Topic: WELCOME 2011! (Read 19627 times)

Laura · « **Reply #90 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:22:56 PM »

And I will say, what a way to start a new year!

TCB · « **Reply #91 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:33:31 PM »

T.O.D.

I suppose I should say health, but I will be honest and say wealth.

TCB · « **Reply #92 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:36:16 PM »

Quote from: George on January 01, 2011, 12:48:42 AM

Here was the official U.S. Government time:

Isn't November 11 going to be better?

TCB · « **Reply #93 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:39:05 PM »

Quote from: td on January 01, 2011, 06:49:27 AM

Quote from: Jrand60 on January 01, 2011, 06:48:30 AM
My new calendars are hung.

The NYC Firemen's Calender?

Is The NYC Firemen's Calender hung?

TCB · « **Reply #94 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:42:04 PM »

Quote from: Jrand60 on January 01, 2011, 07:40:37 AM

Quote from: td on January 01, 2011, 06:49:27 AM
Quote from: Jrand60 on January 01, 2011, 06:48:30 AM
My new calendars are hung.

The NYC Firemen's Calender?

Well it's the Lucille Ball Calendar .... but it has its moments.

Wasn't she on WILL & GRACE?

Ginny · « **Reply #95 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:52:39 PM »

Quote from: TCB on January 01, 2011, 12:33:31 PM

T.O.D.

I suppose I should say health, but I will be honest and say wealth.

You deserve both, DR TCB!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #96 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:53:31 PM »

Good Morning! Good Afternoon!

I'm up, I'm up... And... WOW! Did I really wake up in a New Year?

(Meh. Ugh. Ah, well. - Pick one.)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #97 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:55:23 PM »

In other news...

I spent the first couple of (waking) hours of 2011 taking care of some long overdue cleaning and organizing. Not everything is done, but I am sort of amazed what I was able to to get done last night before I went to bed, as well as over the past four hours or so.

It's very nice starting off the 2011 with a bit of Progress.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #98 on:** January 01, 2011, 12:56:22 PM »

And, now, to continue said Progress, it's time to catch up on the Posts and Notes from the past 15 hours...

Laters...

TCB · « **Reply #99 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:00:37 PM »

Quote from: Laura on January 01, 2011, 12:22:29 PM

This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:

What are George W and his father doing in a tree?

Ginny · « **Reply #100 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:13:51 PM »

On Twitter, both "Rich Rod" and "Greg Robinson" are trending in the US. And most of the Tweets are calling for both the Michigan head coach and defensive coordinator to be fired before they get to the locker room.

Druxy · « **Reply #101 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:19:34 PM »

Quote from: TCB on January 01, 2011, 12:33:31 PM

T.O.D.

I suppose I should say health, but I will be honest and say wealth.

I would say health and wealth.

JMK · « **Reply #102 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:20:16 PM »

At 11:11 on 1/1/11 we were signing the new lease with the new tenants.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #103 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:25:09 PM »

And I'm caught up!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #104 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:26:27 PM »

DR Ben - RE: A cover for your e-reader - Check with those sidewalk vendors - particularly the ones set up near Best Buy and the Apple Store. And you might even find one in a "Dollar Store" type of store.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #105 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:28:17 PM »

DRs Laura and Sandra - As for your Chermpumple overflowing, next time - and there will be a next time - use cake pans with 3-inch high sides, rather than the standard 2-inch high ones.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #106 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:34:52 PM »

As for the recently broadcast Kennedy Center Honors...

-I finally watched the Jerry Herman tribute online... I almost dozed off again... But is it possible to fall asleep from shock?

-And, I believe, THIS was the best part of the tribute.

Ben · « **Reply #107 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:37:19 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on January 01, 2011, 01:26:27 PM

DR Ben - RE: A cover for your e-reader - Check with those sidewalk vendors - particularly the ones set up near Best Buy and the Apple Store. And you might even find one in a "Dollar Store" type of store.

I'll give that a try. We had no luck at Best Buy on 14th Street or P.C. Richard. If I don't find one in the city we will look on Long Island over MLK Holiday.

Ginny · « **Reply #108 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:40:30 PM »

DR Ben, the Vera Bradley Mini Hipster is a great e-reader case, but, I think, not exactly your style!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #109 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:51:53 PM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

I just read this over on Stephen Hough's blog. Stephen is a concert pianist, author, blogger, and quite a wonderful chap overall. And I not only had the pleasure of hearing him in recital, but also meeting and dining with him last year (a.k.a. 2010

).

Here is his New Year's Day post:

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The New Year has traditionally been a time for new beginnings, specifically for making resolutions to improve ourselves. Just the thought of trying to do this plunges me into discouragement and depression. Not that there’s nothing to change, but deciding to do something is so often like fighting fire with a can of gasoline. We more often need to un-do things … to let go of things … to forget things, including our many mistakes of the past year.

Anthony de Mello, an Indian Jesuit priest with an interest in Eastern philosophy and religion, once wrote a meditation which stuck in my mind. I think it has Zen origins, and pictures a man sitting on a riverbank with boats constantly floating past. Some of them please him, some are repugnant and disturbing. “Let them all go past and calmly keep your eyes on the river”, he advises.

2010 was a large, 365-day boat which has now passed by, and 2011 is just coming into view. Perhaps if we look at the water as our first point of focus in these cold, dark weeks our year will remain ‘new’ and happy until it too slides out of focus into the next Happy New Year.

May All of Us keep our eyes on the River in 2011.

Ben · « **Reply #110 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:55:13 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on January 01, 2011, 01:40:30 PM

DR Ben, the Vera Bradley Mini Hipster is a great e-reader case, but, I think, not exactly your style!

It does look good. If it came in solid colors or a plaid perhaps I would think about it but, you're right the designs are not quite my style.

Druxy · « **Reply #111 on:** January 01, 2011, 01:56:56 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on January 01, 2011, 10:18:54 AM

Quote from: John G. on January 01, 2011, 09:53:01 AM
There's something so hilariously wrong about this:

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/12/fiddler_on_the_roof_you_got_se.html

That is hilarious and well-done!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #112 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:01:09 PM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAR BROTHER, JAY!!!!!

TCB · « **Reply #113 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:04:34 PM »

Hey Ginny, I thought that Michigan and Michigan State were supposed to play football today?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #114 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:06:13 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 01, 2011, 12:29:04 AM

A year of BOUNTIFUL and BEAUTIFUL things.

All things
Bright and ~~bountiful~~beautiful...

-I don't think that made it into "Finishing the Hat".

elmore3003 · « **Reply #115 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:07:06 PM »

Quote from: Matthew on January 01, 2011, 12:16:36 PM

If bk is writing another Hofstetter mystery, I guess I'd better read the latest one. I had started it but I don't know what happened and I didn't finish it.

This is a book I look forward to!

bk · « **Reply #116 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:15:33 PM »

Quote from: Matthew on January 01, 2011, 12:16:36 PM

If bk is writing another Hofstetter mystery, I guess I'd better read the latest one. I had started it but I don't know what happened and I didn't finish it.

Yes, you'd better!

bk · « **Reply #117 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:18:31 PM »

I did a mile and a half jog, I've written close to seven pages of a new book, which should be fine for the day. And I know exactly what the next couple of pages are, and then we'll get into the story proper in chapter two.

bk · « **Reply #118 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:20:22 PM »

I invited a few people over later - a couple of the Barry Pearl party regulars - I just felt they should have somewhere to go. There probably won't be more than ten, if that, and I'm thinking about making a big pot of wacky noodles. One gal is baking stuff and bringing that. If I'm to do the wacky noodles I'll have to find a market that's open. I actually have all the ingredients here save for milk and sour cream.

Jane · « **Reply #119 on:** January 01, 2011, 02:31:24 PM »

From Laura:

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Matthew, I think I could eat a whole plate of that asparagus. Yum.

So could I along with the mashed potatoes.

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