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[Ginny]

Richard and I just had a delicious dinner of lasagna (my homemade), salad, and a whole grain baguette.  We'd taken lasagna frozen to my niece's earlier this month and had a nice meal with her and her parents.  We left the leftovers with them, which I hope they enjoyed another night.  We were hungry for more, so I made another batch today.  Tomorrow I'll take a portion to my mom and we'll have one more meal before I freeze what's left.

[Jane]

TOD: 

I would have to say THE RETURN OF TARZAN.  It is the book that started an addictive reading habit and a book-collecting habit that now stands at about 5-6,000 books.

Do you remember how old you were when you read it?

[Jane]

DR Ron Pulliam seems to be in a chipper mood.

I been swingin'!

Another cute photo.

[Jane]

If you feel compelled to do this, you probably have OCD:

How many hours would that take!

[Ginny]

TOD - not great literature, but I'd have to say The Highest Dream by Phyllis Whitney, a 1956 young adult novel about a young woman who goes to New York to work as a United Nations tour guide.  When I read it when I was 12 or so, it was the first dawning of my desire to have a career.

[Jane]

The methodology of "unmasking" J.K. Rowling:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23313074

And if he was wrong Robert Galbraith is a very happy man right now

[Jane]

LOL

[singdaw]

So is that your new job, Singdaw? Are you playing Dr Leary's role?

No. Honestly, I was just using the royal "we."     

[Jane]

I watched  Behind The Candleabra and Seabiscuit.

I had watched Seabiscuit a few times before.  I really enjoyed it.

Usually I like movies that are based on a true story if it is done right.

I highly recommend It!

Having read Seabiscuit I was pleased with the movie.

Behind The Candelabra is on my list of movies to see once Redbox has it.

Tonight we have Jack the Giant Slayer to watch which just became available on Redbox today.

[Jane]

He and Tim Conway were great and a lot of fun.  Don't forget to write a review of the book and have your bro post it to amazon.

Did Don Knotts do magic tricks for you?  He did, to the embarrassment, of his daughter when I was working the candy counter at the Bruin. 

[Jane]

TOD - not great literature, but I'd have to say The Highest Dream by Phyllis Whitney, a 1956 young adult novel about a young woman who goes to New York to work as a United Nations tour guide.  When I read it when I was 12 or so, it was the first dawning of my desire to have a career.

Do you still have the book?

[KevinH]

Good evening!

[Jane]

Exodus in 6th grade introduced me to the world of adult books.  Prior to that I basically read very young books, even missing out on classics like "The Secret Garden". 

It was "Les Miserables" that truly opened my eyes to the injustices of life and was the beginning of my passion for classics.

[KevinH]

Up to 200,000 residents of nearby Prince George's County in Maryland have been told they may be without water for up to 5 days!  A water main has to be repaired. 

The things we take for granted!

[George]

Up to 200,000 residents of nearby Prince George's County in Maryland have been told they may be without water for up to 5 days!  A water main has to be repaired. 

The things we take for granted!

Yikes!!

[George]

It's official: Marriage Equality will soon become law in England and Wales.

Hoo and Ray!!

[Ginny]

TOD - not great literature, but I'd have to say The Highest Dream by Phyllis Whitney, a 1956 young adult novel about a young woman who goes to New York to work as a United Nations tour guide.  When I read it when I was 12 or so, it was the first dawning of my desire to have a career.

Do you still have the book?

Alas, no, DR Jane, but I did find it in storage in the library where I last worked.

[Ginny]

TOD - not great literature, but I'd have to say The Highest Dream by Phyllis Whitney, a 1956 young adult novel about a young woman who goes to New York to work as a United Nations tour guide.  When I read it when I was 12 or so, it was the first dawning of my desire to have a career.

Do you still have the book?

Alas, no, DR Jane, but I did find it in storage in the library where I last worked.

But, according to the online catalog, it's no longer there...

[bk]

Back from a three-mile jog.

[George]

Back from a quesadilla and picking up one package.  That package contained the Yearbook CD, so I've finally heard Three Friends in its entirety - I'd pretty much remembered all of it save for the music to the third girl's verse, but as soon as that began I remembered it.  One wishes the vocals were better and actually singing the written notes (mostly they do, but not always), but it's sweet.  The band is almost together but there are things in the arrangement that I would not have allowed had I heard what they were doing.  There should be a nice build into the final chorus of the song (there's a key change and it's all set up for it), but instead it actually accelerates a little, which wasn't the intention.  And the final little rideout figure is just odd to me, but I can't really judge until the actual score arrives and I see how it's notated.  But it was fun to hear and I'll include it in tomorrow's notes.

Nerd is okay - the boy who sings it has been "directed" to be too serious - you can't go there and have the song work as it's designed to.  He sings okay but you just kind of have to let the song do its job and not put too much stuff on it - there's too much stuff.  And they've put a kind of odd monologue into it, between the bridge and the final verse.  Again, fun to hear, but I kind of wish all the composers had at least been consulted on the arrangements.

File a PayPal dispute!! 
 

[George]

So I'm confused about these "signed" first editions of the Cuckoo novel...       Are they signed "Robert Galbraith," but in Rowling's handwriting?

That's a good question. If she really wanted to disguise who she was she may have had someone else sign the books. A masculine writing

Then wouldn't that be considered a forgery??
 
 

I hadn't heard anything until now about signed copies, but surely she can sign for her fictitious author.  (Yes, DR George is winking.)

And of course, I witnessed with my very own eyes our very own BK signing Guy Haines' autograph!  Scandalous, I say!

[George]

DR George ,

Thanks again for the DVD, Behind the Candleabra.

I watched it today.

It was very entertaining, and at times touching.

You're welcome, Kate!  Glad you like it.

[Jane]

Up to 200,000 residents of nearby Prince George's County in Maryland have been told they may be without water for up to 5 days!  A water main has to be repaired. 

The things we take for granted!

Some people do, not those that have lived with wells.

[Jane]

TOD - not great literature, but I'd have to say The Highest Dream by Phyllis Whitney, a 1956 young adult novel about a young woman who goes to New York to work as a United Nations tour guide.  When I read it when I was 12 or so, it was the first dawning of my desire to have a career.

Do you still have the book?

Alas, no, DR Jane, but I did find it in storage in the library where I last worked.

But, according to the online catalog, it's no longer there...

[Jane]

DR Jane re: the facebook privacy thing did you go into your privacy settings?  And then check what others can see?  When I do that it shows others can see only the things I've shared as public.  The posts on your page seem to be "friends only". So that should be okay.  What specific things do you think others can see?  You can email me and i'll try to figure it out with you (although I won't be home till later tonight).

That is just it, I only have "friends" yet if you are Joe Public you can go to my page and see everything.  My photos should be private.  I understand if at one time a photo was my profile pic it would be visible, but everything else shouldn't be.

Jennifer I can see your groups, kind of your timeline, and where you were born & who you follow.  I can't see your photos.  How did you manage that.  Researching photos I've read each one has to be edited individually  Still, I can't get any to open for that kind of edit and I don't ever recall putting a photo on FB where I was asked who I wanted to see it.  I do remember, a long time ago setting everything for friends only.

[Jane]

I did some resetting, even if it already said "friends" to begin with.  There were a few that said public, some of those I changed.

I hope I also changed the settings to stop every post on my groups from showing on my wall.  I would rather just click on the group link and see what is going on.

[Jane]

It seems I was not successful in stopping the posts from the groups, just got one.

[Cillaliz]

If you feel compelled to do this, you probably have OCD:

Or you have way too much time on your hands

[Cillaliz]

The hovercraft golfcart - only $58,000 from Hammacher Schlemmer!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5u_2bGPdUY

How cool! I want one--and I don't even play golf!

I don't play golf either but someone had a set of clubs out after their garage sale with "Free" on them, so I took them.  Now I need a hovercraft and I may even start playing golf again

[Jane]

DR Danise just put this up on FB.  I hope soon she will be able to return to us and not just do the occassional comment over there.

Just wanted to let you all know that I am in the house. Not sure if I should be or even if it's allowed but I am here with the dogs.

I can't talk to much because I have hired a lawyer and am going to let him handle things.

All I can say is that this has been a very hard time and I will be so glad when my life goes back to normal. Just glad that the dogs and I are ok.