e...
I wondered if someone would pick up on that!
The trick is to do it before someone else does! :D
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A talking frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller.
He sees right away from her window nameplate that her
name is Patricia Whack. (He can read too!)
"Miss Whack, I would like to get a $30,000 loan in order to take a
holiday," he says.
Patty looks at the frog in disbelief. In keeping with bank policy
pertaining to customer relations, she asks the frog his name.
The frog says that his name is Kermit Jagger, adds the fact that his dad
is Mick Jagger, and that it is ok to give him the loan as he knows the
bank manager personally.
Patty explains that he will have to secure the loan with some
collateral, to which the frog replies, "Sure, no problem, I have this"
and produces a tiny porcelain elephant about half an inch tall, bright
pink and perfectly formed.
Very confused, Patty explains that she will have to consult with the
bank manager and disappears into the back office. She finds the
manager and says, "There's a frog at my window who says his name
is Kermit Jagger, he claims to know you and says his dad is Mick Jagger...
AND he want to use this as collateral."
She holds up the tiny elephant and says "I mean, what in the world is this thing???"
The bank manager looks back at her and says,
"It's a knick-knack, Patty Whack, give the frog a loan.
His old man's a Rolling Stone."
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
TO OUR DR GINNY!
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A talking frog goes into a bank...
There goes our office friendly rating - all those workers groaning!
der Brucer
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Good morning!
It's been raining pretty hard off and on since I've been awake today, and the rest of the day promises more of the same. At least it's still warm (for November, that is).
.......... but this is December!
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DR Ron Pulliam, I sent your joke to my brother! It will make him laugh, I do believe.
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Druxie - are YOU another Sag??? Wow - happy belated birthday wishes to you, too.
No, I'm a Pisces. My birthday isn't until February 23rd.
It's always easy to remember, because it's the day after George Washington's.
Which one of you is older?
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Thanks, DRs der Brucer and TCB.
My eyes are very blurry from my exam, but everything checked out OK and I don't even need to change my prescription.
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Here is the clip from the Bonnie Hunt show of the winners of THE AMAZING RACE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZt_q330FzQ
cute-thanks
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Almost through with the notes for the new Kritzerland release.
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DS Craig has another job interview tomorrow morning. He is enthusiastic this job & he are very suited for each other. I believe it is also walking distance from his apartment. Job vibes for my DS Craig!!!
Job vibes for DS Craig.
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I got elmore's package but no others.
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elmore's package was huge. All right, get your minds out of the gutter.
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Thank you DR TCB. He now has an interview on Wednesday in NY. On Thursday he is heading our way. I hope any follow-up conversations can be made long distance.
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I got elmore's package but no others.
Excellent!
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elmore's package was huge. All right, get your minds out of the gutter.
Why?
;)
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elmore's package was huge. All right, get your minds out of the gutter.
::) ::) elmore! ::) ::)
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Okay......................
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PAGE SEVEN
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A talking frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller.
He sees right away from her window nameplate that her
name is Patricia Whack. (He can read too!)
"Miss Whack, I would like to get a $30,000 loan in order to take a
holiday," he says.
Patty looks at the frog in disbelief. In keeping with bank policy
pertaining to customer relations, she asks the frog his name.
The frog says that his name is Kermit Jagger, adds the fact that his dad
is Mick Jagger, and that it is ok to give him the loan as he knows the
bank manager personally.
Patty explains that he will have to secure the loan with some
collateral, to which the frog replies, "Sure, no problem, I have this"
and produces a tiny porcelain elephant about half an inch tall, bright
pink and perfectly formed.
Very confused, Patty explains that she will have to consult with the
bank manager and disappears into the back office. She finds the
manager and says, "There's a frog at my window who says his name
is Kermit Jagger, he claims to know you and says his dad is Mick Jagger...
AND he want to use this as collateral."
She holds up the tiny elephant and says "I mean, what in the world is this thing???"
The bank manager looks back at her and says,
"It's a knick-knack, Patty Whack, give the frog a loan.
His old man's a Rolling Stone."
That's terrible. So, why am I laughing?
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Well, after a day of much eating at work (our annual holiday potluck was filled with food and frivolity), it's now time for me to go to the theater. We need to be there early today, so that some pictures can be taken in costume and on the set.
Have a good rest of the evening, all!
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A talking frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller.
He sees right away from her window nameplate that her
name is Patricia Whack. (He can read too!)
That's terrible. So, why am I laughing?
Just keep in mind what you paid for a cover charge.
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Druxie - are YOU another Sag??? Wow - happy belated birthday wishes to you, too.
No, I'm a Pisces. My birthday isn't until February 23rd.
It's always easy to remember, because it's the day after George Washington's.
Which one of you is older?
I am!
:P
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Good Evening!
And it's still raining in New York City. Ah, well... I can still dream of snow.
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Dunno exactly why, but I'm hating UGLY BETTY tonight.
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At last - innovative musical theatre returns:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b70/GEORDIEMC/scientologSm.jpg)
A VERY MERRY
UNAUTHORIZED
CHILDREN'S SCIENTOLOGY
PAGEANT
The OBIE Winning Play by Kyle Jarrow
Directed by Andrew Lloyd Baughman
A jubilant cast of children celebrate the controversial
Church of Scientology in uplifting pageantry and
song. Portraying Tom Cruise, the intergalactic ruler
Xenu and a dancing brain, among others, the OBIE
Award-winning play explains and dissects the actual
teachings of Scientology against the candy-colored
backdrop of a traditional nativity play.
A dancing brain - why hasn't someone thought of this before!
der Brucer
Well, A Very Merry Unauthorized... premiered off-Broadway in 2003. So... In any case... There seem to be quite a few productions of it this year all over the place/country.
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We may get some snow this weekend. But normally when they predict it for our area, we never get a single
flake snowflake.
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Dunno exactly why, but I'm hating UGLY BETTY tonight.
Well, it's a repeat, so... The season premiere. And, yes, it was/is kind of annoying.
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Greetings from MoMA (again)!
Hmmmm... Salumi & Cheese. Happy tummy.
*If you'd like to see pics of what I just happily consumed - before I consumed them, of course - just go to http://twitter.com/JoseSPiano and click on the twitpic links in my @MuseumModernArt replies.
SALUMI?
Yes, SALUMI:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/IMG_4794A.jpg)
The Salumi: Finocchiona, Bresaola, & Herbed Sopressata
The Cheeses: Brunet, Fiore Sardo, & Green Peppercorn Goat Cheese
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Thanks DR derBRUCER.....a mobius strip....who knew?
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And I started off with a cup of their White Bean and Escarole Soup...
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/IMG_4790A.jpg)
A perfect way to warm up after braving the elements.
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Thanks DR derBRUCER.....a mobius strip....who knew?
And, if I'm remembering correctly, if you cut down the middle of the strip/loop, you end up with two inter-locking loops/strips.
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And yet another reason not to become an actor:
YIKES! (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124230.html)
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And yet another reason not to become an actor:
YIKES! (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124230.html)
Actually, it is another reason to check your own props!
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G'night!
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Happy
Birthday
DR Ginny!!!
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And yet another reason not to become an actor:
YIKES! (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124230.html)
Sure is! Very scary.
Actually, it is another reason to check your own props!
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I think enough of us remember der B and myself loading five count 'em five dogs in the car five years ago and driving cross country from Los Angeles to our present digs in lower slower Delaware.
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Sure do. I bet it was as much fun as a few of our moves. A few of our combination's were 2 kids, 2 dogs, & 3 cats; 2 kids, 2 dogs, 1 cat & two gerbils; and the easiest mix of 2 older children, 1 dog & 4 cats driving 10 hour days from Michigan to Northern California. Wow, we never moved with 3 large dogs at once. I wonder how we got go lucky.;)
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elmore's package was huge. All right, get your minds out of the gutter.
Did it contain VHS tapes?
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Of course, der B has the story about moving cross-country with his wife, three kids, and a cat who gave birth in the car, and was determined to take the kittens and drop them out of the window of the moving car...
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I love Elaine Stritch! She is the mother from hell on 30 ROCK.
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I've got work to get to early tomorrow. Have a good night, all.
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Thank you, DR SWW!!!
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Of course, der B has the story about moving cross-country with his wife, three kids, and a cat who gave birth in the car, and was determined to take the kittens and drop them out of the window of the moving car...
The cat or his wife? ???
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I must go. I have tons to do the next couple of days so don't be surprised if I'm not here. The DS's & their fiancee's arrive next week & I realized I have run out of time. We have a birthday, Chanukah, Christmas & an extra celebration to prepare for. I doubt I will even have time to make & send fudge or other gifts as I must get the house ready.
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'night
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To celebrate the fact I have now lost 20.2 pounds, I bought myself a really nice gift pack at Bath and body. It was on sale. I also bought some Christmas presents. It was nice to get out and go shopping.
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Good morning!
It's been raining pretty hard off and on since I've been awake today, and the rest of the day promises more of the same. At least it's still warm (for November, that is).
.......... but this is December!
So it is.
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Page Eight Dance!!!
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R.I.P. Bettie Page (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/12/bettie-page-the.html)
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True to my word, I watched the Blu-ray of IRON MAN tonight. Sharpness issues aside, the biggest improvement from DVD to Blu-ray is in the more realistic flesh tones. The DVD made everyone's skin look like a brown mask. On the Blu-ray, the tone and texture of each person's skin is SO much more distinct and real looking. The Dolby TrueHD track was much more open and spread out. For an action movie, I didn't think IRON MAN had nearly the kind of energetic 5.1 mix than other superhero movies typically have. What's there is good but not great. The TrueHD track gave it more personality but it still isn't a reference quality sound mix.
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I decided the rest of the night would be used to watch some favorite Christmas items. I began with A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. Always enjoyable and just as much this year as ever before.
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Then I watched WHITE CHRISTMAS. Despite that old, mediocre transfer, I still get great pleasure from the movie, even though I didn't quite finish it. I got through Rosie's nightclub number, but stopped right after that. I'll finish it tomorrow if time permits.
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I did record 30 ROCK and THE OFFICE tonight and will watch them tomorrow while I eat lunch.
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Then, I'll likely spend the afternoon and part of the evening with the remake of THE WOMEN even though it doesn't look like there are a ton of bonus features. The film is slightly less than two hours also so I should be in good shape tomorrow fitting it into my viewing schedule. It comes out December 21st.
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Back from my dinner meeting with Sean McDermott - I'm going to be putting together a new solo show for him - we go to work in a week.
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I had Pasta Papa - which is Papa's Eggs and pasta, in case you didn't know. I ate it all up, but boy was it filling and boy am I full - but I only had toast with a little butter and jam earlier, and I also think I'm this full because my tummy doesn't have as much room left. It was really yummilicious.
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Evening surf concluded and now it's time to head downstairs to go to bed.
Good night!
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Going to bed early tonight (early for me, anyway) - a read-through of the first act of a new show planned for tomorrow
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Two hours without a post.
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Happy birthday DR Ginny.
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Tonight, we had our first show of Reefer Madness! The Musical! after a three-day break. We put on a great show and had a great (if smallish) audience. They thoroughly enjoyed it. ;D
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We were told that Saturday's performance is almost sold out!
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As fot the topic of the day...I was born in Alabama (my dad was in the army) and we lived in Alabama, Georgia, California, Texas and Germany by the time I was four years old. We moved to Colorado when I was seven and Washington when I was ten years old. My parents still live in the house in Lacey, WA that they bought 32 years ago. My first real move was when I went away to Western Washington University. I first went to Centralia College (a two-year college) and still lived at home. I then transfered to Western in Bellingham, WA. I went to Western for three years (I changed my major in the last year, but was able to graduate) and then moved back home. I lived with my parents for about a year and a half, and met this girl (no...not like that ;)) in a show. She wanted to move out of her mom's and I wanted to move out of my parents' so we rented an apartment, actually just a few blocks away and on the same street from where I live now! Anyway, I've had several apartments and even lived with my sister since then, but now I own a condo! I don't plan on EVER moving again...unless I win the lottery. But since I don't buy tickets, it's not very likely that I'll win and move. And that's my story. ;D
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And now, I need to do something that I haven't done in a long time...I need to GO TO BED!! I haven't gotten enough sleep the last few days, so I want to sleep.
Good night. :)