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Title: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 12:29:03 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes had 1,033 calories, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - the cows are quite caloric, I must say.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 12:31:32 AM
And the word of the day is: FUSTIAN!
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 12:58:48 AM
Good morning everyone.

Time for me to get back in the swing of things, and my sorted life as it may be.

Happy Sunday.
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 12:59:09 AM
Hi night owl George.
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 01:00:18 AM
Dear George, have fun at you sisters.

Dear Jose, laundry and cleaning work well with friends.
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 01:08:05 AM
Today the bathroom will get treated to a new rug.  And I'm treating myself to some tickets for Culture Clash at the Getty this September and October.  And more unpacking and sorting.

And I need to figure out how to order a movie from Germany, does anyone have a website they order from that you trust ?.
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 01:10:19 AM
Till morning. 8)
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Post by: George on July 05, 2009, 01:13:03 AM
Hi night owl George.

Back atcha, Sam. :) Sorry I missed you.  I was finishing up an episode of "America's Got Talent," so that I could delete it from my DVR.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2009, 01:14:15 AM
And I need to figure out how to order a movie from Germany, does anyone have a website they order from that you trust ?.

www.amazon.de.  It's just the same as amazon.com, but in German. 
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Post by: George on July 05, 2009, 01:15:44 AM
And now, I'm off to bed.
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Post by: Ben on July 05, 2009, 06:04:45 AM
I don't usually contribute to the political folderol posted here but I found this line from Maureen Dowd's New York Times column this morning very funny.

"Why not? Palin/Sanford in 2012, with the slogan: “Save time — we’re already in Crazy Town.”
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Post by: Jennifer on July 05, 2009, 06:06:02 AM
Thanks for the info DRs Jose and JAne. One of the blisters popped on its own overnight.

I know you're not supposed to ice a burn. The pack i have is not really what i'd consider ice. It's one of those slushy packs you keep in the freezer. But i had a towel over it. So it would more likely just be keeping it cool, not freezing it.

She says it does not hurt and keeps asking, "what's my boo boo called again". I gave her another shower this morning and washed it off. And put more ointment and another big bandage. This one bigger.

I'm not sure what to do about the other blister. Hope it pops itself. Or take her to the doctor.
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 06:40:35 AM
Jose - is it possible to set alerts that way?  LOL!!!!!
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 06:42:24 AM
Jose, who knows - your kindness that day may have helped the young man towards pursuing his path, either directly or subliminally.
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on July 05, 2009, 06:44:40 AM
And the word of the day is: FUSTIAN!

And The Song Of The Day Is: YOU'RE SO VAIN
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 06:57:49 AM
Lovely story from DR JOSE.  And I enjoyed Monkey at the Brooklyn Museum.  Particularly the Monkey in the Painting Series.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 07:02:06 AM
IE:

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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 07:02:34 AM
And:
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 07:17:41 AM
A lot of the local fireworks were rained out.....but about 10 p.m., Pioneer Park did do its annual display, which is visible from my house.  Very nice.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 07:19:46 AM
DR ELMORE thanks for the links.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 07:25:52 AM
DR ELMORE is this the DVD you were talking about last night?

http://www.amazon.com/Leh%C3%A1r-Giuditta-Video-Franz-Lehar/dp/B0014KWLJS/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1246803196&sr=1-10 (http://www.amazon.com/Leh%C3%A1r-Giuditta-Video-Franz-Lehar/dp/B0014KWLJS/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1246803196&sr=1-10)
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 07:35:16 AM
Shocking news from Walt Disney World this morning....two monorails crashed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_re_us/us_disney_monorail_crash
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Post by: Kerry on July 05, 2009, 07:37:41 AM
Good Morning to you.
Good Morning to you.

Good MORNING dear.......
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 07:52:56 AM
Good morning!

It was a bit overcast this morning, and rain is supposed to happen this afternoon, so we'll see. My yard is fairly brown right now, so I guess we could use the rain, but I sure do love not having to mow the grass.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 07:53:41 AM
And, of course, rain or not, it's going to be near-90 again today. So, if we have rain, it will simply turn the outside into a sauna.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 07:55:57 AM
My work project today is Criterion's REPULSION. I have seen it before, but it was on TV years ago, and I suspect it was edited for broadcast, so this may be my first time with the entire movie. Should be a "fun" afternoon.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 07:58:07 AM
On TV TOnight!™

ABC - JUST FOR LAUGHS
CBS - 60 MINUTES
NBC - DATELINE, MERLIN
PBS - MASTERPIECE MYSTERY ("A Pocketful of Rye")
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 07:59:05 AM
Note that many of the cable channels that present original programming on SUnday (HBO, USA) are not airing new programs tonight. I imagine this is due to the holiday weekend.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:00:48 AM
Does anyone know why Geraldine McEuen was replaced as Miss Marple in these new Miss Marple remakes? I'm not complaining; I didn't care for her take on Miss Marple, but I was curious as to why.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 08:01:58 AM
Good morning, all!

No, DR JRand58, GIUDITTA is also from the Morbisch Festival, but I was watching IM WEISSEN ROSSL, which means "White Horse Inn."  GIUDITTA (Judith) is a late Franz Lehar operetta about a whore in Morocco or some part of the French Foreign Legion World. I find it a bit pretentious, more Richard Strauss than Lehar, but a lot of people like it. Her big aria "Meine Lippen sie kussen so heiss" (My lips kiss so hot) gets a lot of exposure; Beverly Sills interpolated into the last act of her Merry Widow performances, which seemed a bit odd for the character; I think the translation was "On my lips every kiss is like wine." Now that I've kicked GIUDITTA around the block, there are other Morbisch performances I like as well: The Merry Widow, The Beggarstudent, The Gypsy Baron.

I slept late this morning, and I've got a lot of work on Liz Callaway's material. Alex is late with one chart, which frustrates me much as I love him, since it's less time to do the chart and get it to the copyists without going into overtime. He's promised it to me tomorrow. It will be wonderful, since he's so good, but it means a day I cannot work on it today.

Beyond that, I have dinner at 5:30 with my friend Darrel Karl at an Indian place on 46th and Sixth at 5:30. It will be a nice break from the chart.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 08:12:53 AM
Thanks for the info, DR ELMORE.  You didn't tell us yet what your friend thought of THE QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 08:14:44 AM
Page Two getting the drop on Zsa Zsa dance.

(http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue300/queen2.jpg)
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:24:40 AM
Guess I need to head downstairs now and get the laundry ready for washing.

Then, it's off to the kitchen to start planning something for lunch.

WBBL.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 08:27:22 AM
Wonderful story DR Jose, and great photos of Monkey at the museum.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 08:28:26 AM
DR Jennifer I doubt you need to take Megan to the doctor today.  Just keep up the antibiotic & watch for an infection, which I don't expect to happen.
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 08:32:49 AM
Larry - Is this the Darrel Karl from castrecl?  I remember him going on the castrecl list a while back and saying he was going to stop posting reviews because no one was responding to them - but now it seems he posts them again with great thought and detail, and is actually writing with even more insight than he did before he almost stopped.  (I like his writing a great deal, but as with Matthew Murray the All That Chat critic, my admiration for Mr. Karl's writing ability makes me wish he liked what i did, that he didn't dismiss my work so - for want of a better word - dismissively. :)  )
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 08:33:54 AM
Thanks for the info, DR ELMORE.  You didn't tell us yet what your friend thought of THE QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE.

I haven't heard from him about it. I suspect he's still speechless.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 08:37:36 AM
Larry - Is this the Darrel Karl from castrecl?  I remember him going on the castrecl list a while back and saying he was going to stop posting reviews because no one was responding to them - but now it seems he posts them again with great thought and detail, and is actually writing with even more insight than he did before he almost stopped.  (I like his writing a great deal, but as with Matthew Murray the All That Chat critic, my admiration for Mr. Karl's writing ability makes me wish he liked what i did, that he didn't dismiss my work so - for want of a better word - dismissively. :)  )

It is the same Darrel Karl. I like his discographies quite a lot. I had not noticed his being dismissive of your work, DR FJL. I suspect, if it's the parodies to which you refer and not THE LAST STARFIGHTER, he's not relating to them because they're not from shows. I cannot speak for him because this is something he and I have never discussed. But I have no idea.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 08:39:05 AM
Thanks for the info, DR ELMORE.  You didn't tell us yet what your friend thought of THE QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE.

I haven't heard from him about it. I suspect he's still speechless.

It's possible, too, that he hasn't watched it yet since he's a busy boy. To really enjoyed THE QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, you need to have an IQ the size of DR MBarnum's or be extremely drunk. ;)
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 08:45:03 AM
I enjoyed it many times, so I am not quite sure into which category I fit.
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 08:53:27 AM
Larry - Only LAST STARFIGHTER. 
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 08:59:26 AM
I enjoyed it many times, so I am not quite sure into which category I fit.

Darlin, you are in a class to yourself, which is why I love you so much!

I think the film's a hoot, but I look forward to every opportunity to take shots at a certain person in the Oregon legal system.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 08:59:52 AM
Larry - Only LAST STARFIGHTER. 

When was he dismissive of that?
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:02:05 AM
Fred, over 32,000 and still climbing.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:02:58 AM
I enjoyed it many times, so I am not quite sure into which category I fit.

Darlin, you are in a class to yourself, which is why I love you so much!

I think the film's a hoot, but I look forward to every opportunity to take shots at a certain person in the Oregon legal system.


You mean Mikey is in prison?
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 09:09:16 AM
TCB - I'm climbing the walls again, trying to stay away. :)  I may just have to give in and check once an hour, because I am REALLY enjoying reading the comments, and even occasionally responding to the comments when I have something to say.

We're having lunch/dinner with my parents this afternoon, so that'll be four hours where I can't check the numbers unless I behave rudely.   I'll be a basket case by the time those four hours are over.  :)
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 09:10:15 AM
I enjoyed it many times, so I am not quite sure into which category I fit.

Darlin, you are in a class to yourself, which is why I love you so much!

I think the film's a hoot, but I look forward to every opportunity to take shots at a certain person in the Oregon legal system.


You mean Mikey is in prison?

Should be! He'd think he'd joined an exclusive new buddy system!
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 09:11:27 AM
TCB - I'm climbing the walls again, trying to stay away. :)  I may just have to give in and check once an hour, because I am REALLY enjoying reading the comments, and even occasionally responding to the comments when I have something to say.

We're having lunch/dinner with my parents this afternoon, so that'll be four hours where I can't check the numbers unless I behave rudely.   I'll be a basket case by the time those four hours are over.  :)

Stand Back! This is going to explode!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:11:55 AM
TCB - I'm climbing the walls again, trying to stay away. :)  I may just have to give in and check once an hour, because I am REALLY enjoying reading the comments, and even occasionally responding to the comments when I have something to say.

We're having lunch/dinner with my parents this afternoon, so that'll be four hours where I can't check the numbers unless I behave rudely.   I'll be a basket case by the time those four hours are over.  :)


I could text you every hour.
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 09:12:34 AM
Larry - IIRC, it was just a dismissive but decisive knock in his year-end round-up.  And (as with Matthew Murray) it only bothers me because Darrel Karl is a talented writer himself and I normally enjoy his analyses; if I could dismiss him, it wouldn't bother me, but he's too bright to dismiss.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 09:17:12 AM
Too Bright to Dismiss - that is the title of the first volume of my Memoirs.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:17:19 AM
I heard the fireworks, but didn't see any of them.  I was in bed by 7:30.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 09:17:35 AM
Congrats to DR FJL on his Big numbers!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:17:56 AM
Too Bright to Dismiss - that is the title of the first volume of my Memoirs.


Who will the title refer to?
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 09:19:02 AM
TCB - I'd hate to get a reputation as a text maniac.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 09:19:48 AM
I bought Im weissen rossl and Giiuditta this morning.   Der lustig witwe will have to wait.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 09:20:36 AM
Too Bright to Dismiss - that is the title of the first volume of my Memoirs.


Who will the title refer to?

In theory - to me.  In practice....that's something else again.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:24:39 AM
TCB - I'd hate to get a reputation as a text maniac.


Why should the text maniac be the only one that doesn't refer to you?
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:25:01 AM
Too Bright to Dismiss - that is the title of the first volume of my Memoirs.


Who will the title refer to?

In theory - to me.  In practice....that's something else again.


LOL!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:27:05 AM
One more.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:27:21 AM



PAGE THREE
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 09:30:48 AM
My dinner plans have been cancelled because of illness. This gives me more time to work on Liz' charts.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 09:31:14 AM
And now I must be off to a meeting of the bored.....I mean meeting of the Board of PCPH.  I shall also set up the display case for MARK OF CAIN....consisting of many mystery board games, some mystery music CD's, and some mystery books.....
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 09:33:35 AM
My dinner plans have been cancelled because of illness. This gives me more time to work on Liz' charts.

Whistle while you work.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 09:34:27 AM
And now I must be off to a meeting of the bored.....I mean meeting of the Board of PCPH.  I shall also set up the display case for MARK OF CAIN....consisting of many mystery board games, some mystery music CD's, and some mystery books.....
Speaking of Cain, today is not only the title of my favorite Lanford Wilson play ( maybe I should drag out FIFTH OF JULY and watch it tonight) but the third anniversary of the day the Macbeths took off their disguises and revealed themselves as money-grubbing, evil chinchy bassas to my dad and me!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:38:45 AM
Good Morning!  Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up....  Roddick v. Federer - Good Match!!!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:42:41 AM
Good Morning!  Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up....  Roddick v. Federer - Good Match!!!



College basketball?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:44:06 AM
So...

I check my email this morning, and my friend - the one who wanted to take me out today - will not be taking me out today.  He said that since he hadn't heard from me - and I did email him yesterday - he went ahead and made other plans for today.  I'm a little confused, but I guess I should have been more specific in regards to what he planned for us since he was treating me for the day.  Heck, I would have requested brunch at Per Se.  ;)

Moving on...
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:45:13 AM
Good Morning!  Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up....  Roddick v. Federer - Good Match!!!



College basketball?

Well.. Let's see... A ball... A court... A net... A referee... Yep, it's basketball!

:)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:47:53 AM
So...

I go to check my Twitter feed this morning, and find out that Monkey has been BLOGGED (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/07/05/monkey-at-the-brooklyn-museum/)!

:)
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:52:23 AM
So...

I go to check my Twitter feed this morning, and find out that Monkey has been BLOGGED (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/07/05/monkey-at-the-brooklyn-museum/)!

:)


Gee Jose, Monkey is more famous than you are!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:53:36 AM
I enjoyed it many times, so I am not quite sure into which category I fit.

Darlin, you are in a class to yourself, which is why I love you so much!

I think the film's a hoot, but I look forward to every opportunity to take shots at a certain person in the Oregon legal system.


You mean Mikey is in prison?

In his dreams, DR TCB. In his dreams.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 09:58:56 AM
I enjoyed it many times, so I am not quite sure into which category I fit.

Darlin, you are in a class to yourself, which is why I love you so much!

I think the film's a hoot, but I look forward to every opportunity to take shots at a certain person in the Oregon legal system.


You mean Mikey is in prison?

In his dreams, DR TCB. In his dreams.



 ;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:04:46 AM
So...

I go to check my Twitter feed this morning, and find out that Monkey has been BLOGGED (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/07/05/monkey-at-the-brooklyn-museum/)!

:)


Gee Jose, Monkey is more famous than you are!

:)

I really want to thank the folks at the Brooklyn Museum (at least) one more time for taking care of me yesterday.  Will Cary, the Membership Manager actually tracked me down in the galleries to make sure that my visit was going well, and that the guards were not bothering me.  Shelley Bernstein, their Chief of Technology, also checked in with me throughout my visit in person and via Twitter, and she tipped me off to some of the museum's lesser-visited collections.  And I was truly flattered when Judith F. Dolkart, the curator of the Caillebotte exhibit, came up to me to talk about the Art - and Monkey - for a couple of minutes.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:09:29 AM
My dinner plans have been cancelled because of illness. This gives me more time to work on Liz' charts.

You're ongoing "illness", or did Darrel come down with something?

;D
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 10:11:11 AM
My dinner plans have been cancelled because of illness. This gives me more time to work on Liz' charts.

You're ongoing "illness", or did Darrel come down with something?

;D


In that case, he would never go anywhere!   ;)
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 10:11:57 AM
My dinner plans have been cancelled because of illness. This gives me more time to work on Liz' charts.

You're ongoing "illness", or did Darrel come down with something?

;D

My ongoing illness? No, Darrel cancelled.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 10:12:31 AM
My dinner plans have been cancelled because of illness. This gives me more time to work on Liz' charts.

You're ongoing "illness", or did Darrel come down with something?

;D


In that case, he would never go anywhere!   ;)

Only to Tacoma to kick some really old butt!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:13:02 AM
My dinner plans have been cancelled because of illness. This gives me more time to work on Liz' charts.

You're ongoing "illness", or did Darrel come down with something?

;D

My ongoing illness? No, Darrel cancelled.

DR TCB  got it! :)
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 10:14:09 AM
DR JoseSPiano, thank you for sharing your interesting day yesterday with us.  Very cool about Monkey's web presence!

And as massive as the Brooklyn Museum is, it's all the more amazing when you consider that what was built was only a portion of what had originally been planned!
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 10:14:47 AM
Only to Tacoma to kick some really old butt!

Can I watch?    :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:15:56 AM
Good morning, all!

----

Beyond that, I have dinner at 5:30 with my friend Darrel Karl at an Indian place on 46th and Sixth at 5:30. It will be a nice break from the chart.

Were you planning on going to Utsav?
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 10:16:23 AM
A magazine that I subscribed to has ceased publication.

The publisher has generously offered to complete the balance of my subscription with...       ...County Woman!!        :P


Do you think that they're trying to tell me something?             8)   
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:20:47 AM
DR JoseSPiano, thank you for sharing your interesting day yesterday with us.  Very cool about Monkey's web presence!

And as massive as the Brooklyn Museum is, it's all the more amazing when you consider that what was built was only a portion of what had originally been planned!

DR DAW - You're very welcome.  -And I'm just glad I made some sort of semblance of sense late last night as I was typing up those posts.

And as for Monkey's web presence, I had no idea that my original MoMA set had been featured on the C-Monster site back in January.

Yes, the Brooklyn Museum is quite a structure, but I love how the old and the new are combined, juxtaposed. I will definitely be heading back there to check out the three floors I didn't get a chance to fully explore.  It's also one of the most family-friendly, family-ready museums I've ever been, and the individual gallery "flip-books" are a great way to keep track of your Art viewing.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:21:57 AM
DR DAW - Well, that's something some of us have already known. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:26:53 AM
Shocking news from Walt Disney World this morning....two monorails crashed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_re_us/us_disney_monorail_crash

WHOA!

And I guess I won't be talking to my friend, Jonathan, today... He works in the PR department for Walt Disney World. :-\
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 10:33:56 AM
Exciting blog news about Monkey!
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 10:35:21 AM
Good morning, all!

----

Beyond that, I have dinner at 5:30 with my friend Darrel Karl at an Indian place on 46th and Sixth at 5:30. It will be a nice break from the chart.

Were you planning on going to Utsav?

Bingo!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:49:49 AM
Jose, who knows - your kindness that day may have helped the young man towards pursuing his path, either directly or subliminally.

:)

At various times throughout my "career" - and even before my "career" - I've been the fortunate beneficiary of a kind word, a gentle nudge, and an unexpected bit of kindness and generosity from both people I've known and admired as well some somewhat total strangers.  There's really nothing else do except to keep it going, keep passing it on, keep paying it forward.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 10:54:48 AM
Exciting blog news about Monkey!

And you should see the number of Views on my Flickr page, and the click-thru's on my bit.ly links!

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 11:02:48 AM
Jose - is it possible to set alerts that way?  LOL!!!!!

Do you really want to know the answer to that question, Fred?

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 11:11:45 AM
PAGE FOUR WIMBLEDON DANCE!!!!

(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/02/27/mailbag/p1_wimbledon_0228.jpg)
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2009, 11:19:11 AM
I enjoyed it many times, so I am not quite sure into which category I fit.

Darlin, you are in a class to yourself, which is why I love you so much!

I think the film's a hoot, but I look forward to every opportunity to take shots at a certain person in the Oregon legal system.


You mean Mikey is in prison?

In his dreams, DR TCB. In his dreams.

You know, I have had a dream like that. If I recall, I think my cell mates were Ken Ryker and Rex Chandler.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 11:21:17 AM
DR MBarnum - :D :D :D
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2009, 11:21:34 AM
I love the Monkey was blogged about! It is about time someone took notice of his great interest in art.
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2009, 11:22:26 AM
Shame on you, DR Jose, for even knowing who Ken Ryker and Rex Chandler are.
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 11:29:50 AM
Time for dinner with my folks.  I'll be E&T and in times-viewed-withdrawal for [shudder] several hours   :)  :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 11:32:07 AM
Shame on you, DR Jose, for even knowing who Ken Ryker and Rex Chandler are.

Well, then I guess it's a bigger shame that I know their real names... And at one point knew where Rex Chandler lived. -He lived next door to a friend of mine for a while.
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 11:49:57 AM
Shame on you, DR Jose, for even knowing who Ken Ryker and Rex Chandler are.

Well, then I guess it's a bigger shame that I know their real names... And at one point knew where Rex Chandler lived. -He lived next door to a friend of mine for a while.

Do not tell DR MBarnum that! It only riles him up.
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Post by: Ginny on July 05, 2009, 11:56:12 AM
Sunday afternoon greetings!  I wonder if the nice bus driver we had on the #6 last Monday knows he was featured in Richard's sermon this morning (I St. Peter 3:8-15a).
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Post by: George on July 05, 2009, 12:11:56 PM
So...

I go to check my Twitter feed this morning, and find out that Monkey has been BLOGGED (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/07/05/monkey-at-the-brooklyn-museum/)!

:)

Congrats on the recognition!  Monkey is very photogenic! :D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 12:15:31 PM
So...

I go to check my Twitter feed this morning, and find out that Monkey has been BLOGGED (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/07/05/monkey-at-the-brooklyn-museum/)!

:)

Congrats on the recognition!  Monkey is very photogenic! :D

Thanks, DR George.  Who knew there could be such a thing as "Monkey envy"? ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 12:15:57 PM
OK.

Must.

Get.

Outside.


Laters...
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Post by: George on July 05, 2009, 12:44:49 PM
And it's time for me to take a shower and go to my sister's. 

Have a good day, all!
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 12:52:33 PM
I slept until ten-thirty and am now dealing with a whole barrel-full of merde.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 12:58:10 PM
Shame on you, DR Jose, for even knowing who Ken Ryker and Rex Chandler are.


Isn't that the pot calling the kettle.........................
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 12:58:37 PM
I am back home from a most interesting weekend at the lake.  Of course the weather today is beautiful there and they will have th fireworks show that was cancelled Friday night, but I wanted to get home and have some down time with the girls before going back to work on Tuesday,.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 01:00:23 PM
So...

I go to check my Twitter feed this morning, and find out that Monkey has been BLOGGED (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/07/05/monkey-at-the-brooklyn-museum/)!

:)

Congrats on the recognition!  Monkey is very photogenic! :D

Thanks, DR George.  Who knew there could be such a thing as "Monkey envy"? ;)


Oh I have known about that since I was in gym class.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 01:02:05 PM
I had a great time with my parents.  Last night mom and I went out on the dock to see if we could see the fireworks on the other lake.   It had been very quiet around their house and I think both Mom and Dad must have commented 10 times (they often don't remember what they said) that they hadn't heard any firecrackers.   Well all that changed, lol. 

As mom and I stood out on the dock, both neighbors to the north started shooting off firecrackers, bottle rockets, roman candles and various other fireworks.  People all around the lake were shooting off fireworks and the neighbors to the south started shooting them off too.   We were both on the dock turning one way then the other making sure we weren't in the line of fire.  It was really comical and we laughed and laughed
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 01:06:26 PM
I am back home from a most interesting weekend at the lake.  Of course the weather today is beautiful there and they will have th fireworks show that was cancelled Friday night, but I wanted to get home and have some down time with the girls before going back to work on Tuesday,.

Cilla, are you taking tomorrow as a Holiday?
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 01:16:47 PM
I'm the most caught up at the office that I've been since I opened my office, so I decided to extend the weekend while things are calm.  I went to the lake last Thursday, came home today and will go back to work on Tuesday.  It was a nice break, 3 days with mom and dad and 2 days to work on the house
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 01:20:12 PM
Jose, who knows - your kindness that day may have helped the young man towards pursuing his path, either directly or subliminally.

Jose is kind ??!!!

That's one of the most redundant remarks I've ever read! :D :D

Actually, I think KIND should be his last name!
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 01:21:26 PM
The rain we were supposed to get this afternoon never arrived. It's dry as dust out there.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 01:21:49 PM
Now I'm going to go to home depot.  My home away from home these days, lol. 

I'm going to do my best to finish painting the rooms in the house I haven't painted yet before the summer is over. Then it will be time for a huge garage sale.  After that...it will be time to be settled and to start entertaining my friends.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 01:22:27 PM
So...

I go to check my Twitter feed this morning, and find out that Monkey has been BLOGGED (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/07/05/monkey-at-the-brooklyn-museum/)!

:)


Gee Jose, Monkey is more famous than you are!

I LOVE IT!!! :)
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 01:23:19 PM
Love the tales of Monkey!!
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 01:23:52 PM
I pulled out Season 3 of NCIS and watched the episode where Abby has a stalker. This is what I watched while I ate lunch. Entertaining episode and a big surprise at the end.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 01:25:55 PM
I slept until ten-thirty

WOW! :)
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 01:27:34 PM
Next, I watched my work disc for the day, Roman Polanski's masterpiece REPULSION. I guess I had seen the whole thing. Since it was done in 1965 in England, it couldn't be overly graphic, but therein lies part of its genius since it's SO much more effective if we don't see every slash, every bash in extreme close-up as it's done nowadays.

And Catherine Deneuve so young and drop dead gorgeous in this (and so psychotic)! She said in the commentary this was her third film, (or was it she had made three films prior to this). Anyway, this must have established an international reputation for her. She should have won all sorts of awards for it.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 01:29:24 PM
DR TCB how are you feeling today?
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 01:30:00 PM
From the front page of today's New York Times: Twitter and Religion: the problems with worshipping God in fewer than than 140 characters (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/technology/internet/05twitter.html?_r=1&hpw)

Quote
Things went smoothly for the first hour of the Twitter experiment at Trinity Church in Manhattan on Good Friday in April.

While hundreds of worshipers watched the traditional dramatization of the Crucifixion from pews in the church, one of New York’s oldest, thousands more around the world followed along on smartphones and computers as a staff member tweeted short bursts of dialogue and setting (“Darkness and earthquake,” “Crucify him!”).

The trouble began in the second hour.

Twitter’s interactivity — its essence — made it easy for an anonymous text-messager to insert an unscripted character into the Passion play: a Roman guard who breezily claimed, “I’ve got dibs on his robe.” When another texter introduced a rogue Mary Magdalene, the intrusion only confirmed the obvious: Twitter’s trademark limit of 140 characters per message is no bar against crudity.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 01:30:05 PM
Cilla-glad you had a great time at the lake.  Good luck with remaining home projects.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 01:31:06 PM
After listening to the commentary (it's pieced together with comments from both Polanski and Deneuve), I watched the other bonus features.

There are two trailers (that give too much away).

There was a making-of documentary made fairly recently with the producers and the director, the art director, and the cinematographer talking about the problems they faced making the movie for a small British company which before had made only soft porn flicks and having to work on such a small budget (which Polanski exceded).

And then there was a really interesting 1965 TV excerpt showing Polanski directing on the set (he played the parts for the actors and asked them to mimic him).

Good, interesting stuff.
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 01:31:36 PM
DR JoseSPiano - here are a few more mobile NYC food vendors that "tweet" their current whereabouts:

www.wafelsanddinges.com
www.treatstruck.com
www.rickshawdumplings.com
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 01:34:01 PM
In the time I had left, I skimmed through Wednesday's episode of ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Kyle and Fish are still dancing around each other now (and Fish is trying to sublimate his homosexual tendencies by dating Layla, the character/actress who literally was the reason I stopped watching this show a couple of years ago. I am SO sorry she's still around, though, of course, we know she's in for a pile of hurt if she falls for Fish.)
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 01:35:54 PM
Tonight I plan to watch another POIROT movie: FIVE LITTLE PIGS and then I'll likely watch BURN AFTER READING to get it off the DVR. If there's time left, I may watch another NCIS episode.
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 01:40:43 PM
Jose, who knows - your kindness that day may have helped the young man towards pursuing his path, either directly or subliminally.

:)

At various times throughout my "career" - and even before my "career" - I've been the fortunate beneficiary of a kind word, a gentle nudge, and an unexpected bit of kindness and generosity from both people I've known and admired as well some somewhat total strangers.  There's really nothing else do except to keep it going, keep passing it on, keep paying it forward.

Oh, sure! Go on! Do minimize the effects of your actions!  ;)
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 01:43:19 PM
Shame on you, DR Jose, for even knowing who Ken Ryker and Rex Chandler are.

Don't worry; he thinks they're tennis pros! :D
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 01:47:06 PM
Love the tales of Monkey!!

I heard that DR TCB love the tail of Monkeys! ;D ;D
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 01:50:03 PM
DR JoseSPiano - here are a few more mobile NYC food vendors that "tweet" their current whereabouts:

www.wafelsanddinges.com
www.treatstruck.com
www.rickshawdumplings.com


There goes his diet again!
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 02:01:29 PM
When I'm worried
And cannot sleep
I count my dressings
Instead of sheep
And I fall asleep
Counting my dressings...


(http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/1/12981/19_2008/A.jpg)
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 02:10:56 PM
I must get started on my writing so I'll hop off-line for the moment.

WBBL.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 02:30:23 PM
Jose, who knows - your kindness that day may have helped the young man towards pursuing his path, either directly or subliminally.

Jose is kind ??!!!

That's one of the most redundant remarks I've ever read! :D :D

Actually, I think KIND should be his last name!


Wouldn't that make him Streisand's sister?
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 02:34:20 PM
Wouldn't that make him Streisand's sister?

Her sister AND her mother!!!      :D
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 02:34:27 PM
DR TCB how are you feeling today?



Okay.
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 02:41:12 PM
When I'm worried
And cannot sleep
I count my dressings
Instead of sheep
And I fall asleep
Counting my dressings...


(http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/1/12981/19_2008/A.jpg)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

If I Were a Belle
I'd Be Splashing My (Southern) Dressing! ;)
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 02:48:09 PM
Breakfast floss:  comes in coffee, bacon, and waffle flavors!    :)

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11935.jpg)
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 02:58:40 PM
Breakfast floss:  comes in coffee, bacon, and waffle flavors!    :)

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11935.jpg)


That is just weird!
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 03:34:10 PM
That is just weird!

Well...     Consider the source.

[Me.]

;D
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 03:44:11 PM
Breakfast floss:  comes in coffee, bacon, and waffle flavors!    :)

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11935.jpg)

Is that to improve one's breath in the morning?

Only DR Jose will thrill at that product! :o ;) :o
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Post by: Kerry on July 05, 2009, 03:47:48 PM
Too Bright to Dismiss - that is the title of the first volume of my Memoirs.

Ooooohhh-- I like that a lot!
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 03:48:23 PM
Have finished dealing with the merde although I'm sure there will be some residual merde for a while.  Not worth talking about, but sure put a damper on what was looking to be a beautiful Sunday.  Guess I'll go try and eat something and maybe watch a motion picture to take my mind off the horrid morning.
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Post by: Ginny on July 05, 2009, 03:55:52 PM
We just finished the leftovers from yesterday's All-American Independence Day meal - cashew chicken from Dragon Express.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 04:35:46 PM
Cilla-glad you had a great time at the lake.  Good luck with remaining home projects.

thanks Jane.  I found out today that since I bought my paint right before it went on sale that I can take my receipts in and they will give me the $5 off per gallon that they are offering now.  the sale goes trhough tomorrow, so I'm thinking about choosing a color for the livingroom tomorrow and buying the paint.   Once I have the paint I will do the work.
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 04:40:28 PM
But tonight is The Next Food Network Star... and watering the yard. 

Not sure whey I'll get to do that.  Boo has firmly planted herself on my lap.  She doesn't like it when I leave for so long.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 04:46:06 PM
I like the store's sale policy.  It is very annoying to find your purchases on sale shortly after purchasing them.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 04:47:18 PM
Just watching some YouTube clips.  Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs, besides Russ Tambyln and Tucker Smith?
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 04:49:42 PM
Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs

Nope.  They only sang Bernstein's songs.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 04:59:56 PM
I gotta tell you.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 05:00:18 PM
I'm just feeling battered and bruised, or, in my case, Bruce'd.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2009, 05:01:23 PM
~~~PAGE SIX VIBES FOR BK DANCE!!~~~
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:01:43 PM
***SUPER-DUPER POOPER SCOOPER VIBES***
for bk!!!!!!
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Post by: elmore3003 on July 05, 2009, 05:02:13 PM
Just watching some YouTube clips.  Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs, besides Russ Tambyln and Tucker Smith?

According to my friend Bert Michaels, who was in the film, Tucker Smith dubbed Tamblyn's singing!
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 05:02:41 PM
I like the store's sale policy.  It is very annoying to find your purchases on sale shortly after purchasing them.

It's Home Depot
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 05:17:38 PM
Just watching some YouTube clips.  Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs, besides Russ Tambyln and Tucker Smith?

According to my friend Bert Michaels, who was in the film, Tucker Smith dubbed Tamblyn's singing!


While he was busy doing that, did anyone dub Tucker's songs?
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 05:20:30 PM
Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs

Nope.  They only sang Bernstein's songs.


I'm not speaking to you!
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 05:23:11 PM
Better vibes to BK.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:28:43 PM
I'm not speaking to you!

You know that I only kid out of love.

And I'm at least as hard on Myownself.         :)
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:29:17 PM
And that was not a euphemism.
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:30:50 PM
Well, that's TWO aborted walks this evening due to leftover firecrackers in the neighborhood.

Zach immediately hugs the ground like a well-trained soldier, and then bolts for home.

Poor guy.      :(
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:33:23 PM
Remote Control Hopping, Yodelling Lederhosen

(http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11727.jpg)
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:33:56 PM
But at least they do their own singing.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 05:34:06 PM
Better vibes to BK.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DITTO!
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 05:34:58 PM
Poor Zach.
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:35:55 PM
On the Substantive Posting Scale [from 0 to 10], today I'm averaging roughly a negative 3.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 05:39:38 PM
Well, that's TWO aborted walks this evening due to leftover firecrackers in the neighborhood.

Zach immediately hugs the ground like a well-trained soldier, and then bolts for home.

Poor guy.      :(


Poor Zach!  How does he manage to get you up off the ground?
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Post by: DAW on July 05, 2009, 05:41:05 PM
Poor Zach!  How does he manage to get you up off the ground?

He tells me there's a hot guy jogging just around the corner.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 05:55:30 PM
Went for a drive.  It didn't help.  I'm trying to watch a motion picture entitled Short Circuit, but it's really bad.
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Post by: Ben on July 05, 2009, 05:56:09 PM
Evening all. I am back from a wonderful and leisurely trip to Long Island. I must go back to work tomorrow morning or I would have stayed longer.

Ant is still out there helping a friend of his. She's an older woman (86) and her husband has cancer of the esophagus (sp). Anthony has known her for over 30 years (I don't remember if I mentioned this) so he went out on Tuesday to help her with various things. George's cancer is terminal. They are arranging hospice care. This Tuesday Anthony is taking Elinor to an Eldercare lawyer and to her bank and food shopping, etc. The prognonsis is terminal but they aren't exactly sure how long he has (that's never a precise science anyway), probably from 3 to 6 months (he's 81).

That's the news from Long Island. Sorry to leave on such a down note but I have to get ready for the morning.

See you tomorrow.
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 06:09:38 PM
Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs

Nope.  They only sang Bernstein's songs.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

(... and Sondheim's too!)
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 06:10:44 PM
Just watching some YouTube clips.  Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs, besides Russ Tambyln and Tucker Smith?

According to my friend Bert Michaels, who was in the film, Tucker Smith dubbed Tamblyn's singing!

And vice versa?! ;)
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 06:11:39 PM
Just watching some YouTube clips.  Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs, besides Russ Tambyln and Tucker Smith?

According to my friend Bert Michaels, who was in the film, Tucker Smith dubbed Tamblyn's singing!


While he was busy doing that, did anyone dub Tucker's songs?

Yes, Nathalie did!! :D
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 06:12:37 PM
I like the store's sale policy.  It is very annoying to find your purchases on sale shortly after purchasing them.

It's Home Depot

DR TCB likes Homme Depot better! ;)
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 06:13:16 PM
Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs

Nope.  They only sang Bernstein's songs.


I'm not speaking to you!

Only singing to him?
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 06:14:07 PM
I'm not speaking to you!

You know that I only kid out of love.

And I'm at least as hard on Myownself.         :)

Myownself? A new HHW DReader?!
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 06:20:35 PM
Vibes for bk!!!
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 06:27:05 PM
I wonder if Kyle Harris and Lindsey Liberatore did their own singing in WEB SITE STORY at http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1913584
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 06:55:51 PM
DR DAW, what magazine ceased publication?
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 06:56:47 PM
I once subscribed to a magazine called THEATREWEEK or some such.....it cost me $75....and one month later.....it ceased to exist.....with NO OFFER OF ANYTHING.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 06:57:03 PM
Vibes for MR BK. 
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2009, 06:57:37 PM
We are having leftover LOUD fireworks tonight as well...maybe we will get some shiny ones in a bit, after dark.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2009, 07:13:30 PM




G'night!
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2009, 07:22:38 PM
I spy Vixmom, wish I didn't have to leave.

Hi Vixmom :)
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Post by: FJL on July 05, 2009, 07:23:02 PM
Hi vixmom!!!
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:28:48 PM
Hi all!  Sorry I have been e E & T we indentured servants aren't allowed to use the computer for nonwork activities
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:33:54 PM
We are in out busiest season of the year for real estate ... right after school ends and just before everyone wants to take vacation


On top of that the experiennced paralegal that was hired while I was out sick got sick of teh hours and quit - so the other experienced woman and I have been working 14+ hour days

I get into the office beteen 6;30 and 7:30 and often do not  leave until (9 or 10 at night - when I get home I just go to sleep


the boss has hired 2 otehr ladies but they are still training (and guess who is trainingthem!) so they are not really helping alleiviate the workload at the moment


   
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 07:34:27 PM
Good Evening!

Yep! It was another picture perfect - and temperature perfect - summer day in New York City!  Needless to say, I just kept walking and walking and walking...  :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 07:35:08 PM
DR vixmom - Have you thought about bringing your bell to the office? ;)
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:35:18 PM
I feel absolutely terrible that not only was I unanble to get into the city to see Ginny & Richard on their visit - I didn't even have the time to call and say  "Hi!" or get online and say "howdy!"
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:36:02 PM
DR vixmom - Have you thought about bringing your bell to the office? ;)

who has time to ring a bell?
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:40:40 PM
Friday the boss let us go at 3;30 ...since Vixdad was out for the evening I took the Vixter and her best friend out for some fun hanging out time

we went to Dave and Busters where we played a lot of games  them we walked over to a pizza parlor  in the same shopping center and had pizza on the veranda  for dinner.


AS we walking back we noticed a new restaurant in the shopping center complete with GRAND OPENING  banners
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 07:43:00 PM
DR JoseSPiano - here are a few more mobile NYC food vendors that "tweet" their current whereabouts:

www.wafelsanddinges.com
www.treatstruck.com
www.rickshawdumplings.com


Umm... Have you seen my Following List lately?  ;)

@hrtschallenger
@CupcakeStop
@CalexicoCart
@schnitzeltruck
@StreetSweets
@LCBBurgerTruck
@VLAIC (Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Truck)
@nyccravings
@desserttruck

And so on and so forth... ;)

*Wafels and Dinges (@WaffleTruck) even Tweets a secret word or question each day which is good for a free "dinges" (topping).

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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 07:44:26 PM
DR vixmom - I hope things at your workplace ease up soon.  In the meantime, do you have any sort of follow-up visit with your doctor?  If not, could you schedule one? Or at least say you scheduled one.  ;)
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:44:43 PM
we had discovered http://www.cheeburger.com/menu/main.asp. (http://www.cheeburger.com/menu/main.asp.)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 07:47:58 PM
DR JoseSPiano - here are a few more mobile NYC food vendors that "tweet" their current whereabouts:

www.wafelsanddinges.com
www.treatstruck.com
www.rickshawdumplings.com


Alas, @CityBakery stopped tweeting when they had a fresh batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies coming out of the oven.

::)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 05, 2009, 07:48:36 PM
Does everyone else know what has caused BK's day to suck with a capital UCK?  I've pored over all his messages and see nothing to indicate he's shared any details and yet the banal chatter simply goes on and on and on, ad infinitum.

Thank GOD for FaceBook.


Bruce...if you feel  like sharing, I'm "reading."
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:49:02 PM
We decided to have shakes as dessert... I had the  heathbar shake, Vixter had teh chocolate covered pretzel shake and Vixbestfriend had the brownie batter shake (hers was the best one!)


Tonight we took Vixdad there and had dinner - the burgers are really good too! 

(and Jane they have veggie burgers and portobello mushroom "burgers" as well as salads)
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:50:19 PM
I actually have an appointment next week to see my vascular surgeon about remvoing my chemo port! (YAY!!)
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 07:51:37 PM
DR DAW, what magazine ceased publication?

I wonder if DR DAW subscribed to VIBE (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/arts/music/01arts-VIBEMAGAZINE_BRF.html)?
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 07:52:29 PM
hello Ron darlin'...

I rather got the impression that Bruce was being quiet on the details for reasons of his own


Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 07:54:56 PM
Does everyone else know what has caused BK's day to suck with a capital UCK?  I've pored over all his messages and see nothing to indicate he's shared any details and yet the banal chatter simply goes on and on and on, ad infinitum.

Thank GOD for FaceBook.


Bruce...if you feel  like sharing, I'm "reading."

DR Ron Pulliam -

Have finished dealing with the merde although I'm sure there will be some residual merde for a while.  Not worth talking about, but sure put a damper on what was looking to be a beautiful Sunday.  Guess I'll go try and eat something and maybe watch a motion picture to take my mind off the horrid morning.

So, I'm guessing in due time. Or not.

You may return to "poring" and FBing.
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:01:51 PM
Just watching some YouTube clips.  Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs, besides Russ Tambyln and Tucker Smith?

Actually Tucker Smith dubbed Russ Tamblyn in the "Jet Song" and George Chakiris did his own singing.
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:03:58 PM
Just watching some YouTube clips.  Did anyone in the film WEST SIDE STORY actually sing their own songs, besides Russ Tambyln and Tucker Smith?

According to my friend Bert Michaels, who was in the film, Tucker Smith dubbed Tamblyn's singing!

This information is also in the making of documentary on the last special edition DVD release of WEST SIDE STORY.
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: Ron Pulliam on July 05, 2009, 08:04:36 PM
Does everyone else know what has caused BK's day to suck with a capital UCK?  I've pored over all his messages and see nothing to indicate he's shared any details and yet the banal chatter simply goes on and on and on, ad infinitum.

Thank GOD for FaceBook.


Bruce...if you feel  like sharing, I'm "reading."

DR Ron Pulliam -

Have finished dealing with the merde although I'm sure there will be some residual merde for a while.  Not worth talking about, but sure put a damper on what was looking to be a beautiful Sunday.  Guess I'll go try and eat something and maybe watch a motion picture to take my mind off the horrid morning.

So, I'm guessing in due time. Or not.

You may return to "poring" and FBing.

And you can continue to be the grown  man running about NYC with a stuffed toy taking photos of it.

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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 08:05:22 PM
Sorry for being oblique - as Cole Porter once wrote - it was just one of those things. 
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 08:06:07 PM
I don't like being disappointed by people - I guess that's the long and the short of it.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 08:06:23 PM
Or the short and the short of it.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 08:08:31 PM
bk - Just a reminder: The Michael Jackson Memorial takes place at the Staples Center on Tuesday. It would probably be best not to drive anywhere near downtown that day.

*And I'm still can't believe - although, I can - that some of the news channels will be having "All Day Coverage" of the Michael Jackson Memorial.  Umm... What about North Korea? Afghanistan? Iran? Iraq? The U.S. Economy?  :-\
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 08:08:57 PM
I know that feeling.....it's not a good one.  Vibes that things get better BK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:09:58 PM
I watched FIVE LITTLE PIGS when I went back down. Just love this mystery. It's a murder in retrospect story (Christie's first and best), and the cast is just wonderful. There was also a gay character in the mix.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 08:11:17 PM

And you can continue to be the grown  man running about NYC with a stuffed toy taking photos of it.




And I'm all the better and happier and non-bittered for it!

Have you had any FUN lately, DR Ron Pulliam?  Or at least a Morning Bun or Chocolatine?
Title: Re: COUNT YOUR CALORIES INSTEAD OF SHEEP
Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:14:58 PM
I had planned to watch BURN BEFORE READING. But then I remembered that I'm taking tomorrow off, and I will watch it then.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 08:18:26 PM

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Connecticut (#5) - Nov 12, 2008
Iowa (#29) - Apr 24, 2009
Vermont (#14) - Sep 1, 2009
Maine (#23) - Sep 14, 2009
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:23:30 PM
So, I watched more NCIS episodes. One had the lovely Connor Trineer who had captured the NCIS director and wanted his jailed brother back in exchange for her.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:25:55 PM
Another that I watched had to do with a mole inside NCIS. Surprise ending on this one.
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 08:26:05 PM
I don;t think I have ever seen 5 Little Pigs ... I love teh Hercule Poirot episodes so I must make an effort to locate this one
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 08:35:56 PM

And you can continue to be the grown  man running about NYC with a stuffed toy taking photos of it.




And I'm all the better and happier and non-bittered for it!

Have you had any FUN lately, DR Ron Pulliam?  Or at least a Morning Bun or Chocolatine?

I recommend home made ice cream. How can you not have fun with home made ice cream
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 08:37:40 PM
I don;t think I have ever seen 5 Little Pigs ... I love teh Hercule Poirot episodes so I must make an effort to locate this one

 I've seen thousands of little pigs, they are kind of cute in an ugly way..... oh! you mean the movie ;)
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 08:38:17 PM
Hi Vixmom! Wonderful to see you here
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 08:39:48 PM
I think the new neighbor may have moved in while I was gone.  His kitchen light is on and his car is in the driveway.  There was a woman in a van who stopped several times before I left.  Didn't see her today, just a guy in a red convertible.   Most curious indeed.   
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:55:48 PM
I don;t think I have ever seen 5 Little Pigs ... I love teh Hercule Poirot episodes so I must make an effort to locate this one

Well, you know there are different incarnations of the Poirot tales. Christie wrote a bunch of Poirot short stories, and 36 of them were filmed as one hour episodes.

The full length novels have not all yet been filmed, but they have done a great many of them, and FIVE LITTLE PIGS was one of the ones from the early 1940s. They're all movie length, of course (90+ minutes). FIVE LITTLE PIGS was renamed MURDER IN RETROSPECT when it was first printed in America. I'm not sure which name it has as a novel now, but the movie version definitely goes by the name FIVE LITTLE PIGS.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2009, 08:57:41 PM
Well, I think I'll turn in now and maybe I can get an extra hour of sleep.

Good night!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:02:35 PM
DR MattH - Here's the review of the new Miss Marple series from the New York Times, which inevitably includes a compare and contrast of the previous actresses who have played Miss Marple.

Julia McKenzie Is The New Detective in the Drawing Room (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/arts/television/03marple.html)
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 09:14:22 PM
Well it has gone midnight here on the island of long so I must turn in... another workweek beckons....
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Post by: vixmom on July 05, 2009, 09:15:39 PM
VIBES to all what needs 'em ...  I miss you all very much and think about you all and pray for you all every day  -- I hoep things quiet down a bit at work so I can comw here and play a bit more often!!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:15:42 PM
Well, tomorrow looks like it may be quite the action-packed day for me. Besides my usual activities of walking and running town taking pictures of Monkey; tracking down the various food trucks I follow on Twitter; popping into MoMA for another brief bit of Art and Education; coaching a friend for an upcoming audition; trading in a few more CDs and DVDs at Academy; having lunch with my friend, Chris; helping total strangers find their way on the subway; offering to take pictures of families as they walk through Times Square and continue to laugh at myself...

I also have to getting ready for the arrival of my friend, John, from Chicago later in the week, as well as my cousin, Christine, from Seattle.  -I haven't seen Christine in at least 15 years!  -And since Christine will be in NYC this coming weekend, my parents may also be coming into town for a day too (coupled with another trip to Atlantic City). ;)

Goodnight.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2009, 09:16:07 PM
Sleep well, DR vixmom.
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Post by: François on July 05, 2009, 09:17:56 PM

And you can continue to be the grown  man running about NYC with a stuffed toy taking photos of it.




And I'm all the better and happier and non-bittered for it!

Have you had any FUN lately, DR Ron Pulliam?  Or at least a Morning Bun or Chocolatine?

Oh, DR Jose, next time you're in Paris, do order "pain au chocolat" rather than "chocolatine" ...

The latter is mostly used in the South (My region) not well known here!

(The other day, the attendant thought I wanted a ... drink au chocolat!! :D)
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 09:18:53 PM
bk - Just a reminder: The Michael Jackson Memorial takes place at the Staples Center on Tuesday. It would probably be best not to drive anywhere near downtown that day.

*And I'm still can't believe - although, I can - that some of the news channels will be having "All Day Coverage" of the Michael Jackson Memorial.  Umm... What about North Korea? Afghanistan? Iran? Iraq? The U.S. Economy?  :-\

Thanks for the reminder - there was a Langer's possibility that day, but I'll move it to later in the week.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 09:20:28 PM
Thanks to all for the vibes.  Sometimes I think it's just better not to know people at all, but then I come here and I know that's not true. 
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 09:51:51 PM
Is there mail tomorrow?
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 09:52:05 PM
Are there mail tomorrow?
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 09:52:55 PM
Is there mail tomorrow?

Yup.  When the 4th is on a saturday, Friday is the official holiday.  When it's on Sunday, Monday is the official holiday. Otherwise it's always on the 4th no matter what day of the week it's on
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Post by: Cillaliz on July 05, 2009, 09:56:03 PM
I'm getting sleepy and have a lot to do tomorrow. So, good night.....
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2009, 10:19:18 PM
Went for a drive.  It didn't help.  I'm trying to watch a motion picture entitled Short Circuit, but it's really bad.

Why do you keep watching all of these movies you don't like...where there are so many out there you haven't seen yet, and might love?
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2009, 10:23:37 PM
JRand, the fireworks continue here as well...I am fortunate that the noise does not both Bosco nor Freddy at all.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 10:41:25 PM
I ended up enjoying Short Circuit - it's just got a sort of bad first twenty minutes - and that's why I don't give up sometimes. 
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 11:09:56 PM
Welcome ten GUESTS.  Haven't had ten GUESTS in a 'coon's age.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 11:18:15 PM
People come, people go, like Grand Hotel.  And no one posts.
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 11:19:23 PM
Hooray Hurrah Happy Happy Joy Joy (for something from my day)
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 11:22:23 PM
And believe me I needed something positive to happen in my life, things are looking up.
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 11:24:22 PM
Dear George, thanks for the info, I will try to order tomorrow when I get home from work.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2009, 11:29:04 PM
Sam, congrats on whatever good thing that's happened!!
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 11:34:35 PM
I've been trying to look at some old negatives in my dad's collection of stuff.  I think their might be pictures of when I first came to the US and lived on a farm in Texas.   And maybe some pictures of a house in LA in 1960?  I'm keeping my finger's crossed and have to find a good place to have them developed.   Also pics I never saw before from Germany, but it's hard to tell who the kids are in the pictures.  I don't really recognize myself at all.  
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Post by: Sam on July 05, 2009, 11:49:14 PM
Every time I passed a wishing well or fountain that had coins, I tossed one in too.   Always for the same wish, to take care of the person closest to my heart.   Some of my wishes came true today, and without me.   Who knew that would work?
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2009, 11:50:03 PM
I knew.
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Post by: George on July 06, 2009, 12:01:40 AM
I just watched two episodes of a show called Bump! on Logo.  It's a travel show for the LGBT folk.  The two-part episode that I recorded was about New York City (http://www.bumptv.com/itinerary_1d.html) and it was quite informative.  But it was from 2002.  They interviewed Jerry Mitchell and talked about the "new" Broadway show that he was choreographing, Hairspray. ;)

Also, they interviewed Seth Rudetsky, but in the episode, the name displayed on the screen was "Seth Kamil, Big Onion Walking Tours (http://www.bigonion.com/)."  Kamil??
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Post by: George on July 06, 2009, 12:05:21 AM
You can watch Part 1 (http://www.logoonline.com/video/bump-new-york-part-1/1607796/playlist.jhtml?vid=403733) or Part 2 (http://www.logoonline.com/video/bump-new-york-part-2/1607797/playlist.jhtml?vid=404897) of the New York episode of "Bump!" on-line.
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Post by: George on July 06, 2009, 12:17:26 AM
Well, I really hate to do this even though it's really just around midnight, but I must get to sleep.  I need to get some sleep because tomorrow (Monday) is my last night off from "Romeo & Juliet" and tonight is my only chance to get some sleep. 8) We only have a speed-through pick-up rehearsal on Tuesday, so that's not so bad, but then we go Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm., then a Sunday matinee at 2:00, then we strike the set...and then it's over!
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Post by: Sam on July 06, 2009, 12:17:43 AM
Wow, it's after midnight.

Better go.

Happy Monday greetings everyone.
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Post by: George on July 06, 2009, 12:17:49 AM
So, good night, Sam!  And good night, BK. 
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Post by: George on July 06, 2009, 12:18:21 AM
I'll be listening to "Show Girl" at work tomorrow. ;D
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Post by: Sam on July 06, 2009, 12:18:32 AM
Night George.