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[Jrand74]

Thanks for the updates DR LAURA.

Hope everything is going well for DR GINNY and RICHARD.....

[John G.]

Four!

[John G.]

Vibes for Elmore.

[John G.]

It is now official, after weeks of weird behind-the-scenes checks and delays, I have been offered a permanent job doing the job that I've been doing as a contractor for the past 18 months. Pay is really fine and the benefits are extraordinarily fine.

After three years without stable, permanent employment, it feels nice. It's rather dizzying and humbling at the same time.

I start on Dec. 3.

[Ben]

Wonderful news! An early Christmas present.

[Laura]

That's wonderful news, John G. Congratulations!

[John G.]

Thank you, Ben and Laura.

[elmore3003]

It is now official, after weeks of weird behind-the-scenes checks and delays, I have been offered a permanent job doing the job that I've been doing as a contractor for the past 18 months. Pay is really fine and the benefits are extraordinarily fine.

After three years without stable, permanent employment, it feels nice. It's rather dizzying and humbling at the same time.

I start on Dec. 3.

!!!!!!!!! Fantastic News, DR JohnG !!!!!!!!!!

[elmore3003]

Does ths mean you can afford to buy a copy of EILEEN now?

[Jrand74]

Congratulations to DR JOHN G on his gainful employment.

[ChasSmith]

Really Big Happy Pants Congratulations to DR John G. on this most excellent news!

SHIT!

[TCB]

I just listened to Sandy Bainum's (aka The East Coast Singer) new holiday CD, THIS CHRISTMAS.  What a delight!  From first note to last, this is a tuneful and terrific mix for The Season.  I loved 'This Christmas,' a worthy addition to the ranks of other favorite holiday songs.  A+ all the way.

[TCB]

The Mall on Long Island was mobbed on Friday but one day later it was easily navigable. We were going to go to Barnes & Noble on Friday but the line of cars to get in the Mall was daunting so we passed. Instead we went to Home Depot, Best Buy and Target (where I purchased my new phone). We should have bought the wall mount kitchen sink faucet at HD on LI because they don't have it in stock in the city. We don't need to replace it immediately but we need to get a new one. The super will install it when we get it and he will also fix the toilet.

A wall mount kitchen sink?  I guess I can't picture it.

[TCB]

Oy!  Of all days, this is when the guy wants to deliver firewood.  Which means he'll dump it in the snow and I'll have to cover it as best I can till I can schlep it around the house to where it's kept in the rack.  And I can't tell him to try another day -- he's hard enough to schedule deliveries with and I could end up waiting weeks or have to look elsewhere.  What a pain in the bloomin' arse.

Don't you have any high school kids in the area who would be interested in earning a few bucks towards buying Christmas presents?

[Doug R]

Back home after having drinks with friends in a bar. On the way back I called in at a smart new fish restaurant for some takeaway fish and chips, shown below



 

[Ben]

The Mall on Long Island was mobbed on Friday but one day later it was easily navigable. We were going to go to Barnes & Noble on Friday but the line of cars to get in the Mall was daunting so we passed. Instead we went to Home Depot, Best Buy and Target (where I purchased my new phone). We should have bought the wall mount kitchen sink faucet at HD on LI because they don't have it in stock in the city. We don't need to replace it immediately but we need to get a new one. The super will install it when we get it and he will also fix the toilet.

A wall mount kitchen sink?  I guess I can't picture it.

You forgot an important word

"wall mount kitchen sink faucet"

The faucet is not part of the sink, it's mounted on the wall above the sink. Remember, I live in an old building.

[TCB]

Happy Tuesday, all.

Gosh, but time is flying!  I have this week and next and my work for 2012 is done.  Off for four weeks, another trip to South Carolina and back again to start a new year.

Yoiks!

Ron, do you have any idea yet how much longer you will work before you retire?

[TCB]

I started work on the minutes for the conference earlier this month. Unusually early for me. But when they are done, I have no more responsibilities there, as I have served the maximum amount of time on the board.

Congratulations on your upcoming freedom, Laura.

[TCB]

I am working on a play about Frances....so that's a start.

Ms. Farmer, or the mule?

[Ben]

I don't know about Ron but I have about 7 1/2 more years before I can retire

[Ron Pulliam]

Happy Tuesday, all.

Gosh, but time is flying!  I have this week and next and my work for 2012 is done.  Off for four weeks, another trip to South Carolina and back again to start a new year.

Yoiks!

Ron, do you have any idea yet how much longer you will work before you retire?

If all works out, I'll retire March 31, 2014.  I will be nearly 7 months past my 66th birthday and fully eligible for social security.  My time with the county will be 17 years.  All that is added to my military retirement.

Life will be good then.

[Ron Pulliam]

Meanwhile...

....when I got home last night I was restless and out of sorts...and it occurred to me that I was disgruntled.

I woke up disgruntled, as well, only not "as" disgruntled.

As this day has progressed, my disgruntlement has waxed and waned.

I'm not sure, but I think it's the pressure of all I feel I need to do between now and two weeks from now when I fly back to SC.

I'm telling you, there's stress involved!  And disgruntlement.

[Ron Pulliam]

I received the Judi Dench "Cabaret" over the weekend, but have not yet listened to it.

[bk]

Yay for John G!

[bk]

I can never retire - I just have to die at some point, but I can never retire and I'm not all that sure I'd want to.

[John G.]

Does ths mean you can afford to buy a copy of EILEEN now?

Truth be told, Elmore. I bought it last night.

And thanks.

[TCB]

DR TCB - I have never been in a production of SHE LOVES ME....I keep suggesting the show, but nobody seems to care.  At my age, Maracek is probably the only role there for me.  I always wanted to do it and have my friend Ernie play the role.....but since his passing, my enthusiasm has waned somewhat.

Sadly, the show is not widely known or loved outside of theater circles, but boy do audiences fall in love with it when they see it.

[John G.]

Thank you, JRand, ChasSmith and BK.

As for retirement, what's that? I'm just starting.

[bk]

What a wacky day so far.  Fed Ex showed up to pick up the Nudie print - he took one look at the box and said no.  I didn't have any other boxes the film cans would fit in, so he left a waybill and told me he'd be back after lunch.  I immediately went to the UPS Store and for eight bucks they boxed it up beautifully and securely.  And while I was there they were putting out the mail and my replacement debit card was there.  Thank heaven!  Came home, had a wonderful rehearsal with Damon Kirsche, then began changing all the auto pay sites.  As fate would have it, the AT&T charge was made today so that will probably fail and I'll have to make that payment over the phone as the auto pay with the new card won't kick in till next month.  But I got it changed everywhere else except Public Storage - I called their number to do it over the phone (the local one) and they say that you're talking to somewhere in the mid-west.  So, I'll walk over there in a bit and change it in person.

[TCB]

T.O.D.


Jonathan "Jack" Gregory (1903 - 1929).  Known in all the New York speakeasies as "Wacky Jacky" for his flamboyant antics.  He was killed on October 29, when a little-known stockbroker jumped to his death on Black Tuesday and landed on Wacky Jacky, who was passing by on the street below.