Topic: YIN AND YANG (Read 13168 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #30 on:** August 14, 2006, 09:18:28 AM »

Does this take us to Page Two?

Matt H. · « **Reply #31 on:** August 14, 2006, 09:19:14 AM »

[move=up,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Page Two Dance!!![/move]

bk · « **Reply #32 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:02:54 AM »

I'm up, I'm up, and dealing with some stuff I don't enjoy dealing with, but it will be done soon.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #33 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:03:00 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on August 14, 2006, 07:19:52 AM

I do have MR. AND MRS. SMITH recorded last night, but I'm not ready for another MR. MOTO quite yet.

Is that the Hitchcock "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #34 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:03:22 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on August 14, 2006, 09:18:28 AM

Does this take us to Page Two?

Is that where you wanted to be?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #35 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:27:06 AM »

Eye 2 luv Calvin & Hobbes!

George · « **Reply #36 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:34:31 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on August 14, 2006, 10:27:06 AM

Eye 2 luv Calvin & Hobbes!

Me, three!! I bought my sister the Complete Calvin and Hobbes for her birthday. She loves it more than I do!

Jed · « **Reply #37 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:45:58 AM »

DR Penny O...

I've been meaning to mention that I finally got around to reading JEWISH THIGHS ON BROADWAY, a week or two ago and found it thoroughly delightful. Such fun reading! I hope the chance comes up for you to do your stage version around Seattle sometime so I can see you in action!

Jed · « **Reply #38 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:48:58 AM »

Catching up on the weekend's posts...

DR Vixmom, yesterday was your parents' 51st anniversary? It just so happens that it was also my very own mother's 51st birthday! Good day that August 13, 1955 was.

Ben · « **Reply #39 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:15:42 AM »

Good God, Jed! I'm old enough to be your father! Where did the time go???

Donna · « **Reply #40 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:48:42 AM »

A RECIPE FOR ZUCCHINI FRITTERS
Serves 4
1 pound zucchini (about 2 medium)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest (1 lemon), plus 1 lemon for garnish, cut into 8 wedges (optional)
10 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley, stems removed and leaves finely chopped, plus more sprigs for garnish (optional)
1medium clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 to 4 tablespoons olive oil

1. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate zucchini into a medium bowl. Add salt, lemon zest, chopped parsley, garlic, pepper, and eggs. Mix well to combine. Slowly add flour, stirring so no lumps form.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until oil sizzles when you drop a small amount of zucchini mixture into the pan. Carefully drop about 2 tablespoons zucchini mixture into pan; repeat, spacing fritters a few inches apart.

3. Cook fritters until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Turn fritters, and continue cooking until golden, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer fritters to a plate; set aside in a warm place. Cook remaining zucchini mixture, adding more oil to pan if necessary. Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon wedges, if desired; serve.

From www.MarthaStewart.com. Photograph by Dana Gallagher.

Donna · « **Reply #41 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:56:34 AM »

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Right You Are (If You Think You Are)! (Luigi Pirandello)[/move]

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #42 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:06:21 PM »

It's an unusual day....

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #43 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:06:49 PM »

...a most unusual day...

S. Woody White · « **Reply #44 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:16:05 PM »

Nice, Ron, but the balloons are hard to read.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #45 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:16:22 PM »

I spent a few hours this weekend with the recent Criterion Collection release of Emeric Pressburger's and Michael Powell's "A Canterbury Tale."

It was a very satisfying film, I must say. The story is by Powell and it was filmed in Kent where he was a boy and where his father was a (gentleman) farmer who grew hops.

It's a bit unusual as a mystery in that it revolves around an investigation by a trio of military people (one British female, one British male and one American male) into the exploits/identity of "the glueman" who, at night only, and sporadically, attacks women by putting glue in their hair.

The motive behind these attacks is kind of funny, but the investigation is sincere and takes the trio across some interesting and beautiful topography in Kent. Another key player is the local magistrate who gives "lantern" lectures on local history and has a keen interest in the 600-year-old tales by Chaucer.

They are intended to be, ultimately, three more pilgrims who wind up in nearby Canterbury to do penance or seek miracles.

American non-actor (but real Army sergeant) is John Sweet who has an interesting interview on the supplemental disc. The female star was Sheila Sim who is married to Richard Attenborough, actor/director -- or, rather, Lord and Lady Attenborough, as they are now known.

There are some extraordinary moments in this leisurely film...and it captures a time/place that is eminently nostalgic. The production values are extremely high, as befits an Archers production. The black-and-white DVD transfer was immaculate to my eyes. The film score by Allan Gray was a revelation. Camerawork was gorgeous.

The supplementals include a couple of documentaries, one recent (and based on moments in the film) and one from the early 1940s -- "Listen to Britan" that is mesmerizing.

I highly recommend it all.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #46 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:17:07 PM »

And what's this with all the snowmen cartoons in August?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #47 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:18:36 PM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on August 14, 2006, 01:17:07 PM

And what's this with all the snowmen cartoons in August?

Tryin' to keep folks COOL!

Matt H. · « **Reply #48 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:20:33 PM »

No, it's the Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt MR. AND MRS. SMITH. I didn't have time this afternoon to watch it since lunch ran long. I checked the DVR, and it's exactly two hours, so I'll watch it tomorrow.

I think tonight before THE CLOSER comes on, I'll watch NBC's telecast of PSYCH from two weeks ago. I've seen it, of course, but this should be in high definition, and I'll get to see how cute James Roday is in high def. He's adorable in the standard defintion that USA broadcasts the show in.

Matt H. · « **Reply #49 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:21:19 PM »

CALVIN & HOBBES is hilarious at any season of the year.

Matt H. · « **Reply #50 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:22:54 PM »

Instead, this afternoon, I dubbed TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE onto a DVD-R. It's as deeply saturated as the laserdisc color-wise, and the image is somewhat sharper, so this will be the version I'll watch of this film from now on until Warners sees fit to offer us a commercial DVD of this charming film.

bk · « **Reply #51 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:47:57 PM »

Back from a jog. Yes, you heard that right - didn't get to jog until 1:15 because of dealing with some annoyances this morning, then a Terry Trotter meeting and a ton of telephonic calls, one of which seems interesting. Must now go pick up mail at the mail place and maybe get something to eat, then I must spend the rest of the afternoon writing.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #52 on:** August 14, 2006, 01:55:47 PM »

Yin and Yang were never as funny as This and That.

Matt H. · « **Reply #53 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:10:40 PM »

Off to clean the dining room, do some reading, and then back to TV. I have THE MUPPET SHOW with Elton John cued up ready to play.

WBBL.

Ginny · « **Reply #54 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:14:51 PM »

Back from transporting my mother to the eye specialist in Cincinnati. On the way, we stopped at Bed, Bath, & Beyond to exchange the bedspread I took her there to buy 3 weeks ago, spent an hour or so at Border's, and had lunch at the Honey Baked Ham store/cafe. Her exam revealed nothing to worry about and the new bedspread is much more to her liking.

George · « **Reply #55 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:25:00 PM »

Okay, how's this for a "What a small world" moment?

Late last week, JMK posted this:

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Special request: Do any of you have the sheet music for JRB's Summer in Ohio? I need it for an audition on Monday and someone took my copy and I don't know if I can get to a music store. If you could email me PDFs/Jpegs, I'd be ever so grateful.

Well, today I went to lunch with my friend Margo (as usual) and she was talking about how her daughter is in Portland and has an audition today. It's a group audition for about 50 different theater groups (so she says) and Alexis (Margo's daughter) is singing a song from JRB's The Last Five Years and that she's met an accompanist who knows JRB, has two kids and whose name is Jeffrey! This must be our very own JMK!! Of course, I've met, chatted and dined with JMK in person and now my co-worker's daughter just happened to meet him, too! What a small world!!

I have the song that JMK needed, but sadly, my scanner isn't working, so I couldn't help him with the audition.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #56 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:25:00 PM »

Der Brucer and I had an update on how Angie is doing.

Remember Angie, the black Lab/retriever mix we fostered for a while?

We hadn't delivered her papers to her new family, with all her shots information and such, and there had been a mix-up on phone numbers. The rescue society finally got around to connecting us with her family, and yesterday we drove over for the delivery.

Well, Angie is doing just great! She is clearly happy with her home and family, and is having a great time being trained by them. They all love her, too.

That's the good news. The bad news is that when the rescue society called Angie's new dad, they gave him a horrible rant about how he hadn't paid them enough for the dog, that he wasn't fit to be an owner, just on and on for about twenty minutes or so. Mind, these people had never met the new dad, wouldn't know him from Adam. I don't know how he managed to put up with that rant for that long.

But the odds are that we won't be hearing from the society again. They're royally p*$$ed at der Brucer for handing over Angie without getting the extra fifty bucks, for one thing. Also, their website hasn't added any doggie profiles since der B ticked them off, which makes it seem very much like they're out of the business. Which is just as well, given their attitudes.

Thus ends another chapter in our lives. At least we found five good homes for five wonderful dogs.

George · « **Reply #57 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:25:57 PM »

Woody, we posted at the EXACT same moment!

George · « **Reply #58 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:28:26 PM »

Of course, I just ready your post. I'm sorry that that happened!

George · « **Reply #59 on:** August 14, 2006, 02:34:05 PM »

And since we're ALMOST there...

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