Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 2 => Topic started by: bk on November 26, 2004, 12:01:11 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've post-gobbled the notes, and now it is time to babble whilst we post-gobble whilst we post until the babble-gobble cows come home.
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CD player: "A Broadway Christmas" and "A Hollywood Christmas" plus another Christmas compilation from a thoughtful friend.
Favourite track at the moment "Shingle Bells" (Semi private joke!)
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I posted yesterday about the the marvy housewarming gift that bk alludes to in the Notes - but I'll be happy to do it again. It's an absolutely wonderful stereopticon. A perfect present for me. Why, you may ask. Because my grandfather wore a monocle. I know that makes no sense at all. But I've been thinking about the monocle since getting the stereopticon -- so there MUST be a connection. Or maybe the turkey has just gone to my head.
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Good Morning!
Media Check... So far, just the OCR of Wicked in my car's CD player - well, my portable with the car adapter.
However, as I was cleaning up some things before heading up to Fairfax yesterday, I did make a pile of "must-play" CDs for this weekend. Hopefully, by next Friday I'll have a full listing for you.
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BK,
To answer your question from yesterday. (Was the CD in the pre-opened envelope that contained my copy of Writer's Block?) Sadly, no. So, someone from Canada Customs or the loading dock of my apt. building is probably listening to it right now.
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HHHHW*
Thought this was a good recipe for people not sure how to cook.........
Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing - imagine that!
When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people, like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try.
BAKED STUFFED Turkey
6-7 lb.Turkey
1 cup melted butter
1 Bag stuffing (Pepperidge Farm is good.)
1 cup uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHERS)
Salt/pepper to taste
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush turkey well with melted butter, salt, and pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven. Listen for the popping sounds.
When the turkey's ass blows the oven door open and the turkey flies across the room, it is done.
And, you thought I couldn't cook.
der Brucer
*Heloise's Hints at Haines His Way
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Alas, I did end up staying in Fairfax this morning. My parents and aunt and uncle just left for Brooklyn. Lots of Good No Traffic Vibes for them. *DR td - I'll catch you during your next NYC jaunt - or maybe even somewhere else. ;)
Once I'm more awake, I'll be heading back down to Richmond, and once I'm there, I'll most likely veg out for the evening. We shall see... But I have resolved (sort a She Loves Me reference) to get some major cleaning and sorting and maybe even some purging of crap done this weekend. It would just be nice to be able to open my closets without having to move boxes of books, files, and junk from in front of them in order to open them. "I'm not a collector, I just don't throw anything away."
In the meantime, I watching "Jojo's Circus" with my niece, Alexandra. -I'm surprised I haven't seen this show yet since Jojo is my nickname...
Now... Is it time for a slice of cherry pie for breakfast?
;)
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Break-a-leg vibes to DR TCB on opening night!
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I was just considering a slice of cherry pie for breakfast, but my father is making oatmeal and he'd look so much healthier.
Part of Thanksgiving was spent singing the entire score to Lil Abner (we skipped Rag Offen the Bush) and I was once again knocked out by how Mercer came up with such great jokes in what I call tight forms: Jubilation T. Cornpone and Put Em Back have short lines with strict rhyme schemes. They're hysterical, and each joke tops the last. Of course, writing in dialect expands the set of possible rhymes you can use. Just when you think he's used every rhyme for Put 'Em Back the Way They Was, he throws "knew his from huz" at you and you're just startled by how clever (and, seemingly, UN-clever) it is.
I played the tunes by ears and took the lyrics off the internet. It's often amusing when people (from around the world) write down what they think they're hearing on a record and post inaccurate lyrics on the 'net. Cole Porter's "ankles like Kit Cornell's" became "uncles like Kip Connell's" - whoever that is.
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I have nothing planned right to watch or listen as everything is empty
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Well, I did it, I got up at the un-goshly hour of 5am and by 5:35am I was in line in front of K-Mart! I wanted to check out the $1.99 Christmas DVDs. Picked up a few..one looks quite interesting, it is THE GREAT RUPERT and stars Jimmy Durante and Terry Moore along with a stop-motion animated squirrell care of George Pal. Looks like it may be a cute movie. I also got a 1950s TV special of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET starring Thomas Mitchell and little Sandy (THEM!) Descher. The rest were assorted Christmas type cartoons. I also stopped in at Best Buy which was a mad house. The lines for the checkstands circled the perimeter of the entire store! I decided that I did not need to purchase anything there!
Now I am home with a cup of coffee and feeling very sleepy! Unfortunately I need to get to the grocery store to buy milk...but I guess it will wait.
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DR Michael S,
I had always wondered who those two actresses were in that scene with Michael Shayne. Thanks for the info in yesterday's post.
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HHHHW*der Brucer
*Heloise's Hints at Haines His Way
DERBRUCER, I laughed and laughed and laughed at this. I have to copy it and send it to some friends of mine. I hope you don't mind.
Good morning to all!
Wild horses couldn't drag me out to the stores today. I have all of my Christmas shopping done already and I really didn't see anything in our local sale papers to tempt me.
I have my Christmas and (C)Hanukah (my first!) cards to make out and send. Can someone please explain why some of the cards say Chanukah and others Hanukah? Does it make a difference?
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Wanted to wish DR tcb a beleted "break a leg" on his SCROOGE performance. Knowing I have an opening coming up in less than a week now makes me very attuned to others doing holiday shows.
The good wishes are also extended to DR Jrand though I'm not sure I remember which show you're in rehearsal for. Please refresh an old man's memory.
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Spoo the quote didn't quote the joke. Wonder why?
TCB, Break a leg! Have a Wonderful show!
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My dear friends who are having me to dinner tonight have set 7 p.m. as the arrival time, so I will have a good part of the day to indulge in DVD watching. See below Media Check for details.
Seems like I remember my friend telling me they were skipping the traditional Thanksgiving fare tonight, so I'm expecting steak or ribs or something along that line. We'll see. I know there will be lots of food. This couple LOVES food (as do I).
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Friday Media Check:
CD: LOOK MA, I'M DANCIN' (OBC)
DVD: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (last 40 minutes)
GHOST
DVR: Tuesday night's QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY
VCR: last Friday's LESS THAN PERFECT.
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Can someone please explain why some of the cards say Chanukah and others Hanukah? Does it make a difference?
It makes no difference to anyone.
Hanukah is a word the comes from Hebrew, a language that uses a different alphabet from the one we know, and, whenever we try to come up with a spelling (in our alphabet) of a word or name from another alphabet, we try to accurately depict the sound of the word, but spellings often vary.
It's not just Hebrew, of course. You see many different spellings of Mao Tse-Tung (from Chinese) or Tchaikovsky (from Russian). And, as somebody once said of a certain Vietnamese leader, "I'm just a girl who can't say Ngo"
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DR DIT, I would definitely contact Canada Post. It's bad enough that they would open your package. But nothing should be missing.
They are normally quite helpful, although sometimes it depends on who you speak to. Sometimes I feel I'm getting an idiot!
I was actually on the phone with their 1-888 line this morning. And 2 of the 3 people I spoke to were wonderful.
Oy, I wish they would solve my problem already (postal code not in the post office's system).
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OMG is it cold here today! It's -4C right now. Brrrr!
Btw, I am very upset that we (in Canada) miss out on the biggest shopping day of the year (Day After Thanksgiving). For us the biggest shopping day of the year is I believe Boxing Day (Day After XMas).
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HHHHW*der Brucer
*Heloise's Hints at Haines His Way
That does it. I'm not letting you into the kitchen for any reason EVER AGAIN!
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Comments about Broadway performances on yesterday's parades. Was the CBS stuff not lip-synched? I know that stuff was pre-taped, but it seemed like they were singing.
Okay and don't laugh but one of my favorite songs was the Barbie Princess and the Pauper number ("A Friend like me" or something like that). Very addictive song! I don't know that movie, but it was cute.
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On the way to der B's family's house yesterday, we listened to some Ferrante & Teicher. I don't recall anything that we listened to on the way home, because I was very asleep.
It's impossible to watch any DVDs or listen to any CDs in the living room right now, because der B took apart our DVD/CD player in order to hook it up at the family's, then never got around to it and still hasn't got around to putting things back together here at home.
However, we did end up watching The Iron Giant at the family manse. It was on the Cartoon Networrk, and somehow we turned on the second half of the film while it was running. William, thrilled to see it playing, shouted "We have that movie!" and ran upstairs to get it. So we put on the DVD and watched it again...twice!
Oh, as for the King of Hearts (http://www.castalbumdb.com/rec.cfm?RNumber=616) cd, I listened to the song on the player in my room after reading yesterday's postings today. Very nice.
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In case you don't check out last night's posts, TCB, may I repeat... Merde!
You'll be swell, you'll be great...
Off to Santa Monica to get my carpet.
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There was one odd item on our Thanksgiving table yesterday. (Yes, ON the table, not seated around it, although... ::)) Someone had attempted the traditional green bean casserole, but had left out the mushroom soup and had substituted fluffy onion rings for the French's crunchy rings. This was NOT an improvement, by any means. Bleh.
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Off to Santa Monica to get my carpet.
So, along with her house pet, Abie, Panni is now going to have a car pet!
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Leg-breaky vibes to TCB!
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TO GOBBLE OR NOT TO GOBBLE……………. (Oh, never mind)
First, let me thank those dear readers who have offered up good wishes for my opening performance tonight I plan to spend most of my day at the theater in Port Orchard, near Gig Harbor (the non-Kosher version being Pork Orchard, near Pig Harbor) running through Mr. Bricusse’s melodies and dialogue until I feel that they have finally jelled. I have never before been only a few hours away from a public performance and felt so unsteady in my performance.
TOD
DVD Player: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
CD Player: SHERRY (WPC)
VCR Player: THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE
(Collector’s Series)
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Dan-in-Toronto - yes, I would contact the Canadian Postal Authorities, who have no right to remove an item that's inside a package clearly marked "gift" and with its contents stated on the customs slip.
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I would be curious to know how many green bean casseroles might have been served yesterday? I would wager that more people ate some of that casserole yesterday, than any other dish. Campbell's may very well have achieved world domination!
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(http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/thanks/graphics/turkey4.gif)
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I'll be contacting Canada Post, for sure. Meanwhile, I wonder who's listening to the CD? Would he/she be able to figure out the context/theme without the book?
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And I'll make sure you get a replacement - but you should absolutely insist that they pay for the shipping costs of your opened package.
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BK is there any chance at all that you might not have included the cd in DR DIT's first shipment? Or maybe it was the people at DR DIT's apartment complex that opened it like he said.
I find it really hard to believe that Canada Post would remove something from a package.
But that said, definitely contact them. I have had to contact them a few times to get money back. And they always do it quickly.
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The CD was definitely in the package.
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And the package was definitely pre-opened.
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Yesterday I found a nondescript floor lamp in the garbage room. I thought I'd give it a try, and it absolutely floods my little office with light - something the room (and my eyes) really needed. I was moving the lamp from corner to corner, and asked the Dear Partner where he thought it would look best. "Back in the garbage room," he answered.
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I was expecting your wishes to come true DiT. Wrong lamp.
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Well, I did it, I got up at the un-goshly hour of 5am and by 5:35am I was in line in front of K-Mart! I wanted to check out the $1.99 Christmas DVDs. Picked up a few..one looks quite interesting, it is THE GREAT RUPERT and stars Jimmy Durante and Terry Moore along with a stop-motion animated squirrell care of George Pal. Looks like it may be a cute movie. I also got a 1950s TV special of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET starring Thomas Mitchell and little Sandy (THEM!) Descher. The rest were assorted Christmas type cartoons. I also stopped in at Best Buy which was a mad house. The lines for the checkstands circled the perimeter of the entire store! I decided that I did not need to purchase anything there!
Now I am home with a cup of coffee and feeling very sleepy! Unfortunately I need to get to the grocery store to buy milk...but I guess it will wait.
Bryan had to open the store in the Clackamus Mall at 6:00. Now I know there really are crazy customer's who were there so early in the morning. ;D
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Hello, all! 5 weeks after the surgery, and you'd think this damned abscess would heal! It's been a very unpleasant morning, so I'm taking the remainder of the day easy so I can run around with DRtd and his friend tomorrow. I do have to hit the Post Office later, but I can't get the energy going to do it now.
DRTCB, break a leg tonight.
I watched DRPanni's Showtime movie THE GIFT OF LOVE: THE DANIEL HUFFMAN STORY yesterday afternoon, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. I love Debbie Reynolds, and I thought she was wonderful in it. Thank you, DRJane, for calling my attention to it.
I have thought about nothing concerning VHS, DVD, or CD today, so I have nothing to report. Maybe I'll just nap for a while.
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Michael Shayne, if only I had turned the computer off a few minutes later-darn. I will have to put the movie in my TIVO wish list.
Joey I enjoyed the story of your sister’s engagement. Have a great surprise party. Now there will be two joyous reasons to celebrate.
Noel, yes dear elmore did send me LEAVE IT TO JANE, JANE, JANE - the girl with the brains. I love it.
George Scarborough Fair Stuffing not only sounds delicious, but pretty.
Panni I haven’t heard of Tahitian Blend vanilla, will have to check it out.
What photos do you have to go with your marvelous stereopticon?
While I was in NY my niece said the woman I purchased the tickets to WICKED was going to give me the CD. I was hoping for one signed by the cast. Nothing so far. I think it is time I just pick up one so I can listen to the music.
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Elmore I hope your rest today makes a difference and you are better tomorrow. Healing can take way too long, just ask RLP with that arm of his.
Panni I hope you are happy with your new carpet.
Keith will be home soon and we are taking Echo to the vet. She did something to her front leg and without the support of her front legs to hold up her back legs she can’t walk. Now she seems depressed and isn’t eating.
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Panni I couldn’t find much on Tahitian Blend Pure Vanilla Extract. Does anyone else use this? I’m curious as why your neighbor prefers it to Madagascar Bourbon or Mexican vanilla.
elmore glad you enjoyed the movie.
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BK,
I sent you an e-mail, but it bounced back to me. So: Thanks kindly for the offer of the replacement CD (and I will be contacting Canada Post). But don't send it yet. (Add it to my upcoming order for a second copy of the book.)
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I am eating PIE.
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BK,
To answer your question from yesterday. (Was the CD in the pre-opened envelope that contained my copy of Writer's Block?) Sadly, no. So, someone from Canada Customs or the loading dock of my apt. building is probably listening to it right now.
Tan-In-Doronto!
That is totally DISGUSTING!
I can't do that for you but I'm sure someone here might be able to send you a copy of their copy!
I just hope that whoever stole your cd is enjoying it and will join us here, even though I don't think we want that person as a new kimlet/hainsy!
Some people are really rotten! >:(
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Where did you send the e-mail? If it's to bruce@haineshisway.com, some of those go awry for reasons that have to do with our host's server, because that address isn't real - those e-mails get forwarded to my HHW aol account. What happens occasionally is when one of these cretins harvests e-mail addresses, whether real or not, sometimes the IP address of that waystation gets flagged as spam and things get bounced back and end up not getting to me at all. We've set up a safeguard, which delivers the mail to a separate address outside of aol, but sometimes things fall through the cracks. So, best to send mail directly to haineshisway@aol.com
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DIT: Got both e-mails, so no worries.
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DR Michael S,
I had always wondered who those two actresses were in that scene with Michael Shayne. Thanks for the info in yesterday's post.
As MBarnum would say: "LOL!"
Tan-In-Doronto: you're a riot!
A Riot Grande, of course! :)
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In case you don't check out last night's posts, TCB, may I repeat... Merde!
You'll be swell, you'll be great...
Off to Santa Monica to get my carpet.
Ditto, TCB!
You'll be swell!
You'll be great!
You'll have the whole merde
On a plate!
-- Pardon my French! -- ;)
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I was expecting your wishes to come true DiT. Wrong lamp.
Well.... his name is AllaDan, not Alladin! :D
Sorry; i should respect the American spelling!!
Aladdan and Aladdin! right?
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Quite a lad in Toronto too!
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Dan is a lad who's not glad because..... his cd's missing!
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I'm back in Richmond! Good drive back. Nice, clear, sunny day.
DR Jane - For all things vanilla you can check out:
http://www.vanilla.com
Or, here is the link to one of the premier vanilla manufacturers (and my personal favorite too):
http://www.nielsen-massey.com
Vanilla prices truly have gone through the roof the past couple of years for various reasons, and there are some factoids available on the two sites. There was a very good article in Gourmet Magazine at the literally cut-throat vanilla trade. Sad, but true in some countries.
Well... I need go stretch my legs...
Laters...
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Well, a little earlier than planned I've begun writing the non-fiction book. Already having a grand time with it, although I'm still futzing around with its structure and tone which, I assume, will make itself known to me as I go on.
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What? You're writing another book? Why wasn't I informed of this? What's it about? And, more importantly: How thick will it be? You see, there's another piece of furniture that's developed a wobbly problem.
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Well, it sounds like a good time was had by all yesterday! My sister woke me up at 11:30 this morning (how rude!) saying that I had to help Larry (her boyfriend) put a tarp over the little wooden shed in my back yard because the roof is leaking. Okay, so it does benefit me, but she could have given me a little warning...say a day or two. Anyway, they had gotten a tarp and not too difficultly, Larry and I managed to get it on the roof. We hammered some nails and screwed some eyelets into the walls of the shed. Then we hooked the grommets over the nails and strung rope through the eyelets so that (hopefully) it's securely secured over the little shed and the stuff inside won't get any more damaged than it already is (the lawnmower doesn't seem to be working anymore).
All the while we were covering the roof, it was quite sunny and not too cold at all. Now, only a couple of hours later, its completely overcast and not a speck of blue is in the sky. I guess it was a good thing that my sister called me when she did! But the best part is that I have nothing that I need to do, so I can stay at home, GO NOWHERE AND BUY NOTHING and record a concert from the Internet that Audra McDonald did. Click HERE (http://www.npr.org/programs/creators/shows/2004/mcdonald.html) to go to the NPR site that has the concert. Sounds quite interesting and I LOVE Audra McDonald! She played the Ayah in the national tour of The Secret Garden that came to Seattle and I saw it! Also in the cast were Roger Bart as Dickon and Amanda Naughton as Martha, who played Betty in REMEMBER WENN!
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I heard on the news that actress Shelly Long tried to kill herself last week with an overdose of painkillers. The National Enquirer and all those tabloid news shows are going to have a field day now that the Kobe Byrant and Scott Peterson trials are over.
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I heard on the news that actress Shelly Long tried to kill herself last week with an overdose of painkillers. The National Enquirer and all those tabloid news shows are going to have a field day now that the Kobe Byrant and Scott Peterson trials are over.
I would be doing the same, NO paper would care! :P
Story of my life! :D
Was not Shelly Long married to Martin Short once? ;D
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Was not Shelly Long married to Martin Short once? ;D
Just to make a Long story Short, of course!
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Jose thank you for the vanilla links. I will have to read them later.
That is really sad about Shelly Long. I hope it isn’t true.
Our new vet is just great. She examined Echo in the back of our SUV. Now we have a couple of new medications. Poor baby, Keith is giving her water in a little plate since she is lying down on the carpet. We have been hand feeding her. She doesn’t seem depressed anymore.
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Is Echo allowed ice-cream Jane? We've found it is so much easier for the dogs to lick rather than to lap. The ice-cream helps when I"m depressed too. (Think I learnt that well before the "Golden Girls").
Magnus and Fosca send their best wishes to Echo.
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Der B has the DVD player set up again. Currently on the DVD: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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Magnus and Fosca send their best wishes to Echo.
Cheap of them! Why don't they send some ice cream too!
From Oz!!
Well packed, that should work?!
Hagen dOZ for Dogs is the best, I've heard! :)
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a concert from the Internet that Audra McDonald did. Click HERE (http://www.npr.org/programs/creators/shows/2004/mcdonald.html) to go to the NPR site that has the concert. Sounds quite interesting and I LOVE Audra McDonald!
Thanks, George. I'm enjoying this concert. And yes, it includes works by certain three-named composers Audra has promoted in the past.
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Is Echo allowed ice-cream Jane? We've found it is so much easier for the dogs to lick rather than to lap. The ice-cream helps when I"m depressed too.
Tom!
Same with Humans; easier for them to lick than to lap!
Hmmmm....
Don't mind me! :)
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What a lovely holiday we have had! Wonderful posts....
TCB is getting ready for his opening night....and next week MATTH will be appearing locally....and to remind him as requested.....my choreography is being featured in MRS BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE which has a "pay what you can" preview on Wednesday and opens on Thursday!
MR BK did the Ronald Stein teen-angst music CD get put on the far back burner? Haven't heard anything more about it, but since watching GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW a few weeks ago, I am reminded that he wrote some swinging tunes!
DVD - WHERE EAGLES DARE
CD - THE PATSY CLINE STORY
VCR - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
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Update.. Am giving Kern a rest today and have "dug up" some delightful Victor Herbert.
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Free DVD in Today's newpaper - promo DVD for the recent Harry Potter release.
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Tomovoz please tell Magnus and Fosca thank you. She won’t be having ice cream. She did enjoy leftover turkey.
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Today my DS and I went to the home improvement store and priced countertops, stovetops, sinks, etc. to update my 42-year-old kitchen.
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I've now read the first three chapters of Writer's Block!
Btw, I'd be interested to hear what others thought of Harry Potter 3. I definitely didn't enjoy it as much as #1 and 2. It also didn't really seem to me that kids were enjoy this one as much as the others.
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I asked this before, but can someone tell me who sings what on the cd that comes with BK's book.
I know Guy Haines. And I'm assuming Tammy is the younger voice.
Also, BK did you ever think of recording the What Ifs for the cd?
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Good Evening!
Before I forget, I just have to say the Full Moon tonight is simply stunning! -At least my current view of it here from the Capitol of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In any case... It really is a beauty of a full moon. Very bright, and since the sky is sort of cloudy, there's lots of "ambience" too. I'm going to head out later, and experiment with the timer on my digital camera.
Good walk today through Carytown. I made the usual stops, and I even cashed in two mug-fulls of spare change that had been accumulating in my room. I "made" just shy of $20.00! Not bad.
I spent part of the just-under-$20 on a bottle of Pepsi Holiday Spice. Eh... Whatever spice that has been added to the formula is very subtle - at least to my tastebuds. In fact, it tastes more like Coco-Cola rather than Pepsi Whatever. ;) I was expecting it taste someting closer to glogg or one of those Mexican-style spicy sodas (tamarind, sangria, etc.) Ah, well, live and learn.
I also picked up some dinner - Hot & Spicy Beef - from the Chinese place down the street, and now I'm just watching some TV, flipping channels.
-Stayed tuned for the news at 11:00...
Laters...
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GOBBLE as in gobblelisation???
Don't mind me!
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She did enjoy leftover turkey.
Well... what was wrong with rightover turkey, may I ask?? :)
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Update.. Am giving Kern a rest today and have "dug up" some delightful Victor Herbert.
Tom,
"delightful Victor Herbert" is redundant! :D
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Jennifer: Mr. Haines you know. The other solos are Alet on the duet and the Leaving Home solo and Barbara Deutsch on I Hate You. Tammy sings only in the Bus and Truck number.
Noel: I've written about the new book (s) in the notes - I'm going to write two concurrently, at least that's my plan. One fiction, one non-fiction, and I haven't revealed what they're about yet.
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I've now read the first three chapters of Writer's Block!
Btw, I'd be interested to hear what others thought of Harry Potter 3. I definitely didn't enjoy it as much as #1 and 2. It also didn't really seem to me that kids were enjoy this one as much as the others.
Too bad for the kids! :D
Adults want to have fun too!
I'm a big kid AND I enjoyed it! LOL!
That's the only HP film I saw so i can't tell much! Very grim to me, that 3rd opus!
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Tom,
"delightful Victor Herbert" is redundant! :D
Of course "I can't do the sum". I didn't know Victor was redundant - news travels slowly to OZ. (by balloon rather than by twister)
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Of course "I can't do the sum".
Funny, Annette had the same problem once! ;)
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An hour has gone by. I sense trouble. With a capital T
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An hour has gone by. I sense trouble. With a capital T
And that rhymes with B and that stands for Bitchslap! ;D
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I'm ahead of Jennifer.
Audra singing Unexpressed... What a beautiful song John Bucchino has written.
Made some progress on the 11 o'clock number for Such Good Friends today, but I worry that I've already traversed an octave and a fifth. This will severely limit the casting possibilities for my leading man. Since acting is what I care about, primarily, I dread the day some great actors get eliminated from the running to play this part due to inability to hit certain notes. Odd that every move you make brings up a whole new set of worries and anxieties.
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Big news: The newest carpet is a keeper. I'm glad I didn't settle. This one looks quite warm and cheerful in the room. I bought a throw and cushion (both on Sale) to match it. (The old throw and cushion were garbage fodder anyway.) Now the office looks quite good.
I also bought some new speaker wires - on bk's advice - and my little system sounds MUCH better.
Jane - The Tahitian Blend is quite flavorful (and expensive -- I replaced the bottle, as I used up the last of it).
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Hmmm, well DR Noel, now I am on page 70. So are you still ahead? :)
BK, thanks for the info on the singers. I really thought that had to be Tammy in the duet!
Oh and one good thing about the book is that it isn't hard to get into. And I don't want to put it down.
Although I also don't want to finish it all today.
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Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? Sitting on their sofas like so much fish? Get off the butt cheeks and let's get some postin' goin' on, shall we?
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I also have read that Arthur Hailey has passed away. (Airport, The Moneychangers, Hotel, The Final Diagnoses, Wheels, Strong Medicine and Runway Zero 8 which was filmed as Flight Into Danger (1955 & 1956 both for TV) which was remade into Zero Hour (1957) which was remade into Flight Into Danger (German version 1964 TV) which was remade into Terror In the Sky (1971) and finally after a fact in Airplane (1980)
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That does it. I'm not letting you into the kitchen for any reason EVER AGAIN!
Great - no more KP ;D
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BK:
What was your involvement with the cd reissue of Irma La Douce?
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Your first stop is the 86th floor observatory.
The enclosed area contains the gift shop but the real fun comes when you step outside onto the city’s best wrap-around terrace.
Friday, November 26, 2004
NEW YORK — An unidentified man jumped to his death on Friday from the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building, police said.
der Brucer (sticker shock from the gift shop?)
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The city's best wrap-around terrace would have to be the one on the top of Rockefeller Center, which is more centrally located than the Empire State and takes in all of Central Park. Plus, looking down at that skating rink is pretty fantastic, and I'm sure the tree is in place, already, awaiting trimming. I suppose if you want to look south, out to the bay, Empire State gets you about fifteen blocks closer, but that's not a huge difference
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Michael Shayne: I wrote the liner notes for Irma and After the Fox for Ryko.
I'm afraid this number of posts for a Friday following Thanksgiving is unacceptable in extremis.
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Media check:
DVD: Episodes of vintage TV shows JIM BOWIE and HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE. And the 1955 TV special of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET...which seems very much like the 1947 movie, but on speed...this special moves at the speed of lightning in order to cram everything into 45 minutes or so.
VHS: THE RIGHT APPROACH (1961) taped off of TCM, and this weeks SURVIVOR and AMAZING RACE...both were excellent this week!
CD: Was going to try out some new Christmas CDs but just couldn't get into it yet...soon though!
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Here is a fact for you to put in your hat: Last year, November was our biggest month - and at this time we had nearly two thousand more posts than we have right now. What on earth has happened?
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I'm afraid this number of posts for a Friday following Thanksgiving is unacceptable in extremis.
Of course that is because some of know it is Saturday and has been for nearly 15 hours. Make that one of us!
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My Bollywood movie of the week (which I am now 1/2 hour into) is CHITRALEKHA. It stars the ever lovely Meena Kumari and has some of THE most beautiful costumes I have ever seen in a film. Thus far into the story it seems that a prince has fallen for a court dancer/prostitute.
JRand54, I highly recommend this one...although I must say that Meena Kumari is beginning to show signs of the ravages of alcoholism on her face.
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"Irma" I should have listed "Our Language Of Love" yesterday. No-one seems to sing it these days and it is not played on the radio either. It was a hit recording for Miss Diana Trask back in 1960/1 (in Oz)
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I tried to post a page four dance, but it threw us into widescreen so I deleted it.
Now, should I continue here on the computer, or go back to this book I'm reading about a new musical with second act trouble?
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Great - no more KP ;D
Well........Promise to do the dishes? :-[
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I just roasted some chestnuts. One of my two ovens won't light. I assume the pilot is out. But I have no idea how to light it. I did, however, rewire my speakers and set up a new DVD player tonight.
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Was the music on the Irma La Douce the instrumental score to the show or new music by Andre Previn
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is Ryko still a label that is in existence>
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Der Brucer and I watched 20/20 tonight, with the report that Matthew Shepard's death was not at hate crime.
Or so claim the guys who killed him. Now, several years later, they are claiming they murdered Shepard because of drug rage.
I'm not going to deny that drugs could have played a part in the murder, but this new story doesn't hold up too well. If there was a drug scene and the drugs connected with the thuggery, why oh why wasn't this big news when the press was in town covering the sotry? And there was a LOT of press in town at the time, all vying for an angle on the story.
This whole report smacks of opportunism on the part of the reporter interviewing the murderers. Bleh.
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One of my two ovens won't light. I assume the pilot is out. But I have no idea how to light it.
Call a pro, if you're not really sure of what to do. We do not need a flash-fried Panni, under any circumstances.
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The Manhattan Transfer are guests on Emeril's Christmas Holiday Party show right now! Fortunately, I set my VCR to tape it. ;D
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As lovely as yesterday was, today has been the esact opposite - a horrific day. Started off fine, and the dinner with friends was wonderful, but at 11:30 this morning, my power went off (for no reason that I could ascertain; so did the rest of the street's service). Didn't get it back until 5:15 this afternoon. My house temp fell to 56, and I was just cold, miserable, and uncomfortable all afternoon.
PLUS, with the power off, NO DVDs!!!! Here I had planned to finish up WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, watch GHOST, and maybe HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, and couldn't watch anything.
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Also, right now, I'm watching "Star Trek: Enterprise." Very exciting!
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Dinner, however, was fine, and I was fine once I could take a hot shower, shave, and feel clean clothes on me. It was just four of us at dinner, and amid the turkey, wine, and cheesecake, I felt very satisfied.
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Ryko bit the dust. Many of their soundtracks have already been reissued by Varese even though they're only a few years old. The Irma album was the soundtrack to the film, which had no songs, but which Mr. Previn, in addition to writing some original themes, basically used the music from the stage show. It's a marvelous score, one of my favorites by Mr. Previn.
I am trying to slog my way through a motion picture entitled De-Lovely, which I managed to get a very early copy of on DVD. In honor of Thanksgiving, I must say I find it a large moist turkey. I'll have more to say in the notes.
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I recorded ENTERPRISE while I was dinner. I will watch it when I got home from rehearsal tomorrow afternoon.
I'm not overly fond of these story arcs ENTERPRISE is using now. I really liked the self-contained episodes of the early seasons.
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Here is my feeble attempt to post. It's been quite a lazy day, after getting up early to go to the mall, which was against my wishes. Anyhow, we just finished watching "Super Size Me", I thought it was ok, but didn't think it was very realistic. Who in their right mind would eat McDonalds 3 times a day for a month, and not excercise a bit. I guess it made a point, a feeble one at that.
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I am talk with DR Mat H right now. We are talking about online dating and how rude people are not to even respond to emails that you at least found them attractive.
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Did I mention I saw Polar Express in 3D/Imax last week? It was okay and the animation was interesting. I have seen better stories.
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I also watched the 20/20 story tonight... I got sick to my stomach last week when they ran the preview... And there were a few times tonight when I just wanted to throw something at the TV.
All the "theories" and "speculation" were actually presented during the original trial. And I guess the only reason they brought it up again at this time was due to the fact that they killers were speaking for the first time. Ugh...
My "favorite" part of the program was the sign off... "Have a good holiday weekend..." Well, I WAS having a good holiday weekend until I saw this story.
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How strange, that on the day DEVOTED to the bird, yesterday was the first day in quite a long time that "Turkey Lurkey" hadn't been stuck in my head. I took no notice until I saw the title of yesterday's notes. Thanks, BK ;).
Hope you all had way too much to eat yesterday, the diet starts tomorrow, when leftovers decline. I had some friends and family over, and since I actually wasn't feeling too well during dinner, thus not eating too much, I murdered them all in DDR (Dance Dance Revolution). It's difficult enough on an average day, but when you get people who've eaten plates and plates of Tripdophan (SP?) induced Turkey, it's torturous.
BK, if I recall correctly, there was a bit of a frenzy Thanksgivingtime last year that the site was to be shut down? I may be way behind in this recollection, but I seem to remember mass panic and some choice words.
Work in the morning. My last weekend! School is becoming too important, and my grades aren't where they should be at this point during my junior year. Damn you, Pre-Calculus!
Bisoux, Sarah
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As lovely as yesterday was, today has been the esact opposite - a horrific day. Started off fine, and the dinner with friends was wonderful, but at 11:30 this morning, my power went off (for no reason that I could ascertain; so did the rest of the street's service). Didn't get it back until 5:15 this afternoon. My house temp fell to 56, and I was just cold, miserable, and uncomfortable all afternoon.
PLUS, with the power off, NO DVDs!!!! Here I had planned to finish up WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, watch GHOST, and maybe HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, and couldn't watch anything.
Well.. at least you lost your power the day after Thanksgiving. There were a bunch of homes all around the DC area that lost power due to downed power lines (as a result of some pretty heavy winds) Wednesday night and Thanksgiving morning. Some of the newscasts did features on "Thanksgiving by Candlelight". -I guess if you have a gas stove...
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I'm still worn out from the Thanksgiving cookery. Wussing.
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Hello everyone! I'm back again...I've come down with a bout of E&T-syndrome lately. Thanksgiving was good...just me and my parents and my sister, but a pleasant gathering. Unfortunately I only got Thursday off, so I'm now back in Tacoma.
TCB - You must tell us how the show goes tonight! I'm sending you strong vibes as we speak. The show should be running along right about now, and I do hope it's going smoothly. Jed and I will definitely be coming one of these weekends...we couldn't miss seeing our cyber-father in action. In catching up with the posts I saw that you were rather worried about how you would fare in this show. Well, although it's too late for opening night words of encouragement, I will say that I have total faith and confidence in your ability as an actor, and there is no doubt in my mind that you are doing a marvelous job. I've now seen you in two productions, and each time you have blown me away with your incredible talent...so have no fear, and knock 'em dead!
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We must have no more errant and truant behavior. This is holiday time, from now until the end of the year - with many wonderful birthdays to celebrate, not to mention major holiday bashes to have.
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Is it still turkey-lurkey time.
Mark Harris is on LARRY KING although Larry is not. Best thing about the show....lots of Martha Raye clips.
When does DR and MRS CP get to London? They must be there living the high life by now.....theatre hopping and shopping.....well it's about 6 am there, they might be sleeping.
DE-LOVELY hmmmmmmmm.....
Thanks MBARNUM I will check at NehiFlix for that movie! I am hoping there is lots of singing and dancing! I don't expect anything as good as Chalte Chalte - but Meena is my FAV FAV FAV!!!!
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Page Five Dance. ;D
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I spent a lovely evening at a theater organ concert here in town by a well-known musician.
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Yeah, why don't you tell us about it?
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Would the name be familiar to us Dear Reader Laura?
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Some theatre organists have been known to tour the land of OZ. I remember one from TV shows here many years ago.
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I wonder how the Ghosts of Christmas fared this evening in Tacoma. Let's hope for a full report - maybe even before this day has finished.
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Why, yes, as a matter of fact, it would be a name that is familiar to us here at HHW.
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I've just been reading the notes for "A Broadway Christmas". Was Lindsay Ridgeway ever an "Annie"? I don't know anything about her apart from her recordings for BK. I did a search but the TV shows listed meant nothing to me at all.
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Lindsay never played Annie as far as I know. She was so much fun to work with - I adored her.
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Ann, don't just sit there like so much fish - what have you been doing that caused all this errant and truant behavior? I will be coming your way at some point to do a signing or two and let me tell you I will have my bitch-slapping apparatus with me.
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Thanks BK. The songs on the Christmas CDs are a joy - she sounds wonderful.
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Yes Ann! What news employment wise for you and the E & T DR Jed.
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Whoops! Ann has disappeared. The power of the threatened bitch-slapping apparatus.
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Ah! Saved from my loneliness. I see live DRs.
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Good Evening!
I really do want to take pics of the full moon tonight, but it's cold outside. Mid 30's. Cold. So... At least I'll have the image in my memory. ;)
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Ann has returned.
employment things have been rather bleak for both DR Jed and myself. For a while there, we both had applications out there that we truly felt were good chances for us. But, within a span of three days, we both received the dreaded "Thank you for applying..." letter. Frustration abounds around here, I can tell you that. But hope dies hard, and we keep applying...or at least trying to find things to apply for. So good vibes would be much appreciated! Especially for DR Jed, please. I have my nanny position, and my weekend gig...it's not great, but I'm getting by. Jed is completely without, and the depression is starting to get to him, especially with the holiday season upon us...so please send him vibes!! :)
Still hoping for a report from our dear TCB...
A book signing in WA would be great! I'm sure us west coast HHW folks would love to come out and support our fearless leader.
I am watching the remake of Annie. Alicia Morton does a pretty good job of Annie...and I have no complaints about Kathy Bates, but for me, you can't beat Carol Burnett in that role...
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It's been 30's here too Jose - but not on the same scale. C and not F. (That was not a musical reference).
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The very best of thoughts to you both DR Ann. As I've said to DR Jed - emigrate!
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It's been 30's here too Jose - but not on the same scale. C and not F. (That was not a musical reference).
To think that one little letter could make such a difference!?!?
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Well, it's been a long day... And I think the pull of the full moon is now pulling me to bed.
TCB?!?!? :o
Goodnight.