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[JMK]

Betsy and I really liked the new lineup on L&O last night--the best cast in a while, though we still miss the ADA played by Parisse or whatever her name was--why in heck did they kill her off?  Was it because she was a lesbian?  

[JMK]

You may all thank me later for Page 3.

[Druxy]

Best Preminger movies:

LAURA, ANATOMY OF A MURDER and ADVISE & CONSENT.

[singdaw]

Speaking of altercations, DR JMK - did anything ever come of the problem between those contractors next door and your dogs?

[singdaw]

Good to see DR Druxy back and posting!  

[Matt H.]

It is SUCH a beautiful day out with cloudless blue sky, but I'll be bundling up to brave the cold (well, cold for us) when I go out to lunch with friends later.

[JMK]

Speaking of altercations, DR JMK - did anything ever come of the problem between those contractors next door and your dogs?

The site has been "dormant" for about 6 months now.  The farmhouse sold to a family with more cars than a used carlot, and they are using the new driveway (which accesses the still empty lots) for their many vehicles.  The weird thing is, the builders never finished the road properly.  The drain at the bottom (which backs to an environmentally protected zone) is about 4 or 5 inches above the pavement level, which means things need to flood before they start draining.  We're thinking of reporting it to the City.

[Ron Pulliam]

You may all thank me later for Page 3.

Soon, I promise....

[JMK]

It is SUCH a beautiful day out with cloudless blue sky, but I'll be bundling up to brave the cold (well, cold for us) when I go out to lunch with friends later.

Are you near Raleigh and/or Greensboro (or are you SC, Matt--sorry, can't remember).  What should we pack, clothes-wise, for our visit next week?

[JoseSPiano]

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up...  And I guess I better go to the grocery today so that I have some food to cook up for breakfast and other meals.

[JoseSPiano]

DR JMK - Report them!

[JoseSPiano]

DR JMK - As for your dream...  Hmm...  They have Safeways in North Carolina.  

[Ron Pulliam]

It is SUCH a beautiful day out with cloudless blue sky, but I'll be bundling up to brave the cold (well, cold for us) when I go out to lunch with friends later.

Here, the sky is Black, Black, Black.

Three (count 'em 3) storm systems are piling up along our coastline and the weather guessers have a look of terror on their faces (or perhaps I'm just "imagining" it).

The weather is at the top of the news, and the forecast section of each newscast has double the normal amount of time.

Rain is supposed to be approaching in quantities they're afraid to predict.  It will rain today.  It will rain Friday.  It will rain Saturday.  I haven't heard about Sunday.  Frankly, they may not be counting their chickens when it comes to Sunday.

The unheard-of has also happened.  Area ski resorts have announced that when the snows start up, accompanied by the high winds that are part of the package, they will ALL close their doors and they will close ALL the ski runs until it's passed.

I've never heard a weather forecast include such information before.  "Be careful on the passes", yes, I've heard that.  "You might want to take more time and have food and water in your vehicle", yes, I've heard that.  But I haven't heard them say "Stay Home!" before.

I'm seriously considering taking tomorrow off.  The rains are supposed to be at their most fearsome tomorrow between 6 a.m. and noon.

[Ron Pulliam]

Are you near Raleigh and/or Greensboro (or are you SC, Matt--sorry, can't remember).  What should we pack, clothes-wise, for our visit next week?

Matt is in Charlotte, NORTH Carolina.  Based on his past reports, pack for mild weather, warm weather, and brutally cold weather.

It's a guess.

SOUTH Carolina is a different story.  Pack for cold weather, pack for hot weather or pack for freakish weather (summery this morning and wintery this afternoon).

[Ron Pulliam]

DR JMK - As for your dream...  Hmm...  They have Safeways in North Carolina.  

I had not heard this.  I haven't seen them in South Carolina.

But if you're in North Carolina and need to grocery shop:  For pity's sake go to the Piggly-Wiggly!

Or go to Ingles!

And take in as many "country stores" as you can find.  You'll be amazed.

[Ron Pulliam]

DR JMK - Report them!

Yes, and paint a gi-normous target on the side of your house for them to point their bazookas at.  It makes it easier for them to bulls-eye you from the various vehicles parked in the drive.

[Ron Pulliam]

Good to see DR Druxy back and posting!  

Are you saying it's so nice to have him back where he belongs?

[Sandra]

Hello, new Dear Reader Druxy. Do you like Cherry Coke?

[singdaw]

I'm seriously considering taking tomorrow off.  The rains are supposed to be at their most fearsome tomorrow between 6 a.m. and noon.

Goodness, DR RLP!  Stay safe!!

It's a good thing you have a camera to document all the mayhem for us.  

[Ron Pulliam]

Speaking of altercations, DR JMK - did anything ever come of the problem between those contractors next door and your dogs?

I had to read this three times before I realized the word was "altercations" and not "alterations."

I kept imagining some lawsuit pending over some contractor performing an unwanted/unlicensed neutering/spaying service.

[singdaw]

Are you saying it's so nice to have him back where he belongs?

Oh no, DR Ron Pulliam.  I reserve that phrase only for you.    

[Ron Pulliam]

Hello, new Dear Reader Druxy. Do you like Cherry Coke?

And, most importantly:  Do you ever attain catharsis by screaming "UNDERPANTS" at the top of your lungs in places public or private?

[Ron Pulliam]

Oh no, DR Ron Pulliam.  I reserve that phrase only for you.    

Well, Hello, Singdaw

This is RLP, Singdaw

It's so nice to hear your cracks where I belong.

You're lookin svelte, Singdaw.

I can tell, Singdaw.

You're still growing, you're still slowing, you're still going strong.

[Ron Pulliam]

Goodness, DR RLP!  Stay safe!!

It's a good thing you have a camera to document all the mayhem for us.  

Mayhem?

Mayhaps I will.

And mayhaps I won't.

It all depends on which way the rain blows.

[singdaw]

My very own serenade!

How wuvewy!  

[Ron Pulliam]

All the world's a stage, and is controlled by EQUITY!

der Brucer

In a more geopolitical context, if all the world's a stage, it's more likely to be controlled by INequity!

[Sandra]

And, most importantly:  Do you ever attain catharsis by screaming "UNDERPANTS" at the top of your lungs in places public or private?

Speaking of which, I think I'm going to do that at the next sap who tries to get out of paying.

[Ron Pulliam]

And, for the religious bent:

InIQuity!

[Ron Pulliam]

Speaking of which, I think I'm going to do that at the next sap who tries to get out of paying.

I'd give a purty to witness THAT!

 

[td]

I saw PORGY AND BESS on TV back in the 1960s (ABC Sunday Night Movie, wasn't it?), but that's it, so my memories are vague. I do remember liking it, but one can't judge from a pan and scan TV broadcast.

CARMEN JONES is well worth seeking out, DR Elmore. It's on DVD.

Indeed, PORGY AND BESS was on the ABC Sunday Night movie!  That's where and when I managed to see it.
CARMEN JONES' dvd is quite good, if an early FOX title and it's a very good film, to boot.
I've not seen THE MOON IS BLUE, though CBS did seem to run it alot in the 70s.
LAURA is a fine, fine film and my favorite Preminger, bar none.
After LAURA, I'd say:
BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING
CARMEN JONES
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
SAINT JOAN
THE CARDINAL
ADVISE AND CONSENT
ANATOMY OF A MURDER
FOREVER AMBER
There are quite a few Preminger's which I'd like to see, including HURRY SUNDOWN.

I did see SKIDOO on its initial theatrical run. . .it's different. . .it's interesting enough to tape from TCM, too.