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Well, you've read the notes, the notes said what's what, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're trying to figure out what's what.
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And the word of the day is: MURIPHOBIA!
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Yea! A new CD!
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bk, sorry to hear of all the hassles with TFNM: The Musical. Hope the way forward becomes clear presently.
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We heard about our new benefits package yesterday. There was wailing and gnashing of teeth. We're going from a strict co-pay based system to one where we have to upfront the complete cost of the office visit or prescription and then submit to get reimbursed.
But, as I keep telling myself, we're lucky to still have jobs! And insurance at all! :)
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Finally I'm going to bed - it was so frustrating - somehow when I was doing the track titles I got off - had to completely reconfigure about four tracks in the first third of the CD - got those done and then I was somehow one number off and I could NOT figure it out - it turns out I'd put two tracks together on the edit list but NOT on the track title list - once I fixed that everything seemed to line up and match properly. So, I've sent it off to the mastering guy and hopefully it will all make sense to him. I'm sooo overtired and cranky right now.
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Good morning. I'm eating my oatmeal with a banana and strawberry and raisins.
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It's 5:15am and I have nothing more to say.
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Nothing from 5:15 to 7:15.
I'm at the office.
That is all
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TOD
(In ABC Order)
Karen Akers
DC Anderson
Christine Andreas
John Barr
Brent Barrett
Shirley Bassey
Laurie Beechman
Ann Hampton Callaway
Liz Callaway
David Campbell
The Carpenters
Petula Clark
Barbara Cook
The rest to come later
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Good Morning - I guess I talked too much yesterday because today I have a very sore throat. On the bright side I slept straight through the night again. What a difference that makes!
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And the word of the day is: MURIPHOBIA!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THREE BLIND MICE
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Tonight is parent/teacher conference night at the Vixter's high school. You only get 5 minutes with each teacher (prescheduled time slots) and have to race around the school from classroom to classroom. So by time you get there you really have 3 minutes to talk
(this is the new a system put in place by the new principal)
Last year the way they did it was to have all the science teachers in one place all the history teachers in one place, etc etc and you would go and find your kid's teachers and you could talk as long as you liked as long as there was no one else waiting for that teacher
It was much more convenient and conducive to a real talk. So of course the new guy had to change it just because he could.
oh well
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Today I sent Vixdad to work with a lunch of roasted turkey breast, lettuce, tomato and mayo on whole wheat , seedless red grapes and homemade potato salad. Yesterday afternoon I made the potato salad. (My first attempt to do so )
I am not a big fan of potato salad myself so I never made it before. Vixdad likes it quite a bit. I usually buy it for him at the deli counter but they were asking $3.00 a lb which seemed ridiculously high to me. I already had the potatoes and onion in the house so I figured what the heck let me give it a whirl.
I hope it tastes all right
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The Vixter's lunch is deli ham sliced thin and rolled up, dill pickles and Ritz crackers. She doesn't like sandwiches. She also got a brownie for dessert.
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Laura, it was very nice of the real estate lady to take you out to lunch. What did you eat? Did you have dessert?
We people who survive on cans of glop want to know
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well that's me tapped out of news... (such as it was)
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~~~~JOB VIBES FOR DR GEORGE, DR MBARNUM AND DR KERRY~~~~~
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The potato salad sounds great to me.
For lunch I will have leftover turkey chili and a salad with grape tomatoes, baby carrots and a splash of Eyetalian dressing. I will have a Bosc Pear or an apple (both purchased at the Union Square Greenmarket from Migliorelli Farms (http://migliorelli.com/)) after I eat my main course and salad. I will also drink a glass of
Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange Spice® Iced Tea (http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/category.html/herbal-teas)
Now I'm hungry!
P.S. I changed the tea color from Orange to Maroon because Orange is too hard to read.
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DAW - you got it! You gotta exentuate the positive!
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The potato salad sounds great to me.
For lunch I will have leftover turkey chili and a salad with grape tomatoes, baby carrots and a splash of Eyetalian dressing. I will have a Bosc Pear or an apple (both purchased at the Union Square Greenmarket from Migliorelli Farms (http://migliorelli.com/)) after I eat my main course and salad. I will also drink a glass of
Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange Spice® Iced Tea (http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/category.html/herbal-teas)
Now I'm hungry!
P.S. I changed the tea color from Orange to Maroon because Orange is too hard to read.
Your lunch sounds yummy - especially the tea! What do you hear from Ant these days?
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BTW DAW, what is happening with your car?
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DR vixmom - thanks for asking. I should have my car back in about 3 weeks. The other guy's insurance is covering everything. And my insurance is covering my rental in the meantime. And I do not appear to be injured. So all is well - very well. :)
But of course, tonight is when the Publisher's Clearing House van will be pulling up to my front door with balloons and a huge check, so maybe I'll just buy a new car. ;D
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Oh, and from yesterday: DR Ginny, I won't have my new eyeglasses for another few weeks, I expect.
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TOD: I'd say that DR Michael S. has the beginnings of a very fine list of great singers.
To that list, I would humbly add DR elmore3003's close personal friend, Ron Raines.
Oh, and Jason Graae.
And Dawn Upshaw and Audra McDonald.
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DR vixmom - thanks for asking. I should have my car back in about 3 weeks. The other guy's insurance is covering everything. And my insurance is covering my rental in the meantime. And I do not appear to be injured. So all is well - very well. :)
But of course, tonight is when the Publisher's Clearing House van will be pulling up to my front door with balloons and a huge check, so maybe I'll just buy a new car. ;D
Very good news about your car - I thought the PCH van was scheduled to be on Long Island tonight though... I hope I haven't been practicing my "surprised face" for nothing
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TOD:
k.d. lang
Phoebe Snow
Audra McDonald
Dave Matthews
Madeleine Peyroux
Suzanne Vega
Chris Isaak
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ON THIS DAY IN THEATRE HISTORY:
Happy Birthday to Priscilla Lopez, born on this date in 1948 in the Bronx, NY.
Take some time to feel nothing today.
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I hear from Anthony Morelli in
Fort Atkinson, WI (http://www.fortatkinsonwi.net/)
that they will be opening The Fantasticks tonight at
Fireside Dinner Theatre (http://www.firesidetheatre.com/)
I have already sent him a card and flowers should be delivered to the theatre sometime today or this evening (hopefully before the show starts).
Happy Birthday Priscilla (not ours but the other one in New York ;D)
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Good morning, all! I have very little to report. Another package of work arrived yesterday so I'm going to be busy for a while. I had a very weird dream about calling 911 while my Dad worked on a house where most of the roof had either blown or burned away; it's too vague now. I've never dreamed about my Mother, that I can recall, in the past fifteen years since a dream about a month after she died.
Today, BABES edits and libretto, Frank Loesser, Jerome Moross, and a Ron Raines concert are all possible options. So I guess I need to tidy up and get to work.
TOD:
Natalie Dessay
Juan Diego Florez
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***OPENING NIGHT BREAK-A-LEG VIBES***
to THE ANT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Breaking leg vibes to Anthony of Wisconsin!
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DR MICHAEL S met Mr Bruce Vilanch.....I know which one of them had his hair combed.
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DR JOSE thanks for the Apple tips for browsing....I shall try the Apple+n when I get back on the MAC later today.
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TOD:
Michael Buble
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re: this week's HEROES
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i actually liked this episode worse than most of the others. I will agree that
the backstory parts with HRG were well done. But i don't like when the show
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Oh and DR mattH, re: the discussion from last night about renewing shows. I was not talking about the actors at all. I never mentioned any actors on the CW holding out hope. I was talking about the producers of the show and the woman who runs the network saying there was a chance privileged would be renewed. But truthfully i have no idea if that was bs.
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RE: last night's AMERICAN IDOL. It will be interesting to see who gets through.
From watching i would say Adam Lambert will get in for the guys. And i would think allison (red head) or megan (jazz girl) will get in for the girls. The extra i would say maybe norman (crazy guy) just because he was entertaining.
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Dialidol AMERICAN IDOL RESULTS spoilers
http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/predictions.asp
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They are very accurate. So i'd say the top numbers are in for sure. They
have adam and allison. The next one will probably be matt giraud (he was shown
a lot so i'm not surprised). Although it's annoying me that some people who
i don't find very good (but who got lots of publicity) are getting through.
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DR JOSE you are correct - I did not see REVOLUTIONARY ROAD and THE READER until Tuesday of this week.
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Good morning!
Still sort of overcast, but it cleared up yesterday and may clear up later today, too. It's supposed to inch into the low 60s today. I'm ready for it.
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Tonight is Survivor. Yeah!
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On TV Tonight!™
CBS - SURVIVOR, CSI, ELEVENTH HOUR
ABC - UGLY BETTY
NBC - SECRETS OF THE FURIOUS FIVE, comedies, ER
FOX - IDOL results, HELL'S KITCHEN
USA - BURN NOTICE
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Today I start work on Season 12 of SOUTH PARK. This should be a fun two days of viewing. Though not every show is a gem, I do like the show's honesty amid its cartoon raunch and gore.
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HEROES has far too many characters to get to each one each week, especially when necessary pieces of the puzzle not involving them need to be filled in. DOn't fret about what's NOT there. Enjoy (or not) what IS there.
(LOST didn't get to everybody either. It's the nature of the beast with ensemble shows with huge casts like these shows.)
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I guess it is already Thursday.
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DR JOSE thanks for the Apple tips for browsing....I shall try the Apple+n when I get back on the MAC later today.
You're welcome, DR JRand. Just remember: Apple+N(ew), Apple+T(ab). And, again, you can always click on "File" in the menu bar to open a new window or tab from there.
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Well time to geta can in! Laters!
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DR JOSE you are correct - I did not see REVOLUTIONARY ROAD and THE READER until Tuesday of this week.
I think my back-to-back was "Revolutionary Road" and "The Wrestler". WHOA!
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Hello, everyone.
I've been under the weather with a particularly nasty virus. I'm told a lot of people have it right now. All I can say is, if you get it take it seriously! It's not like anything I've had in the past. Ugh!
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Have a great can, DR vixmom!!
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~~~~~GET WELL VIBES TO DR JEANNE~~~~~
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Really pleased to see that Vixmom is doing better--sleeping through the night AND talking! Good for you, Debra!
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Have a great can, DR vixmom!!
LOL.
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~~~~~GET WELL VIBES TO DR JEANNE~~~~~
Thank you, Jose.
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Just in case you haven't already read it, here is Liz Smith's last column from today's New York Post:
I'LL MISS YOU, NYC! (http://www.nypost.com/seven/02262009/gossip/liz/ill_miss_you__nyc__156927.htm)
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EXCITING NEW POSSIBILITIES AHEAD VIBES for BK!
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DR JOSE thanks for the Apple tips for browsing....I shall try the Apple+n when I get back on the MAC later today.
You're welcome, DR JRand. Just remember: Apple+N(ew), Apple+T(ab). And, again, you can always click on "File" in the menu bar to open a new window or tab from there.
LOL....you are making an assumption that I am going to turn that thing back on.
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Singdaw, I'm glad to hear you still feel no ill effects from the accident. I think too that your positive outlook is right; under the circumstances, this is probably the best possible outcome.
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I am not caught up. Vibes to all I missed.
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I am not caught up. Vibes to all I missed.
Keep on "keeping on", Jeanne!
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I'll be heading down now to get cleaned up for my lunch outing with friends today.
WBBL.
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TOD:
(in no particular order)
Audra MacDonald
Barbara Cook
Liz Callaway
Jason Graae
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Guy Haines
Ella Fitzgerald
Lena Horne
(that's just for starters)
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I am not caught up. Vibes to all I missed.
Keep on "keeping on", Jeanne!
Thank you, Ron.
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Hello, everyone.
I've been under the weather with a particularly nasty virus. I'm told a lot of people have it right now. All I can say is, if you get it take it seriously! It's not like anything I've had in the past. Ugh!
What are your symptoms? I was sick the first six weeks of this year with a bug that nested in my bronchial tubes. Very ugly and "tuna gloppy".
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Singdaw, I'm glad to hear you still feel no ill effects from the accident. I think too that your positive outlook is right; under the circumstances, this is probably the best possible outcome.
It would take a LOT to get our DAW down.
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DR MBARNUM I have sent you an envelope containing both Joan Crawford and Jayne Mansfield.
Louis Jourdan and Ty Hardin are in there, too.
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DR JOSE thanks for the Apple tips for browsing....I shall try the Apple+n when I get back on the MAC later today.
You're welcome, DR JRand. Just remember: Apple+N(ew), Apple+T(ab). And, again, you can always click on "File" in the menu bar to open a new window or tab from there.
LOL....you are making an assumption that I am going to turn that thing back on.
Well, didn't you say you would? ;)
Some people are PC people, some people are Mac people, some people are Linux people, etc. We're all good people.
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Oh, and from yesterday: DR Ginny, I won't have my new eyeglasses for another few weeks, I expect.
Good golly! Were those glasses outsourced to China? I've never waited more than three days, I don't believe.
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Thursday morning greetings! Richard and I went to Cincinnati late yesterday afternoon to pick up some books he had waiting at the downtown library and for him to assist with Ash Wednesday services. After church, we took Rob and Mary Linda to Red Lobster for dinner.
Today, I have to visit 2 libraries to pick up books and then go to the AAUW book sale site to donate 4 boxes-full and help sort and price.
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Hello, everyone.
I've been under the weather with a particularly nasty virus. I'm told a lot of people have it right now. All I can say is, if you get it take it seriously! It's not like anything I've had in the past. Ugh!
What are your symptoms? I was sick the first six weeks of this year with a bug that nested in my bronchial tubes. Very ugly and "tuna gloppy".
I woke up at 4 am with chills--simply could NOT get warm--plus my heart was racing a bit, which I always find scary. Later that days the chills abated, but I was feverish. I've had all that before, of course--there was just something vague that made it all really awful. Today I have a nasty headache and am weak and feverish off and on--a HUGE improvement, believe me!
Ron, I've had a bronchial thing that comes and goes for longer than I'd like to admit. There's an over-the-counter enzyme supplement that I get through my doctor which helps, but you can't buy it in the stores. Let me if you want more information.
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Oh, and from yesterday: DR Ginny, I won't have my new eyeglasses for another few weeks, I expect.
Good golly! Were those glasses outsourced to China? I've never waited more than three days, I don't believe.
The soonest I get my new glasses is 1-2 weeks. I have the anti-glare coating added, which takes an extra day. But no complaints here. Like Jose, I have a "difficult" prescription. Unlike Jose, I do have astigmatism. I am thrilled when they get it right.
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I'm just high maintenance, all around. ;)
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DR MBARNUM I have sent you an envelope containing both Joan Crawford and Jayne Mansfield.
Louis Jourdan and Ty Hardin are in there, too.
Interesting imagery.
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Just in case you haven't already read it, here is Liz Smith's last column from today's New York Post:
I'LL MISS YOU, NYC! (http://www.nypost.com/seven/02262009/gossip/liz/ill_miss_you__nyc__156927.htm)
I always liked Liz Smith, and I thought it was a classy exit. Did you all know that she dated the FANTASTICKS author Tom Jones a million years ago at the University of Texas?
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Oh, and from yesterday: DR Ginny, I won't have my new eyeglasses for another few weeks, I expect.
Good golly! Were those glasses outsourced to China? I've never waited more than three days, I don't believe.
The soonest I get my new glasses is 1-2 weeks. I have the anti-glare coating added, which takes an extra day. But no complaints here. Like Jose, I have a "difficult" prescription. Unlike Jose, I do have astigmatism. I am thrilled when they get it right.
All of the above, for me, plus rolled and polished edges. Every time the phone rings, I hope it's the optometrist's office. We have an overcast day here in SW Ohio, which seems extra gloomy to me.
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I know you'll find this unbelievable, but, yes, it is snowing in Portland.
Good news: no leaky, leaky (not even Louis) after moss removal despite heavy rains last night.
Bad news: I discovered that the chimney workers had managed to completely rip the *metal* (!) faceplate off of my outside plugs when they were yanking their cord (not a euphemism) yesterday. The owner said he'd pay for a new one.
Bad news for the hygienist department: I am going to the dentist for the first time in probably 10 years today. I know, I know. But I have never had a cavity and always get the same report every time, whether it's 6 months or 10 years: "Floss more, brush better, no cavities, perfect dental health. Goodbye." :)
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Great new glasses--and soon--for DR Ginny!
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Oh, and from yesterday: DR Ginny, I won't have my new eyeglasses for another few weeks, I expect.
Good golly! Were those glasses outsourced to China? I've never waited more than three days, I don't believe.
I'm guessing that DR DAW's optometrist/eyeglass store sends them off to a lab that handles a bunch of stores and offices, thus the "delay". When I got my last pairs, I was told that it would take at least five days since they had to order a set of frames, as well as the base lenses. Well, it turned out that they had a regular shipment that came in the following morning, and since their in-store lab had a light workload at the time, they were able to have them ready by that afternoon. -A 24-hour turnaround! :)
But I do remember having to wait anywhere from a week to ten days for glasses in the past since the lab was in Tennessee - and the store was in Virginia.
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I'm fatiguing. Have a good day, everyone.
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DR JMK - Just be glad that he didn't rip out the outlets too. -Have you turned off the circuit breaker for those outlets?
And count me in as another member of the "Never Had A Cavity" Club!
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Favorite singers of today?
I have no favorite singers of "today".
All my favorite singers are dead.
:'(
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Jose, re: Kurzweils. I actually have my very own which is in our downstairs studio/rec room. It's ancient, but it still works wonderfully.
The grand that the church bought me is the latest model (can't recall which "Mark" it is, but it was new last year). The "pop" was definitely electrical sounding and it scared the holy you know what out of me.
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Well, I will speak up for Tomovoz and myself and add Lani Hall (at least her B66 years) to the list. Those B66 ballads put her on a par with Streisand and Garland, easily. Listen to "So Many Stars" and just marvel at how easily she handles huge leaps, and her control and elegant use of minimal vibrato was amazing.
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If any of you Los Angeles folk are going to be in West Hollywood tomorrow (27) night at 7:30, please stop in at the A Different Light Bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd.) and say "Hello". I'm going to be doing my final Los Angeles signing there.
On Sunday (1), we're off to Austin again for 4-5 days, then on/around March 15th, we're driving our animals back to Austin and I'm out of Los Angeles for good.
I figure that 45+ years in one city is enough.
;)
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I'm up, I'm up. The sun is shining - I hope to be shining soon, too. Right now I'm sitting here like so much fish, looking 112 years old.
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If any of you Los Angeles folk are going to be in West Hollywood tomorrow (27) night at 7:30, please stop in at the A Different Light Bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd.) and say "Hello". I'm going to be doing my final Los Angeles signing there.
On Sunday (1), we're off to Austin again for 4-5 days, then on/around March 15th, we're driving our animals back to Austin and I'm out of Los Angeles for good.
I figure that 45+ years in one city is enough.
;)
Druxy, once you're ensconced in Austin, check out singer Suzi Stern. She and I recorded quite a bit when she lived in Portland, and she is one of the most awesome vocalists imaginable. In fact, she's one of my favorite singers of today. :)
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Good Afternoon!
It's 60 degrees right now here in Richmond...
Laters...
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I don't think that LOST or HEROES need to show EVERY character every week. It's funny but this week LOST focused on one story and i found it brilliant. But HEROES much less so. I didn't need every character this week. But the one story was not enough for ME (my opinion).
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I guess DR JOSE....I am a PC....but I won't give up quite so easily.....
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confused during the first scene. I had no idea what was happening. But how
cool that some of the other people on the plane survived. How cool that locke
came back from the dead. How completely crazy that ben was the one who
killed john. And then seeing ben at the end lying there. Wow! I just found this
show so interesting. And watching charles widmore be so nice was confusing.
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I suppose I'll do the long jog. I realized that yesterday was an eighteen hour day for me.
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HHW on IMAC makes my hair stand up Page Four Dance.
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DR MBARNUM I have sent you an envelope containing both Joan Crawford and Jayne Mansfield.
Louis Jourdan and Ty Hardin are in there, too.
I hope it was a big envelope!
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Well not as big as it thinks it is.
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I just hope all the lively entertainments play on your TV.
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TOD: favorite current singers:
Jagjit Singh
Shankar Mahadevan
Tom Wopat
Himesh Reshammiya
Anup Jalota
Hisham Abbas
Harbhajan Mann
Gor Mkhitarian
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Yesterday in the mail I also got TWO collections of sterling film entertainment from CROWN INTERNATIONAL.
I watched:
The Babysitter
Weekend With the Babysitter
Blood Mania
Van Nuys Boulevard
Malibu Beach
The Pink Angels (a film about a group of Drag Queens who are also a Motor cyle Gang)
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TOD: favorite current singers:
Jagjit Singh
Shankar Mahadevan
Tom Wopat
Himesh Reshammiya
Anup Jalota
Hisham Abbas
Harbhajan Mann
Gor Mkhitarian
OMG, I'm laughing. Mikey I love you but this list just makes me laugh!
BTW, I love Mr. Wopat also. Don't tell Anthony, he might get jealous.
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We heard about our new benefits package yesterday. There was wailing and gnashing of teeth. We're going from a strict co-pay based system to one where we have to upfront the complete cost of the office visit or prescription and then submit to get reimbursed.
But, as I keep telling myself, we're lucky to still have jobs! And insurance at all! :)
Are you saying YOU have to submit the bills to your insurance company? Usually the doctor's office does & then bills you for the difference.
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I like the co-pay system, too. But as DR DAW wrote.....we are fortunate to have ANYTHING!
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DR Vixmom you aren’t going to the teacher/parent conferences are you?
I’m sure your potato salad will be appreciated & Vixdad can easily adjust the seasoning if he needs to.
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... please stop in at the A Different Light Bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd.) and say "Hello".
And bid them a fond farewell - they are going out of business.
der Brucer
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[/quote]I hear from Anthony Morelli in
Fort Atkinson, WI (http://www.fortatkinsonwi.net/)
that they will be opening The Fantasticks tonight at
Fireside Dinner Theatre (http://www.firesidetheatre.com/)
I have already sent him a card and flowers should be delivered to the theatre sometime today or this evening (hopefully before the show starts).
Wishes to Anthony for a wonderful opening night!
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Hello, everyone.
I've been under the weather with a particularly nasty virus. I'm told a lot of people have it right now. All I can say is, if you get it take it seriously! It's not like anything I've had in the past. Ugh!
BE WELL VIBES!
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MBArnum, did you see this in Sunday's PARADE (http://www.parade.com/news/2009/02/where-can-iraqis-go.html)
(http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/images/-v2/hot-topics/2009/0222/iraq-refugees.jpg)
Iraqis who've left home don't know when—or if—they'll return.
Where Can Iraqis Go?
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, insurgent militias in Iraq have targeted specific citizens because of their religion or ethnicity—or because of their association with Americans. One such threatened Iraqi was Rafi, 27, a Baghdad engineer who had assisted the U.S. military with setting up phone networks.
"As a Christian who helped the U.S., I was dead," he says. "They told my father, 'Give us your son, or we're going to burn all of you.'" In early 2007, after one of his neighbors was kidnapped and killed and he was threatened with the same fate, Rafi and his family left for Syria in the middle of the night.
They joined more than 4 million other Iraqis—about one in six of the country's pre-war population—who have fled, creating the biggest refugee crisis of the past decade. More than half of the refugees moved to safer areas within Iraq; a small number of those people live in makeshift camps. Two million Iraqis have left the country entirely. About 1.2 million are in Syria, half a million are in Jordan, and tens of thousands have ended up in Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, and Turkey, according to the most recent numbers from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Some families fear that Iraq may never be safe enough, so the UNHCR is recommending that they resettle in Europe, Australia, Canada, and the United States. In 2008, the U.S. admitted some 13,000 Iraqis through its official refugee program. This year, the U.S. has pledged to accept 17,000. But advocates say that number is far too small—by comparison, in an eight-month period in 1975, the U.S. took in 131,000 Vietnamese. "We're only scratching the surface of all of the Iraqis still living there in danger because of their American associations," says the IRC's Carey.
It does seem that we are not doing our part.
der Brucer
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I'm just high maintenance, all around. ;)
So am I and I just hate it. I tightened the screw on my glasses which seems to have slightly adjusted the fit & now I feel slightly nauseous.
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I know you'll find this unbelievable, but, yes, it is snowing in Portland.
Good news: no leaky, leaky (not even Louis) after moss removal despite heavy rains last night.
We are alternating between rain & wet snow, nothing sticking.
Does this mean you can wait to do the new roof?
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@ @ @ @ @ BREAKING OF LEGS FOR ANTHONY @ @ @ @ @
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I had not seen that Der Brucer, thanks for posting it. There are a lot of Iraqi's who have left and are living in tent camps waiting for a place to allow them to settle. Most of those who have or need to leave are the educated, which is leaving Iraq in quite a mess as a country trying to regroup.
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Darn--I just swallowed some gum.
Ick.
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I will add Kevin Spacey to my list of favorite current singers.
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There are a lot of Iraqi's who have left and are living in tent camps waiting for a place to allow them to settle.
Which is a major concern - experience should have taught us that refugee camps rapidly become incubators for extremists. If these refugees recognize there is little hope of their returning and that their future lies in assimilating into a new society, the path to resettlement would be eased.
More to the point is the Pottery Barn Rule: We broke it - we own it!
Any Iraqi who emigrated because his safety was in jeopardy because of his support of the US Military should have an instant claim of US Asylum.
Picking-up 100,000 refugees willing and ready to become self-sufficient should be a relatively uncomplicated task - it just takes the will.
der Brucer
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Well not as big as it thinks it is.
Or as big as DR MBarnum wishes it were.
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Laura, it was very nice of the real estate lady to take you out to lunch. What did you eat? Did you have dessert?
We people who survive on cans of glop want to know
I had the special, which was grouper, baby carrots, and fennel.
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DR JMK - Just be glad that he didn't rip out the outlets too. -Have you turned off the circuit breaker for those outlets?
And count me in as another member of the "Never Had A Cavity" Club!
I have five cavities, but none since high school. :)
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Laura, it was very nice of the real estate lady to take you out to lunch. What did you eat? Did you have dessert?
We people who survive on cans of glop want to know
I had the special, which was grouper, baby carrots, and fennel.
A nice appetizer - but what was your main course?
der Brucer
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Broken legs to Ant!!!!
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I hope you feel better soon, Jeanne.
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It is a beautiful sunny day in the Arizona desert. My DH and I went hiking in a place we'd never been before. It was beautiful. Some of the wildflowers are beginning to bloom.
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~~~Much Leg Breakage Vibes for DR Ben's DP Ant!!~~~
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It is a beautiful sunny day in the Arizona desert.
That's it - rub it into Portland's face.
der Brucer
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Back from the long jog and am listening to a CD, trying to relax before lunch with Brent, which is in a mere forty minutes.
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Topic of the Day (all genres lumped together but in alphabetical order):
Brent Barrett
Laurie Beechman
Cheryl Bentyne
Betty Buckley
Ann Hampton Callaway
Liz Callaway
David Campbell
Kim Criswell
Lorraine Feather
Ella Fitzgerald
Jason Graae
Guy Haines
Tim Hauser
Judy Kaye
Judy Kuhn
Patti LuPone
Laurel Massé
Audra McDonald
Alan Paul
Bernadette Peters
Ron Raines
Janis Siegel
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Topic of the Day (all genres lumped together but in alphabetical order):
Brent Barrett
Laurie Beechman
Cheryl Bentyne
Betty Buckley
Ann Hampton Callaway
Liz Callaway
David Campbell
Kim Criswell
Lorraine Feather
Ella Fitzgerald
Jason Graae
Guy Haines
Tim Hauser
Judy Kaye
Judy Kuhn
Patti LuPone
Laurel Massé
Audra McDonald
Alan Paul
Bernadette Peters
Ron Raines
Janis Siegel
Oh, George,
Kristin Chenoweth wants so much to be POP-u-lar.
der Brucer
UP GEORGE'S - That's Her New Philosophy
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***FEEL BETTER VIBES***
to DRs Jeanne and Jane!!!!
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SWW will be so happy,
Jessica has dumped a load on our doorstep the mailman struggled down the drive with a large box from Jessica’s Biscuit
Books from Vermont, Nashville, and Lord knows what else!
der Brucer
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... please stop in at the A Different Light Bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd.) and say "Hello".
And bid them a fond farewell - they are going out of business.
der Brucer
Shhh! They don't want people to know that.
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Topic of the Day (all genres lumped together but in alphabetical order):
Brent Barrett
Laurie Beechman
Cheryl Bentyne
Betty Buckley
Ann Hampton Callaway
Liz Callaway
David Campbell
Kim Criswell
Lorraine Feather
Ella Fitzgerald
Jason Graae
Guy Haines
Tim Hauser
Judy Kaye
Judy Kuhn
Patti LuPone
Laurel Massé
Audra McDonald
Alan Paul
Bernadette Peters
Ron Raines
Janis Siegel
Oh, George,
Kristin Chenoweth wants so much to be POP-u-lar.
der Brucer
UP GEORGE'S - That's Her New Philosophy
Spoo! You can add her to my list. :)
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DR JMK - Just be glad that he didn't rip out the outlets too. -Have you turned off the circuit breaker for those outlets?
And count me in as another member of the "Never Had A Cavity" Club!
I have five cavities, but none since high school. :)
High school was a while back, George. Get to a dentist and have those cavities attended to.
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I stayed home yesterday after an overnight bought of some gastro-intestinal unpleasantness.
I sure feel lighter, though.
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In the afternoon, I rewatched "Inside Daisy Clover"...just can't seem to get enough of it.
And then I watched "The Silver Chalice" -- really one of the most unusual films, with some actors just fine and others hamming it up bigtime (the guy who plays Kester is a must-watch for his preachy, magisterial style of acting and speech-making). The sets are astonishing and the music is wonderful.
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While I was waiting for my lunch ride to pick me up, I watched the rest of last night's IDOL competition. I don't know their names so I'll have to use other means of describing them.
The last guy (with the "Cher" look) had an amazing vocal range. I found his Mick Jagger tune too frenzied, but since it IS the semifinals and you're trying to get noticed and make a name for yourself, I completely understood the over-vocalizing. He was unquestionably THE most talented singer of the night.
The 16-year old rock girl (orange/red hair) had no vocal control, and I can see her blowing out her voice within a few weeks of constant singing on the show, but she was far and away the most talented of the girls.
The guy who did "And I Am Telling You" in his "drag" persona actually has a better voice than the judges gave him credit for having, but he really should try to sing one without the "act." I'd be curious to see if he can sustain a song without the shtick.
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I've never been a Virginia Mayo fan. I just don't get the eyebrows.
She's the "original" Spock, I guess.
Natalie Wood, as the young version of Mayo's Helena, looks rather pretty with blond hair.
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... please stop in at the A Different Light Bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd.) and say "Hello".
And bid them a fond farewell - they are going out of business.
der Brucer
Shhh! They don't want people to know that.
Well, it was a featured story in the LA TIMES! (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/02/a-different-lig.html)
der Brucer
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I've read, with ever-increasing incredulity, the various/sundried "American Idol" comments.
I am SO GLAD I'm not watching any more!!! LOL!
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When I got in from lunch, I watched the first four episodes of SOUTH PARK. The AIDS season opener had been put into THE CULT OF CARTMAN that I reviewed a few months ago, but I rewatched it plus three new ones. I really liked the "Canada On Strike" episode (a vicious parody of the Writers' Guild strike of last year). The Britney episode was also OK.
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Creators Trey and Matt contribute audio commentaries for each episodes, but they hate doing them so they only talk about five minutes per show. I went back and listened to their commentaries for each of the episodes I completed watching.
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While I was waiting for my lunch ride to pick me up, I watched the rest of last night's IDOL competition. I don't know their names so I'll have to use other means of describing them.
The last guy (with the "Cher" look) had an amazing vocal range.
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The guy who did "And I Am Telling You" in his "drag" persona actually has a better voice than the judges gave him credit for having, but he really should try to sing one without the "act." I'd be curious to see if he can sustain a song without the shtick.
A. That was Adam Lambert - a Wicked cast member. His Jagger song last night was an attempt to break his "too-Broadway" label - and it did work!
B. Campy Norman Gentle has a normal persona, Nick Mitchell. who sang a few straight-up numbers in earlier rounds, and was quite good, vocally.
der Brucer
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... please stop in at the A Different Light Bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd.) and say "Hello".
And bid them a fond farewell - they are going out of business.
der Brucer
Shhh! They don't want people to know that.
Well, it was a featured story in the LA TIMES! (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/02/a-different-lig.html)
der Brucer
When was that?
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Guess I'll write for a little bit and then head back down to continue with Eric Cartman and friends.
WBBL.
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TOD:
Bruce Springsteen
Lee Lessack
Jason Graae
Brent Barrett
Monica Mancini
Renee Geyer
David Campbell
Jimmy Barnes
Rob Thomas
John DePalma
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***FEEL BETTER VIBES***
to DRs Jeanne and Jane!!!!
Thanks but I'm not sick. I need to get these glasses right again.
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I'm not sick.
I just meant I hope you don't continue to feel nauseous.
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DR Jane, like DR Ginny, is perpetually wearing sunglasses. In her avatar. :)
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Since I sang Ash Wednesday services last night, with a rehearsal afterward, I have tonight off from choir rehearsal. And I'm jiggy with that.
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I ended up falling asleep after my can and didn't wake up until the Vixter was already home from school.
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Yes, Jane, I am going to the conferences. Vixdad will pick me up and we will go together. I have never missed one since the Vixter was in kindergarten . I will just have to listen and not talk!
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FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR JEANNE
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I will be singing a service on March 29th. It is scheduled to be a memorial service for dad. I'll be singing two of his favorites, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "Because He Lives."
If anyone has the latter in the key of F major, let me know. . .
If not, my accompanist Matt will have to transpose and juxtapose. . .a lot.
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DR Vixmom, I am always happier when I see you posting. :)
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I feel the same way DR td.
I hope DR Vixmom you do not become overly tired at the conferences.
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I ended up falling asleep after my can
Well, at least you didn't fall asleep ON the can... ;)
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my accompanist Matt will have to transpose and juxtapose. . .a lot.
I hate it when that happens. :)
I'm sorry I can't help you with the music request, DR td. I know the service will be beautiful.
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Usually the doctor's office does & then bills you for the difference.
Yes. That is the source of some consternation. But the story keeps changing with each iteration, so we shall see, in time. :-\
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I will be singing a service on March 29th. It is scheduled to be a memorial service for dad. I'll be singing two of his favorites, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "Because He Lives."
If anyone has the latter in the key of F major, let me know. . .
If not, my accompanist Matt will have to transpose and juxtapose. . .a lot.
Tony, check your email in a few minutes. :) (It's kind of a funky arrangement, courtesy of our friends at CCLI, with key changes through the verses, so I'm only sending the verse in F, which your accompanist can just keep playing over and over and over and over).
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I will be singing a service on March 29th. It is scheduled to be a memorial service for dad. I'll be singing two of his favorites, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "Because He Lives."
If anyone has the latter in the key of F major, let me know. . .
If not, my accompanist Matt will have to transpose and juxtapose. . .a lot.
Tony, check your email in a few minutes. :) (It's kind of a funky arrangement, courtesy of our friends at CCLI, with key changes through the verses, so I'm only sending the verse in F, which your accompanist can just keep playing over and over and over and over).
Funky is good. . .
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Just read that ARE YOU BEING SERVED co-star Wendy Richard (Miss Brahms) died today of cancer :'(
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45515000/jpg/_45515091_richardsugden.jpg)
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Funky suits you.
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my accompanist Matt will have to transpose and juxtapose. . .a lot.
I hate it when that happens. :)
I'm sorry I can't help you with the music request, DR td. I know the service will be beautiful.
Thank you, DR Formerly Known As ColeSlaw.
Funny thing is that even though we haven't got together yet to go over the music, Matt and I both know that it has to be in F. . . .
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I'll be watching my email.
Kinda have to today, our service provider is being wonky. . .especially with the DSL users.
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One Hand, One Heart solo version.
Because He Lives in F.
Any other requests? ;D
--HHW Music Librarian
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Funky suits you.
I used to have sky blue Nehru suit.
I also used to have a tailored peach suit.
We'll not even talk about the cream colored sports coat. . .
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And didn't I do The Glass Mountain for RLP a while back? You guys are lucky I've never thrown one piece of music away in my life. ;)
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One Hand, One Heart solo version.
Because He Lives in F.
Any other requests? ;D
--HHW Music Librarian
Yeah. . .the VERSE to "Hit the Road to Dreamland;" you know, the one about King Solomon once in his wisdom said. . . .
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I will be singing a service on March 29th. It is scheduled to be a memorial service for dad. I'll be singing two of his favorites, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "Because He Lives."
If anyone has the latter in the key of F major, let me know. . .
If not, my accompanist Matt will have to transpose and juxtapose. . .a lot.
That sounds beautiful td!!
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And didn't I do The Glass Mountain for RLP a while back? You guys are lucky I've never thrown one piece of music away in my life. ;)
Yes we are! My brother and my future SIL say THANK YOU !!!
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I will be singing a service on March 29th. It is scheduled to be a memorial service for dad. I'll be singing two of his favorites, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "Because He Lives."
If anyone has the latter in the key of F major, let me know. . .
If not, my accompanist Matt will have to transpose and juxtapose. . .a lot.
That sounds beautiful td!!
Thanks for the forethought. :)
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Just read that ARE YOU BEING SERVED co-star Wendy Richard (Miss Brahms) died today of cancer :'(
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45515000/jpg/_45515091_richardsugden.jpg)
I am sorry to hear that. I think she was most recently a regular on East Enders, a favorite show of my inlaws
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DR JMK - You are AMAZING! Thank you very, very much!
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Yes, Wendy was an EAST ENDERS regular.
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I ended up falling asleep after my can
Well, at least you didn't fall asleep ON the can... ;)
:D
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DR JMK - Just be glad that he didn't rip out the outlets too. -Have you turned off the circuit breaker for those outlets?
And count me in as another member of the "Never Had A Cavity" Club!
I have five cavities, but none since high school. :)
High school was a while back, George. Get to a dentist and have those cavities attended to.
Let me rephrase that...I've had five cavaties (and they've all been filled), and I do go to the dentist every six months or so. :D
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Well time to get ready for the conferences - LATERS!!
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Sorry to hear about Wendy Richards. I knew of her battle with cancer and hoped that she was over it. But said to hear about it. I think I will watch some Are You being Served tonight.
I need a laugh and it will be a nice way to remember her.
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Singers
DEF
Franc D'Ambrosio
Brian d'arcy James
Anthony Dale
Bobby Darrin
Sammy Davis jr
Doris Day
Blossom Dearie
John DePlama
Tim Draxl
Scott Drier
Susan Egan
Ella Fitzgerald
Roberta Flack
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Cute photo for the day.
(http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=a8218eeff8&view=att&th=11fb4f184c12ed1f&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw)
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Cute photo for the day.
(http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=a8218eeff8&view=att&th=11fb4f184c12ed1f&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw)
I can't see it. :-\
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Cute photo for the day.
(http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=a8218eeff8&view=att&th=11fb4f184c12ed1f&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw)
I can't see it. :-\
Nor can I.
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But, I saw THIS:
Singers
DEF
Franc D'Ambrosio
Brian d'arcy James
Anthony Dale
Bobby Darrin
Sammy Davis jr
Doris Day
Blossom Dearie
John DePlama
Tim Draxl
Scott Drier
Susan Egan
Ella Fitzgerald
Roberta Flack
! ! ! ! ! ! !
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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DR JMK - You are AMAZING! Thank you very, very much!
Just in case... "Because He Lives" is also available on/from http://www.musicnotes.com
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DR JMK - You are AMAZING! Thank you very, very much!
Just in case... "Because He Lives" is also available on/from http://www.musicnotes.com
Well, thank you, too, DR Jose!
DR JMK came through with precisely what I needed. . .but I will keep musicnotes in mind for future reference.
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I know, I don't normally like kittens stuffed into shoes, maybe I'm just a sucker for grey striped kittens.
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I have to admit the kitten looked cuter on Keith's BIG monitor.
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Thanks to all who sent me vibes. I'm feeling much stronger this evening.
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DR MattH, re: your idol comments.
I think DR Der BRucer named 2 of your 3.
The last guy is Adam Lambert. I really like him. And since they showed him a ton in the hollywood rounds i think he has a good following and will go far.
The red head 16 year old is allison.
The crazy guy is Nick Mitchell (norman). They have shown him a lot. It's weird but every other time they've said he had a very good voice and the comedy. But this time they did not like his singing as much.
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Sorry to hear about Wendy Richards. I used to be a big Eastenders fan. She will be missed.
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I swear to God, Pluto must be in Uranus or certainly something is in Uranus - PEOPLE ARE INSANE, THE STREETS ARE INSANE. I went to ship out all the CDs - couldn't even get on Laurel Canyon - backed up both ways about two miles. Unbelievable! So, I dropped them at the North Hollywood branch - have never done so before - they told me to just leave them on the counter (all were in a big box) so hopefully they'll ship out tonight or tomorrow. At my post office, I take them to the loading dock, where I know they're taken in in moments. Well, we'll hope for the best. Had a nice lunch with Brent.
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I ended up falling asleep after my can
Well, at least you didn't fall asleep ON the can... ;)
Is this another "voice of experience" situation? Were you asleep when they tipped it?
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DR Jeanne, I'm pleasantly surprised you are already feeling better-keep doing so.
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I'm glad you're feeling better DR jeanne.
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Michael S.
As much as I like them, I am not sure if Sammy Davis Jr. or Bobby Darrin, being dead and all, could be considered favorite current day singers.
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Were you asleep when they tipped it?
I went to school in a small town in the middle of Ohio...what can I say? :)
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Sorry to have been E&T all day. Just catching up now.
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I can't see it.
Almost a The Fantasticks reference.
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or almost a Lina Lamont reference
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I finally received an email from DR Danise. The house situation is not good and the contractor did not turn out to be a good guy, just another charmer with loads of promises. Sheena is still at the kennel & Danise at her friend's house.
She didn't ask, however if anyone has any suggestions for her please send them to me & I'll forward them to her.
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DR Jane - Thanks for the update from DR Danise. I just wish you had better news to share.
~~~~~VIBES OF ALL SORTS TO DR DANISE AND HER DD SHEENA~~~~~
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Good Evening!
It was a beautiful day here in Richmond. I had a good walk, some good food, and now I'm watching some good TV. (I hope.) ;)
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I finally received an email from DR Danise. The house situation is not good and the contractor did not turn out to be a good guy, just another charmer with loads of promises. Sheena is still at the kennel & Danise at her friend's house.
She didn't ask, however if anyone has any suggestions for her please send them to me & I'll forward them to her.
Oh, no! This is terrible.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vibes for DR Danise! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Yes it it.
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~~~SUPER VIBES FOR DANISE AND HER HOUSE!!~~~
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But UGLY BETTY is quite fascinating tonight.
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I hope she's getting a good attorney. Where did she find this jerk?
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I can't see it.
Almost a The Fantasticks reference.
And speaking of The Fantasticks...
Cleale, Morgan, Nichols and Spangler to Depart The Fantasticks Cast (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126598.html)
But it seems that most of them are heading down to Arlington, VA, for this...
LaChiusa & Pearson's Giant Musical Will Star Cleale, Morgan, Blazer, Dossett at Signature (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126746.html)
*And, yes, that "Spangler" in question is Nick Spangler, the winner of "The Amazing Race" - and he'll also be in the ensemble of Giant.
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Jane, where in Florida does Danise live? I have a good friend who's a builder and he just told me that business is slow for him.
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T.O.D.
Brent Barrett
Jason Graae
Guy Haines
Barbra Streisand (I guess I am her only fan)
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I finally received an email from DR Danise. The house situation is not good and the contractor did not turn out to be a good guy, just another charmer with loads of promises. Sheena is still at the kennel & Danise at her friend's house.
She didn't ask, however if anyone has any suggestions for her please send them to me & I'll forward them to her.
No! Oh my gosh, what can we do for Danise???
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Jane, where in Florida does Danise live? I have a good friend who's a builder and he just told me that business is slow for him.
Jeanne, I don't have a lot of money, but I would gladly chip in what I have if your friend could help Danise.
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I hope she's getting a good attorney. Where did she find this jerk?
I doubt an attorney will get her anything. I don't know where she found him. He used to live in her neighborhood & initially he was very good, even did a few extras for nothing. I just pray he is really going to finish the house.
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Jeanne I'll PM you.
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DR Ginny tonight I will begin reading MISS ZUKAS & THE LIBRARY MURDERS.
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VIBES FOR DR DANISE
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BROKEN LEG VIBES TO ANT!!
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Apparently, Joan Rivers was not at the Oscars this year because she was busy writing a witty(?) new murder mystery entitled DEATH AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS, featuring herself, her daughter, and her dog as the detectives. I know this only because a spanking new copy arrived the other day from my mystery book club.
Oh Hell, I will go ahead and read it. It can't be any worse than the new version of HOLLYWOOD BABYLON.
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I wonder if there is a local TV station in Danise's town who would like check into this creep who bilked Danise?
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I am so sorry to hear about Danise and her house problem. We were all afraid it was going to happen.
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I wonder if there is a local TV station in Danise's town who would like check into this creep who bilked Danise?
That was the first thing that came to mind-lol. I did ask her if there is a consumer columnist at her local paper.
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I know DR Laura, so was she. From what she told me he really did seem like a good guy, of course we have all met the those charmers. I'm really hoping he just got in over his head & will come around. I've had workers like that. Maybe he found other work & will be back to her. I truly pray this is the situation.
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Wow, I guess you better be careful what you say on HHW. If the archieves go back that far, I mentioned one time that I thought GIANT would be a great musical. Strangely enough, my friend and I wrote a third of the score when we were in college. Now it is a full-scale musical. Hmm!
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G'night!
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I am so sorry to hear about Danise and her house problem. We were all afraid it was going to happen.
Yes, even those of us who were MUM on the subject.
VIBES VIBES VIBES.......
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I watched TROPIC THUNDER which was way too long.....but it did make me laugh. And as much as he infuriates me when he is being himself (whoever that is) - Mr Tom Cruise was VERY funny.
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I shall now watch PINEAPPLE EXPRESS with Mr Seth Rogen!!!!!!
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I know DR JRand.
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I called the printer company again. The guy came out and fixed one of three problems.
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Packaged up a few of the big orders and those are ready to go. And now I shall be on my way to the Falcon Theater - boy do I wish I hadn't said I'd go - I really just want to relax. I also wish I hadn't agreed to a small work session with Kevin Spirtas tomorrow, but I'm absolutely holding it to one hour. I have a few errands to do, but that's it.
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I wonder if there is a local TV station in Danise's town who would like check into this creep who bilked Danise?
In Seattle on King 5 News, Jesse Jones (http://www.king5.com/about/bios/stories/K5bios-Jones.500284d8.html) helps consumers with problems like Danise's. GET JESSE (http://www.king5.com/localnews/getjesse/index.html) is his page on the King 5 News website. Hopefully, Danise can find someone like Jesse to help!
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I wonder if there is a local TV station in Danise's town who would like check into this creep who bilked Danise?
In Seattle on King 5 News, Jesse Jones (http://www.king5.com/about/bios/stories/K5bios-Jones.500284d8.html) helps consumers with problems like Danise's. GET JESSE (http://www.king5.com/localnews/getjesse/index.html) is his page on the King 5 News website. Hopefully, Danise can find someone like Jesse to help!
I sent this on to her.
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Michael S.
As much as I like them, I am not sure if Sammy Davis Jr. or Bobby Darrin, being dead and all, could be considered favorite current day singers.
True True
But I listen to them more than some of the living. They were great entertainers
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I wonder if there is a local TV station in Danise's town who would like check into this creep who bilked Danise?
In Seattle on King 5 News, Jesse Jones (http://www.king5.com/about/bios/stories/K5bios-Jones.500284d8.html) helps consumers with problems like Danise's. GET JESSE (http://www.king5.com/localnews/getjesse/index.html) is his page on the King 5 News website. Hopefully, Danise can find someone like Jesse to help!
I sent this on to her.
Cool! Thanks! I would also think that Danise would have a better chance to get something done with someone on TV than with someone in a newspaper. More exposure on TV than in print.
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Well, I'm now off work.
Be back later!
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Had a completely varied evening of viewing entertainment.
I began by watching five more SOUTH PARK episodes. Two of them I had seen in the CULT OF CARTMAN set, but they were both hilarious so I enjoyed seeing them again. I also listened to all of the audio commentaries for these five shows. (The two creators only speak about five minutes in each one.)
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Next, I watched a couple of bonus features on the discs. The second one is an 82-minute documnetary tracing a week in the life of the show (6 days) in which time the entire thing is put together, animated, voiced, scored, and aired. Amazing what they can get time in such a short amount of time.
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UGLY BETTY was next. An enjoyable episode, but I couldn't believe where they took the Connor-Wilhemina story. Oh, no!
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Next, I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing and nothing in the previews.
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And as they said of the first season of Gilligan's Island theme song
....and the rest
Jason Graae
Debbie Gravitte
Mary Cleere Haran
jeff Harnar
lena Horne
Judy Kaye
Diana Krall
lee lessack
Monica Mancini
Sally Mayes
Amada McBroom
Maureem McGovern
Bette Midler
Elaine Paige
Kris Phillips (Fei Xiang)
John Pizarelli
Ron Raines
Alice Ripley
Emily Skinner
Barbra Streisand
Anthony Warlow
Marti Webb
And I am sure I left some names off the list
and Guy Haines is not too bad either
But I think my all time favorite (right now)
Nancy LaMott
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Next I skimmed through the IDOLS results show. One of the guys and the gal were certainly whom I predicted and felt were the night's best singers. As for the other guy, well, he's one of their boy band contestants this season. They manage to find one or two of them for the finals every year. He wasn't awful, but certainly unspectacular.
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UGLY BETTY was next. An enjoyable episode, but I couldn't believe where they took the Connor-Wilhemina story. Oh, no!
Yep, that was quite an unexpected twist.
SEMI-SPOILER AHEAD
I'm just wondering if the security cameras in the elevators were working. -I kept expecting that to come up to save the day. Hmm...
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Last night's LIFE came next. Good episode, but I was FURIOUS with Ted being manipulated by that woman showing up in his class. I guess some men are that stupid and weak. Her actions would have (1) been a total turn off to me and (2) sent up so many red flags that I would not have given her the time of day.
I did love Charlie getting the surprise drop on the hitwoman and then the final twist on the roof was also very satisfying.
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I finally received an email from DR Danise. The house situation is not good and the contractor did not turn out to be a good guy, just another charmer with loads of promises. Sheena is still at the kennel & Danise at her friend's house.
She didn't ask, however if anyone has any suggestions for her please send them to me & I'll forward them to her.
Oh, no! This is terrible.
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I know what she is going through. The same thing happened to my mother's condo. The contractor started but never finished it. She finally fired him. Kept his tools in lieu of getting money back. And then started over.
We thought of suing, small claims court. But it would cost more money and time. So we cut our loses and moved on
Unfortunatly there are people out there in workforce. But word of mouth will cut their business short. I don't think the contractor who we fired is working this area any more. He was a real flake on top of it all.
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I ended the evening with tonight's 30 ROCK. A couple of good laughs, but not one of the better episodes.
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... please stop in at the A Different Light Bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd.) and say "Hello".
And bid them a fond farewell - they are going out of business.
der Brucer
Shhh! They don't want people to know that.
Well, it was a featured story in the LA TIMES! (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/02/a-different-lig.html)
der Brucer
When was that?
Yesterday - click on the above LATIMES link.
der Brucer
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I will head toward the bed now.
Good night!
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Oh gosh, I do hope things will look up for poor Danise, she must terribly upset about this turn of events.
Many, many vibes that the situation improves, and fast.
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And speaking of situations, we finally found out what will be happening with us at work in our agency. No lay offs for this bienium (which ends June 30), but instead we are taking what amounts to a 20 % pay cut....OUCHY!
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So I will comtemplate this new lack of funds as my last few Ebay items and other internet purchases trickle in. LOL!
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And speaking of situations, we finally found out what will be happening with us at work in our agency. No lay offs for this bienium (which ends June 30), but instead we are taking what amounts to a 20 % pay cut....OUCHY!
So, will you just be working a four-day work week? -And do you have any idea how long the pay cut will last?
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One of the items that I received today is my autographed copy of actor Ed Nelson's newly released autobiography. ;D
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In other news...
Just in case you missed it and/or wanted to see what all the fuss was about, tonight's "Late Show with David Letterman" is a rebroadcast of the Joaquin Phoenix one from earlier this month.
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Yes, a four day week until the end of June, then we will see what the budget looks like. We may have lay offs at that point. We will still be open 5 days, but each and every employee must take one day off each week, unpaid.
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Despite all this, I did go ahead and book my Los Angeles flight for April.
Hollywood or bust, that is my motto!
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Hollywood or bust, that is my motto!
Shouldn't it be "Hollywood and busted"?
der Brucer
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I wonder if there is a local TV station in Danise's town who would like check into this creep who bilked Danise?
In a metro area like Tampa a simple ripoff of an unsuspecting women is not news, it is commonplace.
der Brucer
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I wonder if there is a local TV station in Danise's town who would like check into this creep who bilked Danise?
In a metro area like Tampa a simple ripoff of an unsuspecting women is not news, it is commonplace.
der Brucer
But even "commonplace" events make the news. All of those "On Your Side" programs are there to help "unsuspecting" and "suspecting" men and women with some "commonplace" consumer problems. DR Danise should at least know that she might have the option to consult with them.
Thankfully, DR Danise is not able to read your post right now - that's most definitely the last thing she would want to hear right now.
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I just watched HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 and truly enjoyed it.
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But I think my all time favorite (right now)
Nancy LaMott
. . .for now and for always.
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Yes, a four day week until the end of June, then we will see what the budget looks like. We may have lay offs at that point. We will still be open 5 days, but each and every employee must take one day off each week, unpaid.
Just a teensy weensy "Nike tax" could take care of that problem. ;)
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Hmmm.... Beignets and café au lait!!!!!!!
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And Emeril's bourbon chocolate pecan pie. It tasted just like by brothers!
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Hmmm.... Beignets and café au lait!!!!!!!
With extra powered sugar!
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Oh, that's with sweet potato ice cream..it was yummy
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Looks good to me, DR Cillaliz! Thanks for taking and posting the pics!
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Oh, I soooo want to be snarky right now.... ;D
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Instead, since I'm already sleepy, I believe I shall say...
Goodnight.
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Joaquin Phoenix seems in the full interview like a person in trouble, I think.
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You look simply fabulous, DR Cillaliz!
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Looks good to me, DR Cillaliz! Thanks for taking and posting the pics!
I have lots more. I did a Katrina rebirth tour today. We saw the devastation and the rebuilding efforts. All I'll say right now is I have an incredible amount of respect for Brad Pitt and Harry Connick, Jr and what they have done for the Lower 9th Ward
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You look simply fabulous, DR Cillaliz!
Thanks! i think I gained about 5 pounds today, but it was worth it
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Hmmm.... Beignets and café au lait!!!!!!!
With extra powered sugar!
What's the the name of this diet - I want to try it!
der Brucer
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No diets while in NOLA. I don't think it's allowed
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Good evening to all,
TOD: the BK stable of singers who should produce many more CDs.
Sugar and I are tired from our many walks, so it is off to bed and off our feet.
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Back from the play - terrible.
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Next, I watched a couple of bonus features on the discs. The second one is an 82-minute documentary tracing a week in the life of the show (6 days) in which time the entire thing is put together, animated, voiced, scored, and aired. Amazing what they can get time in such a short amount of time.
I remember seeing a special about how they made the show and how topical it can be because they're able to make and broadcast episodes so quickly. I'd also heard (on some other show) that it could take as much as nine months to make each episode of "The Simpsons" because it's all hand-drawn and they have to score it, etc.
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And speaking of situations, we finally found out what will be happening with us at work in our agency. No lay offs for this bienium (which ends June 30), but instead we are taking what amounts to a 20 % pay cut....OUCHY!
A furlough is one of the suggestions that some staff are making for our situation.
:P is what I say.
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But it beats the alternative. :-\