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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were rousing and had adventure, and now it is time for you to post until the rousing cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: FLORILEGIUM!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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***PAIN-FREE DENTAL VIBES***
for bk today as he's getting crowned!!!!
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***COUNTER-TOP VIBES***
for DR Cillaliz and her helpers this evening!!!
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***MEGA FEEL-BETTER VIBES***
for DRs elmore3003, Matt H., Michael S., Cillaliz, and Jeanne!!!!
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Yesterday, I purchased a tower fan. Had to go to two Home Depots before I found one.
(http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/honeywell-digital-tower-fan-1.jpg)
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DR Kerry, the guy in the photo last night was the bear. [lions and tigers and....] ;)
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ALL THE HEALTH VIBES IN THE WORLD AND BEYOND TO THOSE THAT NEED THEM.
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ASK BK
SPOILER SPOILER SPOLIER
I have been rereading Writer's Block. I have finished chapter 7 and then the next chapter (one) begins with "I was stuck. I had written the first EIGHT chapters..." Was this an editing error? If not what was the reason for putting chapter 8 after chapter one?
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER END END
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And the word of the day is: FLORILEGIUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I COULD WRITE A BOOK
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DR Kerry, the guy in the photo last night was the bear. [lions and tigers and....] ;)
Oh my!!!
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Wednesday.....MAN OF LA MANCHA re opens tonight. Molly is in and there will be lots of company in the house all day....oh well.
Vibes for DR JEANNE and DR MATTH.
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Off to do some errands.
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* * * * * HEALTH AND FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR DR JEANNE * * * * *
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* * * * * HEALTH AND FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR DR MATT * * * * *
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* * * * * HEALTH AND FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR DR ELMORE * * * * *
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* * * * * GENERAL OVERALL VIBES FOR DR [your name here] * * * * *
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Sorry to have been E&T for a day and a half or so. The new Sept. 15th deadline for partnerships that are on extension (really, a majority do go on extension) has made the Sept/Oct tax season stretch back a little into August. It's likely to remain so from now on, but that's really OK, since it might spread out over an extra few weeks the intense pressure of the previous Labor-Day-to-Oct-15th mini-tax-season.
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Health vibes to Cilla, Jeanne, Larry, Matt and Michael
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I haven't caught up on yesterday yet.
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There's DR FJL!
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I remember seeing ENDLESS LOVE on cable television many many times.
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Good morning, all! I believe I once began watching "Endless Love" and gave up. I have no idea what happens after the first 30 minutes or so. It's my memory that Zefferrelli in his memoirs says he discovered Martin Hewett parking cars. He has fascinating but oblique things to say about several of his leading men.
Today, I tackle MOST HAPPY FELLA; my goal is to finish up the bass part, begin the Appendix numbers, hopefully finish them tomorrow, and liesurely type up the notes. I slept poorly again last night and i am quite groggy this morning; my left arm and shoulder are acting up and I have no idea if it's a part of my general malaise or a new presentiment of impending disaster. I'm hoping it's becauseof the awkward sleeping positions that the pain in my leg forces me to assume, but who knows? I'm trying to avoid thinking of my health intil August 24, when my doctor returns; my biggest goal bwetween now and Sept 1 is to make some money to pay off my debts as well as my impending IRS and NY State estimated taxes and health insurance; I think I'll either laugh hysterically or sob uncontrollably as I write that check.
Good vibes to DRs Jeanne, MattH for health, Ginny for family travails, JRand58 for a successful show, to BK for the dentist, and to all others for health, wealth, travel, whatever!
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DR MattH, just read your posts about your not feeling well again. Hope you feel better. ~~~~~~
Btw, Re: your Y&R comments about chance and chloe (btw, how old is chance supposed to be anyways?? I thought he was way younger than chloe).
You haven't been watching the show that long. But when chloe was introduced she was one of the most hated characters on the show. She was mean and out for herself and didn't care who she hurt.
They had her trick cane into marrying her (and breaking it off with lily). And she was really a piece of work.
Then they added her on contract for 3 years and all the fans were wondering why (since she was really disliked).
But then the writers started changing how they wrote her. They let her become real. And the fans started responding. IMO it was when they told us that ester was her mother. For the first many months it was not revealed that chloe was really little kate (who used to be on the show many years ago).
To me this was the turning point for the character since ester is a good person and it made all the difference. Chloe still goes after things that aren't good for her. But she married billy to give her daughter a home (and she really loves him). So they toned her down a lot. And i actually really like her now and think she would be cute with chance.
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I've been listening to Respighi's three wonderful chamber orchestra suites "Ancient Airs and Dances," and I want to know why the main theme of Set 2, No 4: "Bergamasca" sounds so much to me like a Western Movie theme rather than an Italian Renaissance tune.
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DR MattH, just read your posts about your not feeling well again. Hope you feel better. ~~~~~~
Btw, Re: your Y&R comments about chance and chloe (btw, how old is chance supposed to be anyways?? I thought he was way younger than chloe).
You haven't been watching the show that long. But when chloe was introduced she was one of the most hated characters on the show. She was mean and out for herself and didn't care who she hurt.
They had her trick cane into marrying her (and breaking it off with lily). And she was really a piece of work.
Then they added her on contract for 3 years and all the fans were wondering why (since she was really disliked).
But then the writers started changing how they wrote her. They let her become real. And the fans started responding. IMO it was when they told us that ester was her mother. For the first many months it was not revealed that chloe was really little kate (who used to be on the show many years ago).
To me this was the turning point for the character since ester is a good person and it made all the difference. Chloe still goes after things that aren't good for her. But she married billy to give her daughter a home (and she really loves him). So they toned her down a lot. And i actually really like her now and think she would be cute with chance.
Thanks for the backstory, DR Jennifer. I haven't gotten to the point of liking Chloe yet. Maybe it will come... :)
I think Chance could do better, but I don't know enough about the characters on the to make any suggestions. I just had a knee-jerk reaction to Chloe's pushing Chance into someone's arms. He's an adult. He can make up his own mind. He doesn't need ANYONE matchmaking. (As someone who endured this the entire time I was under my parents' roof, you might understand my distaste for such a practice.)
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Good morning!
A gentle rain is falling this morning, and it's only supposed to be in the 80s today instead of the 90s. I hope the forecasters are right.
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Thanks for all the good health wishes. I wish I could say they've helped, but in my case, they didn't. I was seized with terrible muscle spasm this morning and called my doctor only to be told there was nothing available until tomorrow morning, so I'll have to wait it out. Pain has subsided into a dull ache, but I am SO tired of feeling achy. Enough is enough.
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If I can concentrate this afternoon, my work project will be another Criterion disc: THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO. I never saw this at the theater, so this will be my first time with the movie.
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Wednesday morning greetings! Today I need to pick up the prescription that my doctor convinced the insurance company to pay for.
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I've been listening to Respighi's three wonderful chamber orchestra suites "Ancient Airs and Dances," and I want to know why the main theme of Set 2, No 4: "Bergamasca" sounds so much to me like a Western Movie theme rather than an Italian Renaissance tune.
I love these, too. Do you have the old Mercury Living Presence recording?
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Yes, we get your drift, bk. Franco Zefferrelli was gay and preferred showing men's bodies to women's. I'm not defending the practice, and certainly am not defending the wretched film that is ENDLESS LOVE, but you have to admit there are plenty of heterosexual directors who are like-minded in terms of showing female flesh and keeping the males in their movies covered.
That's how many of us gay guys feel when we're subjected to ENDLESS exploitive shots of the female anatomy in movies with no male anatomies in evidence.
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I've been listening to Respighi's three wonderful chamber orchestra suites "Ancient Airs and Dances," and I want to know why the main theme of Set 2, No 4: "Bergamasca" sounds so much to me like a Western Movie theme rather than an Italian Renaissance tune.
A SPAGHETTI WESTERN
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On TV Tonight!™
ABC - WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, WIPEOUT, PRIMETIME: CRIME
FOX - MOMENT OF TRUTH
NBC - AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, THE PHILANTROPIST
BRA - TOP CHEF MASTERS
FOOD - THROWDOWN WITH BOBBY FLAY, DINNER: IMPOSSIBLE
TNT - LEVERAGE, DARK BLUE
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I've been listening to Respighi's three wonderful chamber orchestra suites "Ancient Airs and Dances," and I want to know why the main theme of Set 2, No 4: "Bergamasca" sounds so much to me like a Western Movie theme rather than an Italian Renaissance tune.
I love these, too. Do you have the old Mercury Living Presence recording?
I've been listening to Sir Neville Marriner and the Orchestra of St Martin-in-the-Fields; I have his recordings of all the chamber orchestra pieces. I grew up with the Mercury on LP, don't have the CD.
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Yes, we get your drift, bk. Franco Zefferrelli was gay and preferred showing men's bodies to women's. I'm not defending the practice, and certainly am not defending the wretched film that is ENDLESS LOVE, but you have to admit there are plenty of heterosexual directors who are like-minded in terms of showing female flesh and keeping the males in their movies covered.
That's how many of us gay guys feel when we're subjected to ENDLESS exploitive shots of the female anatomy in movies with no male anatomies in evidence.
Especially those dreadfully endless, humorless, and often plotless Cinemax at Night movies from the 1990s!
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***COUNTER-TOP VIBES***
for DR Cillaliz and her helpers this evening!!!
Thanks! I'm hoping that there aren't any HVAC emergencies around town. My helper works for a heating and cooling company and there's always a chance he could get called in. I think that's one of the reasons I'm a little nervous.
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Yes, we get your drift, bk. Franco Zefferrelli was gay and preferred showing men's bodies to women's. I'm not defending the practice, and certainly am not defending the wretched film that is ENDLESS LOVE, but you have to admit there are plenty of heterosexual directors who are like-minded in terms of showing female flesh and keeping the males in their movies covered.
That's how many of us gay guys feel when we're subjected to ENDLESS exploitive shots of the female anatomy in movies with no male anatomies in evidence.
Exactly - equality, baby - there was none in Endless Love, and I agree about other films. I also think that I was, you know, having fun.
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I'm up - weird dreams, a couple of which specifically had to do with the car break in.
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My first question for ASK BK day....what is your favorite Crown International movie?
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***MEGA FEEL-BETTER VIBES***
for DRs elmore3003, Matt H., Michael S., Cillaliz, and Jeanne!!!!
Thanks Again.
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Betsy's cousin, who is a caterer, flew into Portland with his family on Monday and they did some winery tours for his business so that he can write off the trip. She didn't know he was actually in town yet, and had gone out on a client drinking meeting last night after work at one of the tony downtown hotels, when who should walk in but her cousin and his family, looking for hors d'oeuvres! So that was kind of a neat little moment for Betsy.
Other family arrives today, and then tomorrow the big onslaught. We had our rehearsal with the Rabbi yesterday and Gabe did great with his Torah portion and haftorah, and his D'var Torah is fantastic (including a very funny jab at Fox News, I might add).
I splurged yesterday and got a pretty expensive hand painted tallit for the occasion.
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Health vibes to Cilla, Jeanne, Larry, Matt and Michael
Thanks FJL - I'm feeling fine . I know they want to take my gallbladder out, but I'm not sure I'm done with it yet :)
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Going to an early lunch with best friend John. So, I'll head down now since he's picking me up in a few minutes.
WBBL.
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At work again, tra-la, tra-la.
Now....if only one certain person would call in sick today, my work day would be wonderful.
That's all I'm sayin'.
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Elmore-
Hope You Are Feeling Better
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My first question for ASK BK day....what is your favorite Crown International movie?
I think it was one called My Chauffer, but I can't remember the titles and there may have been one with Robert Carradine that I liked better.
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Elmore-
Hope You Are Feeling Better
Thank you, DR Arnold Brockman and all other DRs with your good wishes. I am trying to cope without letting my imagination or mental projections take over and scare me to death!
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Does anyone know who wrote One Way Ticket, the Mama Cass (and Helen Reddy) tune? Was it Mann/Weil?
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FOX - MOMENT OF TRUTH
Thanks for my first big guffaw of the day!! ;D
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FOX - MOMENT OF TRUTH
Thanks for my first big guffaw of the day!! ;D
May it be one of many (if you can stand the stress)!!!! :D
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Now....if only one certain person would call in sick today
I'd oblige, DR Ron Pulliam, but I'm guessing it's not quite the kind of sick that you had in mind.
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DR JMK - I am so excited for your son Gabe, you, and your family. I hope that this coming weekend contains many wonderful and lasting memories for all.
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Does anyone know who wrote One Way Ticket, the Mama Cass (and Helen Reddy) tune? Was it Mann/Weil?
No, it was not Mann/Weil.
Google can point the way.
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No, it was not Mann/Weil.
Google can point the way.
Yes, but isn't it funny how you can find ten zillion Internet sites that post the complete lyrics to a song, but only a handful that have the courtesy to identify the composer and the lyricist?
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No, it was not Mann/Weil.
Google can point the way.
Yes, but isn't it funny how you can find ten zillion Internet sites that post the complete lyrics to a song, but only a handful that have the courtesy to identify the composer and the lyricist?
I dunno....I Googled the song and found it right away.
Was quicker than posting here asking if someone knew.
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Oh My Chaffeur with Mr Sam Jones.
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No, it was not Mann/Weil.
Google can point the way.
Yes, but isn't it funny how you can find ten zillion Internet sites that post the complete lyrics to a song, but only a handful that have the courtesy to identify the composer and the lyricist?
I dunno....I Googled the song and found it right away.
Was quicker than posting here asking if someone knew.
I Googled and didn't find it, but someone with some actual manners answered me. :)
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Robert Carradine was in a couple of CIP flicks....the most famous probably is The Pom Pom Girls.
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DR JMK it sounds like you are going to have a wonderful and memorable celebration.
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No, it was not Mann/Weil.
Google can point the way.
Yes, but isn't it funny how you can find ten zillion Internet sites that post the complete lyrics to a song, but only a handful that have the courtesy to identify the composer and the lyricist?
I dunno....I Googled the song and found it right away.
Was quicker than posting here asking if someone knew.
I Googled and didn't find it, but someone with some actual manners answered me. :)
Manners? Feh!
I Googled and couldn't NOT find it.
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What I'm wondering now is if "S. Lawrence" is "S. Lawrence," if you know what I mean. He was writing some material then, notably that kind of catchy (and similar) tune Steve and Eydie did with the Osmonds called "We Can Make it Together."
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And I'm equally curious if Bruce Hart is related to Bobby.
BK, do you know?
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I can tell you that Lawrence and Hart both worked on music for "Sesame Street." Hart died in 2006 from cancer. He was born in 1938 and Lawrence was born in 1939.
Couldn't find a professional listing of their actual songs together in one place, but here is a link to Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Stephen+Lawrence%2C+Bruce+Hart&aq=f&oq=&aqi=) that has a number of different songs/jobs they did together.
Bobby Hart was born "Harshman" in Phoenix AZ. Hart is a professional name for him.
Bruce Hart was born "Hart" in New York.
Courtesy of Wikipedia via Google.
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Gee, thanks for the info, Ron. It's appreciated.
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I also found a smattering of other tunes they did in various internet searches. Love One Way Ticket--nice alternation between iii and bIIImajor, one of my favorite compositional tropes (along with the similar vi/bVImaj). In fact bVImajor pops up in One Way Ticket, too, but you all already knew that. :)
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And two weeks from today... Well...
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Well... Two weeks from today will be - is? - my birthday. -And DR JRand's birthday too.
My youngest brother, Jay, just made plans to come back East for a couple of days since he was able to clear the days off from work. His girlfriend - soon-to-be-fiancée(??) - will also be making the trip, and her birthday falls on the 22nd. So, Jay was hoping to have some sort of joint birthday celebration with the whole family. -This will actually be the first time that all four Simbulan boys will have been together since the Christmas of 1997. -That's also the last time that Jay has seen his niece, Emily. So...
I hadn't made any real plans for how I wanted to spend my birthday this year, but I was thinking of just doing something like I did last year - just walking around the city and meeting up with friends during the course of my travels. But I'd also like to head down to VA to spend time with my family. So...
Planning, planning.
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Manners? Feh!
I Googled and couldn't NOT find it.
You had to Google for manners, DR Ron Pulliam?
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Ah, Crown International! My favorite of their releases is the June Kenney / Robert Reed film BLOODLUST!
If it weren't for the kindness of Crown Int. this film would likely still be sitting on a shelf, unreleased and gathering dust.
(http://www.moviegoods.com//Assets/product_images/1020/231730.1020.A.jpg)
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So....
Here's Michael Riedel's latest...
'SPIDER-MAN' A NO-SHOW (http://www.nypost.com/seven/08122009/entertainment/theater/spider_man_a_no_show_184141.htm)
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And...
Here's a great analysis of the whole "Spidey" situation by Jodi Schoenbrum Carter - who's one of the higher-ups at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Spiderman's Web Spun? (http://www.off-stage-right.com/2009/08/spidermans-web-spun-how-much-of-the-45m-has-been-wasted-and-what-else-could-it-have-been-spent-on.html)
-Just what would and could you do with $45 Million?
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Finally listening to APARTMENT/FORTUNE COOKIE. My CD player is having some probs with FORTUNE COOKIE, but I will not be doing a chargeback as I'm pretty certain it's the player. ;D I had forgotten SECOND CHANCE comes from FORTUNE COOKIE--I've done that song for years with various singers.
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Wow--I wonder if FRANCES was on tv yesterday. Over 500 people logged onto my FF site, about 10 times the normal daily readership.
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If any DRs feel like jet-setting during the month of September, Jet Blue is offering an All-You-Can-Jet Pass (http://jetblue.com/deals/all-you-can-jet/?intcmp=HPHero1Eng_All-You-Can-JetPass) for $599.
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Wednesday morning greetings! Today I need to pick up the prescription that my doctor convinced the insurance company to pay for.
Do you think you could get your doctor to convince your insurance company to pay for your next vacation? ;)
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DR elmore - I'll be in your 'hood later on today if you happen to need anything.
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Most entertaining and interesting links. My thought from the first moment I heard about the show is....why?
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Rains and clouds last night, I didn't get to see the meteor shower.
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DR JMK I don't see FRANCES listed on any cable service....but it's most recently been on one of the Encore channels.
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Yes DR JOSE only two weeks until our birthday!
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DR elmore - I'll be in your 'hood later on today if you happen to need anything.
DR Jose, thank you, but until the cheap asses at the Library of Congress pay our outstanding invoices, I'm flat broke until nnext week when PHI pays me for my little bit of work on OH BOY! I have about $10 to last me until next Wednesday or Thursday. Oy! I just sent my brothers an email asking what was going on about selling the Ohio property, and I am already sure the answer is Nothing. It burns my ass I just had to shell out $248 to pay taxes on that albatross.
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Wednesday morning greetings! Today I need to pick up the prescription that my doctor convinced the insurance company to pay for.
Do you think you could get your doctor to convince your insurance company to pay for your next vacation? ;)
At the rate we're going, we might be able to make the case for a "mental health necessity."
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Today, I tackle MOST HAPPY FELLA; my goal is to finish up the bass part, begin the Appendix numbers, hopefully finish them tomorrow, and liesurely type up the notes.
Is the Appendix a wind or a string instrument?
der Brucer
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DR JMK I don't see FRANCES listed on any cable service....but it's most recently been on one of the Encore channels.
Usually when I get huge spikes like this it's because either it's aired or the A&E Bio has.
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OTOH, sometimes it's because some popular with the populace site has posted a link. I didn't think to check that.
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A cursory glance seems to suggest that no new link has been posted that most people are coming from. Same old sources, like Wikipedia and the like.
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In other exciting news, I have received a top secret express mail package which contains a piece of high tech equipment which will play into my new writing job. All I can say at this point is that it is much smaller than expected.
(We're waiting, DAW). :)
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~~~Continued Feel Better Vibes for ALL DRs!!~~~
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I have about $10 to last me until next Wednesday or Thursday.
You might have a best seller on your hands:
"Surviving on $2 a day - the Library of Congress diet"
der Brucer
A Food Network Show - "NYC on $2/day" seems a stretch
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Feel good vibes for ALL!!!
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LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-reading9-2009aug09,0,4905017.story)
The lost art of reading
The relentless cacophony that is life in the 21st century can make settling in with a book difficult even for lifelong readers and those who are paid to do it.
By David L. Ulin
August 9, 2009
Sometime late last year -- I don't remember when, exactly -- I noticed I was having trouble sitting down to read. That's a problem if you do what I do, but it's an even bigger problem if you're the kind of person I am. Since I discovered reading, I've always been surrounded by stacks of books. I read my way through camp, school, nights, weekends; when my girlfriend and I backpacked through Europe after college graduation, I had to buy a suitcase to accommodate the books I picked up along the way.
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(B)ooks enlarge us by giving direct access to experiences not our own. In order for this to work, however, we need a certain type of silence, an ability to filter out the noise. Such a state is increasingly elusive in our over-networked culture, in which every rumor and mundanity is blogged and tweeted. Today, it seems it is not contemplation we seek but an odd sort of distraction masquerading as being in the know. Why? Because of the illusion that illumination is based on speed, that it is more important to react than to think, that we live in a culture in which something is attached to every bit of time.
Here we have my reading problem in a nutshell, for books insist we take the opposite position, that we immerse, slow down
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These days, however, after spending hours reading e-mails and fielding phone calls in the office, tracking stories across countless websites, I find it difficult to quiet down. I pick up a book and read a paragraph; then my mind wanders and I check my e-mail, drift onto the Internet, pace the house before returning to the page. Or I want to do these things but don't. I force myself to remain still, to follow whatever I'm reading until the inevitable moment I give myself over to the flow. Eventually I get there, but some nights it takes 20 pages to settle down. What I'm struggling with is the encroachment of the buzz, the sense that there is something out there that merits my attention, when in fact it's mostly just a series of disconnected riffs and fragments that add up to the anxiety of the age
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When I was a kid, maybe 12 or 13, my grandmother used to get mad at me for attending family functions with a book. Back then, if I'd had the language for it, I might have argued that the world within the pages was more compelling than the world without; I was reading both to escape and to be engaged. All these years later, I find myself in a not-dissimilar position, in which reading has become an act of meditation, with all of meditation's attendant difficulty and grace. I sit down. I try to make a place for silence. It's harder than it used to be, but still, I read
der Brucer
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.. Gabe did great with his Torah portion and haftorah, and his D'var Torah is fantastic (including a very funny jab at Fox News, I might add).
Hmmm...should I open a separate dossier on Gabe or just notate his activities in the Kauffman family folder?
der Brucer
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DR JMK I did just notice that the Sandra Dee biography is on the BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL today and I think she was part of Hollywood Heartbreak week when Frances was first on, so she may have been on yesterday....with you.
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And my name in the credits.
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.. Gabe did great with his Torah portion and haftorah, and his D'var Torah is fantastic (including a very funny jab at Fox News, I might add).
Hmmm...should I open a separate dossier on Gabe or just notate his activities in the Kauffman family folder?
der Brucer
There can't possibly be enough room left in the main family folder by this time. :)
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DR JMK I did just notice that the Sandra Dee biography is on the BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL today and I think she was part of Hollywood Heartbreak week when Frances was first on, so she may have been on yesterday....with you.
Costarring with Jessica Lange. What a bitch. ;D
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(Me, not Jessica). ;)
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For someone who cares not one whit about football, I am loving the BD of HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29. What a great story.
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It's funny to see how the different Yale players reacted to Doonesbury--some of them loved it, some are still taking umbrage.
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(We're waiting, DAW)
Sorry to be so predictable.
On the other hand, you can set your watch by me! :)
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(We're waiting, DAW)
Sorry to be so predictable.
On the other hand, you can set your watch by me! :)
That was sweet of you to move your post, DAW. Lord knows we need to have all of my posts together so that people can skip over them more easily. :)
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That was sweet of you to move your post, DAW.
Euphemism?? ;)
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On the other hand, you can set your watch by me! :)
No need, I can do it with my watch on.
der Brucer
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LATIMES (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-reading9-2009aug09,0,4905017.story)
The lost art of reading
The relentless cacophony that is life in the 21st century can make settling in with a book difficult even for lifelong readers and those who are paid to do it.
By David L. Ulin
August 9, 2009
Sometime late last year -- I don't remember when, exactly -- I noticed I was having trouble sitting down to read. That's a problem if you do what I do, but it's an even bigger problem if you're the kind of person I am. Since I discovered reading, I've always been surrounded by stacks of books. I read my way through camp, school, nights, weekends; when my girlfriend and I backpacked through Europe after college graduation, I had to buy a suitcase to accommodate the books I picked up along the way.
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(B)ooks enlarge us by giving direct access to experiences not our own. In order for this to work, however, we need a certain type of silence, an ability to filter out the noise. Such a state is increasingly elusive in our over-networked culture, in which every rumor and mundanity is blogged and tweeted. Today, it seems it is not contemplation we seek but an odd sort of distraction masquerading as being in the know. Why? Because of the illusion that illumination is based on speed, that it is more important to react than to think, that we live in a culture in which something is attached to every bit of time.
Here we have my reading problem in a nutshell, for books insist we take the opposite position, that we immerse, slow down
…
These days, however, after spending hours reading e-mails and fielding phone calls in the office, tracking stories across countless websites, I find it difficult to quiet down. I pick up a book and read a paragraph; then my mind wanders and I check my e-mail, drift onto the Internet, pace the house before returning to the page. Or I want to do these things but don't. I force myself to remain still, to follow whatever I'm reading until the inevitable moment I give myself over to the flow. Eventually I get there, but some nights it takes 20 pages to settle down. What I'm struggling with is the encroachment of the buzz, the sense that there is something out there that merits my attention, when in fact it's mostly just a series of disconnected riffs and fragments that add up to the anxiety of the age
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When I was a kid, maybe 12 or 13, my grandmother used to get mad at me for attending family functions with a book. Back then, if I'd had the language for it, I might have argued that the world within the pages was more compelling than the world without; I was reading both to escape and to be engaged. All these years later, I find myself in a not-dissimilar position, in which reading has become an act of meditation, with all of meditation's attendant difficulty and grace. I sit down. I try to make a place for silence. It's harder than it used to be, but still, I read
der Brucer
I think the guy just needs to read a more interesting book.
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That was sweet of you to move your post, DAW.
Euphemism?? ;)
For....what? Self-adjustment?
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Yes, we get your drift, bk. Franco Zefferrelli was gay and preferred showing men's bodies to women's. I'm not defending the practice, and certainly am not defending the wretched film that is ENDLESS LOVE, but you have to admit there are plenty of heterosexual directors who are like-minded in terms of showing female flesh and keeping the males in their movies covered.
That's how many of us gay guys feel when we're subjected to ENDLESS exploitive shots of the female anatomy in movies with no male anatomies in evidence.
And even in just showing skin...I mean there are so many examples of women wearing almost nothing and the men are fully clothed! That's just not right! >:(
;)
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Lost and Found Dog Saves Life of Boy with Down Syndrome (http://www.pawnation.com/2009/08/11/lost-and-found-dog-saves-life-of-boy-with-down-syndrome/?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl1|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pawnation.com%2F2009%2F08%2F11%2Flost-and-found-dog-saves-life-of-boy-with-down-syndrome%2F)
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.pawnation.com/media/2009/08/dog-rescues-seizure-425ds081109.jpg)
Warning to Jose - this is a two hankie read.
der Brucer
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Since I got back from lunch so early, I was able to first watch last night's RESCUE ME. An OK episode but also a lot of place filling for next week's explosive episode.
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Then I watched today's work project: THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO. Great atmosphere capturing that time and place and some good humor, but I couldn't stand most of the characters. Most were boorish idiots posing as intellectuals - very phony. So a mixed verdict from me.
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And other than the commentary, most of the bonus features were pretty superficial compared to the usual Criterion gems. Of course, this is an American made studio picture (Universal), so the EPK and trailers were all the PR division's doing and reproduced by Criterion.
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I then watched today's Y&R. Philip and Chance were both on, though the scenes were kind of tame.
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Nothing of interest today on AS THE WORLD TURNS, but Holden, Lily, and Damien were in the previews, so that may mean Luke will be there, too, tomorrow.
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More of David Vickers on ONE LIFE TO LIVE, but nothing else of interest there.
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Also, I had to laugh a little as one of the main actors in LAST DAYS OF DISCO was the man who played the insane human hunter on that episode of DOLLHOUSE that I watched last night.
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And even in just showing skin...I mean there are so many examples of women wearing almost nothing and the men are fully clothed! That's just not right! >:(
;)
I can do without seeing Belushi or Candy in the all-together.
der Brucer
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Lost and Found Dog Saves Life of Boy with Down Syndrome (http://www.pawnation.com/2009/08/11/lost-and-found-dog-saves-life-of-boy-with-down-syndrome/?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl1|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pawnation.com%2F2009%2F08%2F11%2Flost-and-found-dog-saves-life-of-boy-with-down-syndrome%2F)
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.pawnation.com/media/2009/08/dog-rescues-seizure-425ds081109.jpg)
Warning to Jose - this is a two hankie read.
der Brucer
Yessir. That's a doozy!
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Laws, yes! :)
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I'm hopping off-line now to get some writing done.
WBBL.
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Such a lovely story. Thanks for posting the link DR derBRUCER.
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I think for Page Five, we need to see more current photos of Zach and Gabe....surely they have gotten taller since DR JMK's avatar photo was taken.
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I am now on my way to the Wednesday evening performance of MAN OF LA MANCHA.
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A very frustrating day in some ways: I'm caught waiting for some answers from MTI about MOST HAPPY FELLA materials before I can finish the show, and that leaves me sitting around wondering how to proceed.
On the positive side, I've hired by super's grandson, who's visiting from Belgrade, to come in next Wednesday and help me take books off a couple of bookshelves, some of which I will pack up for Miami University, so we can line the bookcases straight against the wall again before they collapse and my handyman George, who secured the other wall of bookcases after their collapse in 2004, can secure them to the wall. The only dilemma at the moment is how I'm paying the kid and George, but at some point I should be getting paid from the Liz Callaway work and maybe another job - although I doubt it will be the LoC.
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Thank God for a persistent feeling that Ben had copied everything on MOST HAPPY FELLA. I just discovered the missing materials. Relief.
I also paid a visit to the basement to George's shop to check his availability next week. He 74 and having an eye operation on a cataract. Since I don't want these bookcases collapsing, please send George some good vibes for his eye.
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BK
Did you miss my question earlier this morning?
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BK
Did you miss my question earlier this morning?
Maybe he didn't want to answer it?
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Hey, I just noticed that Michael has passed the 7000 Post mark! Congrats!!
;D
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At last, some good news today! My publisher just sent me an email with an inquiry from the Babylon Chorale of Amityville, NY, about a Yiddish or Hebrew text for my arrangement of the Hanukka song, "Likhtelekh," which I did for my publisher with a new English text. So far, for this holiday concert season, I have the following works being performed:
The Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus is performing the orchestrated version of "Twelve Days of Christmas"
The Hampton Roads Men's Chorus (Norfolk, VA) is performing both the orchestrated
versions of "The Virgin's Slumber Song" and "Trois Noels Francais"The Orlando Gay Chorus is performing the piano-vocal version of "The Long Christmas Dinner"
The Capital City Men's Chorus (Austin, TX) is performing "A Joyful Noise" (the orchestrated version)
And it isn't even September yet! I see a nice royalty check in 2010.
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Great news, Elmore!
~~~Vibes for More Work!!~~~
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Great news, Elmore!
~~~Vibes for More Work!!~~~
:D
Preferably ones with prompt payment!
der Brucer
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Well, today's photo may not be as exciting as yesterday's photo was to some of our regulars - who will remain nameless (Kerry).
However, I do think this photo offers an adorable young lad playing the role of "THE LITTLEST ANGEL", December 1956.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/LittlestAngel4a.jpg)
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Thanks for all the good health wishes. I wish I could say they've helped, but in my case, they didn't. I was seized with terrible muscle spasm this morning and called my doctor only to be told there was nothing available until tomorrow morning, so I'll have to wait it out. Pain has subsided into a dull ache, but I am SO tired of feeling achy. Enough is enough.
Matt, I am so sorry.
Comfort vibes to you.
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I've been listening to Respighi's three wonderful chamber orchestra suites "Ancient Airs and Dances," and I want to know why the main theme of Set 2, No 4: "Bergamasca" sounds so much to me like a Western Movie theme rather than an Italian Renaissance tune.
A SPAGHETTI WESTERN
LOL! ;D
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In other exciting news, I have received a top secret express mail package which contains a piece of high tech equipment which will play into my new writing job. All I can say at this point is that it is much smaller than expected.
(We're waiting, DAW). :)
Are you saying size doesn't matter?
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Finally listening to APARTMENT/FORTUNE COOKIE. My CD player is having some probs with FORTUNE COOKIE, but I will not be doing a chargeback as I'm pretty certain it's the player. ;D I had forgotten SECOND CHANCE comes from FORTUNE COOKIE--I've done that song for years with various singers.
Of course, if you'd gotten your Kritzerland Two For The Seesaw you'd know that Second Chance originated with that score and Previn recycled it for Fortune Cookie source music.
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What was Shayne's question? I vaguely remember it. Oh, yeah, Writer's Block - i think it's the way I wanted or it's an editorial mistake - either way, I like it.
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A very frustrating day in some ways: I'm caught waiting for some answers from MTI about MOST HAPPY FELLA materials before I can finish the show, and that leaves me sitting around wondering how to proceed.
On the positive side, I've hired by super's grandson, who's visiting from Belgrade, to come in next Wednesday and help me take books off a couple of bookshelves, some of which I will pack up for Miami University, so we can line the bookcases straight against the wall again before they collapse and my handyman George, who secured the other wall of bookcases after their collapse in 2004, can secure them to the wall. The only dilemma at the moment is how I'm paying the kid and George, but at some point I should be getting paid from the Liz Callaway work and maybe another job - although I doubt it will be the LoC.
And how old is this grandson?
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Finally listening to APARTMENT/FORTUNE COOKIE. My CD player is having some probs with FORTUNE COOKIE, but I will not be doing a chargeback as I'm pretty certain it's the player. ;D I had forgotten SECOND CHANCE comes from FORTUNE COOKIE--I've done that song for years with various singers.
Of course, if you'd gotten your Kritzerland Two For The Seesaw you'd know that Second Chance originated with that score and Previn recycled it for Fortune Cookie source music.
Well, sir, I did indeed get my TWO FOR THE SEESAW and in fact thought that piece had started there and then concluded this morning I was misremembering. There's a bit on my plate right now, in case you hadn't heard. :)
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A very frustrating day in some ways: I'm caught waiting for some answers from MTI about MOST HAPPY FELLA materials before I can finish the show, and that leaves me sitting around wondering how to proceed.
On the positive side, I've hired by super's grandson, who's visiting from Belgrade, to come in next Wednesday and help me take books off a couple of bookshelves, some of which I will pack up for Miami University, so we can line the bookcases straight against the wall again before they collapse and my handyman George, who secured the other wall of bookcases after their collapse in 2004, can secure them to the wall. The only dilemma at the moment is how I'm paying the kid and George, but at some point I should be getting paid from the Liz Callaway work and maybe another job - although I doubt it will be the LoC.
And how old is this grandson?
Old enough that I know you're not going to meet him.
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What a fascinating day. I arrived for my nine-thirty dentist appointment and was told that I had no dentist appointment until next Monday, the 17th. I found that decidedly odd, but I wasn't unhappy and I left. When I got home, I looked at my appointment card, and the way this gal had made a 7 looked just like a 2, hence my thought that the appointment was today. I then did a boatload of errands and whatnot, then had lunch, then remembered I have to be on a panel this evening for my pal Barbara Deutsch. So, I now need to get ready for that. I don't know why, but something made me think of Barbara this afternoon - had I not, I never would have remembered. I really must start looking at my iCal every morning.
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A very frustrating day in some ways: I'm caught waiting for some answers from MTI about MOST HAPPY FELLA materials before I can finish the show, and that leaves me sitting around wondering how to proceed.
On the positive side, I've hired by super's grandson, who's visiting from Belgrade, to come in next Wednesday and help me take books off a couple of bookshelves, some of which I will pack up for Miami University, so we can line the bookcases straight against the wall again before they collapse and my handyman George, who secured the other wall of bookcases after their collapse in 2004, can secure them to the wall. The only dilemma at the moment is how I'm paying the kid and George, but at some point I should be getting paid from the Liz Callaway work and maybe another job - although I doubt it will be the LoC.
And how old is this grandson?
Old enough that I know you're not going to meet him.
:o
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We seem to have stalled on Page 5.
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There's a bit on my plate right now, in case you hadn't heard. :)
Whenever you feel overwhelmed, consider that Gabe could have had a twin brother!
der Brucer
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***GOOD EYE VIBES***
for George. NOT the DR George. elmore3003's George.
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Hello, everyone.
I do hope that all the distress and pain our DRs are experiencing subsides VERY soon.
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I saw the dentist today, even if BK didn't. No, NOT the dentist I tried to see last week--a different one. All I needed was a routine cleaning today, but I will soon need much more and I'm hoping to find a dental practice that offers the same quality of care that I was receiving in Virginia. Today's experience was so-so. They put me in the chair quickly, but the cleaning was the quickest one I've ever had. The dentist came in afterwards, but didn't even look in my mouth--this was called the "oral exam." They had a new-patient promotion for $49, so it was cheap. I think it's like the cereal boxes that get smaller and smaller, so they don't have to raise the price.
A new reality series--Jeanne shops for a new dentist?
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We have been to the hospital for our daily visit. When we got home I fixed a nice dinner of baked salmon, mac & cheese, and broccoli. We're thinking of going out later to try to see the meteor shower.
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We have been to the hospital for our daily visit. When we got home I fixed a nice dinner of baked salmon, mac & cheese, and broccoli. We're thinking of going out later to try to see the meteor shower.
Any change at the hospital, Ginny?
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***GOOD EYE VIBES***
for George. NOT the DR George. elmore3003's George.
Thank you! Goerge Hardy is one of the really great gentlemen and one ofmyfavorite people.
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Hello, everyone.
I do hope that all the distress and pain our DRs are experiencing subsides VERY soon.
You and me both, DR Jeanne!
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I second DR TCB, DR Ginny! Any word on John?
DR TCB, check your email. I sent you a surprise. And, no, it isn't something dirty!
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Thank you, DRs TCB and Elmore, for asking about John. It has seemed to me the past two days that his face is slightly more animated and he's slightly more responsive. Still far, far from conscious and still dependent (although not 100%) on the ventilator.
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Well, today's photo may not be as exciting as yesterday's photo was to some of our regulars - who will remain nameless (Kerry).
However, I do think this photo offers an adorable young lad playing the role of "THE LITTLEST ANGEL", December 1956.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/LittlestAngel4a.jpg)
How cute--I am enthralled!
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Good Evening!
A few hours ago, I went to The Museum of the City of New York (http://www.mcny.org) to attend tonight's installment of "The Speakeasy at 1220 Fifth". The MCNY basically sets up a "speakeasy" each Wednesday night. They have bar stations set up serving classic cocktails - including Manhattan's, of course - and a DJ spinning tunes from the 1920's and '30's. And, yes, people were dancing. Some even came in costume - flapper dresses and very dapper suits.
*The "Speakeasy" is not free. It's $12 for non-members and $10 for members, however, that also includes one free beverage of choice, and since the cocktails run $10, it all evens out nicely. Additionally, the galleries on the first two floors are opened for those attending the Speakeasy.
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Good Evening!
A few hours ago, I went to The Museum of the City of New York (http://www.mcny.org) to attend tonight's installment of "The Speakeasy at 1220 Fifth". The MCNY basically sets up a "speakeasy" each Wednesday night. They have bar stations set up serving classic cocktails - including Manhattan's, of course - and a DJ spinning tunes from the 1920's and '30's. And, yes, people were dancing. Some even came in costume - flapper dresses and very dapper suits.
*The "Speakeasy" is not free. It's $12 for non-members and $10 for members, however, that also includes one free beverage of choice, and since the cocktails run $10, it all evens out nicely. Additionally, the galleries on the first two floors are opened for those attending the Speakeasy.
That sounds like fun!
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Almost time for the "Top Chef Masters!"
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Have you all seen the photo of Dylan and toby that Skip uses for his Facebook avatar?
It is so adorable!
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Good Evening!
A few hours ago, I went to The Museum of the City of New York (http://www.mcny.org) to attend tonight's installment of "The Speakeasy at 1220 Fifth". The MCNY basically sets up a "speakeasy" each Wednesday night. They have bar stations set up serving classic cocktails - including Manhattan's, of course - and a DJ spinning tunes from the 1920's and '30's. And, yes, people were dancing. Some even came in costume - flapper dresses and very dapper suits.
*The "Speakeasy" is not free. It's $12 for non-members and $10 for members, however, that also includes one free beverage of choice, and since the cocktails run $10, it all evens out nicely. Additionally, the galleries on the first two floors are opened for those attending the Speakeasy.
That sounds like fun!
It was. Although, since the museum's hallways were not "made for music", the volume of the music actually was on the loud side. I met up with a fellow Twitterer - @NewYorkology - and we actually had to move around a few times in order just to hear each other. All that marble just makes the sound bounce and bounce and bounce.
But since the Speakeasy is held on Wednesday, and since the last one is being held on August 26th... Well... Hmmm...
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We have been to the hospital for our daily visit. When we got home I fixed a nice dinner of baked salmon, mac & cheese, and broccoli. We're thinking of going out later to try to see the meteor shower.
I was hoping to catch some of the meteor shower here in NYC tonight, but it looks like we're going to have cloud-cover during the overnight hours tonight. Although, with all the "light pollution" from The City, I'm not sure just how much I'd be able to see.
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A new reality series--Jeanne shops for a new dentist?
Well... Hopefully, that would be more like a two or three night mini-series. ;)
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Lost and Found Dog Saves Life of Boy with Down Syndrome (http://www.pawnation.com/2009/08/11/lost-and-found-dog-saves-life-of-boy-with-down-syndrome/?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl1|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pawnation.com%2F2009%2F08%2F11%2Flost-and-found-dog-saves-life-of-boy-with-down-syndrome%2F)
Warning to Jose - this is a two hankie read.
der Brucer
Um, thanks for the warning, DR DER BRUCER, but no hankies were needed. *I like pets, but I've never really been much of a "pet person".
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I have about $10 to last me until next Wednesday or Thursday.
You might have a best seller on your hands:
"Surviving on $2 a day - the Library of Congress diet"
der Brucer
A Food Network Show - "NYC on $2/day" seems a stretch
Actually, "NYC On $5 A Day" is possible. Maybe even "NYC on $4 A Day".
*But you'd have to include an All-Day Fun Pass for the subway and busses, or like walking at least eight miles over the course of the day. ;)
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Franklin, Ohio, is a pretty happening place this week. That's where the flower shop was destroyed by fire on Monday and today we had to detour around the clean-up/investigation of THIS (http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/police-man-shoots-leg-crashes-pickup-246082.html). It took place on a stretch of road that John's wife and daughter often take on their way to the hospital. Fortunately, his wife went the back way today and his daughter was already there.
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Thanks for all the good health wishes. I wish I could say they've helped, but in my case, they didn't. I was seized with terrible muscle spasm this morning and called my doctor only to be told there was nothing available until tomorrow morning, so I'll have to wait it out. Pain has subsided into a dull ache, but I am SO tired of feeling achy. Enough is enough.
Matt, I am so sorry.
Comfort vibes to you.
Thank you. DR TCB. I appreciate the concern.
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Tonight I continued watching DOLLHOUSE episodes. I watched three more of them which let me finish disc one in the three-disc set.
In the first, Echo was programmed to be a rock singer who was also a bodyguard for a famous young rock star who was being stalked.
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Wednesday morning greetings! Today I need to pick up the prescription that my doctor convinced the insurance company to pay for.
Do you think you could get your doctor to convince your insurance company to pay for your next vacation? ;)
At the rate we're going, we might be able to make the case for a "mental health necessity."
Exactly!! ::)
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The second episode had Echo programmed to be an expert safecracker, but her memory was erased midway through the caper and she had to be saved (rather unconvincingly, I thought; the weakest episode yet).
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The last of the three episodes had Echo as a religious cultist working undercover to find out if the cult leader planned anything warlike. The cult leader was played by the ever-gorgeous Brian Bloom.
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Next I watched both episodes of BETTER OFF TED that were telecast on Tuesday night. I'm sorry this show isn't catching on since I find it droller and funnier than 30 ROCK. Some of these actors are truly hilarious.
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I was tempted to watch tonight's LEVERAGE, but I've been in discomfort all day, and I just couldn't sit in any of my den chairs comfortably any more. I'll (hopefully) watch it tomorrow while I eat lunch.
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Hello, everyone.
I do hope that all the distress and pain our DRs are experiencing subsides VERY soon.
You and me both, DR Jeanne!
Add my wishes to that pile. We all deserve better!
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Well, today's photo may not be as exciting as yesterday's photo was to some of our regulars - who will remain nameless (Kerry).
However, I do think this photo offers an adorable young lad playing the role of "THE LITTLEST ANGEL", December 1956.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/LittlestAngel4a.jpg)
How cute--I am enthralled!
Thanks Kerry! I am glad that someone thought I ws cute - once.
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G'night!
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Heading downstairs to bed now.
Good night!
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Woo hoo!! I was so worried about taking out the countertops. I came home from work and started taking out the plumbing before Chris and Edith arrived. I unhooked all the clips holding in the sink and did every thing I could on my own. Chris came. disconnected the disposal took out the sink and after about 5-10 minutes of thinking and 5-10 minutes of working. It was done!
What's amazing is between the two of us, me not knowing what I was doing and he knowing what to do, it took us about 30 minutes to remove it all. For that they wanted $460 dollars! Good lord that's a high hourly rate.
Anyway, I'm still going to vacuum behind all the cabinets before I go to bed, who knows when or if I'll ever see back there again. I may as well get the dust out of there.
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Feel better DR Matt!
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Well, today's photo may not be as exciting as yesterday's photo was to some of our regulars - who will remain nameless (Kerry).
However, I do think this photo offers an adorable young lad playing the role of "THE LITTLEST ANGEL", December 1956.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/LittlestAngel4a.jpg)
How cute--I am enthralled!
Thanks Kerry! I am glad that someone thought I ws cute - once.
I think you were very cute
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Vibes to all who need or want them.
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Today was a great day at work. I forgot to call and schedule the sonagram. I really don't want to do it.
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Well, today's photo may not be as exciting as yesterday's photo was to some of our regulars - who will remain nameless (Kerry).
However, I do think this photo offers an adorable young lad playing the role of "THE LITTLEST ANGEL", December 1956.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/LittlestAngel4a.jpg)
The tall girl in the back looks like my sister did about that same time. And you, DR TCB, are adorable!
I love everybody's shoes!
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Just sharing last year at this time vs this year...well today
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that's not the photo we're using for the ad, but it's the closest pose to the photo last year
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You look great, DR Cillaliz!
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You look great, DR Cillaliz!
Thanks Ginny, I'm not there yet, but I'm getting close.
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My thoughts have been with you and your family, DR Ginny
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Thank you, DR Cillaliz.
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DR Cillaliz - Great picture!!!
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Richard and I just decided we're both too tired to go chasing meteors in the middle of the night.
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Thanks DR Jose
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Richard and I just decided we're both too tired to go chasing meteors in the middle of the night.
When I lived at the lake, I used to watch the meteor shower every year. All I had to do was walk outside my door and look up. Here, I might be able to see it in town, but would probably have to get in the car and sit in the middle of nowhere. That's more fun with someone. Think I'll stay home
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Hello all! I am sorry to hear how many are unwell
VIBES For Rapid and complete recovery to all what's ailing!!
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And how are YOU, DR Vixmom?
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I remember seeing Endless Love at the drive in movie
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Hi Ginny I am feeling quite well! I am also quite releived to report that the workload seems to be getting a bit lighter at work
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Cillas you amaze me with your abilty to do just about anything!!
And you are looking fantastic!!!
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Prayers and Vibes continue for Ginny's dear BIL, John
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Good news on both fronts, DR Vixmom!
Thanks for the wishes for John.
Hate to be a wuss, but...
'night!
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I am afraid I have nothing much to contribute tonight - except that the Vixter had her eye exam tonight and she had a slight change in prescription in one eye
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JMK - I hope that Gabe and the rest of your family have a wonderful Bar Mitzvah day - will a text of Gabe's speech be available for interested parties?
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night night Ginny!
I am off to bed as well - Vibes to all!!
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Well... I'm still planning on heading to Philly for the day tomorrow, but if I wake up too late or just "not feeling it", I may stay put for the day. We shall see. In any case, since I'm already feeling a bit Wussburger-y...
Goodnight.
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Cillas you amaze me with your abilty to do just about anything!!
And you are looking fantastic!!!
Aw, thanks... There are lots of things I don't do so well....I just don't talk about them ;)
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Vixmom, you amaze me with the class and grace you have shown going through everything you've been through in the last year (or has it been longer?) I'm so glad to hear you are feeling good and that the workload is lightening
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Well... I'm still planning on heading to Philly for the day tomorrow, but if I wake up too late or just "not feeling it", I may stay put for the day. We shall see. In any case, since I'm already feeling a bit Wussburger-y...
Goodnight.
DR Jose, an excursion! Have a fantastic time.
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You look great, DR Cillaliz!
You sure do. You should be very proud!
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I saw the dentist today, even if BK didn't. No, NOT the dentist I tried to see last week--a different one. All I needed was a routine cleaning today, but I will soon need much more and I'm hoping to find a dental practice that offers the same quality of care that I was receiving in Virginia. Today's experience was so-so. They put me in the chair quickly, but the cleaning was the quickest one I've ever had. The dentist came in afterwards, but didn't even look in my mouth--this was called the "oral exam." They had a new-patient promotion for $49, so it was cheap. I think it's like the cereal boxes that get smaller and smaller, so they don't have to raise the price.
A new reality series--Jeanne shops for a new dentist?
Call 1-800-DENTIST...and you should be given info on the local dentists who provide the kind of treatment you wish.
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Loved the photos.
Hello all.
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Must say goodnight.
Today was very very unexciting (more than usual).
Best wishes for Thursday, and health vibes to everyone that needs them. ;)
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Cillaliz does look really great in the new photo.
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Must say goodnight.
Good night, DR Sam!!! :)
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Cillaliz does look really great in the new photo.
I'll say! Truly inspirational.
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And seeing DR TCB on his journey from true innocence through today....
Well, inspirational is not the word...
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Back from doing the panel, which was fun. Shall now eat some fruit and watch episode two of Heroes.
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Derbrucer's post talked about slowing down to read. I find it hard to even slow down enough to watch a 2 hr movie. I always thought that when I finally lived by myself, I would do all the things I had been putting off till that time. But now it just seems things consume more of my time, and none of them are what I had always planned. It truly dumbfounds me.
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Hi DAW.
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Just a silly thought from yesterday about technology and gadgets. My kid's generation was introduced to electronics at about age 3, none of them ever showed fear of pushing a button to see what it does. Technology came very easily to them. If all that was taken away, would they know what to do with their time. If I wanted to talk to someone we had a slumber party or walked to the mall. Now they just stay connected with a gadget in their hand.
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You look great, DR Cillaliz!
You sure do. You should be very proud!
Thanks Kerry, I am.
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Cillaliz does look really great in the new photo.
Thanks Sam
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Cillaliz does look really great in the new photo.
I'll say! Truly inspirational.
Aw, you're sweet.
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I can't sleep. I feel like a kid waiting for a new toy. The installers will be here in about 5 1/2 - 6 hours and I can't sleep at all, lol.
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Well, I should say I was asleep, but Boo decided to be a wild woman and woke me up running around. So, I'm now awake
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Ok, time to try the sleeping thing again night
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Had dinner with my friend Jonathan last night
(http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/profile6/186/67/n623644306_6939.jpg)
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Ok, time to try the sleeping thing again
I think that's good advice for me, too.