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Re:THE MEAT AND POTATOES NOTES
« Reply #150 on: September 16, 2008, 02:17:45 PM »

Now I'm about to go home and see what's what.  Probably won't be back online until I'm back here at work tomorrow.  But we can always hope...
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« Reply #151 on: September 16, 2008, 02:26:36 PM »

Check your blood sugar.

I did.  It was 71! That should put DR MBarnum's panties in a bunch.
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« Reply #152 on: September 16, 2008, 02:27:24 PM »

I am having a blast listening to Beyond the Fringe.  Can you believe I've never heard it before in all these years?
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« Reply #153 on: September 16, 2008, 02:41:52 PM »

DR Michael S. - thank you for the bk television alert re: M*A*S*H for early this evening!  :)

I bought this episode on videotape that has another (so far, unwatched) episode.  I've never seen it broadcast on TV, though. :D
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« Reply #154 on: September 16, 2008, 02:52:01 PM »

MattH, I had the exact same thing happen here with no water, and I wrote about it back then because it was so weird.  I called the DWP who told me that the pipes had frozen and would unfreeze quickly, which is exactly what happened - took an hour.

Hopefully, the pipes didn't expand and burst while the water was frozen! :-\
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« Reply #155 on: September 16, 2008, 02:56:08 PM »

And who here besides Tomovoz knows the Sergio Mendes connection to M*A*S*H the t.v. show?
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« Reply #156 on: September 16, 2008, 02:58:56 PM »

I am a softee when it comes to tipping.  I pretty much always leave 20%+, even when service hasn't been up to snuff.

It takes a lot for me to not leave a tip, but I'll only tip 10% or so if it's not great (but not horrible) service and more if it's good.  Our local sales tax is 8.4%, so the easiest way to figure a tip is to double the tax for about a 17% tip.  That's usually a good amount.

My dad said that if you receive very bad service, you shouldn't not leave a tip.  You should leave a penny to show that they know you're deliberately leaving something and to let them know that they gave bad service.  Fortunately, I've only left a penny once or twice...but I've removed the experiences from my memory. ;)
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« Reply #157 on: September 16, 2008, 03:04:39 PM »

I must have missed it: WaMu is which bank?


Washington Mutual.
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« Reply #158 on: September 16, 2008, 03:05:35 PM »

Scary times:  there was a line out the door and snaking back through Fred Meyer today of people lining up to get their money out of WaMu.  Our vet's wife and I were first in line (I was actually just cashing a check) and we talked about how frightening this all is.  Luckily we do almost all of our banking online now, so I don't think that those functions would be disabled even if WaMu fails, which a lot of analysts are now predicting.

Where's Clarence when you need him??

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« Reply #159 on: September 16, 2008, 03:10:12 PM »

Some nice reviews for Skip's show Herringbone at the McCarter in Princeton NJ:

Newark Star Ledger  - very good, feels like a possible money review in terms of selling tickets

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2008/09/herringbone_suits_bd_wong_just.html

From curtainup.com - some quibbles, but the McCarter thought it was good enough to link on their Herringbone blog

http://www.curtainup.com/herringbonenj.html

Here's the Philadelphia Inquirer review; she really likes it a lot

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/20080916_An_actor_shows_his_many_other_sides.html

Congrats to Skip on the reviews!! ;D
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« Reply #160 on: September 16, 2008, 03:13:51 PM »

Now, I've got to write for a bit and then head back down to try to finish CRIMINAL MINDS tonight. I may have to wait and watch FRINGE tomorrow if I'm not close to finishing it when it's time to start watching on the DVR.

WBBL.

I was able to record the re-broadcast of the premiere episode and I'm recording the next episode, as well.  I should be able to watch the first episode soon. :)
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« Reply #161 on: September 16, 2008, 03:16:59 PM »

So...will anyone in NYC be watching (and/or recording ;)) THIS play??
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« Reply #162 on: September 16, 2008, 03:19:48 PM »

Washington Mutual.

Which for some strange reason thought spending a fortune to legally change the name to their nickname (we never used it), WaMu, was a smart idea.

My favorite teller at the bank said it was business as usual there.
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« Reply #163 on: September 16, 2008, 03:22:35 PM »


My dad said that if you receive very bad service, you shouldn't not leave a tip.  You should leave a penny to show that they know you're deliberately leaving something and to let them know that they gave bad service.  Fortunately, I've only left a penny once or twice...but I've removed the experiences from my memory. ;)

We haven't removed the experience from our memory.  We were in high school & were treated so poorly Keith left a penny tip.  The waitress chased us down & threw the penny at us.   We were so humiliated, Keith more than I  ;D, we have never done that again.
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« Reply #164 on: September 16, 2008, 03:36:54 PM »

My favorite teller at the bank said it was business as usual there.

At first, I read this as "My fortune teller at the bank..."

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« Reply #165 on: September 16, 2008, 03:36:56 PM »

I did.  It was 71! That should put DR MBarnum's panties in a bunch.

Spoo! Mine is 127 right now.
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« Reply #166 on: September 16, 2008, 03:39:53 PM »

All My Sons isn't selling well (or as well as they had hoped considering that KH is making her Broadway debut) but it's still not on TDF so I may try to get a half-price ticket for that as well.


Did they really expect that Katie Holmes would be that big of a draw?  It is still Arthur Miller, and there is no naked Daniel Radcliffe in the show.
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« Reply #167 on: September 16, 2008, 03:40:29 PM »

Do you think the waitress was unaware of how bad the service she gave you was?
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« Reply #168 on: September 16, 2008, 03:43:15 PM »



Matt H had mentioned several weeks ago the Criterion edition of Pasolini's SALO, and now gay opera director David McVicar has staged the Richard Strauss opera SALOME, taken from Oscar Wilde's play, set in WW 2. The DVD publicity says it's inspired by Pasolini's film.




Did anyone notice if the artists could sing?
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« Reply #169 on: September 16, 2008, 03:46:37 PM »

The worst meal I ever had was at Miceli's. I ordered some type of chicken manicotti. The first thing I noticed was that it had a layer of melted cheese over the whole thing that was about an inch thick. Now I like melted cheese just as much as the next guy, but when there's such a thick layer, it's really not appealing. The next thing I noticed was that the whole thing was swimming in melted butter. Now I like melted butter just as much as the next guy, but when your entree is swimming (maybe doing the backstroke?) in a pool if it, it's really not appealing. Then, I finally ventured to take a bit. It had absolutely no flavor at all! It was completely void of any seasoning, not even salt. And the last thing I discovered, the straw that really broke the gazelle's back, was that the chicken was DARK MEAT chicken! I couldn't believe it. And I'm really unfussy when it comes to food preparation. I can eat hospital food, airplane food (when there used to be airplane food), school cafeteria food, and actually enjoy it. So, if I tell you that an entree was bad, that means it was really really bad! I took about two bites and pushed it aside. The next time I went to Miceli's (it's hard to find something open very late), I ordered spaghetti and meat balls because it's hard to screw that up. It was fine.

Amy
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« Reply #170 on: September 16, 2008, 03:50:50 PM »

Did anyone notice if the artists could sing?

Who cares if you can sing when you're doing the Dance of the 7 Veils?    ;)
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« Reply #171 on: September 16, 2008, 03:54:22 PM »

I watched the first episode of FRINGE this weekend.

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I sort of liked it. Well enough to watch again this week. I find the lead woman very appealing. And i love joshua jackson. The only thing is i would have not have taken the direction they did with mark valley (is that the guy's name from boston legal). But it was pretty good.
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« Reply #172 on: September 16, 2008, 03:55:17 PM »

Tonight i have at:
9pm the season finale of Big Brother (I have no idea who will win but i really want dan).

Actually also at 9pm here are:
Fringe
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« Reply #173 on: September 16, 2008, 03:56:06 PM »

I did not get to watch last night's The Hills yet (maybe tomorrow).

I had to bake banana muffins and chocolate cupcakes for my niece's birthday.
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« Reply #174 on: September 16, 2008, 03:58:23 PM »

Do you think the waitress was unaware of how bad the service she gave you was?

Today we might be verbal about it.  I can't remember what we did as 17 year olds.
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« Reply #175 on: September 16, 2008, 04:01:11 PM »

DR Jennifer, the muffins & cupcakes sound yummy.
Yes, Mark Valley is from BOSTON LEGAL.
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« Reply #176 on: September 16, 2008, 04:03:08 PM »

DR Amy, your chicken manicotti sounds very similar to an eggplant Parmesan dish Keith once ordered. :P
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« Reply #177 on: September 16, 2008, 04:04:49 PM »

DR Jennifer, the muffins & cupcakes sound yummy.
Yes, Mark Valley is from BOSTON LEGAL.

Well she needs the cupcakes for her daycare party.

And she asked if i would make her banana muffins for her birthday weeks ago.
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« Reply #178 on: September 16, 2008, 04:06:31 PM »

A homeless person could have dined off the food on my pants for a week!  


I would love to see you offer the homeless person the guacamole!
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« Reply #179 on: September 16, 2008, 04:09:23 PM »

I'm seeing A Man for All Seasons with the masterful Frank Langella tomorrow evening.

OH! Tellme how it is!!!
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