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[Jane]

[Cillaliz]

We are having our first snow flurry of the season.  And "flurry" would be stretching it.

It's been snowing here all day, but it doesn't look like it'll stick.  Our first snow of the season!!

Wow we are stillraking leaves in our medium weight jackets

So were we a couple days ago.....

[Druxy]

Ok. This is a dumb question. But are regular DVDs obsolete now?

A blu-ray will play regular DVDs but a regular DVD player won't play blu-ray.   I wanted a DVD player upstairs because there isn't any cable, so I decided to go ahead and get a blu-ray since I didn't have one

I have a Blu-Ray player, but 99% of what I play on it are regular DVDs.

[JMK]

How tired am I?  Actually I should be more tired than I am.  This morning I woke up about 7:30 thanks to Ricky.  I got up and had coffee with Paul.  Then I decided to go look at TVs again and ended up getting a tv and blu-ray.  I got a great deal and am very excited about it.  I set it up in the room and I like it.  Then I moved my old recliner up there and watched a little of this and that.  I am really going to like this.

One of these days we will switch to blu-ray, of course by then something better will come out.

It already has--3D Blu-ray.   

[JMK]

Not only are DVDs *not* obsolete, if you have connected your BD player to your TV with HDMI, your DVDs will upconvert to the highest native resolution your TV can support.  They won't look as good as BDs, but they'll look a lot sharper than they ever did on your Standard Def DVD player and TV.

[JMK]

Assuming, of course, that your BD player upconverts, which about 99.999% of them do now.

[JMK]

I might just add by way of shameless shilling that http://blu-ray.com has a really comprehensive FAQ section for new Blu-ray consumers. 

[George]

We went e-book shopping today as a possible Christmas gift to me.

I thought I would like it but after trying it out

I HATE THE NOOK

It is absolutely non-user friendly and it's a huge pain in the butt to use. I've crossed it off my list. I'm still trying to find a Kindle that works at the Best Buy. The store on 23rd Street had two different models but they cannot get them to work and after screwing around with the Nook I don't want to buy one unless I can play with it and see how it works.

I do like the Sony eReader. I don't much care for the Literati or the Pandigital. The Kobo is OK but feels cheap.

We shall see.

A woman that I work with has an iPad with a Kindle app...as well as several other e-reader apps.  She used to have a Kindle but it dropped onto the floor from her kitchen table and broke.  Not that her iPad can't drop, but the iPad can do much more than a Kindle.

[JMK]

Today's Insane Prospective New Tenant Department:  this guy emails me late last night about the house.  I call him today.  He can barely speak English and then asks why I am bothering to call him now when he emailed me several weeks ago.   I mention that he emailed me yesterday, and he then says, "Oh, you're the one with the house for sale."  And I tell him, "No, we can do a lease to own or sell, but the ad was for a lease."  And he goes ballistic telling me that he *knows* I'm "the one with the house for sale."  Thank you and good-bye! 

[George]

Speaking of aunts, my aunt Lily passed away yesterday.  I first heard this news from my cousin Dee Dee, who isn't even a part of that part of the family (she's married to my cousin on my father's side of the family).  I finally heard it from someone who IS a part of the family, so I'll probably go down to Culver City for the funeral on Tuesday morning.

BK, my condolences on your loss.  But wow...103 years old is quite a life!

[JMK]

Speaking of aunts, my aunt Lily passed away yesterday.  I first heard this news from my cousin Dee Dee, who isn't even a part of that part of the family (she's married to my cousin on my father's side of the family).  I finally heard it from someone who IS a part of the family, so I'll probably go down to Culver City for the funeral on Tuesday morning.

BK, my condolences on your loss.  But wow...103 years old is quite a life!

That augurs well for HHW lasting for another 50 years or so. 

[Laura]

We are having our first snow flurry of the season.  And "flurry" would be stretching it.

It's been snowing here all day, but it doesn't look like it'll stick.  Our first snow of the season!!

Wow we are stillraking leaves in our medium weight jackets

Our leaves haven't fallen yet. Well, the few leaves we have.

[Laura]

Not only are DVDs *not* obsolete, if you have connected your BD player to your TV with HDMI, your DVDs will upconvert to the highest native resolution your TV can support.  They won't look as good as BDs, but they'll look a lot sharper than they ever did on your Standard Def DVD player and TV.

"We had spaghetti at our house three times this week."

[John G.]

Only celebration needed for the aunt.  She was 103 years old - nothing sad about it - an amazingly long and excellent life.

That's a wonderful attitude. I lost a friend this week who was 10 years younger, and her 93 years were certainly cause for celebration.

[JMK]

Not only are DVDs *not* obsolete, if you have connected your BD player to your TV with HDMI, your DVDs will upconvert to the highest native resolution your TV can support.  They won't look as good as BDs, but they'll look a lot sharper than they ever did on your Standard Def DVD player and TV.

"We had spaghetti at our house three times this week."

We had spaghetti tonight, as a matter of fact.

[vixmom]

I might just add by way of shameless shilling that http://blu-ray.com has a really comprehensive FAQ section for new Blu-ray consumers. 

 


but can you buy one on ebates?

[John G.]

Spaghetti sounds wonderful. With clams. My diabetes, however, prevents me from having it but about once a year. Maybe that should be my Thanksgiving feast this week.

[vixmom]

We are having our first snow flurry of the season.  And "flurry" would be stretching it.

It's been snowing here all day, but it doesn't look like it'll stick.  Our first snow of the season!!

Wow we are stillraking leaves in our medium weight jackets

Our leaves haven't fallen yet. Well, the few leaves we have.

cacti have leaves?

[vixmom]

Not only are DVDs *not* obsolete, if you have connected your BD player to your TV with HDMI, your DVDs will upconvert to the highest native resolution your TV can support.  They won't look as good as BDs, but they'll look a lot sharper than they ever did on your Standard Def DVD player and TV.

"We had spaghetti at our house three times this week."

Lucy!

[JMK]

I might just add by way of shameless shilling that http://blu-ray.com has a really comprehensive FAQ section for new Blu-ray consumers. 

 


but can you buy one on ebates?

If you mean Blu-ray players, absolutely.  There are a number of electronics stores represented.

[JMK]

And if you mean Blu-rays themselves, you may recall this madness all started when I mentioned Barnes & Noble was having a 50% off Criterion sale (including BDs), and that ebates was offering 8% cashback on your purchase.

[John G.]

I bought several of those Criterion movies including the early Lubitsch musicals four-movie set. Haven't had a chance to watch them yet.

[Sam]

I wish I was home long enough each day to have a kitty. 

[Sam]

Warm and cozy wishes to everyone. 

[Sam]

I spent the morning at surfers point to listen to the ocean.  You could see Catalina and all the islands off the coast.  Very pretty.

[Sam]

Thanksgiving day is a work day for us from 5am to 1pm.  Then a 3 day weekend.  Yea.

[Sam]

Joined the astronomy club.  The meetings are once a month, (on the way home from work for me) and the topics for the meetings are very good.  (over my head when the diagrams and charts hit the screen, but oh well).  I had a good time and sold the telescope the next day.   

Between selling the imac and the telescope my 2 car repairs are paid for on my credit card.  yea.

[Sam]

Watched Leaving Las Vegas again last night.  Might watch Valley Girl again tonight. 

Silly.

I think I'm happy again.  The 7am meetings on the weekends have really been good. 

 

[Sam]

MEGA VIBES FOR EVERYONE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD.
 

Night. 

[JoseSPiano]

Good Evening!

I'm back from the recital, and it was a very nice recital.