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Title: THE FEW REMAINING PACKAGES
Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 12:04:07 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes remained and were packaged, and now it is time for you to post until the packaged cows come home.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 12:05:04 AM
And the word of the day is: EDACIOUS!
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Post by: Michael on March 16, 2010, 03:04:47 AM
i am sure there were many cheeseball 80's films I saw but the only one that comes to mind is Xanadu.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 05:00:40 AM
Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And it was nice to get eight hours of sleep. -And manage to get those hours before 7:30am. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 05:01:27 AM
Post Five.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 05:07:49 AM
I'm guessing bk was not awakened by the 4.4 earthquake that shook the Los Angeles area about an hour ago, just a little after 4:00amPST.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:13:01 AM
Great blurb, BK!
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:14:45 AM
Jose, twice yesterday you wrote that you were feeling rather coldish.  Both times I read that you were feeling rather clodish.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:15:03 AM
Off to work!
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Post by: Ben on March 16, 2010, 05:17:08 AM
Morning all.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 16, 2010, 05:23:26 AM
Good morning, all!

I'm having a perplexing morning, so I am going to clean house, do laundry, mop the floors and stay busy until my 1:00 meeting at Rodgers & Hammerstein.

That is all.

Speaking of cheesy 80's movies, I just ordered a copy of SILVER BULLET.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 05:31:48 AM
Jose, twice yesterday you wrote that you were feeling rather coldish.  Both times I read that you were feeling rather clodish.

Well, that too.  Whatever that means.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 05:35:05 AM
And now I'm off to work too.

Laters...
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Post by: Kerry on March 16, 2010, 05:50:41 AM
Oh, my aching feet.
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Post by: Kerry on March 16, 2010, 05:51:45 AM
Seriously my feet hurt.  Maybe I ran the marathon in my sleep last night.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 16, 2010, 06:00:14 AM
TOD:

EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN
AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON
MICKIE & MAUDE
SUMMER LOVERS
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on March 16, 2010, 06:16:14 AM
And the word of the day is: EDACIOUS!

And The Song Of The Day Is:  HELLO LITTLE GIRL
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 16, 2010, 06:39:37 AM
Floors mopped and laundry in the dryers, I think it's time to fill out a 2010 census form amd get the US government off my back.
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Post by: Ben on March 16, 2010, 06:43:31 AM
I filled out ours yesterday and indicated (since it's our only option) that Anthony is my unmarried partner
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Post by: Edisaurus on March 16, 2010, 06:49:07 AM
I got 3 hours of sleep, but I have ended up in LA to record Dustin Hoffman today. Didn't find out until yesterday afternoon when i was in the middle of deep cleaning the in-laws house. I had the house taken apart so I couldn't leave. When I got home, I figured if I couldn't find a flight I wouldn't go, but there was one seat left on airtran, so...

Will report in about Mr. Hoffman later!

My DH woke me up because he'd heard there was an earthquake. If so, I missed it!
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 16, 2010, 06:52:43 AM
I have a pocketfull of Millard Fillmore.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:14:42 AM
Good morning!

It was chilly this morning during my walk, but as I got to the halfway point (the last half is all uphill), I began to warm up (no jacket, just a sweatshirt) and the rest of the walk was very enjoyable. Another gorgeous day here.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:15:17 AM
I did not like THE RUNNING MAN when I saw it at the movies decades ago, so I'd have no interest in experiencing it again.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:18:23 AM
TOD:

GREASE 2

all of the ROCKY sequels made in the 1980s.

all of the Roger Moore Bond sequels made in the 1980s.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:19:57 AM
I see that all of the networks are providing new programming tonight. So, I'll be watching/recording NCIS, LOST, IDOL, and I'll also probably record the FLASH FORWARD recap show since it's been off the air so long I've forgotten where we were with the story.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:24:27 AM
There has been no UPS delivery yet, so I have no work project here. If the delivery is late in the day, I won't be able to get the entire package reviewed today. TOY STORY is only 80 minutes long, so watching the film won't be a problem even if the package arrives at 5:30, but all those bonus features will take hours (I'm guessing), so that's where the real time will be spent, and since I will have to watch LOST "live" tonight, I can't work past 9 p.m.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 07:26:47 AM
TOD:

Xanadu - for sure.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.........

I shall have to read some other lists to jog my memory.
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Post by: Druxy on March 16, 2010, 07:41:39 AM
TOD:

"Cheeseball movies," if I ever see them, quickly slip out of my memory bank.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:48:15 AM
Still no UPS. [sigh]

Very distressing for someone who's eager to get his work schedule organized.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:49:14 AM
I didn't have the DVR record the CASTLE rerun from last night, so I'll have LAW & ORDER & DAMAGES to choose from when I sit down to eat lunch. Hmmm...
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:49:32 AM
Does this take us to page two?
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:50:11 AM
It does!

Page Two Dance!!!
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:50:53 AM
And with that, I'm going to finish up some work upstairs and then head downstairs to watch something and then start preparing lunch.

WBBL.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 16, 2010, 08:03:45 AM
Off to the Post Office, Toyland, and then to Rodgers & Hammerstein!

At least the laundry is finished and the apartment tidied. As to the perplexing problem, I'm still perplexed!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 08:04:09 AM
Zachary did a Law & Order - but I haven't heard from his mother when it will air....it may already have been on the television machine.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 08:05:02 AM
Mr Holmes' blurb was most excellent.

Deft and Daft - I think that is the law firm I usually contact in case a litigation breaks out.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 08:05:37 AM
I also enjoyed the photos of DR GEORGE's new shelves.  Very nice.  They are certainly more level than they would have been had I installed them.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 08:07:13 AM
Mine would look something like this:

(http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/donkey-kong-shelves-284x500.jpg)
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 08:08:41 AM
I simply could not stay up late enough to watch Cheyenne on L&O.  I did however begin the US theatrical cut of RED CLIFF.  I'm going to assume the international cut is vastly superior, as many have stated here, because while I found the US cut visually unbelievably spectacular, the drama was turgid and the performances largely laughable (at least for the first half hour).
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 08:09:25 AM
Mine would look something like this:

(http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/donkey-kong-shelves-284x500.jpg)

I was going to say it looks like something Homer Simpson would do until I saw Homer on the shelf!
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Post by: Charles Pogue on March 16, 2010, 08:23:58 AM
Like Druxy, if there are cheeseball 80's pictures that I saw they have drifted off into the ethers of my memory.  I doubt there were cheeseball ones I actually liked.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 16, 2010, 08:48:37 AM
Greetings from Toyland! I have not made my way to the Post Office yet. The bank detour was right on the way to Toyland, so I'll hiut the PO on my way back uptown after 3:30.
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Post by: Ginny on March 16, 2010, 09:14:21 AM
Tuesday morning afternoon greetings!   I started to get up at 7:30 today, had a headache, and went back to sleep until 10am - very late for me.  Obviously, I didn't have to report for jury duty today, so have only 3 more bullets to dodge!
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Post by: MBarnum on March 16, 2010, 09:40:37 AM
TOD:

Slumber Party Massacre

Final Exam

Driller Killer

I saw all three on a triple feature at the Lithia Drive-in with my buddies Steve and Marci back in 1983, I think it was.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 09:49:29 AM
I knew MBarnum would come through!
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 09:50:30 AM
I'm up, I'm up.  You know, I was up briefly in the middle of the night and I thought something was going on, a little tremor but it was so light I just said "Nah" and went back to sleep.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 09:50:43 AM
Cason is on his way.
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Post by: John G. on March 16, 2010, 09:56:21 AM
Sorry "Running Man" wasn't as good as I remembered it being. I saw it back when it came out and I was under 20 at the time. So, I guess I was like some of those posting comments on imdb.

Anyway, others from the era:  "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" for how cheesy it was, and a couple of the lesser John Hughes films for the same reason, like "Hiding Out." The most hilariously awful movie from that period that I remember, and not too fondly either, was "Monseigneur" with Christopher Reeve and Genevieve Bujold.

But a piece of cheese that I thoroughly enjoyed back then was "Night of the Comet." Wonder if I'd still like it now?
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 09:57:46 AM
Cason is on his way.

Oh that's what I have been saying since I heard the BRAINEX cd.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on March 16, 2010, 09:59:06 AM
Mine would look something like this:

(http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/donkey-kong-shelves-284x500.jpg)

That's an optical illusion--thsoe shelves are all actually straight.
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 10:22:52 AM
Must be the wall, DR DtM!
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Post by: Jrand73 on March 16, 2010, 10:24:56 AM
TOD:

Headin' For Broadway
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 10:31:33 AM
I think it's time to fill out a 2010 census form and get the US government off my back.

Well, since the form asks questions about the status on 1 April 2010, I shall wait 'till said date unless the government chooses to provide me a crystal ball.

I was irked that the Census questions of 1980, 1990, and 2000 were too invasive so I refused to participate - I even tore the follow up forms in shreds and mailed them back. A little clever door-bell dodging kept me one step ahead!

I disbelieve the governments claim not to share data between agencies; the Census Bureau tried to get me to fill out a job-specific survey that could only have reached me from data on my Tax Return.

der Brucer 
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 10:33:41 AM
MBarnum's influence has permeated our world of cook book sites:

(http://www.ecookbooks.com/images/PRODUCT/large/343980.jpg)

Cheap - only $9.98

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 10:42:30 AM
What is it with these "perfect people" in Utah?

MUCKRAKING CENTRAL (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/13/utah-gop-leader-resigns-g-nude-hot-tubbing-payoff/?test=latestnews)

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Utah GOP Leader Resigns After $150G Nude Hot-Tubbing Payoff

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature Saturday, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl 25 years ago stunned this conservative state.
Republican Rep. Kevin Garn, in an e-mail message to House Speaker David Clark, apologized for becoming a distraction.

Garn said he paid the woman, Cheryl Maher, $150,000 to keep quiet about the episode when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2002.
But the now 40-year-old Maher began calling local news media last week to tell them about being naked with Garn when she was 15. Garn is more than 14 years older than Maher, who now lives in Derry, N.H.

Note to Ms Maher - taking $150,000 in hush money means you keep your mouth shut! Didn't you learn about "values" in Utah?

der Brucer


 
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Post by: Jennifer on March 16, 2010, 10:46:21 AM
Yep there is lots on tv tonight.  Since here LOST and AMERICAN IDOL are on the same channel, I will probably watch LOST at 7pm.  Also a new episode of THE GOOD WIFE (which is definitely one of my favorite shows).

I'm still undecided on PARENTHOOD. I love Lauren Graham and i really like Peter Krause. And they are both on a lot. I'm just not sure if the show is exactly my cup of tea.
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 10:51:32 AM
What is it with these "perfect people" in Utah?

MUCKRAKING CENTRAL (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/13/utah-gop-leader-resigns-g-nude-hot-tubbing-payoff/?test=latestnews)

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Utah GOP Leader Resigns After $150G Nude Hot-Tubbing Payoff

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature Saturday, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl 25 years ago stunned this conservative state.
Republican Rep. Kevin Garn, in an e-mail message to House Speaker David Clark, apologized for becoming a distraction.

Garn said he paid the woman, Cheryl Maher, $150,000 to keep quiet about the episode when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2002.
But the now 40-year-old Maher began calling local news media last week to tell them about being naked with Garn when she was 15. Garn is more than 14 years older than Maher, who now lives in Derry, N.H.

Note to Ms Maher - taking $150,000 in hush money means you keep your mouth shut! Didn't you learn about "values" in Utah?

der Brucer


 


I saw this in the paper a few days ago.  I'm assuming Kevin is Jake's son or Grandson.  Jake was a very nice, cool guy, an officer who servied under my father's command.  Jake and my father were responsible for Ft. Douglas not being torn down in the 1970's, which would have been a real tragedy.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 11:38:36 AM
I'm not sure I saw any movies in the '80s.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 11:39:24 AM
We have not received a census form yet. In 1980 we received a 16-page form.
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Post by: Ginny on March 16, 2010, 11:52:03 AM
We received our census form today.
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Post by: Ben on March 16, 2010, 11:56:53 AM
Basically, all it asks for is your name, address, age, the type of dwelling in which you live and how many people live in your dwelling. If there is more than one person you fill out their name age, sex and their relationship to you. There is room for 7 (IIRC) entries and instructions to attach a separate sheet if there are more than 7
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 12:01:19 PM
I'm assuming Kevin is Jake's son or Grandson. 

It seems not:

WIKIPEDIA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Garn)

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(Jake) Garn married Hazel Rhae Thompson in 1957. Together, they had four children: Jacob, Susan, Ellen, and Jeffrey. Hazel was killed in a car accident in 1976. Garn was remarried in 1977 to Kathleen Brewerton, who had a son, Brook, from a previous marriage. Jake and Kathleen had two more children, Matthew and Jennifer. Garn has 18 grandchildren: Ryan, Allison, Kirsten, Spencer, Carlie, Hannah, Mckenzie, Daniel, Lauren, Nathan, Caitlin, Savannah, Collin, Erik, Taylor, Summer, Koa, and Abigail.

der Brucer

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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 12:05:07 PM
Basically, all it asks for is your name, address, age, the type of dwelling in which you live and how many people live in your dwelling. If there is more than one person you fill out their name age, sex and their relationship to you. There is room for 7 (IIRC) entries and instructions to attach a separate sheet if there are more than 7

But it makes clear that this data is to be collected on folks residing there 1 April!

der Brucer
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 12:21:19 PM
I just saw the most incredible news story on tv:  a twin engine plane crash landed on a beach and killed a runner who was wearing an Ipod and didn't hear it coming in.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 12:22:23 PM
Woody got tapped for an unscheduled 12-6 shift, so, since we have a 6-6:60 appointment, I drove him in and will pick him up. (I parked the car atop the hill on the street - the effort to do the backout while turning tightly maneuver is still a bit straining on my chest muscles.)

The "appointment" is with the local farmer we regularly patronize at the summer farmer's market; he also does winter business by Email. One of his offerings is:

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Wild caught Alaskan Sockeye and Coho salmon:

Fillets are available in sizes from 1/2 to 1 pound. We are buying the fish direct from the fisherman. All portions were frozen quickly after being caught to preserve the fresh taste and health benefits. Orders may be placed immediately for pick-up on Monday and Tuesday.

The Sockeye, also known as red salmon, is a deep red color and is very flavorful. The Coho, also known as silver salmon, is pink and has a softer texture and milder flavor. Both are delicious! The salmon are harvested sustainably in the cold, clean North Pacific waters along the Kenai Peninsula. They are then vacuum packed without artificial colorings or preservatives.

The sale of salmon is not part of the CSA program. Please bring your payment to pick-up.

Please order fillets in the following size ranges:

8 - 10 ounces

10 - 12 ounces

12 - 14 ounces

14 - 16 ounces

Please specify Sockeye or Coho. The price for all sizes of both species is 11.00/lb.

As with most fish, you may find a few small, thin bones.

We're fond of baked salmon - and it has a good heart-healthy rep - plus the use of responsibly caught wild fish is ecological better than using farm raised (and the fish tastes better).

We can beat the price when salmon is on sale at our market, but I'd like to try this "from the fisherman-to-you" version.

der Brucer

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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 12:26:38 PM
Back from shipping - all caught up now.  Had some breakfast and the rest of the day is mine all mine until I convene with Grant at six-thirty.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 12:41:10 PM
JMK, I think the plane was gliding, and therefore would not have made much noise. One hardly expects to be hit by a plane while jogging on the beach.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 12:42:07 PM
Our census form arrived today. There are a lot of choices for "race" this time around. Yet I wonder what Mr. Goldstein will mark for Mae-Ling and Wae-Ling.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 12:42:42 PM
I just saw the most incredible news story on tv:

Incredible is right!

(http://www.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/U.S./031610_plane640_monster_397x224.jpg)

ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/03/16/small-plane-hits-kills-man-south-carolina-hilton-head-beach/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+foxnews%252Fus+%2528Text+-+US%2529)

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Plane Hits, Kills Man on South Carolina Beach

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday.

Robert Gary Jones of Woodstock, Ga., was killed instantly on Hilton Head Island on Monday evening, said Beaufort County Coroner Ed Allen.

The single-engine plane had lost its propeller and the pilot's vision was blocked by oil on the windshield, Allen said.

Jones was married and had two children, the coroner said.

"Apparently he did not see nor hear the plane," Allen said. "The plane was basically gliding."
Hilton Head fire and rescue spokeswoman Joheida Fister said the identities of the pilot and a passenger on the Experimental Lancair IV-P plane were not released. The two were not injured.

The plane started leaking oil at about 13,000 feet and tried originally to make it to Hilton Head Airport, Fister said.

The oil on the windshield blocked the pilot's vision and he told authorities the propeller came off the plane. When he tried to land on the beach near the Hilton Head Marriott Resort and Spa, the plane hit the jogger and came to rest a little farther down the beach, she said.

...

der Brucer
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 12:46:25 PM
I gotta tell you.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 12:47:29 PM
Our census form arrived today. There are a lot of choices for "race" this time around. Yet I wonder what Mr. Goldstein will mark for Mae-Ling and Wae-Ling.

He can always take refuge in the "Some other race" choice.

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 12:54:35 PM
JMK, I think the plane was gliding, and therefore would not have made much noise. One hardly expects to be hit by a plane while jogging on the beach.

So - you do watch TV!

der Brucer
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 12:57:48 PM
Bruce, super nice blog! :D
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 01:02:12 PM
I think it's time to fill out a 2010 census form and get the US government off my back.

I was irked that the Census questions of 1980, 1990, and 2000 were too invasive so I refused to participate -


As a genealogist, Keith would be horrified.  It seems to me you didn't have to answer the offending questions & responded with NOB (none of your business).;)
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:05:53 PM
My census form came in the mail today, too.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 01:08:57 PM
What is it with these "perfect people" in Utah?

MUCKRAKING CENTRAL (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/13/utah-gop-leader-resigns-g-nude-hot-tubbing-payoff/?test=latestnews)

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Utah GOP Leader Resigns After $150G Nude Hot-Tubbing Payoff

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature Saturday, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl 25 years ago stunned this conservative state.
Republican Rep. Kevin Garn, in an e-mail message to House Speaker David Clark, apologized for becoming a distraction.

Garn said he paid the woman, Cheryl Maher, $150,000 to keep quiet about the episode when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2002.
But the now 40-year-old Maher began calling local news media last week to tell them about being naked with Garn when she was 15. Garn is more than 14 years older than Maher, who now lives in Derry, N.H.

Note to Ms Maher - taking $150,000 in hush money means you keep your mouth shut! Didn't you learn about "values" in Utah?

der Brucer


 

Hmm does she have to pay back the money now?    2002 wasn't that long ago, she certainly knew what she was doing accepting the money. 
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:10:13 PM
What didn't come in the mail, at least not yet, were the TOY STORY Blu-rays I was expecting. If they come today, it will certainly be too late to be able to do TOY STORY completely today. I can watch the film (or rewatch, of course, though this will be the first time in HD on my set) and if there's a commentary or PiP windows, I can watch and listen to those. (As you see, I haven't even looked at the press release to see what's going to be on these discs.)

Otherwise, I guess it'll be a day off like this afternoon has been (though I kept anticipating the doorbell ringing so I couldn't enjoy some of the things I was watching in anticipation of getting down to work.)
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:11:52 PM
I did watch LAW & ORDER while I ate lunch. Wow! Very gripping episode. CHeyenne was excellent, and Amy MAdigan, as usual, superlative. And Linus Roche gave a VERY powerful performance, especially in the plea bargaining sequence near the end. It was riveting!
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:15:01 PM
DAMAGES continued on its wonderful third season with guest star turns from Ted Danson and Craig Bierko (I had no idea he was going to be on). The show is really at its peak this season. I don't see how, if it gets renewed, it can ever match this season.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:15:37 PM
I skimmed through today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Nothing of interest. (I don't think the boys are back until Thursday.)
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:16:34 PM
AS THE WORLD TURNS had the breakup between Luke and Noah, long rumored to be happening but a reality today. Dr. Pill was also around but most of his scenes were with others.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:19:24 PM
To finish out the afternoon I watched episode 10 of ROME, Season I. Caesar is crowned emperor for 10 years, and the first glimmers of Brutus' betrayal were planted in his mind by his mother. Pullo and Vorenus also came to a parting of the ways (though their reconcilliation will be in the future.)
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 01:25:57 PM

I'm still undecided on PARENTHOOD.

We ended up not watching.  Keith wasn't interested & I was fine with that. 

We have been busy with several wonderful English series, DOC MARTIN (Martin Clunes), FOYLE'S WAR (Michael Kitchen), LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD, and WILLIAM & MARY ( Martin Clunes).  We are renting them all from from NetFlix. 
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 01:30:14 PM
JMK, I think the plane was gliding, and therefore would not have made much noise. One hardly expects to be hit by a plane while jogging on the beach.

I will not wear anything that involves a headset while walking or jogging.  I have talked on the phone using a blue tooth, still leaving one ear free to hear with.  I can imagine I wouldn't hear a glider over the sound of the waves.

Sad story.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 01:33:35 PM
As a genealogist, Keith would be horrified.  It seems to me you didn't have to answer the offending questions & responded with NOB (none of your business).;)

Well, I did that one year - another time I answered all the questions with absurd falsehoods. Besides, any genealogist who stumbles upon me falls into a dark pit: I was adopted and provided with a phoney, but official, birth certificate.

Actually, when asked nicely I can be very forthcoming - I often cooperate with
detailed surveys and allow my name to be used.

der Brucer
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:53:24 PM
I guess I'll head down now and see what I feel like watching until joining NCIS around 8:12 or so. Can't decide if I want to do a regular DVD movie or a Blu-ray movie. I still have two of those Al Jolson Archive titles left (including GO INTO YOUR DANCE and THE SINGING KID, the latter I've never seen). But I have some Blu-ray sitting there too that I'd like to get to.

Decisions...decisions.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 01:53:59 PM
I guess I'll finish up with the computer and then head down now.

WBBL.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 02:11:35 PM
Back from picking up two packages - one with three Warner Archive titles, and one with two Blu and Rays - the new Almodovar film and the Princess and the Frog.  I may try to watch something before I go to Grant's.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 02:14:45 PM
JMK, I think the plane was gliding, and therefore would not have made much noise. One hardly expects to be hit by a plane while jogging on the beach.

So - you do watch TV!

der Brucer

I heard it on the radio while I was driving. That's how I heard about the coming census, too.
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 02:15:27 PM
Is there anywhere online to watch last night's LAW AND ORDER?  I can't find anywhere.

I got THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Blu-ray combo pack today for a mere $12.00 with my $10.00 off coupon.
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 02:15:54 PM
Our census came today.  I am filling it out with DERBRUCER's data.  ;)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 02:31:24 PM
Our census came today.  I am filling it out with DERBRUCER's data.  ;)

You'd better believe in the confidentiality - or all my bill collectors will be at your door!

der Brucer
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 02:44:28 PM
Today I took a letter from my physical therapist to my surgeon.  The letter contained my latest, newly improved, stats on how I'm doing.  The surgeon was very pleased, and even more excited when he looked at my x-rays.

With big smiles the surgeon released me & said it is now just my therapist, who he also thinks is great, and me.  :D :D :D

I drove to the mail box earlier today.  It wasn't easy & I was grateful for the rest while Keith fixed the mailbox making it stationary instead of sliding all over.  We kept expecting the mailman but he didn't show.  I'm deciding to walk or drive back down.  My shoulder is still hurting.  On the other hand spring has arrived & Keith can no longer drive me everywhere as he has too much work to do.  I'm thinking short trips to begin with is a good idea.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 02:45:00 PM
Speaking of driving, DerBrucer I'm glad to see you are getting out. 
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 02:45:56 PM
DR Kerry, I hope your feet are feeling better.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 03:32:34 PM
Good news from Jane!
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Post by: Ginny on March 16, 2010, 04:04:00 PM
Good news from Jane!

Yes, indeedy!
Title: Re: THE FEW REMAINING PACKAGES
Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 04:04:30 PM
Man, another low posting day - are we in the March doldrums?  Has haineshisway.com run its course? 
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 04:10:17 PM
Thanks DR’s Laura & Ginny. As happy as I am I keep reminding myself I shall still have to be patient for the long road ahead. 
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 16, 2010, 04:21:18 PM
Man, another low posting day - are we in the March doldrums?  Has haineshisway.com run its course? 

Remember DR singdaw? He was good for a lot of posts a day. Many of them.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 04:24:53 PM
Yes, I do.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 04:25:30 PM
All I know is I have not seen days this low in several years, since the beginning of this board.  I find it disconcerting, frankly.
Title: Re: THE FEW REMAINING PACKAGES
Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 04:29:39 PM
Our census came today. 

As did ours. 

A BIG waste of money was the letter we received last week telling us it would arrive soon. ::)
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 04:30:33 PM
Off to do my exercises.  I skipped the morning ones.  I don't think I have ever done that before.  I shall have to work extra hard now. 
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 04:31:00 PM
Our census came today. 

As did ours. 

A BIG waste of money was the letter we received last week telling us it would arrive soon. ::)

Not as big as the waste of money for the letter coming NEXT week telling you the census arrived last week.  :)
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 04:31:55 PM
I have been slogging through reviews.  GOTTERDAMMERUNG, DON GIOVANNI, I ask you, is there an opera that doesn't have death and destruction in it?  ;)
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Post by: JMK on March 16, 2010, 04:32:59 PM
I do have a couple of what I call "ambient television" BD's to do, so that will be a nice change of pace.  Four more reviews and I've made my monthly quota.  (Unlike a lot of sites I've worked for, at Blu-ray we're contractually bound to deliver at least 20 reviews a month.  That's a lot of screentime, when you're doing operas that regularly run between 3-5 hours each).
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 05:07:04 PM
I've been watching a motion picture on DVD - a Warner Archive title - haven't seen this puppy since it came out in 1969 - whilst in NY - in fact, I should add it to the book.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:40:42 PM
Today I took a letter from my physical therapist to my surgeon.  The letter contained my latest, newly improved, stats on how I'm doing.  The surgeon was very pleased, and even more excited when he looked at my x-rays.




What kind of pervert surgeon gets excited looking at a woman's x-rays?
Title: Re: THE FEW REMAINING PACKAGES
Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:43:40 PM
All I know is I have not seen days this low in several years, since the beginning of this board.  I find it disconcerting, frankly.

Well, either you or elmore are going to have to start working on another Broadway show.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:47:30 PM
And George is going to have to get a little more descriptive with his BRAIN rehearsal posts.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 05:47:42 PM
Or something. 
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:48:40 PM
Edi, how is Dustin?
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 05:49:29 PM
I'm telling you, the day we hit a new low is the day I do something that might be perceived as unpopular with the populace.  We've lost too many people I like and we've had only a couple of people come here recently (I'm working on more, believe me) and the one thing I will not allow this site to do is die a slow, lugubrious death.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:51:07 PM
If you, BK, can write an entire column on the previous night's rehearsal, George can certainly do better than "we ran over some stuff."
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:53:14 PM
The replacement in my sister's position started work today in our unit.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:55:01 PM
I'm telling you, the day we hit a new low is the day I do something that might be perceived as unpopular with the populace.  We've lost too many people I like and we've had only a couple of people come here recently (I'm working on more, believe me) and the one thing I will not allow this site to do is die a slow, lugubrious death.

BK, we are almost to Page Five and it isn't even 6:00 yet.  And last week it wouldn't even have been five yet.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:56:08 PM



Personally, I blame the Republicans!
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:57:50 PM



Personally, I blame the Republicans!


Sorry, I was doing it for eight years.  I kind of got in the habit.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:59:32 PM
Push, by Saphire
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 05:59:45 PM

PAGE FIVE!
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:00:21 PM
Now, was that so hard?
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:01:54 PM
I just finished the most wonderful dinner.  I had Fresh Alaskan Cod Veracruz Style.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:02:53 PM
I guess nobody else wants to play!
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:05:10 PM
And George is going to have to get a little more descriptive with his BRAIN rehearsal posts.

You don't want me to nitpick, do you??  It's just the very beginning of rehearsal and literally all we did last night was sing through all the chorus music (sight-read, actually), but we didn't work on learning the exact rhythms or notes...hopefully we will eventually, but we didn't last night. ::)
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:07:07 PM
And I've been in training all day, away from my computer.  And will be again, tomorrow.

:P is what I say to that.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 06:07:45 PM
My DH and I went to a local Chinese restaurant and had dinner.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:07:48 PM
And George is going to have to get a little more descriptive with his BRAIN rehearsal posts.

You don't want me to nitpick, do you??  It's just the very beginning of rehearsal and literally all we did last night was sing through all the chorus music (sight-read, actually), but we didn't work on learning the exact rhythms or notes...hopefully we will eventually, but we didn't last night. ::)


Now that is a little more descriptive.  You could also talk about how cute the director happens to be.
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Post by: Laura on March 16, 2010, 06:08:15 PM
And I have a meeting in an hour.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:09:11 PM
T.O.D.

That is a tough question. One man's cheese is another man's Camembert!
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:11:09 PM
I felt very sorry for Josh during GLORIOUS.  He must have been like he was doing a show at the Senior Center.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:11:28 PM
The replacement in my sister's position started work today in our unit.

That's fantastic.  I hope the person works out well.  What happened to the job freeze?  I thought both positions were going to be left empty. Was it "only" one position?
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:12:45 PM
Sorry, BK!  We have now passed the low mark. 


Not on my watch, baby!
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 06:13:09 PM
Oops, better mosey on over to Mr. Grant Geissman's home environment, and then if we finish on time it will be nachos for us.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 06:13:27 PM
Nachos For Us - that's the title of my next novel.
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 06:14:02 PM
Nachos For Us: based on the novel Andale by Pepe.
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:17:23 PM
The replacement in my sister's position started work today in our unit.

That's fantastic.  I hope the person works out well.  What happened to the job freeze?  I thought both positions were going to be left empty. Was it "only" one position?

One position was eliminated in January, 2009.  We managed to get an exception to policy for my sister's position because we are revenue producing.  Each one of us brings in approximately 3.5 million dollars a year into the state budget.

And we filled my sister's position with the guy that we lost in January 2009, so he is basically trained.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:22:01 PM
What a relief for you. Lost as in let go or he left and has returned?
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:22:35 PM
Well, I have done all I can do.  My fingers are bloody from all of the postings.  But don't thank me!  It is enough to know that HHW will live another day!
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:23:16 PM
And George is going to have to get a little more descriptive with his BRAIN rehearsal posts.

You don't want me to nitpick, do you??  It's just the very beginning of rehearsal and literally all we did last night was sing through all the chorus music (sight-read, actually), but we didn't work on learning the exact rhythms or notes...hopefully we will eventually, but we didn't last night. ::)

Now that is a little more descriptive.  You could also talk about how cute the director happens to be.

Yes...and the other cute guys in the show:  Rod, the narrator and a couple other members of the ensemble. ;)
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:24:15 PM
I also enjoyed the photos of DR GEORGE's new shelves.  Very nice.  They are certainly more level than they would have been had I installed them.

Thanks! 
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Post by: TCB on March 16, 2010, 06:24:23 PM
What a relief for you. Lost as in let go or he left and has returned?

He was riffed from our office when the position was eliminated, and he was sent back to the dreaded Welfare Office (Siberia) for the last year.
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:24:43 PM
Our census came today. 

As did ours. 

A BIG waste of money was the letter we received last week telling us it would arrive soon. ::)

I got one of those, too.  What was the point of that?? :P
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:25:04 PM
And now, I must leave work, get something to eat, then go to rehearsal.

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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:25:18 PM
Until later!
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 06:25:46 PM
There are a few more posts! :D
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:29:12 PM
What a relief for you. Lost as in let go or he left and has returned?

He was riffed from our office when the position was eliminated, and he was sent back to the dreaded Welfare Office (Siberia) for the last year.

Then everyone is happy.  :D
Title: Re: THE FEW REMAINING PACKAGES
Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:30:03 PM
Our census came today. 

As did ours. 

A BIG waste of money was the letter we received last week telling us it would arrive soon. ::)

I got one of those, too.  What was the point of that?? :P

We were shaking our heads over that one.  We keep reading how expensive the census has been-no wonder.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:32:09 PM
Twice today I saw the blue heron take off into the air when I spooked it. :)
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 06:37:10 PM
Our census came today. 

As did ours. 

A BIG waste of money was the letter we received last week telling us it would arrive soon. ::)

I got one of those, too.  What was the point of that?? :P

We were shaking our heads over that one.  We keep reading how expensive the census has been-no wonder.

Well, at the home show I was given a bag advertising the census, a cup advertising the census, pens, a pad of paper, and more..... I have no idea how much was spent just on our home show.  And why?  I was disappointed.  Looking at census records for geneology research it's fun to see what people did for a living etc.  None of that is on this Census.  Just name and age and do you own a house and have a mortgage. 
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:41:19 PM
Darn.  I didn't read it yet.  It should ask what you do for a living-very sad.  I'm shocked at all the things they gave you at the home show.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 06:44:38 PM
It was a nice day today....no sun shine....it will come out tomorrow....
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 06:45:19 PM
Oh it was insane.  The coffee cup is a nice insulated cup for you car. i was shocked at the amount of stuff.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:45:36 PM
Reminds me of our years in Michigan, very little sun.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 06:45:49 PM
Of course that didn't stop me from picking up one of each....the money was already spent
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:46:01 PM
Oh it was insane.  The coffee cup is a nice insulated cup for you car. i was shocked at the amount of stuff.

Crazy.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:46:15 PM
Of course that didn't stop me from picking up one of each....the money was already spent

Why not.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 06:47:03 PM
There are dishes to be washed. Laters
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 06:48:17 PM
I have dishes to wash too ;)
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 07:07:30 PM
Fortunately I didn't have too many to wash as my shoulder had a long day.  I really should have been resting it instead of typing.  I don't want another set back from over working it.
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Post by: John G. on March 16, 2010, 07:08:14 PM
I just finished the most wonderful dinner.  I had Fresh Alaskan Cod Veracruz Style.
Sounds good. Had a bowl of Tomato-Celery-Apple Soup. Am trying to see if I can last a day without sugar. Only a few more hours to go.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 07:09:31 PM
That was odd.  I went to my "account" to reset the clock & when I returned to post it said I had to log in, yet my name showed at the top of the page that I was logged in.  At 5 minutes too fast the clock is better than it was.
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 07:10:27 PM
Interesting soup combo John G.  Was it good?
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Post by: Jane on March 16, 2010, 07:13:48 PM
'night
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:18:22 PM
I am very happy over your continuing progress, DR Jane. Hope the improvement continues steadily.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:21:42 PM
Since I kept thinking the TOY STORY discs would arrive any second, I was unwilling to start a film, so I cracked open the 4th season of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER on Blu-ray. No, I didn't buy it. I got it to review, but as I'm on the second string reviewer of Fox TV discs, someone else at the site who has first dibs on all Fox TV product took it.

Anyway, I watched eight episodes. I haven't watched the show in two years, so coming back to it tonight reminded me of things I liked and didn't like about the show. I went ahead and watched all of the episodes on disc one, but honestly, I didn't find any of them truly hilarious. This is not a show I'm missing not watching.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:22:31 PM
And, of course, TOY STORY never did arrive. I guess if it doesn't come tomorrow, I'll have to contact the Disney rep to see if they can be replaced. Very annoying. I had a day off and couldn't really enjoy it.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:23:40 PM
I did watch tonight's NCIS. Nice to see Diane Lane as the primary guest star. I guessed about halfway through the central surprise of the episode. Still, it was a moderately entertaining hour with the show.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:24:50 PM
Then I watched LOST "live."




















Enjoyed James' sideways story very much. He's doing his usual conning and manipulating in the regular story which is always entertaining to see.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:25:57 PM
I did record tonight's AMERICAN IDOL, and tomorrow before I start cooking lunch, I'll speed through the show and listen to the twelve singers. This may be the last time I hear them. They were doing Rolling Stones songs tonight.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:27:26 PM
While I eat lunch tomorrow, I'll likely watch the FLASH FORWARD recap show. Since the show comes back on Thursday with a two hour special episode, I need to put the characters and where the plot has gone thus far back in my head.
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Post by: John G. on March 16, 2010, 07:39:50 PM
Interesting soup combo John G.  Was it good?
I make it all the time. Soften an onion, half a bunch of celery and an apple for 10 mintues in a little olive oil. Add 1 1/2 pints veggie stock and 32 ounces canned Italian tomatoes. bring to a boil and simmer another 20 minutes. Then put in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper to taste. That's it.
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Post by: John G. on March 16, 2010, 07:41:53 PM
Watching "Passing Strange." Liked some of the cast album, but the movie's much better. And yet, can't decide if I really like it or just the performers.
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Post by: Matt H. on March 16, 2010, 07:43:36 PM
The internet seems very quiet tonight. My evening surf was very quick. Guess I'll head down now and go to bed.

Good night!
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Post by: FJL on March 16, 2010, 09:06:41 PM
It's madness, i tell you.
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Post by: FJL on March 16, 2010, 09:06:57 PM
Continued vibes to Jane
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:30:37 PM
Good Evening!

-Just because you dressed up like Michael Jackson, and sang "Smile" just like Michael Jackson, does not mean that Michael Jackson wrote "Smile".

::)
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:40:13 PM
LOL DR Jose
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:40:27 PM
Now, was that so hard?

That's what she said.

::)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:40:53 PM
LOL DR Jose

Funny/sad, but true.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:41:05 PM
tomorrow it's supposed to be sunny and 51 degrees.. It's been 3 1/2 months since it's been that warm....Can't wait!!!
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:41:30 PM
Page 7 the sun'll damn well better come out tomorrow dance!!!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:41:31 PM
I'm telling you, the day we hit a new low is the day I do something that might be perceived as unpopular with the populace.  We've lost too many people I like and we've had only a couple of people come here recently (I'm working on more, believe me) and the one thing I will not allow this site to do is die a slow, lugubrious death.

Has DR Ron Pulliam posted today?
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:42:12 PM
It's been weeks since we had a sunny day....people are grumpy, oh yes, people are grumpy
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:43:26 PM
Cranberries
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:43:35 PM
Rhubarb
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:43:52 PM
I have a cat sleeping on my lap
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:45:33 PM
For the pet lovers among us, a dog breeder around here had way too many dogs so they made him take 39 to the Humane Society.  They put in on the news and they were all adopted within one hour!!  I guess a week ago he had to turn over 19,,they were adopted just as quickly.  It's refreshing to know so many people will step up and help the dogs
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:46:00 PM
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:46:09 PM
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:46:17 PM
Here's 190
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:47:09 PM
Don't know why people aren't posting.  Perhaps they are busy with life, perhaps they don't have anything to say, perhaps they are just not on the computer day and night....who knows
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:47:34 PM
Shall I single handedly take us to post 200?
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:47:48 PM
It isn't far from here
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:47:58 PM
A way out here they've got a name
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:48:08 PM
for rain and wind and fire
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:48:22 PM
 But who cares ....we just want the sun
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:48:36 PM
Little darlin it's been a long cold lonely winter
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:48:50 PM
Little darlin it seems like years since it's been clear
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:49:01 PM
Here comes the sun, little darlin
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:49:22 PM
Here comes the sun, and I say.  It's all right
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:49:34 PM
My job is done.....good night
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:49:57 PM
It's been weeks since we had a sunny day....people are grumpy, oh yes, people are grumpy

Well, it was a gorgeous day here in NYC today! I spent my lunch hour just walking around midtown. And tomorrow's forecast is supposed to gorgeous-er!  And 66 degrees! I suspect I will be spending a couple of hours in Central Park tomorrow.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:51:57 PM
And now...

"Star Trek" meets "Trololo" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMoWt0wnlUw)
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:53:13 PM
It's been weeks since we had a sunny day....people are grumpy, oh yes, people are grumpy

Well, it was a gorgeous day here in NYC today! I spent my lunch hour just walking around midtown. And tomorrow's forecast is supposed to gorgeous-er!  And 66 degrees! I suspect I will be spending a couple of hours in Central Park tomorrow.

It's supposed to be wonderful here tomorrow and Thursday....we won't talk about Saturday and the measurable snow...but at least all the old snow is gone....well except for the big piles, there are yards and streets and sidewalks....woo and hoo!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:55:38 PM
DR Jane - Good News!
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:55:43 PM
I had a great day today, actually. a couple new clients and two of my clients in removal proceedings (deportation) asked for a hearing.  The FIRST available date for people out on bond is March 6, 2012...yup two years from now.  So, they'll be here on bond for two years before getting a hearing.  Pretty amazing
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:56:01 PM
Yes, Good news Jane!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:56:59 PM
DR edisaurus - If you happen to get a chance, ask Dustin Hoffman if he remembers the steak knives from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in DC.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 09:57:18 PM
Speaking of driving, DerBrucer I'm glad to see you are getting out. 

I almost feel guilty about recovering so quickly. One of Woody's co-workers remarked that I look better now than I did before the surgery - which I have difficulty believing (although Woody says I have more color now).

der Brucer
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 09:57:54 PM
I had a great day today, actually. a couple new clients and two of my clients in removal proceedings (deportation) asked for a hearing.  The FIRST available date for people out on bond is March 6, 2012...yup two years from now.  So, they'll be here on bond for two years before getting a hearing.  Pretty amazing

So who will that affect how they fill out their census forms?

;)  :-\ ::)
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 09:57:58 PM
I'm jealous of your walks in Central Park.  I can't wait until I can go back to NYC and spend some time playing there.  I'd love it if you could post some Central Park photos tomorrow
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 10:00:28 PM
I'm jealous of your walks in Central Park.  I can't wait until I can go back to NYC and spend some time playing there.  I'd love it if you could post some Central Park photos tomorrow

I'm pretty sure I'll be taking some pictures.  And posting some as well.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 10:04:52 PM
Mine would look something like this:

(http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/donkey-kong-shelves-284x500.jpg)

Donkey Kong!

:)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 10:05:14 PM
Or is that more like Mario Bros?
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 10:06:13 PM
I had a great day today, actually. a couple new clients and two of my clients in removal proceedings (deportation) asked for a hearing.  The FIRST available date for people out on bond is March 6, 2012...yup two years from now.  So, they'll be here on bond for two years before getting a hearing.  Pretty amazing

So who will that affect how they fill out their census forms?

;)  :-\ ::)

It means they are here for two more years. Some people in their shoes can work, some can't, but they have to wait here for court.  One of my clients is very sick. She could agree to go to Canada and get free health care, but she wants to stay here.  She doesn't have insurance, but is having no problem getting treatment
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 16, 2010, 10:07:29 PM
Did you hear that the Obama lady he's been talking about on all these recent rallies qualifies for medicaid? Guess she has insurance after all
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 10:18:24 PM
It should ask what you do for a living-very sad. 

The census does not inquire into whether or not I am, or ever had been, married; nor does it inquire as to whether or not I have/had any offspring. Seems like a bleak day for genealogists!

der Brucer
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 10:23:43 PM
From across the pond...

Juliet and Her Romeo: Star-crossed senior citizens (http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/mar/14/juliet-and-her-romeo-bristol-old-vic)

"At 76, Siân Phillips has reached the age when male actors of her generation and stature are squaring up to such titans in the Shakespeare canon as Lear and Prospero. She, meanwhile, must be content with somewhat lesser parts: the Nurse from Romeo and Juliet, say, or Mistress Quickly, the pub landlady in Henry IV. "They're very nice roles," she says, in the tone of someone accepting a ham sandwich in lieu of steak au poivre.

So when Tom Morris, Bristol Old Vic's new artistic director, summoned her to a meeting last year, she felt faintly apathetic. "Usually when people want to talk to me, it's to ask what I would like to do, and I have no idea." En route, she confessed this to her assistant, who quipped: "Well, at least he's not going to offer you Juliet."

This sounds like the tallest of tales, because Morris did offer her Juliet – but in a reimagining of the play that transforms the teenage lovers into octogenarian residents of a care home, and their parents into the staff and offspring caring for them. Equally ironic is the fact that Phillips has never played Juliet. "I never looked young enough," she says. "Even at 19, I could pass for 30. I've always played above my age...."
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Post by: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2010, 10:24:39 PM
Well...

That's about all I can do for now. It's been a long day.

Goodnight.
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Post by: DERBRUCER on March 16, 2010, 10:26:39 PM
....people are grumpy, oh yes, people are grumpy

We are not, damn it!

der Brucer
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Post by: bk on March 16, 2010, 10:58:36 PM
Back from the book session and some nachos.  Grant had other work to do so we had to quit at nine.  We got through half the book - very annoying, as he probably can't go back to it until the weekend.  Even MORE annoying was the fact that he did the em dash search wrong when he first did it - which is why I had to spend all that time finding them.  He did them correctly when I got there tonight and it found every single one - had that happened when he first did them, we'd be done not only with the fixes but with the photos, which we never even got to (I did choose them, though).
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Post by: George on March 16, 2010, 11:30:52 PM
Tonight at "The Brain" rehearsal, we sang through the chorus numbers from last night again, and we got to a few things that we hadn't.  Josh let most of us go and he worked with the leads for the rest of the rehearsal time.  So, we've sung through everything that the chorus sings, I think.  We haven't had a read-through and we certainly won't start blocking, yet.  We don't have rehearsal tomorrow, but we do Thursday and then Saturday.