Topic: WHAT TAKES MY FANCY (Read 19410 times)

singdaw · « **Reply #180 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:04:06 PM »

Quote from: JMK on November 25, 2008, 04:02:57 PM

Need I go on?

No one's gonna stop ya!

singdaw · « **Reply #181 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:05:05 PM »

I stopped at the Verizon store to take a gander at the new Blackberry Storm. There are none to be had - or even viewed.

singdaw · « **Reply #182 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:09:16 PM »

The DH's 86 year old aunt, who lived in an assisted care facility fairly close to us, and who we have been caring for for the past several years, died peacefully in her sleep overnight, we learned this morning.

It was a bit of a shock, since other than mild dementia, physically she was doing very well. But I can't help but think that it is really a blessing, in many ways, as her quality of life was rapidly deteriorating.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #183 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:10:22 PM »

I've had a good day: drugs, the library, physical therapy and a discussion of Bollywood and the oafs who love it. a visit with aaron Gandy conderning a restoration project, putting away 5 cartons of DVDs, and a lot of packages in the post!

In college, for my roommate's wedding, I set this to music for a lyric soprano and solo cello, played by my dear friend Gary Holt who has been on the faculty of the Cologne Conservatory for years:

being to timelessness as it's to time,
love did no more begin than love will end:
where nothing is to breathe to stroll to swim
love is the air the ocean and the land

(do lovers suffer?all divinities
proudly descending put on deathful flesh:
are lovers glad?only their smallest joy's
a universe emerging from a wish)

love is the voice under all silences,
the hope which has no opposite in fear:
the strength so strong mere force is feebleness:
the truth more first than sun more last than star

- -do lovers love?why then to heaven with hell.
whatever sages say and fools,all's well

ee cummings

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #184 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:11:41 PM »

DR singdaw - My condolences to your Family.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #185 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:12:22 PM »

OK... Running ten minutes late... -But I did start a load of laundry in the meantime....

Time to pack!

Laters...

td · « **Reply #186 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:13:15 PM »

DR Singdaw - my condolences to you and yours as well.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #187 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:18:04 PM »

(((((Hugs for Jayson and Singdaw.)))))

JMK · « **Reply #188 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:25:27 PM »

I may have missed if JR already posted it, but if you've never read Frances Farmer's absolutely elegant and profound poem THE JOURNEY, go to my website:

http://jeffreykauffman.net

Click on Frances Farmer, then on Multimedia, and it's there. She was an incredibly gifted writer. And this late-in-life poem is a testament to survival against inimitable odds.

MBarnum · « **Reply #189 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:40:02 PM »

Vibes to Singdaw and hubby.

MBarnum · « **Reply #190 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:40:26 PM »

Elmore, did you physical therapist go see Dostana?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #191 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:56:50 PM »

I'm packed!

-Well, all except for my socks - which are currently in the dryer.

Alas, still no keys. Hmm...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #192 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:57:45 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on November 25, 2008, 04:40:26 PM

Elmore, did you physical therapist go see Dostana?

DR MBarnum - Did you stop buying various DVDs and CDs so that you could have made the trip to NYC yourself to see "Dostana" here?

MBarnum · « **Reply #193 on:** November 25, 2008, 04:59:20 PM »

I have the DVD pre-ordered.

MBarnum · « **Reply #194 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:00:37 PM »

A dream come true.....Ann Coulter's mouth wired shut http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/11/25/hear-this-ann-coulters-jaw-wired-shut/

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #195 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:09:53 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on November 25, 2008, 05:00:37 PM

A dream come true.....Ann Coulter's mouth wired shut http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/11/25/hear-this-ann-coulters-jaw-wired-shut/

So... Did she really fall? Or was she pushed?

singdaw · « **Reply #196 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:10:01 PM »

Thank you, DRs JoseSPiano, td, SWW, and MBarnum!!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #197 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:16:37 PM »

...And after I was done with playing auditions today, I ran a few errands. One of those errands was picking up my train ticket for tomorrow morning's trip down to DC. -That should give me an extra 84 seconds to sleep in.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #198 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:18:11 PM »

Hmmm... I wonder where bk ended up supping tonight? I guess I better prepare his list for the rest of the week.

George · « **Reply #199 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:21:49 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on November 25, 2008, 04:09:16 PM

The DH's 86 year old aunt, who lived in an assisted care facility fairly close to us, and who we have been caring for for the past several years, died peacefully in her sleep overnight, we learned this morning.

It was a bit of a shock, since other than mild dementia, physically she was doing very well. But I can't help but think that it is really a blessing, in many ways, as her quality of life was rapidly deteriorating.

~~~Vibes of Comfort to DR Singdaw and DH Jayson!!~~~

George · « **Reply #200 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:25:50 PM »

Well, I have a few errands to run before rehearsal, so I'm off.

Until later.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #201 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:38:59 PM »

TOD: I memorized this in 9th grade. Homeroom Teacher Mr. Richardson was an "elderly" southern gentleman of a kind one rarely sees any longer. This poem meant something to him and he said we would never forget it. He was right.

By Rudyard Kipling

When Earth's last picture is painted
And the tubes are twisted and dried
When the oldest colors have faded
And the youngest critic has died
We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it
Lie down for an aeon or two
'Till the Master of all good workmen
Shall put us to work anew
And those that were good shall be happy
They'll sit in a golden chair
They'll splash at a ten league canvas
With brushes of comet's hair
They'll find real saints to draw from
Magdalene, Peter, and Paul
They'll work for an age at a sitting
And never be tired at all.
And only the Master shall praise us.
And only the Master shall blame.
And no one will work for the money.
No one will work for the fame.
But each for the joy of the working,
And each, in his separate star,
Will draw the thing as he sees it.
For the God of things as they are!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #202 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:40:21 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 25, 2008, 05:09:53 PM

Quote from: MBarnum on November 25, 2008, 05:00:37 PM
A dream come true.....Ann Coulter's mouth wired shut http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/11/25/hear-this-ann-coulters-jaw-wired-shut/

So... Did she really fall? Or was she pushed?

Or better yet...fed a knuckle sandwich.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #203 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:41:07 PM »

DR singdaw: Please hug Jayson for me and pass my condolences to him on the death of his aunt.

bk · « **Reply #204 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:43:35 PM »

Trying to post a long post but it's not posting. I'm in a new window now.

bk · « **Reply #205 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:43:46 PM »

I got back to the hotel around five-forty and have been dealing with a non-working Internet ever since. Unbelievable. Even though I had my standard three bars I could not connect. The tech came up, could do nothing, then had me call the wireless people. They reset on their end. Nada. I called Apple and unfortunately got some yokel in India who was trying to get me to change things and throw folders in the trash and I was not too nice to him and kept yelling at him to get me someone in the US. I simply refused to do what he was asking because I was afraid it would do harm. I then finally turned off the airport and plugged in the Ethernet cord, which is what I should have done in the first place - I didn't do it because last time I did that at my house, it screwed up my settings for some reason. But I looked at my settings and they seemed fine, except that I'm on Ethernet rather than Airport. I'll try the Airport in the morning to see what's what. However, to even test the bloody Ethernet connection, it made me log in for 1 day and pay - the front desk has assured me that any double charges will be removed immediately. If I have to re-log in tomorrow night (when the one day is up), I can log in for seven days (which I've already paid for). If the wireless is working in the morning, then I'm already logged in for my entire stay. What a pain in the ASS.

bk · « **Reply #206 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:44:20 PM »

Had to close the old window, which was not working.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #207 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:45:21 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on November 25, 2008, 05:00:37 PM

A dream come true.....Ann Coulter's mouth wired shut http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/11/25/hear-this-ann-coulters-jaw-wired-shut/

Too bad it didn't sever her typing hands as well.

singdaw · « **Reply #208 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:46:45 PM »

Quote from: bk on November 25, 2008, 05:43:46 PM

What a pain in the ASS.

But what a svelte ASS it is!

singdaw · « **Reply #209 on:** November 25, 2008, 05:47:01 PM »

Thanks, DRs George and Ron Pulliam!!

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