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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're suddenly being all Jewish and refuse to have anything to do with Christmas.
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And the word of the day is: BIFURCATE!
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A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DRs Penny & Dan.
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HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to DR Dan (the Man)!!!!
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HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to DR PennyO!!!!
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***VIBES & XYLOPHONES***
for DF Thelma and her DH Bill!!!!
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Strange Winter Wonderland
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AP
Dec. 17: Boo-Boo watches his owner, Vinny Green clean snow off of a friend's home during a snowstorm Wednesday morning along Highway 30 in Fawnskin, Calif near Big Bear.
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Dec. 17: Las Vegas News Bureau, snow covers the sides and sphinx of the Luxor Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.
There was snow in Malibu.
Wonder how the long jog will go?
der Brucer
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Does our esteemed BK even own a pair of snowshoes?
;)
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And the word of the day is: BIFURCATE!
Ms. Blanchett angered the people at PETA when she responded to the inner voices that told her to "Buy Fur, Cate!"
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Happy
Birthday
DR PennyO!!!
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Happy
Birthday
DR Dan
(the Man)
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Thursday morning greetings! Oh, I miss spending more time with y'all, but my days this week at work are so busy and I'm sharing the computer with my replacement. I'll be back soon!
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Happiest of birthdays to DR PennyO!
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Dan(the Man)!
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Vibes to Bill, husband of DR Danise's friend Thelma!
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Workies!
Good morning, Ginny!
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Thanks for all the suggestions yesterday about the Ipod.
It was very strange what had happened.
Like I said yesterday all the songs from Bye Bye Birdie (TV Cast) and all the songs sung by Lynette Perry (from various cds) are still on my Ipod but have disappeared from the computer.
Why Lynnette & Birdie I do not know.
I think it will be just easier to locate the cds and put them back on the PC.
Thanks for the help.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAN THE MAN AND PENNY O
I think the cake look delicious don't you?
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ACCORDING DAVID MAMET JEREMY PIVEN IS LEAVING ACTING TO BECOME A THERMOMETER!!!
Jeremy Piven is abruptly leaving the revival of Speed the Plow because he has a "high mercury count" in him. David Mament had this to say and more about Piven's depature
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997561.html?categoryid=15&cs=1 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997561.html?categoryid=15&cs=1)
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And the word of the day is: BIFURCATE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: BEYOND THE GREAT DIVIDE
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Happy Birthday To DAN THE MAN and PENNY O
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Happy Happy Birthday to DR Dan the Man!
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Happy Happy Birthday to DR PennyO!
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Good morning, all! This will be brief.
JoAnn's computer has crashed again after she spent all day yesterday working on it. It's days like this I regret not having a laptop, so I'm on Randy's computer for a minute. I probably will not catch up till the end of the day so please forgive me.
Happy birthday wishes to DRs PennyO and DantheMan, both excellent folk!
I'll post later from either here or the public library. I've lots to attend to today.
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Sorry to hear that, DR elmore3003! :(
***COMPUTER VIBES*** TO JoANN!!!
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Sounds like JoAnn gets a new computer for Christmas!
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There is a small orange tornado whirling around my living room at the moment.
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Happy birthday to Dan
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And happy birthday to PennyO
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I must remember not to look at this site while on the office computer :) :)
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Happy Days to both our dear readers, Penny O and Dan the Man!
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And Michael Shayne's problems are exactly the reason why I never have and never will transfer all my CDs to my computer hard drive and then pack the CDs away. It's not that I can't figure out the technical stuff, it's the idea that if something crashes I have to restore it and it has to be backed up on at least one other drive somewhere and I have too many freakin' CDs to take the time to transfer them all to my computer. A friend keeps saying, get an ipod, it will change your life. No, I don't think so. I like my life the way it is. I'm all for technological advances, I just don't want to take part in every single one of them.
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I believe a Margerita is made with Guiness, Rum and Cointreau! Add a umbrella and parsley for garnish.
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I believe a hangover is made with Margaritas. Add a face mask and ear plugs for garnish. ;)
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Which Food Network star will DR JoseSPiano kiss first?
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm enjoying a latte from Ninth Street Espresso and a ham and cheddar biscuit from Amy's Bread in Chelsea Market. The tour starts at 10:00!
:)
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Which Food Network star will DR JoseSPiano kiss first?
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Well, Ina is in the Hamptons, Paula is back in Savannah, and Tyler is in San Francisco. However, there are rumors that Dave Liberman is around today. Although, with my luck, I'll end up with Gordon Ramsay.
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Margarita on the rocks with salt
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Frozen drink -- Pina Colada
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A Happy Birthday Toast to Dan Da Man!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR PENNYO!!!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR DAN (THE MAN)!!!!!
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And a round of margaritas in honor of DR Penny O's BD
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It's snowing! .... Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ...
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Dave Lieberman...catch him if you can! :)
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Oh look, the Enabler is in the house. How about some Monkey Cake for the birthday boy and girl? And throw in some Levains while you're at it!
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Congratulations to "our very own" Amy Adams on her SAG nomination...Best Supporting Acress in Doubt! :)
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Where did SaucyOne go? His post magically appears -- but *poof* -- gone -- his name isn't on the list of members present ...
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Hello, DR Miss Karen.
Misplaced any gingerbread accoutrements lately? ;)
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He's baa-aack! (Poltergeist reference)
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Today is our annual Departmental holiday "do." It's more like a "don't," actually. Ho, Ho, Ho.
Can you tell how much I enjoy these things? :)
I shall try to refrain from dancing on the tables.
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(Poltergeist reference)
Why, thank you! :-*
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Oh look, the Enabler is in the house. How about some Monkey Cake for the birthday boy and girl? And throw in some Levains while you're at it!
Well, there is an Amy's Bread here in Chelsea Market, so that takes care of the Monkey Cake...
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It's just you an' me, kid!
But soon to be just you... :(
Sadly, I should go and do some real work around here.
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Nope! The gingerbread men (children) are history ... the show closed Saturday -- and all the costume pieces are safely packed away where the Bad Seed can't get to them -- so I'm free!! Free at last!
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Have fun, DR JoseSPiano!! And then rush back here and tell us every last detail!!!
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Vibes for Thelma and bill. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I need to scram, too -- time to clean and decorate the casa -- which was neglected during the run of the show. Sadly, I don't have a One of the Evil Eye to do my bidding (but by choice -- I don't like strangers messing around my house).
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Happy Birthday to DR PennyO!
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Happy Birthday to DR Dan the man!
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Oh, or an ice-cold cerveza with lime if I'm eating Mexican food ...
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The Page 3 Happy Trails Shuffle as I mosey on out of here ...
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Happy Birthday to Dan & Penny!
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Answer to today's question:
I'm with you BK. I don't imbibe. Period.
:)
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Happy Birthday to Dan and Penny. Or Pan and Denny. You choose.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR DAN (THE MAN)!!!
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Has anybody on this Forum ever dealt with (or know of) a RELIABLE service that moves pets across country? Preferably by car, but we will consider flying them under the right circumstances.
As many of you know, we're moving from Los Angeles to Austin, TX in late March and, if possible, I would like to avoid driving the animals (2 dogs/1 cat) for the 4-5 days it will take to get there.
In fact, I'd like to avoid the drive altogether. We're planning to ship our cars back there and fly.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Good morning!
Another warm day in the 60s, and the clouds are going to clear away for a couple of days before we get rain again over the weekend. I am really tired of the damp weather even though the rain has been light.
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Happy Birthday to DR Dan (the Man)!!!!
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DR Druxy, I'm not a fan of flying pets in cargo. People do it all the time. I would want the biggest plane possible with a one way flight. At least the cat can go on the plane with you. That is one pet down. I'm trying to remember your dogs. Can either fit under the seat?
There are services that arrange to ship your pets. They cost about twice what you will spend to do it yourself. I'm not sure I would trust someone to drive my dogs & especially my cat, and not lose them. I would have to check the service, & the individual person, very carefully.
When DS Craig flew from Romania to the states with DD Yogie I did find a service that would let him ride from NY to Pittsburgh with the dog. They would have taken the dog alone. Instead I picked them both up in DC & drove them to Pittsburgh. I don't remember the company. I found them on-line while searching. I must have called about 5 different services. I can help you look if you like, just not until the family leaves on the 26th. Feel free to email me with questions.
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Happy Birthday to DR PennyO!!!
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I have one more Christmas gift to buy, and I'll head out to do that later this morning. Thankfully it's not for anyone at the dinner tonight, so if I have no luck, I can look elsewhere on another day.
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Apart from the season finale of SECRET MILLIONAIRE, I think tonight's TV line-up is all repeats.
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PENNY, HAVE A VERY SPECIAL DAY!
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I will continue to watch THE TUDORS today though I know I will not finish up with it especially since I'll go gone during the evening. But I should have no trouble completing it tomorrow.
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DR Druxy - For my business, we use OATS - O'Brien Animal Transportation Service.
650-525-9099 web site (http://www.animaltransportation.com) email: oatsinfo@animaltransportation.com
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DR Jose, just posting late more than up late. I was on my way to bed after letting Sherlock out & checking the weather report, so far no snow here but it is all around us for the next three days. We are very nervous as these would be the worst 3 days of the year for us to have snow. Depending where you are there might be 3-10 inches of snow.
Of course as I type “no snow”, snow flurries begin.
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I'm going to head out now to do my shopping. The sooner I go, the sooner I can get back and get some other things accomplished before the dinner tonight.
WBBL.
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I'm up a little earlier than usual. Actually, I was up at seven-fifteen, but I got back in bed until the house warmed up a little. I don't keep the heat on overnight, and the house is usually around sixty-three when I get up - too cold for the likes of me.
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The good news is the sky is blue and clear and the sun is out, so I'll definitely be on the road jogging by nine.
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Once again, predictions of snow--nada. School is two hours delayed in any case.
I'm very happy--sold a big stack of DVDs/BDs/HD-DVDs, plus my Samsung BD-UP5000, on Craig's List yesterday, to the same guy who has bought all my other stacks of discs. I'm not sure if he is an eBay seller, but frankly, I don't care. He doesn't haggle with me over the price and he takes everything I have. So I now have a wad of extra holiday cash (the title of my next musical).
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I need to try that Craigslist, DR JMK.
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I need to try that Craigslist, DR JMK.
They have a "Casual Encounters" section you might especially like. ;)
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A very, very happy birthday to you Dan(the man)!
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And a very, very happy birthday to DR PennyO!
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Happy Birthday to DR PENNYO!
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Happy Birthday to DR DtM!!!
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TOD:
Vodka Gimlet.....Absolut
Tom Collins....now and then
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I am intrigued by the French film from France that Mr BK talks about in the notes.....hmmmmmmmm
And of course.....the food was gone in ten minutes. People love party food....
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Oh, I have no doubt that DR DtM will be returning to the "ports of happiness" quite often! :)
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Very very severe icy weather is predicted for later tonight here. I had a sliding sideways experience in the parking lot of the Dollar General Store where I went to buy some Diet Pepsi 2 liters (always only $1.15).....whew!
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Page Four Diet Pepsi Dance
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Still chilly in the home environment. By the time I return from the jog it will be much warmer.
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Mawnin', All!!!
Yes, it is, it is a lovely birthday!!! Such a perfectly perfect way to start another decade!!! Yesterday I had a splendillyous rehearsal on this Irish play I've been working on for the reading tomorrow night in NoHo. Way fun!! What joy!! AND - last night I signed the final paperwork on this (black hole) condo investment, which has achieved GoneHood in a blessed short sale!!! So I wake up on this birthday morn free of that albatross!!! Huzzah, say I!
Then, to sign on and find so many happy greetings from my friends here on HHW - well, me auld hahrrrt joost brims, Oi tell ye!
Thanks to Ozman, and Singsong, SWoods, Gins, Mikey S, Arnie B, Laura, Elmo!, Fred, Ben, HoZay!, Miss Karen, Jennifer, Drux!, JMK, Matt, JRand, Jane-and-Keith, Bruce!!! The secret of happiness is gratitude and appreciation, and kidz, I am one happy ol' gal today!!!
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Oh, and thanks also to MBarnum (yeah, it's the short term memory loss that's the oddest gift of all...)
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Later today I'm headed up to Ventura with the Chuckster (yep, he drove in from Arizona yesterday!) to visit with some old friends - Neil and Kathy - who are playing a Peter Pan (I think it's Peter Pan...) with incidental music by Leonard Bernstein. I met Neil my first day at Juilliard, back in Sept. 1972. He's a bass player - currently plays a lotta movie scores. Kathy also was at Juilliard, became a tenured horn player at New York City Opera for years and years, until she busted outa there. They came up and played our first Chaspen concert, Beethoven 5, in January 1992. Ah, memories! Ah, old friends!
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Off i go, into this frabjous day! Laters, skaters!
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DR Druxy, I'm not a fan of flying pets in cargo. People do it all the time. I would want the biggest plane possible with a one way flight. At least the cat can go on the plane with you. That is one pet down. I'm trying to remember your dogs. Can either fit under the seat?
There are services that arrange to ship your pets. They cost about twice what you will spend to do it yourself. I'm not sure I would trust someone to drive my dogs & especially my cat, and not lose them. I would have to check the service, & the individual person, very carefully.
When DS Craig flew from Romania to the states with DD Yogie I did find a service that would let him ride from NY to Pittsburgh with the dog. They would have taken the dog alone. Instead I picked them both up in DC & drove them to Pittsburgh. I don't remember the company. I found them on-line while searching. I must have called about 5 different services. I can help you look if you like, just not until the family leaves on the 26th. Feel free to email me with questions.
I've got a Norfolk Terrier & a Border Collie.
I really don't want to fly them in cargo. If possible, I'd like to find a service that drives them.
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DR TOMovOZ - thanks for the quote last night from 4J/1J.....LOL.....
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DR MS - that was a very funny article about Mr Piven, the big Broadway star.
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DR Druxy, I'm not a fan of flying pets in cargo. People do it all the time. I would want the biggest plane possible with a one way flight. At least the cat can go on the plane with you. That is one pet down. I'm trying to remember your dogs. Can either fit under the seat?
There are services that arrange to ship your pets. They cost about twice what you will spend to do it yourself. I'm not sure I would trust someone to drive my dogs & especially my cat, and not lose them. I would have to check the service, & the individual person, very carefully.
When DS Craig flew from Romania to the states with DD Yogie I did find a service that would let him ride from NY to Pittsburgh with the dog. They would have taken the dog alone. Instead I picked them both up in DC & drove them to Pittsburgh. I don't remember the company. I found them on-line while searching. I must have called about 5 different services. I can help you look if you like, just not until the family leaves on the 26th. Feel free to email me with questions.
I've got a Norfolk Terrier & a Border Collie.
I really don't want to fly them in cargo. If possible, I'd like to find a service that drives them.
Is the Norfolk small enough for a plane ride? Though I expect if you find a driver for one it might be nicer to have company. I suggest going on line and calling different places, just to get a feel for what they do. Save the ones you like the best.
Do you have a really good pet sitter that might be willing to drive them?
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Well in the time-honored Portland tradition of absolute chaos, they have just cancelled school. Unfortunately, a lot of kids are already on the bus en route, which means they will be dropped off at school while the school attempts to contact the parents. These stupid school administrators do the same damned thing every frigging year. You'd think they would have learned by now.
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Good Afternoon!
The short version (a.k.a. The iPhone version):
The tour started at 10:00.
We entered the offices of the Food Network, and went right to the test kitchens. They were in the middle of a Holiday Cookie Making and Baking Party. -And someone else was frying up some bacon.
We went into Studio B, home of "The Next Food Network Star" eliminations.
We went into Studio A. Tyler Florence was taping today, he was making Jambalaya. It smelled good, and he came over to say HI and shake everyone's hands. :)
Then we went into two post-production offices, editing and audio. Very cool.
Then we filled out surveys and had a great Q&A with Joe, our tour guide, who is one of the scheduling studio managers.
The tour finished at 11:30. The tour was only scheduled to run 45 minutes, so we all ended up getting basically a double tour. And Tyler Florence.
:)
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All in all, I had a great time. And even though I'm a major Food Network fan(atic), as well as a pretty decent home cook, there was plenty there to keep me entertained as well as educated. -Or something like that. :)
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And there were some great sales down in Chelsea Market:
-2-for-1 Brownie Mixes at FatWitch, and Chelsea Market Baskets had some great deals on pre-packed gift baskets.
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Of course, before I left my apartment this morning, I remembered to put my rechargeable battery back in my camera, but I forgot to replace the memory card. DOH! But I got some decent pics with my iPhone. Including Tyler. ;)
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Pictures of course.....sounds like so much fun, DR JOSE.
And we are still waiting for the pictures from DR GINNY's send-off....maybe when she gets retired she can get up some afternoon and post them.
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DR JMK why can't the buses just take them back home the same way they would at the end of the day? Or do they have to let the parents know they're coming.....kind of like H.H. Gregg when it delivers a tv....
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Back from the long jog - as guilty as I felt not doing it for the last two days, it was probably a good thing - the jog was nice 'n' easy, and it's a beautiful sunny day - unfortunately, the temperature seemed to be in the 50s when I started it, but by the time I got back it seemed to have gone up about ten degrees.
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MR BK - that Jukebox Jive number that Ronald Stein composed for Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, and re-used in a couple of movies as car radio music....
It starts at the beginning of the scene when Yvette Vickers is dancing with Frank Chase....it continues as William Hudson enters and the two of them have a conversation....and it ends EXACTLY as the scene fades out.....I think it's one of his best little numbers....a couple of saxophones, drums, and a piano.....would he have timed that to a copy of the scene....or did he just know exactly how long it was supposed to be.
It's been one of my favorite tracks since I first saw the movie over 40 years ago and thanks again for putting it on the CD...along with the rest of the AOTFFW score....
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DR JMK why can't the buses just take them back home the same way they would at the end of the day? Or do they have to let the parents know they're coming.....kind of like H.H. Gregg when it delivers a tv....
I think their mindset is that the parents may have gotten the kids on the buses and then left for work themselves, so they need to make sure someone's home for the kids before sending them back. It's ridiculous--this happens at least once a school year here.
However, I will say, now it's really snowing--like, big flake, Utah type snow with actual accumulations. We've probably had 2 inches in the last half hour, which is a lot for PDX.
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Jukebox Jive
http://www.box.net/shared/static/p5bmz00pxg.mp3 (http://www.box.net/shared/static/p5bmz00pxg.mp3)
Or with dialog:
http://www.box.net/shared/static/8fuv4jqp9d.mp3 (http://www.box.net/shared/static/8fuv4jqp9d.mp3)
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My sister in Seattle says it's pretty bad there - weatherwise....
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Down the street in Salem, it is only raining.
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Right before Christmas 1969 I got the then brand new Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 album Ye-Me-Le, which has forever since been my "winter" album to listen to, so I've been playing it whilst watching the snow fall. It's not the best B66 album, but it sure brings back memories.
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I like to watch WHERE EAGLES DARE when we get our first stay at home snow fall.
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Alcoholic beverages:
I just order whatever looks prettiest.
Or a martini.
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After a martini, they all look pretty.
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I may do a couple of trips to the motion picture theaters this weekend...both SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and SEVEN POUNDS are opening here beginning today.
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I just order whatever looks prettiest.
Yeah, but the waiters aren't on the menu.
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Yes, that Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman and friends CD is among my very favorites!
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I just order whatever looks prettiest.
Yeah, but the waiters aren't on the menu.
That all depends on where you dine.
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Hmmm
That all depends on where you dine.
Hmmm...
I wonder if DR JoseSPiano has ever dined at the "S&M" Restaurant in the West Village? ;)
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I just order whatever looks prettiest.
Yeah, but the waiters aren't on the menu.
That all depends on where you dine.
I think this is true all over the country.
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Yes, that Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman and friends CD is among my very favorites!
Mine too....even with that woman on the cover.
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I shall try to refrain from dancing on the tables.
SPEXSA thanks you.
(Society to Prevent the eXcitation of Small Animals)
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Happy Birthday-O to Penny-O
der Brucer
Shall we have Veal Орлов for the party?
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And a good day to Dan-the-birthday-Man.
der Brucer
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Being lazy, but will soon go out and do a few errands and whatnot.
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Vibes DR DerBrucer son-in-law makes it home safely today.!
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Happy Birthday-O to Penny-O
der Brucer
Shall we have Veal Орлов for the party?
Nice of you to offer!!! Actually, back in the day, a gourmet chef friend did make that very dish for me birthday. Some time in the late '70's, it was... thanks for the b'day wishes.
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Jane, looks like it's just us...
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off I go, to make arrangements for my cousin's dr. appt tomorrow... (she's taking the van from the assisted living place TO her dr. appt, but neglected (poor thing) to arrange to get back... *sigh*...)
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I just order whatever looks prettiest.
Yeah, but the waiters aren't on the menu.
Depends on the bar ;)
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
:)
I'm back home for a bit, so...
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I've got a Norfolk Terrier & a Border Collie.
I really don't want to fly them in cargo. If possible, I'd like to find a service that drives them.
Well, AA is the only airline that flies non-stop, and they would charge you $150 for the cat-in-cabin and $300 for the two dogs in the hold.
Also, there is no guarantee the dogs would fly with you - they wouldn't board the animals if the ground temperature at either airport is below 46degrees (as it can be in Austin).
So, any service that charges you about $500 is a deal. (You need to find two LA college kids with relatives in Austin).
der Brucer
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Hmmm That all depends on where you dine.
Hmmm...
I wonder if DR JoseSPiano has ever dined at the "S&M" Restaurant in the West Village? ;)
Hmm... I know I've dined at "M&S" before - McCormick & Schmick's, but I don't think they have an outpost in the West Village - but I'm not too sure about S&M. Hmmm...
Although, I still do miss Pot Belly's on Bleecker. Sometimes the crowd there was, well... But the baked egg dishes at brunch were always tasty!
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I just order whatever looks prettiest.
Yeah, but the waiters aren't on the menu.
Umm... Well, the next time DR MBarnum comes to New York City... ;)
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I may do a couple of trips to the motion picture theaters this weekend...both SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and SEVEN POUNDS are opening here beginning today.
Be sure to watch the final credit sequence of "Slumdog Millionaire"... :)
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Westchester County's idea of "green" living.
der Brucer
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DR MS - that was a very funny article about Mr Piven, the big Broadway star.
What's really interesting is that in the New York Times "Arts Blog" early version of the story, they actually used a strike-through to "correct" the article. Very interesting.
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR PennyO!! ;D
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR Dan (the Man)!! ;D
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Hmmm That all depends on where you dine.
Hmmm...
I wonder if DR JoseSPiano has ever dined at the "S&M" Restaurant in the West Village? ;)
Hmm... I know I've dined at "M&S" before - McCormick & Schmick's, but I don't think they have an outpost in the West Village - but I'm not too sure about S&M. Hmmm...
Although, I still do miss Pot Belly's on Bleecker. Sometimes the crowd there was, well... But the baked egg dishes at brunch were always tasty!
There used to be (a few years ago, I don't remember exactly how many) an S&M (yes, that's the euphemism) restaurant on 23rd Street and 7th Avenue. It's been gone for a few years now. They closed down and as far as I know they never moved into the Village. That could be the place Sing means.
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And here's one of the highlights from this morning's tour of the Food Network Studios: ;)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3118185597_2bac293016.jpg)
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Hmm... I think I linked that picture properly. More to come...
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OK - Time to head to work, followed by Carnegie/Zankel Hall.
Laters...
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Hmm... looks like Tyler is starting to slim down again! :D
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That could be the place Sing means.
I think that's it, DR Ben!! :) And I understand that the wait staff would do most anything, for an appropriate tip...
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And Michael Shayne's problems are exactly the reason why I never have and never will transfer all my CDs to my computer hard drive and then pack the CDs away. It's not that I can't figure out the technical stuff, it's the idea that if something crashes I have to restore it and it has to be backed up on at least one other drive somewhere and I have too many freakin' CDs to take the time to transfer them all to my computer. A friend keeps saying, get an ipod, it will change your life. No, I don't think so. I like my life the way it is. I'm all for technological advances, I just don't want to take part in every single one of them.
My sentiments exactly! ;)
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DR MS - that was a very funny article about Mr Piven, the big Broadway star.
What's really interesting is that in the New York Times "Arts Blog" early version of the story, they actually used a strike-through to "correct" the article. Very interesting.
What did they correct?
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Vibes DR DerBrucer son-in-law makes it home safely today.!
Thank - he just pulled into his drive on the Maryland Eastern shore (Chestertown area).
He lost a great deal of time thanks to the Virgina state police who profiled him as a drug-runner! They first pulled him over because he had tinted windows and then asked for permission to search the truck and the trailer (an 8x12 foot enclosed beast - fully loaded with household goods). He rufused, so they sent him on his way. A short time later, they pullled him over again - and this time they had a dog which they claim "alerted" so they unloaded all his stuff by the side of the road.
I haven't heard the rest of the story - but he was not cited for anything. That the truck and trailer had temporary tags probably didn't help.
He is really pissed - having survived all the weather problems to then have his journey derailed just a few hour from home.
der Brucer
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That could be the place Sing means.
I think that's it, DR Ben!! :) And I understand that the wait staff would do most anything, for an appropriate tip...
Is that how choir masters pick up spare cash?
der Brucer
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And Michael Shayne's problems are exactly the reason why I never have and never will transfer all my CDs to my computer hard drive and then pack the CDs away. It's not that I can't figure out the technical stuff, it's the idea that if something crashes I have to restore it and it has to be backed up on at least one other drive somewhere and I have too many freakin' CDs to take the time to transfer them all to my computer. A friend keeps saying, get an ipod, it will change your life. No, I don't think so. I like my life the way it is. I'm all for technological advances, I just don't want to take part in every single one of them.
Someone else lives on my world!
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The shopping trip went exactly as expected, and I also got some personal items for myself, too, so it was a very productive trip. Glad to have that behind me, however. Shopping in the midst of holiday time is not my favorite thing to do, but finding something for this one person on my list is always so difficult.
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I fixed myself a small salad and a small baked potato for my snack while I watched last night's CSI: NY. Once all the evidence was in plain sight, solving the murder was very easy.
However, Mac now has a stalker and is too stupid to see how this girl is manipulating him. Argh! These folks are so smart about their jobs and so slow in what pertains to their personal lives. Gad!
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I then finished the rest of THE TUDORS episode I had started last night, and then I watched two more episodes. I have two left.
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At this point, Anne has lost her last possible hope for holding Henry's affections via a male child, and Henry has set his sight on Jane Seymour. All that's left is digging up a case against Anne and off with the heads of her "suitors," her brother, and Anne herself.
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I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Luke was on with Jada, but I couldn't have been less interested. He wasn't in the previews for tomorrow.
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In the mail today was the Blu-ray review copy of THE LAST EMPEROR. Looks like I won't get to it until Saturday.
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Delighted that both Kyra Sedgwick and the ensemble cast of THE CLOSER were nominated for the SAG Award this morning. I suspect MAD MEN will win it, but I'm delighted they were recognized by their peers. Well deserved!
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A Blu-Ray disck question:
The Black Night (Disk one) loads, displays the WB logo, Displats the PG-13 Rating - goes into laso mode agin, screen goes blank and then a animated icon od a spinng CD with a red radius line appears - FOREVER.
I assume the disk is faulty - am I missing anything?
der Brucer
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DR TOMovOZ - thanks for the quote last night from 4J/1J.....LOL.....
So at least one person reads your posts Jack.
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Despite the confusion, I would like to have an IPod for when I go to the gym, so that I don't have to listen to the grunge rock they sometimes play (occasionally some "fitness expert" will tune into the disco station, but not often).
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Vibes DR DerBrucer son-in-law makes it home safely today.!
Thank - he just pulled into his drive on the Maryland Eastern shore (Chestertown area).
He lost a great deal of time thanks to the Virgina state police who profiled him as a drug-runner! They first pulled him over because he had tinted windows and then asked for permission to search the truck and the trailer (an 8x12 foot enclosed beast - fully loaded with household goods). He rufused, so they sent him on his way. A short time later, they pullled him over again - and this time they had a dog which they claim "alerted" so they unloaded all his stuff by the side of the road.
I haven't heard the rest of the story - but he was not cited for anything. That the truck and trailer had temporary tags probably didn't help.
He is really pissed - having survived all the weather problems to then have his journey derailed just a few hour from home.
der Brucer
Poor guy! I'm glad he is safely home.
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I have an appointment with my Dentist today (thanks to a cancellation and my need!).
My dentist is Anna (But not formally known as Panni or Maria).
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR PENNY!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR DAN THE MAN!
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A Blu-Ray disck question:
The Black Night (Disk one) loads, displays the WB logo, Displats the PG-13 Rating - goes into laso mode agin, screen goes blank and then a animated icon od a spinng CD with a red radius line appears - FOREVER.
I assume the disk is faulty - am I missing anything?
der Brucer
That spinning disc means the player is loading BD-Java content. It shouldn't spin forever, however. Which Blu-ray player do you have? Is your BD player connected to the internet (loading BD-Live content takes even longer)?
And I'm assuming you mean THE DARK KNIGHT.
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I'm going to write for a little while and then head down to get ready for the dinner party I'm attending.
WBBL.
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I'm off to try to build a gingerbread house now.
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A Blu-Ray disck question:
The Black Night (Disk one) loads, displays the WB logo, Displats the PG-13 Rating - goes into laso mode agin, screen goes blank and then a animated icon od a spinng CD with a red radius line appears - FOREVER.
I assume the disk is faulty - am I missing anything?
der Brucer
That spinning disc means the player is loading BD-Java content. It shouldn't spin forever, however. Which Blu-ray player do you have? Is your BD player connected to the internet (loading BD-Live content takes even longer)?
And I'm assuming you mean THE DARK KNIGHT.
My hunch is you need a firmware upgrade. If your BD player is not connected internet, go to the manufacturer's site and look for downloads. Burn an ISO image of the firmware upgrade to a CD-R and then insert it in your player and it will upgrade automatically. My new Sony, which was manufactured in November 2008 was already out of date, firmware wise, and wouldn't play newer discs until I upgraded.
I have noticed a weird anomaly on this Sony, and only on newer BDs (like stuff that has just streeted)--it goes through the load process twice, i.e., I get the Sony load bar, then the disc load icon, and then the whole megillah starts over again. Older discs load immediately. I must say this is one thing I much preferred about HD-DVDs--they simply started right up without a wait.
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That spinning disc means the player is loading BD-Java content. It shouldn't spin forever, however. Which Blu-ray player do you have? Is your BD player connected to the internet (loading BD-Live content takes even longer)?
And I'm assuming you mean THE DARK KNIGHT.
Yes, DARK NIGHT.
The player is a Memorex the users's guide lists no model number from the front of the machine says DN191H (The box says Memorex but the unit has an LG logo). It is not connected to the internet. Other BD s have loaded ok - slow, but loaded. Disk 2 for BLACK NIGHT works.
der Brucer
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Back from some errands and lunch at the Hamburger Hamlet. I tried their Buffalo drumettes - very good but way too big and way too fried - I ate six and I'm done for the day, save for some fruit cocktail later. Thank goodness I did the long jog.
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It's snowing again.
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I just got a call from Josh, the director/music director of Reefer Madness! The Musical! and tonight's performance has been cancelled per South Puget Sound Community College's policy on inclement weather. :P
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I don't think that there's time to add another performance to make up for this one, like we did when the power went out a couple of years ago, but that happened during the first weekend and there was time to get the word out for the extra performance on the next weekend. :-\
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ACCORDING DAVID MAMET JEREMY PIVEN IS LEAVING ACTING TO BECOME A THERMOMETER!!!
Jeremy Piven is abruptly leaving the revival of Speed the Plow because he has a "high mercury count" in him. David Mament had this to say and more about Piven's depature
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997561.html?categoryid=15&cs=1 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997561.html?categoryid=15&cs=1)
Actually, I have often imagined using Jeremy Piven as a thermometer.
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ACCORDING DAVID MAMET JEREMY PIVEN IS LEAVING ACTING TO BECOME A THERMOMETER!!!
Jeremy Piven is abruptly leaving the revival of Speed the Plow because he has a "high mercury count" in him. David Mament had this to say and more about Piven's depature
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997561.html?categoryid=15&cs=1 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997561.html?categoryid=15&cs=1)
Actually, I have often imagined using Jeremy Piven as a thermometer.
You're not the only one. ;)
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PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
(http://www.global-b2b-network.com/direct/dbimage/10340266/Medical_Thermometer.jpg)
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This town is coming to a complete standstill. It warmed up here enough that all the snow began to melt and turn to slush; and now the temperature is dropping rapidly and we have one giant skating rink.
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Majel Roddenberry, 'First Lady of Star Trek,' dies (http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-movies/20081218/Obit.Majel.Roddenberry/) :'(
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Is that how choir masters pick up spare cash?
Well, some kind of masters, at any rate...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAN THE MAN!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MULTI-TALENTED PENNY O!
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On page 185-187 of this book:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YNsayGD6L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg)
is the recipe for the [in]famous MONKEY BREAD!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR DANNYBOY, TOO!
;)
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Dave Lieberman...catch him if you can! :)
(http://assets.macys.com/img/campaign/sitelets/davelieberman/r4512_daveLieberman_meetDave_01.jpg)
Now, that is a handsome man!
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I'm off to try to build a gingerbread house now.
Good luck :)
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I need to scram, too -- time to clean and decorate the casa -- which was neglected during the run of the show. Sadly, I don't have a One of the Evil Eye to do my bidding (but by choice -- I don't like strangers messing around my house).
I would love to be able to afford She of the Evil Eye (or even He). There is so much housework that I am no longer able to do.
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DR Druxy, I'm not a fan of flying pets in cargo. People do it all the time. I would want the biggest plane possible with a one way flight. At least the cat can go on the plane with you. That is one pet down. I'm trying to remember your dogs. Can either fit under the seat?
There are services that arrange to ship your pets. They cost about twice what you will spend to do it yourself. I'm not sure I would trust someone to drive my dogs & especially my cat, and not lose them. I would have to check the service, & the individual person, very carefully.
When DS Craig flew from Romania to the states with DD Yogie I did find a service that would let him ride from NY to Pittsburgh with the dog. They would have taken the dog alone. Instead I picked them both up in DC & drove them to Pittsburgh. I don't remember the company. I found them on-line while searching. I must have called about 5 different services. I can help you look if you like, just not until the family leaves on the 26th. Feel free to email me with questions.
I've got a Norfolk Terrier & a Border Collie.
I really don't want to fly them in cargo. If possible, I'd like to find a service that drives them.
Is the Norfolk small enough for a plane ride? Though I expect if you find a driver for one it might be nicer to have company. I suggest going on line and calling different places, just to get a feel for what they do. Save the ones you like the best.
Do you have a really good pet sitter that might be willing to drive them?
People are telling me that there are "pet friendly" airlines that put put the animals in climate, pressure contolled areas. One of them I talked to is even home based in Austin.
I'm also told that an animal will do better in a 3-hour flight than in a 3-4 day drive.
I will keep investigating.
Thanks.
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Majel Roddenberry, 'First Lady of Star Trek,' dies (http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-movies/20081218/Obit.Majel.Roddenberry/) :'(
Sad.
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I would love to be able to afford She of the Evil Eye (or even He).
Perhaps you can find someone who will agree to be paid in trade.
Everybody ought to have a maid.
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Goodluck DR Druxy.
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Answer to today's question:
I'm with you BK. I don't imbibe. Period.
:)
LOL! I read the notes at 4:30 this morning, so I had forgotten the T.O.D. I couldn't figure out why everyone seemed so obsessed with alcohol today.
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Craig & Ioana are in the air & headed to San Francisco. I hope all goes well, they catch their connection, and we can drive the roads to pick them up tonight.
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Which Food Network star will DR JoseSPiano kiss first?
(http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:R759meTVZY66fM:http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/hX/ina-garten-0207-xlg.jpg)(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:u2aUAjj2MHEm4M:http://www.celebchefs.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/paula-deen2.jpg)(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Jx1wU0uvD6YSRM:http://imagineannie.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/tyler.jpg)
Well, Ina is in the Hamptons, Paula is back in Savannah, and Tyler is in San Francisco. However, there are rumors that Dave Liberman is around today. Although, with my luck, I'll end up with Gordon Ramsay.
Gordon Ramsay is a fixture on the Fox Network, not the Food Network! *tsk tsk tsk*
On the other hand, if you were to plant one on Gordon ELLIOTT, whose Follow Productions is behind Paula and her boys, plus the Neeleys, you would be connecting with a star-maker. Just be warned - he's taller than I am!
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Very very severe icy weather is predicted for later tonight here. I had a sliding sideways experience in the parking lot of the Dollar General Store where I went to buy some Diet Pepsi 2 liters (always only $1.15).....whew!
Thank goodness you weren't in your car!
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Later today I'm headed up to Ventura with the Chuckster (yep, he drove in from Arizona yesterday!) to visit with some old friends - Neil and Kathy - who are playing a Peter Pan (I think it's Peter Pan...) with incidental music by Leonard Bernstein. I met Neil my first day at Juilliard, back in Sept. 1972. He's a bass player - currently plays a lotta movie scores. Kathy also was at Juilliard, became a tenured horn player at New York City Opera for years and years, until she busted outa there. They came up and played our first Chaspen concert, Beethoven 5, in January 1992. Ah, memories! Ah, old friends!
What a small, small world. I was unfamiliar with Chaspen, but didn't want to show my ignorance, so I Googled it. The very first reference that I could open, started with this paragraph:
“The Frog Prince” is composer Christopher Lee Fraley’s second commission for Chaspen and his second collaboration with librettist Penny Orloff. Their first, “Red Riding Hood,” played at last year’s Redmond Children’s Playhouse. A former cellist, Fraley’s compositions include string quartets, chamber ensembles and symphonic works, as well as song settings of his own poetry.
Wow!
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Has anybody on this Forum ever dealt with (or know of) a RELIABLE service that moves pets across country? Preferably by car, but we will consider flying them under the right circumstances.
As many of you know, we're moving from Los Angeles to Austin, TX in late March and, if possible, I would like to avoid driving the animals (2 dogs/1 cat) for the 4-5 days it will take to get there. ...
Sorry. The only experience I've had in moves like that was when der B and I moved here to Delaware... with five dogs in the car.
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All in all, I had a great time. And even though I'm a major Food Network fan(atic), as well as a pretty decent home cook, there was plenty there to keep me entertained as well as educated. -Or something like that. :)
Are we still talking about Mr. Florence?
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I just order whatever looks prettiest.
Yeah, but the waiters aren't on the menu.
You must go to the wrong bars.
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I have an appointment with my Dentist today (thanks to a cancellation and my need!).
My dentist is Anna (But not formally known as Panni or Maria).
Speaking of Anna.....Panni........Maria; the new TV Guide lists Anna's new film A KISS AT MIDNIGHT, as one of the Hot Picks of Saturday, December 27.
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I think that tonight I shall dream of thermometers.
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(http://madsilence.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/ugly-christmas-lights.jpg)
Exactly where is Santa supposed to park his sleigh?
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DR Druxy, I'm not a fan of flying pets in cargo. People do it all the time. I would want the biggest plane possible with a one way flight. At least the cat can go on the plane with you. That is one pet down. I'm trying to remember your dogs. Can either fit under the seat?
There are services that arrange to ship your pets. They cost about twice what you will spend to do it yourself. I'm not sure I would trust someone to drive my dogs & especially my cat, and not lose them. I would have to check the service, & the individual person, very carefully.
When DS Craig flew from Romania to the states with DD Yogie I did find a service that would let him ride from NY to Pittsburgh with the dog. They would have taken the dog alone. Instead I picked them both up in DC & drove them to Pittsburgh. I don't remember the company. I found them on-line while searching. I must have called about 5 different services. I can help you look if you like, just not until the family leaves on the 26th. Feel free to email me with questions.
I've got a Norfolk Terrier & a Border Collie.
I really don't want to fly them in cargo. If possible, I'd like to find a service that drives them.
Is the Norfolk small enough for a plane ride? Though I expect if you find a driver for one it might be nicer to have company. I suggest going on line and calling different places, just to get a feel for what they do. Save the ones you like the best.
Do you have a really good pet sitter that might be willing to drive them?
People are telling me that there are "pet friendly" airlines that put put the animals in climate, pressure contolled areas. One of them I talked to is even home based in Austin.
I'm also told that an animal will do better in a 3-hour flight than in a 3-4 day drive.
I will keep investigating.
Thanks.
If I ever move a long distance again, I will rent an RV to transport the cats. That way they aren't confined like in a car or a plane, and they can eat, sleep, and use the powder room on their regular schedule.
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I would love to be able to afford She of the Evil Eye (or even He).
Perhaps you can find someone who will agree to be paid in trade.
Everybody ought to have a maid.
What are you doing on Saturday?
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Well, they're closing our building again! So, I'm off to home. And since tonight's show was cancelled, I can ketchup on some "Heroes" episodes. I have the last six to watch.
Until later!
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But before I go...
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PAGE EIGHT DANCE!!
;)
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I have an appointment with my Dentist today (thanks to a cancellation and my need!).
My dentist is Anna (But not formally known as Panni or Maria).
Speaking of Anna.....Panni........Maria; the new TV Guide lists Anna's new film A KISS AT MIDNIGHT, as one of the Hot Picks of Saturday, December 27.
I'm glad. I watched a video of the cast & they all looked like they were having fun. It will be a treat to see Hal Linden.
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What are you doing on Saturday?
Well...
I guess I'm dusting your knicknacks!
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Take your insulin before viewing THIS SITE (http://www.cutethingsfallingasleep.org/)! :)
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What are you doing on Saturday?
Well...
I guess I'm dusting your knickknacks!
After that can you clean the house?
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In a little French maid's outfit?
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Trust us, you're gonna need the BIG French Maid's outfit!
;D
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In a little French maid's outfit?
Actually, I would prefer not. ;)
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Trust us, you're gonna need the BIG French Maid's outfit!
I think you're right about that.
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I gotta tell you. AOL is behaving worse than ever - it is literally booting me off every five minutes. Can't change screen names, if I open an e-mail and respond it boots off, and I've had it. I just have to figure out if I keep just AOL e-mail how I don't lose everything in my filing cabinet, because when I go to aol.com I don't see any place where that exists, all those saved e-mails. If I make this decision, it's very complicated as I have to change the Kritzerland site forwarding e-mail, I have to let everyone know it's happening, and I have to then set up two new g-mail accounts, which I don't really know how to do. What a pain in the arse this is, but I can take no more.
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Hmmm That all depends on where you dine.
Hmmm...
I wonder if DR JoseSPiano has ever dined at the "S&M" Restaurant in the West Village? ;)
Hmm... I know I've dined at "M&S" before - McCormick & Schmick's, but I don't think they have an outpost in the West Village - but I'm not too sure about S&M. Hmmm...
Although, I still do miss Pot Belly's on Bleecker. Sometimes the crowd there was, well... But the baked egg dishes at brunch were always tasty!
There used to be (a few years ago, I don't remember exactly how many) an S&M (yes, that's the euphemism) restaurant on 23rd Street and 7th Avenue. It's been gone for a few years now. They closed down and as far as I know they never moved into the Village. That could be the place Sing means.
I had some friends from Des Moines who dined there when they were at a meeting in New York. They enjoyed it....I didn't ask for details ;)
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Happy Birthday Penny and Dan
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Vibes DR DerBrucer son-in-law makes it home safely today.!
Thank - he just pulled into his drive on the Maryland Eastern shore (Chestertown area).
He lost a great deal of time thanks to the Virgina state police who profiled him as a drug-runner! They first pulled him over because he had tinted windows and then asked for permission to search the truck and the trailer (an 8x12 foot enclosed beast - fully loaded with household goods). He rufused, so they sent him on his way. A short time later, they pullled him over again - and this time they had a dog which they claim "alerted" so they unloaded all his stuff by the side of the road.
I haven't heard the rest of the story - but he was not cited for anything. That the truck and trailer had temporary tags probably didn't help.
He is really pissed - having survived all the weather problems to then have his journey derailed just a few hour from home.
der Brucer
Knowing how cops search vehicles and trailers, I really feel sorry for him.
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On page 185-187 of this book:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YNsayGD6L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg)
is the recipe for the [in]famous MONKEY BREAD!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
SO WHAT IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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When I moved back to Iowa from Arizona I had a cat who HATED the car. I just got him a huge carrier and got a mild sedative from the vet. He would be awake in the motel room at night and slept in the car. His carrier was big enough that he could move around if he wanted to. That's my only experience. He was fine. It was a 3 1/2 day drive as I recall
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Happy Birthday, Dan (the Man)!
Many Happy Returns of the Day!
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I'm waiting for the "major winter storm" to hit. South of here there is an Ice Storm Warning...yikes!! I heard that they have already called in many electric trucks to Des Moines to be ready to get the power back on after the storm hits.
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Happy Birthday, Penny-O!
Many Happy Returns of the Day!
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Good Evening!
Zankel Hall has Wi-Fi! :)
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Our annual trip to Spartanburg SC is history. We left around 8:30 a.m. and drove north to my cousin Dot's (Dorothy's) house. Dot is 5 years older than my mom and is the daughter of one of my maternal grandfather's sisters. We all had lunch at Wade's, a restaurant that fixes REALLY GOOD food in a "homestyle" way. My mom, aunt and I had turkey and dressing with two side veggies (I chose turnips and black-eyed peas). Dot had a 1/4-fried chicken (dark meat).
We then went to the cemetery where the annual squabble erupted over just "where" the first set of stones were (right where they always are!), with mom remembering one thing, my aunt remembering another and Dot saying my mom and aunt were both right and that we just needed to keep our eyes open (level head on Dot!).
After taking Dot home, we went to a mall where there is a CostCo. I arranged for my mom to have a card on my membership and we all went in and shopped. The primary goal was to get my mom a TV for her kitchen and it was to be an HDTV! We settled (with thanks to a DR who has vast knowledge on such matters and offers his advice when requested -- DR MattH) on a Samsung 22-inch LCD.
Once home, it was a snap to set it up and get it going. We went through the menu and selected settings my mom "thinks" looked okay to her (she can mess with it later IF she will). Sadly, she gets no HDTV transmissions yet and we could not explore that aspect of the set.
At any rate, it was a nice day, a bit of a tiring day and a day I'm glad is winding down.
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It's been a festive, hectic, and somewhat weird week at work. Tomorrow is an information-waitressing day and then I'm outta there for a week and a half of holiday/vacation before being retired.
;D
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Intermission...
The first half of Paul Groves' recital was amazing. The Britten cycle was exquisite! I am one happy Music Geek and Music Lover!
*And his pianist, Pedja Muzijevic, is a-mah-zing too!
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DR Jose: Having caught up on yesterday, I noted your query regarding this season's "weight losses" on "The Biggest Loser." IMO, they contestants did NOT seem to lose as much weight as in past seasons in an equal amount of time.
Then again, there were more "really big" contestants and it may be the doctor(s) wanted less radical workouts than in previous seasons in order to avoid injuries or too-rapid-weight-loss.
The drama, of course, came with the final show. In seasons past, we've had an extra show in there dedicated to the training each of the finalists was doing at home. This season, we went from final ranch weigh-in to final show weigh-in in one week. That was a bit breathless, IMO, but I'm glad it's over.
I'm also a bit skeeved that the next round will be yet ANOTHER couples competition. I don't like the "couples" version as well as the individual. I don't like the dynamics of such wannabe power couples as Heba and Ed and Vicky and Brady.
But....I takes what I can gets.
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Gordon Ramsay... Gordon Elliott. My bad. I guess I have Mr. Ramsay on the brain since I'm dining at the London tomorrow night. And, yes, Gordon Elliott is tall. I've seen him walking through Chelsea Market many times.
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We're STILL on page eight?
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I'm still watching the snow fall. We just had a short power outage. A neighbor said he said a bright light in the sky just as the lights in the house went out. He was outside shoveling snow at the time.
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I'm still watching the snow fall. We just had a short power outage. A neighbor said he said a bright light in the sky just as the lights in the house went out. He was outside shoveling snow at the time.
It is a few days early for the Star of the East, but okay.
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A neighbor said he said a bright light in the sky just as the lights in the house went out.
The time is nigh.
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Exquisite!
Truly one of the most Mind-satisfying, Heart-satisfying and Soul-satisfying recitals I have ever been to.
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South Puget Sound Community College's policy on inclement weather. :P
There has not been an in-clement since 1775 when Pope Clement XIV died.
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I fear if we drive down our road without clearing the snow first we won't make it back up. Plus the car will pack down the snow & create ice. I really don't want to have them stay in a hotel tonight, plus the guest room is all pretty & waiting for them. There are roses in there, lillies in the bathroom. There are also flowers in the office where Bryan & Kate will be staying, if they can get here.
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My rant got us to page 9. At least one person will be happy ;)
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Everybody ought to have a maid.
I's like Jayson's take on this.
der Brucer
And do you have a little French outfit?
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I have an appointment with my Dentist today (thanks to a cancellation and my need!).
My dentist is Anna (But not formally known as Panni or Maria).
Cameran Daddo is in the film. As DR George will know - Daddo was in the Australian cast of "Big River".
Speaking of Anna.....Panni........Maria; the new TV Guide lists Anna's new film A KISS AT MIDNIGHT, as one of the Hot Picks of Saturday, December 27.
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Be safe and sensible DR Jane. If the road is bad it's better to have them stay near the airport tonight. You don't want to risk someone's life. The roses and lillies will still be beautiful in the morning when you can see the road and they can get there safely. Or, do you know the local snow plow driver? Maybe he'll give them a ride :)
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What Cillaliz said.
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Intermission...
The first half of Paul Groves' recital was amazing. The Britten cycle was exquisite! I am one happy Music Geek and Music Lover!
*And his pianist, Pedja Muzijevic, is a-mah-zing too!
I wish there were more recordings of Paul Groves out there. - well recordings of stuff that elderly "Austrian "pensioners would enjoy. He is the reason I like the televised Candide and even cope with Patti in order to hear him.
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Knowing how cops search vehicles and trailers, I really feel sorry for him.
You got that right! The loaded he entire trailer onto the side of the road (breaking some things in the process), took his spare tire to a mechanic to have it pulled from its rim to check for dope. When they were done, and had found nothing, they just left the whole trailer full of stuff on the roadside and left - no paper work to document the stop! And idiot SIL didn't even take badge numbers - or cell-phone photos!
der Brucer
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When I moved back to Iowa from Arizona I had a cat who HATED the car.
Well, for all our grousing about driving cross country with five dogs, they could not have behaved better. They loved the ride, enjoyed the Motels, always "held it in" until walks could be arranged. They would wait patiently in the car when we ate in restaurants. They were delighted to be walked about the parks and enjoyed meeting other people and other dogs.
Ther're better behaved in the car than in the house.
der Brucer
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! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BIRTHDAY TWIN DR PENNY-O ! ! ! ! !
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DR Jane, what DR Cillaliz and DR Laura said.
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I am reading the posts backwards tonight. It's like THE STRANGE CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, only with posts.
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We just had a short power outage. A neighbor said he said a bright light in the sky just as the lights in the house went out.
Well, it could have been (in reverse order of probability):
A. An omen marking a second Virgin birth
B. A UFO
C. A meteor
D. A power transformer going out with gusto
der Brucer
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My wife wants to kill our cat...and I may help her.
The miserable %@%#*&$ just broke a lamp that has been in her family since the 1930s.
:'(
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I gotta tell you. AOL is behaving worse than ever - it is literally booting me off every five minutes. Can't change screen names, if I open an e-mail and respond it boots off, and I've had it. I just have to figure out if I keep just AOL e-mail how I don't lose everything in my filing cabinet, because when I go to aol.com I don't see any place where that exists, all those saved e-mails.
Your problem may well be weather related and not the fault of AOL.
Your filing cabinet is stored on your computer hard-drive. You can access filed messages using the AOL software on your computer - you do not need an AOL account.
der Brucer
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My wife wants to kill our cat...and I may help her.
Well, one less animal to move to Austin :-X
der Brucer
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Oh, my gosh!
Thank you one and all and all and one for the wonderful birthday wishes! I've had myself a pretty exhausting day searching every Home Depot within a thirty mile radius for a Mission style table lamp my sister saw on the store's website. At each Home Depot, I would show a clerk the print out I made of the web page featuring the lamp and ask if they had it in stock and the answer was always "no". Of course, it wasn't until I was at the fifth store that a clerk pointed out to me on the page where it stated "Available Online Only".
Grrrrrrrr....
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My wife wants to kill our cat...and I may help her.
The miserable %@%#*&$ just broke a lamp that has been in her family since the 1930s.
:'(
Was it a Mission style lamp, DR Druxy? Cause I can tell you where you might be able to get one, but online only.
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Of course, it wasn't until I was at the fifth store that a clerk pointed out to me on the page where it stated "Available Online Only".
Grrrrrrrr....
Have you never had an instructor mark "RTFP" on a quiz?
der Brucer
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My wife wants to kill our cat...and I may help her.
The miserable %@%#*&$ just broke a lamp that has been in her family since the 1930s.
:'(
Was it a Mission style lamp, DR Druxy? Cause I can tell you where you might be able to get one, but online only.
My wife has no idea what it was called. It's a standing lamp, brass pole. The milk glass (off white) top was open, held onto the base by the bulb.
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Well, it seems I have become a traitor to the cause.
When I suggested elsewhere that we would be better served helping our new President be successful than sitting on the back bench throwing stones…well, really, such name calling!
der Brucer
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Killing the cat won't fix the lamp. I know that's stating the obvious. Sorry about the loss of a family heirloom. That's always a sad thing. She should be able to find a replacement for the glass. It won't be the same thing, but it should be possible
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Tell me how I access my AOL filing cabinet if I don't have AOL account anymore.
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DR Druxy, is it hobnail milk glass or is it smooth? There are many replacement sites online. Do you have any photos with the lamp in it?
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I have to make a confession...
While shopping at Target, I spotted a number of Wii's being unloaded on the floor, so I bought one as a birthday gift to myself. They also had the very-hard-to-get Mario Kart game, which I also bought. I feel kind of guilty for buying something that pricey for myself at this time of year. But a friend has already assured me that the guilt will go out the window once I start playing with the thing.
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I have to make a confession...
While shopping at Target, I spotted a number of Wii's being unloaded on the floor, so I bought one as a birthday gift to myself. They also had the very-hard-to-get Mario Kart game, which I also bought. I feel kind of guilty for buying something that pricey for myself at this time of year. But a friend has already assured me that the guilt will go out the window once I start playing with the thing.
It's your birthday and Christmas....enjoy!
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Tell me how I access my AOL filing cabinet if I don't have AOL account anymore.
Your AOL "filing cabinet" is always available offline. Just mouse over your menu bar. You'll see selections for "Saved Mail" - both received and sent messages. -Or just click on "Help", and search for "Filing Cabinet".
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That spinning disc means the player is loading BD-Java content. It shouldn't spin forever, however. Which Blu-ray player do you have? Is your BD player connected to the internet (loading BD-Live content takes even longer)?
And I'm assuming you mean THE DARK KNIGHT.
Yes, DARK NIGHT.
The player is a Memorex the users's guide lists no model number from the front of the machine says DN191H (The box says Memorex but the unit has an LG logo). It is not connected to the internet. Other BD s have loaded ok - slow, but loaded. Disk 2 for BLACK NIGHT works.
der Brucer
Go to the AVS website and to the Funai/Memorex Blu-ray users group. (Funai, I believe makes Memorex, Sylvania, Magnavox, and Insignia players). See if others have had trouble loading THE DARK KNIGHT, disc 1. See if there is a firmware update for your player. (Some like the Samsung don't require a CD-R. The Samsung allows updates from a flash/thumb drive.) Some players take longer to load discs than others. Also, make sure the surface is the disc is thoroughly clean.
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Good Evening!
What an amazing day this turned out to be! :)
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Before I left for the Christmas dinner party, I watched about 30 minutes of the penultimate episode of THE TUDORS, Season 2. All of the friends of Anne are now being arrested and charged. Poor Marc is being tortured to get him to admit that he was Anne's lover. Tragic that such beauty was defiled.
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The dinner party was simply wonderful. I had three blue whales for cocktails. (This is the Windex-looking drink Emory mixes in BOYS IN THE BANDS). Dinner was delicious, and we had mandarine orange cake for dessert.
I also got some great DVDs I really wanted like the other two Hitchcock Legacy editions I didn't already have (PSYCHO, REAR WINDOW so I can now get rid of those inferion original editions), PETE KELLY'S BLUES, and others.
And wonderful conversation with three very close and dear friends I don't get to spend nearly enough time with.
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Page Ten Dance!!!
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Driving home it was VERY FOGGY! Since I retired, I am rarely on the road early in the morning or late at night when fog is at its worst here, and tonight it was just terrible. Took me a long time to get home since visibility was so poor.
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DR Druxy, is it hobnail milk glass or is it smooth? There are many replacement sites online. Do you have any photos with the lamp in it?
I don't think we have any pictures. There was some sort of raised pattern on it. If you know of any websites, please let me know. Thanks.
My wife is SOOO depressed over this.
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DR Druxy, I apologize for making light of your lamp earlier.
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Well, as Tom Cruise reminds us, "We have to kill Hitler!"
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DR Druxy, I apologize for making light of your lamp earlier.
I didn't think that you were...or are you now?
Sorry, I'm a little slow tonight.
The logistics of this upcoming move...even though it's over 3 months away...is overwhelming.
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Heading downstairs to bed now.
Good night!
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Intermission...
The first half of Paul Groves' recital was amazing. The Britten cycle was exquisite! I am one happy Music Geek and Music Lover!
*And his pianist, Pedja Muzijevic, is a-mah-zing too!
I wish there were more recordings of Paul Groves out there. - well recordings of stuff that elderly "Austrian "pensioners would enjoy. He is the reason I like the televised Candide and even cope with Patti in order to hear him.
I wish he was better represented on record too. -Especially since he's always singing something, somewhere. But tonight...
WOW!
The opening Beethoven cycle was most definitely not just a "warm-up" for the Britten. And the Britten cycle, well, I don't think I've "felt" an audience more enraptured and captivated by a performer. Everyone seemed to be listening and truly paying attention. It was nice to see that most of the audience members around me just sat back and listened, instead of burying their heads in the program translations. His German diction was spot on, and his English was totally intelligible and communicative.
Then came the Fauré to start off the second half - the Francophile in me suddenly came to life again. I'm so used to very "prim and proper" interpretations of French mélodies, but Mr. Groves rode that very fine line between a "recital" voice and an "opera house" voice, and managed the perfect balance. I've never heard "La Bonne Chanson" sung so emotively and expressively. And the closing Rachmaninov set, just when I thought things could not get better, well, they did. And even his encores - another Rachmaninov and Duparc's sublime "Soupir" - which was dedicated to the memory of his Juilliard vocal coach - were sung as deeply as the rest of his program, they were not "throw-offs".
And I really do have to give "props" to his pianist, Pedja Muzijevic. His playing in the Britten cycle was astonishing, and he managed to make some truly "thorny" music not at all prickly. And in the Fauré and Rachmaninov, his contributions were equally as important and moving as his vocal partner.
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Tell me how I access my AOL filing cabinet if I don't have AOL account anymore.
Your AOL "filing cabinet" is always available offline. Just mouse over your menu bar. You'll see selections for "Saved Mail" - both received and sent messages. -Or just click on "Help", and search for "Filing Cabinet".
Mouse over WHAT menu bar? If I'm not on AOL, haven't launched AOL since I'm going to get rid of it at long last (unless someone can provide me with a specific news story that this constant getting booted off today and tonight is weather-related - I mean I can log on, but the minute I open an e-mail, read it, and then close it, AOL "quits" - it's happened seven times and I am done). So, just which menu bar am I mousing over? I've got a Safari menu bar and a Finder menu bar.
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Tell me how I access my AOL filing cabinet if I don't have AOL account anymore.
Your AOL "filing cabinet" is always available offline. Just mouse over your menu bar. You'll see selections for "Saved Mail" - both received and sent messages. -Or just click on "Help", and search for "Filing Cabinet".
Mouse over WHAT menu bar? If I'm not on AOL, haven't launched AOL since I'm going to get rid of it at long last (unless someone can provide me with a specific news story that this constant getting booted off today and tonight is weather-related - I mean I can log on, but the minute I open an e-mail, read it, and then close it, AOL "quits" - it's happened seven times and I am done). So, just which menu bar am I mousing over? I've got a Safari menu bar and a Finder menu bar.
Start AOL, but don't log on. -You must have it set to Log In automatically, I'm guessing. AOL does operate "offline" - that's how you can compose e-mails offline, and then send them later.
Which version of AOL are you using? 9.0 for Mac? or the AOL Desktop?
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bk - As for AOL's connectivity issues... It happens. Even with programs other than AOL. Just deal with it. And breathe.
*And you can also set up the Mac's Mail client to "fetch" your AOL mail - like it does on the iPhone. Then each time you get an email you want to save, you just drag it to the "Saved" folder - and you can even set up different folder for different types of correspondence.
**I'd really suggest just making a Genius Bar appointment, and having someone walk you through it... Since you don't believe in reading instructions. ;)
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Tell me how I access my AOL filing cabinet if I don't have AOL account anymore.
Your AOL "filing cabinet" is always available offline. Just mouse over your menu bar. You'll see selections for "Saved Mail" - both received and sent messages. -Or just click on "Help", and search for "Filing Cabinet".
Mouse over WHAT menu bar? If I'm not on AOL, haven't launched AOL since I'm going to get rid of it at long last (unless someone can provide me with a specific news story that this constant getting booted off today and tonight is weather-related - I mean I can log on, but the minute I open an e-mail, read it, and then close it, AOL "quits" - it's happened seven times and I am done). So, just which menu bar am I mousing over? I've got a Safari menu bar and a Finder menu bar.
Part Deux:
File -> Filing Cabinet
Mail -> Incoming/Saved Mail (which is kept in your "Filing Cabinet")
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Tell me how I access my AOL filing cabinet if I don't have AOL account anymore.
Open the AOL software on your computer.
Look under the Mail pull-down for "Saved on My Pc (Filing Cabinet)
der Brucer
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SO WHAT IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not probably something you're going to want to make at home. It involves three recipes of two pages each.
If it's a slow day at the office tomorrow, my holiday gift to HHW will be to re-type it and post it here. :)
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Always a bridesmaid....to Jose's bride
der Brucer :)
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Always a bridesmaid....to Jose's bride
der Brucer :)
Wha'?!?!?
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DR Druxy, is it hobnail milk glass or is it smooth? There are many replacement sites online. Do you have any photos with the lamp in it?
I don't think we have any pictures. There was some sort of raised pattern on it. If you know of any websites, please let me know. Thanks.
My wife is SOOO depressed over this.
http://www.antiquelampsupply.com/category/161/
https://lampglass.nu/store.php
http://www.hoylelamps.com/Styles%20Glass.htm
Here are just a few. Not knowing what it looks like I can't narrow it down more. If you have a photo of the stand I'm sure a lighting store or online specialist could help you . There are a lot of replacements out there.
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You're going to have to look around these sites. There are all sorts of shades on them. I'm sure you'll find a replacement. I know you can't bring it back, but the lamp is still there, it will just have a new shade.
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SO WHAT IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not probably something you're going to want to make at home. It involves three recipes of two pages each.
If it's a slow day at the office tomorrow, my holiday gift to HHW will be to re-type it and post it here. :)
that would be a gift indeed!
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The Bride of Jose...
My next feature film! :D
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Thanks for the recital report, DR JoseSPiano! Since I don't get to a lot of these, it makes me feel great to experience them vicariously through you.
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Well it's snowing like crazy outside. At least we didn't get the ice here that they are getting farther south. Think I'll get some sleep. I know I'll be moving snow in the morning.
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DR Druxy, is it hobnail milk glass or is it smooth? There are many replacement sites online. Do you have any photos with the lamp in it?
I don't think we have any pictures. There was some sort of raised pattern on it. If you know of any websites, please let me know. Thanks.
Can you find the style of lamp HERE (http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Floor-Lamps/)?
der Brucer
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Iowa Town Uses Garlic Salt To Fight Snow, Ice
The Associated Press
Published: December 18, 2008
ANKENY, Iowa - Slush has never smelled so spicy.
City crews in the Des Moines suburb of Ankeny are using garlic salt to melt snow and ice on streets from Tuesday's storm.
The salt was donated by Tone Brothers Inc., a top spice producer with headquarters in Ankeny.
Public Works Administrator Al Olson says the company donated 18,000 pounds of garlic salt to use on its 400 miles of roads.
Olson doesn't have details, but he says the salt would have ended up in the landfill, so the company donated it. A telephone call Wednesday to Tone Brothers wasn't immediately returned.
Olson says the city mixed the garlic salt with regular road salt and it works fine. He says some road workers say it makes them hungry, but Olson doesn't recommend it to spice up lunch or dinner.
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Okay, I did that and that part is fine. The question is, if I call tomorrow and cancel my account, do I still launch AOL the way I do now to get those options? And if I give up the account, how do I access my e-mail? Through aol.com?
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Always a bridesmaid....to Jose's bride
der Brucer :)
Wha'?!?!?
You posted the answer to BK's question right before mine posted.
der Brucer
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And if I give up the account, how do I access my e-mail? Through aol.com?
No - if you give up your account I believe you lose your Email.
(Unless things have changed)
der Brucer
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Okay, I did that and that part is fine. The question is, if I call tomorrow and cancel my account, do I still launch AOL the way I do now to get those options? And if I give up the account, how do I access my e-mail? Through aol.com?
What do you mean "cancel"? By canceling, that means that you're going to change e-mail carriers, and that will disable your AOL account, your AOL e-mail address. -Which I don't think is what you want to do.
Or are simply saying that you wish to stop using the AOL Mac client, and just get your AOL mail via the web and/or the Mac Mail client?
Are you already on the "free" AOL plan?
Questions, questions, questions..
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SO WHAT IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not probably something you're going to want to make at home. It involves three recipes of two pages each.
If it's a slow day at the office tomorrow, my holiday gift to HHW will be to re-type it and post it here. :)
that would be a gift indeed!
And if that's too much bother, he could always ship each of us our own Monkey Cake.
der Brucer
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The dogs are all in a dither - there was a scrambling noise on our roof top, and now I hear lots of Hoo - ing from the trees. Might owls be a-hunting?
der Brucer
Are owls really that loud!
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No, that's the point - I'm not on the "free" plan. I want to "cancel" the 9.99 I'm paying every month. So, if I do, but keep my e-mail addresses and the free e-mail service, how do I access my e-mail. Obviously, if I'm not paying then the browser won't work, correct? I need clear answers.
Also, in gmail, it says that if AOL supports POP 3 that I can have all my AOL mail gathered there - how does that work? How do I set that up?
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bk - For example...
I switched over to AOL's free plan a few years ago. I no longer pay a monthly fee to AOL as long as access AOL via the web and through my ISP. -Now, if I were to use AOL's dial-up network, then I would have to pay AOL for that use.
I still use my AOL software to access my e-mail and AIM/Buddy list. However, I also use iChat and (Mac)Mail. When AOL went "totally web", AOL also went "POP mail" which made it possible to access one's AOL e-mail through a third-party e-mail client - Entourage, Outlook, even through Yahoo or GMail.
Your connectivity issue sounds like you may just need to reinstall your AOL software - or even UPDATE it. -The latest version of AOL for Mac is the "AOL Desktop". If you go to AOL.com, and scroll down to the bottom of the screen, you will see "Download AOL". That will allow you to download the "AOL Desktop".
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No, that's the point - I'm not on the "free" plan. I want to "cancel" the 9.99 I'm paying every month. So, if I do, but keep my e-mail addresses and the free e-mail service, how do I access my e-mail. Obviously, if I'm not paying then the browser won't work, correct? I need clear answers.
Also, in gmail, it says that if AOL supports POP 3 that I can have all my AOL mail gathered there - how does that work? How do I set that up?
OUCH!
You're still paying for AOL?!?!??!
OH, OK... Well, this is truly an EASY fix. Just read the following instructions over a few times, then proceed.
1. Start AOL.
2. Log on to AOL.
3. Go to Keyword: Billing.
4. Change your Billing plan to the Free one.
That's it. You are just changing your billing plan. You are NOT canceling your service. You can still use AOL's software to access your e-mail.
*The "catch" with the FREE plan is that you will no longer have access to some of the AOL functions, which also includes some of the customer service options. But everything else will work as usual.
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No, that's the point - I'm not on the "free" plan. I want to "cancel" the 9.99 I'm paying every month. So, if I do, but keep my e-mail addresses and the free e-mail service, how do I access my e-mail. Obviously, if I'm not paying then the browser won't work, correct? I need clear answers.
Also, in gmail, it says that if AOL supports POP 3 that I can have all my AOL mail gathered there - how does that work? How do I set that up?
Just go to GMail's "Help" section. And READ.
;)
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Thank you for the lamp website suggestions. Some of the possibilities look very close.
I'll let my wife peruse them in the morning, since she was more familiar with the lamp than I was.
I do appreciate your kindness and so does she.
Druxy
:)
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No, that's the point - I'm not on the "free" plan. I want to "cancel" the 9.99 I'm paying every month. So, if I do, but keep my e-mail addresses and the free e-mail service, how do I access my e-mail. Obviously, if I'm not paying then the browser won't work, correct? I need clear answers.
Well, now that you've provided "clear information"... ;)
*And if you still don't "get it", just call Apple Care - they can walk you through it.
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Thank you for the lamp website suggestions. Some of the possibilities look very close.
I'll let my wife peruse them in the morning, since she was more familiar with the lamp than I was.
I do appreciate your kindness and so does she.
Druxy
:)
I hope the efforts spared poor kitty a life.
der Brucer
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Okay, I've found the download desktop thing - now, Jose, can I call you and YOU can talk me through it?
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Or, if you're on your cell, call me on my home line.
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I just don't want to click on anything that's going to screw with anything.
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And then maybe you can talk me through changing my billing plan.
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And setting up gmail to gather my AOL mail, although if the new desktop software fixes all this crap I've been going through, then I'm fine using AOL.
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Jose, I'm PMing you my home number, just in case.
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bk - It's under Price Plan - "Change My Plan" (scroll down)
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Jose kindly talked me through changing the plan so that's done. I must say, I spoke to AOL twice about it and they were so confusing and unclear about how it worked that I've been paying needlessly for five years.
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But AOL is still "quitting" arbitrarily (as Jose just found out) and when it does that, then the entire Internet signal gets screwed up - that's been happening since I got this computer - it never happened on my older PowerBook in Tiger. Last I spoke to Apple Care they said they could change the frequency I'm on (they think that it's someone in my neighborhood who is interfering with the signal), but that if I do that it's not compatible with Tiger, which I still have on my PowerBook - so I either have to upgrade that to Leopard, which I now may do because I think I need to get on this other frequency so this crap stops happening. For example, I can't even quit out of AOL the normal way - it won't do it - I have to Force Quit every time.
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But AOL is still "quitting" arbitrarily (as Jose just found out) and when it does that, then the entire Internet signal gets screwed up - that's been happening since I got this computer - it never happened on my older PowerBook in Tiger. Last I spoke to Apple Care they said they could change the frequency I'm on (they think that it's someone in my neighborhood who is interfering with the signal), but that if I do that it's not compatible with Tiger, which I still have on my PowerBook - so I either have to upgrade that to Leopard, which I now may do because I think I need to get on this other frequency so this crap stops happening. For example, I can't even quit out of AOL the normal way - it won't do it - I have to Force Quit every time.
OH! That bug! There is a known issue when you run AOL and Safari at the same time. AOL's built-in browser - at least in version 10.3 - causes all sorts of problems since it's still basically a version of Internet Explorer (for Mac).
Are you still able to use the internet browser within AOL?
So... Maybe you should use the AOL Desktop since that integrates Safari as it's browser. *You can always download it, install it, try it once... Then if you don't like, just don't use it again and/or delete the application from your Apps folder.
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OK - I'm outta here.
Goodnight.
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Ah, then that makes sense. So, maybe I should quit out of Safari when I want to use my AOL e-mail stuff, and then quit out of that, then launch Safari again - not use them together. OKAY!
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Well, that didn't work. I quit out of Safari, launched AOL, tried to quit and it wouldn't. Had to Force Quit, which I did. Then relaunched Safari, which wouldn't launch properly, so had to restart the computer for the fifteenth time today. I'm calling Apple Care in the morning and we're going to hash this out once and for all.