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Archives => Archive 18 => Topic started by: bk on April 01, 2010, 12:07:34 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were foolish and in April, and now it is time for you to post until the foolish cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: WELTANSCHAUUNG!
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And a very happy haineshisway.com birthday to vintek and brucedow.
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Good day one and all
Tis only me DR Dakota and none of the of April's Fools shenanigans....
Home puter is now up and running finally after a few epic battles with ATT-Yahoo dailup... I have words for it that are not repeatable on a public board...
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However this is funn
Google's Aprils Fools prankfor 2010
(http://www.google.com/logos/topeka-hp.gif)
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Off to bed...
Pleasant dreams everyone and I hope tomorrow is a great day.. Beware of the hijinks and mischief...
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George!!!
Are you watching Anne Frank on April 11?
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George!!!
Are you watching Anne Frank on April 11?
Hi, Dakota! What about Anne Frank? What channel?
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My favorite sushi restaurant is reopening! Hooray!!
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Good for you.
Me? Sushi = :P
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;)
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It is on PBS Masterpiece theatre, I believe either this sunday or next sunday, I think it is the 11th. It being aired to honor those who perished in the Holocaust.
I remember last year there was a program where God was put on trial by men who were in a barrack at a concerntration camp. Very compelling.
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I like Sushi...
I also like to try different kinds of food.
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Yes, "The Diary of Anne Frank" is going to be on the Seattle PBS on Sunday, April 11.
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Anne Frank was a remarkable teenager
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DArn... I have ot work and I want to see it...
Sadly, Miep Gies, one of the individuals who helped to hide the Franks and friends,died in the last 6 months
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There are times I really hate to work on Sundays and in the evenings...
Then other times, I can at least escape some of the stupidity, attacks and putdowns that go on during the day. There are days I would actually rather work with three years instead of adults who think they rule the world and act like 3 year olds.
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I need to get some shut-eye since i have to be up in a few hours. Pleasant Dreams George!
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Thanks! You too, Dakota!
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Good morning, all! I am bathed, dressed and packed, the bed is made, the windows are locked, and I am outa here very shortly. My train departs at 7:17 am. I will be E & T for the next couple of days, so behave yourselves!
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TOD
It just might be today's.
Several of my co-workers are putting in our resignation all at once. (5 of us)
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It is April already!
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Such good news last night from DR VIXMOM.
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Rehearsal vibes for MR BK. Here's hoping the cast has on their listening ears and NOT their Ipods and that they bring pencils and don't spend their time texting.
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I do not remember any April Fool jokes - I don't like them.
We have had some nice things written here that made me laugh - but otherwise, keep it home.
Your shoe is untied. HA HA HA......not!
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And of course today is a work day. I hope everyone made good use of the wishing moon earlier this week.
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Good morning.
I am off to work at Borders.
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For your enjoyment ;)
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If you are reading this then you are interfering with the annual maintenance of the Internet. LOG OFF NOW!!! ;D
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No one is here!
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Absolutely no one!
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Because I am off to work. Oh well.
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And Larry is on a train
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Perhaps he will meet Guy Haines...on trains
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The weather is supposed to be very, very nice for the next few days. I will be on Long Island from late tomorrow afternoon until Sunday evening.
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And the word of the day is: WELTANSCHAUUNG!
And The Song Of The Day Is: WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
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And the word of the day is: WELTANSCHAUUNG!
Everybody Wang Weltanschauung tonight!
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And our word of the day is the big word from "25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee." Think I'd rather hear "It's a Wonderful World."
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I read the other day that they are making a new movie about Anne Frank, but they are updating the story a bit. It's going to be called THE BLOG OF ANNE FRANK.
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I do not remember any April Fool jokes - I don't like them.
We have had some nice things written here that made me laugh - but otherwise, keep it home.
Your shoe is untied. HA HA HA......not!
I don't remember any either.
:(
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TOD: I can't say that any April 1 was particularly memorable.
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TOD: I can't say that any April 1 was particularly memorable.
Should they be?
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Coffee.
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Great news DR Vixmom!
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I guess we are getting the same weather system as NYC because we are also supposed to get glorious weather. Today will be okay. But friday, saturday and sunday. It is supposed to be sunny and it could be high 70s or even higher. I am so excited.
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Yes! Great news from DR Vixmom! Congrats and Yay!
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I see that THE MENTALIST is on at a new time today. I wonder if they are just testing it or if it is permanent. On CBS it is on at 9pm. Here on the Canadian channel they are showing it at 8pm. These new times actually work for me since i already have 2 shows on at 10pm.
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And congrats to DR Elmore on the new gig (not to be confused with the Young, Gig.)
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DR Vixmom, sorry about the watery basement, but I am thrilled about your 1 year status!!!!
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Good morning!
Cool and beautiful this morning and the walk was very invigorating. Get to take tomorrow morning off from walking and looking forward to a little break.
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I see that THE MENTALIST is on at a new time today. I wonder if they are just testing it or if it is permanent. On CBS it is on at 9pm. Here on the Canadian channel they are showing it at 8pm. These new times actually work for me since i already have 2 shows on at 10pm.
It's a "permanent test." In other words, if THE MENTALIST's ratings are on par or higher than CSI's season's average in the 9 p.m. slot, it will be permanent. If there is a drop-off, then CBS will switch them back. Frankly, I think now THE MENTALIST is the more popular of the two shows and deserves the 9 p.m. slot.
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And speaking of tonight's TV schedules, I'm back to having lots of shows on opposite each other from 8-10.
There is a new BONES tonight (the first new episode since early February) which I cannot wait to see. I also have new episodes of FLASH FORWARD, SUPERNATURAL, THE MENTALIST, GREY'S ANATOMY, and PROJECT RUNWAY.
Thankfully, NC is rerunning the hour shows of Jim and Pam's wedding and the birth of Jim and Pam's baby so THE OFFICE marathon is all reruns tonight. That frees up some DVR space.
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The UPS man just dropped off the "squeakquel" to ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, so I have my work project for the day. I see that Zachery Levi is the human star of this edition, so that should make it somewhat more palatable. It's also only 88 minutes long which should make it relatively painless.
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I'm also not sure about lunch out today. My friends are having work-related issues with a move to a new building, and so we may not be able to do it today. Notification is pending.
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TOD: I can't say that any April 1 was particularly memorable.
Should they be?
Perhaps, as a response to BK's TOD.
I have pleasant memories of April Fool's gags, but nothing spectacular. I guess the first one of the "internet age" I can recall was back in the late 1990s (1996 or 97) when, on a film music forum, someone posted an announcement about some upcoming releases of scores folks had been clamoring for over several years.
The reaction was swift and excited, especially among our non-American members. It didn't take long for someone to interject a bit of cynicism over the veracity of the announcement "on April Fool's Day".
Once others trumpeted that it HAD to be a gag, there were some REALLY upset posters the rest of the day.
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I'm going to head down now and get cleaned up in case we do go out to lunch. If we don't, I'll have to head somewhere to pick up something. The cupboard is bare until I go to the store on Friday.
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Oh, rats!
WBBL.
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I'm going to head down now and get cleaned up in case we do go out to lunch. If we don't, I'll have to head somewhere to pick up something. The cupboard is bare until I go to the store on Friday.
Why not save yourself a trip tomorrow if you end up having to go somewhere. Combine your dining with an early grocery day.
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Thursday morning greetings! Can someone please tell me why I decided to throw a major family dinner party the night before Richard and I have to leave for Easter weekend in Lima? Yikes, there's a lot to do, including getting our bedroom ready for my sister and her husband to occupy it for the next 3 nights. Fortunately, we don't have to leave until early/mid afternoon.
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DR Matt H., perhaps your April's Fool joke is the squeakquel.
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Page three dance.
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For the folks who had not heard of the term Maundy Thursday earlier this week, here's a bit of info from a pastoral friend:
"Maundy" Thursday -- from the Latin "mandatum" meaning "command," referring to the "new commandment" that Jesus gave His disciples on this night to love one another. He also struck a "new covenant" with His people through His body and blood given through the bread and wine of the Last Supper, instituting the sacrament of Holy Communion.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And that's not and April Fool... Even though I may be one... ::)
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And I am up, as well. CDs should be here around nine-fifteen. No time to jog today.
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Then again, one gets enough exercise lugging boxes.
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As for April Fool's Day... Well... Not only has Google came up with another doozy this year, but so has Funny or Die (http://www.funnyordie.com). ::)
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And this is NOT an April Fool's joke. Instead, it's a recently leaked memo from David Mamet to the writing staff of now-cancelled TV series, "The Unit". Read It.
David Mamet's Master Class Memo to the Writers of The Unit (http://www.movieline.com/2010/03/david-mamets-memo-to-the-writers-of-the-unit.php)
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As for last night's "American Idol" - which I only FFWD's through because I kept reading reports about how much of a "annoyance" Ryan Seacrest was being last night...
It was interesting to see that they posted a "Strobe Light" warning before P. Diddy's performance. Is that a new thing for TV shows to do? Or have I just not watched a show using a strobe light recently?
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DR elmore - Have a good, productive and non-annoying time down in DC!
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And now I need to take a couple of minutes to fold some laundry, tidy up some things, and then head out into this GLORIOUS weather!
Laters...
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And this is NOT an April Fool's joke. Instead, it's a recently leaked memo from David Mamet to the writing staff of now-cancelled TV series, "The Unit". Read It.
David Mamet's Master Class Memo to the Writers of The Unit (http://www.movieline.com/2010/03/david-mamets-memo-to-the-writers-of-the-unit.php)
Thanks. This was a great read.
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DR Vixmom I was very happy to begin my morning with your wonderful news!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Keep up the good work.
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Thursday morning greetings! Can someone please tell me why I decided to throw a major family dinner party the night before Richard and I have to leave for Easter weekend in Lima? Yikes, there's a lot to do, including getting our bedroom ready for my sister and her husband to occupy it for the next 3 nights. Fortunately, we don't have to leave until early/mid afternoon.
LOL-Because your family dinner was so enjoyable ;)
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An April's Fool's joke is definitely being played on me, the upper part of my right arm hurts so much it is difficult to move.
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This wasn't exactly an April Fool's "joke," but it really, really upset me, because I bothered a friend needlessly as a result of it. In 1968 A&M Records released a specialty album of Christmas tunes done by their biggest acts which was only available through B.F. Goodrich. One of the tunes was a great rendition of "Chestnuts" (yes, I know the real title) by Brasil '66. Years later on an A&M discussion board, some idiot posted that he had found a limited edition Christmas album by Sergio & Company and he listed all the songs, including "Chestnuts," but also including one I had never heard of by Styne/Comden/Green. Everyone was very excited by this news (yes, we're hopeless geeks), and I made the mistake of emailing Amanda Green to see if she knew of the song by her father. Of course a day later this friggin' idiot posted that it was all a joke, he had been bored at work and decided to post as a "joke" (ha, ha, ha). I had to apologize to Amanda for bothering her and I just let loose on the A&M Board. I don't believe the idiot has posted much since then, LOL.
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Hello, everyone.
I don't really recall any good April Fool's jokes.
But this is no joke: CONGRATS TO VIXMOM!! CONGRATS TO LARRY!!
COMFORT VIBES TO JANE, WHO SURELY MUST BE GETTING LOW ON PATIENCE.
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I was trying to catch up on the posts last night. A bit bleary-eyed, but did I read that DR GINNY sold her entire Vera Bradley collection and has started collecting HELLO KITTY??
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Thanks Jeanne. LOL-Just feeling low more than impatient. Every few minutes I'm slowly doing little bitty stretches.
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I was pleased to read that JRAND really has discovered a way to lose weight just by adjusting his monitor settings. Good work, Jack! I heard that Bill Gates is fuming because Microsoft didn't think of it first.
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I was trying to catch up on the posts last night. A bit bleary-eyed, but did I read that DR GINNY sold her entire Vera Bradley collection and has started collecting HELLO KITTY??
;D
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I was watching TODAY yesterday as I took screencaps for reviews and was edified to learn that HELLO KITTY now makes wine!
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I see that CILLALIZ got into one of her ambitious moods and power-washed all the sidewalks in Sioux City. Good for you, Cillla!
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DR LAURA discovered that Drunk Duane is actually one of the printer salesmen who lost what he thought was a lucrative contract.
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I read on MSN that the Kauffman family made so much money selling all the household items they no longer wanted that they were able to pay off both mortgages and have now taken steps to buy out the bank that gave them just a bad time over the original La Manse. Talk about justice!
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I was watching TODAY yesterday as I took screencaps for reviews and was edified to learn that HELLO KITTY now makes wine!
HELLO KITTY will go down in the MBA case studies under the chapter of Who'd Athunk It.
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I was at an Indian restaurant yesterday having lunch, when I spotted MIKE BARNUM'S picture on a poster for a new Bollywood movie. I'm sure that's no surprise to anyone here.
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I am a bit dismayed at the news of DR JOSE's severe aversion to almost all food and drink. I understand that he now wants to live only on green tea and brown rice. Oh, dear.
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Monkey, of course, has given up ALL food and drink.
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And, Jane, I think your decision to stop taking Sherlock on hikes is a wise one. Just put the saddle on him and go for rides together instead.
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Dinner Party vibes for DR GINNY
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I think my friend Bryan and I are attending the Sunday, April 11, performance of BRAINEX in Indianpolis - I will of course attend any other performance that MR BK may attend.
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DR LAURA discovered that Drunk Duane is actually one of the printer salesmen who lost what he thought was a lucrative contract.
;D
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I wish I could attend the Indianpolis BRAINEX--and Olympia. And that's no joke! Photos from both would be nice, both here and for Mr BK's personal collection.
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DR Jeanne, you are on a roll-;D ;D
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DR Jeanne, you are on a roll-;D ;D
No, it's actually a bagel. Is a bagel considered a roll??
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No-lol
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A facebook friend shared this news article today.
http://www.petcoscoop.com/2010/04/snuggies-for-fish-make-their-debut-at-petco/
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Thursday morning greetings! Can someone please tell me why I decided to throw a major family dinner party the night before Richard and I have to leave for Easter weekend in Lima? Yikes, there's a lot to do, including getting our bedroom ready for my sister and her husband to occupy it for the next 3 nights. Fortunately, we don't have to leave until early/mid afternoon.
LOL-Because your family dinner was so enjoyable ;)
Indeed it was, DR Jane! I'm sure my cousin appreciated the party, because his mother certainly wasn't going to do anything of the sort. At one point, my sister looked around the table and said, "This is FUN!" And it was.
And I'm so sorry to hear that you've had a shoulder set-back - hang in there!
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I'm sure my cousin appreciated the party, because his mother certainly wasn't going to do anything of the sort.
That gave me a chuckle & of course isn't a surprise.
Thanks. The mini stretches are helping & I'm moving a little more. It still hurts & I can only do about a minute worth of stretches a time.
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Vibes for DR Jane. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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OK, I think we're close enough to leaving that it's time for me pack up the laptop. See y'all when we get to Lima!
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As for last night's "American Idol" - which I only FFWD's through because I kept reading reports about how much of a "annoyance" Ryan Seacrest was being last night...
It was interesting to see that they posted a "Strobe Light" warning before P. Diddy's performance. Is that a new thing for TV shows to do? Or have I just not watched a show using a strobe light recently?
I didn't watch his performance. but what was the warning? Did they just post it on the screen? Or did ryan seacrest mention it?
Actually i think it is a good idea since that bothers me and i would probably have had to look away or ff through it.
I was not pleased at how long the show went over since i recorded it. :(
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Pretty funny DR Jeanne.
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I am also very much looking forward to tonight's SURVIVOR!
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Thank you Jennifer.
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SAFE TRAVEL VIBES FOR DR GINNY & FAMILY!
ENJOY ALL YOUR UPCOMING HOLIDAYS!
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I have a non-Ask BK day Ask BK trivia question: BK, can you name the zero degrees of separation between your close personal friend David Shire and Percy Faith? No cheating allowed. ;)
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TOD: I can't say that any April 1 was particularly memorable.
Same here. I've never been the subject of a prank, nor have I pulled a prank...that I can remember. ::)
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
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I'm going to head down now and get cleaned up in case we do go out to lunch. If we don't, I'll have to head somewhere to pick up something. The cupboard is bare until I go to the store on Friday.
Why not save yourself a trip tomorrow if you end up having to go somewhere. Combine your dining with an early grocery day.
Certain items that I typically buy are only on sale on Fridays. The local store where I shop has daily specials that are only good on certain days of the week.
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DR Matt H., perhaps your April's Fool joke is the squeakquel.
Would that it were a joke. I had heard from some friends with kids who saw it that they thought it was much better than the original film, but I found it fairly lame. More to follow.
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I did end up having lunch with friends though it started later than usual on Thursday which put me behind this afternoon with my work. Consequently, I didn't get finished with all of the bonus stuff this afternoon and will have to continue working tonight. That means likely no movies before I start watching BONES.
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My Maunday Thursday Joke:
It's the Last Supper, and Jesus announces to his Apostles, "My Brethren, the Roman Guard is on its way here to arrest me. And it is because one of you has betrayed me."
Well, the Apostles are all shocked and stunned. They all think so highly of each other that they can't comprehend of there being a traitor amongst them. So a few begin to wonder if they had inadvertently brought about this betrayal.
Mark goes up to Jesus and he asks, "Was it I, Lord?"
And Jesus turns to Mark and says, "No, my brother, it is not you. Your love for me is great and it shall one day be transformed into words that shall be read by uncountable numbers throughout the world."
Then Peter goes up to Jesus and asks, "Was it I, Lord?"
And Jesus turns to Peter and says, "No, Peter, it is not you. Though you shall deny me in the coming hours, your love for me is strong and you will be the cornor stone of my church in years to come."
Then Judas goes up to Jesus and asks, "Was it I, Lord?"
And Jesus turns to Judas and says, "Oh--Was it I, Lord? Was it I, Looooord?"
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Before I left for lunch, I had time to watch UGLY BETTY. As the show winds down, the writers are slowly changing the character of Betty. When the show started, she was really interested in fashion and wanted to be a part of that scene. Now, however, she's not into such surface pursuits as fashion and looks. She's more about important environmental issues. Kind of left me a little cold with her rising nicely at MODE only for us to find out that's not what she wants at all. Confusing to say the least.
Justin's story was sweet, and it was nice to see characters back who were regulars in years past. Don't like the storyline with WIllie really doing terrible physical and psychological damage to an alcoholic who needs help just to satisfy her sick dreams of power. They had been tempering her character over the last year or so, but now she's worse than ever.
Again, I don't get it, but with the show only on a couple of more weeks, I guess at this point it doesn't matter.
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When I got in, I watched my work project for today: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: The Squeakquel. Typical silly stuff for juveniles with predictable plots and the addition of the Chipettes who have never been my favorites. Lots of music and slapstick stuff, but, of course, I'm not the primary audience for a movie like this, and it was all I could do to endure it.
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Then I started watching the bonus features. I got seven of the bonus features watched, but there are quite a few more, I'd say a good hour's worth of material still left to view. (Some of it is BD-Live which I guess will take some time to load from the net.)
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The April Fool's Day joke was a bust. My manager was at another location today! :-)
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
Well, if there was, there isn't a difference, anymore...Cadbury was just purchased by Kraft Foods (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cadbury-kraft-finalizing-terms-of-friendly-deal-2010-01-19):
The acquisition of the 186-year-old Cadbury will make Kraft the world's biggest chocolate and confectionery producer by revenue, through the addition of brands including Dairy Milk, Creme Egg and Green & Black's.
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FYI: this is not a joke.
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I must hop off-line now and get some writing done. Then I'll head back down to finish ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL on Blu-ray.
WBBL.
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Page Five Dance!!!
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And now I'm REALLY going!
;D
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A local news radio station today announced that the Arizona State Legislature overnight passed a bill that would change the school schedule to children with the last names A-L would go to school Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; M-Z would go to school Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and that the school day would be 10 hours long and that school would go year-round. Teachers would now work those 60 hours per week without additional pay. Some people were very upset.
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My Maunday Thursday Joke:
It's the Last Supper, and Jesus announces to his Apostles, "My Brethren, the Roman Guard is on its way here to arrest me. And it is because one of you has betrayed me."
Well, the Apostles are all shocked and stunned. They all think so highly of each other that they can't comprehend of there being a traitor amongst them. So a few begin to wonder if they had inadvertently brought about this betrayal.
Mark goes up to Jesus and he asks, "Was it I, Lord?"
And Jesus turns to Mark and says, "No, my brother, it is not you. Your love for me is great and it shall one day be transformed into words that shall be read by uncountable numbers throughout the world."
Then Peter goes up to Jesus and asks, "Was it I, Lord?"
And Jesus turns to Peter and says, "No, Peter, it is not you. Though you shall deny me in the coming hours, your love for me is strong and you will be the cornor stone of my church in years to come."
Then Judas goes up to Jesus and asks, "Was it I, Lord?"
And Jesus turns to Judas and says, "Oh--Was it I, Lord? Was it I, Looooord?"
Not to get too technical, but Mark wasn't one of the 12 disciples. Otherwise, not too bad.
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
Well, if there was, there isn't a difference, anymore...Cadbury was just purchased by Kraft Foods (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cadbury-kraft-finalizing-terms-of-friendly-deal-2010-01-19):
The acquisition of the 186-year-old Cadbury will make Kraft the world's biggest chocolate and confectionery producer by revenue, through the addition of brands including Dairy Milk, Creme Egg and Green & Black's.
Use to buy a lot of Green & Black's because it's organic and the flavors are intense. Hope it doesn't change.
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
Well, if there was, there isn't a difference, anymore...Cadbury was just purchased by Kraft Foods (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cadbury-kraft-finalizing-terms-of-friendly-deal-2010-01-19):
The acquisition of the 186-year-old Cadbury will make Kraft the world's biggest chocolate and confectionery producer by revenue, through the addition of brands including Dairy Milk, Creme Egg and Green & Black's.
Use to buy a lot of Green & Black's because it's organic and the flavors are intense. Hope it doesn't change.
I've never heard of Green & Black's. What are they (he asked without bothering to look it up himself on the inner-web ;))?
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I am home from work and it is time for dinner.
Followed by Pwoject Wunway......well.....followed MUCH LATER by PR.
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
None visibly. All the Cadbury candy from the UK used to taste better than our US candy. My guess, it is the cows.
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
Well, if there was, there isn't a difference, anymore...Cadbury was just purchased by Kraft Foods (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cadbury-kraft-finalizing-terms-of-friendly-deal-2010-01-19):
The acquisition of the 186-year-old Cadbury will make Kraft the world's biggest chocolate and confectionery producer by revenue, through the addition of brands including Dairy Milk, Creme Egg and Green & Black's.
I knew this fact. ;D
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A local news radio station today announced that the Arizona State Legislature overnight passed a bill that would change the school schedule to children with the last names A-L would go to school Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; M-Z would go to school Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and that the school day would be 10 hours long and that school would go year-round. Teachers would now work those 60 hours per week without additional pay. Some people were very upset.
;D What some people will believe.
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Thursday morning greetings! Can someone please tell me why I decided to throw a major family dinner party the night before Richard and I have to leave for Easter weekend in Lima? Yikes, there's a lot to do, including getting our bedroom ready for my sister and her husband to occupy it for the next 3 nights. Fortunately, we don't have to leave until early/mid afternoon.
I was very sorry to read that my church is no longer having either a Maundy Thursday service or a prayer vigil.
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My church is doing the Thursday thing, but not a good Friday service.
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T.O.D.
I think my two favorite April Fool Jokes both were done on the radio.
Back in the 70s and 80s there was a disc jockey on Seattle's KOMO-Radio by the name of Larry Nelson. Larry was an institution on Seattle radio for over 30 years. Part of his morning show included traffic reports from the KOMO ariplane piloted by Ted Potter. One April 1, Ted Potter broke in with a special report that Vashon Island in Puget Sound had broken free and was floating north towards Seattle. This went on and on between Ted and Larry for about an hour. People were actaully freaking out and started calling 911, City Hall, members of Congress, etc. I laughed my head off at some people's stupidity, but Larry and Ted almost got fired over the whole thing.
The other radio prank started several weeks before April 1 when this "rock station" started announcing that they would be making a special announcement about the future of their station shortly after midnight on April 1. Promptly, at midnight, the manager came on the air and annouced that the station had decided to jump on the band wagon and turn their station format into 100% disco. Now, the problem was that this was very late in the 90s or early 21 century. And the station proceeded to play all disco, all the time for the entire 24 hours. It was great.
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RE: last night's UGLY BETTY
Before I left for lunch, I had time to watch UGLY BETTY. As the show winds down, the writers are slowly changing the character of Betty. When the show started, she was really interested in fashion and wanted to be a part of that scene. Now, however, she's not into such surface pursuits as fashion and looks. She's more about important environmental issues. Kind of left me a little cold with her rising nicely at MODE only for us to find out that's not what she wants at all. Confusing to say the least.
Justin's story was sweet, and it was nice to see characters back who were regulars in years past. Don't like the storyline with WIllie really doing terrible physical and psychological damage to an alcoholic who needs help just to satisfy her sick dreams of power. They had been tempering her character over the last year or so, but now she's worse than ever.
Again, I don't get it, but with the show only on a couple of more weeks, I guess at this point it doesn't matter.
It's funny that you sound like you didn't like last night's show. I thought it was one of the best this season. I absolutely loved watching them in london. And it was so great to see christina and geo (sp?).
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I have a question.
I know that either DR JMK or DR Jose will know the answer immediately.
(My piano is nowhere near the computer, otherwise I'd pound this one out for myself).
What is that last note that Ms. Springfield hits in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcfbSOqckc
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BTW, I am fond of the YouTube April Fool's joke.
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I guess tomorrow will be a payback for those of us in the Northwest - weatherwise. The last few weeks we have had sunshine and blue skies when most parts of the country were having rain and cold temperatures. Tomorrow, when a lot of you will be enjoying warm weather, we are expecting a fierce wind and rain storm.
Paybacks are a bitch!
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BTW, I am fond of the YouTube April Fool's joke.
What is the joke?
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BTW, I am fond of the YouTube April Fool's joke.
What is the joke?
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I have a question.
I know that either DR JMK or DR Jose will know the answer immediately.
(My piano is nowhere near the computer, otherwise I'd pound this one out for myself).
What is that last note that Ms. Springfield hits in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcfbSOqckc
High G, major seventh in an Ab maj 7 chord
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Tell DW Betsy to give you a great big hug. You're great, DR JMK!
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Three churches in Mooresville are having an Easter Sunday sunrise service.....at 10:30 a.m.
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Good Evening!
It was a good afternoon for walk in New York City. :)
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I have a question.
I know that either DR JMK or DR Jose will know the answer immediately.
(My piano is nowhere near the computer, otherwise I'd pound this one out for myself).
What is that last note that Ms. Springfield hits in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcfbSOqckc
What DR JMK said.
;)
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Three churches in Mooresville are having an Easter Sunday sunrise service.....at 10:30 a.m.
We're not quite as bad -- ours is at 7:30 a.m.
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Tell DW Betsy to give you a great big hug. You're great, DR JMK!
A great lesbian!
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Three churches in Mooresville are having an Easter Sunday sunrise service.....at 10:30 a.m.
Well, if Midnight Mass can now take place at 9:00pm or 10:00pm, well...
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
DR Jennifer - Even though Cadbury(/Kraft) is a global company, the formulations for their treats are different from country to country. The English (and Australian) Cadbury products are a lot less sweet than their American counterparts. The non-U.S. versions also tend to rely more on real sugar than corn syrup byproducts. Additionally, since the milk (solids) is sourced locally, that also affects the taste of the finished product.
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
Well, if there was, there isn't a difference, anymore...Cadbury was just purchased by Kraft Foods (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cadbury-kraft-finalizing-terms-of-friendly-deal-2010-01-19):
The acquisition of the 186-year-old Cadbury will make Kraft the world's biggest chocolate and confectionery producer by revenue, through the addition of brands including Dairy Milk, Creme Egg and Green & Black's.
Old news. <puff, puff>
;)
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Thank you Jennifer.
I forgot to respond re: your cadbury easter creme egg comment.
What is the difference between the US vs English versions. I didn't even know there was more than one kind. So I obviously have no idea which ones i've been eating.
Well, if there was, there isn't a difference, anymore...Cadbury was just purchased by Kraft Foods (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cadbury-kraft-finalizing-terms-of-friendly-deal-2010-01-19):
The acquisition of the 186-year-old Cadbury will make Kraft the world's biggest chocolate and confectionery producer by revenue, through the addition of brands including Dairy Milk, Creme Egg and Green & Black's.
Old news. <puff, puff>
;)
Of course, you know and I know, but I didn't know if Jennifer knew.
:D
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Three churches in Mooresville are having an Easter Sunday sunrise service.....at 10:30 a.m.
I'm singing, thank G*D, at the 10:45am service, not the 7:30 Sunrise Service. . .which actually IS a sunrise service.
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I love Dusty Springfield.
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BTW, I am fond of the YouTube April Fool's joke.
What is the joke?
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It's pretty cool! ;D
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Tell DW Betsy to give you a great big hug. You're great, DR JMK!
A great lesbian!
Not as great as Dusty, however. ;)
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Apologies for the widescreen. :-*
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Dusty looks like an impressionistic painting. . . .
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I'm off to watch FLASHFORWARD (dvr-ed) then THE LAST WALTZ on blu-ray, which I picked up at Borders today for less than $15.00! :)
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I see that CILLALIZ got into one of her ambitious moods and power-washed all the sidewalks in Sioux City. Good for you, Cillla!
LOL, as I was walking down the street today, I thought that City Hall could use a powerwashing. i won't do it though.
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Sunrise is at 6:12 in Arizona.
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T.O.D.
Back in the 70s and 80s there was a disc jockey on Seattle's KOMO-Radio by the name of Larry Nelson. Larry was an institution on Seattle radio for over 30 years. Part of his morning show included traffic reports from the KOMO ariplane piloted by Ted Potter. One April 1, Ted Potter broke in with a special report that Vashon Island in Puget Sound had broken free and was floating north towards Seattle. This went on and on between Ted and Larry for about an hour. People were actaully freaking out and started calling 911, City Hall, members of Congress, etc. I laughed my head off at some people's stupidity, but Larry and Ted almost got fired over the whole thing.
Funny :)
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G'night!
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Of course, you know and I know, but I didn't know if Jennifer knew.
:D
DR George - Don't forget, DR Jane knew too. ::)
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Goodnight, DR TCB.
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I see that CILLALIZ got into one of her ambitious moods and power-washed all the sidewalks in Sioux City. Good for you, Cillla!
LOL, as I was walking down the street today, I thought that City Hall could use a powerwashing. i won't do it though.
;D
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Of course, you know and I know, but I didn't know if Jennifer knew.
:D
DR George - Don't forget, DR Jane knew too. ::)
Thank you :)
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A local news radio station today announced that the Arizona State Legislature overnight passed a bill that would change the school schedule to children with the last names A-L would go to school Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; M-Z would go to school Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and that the school day would be 10 hours long and that school would go year-round. Teachers would now work those 60 hours per week without additional pay. Some people were very upset.
A FB friend posted something similar at her son's school. The teachers passed at info for next year's schedule, verbally telling the kids school would be all year round. Since most the students didn't look at the paperwork until they got home, they believed it. ;D
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Today was beautiful, 86 degrees.. It's been in the 80s all week, but tomorrow is going to be much cooler and rainy. I asked Edith if she wanted time off on Good Friday, or I said we could go this afternoon and work tomorrow. She opted for this afternoon. I got the entire back yard raked. I am very sore, but got all my outdoor projects done this week. So let it rain this weekend,
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I went to a reception for a retirement at the courthouse. As I left the roads were all blocked off with police cars. I asked what was going on and was told they think there is a bomb under a car....no April Fools joke. I went home. I guess it was all resolved
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I've never heard of Green & Black's. What are they (he asked without bothering to look it up himself on the inner-web ;))?
DR George - Green & Black's (http://www.greenandblacks.com/us/home.html)
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http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_5d51da80-3dc8-11df-925b-001cc4c002e0.html
Here's the story. I was leaving right at 2:30, before the building was evacuated. It's too bad,. It was the beginning of a two hour reception for a woman who has done a remarkable job for 20 years. She deserved better than an evacuation
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Well, I guess she has a story to tell about her retirement party, Cillaliz.
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Well that's true enough DR Laura
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I've never heard of Green & Black's. What are they (he asked without bothering to look it up himself on the inner-web ;))?
DR George - Green & Black's
(http://www.greenandblacks.com/us/home.html)
Thank you.
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"She deserved better than an evacuation" - That sounds like the tag line for a novel or movie. ::)
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I've never heard of Green & Black's. What are they (he asked without bothering to look it up himself on the inner-web ;))?
DR George - Green & Black's (http://www.greenandblacks.com/us/home.html)
Thanks, Jose! They look really good! And according to their website, the local Fred Meyer has them. I guess I'll check it out. :D
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I didn't really feel like hiking & bouncing my arm today. Instead we went to Costco to use $8 worth of coupons about to expire, for products we need. Forgetting the holiday weekend I didn't expect such a crowd.
I picked up two paperbacks, one purchased mainly for its small size. I think these will hold me until I can get to the library.
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Off to do dishes & for the night. I'm pleased to say my afternoon exercises & stretches really helped & I feel better.
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Greetings from Lima's lovely west side! Fr. Richard conducted a fitting Maundy Thursday mass, after which we had supper at Bob Evans with the Sr. Warden and his family. We are now tucked into our home-away-from-home and hoping that my sister and her husband are likewise in our home.
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So, I'm going to go now. I'll stop at Fred Meyer and try one (some ;)) of the Green and Black's chocolate bars.
Until later!
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But before I go...
PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
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I can't tell you all how good it feels to have all this yard work done already. I usually put it off until about May and by that time it's so overgrown I can't really clean things out. Now, I'm all set to clear out the flower beds along by rock wall and plant flowers and plants. The back yard is about to become a really great place to be
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I've never heard of Green & Black's. What are they (he asked without bothering to look it up himself on the inner-web ;))?
DR George - Green & Black's (http://www.greenandblacks.com/us/home.html)
Thanks, Jose! They look really good! And according to their website, the local Fred Meyer has them. I guess I'll check it out. :D
You're welcome, George. Green & Black's is definitely "premium" chocolate. It's meant for nibbling, rather than snacking and devouring.
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Finally back. Rehearsal was as nutty as I knew it would be. Nothing but HUGE scenes and musical numbers today. We finished all but three of them, and added one hour to the schedule for tomorrow - IF I can get them done in an hour, as the three that are left are also HUGE. But I was very pleased with the minimal little staging things I did on the two biggest numbers - just some moving around, formation changes, and buttons.
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I must now relax.
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RE: last night's UGLY BETTY
Before I left for lunch, I had time to watch UGLY BETTY. As the show winds down, the writers are slowly changing the character of Betty. When the show started, she was really interested in fashion and wanted to be a part of that scene. Now, however, she's not into such surface pursuits as fashion and looks. She's more about important environmental issues. Kind of left me a little cold with her rising nicely at MODE only for us to find out that's not what she wants at all. Confusing to say the least.
Justin's story was sweet, and it was nice to see characters back who were regulars in years past. Don't like the storyline with WIllie really doing terrible physical and psychological damage to an alcoholic who needs help just to satisfy her sick dreams of power. They had been tempering her character over the last year or so, but now she's worse than ever.
Again, I don't get it, but with the show only on a couple of more weeks, I guess at this point it doesn't matter.
It's funny that you sound like you didn't like last night's show. I thought it was one of the best this season. I absolutely loved watching them in london. And it was so great to see christina and geo (sp?).
You read correctly. I didn't like it much.
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I spent a fair amount of my time this evening leading up to prime time TV watching the remaining special features on the ALVIN Blu-ray. A couple of the features were tongue-in-cheek featurettes where the human actors are pretending the chipmunks were there and they're giving interviews about their egos, etc. I found those tiresome. The features geared to show a little of the work behind the magic were interesting but might have been shown in greater detail.
Since the disc was past street date, the BD-Live stuff was active, but it was only a trailer and a couple of deleted scenes. Of course, there were also contents there for a host of current or upcoming film and Blu-ray releases, too. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is one of those.
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I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Reid was on (no Luke), but his scenes were about his impending suit for malpractice. He was also in the previews for tomorrow but once again, there didn't appear to be any Luke in any of those scenes.
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Oliver had some nice scenes in today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE which I also skimmed. Too bad Kyle couldn't have been there with him with him holding the baby for the first time as her "official" father. (He did hold her earlier during the failed rescue attempt of her mother.)
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Then I watched tonight's BONES episode. A pretty interesting case and some further developments with some of the characters.
Of course, I did hate Dr. Sweets' proposal to the irritating Daisy. Not that I don't wish him every happiness, but this means she's going to stick around as a character since she'll be tied to him, and she is BY FAR my least favorite intern that is used on the show.
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GREY'S ANATOMY came next. Again, involving cases and (for me) disposable personal stuff with doctors who're so eager to have children (or not). I did enjoy seeing Alex's brother, and it's too bad he's not sticking around. It would give Lexie or one of the other unattached females someone to hop into bed with since the pool of male candidates available for them seems to be shrinking.
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RE: last night's UGLY BETTY
Before I left for lunch, I had time to watch UGLY BETTY. As the show winds down, the writers are slowly changing the character of Betty. When the show started, she was really interested in fashion and wanted to be a part of that scene. Now, however, she's not into such surface pursuits as fashion and looks. She's more about important environmental issues. Kind of left me a little cold with her rising nicely at MODE only for us to find out that's not what she wants at all. Confusing to say the least.
Justin's story was sweet, and it was nice to see characters back who were regulars in years past. Don't like the storyline with WIllie really doing terrible physical and psychological damage to an alcoholic who needs help just to satisfy her sick dreams of power. They had been tempering her character over the last year or so, but now she's worse than ever.
Again, I don't get it, but with the show only on a couple of more weeks, I guess at this point it doesn't matter.
It's funny that you sound like you didn't like last night's show. I thought it was one of the best this season. I absolutely loved watching them in london. And it was so great to see christina and geo (sp?).
You read correctly. I didn't like it much.
I wasn't too keen on the whole AA ruse the writers came up for Wilhelmina either -Yes, she's supposed to be ruthless, but the writers could have chosen a less "personal" way. It actually made me uncomfortable.
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Looks like I'll be taking Friday and Saturday off if nothing comes in the mail tomorrow that requires immediate attention. If that's the case, I'll watch RIDE WITH THE DEVIL on Sunday (I've never seen it). This is the (very long) director's cut which runs almost 2 1/2 hours.
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Now I guess I'll close up shop in the office and head downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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For those DRs who are fans of "The Amazing Race", you may want to check out their Online Trivia Contest:
The Amazing Race Trivia Challenge (http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/games/video_trivia/)
It's kind of fun, and you could win $7,000.
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Good for you.
Me? Sushi = :P
Well, I seem to remember a time you enjoyed it when the filler was raw Missionary or Fur Trapper.
der Brucer
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Listening to the new Kritzerland master - it sounds really good now, although there's still a little editing work to be done.
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Also watched an excellent motion picture on Blu and Ray.
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Very full from a wonderful supper at Genghis Cohen.
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I've never heard of Green & Black's. What are they (he asked without bothering to look it up himself on the inner-web ;))?
DR George - Green & Black's (http://www.greenandblacks.com/us/home.html)
Thanks, Jose! They look really good! And according to their website, the local Fred Meyer has them. I guess I'll check it out. :D
You're welcome, George. Green & Black's is definitely "premium" chocolate. It's meant for nibbling, rather than snacking and devouring.
Well, I couldn't find them at Fred Meyer. But I did get the package you sent! Thank you so much!! :-* :-* :-*
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George,
I hear your sister graduated from Home Depot's Advanced Home Repairs Course and has received her IKEA Master Assemblers Certificate - all to honor the day.
der Brucer
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Well, I couldn't find them at Fred Meyer. But I did get the package you sent! Thank you so much!! :-* :-* :-*
Sometimes they get put with the "baking chocolate". Does Fred Meyer have a "gourmet" aisle? They could be there. Or maybe they're just not available at your Fred Meyer.
And... You're Welcome!
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And...
It's late...
Goodnight.
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Well, I couldn't find them at Fred Meyer. But I did get the package you sent! Thank you so much!! :-* :-* :-*
Sometimes they get put with the "baking chocolate". Does Fred Meyer have a "gourmet" aisle? They could be there. Or maybe they're just not available at your Fred Meyer.
And... You're Welcome!
I didn't think about the gourmet aisle...or the baking section. I'll try that later. :)