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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a dragon tattoo, and now it is time for you to post until the cows with the dragon tattoo come home.
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And the word of the day is: PHILOGYNY!
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Welcome eleven GUESTS!
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A Very Happy Birthday to Dear Miss Karen! ;D
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Tuesday morning greetings! I'm up early to get ready to go to Dayton for a meeting with the grantwriters. Today we're having a social media lab, in which we'll try to teach some of them to use Facebook & Twitter & LinkedIn - oh, my.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Miss Karen!
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Morning, all.
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Happy, happy, Miss Karen!
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TOD: The first movie I remember buying on VHS was "The Pirate" with that overlooked beauty of a score by Cole Porter and great performances from Gene Kelly, Judy Garland and more. Still love the over-the-top quality of the movie. And I think my first DVD purchase was either the original "Hairspray" or "The Ref," my favorite Christmas movie.
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Must shuffle off to work. Have a great day.
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Congrats, DR JRand, on getting the part.
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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!
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My 1st VCR was a Sony Beta HiFi, which I purchased in '84. It still works and I use it every once in a while to transfer a Beta tape to DVD. The 1st videotape I purchased was "Casino Royale" with Woody Allen and a cast of thousands. Probably the best thing about it was Herb Alpert & TJB doing the title song and Dusty Springfield's "The Look Of Love."
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Welcome new DR (dear reader) windsongRobbie!
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Good morning, all! I slept late until 8:15, so I guess I was tired. I have to say that I'm quite bummed over this $768 Ohio tax bill; I knew it was coming, but, between the dental clinic, estimated taxes, and health insurance, this is one more expense I don't need at the moment and I am beginning to resent everything about this Ohio property enormously, from the stupidity and greed of my brothers in not selling it when they could for less than they wanted to the fact that I cannot sell off my part of it. Has anyone read the fantastic novel GEEK LOVE? I feel like the Siamese twin in the novel knowing she will die because the other twin has poisoned herself, and I hate being tied up in my siblings' imbroglios.
So, enough bitching about it.
Today, I will finish the LADY OF THE SLIPPER Finale problems, wait for corrections on the Herbert pieces from Joshie and Scott, and proof them. I also have to do laundry, so that will be the first task.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday, DR Miss Karen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As for the TOD, I cannot for the life of me remember either the first vicdeo or DVD I purchased. I can still recall my first CD, Dvorak's glorious Dlavonic Dances, which I am currently listening to. I hope it's disturbing the oaf above me, who spent too much time clomping about last night after 1 am.
I am quite sick of him, his barking dog, and the damned landlord for doing nothing. There's a side of me thinking the landlord is encouraging him to force me to move so they can lease the apartment for over twice what I'm paying.
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Hello, DR windsongRobbie! I hope you will enjoy your time here. Tell us about yourself.
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TOD:
My first videocassette recorder was a Panasonic that lasted me for over ten years. I bought it in January 1984, for the immediate purpose of taping the RSC NICHOLAS NICKLEBY miniseries on PBS.
I'm pretty sure that the first store bought video I purchased was Disney's PINOCCHIO.
My first DVDs were christmas gifts from my sisters, even though I did not yet have a DVD player. They were the SOUTH PARK movie, THE MATRIX, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!
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Congrats to DR JRand on his starring role. Let the Cha-Cha lessons begin!
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! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MISS KAREN ! ! ! ! !
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TOD:
I got one of the early Sony Beta machines, which had a separate clock.
[Beta was always a much better system than VHS, but their mistake was not coming out with a 3+ hour recording tape soon enough. That's why they lost the war.]
The first tapes I bought were from that group that Fox licensed:
PATTON
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
and one other title that I don't recall.
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Happy Birthday to DR MISS KAREN.
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As for the word of the day: I say Ontogeny.
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I recall taping a lot of movies off of the Pay TV channels, and also the commercial stations. I'd sit there while they were showing the picture and edit out the commercials.
In fact, I was writing my movie books back then and I had a friend at Channel 11 (They owned a lot of classics that they ran uncut late at night.) So, as a favor to me, she scheduled many titles that I wanted to record to play after midnight. I'd go to bed early, set my alarm, then get up when the movie came on and edit out the commercials.
::)
Those were the days...
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Hmmmm.....my first VCR was purchased with the money that I was played when I won a playwriting contest. It was a Sylvania top-loading one that had a remote with a LONG wire attached.
My first video was THE PERILS OF PAULINE with Betty Hutton because it was on sale.
I next purchased ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN - it was in the used section at a video store with a price tag of $39.95, I thought long and hard, but finally walked up to the counter with it - and discovered it was on sale for $20.
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Thanks to all for the congrats! Now in addition to the cha cha lessons mentioned by DR DtM - all those LINES!!!!
And ironically, the actress playing Edith last appeared at PCPH in CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN....playing.....my wife!
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Thanks to all for the congrats! Now in addition to the cha cha lessons mentioned by DR DtM - all those LINES!!!!
And ironically, the actress playing Edith last appeared at PCPH in CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN....playing.....my wife!
DR JRand59, I'm late with my congratulations but that makes them no less sincere!
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DR Elmore - Richard and I will deliver JoAnn's Canton surprise this evening!
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DR Cillaliz, re: that bike race/ride
I don't see how people who don't ride a lot/or who aren't in shape could just do this race. I ride everyday. And it still sounds really hard to me. I don't know if i could ride for 10 hours a day (or however long they race).
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Happy Birthday to Miss Karen!
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A Very Happy Birthday to Dear Miss Karen! ;D
Gracias, Jorge!
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With all the great BD greetings, I should be able to get BK off one damn page!
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Thank you, DR ELMORE.
I used to do as DR DRUXY described. In the early days of cable....CBN was NOT what it is today, and they would show a lot of old Republic and UA movies from the 50's late at night. I would sit up to record some of them....and using that WIRED remote edit out the commercials.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Miss Karen!
Thanks, DR Ginny!
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Happy, happy, Miss Karen!
Happy back at 'cha, DR John G -- and a happy day for all out there.
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A mini BD frenzy is what this is. Where's Ronnie P? He loves these so...
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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!
Thank you kindly, DR Kerry!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday, DR Miss Karen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ooooh, a fancy moving greeting -- love ya, DR Elmo!
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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!
Thank you , DR Druxy!
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! ! ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MISS KAREN ! ! ! ! !
Ahhhh, a glowing blue greeting in all caps!
THANKS DR DANNY-MAN!!
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Happy Birthday to DR MISS KAREN.
Thank you, sir. So what's in the stars for me today? I'm sure Uranus is retrograding something....
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Happy Birthday to Miss Karen!
Thanks DR Jennifer!
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Oh, and of course, thanks to bk for the BD paragraph in the notes. But instead of cheese slices and ham chunks and doing the Hora or polka, make that a banana moon pie and let's all do the hootchie choo!
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DR Elmore - Richard and I will deliver JoAnn's Canton surprise this evening!
Max and Maddie will carry on a bit but they're really wonderful dogs. I suspect Jo will drag them out to the back yard when they start carrying on.
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Happy Birthday, Karen!
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The Bible is open to many interpretations. ;D
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I believe the first VCR I bought was with the first bigger stereo tv I bought, shortly after I bought my first house in 1986 (that's a lot of buying). I was very excited to have this "high tech" new device. I can't really remember what the first tape I bought was, but I well remember joining Columbia House and just getting scads of stuff I had wanted to see for years. I also splurged (this was long before you could get rare items online--in fact, there really wasn't an online then) and paid $90 for Come and Get It, which a local video store agreed to sell me since it wasn't getting rented very much. Such are the vagaries of true fandom. :)
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Happy Birthday, Karen!
Thanks, JMK!
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DR JMK you paid more for COME AND GET IT than Paramount was paying Frances each week!
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But not as much as Sam Goldwyn was paying Paramount to borrow her for CAGI.
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DR JMK you paid more for COME AND GET IT than Paramount was paying Frances each week!
Yes, and Shepherd Traube sued me for the difference. ;)
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I also remember how thrilled I was to find SOUTH OF PAGO PAGO on VHS at the reasonable price of $29.95 at a local video store. I ran down to buy it after work on a Friday and promptly went home and watched it, falling asleep about half way through. :) I later watched it with my late friend Evelyn Hamilton, the producer of PILLARS OF PORTLAND, and she was very funny at the battle scene in the climax, asking, "Why when they're in danger, do they always climb UP?" (Jon Hall and others were climbing the masts of a ship, and of course several natives fell to their demise).
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I was a Beta man, too. I think I had my first machine in around 1983 or so - I used to tape everything off the Z Channel.
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And the word of the day is: PHILOGYNY!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
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I'm up - if I'm to jog I'll have to be out of here by eight-fifteen or so.
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY TO DR MISS KAREN
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Hey everyone. I'm alive, I think. Things have been moving along.
Happy Birthday DR Miss Karen!
TOD- The first DVD I bought was the Making of The Producers. (as in the recording) along with Annie Get Your Gun, all back in 2001. Can't remember what VHS I purchased, but it may have been Sister Act.
I'm off, will check in later.
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Happy birthday, Miss Karen!
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Yay, Jrand!!!!
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Did I miss Stritch talk here? What is this, Stritchgate? The video feed exists of the whole thing, but are they squashing it like a government secret?
(Yes, I'm joking - but the lady is 84.)
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Indeed, and one for Mahler
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Welcome to our new dear reader.
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Are you referring to me,. bk?
(just kidding)
Welcome to new DR robbie
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY TO DR MISS KAREN
Danke schon!
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TOD: My first VCR was the RCA Selectavision. It was very dear in price (around $1,000), but it was truly the most versatile VCR I ever owned. The slow motion was a DREAM...and there were three separate speeds.
As with all Selectavision products (CED, anyone???), RCA was not supporting my model when it needed repair. So...into the junk pile it went.
I truly cannot remember what my first commercial VHS tape purchase was. These tapes were pretty expensive back then...at least for the titles I coveted most.
As I hinted at above, I also bought into the RCA Selectavision Capacitance Electronic Disc system (CED). It was being touted as far less expensive, more user-friendly and more reliable than the LaserDisc system which was having serious software problems at the time.
I bought many, many CED titles...yes, indeedy. And it didn't hurt matters that I was living in the Indianapolis area at the time and the CED factory was in those environs. Several stores had access to all avaialble titles. My first commercial copies of "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...both under $20 each (the VHS tapes were somewhere between $60 and $100 each) were on CED. Many titles were issued on CED that had not yet made it to VHS, including "Laura" (IIRC, it was the CED issue that led to legal problems for Fox about some music sources on-screen...heard on the radio or in a night club). These had to be replaced, and every version of "Laura" you see today has the theme from "Laura" playing on the radio or at the nightclubs. Several years elapsed before the title made its way onto VHS and Laser.
But, all fun ends. RCA not only gave up on CED, but it also withdrew its support for the machines it had sold.
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Happy birthday, Miss Karen!
Merci, DR FJL. We'll always have Paris.
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Heureux Anniversaire, Mme. Karen
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Grazzi to DR Matthew for the BD greetings.
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Heureux Anniversaire, Mme. Karen
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto!
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WhyIoughta....
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I knew we could get BK off that damn Page 2 ...
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WhyIoughta....
Not if I oughta first -- the nerve!
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Happy birthday, Miss Karen!
Merci, DR FJL. We'll always have Paris.
And chocolates ... and speaking of chocolates, where's my BD present, DR FJL?
Hmmmm, darlin'?
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I just wrote the check for $768+ for my third of the Ohio proprty taxes but I cannot send it until some money comes in. I hope that will be tomorrow; it sure wasn't today. So, I'm taking care of the goddam taxes on something 500 miles away from me that I am sick of possessing and wonder, how the fat hell do I pay my rent now where I live?
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The car goes to the shop tomorrow.
We have lost our Charlie.....my son in law.....in NEVER TOO LATE.....that was fast!! The director is out looking.
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I just wrote the check for $768+ for my third of the Ohio proprty taxes but I cannot send it until some money comes in. I hope that will be tomorrow; it sure wasn't today. So, I'm taking care of the goddam taxes on something 500 miles away from me that I am sick of possessing and wonder, how the fat hell do I pay my rent now where I live?
"May the gravy train pull in today" vibes for DR ELmo!
(With a "Whoo-whoo!" and fancy back-up-singer-moves a la Gladys Knight and the Pips)
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The car goes to the shop tomorrow.
We have lost our Charlie.....my son in law.....in NEVER TOO LATE.....that was fast!! The director is out looking.
And "Successful Charlie Hunting" vibes and "Get Well Car" vibes!
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Time to scram. Things to do, places to go, people to meet, etc. etc.
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The car goes to the shop tomorrow.
We have lost our Charlie.....my son in law.....in NEVER TOO LATE.....that was fast!! The director is out looking.
They're dropping like flies! Maybe he's intimidated to costar with you? Does your reputation precede you?
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The laundry is done. I'm hot from the weather and pissed from the taxes. I'm taking a cool bath.
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I believe that the first VHS movie I bought was BRIDE OF THE GORILLA starring Barbara Payton and Raymond Burr.
We had just gotten a shipment of budget VHS in at Bi-Mart, where I was working at the time, around the mid 1980s. Prior to that all the VHS I had ever seen was way too expensive.
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A super birthday wish to the very special (and I mean that in the best way) DR Miss Karen!!! Have a great day you sweet patootie!
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Good morning.
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Happy Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!
I hope you get some birthday rain tonight!
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TOD: We had a Beta. The first video we rented was Pinocchio for my toddler son.
Buying that Beta machine was a huge investment for us, as we were quite poor when we were young parents.
I remember later taking the machine to my friend's house because "Cinderella" was going to be shown. She recorded that for us. The next morning, she put in a tape and hit "record" on the Disney Channel before she left for work. My kids watched that tape for years.
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WhyIoughta....
Not if I oughta first -- the nerve!
And it was my last one, too....!
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Welcome, windsongRobbie. Please tell us about yourself. We are glad to have you join us.
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The laundry is done. I'm hot from the weather and pissed from the taxes. I'm taking a cool bath.
...I am also seeing...it's a bit blurry...ah, now it's clearing....is that a....a...."fainting" couch?
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Thanks DR KAREN....
DR ELMORE - Charlie was the Mortimer from last year's ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.....I am guessing his work schedule is interfering.
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Thanks DR KAREN....
DR ELMORE - Charlie was the Mortimer from last year's ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.....I am guessing his work schedule is interfering.
DR JRand 59, missing a chance of working with you is his loss.
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Page 4 Dance!
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Back from the long jog - better today.
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That's what I thought DR ELMORE....we had a lot of fun last year.....he is really quite good....and much taller than I am which gave a nice contrast in our comedy scenes.
And there's LOTS of that in NEVER TOO LATE.....I love physical comedy.....after all my teacher was Lucy Ricardo!
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Welcome fourteen GUESTS.
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Can one of you get me off this damn page?
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All of these guests must have wondered if I got into the show. Well YES I did, thanks!
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I think all the guests are waiting for more kitten photos.
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
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I look forward to Jose's return.
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My 1st VCR was a Sony Beta HiFi, which I purchased in '84. It still works and I use it every once in a while to transfer a Beta tape to DVD. The 1st videotape I purchased was "Casino Royale" with Woody Allen and a cast of thousands. Probably the best thing about it was Herb Alpert & TJB doing the title song and Dusty Springfield's "The Look Of Love."
Welcome new D(ear) R(eader) windsongRobbie! I hope you enjoy HHW!
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All of these guests must have wondered if I got into the show. Well YES I did, thanks!
There's a line in that show that I love. Goes something like: "I would have given it to you wholesale."
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
I'm glad to hear he's fine. However, funnily his horrible apartment problems haven't kept him from Tweeting or Twittering a hundred times a day or posting to Facebook. So, pardon my doubt that he'll be rejoining us soon.
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Welcome DR (dear reader) windsongRobbie!
Do you have any pets?
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Congrats to DR JRand on his starring role.
Congratulations!! I apologize for missing this exciting news.
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All of these guests must have wondered if I got into the show. Well YES I did, thanks!
There's a line in that show that I love. Goes something like: "I would have given it to you wholesale."
Yes Edith finds lumber at Cooper's and buys it there instead of Harry's lumber yard....and he follows that up with:
"What am I saying....I would have given it to you for nothing...."
And of course Edith reveals that she is expecting and asks Harry about a poem and all Harry can come up with is:
"I shot an arrow into the air......"
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
I'm glad to hear he's fine. However, funnily his horrible apartment problems haven't kept him from Tweeting or Twittering a hundred times a day or posting to Facebook. So, pardon my doubt that he'll be rejoining us soon.
Well, that's one way to chase him away, if he were lurking which I'm sure he isn't.
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All of these guests must have wondered if I got into the show. Well YES I did, thanks!
There's a line in that show that I love. Goes something like: "I would have given it to you wholesale."
Yes Edith finds lumber at Cooper's and buys it there instead of Harry's lumber yard....and he follows that up with:
"What am I saying....I would have given it to you for nothing...."
I remember that line-lol.
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Tonight is our first read thru.....and the replacement Charlie is expected.
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Vibes you are happy with the replacement Charlie!
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
Thanks for posting this.
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My hoopnotica came in the mail this morning!
The thing feels much heavier than I expected (even though it's only 1.5 lbs). But it is much bigger than a regular hoop. And much heavier.
I've been talking to a few people who hoop. Because it's so heavy it can hurt a bit when you start. I'm glad I asked, because I was wondering. I tried it and it hurt a bit. Glad that will go away!
I guess I will just try it a bit at a time till I get used to it.
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I am hungry. And it's my uncle's birthday today so I won't be eating for 2 1/2 hours.
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
I'm glad to hear he's fine. However, funnily his horrible apartment problems haven't kept him from Tweeting or Twittering a hundred times a day or posting to Facebook. So, pardon my doubt that he'll be rejoining us soon.
BK, I told him he was missed and everyone looked forward to his return. What would you like? Jose's return or to drive him off? I'm happy to call him back and tell him I was wrong.
I would rather not.
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My 1st VCR was a Sony Beta HiFi, which I purchased in '84. It still works and I use it every once in a while to transfer a Beta tape to DVD. The 1st videotape I purchased was "Casino Royale" with Woody Allen and a cast of thousands. Probably the best thing about it was Herb Alpert & TJB doing the title song and Dusty Springfield's "The Look Of Love."
Welcome to New DR (Dear Reader) windsongRobbie!
And remember; windsong stays on your mind!
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As for the word of the day: I say Ontogeny.
It's hodge-podgeny!
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Are windsongRobbie and divaRobbie different people? Enquiring minds and all. . .
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Happy, happy, Miss Karen!
Happy back at 'cha, DR John G -- and a happy day for all out there.
A Most Wonderful Day To Our Birthday Girl,
MISS KAREN!
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Is anyone else getting inundated with all these spam emails about fake Rolexes? It's completely odd--I'm just swamped with them for the past few weeks.
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PAGE FIVE!!!
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Happy, happy, Miss Karen!
Happy back at 'cha, DR John G -- and a happy day for all out there.
A Most Wonderful Day To Our Birthday Girl,
MISS KAREN!
I only wish that you and Cason could spend more time here with us!
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
I'm glad to hear he's fine. However, funnily his horrible apartment problems haven't kept him from Tweeting or Twittering a hundred times a day or posting to Facebook. So, pardon my doubt that he'll be rejoining us soon.
BK, I told him he was missed and everyone looked forward to his return. What would you like? Jose's return or to drive him off? I'm happy to call him back and tell him I was wrong.
I would rather not.
;D Sorry Bruce. Remember I told you from the beginning he would return, mentioned the electrical problems and said he takes a break every once in awhile. He always returns.
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Is anyone else getting inundated with all these spam emails about fake Rolexes? It's completely odd--I'm just swamped with them for the past few weeks.
If I am they are going into spam.
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Happy, happy, Miss Karen!
Happy back at 'cha, DR John G -- and a happy day for all out there.
A Most Wonderful Day To Our Birthday Girl,
MISS KAREN!
I only wish that you and Cason could spend more time here with us!
DITTO!
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That's what I thought DR ELMORE....we had a lot of fun last year.....he is really quite good....and much taller than I am which gave a nice contrast in our comedy scenes.
And there's LOTS of that in NEVER TOO LATE.....I love physical comedy.....after all my teacher was Lucy Ricardo!
Lucy Ricardo? Wasn't she on WILL & GRACE?
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I just received a fascinating piece of Farmer memorabilia that may bring back memories to JR: it's yet another of her typed scripts for her show (I have several), with tons of her handwritten interpolations. This was for her January 22 show one year and the film that day was THE LONE GUN. What is interesting is how much interstitial stuff she did--page after page of commentary that led to commercial breaks (including one by Rosemary DeCamp, LOL). But, JR, she also had a special WFBM guest that day: Curly Meyers, whom she identifies as Channel Six's resident cowboy, and they evidently sang folk songs together--the lyrics are all printed in the script with the keys!!
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Are windsongRobbie and divaRobbie different people? Enquiring minds and all. . .
I was wondering the same thing.
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Is anyone else getting inundated with all these spam emails about fake Rolexes? It's completely odd--I'm just swamped with them for the past few weeks.
I haven't gotten anything like this...I feel left out. :'(
;)
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Poor George ;)
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
I'm glad to hear he's fine. However, funnily his horrible apartment problems haven't kept him from Tweeting or Twittering a hundred times a day or posting to Facebook. So, pardon my doubt that he'll be rejoining us soon.
Gee, this would certainly make me want to return.
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Are windsongRobbie and divaRobbie different people? Enquiring minds and all. . .
I was wondering the same thing.
I really doubt they are the same. Don't you think divarobbie would have told us of any name change?
I did check their member listings: they have different email addresses.
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Divarobbie has a website. Windsong Robbie does not.
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elmore and Jane - that's all fine - I just don't know how I feel about it, frankly. I would be lying if I didn't say that. At this point, if he comes back he comes back - but I'm not expecting it and I wish I could say I would rejoice, but after all this time, I have no idea if I'll be rejoicing because I felt the disappearing act was abrupt and rude. I don't see any other way to say it - want to take a break? Tell people. So they don't worry. This is not some site he visited occasionally.
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Had to get a new printer - my Epson was not functioning correctly anymore and was out of warranty. I now have a lovelier than lovely HP printer that's five times quieter, five times quicker, and holds half a ream of paper at a time.
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We got the rest of the packages addressed and stamped and all is ready for the big delivery tomorrow. I have to prepare the bigger orders but won't be able to do so till late tonight.
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Welcome fifteen GUESTS. Unusually GUESTY around these here parts lately.
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Bruce my reaction was obviously very different than yours. I could see on FB Jose was having problems and I wasn't surprised by his sudden departure. I didn't even consider emailing or calling him which I would have done had I been worried about him. I never doubted Jose would return and still don't. I truly think you are over reacting.
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Bruce my reaction was obviously very different than yours. I could see on FB Jose was having problems and I wasn't surprised by his sudden departure. I didn't even consider emailing or calling him which I would have done had I been worried about him. I never doubted Jose would return and still don't. I truly think you are over reacting.
I have to agree with DR Jane; we've seen DRs come and go - Ann and Matthew are two I can think of right off the bat - and nothing is said, but you've been bitchslapping Jose for several weeks as though it's a personal affront. You told us last week he'd emailed you that he might be E&T so you were told ahead of his departure.
I was happy to talk to him today because we've not been especially close in the past five months and I wanted to be sure I wasn't the reason he'd gone away. He seemed fine and I was happy to know things are okay, outside of the apartment tsuris.
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HAPPY NATAL DAY DR KAREN!
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Welcome DR windsongRobbie!
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The first VCR I had, I rented. It was an RCA BetaMax, and I even had to rent the movies from, of all places, Photo Hut!
The first VCR I bought, after about six months of the BetaMax, was a big-assed, top-loading RCA, which must've weighed twenty-five pounds.
When I bought that VCR, the first films I bought were WHAT'S UP DOC? (used at $20, which at that time was cheap) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (two tape, strangely packaged).
The first movie I taped was an HBO showing of COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER, and I only recently got rid of that tape in a major de-cluttering.
The first dvd I bought was Warner's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, with the alternate ending on the flip side. I didn't buy a dvd player however until a few weeks, or months, later.
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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!
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Welcome, DR windsongRobbie!
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DR Cillaliz, re: that bike race/ride
I don't see how people who don't ride a lot/or who aren't in shape could just do this race. I ride everyday. And it still sounds really hard to me. I don't know if i could ride for 10 hours a day (or however long they race).
First of all, it isn't a race. No one is in a hurry. People often stop in the little towns along the way for hours at a time, or they may stop at a farm selling pie or watermelon or something. The first day is 70 miles, there are hills, but it's mostly fairly flat paved roads through the countryside. And, for those who are registered for the ride, there is a wagon that will take you and your bike to the next stop. Most groups have their own busses and vans who they meet in each small town, so if they don't want to go on, they catch a ride.
There are also a lot of people who ride just a day or two to be a part of it.
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Happy Birthday Miss Karen~!!!
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I know I will be glad to see Jose come back. I'm sure he will. And to echo DR Elmore a little. Miss Karen was gone for quite a while and I didn't see anyone attack her about it and she was warmly welcomed back, as she should be. I think Jose deserves the same
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Because I can, here are some new pictures of Miss Dixie Bell:
First, her new toy, which came from Amazon:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/th_DSCN2625a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/?action=view¤t=DSCN2625a.jpg)
Beauty and the Beast:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/th_DSCN2623a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/?action=view¤t=DSCN2623a.jpg)
In between bouts with Go-Rilla, Dixie thought that the camera was her friend and licked the lens:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/th_DSCN2627a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/?action=view¤t=DSCN2627a.jpg)
Plundering Done and Awaiting Her Spoils of War (Guilt-Free Dog Treats):
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/th_DSCN2628a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/Dixie%20Bell/?action=view¤t=DSCN2628a.jpg)
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I know I will be glad to see Jose come back. I'm sure he will. And to echo DR Elmore a little. Miss Karen was gone for quite a while and I didn't see anyone attack her about it and she was warmly welcomed back, as she should be. I think Jose deserves the same
And let us not forget BrettySpaghetti whose infrequent returns are met with jubilation and excitement. And then he finds some reason to ditch the forum for a spell...until the next time.
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Oh, yes...and for what it's worth, my take on Twitter and Facebook -- They are impersonal, non-involving and NOT the intimate gathering of HainesHisWay.com. In other words, they are a perfect means of escape without having to invest oneself personally into posting stuff there.
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I miss BrettySpaghetti, too. . . .and I definitely miss DR Jose, whose ears should have been burning saturday night during my conversation with Jim Stanek. . .I'm jus' sayin'. . .
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When I got home from the grantwriters' successful social media training session, Richard and Rob were preparing a summer supper of BLT sandwiches and corn on the cob. Rob left for a 4-hour shift in the ER and Richard and I took a drive out to the country to deliver a Canton surprise to DR Elmore's sister-in-law (not Lady McB). Jo was pleased.
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Happy, happy, Miss Karen!
Happy back at 'cha, DR John G -- and a happy day for all out there.
A Most Wonderful Day To Our Birthday Girl,
MISS KAREN!
I only wish that you and Cason could spend more time here with us!
Is that your "only" wish, TCB? Darn! Now I'll have to cancel with the Good Fairy...and I know she won't give me my money back!
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Oh, yes...and for what it's worth, my take on Twitter and Facebook -- They are impersonal, non-involving and NOT the intimate gathering of HainesHisWay.com. ....
Ditto.
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DR Cillaliz, re: that bike race/ride
I don't see how people who don't ride a lot/or who aren't in shape could just do this race. I ride everyday. And it still sounds really hard to me. I don't know if i could ride for 10 hours a day (or however long they race).
First of all, it isn't a race. No one is in a hurry. People often stop in the little towns along the way for hours at a time, or they may stop at a farm selling pie or watermelon or something. The first day is 70 miles, there are hills, but it's mostly fairly flat paved roads through the countryside. And, for those who are registered for the ride, there is a wagon that will take you and your bike to the next stop. Most groups have their own busses and vans who they meet in each small town, so if they don't want to go on, they catch a ride.
There are also a lot of people who ride just a day or two to be a part of it.
Ride at your own pace then. :)
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Oh, yes...and for what it's worth, my take on Twitter and Facebook -- They are impersonal, non-involving and NOT the intimate gathering of HainesHisWay.com. In other words, they are a perfect means of escape without having to invest oneself personally into posting stuff there.
Especially the way you do it DR Ron ;) Also what DR Jose has been doing at FB.
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When I got home from the grantwriters' successful social media training session, Richard and Rob were preparing a summer supper of BLT sandwiches and corn on the cob. Rob left for a 4-hour shift in the ER and Richard and I took a drive out to the country to deliver a Canton surprise to DR Elmore's sister-in-law (not Lady McB). Jo was pleased.
:D
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When I got home from the grantwriters' successful social media training session, Richard and Rob were preparing a summer supper of BLT sandwiches and corn on the cob. Rob left for a 4-hour shift in the ER and Richard and I took a drive out to the country to deliver a Canton surprise to DR Elmore's sister-in-law (not Lady McB). Jo was pleased.
Did Maddie and Max behave?
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When I got home from the grantwriters' successful social media training session, Richard and Rob were preparing a summer supper of BLT sandwiches and corn on the cob. Rob left for a 4-hour shift in the ER and Richard and I took a drive out to the country to deliver a Canton surprise to DR Elmore's sister-in-law (not Lady McB). Jo was pleased.
Did Maddie and Max behave?
We only saw Max and he was fenced in. He barked at us and Jo scolded him.
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I miss BrettySpaghetti, too. . . .and I definitely miss DR Jose, whose ears should have been burning saturday night during my conversation with Jim Stanek. . .I'm jus' sayin'. . .
td, was Jim Stanek in FORUM?
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When I got home from the grantwriters' successful social media training session, Richard and Rob were preparing a summer supper of BLT sandwiches and corn on the cob. Rob left for a 4-hour shift in the ER and Richard and I took a drive out to the country to deliver a Canton surprise to DR Elmore's sister-in-law (not Lady McB). Jo was pleased.
Did Maddie and Max behave?
We only saw Max and he was fenced in. He barked at us and Jo scolded him.
Thank you so much for delivering the candy. I really do appreciate it.
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DR Cillaliz, re: that bike race/ride
I don't see how people who don't ride a lot/or who aren't in shape could just do this race. I ride everyday. And it still sounds really hard to me. I don't know if i could ride for 10 hours a day (or however long they race).
First of all, it isn't a race. No one is in a hurry. People often stop in the little towns along the way for hours at a time, or they may stop at a farm selling pie or watermelon or something. The first day is 70 miles, there are hills, but it's mostly fairly flat paved roads through the countryside. And, for those who are registered for the ride, there is a wagon that will take you and your bike to the next stop. Most groups have their own busses and vans who they meet in each small town, so if they don't want to go on, they catch a ride.
There are also a lot of people who ride just a day or two to be a part of it.
Ride at your own pace then. :)
Most definitely. Some leave before sunrise, some leave around noon or whenever they recover from the night before. Beer before noon is a very common occurrence.
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http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/americas-best-adventures/biking-ragbrai (http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/americas-best-adventures/biking-ragbrai)
7. Iowa: Biking RAGBRAI
To the uninitiated, spending a week riding your bike across Iowa may hardly seem like an adventure. But RAGBRAI, the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is a big deal in every way that counts for road cyclists—and it doesn’t get any more red, white, and blue than this.
Each year on the third Sunday in July, 10,000 riders start on the state’s western border (the route changes yearly) and proceed en masse, rolling east in seven stages in a traveling juggernaut that celebrates everything that’s good about the heartland. It’s a long queue of spinning spokes and endorphin-charged folks wheeling over farm-to-market roads that normally see maybe a tractor and a couple of cars a day. They ride into dot-on-the-map towns that welcome everyone with Fourth of July fanfare—bands oompah-ing, flags waving, and every school, church group, and Kiwanis Club in support.
Throughout the week RAGBRAI riders supplement PowerBars and Gatorade with three-inch-thick pork chops, corn every which way, and the race’s true lifeblood: homemade pies. There are as many as eight refueling stops each day, and cyclists put them to good use. Forget velodrome-flat rides: Some RAGBRAI weeks total more than 25,000 feet of climbing. (We did say this was an adventure.) Riders might camp in sorghum fields and shower in swine barns, but Hawkeye hospitality is guaranteed.
We don't grow sorgham in Iowa, but it's the thought that counts
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DR Jennifer forget the distance, somehow I don't picture you boozing your way through Iowa ;D
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Not everyone is a boozer. The biggest addiction on the ride is pie
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Lance Armstrong prefers Coconut Cream
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LOL Cilla. I read that about the pie. I have had a craving for lemon meringue pie. I don't want to make one and never see them here.
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I am happy. One of the missing CD wallets has been found. I am adding them to my ipod.
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Maybe I am overreacting, but Bretty Spaghetti is an entirely different matter. Also, elmore, I think you know that that's exactly why Jose had e-mailed me - that "stuff" that was going on. I'm glad it's not that, and I'll just keep my mouth shut and should he return then I'll play it as it lays.
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I had such fun doing the Skip E. Lowe show - It was pretty amusing, I think.
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I'm home for a few minutes before I go to the play reading - I don't really have time to do so, but I'm a supportive person despite what a few people here obviously think.
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So, I have to prep the big orders for tomorrow before I go. And I'm happy to welcome David Engel to the first Kritzerland at the Gardenia, joining Jason Graae and Alet Taylor. I'm awaiting word from two other people.
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I'm hoping we can make the trip in October.
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DR Jennifer forget the distance, somehow I don't picture you boozing your way through Iowa ;D
That is true. I rarely drink actually. I'm not crazy about beer or wine. I do like fruity drinks a lot like pina coladas or strawberry margaritas. But I rarely have them. Even in university we used to go to bars every week. But I always had to drive so I never really drank.
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LOL Cilla. I read that about the pie. I have had a craving for lemon meringue pie. I don't want to make one and never see them here.
That seems funny since biking is exercise. So they get fit and then eat and drink a lot.
The best pie I've ever had was in Indy one time when I was visiting a friend who was working there. He took me to this fancy restaurant that had the best key lime pie ever. It was so good. I wish I could have that pie again!
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I had the best brownie and ice cream at dinner tonight. My uncles does not like desserts. So he didn't eat his birthday brownie. On the other hand my niece and I love desserts. So we ate part of it!
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At dinner the most interesting thing happened.
This guy at the next table asked if I could help him with something.
He said that he and his table (about 4 others) were having an argument. He was trying to do a trick and they would not believe him that it would work.
He had a napking with "1 2 3 4" on it. And he made me stare into his eyes for 30 seconds. And then he asked me to choose a number.
I chose "3" and then he turned over the back and it said "trois" (3).
Gosh I wish so much that I would have said the second number to come into my head. Or that i could try the trick again. Not sure how he did it. I guess when you stare into a cute guy's eyes you always pick number 3. :)
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I had ribs. Love them. And since we only ate at 8:30pm I didn't eat half of mine. And my mom gave me the rest of hers. So did my aunt. So i ended up with way more than i started with. Except that my sister looked at my plate and asked why I got all the ribs. So i gave her half of what my aunt gave me.
I think it's because my mom and aunt know that ribs are one of my most favorite foods in the whole world.
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I miss BrettySpaghetti, too. . . .and I definitely miss DR Jose, whose ears should have been burning saturday night during my conversation with Jim Stanek. . .I'm jus' sayin'. . .
td, was Jim Stanek in FORUM?
Yes, indeed he was. As Hero.
He was also in LESTAT, as Louis.
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LOL Cilla. I read that about the pie. I have had a craving for lemon meringue pie. I don't want to make one and never see them here.
That seems funny since biking is exercise. So they get fit and then eat and drink a lot.
The best pie I've ever had was in Indy one time when I was visiting a friend who was working there. He took me to this fancy restaurant that had the best key lime pie ever. It was so good. I wish I could have that pie again!
Well, it's not really about getting fit either. I think it's really about getting away from everyday life and just being free for a week. When nothing matters except getting from point a to b, meeting people, eating food,drinking or not, camping out or staying in the home of a stranger who opens their door to you, and being with 10,000 people who are putting their lives on hold to go for a week long bike ride. Everyone is going outside to play, just like they did as kids.
I'm not big on pain or needing things like "butt paste" (That's the name of it) for chafing, so I just play a part for a day and then waive good bye. I always want to go....but then I get on my bike and ride around the block and realize it's probably not a good idea for me
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I had such fun doing the Skip E. Lowe show - It was pretty amusing, I think.
Tell us about the show!
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Page 7!
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Glad you had fun doing the show BK
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Paul stopped by tonight. He's been gone for a week. He drove a car to NYC for some people and flew back. Anyway, he couldn't believe what's been done in my yard in one week. He was so funny, "I leave for one week and LOOK!!!" It's not done yet, so I'll wait on the photos except one...if I can get it the right size
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I'm home for a few minutes before I go to the play reading - I don't really have time to do so, but I'm a supportive person despite what a few people here obviously think.
Since I'm the last person you addressed about Jose, I suspect you mean me. I know you are a supportive person, but I also know you're no more perfect than I, and I can be quite petty. I know that will surprise most of the DRs.
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I'm not really petty, elmore. At least I try not to be. I am obviously reacting to this differently than others - I only know that several people wrote the gentleman to see if anything was wrong, and not a one of them got a response. As Jose would say - just sayin'. But, que sera sera, and if he returns some fine day I'm sure all will be well and well will be all.
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Hi it is the E & T Vixmom
work continues busy if I can be out in 12 hours it seems like a short day
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Skip E. Lowe is hilarious and if you say the right things you can just get him so flummoxed and I love a flummoxed Skip E. Lowe. He misread the title of the book, kept asking me if I taught at LACC, kept asking questions about various TV stuff but getting the cast wrong - and I loved it. He also showed some photos from the book and it was fun to talk about that.
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Hi it is the E & T Vixmom
work continues busy if I can be out in 12 hours it seems like a short day
Tell me they pay you overtime! Please tell me that.
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This is Ron. He works without a shirt on. He thinks he is muscular and hot. That's ok with me.
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I've printed out all the invoices for the dealers so I think I'm all ready for tomorrow morning.
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i never chceked those Lotto ticket s I bought Saturday - I wonder if I won?
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I had to eat something but really didn't want anything heavy before doing the show, so at two I went to Jerry's and had the small turkey sandwich and no fries or onion rings. Since I also jogged four miles, I can probably eat something a little later.
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Now, can someone get me off this damn page?
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Hi it is the E & T Vixmom
work continues busy if I can be out in 12 hours it seems like a short day
Tell me they pay you overtime! Please tell me that.
not even straight tim e- we are "salaried"
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Oh, Ron smiles a lot. He's fun to have around.
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Vixmom, I hope that your salary makes all this work worthwhile
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This is Ron. He works without a shirt on. He thinks he is muscular and hot. That's ok with me.
eye candy! I mean - um he seems like a hard worker
;)
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Lance Armstrong prefers Coconut Cream
So do I! :D
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I'm not really petty, elmore. At least I try not to be. I am obviously reacting to this differently than others - I only know that several people wrote the gentleman to see if anything was wrong, and not a one of them got a response. As Jose would say - just sayin'. But, que sera sera, and if he returns some fine day I'm sure all will be well and well will be all.
Ths is why I cannot figure out why you're taking the whole thing with Jose much more personally than Ann's or Jed's or Miss Karen's or others' down time from HHW. I didn't try to contact Jose until today because I had several suspicions that he had things of a personal nature he was working through, like maybe the monkey photos and his thoughts about them, a possible relationship, possible family concerns, a new group of friends, work problems or too much work. I was happy he returned my call because I knew others had had no response.
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Vixmom, I hope that your salary makes all this work worthwhile
well unfortunately in this market there ain't a lot out there - I have friends who have been out of work for months, some for almost 2 years now...
so it's"be happy you have a job" time....
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This is Ron. He works without a shirt on. He thinks he is muscular and hot. That's ok with me.
Put a gray wig and some dark makeup on him, take a few more photos, and send them to Barnum. If he keeps them, Ron is probably right.
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OK, I'm off to bed. I've got to be up early for the McGlinnventory. How long, O Lord?
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This is Ron. He works without a shirt on. He thinks he is muscular and hot. That's ok with me.
eye candy! I mean - um he seems like a hard worker
;)
He's actually cuter than this makes him look. I'll have to stop by in the afternoon tomorrow and get some photos. He has great eyes and a cute smile. He says things like..."You know now that I'm getting this glazing stuff, I realize it's really an art". Gotta love it.
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having been very E &T over the years I am not one to cast stone s- and i will welcome with open arms any of our Hainesies or Kimlets upon their return
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except mebbe one - trubblemaka...
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except mebbe one - trubblemaka...
:)
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Spent time today with my grantwriter friends, tomorrow I'll be with my volunteer administrator friends. Guess I'd better get some sleep - 'night!
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Sunday night the Vixfamily went to see "Despicable Me" in 3D
we had a great time - it was cotton candy fare - light sugary and no substance - just what I needed!!
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Sunday morning during coffee hour one of our deacons came up to me and handed me a book and said "Read this"
So I did
I heartily recommend 'The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society" to one and all
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Congratulations to Jack!!!!
(I'm ketchin up)
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Page 8....GO VIXMOM!!!
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Page 8....GO VIXMOM!!!
I just got here!
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oh... never mind
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does Brad Pitt have a brother?
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they are showing a promo on HBO right now and tehy just shpwed some fellow named Michael Pitt
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Home after a long day. Nice to see things are going along quite nicely here.
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he looks more like Leonardo DeCaprio than Brad tho...
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Sunday morning during coffee hour one of our deacons came up to me and handed me a book and said "Read this"
So I did
I heartily recommend 'The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society" to one and all
I haven't read this, but I remember when it was published, several of my co-workers read it and loved it.
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I have a question for BK and anyone else who would care to chime in:
Why do you think the Tonys eliminated the Best Score category in 1968 and 1969? Were they trying to avoid giving "Hair" a prize? It seems odd when you consider the glut of potential nominees both those years, including "Promises, Promises" of course.
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I have a question for BK and anyone else who would care to chime in:
Why do you think the Tonys eliminated the Best Score category in 1968 and 1969? Were they trying to avoid giving "Hair" a prize? It seems odd when you consider the glut of potential nominees both those years, including "Promises, Promises" of course.
Did they had a different catagory that year or did the best musical award also go to the score writer(s)?
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Well, it's time for me to leave work and go home. I've got some TV watching to do...I'm recording four shows tonight, and two are at the same time.
Until later!
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But before I go...
GRATUITOUS POST #222!
;)
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Oh for a minute I thought you were talking about Ron, my handy man, Vixmom
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Just because I don't want to be 1 of the 2 guests.
Hi ;D.
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Oh for a minute I thought you were talking about Ron, my handy man, Vixmom
LOL
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Otherwise life here is very exciting. Killing spiders, cleaning giant bird poop off my car, picking up the single sock in front of where I live, and of course picking up the baby diapers people seem to leave next to the curb (when did they start to have their own disposable baggie ?) ???
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Lots of vibes for Wednesday. :)
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Hi Sam.
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Hope Jose joins in again.
I miss his sense of humor.
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Hi Laura ;)
How's the Arizona weather ?
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Wow, it's almost 9PM, need to get ready for work.
Night all.
Have fun.
Cheers and happiness.
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Hot.
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The bus that will be outside my house on Saturday night
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And some of the people who will be camping here
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Notice the footwear. I think that would be painful if you hit the pavement
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Whew! Just in time to wish Miss K a Happy Birthday!! Hope you had a great day!
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Time to try to get some sleep. Coughing has kept me up all night for two nights. It stinks. Something is going around. A client's mother is in the hospital with the same crud and I heard someone else was out sick today. Hopefully I'll get over this before the weekend. I think I hear thunder...better sign off
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I just got off the phone with DR Jose, who says he's had horrible apartment problems for the past month, that he is fine, and that he will be rejoining us shortly. He sends Miss Karen birthday greetings and his regards to one and all. I am very happy to know that all is well.
I will see DR Jose in September when auditions for SETC are held here. Looking forward to showing him more of Atlanta!
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My hoopnotica came in the mail this morning!
The thing feels much heavier than I expected (even though it's only 1.5 lbs). But it is much bigger than a regular hoop. And much heavier.
I've been talking to a few people who hoop. Because it's so heavy it can hurt a bit when you start. I'm glad I asked, because I was wondering. I tried it and it hurt a bit. Glad that will go away!
I guess I will just try it a bit at a time till I get used to it.
I went to an Asian market yesterday and saw hula hoops that come in 4 pieces and then you assemble it into a hoop. It had nubby knobs in the inside of the hoop, which was supposed to be beneficial for "childrens' bowels".
Ewwwww.
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Following that, a big HHW greeting to Robbie!
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Hey! I got us off that damn page!
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Congrats on your new role, JRand!
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http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/americas-best-adventures/biking-ragbrai (http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/americas-best-adventures/biking-ragbrai)7. Iowa: Biking RAGBRAI
To the uninitiated, spending a week riding your bike across Iowa may hardly seem like an adventure. But RAGBRAI, the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is a big deal in every way that counts for road cyclists—and it doesn’t get any more red, white, and blue than this.
Each year on the third Sunday in July, 10,000 riders start on the state’s western border (the route changes yearly) and proceed en masse, rolling east in seven stages in a traveling juggernaut that celebrates everything that’s good about the heartland. It’s a long queue of spinning spokes and endorphin-charged folks wheeling over farm-to-market roads that normally see maybe a tractor and a couple of cars a day. They ride into dot-on-the-map towns that welcome everyone with Fourth of July fanfare—bands oompah-ing, flags waving, and every school, church group, and Kiwanis Club in support.
Throughout the week RAGBRAI riders supplement PowerBars and Gatorade with three-inch-thick pork chops, corn every which way, and the race’s true lifeblood: homemade pies. There are as many as eight refueling stops each day, and cyclists put them to good use. Forget velodrome-flat rides: Some RAGBRAI weeks total more than 25,000 feet of climbing. (We did say this was an adventure.) Riders might camp in sorghum fields and shower in swine barns, but Hawkeye hospitality is guaranteed.
We don't grow sorgham in Iowa, but it's the thought that counts
We have something similar: BRAG (Bike Ride Across Georgia)
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forgot to wish Miss Karen the happiest of birthday
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Back from a long play reading. I wanted to get something to eat and every single DAMN restaurant was closed at ten. This city is so pathetic it's not even funny.