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Title: HOW I SPENT MY EASTER
Post by: bk on April 24, 2011, 11:44:53 PM: Well, you've read the notes, you know how I spent my Easter, and now it is time for you to post until the spent cows come home.
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Post by: bk on April 24, 2011, 11:46:06 PM: And the word of the day is: VICTUALS!
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Post by: John G. on April 24, 2011, 11:49:34 PM: Good morning, all. (First post!)
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Post by: John G. on April 24, 2011, 11:50:00 PM: Had some might good victuals, which I will write about after I get some sleep. Night, all.
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Post by: Michael on April 25, 2011, 03:55:02 AM: good morning all
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Post by: Ben on April 25, 2011, 04:05:19 AM: Morning all.

That is all.
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Post by: Michael on April 25, 2011, 04:13:58 AM: tod

try to remember
soon its going to rain
rain song
plant a radish
be my lady
joy
growing older
Love Is Not A Sentiment Worthy Of Respect
the room is filled with you
evening star
flibbergibbis
is it really me
pretty is
melisande
raunchy
simple little things
swee river
good night
i do i do
i love my wife
my cup runnuth over
thousands of flowers
where are the snows
I'm Glad To See You've Got What You Want
I'm Going To Wear Your Love
what a wonderful way to die
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 25, 2011, 05:28:28 AM: Good morning, all! Last night I had the strangest dreams, very much like A CHRISTMAS CAROL epiphany, so I wonder if I had ghostly apparitions as well? The dream, which seemed to go on forever, featured a lot of dead folk I care for, including my parents, and a lot of folk that for reasons of confict and dispute I've lost contact with. The first half of the dream, as I now remember it, was about a lot of grudges and my conflicts with various and sundry folk while the second half of the dream was more of a revelation that a lot of the blame actually fell on me. There are some former friends I am thinking now about contacting. But not the Macbeths. Never the Macbeths! That's the one place the dream goes to hell, and I blame the ghosts of my parents.

Today, the NYPL at Lincoln Center. I have some research and it will be good to be out and about.

BK, did you hold a copy of CAMELOT for me?

TOD:
Too many songs, especially the complete scores for "The Fantasticks," "110 In the Shade," and "Colette Collage." I loved working on "Mirette" with Harvey and Tom at Goodspeed but I have absolutely no memory of the score!
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 05:33:38 AM: Of course I did.
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 05:33:53 AM: I'm up and awaiting our six o'clock announcement.
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Post by: Druxy on April 25, 2011, 05:34:02 AM: TOD:

Try to Remember
My Cup Runnuth Over
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 05:43:07 AM: Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 05:43:15 AM: Get me off this damn page.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 25, 2011, 05:43:46 AM: TOD

I agree with DR DRUXY.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 25, 2011, 05:45:42 AM: DR TCB - "Are You Ready, Gyp Watson?" is a song from the Broadway musical DESTRY RIDES AGAIN....produced in 1959 and starring Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray. The OBC is on CD and it is fun to listen to. It has music and lyrics by Harold Rome.

The Gyp Watson on Broadway - and presumably in the clip is Marc Breaux (as in "Marc and DeeDee").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destry_Rides_Again_%28musical%29
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 25, 2011, 05:45:58 AM: I ordered my CAMELOT cd on Saturday, I hope it comes today.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 25, 2011, 05:46:23 AM: I have some shopping to do AND rehearsal tonight. I need to check my schedule to see what scene we are doing.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 25, 2011, 05:46:33 AM: I do not have a wife yet.
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Post by: Jrand73 on April 25, 2011, 05:46:45 AM: I shall return.
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Post by: Jennifer on April 25, 2011, 06:04:20 AM: When I arrived yesterday to visit my niece she had set up an easter egg hunt for me. Only thing was that she hid them in the same places that she told me my sister hid them earlier! :)
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Post by: Kerry on April 25, 2011, 07:06:57 AM: Well Good Morning!
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Post by: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 07:13:03 AM: Monday morning greetings! My sister and I will be out and about all day, so I'll be E & T.

TOD - They Were You, which Richard and I used as part of our pre-wedding music...
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Post by: Charles Pogue on April 25, 2011, 07:21:10 AM: I love the Schmidt and jones tunes sung by Mr. Guy Haines': I'm glad to see you got what you want and Evening Star and Roadside...among many others...
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 25, 2011, 07:39:09 AM: Today's Kritzerland announcement: NICE!
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on April 25, 2011, 08:02:30 AM: Quote from: bk on April 24, 2011, 11:46:06 PM
And the word of the day is: VICTUALS!

And The Song Of The Day Is: COOKING BREAKFAST FOR THE ONE I LOVE
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 08:05:36 AM: Tried to go back to sleep but wasn't successful and that may turn out to be a good thing, since I got a really good idea whilst laying there like so much fish.
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 08:06:03 AM: Have printed out a nice amount of orders, especially nice since the titles have only been up for two hours.
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Post by: JMK on April 25, 2011, 08:35:17 AM: If everything goes according to plan, I have a wonderful surprise arranged for DW Wife Betsy today. Her best friend from college is in Portland for just a couple of hours, showing her daughter Lewis and Clark's campus, and I'm picking them up from the airport and then getting Betsy, who only knows something special is happening today at around noontime.
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Post by: MBarnum on April 25, 2011, 08:46:35 AM: DR Michael Shayne, yes Painting The Clouds With Sunshine was a very entertaining film.
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Post by: MBarnum on April 25, 2011, 08:46:48 AM: Oh, that should be fun DR JMK!
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 08:49:26 AM: Get me off this damn page.
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 08:49:38 AM: Get me off THIS damn page.
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Post by: FJL on April 25, 2011, 08:57:15 AM: We have a 3:00 appointment, and I'm not getting anything done for it quickly enough.
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Post by: Cillaliz on April 25, 2011, 08:59:42 AM: Last night I dreamed Elton John songs over and over....so this morning I got online and got in the moment tickets went on sale and, instead of doing the usual buy one and go by myself, I bought 2. I spent way more money than I should have, but I decided I don't care. I've always loved Elton John and since I don't have to travel to see him, I'm going.
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Post by: JMK on April 25, 2011, 09:00:13 AM: Quote from: FJL on April 25, 2011, 08:57:15 AM
We have a 3:00 appointment, and I'm not getting anything done for it quickly enough.

Well, that's much more efficient than taking too much time to get nothing done, don't you think?
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Post by: Cillaliz on April 25, 2011, 09:00:45 AM: I'll either sell the second ticket to someone or see if Paul wants to trade a painting for it. He's done a really cool immigration painting. I almost have him convinced to just give it to me anyway, maybe this will tip the scales.
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Post by: Cillaliz on April 25, 2011, 09:01:44 AM: My last day off and I hope to get this house cleaned up. Laundry, vacuuming, maybe going through my clothes and donating some of them to Good Will etc.
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Post by: FJL on April 25, 2011, 09:02:56 AM: Astonished that word of mouth on BABY IT'S YOU has really turned around during its few weeks of previews. Word has it that the story still doesn't hold together as drama, but that the show is loads of fun, maybe even (if needed) critic-proof fun that will really pick up come summer and tourist season. Go figure, really. It looked dire for the show just three weeks ago.
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Post by: FJL on April 25, 2011, 09:04:33 AM: Quote from: JMK on April 25, 2011, 09:00:13 AM
Quote from: FJL on April 25, 2011, 08:57:15 AM
We have a 3:00 appointment, and I'm not getting anything done for it quickly enough.

Well, that's much more efficient than taking too much time to get nothing done, don't you think?

LOL! But if that were happening, and I were getting nothing done for the meeting, i wouldn't write it anywhere that could be found by anyone. :)
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 09:46:00 AM: Quote from: JMK on April 25, 2011, 08:35:17 AM
If everything goes according to plan, I have a wonderful surprise arranged for DW Wife Betsy today. Her best friend from college is in Portland for just a couple of hours, showing her daughter Lewis and Clark's campus, and I'm picking them up from the airport and then getting Betsy, who only knows something special is happening today at around noontime.

I hope the plane arrives on time!!!
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 09:46:22 AM: Quote from: Jennifer on April 25, 2011, 06:04:20 AM
When I arrived yesterday to visit my niece she had set up an easter egg hunt for me. Only thing was that she hid them in the same places that she told me my sister hid them earlier! :)

:)
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Post by: Cillaliz on April 25, 2011, 09:47:31 AM: Has anyone ever ridden on an electric bicycle? After watching TAR last night I'm thinking it would be fun to have one.
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Post by: Druxy on April 25, 2011, 09:48:16 AM: I just uploaded my Errol Flynn play to CreateSpace....

Then, I discovered that, when I uploaded the Orson Welles play on Friday(?). I'd neglected to click the "Submit" button...

Not too smart...

:-[
So, now I'll probably be getting both scripts to proof together.

:-\

4 down and 2 to go.

:)
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 09:56:32 AM: DR elmore & DR George, thank you for your comments (last month) regarding UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. We watched it last night & I too loved the movie. :) Keith gave it three stars on NetFlix.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on April 25, 2011, 10:02:54 AM: Quote from: JMK on April 25, 2011, 08:35:17 AM
If everything goes according to plan, I have a wonderful surprise arranged for DW Wife Betsy today. Her best friend from college is in Portland for just a couple of hours, showing her daughter Lewis and Clark's campus, and I'm picking them up from the airport and then getting Betsy, who only knows something special is happening today at around noontime.

Uh-oh--I've seen this plot on a sitcom once.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 25, 2011, 10:18:09 AM: Quote from: Dan (the Man) on April 25, 2011, 10:02:54 AM
Quote from: JMK on April 25, 2011, 08:35:17 AM
If everything goes according to plan, I have a wonderful surprise arranged for DW Wife Betsy today. Her best friend from college is in Portland for just a couple of hours, showing her daughter Lewis and Clark's campus, and I'm picking them up from the airport and then getting Betsy, who only knows something special is happening today at around noontime.

Uh-oh--I've seen this plot on a sitcom once.

Yeah....and JMK might have some 'splainin' to do before it's all over!
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 10:49:30 AM: Quote from: Jane on April 25, 2011, 09:56:32 AM
DR elmore & DR George, thank you for your comments (last month) regarding UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. We watched it last night & I too loved the movie. :) Keith gave it three stars on NetFlix.

Cool!
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Post by: Druxy on April 25, 2011, 11:16:13 AM: My Spencer Tracy one-person play is now available.

https://www.createspace.com/3595432
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 25, 2011, 11:25:25 AM: Quote from: Jane on April 25, 2011, 09:56:32 AM
DR elmore & DR George, thank you for your comments (last month) regarding UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. We watched it last night & I too loved the movie. :) Keith gave it three stars on NetFlix.

It's a hoot. Any movie that ends with Barry Manilow is good for me.
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Post by: MBarnum on April 25, 2011, 11:56:41 AM: What'ya know, my favorite all time movie (Attack of the Puppet People [1958] )was released in the middle east, back in the day! It is comforting to know that filmgoers the world over have been exposed to this movie.

I wonder how the reviews were?

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!hEE1gd)Wm,iBNmf6JJHS!~~0_3.JPG)
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Post by: Druxy on April 25, 2011, 12:00:33 PM: Quote from: MBarnum on April 25, 2011, 11:56:41 AM
What'ya know, my favorite all time movie (Attack of the Puppet People [1958] )was released in the middle east, back in the day! It is comforting to know that filmgoers the world over have been exposed to this movie.

I wonder how the reviews were?

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!hEE1gd)Wm,iBNmf6JJHS!~~0_3.JPG)

I once asked John Agar: "Who saved the world more times? You or Richard Carlson?"

He said: "Carlson".
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Post by: JMK on April 25, 2011, 01:08:47 PM: Friend has arrived, Betsy has been surprised. Divorce proceedings at 11. :)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 25, 2011, 01:11:42 PM: Uh-OH!
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 01:34:48 PM: I don't think anything has changed about Baby, It's You. I think Warners is spending millions to make it seem so - sending people on chat boards, giving freebies to bloggers - the changes have been, from what I'm told, inconsequential.
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 01:35:26 PM: Had a sandwich and onion rings, picked up a package and am now home doing an edit map until a four o'clock meeting.
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Post by: elmore3003 on April 25, 2011, 01:40:57 PM: CAMELOT is ordered. I am a happy old geezer!
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:53:25 PM: The paper has finally been submitted. Spent the last six hours doing corrections and rereading it and doing more corrections. I can actually take a few days off!
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:56:06 PM: Last night, there were 12 of us dining on crown roast of pork stuffed with macaroni and cheese, a ham, purple cauliflower, a just-picked garden salad, plenty of snacks, homemade Kalamata olive bread and who knows what all else. What was missing was the asparagus, which I forgot to prepare. Guess I'll be eating two pounds of it over the next few days.

Desserts were a blueberry pie with whipped cream and an apple cake with rum sauce.
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:58:08 PM: TOD:

Almost anything from "The Fantastiks," "Celebration" and "110 in the Shade"
Flaming Agnes
My Cup Runneth Over
the setting of 1 Corinthians 13 in "Philemon"
Roadside
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:58:28 PM: One more.
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:58:41 PM: Page three!
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 02:01:43 PM: Somebody was writing about Norman Lloyd yesterday, I think. Everything is as hazy as my eyes right now.

He directed the TV version of "Philemon."
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 02:02:10 PM: Nobody here. Well, I'm off. have to do more dishes.
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 03:07:36 PM: What a great morning! My Birding Buddy and I walked on a very birdy road. I took lots of bad photos of great birds (so we could identify them later).
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 03:08:21 PM: We still have one mystery bird, but I sent a photo to a bird expert to see if he knows what it is.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on April 25, 2011, 03:24:11 PM: Quote from: Laura on April 25, 2011, 03:08:21 PM
We still have one mystery bird, but I sent a photo to a bird expert to see if he knows what it is.

I saw a mystery bird last week. I was passing a car that obviously didn't see me...or didn't like that I was passing...and the driver flipped me off.

Why, I could not say. I was doing the speed limit, I didn't blow my horn, and I had no clue as to how she could have been pissed off at me.

But that mystery bird flew all the same.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 03:42:11 PM: Quote from: JMK on April 25, 2011, 01:08:47 PM
Friend has arrived, Betsy has been surprised.

:)
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 03:43:47 PM: Quote from: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:56:06 PM
Last night, there were 12 of us dining on crown roast of pork stuffed with macaroni and cheese, a ham, purple cauliflower, a just-picked garden salad, plenty of snacks, homemade Kalamata olive bread and who knows what all else. What was missing was the asparagus, which I forgot to prepare. Guess I'll be eating two pounds of it over the next few days.

Desserts were a blueberry pie with whipped cream and an apple cake with rum sauce.

It all sounds good, except for the pork & ham. I hope you can eat that many asparagus, which I could help you out.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 03:45:12 PM: LOL DR Ron. I almost saw a lady get hit by a car today. The driver deserved what you got today only the lady was a lady.
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 04:00:15 PM: Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 25, 2011, 03:24:11 PM
Quote from: Laura on April 25, 2011, 03:08:21 PM
We still have one mystery bird, but I sent a photo to a bird expert to see if he knows what it is.

I saw a mystery bird last week. I was passing a car that obviously didn't see me...or didn't like that I was passing...and the driver flipped me off.

Why, I could not say. I was doing the speed limit, I didn't blow my horn, and I had no clue as to how she could have been pissed off at me.

But that mystery bird flew all the same.

You could probably find the mystery bird in a book called "Field Guide to the North American Bird."

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41LeJMNd6aL._SS500_.jpg)

This is a real book. ;D
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Post by: JMK on April 25, 2011, 04:18:17 PM: My father had a granite replica of the picture George posted, emblazoned with the caption: Complaint department, one flight up. :)
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Post by: JMK on April 25, 2011, 04:19:11 PM: The Angelinos on this board won't have far to travel to get up close and personal disinformation about Miss Frances Farmer: KCET has sold its land to the Church of Scientology.
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 04:20:09 PM: Now, kids. Behave.

Here is the mystery bird.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5655174543_fe91c5e53f.jpg)
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 04:22:03 PM: That is a lovely photo.
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Post by: Jennifer on April 25, 2011, 04:22:24 PM: Quote from: Cillaliz on April 25, 2011, 09:47:31 AM
Has anyone ever ridden on an electric bicycle? After watching TAR last night I'm thinking it would be fun to have one.

I've always wanted to try one of these. I think it would be so cool. Especially helpfull when it is very windy.
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 04:24:00 PM: George's photo, Jane?
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 04:24:33 PM: Quote from: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:53:25 PM
The paper has finally been submitted. Spent the last six hours doing corrections and rereading it and doing more corrections. I can actually take a few days off!

Congrats, John!
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 04:26:17 PM: Quote from: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:53:25 PM
The paper has finally been submitted. Spent the last six hours doing corrections and rereading it and doing more corrections. I can actually take a few days off!

Great news, John G.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 04:30:20 PM: Quote from: Laura on April 25, 2011, 04:24:00 PM
George's photo, Jane?

LOL, no way! Your photo DR Laura. ;)
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 04:30:46 PM: Quote from: George on April 25, 2011, 04:24:33 PM
Quote from: John G. on April 25, 2011, 01:53:25 PM
The paper has finally been submitted. Spent the last six hours doing corrections and rereading it and doing more corrections. I can actually take a few days off!

Congrats, John!

DITTO! Sorry, I had meant to comment.
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 04:33:10 PM: Quote from: Laura on April 25, 2011, 04:24:00 PM
George's photo, Jane?

What's really funny is that a few years ago, the library's non-fiction selector actually ordered "Field Guide to the North American Bird," thinking that it was a guide to actual birds and not "the bird." We ordered them from a vendor that preprocesses books for us, so they had our barcodes and property stamps already on them. We couldn't return them. I don't remember what they did with them, but they didn't add them to the library's collection.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 04:38:59 PM: It must have been a big shock when the books arrive. ;D
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 04:44:40 PM: The bird was in bad light. No response from the ornithologist yet.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 05:12:44 PM: Maybe for identifying the bird, as an artistic photo it is very nice. :)
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Post by: bk on April 25, 2011, 05:22:31 PM: Back from an impromptu meeting with an editor friend. Something is in the air, I think - something that might just be a lot of fun.
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 05:24:40 PM: Black Sunday (http://www.kritzerland.com/blacksun.htm) has arrived!
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 05:25:22 PM: Quote from: bk on April 25, 2011, 05:22:31 PM
Back from an impromptu meeting with an editor friend. Something is in the air, I think - something that might just be a lot of fun.

Cool!
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 05:30:46 PM: Well, we just got an official e-mail saying that the candidate who was offered the collection manager job (my supervisor) has turned it down. "Although we found an outstanding candidate, her current employer offered her more money to stay and she turned down our job offer." The position was originally announced in early February and it's now late April. Who knows how long it'll take to do this all over again.
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 05:30:57 PM: And if they do it too soon, they might just get some of the same candidates that they didn't want in the first place, but then if they didn't get an interview the first time, I don't know if they'd bother with applying again. We had the same problem with the director position late last year. :-\
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 05:31:12 PM: Well, since we're so close...
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 05:31:25 PM: PAGE FOUR DANCE!!
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Post by: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 05:45:59 PM: My sister and I have had a full day shopping and lunching and shopping some more. We came home and picked up my brother-in-law and went to the outlet mall near Frankenmuth before having dinner at Zender's. The shopping was mostly looking at potential mother-of-the-groom dresses and I deduced that it will be a challenge, but not impossible to find something. Mary Linda's Mom wants us to wear floor-length, but she hasn't chosen her color yet. I'll wait until she does before I start looking seriously.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 05:55:15 PM: Quote from: George on April 25, 2011, 05:30:46 PM
Well, we just got an official e-mail saying that the candidate who was offered the collection manager job (my supervisor) has turned it down. "Although we found an outstanding candidate, her current employer offered her more money to stay and she turned down our job offer." The position was originally announced in early February and it's now late April. Who knows how long it'll take to do this all over again.

Lucky person getting offered more money to stay. I'm surprised there wasn't a second choice.
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Post by: FJL on April 25, 2011, 05:59:37 PM: Congrats to John G
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:03:16 PM: Quote from: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 05:45:59 PM
My sister and I have had a full day shopping and lunching and shopping some more. We came home and picked up my brother-in-law and went to the outlet mall near Frankenmuth before having dinner at Zender's. The shopping was mostly looking at potential mother-of-the-groom dresses and I deduced that it will be a challenge, but not impossible to find something. Mary Linda's Mom wants us to wear floor-length, but she hasn't chosen her color yet. I'll wait until she does before I start looking seriously.

Is there a plan for a matching color theme for the mother's ? I thought you had an idea of what color you want.
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Post by: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 06:23:37 PM: DR Jane - I've been thinking "blue" for my dress, but today I saw a lot of other possibilities.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:24:33 PM: The rich blue you look so good in? What color are the bridesmaid dresses?
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:34:51 PM: I got a chuckle out of this reporter's attempts to report on the wind.
http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/local-news-reporter-no-match-for-45mileanhour-winds--2822
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Post by: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 06:35:57 PM: The attendants are wearing purple. The only reason I'm shying away from my favorite blue is that my mother wore navy for our wedding and it looks black in the pictures.
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Post by: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 06:38:10 PM: Here is one I found online:
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:39:30 PM: Quote from: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 06:35:57 PM
The attendants are wearing purple. The only reason I'm shying away from my favorite blue is that my mother wore navy for our wedding and it looks black in the pictures.

Good reason. Isn't navy darker than your favorite blue?
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 06:39:52 PM: Quote from: Jane on April 25, 2011, 05:55:15 PM
Quote from: George on April 25, 2011, 05:30:46 PM
Well, we just got an official e-mail saying that the candidate who was offered the collection manager job (my supervisor) has turned it down. "Although we found an outstanding candidate, her current employer offered her more money to stay and she turned down our job offer." The position was originally announced in early February and it's now late April. Who knows how long it'll take to do this all over again.

Lucky person getting offered more money to stay. I'm surprised there wasn't a second choice.

There were two in-person interviews, but the other candidate really wasn't as good a choice as anyone would've liked. There was a very good in-house candidate (in the opinion of several of us...although she didn't make it to the final round of "in-person" interviews), but the director (whose decision it is) did not agree. ::)
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:40:13 PM: Pretty dress.
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 06:41:26 PM: That's pretty, Ginny, and I don't think it will look black in the photos.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:42:07 PM: Quote from: George on April 25, 2011, 06:39:52 PM
Quote from: Jane on April 25, 2011, 05:55:15 PM
Quote from: George on April 25, 2011, 05:30:46 PM
Well, we just got an official e-mail saying that the candidate who was offered the collection manager job (my supervisor) has turned it down. "Although we found an outstanding candidate, her current employer offered her more money to stay and she turned down our job offer." The position was originally announced in early February and it's now late April. Who knows how long it'll take to do this all over again.

Lucky person getting offered more money to stay. I'm surprised there wasn't a second choice.

There were two in-person interviews, but the other candidate really wasn't as good a choice as anyone would've liked. There was a very good in-house candidate (in the opinion of several of us...although she didn't make it to the final round of "in-person" interviews), but the director (whose decision it is) did not agree. ::)

Maybe the director will take a second look at the in-house candidate.
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 06:47:03 PM: The mystery bird is a western scrub jay.
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Post by: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 06:57:27 PM: Very tired and I'm developing a sore throat :P

'night!
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Post by: Sam on April 25, 2011, 06:58:01 PM: ;D
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 06:58:13 PM: Quote from: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:42:07 PM
Quote from: George on April 25, 2011, 06:39:52 PM
Quote from: Jane on April 25, 2011, 05:55:15 PM
Quote from: George on April 25, 2011, 05:30:46 PM
Well, we just got an official e-mail saying that the candidate who was offered the collection manager job (my supervisor) has turned it down. "Although we found an outstanding candidate, her current employer offered her more money to stay and she turned down our job offer." The position was originally announced in early February and it's now late April. Who knows how long it'll take to do this all over again.

Lucky person getting offered more money to stay. I'm surprised there wasn't a second choice.

There were two in-person interviews, but the other candidate really wasn't as good a choice as anyone would've liked. There was a very good in-house candidate (in the opinion of several of us...although she didn't make it to the final round of "in-person" interviews), but the director (whose decision it is) did not agree. ::)

Maybe the director will take a second look at the in-house candidate.

One can only hope...she's the interim-collection manager and has been for several months.
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 06:58:45 PM: Stay well vibes for DR Ginny!!!
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Post by: Sam on April 25, 2011, 06:59:23 PM: Must get up and move around, just had 4 Reese's peanut butter cups, sugar rush.

:-[
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Post by: Sam on April 25, 2011, 06:59:59 PM: MEGA VIBES AND HAPPINESS FOR EVERYONE.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Sam on April 25, 2011, 07:00:28 PM: Must move around. Night all. ;D
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Post by: Jane on April 25, 2011, 07:05:43 PM: Quote from: Laura on April 25, 2011, 06:47:03 PM
The mystery bird is a western scrub jay.

Did it look like this?

(http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/western_scrub_jay_glamour.jpg)

From your photo, unless you included a description, it doesn't look like our scrub jays. ;D
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 07:16:45 PM: Another photo shows the thick bill better. You can see the long tail and the light breast. Probably he recognized the silhouette.
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 07:36:31 PM: Quote from: Ginny on April 25, 2011, 06:38:10 PM
Here is one I found online:

That is lovely!
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 07:38:32 PM: Well, I need to leave work now, but before I do...
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Post by: George on April 25, 2011, 07:38:50 PM: ...Congrats to Jane on 36000 Posts!

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/Janes36000th.png)

:D
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 07:47:31 PM: congratulations on your new plateau Dr Jane!!
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:19:18 PM: what'd I say?
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:19:32 PM: where did everybody go?
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:19:48 PM: Somebody come and play
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:20:27 PM: somebody come and play todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:21:47 PM: Too bad DR Laura isn't here - she would be pleased at how charming my singing is
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:21:58 PM: really really charming
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:22:42 PM: DR Laura ., I laughed so hard reading about your Easter music!
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:23:40 PM: well if you people must wusssburger then I am going to bed
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:24:19 PM: it is safe to return to the board
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:24:26 PM: I am leaving
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 08:24:39 PM: I go I go
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Post by: Laura on April 25, 2011, 08:26:31 PM: I am so tired. I got up super early this morning.
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Post by: FJL on April 25, 2011, 08:43:47 PM: Where is everybody?
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Post by: FJL on April 25, 2011, 08:44:24 PM: You'd think it was the last night of Passover or something?
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Post by: Michael on April 25, 2011, 09:09:11 PM: I finally received several songs via email to add to my Academy Award nominations and I finally got a holy grail

A WORLD THAT NEVER WAS from HALF A HOUSE an exteemely hard to find song from a an odbscure film.

I believe I now have every song with the original artist with the excepton of two songs (not counting this yeats batch I have 404 songs
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Post by: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 09:10:40 PM: DR Laura - I think you will be pleased by Google's Logo today - or tomorrow for you = it's already tomorrow here
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 10:45:43 PM: Quote from: vixmom on April 25, 2011, 07:47:31 PM
congratulations on your new plateau Dr Jane!!
Ditto.
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Post by: JMK on April 25, 2011, 10:48:15 PM: Michael, I posted here a long time ago that I had A WORLD THAT NEVER WAS--I would have been more than happy to make you a copy. :)
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 10:48:44 PM: For the first time in days, I actually watched a movie. And without working at the same time. It was "The Human Comedy," with Mickey Rooney and a young version of nearly everybody else, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, you name it. It was a good tear-jerker, but the book is so much better. So is the musical.
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Post by: John G. on April 25, 2011, 10:49:21 PM: I need to get back on a more normal time schedule. Night, all.
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Post by: bk on April 26, 2011, 12:09:28 AM: Oy and vey - I got carried away doing stuff and now look - after midnight and I haven't even begun the notes.