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Well, you've read the notes, the notes went Bollywood, and now it is time for you to post until the tandoori cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: DIZEN!
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Welcome seven GUESTS!
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Yesterday, Druxy posted this:
I had a great book signing today, the best I've ever had in a bookstore.
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Among the attendees were Diane McBain, Bridget Hanley, June Wilkinson, Gigi Perreau (who I haven't seen in 40 years), plus Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Levy (he's Spielberg's personal publicist) and several others.
Catching a 10 am flight back to Austin tomorrow.
Congrats on the successful signing and...
~~~Travel Vibes Back to Austin!!~~~
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Oatmeal, strawberries, cinnamon, pecans and coffee
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Shower
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Druxy - such good news about the book signing!
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Jrand - Yowza!
The man can move!!!!
Why isn;t "Gonzalez" among your YouTube tabs, though?
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Has it been mentioned here that our own DR Julie (Julie Miller) is now the Vice President of MAC, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs?
Congratulations, dear DR Julie!
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Great News Miss Julie.
Hey, that would be a good title for a play!
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Good morning, all! I guess the frustration over the Oaf Above Me carried over to my sleep last night, since I had dreams about dissension and frustration. I went to bed at 9:30, woke around 12:15, and slept until 6:30. The last thing I remember dreaming about before the alarm went off was LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40, my most unsuccessful venture of the past several years. Now I've got one of the damned songs from the score stuck inside my head and it won't go away.
I'm waiting for the laundromat to open. This is my last morning to do laundry before I'm inside a recording situation for the bext four days, so I've got laundry, and, while the clothes are washing, a trip to the market. While things are drying, I'll take my walk, come back here and begin making tuna salad. After the clothes are put away, vacuum the apartment. At noon, I have to head to Toyland for an editing session, and this evening I'm having dinner with Bruce Pomahac and John McGlinn's executor. At some point I have to sort my music for the sessions this week.
As for the TOD, I love Indian food; I guess it's the most "exotic" cuisine I've tried.
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Great News Miss Julie.
Fantastic news!
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I've Got Laundry - wasn't that a Goodson-Todman show on CBS on Tuesday nights?
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Jrand - Yowza!
The man can move!!!!
Why isn;t "Gonzalez" among your YouTube tabs, though?
LOL.....you're right....but then again.....if I am asked to participate in 2011, I hope I am a few pounds lighter - and NO DISCO....the judges don't like disco.
Maybe BOLLYWOOD!
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Congrats to DR DRUXY - and I am glad to hear that Miss Diane McBain was there.....I hope there were photos.
Travel vibes.
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DR JOSE and DR CILLA LIZ are correct......my post should have said "non elimination" rounds.....but since they didn't mention the word "spoiler", they did not incur my WRATH........
Remember Allan Sherman:
"He is working in the warehouse where
The drapes of Roth are stored....."
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I too enjoyed MAD MEN last night.....although I am not sure where the promo "Don & Peggy both get tempting offers...." came from......
Harry was around for awhile - I like that actor....and Peggy and Don and Pete all had nice scenes....as did Christina Hendricks.....I like what Betty's husband said to her.....although I didn't like a particular coupling and uncoupling.....it would be great if when we get back next year, the actual event has gone the other way.....we shall see.
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Hello, Guest.
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TOD:
I don't eat such things....but I shall enjoy reading about them.
Last year I bought some Wasabi Trail Mix.....because it looked interesting....and through a handful into my maw....and WOWZA!!!
The result was much like MR BK's experience with Indian food.
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Well, I'm glad I've been getting good nights of sleep because even though I was in bed at eleven I don't think I actually fell asleep till one and then I woke up at five. Oy and vey.
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I shall now go do some Monday banking and shopping.
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TOD: I don't have a particularly exotic palate...I won't be eating squid or oysters or any seafood really, and most Asian food has to be very basic meat and rice dishes. As for things like rattlesnake or sheep's testicles, no thanks.
But I do love Indian food. Bk, when The Lovely Wife first came to LA, she made the same mistake you did when I took her to an Indian restaurant. She thought she could do "very Spicy" and didn't know what that meant in terms of Indian food. She is still not particularly fond of Indian. But I like many of their chicken dishes...tandoori, tikki, marsala...and I also love the Lamb and some of the curries, lentils, the na'an bread, and the onion baji (??spelling). Unfortunately TLW doesn't much care to go to Indian restaurants, so I either have to do it with like-minded souls or by myself...usually when I'm in London, where you can even get microwaveable Indian at your local Tesco's or Sainsbury's. There used to be a place in the Glendale Galleria food court that served Indian that I used to go to all the time.
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I will say that eating tandoori tikka is very good for the diet - very low-cal - one chicken breast, a little rice and I didn't use any sauce.
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Seven minutes to announcing new title. Then I'll probably go back to bed for a couple of hours.
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But first, get me off this damn page.
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I've had a delicious scrambled egg on 15-grain bread with alfalfa sprouts and low-cal ranch-bacon dressing and taken my meds and vitamins. I didn't get to my walk, so I think I'll do that around 11 on my way down to Toyland. It's a beautiful day outside.
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DR td, I'm sorry to read about your having to say good-bye to Miss Dixie Bell. My condolences to you and your mom.
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I've Got Laundry - wasn't that a Goodson-Todman show on CBS on Tuesday nights?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/Laundry.jpg)
"Mystery Guest, are you in the wash or rinse cycle?"
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Monday morning greetings! Quiet week here, which is fine with me. I have cardiac rehab MWF and my book group meets on Thursday for our Southern Women Writers Roundtable - I'm reading Mary Lee Settle's Choices.
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The laundry is finished! Vacuuming is next. I'm going to wait until 10am so I don't disturb the neighbor below me, so I'll put away the laundry.
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And the word of the day is: DIZEN!
And The Song Of The Day Is: PUT ON YOUR SUNDAY CLOTHES
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So I read last night that there is yet to be another incarnation of WISEGUYS/GOLD/AWAY WE GO/BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW, directed by John Doyle yet! Maybe this will be the production that kills this one off once and for all...
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Good morning. Very busy day at the office. Hopefully I'll get some news about Little Ricky today. It looks a little worse so I really want to get his real treatment started, but since we still aren't sure what it is, there's not much to do but wait
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I hate waiting
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Morning, everyone!
TOD: When I was studying in Israel, I got "adopted" by one of my school's caretakers, an Iranian woman with a large family. She made a chicken-and-herb stew served over rice that was as delicious as anything I'd ever tasted. 15 years later, at a potluck meal, a friend's neighbor handed me a plate of stew, and with one taste, it became Proust's madeline: I was transported back to my yeshiva days. I've since learned that the stew is called Ghormeh Sabzi, and one of these centuries I'll try making my own.
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THE AMAZING RACE SPOILERS from last night
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A lot of these teams are really growing on me. I was really sad with the bottom 2 teams last night. I really liked them both. I felt bad that the team that got eliminated could not sled. They were actually really growing on me. But to me there downfall was they were at the airport for 3 hours and never checked on another flight. Big mistake! The one team i really don't like are the tattooed couple. They were good at sledding. But they are lacking in skills. The father/son are really growing on me. They are so sweet. I like them. I know they probably won't go far because the father has so many physical limitations. But they seem so read and nice. I also enjoy the home shoppers. And the doctors. The father/daughter team is doing much better than i thought. I hope the volleyball girls can bounce back. I am not crazy about the two dating couples. The one that needed their expresspass is going downhill fast. And the one with the girl who could not go down on the sled ... well that guy is getting on my nevers. He goes from yelling to being the sweetest supportive guy ever. It is very confusing! Good show last night though. And great seeing that ice hotel. Very cool.
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So I read last night that there is yet to be another incarnation of WISEGUYS/GOLD/AWAY WE GO/BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW, directed by John Doyle yet! Maybe this will be the production that kills this one off once and for all...
Talk about flogging a dead horse!
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I had a drip in my throat last night and could not fall asleep. So i turned on the food network. Not sure how i missed this. But season 2 of The Next Iron Chef (that was on in the US last year) was premiering. I don't know why they waited a whole year to show it. But we aren't even getting this season of Project Runway till probably January (I know it ends next week so hopefully i'll just try not to find out who wins, not that i know any of the contestants yet).
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YIKES! We've just had some excitement here - the crew that mows our lawn ran over the sign we had in our yard promoting the county park levy and a piece of the metal support hit our living room picture window. Fortunately, it's a double pane and only the outside glass was broken. The boss will be over later to look at it.
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Ginny - vibes everything's Ok, and glad no one was hurt
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Thanks, DR FJL! The mower guy just told Richard that the incident also put a hole in the tire of his mower and he has to get that fixed before he can proceed with his workday. He's not having a good Monday.
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I was raised in a household where we were taught to eat everything on our plates (it did not hold me well as a restaurant critic years later where portion control is everything). We were also taught to be adventurous eaters and try a little bit of everything. So, I grew up eating and drinking just about anything set before me or that sounded good. It could have been Indian or Moroccan or Peruvian.
As a result, there are few "exotics" for me, just one melting pot of comfort foods, and I dine out on ethnic foods a lot because they are not what I cook. That said, some Persian dishes, such as gormeh sabzi, as Elan mentioned, or fesenjen, chicken with a walnut-pomegranate sauce, still fill me with a kind of new-found wonder. They are not spicy (unless asked for) and some are borderline too sweet, but they are all silky and seductive.
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YIKES! We've just had some excitement here - the crew that mows our lawn ran over the sign we had in our yard promoting the county park levy and a piece of the metal support hit our living room picture window. Fortunately, it's a double pane and only the outside glass was broken. The boss will be over later to look at it.
That's not a calming way to begin a Monday morning. Glad all is OK.
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So I read last night that there is yet to be another incarnation of WISEGUYS/GOLD/AWAY WE GO/BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW, directed by John Doyle yet! Maybe this will be the production that kills this one off once and for all...
Didn't Doyle direct the last and not very lamented, yet lamentable, production of the show?
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Thanks, DR John G!
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I was awakened to the sound of rain this morning. The rain lasted for about 15 minutes and was very lovely. Sugar and I are back from our walk, so the sky has my permission and blessing to start raining again.
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Here's our living room window. The hole is in the outer pane of glass.
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I was awakened to the sound of rain this morning. The rain lasted for about 15 minutes and was very lovely. Sugar and I are back from our walk, so the sky has my permission and blessing to start raining again.
I love that sound.
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DR Ginny, are you sure that wasn't caused by one of the employees of the movie theater who has been lurking around these posts?
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Here's our living room window. The hole is in the outer pane of glass.
Yikes!!!
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John G and Dan the Man - Are you talking about the London production of ROAD SHOW?
Sometimes, shows just work differently in London than they do here.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144026-Stephen-Sondheims-Road-Show-to-Play-London
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That's what I said, DR JMK! In the 22+ years we've lived in this house, I've heard a lot of things hit our 4 picture windows (mostly misguided birds), but this sounded like nothing I've heard before.
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John G and Dan the Man - Are you talking about the London production of ROAD SHOW?
Sometimes, shows just work differently in London than they do here.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144026-Stephen-Sondheims-Road-Show-to-Play-London
hopefully more work will be done.
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So I read last night that there is yet to be another incarnation of WISEGUYS/GOLD/AWAY WE GO/BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW, directed by John Doyle yet! Maybe this will be the production that kills this one off once and for all...
Didn't Doyle direct the last and not very lamented, yet lamentable, production of the show?
Yes, you are correct. Shows how little I paid attention to that last remounting...
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Maybe I missed it, but did anyone mention that actor Simon MacCorkindale died on October 14?
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DR Ginny, glad that that's all the damage done. Did you have that window installed?
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No, DR Dan (the Man) - this one has been here since we moved in, but its counterpart on our bedroom window was broken by a window-washing crew that we had here 3 years ago and had to be replaced.
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DR Ginny, are you sure that wasn't caused by one of the employees of the movie theater who has been lurking around these posts?
LOL, DR John G!
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I wonder what this errant and truant behavior is from dear reader Ron Pulliam - he's certainly active elsewhere but hasn't been seen around these here parts since last Thursday.
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DR JohnG, you and I need to meet up and dine! You are my kind of foodie..and so is DR Jose...we will make it a threesome eating tour in NY someday.
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I don't think there is any exotic dish I would not try. I have never been a picky eater. Even as a child I ate everything and anything.
One of my favorite things to do is try different and varied ethnic dishes...as most know I love Indian food. My Iraqi friends have treated me to many delicious dishes. My trip to Japan 20 years ago was full of tasty treats (much of it I still don't know what it was).
There are only a few items I am not crazy about...I will eat it, but I won't go out of my way for it....Lima Beans....raw onions...
Wasabi is something that I avoid...same with Horseradish...those two I do dislike. Also, if food is overly salty...that is not so good...I want to taste the food, not the salt.
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BK, I suggest going to Indian buffet...taking a little of everything, then going back for more of what you like. Butter Chicken you would like.
The green stuff was likely Saag...my favorite...especially with Lamb or chicken or just chunks of cheese. And buffets are usually not very spicy, although you can add spice if you like.
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Page 3 Indian food dance!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2919337376_6fb275c18d.jpg)
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I will say that eating tandoori tikka is very good for the diet - very low-cal - one chicken breast, a little rice and I didn't use any sauce.
No wonder it was little bland. The sauce is what makes it. Same with marsala. These aren't necessarily spicy.
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DR JohnG, you and I need to meet up and dine! You are my kind of foodie..and so is DR Jose...we will make it a threesome eating tour in NY someday.
Sounds like fun. Now, to get that job to pay for the trip ...
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Here's a story I wrote recently about a Pachamanca, which is a Peruvian thanksgiving feast that's cooked by burying the foods (ribs, chicken, lamb, potatoes, sweet potatoes and more) in an underground oven. Exotic, yet sooooo comforting. Best sweet potatoes I've ever eaten. They needed no salt or butter. The chicken and ribs practically fell off the bone.
http://www.savorsa.com/2010/10/pachamanca-dig-it/
If I posted this before, forgive me. I was in awe of the whole process.
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Good afternoon!
I'm so proud of myself-I had my car inspected (pretty sad, huh?). In the DC area we have to have an emissions inspection every two years and a safety inspection every year (at least in Virginia). I was very happy that my car passed both.
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DR ArnoldMBrockman mentioned that David Friedman worked with Nancy LaMott. He did talk about her and said that he was releasing a couple of DVDs of her concerts (for the first time).
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THE AMAZING RACE SPOILERS from last night
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A lot of these teams are really growing on me. I was really sad with the bottom 2 teams last night. I really liked them both. I felt bad that the team that got eliminated could not sled. They were actually really growing on me. But to me there downfall was they were at the airport for 3 hours and never checked on another flight. Big mistake! The one team i really don't like are the tattooed couple. They were good at sledding. But they are lacking in skills. The father/son are really growing on me. They are so sweet. I like them. I know they probably won't go far because the father has so many physical limitations. But they seem so read and nice. I also enjoy the home shoppers. And the doctors. The father/daughter team is doing much better than i thought. I hope the volleyball girls can bounce back. I am not crazy about the two dating couples. The one that needed their expresspass is going downhill fast. And the one with the girl who could not go down on the sled ... well that guy is getting on my nevers. He goes from yelling to being the sweetest supportive guy ever. It is very confusing! Good show last night though. And great seeing that ice hotel. Very cool.
;D ;D LOL! LOL! " I hope the volleyball girls can bounce back." LOL! LOL! ;D ;D
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So I read last night that there is yet to be another incarnation of WISEGUYS/GOLD/AWAY WE GO/BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW, directed by John Doyle yet! Maybe this will be the production that kills this one off once and for all...
Talk about flogging a dead horse!
I once dated that dead horse.
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YIKES! We've just had some excitement here - the crew that mows our lawn ran over the sign we had in our yard promoting the county park levy and a piece of the metal support hit our living room picture window. Fortunately, it's a double pane and only the outside glass was broken. The boss will be over later to look at it.
Ginny, I am glad that no one was hurt.
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Here's a story I wrote recently about a Pachamanca, which is a Peruvian thanksgiving feast that's cooked by burying the foods (ribs, chicken, lamb, potatoes, sweet potatoes and more) in an underground oven. Exotic, yet sooooo comforting. Best sweet potatoes I've ever eaten. They needed no salt or butter. The chicken and ribs practically fell off the bone.
http://www.savorsa.com/2010/10/pachamanca-dig-it/
If I posted this before, forgive me. I was in awe of the whole process.
Yum-MEE!
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Thanks, DR TCB! Richard just gathered up what was left of the sign - just a handful of shredded vinyl.
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Off to the gym, then to
a fitting the grocery store - bye for now!
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Thanks, DR TCB! Richard just gathered up what was left of the sign - just a handful of shredded vinyl.
Gee, I have heard of political differences, but.............
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Page 3 Indian food dance!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2919337376_6fb275c18d.jpg)
Well, the rice looks good.
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TOD:
As odd as it may seem to some, I don't do much "adventurous" eating -- which means I don't indulge in eating things that don't appeal to my sense of what would be "tasty".
I've eaten many Chinese dishes of which I knew nothing...and lots of Indian dishes with only the assurance that my dinner partners had tastes for excellent foods, and they've never let me down. I've enjoyed many such meals and have never been put off when I learned what I was eating...including goat meat.
The most adventurous I've been in terms of eating what did NOT seem appetizing was a plate of sushi (that did not include California roll).
And while it was not as disgusting as I feared, it also had no taste other than the various hot/spicy sauces in which the raw fish was dipped.
The taste of the raw fish was unremarkable and the sauces were not sufficient to entice me back to a sushi meal.
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T.O.D.
I used to be a far more adventurous eater than I am now. I can usually find something tempting on just about any menu, and I have found that most waitstaff are more than willing to steer you towards something that you enjoy.
These days, I tend to stick to more standard fare.
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Not a very adventurous eater, though Betsy's tendency to "experiment" means I get to be, anyway. :) Last night she made homemade butternut squash ravioli with brown butter. Yummy.
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Car is serviced. Packages have postage on them. Lunch is needed.
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Prepping my last three reviews of this cycle--WINTER'S BONE, LEONARD COHEN SONGS FROM THE ROAD, and RED DRAGON. How's that for a triple feature? :)
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Car is serviced. Packages have postage on them. Lunch is needed.
And Page Four is required!
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I did not go to work today.
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But unlike last Monday, I do get paid for today.
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My arthritis, especially in my hands, has been very bad this last week.
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Fortunately, no one can see my typing errors before I have had time to correct them.
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Somebody please jump in, or this is going tio be a very boring thrid of a page.
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All guys here right now, and no guests.
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Perhaps I should have said, "all men here."
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Remember, folks, you get what you pay for at this site.
PAGE FOUR!
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I guess I scared Dan (the Man) away.
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Hello, everyone.
Glad to hear that Druxy's book-signing went well.
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Congrats to DR Julie.
I enjoyed JRand's video. Thanks for posting it, Jack.
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Jose, I had Vegetable Korma yesterday.
Mike, I'd intended to recommend Butter Chicken to BK, but he immediately glommed onto the Tandoori dishes. I'm not sure that the restaurant we went to yesterday serves it, but I hope that BK does try it sometime.
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Has it been mentioned here that our own DR Julie (Julie Miller) is now the Vice President of MAC, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs?
Congratulations, dear DR Julie!
Congrats to Julie!!
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So I read last night that there is yet to be another incarnation of WISEGUYS/GOLD/AWAY WE GO/BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW, directed by John Doyle yet! Maybe this will be the production that kills this one off once and for all...
Talk about flogging a dead horse!
I once dated that dead horse.
You and Catherine the Great!
Back from all my errands and now I'm off to dinner at Gabriel's on West 60th.
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You are welcome DR JULIE...and thanks to DR JOHNG for the kind words.....
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Waiting vibes for DR CILLA LIZ
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I was going to go see a first act run through of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT featuring my son-in-law from NEVER TOO LATE.....but I think I will wait for the actual production of the show and see it then.
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Had a good CR session and a smooth shopping trip. When I got home the window repair guy had been here to measure and tell Richard that they'll be back in the next couple of days to replace the glass. All in all, the mowing company probably lost money at our house today, between the window and the mower tire.
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In some good neighborhood news, the house across the street that's been for sale since spring now has a SOLD sign on it. The last couple of houses on our street that were up for sale eventually had to be rented and we were afraid that was becoming a trend.
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In some good neighborhood news, the house across the street that's been for sale since spring now has a SOLD sign on it. The last couple of houses on our street that were up for sale eventually had to be rented and we were afraid that was becoming a trend.
That is good news, Ginny! Unfortunately, there are several condos in my complex that are either in arrears or foreclosure. :P
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PWOJECT WUNWAY
SPOILAGE
This past Thursday's episode of "Project Runway" was nervewracking and, ultimately, WHOLLY SATISFYING for me. The challenge was issued by the Mayor of New York City who offered the remaining designers carte blanche to use any city landmark as inspiration for the next design.
I hoped that someone would choose Radio City Music Hall (I envisioned a full-length coat inspired by the geometry and color of the marquee/front of the building) and a separate garment inspired by the interior -- colors of the curtains, lights, etc. But, alas....
Michael C. went for Lady Liberty, which I thought was a bit predictable and possibly too literal an inspiration. Mondo and April chose the Brooklyn Bridge...Mondo for optical illusions he discovered when looking through the cabling at a certain angle...and April for...who knows what reason...I don't recall, possibly because I never saw much of it in the garment. I think it was for angles. Andy claimed Central Park, and Gretchen took the lower East Side. It was clear from Gretchen's commentary that she was ignoring the challenge concept of "inspiration" and chose to design something less "inspired by" (and not landmark-related at all) and more what she thought women on the lower East Side might wear.
If anyone appeared to be in trouble, it seemed me that Michael C. might be the one. Tim's assessment of what he was doing (two ideas at that time) were that one concept (he couldn’t make it work) was a ghastly disaster and that the other wasn't ambitious enough...and to look at what his fellow designers were doing.
Mondo was back in with the oversized houndstooth, Gretchen was making a leather jacket and “separates”, April was again doing black (ALL her outfits have been black) with asymmetrical patterns and odd cutouts, and Andy was doing a black hoochi dress which, as Gretchen called it, was a “madame” dress. Only on the back could you see any “Central Park” influence…and the back straps looked like tree branches.
On the runway, the judges asked Mondo about his garment. All but Heidi absolutely loved his look. Heidi wasn’t thrilled at seeing black oversized houndstooth again, but she loved the cut/styling of the garment. Michael Kors was complimentary that Mondo had gone the extra step of eschewing (gesundheit!) colors in favor of black and white and praised him for showing his range during the competition. During the judges' conference, Sirriano made a few remarks gestures about Mondo's personal appearance...as if Mondo were a bit chi-chi or something..he then deflected that critique to the garment, but the other judges poo-poohed him. I'm thinking Sirriano -- the Queen of Chi-Chi -- was feeling "threatened"! Next up, IIRC, was Andy, who was taken to task for his stated inspiration and the absence of any sign of said inspiration in another short “warrior princess” outfit. I’m guessing it’s because it was the final challenge because they then complimented him profusely on the look of the black outfit (shiny fabric making it look “wet” in places) and the exquisite tailoring apparent. Michael C, I believe, was up next, and he told the judges that the Statue of Liberty was his inspiration, that he wanted a dress with draping that echoed that on the famous statue without being literal, that he wanted a showstopper. Michael Kors told him that “showstopper” was what he delivered. The judges were EFFUSIVE in their praise of the dress…from Michael’s draping to the high slit in the front to the low (but decent) back. Michael was thrilled. Gretchen and April seemed to turn into stone. Guest judge Christian Sirriano said it may have been slit too high, but Heidi said, No. She wants to wear that dress.
April and Gretchen, for what it’s worth, were lambasted by the judges. Gretchen was told she apparently had run out of steam and that her garments looked cheap. They didn't rag her about not using a landmark for inspiration. Gretchen, like April, dissolved into tears and made excuses about how the challenges robbed her of creative energy, etc., etc. April was told she had delivered just another version of the same old dress she’d been flogging in several competitions. During the workrooms, both thought they’d be in the top three.
In past years, they’ve named two designers as being “in” for Fashion Week. Two other designers were told they’d compete for the third slot. This year, they’ve been told that four of them would all compete for three slots, meaning each will show a look or three in a pre-Fashion Week runway throwdown.
After the judges conferred, Michael C. was told his dress was “the dress of the evening” and that he was “in.” Then came Mondo, and then Andy, each one “in”. The choice between April and Gretchen seemed, to me, a no-brainer. And, indeed, Gretchen was “in” and April was devastated. The end.
END SPOILAGE
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Back from a sandwich and onion rings. Important envelope STILL hasn't arrived - I was assured it was sent but told the holiday might have slowed things down - to which I say horse manure. I doesn't take six days for an envelop to get from Texas to here - not unless the USPS sits on the mail and decides not to deliver it for a few extra days. Something I would believe, actually.
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Has it been mentioned here that our own DR Julie (Julie Miller) is now the Vice President of MAC, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs?
Congratulations, dear DR Julie!
Congrats to Julie!!
Ditto!
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You are welcome DR JULIE...and thanks to DR JOHNG for the kind words.....
I think you meant DR Jeanne.
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DR Ginny, the mower guy must really be against that county levy to run over the sign like that ;)
Glad no one was hurt.
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Well, the waiting is over. Ricky has Ringworm and will begin lime/sulfur baths tomorrow. He has to wear one of those cone collar things. Poor guy. He has no idea what he's in for. And I have to sanitize my whole house.
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On the positive side, my whole house will be sanitized.
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On the negative side, he'll be locked in that room for weeks
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I'm supposed to go to two different meetings tomorrow night. think I'll get out of both of them. I can't really leave him home alone stinking like rotton eggs. He will stink like rotton eggs, btw, oh joy
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The vet tech will be bathing him. There is no way I'm going to try it again.
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I have to do more research on the medication. I'm not sure I want to give him something that may do liver damage when he's so young.
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I still wonder if the previous owner found out he had this and just got rid of him
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Better go.....last night before the aroma of rotten eggs will fill my house
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~~~Quick Recovery Vibes for DC Ricky!!~~~
~~~Vibes of Coping and Comfort for DR Cillaliz!!~~~
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Thanks George. I'm actually glad we've got the diagnosis, he was worse this morning and I want to get the real treatment going. Have to research the meds though. They concern me
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We never did the baths. Once in a while we did a pill. Usually just the ointment.
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Glad you finally got a diagnosis, Cillaliz. Even though it's a crappy one.
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Oh DR td, Keith and I send you & your Mum our heartfelt condolences on the loss of dear sweet Miss Dixie Bell. :(
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Welcome back, Jane!
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Page 3 Indian food dance!
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Well, the rice looks good.
It all looks good. I don't know what the round things at the top are.
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Well, the waiting is over. Ricky has Ringworm and will begin lime/sulfur baths tomorrow. He has to wear one of those cone collar things. Poor guy. He has no idea what he's in for. And I have to sanitize my whole house.
Had I been around it would have been my guess. I hope you don't catch it. Once I got it from our new kitten and simply used the cat's cream and it cleared it right up. I didn't have to do a lime bath or sanitize the house. Maybe that is way it returned a couple of times until the cat got older.
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We never did the baths. Once in a while we did a pill. Usually just the ointment.
We never used pills either.
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Thanks George.
I had the most fun doing physical therapy than I have had in the last 10 1/2 months. I had 6 days of warm humid weather to keep my shoulder loose and several days of swimming & snorkeling to exercise it. I discovered I can even swim in a straight line using only my left arm. I had expected to go in circles. :)
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Hi, DR Jane - we missed you!
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Are we allowed to ask where Jane has been yet? ;)
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Not a very adventurous eater, though Betsy's tendency to "experiment" means I get to be, anyway. :) Last night she made homemade butternut squash ravioli with brown butter. Yummy.
Funny, but a friend of mine made pumpkin tagliatelle and pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter last night. Very similar. Fall must be in the air. Or sumthin'.
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So I read last night that there is yet to be another incarnation of WISEGUYS/GOLD/AWAY WE GO/BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW, directed by John Doyle yet! Maybe this will be the production that kills this one off once and for all...
Talk about flogging a dead horse!
I once dated that dead horse.
You and Catherine the Great!
Back from all my errands and now I'm off to dinner at Gabriel's on West 60th.
Catherine's horse was alive when they dated.
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Back from a sandwich and onion rings. Important envelope STILL hasn't arrived - I was assured it was sent but told the holiday might have slowed things down - to which I say horse manure. I doesn't take six days for an envelop to get from Texas to here - not unless the USPS sits on the mail and decides not to deliver it for a few extra days. Something I would believe, actually.
I've been waiting on a check to be delivered from across town. Was told it was mailed Oct. 7. I haven't seen it yet.
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Well, the waiting is over. Ricky has Ringworm and will begin lime/sulfur baths tomorrow. He has to wear one of those cone collar things. Poor guy. He has no idea what he's in for. And I have to sanitize my whole house.
Sorry to hear that, for Little Ricky and you.
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Thanks Ginny.
JMK ;D
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Guess I'll start getting ready for the commentary session, which begins at six and should hopefully be over by seven or seven-thirty.
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The dinner was truly scrumptious: buffalo mozzarella and tomatos, scallops, roasted potatoes and pear tomatoes, and a lucious rice pudding. I'm ready for bed. Blame it on the gin and tonic.
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Poor little ricky. Vibes for him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Are we allowed to ask where Jane has been yet? ;)
I think I need the same physical therapy!
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This is the e-postcard we send the boys.
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Unfortunately you can't see the turtles, or us swimming with them.
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Nice view, Jane!
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I should have better photos soon, especially of the view with the incredible sunset.
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I'm home in Austin & exhausted.
"Night all.
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Hi Jane, glad you had fun.
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I really don't think I need to sanitize the whole house, Ricky has only been in the bedroom. I've been using the cream for a week and it doesn't seem to be getting better, it's a little worse today. I've read a lot about the baths and decided to try it. The vet wants him to take meds, I don't really want to do that, but we'll see how it goes. I am going to clean one room a night. I'm not going to necessarily use bleach on every surface, but I will deep clean. I figure it can't hurt.
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I haven't gotten it yet, but every time I feel an itch or see a little mark on my skin I start thinking I've got it.
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So far the girls haven't gotten it either!
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Well, the waiting is over. Ricky has Ringworm and will begin lime/sulfur baths tomorrow. He has to wear one of those cone collar things. Poor guy. He has no idea what he's in for. And I have to sanitize my whole house.
I am so sorry, Cilla. The poor little guy.
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Page 3 Indian food dance!
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Well, the rice looks good.
It all looks good. I don't know what the round things at the top are.
I was afraid to ask.
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I haven't gotten it yet, but every time I feel an itch or see a little mark on my skin I start thinking I've got it.
If you catch it early the cream should clear it right up.
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Welcome home, Jane!
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PAGE SIX!
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Hi Jane, glad you had fun.
Thanks. I should not have brought home a bag of Island Princess macadamia nut caramel corn. I can't stop eating it.
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I have worked my shift, and now..................
G'night!
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Tank you TCB. I wish you could have enjoyed the warm weather.
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So far the girls haven't gotten it either!
Odds are they won't the way you are cleaning & keeping them separate.
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My glasses broke and I don't have time to get new ones. I have been looking for a new frame and not found one I like. Now I will be forced to. Keith super glued these back together but they are out of alignment & making me sick. Mostly I'm wearing my distance glasses which are worthless at the computer.
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Well, the waiting is over. Ricky has Ringworm and will begin lime/sulfur baths tomorrow. He has to wear one of those cone collar things. Poor guy. He has no idea what he's in for. And I have to sanitize my whole house.
I am so sorry, Cilla. The poor little guy.
Thanks TCB. I'm just glad I adopted him. He would either be treated in an isolation room in the back of the shelter and be alone or who knows...at least this way he has a nice room to hang out in and attention from me. Not as much as I'd like to give him, but as much as I can. And a forever home. I'm letting the vet do the baths so I can be the rescuer and not the torturer
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DR Cillaliz - I admire your patience.
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I loved Maui. A fellow unemployed friend today said he's up for a job at an airport in Hawaii. Very envious.
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Vibes the ringworm clears up fairly quickly & it won't be long before all three cats are playing together.
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DR Cillaliz - I admire your patience.
Ditto.
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The airport in Maui was nice, and not too big.
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Using the computer is difficult with these glasses. I'll have to limit my time tomorrow, plus I need to get ready for my trip to Chicago on Friday. Sherlock will be happy to have Keith home with him.
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DR Cillaliz - I admire your patience.
If you met him, you'd understand. :)
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Vibes the ringworm clears up fairly quickly & it won't be long before all three cats are playing together.
I'm doing the lime sulfur because it kills the spores. After a week or two he'll be able to play with the girls, even as the treatment continues
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DR Cillaliz - I admire your patience.
Ditto.
Thanks guys
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Off to dance class.
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Had a great day in court today. Great result for my client. The victim's crazy mother was mad because my client didn't apologize to her. He didn't do anything to her and she beat the crap out of him. He did victimize her daughter and apologized for that. This woman has been harassing my client's family. She stood up and yelled at the judge. We asked for extra security (thank goodness) and everyone was wanded (no metal detector in the courthouse) the deputies even asked if they could walk my client's family to their car and told them to call the police if she comes anywhere near
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The rest of the day was busy. I did have time to run home, change clothes visit with Ricky, change clothes, eat lunch and go back to work. Whew
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It's now time for me to leave work. At lunch today, I got a new cable modem for my computer, so hopefully that'll fix some/all(?) of the problems that I had last night. We'll see.
Until later!
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Sorry all I seem to be talking about is the cat and his medical issue. But they are posts ;)
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Vibes for Ricky
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Glad your case went well, Cilla
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Thanks, that reads a little funny, it wasn't the woman and the drama that was good, it was the outcome. The woman and the drama certainly was more exciting than normal
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Off to the other end of the house to watch Castle with Richard and Rob. I'm going to bed as soon as it's over - 'night!
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Cilla, remember that the spores will float around like dust. Sometimes it won't matter how careful you are, the spores will get around anyhow.
I remember one foster having ringworm. I was SO careful. I caged them all separately and I wore a hospital gown and changed it and washed my hands after handling each kitten. It spread anyway. So I let them all out of their cages. And BOY, did they all PLAY and PLAY and PLAY. They were so happy!
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Thanks Laura. I do realize that.
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WELCOME BACK JANE and KEITH
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Good Evening!
Oh... And Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
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Today was a day filled with idiots and incompetents.
But enough of that...
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Hi
So apparently that brain tumor that my mother said there was nothing to worry about may be something to worry about
She appears to have had a stroke although we have not been given a clear diagnosis after the battery of test s she has had, CAt scan, MRI , ultrasound, brain scan, etc etc
I will proabbaly not be around much for a while
Vibes fro all and one and one and all
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~~~~~VIBES FOR THE DEAR MOTHER OF DR VIXMOM~~~~~
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Today was a day filled with idiots and incompetents.
But enough of that...
Did you forget to log off? ;D
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Oh no! Vibes and prayers for VixGram!!!!
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Vixmom, many, many vibes for your mom!!!!!
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In other bad news....Johnny Sheffield, Boy from the old Tarzan movies, passed away on Friday of a heart attack in Chula Vista, California.
He evidently was was trimming a tree and fell off the ladder. He later that day suffered a heart attack.
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Vibes to vixmom and family
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Hi
So apparently that brain tumor that my mother said there was nothing to worry about may be something to worry about
She appears to have had a stroke although we have not been given a clear diagnosis after the battery of test s she has had, CAt scan, MRI , ultrasound, brain scan, etc etc
I will proabbaly not be around much for a while
Vibes fro all and one and one and all
Many vibes for you, too.
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Found "Love Never Dies" at a used CD shop today along with the New York City Opera version of "Candide." I resisted buying the latter, because I have too many recordings of "Candide," but I finally decided to grab it because I saw the production.
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Mega Vibes to Vixmom, Vixfamily and mom of Vixmom~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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OK...
Well...
My attention span right now is all over the place, and since I have another early morning ahead of me...
Time for some stretching and meditation and then sleep...
Goodnight.
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I had the funniest thing happen this morning. Somehow my radio alarm went from a rock station to a religious station. Probably when I was cleaning or moving something, anyway, the alarm went off and I was still mostly asleep. I was dreaming that there was a minister giving a sermon, or a professor giving a speech and the people in the room got very bored and as he was talking eveyone started leaving. Then I woke up and realized the voice was the guy giving a sermon on the radio.
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He was quite monotone. He didn't put me to sleep, but even in my sleep he was quite boring.
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Ok, I am really tired and need some sleep. Night all
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Back from the commentary session, which was really fun! Then we all hung out for a while and now I am home. Too late to start a motion picture so I'll just play on the Internet. I got some kind of weird error page when I tried to come directly to the board - I went to the notes and entered at the click-through at the end and that was fine.
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VIBES FOR EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THEM. :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Night everyone, I need to be in the car driving by 5:30AM, to get new tires. The noise I've been hearing while driving has been the sound of the road on bald tires. Who knew ? Glad the guys at Toyota are used to my just driving in and saying "I hear a noise". :-[
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VIBES TO EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THEM. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
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And then I'll be broke, even more than before. :-[
Glad I have some 300 movies, and some 300 cd's at home to watch and listen to. Looks like going anywhere for the next couple of months is not in my agenda.
Well and then on the cheerfull side, I do live at the beach. ;D
Night and happy week ahead. ;D
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I think I saw Linda Purl's name as part of the Tempest cast (at the Rubicon). 8)
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Night, all.
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I think I'll reveal what it is we've been working on for the past few months, even though it won't actually be released until early next year.
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Hi
So apparently that brain tumor that my mother said there was nothing to worry about may be something to worry about
She appears to have had a stroke although we have not been given a clear diagnosis after the battery of test s she has had, CAt scan, MRI , ultrasound, brain scan, etc etc
I will proabbaly not be around much for a while
Vibes fro all and one and one and all
~~~Super Vibes For Vixmom's Mom!!~~~
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I think I'll reveal what it is we've been working on for the past few months, even though it won't actually be released until early next year.
Please!