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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #90 on: December 01, 2007, 07:41:12 AM »
Quote from: Miss Karen on December 01, 2007, 07:35:02 AM
I mean it this time ... I've got to scram ... Adios!

That's what they all say.
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« Reply #91 on: December 01, 2007, 07:49:18 AM »
Thanks, DRs JoseSPiano and Julie for the lovely reports on Liz.

LOVE the LIZ LOVE!!!  :)
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« Reply #92 on: December 01, 2007, 07:50:54 AM »
DR Ron Pulliam -

I am sorry to have missed your terrific frenzy and general merriment last evening.  I'm a big fan of your fascinating flights of fancy.  :)

And CONGRATULATIONS on your new lofty plateau.
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #93 on: December 01, 2007, 07:51:12 AM »
DearReaderLaura DR...

RAIN!

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« Reply #94 on: December 01, 2007, 07:51:37 AM »
DR Sandra -

Wonderful photos...  thanks for sharing!  :)  :)
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« Reply #95 on: December 01, 2007, 07:53:56 AM »
Well, last night was the outdoor singing gig for Santa's arrival on a firetruck...  It was fine; not too cold.  And I didn't have to dress in any particularly embarrasing way.  And I'm glad it's over.

This afternoon, my DH and I and a bunch of the family clan will be descending on NYC to take in the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.
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« Reply #96 on: December 01, 2007, 07:55:19 AM »
TOD...

Every year for the past 6 or 7 years, I take off work for two days and bake cookies with my mother.  We make about 8 kinds, a total of about 250 dozen.  It is one of my most cherished holiday traditions.
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #97 on: December 01, 2007, 08:01:55 AM »
Good morning!

Gorgeous day here but colder than yesterday, and it looks like we're in a decreasing temperatures mode for the next five days. High won't be out of the 40s by Wednesday.
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« Reply #98 on: December 01, 2007, 08:04:12 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on December 01, 2007, 07:53:56 AM
Well, last night was the outdoor singing gig for Santa's arrival on a firetruck...  It was fine; not too cold.  And I didn't have to dress in any particularly embarrasing way.  And I'm glad it's over.

This afternoon, my DH and I and a bunch of the family clan will be descending on NYC to take in the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.

Have a great time!!
I saw one of the dress rehearsals and it's a very fun show - I think the whole clan will love it.
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« Reply #99 on: December 01, 2007, 08:05:17 AM »
ANNA KARENINA is my favorite Greta Garbo performance, I think. Better than CAMILLE and possibly better than QUEEN CHRISTINA. I don't think Vivien Leigh's characterization is in the same ballpark. March and especially Rathbone are stupendous. If they had had the supporting actor category in 1935, I think Basil Rathbone might have won the Oscar for this movie.
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #100 on: December 01, 2007, 08:06:51 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on December 01, 2007, 07:55:19 AM
TOD...

Every year for the past 6 or 7 years, I take off work for two days and bake cookies with my mother.  We make about 8 kinds, a total of about 250 dozen.  It is one of my most cherished holiday traditions.

250 DOZEN??   :o :o

So much to bake in just two days!  But a lovely tradition, and people you share them with must be very happy.  Do you bake many different kinds or stick with one specialty cookie?
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #101 on: December 01, 2007, 08:07:35 AM »
I spent a good part of the morning (in between my workout, that is) installing my new Vista-friendly HP printer. I don't really have that much need for a computer printer any more. The scanner and copier functions are more valuable for me, so I hope to get good use out of this machine.I've always had good luck with HP printers. (Haven't had one for awhile; I've had a Lexmark and then a Canon previously.)
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #102 on: December 01, 2007, 08:08:24 AM »
I just simply cannot believe it is December 1. Where do these months go? Soon, I'll start getting those tax documents and have to start worrying about compiling all of that stuff. Argh!
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« Reply #103 on: December 01, 2007, 08:10:30 AM »
Today will be more DVD and Blu-rays. THis afternoon, I'll finish two in-progress items: DR. NO and MURDER SHE WROTE, Season 7, disc 2.

Tonight, I'll be watching CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND on Blu-ray. All three versions are on the disc, and I'll probably choose the most recent one, the director's cut, to watch.
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« Reply #104 on: December 01, 2007, 08:11:27 AM »
And, of course, TORCHWOOD's season finale is tonight. Yes, DR Ron Pulliam, it's been on 13 weeks.

As usual, I'll record the 9 p.m. broadcast and watch at 10 or later so I can speed through commercials and get only program.
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« Reply #105 on: December 01, 2007, 08:13:07 AM »
I was very disheartened to see what BBC is asking for the TORCHWOOD box set. It's 13 episodes, and they're asking more than the asking price for any American series that normally has 22-24 episodes.

Looks like I'll be looking for a used copy (or wait for Deep Discount's summer 20% off sale).
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« Reply #106 on: December 01, 2007, 08:23:19 AM »
Re:  Sundance (from last night).  I have never been to the film festival, but I can claim credit for one of the barn roof's pitches (intrigued?  read on.  not intrigued?  read on, anyway).   Sundance (the resort) was designed by my best friend's father (who also designed Snowbird and my parents' palatial manse in the mountains outside of SLC).  We were actually living in Seattle when Redford hired Brixen & Christopher to do Sundance, but we came home (to SLC, that is) for a long summer vacation (it may have been 1968, because I somehow remember RFK getting assassinated when we were there, but it might have been another later year).  Mr. Brixen had a bunch of models of the nascent resort at home and he asked me and his son what we thought of the pitch of one of the roofs and we helped him make the final decision.  :)
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #107 on: December 01, 2007, 08:29:50 AM »
Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... For real this time too!
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #108 on: December 01, 2007, 08:30:28 AM »
DR Ron Pulliam - I am ahead.  Way ahead.  I'd say about 33-37 cookies ahead.   ;D
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #109 on: December 01, 2007, 08:33:23 AM »
As for the Topic of the Day...

I, too, and fond of Christmas Cookies.  I love 'em all.  However, if I come across a good batch of Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies or Cashew or Almond "Nougats", well, I could just keep popping those confectioner's sugar coated treats in my mouth all day.  *Archway makes some decent ones around this time of the year.  Hmm.... Is Archway carried here in NYC?  Hmm... ???
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« Reply #110 on: December 01, 2007, 08:35:46 AM »
Put me down for Christmas cookies as well, and the thicker the icing, the better I like 'em.
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« Reply #111 on: December 01, 2007, 08:36:35 AM »
Now, I'm heading down to change the sheets in the bedroom, check the mail, and then start fixing lunch.

WBBL.
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« Reply #112 on: December 01, 2007, 08:39:29 AM »
DR singdaw - What a great tradition that you and your Mom have!  It reminds me of my college years - and also of the Topic the Day.

My piano teacher, Dr. V (short for Vlahcevic), was/is a great cook.  And a great baker too.  Starting around Thanksgiving she would make a different batch of cookies each day.  Then as students and friends were invited over to her house for Holiday gatherings, we were handed a "cookie plate", and would proceed into her (spacious!) kitchen.  All along the countertops were tins of cookies, each filled with a different type.  You filled your cookie plate accordingly, and then we would all sit in the living room listening to music and talking about anything but music and school.  I always wondered when she had the time to make all those cookies - and some of them were pretty labor intensive.  I loved some of her traditional Polish treats, but she also made an exquisite Chocolate-Pistachio Cigar.  Yum!
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« Reply #113 on: December 01, 2007, 08:43:03 AM »
Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day?  I am up, and must cloth myself, as she of the Evil Eye will be here in about twenty minutes.
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« Reply #114 on: December 01, 2007, 08:43:25 AM »
Glad to hear the reports on Liz - I've never seen her be less than stellar.
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« Reply #115 on: December 01, 2007, 08:46:01 AM »
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« Reply #116 on: December 01, 2007, 08:47:55 AM »
I'm still amazed that I had misheard the lyrics to "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" all these years, as I learned watching DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS last night.
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Re:'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
« Reply #117 on: December 01, 2007, 08:50:31 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on December 01, 2007, 07:50:54 AM
DR Ron Pulliam -

I am sorry to have missed your terrific frenzy and general merriment last evening.  I'm a big fan of your fascinating flights of fancy.  :)

And CONGRATULATIONS on your new lofty plateau.

Tante grazie, singdaw!

It's easier to fancily fly when you're around, though!
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« Reply #118 on: December 01, 2007, 08:51:51 AM »
Quote from: FJL on December 01, 2007, 08:47:55 AM
I'm still amazed that I had misheard the lyrics to "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" all these years, as I learned watching DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS last night.

...And has the "mystery" over the correct lyrics for "Blinded By The Light" ever been setttled?    -Wrapped up like a what?!?!?
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« Reply #119 on: December 01, 2007, 08:52:49 AM »
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