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Re: LIKELY STORIES
« Reply #90 on: March 23, 2009, 09:07:05 AM »

TECHNICAL QUESTION:

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It still looks the same.  How can I make it bigger without bugging Mr. Mark Bakalor?

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« Reply #91 on: March 23, 2009, 09:08:42 AM »

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« Reply #92 on: March 23, 2009, 09:10:44 AM »

And thanks to DR JOSE for:

The Soloist info


I remember seeing "The Soloist" on display in various bookstores, but never paid any attention to it.  -I went through a phase where I bought almost any music-related book, and, well, I had to stop that "impulse", so...

When I was in LA last year, I attended a concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall - the LA Phil playing Hindemith and Mahler.  After the concert, I did some browsing in their gift shop.  "The Soloist" was prominently displayed on the counter alongside an announcement that Steve Lopez would be doing a reading and Q&A session the following week.  Who?  Then I started hearing some ladies at the counter talking about the book.  Hmm...

When I got back to New York City, I ended up downloading the audiobook version of it - I had a free Audible.com credit.  I still remember staying up late at night in order to finish "reading" the book.  And there were a couple of times when I found myself missing my subway stop, as well as finding myself crying during a train ride while listening to the story, the true story.

Again... Read the book. :)
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« Reply #93 on: March 23, 2009, 09:21:55 AM »

    ~~~~~~~~~~~ VIBES AND THREE SQUARE MEALS A DAY TO VIXMOM ~~~~~~~~~~~    

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« Reply #94 on: March 23, 2009, 09:23:05 AM »

I will think about the book, DR JOSE.....
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« Reply #95 on: March 23, 2009, 09:32:12 AM »

DR Jose, I have place a hold on The Soloist by Steve Lopez.  Thank you for the suggestion. 

There is another book with the same name by Mark Salzman (Iron & Silk) which I enjoyed very much.  Mark Salzman used his experiences as a child prodigy of the cello in writing this The Soloist.
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« Reply #96 on: March 23, 2009, 09:32:36 AM »

Good Afternoon!

24 hours from now I should have a new clothes dryer here at the apartment. Which is a good thing since 48 hours from now, my underwear drawer will be empty.
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« Reply #97 on: March 23, 2009, 09:32:43 AM »

DR Dakota have you set a wedding date?

STAY DRY VIBES!
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« Reply #98 on: March 23, 2009, 09:33:14 AM »

DR Jose, I have place a hold on The Soloist by Steve Lopez.  Thank you for the suggestion. 

There is another book with the same name by Mark Salzman (Iron & Silk) which I enjoyed very much.  Mark Salzman used his experiences as a child prodigy of the cello in writing this The Soloist.

I've read the Salzman book too. :)
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« Reply #99 on: March 23, 2009, 09:33:45 AM »

DR JOse, good news you do not have to wait too long for a new dryer :)
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« Reply #100 on: March 23, 2009, 09:35:19 AM »

The Solist was the first of his books I read & I think it is still my favorite. 
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« Reply #101 on: March 23, 2009, 09:35:52 AM »

DR Vixmom CONGRATULATIONS on getting off of canned food!
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« Reply #102 on: March 23, 2009, 09:36:56 AM »

Last night from DR Danise:

"Everything is going well with Sheena and I.  I'm just trying my best to hang on and pray that Consumer Affairs will be able to help me."
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« Reply #103 on: March 23, 2009, 09:38:06 AM »

Delivery for Simbulan....

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« Reply #104 on: March 23, 2009, 09:40:11 AM »

OOOOHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stills from the upcoming movie version of...

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
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« Reply #105 on: March 23, 2009, 09:41:49 AM »

DR JOse, good news you do not have to wait too long for a new dryer :)

So am I. Thankfully, if there is a delay, I can always use the machines at the theatre's costume shop which is downtown - so at least I could take a nice stroll during the wash and dry cycles.
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« Reply #106 on: March 23, 2009, 09:42:27 AM »

DR JRand - ;D
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« Reply #107 on: March 23, 2009, 09:51:14 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - the sun is out but it's REALLY cold out and REALLY super windy and I cannot run when it's this windy - hopefully it will calm down within the hour.  I can do the jog anytime up to eleven and after three.
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« Reply #108 on: March 23, 2009, 09:52:09 AM »

If anyone would point me to some sort of audio sharing site, I'd put up a few of the Ratings Game themes.  Are those sorts of sites secure or can anyone hear anything?
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« Reply #109 on: March 23, 2009, 09:58:06 AM »

bk, I place my order but neglected to say what the payment was for (doh!) - it's for Iilya Darling.
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« Reply #110 on: March 23, 2009, 10:01:11 AM »

And speaking of the James Beard Foundation...

They are "live-tweeting" the nominees for this year's awards! :)

http://twitter.com/beardfoundation


Dang, that's two years in a row that Chef Jay Caputo hasn't made the finalists list (Mid-Atlantic).



Maybe you need to join the James Beard Foundation so that you can become a nominator. ;)

*Or write to "Gourmet" or "Bon Appetit" or "Saveur", etc., and have them do a feature story on restaurants in Rehoboth.  An "off-season" feature would be a good angle.  Buzz is buzz.

**Or you could just ask Ruth Reichl what her favorite Delaware restaurants are.  http://twitter.com/ruthreichl/ ;)


A) Not worth the money.

B) Too many of the restaurants shut down during the off months (Jan thru March)

C) I'm not a twitter fan.  Just like I don't like conversations where everyone interrupts each other and speaks too fast for any real intelligence to seep in.  Sound bytes are not sound thinking.  So there!    :-*
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« Reply #111 on: March 23, 2009, 10:04:41 AM »

I always get Pia and Charo and the Gabor sisters all mixed up...      :-\

A great idea for a show about their wacky adventures with men!

Only we never actually show the men.  We'll call it The Blondes!
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« Reply #112 on: March 23, 2009, 10:09:36 AM »


A) Not worth the money.

B) Too many of the restaurants shut down during the off months (Jan thru March)

C) I'm not a twitter fan.  Just like I don't like conversations where everyone interrupts each other and speaks too fast for any real intelligence to seep in.  Sound bytes are not sound thinking.  So there!    :-*

A) Agreed.

B) Do Espuma and Porcini stay open year round? -And the story could cover various resort towns, and cover both "in season" and "off season" places to eat.

C) You could start the dialog on Twitter, and then continue it elsewhere.
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« Reply #113 on: March 23, 2009, 10:23:51 AM »

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« Reply #114 on: March 23, 2009, 10:28:34 AM »

OK - Enough apartment-bound dawdling for me today.

Laters...
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« Reply #115 on: March 23, 2009, 10:33:31 AM »

Espuma and Porcini House have stayed open thru the off season.  Jay is one of the few chefs to do so, however.  I think I noted a week ago how depressing it was, to wander about town and see all the places that were closed, some permanently.
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« Reply #116 on: March 23, 2009, 10:42:29 AM »

Larry - Were you talking about Sybil Bruncheon when referring to the cable talk show host?
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« Reply #117 on: March 23, 2009, 10:45:19 AM »

I always get Pia and Charo and the Gabor sisters all mixed up...      :-\


I think this is cause for revoking your gay card!
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« Reply #118 on: March 23, 2009, 10:46:02 AM »

Larry - Were you talking about Sybil Bruncheon when referring to the cable talk show host?

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« Reply #119 on: March 23, 2009, 10:49:16 AM »


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And that is NOT a euphemism!
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