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[Maya]

TCB--you don't know me very well, do you?  I spend entirely too much time in front of mirrors!  

That said, I love you and so does the karma fairy!

[Ron Pulliam]

Bingo, DR Ben!  Oddly enough, I remember the photo session as being one I was not happy to participate in.  I don't recall why, but I do recall NOT wanting to smile for the a-hole taking the picture.


Now, because everyone else was running pix of their "babies" earlier, I'm going to attempt to put up a pic of my "Dickens" when he was 7 weeks old.  He is no longer with me, having died in October 1975 at the age of 8.  But he WAS my precious.....

[TCB]

I think it would be fair to say that Michael Weiss' father is probably the homophobe, but he's out there supporting his son no matter what.

Weiss used to be defiantly stiff on the ice -- fists clenched, overly exaggerated "masculine" mannerisms.  But something changed.  It may be because he married.  It may be because he "bred" a child.  But he softened on ice...he relaxed.  Suddenly, he wasn't afraid to incorporate grace into his program.

I used to despise him, and then I saw him skate the most amazing and graceful program and I totally turned around in my opinion about him.  It felt like he finally relaxed and was serious about skating the best he could.

But his lack of consistency IS infuriating.

I think that Michael Weiss' attitude was certainly understandable, considering that male figure skaters, along with male ballet dancers, have always been presumed gay, unless proven otherwise.  I don't know if the percentage of gay male figure skaters is actually higher than in other professions, but even I tend to make assumptions about male skaters without really knowing anything about them.  It is probably not a sport that many homophobic fathers would ideally pick for their sons to pursue.  I have never really known any figure skaters, but over the years I have known several straight-male ballet dancers.  Many of them have questioned their own sexual preference, at one time or another, merely because of the perception of not only the public, but from others within their own art form.

[Ben]

Wow, it's 1:40pm and 120 posts. Am I going to sign on tomorrow morning and find another 400 posts??? So far this week, I've actually kept up with the posts so I guess I am getting back on schedule.

[ArnoldMBrockman]

BK-

I think that you will be happy to know that the logo on my coffee mug from that Fynsworth outfit has faded into oblivion.Just a plain logoless coffee mug now.Mugs always seem to remain mugs somehow!

[Jane]

And my second question:  Why will only SOME DR's be intrigued by your internet announcement and your new book project?

I was singled out as I have a personal connection to that particular story.

[DERBRUCER]

*Oh, I did take my brother's dog out about an hour ago so he could take a pee (can I say "pee" here?).

If BK can say "lutz", I guess you can say "pee"; however, the purists among us would say "micturate".

der ever-pure Brucer (noticing that some words never seem to make it to lyrics) Humms..Lutz me entertain you, lutz me show you how...

[Jennifer]

Wow all this skating talk. I used to watch skating a lot. I loved the Elvis Stoiko (sp?), Kurt Browning years.  I even remember the 1988 Calgary games when Elizabeth Manley won her silver. Now that was exciting skating!

[Ron Pulliam]

Dickens at 5 years:

[LC]

DR Ron, Dickens is adorable!  He looks a lot like my cat with the stripes on his tail.

[Ron Pulliam]

Finally!  It took me umpty-squat number of tries, but I finally got a decent size so the forum didn't widen into Technirama.

Dickens was a one-person cat!  He was totally different with me than with anyone else.  That's because I got him when he was four weeks old.  The first picture I ran was his first outing after I'd had him for a couple of weeks.  I was washing/waxing my car and I placed him on the wall by the drive to watch me.  He was SO excited.  I got my camera and took a few shots, and then he raised up on his hind legs to look at something and I snapped this shot.  It's my favorite photo I've taken.

[Jrand74]

Thank you DRRon.  What a beautiful feline.  The first photo is especially charming....big eyes!

Well I have a question for the DR's that was sparked by the notes today from MR BK.

Explain please QED the difference between:

Capri Pants
Matador Pants
Toreador Pants
Pedal Pushers

Thank you.

[ArnoldMBrockman]

Ron-

Not named after CHARLES I would assume.

But that is one helluva  good looking DICKENS of a cat!!

[Jane]

I
Weiss used to be defiantly stiff on the ice -- fists clenched, overly exaggerated "masculine" mannerisms.  But something changed.  It may be because he married.  It may be because he "bred" a child.  But he softened on ice...he relaxed.  Suddenly, he wasn't afraid to incorporate grace into his program.

I used to despise him, and then I saw him skate the most amazing and graceful program and I totally turned around in my opinion about him.  It felt like he finally relaxed and was serious about skating the best he could.

But his lack of consistency IS infuriating.

I noticed that the last time I had a chance to watch him skate.  I pre-record the skating events and speed-watch the programs & skaters I don't enjoy.  He was often one of those I sped through.  Give me Brian Boitano anyday.  I miss Dean and Torvill.  I thought they were cheated our of the Gold their last Olympics.

[William E. Lurie]

This just in...

Neil Simon has asked Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick to co-star in a 2005 Broadway revival of THE ODD COUPLE, possibly each alternating as Oscar and Felix.  They have neither accepted nor refused the offer yet.

By the way, Simon personally called the actors.  He did not send his wife with a letter.

[Ron Pulliam]

Dickens came to me in September 1987.  In the spring of 1988, I took in Vickie (who was four that year) to be a companion.  Dickens never really took to her, but he accepted the fact that she was there.  They had a love-hate relationship that saw Dickens tolerate several indignities, including Vickie lying on top of him whenever he settled into a favorite spot.

This photo was on the back porch of my parents' home in Virginia in 1993  (my folks moved back to South Carolina in November of that year).  As you can see in the photo, Dickens was a big boy...and Vickie assumed whatever position he would tolerate!  Amusingly enough, her out-of-sight hindquarters were pressed against a cold window....but she was happy.

[TCB]

I just got back from a delicious lunch of pastina with sun dried tomatoes and a glass of iced tea. After the pastina I ate an apple. I have to readjust my eating habits, having thrown all good sense to the wind during the England trip. I ate everything put in front of me, including Toad in a Hole, Bubble and Squeak, Bangers and Mash and my favorite Spotted Dick (a la mode even). When the pictures are ready I'll post one or two of them.

Ben, I am very glad you are back home, but are you sure you should be posting pictures of you eating Spotted Dick?

[William E. Lurie]

And while we are still on the subject of skating, does anyone else remember the Canadian pairs team of Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini?  They were the perfect combination of artistry and athletics.  She was beautiful, he was handsome and together it was like watching them make love on ice (even though both were happily married to others).   I have never seen a pair of skaters like them.

[MBarnum]

Dr Ron, my gosh, that first photo of Dicken's as a young un is worthy of entering into a photo contest! Seriously, it should be in one of those calendars! Very cute...and Dicken's grew into a fine looking adult feline!

Well, they finally decided to NOT open state offices at all...so now I am baking brownies with walnuts and will soon enjoy some motion picture enteratainment on DVD. I am also taping at this moment, Day of the Dolphins.

And to show that I am an animal lover from way back, here is a photo of me and my first cat Salty in 1969 when I lived on Griffin Creek Road in Medford. Sadly, Salty passed away soon after this shot was taken...expiring beneath the wheels of my teenage sisters Volkswagon bug (although at the time I a was told that Salty was kicked by a cow...the true story not told to me until just a few years ago...my sister still does not admit to any involvment in the tragedy).

[Ron Pulliam]

And while we are still on the subject of skating, does anyone else remember the Canadian pairs team of Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini?  They were the perfect combination of artistry and athletics.  She was beautiful, he was handsome and together it was like watching them make love on ice (even though both were happily married to others).   I have never seen a pair of skaters like them.

Yes, it was awful to see them fail in their Olympic bid, but how great that they were able to win the world championships.  All because Barbara changed skates, too, and was unhappy about the "Olympic skates."  It took Brian Orser's "Why don't you just use the old skates?" to help them make the connection to what went wrong.

But I have to disagree about them being the most beautiful pairs -- that goes to Tai Babiloni and Randy Gardner, IMO!

: )

[LC]

I am a wee bit too young to have caught some of these skaters while they were performing, but speaking of making love on ice, does anyone remember the ice dancing couple of Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, who were married in real life?  Talk about melting the ice with their 1992 Olympic free dance.  Phew!  *fans self*  I think it was because of that performance that the rules for ice dancing were made stricter.

[Jrand74]

Lovely white kitty DRMBarnum!  Ah yes....kicked by a cow....similar no doubt to the box of kittens that fell off the back of the truck once when we moved.

What the !!!!!!!

I think MR BK just did a triple reverse Hymie!  

Thanks for the news DRWEL....the editorial was mean....but VERY FUNNY!!

[TCB]

TCB--you don't know me very well, do you?  I spend entirely too much time in front of mirrors!  

That said, I love you and so does the karma fairy!

If I was as attractive as you, dear Maya, I would have a house full of mirrors, instead of just a bedroom full.  As it is, I cover the bathroom mirror, for fear I might accidently see myself naked.

[Ron Pulliam]

Thanks to all for your kind comments about my boy Dickens.  I named him, strangely enough, after a cat on a TV show called "Tucker's Witch" -- it starred Tim Matheson and Catherine Hicks. She had a cat named Dickens who was her "familiar."  Loved that cat and loved the name.

Thus....

Sorry about Salty, Mike!  Siblings are strange about what they remember and what they don't.  My mother has a sister who remembers things differently, too....even when many of us who "were there at the time" insist on one version, she has convinced herself of other circumstances.

Probably, your sister hated that she killed Salty and her mind refuses to let her acknowledge it.

[Ron Pulliam]

If I was as attractive as you, dear Maya, I would have a house full of mirrors, instead of just a bedroom full.  As it is, I cover the bathroom mirror, for fear I might accidently see myself naked.

So, then....this means you DON'T sleep in the nude?

[Jane]

Ah yes....Toller Cranston wrote a book called ZERO TOLLERANCE about his ice skating experiences - it's pretty good.

He is also an artist.  Click the link to check out his paintings.

http://www.tollercranston.com/

Interesting art work.  It has a Russian Folk Art feel to it, reminiscent of a children’s book.

[bk]

I'm here doing triple lutzes.  The first time I did the triple lutz someone called me a putz.  The second time someone said I was nuts.  The third time someone said I had a lot of guts.

[Laura II]

The candy I mentioned yesterday is called Swoops, not Scoops.

[Jennifer]

My favorite skating competition is ice dancing. It always has been.  I actually love the Canadian ice dancers Bourne and Kratz.

Wow, so many posts to read. Will we beat yesterday's total?

Btw, it is so cold here. And I actually went out in for a prolonged period of time. Not the smartest move.  Brrrrr.

[TCB]

Dickens at 5 years:

Ron, Dickens was truly a beautiful cat.