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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were ballsy, and now it is time for you to post until the ballsy cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: COLUMBARIUM!
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To which I can only say - One Grecian Urn.
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Here's something weird that's never happened before - I saved the book as a pdf, which is what I normally put on a CD and take to get printed. I have NEVER had a problem doing this before - the pdf is a perfect clone of the Word doc. But this time, on the pdf copy the type is slightly smaller - same font and everything and same page layout, put I printed out a page and held it up with the same page from the Word doc and the pdf is absolutely slightly smaller type. How? Has Adobe Reader changed something? It's freaking me out and I don't want to print the book with that slightly smaller size. Any ideas?
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Here's something weird that's never happened before - I saved the book as a pdf, which is what I normally put on a CD and take to get printed. I have NEVER had a problem doing this before - the pdf is a perfect clone of the Word doc. But this time, on the pdf copy the type is slightly smaller - same font and everything and same page layout, put I printed out a page and held it up with the same page from the Word doc and the pdf is absolutely slightly smaller type. How? Has Adobe Reader changed something? It's freaking me out and I don't want to print the book with that slightly smaller size. Any ideas?
I've never heard of anything like this happening before. :-\
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LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wildfires3-2008aug03,0,1422284.story?page=1)
'Stay or go' policy puts Australian families on front lines of firefighting
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Fire is a pervasive danger in Australia, just as in much of the American West. But Australians cope with the threat in a manner difficult to envision in the U.S.
Americans expect firefighters to protect their lives and property. Australians in rural communities view that as their own responsibility.
U.S. authorities are quick to order mass evacuations during wildfires; they prefer to get civilians out of the way so professionals can douse the flames. Australian officials are more likely to hand homeowners shovels and put them to work.
People here live by the principle of "stay or go" during fire season. Residents who can't or won't battle an advancing fire are advised to get out early. Those who stay are expected to defend their homes. It's a policy driven by pragmatism: There simply aren't enough firefighters or firetrucks to protect far-flung rural homesteads.
What's more, researchers here have found that people and houses are more likely to survive a bushfire if they stay together. The reason: Wind-borne embers and the spot fires they cause pose the greatest threat to homes. Residents properly trained and equipped can easily extinguish these small fires.
Fleeing at the last minute is much more dangerous than hunkering down and fighting. Roads are often choked with smoke or blocked by downed trees and utility poles. Late, panicky evacuations account for most wildfire deaths, Australian authorities have found.
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(http://www.latimes.com/media/graphic/2008-07/41360389.gif)
With the current total now over 130, more folks have died in the current fires than in the last 40 years combined!
der Brucer
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Yes, it's totally weird. I just printed out another page, same thing - and frankly, even the Courier New font looks slightly different. I didn't think anything could change when you were just saving a Word doc to a pdf. Is there some setting that might have changed in the endless updates of Adobe Reader? I just don't get it.
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...even the Courier New font looks slightly different. I didn't think anything could change when you were just saving a Word doc to a pdf.
A. Are you using the True Type version of the fonts?
B. What software are you using to convert Word to .pdf? (Or does Word for the Mac have a built in MS save-as converter).
der Brucer
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Welcome five GUESTS - reading the same threads over and over and over again. One wonders why? And one wonders who ARE you people?
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Yes, it's totally weird. I just printed out another page, same thing - and frankly, even the Courier New font looks slightly different. I didn't think anything could change when you were just saving a Word doc to a pdf. Is there some setting that might have changed in the endless updates of Adobe Reader? I just don't get it.
I'm afraid I can't help you. The first time that I had the ability to save a Word document as a pdf was when I got Vista at work a few months ago, but I've never used it.
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I am doing what I've always done on every single book - going to "print" where there is a save as pdf function. I have NEVER EVER had this problem before - why is that so hard to understand. It's always done a perfect clone of the Word doc, in which I use Courier New 12 point font. And just in case you're still not getting it, this is the FIRST TIME I have had this problem and I convert Word docs to pdfs with this font and this size all the time. I am using the fonts I've always used, the fonts that come with Word.
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I am doing what I've always done on every single book - going to "print" where there is a save as pdf function. I have NEVER EVER had this problem before - why is that so hard to understand. It's always done a perfect clone of the Word doc, in which I use Courier New 12 point font. And just in case you're still not getting it, this is the FIRST TIME I have had this problem and I convert Word docs to pdfs with this font and this size all the time. I am using the fonts I've always used, the fonts that come with Word.
I'm looking at Murder at The Grove - and the body of the text is NOT in Courier New (except, perhaps, for the first three lines of page 191). Couier is a fixed-space font, your text is a proportional spaced font.
der Brucer
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A pleasant wake-up story for Jane:
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/502056/0_62_020809_dogpile3.jpg)
Puppies Jack and Emma on a couch at an American military base in Afghanistan.
Dogpile.com
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/502056/0_61_020809_dogpile1.jpg)
Puppies from Afghanistan, Jack and Emma, got introduced to their new home after a long journey to the U.S. paid for by Dogpile.com.
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/502056/0_63_020809_dogpile2.jpg)
Sgt. Daniel Barker holds Jack after their homecoming in Fayetteville, N.C.
AFGHAN DOGS REUNITED WITH U.S. SOLDIERS RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489739,00.html)
A U.S. soldier returning to Fayetteville, N.C., from Afghanistan got a surprise welcome from two dogs he saved from starvation while stationed in the war-torn country.
WRAL.com, a FOX affiliate in Raleigh, reports that a charity animal-rescue program run by Internet search engine Dogpile.com reunited Staff Sgt. Daniel Barker with two dogs reportedly rescued by Barker and his fellow soldier, Adam Krause, during their 2008 deployment to Afghanistan.
Barker and Krause found the malnourished puppies abandoned on the streets of Afghanistan and brought them back to their military base, where they named them Jack and Emma, the station reports.
When the soldiers got near the end of their deployment in January, they contacted Dogpile.com after hearing about its work with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Dogpile.com reportedly agreed to pay for the dogs' journey to the U.S. and stay in Customs.
After being delivered to New York City, the puppies were taken to home by Barker's wife, Lisa, who cared for them until the soldiers returned.
der Brucer
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***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
today for DR Cillaliz!!!
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***CONTINUE XYLOPHONES OF SAFETY***
for DR Tomovoz and his ever-lovin' DP Colin
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Oh, and ***DENTAL VIBES*** for DR Tomovoz today, as well...
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Looks like Kathy Griffin did not pick up her coveted GRAMMY award. :(
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Looks like Kathy Griffin did not pick up her coveted GRAMMY award. :(
But YES for Duffy and Adele. Hooray for Great pop music.
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Oh, and ***DENTAL VIBES*** for DR Tomovoz today, as well...
Thank you WAD RD.
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/502056/0_63_020809_dogpile2.jpg)
Sgt. Daniel Barker holds Jack after their homecoming in Fayetteville, N.C.
Does anyone else out there find it appropriate that his name is BARKER?
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Continued safe vibes for DR Tomovoz...
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(The gap in the vibes line is a fire-break, of course!)
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Tom and Colin, glad to hear that you are still safe.
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I'm at home finishing my breakfast. Since Anthony is gone until the end of April I will probably be eating breakfast at home and going into the office a bit later every day. Ah, the luxury of sleeping in (until 5:45am)
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Good Morning Woody.
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I'm off to the shower.
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Dear DR Matt:
Re: Kitchen Confidental
I don't know if you've read the original book by Anthony Bourdain. It certainly established his career as a writer, even though he'd written a few fiction tomes previously. And it did a great job of deglamorizing the restaurant biz.
The problem with the television series is that it failed in two ways. First, it never really got the grit of working in a kitchen right. Bourdain caught in his writing the sweat and the burns and the foul languages (both English and Spanish). What ended up on the television was clean, cool, medically safe and subtitleless.
Second, the book, or at least the autobiography parts, reveal two Anthony Bourdains. The first is the kid who knows, who absolutely knows, that this is the life he wants, this hard bitten and burn-scarred life, not matter how much it is going to change him. The second is the Bourdain that the kid becomes: hard bitten, burn-scarred, and recovering from the addictions that life exposed him to. Of course, since Fox-TV scrubbed the story clean, they also scrubbed Bourdain clean, which robbed the series of it's central character. (There's a reason why Bourdain himself works so well on the Travel Channel in No Reservations, where he didn't fit in with the same concept over at FoodTV. You cannot scrub Bourdain - he is unscrubbable.)
Bradley Cooper did his best with what he was given. I think, given the chance, he could have played Bourdain very well. But it required that he be given the right material, and the writing simply wasn't there. Or wasn't allowed to be there.
And then there's the problem of the book's dual Bourdains. I'd have gone back, told them to let Cooper play the older "Bourdain", who finds himself hiring this young kid "Anthony", so much like the kid he himself used to be. That would have created a foundation for the writers to work from.
Isn't hindsight wonderful.
There's another book out there, called Waiter Rant, by "The Waiter". I haven't read it yet (waiting for it to get to paperback), but I've been following the blog for quite some time. The writing has style. It's been optioned. I think Norbert Leo Butz would be great as the Waiter. And someone in a suit is going to get the whole thing wrong.
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Workies. Special training session today. ::)
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TOD
I think both Pacino & De Niro gave their best performances in the 70's & 80's and some of the 90's
Chose two films each.
Pacino
Dog Day Afternoon
Author! Author!
De Niro
Taxi Driver
The King of Comedy
Bonus Choices
Pacino
Dick Tracey
De Niro
Analyze This
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Some Grammy awards of interest
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Still Unforgettable," Natalie Cole (DMI Records)
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Juno," (various artists) Peter Afterman, Jason Reitman and Margaret Yen, producers (Fox Music/Rhino)
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Television or Other Visual Media: "The Dark Knight," James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer, composers (Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.)
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Down to Earth," ("WALL-E") Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel) (Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Wonderland Music/Pixar Talking Pictures/Pixar Music)
Musical Show Album: "In the Heights," Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss and Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Others) (Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records)
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling): "An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore)," Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Musical Album for Children: "Here Come the 123s," They Might Be Giants (Disney Sound)
Spoken Word Album Children: "Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live," Bill Harley (Round River Records)
Comedy Album: "It's Bad for Ya," George Carlin (Eardrum Records)
Instrumental Composition: "The Adventures of Mutt," (from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," John Williams, composer (John Williams), track from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" soundtrack (Concord Records)
Instrumental Arrangement: "Define Dancing," (from "WALL-E") Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman), track from "WALL-E" soundtrack (Walt Disney Records)
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Here's That Rainy Day," Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole), track from "Still Unforgettable" (DMI Records)
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Continued Safety Vibes for DR TOMovOZ and COLIN.
Great to hear from DR DAKOTA CELT last night.
Steve Wozniak on DANCING WITH THE STARS??!!!!
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That is very strange, MR BK. I have never had that pdf problem......but with all of their updates....who KNOWS what's going on?
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....who KNOWS what's going on?
I, for one, do not.
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But that's part of my charm. ;)
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm....I use PrimoPDF but of course it's only available in a PC version.....
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How long has THIS been going on?
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Good morning, all! Another night of lousy sleep. Part of the problem was the very squeaky bed of the neighbor above me for too long around 1 am or so. Thank God there was no screaming or loud moaning as well.
My first project this morning is a trip to the post office and then my walk. When I get back, I'll call for a haircut tomorrow. At 11, I have this week's Finale lesson. After that, back to BABES IN TOYLAND.
TOD:
Al Pacino
The Godfather
Dog Day Afternoon
Frankie and Johnny
Angels In america
Sea of Love
Robert DeNiro
1900
New York New York
Taxi Driver
Good Fellas
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"Just like you ordered it, Sir...snake soup, hold the soup."
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TmUBWwWLKUU/SY_iitiJuXI/AAAAAAAAC-A/Lg8ygaVFmlw/s400/triocs.jpg)
photo: Great Hymn of Thanksgiving/Conversation Storm
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm........doesn't seem to be much help on the WEB for MR BK. Perhaps when DR JOSE awakens, he will have a solution.
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DR JMK, Dr Hughes might have looked more continental on THIS IS YOUR LIFE, Frances Farmer, if his eyeglasses hadn't been tilted to one side like he was on a three day drunk.
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Off to do some shopping.
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I would think that someone at the Genius Bar would be able to help bk sort out his fonts.
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Don't you just hate it when someone fiddles with your fonts?
Aren't you just filled with frustration? ;)
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Lucia from the MET on Saturday:
(http://weblogs.amny.com/entertainment/stage/blog/anna%20netrebko.jpg)
The MET has fallen on hard times; they can't even afford a decent dry cleaner these days...
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* * * * * SAFETY VIBES FOR DR TOMOVOZ AND COLIN * * * * *
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Meanwhile, other DRs were enjoying City Center Encores! Music In the Air:
(http://weblogs.amny.com/entertainment/stage/blog/music%20in%20the%20air.jpg)
Douglas Sills, Kristin Chenoweth, Sierra Boggess
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I Love Lucia.
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But do you love Balls?
;)
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Do I get double points for that one? :)
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I have to go to the Post Office also. I need to mail a package to a certain actor in Wisconsin. Thank god he doesn't read this board or else he would know ;)
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I must get back to Robert Wood Johnson. T'was a difficult end of the week at ye olde place of employ. I shall say no more.
Robert Wood Johnson I'm coming to see you!
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But first I must say that while I have great respect for firefighters a rather silly decision has been made at the office building in which I work. I work on the 3rd Floor. Our library (open to the public) is on the 2nd Floor. The stairwell door has been open for years and years and years and years and years and years (you get the point) so that those of us who choose can walk up to the 3rd Floor without having to have people who are going to 18 look at us as if we were cretins. Also, it's good for you to walk up and down 3 flights of stairs. It also allowed those patrons using the Library to walk up to the 2nd Floor instead of taking the elevator one stop.
There was a fire inspection on Friday. The fire department, in their infinite wisdom, has decided it's a violation of fire rules. The door to the stairwell is "an exit" not "an entrance". It is now permanently locked from the outside. You can walk down the stairs and open the door but you can no longer use the stairway to walk up stairs. As Dave, our Building Doorman and all-around Taker-Carer said, "There's no arguing with these people." Makes no sense to me but then what do I know???
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but then what do I know???
Today's recurring theme. :)
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Monday morning greetings! Yesterday was a delightful Sunday - Richard officiated for Morning Prayer, we did some Cincinnati errands, and then took Rob and Mary Linda to Montgomery Inn at the Boathouse (http://www.montgomeryinn.com/boathouse/boathouse_home.php) to celebrate her upcoming birthday. When we got home, I curled up and finished this month's book group selection, Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book, which I highly recommend.
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DR Ben, if I remember correctly, those elevators are S-L-O-W. More than once in that building, I've taken the stairs up to the second floor rather than wait and wait and wait and wait...
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Steve Wozniak on DANCING WITH THE STARS??!!!!
Yep. On first glance he would seem like a bad choice.
But i wonder how many fans he has since he has been on Kathy's My Life On The D List. I know i love him now!
Hopefully he won't be as bad a dancer as we would imagine.
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DR MattH, what you described does sound like the season finale of THE STARTER WIFE.
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Good morning. That is all. But it is early.
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There's not that much on tv tonight.
There is a presidential speech at 8pm. So no chuck. And no new cw shows.
There is new Heroes and new Medium though!
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DR Ben, if I remember correctly, those elevators are S-L-O-W. More than once in that building, I've taken the stairs up to the second floor rather than wait and wait and wait and wait...
SLOW is an understatement!
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But we're moving to Page 3 quickly.
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In fact, here we are!
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And the word of the day is: COLUMBARIUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE FINALE OF "PIPPIN"
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I believe that the GREATEST single performance by an actor in a Motion Picture ever is AL PACINO in THE GODFATHER I.
If you consider the opening scene of that movie and the arc of his performance to the last scene it is IMHO magnificent.
I loved Robert DeNiro in TAXI DRIVER
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But do you love Balls?
;)
I always thought a good title for a TV movie about Lucille Ball and her Desilu empire and her family would be THE BALLS OF HOLLYWOOD.
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But do you love Balls?
;)
I always thought a good title for a TV movie about Lucille Ball and her Desilu empire and her family would be THE BALLS OF HOLLYWOOD.
There's a very funny little anecdote told by Carol Burnett on one of the extras of MAKE 'EM LAUGH, about more or less this same joke.
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TOD:
Robert DiNiro--
RAGING BULL
TAXI DRIVER
A BRONX TALE
MEET THE PARENTS
AWAKENINGS
Al Pacino --
THE GODFATHER PART II
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
SERPICO
I kind of remember liking Pacino in AND JUSTICE FOR ALL and AUTHOR! AUTHOR! but the truth is I haven't seen either of those movies in over twenty years and I have no idea if they still hold up or not.
I do recall thinking that Pacino would have been so much better as Nathan than Kevin Kline in SOPHIE'S CHOICE.
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TOM and COLIN--we are very concerned for you. Aussie fires are on the front page of The Oregonian today--really scary pics.
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Good morning!
Couldn't be more beautiful. We had a record high yesterday - 74, and the high today is supposed to be in the mid-60s. Not a cloud in the sky. I jsut stepped outside a second, and I won't even need a jacket today when I go to lunch.
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And in the really weird department--I have received two kind of impenetrable emails from someone who archives a weekly radio show that Bob Dylan does (???). He evidently mentioned my Frances Farmer article when he introduced the Nirvana song about her last week. I'm trying to find actual info, rather than this second-hand report, but my daily hits on the article have indeed gone way up recently. Very peculiar.
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TOD:
I certainly agree Al Pacino's performance in THE GODFATHER is THE performance of that movie. That they relegated him to the Supporting category for a lead performance is absurd. If anything, Marlon Brando should have been in the supporting category. And, Brando's performance is rather bland compared to Pacino's. Ah, well....
Pacino: THE GODFATHER, THE GODFATHER PART II, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, HEAT, ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
De Niro: BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY, THE GODFATHER PART II, THE LAST TYCOON, RAGING BULL, ANALYZE THIS
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On TV Tonight!™
President Obama's 8 p.m. speech makes charting shows a little risky, but here goes:
ABC - I'm guessing it will be THE BACHELOR at 9 for two hours
CBS - TWO AND A HALF MEN, BIG BANG THEORY, CSI: MIAMI
NBC - HEROES, MEDIUM
FOX - '24'
TNT - THE CLOSER, TRUST ME
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Right now, the listings say that CBS is going to rejoin prime time at 8:30 with HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. This may change.
Note to fans: BIG BANG THEORY has been moved tonight to 9:30 preempting WORST WEEK.
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As I mentioned last night, I'll be working on HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 today. I also received the first HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL on Blu-ray which I'll get to later in the week. I got a taste for what it will look like yesterday when I flipped to the Disney-HD Channel, and it was playing. I had never seen it in widescreen before (the DVD versions are framed at 1.33:1; the Blu-rays are 1.78:1), so it was GREAT to see it looking like a modern film instead of like a TV show.
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You may now order Amazon's 2nd generation Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI/ref=amb_link_83626371_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=0MASZ73WHYV7BQNJHH3P&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=469548931&pf_rd_i=507846). :) If money is no object.
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Well, I need to head down now to get cleaned up for my lunch out with best friend John.
WBBL.
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You may now order Amazon's 2nd generation Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI/ref=amb_link_83626371_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=0MASZ73WHYV7BQNJHH3P&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=469548931&pf_rd_i=507846). :) If money is no object.
Hmmm...no back light, no color...not enough new features to interest me. But at least they are nice (relatively speaking) enough to let the owners of the original model to have first crack at it.
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I like DeNiro when he's NOT playing a "crazy". Hated him in CAPE FEAR and THE FAN.
But, he's very likable when he's playing a normal person. Just saw his WHAT JUST HAPPENED. It's a very funny movie, but you really have to know the inside workings of the movie business in order to truly appreciate the humor.
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LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wildfires3-2008aug03,0,1422284.story?page=1)
Thank you very much.
If we were to choose to stay, or forced to stay, during a fire we don't have fire hoses. Shortly after moving here we did put a pond in for the water for the fire department to pump with their hoses.
The fire chief gave us a top rating which means we have the land around the house well cleared. He said a poor rating means they won't even bother going to your house during a brush fire. A top rating means they should. We also have a slate roof though the house is wood.
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Do I get double points for that one? :)
You get a double-D sports bra.
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A pleasant wake-up story for Jane:
der Brucer
Sweet :) Again, thank you.
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Good morning. That is all. But it is early.
Well, perhaps you'll have less when you don't watch TV.
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More safety vibes to Tom and Colin
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DR Ben can you get a key so you can use the stairs? I prefer stairs to elevators, and what happens if the elevators don't work? What about people who can't ride them, doesn't this take away their personal rights ;)
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Note to fans: BIG BANG THEORY has been moved tonight to 9:30 preempting WORST WEEK.
Darn, no WORST WEEK. Thanks for the heads up. We dropped TRUST ME so it is just BIG BANK & THE CLOSER for us tonight.
Last night we watched BONES. It was an excellent episode, like they used to write them.
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I like DeNiro when he's NOT playing a "crazy". Hated him in CAPE FEAR and THE FAN.
But, he's very likable when he's playing a normal person. Just saw his WHAT JUST HAPPENED. It's a very funny movie, but you really have to know the inside workings of the movie business in order to truly appreciate the humor.
I also like Low Key DeNiro, DR Druxy. I mentione his performances in A BRONX TALE and AWAKENING (quirky, but still low key.) I also liked him in the generally ignored STANLEY AND IRIS. I haven't seen WHAT JUST HAPPENED yet.
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Reading the information on the link DR Tomovoz provided last night, I believe our Oz guys are currently sleeping in their beds.
CONTINUED SAFETY VIBES!
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Under the "Just thought I'd share" department....
One of today's cafeteria specials is a Roast Beef sandwich on grilled ciabatta with boursin cheese spread and carmelized onions. Yum!! :)
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I am doing what I've always done on every single book - going to "print" where there is a save as pdf function. I have NEVER EVER had this problem before - why is that so hard to understand. It's always done a perfect clone of the Word doc, in which I use Courier New 12 point font. And just in case you're still not getting it, this is the FIRST TIME I have had this problem and I convert Word docs to pdfs with this font and this size all the time. I am using the fonts I've always used, the fonts that come with Word.
I'm looking at Murder at The Grove - and the body of the text is NOT in Courier New (except, perhaps, for the first three lines of page 191). Couier is a fixed-space font, your text is a proportional spaced font.
der Brucer
This isn't a finished book, it's a manuscript written in Word.
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DR Ben, I worked on the 5th floor of an office building that had the stairway doors locked also...I always wondered what would happen if we evacuated via the stairs but then got trapped by fire and unable to get back into an office.
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I don't know from the TOD.
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I'm up, and it's pouring rain out - if it doesn't clear up, no long jog for me. Meanwhile, I'll leave to pick up the tapes in about forty-five minutes, and I'll stop at Staples and drop off a copy of the manuscript on a CD (in Word, won't print this weird pdf) for a print out for me to proof.
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A very popular thread with our GUESTS is "Sticky Buns" from 2005. I wonder what it is about that particular thread that has a GUEST returning to it again and again?
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Sunny must be blue, because the skies are gray and cloudy.
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TOD: I guess "The Godfather." I am not much of a fan of either actor.
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I am trying to burn CD's from an itunes playlist of original music and trying to keep the track information with it. Do any DR's know of any way to do this? It's for one of my heroes, so I'd like to make it work. Thanks!
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Explain more, edisaurus. Do you mean print out the track info?
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I am trying to burn CD's from an itunes playlist of original music and trying to keep the track information with it. Do any DR's know of any way to do this? It's for one of my heroes, so I'd like to make it work. Thanks!
I've been trying to figure out the same thing, DR Edi.
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Aha! This time I opened the pdf in "preview" instead of Adobe Reader and guess what? It's perfect. So there you are. pdf is fine, and the new version of adobe is at fault for whatever reason.
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Druxy, yes, I knew that story about THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, but the story as Johnny tells it is that he submitted the lyrics and they were rejected. They referenced the bird, the sandpiper:
Today I'm in a mood I can't explain
It might just be a sudden summer rain
Today I saw a bird that broke it's wing
Which isn't in itself a tragic thing...
He didn't realize that other composers were also contacted about writing lyrics. Johnny's weren't chosen, and he wasn't happy about it, but talked about it in several interviews and talk shows, and got back at them, in a way, by always mentioning that he thought The Shadow of Your Smile sounded like a lady with a mustache! It always got a big laugh, but I'm sure after that there were a lot of people who couldn't hear that song without thinking of that image.
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Seems like the "Sticky Buns" day in 2005 was before my time posting here, it was one of Cilla's first days here - but the TOD related to people's 21st birthdays. Maybe someone is looking for people's experiences at 21???
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Explain more, edisaurus. Do you mean print out the track info?
I can print out the track info, but what I'm trying to do is to keep the track names on the CD's I burn. They just show up as track numbers without the music cue titles, album or artist.
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bk, are you familiar with a company in Sweden that released obscure soundtracks, ones for films that have never been released in the past? I don't know the name of the label...
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Depite staying up all day last night was still a bad one. I don't understand why. Oh well.
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~~~~~VIBES AND PRAYERS FOR TOMOVOZ & COLIN~~~~~~~
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I'm sure I'm familiar with the company but I have so many soundtracks I'd have to have a title to be able to find something.
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I don't think you can have the track names on a CDR without a professional program of some sort.
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Greetings from SUX. Yes, that's our airport's call letters. There are about 10 of us here waiting for the flight. It's a small airport only Northwest Airlines and they only go to Minneapolis. Since that's where I'm going, that's fine with me.
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Are you planning to travel with liquids or gels? I'm planning to travel with other passengers thank you very much
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Obama just finished his town hall on the TV. Apparently the bail out is the first of several "packages". The next package will be relief for the mortgage crisis. If this is only one piece of the puzzle I shudder to think how much the rest of it is going to cost.
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I don't think you can have the track names on a CDR without a professional program of some sort.
How annoying. But thanks for the info!
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I'm sorry DR Vixmom. I think everything just feels worse at night. Have you tried reading until you fall asleep?
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Are you planning to travel with liquids or gels? I'm planning to travel with other passengers thank you very much
;D
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It was raining really hard when I drove to the airport, but it's 48 degrees and the rain seems to have let up, so it should be fine. It's very windy, but it was the ice I was worried about.
Thanks for the vibes~~~~~
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COntinuing vibes to Vixmom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I know Cilla, I have panic attacks when I think of the "bail out"
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Vixmom, hope you are feeling better today!
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48 degrees is good. Continued save travel vibes!
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Travel vibes to Cillaliz and Ant!
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Continuing vibes to Tomovoz and Colin~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I know Cilla, I have panic attacks when I think of the "bail out"
I guess I should have said the stimulus not the bail out.
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Well, better get ready to go through security, it should be opening up in the next 10 minutes or so... Laters
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I have the same reaction to both. ::)
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TOD:
Pacino: SCARECROW
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
DICK TRACY
WAG THE DOG
Deniro
AWAKENINGS
TAXI DRIVER
RONIN
FALLING IN LOVE
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I don't know from the TOD.
Mikey, you have never seen DOG DAY AFTERNOON? I think you would really enjoy it.
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Well I'm starting to believe this Bob Dylan stuff--almost 1000 people have at least glanced at my FF page since this morning. Wow!
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And I've been up... And I only have about 80 more people to play for after lunch. :)
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bk - This may have been answered by now, but just in case...
It sounds like the "Scale to Printer" or "Fit to Page" box may have been checked in the PRINTER dialog box. It is not a Word/Adobe issue. Hopefully.
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Otherwise, it was a good morning filled with random episodes of interestingness. ;)
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I feel pretty good today. I keep waking up in the night choking on my own fluids. I do not know why this happens all night long (like every hour) while I have very little trouble when I doze during the day
I am trying to stay awak all day again - hopefully it will help.
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My mom called she is coming over --- laters!
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And now that I've caught up on today's posts...
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bk - Still check the options in your Printer dialog box. -Which will only come up when you Apple+P or select Print from the File menu. It does sound like the "Fit To Printer Margins" box is checked.
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DR vixmom - I hope you have a good visit with your mom, and no more of this choking stuff, OK? ;)
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And it's another gloriously sunny day here in Memphis too! I'm outside just basking in the sun during this break. Aaaaaahhhhh... :)
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DR DAW - And just how many of the other daily specials did you try before you settled on the roast beef and Boursin? ;)
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And speaking of food... -Like that's anything new to me.. ;)
The audition staff is being treated to a steak dinner tonight. HOO and RAY and YUM!!
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The more I see the octuplet mother the more I am convinced she had plastic surgery to look like Angelina Jolie. This is one scary woman, IMHO.
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I should get ready for the final groups of auditons for UPTA 2009.
Laters...
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Any Ciribiribins?
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Any Ciribiribins?
No thank you. I am allergic to seafood.
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And of course when Lucy and Desi bought RKO and moved many shows over there - including their own offices and the Lucy-Desi Westinghouse programs.....
The Officer at the gate was very nervous when he knew his new boss would be coming through the gate and he got flustered when she drove up in her convertible.....he didn't know if he should address her as "Mrs. Arnaz" or "Miss Ball" - so he flummoxed a bit and finally blurted out "Good morning, Mrs. Arballs."
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Any Ciribiribins?
No thank you. I am allergic to seafood.
Good thing you're not a pirate.
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Any Ciribiribins?
No thank you. I am allergic to seafood.
Aren't crawdads considered seafood?
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Shocking - this morning I discovered that BOTH of the clothes poles in my closet had fallen down....all those clothes on the floor...a mess.
Four hours later.....a trip to Menard's to get wooden braces.....and 18 bags of clothes out the door to await AMVETS....things are back to normal......
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DR EDISAURUS somehow got caught in the crossfire when I created a Putnam County Playhouse Facebook Group....thanks for joining DR EDISAURUS!
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I could clothe an emerging nation.
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What crawdads?
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DR LAURA is doing her Jimmy Durante impression.
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Has anyone else gotten a "personalized" grocery receipt that lists peanut recalled foods you may have bought. Freddy's gave us one last night and, sure enough, we had some Kashi cookies that were on the list. We would have never thought to look for them--but their chocolate chip cookies have peanut oil in them. Maybe SWW knows something about this.
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Almost done with YENTL. Sue me, but I like it, despite its faults.
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Sometimes I don't even get a regular receipt!
Congratulations on your increased bandwidth, DR JMK.
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Sometimes I don't even get a regular receipt!
Congratulations on your increased bandwidth, DR JMK.
Most of the visitors aren't staying too long, LOL--once they see there's actual reading to be done. ;D
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Seems like the "Sticky Buns" day in 2005 was before my time posting here, it was one of Cilla's first days here - but the TOD related to people's 21st birthdays. Maybe someone is looking for people's experiences at 21???
There was a "Sticky Buns Day" in 2005?
Yikes.
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Still it's kind of cool Dylan evidently must have read it.
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What crawdads?
Babes do, moms.
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DR Ben can you get a key so you can use the stairs? I prefer stairs to elevators, and what happens if the elevators don't work? What about people who can't ride them, doesn't this take away their personal rights ;)
Nope, even though the lobby attendant knows me he can't give me a key. Too many people would see me (there are lots of people waiting for the elevator in the lobby) and he would get in trouble. Also, it's locked from the inside. It's one of those slam doors which always open if you're going out but once it's locked it won't open from the other way.
I prefer taking the stairs but the decision is made and the Fire Department won't change. The Inspector feels that by allowing people to walk up and down the stairs you will impede access if there is an emergency (???). Mind you, you can still use the stairs internally meaning once you're on the 3rd floor you can walk down to the 2nd floor or up to the 4th (we have 3 floors), you just can't walk up from the lobby. Ah, bureaucracy.
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Just finished listening to the actual, honest-to-God official LIZA'S AT THE PALACE cd. She's killin' them here and I mean that in a good way. But what keeps it all from being a truly dynamic recording is the fact that it's in studio and not a live performance with an audience. There's a lot of incredible excitement but it feels capped. I can only surmise that the audiences at the Palace were a little too enthusiastic to allow a viable recording.
This cd has also whet my appetite for some Kay Thompson recordings. Any recommendations?
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I watched two more of the Warner Bros Romance Classics. PALM SPRINGS WEEKEND is not so hot, although it's nice to see Ty Hardin and Robert Conrad and Troy Donahue....and it's funny when Conrad says to Connie Stevens: "Aloha!".....just like in HAWAIIAN EYE!
SUSAN SLADE was the one I watched first last week, and I like it a lot.
Last night I watched PARRISH....long long movie that tells me all about growing tobacco....but Troy Donahue looks great....Claudette Colbert is wasted and Karl Malden and Dean Jagger both stomp and chew the scenery.
Connie Stevens and Sharon Hugueney are two of the gals....but it's the third gal who shines and steals the movie....Miss Diane McBain as the spoiled daughter of Dean Jagger....who drives a nifty '57 Thunderbird and wears the BEST clothes in the movie. And she is stunningly beautiful - and photographed to great advantage....
I love Diane McBain....friend of DR DRUXY's.....and wish we could have CLAUDELLE INGLISH on DVD as well.....
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There was a "Sticky Buns Day" in 2005?
Well, in a way, every day at HHW is a Sticky Buns Day, no? :)
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Just finished listening to the actual, honest-to-God official LIZA'S AT THE PALACE cd. She's killin' them here and I mean that in a good way. But what keeps it all from being a truly dynamic recording is the fact that it's in studio and not a live performance with an audience. There's a lot of incredible excitement but it feels capped. I can only surmise that the audiences at the Palace were a little too enthusiastic to allow a viable recording.
This cd has also whet my appetite for some Kay Thompson recordings. Any recommendations?
D-t-M, I saw you mention this before, but I guess I don't understand. How can LIZA AT THE PALACE be a studio recording?
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Just finished listening to the actual, honest-to-God official LIZA'S AT THE PALACE cd. She's killin' them here and I mean that in a good way. But what keeps it all from being a truly dynamic recording is the fact that it's in studio and not a live performance with an audience. There's a lot of incredible excitement but it feels capped. I can only surmise that the audiences at the Palace were a little too enthusiastic to allow a viable recording.
I haven't heard anything but the official release. However, I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I think Liza sounds a lot better here than on some of her most recent television appearances. She seems to know how to marshall her resources and to finesse what's left of her voice to maximum advantage.
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Is that a "come hither" stare, DR JRand58? :D
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DR TCB - since DR DtM isn't here, I think what is meant is that the Liza album was not recorded live in the theatre during a performance with an audience. She and her band and her boys went into a studio and laid down the tracks.
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Back from picking up tapes. Boy, the soundtrack release has a LOT of tapes - what looks like an album master that was never released, session tapes, copies of the album master, unused cues - it will take a while to get through it all. I wish I could do the transfers here, so I could hear this stuff, but I'll ship them up to the mastering guy today and let him do it all.
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Just finished listening to the actual, honest-to-God official LIZA'S AT THE PALACE cd. She's killin' them here and I mean that in a good way. But what keeps it all from being a truly dynamic recording is the fact that it's in studio and not a live performance with an audience. There's a lot of incredible excitement but it feels capped. I can only surmise that the audiences at the Palace were a little too enthusiastic to allow a viable recording.
This cd has also whet my appetite for some Kay Thompson recordings. Any recommendations?
I have a CD Kay Thompson The Golden Years 1934-1954. It's a compilation CD with archival recordings. It's fun to listen to from a historical perspective. The CD is very hard to find apparently. It's available at
Alibris (https://www.alibris.com/search/music/qwork/400413616/used/The%20Golden%20Years%201934-1954)
a used media site for a mere $200. Yikes! I got mine a few years ago at Academy for $9.99 (IIRC).
I enjoyed Liza at the Palace but I do think the Diva Worshipers were there in force for most performances and they do make it difficult to hear some things with their whistling and shrieking (Liza, We Love You; Hydrate Liza, etc., etc., etc.) I think the energy of the live performance would have been captured but it would have required a lot of extra work to try and make her heard above the noise of her (over)exuberant fans.
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Back from picking up tapes. Boy, the soundtrack release has a LOT of tapes - what looks like an album master that was never released, session tapes, copies of the album master, unused cues - it will take a while to get through it all. I wish I could do the transfers here, so I could hear this stuff, but I'll ship them up to the mastering guy today and let him do it all.
This curious cat is dying.....
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Back from picking up tapes. Boy, the soundtrack release has a LOT of tapes - what looks like an album master that was never released, session tapes, copies of the album master, unused cues - it will take a while to get through it all. I wish I could do the transfers here, so I could hear this stuff, but I'll ship them up to the mastering guy today and let him do it all.
It's all so exciting! ;D
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Is that a "come hither" stare, DR JRand58? :D
The very definition of same, DR DAW....the very definition....
DRMBARNUM got me an autographed photo of both Diane and Troy from PARRISH several years ago....it is a treasure....depending of course upon what you treasure.
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Darn, no WORST WEEK. Thanks for the heads up.
I watched parts of a couple of episodes and I found absolutely nothing even remotely funny about what I watched. I didn't think that it was bad per se and I certainly respect that you like it, but I didn't find it funny...at all.
Horseracing. :)
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I hope DR tomovoz and Colin are doing fine, even our local news is covering the fires:
http://tinyurl.com/cwrtmq (http://tinyurl.com/cwrtmq)
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Al Pacino:
Angels In America
Dick Tracy
Robert DeNiro:
1900
Meet the Parents
New York, New York
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I feel pretty good today. I keep waking up in the night choking on my own fluids. I do not know why this happens all night long (like every hour) while I have very little trouble when I doze during the day
I am trying to stay awak all day again - hopefully it will help.
Where are you when you doze during the day vs where your sleep at night? Even slight differences in your sleeping position could have something to do with the night problems.
I hope this stops happening very soon, in fact by tonight.
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Almost done with YENTL. Sue me, but I like it, despite its faults.
No way. I also like it.
We have not received a receipt with a recall list. That is very nice, & smart, of Freddy's. We don't have a Freddy's either.
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TOD:
Pacino:
THE GODFATHER
DICK TRACY
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
SERPICO
THE RECRUIT
CRUISING
DeNiro:
1900
THE GODFATHER, PART TWO
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
THE KING OF COMEDY
RAGING BULL
STARDUST
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
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Not the TOD, but, I like YENTL, too.
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Back to the TOD, I also like Pacino in ANGELS IN AMERICA.
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Thank you DRs - we slept.!
The Major fires are still spreading - now further away from any major population centres but there are still many small hamlets under threat. Wind changes can alter things so very quickly.
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Morning news here saw another 40 deaths added to the mounting toll. The deaths would have been fom Saturday's fires.
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Thank you DRs - we slept.!
The Major fires are still spreading - now further away from any major population centres but there are still many small hamlets under threat. Wind changes can alter things so very quickly.
The kids and I send our good thoughts!
SAVE VIENNA!
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2009 has been the crappiest of years, thus far...in many instances, that is.
Thank goodness for some blasts of fresh air!
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Page 7 "Crappy New Year" Dance!
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PAGE SEVEN!!
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Has anyone seen the "Lost" promo in which action figures of Kate and Jack are used and someone does the voices and Kate is all high-pitched and whiny about not wanting to go back to the island?
It's really cute!
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I hope DR tomovoz and Colin are doing fine, even our local news is covering the fires:
http://tinyurl.com/cwrtmq (http://tinyurl.com/cwrtmq)
After reading this I had to see what a wombat burrow looks like.
This:
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:8sqUu-IzvMg5iM:http://www.arkive.org/media/21D919A2-7296-4115-B3C0-FEA201AFA8E5/Presentation.Large/photo.jpg)
or:
(http://www.wombania.com/wombat-pictures/wombat-burrow.jpg)
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PAGE SEVEN!!
Harrumph! Already staked and claimed, DR TCB the Usurper! ;)
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Vienna thanks the Birkeland Family for their support. Matilda shall waltz in your name.
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Today's early morning birdlife
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos
King Parrots
Rainbow Lorikeets
Crimson Rosellas
Bronze-wing Pigeons
We are expecting more visiting bird life from the burnt out Bunyip State Forest.
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Just finished listening to the actual, honest-to-God official LIZA'S AT THE PALACE cd. She's killin' them here and I mean that in a good way. But what keeps it all from being a truly dynamic recording is the fact that it's in studio and not a live performance with an audience. There's a lot of incredible excitement but it feels capped. I can only surmise that the audiences at the Palace were a little too enthusiastic to allow a viable recording.
This cd has also whet my appetite for some Kay Thompson recordings. Any recommendations?
I have a CD Kay Thompson The Golden Years 1934-1954. It's a compilation CD with archival recordings. It's fun to listen to from a historical perspective. The CD is very hard to find apparently. It's available at
Alibris (https://www.alibris.com/search/music/qwork/400413616/used/The%20Golden%20Years%201934-1954)
a used media site for a mere $200. Yikes! I got mine a few years ago at Academy for $9.99 (IIRC).
I enjoyed Liza at the Palace but I do think the Diva Worshipers were there in force for most performances and they do make it difficult to hear some things with their whistling and shrieking (Liza, We Love You; Hydrate Liza, etc., etc., etc.) I think the energy of the live performance would have been captured but it would have required a lot of extra work to try and make her heard above the noise of her (over)exuberant fans.
DR Ben, your Kay Thompson album is listed as a CD on Amazon, though it's shown to be "Temporarily out of stock" (they also list the used $200 album.) I'll add the CD to my shopping cart and see what comes of it.
Yes, the Li-Zombies are very much present on the ootlegbay, as well. During her introduction, you can hear someone shrieking and I do mean shrieking!
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Yep, add ANGELS IN AMERICA for Pacino for me.
For De Niro, I can't believe I forgot NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Another understated performance of his I really like is in MARVIN'S ROOM.
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Could not be a more gorgeous day. I wore a long sleeved shirt but no jacket at all, and was absolutely comfortable. Had a nice long walk around my yard and sit on the porch waiting for my ride to lunch.
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I spent all afternoon with HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3. (It's almost two hours - about 25 minutes too long though to be fair, this is the "extended edition" so I'm not quite sure what was added back in from the theatrical release.
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This area here was devastated in the bush fires of 1983 that are mentioned in some of the press articles. Our home survived but very little else of our garden etc. Our neighbours were not so fortunate.
Lack of water and power (for providing water from water towers etc) make fire fighting almost impossible. We are in a time of severe drought. Much of the State lost power supplies as major lines to Power stations were in the bushfire area.
The Record high temperatures and the extreme winds present on Saturday were major ingredients for the tragedy that has unfolded. I doubt any preparation could have helped. Decision making was made on past fire events such as 1983. These fires were just so much more ferocious. It is hard to understand that fires behave differently from each other. In the past it would take more time for a house to burn - usually after the fire front had passed by. Thus staying was always an option. Being in a vehicle and outrunning the fire has never been seen as a safe option and so many have lost their lives this time as they saw flight as their only option in the extreme heat.
So little water here and the State is awash with tears.
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I did like it though Kenny Ortega's TV directorial style is a little banal for a movie musical. He steals a bit from "You're All the World to Me" from ROYAL WEDDING for Zac's number "Scream." There's a gorgeous waltz number on a rooftop garden, the best staging and direction in the film, for the song "Can I Have This Dance?"
The movie has a couple/three reprises which the TV-movies never had. And clearly, with Zac Efron having become a movie star, he's by far the spotlight artist in this third go-round. He gets lots of solo time that the other featured artists in the other films don't get in this one.
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But because the movie was so long, I didn't get to ANY of the bonus material. I'll have to do it tonight. Lucky for me there's no CHUCK at 8 so that gives me another hour to work on the disc.
Oh, and the Blu-ray is spectacular looking. Very deep, rich color and very dimensional looking. And the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track really had my house vibrating.
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PAGE SEVEN!!
Harrumph! Already staked and claimed, DR TCB the Usurper! ;)
You were just lucky, my friend! :)
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DR DtM - Check Gemm.com for Kay Thompsom. About $25 from Germany maybe a possibility!
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Ann, try one of these for Toby:
(http://content.onestepahead.com/assets/images/product/detail/13593.jpg)
It's hard to outgrow our premium play mat, filled with the magic of the rainforest! It's a strength-building tummy time mat, stimulating activity mat, and an outdoor blanket with water-resistant bottom. For tummy timers, we included a prop pillow and intriguing water mat. Later, baby can explore all the sights, sounds, textures, and activities. Pet the lion's ribbon mane; find the peek-a-boo toucan! 36" x 36". Soft, premium fabrics. Carry bag included. Machine wash. For newborns and up; attachable water mat for babies 6 months and up. Exclusively Ours!
From ONE-STEP-AHEAD (http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=534240&cm_ven=cheetah&cm_cat=Wntr&cm_pla=29&cm_ite=13593#tabs)
der Brucer
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Ann, try one of these for Toby:
(http://content.onestepahead.com/assets/images/product/detail/13593.jpg)
It's hard to outgrow our premium play mat, filled with the magic of the rainforest! It's a strength-building tummy time mat, stimulating activity mat, and an outdoor blanket with water-resistant bottom. For tummy timers, we included a prop pillow and intriguing water mat. Later, baby can explore all the sights, sounds, textures, and activities. Pet the lion's ribbon mane; find the peek-a-boo toucan! 36" x 36". Soft, premium fabrics. Carry bag included. Machine wash. For newborns and up; attachable water mat for babies 6 months and up. Exclusively Ours!
From ONE-STEP-AHEAD (http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=534240&cm_ven=cheetah&cm_cat=Wntr&cm_pla=29&cm_ite=13593#tabs)
der Brucer
Did you get Woody one?
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We are expecting more visiting bird life from the burnt out Bunyip State Forest.
Will they share feeders?
What do you put out for water?
der Brucer
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No problem. Sharing according to pecking order is the usual! There are bird baths etc in various parts of the garden. There is about an acre of garden. Most of the birds are not territorial. Some species are - but only defend against their own kind. ( The white backed magpie)
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Did you get Woody one?
Nope - saving up for his Betty Crocker play kitchen.
der Brucer
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Jumping off-line now to do some writing.
WBBL.
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No problem. Sharing according to pecking order is the usual! There are bird baths etc in various parts of the garden. There is about an acre of garden. Most of the birds are not territorial. Some species are - but only defend against their own kind. ( The white backed magpie)
Are the visitors quite vocal?
der Brucer
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Not the TOD, but, I like YENTL, too.
Me, three! ;)
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Not the TOD, but, I like YENTL, too.
Me, three! ;)
FOUR!
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This is pretty sad: Australian fire zone a crime scene; 166 killed (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20090209/AS.Australia.Wildfires/).
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Not the TOD, but, I like YENTL, too.
Me, three! ;)
FOUR!
And me! :)
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DR Edi, glad that folks you know won a Grammy! I had a friend up for "Best Historical Jazz Album" [producer], but he didn't win.
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I guess I should have said the stimulus not the bail out.
I know Cilla, I have panic attacks when I think of the "bail out"
The Whatever bill is far from a done deal. Once the Senate passes it, likely tomorrow, it still has to go to Conference - and then the fun begins. Although the House and Senate bills are within pennies (well, $7,000,000,000.00) of each other, the split between spending and tax cuts is dramatic; the Senate version has ~$100B more in tax cuts and ~$80 less in spending. One compromise would raise the total spending figure (the House agreeing to accept the tax cuts if their spending is restored) - which version would probably lose the three Rep Sens needed to pass the final version. Indeed, the only bill likely to get final Senate approval is just about what they have now, which would require a total capitulation by the House - which their members might agree on, but Speaker Pelosi unlikely to allow to come to a vote.
The House and the Senate could, in fact, deadlock and there will be NO bill. And that will not displease some people.
der Brucer
IMHO - It's ironic that the Senate bill removes all spending in support of education construction and expansion of Broadband access - the very few areas that it is fair to burden future generations with the bill. Also, expanding Pell grants and increasing tax credits for college tuition is of no value in states like CA which are already cutting enrollment opportunities for folks who can already pay
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SPEAKING OF BALLS! (http://news.aol.com/article/far-out-photos-gallery/327810?icid=200100397x1218133915x1201238387)
der Brucer
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Speaking of balls....
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/IMG_3122.jpg)
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Speaking of balls....
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/IMG_3122.jpg)
DR Laura has lost her marbles - Nurse Kathy was right!
der Brucer
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I had xrays today. I wonder if they found anything.
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I had xrays today. I wonder if they found anything.
~~~Vibes that SOMETHING is Found Up There!!~~~
;)
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Speaking of Al Pacino as Yentl:
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SPEAKING OF BALLS! (http://news.aol.com/article/far-out-photos-gallery/327810?icid=200100397x1218133915x1201238387)
der Brucer
What they don't mention is that one of the boys' brother is inside the snowball.
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Darn, no WORST WEEK. Thanks for the heads up.
I watched parts of a couple of episodes and I found absolutely nothing even remotely funny about what I watched. I didn't think that it was bad per se and I certainly respect that you like it, but I didn't find it funny...at all.
Horseracing. :)
After the first episode of WORST WEEK I decided I never wanted to see it again. I found it gross and not funny in the least.
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Has anyone else gotten a "personalized" grocery receipt that lists peanut recalled foods you may have bought. Freddy's gave us one last night and, sure enough, we had some Kashi cookies that were on the list. We would have never thought to look for them--but their chocolate chip cookies have peanut oil in them. Maybe SWW knows something about this.
What kind of outfit knowingly sells their customers "recalled product"????
SWW tells me that his store's computers are regularly updated to reflect recalled items, which are promptly pulled from the shelves - should an item sneak through, the register will prompt ITEM NOT FOR SALE when scanned.
der Brucer
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At long last:
My copy of "The Glorious Ones" has arrived.
Of course I've still not really listened to "Dessa Rose" so I should not ne worrying about the delay!
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I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What can I say?
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SPEAKING OF BALLS! (http://news.aol.com/article/far-out-photos-gallery/327810?icid=200100397x1218133915x1201238387)
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What they don't mention is that one of the boys' brother is inside the snowball.
No boy would be that mean - a sister, maybe!
der Brucer
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BTW DR Uncle Jo Jo - it was easier to obtain a copy of the theme from "Quantum Of Solace" than it was for "Casino Royale" which you kindly provided last year.
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DR DERBRUCER - I believe those "lists" are covering the products that appeared on the updated recall lists since some of those items may have been sold BEFORE they were they were listed.
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I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By whom?
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I guess I should have said the stimulus not the bail out.
I know Cilla, I have panic attacks when I think of the "bail out"
The Whatever bill is far from a done deal. Once the Senate passes it, likely tomorrow, it still has to go to Conference - and then the fun begins. Although the House and Senate bills are within pennies (well, $7,000,000,000.00) of each other, the split between spending and tax cuts is dramatic; the Senate version has ~$100B more in tax cuts and ~$80 less in spending. One compromise would raise the total spending figure (the House agreeing to accept the tax cuts if their spending is restored) - which version would probably lose the three Rep Sens needed to pass the final version. Indeed, the only bill likely to get final Senate approval is just about what they have now, which would require a total capitulation by the House - which their members might agree on, but Speaker Pelosi unlikely to allow to come to a vote.
The House and the Senate could, in fact, deadlock and there will be NO bill. And that will not displease some people.
der Brucer
IMHO - It's ironic that the Senate bill removes all spending in support of education construction and expansion of Broadband access - the very few areas that it is fair to burden future generations with the bill. Also, expanding Pell grants and increasing tax credits for college tuition is of no value in states like CA which are already cutting enrollment opportunities for folks who can already pay
My point was that no matter what the final cost, Obama said that this is only the first bill and isn't intended to help with the mortgage crisis which will be another package or other issues which will be still another package. His town hall was a lot like a campaign speech. The statement that got me was "While we were spending money we decided to include..."
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BTW DR Uncle Jo Jo - it was easier to obtain a copy of the theme from "Quantum Of Solace" than it was for "Casino Royale" which you kindly provided last year.
;)
It's just too bad that the "Quantum of Solace" theme was/is a crappy song (IMHO).
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Second only to the Madonna effort IMHO.
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Oh, greetings from St Paul>. It was really windy leaving Sioux City and the last part of the flight was through the middle of clouds. The sort of flight where everyone is silent and you can't see anything out the window. Sort of feelis like you are in a dream.
It was raining when I landed and my cabbie, from Somalia told me about a man found frozen to death with no shoes or coat, the bridge collapse, the floods years ago etc... don't know what brought on the natural disaster discussion..so I mentioned having friends in Australia who I am very concerned about. He knew the current death toll etc. Amazing guy. Anyway, he had a red beard - like a bright red dyed beard. It was an enjoyable ride
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I'm pleased that the original Bond theme is still used in the movies.
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Has anyone else gotten a "personalized" grocery receipt that lists peanut recalled foods you may have bought. Freddy's gave us one last night and, sure enough, we had some Kashi cookies that were on the list. We would have never thought to look for them--but their chocolate chip cookies have peanut oil in them. Maybe SWW knows something about this.
What kind of outfit knowingly sells their customers "recalled product"????
SWW tells me that his store's computers are regularly updated to reflect recalled items, which are promptly pulled from the shelves - should an item sneak through, the register will prompt ITEM NOT FOR SALE when scanned.
der Brucer
Some stores track your purchases by your check, or debit card or you can join a club. They store all that in their computer so they can target ads etc. Creepy if you ask me. That's what I thought JMK might be referring to - as in they had purchased a recalled product in the past and here's a list of your purchases so you can pull if off your shelf at home
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It's sort of odd that two of my favourite Bond Movie themes belong to the "Non Official" films:
The Look Of Love
Never Say Never Again
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That was DREAMGIRLS.
der Brucer
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There's a really nice restaurant on the first floor of the hotel. It has some really nice looking fish entrees including a great looking salad with citris marinated grouper in it. I'm going to clean up a little (I always travel in my grungy clothes) and go down for dinner. Then time to work
Laters
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Off to the Dentist.
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Darn, no WORST WEEK. Thanks for the heads up.
I watched parts of a couple of episodes and I found absolutely nothing even remotely funny about what I watched. I didn't think that it was bad per se and I certainly respect that you like it, but I didn't find it funny...at all.
Horseracing. :)
After the first episode of WORST WEEK I decided I never wanted to see it again. I found it gross and not funny in the least.
I didn't record the show until a few episodes in which I think made the difference. Keith liked it right away, it took me a few more times. I really like the parents now & the stories are much better & the 4 main characters connect better.
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Off to the Dentist.
Give my best to Orin Scrivello, D.D.S.
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In terms of NO NO NO NO
That was DREAMGIRLS.
der Brucer
Or In The Heights. ;)
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I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By whom?
You'll have to wait for my memoirs. -Which will come out sometime after DR elmore's, and, undoubtedly, be shorter than his too. ;)
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PAGE NINE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LOBBY DANCE!!!
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Good Afternoon, once again!
-I'm back in my hotel room right now, and I'm watching Alex Rodriguez's interview on ESPN where he admits and explains his use of "performance-enhancing drugs". If I had cleats with me, I'd be throwing them at the TV. :-\
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So... I wonder if "A-Rod" will donate an amount of money equal to the millions(!) he made from 2001-03 to some sort of organization, charity, program or even to the "bailout" fund?
Prolly not, but it would be a "nice" gesture.
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Hmm... To do or not to do the "Movers Combination"? Hmm...
*Alas, I have a feeling tonight's dance call will be quite full, and since floor space is already at a premium, I don't want to take away any real estate from any actor vying for a job here.
-Yeah... That's the ticket! ::)
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-I also think I'm going to take a nap before tonight's staff dinner - STEAK! I also want to go ahead and re-pack my luggage now rather than later.
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Some stores track your purchases by your check, or debit card or you can join a club. They store all that in their computer so they can target ads etc. Creepy if you ask me.
Well, in the case of Giant - creepy is wonderful! By using your Bonus Card you get significant savings on every trip (last year our accumulated savings were over $1000)! The only targeted mailings were quarterly for "per-cent off your total order" coupons. By using our Safeway Bonus Card we get $.03/gallon off gasoline at their service center. I'd much rather have "targeted" ads for Pet Food and Deli items, then "untargeted" ads for Diapers, Feminine Hygiene Products, and Tofu. After five prescriptions are filled at the pharmacy, the card automatically triggers a coupon to be printed at the register, worth 5% off the next purchase. After six gallons of milk are purchased, the computer prompts another coupon, this worth a FREE seventh gallon of milk.
Remember, the "selfish" interest of the merchant is to entice customers by providing better service.
I am regularly amazed at the folks who will leave tens of dollars of food savings at the register rather than get a Bonus Card or provide a phone number.
der Brucer
PS That means provide "any" phone number - make up 10 digits and the system will give you a discount!
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We had a vision-impaired - blind - actor audition today. He performed two monologues and sang too. Quite good, and very inspirational.
*And his guide dog, Micah, was a total sweetie too. :)
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
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DR JRand - Alas, no renditions of "Ciribiribin" today. However, that would have been a better song choice than some of the selections that I played today.
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Wildlife or one of the little girls from next door. ;)
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-I'm back in my hotel room right now, and I'm watching Alex Rodriguez's interview on ESPN where he admits and explains his use of "performance-enhancing drugs". If I had cleats with me, I'd be throwing them at the TV. :-\
Well, he's a living, breathing example of how limited use of performance enhancing drugs pays off!
der Brucer
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Some stores track your purchases by your check, or debit card or you can join a club. They store all that in their computer so they can target ads etc. Creepy if you ask me.
Well, in the case of Giant - creepy is wonderful! By using your Bonus Card you get significant savings on every trip (last year our accumulated savings were over $1000)! The only targeted mailings were quarterly for "per-cent off your total order" coupons. By using our Safeway Bonus Card we get $.03/gallon off gasoline at their service center. I'd much rather have "targeted" ads for Pet Food and Deli items, then "untargeted" ads for Diapers, Feminine Hygiene Products, and Tofu. After five prescriptions are filled at the pharmacy, the card automatically triggers a coupon to be printed at the register, worth 5% off the next purchase. After six gallons of milk are purchased, the computer prompts another coupon, this worth a FREE seventh gallon of milk.
Remember, the "selfish" interest of the merchant is to entice customers by providing better service.
I am regularly amazed at the folks who will leave tens of dollars of food savings at the register rather than get a Bonus Card or provide a phone number.
der Brucer
PS That means provide "any" phone number - make up 10 digits and the system will give you a discount!
Wasn't there a "Law & Order" case where the "perp" used a woman's purchase history and habits to track her down?
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Wildlife or one of the little girls from next door. ;)
Neither - it is one of the Fairies at the bottom of her garden.
der Brucer
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Is it not that far a stretch from your "Bonus Club" tracked food history to being denied health insurance because you purchase, for example, too much red meat?
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Hi all! It's just little ol me popping in for a moment or two. :)
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I have to ask if anyone has heard from Dear TomofOZ. We were watching the news tonight about all those fires and I got scared for him and his DP.
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Oh I went back a page looking and saw he posted. Thank goodness!
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Is it not that far a stretch from your "Bonus Club" tracked food history to being denied health insurance because you purchase, for example, too much red meat?
I'd read articles (opinions?) about this possibility, but has there been any evidence that it's actually being used in this way?
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Hi, Danise! How's the house??
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Is it not that far a stretch from your "Bonus Club" tracked food history to being denied health insurance because you purchase, for example, too much red meat?
I remember when my piano teacher hosted a reception at her house for some of her husband's colleagues - he was a doctor. Most of the doctors in attendance were cardiologists. The most popular items on her buffet: the carved to order roast beef and leg of lamb. -Hardly anyone touched the salmon. ;)
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Oh I went back a page looking and saw he posted. Thank goodness!
:) Yes, thank goodness!
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Hi, Danise!
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Well, even though I'm not doing the Movers Combination this year - sometimes I do learn the first dance combination - I do want to watch
them it. ;) So...
Laters...
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Hi guys. I don't know what to say about the house. I'm told I will be able to move in by the 21st but when I go and look at it, I don't think that is going to happen. I never would have guessed it would take so very long for such a small house.
I'm told one thing (like the duct work would be done last Friday and Saturday) and then when Thelma and I went, it wasn't done.
I didn't even get to see Sheena on Saturday like I hoped. We go there at 10:30 AM and the gates were closed even though it said on the gate they are open until 11:00 AM. Someone finely came and got the food for her but I really wish I could have seen her.
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PAGE SEVEN!!
Harrumph! Already staked and claimed, DR TCB the Usurper! ;)
You were just lucky, my friend! :)
Lucky to what? Post the first post on the page? Or post the second post on the page?
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Hi Danise.
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Is that "Peeping Tom Thumb" at it again?
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Is it not that far a stretch from your "Bonus Club" tracked food history to being denied health insurance because you purchase, for example, too much red meat?
I'd read articles (opinions?) about this possibility, but has there been any evidence that it's actually being used in this way?
Yikes! You mean if I keep buying my canned dog food at the grocery store they might think......... ;)
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I'm sorry you didn't get to see Sheena.
CONTINUED VIBES FOR THE HOUSE, AND THAT IT IS COMPLETED BY THE 21ST-OF THIS MONTH!!!
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Wildlife or one of the little girls from next door. ;)
Neither - it is one of the Fairies at the bottom of her garden.
der Brucer
Wow! There's a fairy who lives in MY garden, too!
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Hi Jane!
In all, I'm pretty disappointed and depressed about the house at this point. I'm very sorry I even tried to get it fixed up. It had to be done but I think I should have just tried to sell it as is and moved away from it.
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I read credit card companies have made adjustments in their lending amounts based on where purchases were made. Of course they don't tell you which stores are red tagged.
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for DR Danise!!!!!
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Wow! There's a fairy who lives in MY garden, too!
Are you sure it isn't just a mirror? ;)
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DR Danise I might have given that advice a couple of years ago, in today's market I don't know. Hang in there, this is a typical problem. They make it sound easier so you will go ahead & do the work. And maybe the contractor really thought with two teams he could get it done.
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DR Danise - I know it's discouraging, but I don't think you will feel that way when it's finally done.
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I think I told you guys that when I was growing up I had a personal fairy (who was my Dad's friend). She brought marshmellow ice cream cones that came (Magicly, of course) out of my ears.
I would beg him to ask her for them.
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Danise I agree with DAW. You are bound to love it!
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I hope I do feel better about later. I'm just not seeing any progress and I'm scared to death the guy might walk away and it won't be finished even though he is licensed and bonded.
I just won't feel good about until I'm back in my own home.
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Is it not that far a stretch from your "Bonus Club" tracked food history to being denied health insurance because you purchase, for example, too much red meat?
Yeah - it is a stretch.
By the same logic, they could gather up your restaurant receipts. For one thing, red meat purchase does not equate to consumption - maybe it's for a lucky dog.
If the Insurance Companies want to deny coverage based on diet or habits (tobacco/alcohol) it is just as easy to gather "witness" reports that prove consumption.
der Brucer
And just who was watching you in the cafeteria today?
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I don't think anyone really relaxes until the work is completed. And stay calm with the contractor. You don't want to upset him ;)
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Still no windows, no roof, the porch isn't done, no kitchen sink, stove, heck walls for that matter. No AC/Heat ductwork or unit. Half wired, not the way I asked either, no new fuse box. No tile on the floors.
Sigh.
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One week from tomorrow and Sheena will be in the kennel for her month. He's piddled 3 weeks away.
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I hate it when I trust someone to keep their word and they don't.
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Is it not that far a stretch from your "Bonus Club" tracked food history to being denied health insurance because you purchase, for example, too much red meat?
I'd read articles (opinions?) about this possibility, but has there been any evidence that it's actually being used in this way?
Oh, I'm not saying it has happened. But I can see it happening fairly easily.
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Oh I went back a page looking and saw he posted. Thank goodness!
:) Yes, thank goodness!
Well, at least that is one worry off of my mind! :)
How is VixMom?
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Does your contract penalize him if he goes beyond the promised date?
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Wow! There's a fairy who lives in MY garden, too!
Are you sure it isn't just a mirror? ;)
No one has called me Narcissus. . . . lately.
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Vibes for DR DANISE and SHEENA and their home.
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BIG BANG is on at 9 pm tonight.....Christine Baranski and Leonard's mother.
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Does your contract penalize him if he goes beyond the promised date?
No. I didn't know to put that in there. He seemed to understand that I couldn't live with Thelma and have Sheena.
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Wow! There's a fairy who lives in MY garden, too!
Are you sure it isn't just a mirror? ;)
No one has called me Narcissus. . . . lately.
Or Echo?
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Does your contract penalize him if he goes beyond the promised date?
No. I didn't know to put that in there. He seemed to understand that I couldn't live with Thelma and have Sheena.
That isn't necessarily a bad thing. If he were to lose too much he might be more inclined to walk away. He still wants to get paid so I expect he will finish.
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DR Danise, I got it. Tell your contractor you and Sheena will be homeless at the end of the month & need to move in with him.
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Well, I have to go. I want to see the Prez speech. Maybe he's going to say we will all get a big fat stimules check! Yum! (yeah, right). :)
Hugs to you all!
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I don't think anyone really relaxes until the work is completed. And stay calm with the contractor. You don't want to upset him ;)
Well, our contractor had "completed" most of the work on our house - the only problem was he bounced checks on all of the sub-contractors, and had let his insurance expire; unfortunately we had given him some progress payments based on work completed and didn't know about the bouncing checks. Fortunately, the "lower/slower" subs didn't move fast enough to get mechanic liens against the property. We did end up having to pay some of the subs because we needed them to finish up some jobs. The contractor walked because the amount we still owed him was less than it would have cost him to finish the job.
der Brucer
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DR Danise, I got it. Tell your contractor you and Sheena will be homeless at the end of the month & need to move in with him.
If that would only work! :)
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BIG BANG is on at 9 pm tonight.....Christine Baranski and Leonard's mother.
I think it's 9:30.
der Brucer
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Mum is now watching THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE upconverted onto her 50+ teevee. . .I love the score.
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That
BIG BANG is on at 9 pm tonight.....Christine Baranski and Leonard's mother.
I think it's 9:30.
der Brucer
That is what Matt H said. I'm going to go check now.
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Does anyone know what those are? I've googled images of a few critters & so far haven't found a match.
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Does anyone know what those are? I've googled images of a few critters & so far haven't found a match.
Seals/Sea Lions?
der Brucer
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Note to fans: BIG BANG THEORY has been moved tonight to 9:30 preempting WORST WEEK.
Darn, no WORST WEEK. Thanks for the heads up. We dropped TRUST ME so it is just BIG BANK & THE CLOSER for us tonight.
Last night we watched BONES. It was an excellent episode, like they used to write them.
I thought you watched MEDIUM!
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A friend who works the register at a retail store says she's amazed how many people are startled when asked for their phone numbers on check-out. They (the cashiers) are apparently judged in part based on whether they can get the numbers, if I'm understanding correctly.
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Does anyone know what those are? I've googled images of a few critters & so far haven't found a match.
Woody offers: intelligent worms
der Brucer
He's watched Tremors too many times!
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Wildlife or one of the little girls from next door. ;)
It was a small child. And it was hungry.
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Page 11 baby something dance.
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The one on the left reminds me of Emmet Otter of "Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas."
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Maybe not.
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I spent all afternoon with HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3. (It's almost two hours - about 25 minutes too long though to be fair, this is the "extended edition" so I'm not quite sure what was added back in from the theatrical release.
How was it? I really want to see it. Although i'll probably end up waiting till it comes on the movie channel here.
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I agree with DR Jane. At night you probably sleep in your bed? And during the day you probably sleep sitting in a recliner? Any variation could probably make a difference. I know i've had a cough for 3 weeks. And i've been sleeping as high as possible.
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Note to fans: BIG BANG THEORY has been moved tonight to 9:30 preempting WORST WEEK.
Darn, no WORST WEEK. Thanks for the heads up. We dropped TRUST ME so it is just BIG BANK & THE CLOSER for us tonight.
Last night we watched BONES. It was an excellent episode, like they used to write them.
I thought you watched MEDIUM!
We do. :) We are often a little behind on our viewing.
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A friend who works the register at a retail store says she's amazed how many people are startled when asked for their phone numbers on check-out. They (the cashiers) are apparently judged in part based on whether they can get the numbers, if I'm understanding correctly.
We used to refuse to give our number. If giving my number means I don't need to keep the receipt than I'm more willing.
We don't carry our market cards in our wallets & give them our phone number instead. It is all about what benefits us as the consumer.
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Wildlife or one of the little girls from next door. ;)
It was a small child. And it was hungry.
LOL. How cute.
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A friend who works the register at a retail store says she's amazed how many people are startled when asked for their phone numbers on check-out. They (the cashiers) are apparently judged in part based on whether they can get the numbers, if I'm understanding correctly.
Well, at Woody's store the use of "real" phone numbers allows a patron to take advantage of Bonus Card savings even if they don't have the card on their person - particularly valuable when you need aggregate purchases to qualify for a benefit (like a free turkey of a quart of milk, etc.). Retail chains use phone numbers to create a demographic profile to aid in establishing regional ad buy requirements. Woody's store uses the phone number demographic to establish their "seasonal" store status to help upper-management project staffing and operating hour requirements. (In fact, the checkers get paid much more for "in season" work than the rest of the year.)
der Brucer
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The seals & otters have black on their faces. Maybe the black will appear in a week.
Baby Otter
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We'll take phone numbers at Borders, but we don't take an area code. . .
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Wildlife or one of the little girls from next door. ;)
Neither - it is one of the Fairies at the bottom of her garden.
der Brucer
Wow! There's a fairy who lives in MY garden, too!
Wow! There's also a fairy who lives in your HOUSE.
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We don't carry our market cards in our wallets & give them our phone number instead. It is all about what benefits us as the consumer.
At at Giant - the Bonus Card/Phone Number is the only way you can get the sale prices!
der Brucer
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Back from errands and whatnot. Finished the liner notes, credits, and track titles, but still have to do the blurb, which I'll probably do right now and get that sent off. I'm supposed to hear the second score on our new CD this evening - hope I will, then he can send mp3s to my webgal and she'll have everything to get this sucker live by the end of the week, hopefully. However, I'll announce here first, as always, so everyone can have first crack.
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Some reporters are really idiots!
Helen Thomas can go to the head of the class:
Mr. President, do you know if any countries in the Middle East have nuclear weapons?
Almost as bad as the guy who wanted to know what was the timetable for withdrawing troups from Afghanistan (when we have yet to decide on a policy to put more troops into the area).
der Brucer
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Hope your house gets finished soon.
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WARNING:
The press conference ran over about 5 minutes and pushed the Network start times for the 9 PM shows - so, if you are recording any network shows between 9 and 11 you best pick up the following shows to get the endings.
der Brucer
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Well... Dance call was fun. As always. ;)
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Thanks DB. I think we will be ok on the West Coast. I will check if the 8:00 shows begin on time.
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I just finished packing my carry-on, and I've set aside my clothes for the morning. My flight is at 8:30, but I think I may head to the airport a bit earlier than "usual" just so that I can have a leisurely breakfast there. -The airport is only a seven-minute shuttle ride from the hotel.
*I'm also sensing that if I don't set my mind to getting to the airport early, I may end up snoozing a bit even after the wake-up call.
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Have a good flight tomorrow.
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Have a good flight tomorrow.
Thank you, Jane.
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Last week sometime, we received an automated phone message from Sam's Club about an item we'd purchased that's being recalled due to potential contamination. Said item was purchased for and given immediately to our college-student son, who, I'm sure, consumed it long ago (we were last at Sam's in July). He seems to be fine, so the product must have been OK.
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I feel pretty good today. I keep waking up in the night choking on my own fluids. I do not know why this happens all night long (like every hour) while I have very little trouble when I doze during the day
I am trying to stay awak all day again - hopefully it will help.
Where are you when you doze during the day vs where your sleep at night? Even slight differences in your sleeping position could have something to do with the night problems.
I hope this stops happening very soon, in fact by tonight.
Same recliner day and night. I cannot lie down in a bed as I choke straight away . I was feeling very strong all day today but noticed that I started coughing as soon as the sun went down
Isn't that odd?
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Not really.
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DR Vixmom big wishes you sleep better tonight!
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I about had a heart attack. Not to scare anyone else I will begin with the end of the story-
FALSE ALARM!
It seems to me DR Tomovoz should be back from the dentist so I went to the fire tracking site and read "BEACONSFIELD UPPER". It was such a relief to read false alarm, safe.
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A pleasant wake-up story for Jane:
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Puppies Jack and Emma on a couch at an American military base in Afghanistan.
Dogpile.com
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Puppies from Afghanistan, Jack and Emma, got introduced to their new home after a long journey to the U.S. paid for by Dogpile.com.
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/502056/0_63_020809_dogpile2.jpg)
Sgt. Daniel Barker holds Jack after their homecoming in Fayetteville, N.C.
AFGHAN DOGS REUNITED WITH U.S. SOLDIERS RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489739,00.html)
A U.S. soldier returning to Fayetteville, N.C., from Afghanistan got a surprise welcome from two dogs he saved from starvation while stationed in the war-torn country.
WRAL.com, a FOX affiliate in Raleigh, reports that a charity animal-rescue program run by Internet search engine Dogpile.com reunited Staff Sgt. Daniel Barker with two dogs reportedly rescued by Barker and his fellow soldier, Adam Krause, during their 2008 deployment to Afghanistan.
Barker and Krause found the malnourished puppies abandoned on the streets of Afghanistan and brought them back to their military base, where they named them Jack and Emma, the station reports.
When the soldiers got near the end of their deployment in January, they contacted Dogpile.com after hearing about its work with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Dogpile.com reportedly agreed to pay for the dogs' journey to the U.S. and stay in Customs.
After being delivered to New York City, the puppies were taken to home by Barker's wife, Lisa, who cared for them until the soldiers returned.
der Brucer
A soldier with the MN National Gaurd just had a dog that arrived from Iraq. Rather a pretty dog.
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Safety vibes to Colin and Tom... I am sickened taht so many innocent people have died and animals too!
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(( Vixmom ))
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I had a nice visit with my Mom - it was funny she talked and I wrote down my answers - since she is hard of hearing I think this was the most effective conversation we've had in years - usually she is guessing at half of what I say and her answers don't match what I said and we talk around in circles.
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Glad you had a nice visit with your Mom, DR Vixmom!
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I was appalled to hear that they think severasl of the "wildfires" were intentionally set.
~~~~~VIBES and Prayers for the Safety of our OZ lads~~~~
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I have to go I keep choking
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DR Vixmom once you get your voice back your mother will want you to continue writing. ;) I'm glad you had a nice visit.
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VIBES TO ALL WHO NEED THEM,
ESPECIALLY TO DR TOM & DP COLIN, DR VIXMOM & DR DANISE!
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'night
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Sorry to have missed DR Danise and to hear that she's do discouraged about her house. My recollection of this sort of thing is that it often looks a lot worse before it looks better. Also, when things start coming together the progress seems to accelerate.
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The computers are almost completely down due to server failure....
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I guess I'll watch a motion picture on DVD, as soon as I finish doing an LP transfer.
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Someone small is peeking in my window.
Wildlife or one of the little girls from next door. ;)
Neither - it is one of the Fairies at the bottom of her garden.
der Brucer
Wow! There's a fairy who lives in MY garden, too!
Wow! There's also a fairy who lives in your HOUSE.
But, but, but YOU haven't moved in YET. . . . .
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Last week sometime, we received an automated phone message from Sam's Club about an item we'd purchased that's being recalled due to potential contamination. Said item was purchased for and given immediately to our college-student son, who, I'm sure, consumed it long ago (we were last at Sam's in July). He seems to be fine, so the product must have been OK.
I assume you are discounting contamination with the eggs of an Alien parasite that will lie dormant for years before it takes over the host - your son.
der Brucer
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Safety vibes to Colin and Tom and everyone else who needs it down below.
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Last week sometime, we received an automated phone message from Sam's Club about an item we'd purchased that's being recalled due to potential contamination. Said item was purchased for and given immediately to our college-student son, who, I'm sure, consumed it long ago (we were last at Sam's in July). He seems to be fine, so the product must have been OK.
I assume you are discounting contamination with the eggs of an Alien parasite that will lie dormant for years before it takes over the host - your son.
der Brucer
LOL - hadn't thought of that, DR der Brucer. Sounds like the plot of a movie my son would like!
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I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As Mrs. Brown, my fifth grade English teacher would say, "A cake is done, you are finished."
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I about had a heart attack. Not to scare anyone else I will begin with the end of the story-
FALSE ALARM!
It seems to me DR Tomovoz should be back from the dentist so I went to the fire tracking site and read "BEACONSFIELD UPPER". It was such a relief to read false alarm, safe.
It worried us too DR Jane. Lenne Road is VERY close.
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Continued thanks to the DRS here.
François telephoned and spoke to Colin this morning.
DiT has also been in contact as has Anna/Panni/Maria
It is "Calmer" today with NO Urgent warnings current. A change of wind direction is expected the afternoon. Who knows?
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I laughed a lot at the finish of MEDIUM. I found both it and THE CLOSER quite interesting tonight.
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I'm off to bed!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes to DRs vixmom, Jose, tomovoz and all in need! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Thank you DR Elmore.
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Hi Jane!
In all, I'm pretty disappointed and depressed about the house at this point. I'm very sorry I even tried to get it fixed up. It had to be done but I think I should have just tried to sell it as is and moved away from it.
But once all the work is done you can still sell it and make a much nicer penny off of it in the end. And then you can move to a swingin' singles pad!
* * * * * A LITTLE FIRE UNDER YOUR CONTRACTOR'S BUTT VIBES * * * * *
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* * * * * PUT THE CHOKE ON HOLD VIBES FOR DR VIXMOM * * * * *
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I laughed a lot at the finish of MEDIUM.
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Woody's comment: Iced Tea is a drink best served cold.
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der Brucer
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* * * * * SAFETY AND COOLING VIBES FOR DR TOMOVOZ AND COLIN * * * * *
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Mum is now watching THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE upconverted onto her 50+ teevee. . .I love the score.
I love the score, too. I love the movie. I haven't had time to watch the new DVD but maybe some day.
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Thank you Dan.
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Forget Domani.
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Page 13 Safety Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/safetydance.jpg)
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And a final quote for the day from one of my favorite movies, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN:
"Balls!" said the Queen. "If I had them, I'ld be King."
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I got finished with the bonus features on HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3. I wish there had been more rehearsal footage as they had on the Blu-ray for the second one. There was some, but as a dancer, I find it SO interesting watching the numbers come together.
There were two different ways you could watch the bonuses, and one way also allowed you to find some Easter eggs on the disc that took you to behind-the-scenes stuff, outtakes, and other goodies.
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Forget Domani.
No way!
;D
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I had time to watch a couple of things befoire my shows began. First I watched another episode of MOONLIGHT from the box set. This was episode 3, the one about the older professor who created a new vampire and then left him to fend for himself (strictly against vampire etiquette). Wonderful episode.
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Yes, DB, as Jose thought, the list was for items that had been purchased previously--like, months previously, which I really appreciated.
I had the LP of YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE. I got it sealed for 49 cents at Val-U-Mart in Bellevue, Washington when I was a kid.
Others more cognizant of recordings may have known this already, but I heard a delicious song tonight that I instantly knew was a Bergman lyric, though I had never heard it before, being sung, more or less, by a pleasant enough baritone. It turns out that Alan Bergman recorded a Verve CD! Who knew?
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I didn't have enough time to watch HOBSON'S CHOICE, but I DID have time to watch the primary bonus feature on the disc (other than the commentary), a 44-minute BBC documentary on Charles Laughton. Very well done with interesting speakers and very forthright about his homosexuality.
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Forget Domani.
No way!
;D
OK! Take domani and run ;D
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'24' tonight had another thrilling episode with breakneck pacing and nail-biting tension. They're on a roll with the story thus far this season.
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Loved tonight's MEDIUM, much more than last week's episode. The ending was, as DR Elmore said, very entertaining.
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Yes, DB, as Jose thought, the list was for items that had been purchased previously--like, months previously, which I really appreciated.
So, here is case where the company maintaining a record of your purchases might be to your advantage.
der Brucer
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I started watching Fort Saganne and lasted about thirty minutes - great Philippe Sarde score, but the film is not engaging me at all - and Miss Deneuve has yet to make an appearance.
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I'm hungry. I split some buffalo wings and some tex-mex rolls at lunch, and that's not that much to eat for a whole day.
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I started to watch some other stuff but couldn't get with it so I'm just listening to CDs.
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I'm going to head downstairs now to bed.
Good night!
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OK! Take domani and run ;D
der Brucer
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I just watched "Chuck." Even though it was a repeat, I'd never seen it before. Very informative. I'm now watching "Heroes" and then "Medium" will be on. It's a very good night for TV, tonight. ;D
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Had some potato salad and some seafood salad. Not too much of each.
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Good Evening!
The steak dinner was very good. It was held at the hotel's restaurant, The Memphis Belle, so I didn't set my expectations too high, but I was very pleasantly surprised. And since the conference was over, it was also a chance for all of us to talk about our "favorites" - including "no pants dancer boy". ??? ;)
*Oh, and the featured dessert tonight was also very good: Deep-Fried Snickers Bar. :)
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After dinner, I headed up to the lobby/bar area to catch up with some friends and do a little schmoozing. And since someone offered to buy me a drink, well...
So, I'm all set to head to airport in the morning...
So, until the morning...
Thanks again for all the Travel Vibes. -Which I may end up needing if the storms forecasted for tomorrow actually come to fruition.
And...
Goodnight.
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Hey everyone that is still awake! I'm still here cranking out the arrangements for Anything Goes, someday I'll be done. What the band read last night seemed to work well, just a few more things to go for now. I'm hoping to finish soon as my "reward" for finishing this project is that I'll allow myself to open my new Nintendo Wii, which I got on sale!!! Maybe by the weekend....
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I laughed a lot at the finish of MEDIUM. I found both it and THE CLOSER quite interesting tonight.
I really enjoyed the ending of "Medium." Payback's a bitch. ;D