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[Jane]

Thanks for the warm wishes upon my returning to HHW...of coure my being gone was only a temporary thing....sort of like "a girl in trouble..." (referencing a 1980s pop hit).

I meant to ask yesterday if you have finished all the work you had to do.  Have you?

Well, much has been accomplished, but not even nearly finished with any of it.

Good much has been accomplished, not so you you still have much to do.  Will you have to leave us again for awhile?

[Jane]

I believe I may be close to being in Rapture seance.  My shipment arrived today, and while I haven't played it yet, it looks perfect.  This probably won't mean a lot to anyone, but I managed to get the incredibly rare Paul Winter recording Road, which was released on CD for about 10 minutes 20 years ago.  It normally sells for hundreds and I got it for $20.

Congratulations!!!

[Jane]

I hadn't realised how tame my goldfish are. They swim close to the surface of the pond and let me stroke them with my fingers. I'm amazed that all the local cats (including Daisy) don't catch them but maybe the fish are used to me and have the good sense to swim deep when the cats are around!

Cool.  I hope your cats don't catch them.

[Jane]

I cannot possibly express my excitement over just having received an overnight shipment from Universal containing the hotly anticipated BARBIE:  A MERMAID TALE 2.  Somehow I missed BARBIE:  A MERMAID TALE 1.

I think I would have to hate my parents if they named me Ken Doll.

[Jeanne]

Hello, everyone.

Welcome back to MBARNUM.

[TCB]

If all of the Cardinals looked like the late Tom Tryon, I would have converted to the Catholic Church years ago.

[Jane]

Here is my first completed knitting project - an improvised scarf that it's still cold enough to wear here in SW Ohio:

Very nice!!!!!!!

[TCB]

Hello, everyone.

Welcome back to MBARNUM.

Hi, Jeanne!  How are you feeling?

[Jeanne]

A routine doctor's appointment earlier, then errands, and laundry now. Such excitement!

[Jeanne]

I'm doing better, TCB. Thanks.

How are YOU doing?

[Jeanne]

Media check:

A LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN
PHILIP MARLOWE: PRIVATE EYE (these are really fun!)

[TCB]

I'm doing better, TCB. Thanks.

How are YOU doing?

Not so good.  I seem to get worse every day.  But hanging out here helps considerably!

[Jeanne]

I'm doing better, TCB. Thanks.

How are YOU doing?

Not so good.  I seem to get worse every day.  But hanging out here helps considerably!

I'm sorry to hear that. Is it the pain or something else?

[MBarnum]

Another favorite is "Kandukondain Kandukondain" since it is Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensability." But I heard that wasn't really Bollywood because of the language it was filmed in. But anything with Aishwarya Rai is fine with me.  

I have heard of that one, but haven't seen it yet. It is a Tamil language film, so it would be referred to as a Kollywood.  You may already know,  but each of the major languages/areas of India have there own distinct film industry with their own film stars and directors. Aishwarya Rai worked in south Indian films before she went on to making Hindi films.

She shor is purty!

[Jeanne]

Re: Margo Martindale. I enjoyed her in THE RICHES, then again in JUSTIFIED. She's PERFECT for JUSTIFIED, I think. What a character!

[MBarnum]

Thanks for the warm wishes upon my returning to HHW...of coure my being gone was only a temporary thing....sort of like "a girl in trouble..." (referencing a 1980s pop hit).

I meant to ask yesterday if you have finished all the work you had to do.  Have you?

Well, much has been accomplished, but not even nearly finished with any of it.

Good much has been accomplished, not so you you still have much to do.  Will you have to leave us again for awhile?

DR Elmore suggested that I do that again. He says I have a lot more work to  get done.

[Jeanne]

TTFN.

[Jeanne]

Thanks for the warm wishes upon my returning to HHW...of coure my being gone was only a temporary thing....sort of like "a girl in trouble..." (referencing a 1980s pop hit).

I meant to ask yesterday if you have finished all the work you had to do.  Have you?

Well, much has been accomplished, but not even nearly finished with any of it.

Good much has been accomplished, not so you you still have much to do.  Will you have to leave us again for awhile?

DR Elmore suggested that I do that again. He says I have a lot more work to  get done.

 

[Jane]

Did anyone read that Rick Santorum has accused President Obama of encourage young people to go to college because colleges are "indoctrination mills" that strip young people of their "faith commitment".

Really? 

Merciful heavens!!!

At this point, nothing that fool utters surprises me. I find it frightening that someone so bigoted, stupid, misinformed, marrowminded, terrifying and downright ugly could find so many equally repellent voters to give him his fifteen minutes of Public Ugliness.

I'm marrow-minded. Anybody with leftover marrow bones, send them my way.

Anyway, the Washington Post has a horror story on how Santorum is appealing to GOP women. HUH?

With Anita Bryant in the news (since her ex-husband just passed away), I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on - was Anita Bryant any more hostile about homosexuality than the anti-homosexuality people who are run of the mill today?

I don't think so and she apologized later.

No, she didn't!
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/07/09/Anita_Bryant_is_Back_Hosting_Antigay_Rally/

I can't find an article, I did however find comments elsewhere that agree with me.  They aren't official but I must not be the only person who read she apologized for her anti-gay campaign.  She never changed her opinions, just apologized for the way she went about it.  I suppose that might not be considered an apology.

[George]

Here is my first completed knitting project - an improvised scarf that it's still cold enough to wear here in SW Ohio:

Very nice scarf, Ginny!

[George]

TOD:

Theatre: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (taking my grand nephew Cole to see it...but I am very afraid!).

DVR: Last night's THE OFFICE

I found last night's THE OFFICE disgusting and a bit creepy.  I think I will find something else to watch on Thursday evenings at 9:00 p.m.

I don't watch it...what happened??

[George]

Back from lunch, picking up a package but no important envelope (hopefully tomorrow), and have finished proofing the book.  Working with Grant at four-thirty and it is my sincere hope that we can finish everything except the back cover, as we're still waiting on blurbs.  The front cover art is fantastic and finished and I hope to be able to show it to you tonight.

Cool!  Can't wait to see it!

[Jane]

Nice story on Janis Paige, still singing at 89:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-janis-paige-20120224,0,6747944.story

I know it's unfashionable to like her, but I always enjoyed her distinctive voice in "The Pajama Game" and loved her in "Silk Stockings."

"Whippet slender"  Is that a kind way of saying anorexic

[MBarnum]

My current favorite Bollywood movie is LOVE EXPRESS.

It is delightfully amusing and sweet. Just a nice feel good movie. The plot is about an express train loaded with people heading to Mumbai for the (arranged marriage) of two people who have no desire to get married to each other, and who conspire to get their families to call off the marriage.

It is the first film for it's director Sunny Bhambhani as well as the four leads, all of whom do a fantastic job.

Here is the trailer. Even the non-Bollywood fans ought to enjoy this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwTkAXBE0As

[Jane]

Thanks for the warm wishes upon my returning to HHW...of coure my being gone was only a temporary thing....sort of like "a girl in trouble..." (referencing a 1980s pop hit).

I meant to ask yesterday if you have finished all the work you had to do.  Have you?

Well, much has been accomplished, but not even nearly finished with any of it.

Good much has been accomplished, not so you you still have much to do.  Will you have to leave us again for awhile?

DR Elmore suggested that I do that again. He says I have a lot more work to  get done.

[TCB]

I'm doing better, TCB. Thanks.

How are YOU doing?

Not so good.  I seem to get worse every day.  But hanging out here helps considerably!

I'm sorry to hear that. Is it the pain or something else?

The pain is about the  same, but my leg and foot just seem to get worse every day.

[TCB]

My current favorite Bollywood movie is LOVE EXPRESS.

It is delightfully amusing and sweet. Just a nice feel good movie. The plot is about an express train loaded with people heading to Mumbai for the (arranged marriage) of two people who have no desire to get married to each other, and who conspire to get their families to call off the marriage.

It is the first film for it's director Sunny Bhambhani as well as the four leads, all of whom do a fantastic job.

Here is the trailer. Even the non-Bollywood fans ought to enjoy this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwTkAXBE0As

I just heard from my friends in New Delhi.  They say the latest crazy in Indian films is Barnumwood films.

[TCB]

More, more, more.

[TCB]

How do you like it?  How do you like it?

[TCB]

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