Topic: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS (Read 20545 times)

bk · « **on:** June 25, 2009, 12:16:03 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were in Uranus, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they, too, are in Uranus.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2009, 12:16:59 AM »

And the word of the day is: COUNTERVAIL!

bk · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2009, 12:18:00 AM »

Welcome six GUESTS.

George · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:38:49 AM »

Thanks, Ginny, Jane, Laura and Jose (from last night)! We had a little less than half the house filled, but they seemed to enjoy it. I saw a few people that I know. I didn't get to see them afterwards, though. The best parts of the evening were that I remembered all my lines perfectly and we ended 15 minutes earlier than last night! We're under three and a half hours! Now, if we can just keep picking up the pace.

George · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:43:18 AM »

And congrats to Matt H. on his 43,999 Posts!

Ben · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2009, 02:58:38 AM »

Jose, the whole library rearrangement is due to financial problems. It's not about patron feedback. They have cut back drastically, reorganizing departments, closing entire areas and moving staff around. The staff is as confused as the patrons.

FJL · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2009, 03:30:24 AM »

Drum roll for MattH as he hits a very impressive milestone!

(I bet if his posts were culled and organized just a wee bit, they'd make a fascinating book!)

Kerry · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:36:20 AM »

Good (early) Morning. Nothing more to say-- except life currently sucks!

DAW · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:40:17 AM »

{{{{{DR Kerry}}}}}

elmore3003 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:43:14 AM »

Good morning, all! Around 8 am I shall make my way down to Toyland for a morning of work. The afternoon will be tied up with another round of the NYPL.

DR Jose, the stupidity there is not that they're reorganizing but the powers-that-be are doing it it with no knowledge of working the research centers, so the librarians are as frustrated as I in having to now navigate a third floor center from a second floor terminus. I suspect the morons running the library feel that cutting tyhe lower echelon of staff and taking the research librarians down to the second floor will allow them to help the public with all info and procedures, but taking the theatre collection catalogues out of the third floor causes real research problems since you have to ride the elevator from 2 to 3 and back while the music catalogues are still on 3 is ridiculous, the 2nd floor catalogues are crammed into a small area not necessarily accessible to tables or the computers for updated collections. It's all quite awkward and inefficient. I suspect someone running the library said I had a brainstorm and his/her moronic underlings all said FAB!

I'm still short on my health insurance quarterly premium so I need to accomplish some rreal work roday and tomorrow so I can invoice ASAP. On Monday I have a date with my accountant to see where things stand with those 2003-2004 tax returns that NY State claims I owe them for. Oy! No wonder I'm not sleeping.

Ben · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:43:21 AM »

Sorry to hear that Kerry. Hugs to you and Sugar!

FJL · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:47:34 AM »

Vibes of all kinds to dear Kerry

Ben · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:47:56 AM »

Well, I have two presentations prepared. I just have to finish the notes for one of them and then the weekend will be spent using Power Point and becoming familiar with them. I have half of each presentation already burned into my brain, having done a version of it at least 4 times in the past 2 months. I just have to get familiar with the specifics of the two different Foundations

The Starr Foundation

and

The Open Society Institute

FJL · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:48:03 AM »

Health insurance vibes to elmore

FJL · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:51:00 AM »

Ben - When you see the Starr foundation folk, you may want to refrain from showing them this video, as excerpted on Jeanne Moos' CNN report back in March:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75daFChjAMw

"AIG Against the World" (parody of the Paul Williams-Ken Ascher hit YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD)

Ben · « **Reply #15 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:53:26 AM »

I'm not much for sites like Classmates.com and all the other stuff that floats around the Internet but yesterday I actually found something from my past! It's fun but a little creepy that things can float around out there without your knowledge.

Someone at Classmates posted a photo album of our East Coast trip in April of 1971 and there are pictures of me, looking anywhere from decent to looking like I'm King of the Nerd People.

I will post two pictures from my past.

Asleep on the Bus, that's the title of my next novel

Ben · « **Reply #16 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:55:26 AM »

I remember the shirt I was wearing in that picture.

Here is a second picture. I look like I'm twelve years old (I was 18 at the time) standing in the entry of our hotel room in Virginia.

FJL · « **Reply #17 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:55:27 AM »

You actually look kind of trendy and Studio 54-ish in that photo on the bus.

Ben · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2009, 04:57:25 AM »

Quote from: FJL on June 25, 2009, 04:51:00 AM

Ben - When you see the Starr foundation folk, you may want to refrain from showing them this video, as excerpted on Jeanne Moos' CNN report back in March:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75daFChjAMw

"AIG Against the World" (parody of the Paul Williams-Ken Ascher hit YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD)

So you know where all the Starr money came from. You're a well-informed man.

For those of you who don't know, Mr. Cornelius V. Starr began an insurance company that eventually became AIG.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2009, 05:03:52 AM »

Quote from: Ben on June 25, 2009, 04:53:26 AM

I'm not much for sites like Classmates.com and all the other stuff that floats around the Internet but yesterday I actually found something from my past! It's fun but a little creepy that things can float around out there without your knowledge.

Someone at Classmates posted a photo album of our East Coast trip in April of 1971 and there are pictures of me, looking anywhere from decent to looking like I'm King of the Nerd People.

I will post two pictures from my past.

Asleep on the Bus, that's the title of my next novel

You look like an Andy Warhol superstar!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2009, 05:04:31 AM »

Quote from: Ben on June 25, 2009, 04:55:26 AM

I remember the shirt I was wearing in that picture.

Here is a second picture. I look like I'm twelve years old (I was 18 at the time) standing in the entry of our hotel room in Virginia.

Child porn!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2009, 05:04:57 AM »

Okay, I'm outa here now! I'll check in from Toyland.

Druxy · « **Reply #22 on:** June 25, 2009, 05:33:31 AM »

BK,

You think that Los Angeles/Studio City drivers are bad?

Come to Texas.

In the 2+ months that l've lived in Austin, I've seen more people run red lights than I have in my entire life.

And, you've got to be careful what you say when that happens, because people here can carry guns.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2009, 06:17:24 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And when I woke up about an hour ago, I could have sworn it was Friday. Then I really woke up.

*However, I've already stepped outside for a little bit, and it looks like it's going to be a rain-free, sunny day. Well, at least for a couple of hours.

Michael · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2009, 06:19:23 AM »

DR ELMOORE

In case you missed my posting from yesterday...

If you still need Roberta Peters' information; I am able to provide it.

Ms Peters lives in the same country club development as I do in Boca Raton (As DR Arnold Brockman stated yesterday)

Laura · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2009, 06:19:26 AM »

TOD: "We had spaghetti three times at our house last week."

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2009, 06:20:04 AM »

{{{{{DR KERRY}}}}}

Michael · « **Reply #27 on:** June 25, 2009, 06:20:51 AM »

Sayings

This isn't the first time I've been to the rodeo. So don't f*** with me.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2009, 06:21:12 AM »

TOD: "We had spaghetti four times at our house last week."

Take that, DR Laura!

Michael · « **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2009, 06:21:56 AM »

Have a great day everyone.

Today (hopefully) my new MacBook Pro arrives. I am so looking forward to it.

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