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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both fine and fancy-free, and now it is time for you to post until the fine and fancy-free cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: RODOMONTADE!
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As promised, here's the new Kritzerland release, for your eyes only. You know the drill - it's 19.98 plus 3.75 shipping paid via paypal to kritzerland at adephia dot net.
BOY AGAINST BUCCANEER! ALL THE WONDER OF PERCEPTOVISION!
Kritzerland is proud to present a world premiere limited edition CD release:
THE BOY AND THE PIRATES
Music Composed and Conducted by Albert Glasser
In 1960, after years of producing films about giant creatures, colossal men, Cyclops, and tiny Puppet People, Bert I. Gordon, affectionately known as Mr. BIG, did something very unexpected – he made a really fun children’s adventure film called The Boy and the Pirates. The film starred Charles Herbert as the boy, Murvyn Vye as the pirate, and, best of all, Mr. BIG’S very own daughter Susan Gordon as the girl.
SEE! SEE! SEE!
The Amazing Genie! The Growing Sea-Mountain! The Fantastic Journey Into Time! The Magic Fog! The Most Amazing Adventure a Boy Ever Lived!
The one-sheet for the film told kids of the day all they needed to know and they flocked to the theater. Just what PerceptOvision was was anyone’s guess, but whatever it was, we loved it. And yes, there was a genie, and there was magic fog (pink, to be exact), and there was a boy and there were pirates galore and a wonderful pirate ship and adventures and the adorable Susan Gordon. And tying it all together was the score of Albert Glasser.
While Glasser had been scoring every kind of low-budget film in every kind of genre, for Mr. BIG he’d been composing one horror film after another, so The Boy and the Pirates was a nice change of pace for both of them. And it was also the type of score Glasser knew intimately – the big, swashbuckling sort of music he was around when he began in Hollywood, especially when he was working with the master of that kind of music, the great Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Glasser came up with a lot of swash and even more buckle, with his trademark blaring brass, fun themes, and rip-roaring Saturday matinee adventure music and all in stereophonic sound. It’s grand to hear Glasser in a mode other than horror, and his music really works wonderfully in the film and on its own.
For this release, we used 1/4-inch stereo tapes, which were in very good condition. We’ve tried to put this in as close to film order as possible – as frequently happens, some of the music was truncated, some repeated, and some not used. It’s a very short score, so to add a little bit more playing time to the CD we’re pleased to present a little mini-suite from Mr. BIG’s classic, Attack of the Puppet People. Sadly, all the tapes we’ve heard on this score have horrible distortion – we’re still on the prowl for better tapes, but until they turn up, we’ve salvaged the few cues that didn’t have extreme distortion and edited them together into a nice little musical appetizer.
So, join us on the high seas for adventure and fun with Pirates and Puppet People!
This release is limited to 1000 copies only. The price is $19.98 plus shipping.
CD will ship by the third week of July – however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2rf8nyf.jpg)
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Can't have enough Mr. BIG film scores, and I can only tell you, there will be more coming.
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Welcome nine GUESTS.
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THE BOY AND THE PIRATES has been ordered!
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Good morning, all.
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Last night, a few friends talked into going dancing, which I hadn't really done in nine months and I felt really rusty. The place, called Ballroom Dance Annex, was hot. The AC was broken and the fans only offered minimal relief. The $2 bottle of water was tepid. And everything about it was wonderful.
It was great to see old friends, great to know I could still dance a rumba and a cha-cha, and just glad to be doing something other than work for a change. Diana and I even won the sexiest dance competition, which was to a bolero. It didn't matter that we weren't on the beat, that we switched from bolero to rumba in midstream, that Diana had a bit too much tequila and was feeling it whenever she did a turn. Actually the tequila probably helped us win.
Then it was off to a place called the Hangin' Tree Saloon for some live music by a Texas singer-songwriter James Hand and some two-stepping. More fun, even if it was a bit smoky. I smell like an ash tray still.
I'm a bit bleary this morning, but I'm glad I went.
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Just caught up with yesterday's postings. Great news on Joe's surgery. Continued healing vibes for all needing.
And have a great Memorial Day. Thankfully, I'm scheduled to work tomorrow, though I find it odd that there's only regular pay tomorrow, no holiday pay, even though it's gov'ment work.
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INVASION U.S.A.:
I recall seeing that when it first came out, and it scared the s**t out of me.
I saw it again when it came out on DVD (mainly because Dan O'Herlihy was in it), and thought it was pretty silly.
Dan said that he only worked one day on the movie.
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Congrats to DR JOHNG on his Sexiest Dance Award.
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Ordered Pirates/Puppet....wooooooohooooooooooooo!
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And the word of the day is: RODOMONTADE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I'VE GOTTA CROW
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Hmmmmmmm according the Amazon.com INVASION USA will ship within 1-3 weeks! Why the delay?
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Morning all.
We are having dinner this evening with friends, one from Chicago and one from DC
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We are listening to After The Ball after eating breakfast
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I spent 6 hours yesterday with a pickaxe and shovel, planting tomatoes and peppers and prepping other garden areas while Greg used pulleys and hunks of marble to straighten up the fence that has continued to lean more with every flood. Now that he's fixed it, it looks like a new fence and I'm anxious to do more work in the garden.
Even though I spent several hours pulling weeds before digging, my arms and hands are what really hurt. They didn't hurt at the time but by the time I went to bed I couldn't sleep. After an hour I did get to sleep but then when my DH came to bed he woke me and I was up for another couple of hours.
It was so rare lately to have a day when I wasn't indoors editing that I overdid it. But at least the mosquitoes weren't too horrible until @ sunset.
We have a wonderful nursery here with heirloom tomatoes so I hope we have a good crop this year. (Last fall they were all under water!)
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It's a fine day!
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I worked on a movie called INVASION U.S.A. but this was a different one, starring Chuck Norris.
Horrible movie, but the most interesting thing about it is that they blow up my DH's childhood home. (Fortunately, they had already moved when the airport bought m any of the houses for noise abatement when they expanded.) This was in '85, before I'd even met my DH. Quite a coinky-dink!
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Our house in Marietta is on the National Register, and so is the home of bk's friend Michael Burns. His house is for sale. Wonder if he wants to do a house swap?
http://www.showcase.com/property/1567-Harrodsburg-Road/Danville/Kentucky/6571980
Check out the pdf flyer---what a wonderful location and restoration job they did. But maybe they decided to scale down from 500+ acres!
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I've been E&T while doing CLOSER work and cutting the trailer for our baseball doc at night. I sent the traler off last night and the producer and director loved it. Now the distributor will be the test, since it's a minute longer than he asked for! ("snip snip here, snip snip there...")
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For those fans of the kitty Joel, on THE CLOSER, when the next season returns he's a BIG kitty, so they probably used the same one. He's very handsome!
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tomato vibes for DR EDISAURUS.....that IS a lovely home!
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Today is the annual season Open House for Putnam County Playhouse followed by the board meeting.
Of course the director of Hello, Dolly! decided that her cast would NOT be present during the holiday because it was too much trouble....so for the first time in over 10 years we will have NO entertainment.....I don't expect a lot of people, but we shall see.
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I'm awake, showered (like you all needed to know that) and ready to head out to work. It's a really lovely day here in the SF Bay Area and I hope it stays this way throughout the summer. This rain in May SHOULD stay mainly in the plains, I always say. This afternoon, the family is coming over for a BBQ and to see our newly landscaped yard. Should be too too fun. Yesterday, we put in some new flowers, with some decorative bark, and some really cool solar lights (and cheap, $2 a piece!!!), so the yard is coming along. One addition that we have decided on but have yet been able to find is a chiminea. You'd think they would be plentiful in these parts, but if they are, they are hiding. Come hell or high water, we will find a chiminea to complete this phase of the back yard.
And now, I'm outa here.
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Good morning, all. I woke aroound 7:20, decided I cpould sleep in an hour and suddenly it was 9:40. So, I'm up, bathed, the bed is made, and I'm on my first cup of coffee. I have more work on THE ROSE OF ALGERIA today and whatever fresh hell comes along.
At some point today or tomorrow, I believe I will visit Mr Bruce Pomahac; I have a couple of gifts for him, including one of the copies of LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40, and a visit/movie/snack/meal with him is always a lot of fun.
More coffee!
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Matthew, chimineas are plentiful in Phoenix. It's illegal to use them in the winter , though (on bad air days). Which makes them kinda useless.
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One of my favorite places in Arizona is on fire. Down in the southeast corner. You have seen photos of the area.
http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12565747
My understanding is that it will burn until our monsoon begins -- about four to six weeks.
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BUSTING arrived at my house yesterday, as did a lovely CD from DR ELMORE. Thanks!
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Thanks for the tomato vibes, JRand. I planted black, rose and yellow (mortage lifter) tomatoes, and a red (gourmet) and yellow (chardonnay) pepper, so fingers crossed they won't be underwater before we have chance to harvest!
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DR Laura, I'm so sorry to hear that a place you love is being destroyed by fire. They said it was "human caused". Do you know what happened? Vibes that all the critters can escape to safety.
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DR MBarnum, here's an article with your name all over it!
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/fug_girls_history_of_abs.html#photo=1
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I believe I'm going to try to escape to the Park in a bit. I hope.
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DR MBarnum, here's an article with your name all over it!
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/fug_girls_history_of_abs.html#photo=1
Umm.. I believe there might be an echo in here... with a delay of about a day or two. ;)
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LOL...I hear you!
And now I am off to get ready for the Open House for the theatre.
We need photos of DR JMK's new home now that he is settled in.
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DR MBarnum, here's an article with your name all over it!
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/fug_girls_history_of_abs.html#photo=1
Umm.. I believe there might be an echo in here... with a delay of about a day or two. ;)
Spoo!
When I run across something about naked bodybuilders, I immediately think of DR MBarnum. Well, who doesn't?
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DR Elmore, thanks for the tune!
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DR Laura, I'm so sorry to hear that a place you love is being destroyed by fire. They said it was "human caused". Do you know what happened? Vibes that all the critters can escape to safety.
Yes, they believe they know how it was started, but I'm afraid the answer is not politically correct and that I might be bashed on a message board for saying.
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It is a premier birding area, and also where I saw deer, javelinas, etc.
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I do not like to think anyone here would bash me for anything, so sometimes I keep my opinions to myself.
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I do not like to think anyone here would bash me for anything, so sometimes I keep my opinions to myself.
You shouldn't worry so much. I bash you for any number of reasons. :-*
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LOL!
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LOL...I hear you!
And now I am off to get ready for the Open House for the theatre.
We need photos of DR JMK's new home now that he is settled in.
Have fun!
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Oy, I am out of it.
When I saw JOHNG without the space, I thought of Ma Johng and Pa Johng.
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The shower sounds like fun, Matthew. My cousin had a baby shower recently and people really had a great time. Hope the people who came to your shower had a good time.
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You know you have to make up for missed posts when you come back and actually have to log in again.
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Again, hope no one minds that I'm just posting these, as some people trying to fight unemployment insurance seem to refuse to accept that doing these videos are an effort to FIND writing work, as opposed to BEING actual work. If any of the Guests here do industrial shows, please take note.
This is my Salute to the Eighties - Elaine Stritch and Betty White are both in their 80's, right? :)
Two sexy ladies in their 80's who are indiscreet, now side by side they're glorified, etc, etc. although I'm on 43rd street, not 42nd Street!
STRITCH POSSIBLY ON BROADWAY???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G46xow0I3lk
AND MISS BETTY WHITE being serenaded as "GREAT-AUNTIE MAME"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ados3loEZBs
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I do not like to think anyone here would bash me for anything, so sometimes I keep my opinions to myself.
Maybe I should bash you for keeping mum :D
der Brucer
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DR Laura, I'm so sorry to hear that a place you love is being destroyed by fire. They said it was "human caused". Do you know what happened? Vibes that all the critters can escape to safety.
Yes, they believe they know how it was started, but I'm afraid the answer is not politically correct and that I might be bashed on a message board for saying.
OK - I'll do the dirty deed:
SURFBIRDS (http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Mail/AZNM/729979)
Chiricahua (Horseshoe) fire update
Date: Sat, May 29, 2010, 11:45 PM
The Portal community just finished an informative, sober meeting with
the supervisors of the fire team working to contain the Horseshoe
Fire.
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It is going to be a very difficult, very large fire and will most
likely burn until the monsoon rains arrive. Right now just over 1200
acres have burned in the heart of the Chiricahua Wilderness. If the
fire burns to the perimeter lines they've established, it could go to
35,000 - 40,000 acres. For comparison, the Rattlesnake Fire of the
1990s burned 29,000 acres.
They see no way of keeping the fire out of South Fork; what they will
concentrate on is manipulating the fire when possible to lower its
intensity, to avoid as much as possible the catastrophic, stand-
replacing fire that we had with the Rattlesnake. They will also
concentrate on protecting the old growth riparian corridor along South
Fork. They are very aware of its high biological value.
The fire investigators say that the fire was human-caused, and that it
is virtually certain that illegal immigrants are responsible, again.
It began at Burro Springs, near the ridge of Horseshoe and South Fork
canyons.
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der Brucer (volunteer bashee)
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DR Laura, I'm so sorry to hear that a place you love is being destroyed by fire. They said it was "human caused". Do you know what happened? Vibes that all the critters can escape to safety.
Yes, they believe they know how it was started, but I'm afraid the answer is not politically correct and that I might be bashed on a message board for saying.
OK - I'll do the dirty deed:
SURFBIRDS (http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Mail/AZNM/729979)
Chiricahua (Horseshoe) fire update
Date: Sat, May 29, 2010, 11:45 PM
The Portal community just finished an informative, sober meeting with
the supervisors of the fire team working to contain the Horseshoe
Fire.
...
It is going to be a very difficult, very large fire and will most
likely burn until the monsoon rains arrive. Right now just over 1200
acres have burned in the heart of the Chiricahua Wilderness. If the
fire burns to the perimeter lines they've established, it could go to
35,000 - 40,000 acres. For comparison, the Rattlesnake Fire of the
1990s burned 29,000 acres.
They see no way of keeping the fire out of South Fork; what they will
concentrate on is manipulating the fire when possible to lower its
intensity, to avoid as much as possible the catastrophic, stand-
replacing fire that we had with the Rattlesnake. They will also
concentrate on protecting the old growth riparian corridor along South
Fork. They are very aware of its high biological value.
The fire investigators say that the fire was human-caused, and that it
is virtually certain that illegal immigrants are responsible, again.
It began at Burro Springs, near the ridge of Horseshoe and South Fork
canyons.
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der Brucer (volunteer bashee)
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Another good reason for comprehensive immigration reform. If you didn't have to sneak across the border you wouldn't have to build a fire in the wilderness
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It's officially Paul's birthday today, so I met him for coffee and gave him a card. It's his regular coffee place so i announced it was his birthday and they gave him cake with a candle and sang happy birthday. He was pleasantly surprised. It was fun
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Then I came home and started scrubbing walls. It's going pretty well, but will take time. I did the area behind the door first so I can leave it open and get some air. But I am going to take lots of breaks. It's only in the 60s outside so I won't get overheated today
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DR Edi, I admire you doing all that outside. I need to to it, but not today
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Just finished a Gatorade so I can get back to working and sweating...
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What do you get when you cross the Roaming Gnome with a newborn...
Roaming Jackson (http://www.roamingjackson.com)
CUTE!!!!!!!
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I watched INVASION USA a few years back and once was enough. I do like Gerald Mohr, but Peggy Castle does nothing for me, although as a person I would be most intersted in knowing more about her.
I think I may watch BOY AND THE PIRATES today. I have had the DVD for a long time, but have not even cracked it open.
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Well, I still have lots more to plant and am trying to talk myself into getting back out there. Maybe I won't do as much digging today.
For the first time, we've had a professional come and spray the back yard for mosquitoes. We have a terrible problem with it, being in a flood plain. It's not something we'd ever considered doing but we've been eaten alive by them this year. I really noticed the difference yesterday, especially when a neighbor came over in short and flip flops and I didn't see a single mosquito on her. Amazing that it worked that well!
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Oy, I am out of it.
When I saw JOHNG without the space, I thought of Ma Johng and Pa Johng.
And their son: Big Bad Johng
der Brucer
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Another good reason for comprehensive immigration reform.
Careful what you wish for - a plan that included unconditional amnesty would put you out of work :D
der Brucer
On the other hand - a plan that provided conditional roads to green-cards would keep you fully employed
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Well, I think I'll go kill myself (in slow motion) - I want some poached eggs on wheat toast.
der Brucer
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Even if they gave amnesty to those currently here, it wouldn't stop others from coming after that.
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Re: last night's posts.
I find it rather frightening that the high schools of today are doing musicals like, COMPANY. Not that there is anything obscene or shocking about the material; but I think it is bizare that sixteen thru eighteen year old students have enough life experiences to play those characters.
Of course, when I was in high school, our spring show was GET SMART.
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As promised, here's the new Kritzerland release, for your eyes only. You know the drill - it's 19.98 plus 3.75 shipping paid via paypal to kritzerland at adephia dot net.
BOY AGAINST BUCCANEER! ALL THE WONDER OF PERCEPTOVISION!
Kritzerland is proud to present a world premiere limited edition CD release:
THE BOY AND THE PIRATES
Music Composed and Conducted by Albert Glasser
So, join us on the high seas for adventure and fun with Pirates and Puppet People!
This release is limited to 1000 copies only. The price is $19.98 plus shipping.
CD will ship by the third week of July – however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2rf8nyf.jpg)
A great new release, BK!
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I spent 6 hours yesterday with a pickaxe and shovel, planting tomatoes.
We have a wonderful nursery here with heirloom tomatoes so I hope we have a good crop this year. (Last fall they were all under water!)
Edi, I don't think they grow well under water.
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Our house in Marietta is on the National Register, and so is the home of bk's friend Michael Burns. His house is for sale. Wonder if he wants to do a house swap?
http://www.showcase.com/property/1567-Harrodsburg-Road/Danville/Kentucky/6571980
Check out the pdf flyer---what a wonderful location and restoration job they did. But maybe they decided to scale down from 500+ acres!
I love the staircase.
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DR MBarnum, here's an article with your name all over it!
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/fug_girls_history_of_abs.html#photo=1
Umm.. I believe there might be an echo in here... with a delay of about a day or two. ;)
Spoo!
When I run across something about naked bodybuilders, I immediately think of DR MBarnum. Well, who doesn't?
A lot of things make me think of DR MBarnum.
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I'm up after a wonderful night's sleep.
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Looks like a pretty day out with only a very light breeze.
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Even if they gave amnesty to those currently here, it wouldn't stop others from coming after that.
Very true - and that is why any program of immigration reform needs the following elements:
Better border enforcement
Better tracking and enforcement of visitor visas
A relatively counterfiet-proof national ID card
Better regulation of employers, including small businesses and households
A guest worker program
Health care for immigrants
Review and potential modification to current immigration policies that permit extensive extended family migrations
Orderly program to address those undocumented immigrants and their families already here.
Unfortunately, all of these elements interlock:
Implementing them piece meal has little probability of success; joining them together in a "comprehensive" reform program seems politically unattainable (no program is left enough for the liberals nor right enough for the conservatives) - so we seem destined to continue to lurch along the increasingly chaotic path we are on.
der Brucer
Please to note:
Any Democrat that says he will cooperate with the Republicans to find a solution, will lose his nomination; any Republican that says he will cooperate with the Democrats to find a solution will also loose his nomination. So, November will find most candidates running on a platform of noncooperation - not exactly what the Founders intended.
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Must read last night's posts.
Did anyone mention how odd it is to watch YouTube and see 16-year-olds who really do get the feeling of IN BUDDY'S EYES?
I'm never sure whether to be impressed at the empathy or sad for the girl.
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I find it rather frightening that the high schools of today are doing musicals like, COMPANY. Not that there is anything obscene or shocking about the material; but I think it is bizare that sixteen thru eighteen year old students have enough life experiences to play those characters.
It seems the choices are to bore the stundents and do "The Boy Friend" or enrage the parents and do RENT.
der Brucer
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At 13, when i played Lucy Van Pelt, you could feel the chemistry between me and the boy who played "Patty."
Just kidding.
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It's officially Paul's birthday today, so I met him for coffee and gave him a card. It's his regular coffee place so i announced it was his birthday and they gave him cake with a candle and sang happy birthday. He was pleasantly surprised. It was fun
That's nice. My family are the shy kind or my birthday isn't announced when we go out. :(
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From Cilla:
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_9d185c2a-1854-51b5-b186-d17d0e9db6b2.html?mode=video
This is a video of an elementary student meeting Amazing Grace...the cat who had the nail in her head. The school kids raised money for her. She's going to fully recover...she may lose her eye, but it's improving....Jane, you'll like seeing how well she's doing
Amazing Grace looks very good, and I'm impressed how calm she was with the sweet, but slightly loud & excited, little girl.:)
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Even if they gave amnesty to those currently here, it wouldn't stop others from coming after that.
Sad but true.
DR Laura, I'm very sad to read about the fire, hugs of comfort to you.
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DR JMK, I can believe it. VIBES WITH YOUR WATER PROBLEM!!
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Looks like a pretty day out with only a very light breeze.
Even here - 76degrees, 55% humidity, clear skies
der Brucer
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VIBES WITH YOUR WATER PROBLEM!!
I hear Cranberry juice helps.
der Brucer
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I gotta tell you.
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I'm being lazy.
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DR John G, I enjoyed reading about all the fun you had last night.
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The truth is out!
Achieving Beervana in Portland, Ore. (http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-beer-20100530,0,242458,full.story)
JMK is a hop-head and moved to have room to set up a craft micro-brewery.
der Brucer
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I'm being lazy.
You could start on a sequel..."My Life Leaving the Slow Lane For the Rat Race"
der Brucer
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Eat yer heart out - EBay!
(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef01348252aba8970c-600wi)
LATIMES (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/05/wicked-witch-of-the-west.html)
Hats off to the Wicked Witch of the West and Margaret Hamilton
What's the most famous hat in Hollywood history? Charlie Chaplin's bowler? Humphrey Bogart's fedora? Our vote goes to a more singular fashion statement -- the pointy-tipped black chapeau worn by the Wicked Witch of the West in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz,” a pop-culture artifact that goes on the auction block June 10.
The hat is being sold by Profiles in History, an auction house that expects the bidding to run into the low six digits. Of course, the hat would have been just a movie prop if it hadn’t been for Margaret Hamilton, the actress who nearly stole the movie from Judy Garland and her beloved pooch-pal Toto.
With her green face makeup, pointy nose, talon-like fingers and that cackle -- “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too” -- Hamilton became one of the most iconic villains in screen history.
der Brucer
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LATIMES (http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/count-drunkula-andrew-whiteman-told-cops-he-wanted-to-suck-blood-eat-kidneys/19492643?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl7|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fweird-news%2Farticle%2Fcount-drunkula-andrew-whiteman-told-cops-he-wanted-to-suck-blood-eat-kidneys%2F19492643)
Count Drunkula: Boozed-Up Suspect Tells Cops He Drinks Blood, Eats Kidneys
Police in New Russia Township, Ohio, say 21-year-old Andrew Whiteman got drunk, tried to break into a convenience store, then told cops he was a century-old vampire who wanted to drink their blood and eat their kidneys.
The Michigan resident was in town to apply for classes at Oberlin College on April 17, but when police responded to reports of an attempted breaking and entering at a drugstore around 3:19 a.m., they found the suspect covered in mud and reeking of alcohol with slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.
Well, with the Library closed these poor folks have nowhere to go.
der Brucer
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Sunday afternoon greetings! We got away from church in time to hear all the pre-race festivities and the start of the Indy 500 on AM radio (just like when I was a kid!). Stopped close to home to pick up fried chicken and trimmings and got here before the race was 1/4 over.
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We got away from church in time ...
An escape facilitated by the leadership of Fr. Richard.
der Brucer
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I did the most unusual thing last evening. Well, unusual for me. I watched not one, but two full-length films; both of them made in the Twenty-First Century and both featuring famous actors.
The first film I watched was the remake of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. I actually enjoyed this film and I think that it might have been more successful if it had not needed to be compared to the original classsic film. Once I got past not having Michael Rennie lecture the earthlings on nuclear weapons, and not having that spark of feelings betwen Klaatu and Patricia Neal; I thought it was an okay sci-fi movie. And why did the earthlings get to name the robot, Gort. That was Klaatu's job. Keanu Reeves was born to play Klaatu and Jennifer Connelly was suitably earnest in the role of Helen. Too bad the writers didn't include a scene where Gort was allowed to step on the obnoxious little boy character, Jacob. it was hard for me to tell if little Jaden Smith inherited any of his father's acting talent, because I was too busy hating the little whiny brat. Bring back Billy Gray.
The second film I watched stared at in disbelief was a film entitled BURN AFTER READING. Obviously the Coen brothers meant that, not as the title of their next film project, but rather as a warning to all those involved who picked up the script.
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(http://www.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Scitech/Pet%20Pig%20in%20the%20City_slideshow_604x500.jpg)
On second thought, I'll take the cat.
der Brucer
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Congratulations to Mr. Ashley Judd!
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Strange bedfellows!
(http://www.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Scitech/Caybara.jpg)
Curl Up With a Capybara
Melanie Typaldos' pet capybara, Caplin, cozies up with Neptune, a pet guinea pig. The capybara is a semi-aquatic rodent of South America and stands about 2-feet tall at the shoulder while weighing in at about a hundred pounds.
Source: AP Photo/Courtesy Melanie Typaldpos
der Brucer
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Congratulations to Mr. Ashley Judd!
Do you always gossip at the races?
der Brucer
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Just sitting here like so much fish.
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Congratulations to Mr. Ashley Judd!
Do you always gossip at the races?
der Brucer
Natch!
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Another good reason for comprehensive immigration reform.
Careful what you wish for - a plan that included unconditional amnesty would put you out of work :D
der Brucer
On the other hand - a plan that provided conditional roads to green-cards would keep you fully employed
Everyone would still have to apply for amnesty - just like every other time they've had it. It wouldn't put me out of work at all.
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The wall paper is totally gone and the walls are clean and scrubbed. I need to fill some nail holes, recaulk around the door and it should be ready to paint tomorrow. I am SOO glad this part of the project is done.
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I am waiting for BKs famous tuna pasta to chill and I shall try it.
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I must admit I'm sleepy. I'm also getting a stuffy nose.
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DR Cillaliz - I hope you're not overdoing it today.
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Thanks Ginny. No, I didn't over do it. I took many breaks rather than my usual "keep going till it's done" attitude. I cleaned everything up and stopped for the day about 3:15 PM. I made tuna pasta, took a shower and have been sitting ever since. Not going to push it, but I do feel great
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I've just been relaxing, had a few telephonic conversations, and am thinking about food. I won't eat dinner until seven-thirty or so, and I'm quite hungry right now - was thinking of a couple of poached eggs on toast and may just mosey on over to Jerry's to get some.
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Had my poached eggs, come back one hour and ten minutes later to find no posts. You'd think this was a Sunday on a holiday weekend, but sincerely, I would hope we could get off this page sooner than later.
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I gotta tell you.
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Welcome ten GUESTS and yes, you are putting our regulars to shame. Funny that ten GUESTS can come on a holiday Sunday - funny indeed.
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I have bread dough rising.
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I'm back from a lovely dinner with Bruce Pomahac. we talked about Jerome Moross scores, Victor Herbert, the new LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40 recording and other things.
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All I can post about is that I waited with one of the sweet old ladies from church until AAA came to replace her battery. In her car, of course.
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It's a post.
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I have nothing to post.
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I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. The first three day weekend since February.
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Thank you for posting that, dear reader Sandra. Perhaps you can post about - UNDERPANTS.
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Apparently everyone IS enjoying their holiday weekend. :)
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I need to go soak in the bathtub (because I don't have a hot tub).
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I certainly am enjoying mine, however that doesn't preclude me from making a plethora of postings.
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I will say that I haven't watched a bloody thing all day, so I don't know if I'll get around to a motion picture or not.
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Maybe I'll finish Kubrick's Killer's Kiss, which I have on the DVR.
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And I don't see any guests here at the moment.
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Think of all the people who are going to be eating tuna pasta this weekend, because of you, BK.
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Well, we are so close.
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I have to do this before I go.
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Yes, I want full tuna pasta salad reports.
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And if one uses a lot of red onions those reports will come in loud and clear.
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PAGE FIVE!
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Well, no one can say we didn't get to page five.
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Will we never get to page six?
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And that is how you play "Get the Guests."
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I am wearing underpants.
That is all.
I don't mean that that's all I'm wearing. I just mean that that's all I have to say. About underpants.
That is all.
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I think the video of that high school girl singing LADIES WHO LUNCH may give me nightmares tonight.
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I am wearing underpants.
That is all.
I don't mean that that's all I'm wearing. I just mean that that's all I have to say. About underpants.
That is all.
I'm not.
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TMI
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TMI
That is exactly what my cat, Nicky, just said.
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TMI
That is exactly what my cat, Nicky, just said.
If you believe that cats can talk.
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What day was the tuna pasta recipe posted?
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I am wearing underpants.
That is all.
I don't mean that that's all I'm wearing. I just mean that that's all I have to say. About underpants.
That is all.
And that's enough. Thank you for confirming that you are wearing underpants. And I'm sure they are normal underpants, too, which makes you unique amongst people of your age.
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I would think the tuna pasta salad recipe (in its entirety) would have been posted Friday.
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I suppose I shall now be on my way to the airport and then a light supper - if I had my druthers I'd be here watching a motion picture, but duty calls.
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Wow, I'm heading for a mini-milestone, aren't I?
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I am wearing underpants.
That is all.
I don't mean that that's all I'm wearing. I just mean that that's all I have to say. About underpants.
That is all.
As always DR Sandra you make me smile. :)
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I enjoyed my tuna pasta much more than I thought I would. That isn't to say that I didn't think I would enjoy it, or I wouldn't have made it, it was just tastier than I thought it would be.
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I have braided the challah, put an egg wash on it and have left it to rise, this time for 45 minutes instead of the original two hours. I put the braid inside a regular bread pan instead of on a cookie sheet. I hope it comes out ok. I want it shaped for sandwiches.
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I need to do dishes & then stretches for my shoulder, making bread sure stressed it.
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Our house in Marietta is on the National Register, and so is the home of bk's friend Michael Burns. His house is for sale. Wonder if he wants to do a house swap?
http://www.showcase.com/property/1567-Harrodsburg-Road/Danville/Kentucky/6571980
Check out the pdf flyer---what a wonderful location and restoration job they did. But maybe they decided to scale down from 500+ acres!
I love the staircase.
Me too!
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I have one more load of laundry to put in the washer....whew. I must say this is actually just the sort of weekend I needed. I've been so busy with a million things that I haven't just spent time alone catching up on the projects I want to do...well that and all my clothes were dirty. So, I am loving spending most of my time alone with the cats. I'm not carrying my phone around and not wearing a watch. It's really quite wonderful.
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I caulked and spackled...I can't wait to get up in the morning and paint! It should only take a couple hours including taping, I can not wait to be done. It already looks so much better than the country wall paper.
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We stopped at Morelli's Ice Cream (no relation to Ben's Ant) on the way home from visiting Greg's folks and ran into two couples who also work in film but had never met each other. So we all had ice cream together. I had a scoop that was half salted caramel and half maple and bacon brittle. Yum! I thought: "Jose would approve"!
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Cillaliz, I remember sitting here looking at the kitchen wallpaper thinking how much I hated it. Then I realized that it was MY house and I could change anything I didn't like (unlike apartment living). That was when I really felt like a homeowner instead of a renter.
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I did more planting...basil, oregano, mint, then got everything mulched right before the rain came in. Now I have an "Italian garden"!
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How about catnip?
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The word "catnip" looks oddly like "catsup"
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Just dropped in to say, "Hi," but nobody's here, so I guess I'll sign off. 'Night all.
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Cillaliz, I remember sitting here looking at the kitchen wallpaper thinking how much I hated it. Then I realized that it was MY house and I could change anything I didn't like (unlike apartment living). That was when I really felt like a homeowner instead of a renter.
I know what you mean. I've hated the wall paper in the entry since I moved in, but I've always used the garage entrance, so it really didn't bother me and I used it primarily as a place to store the vacuum cleaner. Now I've started sitting on the front porch a lot and have had more guests who go through the front entry. I decided it's time to make the entry look better. Just getting rid of that paper feels SOOO good.
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I know most people like to sit and do nothing or spend three day weekends with family. I actually prefer to stay home and have three days to do a major project, so I can actually start and finish on a weekend. My neighbors on both side are gone this weekend and the neighborhood is very quiet. I'm really enjoying it.
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DR Laura, sorry about your ferel cat.
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Thanks, Cillaliz.
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I have a feeling I will sleep well tongiht
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Removing wallpaper is something that I have always hated to do. Of course in our present house we have NO wallpaper.....but in some of our old houses....whew.....BIG FLOWERS AND LEAVES......
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The UNDERPANTS reference in this video (at 18 seconds or so in) was indeed in honor of Sandra's word of choice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDtWUZx858s
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Open house was okay.....meeting was okay......
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Isn't there a joke about a cook who "flours and leaves"
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I am making a copy of the film version of BLITHE SPIRIT for Elvira.....yes, DR TCB I let them watch the movie.....it can't hurt. I may even copy the 1956 television version with Mr Noel Coward hisself.
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Isn't there a joke about a cook who "flours and leaves"
There is now.
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:) FJL
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Or is it a panda who "eats flowers and leaves"
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Bedtime for Bonzo.
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The panda that eats, shoots, and leaves?
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My version is less violent :)
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Oy, I am out of it.
When I saw JOHNG without the space, I thought of Ma Johng and Pa Johng.
LOL
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DR John G, I enjoyed reading about all the fun you had last night.
Thank you. After working 29.5 hours of overtime on top of the usual 40 last week, it felt good to do something human again.
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Back from the airport (plane was ten minutes late, luggage took twenty-five minutes to hit the carousel), and a nice dinner. I had a BLTA and a small Caesar salad.
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Good Evening!
...I guess I'll be putting my window A/C unit back in tomorrow. For tonight, a fan.
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It was really hot here today, probably in the 90s.
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Apparently everyone IS enjoying their holiday weekend. :)
Well...
Sort of...
I was out in Brooklyn attending a birthday party for my friend, Jeff. His partner is quite the cook, and he set out quite a nice variety of dishes tonights: gazpacho, a green salad with a very tasty mint-parsley dressing, (warm) sesame noodles, eggplant parmigiana, chicken salad & arugula sandwiches, Vietnamese-style grilled chicken, and an apple-pear crumb-topped pie. YUMMY!!!!!!
And it was a good mix of people: some family members, some fellow doctors, and some fellow musicians. All in all, it was a lovely way to spend a Memorial Day Weekend Sunday.
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It was nice here today, in the 90s.
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I've made a very important decision, and that decision will be known first thing in the morning, when I make a telephonic call.
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We stopped at Morelli's Ice Cream (no relation to Ben's Ant) on the way home from visiting Greg's folks and ran into two couples who also work in film but had never met each other. So we all had ice cream together. I had a scoop that was half salted caramel and half maple and bacon brittle. Yum! I thought: "Jose would approve"!
(http://solarpowerrocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/approved1.jpg)
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Good luck on that phone call tomorrow.
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DR JMK - Have you ever "experienced" any of these?
Tasting Tour: Portland, Oregon: 5 of the Most Interesting Street Vendors (http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/05/portland-oregon-street-food-vendors-tabor-bloop-big-ass-sandwiches-wyeast-pizza-frying-scotsman.html)
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DR Sandra - If Portland, OR, can have a "Bloop Cart" (see above post/link), I wonder if a "Floop Cart" would be welcome in your area?
:)
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DR Cillaliz - Have you been taking before and after pictures of your work, progress?
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I did more planting...basil, oregano, mint, then got everything mulched right before the rain came in. Now I have an "Italian garden"!
No rosemary?
;)
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And....
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PAGE SEVEN FANCY-FREE DANCE!!!!!!!
(http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/robbins-fancy-free.JPG)
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I know most people like to sit and do nothing or spend three day weekends with family. I actually prefer to stay home and have three days to do a major project, so I can actually start and finish on a weekend. My neighbors on both side are gone this weekend and the neighborhood is very quiet. I'm really enjoying it.
I wish I could do this. I say that I need to clean up or do laundry...and then I don't...until I REALLY need to clean up or do laundry. ::)
;)
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Today, however, I did put up three of the seven blinds in my sister's rental house. I would've put them all up, but it turns out that two sets were too wide for the windows, so those have to be cut to fit. My sister thought that they would just fit without getting cut, but they didn't...but that's not a bad thing. HOWEVER, there were also two other windows that she measured incorrectly and had the blinds cut too narrow. I'll have to reposition the bracket holders and they won't look the same as the rest of the windows, but it'll work. I'll do all that tomorrow, after my sister gets the two sets cut, that she should've gotten cut yesterday.
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I know most people like to sit and do nothing or spend three day weekends with family. I actually prefer to stay home and have three days to do a major project, so I can actually start and finish on a weekend. My neighbors on both side are gone this weekend and the neighborhood is very quiet. I'm really enjoying it.
I wish I could do this. I say that I need to clean up or do laundry...and then I don't...until I REALLY need to clean up or do laundry. ::)
;)
Couldn't you just ask your mom to come over again?
;D
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Removing wallpaper is something that I have always hated to do. Of course in our present house we have NO wallpaper.....but in some of our old houses....whew.....BIG FLOWERS AND LEAVES......
This is why I've never hung wallpaper anywhere I've lived. Too much commitment and I know I would wnt to change it eventually.
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I did more planting...basil, oregano, mint, then got everything mulched right before the rain came in. Now I have an "Italian garden"!
No rosemary?
;)
That we had already. It was underwater, but I'm hoping if I wash it good...
It's also abundant in several of our neighborhood planting strips...overgrown, actually, so when I need it I sometimes snip it from there.
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I know most people like to sit and do nothing or spend three day weekends with family. I actually prefer to stay home and have three days to do a major project, so I can actually start and finish on a weekend. My neighbors on both side are gone this weekend and the neighborhood is very quiet. I'm really enjoying it.
I wish I could do this. I say that I need to clean up or do laundry...and then I don't...until I REALLY need to clean up or do laundry. ::)
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Couldn't you just ask your mom to come over again?
;D
No...I really can (and should) do it by myself. Mom is reserved for BIG cleaning situations, which I haven't arrived at again...yet (remember, I'd lived here for three and a half years before my mom made me clean my house, so I've got time before she's REALLY needed ;)). And since my aunt (she's my dad's sister and a sister...an actual nun) will be visiting from California next week, I'll HAVE to do laundry and clean what needs to be cleaned by myself. My cousin and his wife from Oregon might also be visiting, and they all will want to see my place. Since they will all be staying with my parents, my parents will be getting their place ready for visitors so I will clean up my own place by myself.
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There was also rosemary and olive oil ice cream and rosemary and honey ice cream at Morelli's. Our friend who we ran into got vanilla. Vanilla?