Haines His Way

I can only tell you that despite the karma-taker probably wanting to do it again, they can't for another three days.  Again, owning up to it, apologizing for the unnecessary silliness would be more than appreciated.  Otherwise, I'm afraid it's all going to backfire, as I said earlier.  There is just no real reason for people doing this - if one doesn't like something someone posts just move on - withhold karma, as it were.  If one likes something especially well, dole out the karma.  To remove karma is just mean-spirited, childish and, most importantly, pointless, especially on a site such as this - one of good vibes and xylophones.  So, consider this fair warning, a nice fair warning, but a fair warning nonetheless.

Oh, and if someone takes exception to my post, instead of taking the karma why don't you do something more worthwhile, like KISS MY ASS.

All I said was I am video taping something.  You are all evil, evil, evil people....  

I feel right at home.  

I don't give people a choice - it's part of the design of this board.  Again, Ron, why?  What's the point?  It bothers a couple of people here when it happens (they write me - I know this) and I'm simply not going to have people bothered because of such a stupid thing.  So, use your best judgment is my best advice, oh, yes, it's my best advice.

Mark Bakalor designed it in.  Mark Bakalor can design it out.  It's turn offable.

Actually...  

I don't think that's the case, Ron, but I've an e-mail into Mark asking him about it.

As for playing the opposite sex, I think I'd want to play Henry Higgins. What a fun role that would be!

Well, now we have the first HHW cast of MY FAIR LADY!
(go waaaaay back in today's posts for the HHW Eliza).

Question: Has anyone here read the "Left Behind" series? If you have, would you care to share your thoughts? It's a touchy subject with some, and I don't want to push anything, I'm just curious to hear different opinions on the books, since I'm still sort of confused as to how *I* feel about them.

Sarah:  I've read all of the books up to "The Remnant."  I have that one, but I have not read it.  My mother buys them when they come out in paperback (after having read the hardback library copy), sends them to me to read, and then I take them back to her at Christmas.

I think the series owes its popularity to an excellent concept, thought-provoking scenarios, interesting characters and a nice dose of scripture interpreted through a rabbi.

It's never subtle, though.  Sometimes I definitely feel I'm being conked on the head by the writers.  

The whole series relies upon belief in, or a willingness to accept the possibility of, "The Rapture" and the signs in the Book of Revelations about the end of the world prior to the return of Jesus Christ.  It's a wonderful "it's never too late" narrative.  I've told my mother that if so many things  were manifested in such a short time and people still refuse to acknowledge God then they're too stupid for heaven anyway.

She smiles when I say it,  but she looks a little sad, too.

Drive time for me, too.

Although, Jack, it's late for you, isn't it??

...if I don't start posting more!

Off?  Off?  We don't need no stinking off.  Isn't anyone else wearing CLOTHES?

I shall be off too. At last The Return Of The King. (I hope!).

The place is crawling with Gods, yet he's off to visit with a King.  Go figure.

Oh, Sherlock Kimmel, how sure-fire is your karma deduction?  I mean sometimes I come to the site and just leave it there and go away for hours.  Since I left the computer on the site, I'm sure it's registering me  there...even though I may be down at the grocery or taking a walk or something...

I have a terrible headache, I'm sure it's because I have had to deal with this never-ending, always-changing technology.  Panni, you think you're behind the curve.  I still type my scripts in a macro-screenplay-format on Wordperfect in DOS, that's why I don't upgrade my computer past windows 98. I've been told if I go any further, I won't be able to use my DOS.wordperfect anymore.  I have installed final draft but I haven't really used it yet and what about all my old file and scripts in DOS?  I should really blow about 10, 000 dollars replace this computer, both mine and my wife's laptops, get on broadband, get scanners, and new printers, digital cameras and photo printers, and also get a communal Desktop PC for the two of us as well.  That still wouldn't solve what to do with all my old files in my DOS system.  Besides I always looked so good with a quill pen in my hand.  

Anybody who can recommend an inexpensive, local computer genius/advisor send him my way.  All the ones I've had have gone on to bigger and better things.  They don't stick around in the trouble-shooting game.  My first guy who set up my screenwriting program in wordperfect and DOS (long before windows), started his own company, came up with an internet movie database business, sold it for a ton of money, and is now my neighbour living in a house twice as big as mine with an exquisite  view of downtown LA.

Since I'm here and I've just eaten my dinner (I decided since Anthony isn't here that I would go to the diner and I had a bowl of Cream of Turkey soup - very good and a tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat toast - OK, not great) and I'm at the computer I will post a dinner picture from England, if you all don't mind. I usually post one or two pictures in the morning, but I have some time right now so I will take the day (or night, as it were). I mentioned we stayed a few days with friends in Gedling, outside of Nottingham. They are wonderful people and treated us very well. After a long day of sightseeing and visiting Chatsworth House we returned home and instead of cooking Catherine and Anthony drove to the take-away fish and chips shop (Anthony wanted to eat what the locals eat so he asked for fish and chips) and brought home slabs of fried cod and chips and mushy peas. Quite tasty, actually. The picture is below.

Okay, since you're so curious, I'm wearing a pair of ripped-up blue jeans and a black tank top, with a pair of deck shoes.  No socks.